A British Magistrate Captured

General Itulicr's Preparations

(Received Wakapuaka Feb 6, 9 15 a.m. Tim Offioe 8-51 a.m) Durban, Febrnnry 5 The Boers from Vrybeid have cap tared the Magistrate at Ngtu, Zulu land, with eleven White and thirty four colored police, their horses, and 340 rifles and ammunition. General Buller has prepaid an im mense convoy of stores for Lady smith,

More Scouts Wanted.

Received Wakapuaka Feb. 6, 9 20 a.m. Ihis Office 9.67 a m.

Sydney, February 6 The Herald*s special, writing from Renßburg, says that the New South Wales troopn aod the i( Tommies " do not fraternise much. Th&y do not seem to take to each other. rJhe general cry is that we want more calonials for scooting work. The New Zealandera and NW South Wales Lancers are recognised as invaluable in their special woik.

Buller's Advance.

German Press Opinion

United Press Assooiafcior.—By Klectrio Telegraph—Copyright Received Wakapuaka Feb. 6, 11.35 a.tn, This Office 12 25 a.m London, February 6 The War Office does not confirm the news regarding General Butler's ad Vance. ' Berlin, Feb S The German newspapers Vossische Zeitung and Berlin Pest, strongly warn Germans that exhibition of paS3iouate hostility against Britain, will only benefit Russia and France.

The Third Contingent

United Press Association—By Eleotrio Teleeraph, Auckland, February 5 The Auckland Racing Club cave £50 towards the Third Contingent Fund. Christcmitkch, Feb 6 Three brothers, Messrs MacFarlane, Amuri station holders, have each contributed £250 to the Canterbury War Fund, making £750 in ail. Ihe utmost enthusiasm pre vails regarding the third contingent, as it is recognised that the men's service* in South Africa will be invaluable. New Plymouth, Feb 6 The New Plymouth quota of the third contingent received an enthusiastic send-off this morning. The Mayor addressed the men, and two brass bands attended. Eleven men left for Waoganui, where the final test will be made.

The Fourth Contingent.

United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph. Wellington, February 5 A meeting of the Mayor and Chairmen of the local bodies formed an executive com mittee to send a Taraaaki quota if a fourth contingent is sent. In t c meantime Strat ford, Hawera and New Plymouth are sending sixteen men out of the present funds. Six men leave here to-morrow morning.

AN INTERESTING LETTER.

THE POSITION LUCIDLY EXPLAINED. The Most Rev. the Primate (Bishop Cowie) has received the following very interesting latter from the Rev. A T. Wingman, senior chaplain of colonial forces on active service, which we take from the Auckland Hetald :— St. Mary'a Rectory, Port Elizabeth, De camber 22, 1899. My dear Lord Primate,— As senior chaplain of the colonial forces of Cape Colony, I am in charge of all the scattpred peats and garrisons upon the lice of communication between Port Elizabeth and General French's base at Naauwpoort Junction. I spent a fortnight recently in visiting all these military camps and arrang ing for their church parades, etc, and it waa my duty to report myself to General French before returning to my duties as garrison chaplain at Port Elizabeth. The General gave ma a pass in his advanced camp at Aruodel, which contained a battery of Royal Horse Artillery, the Carabineers, the Inni skilling Dragoons, a squadron of the 10th Hussars, a battalion of mounted infantry, the New South Wales Lancers, and the New Zealand Riflsa. A smart skirmish with the Boers took place whilst I w«*s in camp, and I could follow the enemy'e movements with a field glass. Aa a Cape Colonist I was natur ally most interested in mv brother colonists from Australia and New Zealand. The Nsw Zealand Rifles struck me as being smarter nod better horsed than evea the famous New Sooth Wales Lancers. I wens down their lines nod was struck with the cheery work manlike look of the men and the admirable and serviceable character of the horsed. Their horses were every bib as good as those of the csrack cavalry regiments in camp with them. After the morning's skirmish General French returned to hia headquarters by train, and X travelled in the same carriage with him. The General said that the New Zealandera were the best men he had for the work in hand. He was deeply impressed by their discipline and smartness in doing mounted infantry work. They were able to fight the Boers in their own way, and showed admirable coolness and steadiness under fire. General French won the battle of Elandslaagfce, which is bo far the most snocetaful action In the war. He thoroughly understands the Boer methods of warfare, and praise such as he gave the New Zealanders is worth having indeed. Our Christmas is gloomy. We have received a temporary check. It must not be forgotten that the ablest strategists in Europe have planned the Boers' campaign for them, months ago, and that they have in their armies at least 2000 trained foreign officers, mostly Germans and Hollanders, with a sprinkling of Russian, French, and Belgians. Their artillery has, so far, outclassed ours, and no European nation he a ever before had to face such ?•■ task as that which lies before us. We have to fight 60,000 of the beet mounted infantry in the world, ably led by the best of European officers, who know the country and have a natural genius for defensive warfare. Wnon the Boert are turned out of one position by the bayonet, at a heavy sacrifice of British lives, they appaar next day on another pc sition equally strong and the process has to be repeated. It will take, I fear, 150,000 men to finish the war, and capture Pretoria. Our difficulties are increased by the strange interfacing of the English and Boer popula tions/ The slices of Cape Colony which tie Boers have annexed are more Dutch than the Fr«« State and Transvaal. Blotnfontein, the Fre« State capital, ia practically an Eng lish oity. Very (little Dutch ia spoken id the streets, and a census of Pretoria, taken m the war broke out, revealed no less than 17,000 English people as permanent citizens of the town, besides tha 50,000 English of Johannesburg. Moat of these people have gob away, and are hew penniless refugees ia Natal and Cape Colony. We have at leaßt 5000 refugees in Port Elizabeth. But enough English remain in the Transvaal and Free State towns to make military bom bardment of them very difficult) without in juring cur own people, and Kruger is well awart of this. I fesr the war will last for a year at least, bub there can be only one and» and only one setblemant, namely, a South African Dominion under the British flag. Onr clergy in the diocese of Bioemfon tein and Pretoria have suffered muoh, and the Boors have openly said that they will abolish tha English Oharch if they are suc cessful. But a cause bolstered up by de liberate official falsehoods, and by a raoial contempt for the English, which is baaed on Qalvantstio self-esteem, cannot prosper. We can put our trust in God, and in the right eomnees of our oause.—-Your Lordship's faithful servant, &. Ts Wingm&n, D.D., Canon of Graham's Town aad Senior Chap* jtla of Colonial Fere®* on active tenio«,

