tidnei aa to the incMence of the Measure in the case of no^-federating States No such opportunity appears to have hmn taken. 1 The banks with tiheir head offices hers are petitioning |Mr Chamberlain to maintain the appeal to the Privy Council in dealing witih the Common wealth Constitution. / Mir Seddon informed Mr Lyne that he had been at great pains to circulate amongst the Press tljjat New Zealand wishes certain amendments, to be ob tained in a friendly mjanner, but other wise he had no hostility towards the Commonwealth Bill. jHe refers to Mr Beeves having cleared* up the misap prehension brought about through the statement of the St. James' Budget. CLr Seddon claims that it would have een out of place for him to have in terfered, even in a friendly manner, when the Bill was before the Austra lian people, but it being now before the Imperial Parliament ifc was his duty to see that it was not unjust to wards New Zealand or any other out lying State. He also understood that one of the delegates in an interview in the Daily Chronicle used language which was very free, with reference to Sip John Forrest and Mr Seddon doing them injustice, and declaring that he (Mr Seddon) wished to stop the people of New Zealand from expressing an opinion on Federation.

DROWNING FATALITY.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph. iNviißCAumrx, March 27 A distressing drowning fatality occurred ab Woodstock on Sunday. A boy named Fotheringtaam fell into a water hole, five feet deep. His sister Annie jumped in to rescue him, but got stuck in the mud. The father with difficulty saved the boy, but while doing so the girl sank deeper into the mire, until only her floating hair was Been. When extricated, life was extinct.

TRANSVAAL WAR.

jS nival of British Troops at the Cape

12,000 Landed Last Week Mr ?chreiner and Kimberley Publication of Correspondence Wild fetories by Boer Leaders Eiissian Occupation of London United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright London; March 25 Twelve thousand British troops landed at Capetown last week, and four thousand sailed yesterday. Correspondence has been published which shows that Mr Schreiner de clined the Mayor's request to streng then Kimberley in June and August. The Boer leaders are circulating a story that Russians captured and occu pied London, and that General Gatacre was defeated with great loss.

General Buller's Army.

Outpost Skirmishes. Reinforcement Pushed to the Front Trouble in Griqualand. United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copy rig h t (Received Wakapuaka March 27, 9 15 a m, This Office 9 56 a.m) London, March 28 Outpost skirmishes have taken place between General Buller's troops and the Boer?, to the north of Klandslaagte, Fresh troops are being pushed to tha front as rapidly as possible. The British vanguard, consisting of detachments of New Zealanders and Canadians, left Van Wycksvlei. advane ing northwards. A force of four hun dred Transvaalers re-occupied Griqua town: The Boers seized and imprisoned the loyal residents of the town. A column left Kimberley to expel the in vaders. The Tasmanians and Reming ton's scouts in the van of General Clements' force, were the first to enter Philippolis. later on Clements entered the town, the Dragoons with drawn swords acting as escort. After Cle ments had read a proclamation the Burghers surrendered their arms and took tho oath of neutrality. i Beater states that the resistance atj Kroonatad and elsewhere is designed to cover the enemy's ultimate withdrawal j to the Transvaal territory. j Lieutenant-Colonel Orabbes' party, armed with revolvers, were out on a foraging expedition and met with a withering rifle fire at shoife IWBge, from a small ambush on a kopje.

Disloyalists Escaping Punishment

All Well at Mafeking Relief Forces Boer Forces at Ladybrand Received Wakapuaka March 27, 10 5 a.m, This Office 10.44 a.m. Durban, March 26 The colonists of Natal are excited to a dangerous degree in view of the likelihood of the disloyal element of the population escaping punishment altogether. (Received Wakapuaka Maroh 27, 10 5 a.m This Office 10.44„a m) London, March 26 Colonel Baden-Powell reported on the 13th all well, and that the cordon of the investing Boers was much I relaxed, j

The relief force of the Kimberley Light Horse, under Colonel Peakham, advanced eighteen miles north of Christiana, or about forty miles north of Fourteen Streams, where the enemy is opposing Lord Methuen. Commandant Olivier's force of Boers, supported by fifteen guns, is reported to occupy a position north of Lady brand. Other reports from Ladybrand say Olivier deserted his laager and that the enemy is flying wildly, with General Gatacre's cavalry in hot pur suit.

A SHELL TO KILL ONE MAN.

A correspondent with the Northumber? land Fusiliers, writing to the Newcastle Daily Chronicle, says •-—"I have often heard that it takes a man's weight in lead to kill him, bub I have never heard of a case, and I don't think anyone else has, where it has been found necessary to use a lyddite shell fnr the destruction of a single individual. Yet this is whab aobually happened ab Magerafontein the other day. During the course of the day ib was notiop.d bhab our gunners were being picked off. Six men belonging to one of the, howitzers were | wounded, and nobody could tell where the I shots were coming from until tbe amoke of a rifla revealed the presence of a Boer marksman behind a tree on the top of a kopje. It was impossible to fetch him down With a lifle, as the tree was proof against

the!penetrating powers of a buller, but bo had to be shifted somehow, so the gun was trained on the Iree. The shell struck it right in the centra, tore it out by ihe roots, and carried it and the man behind it hun dreds of fte* info the air. These shells coat from £7 to £15 each, according to siz?, and it may cccur to some people that this is rather an expensive method of exterminating a single foe, but in this particular case the cost of the shell was well repaid by the sav ing of life to us "

SPORTING.

C.J.C. AUTUMN MEETING.

The following acceptancea have been re ceived : —

GaiA. Easter Handicap, of 500 soys. Seven furlongs.

Gbeat Autumn Handicap, of 500 soys. One mile and a half.

