"bg and other fixtures have bees postponed,' At the request of fch« Acting-Premier to morrow will be observed a» a day of mourning. Tiiroogh the Governor, Bishop Terdoa has cabled deeply regretting the death of the great and good Queen. A similar o&ble has been sent by tho Jewish congregations. Wellington, Jan 23 Tho first intimation the Government received of the »ad event was contained So the foHoviod cablegram from the Agaat (lenejfik! -•—" Very rnnch rsgrefe to report) the death of the Quean." Tha members of the Government In Wellington, tha Hona. W. C. Walker, W! Hall Jones, T. V, Duncan and 0. H. Mills ab oace met together and despatched tha following message to e&fh member of Parliament. ~ "Ib is . with profound sorrow we have- fco announce th© da&bh of Her Majesty the Queen. No particulars to hand so far," The message was signed by the Hon. W. O Walker as the senior Minister at pf asent m Wellington. Ministers also sent) a somewhat similar telegram to the Speaker® of both Honats, as well act to the Premier arid the Native Minister to Australia; The Acting-Premier wired from Danedin the news of Hep Majesty's death to all the Mayou throughout) tha colony* At twenfcyone minutes past ftdon, the following urgent oablegram was raoeiTed by the Ministers from Mr Seddoii »Sj Sydney.—"lb ii with profound regret and iorrow that I received the following cable from the As?ent-General." -" Regret the Queen died at 7.45 p.m. on tho 22ndi A world's lo8B» a nations grief." Ihe City Oounoil met) to-day, and on the motion of the Mayor passed the following resolution :—" That) this Cenncil placet) on record its heartfelt Borrow at the death of Her Moet: Gracious Majesty the Queen, and Itß deep (sense of the great losb sustained by the million of people over whom she ruled." Authority was givsn by the Council for the despatch by the Town Clerk of the following cable to the Seoretary of State for the Colonies.—''The Council and oitieens of Wellington deeply regreto the uad news reoeived of tha death of our beloved Qaeen." The acting Premier supplies the following memorianduHu All public offices throughonb the colony will be closed to.'motrow. Sunday hours will be observed at all telegraph clHoeß excepting the chief cenbres, where a minimum staff is to be kept on duty to enable necessary telegrams of the public to be transmitted, O'fcizeoD of all classes are fitfitetl to observe the day as one of national moiiraing." The public offices have been instructed to d?ape their flags and fly them half mast. Something further than this may be necessary to mark the aad event of the Qaeen'a death, bat m the meantime this intimation applies til! tomorrow, The French Oonßnl (Count de Oourte) had bis flag lowered to half mast as soon ac the news reached him, and telegraphed fco His Excellency the Governor (who is on his way back to Wellington) hia sincere condolences, together with those of French colonists m Mew Zealand A Government proclamation issued tonighb appoints tomorrow a day of mourning, and relieves Government oißoiala from duty on HCtioreday, Friday, aad Saturday. Wellington, Jan 24 The chiefs of the principal native tribes ia the North Island have telegraphed sym pathetic msasßgeß to the acting Premier. Napieb, January 23 The news of the Queen's death was received here marked manifestations of iorrow. The cathedra! and the fire bells tolled oat the mournful newß, Flags were jtbwa at half mast In all directions, and nearly all the ships exhibited emblems of mourning. Nelson, January 23. 3?he news of the dsath of the Queen was received with profound regret, flags being »b half mast. The Church bells tolled. The Government and City Council and other ofioesi closed, and the shops closed as usual, Wednesday being a weekly half holiday* Nafmr, January 23. To*day Ib being observed ay a day of mourning, and all the basineaa "placsa are olosed.

