jacJga to prooLim to the world, "If fctasith *ues done*, I aha 1 give judgment »ga not 3f>Bet>" Some years ago, when » Pn-hibi ti- a L Oeftsing Committee began p'ayiug "Mag's diversions" ia Sydenbam, then proceedngs came under the notice of the Conrt of Appeal, and io the course of hie judgment on the matter, the late Mr Justio•• Richmond made «ome pertinent remarks, which wil! bear reprinting :— 'The methods & of popular agitation in the present day are BOtruely eongifetent with the maintenance by those who conduct it of f&iineea towards opponents, and » just and equal temper of mind; »nd there ore abunduut siuua that the appellants \i c , fbe SyJenh m L'cetiSinp Committee) have m ng'ed wish tht z al of eformera not a little of the pat-Hen cf partisans. lam far from importing to il»« appelkets eonhc*ous deviatum fr« m the .■ t; but I oannot accept thtm as aatisfac ory expositors of their own tnotivti and roundu of aotioo. Their act» weigh with me more jeavily than their declarations • ?en than their declarations upon oath- The invincible prejudice which has blinded them as judges, disqualified them cc witnesses " During the past three jeats wo havt had &n axoellent Li«ensing Committee, its members representing the different parts of the dis *rio6, and two of thrm being teetotalers (bqt nob prohibitioniatß), who have adminis. the law justly and impartially, and to the satisfaction of everybody but extremists. We oaonoo do better than re-elect them j and it is to be hoped that the moderate tbinking portion of the community will not, by their apathy on the polling day, permit the administration of tha licensing laws in Ashburton to fnll into the hands of men whose " invincible prejudice " would prevent fchem, if elected, from dealing in c. fair and reasonable manner ivith the business sub mitted to the Licenßiug Committee.—l am, etc., Moderate, Ashburtor, March 19.

THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir —-Rcp'ying to your correspondent *' Ben Trovato," I do not pose as an autho rity upon the subject, but I have always understood that the three colours upon our nationalfl kg are .emblematical of the three kingdoms of England, Ireland, and Scotland, fthe rid symbolic ng the red rose of England, the white, the white ehcmrock of Ireland, »nd the bine, the blue thistle of Scotland. —I am, etc., ■ CHAS W. PuRNELt. ,

TRANSVAAL WAR.

Surrender of Thousands of Rebels

Transvaalers Still Hoping for

Inteivention

A JBridge Mown Up

Arrest of a Cape Legislator

Boer Deserters JBring in Gnus

Ihe Captured British Convoy

Brave Westralians

United Preß« Association—By Electric Telegroph.—Copyr'ght. London, March 19 Eight hundred Free Staters at Edin burg surrendered. Thousands of rebels in the Orange districts have surrendered.

The Transvaalers cling to the de lusion that Europe will intervene.

The Presidents of the two Repub lics pay accounts of a£Boo and upwards in bar gold. Two thousand five hundred rifles were surrendered on Friday.

Lord Eoberts'rf action in releasing those who surrender on parole induces others to submit

The Boera have quitted Windsorton, a prize-fighter, Holloway, their ad jutant, blowing up the bridge. Mr Da Wc:t, an Afrikander Bond member of the Cape Assembly, has been arrested at Burghersdorp.

Boer deserters brought a Maxim nine-pounder to Belmont. Another nine-pounder was brought to Co'esberg. British cavalry hold Thabachu, mid way betweenßloeinfontein and Lady brand.

Colonel Ptumor was at Pitsani on the 13th, and reconnoitred Raruath labama.

Desperate sapping and counter -supping is proceeding at Mafeking, the Boers being driven to the main lines of investment.

Oolonel Baden-Powell was hopefun on the 12th,

Lord Methuen swaa at Warrenton on the 16th inst. He prevented the Boers destroying the deviation bridge, »nd secured the pant over the Vaal River. General Gatacre captured forty waggons and two engines and a quan tity of ammunition at Springfontein. Some of his prisoners are Transvaalers.

Colonel Price, of the Victorian Con tingent, fell into a spruit and broke a rib, but bae recovered.

A portion of stores taken when the British convoy was recently captured at Riet river, was recovered at Bioeuifon fcein.

Major Hunter Weston's feafc in traversing the Boer lines saved twenty six locomotives from being carried of

The officer commanding at Slingers fontein on February 9tb 3 issued an order recording his higii appreciation of the courage and determination of twenty Australians under Ouptain Moor. Their determined stand against a large body of Boprs prevented the turning ot the British flank.