NAPIER PARK RACES.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Napier Park Racecourse, March 27 The weather is very unsettled for the first day of the Napier Park Meeting, Beveral heavy showers falling this morning. Not withstanding this, the attendance is large and the course in splendid order. Results: Hack Hurdles, 1_ mile—Evening Wonder 1, Windfall 2, Chance 3 Scallywag and Silverlock were scratched. Won in a canter by three leDgthsr Time—2-56|. Dividend —&l 13a Fsk Handicap, seven furlongs—Whitney and Spinner dead heat, Nobility 3. All started. A great race up the Btraight, Whitney getting up in the last few strides, Dividends—Whitney £3 153, Spioner £2 7s Sapling—The Shannon 1, Apollo 2, Sinus 3. All started. Won easily Time—l.4 Dividend—£2 14s. Cop—Tire 1, Coronet 2, Tirade 3. All started.

ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET.

There was a good attendance of farmers and outside buyers at the Tinwald yards to-day. About 10,000 Bheep were yarded. Bidding was slack, more especially for four and mx tooth wethers. Sheep—Butchers' i ewes brought7a 3 1 to 10<i Bil, lambs 9i 6d to 12s 81; crossbred' wethers 12) lid, merino wethers 10a 3d. Freezers—Lambs 12s 3d, wethers 15s lld, Stores — Nearly all two and four tooths were passed in ; two and fou- tooth 9j 21 to lis 2d ; lambs, aged, 10s 61 ; crossbred ewes 5s 8d to 9s 3d ; crossbred ewes lis to 14* 31, (E A Peaches); merino ewes 10a. A very flue line of twc-tooths, sent in by Mr Her ring, Alford Estate, realised 16a 7J. Cattle —- Steers £3 to £ 4 7a 6i ; heifers £3 to £5 12a 61; springers £2 to £4 7<s 61; yearlings 12s 6d.

THE WAR FUND.

Amount acknowledged £543 18 2 Joseph Werren, coin shower, Absent Minded Beggar Long beach Horticultural Society's Show at Water? on .. .. 14 4 Djua'-ions to Young Men's Club, transferred to Y\ ar Fund 20 14 8 Total £565 17 2

Readers will look tub fir tbe Ashburton Drapery Company's new advertisement, which will appear to-morrow, Ashburton Trotting Club—The Secre tary of the Ashburton Trotting Club in forms us that ha has received the second totalisator permit for their meeting to be held on May 4. Ashburton Mounted Corps—Those who intend to become members of the Ashburton Mounted Corps are reminded of the meeting in the Orange Hall this evening, at 7.30. The names handed in exceed the number required, and as a certain number must fall out, those who evince their interest in the corps by attending to night will improve their chance of being selected. Off TO the Front—We understand Mr Vernon Steward, of the Union Bank here, son of Hon Major Steward, has volunteered for the front, and there is every prospect of his being accepted for the Fifth Contingent. Mr Steward leaves for Wellington this even ing, and will carry with him the beet wishes of a very large circle of friends. By the departure of Mr Steward, the Union Bank loses an exceptionally smart and promising officer.

Fifth Contingent—The Dunedin portion ©| the fifth contingent, comprising of 150 men and an eqnal number of horses, passed through Ashburton by special train this morning ab 8.30 a.m. They were on their way to join the Canterbury contingent now in Christchurch ; who are leaving Lyttelton to-morrow for Wellington, and thence to the front. Volunteer Qfeicbsrs—lb is reported that Colonel Moore, of Geraldine, is likely to be transferred to Dunedin for a few months, to take charge of the volunteers there in the absence of Colonel Webb, who will most likely proceed to Wellington to take com mand there while Colonel Newall goes with the Fifth Contingent as far as the Cape.

The Plague—A. private letter received in Dunedin from the wife of one of the public officials in the Hawaiian Islands gives some particulars relative to the spread of the plague in the group. The experience in Honolulu itself was reported from Auckland last week on the arrival of the San Fran cisco mail steamer. Ifc appears, however, that all of the other islands in the group have been quarantined. Kahului, fifty miles distant from Honolulu, was free from plague until after the opening of a number of cases of Chinese New Year's goods, which had lain there for several months. Within five days after these goods were opened seven cases were reported, and ib ia supposed that the infection was brought from Hongkong in the goods". The occurrence of a case of plague ab Port Hilo, 225 miles from Hono lulu, is attributed to the same cause. The property which has been burned in Hawaii for the destruction of the germs represents a value of £600,000.

Harvest Home Concert at Flemington. —Ou Thursday evening a,s Harvest Home " concert and coffee supper, was held in the Flemington school. This is the first of the sort ever held in the district, and it proved a thorough suscess. The room was deco rated suitably for the occasion. The Rev. Mr Skinner was chairman. The programme consisted of songs by Mrs Johnston, Misses Thompson, Donaldson and Watson, Messrs Schwartz, Bakers, and Jones, a duet by Miss Thompson and Mr McConnell, and a violin solo by Mr McOlurg. Much of the success of the programme, is due to Mrs Johnston, and Messrs Schwartz and Mc- Olurg, who kindly came all tbe way from Ashburton to assist. Mr McKenzie and Miss Thompson played the accompaniments, Rev. Mr Inglis gave a short address; The piano was kindly lent by Mr Skinner.' The refreshments were supplied by thß ladies of the congregation. After a hearty vote of thanks to the performers, the National Anthem was sung, and brought a very i enjoyable evening to a close.

IS MARS PEOPLED?