ABpeoial meeting of the AsshbartGn Borough Council was held yesterday at 3 o'clock p m. Present—Mr BL Friedlaiider (Mayor), Cra J Saaly, E J 'Paul, H Davis, J W Timmins, J Clark, H Willis, H M. Jones, G Andrews. ■The Mayor stated that at last ordinary meeting of the Council it wan understood that if Anything special happened a meeting ahould be called. He need scarcely say thafc ha expressed the opinion of thoae present th*t they all felt very great sorrow indeed that tha end had come, and although not unexpected, they had yet hoped Ber Majesty might be spared for many years to dome. The Almighty thought otherwise, and the latest news only confirmed what had been feared,aod that Her Majesty had passed away. The proper coarse now to follow was to pass uome resolution df condolence with the Royal Family, and to remits same to the Governor, He moved that the following resolution be telegraphedto the Governor: — •• We, the Mayor, Councillors, and CitizoDa of tht Borough of A&bburion have received the news of the death of our beloved $ leen "with the moat profound sorrow, and wish to express our deepest sympathy with the members of the Royal Family at the irreparable lose sustained by them and the "ntopla throughout the whole of the British JDomiaioDß." After several Councillors had expressed their concurrence with the substance of the motion ib was unanimously carried, all the members standing as a mark of respect. Or Jones then suggested that some public action be taken, and suggested that the various ministers ehonld hold a public aervioe on the day of the funeral, the service to be of & national character and to be held to; the largest building obtniaable, or even ia the open air- The Mayor was of opinion thab any public eervtaea should be left ia the hands of the miolatera themselves. Or Willis asked if the Mayor would care |o invite the people to adopb some outward sifpa of mourning, bub Hia Worship thought -rthis had better be left to the jadgment of the people themselves. With respect to feh® funeral, he would ascertain what wns feeing done m the other centres, and would ftdverbtae whab arrangements would be esrried out here, and further, if neoeasary, would call another special meeting of the Oooaoil. ' il'ha meeting then closed. : The following telegram has been re odisd m reply to the one sent by the Boroagh Gonccil; — "His Worship the Mayor, ABoborton. lam directed by His Excellency the Governor to acknowledge the reoeipt of your telegram. He will communi cate ' the - latne bo London, — |SignedJ s ' ©AMAIN ALIKAK'Pggi

VICTORIA THE GOOD. 1887—1901.

'—■• —— What means this low wail of disconsolate, anguish That tolls like a. knsll thraugh Britannia's wide realm 1 Why do her brave sons and fair daughters fcbus knguith ? , Haa war's tempest bowed her invincible helm f &h EO, gentle stranger, the children of Britain Ne'er shrink m the gloom of the cannon's dark pall, Bab ifcaod ever ready, a'n-uld tyrants dare threaten To rise m response to the bugle's stern pall. An iimbttßaador stronger than nations rinited, „ The great) King of Kings m His wiudom ' hafeb aeat, &a& her® m oar midst his bright form hath ' ' "alighted Wifcli graetings of me?oy and peaceful intent;. An& Bwcefc was th® mstisago, b^ angels! inflted, | Breathing love and traaquUtfcy pure and sorece, Tisat bora from oas preseneß s by Heaven Invited (To real ou her laCirele, our best beloved "' f|aeea. j ■ Far a>way from the fawning of lyaophamtß vamißhedl, Sha&Boela at the feet of her Master abova, And yields tap His teucit agalo, bright and : ' ant&ralthed, I !Cha Ark of Hie promise, tho Shield of Hie .. . - loTOr; ■ j

The crown that eociroM bet templet msy perish, The iJtteptre may rust la oblivion's dark shade, But never the love that our hearths will aye oherish, j Till Britain's proud laurels shall wither and fade. Now, long may the Star of the Gueiph shed his lustre ocr Britain's dominion, the far rolling wave, And Denmark's fair daughter, we love her and trust her, Enthroned ia ihe hearts of the noble and brave. G. H. Edhqpse. Tiuwald, January _23,_l9ol.

The New King.

BDWARD THE SEVENTH. An Sstimftte of the 'Zing'l - Gfcttaotir. From Sorrow to Gladness, T&0 Qusea is Dead—Long1 Liva the King- Uaited Press Associ*tion—by Electric telegram—Copyright Received Wakapaaka Js.nvi*ry 24, 852 ft m This Office 10 40 a m London, Jan 22 The Premier Is m I» >don summon ing the Privy Council, the members of which will swear allegiance to the King to day s and thereafter the College of Heralds will proclaim the n©l^ Sover eign at St. James's, thither the King will go m state and hold an audience, at which the Archbishop of London and the Bishops of the Anglican Church will be introduced, and the judges kiss hands, The Earl Marshall, the .Duke of Nor folk, afterwards notifies the period of general mourning. Parliament at four o'clock swears allegiance to the King, and condoles with him upon the demise of his mother. Ib i® understood the King will be crowned Edward the Seventh. Received 9 a.m The Times states that the new King is endowed with the most lovable and attractive qualities of hia great mother, and has a kind heart and a quick appre ciation of genuine worth. The nation is happy m the confidence that the King will follow m hia mother's foot steps, according, at once, to the spirit, the letter of the constitution. More over, the King adds perfect tact and wide knowledge of men to the business virtues of method, prompt decision, punctuality, and great capacity for work.