The Boer Prisoners

Precautions

More of Scjireiner, the Traitor.

(Received Wakapuaka March 20, 9 sa.m This Office 9 37 a m) London, March 19 Owing to infectious cases of fever Rmong the Boer prisoners, their depar ture for St. Helen* has been delayed None of the Free Staters will be sent to St, Helena. Winston Churchill states that there are 14,000 Boers with twenty guns afc Biggarsberg. The women, children, and British oiicers at Pretoria have been trans ferred to quarters under Daspoortridge } on the outtkirts of the city.

British warships! have landed men and gaos at Waltish Bay, ac a precau tion against the Boers entering ©amor al and.

Received Wakapuaka March 80, 9.5 a.m Ihia Office 9.37 a.m Capetown, March 19 Ab a sop to the Afrikander Bond, Scbreiner has prohibited jubilant de monstrations oa account of British successes, unless Authorised,

(' eoeiVcd U likapntik* March 20, 10 5 a m ThuOffioe 10 35 am, '

iru * okdok, March 19 rhrer-fourtha of the Free Staters have returned to their h<. m * B The trek of the .ebels from Launga and v ryburg to latuaraland was prevented by the Hottentot chief, son of Witbooi

THE PLAGUE

Supposed Appearance in Adelaide

United Prees Association—% Electric Telegraph—Copyright.

Received Wakspn ka March 20 9 30 a.m, Ihis Office 10 30 a m. Sydney, March 20 There are suspicions in the case of a woman namec? Moore in Kent Street, and another at Randwick. Both were quarantined,

Adelaide, March 20 Consternation was caused by the death of a man Grubb in the Adelaide hospita],Bupposed to be from plague. The Hospital doctors state there have been at least five suspected cases of plague its the institution. All proved fatal; Members of the profession outside are sceptical and point out there has bean no case anywhere else in the colony.

DURHAM'S "TERRIBLE CRIME LIST."

"In bis charge to the Grand Jury, ab Durham, Justice Gractham said ha had been coming among them for a good many years to assist in the administration of justice ; but he was sorry to say that, with the exception of one occasion, he had never had to charge the Grand Jury of the county on such a terrible list of crime as theiy had to deal with on the present occasion. It was a black calendar.

'' Whether it was owing fco the prosperity of the labouring classes in the oounty he did not know, but this he did know, that drink was nr-auifestly the cause of this *tate of things in the county. Nearly the whole of the bad crimes they had to deal with bad •tnanated in this way, resulting in death or violence!

"To his mind, ib was impossible that public-houses could be properly conducted when people went to them, stopped there for a time, and went home, not dead drunk one wished they did—but fo drunk that they went and murdered their wives, and com mitted all sorts of offences.

" Well, that ought to be stopped. He knew it was a very difficult thing to do, but he was quite certain that the pub!ichouse» ought to be dealt with more strictly, and the keepers of public-houses should be made to feel the result of these crimes," Here is a •• severe indictment" indeed, but it is well merited. For years it has been a ground of bitter complaint that our magis trates have not done their duty. Ib is not the magistrates of oae town alone, but the complaint applies wi h litrfe, if any excep tion, over tv.e whole land. They ate habitu ally, far more concerned for the interest of the publican th-n of the public. The license laws are carried cut with a degree of leniency that is most discreditable to tho b*noh. Licenses are granted whero they are nob in the least needed. Publicans charged with keeping disorderly houses ate dis.nipaerl without a penalty, or if convicted their licenses are scarcely ever endorsed. The number of convictions of pubUcan«, 4n pro portion to convictions for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, is, notoriously, infiuilesi mally small throughout the land. Much of this cu'pable leniency on the part of the magistrates, 100 plainly results from the tied house Bystem. This cvi' ru s through the whole piece, The brewing company, com posed of fine gentlemer, ofren the intimate friends of the m-gistratep, presents an im posing front, and appeals to tho priva'o feelings of the magistrates a? no humble publ;ctn can do Hence licenses are granted to <he one, which vvou'd have been refused to the other. Tho same influence leads to more lenient <!e»!ic£ with the house when charged with any breach of the licensing law. But what is still worse, is the tied house, the man who keepi it is no proper publican, bub the mere afjent of the brewer —liable to be di-n:issed at a moment's notice, and succeeded by another —the home, in the meantime, being allowed to* evade all the rrquirementa of the law, and oirry on its pernicious influence as before.

