Cape Parliament to disenfrauchiie - rebels for a period of five year?. Sixty chiefs, representing tribes of Natal and Zululand, melj at Maritz borg, And expressed their loyalty to the Queen, and admiration of Mr J. Chamberlain's policy.

Future Colonists.

(Received Wakapnaka Jane 12, 9.20 am, this office 9-51 am) Syuney, June 12 With the end of the war in view, m&uy passengers, chiefly artisans, are booking by vessels leaving various colonies for South Africa.

Lord Methuen'S Force.

Derbyshire fliiitiaiuen Killed

General Buller's Action Criticised

Received Wakapuaka June 12, 10.35 air, This Offise 11 6 am)

London, June 11 Lord Methaen was engaged on ifri dsj ten miles South of Heilbron.

Golonel Baird Douglas and fifteen Derbyshire militiamen were killed on Thursday at Roodeval, and Colonel Wilkinson and fifty privates wounded.

General Bullet's concession of an armistice is criticised as enabling the force he surrounded to escape with their guns. The British hare turned theDraken hnrg ranges forcing the Boers to retire in the direction of Standerton.

The British on Sunday night occu pied * d«file at the junction of Klip Biver and Gansvalei, anticipating three thousand Boer?, who with heavy guns were dispersed. Six British were killed and seven wounded,

THE EFFECTS OF THE GREAT GALE.

TERRIBLE JXPB*UISNCES OF THE MA ROC.

BOIIfBRINGS OF HER CARGO OF

OATTLK.

United Prc«i Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright Sydney, June 11

The steamer Maroo left Newcastle on Friday for .Noumea with 160 bul locks and 150 sheep. She put back to Sydney, having had a terrible tims in the galp. She ran into the storm twenty miles eot, and was knocking about for three days, most of the time being hove-to. The deck fittings and skylight were smashed, and two boats and a deck bouse, containing all the provisions, were washed away. The cabins and engine rooms were flooded. The vessel was only saved by continu ous pumping, The sufferings of a number of the cattle which were bat tened down in the 'tween decks were fearful. They were horribly smashed and mangled, and altogether 125 cattle and 40 sheep were washed over board or killed. A quantity of the cargo was damaged.

Tongan Affairs

United Press Association—By Electric

Telegraph—Copy righ b (Received Wakapnaka June 12, 9 50 am This Office 10 5 am) Sydney, June 12 Mr Basil Thomson, interviewed in reference to the declaration of a British Protectorate over Tonga, said the natives, ao far from objecting, wire quite satisfied to enter into a treaty which simply serves to keep any other nation bat Britain out of the territory, and secured them land and other pro perty under cur local Government. The Imperial Government had no desire to administer the Government of such a petty duster of islands, bat wanted a coaling station in the vicinity

Commercial.

ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET

There was only a fair attendance ab the Ash barton yards to-day on account of the wet weather, and bidding was slack in all classes. There was also a drop of 2s a head in all sheep pens, and cab tie were very dull. Botchers' pens were well filled. Fol lowing are a few prices :—Butchers' cross* bred ewes 12s Id to 13s lid ; merino wet hers 6s to Us 6d ; butchers' lambs 9s lOd to 10s; freezing lambs 12« 3d, 13s Id, 14s; freezing sheep 15s 9d to 19s 3d, Stores?- Lamb* 9« 3d te 11s; crossbred ewes 8s 5d to 14s ; merins wethers 5s Id to 5s 4d j crossbred wethers 13* lOd to 15ii Cattle fat crws £4 Iss ; steers £5 15s to £6 15s ; fat heifers £410s to £4 12s 6d; dry cows 2215s { cowa in full profit £2 to £4 15i; aringen £3 6e te£4 5«; eighteen months' I steers 355.

To-Day's Telegrams.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph

Wellington, June 12

the Hon J. G. Ward and Colonel Pole Penton went off to the Westralla this morn ing? aid informally welcomed the returned Invalids, Shipping and a part of the town is dresied in bunting in their honour. The aiea on board are Privates Seely, Hardisg, Young, A R Tayler, and Sergeant Neilson of tbe Hotohkiss battery. Bhoeing-imith Taylor remains behind ia the Melbourne hospital, The men being still under mili tary regime", are forbidden to offer any criticisms or comment! on the campaign. A formal welcome, followed by an official lanoheon takes place at 1 p m. Invekcabgjll. June 12

The Ocean Beaoh Freezing Works, lately owned by Nelson Bros., have been purchased by Birt and Co., Ltd., who are largely Interested is the frrz?n meat trade between Australia and London. J. G. Ward and Co. have been appointed managing agents Wellington, June 12