Gravel.

■'■—■ ♦ — ■■ 1 CURED BY DOWN'S B4OKAOHE KIDNEY PILL\ The kidneys filter oat of the body that poisons and imparities which colleen m it. They are forming every miiiute, every second of your life, by day and by night Every time year braiu thinks, your hand moves, your heart beats, or your Innga inhale, some of their substances break down Into waste material- This waste material is poisonous, and Nature intends its removal as fast as it is made. This is the »rork your kidneys have to do. If they are weak, sluggish, inactive, or diseased, they do not do it. Poisons which should be promptly thrown oat of the blood then collect In the system and clog and poison every organ. j Perfect kidneys mean perfect filtering of all polaons out of the blood. Pare blood and perfect health are synonymous. Doan'a Backache Kidney Pills heal, soothe, and strengthen the kidneys, and set them doing their work actively and properly. Alderman James Livingstone, Ingle burn, near Liverpool, N.S W. says: "Eor over four years I had kidney or urinary disorder. During all this time I never had a proper night's rest, and I cooW not Bib downjor take any comfortable position. I seemed aa doomed to be without resb as the Wandering Jew. I underwent: three different operations for stone m the blad der, and m each case experienced relief, bub slowly grew as bad as ever again. I was being worn to the grave, and it seemed that there alone I could get th« much-desired relief. I had lost hope en tlrely and meant! to give !a and leb my terrible malady do its worst. How ever my wife thoraghfc differently. She read of Doan's Backache Kidney pills, and said I know these pills must be good. Yon mosfc try them. To please her I said I would, and they were sent for, and it was a great day for me when they were brought Into my house. Before I bad finished the first Bupply I felb almost quite well. Condoning, I still improved and soon enjoyed the comforb of eating with an appetite and sleeping soundly all night. I have never felt &o well as Ido now and this well nigh miraculous cure is solely doe to Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. It) is my advice to all who are troubled with the back or kidneys to try these pills. If they are In doubfc I will 1 be glad if they will write me and I will , reply i Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are not ! a purgative which weaken the bowtla by purging. They aofc slowly on the kidneys and wlnasry orgaaa It is important to get the pills whicb cured Mr Livingstone therefore ask for Doan'a Backache Kid ney Pills. They are sold by all chemists and store keepers at 3s per box 02: six boxes at 16« 6d will be posted 00, receipt of price by the proprietors, Foster MoOlsllan Co, Sydney. Bub be aure you aak for doans.

MINING

The contractors are' busy dressing timber for th® QldTDunstan pontoons Repairs to the Vincent dredge are ftb * standstill, waiting material The Vincent Extended dredge has no ytf left) the building aits Ifc is understood that the result of the retorting of the last) two parcels of amalgam oh the Leviathan dredgs ia 570z

THE LATEST

SOUTH AFRICA

More Ifrestrnctioit Uy Boers (Received W&upuaka Jan 24, 9 34 a m s "" This office 10 20 am London, Jan 23 i The Boera have destroyed the electric lighting plant o f Johannesburg, The iub urba are m darkness, ! The scoutß are m touch with the vanguard or twelve hundred Boera marching from Ofthinia to ClunwilHam.

INQUEST

An inquest concerning the death of Margaret Mary Ann Bright was held on Tuesday, 22nd January, before Mr Morgan, I Etq, J.P, acting coroner, at Sprlngburn, and a jury comprising Messrs J A Carney, ■' Jabez, Ellen, Gerald Moßa», Gaorge Wm, Mintrem, Dunoan MoLeod, Arthur Prenoy, It appeared from th« eridtnoe gl?en that ! deceased had left her husband, Thomas j Bright, and went to the North Island, with another man, and when Informed her hus band would not take her back she took a spoonful of marmalade from the cupboard, and went outside with It, shortly returning, stating that she had been poisoned, and told Amy and Joieph Ferguson to look after her i I three children, Mr Ferguson obtained gome I aait and water, but she conid not get her month open to take ifc, and died m about twenty minutes. The Police fonnd m her dress pocket a email box of strychnine labelled from Aahburton, The Jury returned | a verdict chat death was caused by poiion, j most probably strychnine, taken while m a state of temporary insanity, A rider was added by the Jury that greater care should be taken m connection with the sale , of poisons, and that the police should en deavour to discov>r how and for what purpose deceased obtained possession of the strychnine found on her,

MR JOHN GRIGG.

