The Ashburton Guardian.

Vol xxi. no. 5230

Ashburton 7 Tuesday , October 9, If oo.

price :One Penny

THE IRISHMAN'S TELEGRAM.

An Irishman recently applied at a London port office to know the eosb of Bending a telegram to his mother, who resided in a remote part of Irel »nd; and, upon being Informed that the fee would be 4s. to., exclaimed, "What, I can* afford »U that!" The clerk then explained that the memg would coat Is. 6d. to the nearest off Ice to the address given, and that; the remaining 33. would be charged fordelirery by special messenger, as the address was beyond the radius of free delivery. After some moments of consideration, Pat t aid, "Look here; I've only got la. 6d., so yon , r had better send ifc on to the nearest office.snd I will write to mother to-night and tell her to fetch ifc."

HOW LADYSMITH WAS "CALLED UP."

Mr Richard Harding Davis gives some interesting details concerning the officer from the outside who tin-illy "called op" Ladysmiih and talked to ib wheneverfhe son shone by day, and by night with locomotive headlights and searchlight!. It was Captain Cayser. For many days he trudged up ono hill after another and flashed his mirror, bat without response except from the. Boers in between. At last the mirror of Lidysmtth worked back at him " Who are you?" C»ys«r asked. "I am Walker of the Devons," ctine back the answer. Bui: Captain Cayaer had grown suspicious, and in order to make sure who it was with whom he was talking he flashed hack, "Find Captain Brooks of the Gordons, and ack him the name of OaptalnGayaer'a country place in Scotland. A hurried search was made for Brooks of the Gordons, and the answer eama back, "We are acquainted with the name of your home in Perthshire." "Then nit it for the code word," Cayaer cammanded and for the remainder of the siege, tht name of Oayser's country home was used to send every c'pher message that passed onfc rf LadysmUb over the heads of tht Boers. It is' further related that when the signal officers found Brooks of the Gordons and said, "Captain Cayser hat juat heliographed in to aek you to tail him the name of his country house," that officer remarked. "Well, I always thought Cayser was an ssa, bat I didn't think he'd forgot the name of his own home." The picture of a gentltman heliographing violently into a leeieged city to find otrt where he lived has certafnly a humourous side.

Lord Kitchener's Little Ways

Whenever Lord Kitchener is very excited and active (writes a South African contributor, with a turn for observation, to "Mi.P.") he is nearly (*1 ways chewing an unlighted cigarette, and, curiously enough, whenever bis whole energies are concentrated on any thing, one of his eyes seems to tarn in, whilo the other remains fixed and sta tionary. Another of his idiosyncracies when excited about anything, is that the more interested he gets the further back he tilts his helmet. In South Africa you can rarely see a man's face in bright sunshine, because of the deep shadow cast from the helmet. So that whenever you see Lord Kitchener's face weli lighted by the sun yon tan tell that ha is anxious and earaitsd. At Poplar Grove Lord Kitchwtf seemed to have a particnlar fancy J& the Lord Mayor's telescope, even/•l** A though he carried a h»nd teleswfrttot his own buying of very great figppr. It was an interesting study to note Lord Kitchener »nd Lord Roberta watching the battls of Osfontein through their hand telescopes, and to notice how much more firmly and steadily Lord Roberts held hi* glass than Lord Kitchener.

A Worldly Wise Clergyman.

Mr Labouchre writing in Truth says : -Is it a'rijjn of modernity if the children of light occasionally in the conduct of theii afairg follow the practice of the children of this world 1 A correspondent nuts this question to men apropos of a letter read in a Nottingham will case heard last week in the High Court-. The testatrix wkose property was in dispute had ap parently made two wills. In the former of these she had left a clerical friend a legacy of £200. This coining to his knowledge, he sent her an af ec tionately worded letter to the effect that it would be far better that hie name should not appear in the will. His reasons for bo writing were unex ceptionable: •'Your leaving'me £200 in the will will be misunderstood and make us both a laughing stock. . • People will say Mr H. could not have baen much of a friend of Miss Freeth'i when she leaves thousands and tern of thousands of pounds to people the dm never seen and knowo. . . " The argument was effective, for in the next will the worthy cleric's friendship was valued at something like £100.000 Perhaps to the profane eye this letter has just a smack of worldliness, but then I am not going to take upon myself to intsrpret the motives of the writer, ft one can know better than this lucky legatee the aphorism of the camel and the needle's eye, and for all I know hit intention may be to follow the advice once tendered to another who had "great possessions,"