Sucli a Claim Advanced by a German Seieis; U:t. "Is Mars inhabited'!"' fcas.been asked very often during recent years and lias engaged the serious attention of many astronomers and especially of M. Ca naille Flammariou, a noted French sci entist and author. Some new light is now thrown on Ibis subject by Professor Ernst Haeck el, an eminent German philosopher, in a book entitled "World Problems." After pointing out that men have been studying the heavens for more than 4,500 years and have only been study ing themselves for the last half cen tury he says Aye may safely assume that the many fixed stars whose light requires thousands of years to reach us are suns and are surrounded by planets and worlds similar to those we know. We may also assume, he holds, that thousands of these planets have arrived at the same stage of develop ment as our world, and it naturally follows that on them the same condi tions of life prevail as on this earth, and there is no valid reason why ]ju man beings should not live there as they do here. Professor Haeckel takes care,to ex plain that there are doubtless many planets the temperature of which is such that life, as we understand the term, cannot be sustained, on them. He thinks it very probable that there are types of animals and plants on some planets which are not to be found on the earth. According to him, it is very likely that the biogenetic process exists on Mars, Venus and possibly some other planets of our system, as well' as on planets of other solar sys tems, but plants on these planets have reached a higher stage of development than has been reached by animals and plants of this earth. If we assume that Mars is inhabited —and Professor Haeckel seems pretty well satisfied that it is—we must as sume, he holds, that the men and wo men whose home is on the planet are not such as we, but of a far higher type. They may resemble us exterior ly, but they are free from our physical defects and excel us in strength and gracefulness. It is In the intellectual sphere, however, that their superiori ty is most clearly shown. If there are human beings on these planets, says Professor Haeckel, it is extremely probable that they far surpass ordi nary men and women in intelligence.

Glassware Wrapper.

Wrapper, Lamp chimneys, bottles and other ir regularly shaped glass articles present many difficulties to safe packing, and excelsior, tissue paper and compart ment boxes have been the only resort of the shipper. .What appears to be a new and effective wrapper, however, the invention of Charles A. Moffitt of Indianapolis, Is made of pasteboard, manipulated as shown in the accompa nying illustration. It consists of a piece of cardboard or other* similar ma terial, provided with a series of longi-

tudinal slits. Near the end a portion is left intact, except that it is scored In lines, forming continuations of the slits. 'At the point where the slits be gin, depending on tjie article to be packed, two cross scores are made, which gives considerable elasticity, to the cover, enabling It to. conform to sudden curves In outline in the wrap ped body. Provision is also made for some short,-slotted end pieces, adapted to be folded over the ends of the in closed object, thereby helping to keep the- wrapper In position.

AVRAPPER TOR LAMP CHIMNEY.

Substitute For Coal.

Substitute Coal. IMs Relieved that a recent discovery by % German chemist, says the New Yofk-Commercia^ has solved-the,prob lem Of furnishing the northwest-with/ a fuel equally as good as coal and.at, a price so fan below that at which the product of eastern mines- can be-delJV ered as to make competition Impossi ble. By the process sulphur and other elements other than carbon can be .re moved from llgnitaiand the residue formed t>s- pressure into small cubes about the'elze Of ordinary anthracite coal. _he entfresfate of North Dako ta is underlaid with practically inex haustible deposits of this mineral, 4he beds being from 10 to 15 feet thick. A test of the prepared iignite was ly made before a, numbei* of railroad engineers in Sfe Paul with the result that an order for 100,000 tons was'giv en for immediate delivery.

No Medical Treatment of Appendici tis.

The latest dictum Of the Academle de Medicine is that there is no medical treatment of appendicitis, surgical treatment being the only rational one. \M. Dienlafby and others condemn tin sparingly the routine procedure of rest, opium* ice bag and purgation. The proper moment Of surgical intervention is declared to be within 24 hours if «ie onset is severe and within 80 if the at tack is less acute. This prohunciamen to, taken with the well known fact that the diagnosis of the disease is not al ways an easy matter, must sometimes place the poor surgeon in an awkward dilemma.

MIE ASfiBURTOH aUARMAN.- tUESDA*, MARCtI 2f, 190u













t==== NOTICE. ~~ THE " Harvest Home " Csmmittee wish to notify their Friends, that owing tc the inclemency of the weather on Friday last, the Social is postponed until FRIDAY, 30th inab, when their company will be , heartily welcomed. M. HUNTER, 3 224 Hon, Sec, Chertsey In the Anama—Mayfield District. A splendid opportunity for a working mar rH_VEforSalea small Farm of 5< Acres, upon which ia erected c Cottage of 4 rooms. A portion of thf Farm has been laid off in garden, and ii ■well planted with fruit treea. This affords an opportunity seldorc offered to a working man, as employniem ia obtainable in the district throughout th< year. F. FEJREIMAN. Smoke New Venus