Bob it will be idle to expeob any babt er action of the magistrates in beh»lf of order and morality, fo long as they lend them selves to the tied house system, for it ia, fret* beginning to end, a violation of the great purpose of the licensing laws—-the protection of the public from the evils of the drinking system. The tisd bouse system needs no new legislation for ita entire suppression; All that is required is to honestly carry out the law as ie stands. No new license would, in this case, ever be granted exoepb to the kona fide publican, and he, and he alone, would be responsible for the good conduct of the house. If he violated thn law he would be punished, and in flagrant cases his license would be endorsed, and if that process was repeated a third time, the license would be withheld from that house no matter who its owner might be—whether some wealthy firm of brewers, or some speculating lawyer or bookmaker, or nondescript capitalist. It is of vital importance thai; magistrates should fully realise the vast responsibility that rests on them as the administrators of the law. The legislative function may be wisely executed—gnod laws may be passed, bub they entirely fail of their object if they are not faithfully administered. Magistrates should be made to feel that all the evil effects of undue leniency in the execution of the laws Bffacting the licensing of public houses and their management—the drunken ness, the ruin of families, the accidents, the crimes—lie ab their doors. If they were properly impressed with this truth, their tender consideration for bhe wealthy owners of the houses where all this ruin is achieved, would give place to a stern deter mination to do their duty regardless of all minor considerations, and to use the power with which they are entrusted, to curb, as far as possible, this monster demon of modern society.

Further, while considering the applications of brewing firms and other large capitalists, the magistrates ought to be powerfully im pressed with the fact that they are dealing with men whose sole purpose is to extend for the sake of sordid gain, a trade which is notoriously the principal cause of the pau perism and disease and crime that afflict and disgraoe our nation • men whose hearts are steeled against every appeal of humanity, and who, whenever they obtain magesterial permission to open a drink shop where none existed before, will, without remorse, convert a paradise into & pandemonium>

If the magistrates were faithful in dealing with cases brought before them, another reform would follow* Our polioemen would be encouraged to do their duty in looking after intoxicated people, and after infractions of the law in public-houses, as they have not been of late. Nothing is more common than to see the magistrates dismiss cases in which disorder was most palpable—and ife haa nob unfrequently been bhe case that a policeman who was too earnest ia doing his duty in this class of casoß ? has been speedily relegated to some other part of the district); We need great reforms in pur licencelawß, bub to judge by the report of the Royal Gommiaaiou, no effectual reform can be expected for many years to come. But in the meantime an im provement may be affected, if only our magistrates can be roused to a sense of their tremendous responsibility, and effectually encouraged faithfully te dieqharge it.—F. F

FIRE AT THE POST OFFICE.

** — Splendid WoiU h.v the Brigade.

Shortly after 6 30 this morning the terrifi screeching of ihe railway online ttifJioaipf that sitnething had gone wrong A fey seconds later the flm bull pea ed out ai alarm. D-nse clouds of smoke issuing fron the Post Office lef<> no doubt a-! to the scene of the outbreak, aud a crowd q .icklj gathered. In the meantime the Brigade had turned out with great, promptness and wert on the spot iv a vory short time. The fires in the steamer had been well laid and a full head of a!earn was «oon »vj,ilable. Prompt <.r the m n had been, however, the fire in the build ng had obtained a bit; hold before thn firflf stream of wa'er could be got to play -sod it looked ac though the buildings wore doomed. Ander-the able'direction of Cap' am A A iTook*, however, the Brigade worked with a will and determination thab excited the admiration of the crowd, and after a Bpiendid fightimcceeded in Baying the greater part of the office. Where all d.d so wel it is perhaps invidious to mention a few, but special praise is certainly due to the Messrs Dorm Bros, and to Branchman tStribbling, of the manual engine, for the skill and bravery they brought to bear on the work. As to the cause of the fire. Mr Renner, the post master, with his family resides on the premises, and about! 6.30 the servant girl got up and lit tho washhouee fire, preparatory to commencing the week's washing. She went into the house again, was there a few minutes, and then returned to the wash house. To her amazement she found one wall a mass of flitn a. She alarmed the family inside, and Mr Renner was quickly on the spot. He saw at a glance that the whole end of the washhouse close to the boiler was a masß of flames, which were breaking through ihe roof. He realised at once that nothing could be done with the washhouse, the only thing was to tiy and save the main building. By this time willing hands were on the spot, and while they dashed water on the building to check the fhmes as much aa possible, Mr Renuer rang up the Fire Brigade on the telephone. In the meantime he was making arrangements inside for saving the mails and instruments. The Brigade, on their arrival, were afraid the building was doomed, and Mr Renner then had the instrument?, mails, and in fact, everything connected with the office, re moved to the railway station oppcsite. Mr Renner's first aDxiety was for his office, and he devoted the whole of bis attention to thip. The telephone exchange was in great danger, and he promptly had the annuncia," tors and everything removable taken out. The neighbours, headed by Mr Hacr-ihan, were studying Mr Rennet's interests, mean time, and quickly stripped the residential p*rfe of the building of everything moveable. The furniture, the pis.no, in fact everything was got oub, snd Mr Benner was extremely pleased and thankful to find that while ho was doing his duty at the front, his neigh bours were caring for the lit! le things behind him. The Brigade were doiog sblendid work on the fire, and to the surprise of everybody succeeded in extinguishing the fl<im"-'S. The back part of the building was destroyed, and the smoke and water rone* trated through the whole of the front <ffi es, which will require a deal of renovating. Damage to the extent' of nearly £400 was done When all dangec was over the staff set to work with a will and in spite of the water leaking down through tha roof, dispatched the mails up to time a performance deerving of tha greatest credi'. By nine o'clock thiDgs were restored to order and bu-ines» was going on as usual with the exception of the telephone exchange, which of course was completely upset owing to the fusing of the wires and dostructian of the room. An ad ditional staff of workmen was sent dowts from Ohristchurch to effect the neaessary repairs in this department which will soon be work ing sgair.