The Supreme Court is engaged in a libel action, £1000 damages, brought by T R Byrne, barrister, of Kumar a, against the Auckland Obstrvet % based on a paragraph in thai paper, commenting on Byrae's connec tion with an assault on two charwomen last session, the venue being changed from Hokitika to Wellington. The paragraph complained of, said Byrne would appear to be a rather gay Lothario when he got away from bis - own Bailiwick, and spoke of his attending an entertainment of a Baoehonelian character, and accuied him of jostling the charwoman in rather a rough manner, and suggested if Ktnnara wished to keep its reputation it oughb to keep its fleet-footed mayor ab home. Tail, plaintiff contends, is an accusation of being » bad character, of being intoxicated, and guilty of conduct unbecoming of his profession, of perjury and assault. Not withstanding he wae acquitted "by tbe Magistrate, be had been greatly injured in orodii: and reputation in conse quence. For the defence, it is contended no »defamatory meaning was attached to the words, which are a fair comment in good faith and without malice upon the actions and con dncb of plaintiff, which were matters of pub- He interest. It is alleged the words are true in fubetanoe and fact, and defendants deny that plaintiff Is greatly prejadiosd or us jured

"THE TRUTH ABOUT THE BOER WAR."

The keen interest takes In everything connected with the preseut war was shown by the crowded »udiecce that gathered in the Oddfellows' Hall on Monday night, to near Mr A. W. Baker, of the South African Compounds Mission, give his lecture, adver tised as "The truth about the Boer War."

His Worship the Mayor occupied the chair, and on the platform was the Rev. >". Fee, who introduced the lecturer. The Mayor expressed his pleasure in presiding at the meeting, seeing that the lecture was in connection with the war. Anything refer ring to the present contest was of the very greatest interest to Britishers. Mr Baker prefaoed his addresi by saying he had not been quite correctly introduces. He had been styled Key A. W. Baker, whereas though he was a missionary and 11 reverent," he was nob a ••reverend." He was, be continued, born in South Africa, in the colony of Natal, and had been more or lees in contact with Boers all his life. For the last 12 years he had been a resident in the Transvaal, 8£ yean at Pretoria, and nearly 4 years in Johannesburg. !Ehey would agree then that he muib have seen much worth speaking about. The dominant feature of Boer character was hatred of the British, which originated through the latter insisting on the emancipation of the slaves, j He detailed the treaty the Boers made with Dignaan, the Zulu chief, whereby they were to be given Natal in return for 700 head of cattle taken from a rival chief, the great foe of Dignaan. The Boers went) out of their way to slaughter the natives and st«al their oattle, and thus paid the price of Natali Thete was such a thing, however, as the law of retribution, and both the Boers and Dignaan had to pay the penalty of their crime. The Boers, who had taken the oath of allegiance to Eng and, sought fco throw it off by trekking farther away, but were told that having onoa made their allegiance they could not thrown it off, no matter where they went. This served to increase their hatred of the British. Matters, however, appeared to settle down and the Boers enjoyed every privilege of Britishers. As a m*ttsr of face they received more than Britishers, as was shown in Gape Colony at the present day, where an unheard of itate of things existed, namely, that a member of Parliament in a British community had to learn a foreign language to be a member of the House. Tho me jofity of the members in the C«*pe House • were Dutch, and the Britisher had to learn that language to understand the speeches. The speaker detailed how the Boers, who would not oome under British contr 1, pushed on over the Drakensburg mountains and piilwged and plundered the unfortunate blacks to their hearts content. Some of the natives, however, never paid taxes lo them and never recognised them in auy shape or form. The Boers quarrelled among them selves and split np into three republics, Mr Baker deioiibed how the Boers inter married, and thui beoame extremely strong factions, which required a strong govern menb to deal with. On accountot the strength of these factions their government had been forced to wink at a great deal of defnuce, and thua the country's fiuanoes dwindled down to a state of hopeless bankiuptcy. In 1870 there was only 12s 6d in the treasury, with all officials' salaries in arrears, with the oountry flooded with paper money, nominally of the value of 20s, but only actually worth •bout Is, and with the country in a generally disorganised state. The Zulus, who mus tered some 40,000 warriors, could have swept through the Transvaal, had not the British Government supported the Boers beotuse they were white people. For years the Zulu king Oetewayo had been keeping his t. oops back. He had made a law that no young mt»n was allowed to marry until " he had washed his spear in the blood of the enemy." The speaker said that if, even in New Zealand, there was a law that no young fellow should marry till he had killed tome body, there would be a good many murder?. His hearers could understand then, that, when there were 40,000 savages kept in camp, away from their homes, and not allowed te marry till they had killed some one, they had a condition of things it required more than a native Government to control, Three times Uetewayo sent to the Governor of Natal, asking permission to attack the Boers and wipe them out; of existence. Each time he sent a more solemn warning, that if his men wete not allowed to attack he could not hold them in ohe< k. With such a fearful horde of savages on their borders, the Boers lived in daily terror f>r their lives, and sent to England asking her lo annex the country, and tetke it under her protection. Finally England consented, and Sir Theophilus Phepstone, with twenty-five native police men, went up and ;formally annexed the country, hoisting the British eneign in Pretoria amid tho shouting of the crowd, and taking the oonmry under British pro tection. The speaker here pointed out the duplioity and cunning of the Boers. They time after time said to England, she must annex the country, as they were unable to govern it any longer. The Bser President of thi.fc time went to Sir Theophilus Shep stone, and said that although they wished England to annex the country, still, to appeaie some of the Boers, who might object, he would put in a protest in writing. This be did, and it was afterwards brought up, that England annexed the country against the will of the Boers. The speaker asked what truth there could be in such a statement. If the Boers did nol wan*) the country taken over, why were not Sir Theophilui Shepstone and his twenty-five policemen put over ths border ! The thing was not done !■ a hurry* He and hh men were there for some months, and the an nexation was at the urgent request of the Boeri, England saved the Boers and their country, and pat down the Zulu war, at an awful cost of money and lives, and the Boers stood aloof and never lifted a little finger to help England. A small minority of people, traitors and agitators, then commenced to urge the Boers on to disaffection, assuring them if they only kept) on they would get their oountry back. Mr Baker prooeeded i to illustrate the patriaohal form of the Boer government. The president was accessible to any of ths burghers, and on the broad ateop or verandah at the Presidency, they smoked their pipes, drank their coffee, chatted over their domestic affairs, even down to the latest baby, and discussed their wants and grievances. Their life was iden tical with that of Jacob when he tended his flecks and moved from place to pace for the summer and winter feeding. The Soripture Btnry of Jacob sending his younger son Joseph out to see how his brethren were doing with the sheep was, to the Boers, like a page out of th«ir own history. A very great change came in when the British took charge. The Boer farmer from the far veldfa came in expecting to talk matters over, and met at Government House, ssy a soldier on guard who paraded up and down with fixed bayonet and took not the slightest notice of his request to see the Governor. On, he irefc some under-strapper of an upstart olerk who, " got up regardless," with immaculate oollnrs and cuffs, laughed at the burghers jeered at their dress and style, and these old burghers, filled with indignation and rage, trekked back fee their farms and spread the news of the insulti heaped upon them throughout the whole country In this way hatred and detestation of the British was engendered, and the smouldering embers of disoonteot) fanned into white heal!). The B>ers were 4000 years behind the times, and id was impossible to bring them into line all at once. Mr Baker briefly sketched the events which led up to the last war, which, he claimed, was an un necessary one, Much as he admired Mr Gladstone for many things he execrated him for his false dealing with the Boers. For the sake of an electioneering cry he had done a great wrong to England, and had proved one of the most expensive friends the Boers ever had. What right, the speaker asked, bad Mr Gladstone to say a wrong had baen done to the Boers in the annexation of their country when the flag had been hoisted over Pretoria at their own request, and Britain had saved the country from being overun by Zulus and blacks ? The whole bueinasa re flected the greatest discredit on Mr Glad stone, who had used a great orisis for an electioneering dodge. Over and over again his three Secretaries of State had said the Transvaal would not be given back, and on the strength of this Europeans had spsnt enormous sums of money there, and the natives had oome to look upon fchtmselvea as British subjeots. In spite of all his protes tations the country had bsee given back,