HOW LOMBARDS KOPJE WAS CAPTURED.

The London Daily News printed on Deotmber 13 a capital account of the night sortie from Ladyemith on Thursday, Deoem her 7, under General Hunter. Additional graphic details are supplied by the corres pondent of the Daily Mail. Everybody (he aay;) was on foot, and many had rubber solei on their shoes. No bayonets were oarried, and the rifles wera not loaded. Admirably guided, our man arrived at their objective ac 2 o'clock. The men sbeadilj mounted in silence* Suddenly they heard the Du'oh challenge from behind. " Who comes there ?" No answer. The challenge was repeated, and the Dutch cried out several times, " William ! Redcoat—shoot I' The officer of the Light Horae cried out in Dutch, " William ! Redcoats with bayonets —run." Our men cbeereii and charged with a will. The en t my'a fire broke out in iroc: and rear of the Ba»»Uanu>, who had passed (sha sleeping Boer packet. Our men in front thought thay had been fired upon by their i comrades in the rear, and General Hunter ordered " Ceaee firing" to be sounded. The Boers the next minute bolted. Some 30 were surprised as'e !j.>. In the oonfusioa out of our sergeants ce'zsd General Hunter by the throat, crying, " Who the devil might you be?"' The Light Horse now came, cheering straight to the gun, enormous looking in the darkness, beyond which the> extended and fired k few volley*. Mean while the breechbipeks were unscrewed by the sappers, '. who inserted gun-cotton into i he barrels of the 15-oentimetre gun and the 12 centimetre howitzer. Both barrels were torn and quite wrecked. The force retired, capturing a Maxim. A letter was found from a gunner, Baying:— 1* Mister English man is a very hard fighter, and Ladyamith will no* f*-l yet. We are still strong here, nearly 2000 ( ? 20 000) being engaged, <ioubt less in outlying iaagere." This information alone was worth the casualties we sustained. Tho B*>ers think the flight attack was a celebration of General Buller's birthday. They describe it aa a most brilliant feat) oi arrna. One old man said, '* Ugh, we have lost again.

The London Standard's correspondent also sends an excellent account of ihe sortie Raving described the successful asoeat o! the hill by our men, he adds .—" The well known aversion of the Boere to any form cf hand-to-hand fighting served our men in good atead. Some one oalled out ' Fix bayo nets,' notwithstanding thwt there were only four bayonets belonging to the sappers in the whola force, a"d at the crj of • Give them cold steel' (she enemy fairly turned tail and gad into the darkness. In order to give the rest of the force time to complete its work, Major Edwards, who was the first man to set foot on the summit, led his men of the Imperial Light Horse to the far side of the hill, and poured volleys in the direc tion of the Boer retreat Some of their vedettes could be seen hovering about, but they were evidently too demoralised to approach us closely. Meanwhile, the volun teers and sappers were making a hnrried search for the big gun\ For a moment the horrible thought seized as that there might be no guns at all—that the enemy, as ban often been the case of la**, had got wind of the projected attack, and had removed the cannon to a safe distanca. But at 1 >ct, to the delight of everybody, " Long Tom" itself was discovered, snugly ensconced behind a parapet of sandbags no leas than Sift thick. A 4.7 in howitzer was found in an emplace ment hardly leas strong, with a Maxim be tween the two—posted there apparently, for the purpose of repelling any assault such a3 the one we had actually delivered. Lieute nant Turner, with a party of two sappers and Bix artillerymen, at once took charge of "Lang Tom,' and, getting to work with crowbars and hammers, smashed the breech and the elevating gear. Two charges of gun cotton were then placed in the breech and mczz'.e, and connected with fuses. While " Long Tom" was this being provided for, similar attentions were bestowed on the |howi:zsr by Captain Fowke and the other sappers and gunners. The pr parations beiug complete, Genera! Hunter ordered the man to make their way down the hi'l, and th« fuses were set alight with the burning enda of the officers' cigara. Everybody fell back with the exception of Ciptain Powke, who remained midway between the big *gune, and after % couple of minutes' suspense a loud report showed that our object had bean accomplished. Oaptain Fowke has tened to oxamine the debris, and found ih*.t, the 6ia guv had two gaping ho'as in the muzz'e, which was badly bulged, and that the breech and rifling had been destroyed beyond all chance of repair. The howi zsr was in an even worse plight, the explosion having wrecked the carriage as well as the gun.

BRITISH GUNS USED BY THE BOER.

A great) deal of discussion has taken place as to the military equipment of the Boers, which, in proportion, has been deolared to be equal, if not ■uperinr, to that of any of the Ureat Powers. In relation to this, it is pointed ou« in Fielden's Magazine that the Boer army is equipped, in addition to Schneider, Krupp, and other ordnances, with several bittariea of the 37-millimetre Maxim automatic gun-firing shells, and now used for the first time in civilised warfare. These guna were supplied several yeara ago with the full knowledge of the Home au thorities. Whereas the ordinary Maxim fires only rifli ballets, the 37-millimetre piece fires a shell weighing about If'b at the rate of 300 shells a m nute, with an effective range of 2| miles. That is to say, it will throw 3751b of explosive projaotile a minute among the enemy at the range mentioned. The gun with he mounting weighs about a quarter of & ton, and can be worked by one man only.

