Football.

The following will represent Bpringbnrn Football Club in the match against the Ash burton Olab, aft Ashburtoa, on Saturday ; —A Grieve, B Glllman, Woods, W Grieve, Fergus, Moses, Hioke, Mcß&e, S Johnston, 3 Chapman, SharpliQ (2), Goldsmith (2), W Grieve. The members of the Pirates Football Club left, by the express for Temuka to play the Moari team to day. Mr T. Gannion wi 1 entertain tne teams at dinner and later in the evening a oonoert and dance will be given in ibex honour.

Hampstead School Committee

The usual monthly meeting of the Hamp etead School Committee was held in the school last evening. There were present, Messrs Cawsey, (ohairman) G W Andrews, Sage, Hardy, Crooks, Payne, Thompson, Hunt; and Kuznsey. CORRESPONDENCE! Correspondence was read from the Borough School Oomrnifet cc in refereno* to the tru ant offiser attending the Board's district. From 'h« fTinwald School Committee re truant officer

From the Board in connection with rifles being supplied to the school

The master's report was read, and he stated that) the numbar on roll was 332, and the average attendance 280, and that the truant officer called last month.

WINTER HOLIDAYS Iha master aiiked whether the usual two wetka holiday should be granted to the school, It was agreed that the school shall break up foe a fortnight at the close of the examination.

VISITING OOMMIMKH The visiting commiSiee gave in favorable reports REPAIKS It was decided, that 10 connection with some spouting, which wanted repairing, the chairman should get a quotation from a plumber, and report it at the next meeting. Oae of lbs pumpa needed repairing, and it vs as resolved to have ib attended to. A COMPLAINT Mr Andrewa said that some lead splash, og had been taken from the echool premises by aoms one, and that buyers of lead shou'd be careful whom they buy lead from, if it occurs again proceedings should be taken. FINANCE Zb was resolved that a subcommittee, consisting of the chairman, Mr Crooks, Mr Hardy, and Mr Andrews, be ap pointed to bring up a report and to let the committee see exaotly huw they otand in the matter of finance, anci to report at the next meeting.

Accounts amouuting to £12 17s 4d, being passed for payment, the meeting adi;urned.

THE HEDVIG STABBING CASE

THE ACCUSED COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.

At the Lyttelton Police Court yesterday, before Messrs J T Brice and W Oook, Peter O!e Thygge Justeasen, a sailor on board the Hedvig, was charged with stabbing the oarpeater, August Svenssoa. Captain Pahla bob, of the Hedvig, was present, and acted m interpreter. Mr Frank Graham, consular agent for Sweden, also wai present The prosecutor, whose head waa bound up, de posed that on Friday night, August 3, be tween 11 and 12, he was in bia bunk, when accused came knocking at the door, and warned to get in. He said he wanted to fight, and bad a knife. ( The witnesi identi fied the knife produced.) After some alfcerea° cation prosecutor opened the door, and accused saying he had a knife ready, atabbed witness in the head, on the Bhoulder, and on the breast. Whilst witness was trying to take the knife away from accused his thumb was cut. Witness struck accused twice with a belaying pin. It was in Witness lost much blood &nd sang out for help, and the mate Hans Christiansen came to him, and told him not to hit accused any more. Witness was taken into the o&bin, and afterwards to a doctor. Heg^ve accased no provocation. Thu acoassd declined to ask witness any questions. Evidence was also given by Dr. Pair man, Hans Christian Christiansen, A.B. on the Hedvig, Andre Peterson, A,B. on tne Hedvig, aud Godfried Porrson, mite of that vessel, Mr Frank G:aha'tn informed the Bench ihab the accused was a Dane, though an A.B. on a Swedish vessel. Had Mr Skog, the Danish consul, known that th-) case would come on then, ho would probably have been present. The accused, who reserved his defence, was committed for trial at the oexb sittings of the Supreme Court.

THROUGH CORRIDORS OF TIME.

" Glimpses Through the Corridors of Time " was the title of a lecture delivered last evening by the Rsv. Joseph Campbell. Tha Oddfellows' Hall wan fairly filled, and Dr Trovor occnpied the chair. At the opening of his lecture the reverend geatUman spoke of the pleasure it afforded him, that his first lecture at Longbeach and alao at Aehburton had been in aid of philanthropic objaote. At the present juncture, every loyal British subject should give assistance in helping the inhabitants of India in their affliction, and he was pleased to know that Atbburtoa had proved itself intensely loyal in the African and Chineee difficulties.

Coming to the title of hii lecture, he stated that it was a poetical one taken trom one of Longfellowa' poemr, He had to aek the audience to ttea their imagination, and also to go with him to the days of Homer and Horace, and then itill further back to the time of the Assyrians and the Medes. At fcha close of thla Nineteenth Century, he asked them bo look buck sbill further, to the beginning of time which was perhaps 50,000,000 of years ago> Some scientists had placed the age of the world aa foriy seven millions of years'. In such a v«at period of time do one could be sure of the exact number of years.

At the beginning of time the moon revolved renndthe earth, ard the earth also turned on ita axis onco in thiee hour?.

He then proceeded to deal with his Bubjtob from a geological point of view, aa<l exhibited many geological specimens. The;* were illustrated by exceptionally cleac lime light views, whioh intensified the pleasure of tbe ftudiaaoe. That of the fo3iilizid pine made an especially fin© lantern ilide. Mr Campbell then asked his audience to consider when lite first made ita appearance on the earth, If it) were a spontaneous generation or a special aot of oreation, it was equally governed by the Almighty. The con ditions of that time wers especially suitable lor the formation of life. The Silurian seas were nob only warmer bub shallower than those of the present day, and ib was in them that: the first form of life cams into existence He then showed a portion of " Eczoon Oaaadeose," followed by the precursor of crabs, star fhh, aea urchin*. Then came a picture of an aquarium of the Silurian age, with its etra.ng.-e collection of iaa life Curious fish came next on the scene, showing the connecting link batween the verl»brata and invertebrate Coming to plant life, the lecturer showed the first form of life as "sprratago," mentioned in Gencsia as grass After this cams the period of foß»itiz*tion, followed by the Saurian period, when huge monsters gambolled on the earth

