right to reply to suoh a to»»t.—*4r W»r<l explained that Colonel Pok-Penton'a request was only refused because of the important work required of him here, work which hsd beeu admirably done by him, Sir A D>>uglae, and the Department.—Captain Hayhursr, in the course of conversation, paid that though the Contingents were now brigaded together yet the exigencies of the service had been bu h that, up to the time he left, they had never met, except when a few of No. 1 Company had bteu temporarily left behind at Bloemfontetn.

Hampstead School Committee.

The monthly meeting of the Hampßtead aohooi committee was held on Wednesday eveninp. Present—Messrs Cawsey (chair man), Hardy, Kumsey, Thotnpsor, Payne, ' and Apologies were received from Meeara Andrews ard Crookp. j CAPITATION. (The Hon. the Minister for Education wrote in reply to the committee that the question of increasing the capitation »llow •noe is receiving the attention of the Government. Mr John MoLnohlsn, M.H.R , also wrote, aUting that he should certainly support an isoreaae of the vote. GROUNDS, ETC The oh airman stated that the school hsd been vinitod by the chairman of the Boud of Education and Mr Perryman, who were highly pleased with everything inside the achool, bat agreed with the neoeesity for levelling and improving the grounds, for which the committee had applied for assist ance. An estimate of cost had since been aent to the Board, and it was trusted that the means would be forthcoming. T. Perks, the outdoor caretaker, sent in his resignation, and the chairman was au'hoi fceii to arrange for a su'-oessor. The chairman was also empowered to get the wo k on the grounds done ea soon as funds were available. It was resolved to apply to a resident for pernvsf-ioa for the boys to use his paddock as a footb»H ground. The meeting then adjourned.

TROUBLE IN ASHANTI.

- United Press Association-— By BleotrJo Telegraph—Copyright London, June 13 Colonel Willcock's Ooomassie relief column is delayed by floods at Prabsu, 75 miles west of Akra.

Latest Items.

" .America's Pork Trade—Twenty million hoge, costing £35,000,000, were dealt with ia American pork-packing houses during a period of twelve months, ended recently. This ia at least 3,000,000 mote than any pre vious year's to'al, The products of this great porcine army amounted to 3.333,000,000 ib in lard, pork, hams, and incidental raw material for manufacture. In the first) four months of last year the United States exported nearly £11,000,000 worth of pork to Great Britain and other lands. Illness of Colonel Fox—The Amuri correspondent of the Christchurch Fress says that Colonel Fox, who is the guest of Sir George Clifford, at Stonyhurat, has been taken seriously ill, that Dr Fnzhenry had to be sent for, and Mr» Colonel Fox brough from Ti.Kouka to Stonyhurst. Tbot3T Fishing in New Zealand—Mr A H Sbttty is sending* Home by the Delphio eight trout, that should prove a first class advertisement of the fishing to be had in this colony. Ihsy average aboul 33 inches in length with a corresponding girth, and make a beautiful exhibit which will, no doubt attract much attention in the old country. Mr Shury caught the fish in the Ashbnrtoa and Rangitata rivers, during the present season, and has had them frizan as caught. - Nine Hundred Miles by Bicycle — There was a fairly large gatherir g at; th" Baptist Church on Wednesday evening, u> hear Pastor W. Lamb describe a 900 mile bicycle tour around the West Coast and north end of the South Island. A large number of lantern slides, including views of the Otira and Butler Gorges, and other beautiful scenery, made the lecture very interesting. During the evening Mr and Mrs Garner oontr buced musical items, Mis? O»tes playing the accompaniments. The collection, which was in aid of the Indian Famine Fund, amounted to £2 lla. Mr F. Cooper geceroudy supplied the lantern free of cost. Troublesome Bees —At the meeting of the Titnmu Board of Education, held yester day, the Claremont Committee sent estimate of £16 for various repairs. Part of this was for clearing oat becß, who render one room untenable ; their comb extends from top to bottom between outer wall and lining. The arobitecb was instructed to visit and report. Scarcity ct Bricklayers—As showing the scarcity of labour in tha bricklaying trade in Ohristchurch, it may ba mentioned ' that Mr W B Scott has bees advertising for a week for twelve men at- 12s per diem, Up . to Monday only three had applied. This ia the first time such a scarcity rf labour has been felt at this season of the year, and it is due, perhaps, to ths large amount of build ing going on fust now* T Are Manures Washed "out by Rain !— ■ Id is jast half a century since the absorbent ' property of soils for maourial substances 1 #»* discovered. About «hat time Haxuble noted that after the liquid manure from his «tanks was passed through a bed of ordinary /soil it was deprived of colour and smell, ' and, in fact, ib went in manure and came . out water. This discovery led the then ohemiat to the Royal Agricultural Society ■' to undertake a series of experiments con cerning the property of soils, and the out come of hia investigations was published in detail in the journals of the society for 1850-52. The view now universally held is that while nitrates admit of being readily washed out of the soil through the medium of rain water, the other plant food ingre dieolß (phosphates, potash, &c.) become so * fixed' by ohemioal combinations of various ' sorts that the water has no solvent effect on them, and that, as a result, they are found " bat to a very unimportant extent In drain age waters. Catholic Literary Pooibtt. — There waa a large attendance of members of this . Society and their friends at the. usual weekly meeting, wlrch was held in the ' B»ys' School on Wednesday evening; The programme allotted for the evening's enter |ain'me(it> consisted of I'A trial by jury," ' which programme was left in the hands of the junior members for preparation. The President (Mr L HaorahaD) filled the office of Judge in a most creditable manner, aad the various other positions were equally well filled by members of the Society. The ' prisoner before the Court was charged with on the 18th of May entering the house of a Chinaman, and stealing therefrom a gold " watch, value £3 10s, The prisoner pleaded not guUty. A jury was empanelled, and evidence having been heard at con siderable length, the jury retired, bub shortly returned with a verdict of guilty. The prisoner was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. The programme was a decided success, and reflected the greatest credit on the junior members for the manner in which the plot was carried out. At various »eriods during the hearing of the case the evidence given was decidedly funny, contributing great amusement for those present, but silence was soon restored by the policeman's order* The general expression of those present was that the entertainment was a splendid succeis, and they hoped it would not be long before they had the pleasure of en joy log another ■uoh evening., PNEUMONIA 7BBVENTED Among the tens of thousands who bave mcd Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for colds and la grippe during the past few year?, to our knowledge, not a single case has resulted in pneumonia. Thomas Wbitfield & Co, 240 Wabash avenue, Chicago, one of the most prominent: retail druggia'a in that city, ia speaking of this, says : "We recommend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for la grippe in many oases, as It not only gives prompt and complete recovery, but also counteracts any tendency of la grippe to resulb in pneumonia. For sale by Ashburton Drug Company Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs »ad Colds never alls—ls 6d and 2a 6d ' Unequalled and Invincible, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure lot Coughs, and Colds, In 6d nod Se 6a •' ' ' ' '