| Locum Tenkns—Captain Owen, district ' adjutant, has been requested by the Defence j Minister to assume temporary command of ! the Wellington volunteer district. At present ib is not certain if Colons! Webb • will come to Wellington or whether Captain ( Owen wdl have charge of the >iiatrict duris g Co'oael Newall's absence with the Fif'h Contingent.—Press Associaciou telegiam from Wellington. ' ga__i________ii w iMW»__mgMs__ia__«pE^H»wCTiJHLaa "Y7 ITAD ATI O, THE GJIKAT HERB-L REMIDY IS YOUR FRIEND. 1 TEST THE TRUTH OF THIS STATE MENT: CLEI.K3 AND BUSINESS MEN. IF YOU SUFFER FROM i OLLAPSE OF THIS NERVOUS SYSTEM, DUE PERHAPS TO HEAVY >ThAIN AND PRESSURE OF BUSIN'E-S, READ TOE FOLLOWING TESTIMONIAL .— Dear Sir— About 18 months ago I was forced to give up my position, owing to an attack of Con gestion of the Brain, caused by EXCESSIVE STUDY AND WORK. For some time I was very ill, and was under the care of four of the best doctors in New Zealand. I found that although I hacl recovered from the Cerebral Congestion THE NERVOUS SYSTEM had received such a shock and had become so weakened that my medical advisers informed me that I would have to take perfect lest for a long time, and that it would be from 2 to 3 YEARS before I would thoroughly regain my strength and bo what I had been prior to my breakdown. Knowing of the wonderful r> suits which had followed the taking of VitadaMo I resolved to go in for a course of it, and after drinking j about 12 LARGE BOTTLES of the MEDI- I CINK, I r<joice to be able to say that lam now WELL AND STRONG again, and cl joy the best of health. 1 fetl that I cannot but let young men who strugg'e through the weary days of their tffice work, feeling so weak and ill that life has very few pleasures for them, know what your medicine has done fnr rap. To all such I earnestly recom mend Vnadatio, as I am perfectly cure it will thoroughly tone np the system and drive ail impurities out of the blood, Ycurs very Bincerely, EDWIN C. SERVICE. " Linthorpe," JNewtown, Sydney, Die. 16/99 S. A. P_J,MKR, Distributor-G.neral for Ausiralasip. Price of Vitadatio, 5a 6i atd 3s 6d. All Chemists and Grccars Head Office for N.Z. 39, Manners Street, Wellington. SONS of Temperance Benefit Society. Q latterly Meeting, Wednesday, March 28, in Templar Hall at 8p m. Iniiia'ion, &.C. Full attendance requested. 3 225 WANTED— Healthy boy abuut 14, to mitko himself useful ; one who can milk preferred. Wages 5s per week, with board and lodging, and good prospecrs. CROWN LANDS IN SOUTH CANTER BURY TO BE OFFERED FOR SETTLEMENT. NOTICE is hereby given that the under mentioned land will |be opened fnr application on THURSDAY, APBIL 19, 1900, at the Land and Survey Offices, Christchurch and Timaru, uader the Lease in Perpetuity syßtem, tuVjsct to the provisions (f "The Land Act, 1892," "The Land for Settlements Acts," and regulations made thereunder. PUNAROA SETTLEMENT, j formerly known as Three Springs Estate, the property of tho N^tioral Mortgage and Agency Comp ny, Ltd., 7021 Acres of agricultural and Pastoral Land, about 2| miles from Fairlie, EuL-divided into 16Leas« j in Perpetuity farms, varying in e:zs from 65 acres to 795 .srea, at rentals ranging from 43 to 9a per acre per annum ; and one Fmall Grezing Run of 2143 acres, at a rental cf 2? per acre per annum. PAPAKA SETTLEMENT, formerly part of the property of Mr Jjmes Sullivar, situated about 2_ miles from the levels, Waitrhi, and Pleasant Point Railway Stations. 1554 Acres of good fkt and undulating Agricultural La-.d, sub-divided in 9 Lease into Perpetuity Farms, varying in s:zj from 90 acres to 302 ares, at rentals | ranging from 9.i 6d to 13a per acre per annum. RAUTAWIRI SETTLEMENT, formerly known as Cliff's Farm, about one mile from tho Winchester Railway Station. 122 Acres of Agricultural Land, principally rich alluvia! soil, sub-divided into 6 farms, varying in size from 17 acres to 24 acreß, at rentals ranging from £1 to £1 6s per acre per annum. Sale pamphlets, containing full particulars of the above lands, are now obtainable from the Land Offices, Christchurch and Timaru, and the principal Railway Stations and Post Offices within the district. SIDNEY WEETMAN, Commissioner of Crown Lands* District Lands and Survey Orfiee, Christchurch, March 24, 1900. 3 223 Henry Stephenson. SPECIAL SALE. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE QATURDAyTmARCH 31, 1900 AT MY ROOMS Particulars Next Issue. HENRY STEPHENSON, 3 221 Auctioneer. SATURDAY, APRIL 7. IMPORTANT SALE OF FIRST-CLASS FARM OF 96 Acres 3 Roods 30 Perches Siiuated at Flemington, originally part of the celebrated Longbeach Estate* ALSO — Private Residence, 4 acres 3 roods, with Commodious Dwelling House, &c , nicely situated on Carter's Terrace, near the south end of the Traffic Bridge. MR T. BULLOCK (in conjunction with Mr D. Thomas) has received instruc tions from Mb A. Curtis to Sell by Public Auction ab the Arcade, on the above date— A First-Class Farm of 96 acres 3 roods 30 perches, situated at Flemington, being 1 Lob 43, Plan 384, originally part of the ' well-known Longbeach Estates There is a dwelling house and other buildings erected 1 on the farm. The Property is known to be one of the best in the District. ALSO — Ab the same time and plaoo, 4 acres 2 roods, fronting Carter's Terrace, being lot 187 and 188, on which is erected a commo dious dwelling house of nine rooms, veran dah on two sides, detached washhouse, alar i windaii 1, stable and other extensive im provements ; surrounded by nice garden, ) and orchard well stocked with a number oi i frnit trees. The property is conveniently s situated fronting Carter's Terrace, near the i end of the traffic bridge. Further particulars furnished on appli t cation. : Terms aDd conditions ab'sale. Note time—ll.3o a.m. T.BULLOCK "* Joinfj . D. THOMAS ] Agents. 1 Smoke New Venus