WAR FUND.

Amount acknowledged £215 10 0 D Thomas, two trucks oaten chaff A E Peache .. .. .. 5 5 0 > Oliver .. " .. .. 10 0 Friedlander Brop., utd , amount) promised to Young Men's Club, transferred to War Fund ac count .. ... 50 0 0 Surplus from Woollen Factory Picnio Committee   0 15 0 I £272 10 0

LATE COMMERCIAL.

ASKBURTON STOCK MARKET. At the yards to-day, there was a good attendance of buyers and a large yarding, biddiog b^ing spirited throughout. Fol lowing are the prices ruling :—Butcher's lambs 12s, butcher's crossbred ewes, 10s 4d to 13^; merino ewes 83; crossbred wethers 13b 9dl; frerzsrs, from 13s 4d to 15^ 3d. This was gob by Messrs Friedlander Bros. jLd., for a lot of 1700 on account of Mr John Orr. Freezing lambs lla 10. Stores, merino ewee 7a 3d to 8s ; lambs for rape 10a 7d to lla 6i ; halfbred ewea lls 71; crossbred two tooth ewas and wethera Us 6d to 13s 31 ; crossbred ewes from 8s 9J to 13s 3d; merino wethera 8* Sd. Cattle—Fat cows £3 2s 6d ; heifers from £4 12s 6d to £6 53 ; old cows 35' 5 springers £3 5s to £3 7a 61; I dry cowa£3l2s6d; cows ia profit £4 sa< 1 The Geraldine sale takes place next Thursday.

THE PATRIOTIC FUND.

In lieu of subscription £1 10s—Mr W Donee's expenses in connection with produc tion of music for '• Absenb Minded Beggar." In lieu of subscription, £1 Is—Mr H. A. Gates writing M.8.8. for Concert. In lieu of subscription, 2a 6d—Mr Wm. Smith, Cartage. In lieu of subscription, £1 la—Mr W» H. Tait, painting Panorama.

MAYFIELD.

From Our Own Correspondant. THE WEATHER. Since I last wrote, we have had pxepllen* weather, quite favorable t" the h»rvent,, which is now it; fu;i n«ving. iSt.mj exu. i.ent orops of oats h-ve been threshu<i, namely, Messrs S. Millet's, and W. Wilson's, which yielded fifty-one and fifty bushels per acre, \ I respectively. Mr S. Miller's oats (Cana dians) were a fi st-ilasa Bamp'.e, and would ba hard to bi.a6 anywhere. Mr Wikon's crop (Duna) waa also a good sample. FEED. I notice that feed is very abundant every where, quite a contrast to what it usually 18 at this time of the. year. fat lamb*

I, Lambs are going otf f&al and ono is coe iouiily ms^ctiog mobts of them en route for hs railway station. Several traius have already left, Viletta loaded with fat lamb?. f think hat a boiler bt-.vi-n should b?. pro v ded by the railway authorities, consiaer ing the nm<unt of traffic done. The fcheep ya'da were in a filthy state the other morn- i ing, being Bfvei'i»i inches deep in mud—very nice for stock to stand in over ui^i-it. NEW CHURCH. Our new church js fast approaching com pletion. Ihe opening day I hear has been Sxed for the 12 h March, There is also to be a monster tea meeting in connection with the opening. It is a very commodious building, and will be quite a land mark for miles round.

THE WEATHER IN ENGLAND.

United Preaß Assouiation—By Elecbrio Toiegrnph—Copyright London, February 5 Heavy snow is falling throughout Eugland.

THE FRENCH CARICATU RIST DECORATED.

British. Ambassador Protests united Prcßß Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright Paeis, Fob 5. French newspapers assert that Pre sident Lou bet has decorated M. Leaudre, author of the recent objec tionable caricature of tho Queen, sir Kdward Monson, the British Ambas sador in Paris, protested, referring to the matter as a regrettable incident. M. Leygues, Minister of Public Instruction, replied that M. Leaudre had caricatured other Sovereigos with out protests boing made.

TgE ABHBUBTON tOABDIAN. TUESDAY, tfEBEUARI 6, 1900



Acknowledged .shburton Biflas, Officers and Men .. .. Iso their Tenfc Team's lab Prize gained afc Dunedin Military Sports .. latertainrnent & CoDoerb Balance  ..

£1007 7 5 10 0 0 1 10 0 6 12 6

£1025 9 II



The Surveyor General.—Mr Paroy Smith iurveyoi- General retires in June on a pension. Id is understood that Mr Barron Assistant Surveyor G neral will Bucceed him, —Press Association telegram. Troopkr Wilkijb—A letter from Trooper Wilkie which p*saed through the " Field Postljflbe of the British army in South Africa" on January sth, came 10 hand (hie afternoon. He writes in good spirits as usml, and we shall doubtless make a few extracts from his letter in to-morrow's is ue. It may interest our readers to know that a Gbardian has been posted to Trooper Wilkie regularly since he left Ashburton The letter before us has been franked by " E. Bartfett, Lieutenant N.Z.V3.R." and by •• W. F. Wallis N.Z.VI.R. for O.C E. 8." (