A Coachman's Story.

"Rheumatism," said a leading physician nob long «4nee, " may attack aoybody, but is especially the disease of age and poverty. The imm di*tec&us3k »n irritant poison in the blood, which, becoming lodged in those parts of the system where the circu lation has tke least force, sets up a more or less violant hfhrr motion. This poison is always associated with inppaireddiKestion on the part- of the i^omaeh and liver, and the amount of itin the system is Increased by the inactivity of the excretive organs, particularly the skin, bowels, and kidneys " Assuming the correctness of this vlow, the following conclusion is clearly de ducible from it, namely, that to rtliere or cure a case of rheumatism we should seek, first, to psevent the formation of the poison by correcting the impaired digestion, and. second, to stimulate tha s-kin, bowel*", and kidney-*, t^-at th«-y m:*y throw it off; or, in other words, we must try to purify the blood. Out ward applications, alihoupb they may, sni do, mollify pain at certain ij.flanifd spots, cannot, in the natnre of things eradicate the causa of the disease. •he following case illustrates the troth of this thao*y, and should be attentively studied by all who are ffl'Cted with goub and i hauraatism—the two ailments being, under different names, praotfcUlythe aiiiue thing. * Sixteen years ago I had nn attack of rheumatic gout which »ffeo ed all ir,y joints, giving me Intense pain- My hands, feet and shoulders wero puffed up and swollen, and fcr matiy weeks I suffered martyrdom. Af.er this I was from time to timo subject to rheumatism, which moved about my system, sometimes ap pearing in one part and then another. r"or five years I si fiered tike ihis. 41 In the autumn of 1885, whilst in th< employment of a docior ac Bays water a« coachman, my eyes became bffdcted and I whs almost blind, not being able to see either the numbers or names of the streets I drove alon s . My eyes were like a piece of liver, and the doctor I w*s with sent ma first t:» an ©ye sp< ciaHst, atsd afterwards gave me a not*, aod I went to St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, where I attended as an outdoor patient for nine men hs. "I was so bad I had to giva up my em ployment. The doctors at the hospital made a thorough exmnna'ion of my eyes, and sad tiny were sound, and that my faction was caused by the rheumatic gout. They gave me medicines and drops for the eyi'S ; alsn placed blisters behind the ears and on tho temples, but I was Htcie better for anything. "Soraa d»ya I was better and then worse, and I reared I should loao my sight altogether. In July, 1886, my brother came to London on a visit, ami urj,cd me to try Mother Seigel's i'yrup, es he thought it would drive the rheumatism out of my system. I got a botHe of t hi medicine from Whiteley's in Westbourne firove, and after taking two buttles I was wonderfully better. My sight returned and I felt better of myself When I had taken six bottles I was well as ever, and have since been well. You can publish this letter, and refer anyone to me. (Signed) Joseph Parker, 21, Bl'imfield Street, Westbourne Square, Bayswater, Ju'y Ist, 1896." Mr Parker is a resp ctable man and worthy of implicit confidence. He U now in the employment of Mr Whiteley, the famous purveyor, of whom he bought Mother Siegel s Syrup in the time of his necessity. The cure is certainty remark able, and drnions rates the truh of'he proposition, now admitted by the highest medical authorities, that rheumatism is a disease of thi blood, Ciusecl, at the root of it, by chronic dyspepsia and indigestion. Mother Seigel'a Syrup, being the mu&t successful medicine in the world for all i iiimen,s of tho digestion, cona< qaently prevenfcd the further formation of the rheumatic poison expels it from all places where it hs produced h Summation io the body, and hence cures rheumatism- The reader wi'l note that ie is now ten years since Mr Parkei'g recovery, daring which period he has had no relapse Therefore the cure war real and radical. J

A SAD DEATH.

Yesterday afternoon the police received word that a woman had poisoned herself by taking " Rough on Rats." Sergeant Barlow at once instituted icq liriet, and ascertained that Catherine Clifton Sims, wife of Mr John tiimi, had purchased a box of" Rough on Rats," and had taken nearly the whole of it. Her husband stated h« went to his work as usunl yesterday morning, leaving his wife at home. About one o'clock he was sent for and found his wife was very ill, She told him she had taken "Rough on Rats," and he at once had her removed to the hospital. Just prior to the arrival of Mr Sim*, Mrs Payne, a neighbour, had called at the house, and finding Mrs Sims extremely ill had done all she could for her and sum moned assistance. »r Trevor was immedia tely called to the hospital, but all his skill was unavailing, and Mrs Sims died during the night after suffering great agony. Mr Sims is utterly unable to account for the rash aotion. He and hit wife lived rery happily together, and had had no difference. He has a family of seven children, and much sympathy is felt for him in the trouble that has fallen on him.

To-Day's Telegrams.

DVNKDIN, June 14 At the Police Court, two bookmakers were fined £5 each, for trespassing on Wingatu oourse. The alleged trafficking in Marsden lead shares was further considered to-day by the Equitable stock exchange, who carried a vote of censure on the persons implicated

DEATH OF TROOPER McINTOSH

A TROOPER MISSING. Wellingtpn, June 14 Advice has been received by the Govern ment from General Carrington of the death of Troopar D F» Molntoth, at Umtali, on June S, from dysentry. Sir A» Miner reports that Trooper O. F. Morgan was missing from KroomUd on June 4. The latter was of the Second Contingent, and comes from Hokitika. Mclntosh belonged to the Fourth Contingent which left in the Monawai,

Indian Femine Fund.