By » gradual process of evolution came tha form of life of the Tertiary period, at tha clone of which there came a race of people like men ; and this puts the age of man, he believed, before the Glacial period, which set in aboat 240,000 years ago Proofs of his statement wera to be found in ancient oavea and caverns, which were beautifully illustrated with their atalaotitic formation He hoped that his audience would nob go away with the idea that he said man had ascended from apes He believed in this no more than that a cannon had ascended from a pistol The Reiadear period was 80,000 years ago. It must have taken thousands and thousands of year* for man to hay« reached his present stage of excellence He hoped he had impressed on them that man was of much greater antiquity than was generally sup posed, evidences of which were as clear as the noonday sun The lecturer then invited hie audience to come too the adage and examine hia specimens of ancient arrow heads, flints, and hatchets used by prehistoric man The usual votes of thanks concluded this specially interesting loctarf»and our render

will be p!e s^d to learn that further opportunities will be afforded of hearing tfeu gifted lecturer upon other sacjaefcs.

THE SPORT ASSOCIATION

As oar report of the recent) annual meet ing of the Sports Association waa necessarily condensed, wo publish in full that part of ' thi: Chairman's report, dealing with the work vi the for the past) year, which will doubilatss be of interest to the i various affiliated Oluba j— The progress n.sdc during the year mainly cousista iv the formation of a bowling greoD.ut d of laying out tennis courts. At the c ißmeneemeuty vi ihu beaaou tume difficulty waij txpeiibnoed io keeping she gtouuds watered, but this difficulty was overwms, and it v only due to here mention Mr JDuvid Thomas' generosity in having presented water tanks for the purpose needed. Albo the Association has been instrumental in having tha cy ding and ruanintj tra^k, orfckcfe ground, croquet and hookey grounds vastly improved, although it must) be admitted all the grounds are mil! far from being perfeol, but perfection was nob in reason tn be ex pected txactly in one year, but no doubt will ba attained by degrees However, generally the Domain has toscome under the auspices of the Association more of a peoples recreation ground iv the true sense of the word, and so more attractive for townspeople country folk, and visitors, young and old than ever has been the case in past year*. Is is to be regretted that the Domain Board, although moss reasonable and fair la ailgw ing your executive, a patient rearing from time to time, have been somewhat dilatory in carrying out tha terms of bhe contract entered into with iho Association, and consequently causing a dissatisfaction to several eluba 'A hie complaint we hare every reason to believe will bo immediately reou* fied, as we have a written assurance from the Domain Boatd, that the truck and all grounds will be put into thorough order at once. The following are the names of the Clubs, sow affiliated with the Association, vz:— Ashburton Amateur Athletic <fe Cycling Club, A;ieS Bicycle (Jiub, AsfaburUui (Jrickeo (Jtub, Ashburton Bowling (Jiub, Ashburton Lawn Tenuia Club, Ashburton Urcqust (Jiub, Ashburton Football Club, Pirates Football Club, Ashburton Hockey C üb, Ashburiou Swimming (Jiub ; also St P<*'/i ick'a fcpjrte (Jiub, eleven in all, and it is to be hoped that other Ciuba such as a Golf Club, another Lawn Tennis Club, and possibly a Polo Club will shortly spring up, and apply for grounds in the Domain Of the wotk done by the Association dur ing the past year, probably the most arduous was in connection with the annual carnival, which unfortunately, had to be postponed at the last moment en account of bad weather, and also the work undertaken in connection with the Patriotic iSpoits meeting, held in February last, and which resulted in an augmentation to the Patriotic Jfuad of the very respectable sum of £103 17a 3d, also considerable time and trouble has been devoted in meeting with, and waitings on tha Domain Board from time to time, in matters of improvements to tho various grounds and cycling trauk. The executive desire to express their : appreciation of the friendly attitude generally, of the several clubs in their dealing with the Association, and also for the rtady manner, in which leveral h*va assisted wheu occasion presented iteeif.

THE LATEST

.„.„. „..;, ,_„!*„ , , THE TJJANbVAAL WAR.

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(Received Wa-kapuaka August 9, 9 8 a m This Office 9.47 a m) London, Augusts Captain A Hunter, who was slightl; wounded, is doing well at Pretoria.

THE ORISIS IN CHINA.

A British Feat

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Hong Kong August 8

Official reports from Tokio disclose friction and jealousies amongst the Allies, especially between the Russians and Japaiuß3. (Received Wakapuaka, August 9, 9 8 a,m Thia Office 947 am) London, August 8

la pursuance of international agree 1 ment. Great Britain ha* prohibited the exportation of arms and ammunition, and of war * hips to China.

Received Wakapuaka August 9, 9.20 ».ta,

This Office 10 20 a m)

Thursday Island, August 7

In a small araen&l outside Tientsin, captured by the British and Russians, were over three million cartridges and thitty Krupp field guns, all new. Other arms were alao found.

Admiral Seymour gave the Russians the first chance of taking the place, bab they aaid it) could nob be done. Admiral Seymour then sent 400 marines and 100 blue jackets, under Captain Johnston, to take it. They gob within 100 yarda before they were dis covered, when they made » rush and took the place with the bayonet* Several British were killed. All the Chinese cleared out.

Home and Foreign.

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LOSJDON, August 8

The following diplomatic changes ara announced. Sir Francis Plunkett, am* baasador at Brussels, succeeds Sit Horace Rumbold at Vienna; Sir MortimerDurand, Minister to Persia, succeeds Sir Henry Wolff <\t Madrid ; Mr Edward 0 Phlpps, Minister to Brazil, succeeds Sir F Plun* ketb at Biuesels.

To-Day's Telegrams.