: ~ + _ The many friends of Mr John Grigg will regret to learn that, no improvement m hia somewhat aerioua . illness has taken place. We understand that Dr Maude was mm moned to Loagbeach yesterday, tnd remains »t the estate until today. Mr Grigg has bean m failing health for so-ne months past, and we understand had an attack of hemor rhage yesterday. A trained nurse arrived from Christchurch to-day, and immediately left for Longbeach. The numerous friends of Mr Grigg, whose reputabion m connection with agricultural and pastoral matters is almost world wide, will await with anxiety , further news of the invalid, and we sinoerely hope we shall shortly be able to report an improvement.

.111.. N». 2 Industrial Building Society— The second annual meeting of the Ash bur ton No. 2 Industrial Building Sooiety was held at the Office of she Society, Burnett Btreet- f on Wednealay eveaing, The attendance wae nob as large as was expected, » go d many thinking that the' meeting would be postponed on account) of the death of the Q'leen, but being an annual meeting and not) of a public character it was thought advisable to hold it, tFhe report and balance sheet wan read and adopted. This is the end of the second 3?ear of the Society's existence and they have £1500 out on mortgage and the financial position of the Society is sound. Messrs C W Baker and G P Dodda were re-elected directors. Mr I A Biigent was elected shareholders' auditor

fEIE ASHBURI'ON GtA&DlAl* ? tHtfBSBAt* JANtJAfc? 24, 1901



ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING { AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. T OANS GRANTED FROM and upwards, at current ratet. Fa? Partioalara on application. _ Office —Tancred Streeh Office Houre—9.3o a m till 4pm Firab Tuesday m Month-9,30 »*m till ;pmj and 7 till 9 p m ALBERT ROBER __, Manager .. NOTICE. ' Kennedy & Muir BEG to Notify the Farmers and Horn Owners m the Ashburton County that they have TAKEN OVER Rbid 4 Ghat's Branch of JOBBING k ENGI «KERING 8 and are prepared to carry on all classes of work aa usual; and alto late&l to extend the Business by adding HORBE-SHOEING, COACH BUILDltta & GENERAL WHEBLWRIGHTINO 1 Both having been employed by Reid * Gray for many years, and having large experience as Horse Shoeru, Implement Makers, anA Coach Builders, all wjrk entrusted to th«!t care will be executed with deßpatob and at moderate prices, \Q THE MoCORMICK WAS AWAJRDED AT HHM I OHRISTOHUROH SHOW, I November 8,1900, i Xhe Certificate of Merit* Which carries with it a BTLVER MEDA&, the highest award given to Harveatiaf Machinery at this Show. It wins m PARIS mote Awards than any mepioaQ Exoibftw there, beatdc* ANNEXING the Grand Field Xrl fcTrophyofa Gold Medal and 200 Franos, AGAINST ALL COMERS, and^lDspect this Superb Maohiae beferi buying elsewhere. Morrow, Bassett & Go, ASHBURTON. M. PRIEST, Manager THE HOUSEWIFE'S FRIEND, rjiHß RAPID LIGHTNING GLOB* is pronounced by the Ashburton Public tft be the only reliable SHIRT GLOSS It Aehburtoni A Trial will convince job the difference m qaality'froro si! othtft the market. Sold by all the leading Grocers inAihtrartoa REID & GRAX TTAYING PURCHASED TB» ORANGE HALL,' Intend to convert) the i'sme into the um| complete Show room ia Canterbury, wheti a full Line of all Agricultural Implemeali and Fittings will be kept. Farinen, Contractors, and Agrlcaltofa* lists generally are invited to call and iupttl for themselves. Engine Beltlog, Oils, Steam Ganges, fto, 11 Deerlng" Ideal Binderf, Uomn ha ; American" Mast "|DfillaJ*o. <* REID & GRAY, BURNEFX BIREET,