■ ♦ The following amounts have been received at the Ashburton Baptist Church in aid of the Indian Famine Fund J—

In connection with the above, the Sunday School scholars unanimously decided on Sunday last to devote to the lodian Famine Fund the money set apart for priz3s.

A LOST TRIBE OF ESQUIMAUX.

Discovered in Hudson's Bay.

The Federal authorities ab Ottawa, &c-

| oordiug to a New York paper, have been I notified of the discovery, on a lonely island, in Hudson's Bay, of a lose tribe of Esqui- Imaux, a community which has been for centuries without interoonrse with other

representatives of the human specie*, and whose members never saw a white man until a few months ago. They are stiil in the stone »ge, knowing no metals ; they grow no plants, and their houses are built of the skulls at whales. The home of th'B strange tribe is on Southampton Island, a piece of watergirt land nearly as big a» the 8 ate of Maine, and situated afc the north end of Hudson B:*y. Apparently the people have dwelt there ever since pre-Columbian times, and to-day they subsist in exactly the tame way as they mnst have done then. Having been isolated for bo long a period, it is natural that they Bhould possess many pecu liarities. A collection of their utensitu, weapons of the chase, and other object*, was secured by a whaling vessel that recently visited that island, but to the regret of the Canadian authorities they have all passed in o the possession of per sona in New York. Tbsir houses of skulls, more properly described aa bats, are built by putting together the great juwa of whales, and then covering them over with flkinp. Id the middle of the primitive dwelling is an elevated place on which stands tha inevitable atone lamp, employed for lighting, heating, cooking, mcli ing snow, drying clothes, and in certain arte. The ianp is nothing more than an open dish oT* whale or seal oil, wih n wick of dry moea soaked in fat. The while is the chief means of tuhdstence of these strange people They use the whalebone in a variety of surprising ways, making even their cups and buckets of it, by bending it into round shapes, and sewing on the bottoms. Many of their implements are of whalebone ; with it they make toboggan-ike sleds. They also manufacture sledges wi'h walrua tusks for runners and deer antlers for prose pieces. Tho tribe comprises only fifty eight individuals, about equally divided between the sexes. 'Its members speak a dialect peculiar to themselves, and quite unlike that employed by any other Esqui maux. Straits thirty miles broad separate Southampton Island from the western »hore of Hudson Bay, where there is a colony of Esquimaux, and once in a very long while theetrsi's fre<ai over. It is raid that this, happened 75 years ago, and then a few hunters came over from the island to the mnin'nnd, where they were much surprised to encounter other human beings like them selves, having doubtltas i/nagiued that they were the only people in existence. This is now a tradition of the natives of the main land, who s&y that strangers brought) two sledges with them, but went' away again and never returned ; neither before nor since, so far as cm be ascertained, his any man oorae from the lost tribe until recently. On South ampton Island there is no soapstone, which amongst the Esquimaux elsewhere is the favourite material for pots and kettles. Hence the people of the ioab tribe are obliged to make such receptacles oat of slabs of limestone glued together in rectango 'sr shaped with a mixture of grease and deer blood. In the same way they manu facture their lamp?, and this fact is mother evidence of the prolonged isolation of the community, inasmuch aa other Esquimaux, when they can obtain no soapstone in their own neighbourhood, will make trips lasting several years in q'iesb of thia rare material.

The Plague.

United Press Association—By Eleotrlo Teleg!»ph.—Copyright. .^itdnby, Jane 13... Two fresh cases of plague are re ported—-Jeremiah Lonergan and his daughter, of Waterloo. Fifteen patients have been discharged cured, making 104 cured, while 71 remain under treatment.

INDIAN FAMINE.

«. . I United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph C< pyrigbfc London, June 13 Good news comes from India. The monsoon ia blowing along the Malabar Coast.northwards, and rain is filling in the iDeccan aud the central pro vinces.

TBE I ASBBUETOr GtJAKDIAtf; THtfKSDAf, JUNE ;14, 1900



Sunday School collection .. Sunday School prize fund  Young People's Society .. Lantern lecture .. .. MrH. Osborue ... .» Dipoiple .. .. Another Disciple .... , ... Mr F. H. Beckingsale Mr Harold  *», Mr Gardner , .. Mra J. Stae!

£ s d .. 113 0 .. 1 15 0 ..127 .o 2 11 0 ..100 ..100 ... 0 10 0 ...0 5 0 ... 0 5 0 ..040 .. 010 0