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Wellington, Augasb 9

At Pahiatua a fire broke out i& Gilliok's, hairdresser, Main street, last night. Within ten minutes the premises were enveloped in fUmeß.whioh spread rapidly to the adjoining premises. Hannah, bootmaker, and Elliott, saddler, had barely time to save anything. The insurances on the buildings, owned by T C Williams, are £800 to £1000 in the Liverpool, London, and Globe Company. Gilliok's stock is insured for £150 in the Royal, and Elliott's stock for £2faO in an office unknown H&nunh's stock ia valued at over £1000 It is believed he ia insured in the Alliance Company The adjoining premises, belonging to the W&irarapa Farmers' Cooperative Association and Mr Sandford, are damaged to the extent of about £300 each All the northern telegraph lines are damaged The fire started through the upsetting of a lamp Deputation from Friendly Societies waited upoD, Mr Ward with respeot on fares oharged to members when travel ing to conferences conneotGd with their Orders At present members if in party of not Ibbb than twelve are allowed to travel first class atsßoondplasß fares and the deputation asked that privilege be extended to any less number than twelve. Mr Ward agreed to this. Dunedin, August 9

John Stephenson, head of the well-known firm of Messrs, Wright, Stephenaon, and Company, died early this morning. He has been in indifferent health for some time

Bmea, August 9. Two houses owned by A. Sinclair, were destroyed by fire this morning. They were insured for £200 esob. Hawera, August 9 Ab ft meeting of the temperance workers, last evening, the following raiolutioDi were

[ carried :■—»" This meeting of sympathisers I wfth temperance refoim, be>i> viog il is the intention of Government to introduce legis" lafeion abol shing local option to be taken at periods of six or nine years, in pace of three, its at present hereby strongly protests against this attempt to de* prlve the people of their existing rights, and pledges itself to resist by every lawful* means *ho pausing of such a proposal into law, " That this meet* ing views wi^h de°p regreb and alarm, the proposal to submit the question of license, or no license, to the natives of the King Country aa one that i« unique and unpreosdented aad fraujrht with the greatest danger to the moral and muterial well being of the native race. I therefore hopes that no alteration will be made in the present prohibited area known as King Country.

Magisterial

ASHBURTON-THURSDAY

(Before C A Wray Esq. S.M.)

By-Law Oases—Jane Dale and B Simp son were each fiaed 5a and oosts for riding bioycles on footpath*. For keeping an unregistered dog, J M Refd was fiuad 5a and costs.

Affiliation CASE—Tha adjourned case of Amy Ada King v J H Hutb, postponed 1 for further evidence, again came up.—Ada King, a widow with seven children, gave evidence that defendant, Hutt, was the father of her illegitimate child at Alford Fureat, and aha belie/ed defendant would leave the district if he was not bound over. ~~M Fagao, the father of the plaintiff, said that defendant had no tie to keep him, and believed he would clear out —Mr Donnelly oontended no proof had been afforded that defendant was leaving the district or colony. Defendant Hutt gave eviolenoe showing he had no intention of leaving the diebriot. To Mr Purnell—He denied having been iv trotibie of a similar nature in the north Hud been on intimate teems with plaintiff, but not on the occasion of the information, and gave detailed evidence regarding the allegation.

A brother of defendant's gave evidence that plaintiff had stated the would lay such a snare that defendant would be glad to marry her.

His Worship stated that so far noevldenoe had been given that defendaac intended to leave the district. Considering bhe evidence he should judge defendant to be the father, but the information would be dismissed without prf judice. Civil Casks—J Orr & Co., t D McLaohlan £6 10s. Mitchell and Turner v W White, claim, as per Promissory Note dishonored, £22 14s 10d, Bath above cases decided in plaintiffs' favour, with costs.

Licensing Case.~D Brick, of Raktia, hotel keeper, was charged with Sandaj traiing and a further breach of the lictnsing act

Mt G Marriott Wateon, for defendant, claimed that only one infoixn&bion oould be laid

T C Blair, of Doric, gave evidence that on July 13th he was working at Acton Estate, and went to Rakaia on Saturday, July 14:-h, staying at & boarding houee all night On (Sunday the 15bh, when out walking, met a man named H Shaw, and they went) into Brick's Hotel together for a drink Bhaw being a boarder, naked him to have a drink, which he did, at Shaw's ex pense, and he afterwards returned the •shout' ad pvid Mr Brick for it> in the bar, from whence hewasaeived Brick did not a-ik |him if he w»« a traveller Had dinner "there, at which he also had m glass of beer A third drink witness had was given him gratis by Brick In the after noon had more drinks with some footballers from Southbridge, which cost him 4a ia aii Had five drinks, but could not say how many more, as he then became intoxicrted

To Mr Watson : VVaa fined ao Bakaift forjrepreaenting toCraighead that he was & traveller Never told Briok that he had come in from Aoton and was a traveller Mis whare was from eight to nine miles away, and Briok h»d no reason to aupptat he had nob come in from there on the occasion under notice Had only one drink at Graighead's To Hia Worship—Was ab Brick's from abort 10 am to 4 or 5 pm. M Horn', labourer, of Southbridge, aaated on 15 h July last was at Brick's hotel at dinner on the Sunday. Saw Blair ab Brick's, when the former shouted for himself and his mates, being supplied at a side door near the bar.

To Mr Watson—Ab dinner table heard Blair tell his mates th*b he (Blair), same from Acbon estate.

Frank Beamby, labourer, Soubhbr dge, give evidence in oorroboralion of Home's statement. Had one drink served by Brick. Blair said he had nob been in Rakaia for a month previously^ Mr Watson, referring to the evidence of Blair, said Mr Brick knew he was working at an outside place, and when he (Blair) asked for liquor on Sunday, Briok told him he had no right to go there for ib. In thia instance, as Blair was not living ab the hotel, but ab a boarding house, Brick told him to get his liquor where he was staying, bub under the claim that) he was a traveller, Blair remained on all day, and he would therefore claim thab the lioensee had reason to believe he was & traveller. The liquor was certainly consumed by travelers, His Worship laid ib down that a traveller was entitled to bare his drink on arrival ab an hotel, but he was nob entitled to have his friends there and have liquor all day* He added that the case seemed quite dear. The licensee could provide liquor or sob as he liked. The liquor must be consumed by the traveller and no other person, whereas in the case under judgmanb Blair had hung aboub all d»y, and supposing he allowed he was a bona fide traveller, this man, on the other hand, stayed all day and shouted for others.