The Mounted Corps job A*hburton— A deputation consisting of Hie Worship the Mayor, Messre G. A. M. Bickley, and A. A. Fooks, waited on Colonel Fo'o Penton at the express train today, re tho Mounted Corp*. Af;er the deputation hud laid the matter io a luoid manner bef^..re tie Colonel, he stated that at present ho was simply inundated with offers of mounted corps, but he cer^ taiuly thought this.district admirably fuited for one. Atanyr&te, nothing woull ha done until after the departure of the Contingent, whea it would be fully gone into. The deputation thanked the Colonel.

ifiE ASHEtJRTON <3tJABpfAS ; TUJSSDaY, : MARCM 20, 1900



.THANKS MR W, 11. KENNKR desires to thank most cordially the gentlemen who m kindly assisted to remove his furniture, etc, { during the fire at the Post Office. He also thanks the members of the Fire Brigade for their extremely prompo and valuable asstet acc •._ 3 173 tOUTH AFRICA. AFTER THE WAB. AS I am returning to South Africa id the course of a few days it has occurred to me that I might be able to execute com missions there, either in conueetioa with shipments—suppling information as to the markets, and the best openings for new arrivals. I shall also be in a position to ruppiy reliable information of all aorta. Communications may be addressed for the present, to the ofljoe of this piper. 3 170 h. h. stephens. ; SATUBDAyTmIrOH 24. R&KAIA. SHOP AND DWELLING HOUSE, and £ acre of land, a!so Stock-in-trade, Furniture, Etc., ia the Estate of W FokbkSj deceased. MR T. BULLOCK will Bell by Public Auction at the Arcade tn the above date, on account of the Public Trustee In the above esbate : — Eia interest in Lots 442 and 444, con taining £ an acre, situated in the township of Rakaia, on which is erected a Dwelling House, Shop, eta., also Stock-in-trade, Furniture, etc. The whole to be offered aa a going con cern,—Terms and conditions ab sale Note time—ll.3o a.m. T. BULLOCK, 5 156 Auctioneer JSATUKDAYrMIBCIiIir WAKANUI DISTRICT, 1 A Q}l ACRES, I>jQll 14tO /2 ACRES, X4tO /2 Estate of W A Knapman, deceased, MR T. BULLOOK has received instruc tiona to sell by Public Auotion ab the Arcade on the above date on account of the Executors of the late W A Knapman, i 43 aores 2 roods 20 poles, Wik&nui Road Distrcb, being Rural Section 29024, situated at the corner of the Road l&ading from Rakaia to the original homestead of the Wakaoui Station. * Full particulars furnished on application. | Terms at Sale, Note time—ll.3o a.m. T. BULLOCK, § 144 Auctioneer SATX^AY7~MAEOT~"I24ii IMPORTANT~SALE OF 759 ackks 759 ALFORD FORFST, PRINCIPALLY B.USH LAND. MR T. BULLOOK has received instpuo? tions from p. D. S, Neate, Es^ , to Bell by Public Auotion at the Arcade on the above date,-— 759 Acreß, 1 rood, 10 perohea, ab Alford Forest, being 20743, 22047, 22048, 22049,22069, 22070,22071, and 22072, principally bush land, in its native state, and a portion of ib ia supposed to contain plenty of limestone, coal, etc. Further particulars furnished on application. Sale at 11.30 a.m T. BULLOCK, 3 97 Auctioneer.