i Total

...£>lo 15 7



A Truly Wonderful Cure of ••HYDATIDS ON THE LUNGS" BY VrTAD^TTO, THE GREAT HJSRBAL REMEDY i SIX YEARS 1 SUFFERING, .SEVERS ! HEMORRHAGES, < LIFE DESPAIRED OF. NOW STRONG AND WELL. Foriythe-street, Sand Hill, Wagga Wagga, 13/3/1900 I feel it my duty to testify to the wonder- ] ful cure of Bydafids that has been effected in my own cue by the use of Webber's Vitadatio, I have suffaied for the past six years from " Hydatids on the luDga." and during that titno I had several severe Hcmonhages My life at times was dee paired of. Twice the sacrameut was ad- , ministered to ma by cur minister (the Rev. G. A. Carver) Life in itself was simply a burden. I was attended to by doctors in Wagga and Sydney who were very kind and did all in their power to alleviate my suffer ings. After ueiug " Vitadatio " the Hyda tids and Cysts were expelled from my body, ' and lam thankful to aay 1 have been > restored to health and strength solely by the i use of Webber's Vitadatio. I am willing that you should use this in any way you chonFe, hoping that it may bn the means ef . leading others to try Webber's Vitadatio. I remain, yours respectfully, ! MRS H. A. RUDD. « The foots of Mrs Rudd's illness are exactly > as she states them to my knowledge, al- i though i know nothing of the nature of the ] disease or its symptoms, but she is now well ' ftud Btrong. | GEO. A. CARVER. j Inoumbent St, John*, Wagga. t We know that Mrs Rudd suffered as ( abated above, and we supplied Webber's , Yitadatio to her. J. DOBNEY and Co,. Storekeepers, Wagga. The pries of this wonderful remedy is 5* 6d and 3s 6d per bottle, obtainable from ail medicine vendors in Australasia. Head Office for N,Z, 39, Manners Street, Wellington. ODDFELLOWS' HALL to-nTght, THUESDAY, JONS 14, 1900 QRANDIFoNGERT. PROMOTERS t A. A.O. &> A.C PROGRAMME: Part I. 1: Overture—" Post and Peasant" {Suppe) ASHBURTON QrOHBSTRAL SOCIETY 2. Song—" Yeoman's Wedding " {$$Attverg%t Eatna,rd) Mr. W. A. Schwartz (With full Orchestral accompaniment) 3. Song—"The fight of Ages" .. {Bevan) Mrs W. Mitchell 4. Song -" When the Empire Calls " (Hill) Mr P, Hooklky 5. Song—" Her Majesty " {Stephen Adams Miss Lilian Smith 6. Recitation (comic)— Mr D. Ryan 7. Song—•• The Promise of Life " (Cowm) Mes W. Johnston 8. Bailor's Hornpipe— Mr W. Hodgson Interval of ten minute?. Pabt 11. 1. Concert de Valse.—" Just One " Orchestra 2. Song—"The Valley by the Sea" {Adams) Mrs W. Johnston 3. Olarlonefc Solo—"Men of Harlech " Mb E. Undrill 4. Song—" Mission of a Rose " .. {Cmven) Miss Lilian Smith 5. Song—" The Outpost's Vigil " {Stanley Rivers) Mr P. Hockley 6. Recitation (oomio) — Mr D. Ryan 7. Song—" All Hallow E'en " ... {Pinsuti) Mrs W. Mitchell 8. Song—"The Heroes of the Transvaal" Mr W. A. Sohwarte Words by Rev. T. Fee. Tune " Red, white and blue" (With full Orchestral accompaniment). God Save the Queen. Leader of Orchestra .. Mr McClurg Pianists .. . ■ Mrs Claridge Conductor of Orchestra.. Mr H. A. Gate* Hon. Secretary .. MbO. Campbell Doors open at 7.30 p.m. Commence at 3. Admission ..  3i, 2a, Is. Tickets can be obtained at Mr H. M.



A.&.C. Ik A.C—The public are reminded for the last time, of the first class cor cert to be held in the Oddfellows' Hall this even ing, under the auspices of the Ashburton Amateur Cycling and Athletic Club. The programme arranged, is one that should pro vide a most enjoyable concert. Several per formers from Christchurch will take part. Cables For Pekin—The great Northern Telegraph Company adviss that in conse quence of the interruption of the Chinese line, between Tien-Tain and Pekin, tele grams for Pekin via Vladvostook and East ern cable, will be transmitted at the risk of senders during tbe trouble in China.



J P. THOMAS. ! Clea ing* Bale j GONTBACTOE'3 PLANT. HORBES, IMPLEMENTS, HARNESS, COVERS, Etc. WEDNESDAY, June 20 D THOMAS hus received instructions • from Mb Thomas LtsMßto Sell by Puol:c Auction on the above date, in the section at the back of Tinwdld Hotel (by kind permission of M. Lagan, Efq) 1 Q Draught Mares and Geldings Q Harness Hones. One Brake, One Gig. 2 D. b\ Ploughs, 2 Drays and Frames, 2 Reaper and Binders, 1 Cambridge Roller,.' New Whare, Tine Harrows, Leading Harness, Plough Chains, Trees, Cover*, etc gale at 1 p.m. D THOMAS, «______ Auctioneer. AROADE HORSE FAIR. FRIDAY. JUNE 29, i ~ 1900 — MY Next HORSE FAIR will be held en the above date, EJR WHICH I AM NOW RECEIVING ENTRIES. D. THOMAS, 6 Auctioneer. Fnedlander Bros. WE ABE CASH BUYERS OF WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY, AND GRASS SEEDS. Friedlander Bros. Limited FOrt PRIVATE SALE FTAVING disposed of the Lyndhurst Farm on account of Mk Max Fbikdlaxdeb we are instructed to offer his Ardagh Farm, adjoining the above, containing 2560 acres, either in. one Block or in lota to suit purchasers. * For fall particulars apply to FRIEDLANDER BROS, Lid., 6 64 Land and Estate Agents^ T. Bullock. MR T. DRENNAN'S 38 acres Lease hold, situated about 3 miles from Wiaslow,. with cottege thereon, will be offered by Auction at the Arcade on SATUR DAY, 16th iuat., at 11.30 a.m, as previously advertised. T. BOLLOCK, 6,102 Auctioneer. SATURDAY, JUiNE 16 Important Sale of 4 allotments, containing in all QPV ACRES QrV O/ ACRES O# Being Lots 21, 22,41, and 42, originally part of Grove Farm Estate, fronting Graham's Road, about a mile from the Tinwald Railway Station, with comfortable farm house ; also stable and chuff house with loft overhead, etc., erected on Lots 41 and 42. MR T. BULLOCK will offer the above by Auction at the Arcade on the date named at 11.30 am,, as preciously advertised. if not sold as a whole will be disposed of separately. Inspection invited. Liberal terms. T BULLOCK, 6 91 Auctioneer* JUNE 16 '•\AIfV ACRES iAI7 II U± 4 /2 ACRES 14t / /2 RANGITATA DISTRICT. MR T. BULLOCK has received instruc tions from Mr John Withkll to Sell by Public Auction, at the Arcade, on the above date :— 147 Acres 2 Roods, being R.S 26204, situated just about half way between Hinds and Rangitata Traffic Bridge, fronting the main road, fenced ; good sheep country. Easy terms of payment* Sale at 1130 am. T. BULLOCK 6 89 Auctioneer. PROFESSIONAL DYER, Thirty-five Years' Experience in America and Australian Colonies, HA S Started Business of Dyeing, Cleaning, and Pressing, even first class Laundry Work, etc, in East Street, next to Mrs Knight. 6 79 OWING to a great increase in business, we have arranged for' extension of premises, and to avoid removing and storing a lot of our Stook, will hold a Genuine Clearing Smle For One Month, previous to the builders commencing operations. This is an opportunity rarely met with of obtain ing New and Seasonable Drapery and Cloth ing at Greatly Reduced Prioes.—Rowebt Alcobn. NSW BOoKS—Breaking the Shackles ; Ordered South ; On the eve of War; The Natal Campaign; The Wallet of Kai Lung; Joan of the Sword Hand ; The Boer States ; The Standard Dictionary of the English Language, beautifully illustrated, and containing 30,000 more words than any other dictionary, half bound calf £2 10s, a marvel of cheapness; Legends of the Black Ws»toh 9d. Cheap Editions of popular works, from 4d each.—H. M. Jones. CHEAP Reading for the Winter. Just received 200 volumes of standard works, oloth bound lOd each. The following new Hooks are also in stock— * A maker of nations,' Booth by ; ♦ Jone March,' Crocket: 'Wiles of the Wicked,' Le Quex ; 'Beo,' Pemberton ;• A Welah singer,' Kaine;' Was it right to Forgive,' by A B. Barr ; • Home Gymnastios,' and others. War Numbers of Magazines, —A. H. WnxiAJ*s, Tancred Street. FOR SALE, •pRI€3E-Jgl 15h per acre. i43ac 2r, 20p l43ac. Being R.S 29024, Wakanui Plains Seafield District Estata of W. A. Knapman, deceased ;to close accounts: Fall particulars furnished, T. BULLOCK,