Mr Watson argued that the other drinkers would have been entitled to the liquor as traveller! as well as Blair. Provided a man ware going three miles, he contended that he should be in the same position as if in his own private house. His Worship said the Act was perfectly plain. It allows the publican to provide liquor if he thought proper. He had always acted on tbis view, which he had already announced at Bctkaia: Perhaps, however, the publican might have oomidered the man as a traveller. Under these oircum stances, ib was nob necessary he should inflict a very heavy penalty, and ha would impose a fine of 40a and costs, and ib was nob within hia power to prevent the endorsement being made upon the license. Old A«k Pensions —Several old age pension claims concluded the business, and the Courb then rose

THE CHRISTCHURCH SENSATION.

The Accused Before the Court.

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Chbistchuech, August 9

The trial of Harry Vincent Styohe on the charge of having about June 4, attempted to procure Dc Clayton to murder one Mn ElizAbeth Styche, opened In th» Police Court bafore Messrs Lawrenoe J M Thomp son, WLangdown Justices. Mr Stringer for the Crown, Mr Joynfc for accused

In stating the facts of the case, Mr Stringer quoted first the letter reoaived by Dr Ulaytou, which was typewritten and in whiofe the writer niter stating he knew of a l»dy, who had a repugnance to dootors, bub might be persuaded to lesDr Clayton, said, it as aresulto! hia attention to the lady the did not> recover, the doctor would receive £200 on giving a certificate of death. The money would be found within three months afterwarJß,aa the writer would have to sell his property to raise it. The Dr waa advised to put an advertisement in the Press if he acoepted the offer ; the latter waa signed, " To you and for ever unknown."

Dr Clayton handed the letter to the In spector of Police. Naxft day and on June 12, he received another communication also typewritten complaining that) the writer had aaen the advertisement, and abating " I am desperate j for God's i*kt. do what

I ask you." This letter was also banded to the police, and it was decided to insert an Advertisement in the ttrms given by the writer of the enonytrous letter: On June j 20 another anonymous typewritten letter was rnoeived by Dr Clayton, in which Itj was stated that there was a young woman in the south easl suburb of Christohurch who would consult him; if she recovered well »nd good, if not someone would send Dr Clayton £200; Mrs Styohe had, oa June 11, consulted Dr Clay ton, who did not connect) her with the letters. On July 17th Dr Clayton' received an anonymous type-written post oarri, beginning Dear Mr Clayton, I saw Mrs >*. at Opawa the other day, end she looks none too well. I know Rome was not built in a day, so I mast have pa> Jenoe. Signed, "Unknown." Dr Clayton immediately krtw Mrs Styche waa the person who was referred to,as she was the only patient he attended in Opawa.— Mr Stringer iotimated that he expectsd evidence would be produced to show fch at the letters had beea written with a typewrittr in Styche'a room, ab Mr AB G Rhodes' office.

Dc Clayton gave evidence of the lettets he had received from time to time, and thai Mrs Styche was the only patient he had in tha district referred to in the letters. He spoke to the accused, and naked him whom he thought the letters referred to. and he sairl to Mrs Styche. Accused asked for the letters, as he had a safe where they could be safely kept. Witness said he coald not pare with such dangerous documents, and suggested 1 hat accused should type them from his dictation, tut this. Aowever, waa not done. He asked accused if the best thing to do would be to call in a detec tive, but accused counselled delay, and these letters the dostor handed to the rolJoe.

H A Jackson dpposed to the letters produced having gone through the ChiMchurch post office or pillar boxes F B Sabsford, mechanician and type writer expert, gave evidence that the Remington from Mr Rhodes' office, produced in court,bore the characteristics which appeared In the letters, and that) on no other iinjohlne could the letters have been prod need f since hu knew of no other having similar peculiarities,

MINING

Uniiel Prese Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright Dunedin, August 9 Today's sales—Alpine number 2 36', Electric, 15 shares, 575, Electric extended 19', 19s 9i, 19. 3d; Hartley and Riley £9 10d, Inch Ydlley ,35?, Manuhenkia 95-i, Mofquito, par Upper Magnetic, 25«, Vincent 65s 6d, 66s*

At a special general meeting of the share holders of the Golden Roxburgh Dredging Company, it waa deoided to voluntarily wind up, and Mr R. T. Wheeler was appointed liquidator.

The following dividends have recently been declared .'—Success 2s, Golden Gate 3s, Golden Treasure 2e. Up to th» present the Golden Gate has paid in dividends £4 3s 6d, the G>lden Treasure £4 2s 6d, and the Hartley and Riley £7 7s 6d per share. The Success which is a private company, we understand, pays 2< per share per month. The plans and specifications for the dredge machinery for the Hokkika Junction Gold Dredging Company have been forwarded to America, and Mr Raymond Payne, C.E , who left by the San Francisco mail boat on Saturday will obtain prices and particulars for the work. If the contract is placed in America it is estimated that the work can bo done in four months.

HARTLEY AND RILEY DREDGING COMPANY.

The annual meeting of the Hartley and Riley Beach Oold Dredging Company was held in the Victoria Hall last night, Mr R T Wheeler, junr, presiding. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the annual report, which has already been published, said that the balance sheet showed clearly that the dompany had been a very suooessfal one, and he regretted that two gentlemen well known in toe company were unable to be present at this eventful meeting. The Hon T Fergus was at present on a visit to the Old Country, and Mr Bartleman. the secretary, was confined to his house through ill-health. For some bine the company held the record for a week's return—viz, 1,187fz. They had, however, lost that, but none of the share holders grudged the Electric Company their good fortune in beating their record. It would suit them all if quite a number of other companies got as good returns. The Hartley and Riiey Company, however, could lay claim to the record return for a year, their dredge having won £52,459 worth of gold during the past twelve month?. That was an average return of £1,000 a week, or, roughly, 2500z>

After dealing with various items in the balance sheet, the Chairman went on to say that en the 31st July there were 332 share holders in the company; There were 190 shareholders who held 10 shares and under, 72 who held 25 and under, 30 who held between 26 and 50, 22 who held between 51 and 100, and 2 who held over 100. During the year there had been no less thatt 1,817 registered transfers. Some 25,740 shares were bought and Isold, the transfer value being £123,309 4s 7d. The sharebrokere, he supposed, would get 2£ per cent on that. That meant about £5,000, or '£100 a week. The Government also, he estimated, gob at least £1,000 in stamp duty. It would therefore be sees that the company had put some money in circulation.