, PHASES OP THE MOON i j _Jai;«ii' j >. D H M J i Xr.w mm.n ... .„ 1 10 £5 pm I j First quarter ... _ 85 4 pm I Full moon .. ._ 16 7 42 pm ; Lint quarter ... .... 24 5 7 pm j New moon ... ... _1 8 lj am Wanted. : -_. . : WANTED to Sell, cheap—Three horse power Chaffoutter ; everything com plete ; nearly new (Andrews and Beaven). Apply A C Cumi-Toi), Drontore. 3 81 B*~ . '. LOST or Stolen—A Brindle Ore;, hourd ' Bitch. Finder kindly return tame to T. Dineen, bust Street. Anyone retain ing same after ibis notice will be prosecuted. T7IRESH Oysters, Shrimps, and all kinds of JD Fresh Fish by express To- :ight,—J H Jewitt. Telephone 96. Opposite Mail Office. ; _^_ 342 LOST, on March 10, at Ashburton—-A , black and white Bitch (sheep dog ) Finder kindly communicate with this Office. 3 218 TTTANTED-For Sheep Station, a youth VV about 17 to 20, also boy 15 years of age.—Apply ab once to the N.Z. Farmers' Co-operative Association of Canterbury Limited. [5 217 X7\OR SALE—Seven paid-up Shares in the 7 Industrial Building Society No. 2, Apply Mail Office OUND—Black and Tan Shee^ogSkTb. Owner can have same by paying expenses. Apply this office. 3 211 I"NFANTRY and Mounted Rifb Dr ill Books, 63 ; Red Pottage ; Wine on the L<=es ; Corner of the West ; In London'* 1 Heart; South Africa; Windsor Magazine; Royal; Wide World ; Peareon'e ; Ludgate, Strand, etc.—H M Jones FOR TASTE and Design, see Northcqte AND Hbffobd's Windows before buy ing your Autumn and Winter Millinery. WANTED KNOWN—Galvanised Barb Wire (hog or cattle) 15s 9d per cwt, No. 8 Black Wire 13s 6d per cwt, Bran 3s 3d per bag.—Fletcher Bros , Ashburton and Christchurch. W~ A TED KNO"WN-Jam~Jars— Mason's Finest Jars, pints 4s 9d, quarts 5s 6J, half-gallons 6a 9d per dozen, Jelly Tumblers 2* 6d per dozen. Largest Stocks and Lowest Prices at Fletcher Bros: . DAVID THOMAS. CLEARING SALE. LIVE AND DEAD STOCK, IMPLEMENTS, ETC. FRIDAY, MARCH 30. M_ i£- D 7"THOMAS has received instruc tions from Mr Jamea Wallace to sell by Public Auction at his Farm, Lauriston, THE WHOLE OF HIS LIVE & DEAD STOCK, IMPLEMENTS, Etc. Of\r\ Two, Four, and Six-tooth CROSS- OwVJ BRH.D WEI HERS, in forward condition. 1 f\ DRAUGHT MARES & GELDINGS, XvJ from ?yra £\ LIGHT HORSES q HEAD OF CATTLE Single-furrow Plough, Double and Treble furrow Plough. 2 Sets of Haraows, 1 Grain and Manure Drill, Dnnsan Grubber, Cam bridge Roller, Wood Mower, 2 Grass Strippers, 2 Massey-Harrs Binders (New), Spring Trap, 2 Drays and Frames, 600 yards Wire Netting, Quantity fcr takes and Wiie, 4 .Sheep Feeders, and a Lot of Sundries. Also, on account of a Client, — "I BAY MARE, 7yrs 1 BAY GELDING, 7yrs Farmers wanting Good Young Horßes the above lot can be recommended. Sale at 12.30 Luncheon provided D. THOMAS, 3 142 Auctioneer. PRELIMINARY ADVERTISEMENT. CLEARING SALE AT TERRACE FARM, METHVEN, ON FRIDAY, 6th APRIL, 1900. T~\ THOMAS (in conjunction with JL/ • Messrs Matson and Co.) have received instructions from the Attorney of A F Sommerville, Esq., England, who has sold his Terrace Farm, Methven, to Mr P C Threlkeld, te hold a CLEARING SALE as above of the whole of the LIVE AND DEAD STOCK upon the Property, consisting of HORSES, SHEEP, CAITLE, PIGS, IMPLEMENTS, & SUNDRIES. D, THOMAS") Joint 3 191 MAI SON & CO.) Agents f.. .urn. .r s - -i ■■ ■ ■-,- --- , T E Np E R S. I HAVE received instructions from J» J. Hamilton, Esq, District Agent of the Public Trustee, in the estate of the late Mr J. W; Anderson, Prebbleton, to call for Tenders for a Lease for ten years, from Ist April, 1900, of Rural Section 29186, contain ing 500 Acres, situated near Wasterfield. Rent payable half-yearly in advance. s Tenders to be sent to me nob later than 4 p.m. on SATURDAY, 31st March, 1900. D. THOMAS, 3 165 Ashburton t _^?* **"" "J .' '""" .."I"" 1:'!. I. ' ■ LONGBEACH ROAD BOARD. , riIENDERS are invited to be sent in ■ f 1 not later than SATURDAY, March i 31sfc, met., for the formation of the new Road through Reserve 737, about 2J a ' BOOKS & SOB, 32L8 Surveyors to the Board. LONGBEACH ROAD BOARR 8 r\SBORNE'B Road~ia CLOSED until c further notice, pending repairs to Bridge & opposite Mr Wheeler's House. c JAMES BISHOP, 3 215 Chairman, DISSOLUTION OP PARTNER -3 SHIP. >t NOTICE is hereby given that the Part nership hitherto existing between t _ ALFRED McOONELL and SPENCER COMPTON, trading as Livery Stablekeepers, ( j Tancred Street, Ashburton, under the style v or firm of MoCgnell & Compton, has been \ DISSOLVED as from the First Day of B'ebruary, 1900. Alfred MoConell con •_ tinues the business, and will pay and dis charge all the Debts and Labilities of the late firm, and is alone entitled to receive and give receipts for all moneys owing to the said firm. Dated this 27th day of March, 1900. A. McCONELL. Witness— Edwd.' G, Crisp. Solicitor, Ashburton, 3 322