Smoke New Venus. Wade's Worm Figs, the wonderful Worm Worriers, never fail for adults or children IHK BEST PLASTER A piece of flannel dampened with Cham berlain's Pain Balm and bound to the affected parts is superior to any plaster. When troubled with lame back or pains in the side or chest, give it a trial, and you are certain (o be more than pleased with the prompt relief which ib affords*. 'Pain Bairn also cures rheumatism. One application fives relief. For sale by Ashburton Dcug Company ■ BiiNjAMIN GUM-For Coughs and Colds A CONVINCING STATEMKN* i The Manager. Loieby's " Wahoo " Manu facturing Company, Ltd Christchurch, May 16, 1899 Dear Sir,—l have much pleasure in testify ing to the value of your Berjimin Gum. I tiini been much troubled wi'h a very serious cough, which I was unable to get rid of, when I was advised by a friend to try Benjamin Gum. I did so, with the result that my cough has oomp'etely gone, ui 'though the eigbteen-penny bottle ia not yet used up. It is impossible to over-estimate the value of this medium-Yours faithfully, A Lawrence Gee . Price, Is 6d and 2j 6d ; obtainable cvi ry where. Wholesale agent—Kempthobnh, Prosssb & Co Wanted. FRESH OyHters, Crayfish ;also Rabbit Flounders and ali kinds of fresh Fah by T-xpres To-night -at . J. H. Jkwixts. : WANTED-Nursery Giver-ess,- for the country, end cf July ; muso be musical; two little girls. — Apply Mrs Hart, Winchmore, Ashburton. 6 103 TO LET—A well-built Hoase of eight rooms and bathroom, also coal houat »nd waah house, with copper built in; situate in C*meroii Street ; at present occu p;ed by Mr Taylor.—App yto Mrs Briggs, Moore Street. 6 95 t"< IRE WORKS~~in great variety at Fletcher Bros—Crackers 2d and 3J per packet or Is 9d or 2s 9J per 'drzen ; also Rookets, Roman Candl* Catherint Wheels, Blue Llvhtu, etc. ANTED—A healthy Boy, about 15 who can milk a cow or groom a horse; good wages and good prospects.— Apply office of this paper. EMINENT Physicians—ExpertllLnTi^at* and Food Specialists all favour Hon- DAI Lanka Ceylon Tea as being the pures and most nutritious of a>l teas. Dod'c take substitutes' Sealed lead packers end boxet only ; sold by di&int.erestod store? NO SOONER does an article of genaine merit meet with popular favour and approval than up springs a mukuude of spurious imitation?, "Pitfalls" set to catch the unwary. Ho^dai-Lanka Tba must be on packet and box to ensure tht Genuine, Unadulterated AKTicr E; sold bj Main tores tec! grocers everywhere ALL Loasby s Preparations—Cint amon Cure, Koolibah, Waho.o, and Bet jamin Gum—at J T Coooff. Stort keeper,



TO THOSE WHO ARE Not 'llieir Own Landlords. WHY Pay Rent when for a cash deposit you may become yonr own Landlord, and ih n the weekly Rental yon are at present paying would leave something every week to go tova'df reducing ihe purchase money. As an example—A house for which a fcemni paya 7-t per week could in all prubabil ty be purchased for £160. Thl«, by keeping the weekly rental paid for 14 years, wonW leave the properly fully paid for; while if a tenant remuns In the same house for the same time without acquiring the Ire - hold, and continues to pay the 7s per > week rental, at the end of that tima he will not own one foot of the timber ot which the house Is built. The following are a few of the Proper ties I have on try books for sale :— A comfortable Dwelling, situate in Burnett Street, the property of Mr John Newman, together with £ acre ot land, planted with fruit trees. This property adjoins Dr. Hunter's residence, and as Mr Newman has recently purchased a larger house, thlts Is for immediate sale. F. FERRIMAN. A well bn'lt house of 7 rooms, situate n Peter street, together with £ acre oi j and* There is also a detached wash-house \ with copper and tank), woikshop, and bathroom. Ft FERRIMAN. A house of 6 rooms with scnUery, h acre of land, situated on the Wakanui Road, within easy distance of the centre of the town. F. FERRIMAJS Half acre of Land on the Beach Road upon which is erected a comfortable house of 5 ronm* and scullery. The lapd is well stocked with fruit trees. F. FERPIMAN. Four Acres of land at Tinwald, situate on Carter's Terrace, upon whicH is erected a dwelling House of 9 rooms, detached washbeuse, dairy, etc Also convenient stabling, consisting of 4 loose bcxes, trap house, and chaff-house F. FERRIMAN. A capital Building Site, situate on the North West Town Bait, containing one acre, being Lot 71. F^FERKIafAN A Farm of 320 Acres, situate within easy distance of the Free sing Works. The roparty h w*ll fenced and watered, and foe Immediate sale. F. FERRIMAN. CAPITAL BUILDING SITES IN AITKEN & GREY STBEfcTS. I have for Sale a block of 5 Town Sections, admirably adapted for building purposes. T O Te T ROAD. A VERY Convenient Accommodation Paddook, containing seven acres, laid down in grass. F. FERRIMAN. F. FERRIMAN.