and the natives handed over to tbe tender mercies of the Bows, whom they cordially detested. Referring to the last war, Mr Baker said people wondered why the Boers were so foolish as to attack England. Everybody knew how easy it was fco make a mistake working out a problem in arithmetic if they got one figure wrong at the star*. Because the soldiers had been asked to do impossibilities, and bad then been ordered to retire, the Boers had argued that Tommy Atkins always ran when he caw the Boere, Well, so he did, but, unfortunately for the Bosr, this time Tommy ran the wrong way, and when the Boers saw him run, and saw what) he had got on the end of his rifle, the Boer thought) it was time for him to run too, and run he did. Before the war of 1881 the Boer had hated the British, bnt after Gladstone'e criminal weakness in handing back the country they despis;d them. Mr Baker then spoke of the shocking treatment dealt out to the native* who came under the Boers' control. They looked upon a native as an animal, and thought it no more harm to kill him than to kill a baboon. Although the constitution stated they neither practiced nor allowed slavery in the Trans vaal they made slavas of tbe blacks, treating them most . cruelly, logging them terribly with shamboks for the most trifling offences, and in other ways behaving most inhumanly towards them. He raid he wai nob speaking from hearsay. While practicing his profession as a lawvar | in Pretoria ha had prosecuted some of these Boers in the Courts and he offsred to prove by documentary evidence, filed in the Courts at Pretoria, every word of what he asserted. The lecture was listened to with rapt atten tion. Frequently the speaker was applauded, at other times the perpetrators of the out rages mentioned were hooted. Rev. T. Fee proposed votes of thanks to the speaker ; to the Oddfellows' for allow ing the use of the hall free of chargej to the newrpapers for advertising rhe meeting free of charge ; and to the chairman for presiding. A collection was taken up, in aid of the Indian Famine Relief Fund.

It was announced that Mr Baker would speak to-night in the Baring Square Church on Million work in the South African Compounds. A set of lantern slides, illus trative of the subject, would be shown. There would be no collection, at the million was » Faith one, the promoter! depending entirely on voluntary contributionf. The singing of a verse of tbe National Anthem closed the meeting.

Correspondence.

tWe do Dot hold otuieives responsible for opinion* expressed by our correspondents

SUCCESS OF BRITISH ARMS DEMONSTRATION.