E. W. FTINJUER. 1 WLD^Ji^TT^ARC-T^ i IMPORTANT | CLEARING SALE OF STOCK, FARM, IMPLEMENTS, FUR- Ni'i URE, Ac, fee. I HAVE received instructions from Isaac Sabgknt, E§q, to Sell by Public Auc tion at the Homestead, on Wednesday, March 28: The whale of his Live Stock, Farm, Im plements, Furniture, &s, &c, comprising— OH A Six and Eight-Tooth Halt and a\J\J Three - quarterbred EWES, (a •splendid line) KAA Prime Freezing LAMBS "I £\ Draught Mares and Geldings Q Four-year-old Spring Cart Horses 1 Two-year-old Draught, by "Lord Stanley." "1 Yearling, by •• Prince Imperial" 1 Yearling Draught, by "Spread Eagle " Q Hacks and Harness Horses 4Cowb, in full profit "I Springer, 1 Fat Cow O Head Young Cattle 8 Horse-Power Portable Engine, with Chaffcutter and Saw Bench O Winnowing Machines X Drays i)f\ Cords Firewood, in short lengths HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, and a large quantity of sundries. To D.F Ploughs, 1 S.F Plough, 2 Drills by Reid & Gray, 1 do Anglo-American, i Deering Reaper and Binders, 1 Side Deliv ery, 1 Horse Rake, 1 Mas^ey-Harris Grubber, 2 Weighing Machines, 1 Duncan Grubber, 1 Disc Harrow by Reid & Gray, 1 do by Booth and McDonald, 1 Stripper, 1 Spring Cart, 1 Gig, 14 Wheel English Dog Cart, nearly new, 3 Sets Tyne Harrows, 1 Set Chain do, 1 Gorse Cutter, 2 Casks Molasee?, Large Portable Hut on wheels, Shaft and Leading Harness Buggy Harness, Saddles and Bridles, Wheat, Oatß, Grass Seed. The Auctioneer has every confidence in i recommending purchasers 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 use for assy article that will be offered here. Sale at 11.30 Luncheon provided* E. W. HANMER J R BLAND, 3 119 Auctioneer FOR SALE PRIVATELY;



I AM now prepared to treat privately for the unsold portion of Mr Isaa« Sar gent's property, comprising :— Lut 2.—Knox's Farm, containing 246 acres or thereabouts Lob 3. — Greeußtreet's Farm, containing 150 acrf* Lot 4 -—North River Farm, containing 81 acres. E. W. HANMER* gMl«Mm_i_^r_«mi__wm—_i in i IH'^miWl_g_W Friedlander tiros. WEST STREET AUCTION MART OUR USUAL HORSE FAIR Will be held on THURSDAY, /pril 19, 1900, For which we are now receiving entries, 155 FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd _________ __ HALF ACRE of Land, on Alfora Forest Road, near Woollen Factory. For particulars apply FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. WE ARE CASH BUYERS OF WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY, AHD GRASS SEEDS. Friedlander Bros ? Limited FOR PRIVATE SALE. A* SEVEN-ROOMED HOUSE, with x__ Scullery and Waßh-house, | acre, in Tancred Street East, close to Masonic Hall. Full particulars from FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. """""T^UtTOR NOTICE. Mrs Robottom HAVING again taken over her Studio, wishes the General Public to know that she is doing ONE DOZEN CABINET PHOTOGRAPHS, Enamelled, And one only 12 xlO ENLARGEMENT, worked in Indian Inks by a first-class artist; framed ia Gilt, size 22 x 18, for the sum of SI Is. ' £11$. Specimens on view ab the Studio, Moore Street, opposite Royal Hotel, and Mr Jones, East Street, Ashburton 3 129 NOTICE TO CARPENTERS. TENDERS for Messrs Collins & Co.'s Buildings are extended to FRIDAY, March 30, Specifications may be seen at my office, R. BIRD, 3 193 Architect W" ANTED KNOWN~Honey~Keg 8 , 4s 6d each, 601b Honey Tins (patent lids) 2s each, Bubter Boxes with parchment 1 lining Is lld each, ab Fletohib Bros.' Caßh Supply Stores,



HE WAS A GOAT. hun_4 aTT^r>! r£ d.? y O^ horns and a set ot Zuru Whiskers. t.w» anoffi and ail W p Snd * tA in l ? t0 eat He hßd w»Edered down one alley and up rVund Th.i 1 Jf yS W6re ." the Bame ' and clean ' for th* Inspector had-been BTBoard! bo t rX n rh.ahT P "J!"' o. r *Dy °'d tin CaD ' and the Postera were «,ued to the hungrier h_ _J» t 5 i.-they CoU'^ bb° moved- The more he tried t0 find • lurch the 3 il g .„ I «° mac.h fcook the cake- B tomach-:.che. All at once hia eye awafloweS-5 A..' § sUtle5 Utle. riD _in fche »»««*. He ran to ifc and without hesitation nF niZ J_. f„n^ y. ?T -m K,n c grfty dawn- dead- After turning him over, a piece StorTtCwaß sHn^omet dnTwo tf flafS*.?,^ ??f thtf WM'« H<»«»«" «' * t hat Peonlfi tr ___B.._^ l. Sf, °"? • ? for *2 19d lld- Even a goat could r.ot swallow better fadlitL for LJ^I» a^* g°at _ -th&t rm»eoK They realise that some Stores with obelievea an «ajj_2 ?f AH_?? Br**d J" "£ 11ln *» Can UDderpe" othe". nobody read Sviniprofi^STS^tr ,Bement\Kowourßimiß t0 «eHGo__s at the Lowest are now doing 6*° build Up the immense Baeineß' W9 YOU PAY FOR .QUALITY, AND GET QUALITY, AT FLETCHER BROS. NOTE OUR PRICES. SO MUCH IN SATISFACTION, SO LITTLE IN BOAST.