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!THE DAIMIJST LITTIE WHEEL 'l:H AT &VER WAS " " The Rambler." HAVING sold out of ray old stock of theee superior Bicycles, I have qso opened op a fresh consignment of the LATEST PATTERN "RAMBLER" SPECIAL LIGHT RACERS, ROAD RACERS, & ROADSTERS q all Fixes and all fitted with the eve* h&ilog Q & J detachable Tyre. " TTtKIS K/IMBJLEK, CALIi AM; INSPEOI THE STOCK. Price Easy. Riding Easy. Machines the Strongest on Earth. ACCESSORIES IN STOCK OTHER MARES FITTED WITH * Q & J TTRBSt D. THOMAS. GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. y ": Policyholders and those about to lnsuif should note the three essentials of lii'f Insurance,— BECUKITY. LIBERALITY. ECONOMY. IN THE GOVERNMENT OFFICE,— SECUKITY is unimpeachable; the pny ment of every_ policy is guaranteed by the State; and, m addition, the accumu lated Insurance Fund, invested m the soundest securities, now amounts to over three millions sterling. T IBERALITY is unequalled. Policies m JLJ arrear ore kept alive so long as the charges on the policy are not m excess of the surrender value. Tolicyholders are unrestricted as to travel, residence, and occupation. Claims are promptly paid. Premiums are charged for age nearest birthday. Policies are unchallengeable on any ground except fraud, or suicide within six months. T7ICONOMY is insured by direct Parlia- JQj mentary supervision. All expenditure outside payment of claims, &c., has first to receive the sanction of the Legislature. Funds, over THREE MILLION POUNDS. . Annual Income, over. £400,000. Gush Surplus m 1896 (for three years), £225,000. J. H. BICHAEDSON, 6] Commissioner. foelale, SECTION and Dwelling,' fronting Graham'? Roadj being Lot 527, contain* ing | acre, on which is ereoted a five-roomed dwelling house. The owner, who is residing near Auckland, wishes to dispose of the property forthwith. Easy terms of payment can be arranged* T. BULLOCK, Agent FOB SALE. SHEEP COUNTRY SHEEP COUNTRY Hinds District 1500 £8151 1500 IN its native state for Sale at a reduced Price. Fronting the road leading to Lowcliffa For pttr' jnlars apply to T BULLOCK __ Rooms m the Arcade. Apply to T. BULLOCK HOLIDAY SUITS—I have a large stock of Men's, Youths', and Boys' Suits, made to my orders, special finish for wear, style, <%nL appearance equal to anything procurable..... Suits made to measure m best style, fi& guaranteed. Gents', Ladies' and Children's Boots and Shoes : j great variety, at Robkbt A looks' TMIAD JPJ*I!Z2fI CJOJMLPJBXITIOJN miE "TRIAD" offers a prise of two X guineas to the person who gives the correct number (or neareßt to the correct number) of births registered m the colony for the. year endiDg 31st December, 1900, To close 20th January, 1901 CONDITIONS. All that Is necessary to enter for this com petition la to write down a number (enclosing a receipt for ss, or more, from any Triad advertiser) to " The Manager o! the Triad, Dtfnedin.'u Competitors may Bend any number of guesses, provided each is accompanied with a receipt for sb, or more, urn » different 1 Triad' advertiser, as per Hefc below. AJax Washing Powders Anglo N.Z. Cycle Co. . Auckland forwarding and Parcels Delivery Agency Bing, Harris & Co, Arrow Brand Boots Curtis, F, Jeweller Gawne's Sauces, Pickles, Vinegar, 6to Gear Meat Co Gregg and Co, W, Coffee, Starch, etc Hayward's Pickles and Sauces Jones, H M, Triad Agent Kirkpatriok, S, and Co, X Jams Kharki Cigarettes, Eagle Go's Kozta Teas, all Grocers Lane's Creosoted Emulsion Meddins, G,, Ironmonger Mrs Miller's Cookery Books Neleon, Moate and Go's Test N.Z Express Cullen, agent Nicholas & Pickford, bootmakers Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corpora tlon, Ltd. Orr, A, Draper Sanderson's Scotch Whisky Somerset Hotel, H S Drummond Spring Blosßom Tea Suratura Tea Teed and Co», Corn Cure Tonking's Linseed Emulsion •Wahoo Loasby's, ' Koolibah LoasbvV Waltke'sSoap Wills' Three Castles Cigarettes k Tobao Yates & Co, Arthur, seed merchants lOK SALE, Nice Building Site, fronting the Wakanui Road, just) beyond the corner of the East Belt, being, parts of Lots 42 and 43, contain i ing about 1 Rood 29 Perches. Capital aite I for a private residence ■ Apply to T BULLOCK TO LET, AT k REDUCED RENTAL /COMMODIOUS Stables, Loose Boxei, \J and Loft overhead, originally occupied by M Hobbs, fronting the Racecourse ; and the square Dwelling House of 4 rooms and scullery, together with about 4 acres ef land; The whole to be let to a good tenant at the low rental of £35 per annum* Apply to ISD BULLOCK, ■Agent;..' TRIAJNGLE BAKERY, TO LET AID A LOW RENTAL. /"IENTRALLY situated near the Poit \J CMice and Railway Btation. Apply to ______ m BULLOCK, r* ARDEN Hose from 4d per foot, Raboer VX and Canvas Hose of the best qnahty, Nosel Spray Tape, etc, Large stock to select from at the koweßt) prices — Habdlet BbO9__ 'XJkf ANTED Known~Tha» i\ /f 8 try t0 d 0 w*u« Bear thlt m mind, Gentlemen, when ordering your Summer Outfit j »nd, Ladles, rsmember it before fitting up your Boys for the holiday'— Mit ! ell and Turner 4OoHgh Cjire, Wahoo, Koou^m and