HOW IS IT the AtcouNS can sell 10 cheap ? Easy, when you know that { their rent is less than one-fcbird it would be in East Street, and that they do moat of the work themselves. If you want & nice Suits for youreelforyour boys, or Boots of Shoes for wife or daughter, come to Robert Alcobn's, Havelock Street, where you wil get them good as well fta cheap. FOR SALE—Seven paid-up Shares in the Industrial Building Sooiety No. 2, Apply Mail Offioe_ ANTED—A really good quiet Cow, about four yeara old. Apply Mail md, Gvarpian Office* ' i



SMOKE ONLY NEW VENUS imhk, I QUEEN LIGHT. A PEEFECT TOBACCO.



Friedlander Bros. WEST STREET AUCTION MART OUR USUAL HORSE FAIR Will be held on '' FRIDAY, April IS, i 1900, For which we are now receiving entries, 3 155 JRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd Ip & S. KNIGHT are buyers of al Jo kinds of Second-hand Goods. Ad orning Mks Knight's Boarrlinghouse. WANTED, at once, Experienced Groom. Apply J Newman's Stables, Aah burton 3 173 LOST or Stolen—A Brindle Greyhound Bitch. Fir.der kindly return name to T. Dixeen, i act Street. An}'one retain ing saina after this notice will be prosecuted. 3_160 ]71RE^B Oysters, Shrimps, and all kinds of J Freeh Fish by express To-niaht,—J H Jewitt. Telephone 96. Opposite Mail Office. ' 3 42 MEhITING of Householders wiilbe he'd . in the Alionton School on THURS DAY, 22<.id mat, at. 8 p.m., tt removing the Third htnndird, or other business — John Kia.s_EL. Convener. 3 117 FOB. TASTK and Design, see Nortbcote and Heffobds Windows before buy ing your Autumn and VVin'er Millinery. VPIP NOKTHOOTE AND BeFFOKIj's for your Auluma and Winter Millinery. See windows. WANTED KNOWN-Removal of the old pstablished firm of Mitchell & 'I uriNEB, from oM premises in Tancred Street to New Shop in Burnett Street. OUR Soldiers are told to remember "M juba" when fighting the Boers. But to como nearer home ib will pay to remember A. H. Williams 1 when io wanbof books, stationery, fancy goods, toys, news paper*-, etc. Lowest prices. Plain figures. New goo'ls wetkly, Large stock of school books and f chool requisites.— A H Williams, Tanored Street. WELDON'rt L*dies Journal, Weldtn' B< z\ar, February Numbers, Yourg Ladies Journal for M»rcb, Richard Cirv. J, (Winton Churchill), New Ride to Khiva.Cur Navy, Soldiers of the Queen, (VVyndham), Strength and How to Obtain it, (Sandow).— H. M. Jones. ANTED Known—That J. WonsoiJ has received a large supply of Summar B-jots and Shoes, suitable for the Holidays. They are all of the best brands and makers, and never equalled in Aahburton. J.M. being the only practical and experienced Bootmaker in the town, thus gives him superiority and facility to knew best what to get. 'I here to: c the pnblic have no need to wonder whore to go for reliab'e Boots and Shoes. Discount for cash as usual. Be;>airs done at once. Bust Sole Leather used and work manship, at The 11*11, Kasb gfcreet, Ash burton-



I T. U. UNDaiLL-j, [E, UtfDBILL 1 H. UNDBILL AIND CO., T7WRNISHING UNDERTAKERS JJ URNISHIJSG UNDERTAKERS TANORED STREET, ASHBURTON EVERY REQUISITE ON HAND. Poliahed Coffins a Specialty. A Ohoioe Assortment of Artificial Wreaths n Stock.. Private Address, Peter Street, directly behind Oddfellows' Hall; also care of Mr T. Andrews, East Belt. 2 " ~~~~FOR^ALE ' HALF ACRE of Land, on Alfortt Forest Road, near Woollen Factory. For particnlars apply FRIEDLANDBR BROS., Ltd. WE ARE CASH BUYEKS OF WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY, AND GRASSJSEEBS. Friedlander Bros. Limited fmiwu jgi mmjj_ ii__i_i __ ijgi Ji!iE_Jg!!l!i!LiLJ DAVID THOMAS. RAM FAIR. THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1903 I SHALL havo the following lines cf good Sheep tor Sale at the above fixture, viz : From the Anama Estate,—- ■ A Of) S°Und Mcuth MERI^ rO EWES OKA Four-;ooth halfbred EWES iAA Six-fcooth halfbrod EWES QKf\ ?ound mouth halfbred EWES Q Merino Rama. 5 164 D. THOMAS, Auetionfer.