The report concluded as follows :—Tht river there for about 500 yds is a good deal wider than where we are at present, and there is & strong eddy nearly the whole length of the SOOyde. The bank claim lower down will last for years, and I think will be dividend-paying. The pieces at the very bottom of the claim can be worked profitably when the river is very low. There ia groand to work for years to come, and I see no reason why it should be much poorer than that we have already worked. The report was adopted,

THE ASHBUBrON, % (jrOABDIAK: THUBSMf, AUGUST % 1901



Wanted. ANTED—At once, a~Good Genpra' Servant. Apply Mr«i McKay, Pri vate Hospital, Ashburton. 8 54 FREsH~OyBterT and all kinds of Fresh Fieh at J H Jewite's, opposite Mail Ojfo „ — WANTED KNOWN—That I have sc oommodation for Lady Patients.— Apply Mrs Ainswobth, Ladies' Nurse, Ebon street,, Bampstead. Terms on appli cation, MRS ROBINSON is a Cash Buyer of all kindii of ?aft off Clothing; Ladies waiked on at their home?. Also, Furniture bought,, aold, or taken in exchange. 8 49 A CETYLKNE GAS. ~— Mc&uslin's /\. Generator for illuminating purposes is the safest, simplest, and bent. Can be seen any evening at J. Steeie's Store, Alford Forest R ad. 8 52 FINEST "Roller Blour, 200lbs 14s 100!ba-7s 6d, sOlbs 3a 10J, and 251b 2s; Bran 3s 9d per bag, Sharps 5s 91 per bag, at Fletcher Bros., Cash Supply Stores. AKDL&Y BROS., offer aTplendid line of Plate Glass Stable Lanterns to hum oil at 3s 6i and 4s 6d. WANTEI)^NOWN^Re"movaI oTthe old eatibliahed firm of MITOHBLL & Turner, from old premises in Tanored Street to New Shop in Burnett Street ANTED KNOWN—That D. Stook is now taking orders for boots and shoes to measure in beautiful Black and Tan leathers ; Hand-sewn, pegged, or riveUed, Oar orders are all made on the premises. Burnett Street. 8 14 WANTED KNOWN-That our Ladie Winter Jackets and Cape? are an exceptionally choice iot, being at once stylish and moderate in Prices.—Mitchell tc Turner FOR Ranges, Register Grates, and Manbelpieces try HABDLEY Bros, who offer special inducement to purchasers. Large stocks now to hand. WAITED KNOVvjk—xnae we hay just opened our final Shipment of heavy Flannelettes for this Season, and we are pleased to .aay that our buyers has ! secured them at old Prices. See toe value* —Mitchell & Tuener tPlfcW Pairs White Blankets left at 7a 6d, 1 10« 9d, 12s 6d (selling fast) at the *' Corner " Sale.—NoitTHOOTH & HEJTORD. OWING to & great increase in business we have arranged for extension of j premises, and to avoid removing and storing a lot of our Stock, will hold a Genuine Clearing Sale 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 Prices.—Robert alcorn. ! WANTED KNOWN—Ladies 1 Jacket?, formerly 27a 6i? now 4-t lid, Ladies Capes formerly 30a, now 5a 6d, Ladies Mac'ntoshea 4s lid, Girla 1 2b lid, Children's Ulsters from 2s 6d, Ladies' Corsets from la Id, Holland Aprona Is.—Andrew Orrs, Cheap Sale. 7 AM'ED KNOWN—The~Stocktaking Sale is a success at the Corner j More Btarfcling jobs for Saturday.—North, cote & Hefford. WANTED— Buyers to see our value in Drees Goods. We have a well selected steak, bought by our London Agent for cash in the besb markets and we confi dently invite inspection and comparison. First-class Dress-making on the Premises. —Mitchell & Tubnhb. FTIONKING'S linseed Emulsion, which JL has come to stay in Aehburton isa certain cure for coughs, colds, and all chest complaints. Sold by all local chemists and grocers i« bottles. Is 6d and s 6d. 2 ;i | GLASSES for Cattle and Pig *# s Feeding by the Cask or Hundred weight. Gat our quotation before buying elsewhere. — Fietoher Bkos , Cash Soppy Stores. WAN'i ED—Buyers for cur Boys Suits at 7a 6d, worth 12s 6d ana 15a. Splendid nibble.—Northcotk Hefford. HARDLEY BROS. Ashburton, supply windmill aad stand for £12, Well sinking act moderate rates. NEW BOOKS.—From London to Lady smith, Knights of the Crosn, Siege of Ladysmith, Shadow of Allah, Outsiders, When Life was Young, FruitfulneKp, B.sioged by the jßoers, Jamie Meredith, Marcelle of the Latin Qaarter, the Sanctuary Club, Empire Makers, Gilbert Logan, V.C. (* tale of the Boer war), Story of Baden Powell, the Matabele Campaign (Baden Powell, 8d , Deeds that Won the Empire (8d), cheap editions—H M Jones WANTED KNOWN-That J. Moisen has received a large stock of Winter Boots and Shoes of the best material, also about to arrive new stock of French (ioods, and invites the Public for inspection. Sale for one month, commencing SATURDAY. to clear the way. J. M, being the only reliable and practical Bootmaker in the town, this gives him superiority and facility to know the best value and quality. Repairs carried on just the same, in the cheapest, neatest, and rnosb fashionable style. Best) leathers used, and workmanship by the bent of tradesmen, at The Hall, East Street, Ashburton _________^ FOR SALE A FARM of 265 Acres, Springfield District, Rural Section 32645, mostly in English grasses. For terms and particu' nrs apply to] T. BULLOCK, Agent, MES JOHNSTON rrVBACHER of the Pianoforte and Singing. Hivelock Street. "for bale at a low fmjurkT" T7IREEHOLD Town Section No 56, bavinjr Jj about 82 feet frontage on West Stree' aad running back a depth of about 2 chains, on which is a commodious Grain Store, erected #n massive concrete foundations with concrete cellar; formerly occupied by Messrs Kilworth & Son. The store covers exactly half the section, having a space for another building alongside of the same dimensions For terms and full particulars apply to T. BULLOCK, SPECIAL BANK HOLIDAY. PURSUANT to the terms of the " Bviks and Bankers Aof, 1880," and the " Banks and Bankers Act Amendment Act, 1882," TUESDAY, the 14th day of Augusts, 1900, is hereby appointed a Special Bank Holiday at the offices of the undermentioned Banks in ASHBURTON :— The Union Bank of Australia, I/d— J Dunbar, Resident Inspector. The Bank of New South Wales— E J Fikch, Inspector. The Bank of Australasia-^ C Winter, Inspector. The Bank of New Zealand— 8 55 Jamks Embmnq, General Manager. ~ ¥QBi gALJ £ 5 Town Sections, a capital site for building, within 4 minutes' walk of Post Office F. FERRIMAN. ALL Loasby's Preparations—Cinnamon Cure, Koolibah, Wahoo, and Benjamin Gum—at J T Cooo ' -Storekeeper] LONGBEACH ROAD BOARD fTIENDERS are required not later thai X FRIDAY, August 10, for the con struetion of a Catting on the Terrace of the River Aahburfcoa, northern corner of Res 1111. O E FOOKS fe SON, I 2? Surtoyor* to the Bo»r4