Boils. Pimples. Sure Signs of Impure Blood. Do not think that washes and oint ments can cure eruptions of the skin. They cannot. The cause is deeper, even down in tho very blood itself. Purify your blood, and your skin will be smooth and clear. Mr. James Johnson, of South Forbes, New South Wales, sends us his photo i grapn, and says : "My whole body was almost covered with boile. Beading about AVER'S I thought I would try it. I took one bottle, and was entirely free from any eruption what ever. My eyesight was greatly strengthened also." Mr. Johnson's eyesight was strength ened because the Sarsaparilla is such a wonderful nerve tonic. For impure blood and weak nerves there is no remedy in the world equal to it. You cannot enjoy good health if your bowels are constipated. Ayer's Pills cure constipation every time. Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Ce., Uwcll.Magi., U.SX Wanted. WANTED ab once~-A good Stacker.— Apply 0 Doherty Tinwald. 2 26 WANTED at once—A Man to do a Small Carpentering Job.—Apply office of this paper. WANTED— On account of a Member of Third N. Z. Contingent. Purchaser for Gent's Sterling Bicycle infirsb class order. —Apply at once to John Orb & Co. 2 30 IA p m —STAR of the East • V/iVj« X • Lodge, Wednesday. February 7. Election of Officers. Free Sicial ; light refreshments. Old members iivited, 2 35 OYSTERS, Oysters. Oyster?. First of season by express To-night; also Fresh Flounders, Groper, Cod, and all kinds of fresh Pish To-nighf, at J H Jewitt, opposite Mail Office. 2 46 WANTED Young Man with knowledge of Gardening, and must be able to look after horses, and milk.—Apply D. Thomas. 2 41 LOST— Cheque No. U 37144 drawn by Geouoe McMillan in favour of James Barton for £10 13a 8d on the Union Bank of Australia Ltd., Ashburton. Payment Stopped. 2 40 MR MITCHELL, Ashburton, is appoin ted Photographrer for " the Cyclo pedia of New Zealand."—F. Rosewabne, Compiler. ?. 42 MADAM MacCMBE, Phrenologist, etc , Palmistry, Hygiene. Devaub's Fam ily Hotel, will stay a week longer. 2 43 WANTED— Strong Lad able to milk and make himself generally useful about a country Hotel—Apply Hitchings & Milsom, ABhburton. 2 45 BOARD and Residence.—Comfortable Board and Residence ia offered to Ladies or Gentlemen, ab very reasonable charge. For particulars apply Guardian Office. 2 39 RAKAIA-fiK'?! AXE ! We don want to fight, but- meanwhile ask for M'Kenzie's H^ndai-Lanka Tea, packed in Ceylon, and sold by C. A. 0. BUrdy



The soothing and healing properties of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, its pleasant taste and prompt and permanent cures, have made it a great favorite with the people everywhere. For a»le by Aahburton Drag



MRS ALCORN hopes by Selling for a few weeks at-and in some caces below Wholesale Prices to make more room. Several oases New Goods bought at large discounts will be included, so thai; customers may rely on getting genuine bargains at this I Sale.



ASHBURTON TOLUNTEER FIRE 1 UEIGADE. ! 'THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Bri- A garle will be held at the Meeting Room i THIS EVENING, at 7 30 p.m. ' H, H. Fook*, becieiary ) February 6,1900 DAVID THOMAS. | WANTED, TROOP HORSES FOB OANTERBUKY CONTINGENT ON SATUKDAY, 10th Inst., gAT THE ARCADE, I FROM five years and upwards, and 15 hands to 15.3. Any bub Roans and Greys, Send to the Arcade for inspection at 12 o'clock ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10. D. THOMAB, 2 36 Ashburtou TINWALD YARDS. TUEBDIY, FEBRUARY 13 I SHALL have for SALE at the above fixture the following lines of good Sheep : On account of E. G. Wright, Esq., Windermere,— Or\A FULL MOUTH HALFBRED &\J\J EWES. On account of other Clients, — I £ A CROSSBRED TWO-TOOTHS. IOA CROSSBRED Four. Siz, A Eight -IUU Tooth CROSSKRED KWES. 1 9Q CROSSBRED EWES. Also—Fat and Store C*ttle, Sheep, and Pigs. D. THOMAS, 2 38 Ashburton



AT the Rtqueiit of a number of Aehbur ton Ladies, Mb Coign will give free Exhibitions of Shirt and Collar Ironing, in the premises neacb Mr Seger's shop, for a fortnight. Everyone invited. Ladies are equested to bring their own collars, &o.



NEW BoOK?—The Ideal Life, Drum mond ; Other People's Lives, Oavey ; Wines on the Lees ; a Corner in the Wesfc; The Crown of Life ; Soldiers of the Queen; Old Conviofc Days ; Blade o' Grass ; The Sailor's Bride, Boothby ; Great Boer Trek ; Transvaal Bie b ; Btory of War Alarms; Oiriz n's Atlas, a iiplendid up to date Atlas ; Christmas Number Magazines, English and /American papers (svery Mail.—H M. JoNES



'I THE Encyclopedia Britannioi 9bh Edi- J_ tion is the istandard work of reference, •• The Nations Great Book." It ig uni versally acknowledged to be the best work of reference eveir published for Divines, Scholars, Professional Men, and the general reader. Orders now being booked.—^. H. Williams, Taacred Street).



WE can afford to epeud money in adver tising, so much Hondai-Lanka Tea is selling everybody likes it.



HOW IS IT the Alooen's can Bell so cheap 1 Easy, when you know that their rent is leas thaa one-third it would bo in East Street, and that they do most of the work themselves If you want a nioe Suit for yourself or your boys, or Boots o shoes for wifa or daughter, come to Robbr Alcorn's, Mavalock Street, where you wil get them good a» veel! as cheap.