[)ECL UtATIOiNS" OF MEDICAL MEN. r I * HK yt-ar 1847 was remarkable for the JL following dtolaration of opinion cf upwirds of two thousand medical men of the United Kingdom and India, many of tl.cm bi'itig of tho highest dietinjtiui. in the profession : ~ (1) —That a very lvg-s portion ot human misery, including poveriy, disease, and ciime, is induced by the ose of j alcoholic an i fermented liquors ap ; beverages (2)— That tho most perfect health h compv.iblo with total abstinence from a 1 intoxicating beverages, whether in the form of ardent spirits, or as wine, beer, ale, porter, cider, etc. (3)— That persona accustomed to such drinks, may, with perfect safety, discontinue them entirely, either at once, or gradually after a short time. (4)— That total and universal abstirwnce from alcoholic beverages of all sort? would greatly contribute to tht health, the prosperity, fhe morality and the happiness of the human race." Ac eaily aa 1839 the following declara tion waa made public, having appended to it the signatures of seventy-eight men who occupied high positions aa scientists : "An opinion handed down from rude and ignorant times, and imbibed by Englishmen from their yonth, has becorce vi ry general, that the habitual use of some portion of alooholic drink, as of wine, beer, or spirits, is beneficial to health, and even necessary to those who are subjected to habitual labour. " AnaUmy, physiology, and the experi ence of all ages and countries, when properly examined, muat satisfy every mind well informed in medical seienc thab the above opinion ia altogether erroneous. "Man, ia ordinary health, like other animals, requires not any such stimulants, and cannot be benefited by the habitual employment of any quantity of them, large or email ; nor will their use during hia lifetime increase the aggregate amount of hia labour. In whatever quantity they are employed they will rather tend to diminish it." j At the International Medical Congress in Washington, D.C, in 1887, the follow ing statement waa subscribed to by the president of the Congress and seventy seven other members, including distin guished physicians from foreign countries: " In view of the alarnrng prevalence and ill effect of intemperance, which have called forth from eminent physicians the world over the voice of warning, we declare that we believe alcohol should be classed with other powerful drugs; that when prescribed medicinally it should be with a conscientious caution and a sense of grave responsibility ; that the use of a'coholic liquor as a beverage is pro ductive of a large amount of physical disease; that it entails diseased appetites upon offspring, and that ] it ia the cause of a large percentage of the crime and pauperism of our cities and country." At tb,e close of tr.s year 1871, a Medical Memorial was published with the appended aignatures of §69 eminent physicians and surgeons. " "lOii SALE, "" TOWN PROPERTY IN PETER STREET, viz :— DWELLING of 4 rooms, with ecullery, and | acre, opposite the Baptist Tabernacle, being Town Section 782, good land, nice garden, and orohasd planted with fruit trees ; there ia also a small stable at back ; the Property,of Mr T. Slbkman, who purposes ramosing to Tinwald, Terms and full particulars furnished by the undersigned. T, BULLOCK,



E. W. HANMER. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28 IMPORTANT | CLEARING SALE OF STOCK, FARM, IMPLEMENTS, FUR NITURE, Ac, Ao. I HAVE received instructions from Isaacs Sargbnt, Esq. to Sell by Public Auc tion at the Homestead, oa Wednesday, March 28, The wh3le of his Live Stock, Farm, Im plements, Furniture, &c, Ao., comprising— OH A Bix and Eight-Tooth Halt and UKJU Three - quarterbred EWES, (* splendid line) Prißle FrecziD 8 kAMBS I Q Draught Mares and Geldings 2 Four-year-aid Spring Cart Horses 1 Two-year-old Draughb, by •' Lord Stanley." "1 Yearling, by "Prince Imperial" 1 Yearling Draught, by " Spread Eagle" Q\ Hacks and Harness Horses A Cows, in fall profib "I Springer, 1 Fat Cow Q Head Young Cattle 8 Horsepower Portable Engine, wit* ChaSbutter and Saw Bench O Winnowing Machines g Drays HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, jmkS » large quantity of sundries. Two J>.F Ploughs, 1 S.F Plough, 2 Drills by Reid A Gray, 1 do Anglo-American, 3 Deenng Reaper and Binders, 1 Side Deliv ery, 1 Horse Rake, 1 Masaey-Harris Grubber, 2 Weighing Machines, 1 Duncan Grubber, 1 DisoHarrow by Reid & Gray, 1 do by Booth and McDonald, 1 Stripper, \ Spring Cart, I Gig, l-^ Wheel English Dog Carfc, nearly new, 3 Sets Tyne Harrows, 1 Set Chain do, 1 Gorse Cutter, 2 Casks Molasses, Large Portable Hut on wheels, Shaft and Leading Harness, Buggy Harness, Saddles and Bridles, Wheat, Oatß, Grass Seed.