8d ■ - Na* .Vostizza Currants 0 5 nAin n ;aHF aa „„^ a •*.*- _ .._ • ' 8 „ New'Solum* nothing finer "ffiSfS?- 6^^ """k** in New Zealand per lb 7 tjl r *n ,t », „ „ N^ Srls hVa-e„ Pc IaE s.n 9 __^oS__,_r-' '• ml™._' M 'Perlb S ? SiXAl_ Ml d..p.,lb " 1 ' Fto.M_.t_f per lb. " ',_?**,- Ifc 2* Fine,.. French P_„e,, per tb 010 »£ „ £„C ""S&S&T" ,em°Dl 0 8 *»*&* *» P- P»*". i» Finest retog^garl per ,b 0 6 g*_™*&JP .? „ Castor Sugar, pcs lb 0 6 L«mon Saua/h i Finest Cut Loaf Sugar per lb' 03£ Lime JuS CordiaCper bottle _ Crosse and Blackwe]l'aEssenoes9d ' F uut«« a



overwdgtl 1 °ANE SNGAP ' 7°lb bag ' U" PBr bag ' (Auckland No« FINEST CANE SUGAR with TEA, 13s 3d per 701b b ac AUCKLAND No. Z CANE SUGAR, with TEA, 12a lid per 70.b bag. DUCHESS TEA (once used always nsed) Is 9d Der lb by sto tfilh T; no * ttu„, of the Finest Ceylon and Indian Orange Pekoe). P ¥ b Tl ™' & Blen& CEYLON ORANGE PE" OE (Golden Tipped) 2s per lb or Is 9d by the Tin CEYLON PEKOE, from Is 3d per lb by 101b Tin * STATION TEA. in Chests and Half Chests, from Is Hi per lb Quality makes them attractive. Price makes them aelL 251b™^ T ROLLER FL°UR ' 2C°lb Bag "'■ 10 'Ib Bag 7S U > mh BBg ** 10i



Finest Factory Cheese, per lb 0 6 Lewis' Prize Bacon ; by roll or Bide per lb * ' 0 6f Lewie' Prize Hams, per lb 0 8 St George's German Sausage, per lb 1 0 Finest Refined Lard, per tin 0 6 Dessicated Coso^nut „ 0 7 Edmond's Baking Powder, 6d and lld per tin Walnuts  0 8 Pea Nuts  0 5 lib Tins St George'a Jams, 4s 6d dozen, per tin 0 5 lib Raspberry Jam, 5s 6d doz , tin 0 6 lib  Crosse aud Blackwell's Mar malade 0 9 Concemrafrd .fellies—L mon. Rasp berry, Vanilla—ri»t packets, 5s 6d df z, per packet 0 6 De Vere's Jelly Powders, assorted flavours, per packet 0 6 Bird Seed—Hemp, Rape, Canary, lb 0 3 Linseed, whole, 3d, crushed, per lb 0 4 CHEMICALS Morton's Cream of Tartar, per lb 1 3  Carbonate Soda „ OS  Tartaric Acid  110 „ Citric Acid, 3d oz. „ 3 6  Alum, powdered  0 6 „ Refined Saltpetre  0 6 „ Borax, powdered  0 8 „ Sulphur „ 0 6 Was-hing Soda „ 0 1 Day & Martin's paste Blacking,dcz. 0 4$ Nixc-y's Black Lead per doz. 0 9 Peerless Glo^s per bob. 0 6 Black Lacquer, (Cas^e Brand) bot. 0 9 „ in tins 0 7 Brunswick Black, per tin 0 7 Keen's Oxford Blue, per lb 0 10 Beckitt's Rag Blue, „ 010 St George's Blue, 0 8 Colman's D.S.F- Mustard, lib tins 1 8 _lo Una 10_d, |Ib tins 6d Keen's Mustard Condiment per lb 1 3 71b tins 6s 9d Finest Dairy or Table Salt, 5s per cwb   Salt, 71b bag Bd, 14"b "bag, Is 3d Gi rger, whole Is 3d, ground Is 4d lb White Pepper (guaranteed pure) Is 4d lb lib Tin Rabbit in Jelly 7d, 21b, 10J. and Is FKEIMSBYBD JFISH. Salmon, Californian Bd, Flat 9d, Cutting lOd, Cocktail lld—per tin Sardines, Albert patent opener Is per tin  Small, 4d and 4£d, large 8d Sardines, In tomato saflee, 4_d per tin Morton's Fresh Herrings, flat 7d, kip pered lOd, Herrings in tomato sauce lOd per tin Red Herring 9at Is, or 1 j fisb/lOa Bdj Star Brand Mullet 7d per tin Preserved Bloaters lOd per tin Table Vinegar 56d, 9d, and lOdJbottle White Wine Vinegar 9d bottle Washing Soap— Silkstone lOd bar ovllOs 6d box McLeod's almond BcentedJ9d bar, 10s 6d bos Rawling's almond scented, 9d mv, 9s | lld box Domestic, 6d bar, 7s lld box Bond's Cleanser, 5d bar, 6s 3d box Barilla Ash 9d bar Sunlight soap Is per box, 4|d bar Lifebuoy (Carbolic), Is 4d box, 6d^bar Toileb Soap—Pear's assorted tablets, 4 in box, Is box Pear's unscented tablets, 6d each, 5a 6J doz deaver's Shaving Sticks, 9d each Brown Windsor, lib bar 10d, 1G tablets for Is Glycerine Soap, _lb bars 4d, lib bars^d Whiting Id per lb, Ts 6d cwb. Hops, loose, Is 4d, and Is jM lb pressed Bovril Is 9d and 3s bottle Liebig's Extract Meat Is 9d per jar Y/ashboards, wood, lld. zinc Is 2d American brooms Is 3d, la 6d, Is 9d, Is lld Fresh Ground Coffee Is 4d, Is 6d and Is 8d lb