TO THE KDITOB.

l;lB,~Maj/l again trespass on your kind ness, and be allowed to suggest to the Com mittee of Management, that for the day cf celebration, they ask the Domain Board to declare a close day and charge a sum for admission, the whale to go towards the Indian Famine Fund ; and God knows 'bis needed. Again, we might as well get the Natives from Kaiapoi to come down and dance a haka. This, in itself, would be a great attraction, besides several small items, snob as roaßting a bullock, climbing a greasy pole, etc., and I venture to presume that when the gata is taken, we can truly say we have chown practical loyalty in thus helping our brethren in India, who are as much British as ourselves, besides knowing we have done honor to our brave kioimen in South Africa. Trusting the Committee will enter tain this.—l am, etc., Union Jack.

Mr°R Bird invites tenders for additions to housa for Mr Penis McKendry.

Indian Famine Fund —The. S*. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Bakaia, through the secretary, Mr Robert Oakley, forwarded £2 5s lo Mr F. Ferriman for this fund to-day.-— On Sunday last Rev. R Raine, of the Primi tive Methodist Church, urged upon his congregation to give as liberally as they could towards the Indian Fdmiac. Tho rc spouse was hearty, and the sum of £2 7s was collected, and has been duly forwarded to ward the above ot jet. Mr Ralne also made a similar appeal to his Newlands congrega tion, when 12s 3d was given.

Football.— The following wiil represent the Pirates' Football Club against Ashburton on Thursdhy next :—Baker, Huston. Wilson (2), Pritohard (2), Fitzgerald (2), Bedford, Santy, MoTigue, Hepburn, Fawcett, Cam pbell, Fergus, J hnston. Emergencies— Childs and Hefford. A collection in aid of the Club's funds will be taken up on the ground. Piay to commence at 2.45 p.m. •harp.

ffl^Aja^ftr6|[, ttrAß_>lAiy -;; TlfESbAf, JUNE j,,; 1900



CABLKS FOR SOUTH AFRICA.



The Telt'g'aph Office advises—Cable grama to South Africa asking information of f-ick and wounded members of New Zealand Contingents, in addition fco being prepaid, must be reply paid, and B,P. must appear in the original message, which should be addressed to " Casualty," Capetown.



PHBRfGLOGT.— Madame Etrino, Phrenc logiat, Pijchometriit and Inspirational M«diu*t, can be consulted at McKee's board ing-hoase fcr a ihorb season. Mr Robert Aloorn unnounoas a great clear ing aale to effect» reduction in «tock to "»ve rtmoval, whil« bi« pwiniiM iW wcNnfod.



P. THOMAS; Clearing 1 Sale CONTRACTORS PLANT. HORSES, IMPLEMENTS, HARNESS, COVERS, Etc. WEDNESDAY, June 20 D THOMAS bM received inttruotions • from Mr Thomas Listkk to Sell by Public Auction on the above date, in the section at the back of Tinwuld Hotel (by kind permission of M. Lagan, Efq ) "I £\ Draught Mares and Gelding-, LA . ■■'■ •• ■ : ' : Q Hinni Hotm. 2 D.tf. Ploughs, 2 Drays and Frames, 2 Reapers and Binders, 1 Cambridge Roller, New Whara. Tine Harrows, Leading Harness, Plough Chains, Trees Cover*, etc. Sale at 1 p.m. ~~ ~D THOMAS,. ft 85 , Auctioneer. ' ARCADE HORSE FAIR. FBIDAY, JUISE29, — 1900 — MY Next FOBSB FAIR will be held en the ahore date, BJR WHICH I AM NOW RECEIVING ENTRIES. IT THOMAS, 6 Auctioneer. SATURDAY > JUNE 16, 1900 38 A^ B 38 Perpetual Lease, near Winslow, with Cottage tbereon. MR T. BULLOCK has received instw tions from MR !\ DRBSNAN to Sell by Pnblio Auction at the A made on the above d*te (in const quenoa of hia having purchased another property)— His interest in Ltate if R.B. 35810, con tain mR 38 acres 2 roods 17 psrohes, with 2-romed cottage thereon, titua* ted about three miles from Winslow, fronting R*ngitata Bridge Road. Rental to the Crown 2s per aore n*r annum. Particulars on application. Sale at 1130 am. T. BULLOCK, 6 86* Aantioneefj SATUKUAY, JUJHB 16 Important Sals of 4 allotment*, containing in all QrV ACRES QJV Of ACRES O# Bern* Lota 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 chaff house with loft overhead, etc., erected on Lots 41 and 42. MR T. BULLOUKwiII offer the above by Auction at the Arcade on the date named at 11.30 am., aa preciously advertised. if not sold as a whole will be disposed of separately. Inspection invited. Liberal terms T BULLOCK, 6 91 Auctioneer* bATUtt^DAY, JUNE 16 fyi/Tl/ AURES I An.il l/±4 /2 ACRKS .14:/ /2 RANGITATA DISTRICT. MR T. BULLOCK haa received instruc tions from Mb John Withell to Sell by Pnblio 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 I'raffio Bridge, fronting the main road, fenced ; good aheep country. Easy terms of payment. Sale at 1130 am, T. BULLOCK 6 89 Auctioneer. Frifljdlander iaros. WE ARE CASH BUYERS OF WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY, AND GRASS SEEDS. Priedlander Bros. Limited FOR PRIVATE SALE TTATING disposed of the Lyndhunt Farm on sooouub of Mb Max Fbwdlandeb we are inatruoted to offer hi« Ardagh Farm, adjoining the above, containing 2660 aores, either in one Block or in lota to adit purchasers. For full particulars apply to FRIEDLANDER BROS, Lid., 6 64 Land and Eatate Agents. FLEXIBLE DISC CUL TIVATOR. A TRIAL of the above will be held at Mr A. J. Huston's Farm, May field, on THURSDAY, at 2 p,» BOOTH, MAODONALD & CO,, L». 6 90 TENDERS ITIENDERS are invited for building L additions to a house at Lyndhursf for Dsnis MoKendry, Esq. Plans and specifica tions to be seen at my office. Tenders close on TUESDAY, June 19th. Ihe lowest or any teuder not necessarily acoepted. 6 87 R. BIRD, Architect. REWABD.~ LOBT, between Havelook and Prinoeas Streets—Green (Crooodile akin) Parse, initials C.T, June 8, 1898, on corners; oon taining sum of money, stamps, etc Finder will be rewarded on returning same to H M Jones, East Btreet 6 88 SWN 400 Gallon Taßkslor Bale~(pain _ « ?1 d g»l»anised), at Fmmpbhbb Baos. Cash Supply Store*