ODDFELLOWS' HALL TTARRISON-GARNET COMEDY XX COMPANY* Under direction of Mb Kaber {Harbison;! FOR TWOiNIGHTS-WEDNEBDAY AND THURSDAY. January 30th and 31st, MR KABBR HARRISON, MISS FAITH ; GARNET, AND COMPANY will appear m the following plays; WEDNESDAY, 30th~« At theOross Roads, 1 Drama m one aat, by Joseph J J Dilley ; followed by • A Pair of Spectacles ' (by arrangement with Mr Robbbt Brough), Comedy m three aot», adapted from the French by BYDNmr Gbwdy. THURSDAY, 31st~Tr pie Bill: «At The j Cross Road*' bj J J Billet ; foliowed by ' Sweethearts,' Comedy m two acts, by W SOilsekt ; to conclude with * Delicate Ground,' Comedy ia ens act), by CharliS Dancx. Mailcal Director and Badness Manager, Mm Paul Sonberkof. W. HARVEY, Advance Agent | _^^^^_^J2E»A»UiOAr-^^^^^ | FRIKDLANDER BROS, LTD J ■•'" ■ WJfiSiJ ai'^ifi2spHOßßK~lilAßfi OUR NEXD HORSE FAIR Will be bold on THUBEDAY, February 14, 1901 For which we shall be pleased to receive Entries.' FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd! 1 111 wioiT^A^~l9ou4m OUR Next) Sale will take place at Tinwu on 7th February, 1911, Catalogue will clone on Monday, 4th February Woolpack*, Twine, Branding Oil, and all other Shearing Requisites supplied at lowest rates. FRIEDL&NDER BROS., LTD. MONEY TO LEND; We have Trusb Moneys to Lend at 4i and 5 per oont, m tnma ranging from £250 to £1500. Apply ■' FRIEDLANDER BROS, LTD. THE~NEW~ZEALAND~FARMERS"CO OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION OF CANTERBURY, Ltd. i Offices, Warehouses, and Grain Stores: i West Street, Ashburton, Ip VERY Description of Farmers LJ Requisite* at lowest rates. Groceries, Hardware Saddlery, Cornsacks, Woolpacks, Twine, Oils, Tinware, Horse Covers, Eto. Etc. GRAIN SOLD'ON COMMISSION. Having reliable information from ear A gents m other parts of the Colonies, we are m a position to obtain highest possible price, for all grain placed m our hands for disposal, Shareholders should be particularly care ful to enquire from us and inspect our goods befcre ordering elsewhere. WE have several really Srsfc-claes Farms for Sale on our books, and farmerr jiishlng to purchase would do well to call on us for particulars ;— 1000 Acres Lauriston District 750 „ Wakaanl „ 1031 „ Chert sey „ 1958 „ Dromore „ 1130 „ Springbura  ■£10 „ „ „ 574 „ Waterton „ T. F. GIBSON, Manager A o Ml O 3- o I . 5«; is p L| pj (53 4 O o N a £ Af - BHPS 53 ® a i\ * h m g g■ «m tar & 3 j —i " ft -< "" "^forT"sale~~ BACHELORS' ESTABLISHMENT. 2 Boods 3| Perckes. mQGETHER with Cottage, Small shed, X etc, situated ab Trevarton, For particulars apply to T; BULLOCK ARCHITECT ARCADE CHAMBERS ASHBURTON. TF you w»afe a NEW HOUSE, o k Alter tlon», or Newest) Style *bf Decorations, CONSULT MR AGER. Call and see the | NEW FIBEOSE BLIND imitation ofiVeneMaii, at half the price TO LET SHOP with double frontage* conveniently situated on the south side of Burnett Stated. B? BULLOCK Smoke New Veins