MINORCAS are recommended by the Government Expert an being the b«it layers. I have Purebred Minorca Cockerels for sale, cheap, bred from first prize Stock* 71 H. G. BERRYMAN. — - FOR SALE. STERLING BICYCLE, In first-olaii ran j ning order; fitted with new Dunlop Road Racing Tyres and the lafcrst Sterling Roller Chain, and an extra pair of Dunlop Path Racing Tyres, also Handle Bars. The prettiest machine in town, Apply Mail Office . THE SHOW SEASON" PRIZE 'POULTRY. OWING to. the number of n«w houses recently erected in the neighborhood of the Pelham Poultry Yards, rendering poultry keeping there inconvenient, the Proprietor is prepared to sell cheap the whole stock, including Exhibition Birds, Prize Winners, Young Birds, Etc. For particulars apply the Guardian Offioe, or at the PELHAM POOLTRY YAKDS PETER STREET. ABHBURTON. NOTICE. ~ ~~ TITR CHARLES CECIL WILLIS has been appointed Canvasser and Collector for the Ashburton Publishing Company ; (Mail & Guardian.) HENRY WILLIS, Manager. Aehburton, 20th April, 1900. 4 Cinnamon Care, Wahoo, Koolibah of Bei jamin Gum go 2 ASHBCRTOy Dhco Cv APPLES, PEARS, BiNANAS, ORANGES, LEMONS, WALNUTS, PUMPKINS, ONIONS, POTATOES, OHIOKFEED, Et«. TIT7E have mado arrangements with growers for Regular Supplies of all descriptions of Fruit and Produce right through the Winter Months, and can now supply in any quantity at Lowest Market Prices. NICOLL JBKOS. Grain & Produce Merchants. ASHBURTON NICOLL BROS. H F Kicoll, E. F. Niooll, L. A. Kicoll. Merchants & General Agents "DUYERS OF FAT SHEEP & L^MBS, WOOL, SKINS, PELTS & HIDES. AGENTS FOR— Christohurch Meat, Co., Ltd. Islington Fertilisers Little's Sheep Dip Ocean, Accident and Guarantee Corpora tion, Ltd, United Insurance Co-, Ltd. (Fire and Marine ) GRAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD OS COM MISSION. We shall be pleased to receive samples from farmers who hive parcels for dis posal. Station Books Kkpt and Audited We have received sums of Trust Monies, ranging from £100 to £1000, to lend on Freehold Securities at 4£ and 5 per cent. FRUIT. We receive regular Consignments from Auckland, Sydney, and the Islands, and have in stock Apples, Peats, and Fruit in season all the year round* S EEDS. We stock Clovers, Ryegrasi, Rape, and Turnip Seed of reliable quality. mHE OHRISTOHURCH MEAU CO X Limited t