Wanted. MADAME ELVlNO—Phrenologist, Peychometrist, Inspirational Medium. For a short season. Rooms at McKee's Boarding House, Aehburton. Hours— 10 a m to 10 p m 6 92 WANTED— A good General Servant. Apply Mbs John Orb, Alford Forest Road. 6 85 WANTED KNOWN—That I have ac commodation for Lady Patients*— Apply Mbs Aihswoeth, Ladies* Norse, Eton street, Hampstead. Terms on appli cation. , , 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. OWING to a great increase in business, we have arranged for extension of premises, and to avoid removing and storing a lot of our Stock, will bold a Genuine Clearing Stle 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 Aloobn. , FRESH Flounders, Warehau, Oysters and all kinds of fresh fish by l<xpr iss to night ;al o rabbits ab-J. H, Jewitt, oppo- | site Mail Office. NEW 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 ivords than any other dictionary, half bound calf £2 10s, a marvel of cheapness; Legends of the Black Watch 9J. Cheap Editions of popular works, from 4d eaoh.—H. M. Jones. CIHEAP Reading~for~the Winter. Just J received 200 volumes of standard works, cloth bound lOd each. The following new Books are also in stock— * A maker of nations,' Boothby ;' Jotse March, 1 Crocket; 'Wiles of the Wicked, 1 Le Qaex ; «Beo,' Pemberton ;• A Welsh singer,' Kaine;' Was it right to Forgive,' by A E. Barr; * Home Gymnastics,' and others. War Numbers of Magazines, —A. H. WIIMAMS, Tancred Street,



ASHBURTON MOUNTED RIFLES. Company Order by G. A. M. Buokliy, Capteia Commanding. THE Company will parade on THURS DAY Afternoon for Mounted Drill, at Tinwald. The various District Bquada will parade ai follows :— AahburtoD, Cherbaey, Beafield : At Drill •hed, Aahburton, at 2 pm, where Rifloi will be served out. Lagmhor, Longbeach, Mount Somera: Aa instructed by Officer in command, or to arrive at Tinwald at 2.45 p m \ 6 92



NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING.PACTORT. rVTOTWITHbTANPING tbe advance in Woo!, we are selling 0 «r Stock of ±J Winter Underclothing at last year* prices. MEN'B LW. PANTS from .. 2e IH. SINGLETS from .. .. 4, 6d FL.4NNKL UNDKRS .. .. 3s 6d. CARDIGAN JACKETS .. 4s 9J In oar Boot Department we have a splendid Stock of Ladies' Evening Shoes, also Walking Shoes and House Slippers, WARM FFLT SLIPPERS, IN MEN'S, WOMEN'S. AND OHILDRKN'M MBN'B AND WOMEN'S GALOSHES FOR iK WET WEATHER. ' C all and Inspect. N.Z. CLOTHING^ FACTORY. ;' " ■■■'■i." : H. BEqKIN^ALB, Manager. New Zealand Insurance Cornpanv. HBTABLIShITd O'~_ _. 185S CAPITAL^ONB MILLION. THKFRIMIKB AKD WEALTHIEST COIOHIAL COMPANY, NOTED FOB PROMPTNESS AND LIBBBALTT 1? PAID-UP OAHTAL AND RESERVES—£4OO,OOO. FIRS AND MARINE RISKS. __80 t - RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, IHRB HllfG MAC HXrtBS, *0., ACCEPTED AT LOWEST 3URRBNT RA Ti 8 _J W. HANMEB APFLEtt, PifiARS, '1O THOSE WHO ARK banajsas. oranges, K o t Xlieir Own Landlordsi LEMONS, WALNUTS, prrMMTTWH nisrinKQ IXfHY Pay R«nt when for a ea«h PUMPKINS, ONIONS, V? deposit yoo may become yonr own PfWATnwa nwTnirPwwn t?«« Lindlord, and then the weekly Rantal POTATOES, OHIOKFEED, Etc. y OO are at present paying wbold l«v« something every week to go towards —— reducing the pnrchaie money. As an ■ example—A honse for which a tenant WE htkXQ made arrangements pays 7i per week could in all probability be purohsssd for £169. This, by keeping with growers for Regular Supplies of the'weekly rental p»id for 14 years, would s ° rr leare the property folly pud for; while if ..( d«c, ipl i.n. „. Fr.U.ndProd.o. i^^^M^lS^^i' hold, and continues to pay tbe 7s per right through the Winter Months, and week rental, at the end of that time he will not own one foot of the timber ot can now fiipply in any quantity at which the house is built. Lowest Market Prices. ..J h T eh°i loWlng "HL^l °f *!" Prrtp9'' I ties I have on n>y books for sale :— NICOLL BROS. *:xt? ] * DwelHnf• ?w. in . Burnett) btreet, the property of Mr John Grain A Produce Merchants. *_?£#& ASHBURTON adjoins Dr. Hunter's residence, and as '.. Mr Newman has recently purchased a \TT/^IAT X ~DT3/^\G arß 9r houae, this In for immediate sale. iNll_vULlij ,X>XtUOa F. FERRIMAN. H P Nicoll, E. F. NIOOLL, L. A. Nicoll a weU built hoURe of 7 room^ altaate »■* -Li. _>! ia i.^n eter ftreec, together with f aero of Merchants & treneral Agents land. There te also a detached wash-houso * with copper and tank), woik^bep, and BUYERS OF FAT SHEEP dk LAMBS, bathroom, Fi FERRIMAF. WOOL, SKINS, FELTS k HIDES. __. SMITH'S ROAP, NETHERBY. A.GENTS FOR— A house of 5 rooms, together with 5 i ,j. acres of hnd. This is an .opportunity 1 OhrUtchuroh Meat, 00., Ltd, seldom offered to those working at the Islington Fertilisers Freezing Works Giving the workman Little's Sheep Dip the privilege of keeping a horse. Qoean, Aooldanl and Guarantee Corpora- ■ v vvdpiuiv tion, Ltd. *• FERRIMAN. United Insnranoe Co,, Ltd. (Fire and ——. Marine.) A house of 6 rooms with scullery, \ —— acre of land. iitnafed on the Waksnui GRAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD ON COM- Road, within easy distance of the cen re MISSION. of the town. F. FERRIMAN We shall be pleased to receive samples ______ from farmers who Jut. parcels for dis- Half acre of Land on the Beach Road, P ' upon which is erected a comfortable Station Books Kwi and Audited. house of 5 rooms and scullery. The land _ , . , . _ * , is well stccked with fruit trees. We have received sums of Trust Monies, „ nnnnruiw ranging from filOO to £1000, to lend on F' !