The Auctioneer has every confidence in j recommending purohasers to attend this Sale, as every lot is for absolute disposal. Mr Sargent having purchased the Rockwood Estate as a going concern, he will have no further uae for aay article thab will be offered here, i Sale ab 11,50 Lunoheon provided* E. W. HANMER [J R BLAND, b uy Auctioneer WANTED KNOWN^H^.eT^SrS  6d each, 6£ib, Jgon«f Tins (patent .lids) gs eaoh, Butfe*!Boxes with parchment lining Ib lid each, at Fleiokhs Bros.' Cash iSttpply Stores,



WANTED KVOWN—Galvanised Bar Wire (hog or cattlt) 15< 9d per cwl No 8 Black Wire 13< 61 iur cwt, Bran 3 3d per bug.— Fleicueb Bros , Aehburto and Uhristchuroh. ASHBURTON POULTRY SOCIETY. \ COMMITTEE Meeting of the abovi /"V. Society will be held at the Treasurer' offi se, oq THURSDAY, 22nd, intc , at 8 p.m to be followed by the ANNUALGES^RAI Meeting. Business : South Island, New Zealanc Poultry Association ; Date of Show ; Arl Union and Important. Every Committee man ia requested to attend. R. B RESTELL, 3_H3 Hon. Sec aOTICE. NOTXOET" Mrs Robottom HAVING again taken over her Bfcudio, wishes the General Public to know S at she is doing ONE DOEEW CABINET PHOTOGRAPHS, Enamelled, And one only 12 xlO ENLARGEMENT, worked in Indian Inks by a first-class artieb; framed in Gilt, eiza 22 x 18, for the Bum of £1 is. £i is. Specimens on view at the Studio, Moore Street, opposite Royal Hotel, and Mr Jones, East Street, Ashburton 3 129 ESTATE OF WILLIAM FORBES, LATE OF BAKAIA, IN THE PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF CANTERBURY, TAILOR, DECEASED. ALL Creditors and Others having claima against the above Estate aro required fco send to J. J. M. Hamilton, Esq., District Agent of the Public Trustee, Chriatchureh, fall particulars of such claims, giving the items and amounts of the same, on or before the 17th day of May, 19C0, Printed forni3 for the purpose can be obtained from any of the Agents of this Office, All meneys payable to the above Estate may be lodged to the credit of the Publio Trustee's Account ab any Postal Money- Order Office, or paid to J. J. M. Hamilton, Esq., District Agent of the Public Trustee, Christchurch. JAMES C. MAM IN, Public Trustee. March 10, 1900, 3 108 B. F. DAVEY, 25, Tuom Street, CHRISTCHUICH Tfi NLARGING Photos, 12 xlO worked in Hi Indian Inks, and Framed ia Gilt 22 x 18 for £1 1?. Water colours £1 ss, oils £1 10?. I have been delivering thonsands of photos in New Zealand for the last sixyeara ; and have given every satisfaction. We can seloct a photo from any grouper make any alteration. I will guarantee theee to be at good as the ones I have been delivering for £3, and will last for ages. Don't forget to bring along your photo at ence. I have arranged with Missus Robottom &Co , to recsiva all orders at their Studio, Moore Street, (oppoM'e Royal Hotel). Orders re ceived by post or otherwise. Should you require one crpied from group, kindly place x (r toes; ui:dar tbe one you wished copied. The photos are worked by the best artists in the Australian colonies. This will last till Ist May. 3 127 ILICENSING DISTRICT O? ASBBUR TON. , ELECTION QW LICENSING COM SSSaMITTBE, ""*""* • IN pursuance of The Alcoholic Liquorß Sale Control Act, 1893, The Electoral Acts, 1893, and the Amendments of the said Acts, I, THOMAS WILLIAMTAYLER, Re turning Officer for the above named District, do hereby give notice that an ELECTION of FIVE Qualified Persons to act as members of the Licensing Committee of the Ashburtou District will be held on THURSDAY, 22nd day of March, 1900. The following have been appointed the polling places :-— The Courthouse, ABhburton (principal) The Borough Council Chambers, Aahbur ton The Schoolhouse, Wakanui The Schoolhouse, Dromore The Schoolhouse, Tinwald The Schoolhouse, Flemingtoa The Schoolhouse, Eiffelton The Schoolhouse, Ealing The Schoolhpuse, Hinds The Schoolhouse, Mayfield The Road Board Office, Mount gamers The Schoolhouse, Alford Forest *iSSK&i The Schoolhouse, Greenttreeb T. W. TAYLER, Returning Office*, LICENSING DISTRICT OF ASHBURTON ELECTION OF LICENSING.COM MITTEE I HEREBY give notice that the following Persons have been duly nominated a« Candidates for Election for the Licensing Committee of the above district, namely ;— FRIEDLANDER, Hugo, of Ashburton, Merchant, TAYLOR, Tho«as, of Ashton, Farmer. CHAPMAN, Stephen Stephensoj^ of Wil lowby, Farmer HARDING, William, of Willowby, Farmer SEALY, Joseph, of Ashburton, Seedsman THOMAS, Bavid, of Ashburton, Auctioneer McQUILKIN, John, of Willowby, Farmer MoLEAN, Donalds, of Tinwald, Gentleman MoFARLANJB, Andrew, of Alford Forest Farmer JONES, Henry Manvvsil, of Ashbarton, Stationer THOMAS WILLIAM TAYLER, Returning Officer March 15th, 1900 3 143 OSBORN COOMiiT, PIANO TUNER 4 EXPERT (Late of Loa^onjj, IS NOW SN ASHBURTON for bud nesß, and will remain in the district until 23rd inst. ORDERS may be left with MR LLEWELLYN OWEN ah his Mosio Studio, Arcade Chambers, Ashburto^ *y a fc Commercial Hotel* • ■> •? TTT^TIEH Mug Me 1.1 .^PGQ£ nas commenced business in A«hburten again, nex,t to Wj t Patching's, East Street, and wishes to solicit a fair share of the patronage of her old customers and the general public. Hotdinners, fishauppers, for a few boarders, * * §fa