We have jiut received another Shipment < supply our Cub torn era with any quant tried it, can he supplied with a frve si per Ib ly the sorlo b tin. Fun her i Tipped Orange Pekoe 2a per Ib, nduo perlb by the Cheat. COMPARE OU PRICES WITH THE P Finest New Cut rants 6d perlb Finest New Sultanas, 7d per Ib Finest New Raisins 6}d per Ib Quaker Oats lOd per packet Finest Cnt Loaf Sugar 3Jd per Ib Pure Coffee 2s per Ib French Ccffe Is BJ, Harp Coffe Is 4d pei Ib Finest Roasted Coffe Beans Is lOd and £s perlb New Season's Honey 7d and 91 per j»r. I Peek's Ohocolafe Powder (delicious) 11 tin J.s2d, lib tin 2s 3d New Spanish Valencia Raisins 6££ per Ib Eleme Raislns.ijd per Ib Finest New Dates 6d per Ib Fine Muscatels, perlb, 10 New 3S Tatural Ftgs „ 0 8 Finest French Prunes, per Ib 0 10 „ Stewing Pruned „6i and 0 8 New Mixer) Peel, orange, lemon, and citron, per Ib 0 8 71b Tins Best Lemon Peel, per tin 3 9 Barcelona Nuts  0 8 Finest Icing Sugar, per Ib 0 6 „ Castor Sugar, per Ib 0 5 Orosse and Blackweil's Essenoen 9d pei botlle Lewis' Prize Bacon, by roll or aide I perlb 0 6j I Lewis' Prize Hams, per Ib 0 8 Finest Refined Lard, per tla It Id snd 0 6 Desslcat-ed Cosoannr „ 0 7 Idmond's Baiting Powder, 6d and lid per tin Walnota  0 8 Pea Tints  0 5 lib Tins St Oeorge'n Jams, 4b Hd dozen, per tin 0 5 lib Raspberry Jam, 5s €d drz . tin 0 6 lib  Cros«>e aud Black well's Mar malade 0 9 Concetitratrd Jellies—L'-n on, Rarp berry, Vanilla—pint pt k'fu, 5s 6d doz perpacVet 0 ft De Vere's Jelly Puwdere, assorted flavoars, per packet 0 6 Bird Seed—Hemp,Rape, Canary,U-0 3 Linseed, whole, 3d, crnshed, p rib 0 4 A uslebrook's Cocoa Jib 4d, i\b 7ii Milkmaid Milk 7a 3d drz, 7£cl tin CHEBUCAIB M6rton*s Cream of Tartar, per Ib 1 3  Carbonate Soda „ 0 3 „ Tartarle Acid „ 110 „ Citric Acid, 3d oz. „ 3 6  Alcm. powdered „ 0 6 „ Kofined Saltpetre „ 0 6 „ B> rax, powdered „ 0 8 „ Sulphur „ 0 6 Washing Soda „ 0 1 Disinfectant Powdfer, Ur#9 tins Ip* Caustic Soda 7d, 8-1, and 9d per tin Carbolic S «nd Soap 5d par bar Blue Stone 3.1 per Ib Day & Miutbi's paste Blacktng,dcz. 0 4\ Nixey's Black Lead per doz. 0 9 Peerleßß G!o=»s per bot. 0 6 Black Lacquer, (Caßtle Brand) bo*. 0 9 „ in tins O 7 Brunswick Black, per tin " 7 Keen's Oxford Blue, per Ib 0 10 Peckitt'B Bag Blue, „ 010 Ht George's Bine, „ 0 8 Colman's D.SF. Mnstard, Ub tint. 1 8 |lo tins 10£ d, jib tins 6d Keen's Mustard Condiment per Ib 1 3 71b tins 6s 9d Finest Dairy or Table Salt, 5a per cwt „ „ Salt, 71b bag Bs, 14b bag, Is 3d Gi- ger. whole Is 3j, grourd Is 4d Ib White Pepper (s;u*rant<>pd pare) Is 4i 11: lib Tin Rabbit In Jelly 7d, 21b, lOi and 1* PUBSEBVED JCISH. Salmon, Californian Bd, Flat 9d, Cutting 10J, Cocktail IW—per tin Sardines, Albert patent opener Ispnr tii! „ Small, 4i and 4^. Urge 8 3 Sardines, In tomato sauce, 4£<? por tin Morton's Fresh Herrings, fiUt 7<i, kip pered lOd, Herrings in tomato saucs lOd per tin Red Herring 9ab Is, or 1 j fish 10^ 81 Star Brand Mullet 7d per tin Pr9s,erved Bloaters lOi per tia Table Vinegar 6d, 9d. and lOd bottle White Wine Vinegar 9d bottle Washing Soap— Silkatone lOd bar or Hi per box McLood's almond scented 9d bar. 11 per box Rawling's almond scented, 9d oar. Domestic, 6d bar Bond's Ol<3»nser, 5d bar, Cs 3d box Barilla Ash 9d bar Sunlight so*p Is per box, 4£d bar Lifebuoy (Carbolic), Is 4d box, 6d ba Toilet Soap- Pear* assorted tablets, 4 li box, Is box Pear's unscented tablets, fid each, 5s 6< doz O carer's Shaving Sticks, 9d each Brown Windsor, lib bar 19d, U tablet for la Glycerine Soap, £lb bars 4d, lib bars 8 Whiting Id per Ib, 7« 6d owfc. Hops, loose. Is 4d, and Is fd 'b pressed Bovril la td and 3s bottle Lieblg's Extr»ct Meat Is 9d per jar Washboards, wood, lid, zinc Ik 2d American brooms is 3d, la 6d, l!s 9i Is lid Fresh Ground Coffee Is 4d, Is 6d st Ib 8d Ib



ISLINGTON MANURES Especially prepared for Wheat, Turnips, Rape, and any other crop, and to suit any description of soil. 3REATLY INCREASED PRODUCTION WHEREVER USED. SATISFACTION GIVEN EVERYWHERE Nicoix Bbos, store five varieties o! thii > celebrated fertiliser. Price on application. Allowance made for quantities. Letters will receive prompt attention. NICOLL BROS., DISTBICT AGENTS TrjTE ARE CASH BUYERS OF FAT SHEEP AND lAMBS AT HIGHEST MARKET RATES. NIOOLL BROS., East Street, Ashbnrton. TTOUBE of 6 Rooms centrally tituted in XX Burnett Street Apply to T. BOLLOCK . ___ Ageat, FOB SALE, PRloE~fills On account and by order of th» Mortgagees X X ACRES 1 Rood 22 Perches, fronting O O the sea-beach near Kyle, with a small building thereon, being R.B. 27962. Small cash deposit, balance by instalments, bearing interest at 5 per cent; : Fall particulars famished on application. T BULLOCK, Agsßt



WAR IN SOUTH AIKICA JS Tews from .sji u goi fe fontein. j^EW ZRAIiANDERS to the anaistanoa of the Yorkshire fiegfwmi but to Ashburton ie is Yorkuhiremen to the aMlstance of New Zealacderi when FLETCFIER BROS. Bronght down there prices nearly six yews ago, and we 1 a c kepo them down M It ♦ as we ooold possibly do «o, and p«jr 20i in the £. Bricish Troopsitdvanomg tlowlr In South Afrfci, buMbe Priic. of eretj diMof Goods are advancing fast in Hew&al»nd. Take oar advice and hy In yonr Wiote* Supply at once, lfyou wieh to sare money. »»»"«« -FLETCHER B B oiT PBIOE LIST.— These Prices are subjeot to change at once by giving one days notice. M°D *l 5?Z the*9 Fln9Bt JJnowdr °Ps»««. Ererything we w neni »ell is worth —. every penny w« othlrwZ we flwill ThC ** SUgM th*fc m°ney Wn b°y TEA. IK A. TBJA.