*w«»fl« Freehold Securities at ty and 6 per cent. _ ' T"""^, , * . __— Four Acres of land at Tinw&ld, situate __ __ ___ on Carter's Terrace, upon which Is erected JJ Jit U JL X a Dwelling House of 9 rooms, detached . * waihhisuse, dairy, etc Also convenient We receive regular Consignments from stabling, consisting of 4 loose bcxes, trap. Auckland, Sydney, and the Islands, and have houae, and chaff-house In stock Apples, Pears, and Fruil in season F. FERRIMAN. all the year round. ■■ ■ —— Aoapltal Building Site, situate on the ST-n T7i t\ r>i North Wes* Town Belt, containing one E JE X) S . acre, being Lot 71. J_J J_J XS KJ • * F n FERRIUAN We stock Clovers, Rysgrasi, Rape, and » Turnip Seed ef reliable quality. A Farm of »M Acres, situate within —"~ easy distance of the Freezing Works. The THE OHRISTOHUROH MEAT CO roperty is w*U fenced and watered, and Lmraiot for immeclUte stle. F. FERWMAST. •i^-w -w_^^,r«^v^^ CAPITAL BUILDING SITES IN ISLINGrTON AITKEN A GRET STRE&TS. *_ ar _ -_-r"»-ir-_---_-i/^ I b*Te tot S»l« » Wook of 6 Town MAN URES Seofcloni ' »dmlrably adapted for building Especially prepared for Wheat, Turnips, m rv ~~t"~t? m Rapt, and any other crop, and to toit any ■«•*-' Jj Ja A description of soil. 3REATLY INCREABED PRODUCTION SEAFIELD ROAD. WHEREVER USED. SATISFACTION GIVEN EVERY WHERE 4 VERT Convenient Accommodatien ■- Niooli, Bbos. store five varieties of this Paddock, containing seven acres, celebrated fertiliser. Price on application; laid down in grass. Allowance made for quantities. - v vfrptmav Letters will receive prompt attention. F" yERKIMAN. ■■____:___, F-FKRRIMAN. DISTBICT AGENTS ' OMAP « p|Bll , "— XSI QO Price required for HALF WW AW.W riAQTT ■RT7Vwn<* ny c&L£O AORE. together with a X AKK CASH BUYERS OF SQUAKE DWELLING HOUSE, situated *r^i a m 1 1 r-T-«-^v-*«trW on 6he Alford Forest Road, being part of X property of Mr O, Beach. ANI> The reasen of its being sold Is ihe IV "j\/TT)Ci owner has purchased a property more tJLjLTXOO suitable for him near his work AT HIGHEST MARKEP RATES. For terms and particulars apply to ■• _ - ■ T. BULTjQCK NICOLL BROS., notioe East Street, Ashburton. * W. T AIiMQUIST ~~~" • Rn»ff«isinvAr r> vw t> TTAyiNO ascertained that I have besn iPh-^ « v f^. ■ , »', -"- USINGanINFRINGEMKNTofMr Thirty-five Years' Experience in Amerioa n »nuoi? <JinvnirßH'« D.m.um nnxr and Australian Colonies, 5?25 LAUNDERS S PATENT OON. HAS Started Business of Dyeing, ?* T E'J^J^ng satis «•«» *h»^« Letter. Cleaning, and Pressing, even first- p *Unfc No- * 120 Riv. him th. EXCLUSIVE oU'i Laundry Work, etc, in East) Street, RIGHT to M_KB and BELL them, I have next to Mrs Knight. 679 PAID him the ROYALTY (and oost»), and — — REURET. PUTTING HIM TO ANY MRS JOHNSTON trouble in th. matter. ROBERT HOLLAND, T6 78 __. Flemingtom EACHER of the Pianoforte and ~- ■ — —• Hinging. Tp MINENT Physicians—Expert Analysts Havslook Street. XX "d Food Specialists all favour Hon- I »ai>Lanka Ceylon Tea as being the pures 1 -—-—- —_- --— —-■■ ■ .. . __, and most nutritious of all teas. Don's take I„, defi Worm VlF> the wonderful Worm substitutes* Sealed lead packets rod hox_ } Worriers, never fait for adult* or children only; sold by dittntereitod store* ;