PAHLIA MENTARY Decision against Tmdiag Coujpons. No Buoh iegislatioc necessary in the case of a straigfa-out lystem of giving Cash Discount at the rate cf la in 'no I'cm.d off every purchase of Ninepecc? worlh Hnd over. The same all round sterl ing value as usual ia General Drapery, aotlnnjj, Boot?, etc., at H. C Babbett's (are Barrett Bros.) "The Hal!," East. Street.



fTfANTED KNOWN. -That anything V » you want in Drapery or Clothing can be bought very cheap at Mitch, ll and Turner's removing Sale. Remnants of all kinds and Nibbles in every Department. Call early. Tots of lines already cleared. First come first served.



PRIZB POULTRY -For sale. che*p, to reduce stock—Pure-bred Gulden and Silver Wyandotte, Andalusian and Orpington cv 1 chicks about three mouths old; as good as Bhow birds for breeding and utility purposea. Apply offioa of this paper or Pelham yards, Peter Street.



WANTED KNOWN - Nobthoote & Heffobd will give you New Goods at Startling Cash Pr oes at their Clearing Sale.



PARLIAMENTARY Decision against XT Tiacting Coupons. No such legislation necessary in the case of a straight-out system of giving Cash Discount at the rate of Is in the Pound off every purchase of Nine-pence worth and over. The same all round sterling value as usual in General Drapery, Clothing, Boom, etc , at H. C. Barrett's (late Barrett Bros.) "The Hall," East Street.



f^INEST New Oatmeal, 25!b bags 2*6 d V Roller Flour, 200 b bags 13s ; 10O!b 7* 6d ; 50:bs 3s lOi ; *5 bs 2s, and further reductions by the toa afi Flrtchbr Bros. Cash Supply Stores.



C^OME and Bee the prices at Mes Alcorn's Greab Summer Sale. Dress Muslins from 6d a yard. Suinniner Drnsses Miliuery, KibboDa, Flowers, Laces, Jacket?, Oapes, Underclothing, Pinafores, A prone, Stamped Needlework, etc , all reduced during the Sale.



Entertainments. THtt FAMOUS VALDAKES. CIRCUS OF VARIETIES. Direct from America. Location—Circus Grounds, near Devane's Hotel—AS HBURTON. For ONE NlGßTOVLY,commencing FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9. For One Night Only. For One Night Only. With their magnificent Canvas Theatre, with Beating accommodation for 2000. THE VALDARES. Absolutely the Greatest Trick Bicycle Riders the World has ever Been. Supported by a Company of 20 STAR ARTISTS 20 One Vaudeville and Circus Entertainment that is pronounced by ail to be the best ever brought to Ne«v Zcalanl. Huge Success Everywhere. Huge Success Everywhere. Huge Success Everywhere. Huudrals turned away nightly in Dunedin, and Performance pronounced to be absolutely the best ever seen. 20 STAR ARTISTS 20 Remember our »ISay is for One Night Only. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10. Seating Accommodation ior 2000. Popular Prices — Reserved Chairs, 3s; Stalls, 2s ; Fib, Is. Doors open at 7.30 Overture at 8 sharp. 2 24 tT7,""., , • •,'*~*7~*""**t,"~"";--'■■■ Il,t ~"~rrrr"" ".' """rztr.";- ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH Ashburton, i SEPTUAGESiINA SUNDAY, \ (February 11.) OJHE DAY OP PRAYER Throughout the Anglican Communion for our Armies ia South Africa, and of Inter cession for the Sick,, the Wounded, and the Dying. 8.30 a m—HVy Cnmmut lon 11am —Matins, Intercession, and Sermon DKOMORE —2.15 pm, Confirmation Class } 3 pm, Kvening Prayer and Seraou 6.30 p m—A Memorial Service, with Solemn Intercession and Sermon X A WOODTKORP3, MA., Vicar CHEAP MONEY! i OHFAF MONEY CHEAP MONEY IN SUMS JF £100 ™ £10,000, ON COUNTRY, CITY, AND .SUBURBAN FBBEHOLD, Ab 4£ per cent. Terms of repayment of the most liberal character, which can be ascertained on enquiry. T7IOK FORMS OF APPLICATION AND *J FULL INFORMATION Apply to the DISTRICT MANAGER, Chriatchuroh. J. H. RICHARDSON, - Government Insurance Commissioner. TINWALD DOMAIN BOARD A REWARD of Five Pounds ia offered to any person who will give such in? formation as will lead to the conviction of i any person or persons who have wilfully damaged the Buildings on the Tinwald Domain, O. DOHERIY, 162 Chairman Domaia Board j