• C^ 8!e^ rat«<i Dnohew Ten, and we can now 7ot this Famous Brand. Anyone not hiring jpie. Note the price— 2< ptr pound or 1* Id duetinn oy the Half Chest and Cheat, ©olden on by the tin. Good gtatiou Tea from 1* l£d ICES OTHKR BTORRB ARE CHARGING Finest Factory Chre*e. 6d per Ib S trine Candles s£d per Ib Wax Candles (fluted or plain) 7d per Ib Price^National Sperm Candies 9d per Ib B£d by the box Oirriage Uandlea 9i per Ib Colonial Essences, 5d per bottle or 4* per doz per bcttle (Lemon, Almond, Vanilla, etc Non-Alcoholic WineSj per bottle 1 3 Ship's Lime Juice „ 1 J? Sicily Almonds, p. r.b 1 4 Jordan Almonds „ 2 4 E'inest Dried Applee/per Ib 0 9 „ Dried Apiicots „ 11 „ Dried Peaches „ 10 Preserved Ginger „ 0 g 'Mixpd Spice, ljd per packet, Jib tin6d Lsmon Syrup, per bottle 1 6 Peppermint Syrup „ 10 Pine Apple Syrup M 1 # Lrmon Squash „ 10 Lime Juice Cordial, per hottle 1 6 Golden Syrnp 2ib 6d, 4lb Is. 71b la fd 141b 3s 3d, 2Slb 8< 66, 56b Us 3d Superior Treacle, 21b Bd, 41b Is, Tib lsSd 141b Sa 3d, 28ib 6>, 661b 10* 9d Fesence Ren nut 8d and lOd bottle Neave's Food lid, Mellin's Food Is 9d Benger*s Food Is lid and 3s 6d per tin Robtcson'B patent Groafrs and Barley per tin Nelson's Gelatine loz. packet „ Isinglws, lcz packet Brown's Corn Flour 3d Ib Brown's Maize Flour 3d Ib Mai* na 8d Ib, Queensland Arrowroot $d Cartbury's Cecoa Jib lOd, $!b Is 8i Van Houtfin's Ccoa 41b Is 9J, Jib lid. ! lib tin 3s 3d Fry.-, Oocoh 4id, $h Bsd, Ub Is 4|d Choco'ate^4d and 6 i p. r c.»ko G Idtn Vale Milk 556 I d z 6* tin Fancy Lncch 3|J Ib i y fin <r 31d lo f'oliege Super. Wine 5Jd Ib by .in, <« 6d Ib Vanilla Wine ," c  „Ib Rich Tea 'id Ib by tin, vr 3d Ib Peopl's Mixed 4-i Ib „ nF 4*d Ib Fancy Mixed s}il Ib „ ■•» 6d Ib Dessert 9d ib „ i>r JOd Ib Garibaldi 6|d Ib  <■ 04 Ib Sultanas  „ .. Ib Snowflakt-s 4sd Ib „ cr Si Water  „ Ginger Nuts 5b I b  or 6d Ib Cocnanub fjtf IS  or &{ i 0 Oraeknols Is Id V* . or Is 8d Ib PepK Treens and Co B"--rui a Chocolate Fingers la fij per Ib Oaje Noir Is pr lh Cream Sandwich Is 2d per Ib Neapolitan Wafers 2s 3d per Ib Florence Wafers £s 3 j per Ib European Mixed Is 3d per Ib Raspberry Boudoir 2i per Ib Patent Medicines, etc Peavs' Fuller's l£t,rth and Violet Powder 8J box Camphor, loz blocks 3d, ,>r 2s 3d dot Viiseline fid and 9d j*r. lib tins It 9d Pore Glycerine 6.1 and Pd rottle Glycerine and Cucumber 10J per bottle Pain Killer Is 4d and 2a id Bimnington'slrish Mo*a 1« and Is 101 Heigel's Syrup In 9d and 3-. hottle Pills—Holloway's and Cockle's Is 4d b Beecham's and SeStjel'p Is M bex Senna 2d packet, Fpsrm Salts tfd doz Rnco' Fruis Salts 3s 3d bottle Fluid Magnesia Is bottle Hood's and Ayer's Satsaparilla 4a 8d bo Oundy's Fluid J* 6d, Lonjj Preserver 1 «arry'« Tricopberus 1« 6d bottle Scott'a Fmulslon 2a 6d and 4* 6d bottle Powdered M»s;ncp(a 31 p;>r packet Morton's Seidlite Powders JOti per box Anger's Food Is lid and 3, 61 pet tin liter's Luns; Preserrer Is pfr bottle ■^t Jacob's Oil 2s 9d per bottle Himrod's Asthma Cure 6»,6d.psr tin Norwegian Ccd Llrer Oil 1^ 81 ane per bottle Kipler's Ext-r» ct Malt 2, 6d per bottlt Kipler's Ex Tact Mait and Cod Liver O 25.9J per hottle MelHn %s F od 1 s 93 boUle Ground Kice 3id * i Split Peas 61I»1b, or '21 Ib Pearl Barley dibs In, or 2£d Ib Egyptian Lentil 3hd Ib Haricot Beans 3idlb ' Macaroni and Vermicelli la lOd box o «d Ib . Flag Brand Pickles 9s Od per dcs er lOd per bottte O and B Ourrie Powder 19$ per dcs or lid bottle Mellor's Sauce pint t^d, plnta Is 3d bo Lea and Perrin'i Sauce }.pi D t Is 4d, pin 2s 6d . • Oar Own Sauce |.pint Fd, pint 9d Tomato Sauce 9 j per pint bottle Anohorv Sauce 1« 3d pint hottle Tobacco—WilliMnV Jnno 5a Ib -, Nallrod 4i Sd Ib ; Darby bs 6d Ib : Golden Eagle 6s per Ib Matches Plaids 48 prr S ro ffl , 4Ad dot IOOOTestM, Bell's, 4s 10d doe, § box; 1000 Vestas, German, 3s KM doz, 4d box; 260 Vestw, Bell's, Is fid doz, Sd box ; Safety's, B and M, 8d packet, imall 3d p'icke* Starch, Oolntan's, 5 b pk* S4d Ib „ Lily, perllb-borSd - Borax Stawh Glaze, Is doz.; IJd packet



We are Caeli Buyers of Beeswax in any quantity. * Toms : Prcmjt VittjOtik with the Ordero No charge for packing cases, and all erden delivered (red at railway aUtio* and within a twoiritai radial •? Ash burton. FLETCHER BROS. ASH SUPPLY STORES ABHB9KION AJSfD yHRISTOHUROE.