O. Magnus, D. Paterson, Dredging Expert Member Stock and Exchange Adviser. of Canterbury. MAGNUS, PATERSOH AND GO., Gold Dbedgung Brokees, 208 High Street, Christohurch. Reliable and straightforward advice given on Otago and West) Coast Dredging Claims. Mr Olof Magnus has had 16 years' practical experience on the Molynenx River, Otago. ALFRED HARRISON, Es^ Ashburton Representative, 7 £40 BATUBDAyTTUGU^FTT rriHE Public are reminded that the s&le of _L Shops eta., in East Street for removal, J on acoount of Mrs Anderson, will take place At the Arcade on tha above date, at) 11.20 a.m, as previously advertised. I T. BULLOCK, 8 56 Auctioneer.



A OETYLENE GAS-Without ddubt A the Light of the nineteenth century, Hardley Bkos are prepared to give esti mates to light up private residences and business premises, with this most econotnio and beautiful light. Smoke New Venus Zealandia's sods have shown such pluck And steadiness when under fire, That more are on to try thefr luck * Against the Boers in war attire. It's my advice that are they start, Sound health and strength they will secure, All coughs and colds will soon deparfa On taking Woods' Great Peppermint Care,



THE NEW ZmLVND FARMERS' CO OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION OF CANTERBURY, Limited THI N 2 FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION [OF CANTERBURY, Limited FOR S AXE BY PUBLIC AUCTION LAND IN OCCUPATION OF W P S ELMSLIE, Esq, MAY FIELD. SATUBDAY S AUGUST 11, at 2 p,m AT BULLOCK'S ARCADE (By kind permission). WE have received instructions from the Mortgage, who is selling tinder power of sal«, to Sell by Public Auction on the above date, all that parcel of land, containing — One thousand and Four Acres and Twenty five Perehea (1004 acres 0 roods, 25 perches) being rural sections numbered 30286, 30287, 30288, *nd 30,306, situated ia the Shepherd's Bush district. Note time of Sale, 2 p.m. Full particulars will be supplied on appli -1 cation to the Auctioneers. T. F. GIBSON, Manager. 8 21 H. A. LLOYD, Auctioneer. FRiEDL^NDER~BROS., LIMITED^ "~ FOK~SALE, ~~~~ CRUSHED WHEAT FOR PIG FEED, OHEAF ] FRISDLANDER BROS, L*b. ftrain Freight TO : LOND ON. have space for a limited quantity of Wheat or Oats, available by steamer at lowest Jcnrrent rates. Farmenj wishing to ship will please communicate with ua promptly. FRIEDLANDBR Beos., Ltd. FOR PBIVATB SALE TTAYING disposed ol the Lyndhurßt Farm on account of Mr Max Friedlavdeb we are instructed to offerjhis ArdaghfFarm, adjoiniegftha'above, containing 2560|Jaares, either in one |Block or in lots'S^o [suit purchaser i] For fall particulars apply tc FRIEDLANDEK BROS, Ltd., 64 Land and Estate Agents- W" E AX E. CASH BUYERS OF WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY, AND GRASS SEEDS. Friedknder Bros, Limited yTfun.N i iiji_. mm^mmr— in «li«n «T PUBLIC NOTICES. LARGE IMPORTATION OF WALL PAPEBS* I HAVE just received {ex s.s. Paparca) a Shipment, of the NEWEST IN PAPER HANGING, fco which I invite inspection. These papers are exceedingly rioh in design and colouring. People desirous of deoorating their rooms later on, may ohose their Hangings from the present full Stock, and I will lay them aside until required. J. WILSON, HOUSE DECORATOR, BURNETT STKEET. Artists' Material Depife. FOR ff I I YEARS APPLES, PEARS, BANAJSAS, ORANGES, LEMONS, WALNUTS, PUMPKINS, ONIONS, POTATOES, GHIOKFEID, Etc] IiITE have made 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. I NICOLL BROS. Grain & Produce Merchants. ASHBURTON 1 ! Q. UNS ! Gutis ! Guna » Double-Barrel V_T Breeoh loading reduced to £3 10s ; all first class guns reduced to prices to suit »»y aportoyißQ at Hartley Bros.