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Far farther partloalara apply to JRIBDLANDER BROS., Lm. UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY Of NEW ZEALAND. Limited STEAMERS? SAII FRCMLITTELTON - AS UNDER i Far Wesbpori" and Greymouth—Weekly Wellington— Monday, Tuesday, Tlmrs . day and Saturdays NOTE—For extra sailings see advertise ment in Ghristchurch papers Dnnedin — Mondays, Fridays and alternate Tuesdays and Saturdays Nelson and Pioton, Via Wellington— Tuesday and Saturday Sydney, via Auckland — Alternate Thursdays The above are subject to alteration; eference -should therefore be made to Ohrlecchurch daily papera foe dates and honr of sailing JT For further particulars apply to F FERRIMAN, Agent, Ashburton "oti^"stephenson7~ {ktweeesor to Alfred Hamuon.) Established 20 vep-rs. AUCTIONEER, LAND ERTATE AND jOMMISSION AfiBNT AND VALUER WEEKLY SALES of Live Stock Produce, Furniture, etc, EVERY SATURDAY, at 12 c/do.ek. 01 eftr 10g Sales,.of Stock, Hoatcliold.J'urui ture, etc., &3 per arrangement in any part of the county. Advonces made on all goode placed in my hands for Sale. Begular Conufgnmenta of Colonial Grown end Island Froit sold pivately through the week, and at Auction on SATUBDYtf. Agkitt : Norwich Onion Fira Insurance Company & Dresden Pianoforte Manufacturing and Agency Company. PJANOS and ORGANS on time pay monts from per month. HENRY STEPHENSON, AUCTIONEER. " A oabd" ' ——— A Branch Office b&s] been opened by the undersigned at Mbsbbs Niooll Bros., Eas Street, where they will carry on pructicejas Barristers and Solloitors. MAUDE & HARM AN, Solicitors, Ohrlstrch ob Money bo Lend at Lowest Currenb Bates? on Freehold Security. Mo Procuration tee, MAUDE & HARMA^i 12 48 AEshburton,



G. JESSON, PRAOKOAL WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER, TTAS REMOVED to temporary premises NEXT MESSRS J. SEALY & CO. Ek,it Street. THE NEW ZEALAND FARMERS CO OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION OF CANTERBURY, Ltd. Offices, Warehouses, and Grain Btores : West Street, Ashbarton. , i EVERY Description of Farmers Requisites At lowest fates. Groceries, Hardware Saddlery, Oornsacke, Woolpacki, Twine, ' Oibg Tinware, ' Hone Cofan, Etc. Etc. GRAIN SOLD ON COMMISSION. Having reliable information from our Agents In other parts of the Colonies, we are In ft position to obtain highest possible prices for sll grain placad in oar hands for diipoinl. Shareholders should be particularly oare fal to «i!f alre from us and inspect our goods btfeit ordering •Isewhere. W. F, aiBSON, Mfen&ger



SKEns. SEEDS. -SEEDS 1900. :- - S A ASOKT.'.: - - 1900. Immo and Blair's FAMOUS STANDARD SEEDS VEGETABLE SEED 3 FLOWEH SEEDS ,3d. PER PACKET. Id. PER PACKET.] NIMMO kHUh BLAIR'S SEEDS GROW, FEW IQU^L, KONS BETTER* ALL THOROUGHLY TESTED BEFORE BEING SENT CUT, Jg" ORDER EARL.V -■ - And have your Seeds ia hand when} it Is time to bow. CATALOGUES OAN |BESHAPION^APPLtOATION. FLUWSE SKIDS in one hundred varieties. This liac Iccludea the most hardy varieties &a well aa the showiest), and each packib contains more fchm sufficient Sced°to p'aib in an ordinary garden. SOW THEM AND YOU WILL NOT HAVE ANF DISAPPOINTS El C SHEARMAN BROS., GROOERS, IRONMONGERS, WISE & SPIRIT MERCHANT?, Makket House, Aehbarton, NOTICE TO FARMERS. •y^E ake CASH BUYERS OF PRIME MILLING WHEAT IN ANY QUANTITY Please take yoar Samples to the Mill We can supply Oormacka at coat price, CANTERBURY ROLLER FLOUR MILLS. (ROLLITT AND C 0.,) D. WOOD, Manager 17th M«r.ib. 1900.