PYNK & 00. LAKGE OLBAKINGMBALB OF SHEEP AT ELDERSLIB, OAMARF, ON FRIDAY, MAKCH 2, 1900. IN Consequence of a large proportion of thie well known Estate having been Hold to the Government, a CLEARING SALE will be held on the above date, at the Clifton Yards, when upward* of 24,000 SHEEP will be off red for Unreserved Sale, includ ing— Purebred Lincoln, Romnry Marsh, and Bo;der Leicester R.WES ; 10 OCO Half, Threi-quarter,and Keven-eighthe-bred EWES ; 4000 Graud WETHERS ; and a large line of Fat aid Forward Down Cross LAMBS. Further particulars in future idvertisc ments. ] Auctioneers— PYNti & CO., Christohurch FLEMIJNG & HKDLEY, U»mui WRIGHT, STEPHENSON&CO., 120 __ Danedin FRIEDLANDER BROS. Ltd, FOR SALE, HALF ACRE cf Land, on Alford' Forest Road, near Woollen Factory, For particulars apply _FRIEDLAN DER BROS., Ltd. FOR PMVATB~SALB. " A SEVEN-BOOMED HOUSF-, with Scullery and VVash-house, £ acre, in Tancred Street Easti, close to Masouio Hall. Full particulars from FBIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. ~p c RlffiTa"' Patent Bag Lifter. mHIS SIMPLE APPLIANCE can be JL fixed to a Dray or Waggon, and, by the aid of a horse, will hoist Bags of Grain, etc., over the sides of a dray, or on to a platform, ai the Rate of 50 Bags in Ten Minutes. The Appliance is made of Iron Piping, and weighs only 40 bs. It can be fixed on to any kind of Dray or Vehicle, or Loading Stage, and is so simple that anyone can uae it. If a horse is not available, two men can supply the necessary power to work it by pulling the rope instead of yoking the horse to it. The Patent Lifter ia an appliance that will do all the Bag Lifting of a large farm in a few minutes, and no Farmer or Storeman | should be without it Prices made so low to bring it within the reach of all. It can be used either in the Paddock, at Biro, or at the Store. FRTEDLAND BiT BROS., Ltd, ! AgentSt COENSACKS. 1500 BALES NOW LANDING. FARMERS will please give us their Orders promptly if delivery is required ex ship. Stocks will be kept at our Ash burton, Tinwald, and Lyndhurst Stores. FRIEDLANDER BROS., Lk> WAKANUI RIVErTbOARD. GENERAL ELECTION. j IN PURSUANCE of The River Boards Act, 1884, and amendments thereto, and the Regulations of Local Elections Act, 1876, and amendments thereto, I hereby give notice that an Election of FIVE i Persons, to constitute the Wakanui River Board, will be held on THURSDAY < February 15, 1900, in the Wakanui School' room, Wakanui. Nominations, in the prescribed form, must be delivered to me, or addressed to me and delivered at the Wakanui River Board office, Bullock's Arcade, Ashburton, before ftoon on SATURDAY, February 10,1900. ALFRED A. FOOKS, 2 30 Returning Officer MR DONGES^ HAVELOCK STREET, mEACHER of Violin, Mandolin, and X Harmony, resumes teaching 29th met. ; Termj on application, 1173



I MISS KITTY BELL, JmEAOHER OF THE PIANOFORTE, i Will commence professional duties on jMONDAY, J.nniry 29. Addresa: Case Sueet, Asbburton. 192 FOR BICYCLE ACCESfcOKIES GO TO OATES, LOWEY AND CO, THE LEADIISG CYCLE DEALERS. OUR R-p.v.-« are done ia a neat nod workmanlike manner, AH work guaranteed, and charges reaion able, PL^OFORTiTsiNUIISU, BrtT MRB JOHNSTON, having taken over Mks Bowman Foxs mnßic practioe, will be at home from 2 till 4 daily, to arrange with Pnpila. Term commences 6th February, 65 Havoelck Street. PHOXOGKaPHY. rpO COMPETE w7tH THE TIMES. JL gr^ For 14 Days Only B One Dozen Highly Finished Cabinet PhotOß FOR EIGHT & SIX. Don't Miss This Chance. &\i work guaranteed. ~—— Kobe Address D. Jones, The Photographer, Robottom Studio, Monrft Str^B^a



ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDINS AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. ""PHE Monthly and other payments will 1 be received at the Office, Tancred Street, THIS DAY, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1900, From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and from 7 p.m to 9 p.m]



EDWARD STEPHENS, 12 206 Manager FO& POSITIVE SALE. ALFORD FOREST ROAD. rrHREEQUARTERS Acre Lard, with J~ Fow-;oomed House, Washhonse and built-in Copper, Verandah and Conveniences, Apply for price and particulars to H. W. TUBRFFT, Agent, Arcade, Ashburton. FOR IMMEDIATE SALE TQ 1171 Havelock Street Wtst. Fine •O • healthy site for dwelling. I HAVE FOR SALE, Thai wuvenienfc Residtnce wun i>s Acres of Land, situate West Bide Railway, now occupied by Mr H, C. Segers. 'I he House contains fourteen rooms, and the surroundtng< and laud are first-clae. For particulars, apply H. W. BARRETT, AGENT, ARCADE, ASH BURTON. 1 143 7BIAD PlilZß COJMLt^Ii.TIXIO]V npHE 7XZAD offers a prize of a handsome X Watch to the odo who sends in the onmot list of the six beet British or Colonial officers either od the way to or at present in the Transvaa'. The competition will be decided by the competitors themselves, The names of the six officers who receive the greatest number of votes will be considered the correct list. Posb list and receipt for 5? from % Triad advertiser, to manager Triad, Dunedin. A receipt for 10' entitles a competitor to send in two lists ; 15"), three lists ; 20-t, four lists. Not more than four lists may accompany the receipts of any one advertiser, although competitors may send four lists accom panied with receipt in comformity with above rule, from all the Triad advertisers If they please. Th's competition will close March 20tb. Other competitions will be announced in next i»Rue. Anglo N.Z. Cycle Co. Aulfiebrook'B Cocoa Bing, Harris & Co, Arrow Brand Boots Curtis, F, Jeweller Dr. Speer, Dunedin Flora Soap Jones, H M, Triad Agent Josuha Bros., Boomerang Brandy Kirkjatrick, S, and Co., X Jams Maypcle Soap and MoDkey B and Soap Mrs Miller's Cookery Books Mitchell, Photographer Nelson, Moate and Go's Tea N.Z. Express Cullen, agent Orr, A, Draper Sanderson's Scotch Whisky Somerset Hotel, H, S. Drummond Surafcura Tea Van Houten's Cocoa and Chocolate 1 Wahoo' I oasby's, ' Koolibah ' Lo»aby'« Wilson, Balk & do, Frch C'ffee, Ouvah T Yates & Co. Arthur, seed merchants Zealandia Boots New Zealand Clothing Factory /CAPITAL BUILDING SITE-Being \J Town Section 1169, containing more than I acre, corner of West Town Belt and Havelock Street, .having over three chains frontage. T. BULLOCK, Agent SHEEP COUNTRY ASHBURTOiJ GORGE 3018 ACRES 301? Being R.S. 31832, 31833, 31834, a_< tbers. This property noo having been gold by auction, offers are invited for the pur chase of same. ____BULLc°K • FOR SALE A SHEEP FARM. Rangitata District, not far from Ealine Railway Station. Good, healthy Sheep Country- * r %m/IIU extensive improvements, viz:- ft Good Homestead, Stable, Loose Boxes, Shearing Shed, and Sheep Y»rd«, also Dip, surrounded by a number of paddocks-451 acres freehold, and 730 aores leasehold, at a low rental. Fall particulars furnished on application „ T. BULLOCK, For Children'B Hacking Cough take Wood*' Great Peppermint Cure—ls 6d md o ?8 pa