SEEDS. : SEEDS."" KIMMO & BLAIR'S STANDARD SEEDS. Vegetable Seeds 3d per packet or 2/6 per dozen Flower Seeds Id per packet or lid per dozen AT FLETCHER BROS. Cash is King. Prosperity Canno* Thrive on Crtdit. Wifi BUY FOE CASH—WE SELL FOR G>SEI-& THERE n THE WHOLE SECRET OF OUR SUCCESS—WE HAVffi NO UiD DfcBTS. B-i^^—-fall NONE of our Customers have to pay for Goods obher people had from us, an who never paid for them ; and aa for baying for Cash we assert ib fa the only key that will succeasfaDy open the bargain door, to the wide awake merchant. Everybody likes to save, and everyl>ody llkea to spend. Ife fs pprefcty hard to do both, bub it can b« dona by buying from ob. Yoar money goes co far that you can Doth bay more, and save more afc the same time, Don't take our word for it: re*d compare our'prices, and jadge for yourselves. NOTICE TO THOSE WHO BUT ON CREDIT. Compare these prices with the prices you are Fme^b Snowdrop Sugar 2|d per lb, or 701b bag for 15a M. Duchess Tea (very economical) 2a per lb or Is 9d per lb by the Tin. Golden Tipped Orange. Ptkos Ceylon 23 per Ib, or la 9d per lb by the tin. Further reductions by Half Chest or Chest. Station Tea fronr Ib lid per lb by the Chest. Good Sound Onions 2#lb Is, Bran 8a 93, Sharps 5a 9d per bag. Wax Candles (fluted or plain) 7d per lb Kitchen C ndles sid per lb. or by tk Finest Factory Cheese, 6d per lb box s|d. Finest Oatmeal, 251b bag 2s 9d Carriage Candles 9d and lOd per lb Brown's Corn Flour, 3i per lb Piano Candles lOd and la per lb Washing Soda Id per lb 2ib Tin Virgin Honey la tin Whiting, Id per lb 41b Tin Virgin Honey Is lid Finest New Cm rants 71b Tin Virgin Honey 3s 3d Finest New Sultanas. ?d per lb Colonial Essences, 5d per bottls or 4a pet Finest, New Raisins 6|d par lb, seedless 9d doz per bettle (Lemon, Almond, Quaker Oats lOd per packet Vanilia, etc Finest Cufc Lnaf Sugar 3|d per'^lb Sicily Almonda, per lb 14 Pure Coffea 2s per lb Jordan Almonds „ 2 4 French Coffe Is BJ, Harp Ooffe Is 4d per Finest Dried Apples, per lb 0 0 lo m Dried Apricots  11 Finest Roasted Coffeeßeans Is lOd and 2s „ Dried Peacheaj „ 19 per lb Preserved Ginger ' „ 0 8 Peek's Chocolate Powder (delicious) £lb Mixed Spice, lid per packet, Mb tin Is 2d, lib tin 2s 3d tin 6d New Spanish Valencia Raisins 6|d per lb Golden Sy?np 21b 6d, 41b la, 71b Is M Elemo Raisins 4jd per lb 141b 3a 3d, 28!b 6* 6d, 561b Us 3d Finest New Dates 6d per lb Superior Treacle, 21b 6d, 41b Is, 71b Is 8d Fine Muscatels, per lb, 1 0 141b 3s 3d, 28ib 6*, 561b 10a 9d New Natural Ftgs „ 0 8 Fesence Rennet 8d and lOd bottle Finest French Prunes, per lb o^lo Weave's Food lid, Mellin's Food Is 9d „ Stewing Pruned „6d and 0 8 Benger's Food Is lid and 3s Qd per da New Mixe«? Pee!, orange, lemon, Robinson's patent Groats and Barley and citron, per lb 0 8 p er fc( n 71b Tins Beet Lemon Peel, per tin 3 9 Nelson's Gelatine loz. packet Barcelona Nuta „ 0 8 f) Isinglass, loz packet Finest Icing Pugar, per lb 0 6 Malzcna 8d lb, Qneeusknd Arrowroot 8d „ Castor Sugar, per lb 0 5 Oadbnry's Cocoa Hb lOd, i!b la 8d Crosse and Blackwell'B Essences 9d per Van Houten's Cocoa Alb Is 9d, ±lb lid bottle lib tin 3s 3d Lewis' Prize Bacon, by roll or side Fry's Cocoa Jib 4*d, £lb BJd, lib Is 4£ci per lb 0 6f Chocolate 4d and od per cake Lewis' Prize Hams, per lb 0 8 <j, iden Vale Milk 5a 6d doz, 6d tin Finest Refined Lard, per tin Is Id BISCUITS, and 0 6 Fancy Lunch 3£d lb by tin or 3*d lb Deaslcated Cosoinnt  0 7 College  Edmond's Baking Powder, 6d and Super. Wfne s£d lb by tin, or 6d Ib Itlpertin Vanilla Wine „ „ „lb Walnuts  0 8 Rich Tea 'id lb by tin, or Sd lb HbTins SfcGeorg&V Jams, per tin 0 5 People's Mixed 4d lb „ or 4ld lb lib Raspberry Jam, 6s fid doz., tin 0 6 Fancy Mixed s|d lb „ or 6d lb lib „ Crosse and Blackwell's Mar- Dessert 9d lb v or lOd lb malade 0 9 Garibaldi s£d lb „ or 6d lb ; Concentrated Jellies~L?mon, JRaep- Sultsnas ' „ <Jd berry, Vanilla— pint packeta, Snowfiakes Ud. lb „ or 6d • 5s 6d doz, per packet) 0 fi Water ",, „ M DeVere's Jelly Powders, assorted Ginger Nnts s|d b n or 6d lb flavonre, per packet 0 6 Cocoanne 7|dlb „ or 8d lb Bird Seed-Herap,Raps?, Canary,ibO 3 Cracknels Is Id 3b  or Is 2d lb Linseed, whole, 3d, crushed, per lb 0 4. p ee ]r, Freene and Co Biscuits Auslehrook's Cocoa Jib 4d,|lb7£d Chocolate Fingers Is 6d per lb " Milkmaid Milk 7s 3d doz, 7£d tin; Qafe Nolr la p-^r lb chemicals, Neapolitan Wafers 2s 3d per Id Morton's Cream of Tartar, per lb 1 3 Fbrence Wafeis 2s 31 per lb „ Carbonate Soda „ 0 3 Frjropean Mixed Is 3 i perlb „ Twtaric Acid „ 110 Raspberry Boudoir 2^ per lb „ Citric Acid, 3d oz. „ 3 6 pkesjeevgd jfish. „ A him, powdered „ 0 6 Salmon, Californian Bd, Fiat 9d, Cuttin „ Refined Saltpetre „ 0 6 lOd. Cocktail lid—per tin  Borax, powdered  0 8 Sardmes, Albert patent openei Is per tin „ Sulphur 0 6 n Small, 4d and 4jd, large 8d Disinfectant Powder, large Una l()<i Saroinea, in tomato sauce, 4|d per tin Caustic Soda 7d, Bd, and 9d per tm Morton's Fresh Herrings, flat 7d, kip- Carbolic Sand Soap 5d per bar pered lOd, Herrings in tomato sauce ""—""—""' lOd per t!n Day & Martin's paste Blackfng.doz; 0 4^ R e a Herring 9 afc Is, or 1 j fish 10a Bdj Nixey's Black Lead , per doz. 0 9 g tar Brand Mullet 7d per tin Peerless Glow per bob. 0 6 Preserved Bloaters lOd per tiu Black Lacquer, (Castle Brand) bofc. 0 9 I "• ,«, ,ln UnS i X I Ground Rice 3£d Brunswick Black, per tin 0 7 SpHt Peas 61bs i s> or 2( j ]b Keen's Oxford Blue, per Ib 010 p earl Bad s{bs lg| or g, d ib Reckitt's Bag Blue, „ 010 Egyptian Lentils 3Jd lb at George a Blue, „ U 8 Haricot Beans 3Mlb Oolman's D.S.F- Mnatard, lib tins 1 8 Macaroni and Vermicelli Is lOd box o Jlo tins 10£ d, Jib tins 6d 6(i j b Keen's Mustard Condiment per lb 1 3 FJ Brand ic^m 9a v ocr doB or m 71b tins 6s 9d per bottle Finest Dairy orJTable Salt, 5s per owt 0 and B Currie p owder m doz Qf n<J „ v halt, 71b bag Bd, 14>b bottle bag, Is 3d, Rock Salt 5s 0d and £410s Mellor . B Sance j pin 6 B j d> plnfcs la 3d bo per ton Lea and Perrin'a Sauce fpint la 4d, pin Ginger, whole Is 3d, ground Is 4d lb 2s 6d White Pepper (guaranteed pure) Is 4d lb Onr Own Sance j }nt 5d , (9A lib Tin Rabbit inJellyJTd, 21b, lOd and Is Tcmato gac|ce 9 | J er pin » b ottlo m,, „,   ", .... , _. Anchovy Sauce Is 3d pint bottje Table Vinegar 6d, 9d, and lOd bottle Tobacco-Williams' J ano 5 3 lb j Nallrofi White^Wine Vinegar 9d bottle 4s 6d lb j Derby 5b 6d lb • Goldoft Washing Soap-Stlkstone lOd bar or 11s B(Jgle 6a per lb^ Oafe Tobac ' o Per box Ibor6dperea McLeod's almond ecentPd 9d bar. lls MatchfiS Plaids 4s per grosSt A d do|C Per, box . t. _. 1000 Vestas, Bell's, 4s lOd doi, I Rawling's almond scented, 9d o»r. bos . lcoo Y est^ Germars, 3a 10d Domestic, 6d bar doz> 4^ box . 250 Vestas. Bell's, 1 8 8d Bond's Clfesnser, 5d bar, 6a 3d box doJJ( 2d box . Sa f 6ty » Sf B and M gd Barilla Ash lOd bar packet, small 3d p^ckeb Sunlight so*p la per \^f¥- »a^ Starch, Oolman'a, s!b pkh sid lb Lifebuoy (Carbolic), Is 4d box, 6d bar Llly) per llb x 5% Toileb Soap—Pear 9 assorted tablets, 4in BorftX s tarch <j iaze) i 8 dIM . lid1 i d pac^et box, Is box Bovril Is 9d and 3s bottle Pear's unscentea tablets, 6d each, 5a 6d Extract Meat Js 9d per jar doz Washboards, wood, lid, zinc Is 2d O.eaver's Shaving;bticks, 9d each American brooms Is 3d, ls.6d. Is 9d Brown Windsor, lib bar lOd, 10 tablets 23, 2s 3d » - • forl9 « llt v aa in k oj Fresh Ground Coffae la 4d, Is 0d »nd Glycerine Soap, bars 4d, lib bars 8d lg 8d Hops, loose, Is 4d, and Is 6f» »b pressed PATENT MEDICINES, Etc, AT BARGAIN PRICES. Octlcura Soap, Is 4d Tablet, or 3 Tablets < Hood's and Ayer'a Sataaparilla 4s Bd>i Cam^hot 8d per Cake j o«n<*y' B Fluid Is sd, Lung Pre S erver Is Vaseline 5d and 9d j^r, lib tins la 9d Barry's Tricopherus Is 5d bottle Pure Glycerine 6d and 9d bottle Scott's Emulsion 2a 6d and 4s fid per Llcquorice Pawder, 61 per bottle bottle Pain liiller Is 4d and 2s 6d per bottle Sulphate Magnesia Zl par packet, Fluid Bonningtoii'alrish Moss la and Is 101 Is per bottle Mother Befgel's Syrup la 9d and 3a bottle French Chalk lOd per lb pm s Eolloway's and Cockle's Is 4d box Chloride of Lime Is per tin Beecham's and Seigel's Is 6d box $t Jacob's Oil 2a 93 per bottk Senna Leaves 2d per packet ' Himrod'a Astbma Cure 5s 6d per tin' Epsnm Salts 6d per dozen Norwegian Cod Liver Oil Is 3d per bottli Encs' Fruib Salts 3a 3d bottle Kepler'a Exfcrocb Malb 2i 6d per bottle Meltin's Food Is 9d, Benger's Food Kipler's Extract Malt and Cod Liver Oil is 9d 2s 9d per bottle Pears' Fuller's Earth and Violet Powdsr Eliman's Embrocation la 3d, la 5d and 8d box 2s lid Friar's Balsam and Carbolic Oil, Jld per Bile Be*ns Is 5d box bettle Solazzi Juice 6d and 8d st'nk Coutta Acetic Aoid la 9d and 2s lid p er bottle, 2oz bottles Caacara Segrada 104 per bottle, Dr Tibbies Vi Cocoa lOd and 1% Id tin, Eucalyptus Bd, Is and Is 4d botbis We are opposed to the Trust, and for that reason we have v Oaish System and trust no one.This enables us to Retail our Goods at WHOLESALE PRICES. We are Cash Buyers of Beeswax in any quantity. Terms : Prompt ITett Cash with the Ordora No charge for packing cases, and all orders delivered free at railway statio& and within a two miles radius of Ashburton. FLETCHER BROS. b H SUPPLYiSTORES ASHBUKTON AND QHRISTOHURC ,