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TO STUD HORSE OWNEBB TTORSE CARtfS & HORSB. RECEIPT BOOKB Prinbed ab the MAIL atd GUARDIAN Office; with Neatness and Despatch and ab Moderate Prices. Ido"Fbi7e eve~nt, Boz—Countess of Kolmsr, WILL Stand ab Owner's Farm, Lyndhurat, where good paddock ing will be provided for mares. BL A CKWOOD AB DALL AH, Will Btand at Owners Stables, Ash barton, daring this season, for a limited i number of marea at £3 3i. For farther particulars apply to MAX FRIEDLA.NDER, TO STAND THIS SEASON, AT MR GUDSELLS FARM, TIN WALD, Ahd Travel the Wakanttt, Tinwald, LoNaBBACH, & Hinds Districts— The Thoroughbred Stallion MABQUIS OF ZETLAND, (Perkin Warbeok ll—Reverie—(Bred by Mr E Gates, at Grove Farm) MARQUIS of Zat>tond is a dark bay cold with black points. He sands 15 hands 3 inches, has great) Btreosth and Sub stance, aod during his racing career he t roved himself to be one of tbe fastest horses of the many good ones brad ou Grove Farm, Fees—Season £3 3s; For further particulars apply to R BURNETT, Tinwa^d TO STAND AT ALLENTON AND SURROUNDING DISTRIOP The Beautiful Bay Hokse (I6|hds) GENEEAL TRACEY. (Record 5.4.) By Berlin-* Jenny Tracey|(both imported SIRE of Victory 11, General Grigg, Experience, General Standiah, Traoey Belle, General Shatter, and many others too numerous to mention For farther particulars, appy to THOMAS HAROLD, 9 173 Groom in charge TO Stand thu Peaaoo ab Wellbeck, Tin «v aid, the Imported Stallion OBLIGADO Ormonde (winner Bend Or (winner of Derby and of Derby) St. Leger and Liiy &Rne9 by 3 grandß.reofFly. Macaroni (win -4 ► "* aer of Derby) co O Shtfbover (winne r Hermib (winner *" of Derby and of Derby) § Two Thousand strayshob, by 3 Guineas Toxopbolite, the § __ sire Musket. o Ttappisb (winner : - of the Stewards Hermib (winner 3 Cup ab Good- of Darby) wood and one of O the mosb bril- *~ — 6 8 lUnb horses of . 3 3 bis day) h 3 fr ■■ . , -, pjjj Macaroni (win Oner of Derby) Privoliby (winner . of Middle' Park Miss Agnes (one Plate and Alb- of the greatest horp Park marea in the Stakes) English SJtud Book) Obligado ia one o* the moat fashionab y bred horses ever imported from England. Hia sire, OEville s ia by that greatchamplon Ormonde, oub of Shotover, who won amongst other races, the Two Thousand Guineas and the Derby. His eire, Hermib, also won the Derby, whilst her dam Stray Shob ia a grand-daughter of that great mare Medicant, an Oaks winner and a dam of a Derby winner. Frivolity, the maternal granddara of Obligado. was a very brilliant mare, winning, amongsb other raceßi the Middle Park Plate, and she is one of the great Agnes family ; in fact, Frivolity ia fall sister in blood to Lily Agnes, the dam of the great champion Ormonde. The pedigree of Obligado, back only three removes, shows six Derby winners, together with a double Btrain of the great Hermit and Misa Agnes families—a blend ing of fashionable blood thab canDOt fail ab the stud. Obligado tneb with a slight accident last winter, which prevented him being properly trained, bub he is a beanti* fat mover, and before meeting with hia accident proved beyond a doubt that he was possessed of great pace. There is no more promising imported sire In Australia or New Zealand. TERMS : — Thoronghbred Mates, 10 Guineas. A 'Limited Number of Haifbreds at 5 Guineas. Apply to E. GATES, 9 96 Wellbeck, Tlnwald. FOR SALE ~~~ (TOWN PROPERTY, tTANORED STREEU BEING Section 438, containing 4 acre with Dwelling &c, thereon, belonging to Mb Jas Phillips This Property cob having been disposed of by Auction, offers are invited for tbe par* ohase of same Xermt and full particulars furnished 03 BULLOCK, z Aganb



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