1899. CUKISTMAS. 1899 ---to iim in i t(J t •mmmmmmmmm FINEST NEW FBUIT. FINEST NEW FBUIT. AT FLETCHER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STORES. Let the small voice in your pocket-book speak and it will carry you straight to tk Cheapest Store on earth. ■ 105 ■• selected for our New md Tr'de^S *X^jEST-fiST 5" "^^ excelled, and the Prices Rock Bottom. * ra <Flm' Bnd °*Dllot *• *LL oar FRUITS are Cleaned by Machine** i d Finest New Vostizza Currants 0 5 rsw,i n? ,«-, . a * „ New Sultanas, nothing finer Colonial Essences,^ per bottle or in New Zealand, per lb 7 4s PP doz „ „ New Spanish Valencia Raisins Per bottle (Lemon, Almond, | perlb 8* w »i , *. Cochineal, eto  New Valencia Raisins per lb 0 6* £« iT^? Qeß) per bofcfcl* l 8 „ Eleme Raisins, perlb 04* lioffv Almrfni™ 06 .v •» * f , s New Dates „ 0 6 tSH« i? nds per lb * Fine Mnscatels, perlb, 1 0 m« »n/T/ 8 ," 2 * New Natural Figs ' J 8 Flneat n D. ri«* Apples, per lb 0 Finest French Prunes, per lb 010 " S'!S £ pri?°ta '♦ „ Stewing Prune- „ 0 7 Pr^fi n,Peacheß » New Mixed Peel, orange? lemon, SSST^i to?S " ° and citron, per lb 0 8 MlI!f «PJ° e> W per paokefc * *"> 71b Tins Best Lemon Peel, per tin 39L * „ JL n . _ Barcelona Nuts „ F 0 8 t!™?.f ™& per boWle 1 0 Finest Icing Sugar perlb 0 6 pLTaZE 1/^ " *• „ Castor Sugar, perlb 0 5 £m O iPq l rap #f * • ov/w'S? °ANB SNOAB ' 7Wb »* *i- >■* <*-«- No. U) ,-««. FimtST OANB SUGAR with TEA, 13» 3d H ?olb ,„„ AUOKUASD So. S. OANE SUGil* wltiflK. U, KITp M 701b Ug. of aShSS^&USjKSiSgS' 9d -" lb t» 6 to IOU, EMI . B1(Ba STATION TEA. in Oh Mtß .ndW Ohest,, from' Is ljd per lb 8 5, D r B T^ fiOLLEE FLOUB> 2Co'b B«« 1Ss ' ««» B»g 7. «. 'nb By 3. lOd Finest Factory Cheese, per lb 0 6 «. Lewis' Prise Bscon, by roll or side Golden.Syrup 2!b 6d, 41b Is, 71b 1b d perlb o 7 „ 14Ib 3s 3d. 2«lb 6s 6d, 561b lls M Lewis' Prize Hams, per lb 0 81 oupenor Treacle, 21b 6d, 41b Is, 7»bl88d St George's German Sausage, per lb 1 0 - 141b 3s 3d» 28b 6e, 661b 10* 0d Finest Refined Lard, per tin 0 6" * r Sßence Rennet 8d and lOd bottle Desaicated Coaoanut „ 08* cave s Food lld» MelliH's Food Is td Edmond's Baking Powder, 6d and S 6u? er s Foed ls lld md Ss 6d per tin lid per tin Kobinson a patent Groats and Barley Id Walunta  0 g per tin Fea Huts „ 0 6 Ne3eoti's Gelatine loz. packet 6d lib Tins St George's Jams, 4s 6d „»' , I^nglass, lcz packet 8d dozen, per tin 0 6 Bro*n } S Corn Flour 3d lb lib Raspberry Jam, 6a 6d doz,. tin 0 6 f* r°, wft B MaSze Wont 3d lb lib „ Crosseaud Black well's Mar Majzena 8d lb, Queensland Arrowroot Id malade 0 9 s Cocoa Jib lOd. *lb Is 8d Concentrated Jellies—Lemon, Rasp- l m, Houten's Cocoa 3s 3d per lb berry, Vanilla-pint packets, FrysOocoa Jib 4*d, *ib BM, lib Is 44d 6s 6d dos. per packet © fi Auslebrook's Cocoa Jib 4d,lib 74d^* De Vere's Jelly Powders, assorted 4d and od per cake -' '■■ flavours, per packet 0 6 Milkmaid Milk 7s 3d dcz, 7sd tin? Bird Seed—Hemp, Rape, Canary, lb 0 3 »°Wen Vale Milk 5s 6d dcz, 6d tin Linseed, whole, 3d, crushed, per lb 0 4 biscuits. chemicals. aP cy Lunch 3Jd lb by tin or 34d lib Morton's Cream of Tartar, per lb 1 3 College ■  >t „ Carbonate Soda „ 0 3 HP er- Wine s£d lb h|r >*-•» —•» -«m-n» „ TartarioAcid „ 110 Janillj* Wine' „ „ „lb „ CitrieAcid.Sdoz. „ 3 6 iio\T^afiMit^-^-^-^Mi U tee«ftpefre ,; 0 r^MtoTsfift I VfiS ;: fer powdered;: ° 0 1 pSL 6^ b b ;; V%% Washing Soda „ 0 1 | alt»»«« « „ „lb Snowflakes 