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W AX IN SOUTH AJKKICA News from Sliageifefontem. J^jflW ZEALANDERS to the assistance of the Yorkshire Regiment bat Ik Ashburton Ie is Yoriwhiremen to the assistance of New Zealanders when FLETCHER BROS. Bronght down there prices nearly six years ago, and we hare kepc them down M low m we oould possibly do so, and pay 20s In the £. Brldsh Troops id?anoingaiowlr la South Africa, but the Prices ofntn dm of -FLETCHER BROS. PRICE LISO\- Theee Price, ar* mbjeot to change at once by giving one day's notloe. MoDewlll Pbe there *** Snowdro P So««- Everything*. JtiX. we°wiU ***8W ** «-" - f r gladly return at I*4 per lb. Wa^Sd 70 ar money. -»«- «c cne pnoe paw XEA. TlsX TIBA. We have jmt rewired another Shipment ef the C«J«hr ft t.4 t»- v m m .apply our Customers with «y%u.ntliy of thSp?m on . Rr^' *?' '* ** f? 7* Quaker Gate lOd per Jacket PriceVnlM^ °r #" - fS/"- It" Finest Oat Loaf Sug»r 3ld per 1b ' 5J"??"JJ Sp*™ C"ld!e* •* P"lk Pure Coffee 2s par lb OwrlaJS Jft «^° X ,w im co ff . i. m, h«p (mi i.«p« Sste SSSSJi/^Ub o,*. p- Finatt BoMtedVoff. Buns 1> lOd >nd 8a <L"»M1« «~M, p-k« •sis.^rtr«-* 1!b 3S* lb" ! Nbw Natural Figs „ 0 8 M? T !S7ni fS ".- .  ° 8 Finest French Prunes, p« lb 010 t^J 06 ' m *** «***•*• *lb jewing Prune* „6d and 0 8 Lwon Syrup, per bottlt 10 L.,rpS» H.m fc p.rlb . 0 ? 2SSiISS^M IUIS lS« 04 " f.» m . K,fi r d u^v n i. id o t aa-rt^iSL^?c? W.l,m?.^ 0 8 Brown', Corn Floor 3dlb JT*'yf';. ■• S S Bto.n'.M.i.e Flour »llb in. /x j iii i in m lib tin os 3d Oon<jmr. t .d .Wh M ._L-,non R«p BMm v , le Mukh ' ||d |m BhdSeed—Boitip,B»pe, C»t»ry,lhO 3 bi<* T— bJ ii. i" .■ -iff A o .lebro O V-Coco, Jib M, 41b 7W X «Sid 5W H "' * St Milk m .idMl.k7a^doz.7id.i» DeLfrt "* b " Mo rt oo'.o^ BoXS,p M .b 1 3 SL d' *'" " -«| :: SSKS* :: U *» ; ..^ Ib :; ?. D t 4pow&"-:; 8 S'.ga-?* ,*,» = -«» :: KttftS: nl=L£E" -sas cukn. a a * eey, ireens and Co B'pcih s O.tbol.c S.nd So.p6d p.t b.r n£m W.toa I,3ip.??b Blue btone 3d petlb_ Boropean Mlied 1. »i pVrlb D. J *M« li n. ?l ».t. B l.c UD([ do.O « P.^fato.l 11:""'" 11' Btaok I»c,uer, (C.sJ.l. Brand) bot. 0 » o. mp ho r , I OT block. Sd, or 2, 3d do, rs%as&:^ n p OT ,bo i ds ia a-aa- M ig^JJSr. po: J niTnspMn.^ Ilhfcln.l ft BonninK^'«lri»nMosslsandlslOl Glrgerf whorls 3d, ground Is 4d lb efSK'SliL W \* Whit. Pepper (^u.ranteed pure) 1. 4d lb Salmon Californlan Bd, Flat' 9d, Cutting Powdere d MaJnesU 31 per packet lOd. Cocktali lld-per tin Morton'a Seidllti Powders 10J Z, box Sardines, Albert g*«* JP-J^PJ «» «enger«. Food J S lid and Si 6iK Small, 4d and 4id large 83 B«ier'» Lung Preserver Is p^r boW# Sardines, In tomato sauce, 4M per tin Sfc Jaoob , e o ,f 2a 9d P^ ■<«• Morton's Fresh Herrings, flat 7d, kip- Er iMro d's Asthma Cure 6s 6d per *In ? ered lOd, Herrings in tomato sauce Norwegian Cod Urn OJI JJ£J™ lOd per tin ■ p er bottle ' ■■■•■■■■ Red Herring 9at Is, or 1J Bah 10.. 8d X , let . B Ex6rßCfc M(|lt 2 M Star Brand Mullet 7d per tm Xi ler « 8 Extracfc M , d » » Preserved Bloaters lOd per tin * 28,9 a per bottle _. _. ft , , , rt . , , Mellin'B Food Is 91 per bottle Table Vinegar 6d, 9d, and lOd bottle Ground Kice 3M White Wine Vinegar 9d bottle s lit p eM c^ 2! or 2J , b Washing Soap~Bilkstone lOd bar or lie p^ atl Barley 51bB ' l8t or g,^ , b per box Egyptian Lentllh 3|d lb MoLeod's almond scented 9d bar. 11l Birfcot Beans 3*dlb P 6* 1, x . ' ■-...«. Macaroni and Vermicelli Is lOd box a Rawllng's almond scented, Jd oar. Mib *w DOXO Domestic, 6d bar _ Flag Brond pi ckleß 9i M -^ lfli Bond's Olwnter, 6d bar, 6s 3d box » per bottJe *^ r "r" w*w Barilla Ash 9d bar 0 and B Currie Powder Jfo per deft or 1U Sunlight so*p Is per box, 4Jd bar *^ r Wl" OT J** Lifebuoy (Oarbolic), Is 4d box, 6d bar Melkr's Sauce i pinr Sid, pint. 1. 3d b. b^Kf *" *nd Pwrin * s*««Tpi»t v h pt; PearY unsoented tablets, 6d each, 5a 6d Oar J W n Sauce i-pJct s«t, plat 9d -doz ,m. • U ui „. . Tomato Sauce 9d per pint bottle aeaver'. Sharing Sticks, 9d ejch Ancho &luce J, JJgJ Brown Windsor, lib bar ldd, 10 tablets Tobacco-.WillkmV Jono § 4 lb; Nellro* a£p±.ta V .«ite.tf a iibb»u Z£2iiS£* 6a M lb;OoId* Whiting Id per lb> ftd cwt. Matehe « p ,J d , Hops loose Is 4d, and la ed ?b preased ieoo Testa*,. Bell., 4. 1U X. S Bovril Is »d and Ss bottle box ; 1000 Ve»t M , <3 e rma«, * 111 Liebig's Extract Meatls 9d p.r J« doB / 4a . 260 Vest«, BdSWIiS Wathboftrds, wood, lid, zlno U2d do '2d box ; Safety's. BandY S American broomi Is 3d, 1. 6d, U 9d, JK smsl 3d p* ckjfc * W f a« lld - « • « . - Starch, Oolman's, 6 b pkft Md lb Fre,h Ground Ooffea 1« 4d, Is 6i snd f| _ Lily, per lib boxS Is M lb Borax Starch Glaze, Is doz ; l|d packet W« are Cask JEuyers of Beeswax ia any quantity. Ttmi : Prompt Nitt Guk witb tkt Ordwg] No charge for packing ewes, and all orders delivered freo at railway ftatfaet and within a two nilei radina of Aehbarton. FLETCHEK BROS. ASH BUPPLT STORES ASHBURTON JMD QMBIBTOWOME.