Public notices, I HATE F,OR SALE—2 Ladies' Second, hand Saddles and Bridles, m good order. .1 100 F. FERRIMAN. £1 REWARD. QTRAYED from Aiford Station—Brown Trap Mare, about 16 hands; upper part of tail thin of hair. I 142 E. HERRING. PIANOFORTE, THEORY & HARMONY ERNEST EMPSON, 0«T.A.8», (certifi cated Teacher, of the Associated Board of the Royal College of Music, and the Boyal Academy of Music, London), ia prepared to receive papils fer tfa» abort* Immediate application neoemry, Astent: Mb H M Jonis, Bast Street. 124 FUNERAL NOTIOK THE Friends of Thomas and Mary Dent are respectfully informed that the Funeral of their late beloved son, Otto Fkedbtok TjatoMAs, will move from their residence, Lauriston, on FRIDAY, the 25bh inst, at 11 a m for the Ashbar&on Cemetery. BAKER BROS., 1 150 Undertakers MISS POLS OK, (C/o Mrs Dodds, Peter Street), TEACHER of Voice Production, Singing" and Pianoforte, HAB RESUMED, 1119 "pianoforte and singing; MKS JOHNSTOH KE3UMES Teaching on TUESDAY, 29bh Init. At home MONDAY Afternoon* Hwelook Street ™wanteK WANTED— A Governess. English and Music Public School Certificates* Apply to MRS A. E. PEACHB, 1 149 ___^__ Mount Somera. —- wanted" ' TT7 ANTED—Nurse, needlewoman. Apply with references to MRS A. E. PBAGHK, 1 148 Mount Somers £1 R E W A R D. LOST, from Longbeach, on tha night of Tuesday, 15th January—One long haired grey Collie Dog, with white mark like V on forehead (old collar en neok) answers to tha name of " Glen." Apply PETER CAMERON, 1 141 Longbeaeh THS CANTERBURY FROZEN MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCE EXPORT COMPANY Ltd. NEATSFOOT OIL" NBATSFOOT OIL. A TRIAL will oonviaoe Farmers that the JIL FAIRFIELD FREEZING WORK'S NEATSFOOT OIL Is the bwti Oil for use with HARVEST! ING and other MACHINERY, Bold m 5 gallon Drum*, or 40 gallon Cask For Prices apply at the Works or to 166 F WAYMOUTH, '_. . Secretary NICHOLAS & PICKFOff TTAVE Juat Landed, ex s.s. Waimate their first shipment of SUMMER GOODS, INCLUDING Ladies' Croquet and Tennis Shoes. Gentlemen's Tennis, Bowling, and Cricketing SHOES & BOOTS, In! Canvas, Parramatts, Giacej Kid Back Skin, and Baasianj Calf. The Beet Assortment ever Shown ia Aehbarton. Inupeotion Invited. NICHOLAS & PIGKFORO, EAST STREET. HARDLEY BROS €tAS AND SANITARY SNGMEEhci. GO O . as - *r s !»g 3 § « g 1 I I' I sI § 1 s 2 I, I a b k hz £> <z M S a ■ dq, fTIHE Trade Supplies always m Stock Large quantity of Tubes and Fittings BATHS, TANKS, SIKKB, BASINS, Estimates given. HAEDLEY BBOS-i East Street, Asbbortos ~ CONSULTING " MrEmost M. Sandsteln, DBO A2, FS, MO, who has lately returned after six years' Bpeoial study }n England and Con tinent, n^ay be oofianlted on ail cases of defective eyesight* Daylight not necessary artificial light being need. Dootora'ppcr c soriptions prepared. Fees moderate.O O n salting rooms, Cashel Street W.-, over Sandsteln, jeweller, ChristchnrcK 930 1,2 to 6 daily Cure fob Cholera Inpantom—-Nethr Known to Fail Taring kit May an infant child of our neighbor waa suffering from cholera infantum She dootora bad given up all hopes of recovery, I took a Tjottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to the house, telling them I felt sure It would do good If used according to directions. In two days time the child had fully recovered. (The child Is now vigorous and healthy. I have recommended this remedy frequently, and have never known Ib to fail.-Mn Curtis Baker, Bookwalter, Ohio Sold by Ash fcwttti Vrog Cotapasy