4£d lb „ er 5d '"■""- Water n „ Ginger Nuts s|d b ," ot 6d lb Day & Martin's paste Blacking,doz/0 4J r£St. ,VHK » orSdlb Nixey's Black Lead per doz. 0 9 Oracknels Id lb „ or It 3d lb Peerless Gloss per hot. 0 6 - ' Black Lacquer, (Castle Brand) bot. 0 9 qiiu m lnD t> mmm , - lA _ „ in tins 0 7 * Jif"^ srnitfljsrnitflj apriooti »a* Oolm.n'B D.S.F. fMo*«d, Ub to 1 8 sSJftSenf*,* „, Mls Finest Dairy or Table Salt, 5s per cwfe Sf' C r °if 3 3^ d lb, ni M , - Salt, 71b bag 83,14>b ""ShS *nd Vermicelli ** 10d boxu* Girgerf'whole ls 3d, ground ls 4d lb Flag Brand Pickles 9s 8d p«r dos or 104 White Pepper (guaranteed pure) ls 4d lb r. *Trc rwi t> » Belfast Sheep Tongues, lib Is, 21b Js lOd ° "g*^ 0W ie Powder 10« P« doz ot Hd Hb Ttaßabbib In felly 7d, 21b, lOd and ls £??!£ S aoo-c e int 8^?» P*"** 1» 3d fcot. PEESfiKVED FISH. J° d P 6"10 8 S*DCB H^ 1» 4d, pintfl Salmon, Californian Bd, Flat 9d, Cutting n n * Own *«,«» i i«. k- t «, « and 4 4 d. lMg e P M M d J »^£ Kf, F-W Sardines, in tomato sauce, 4id per tin £!„, ib J Ss 6d Jb 1 Gteldw Morton's Fresh Herrings, flat 7d, kip- ltogle 6a per lb pered lOd, Herrings in tomato sauce Candles— Paraffine Wax (plain ojrfttTTed lOd per tin 6^d per lb; National Sperm bf' Red Herring 9at Is, or 1J fish 10a 6d box ?$d lb ; Bedroom Candles St*r Brand Mullet 7d per tin self-fitting, 12 In box, lOd ; Prica Preserved Bloaters lOd per tia Carriage Candles 8 and 10,10 d' paoke ______ Matches Plaids 4s per gross, 4*d doz 1000 Vestas, Bell's, 4a lOd doz, 5d Table Vinegar'6d, 9d, and lOd bottle Soz 'JbS ?£&^J^SS^iSi White Wine Vinegar 9d bottle Z' Id hox .llS^tt i V? 8 H Washing Soap- 8 1lkstone lOd bar orJIOs J&JJ S£t£ft3&* "* M ' M mr t j? i ; ji t nJ t . Staroh, Colman's, 51b pkfi s*d lb McLeod's almond scented 9d bar. |10s „' Lily, per lib box 6l t» n . i j .-i n* . Borax Starch Glase, Is doz ; l*d Dacket Rawiing's almond scented, 9d t,ar, 9s Pears'Fuller'i Karth and Vkllt^wdH? Domestic, 6d bar, 7s lid box Camphor, loa blocks 3d. or 2s 3d doc Shu SK M bM ' 68 3d>oX Vaseline 5d and 9d jar, lib tins I.S Barilla Ash 9d bar Pare a iy Cerine 6d J an( | 9d few « TO TSKlycShUllff i oSli t? baL-u Glycerine and Encumber lOd per botUa Lifebuoy (Carbolic), Is 4d box, 6d>r Hudson's Extract of Soap 9 piketVla Toilet Soap-Pear's assorted tablets, 4in Pain Xlller Is 4d P 8 box, Is box Bonnington'a Irish Moss ls and la lOd Pear'a unscented tablets, 6d each, 6a 6d Selgel'a Syrap Is 9d and 3s bobUe Oder's Shaving Sticks, 9d each P^S2Kttf B^A^ Brown Wlndaor, lib bar lOd, 10 tablets Senna 2d pack^ Epsom la,tafd^S° tii i a i,vl , Enca 8 Frali Salts 3s 3d bottle Glycerine Soap, Mb bars 4d, lib bar S ;Bd Fluid Magnesia Is bottle Vs Whiting Id per lb, 7g^ cwt. Hood's and Ayer'a SaMapatflfe 4« 8d kST- " bShiSm S A Cm 18 W?b preßßed Condy' B Flu!d l 8 6d« L««g Presemr 1 ?. ov. V, ™d? Ir 1 e OJ Ba"y'B Tricopherus Is 5d bottle Liebigs Extract Meat Is 9d per jar «"»«wi*«i Washboards, wood, lid. zinc Is 2d SUNDRIES, American^brooms Is 3d, Is 6d, 9 Is 9d, Staples 3d lb, 61bs la Fresh Ground CoffeeJ la 4d, Is 6d [and f alls T 3d \ b» 51b, 8 Isßdlb *D«»&»na Boss Lanterns ls.3d eaoh Fall mutated Price List, containing 29 pages, free on applictioa] Terms : s» W apt NettJ3&sh with tha Orders. FLETCHER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STORES AS STREET, ASHBURTON AND HIGH STREET, OmiSTOEVROM Whaleaale and Retail Agents for Nimmo mi Blair'« a ßeeda.