Golden Py up2ib;6^ 41b Is/71b Is d 14 b 3 3J, 2811) 6.' 6o\ 56b lis 3d Superior Treacle, 21b 6d, 41b Is. 71b lsßd 141b 3, 3J, 28:b 6s, 561b 10, 9d Fssence Rer.nn 8J and lOd bortle Neava'd Food lld, Meliin's Food la 9d Benger's Food Is lld and 3s 6d per tin Robicson's patent Groats and Barley 9d per tin Nelson's Gelatine Icz. packet 8J  Isinglass, Icz packet 8d Brown's Corn Flour 3d lb Brown's Maize Flour 3d lb Maizena 8d lb, Queensland Arrcwroot fid Cadbury's Cocoa Jib 10d, £!b Is 81 Van Houten's C^coa 3.s 3d per lb Fry's Cocoa Jib 4*d, Jib B_*, lib Is 4_d Auslebrook's Coco* fib 4J, Ub 7|d Choco'ate 4d and da per cak"e Mi _reaid Milk 7s 3d d< z, 7£d tin G ldf n Vale Milk 5s 6d doz, 61 tin I BISCUITS. ; Fancy Lunch Sfd lb ly tin cr Sid lb College .. M Super. Wine s|d lb by tin, or 6d lb Vanilla Wine   jj, Rich Tea M lb by tin, or fid lb Peoples Mixed 4d ib  or 4_d lb Fancy Mixed s£d lb ,v _or 8d ii Dessert 9d lb „ or lOd lb garibaldi 6_d Jb „ or 6d lb Sultanas   tv Snowflakfs 4_d lb „ er 5d Water  J} Ginger Kuta s|d b „ or 6d lb Coc >anub 7£d lb „ or Mlb Cracknels Is id lb „ or Is 2d lb Ground Rice 3|d Split Peas 6lbs"is, or 2d lb Pear! Barley 51 hs Is, or 2_d lb Eeyp'ian Lenii h 3_d lb Haricot Beans 3_d lb ._-^- Macaroni and Vermicelli Is lOd box o 61 Ib Flag Brand Pickles 9s 6d per doz or lOd per bottle C and B Ourrle Powder 10s per dost or lld bottle Melkr's Sauce J. pint Bsd, pints Is 3d bot, Lea and Perrin's Sauce _-pint la 4d, pint 2e 6d Our Own Sauce .-pint sd, pint 9d Tomato Sauce 9d per pint bottle Anchovy Sauce Is 3J pint bottle " Tobacco - Williams' Jtno 5* lb ; Nallrod 4s 6d lb ; Derby 5a 6d ib ; Golder I Eagle 6i per lb Candies--Parafiine Wax (plain orlnted 6_d per lb; National Sperm by box 7_d lb ; Bedroom Candles self-fitting, 12 in box, lOd ; Price Carriage Candles 8 and 10, lOd packn Matches Plaids 4* pt pros*. 4&d doz 1000V.-B»aa, BJl'e. 4s lOd d. z M box; 1 00 V-vUc, Ceruiftn 3.s 10J d. z 4 i b' x ; 250 Vtjsfas, Cell's, Is 6 1 dcz, 2do.box ;. bafety'a, Baud M, 8J p&cket,-_mall 3d p'tckeb Starch, Colman's, sb pkt s|d lb  Lily, per lib box 5d Borax Starch Glaze, Is doz ; l|d packer Pears' Fuller's Harth and Violet Powder Bdjex.. Camplior, loz blocks 3d, or 2a 3d doz Vaseline ftd and 9d j*r, lib tins la 9d Pore Glycerine 6d and 9d bottle Glycerine and Cucumber lOd per bottle Hudson's Extract of Soap 9 packets Is Pain Killer Is 4d Bonning! on's Irish Moss Is and Is 101 beigel's Syrup 1r 9d and 3a bottle Pills—Hoilqway's and Cockle's Is 4d box Beecham's and Selgel's Is 5d box Senna 2d packet, Epsctn Salts 6d doz Encs'Fruti! Salts 3s 3d.bottle Fluid Magnesia Is bottle Hood's and Ayer's Satsaparilla 43 8d bot Condy'e Fluid In sd, Lung Preserver 1 Barry's Tricopherus Is 5d bottle Patent Medicines »t Wholesale Prices. SUNDRIES Staples 3d lb, slbs Is Nails 3d lb, 51bs Is Boss Lanterns Is 3d each



Full Illustrated Price List, containing 29 pages, free on application Terms : Prompt Hett Cash with the Orders? No charge for packing cases, andjall orders delivered free at railway station and.witb.in a two miles radius of Ashburton. FLETCHER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STORES AS STREET, ASHBURTON AND HIGH STREET, OHRISTCHUROB Wholesale and Eetail Agents for Nimmo and Blair's Seeds,