FLETCHER BROS. CASH SUPPLY STORES. i Money invested PRESERVING The Store that here is uimilar gftinß jwt to patting it, SEASON, confidence and In a Bank on keepß ifc by Interest. Yon 1900* gl.bg honeab draw Stslnterest vain©, In value. £ foE % PRESERVING PANS in Brass, Oast Xron.fEnaroeU and Light Steel, Fntmifd, t If you want fco make a Light Purse^o eavy work, this ie theJStorelto^youj JARS. JAIIS, JARS. NOT FOR YOUR:!? ERVES, BUT FOR THE SEASON'S FRUIIf ORjJAM. j*i—^^C . Ameiican manufacture. The bottom JP^SBI » H ai'° n"'adoof «the tlJest_ Flint Glass. . lit JjH WOOD~JAM BPOO^S- 3J, 4 s}>d5 } >d 6djisch. PEESEEVIKG SUGA.K. GUARAN-EET|PUSESOATSK, and (be BEST PROCURABLE. A¥CKLAND Hojt, and No l|/\, 701b Bags 14*, or "with 5.b Tin Toa 13a 3i ng 70?b|Bag, 2£d per pound wifch Tea. * " F GALVANISED SHEEP NETTING. Sbocka6|!n;bh»|following| :— ="~"'' ".^"n; 4 InchjVlesh, 24 Inches Wide, 14 GrskXigQ""**""* *"*"**' " . " " 4 .» it 36 „ , 14 CtntrelStrand 4 » r. 36 „ „ ;14 „ 4 »» »f 36 .» it 15  4 » >«i 36 „ „ i6r,,: rOWL Bl! |NETTINa* |ello«ring Sisos :—. Bfoßb, 24 Inches Wids 1  „ 36 „ „ 2 i if 36 „ „ GALVANISED STEEL BARB WIRE. (Pig and Cattle). AND FENCING WIRE IN STOCK > TOMAHAWKS, EHINGLIJSG! HA3JOHETS, AND AXES, from Is 6d eatb. AT FLETCHER EROS.: GASH SUPPLYf STORES, ASHBURTON & OHKISTCHUJRCH. fx)— Full ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE Free on a} -.plica* ion. Sola New' Zealand Ageata fop th-a Celebrated DUCHfK^TKA,