WANTED. WANTED- Good strong Nurse Girl for Aahburton Hotel.—Apply Mrs Mull an t ■ 1134 J~" H. JEWITT, F.shmoDger and Poul • terer, wants any quantity of Hares, no less than ten pairs at a time, good condi tion ; also 500 Hens. TT7ANTED-A Blacksmith ; must be a Vf good ShoeiN-Apply JO N Gkisg, Longbeach. l 138 FOR SALE—A New Six-roomed House and I acre section ; central iHuation: t —Apply Goabdian Officei I 151 mESDE"RS~Wantsd—For the wearing of JL two thousand pairs of Boots. Apply to~J Mbllor, Tancred Street FOR Sale cheap, for Cash—Several hun dred pairs of Booteand Shoes. Apply to—Mellob's Zaalandla Boob Store ~0 1 O Trt« To Cloar the IIDB ot Gents 3QX.& Bioyoles; well built, up-to date ; equal to any £20 maohine ; tht ' Matchless/ guaranteed ; do not miss this opportunity to secure a good maohine aba low price.—H M Jones. IN the race for value, Mellob* Zeaiandia Boob Store leads. WHY pay middlemen's profits when you can buy direct from the manufac. turera—Eclipse Cycle Worka Tanored Streo West ■ ■ .... . , i WANTED -Wise mothers to buy their Boyß* and Girle' school boots ab Mel lob's Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED KNOWN-That Mellob's Zealandia Boot Store ia the choapnet and beßt boot shop m Ashbnrton. "OKMEMBER thab MKUORT^eaiandia T\> Boob Store is the leading Boob Shop, j Wonderful value ab Mellob's WELL, it is like this—lf you want a real good Boob or Shoe for little money, | then go to Mellob's Zeaiandia Boob Store OOTSTEToots S From la to 3087ab^- Mbllob's Zealandia Boot Store 8~~ OOTS !~Boota~ Boots Nothing "bub Boots a«i—Mbllob's Zealandia Boot Store, Tanored Street OH Where, oh where is the best Booti Shop 1 Why Mbzxor's Zealandia Boot Store, oi couree. WANTED KNOWN—Men's Bluohers 5b lid at Mellob's Zealandia Boob 'Store, "_ GKT your Lawn Mowers sharpened ab the Eclipse cycle works, Tailored Sbreeb, West. _ EW BOOKS—The Increaeing Purpose, J L Allen; Man thab corrupted Hadleyburg, Mark Twain j Womwi of Death, Boothby ; Master of Craft, Jacoba; 1 The Great Boer War, Conan Doyle ; Tomb's Almanack. Cheap editions of Breezle Langton, We Three and Troddlea, The Lady's Walk, etc. Xtnas number of Wind* sor Magazine.—A H Williams, Tanned Street) . "T7OUR REPAIRS ' - -^neab once ab D JL Stock's Cash Boob State WANTED KNOWN—That J. MoisfN has received a large atock of fashion able Summer Boots and Shoes of the beet material, also about to arrive new stock of the latest French Goods, and invitee the Public for iuspeotioa, J. M, being the only reliable atad practical Bootmaker ia the town, this gives him superiority and facility bo know the best value and quality* Repairs carried on just the same, ia the cheapest, neatest, and most fashionable style, Best leathers used, and workmanship by the best of tradesmen, ab The' Hall, Eaeb Street, Ashburton. REPAIRS ! Repairs The best m Ash burtoa,at— MjSLLOb's Zealaadia Boob B.tore notioeT" riIHE Oonvoct Schools, conducted by the Religieua of Notre Dames d«s Miuione, wiil re-open on MONDAY, January 23bb, 1147 ______ Dwelling of five rooms with voraaiah and Honllery, centrally eMmaied on the south side of Moore Street. i (D BULLOOK Smoke New Tea^s



O. MAptNUfr D. PATSRSON Bridging Ezpart Member Stook and Exchange Adviser* of Canterbury. MACNOS, PATERSOK AND CO Gold Drudging Beckers, 203 High Street, Chrlsbohurofa Reliable and straightforward advieeglven oo Obago sod West Coast Dredging Cisime. Me Olof Magoafi has had 16 years practical experience on the Molyneux River, Otsgo ALFRED HARRISON, Esq