CORRESPONDENCE.

OWi do due hold ourselves responsible (or ODir.iona exptssset' by our corwjiomlents

A MATTER FOR CONSIDERATION.

TO THE KSHTOB. Sm,—ln'reply to 'Modsrats' let ms Bay thmt the thirlty nine prohibition orders is sustf from the Ashbur on Court dn not repren©nt the whole ef tboae who are being ruined by strong drink That large iMmbar indicates only ibose who have fallen t-efoie the habit of oiree indulgenoe. Others are coming on behind,, I have got good reasons foemakiog the «tatementu already published. and If your correspondent ia anxious to know what they are, and will call on me, I fttl ran lean aafeitfy him that) 1 have siid nothing ffMßly.—l am, etc, Oeo. B iNQtis.

TO THE EDITOR.

Bia,—•! feel ease fcbafc the writer of the letter i!gn«i Q E Inglis, will attend to the rasmssti of * Moderate,' and give him eotne proefs of what ' Moderate' oalla • startling statomeßtf/ bab I would like to ask 1 Moderate •' attention to this fact. In the annual report of Inspector Tuobridge, (who, so far at 1 know ie not a Prohibitionist, and to perhaps * Moderate' will not thick bis statements * rash'}, he gives the number of fiOQvictions for drunkenness throughout New Zealand for the last year *»t very close upon 7COO—I oatiaot recollect the exnot figures, feat 1 am sure that only a few are wanting to make tip tho 7000—Now without being very * rath ' I think we may aafely conclude that there are quite 5 uneonvioted drunkards for avary ono that has been convicted. Where do all thane corns from ? Drunkards do Dot Siva for ever, bat their numbers do not decrease. Where do the recruits for this tad miflarable army oome from ? ' Moderate' ea.l easily verify for himeeif tho s startling and rath' st.staujonta of Prohibitionists. Ho hli ouly to w*tofa any of • thera licensed bare ; fad hM only to keep his eyes and eats epen ; h« has only to read the reports of the Magistrate's Courts published m the (Jhrlatiohnroh ditily papecu, and oota the Qambtr of irst offeadera to be quite care that thfi degradatica of manhood aod womanhood, fcha mieery, sin, shame, and sorrow created by lbs lioeDßod sal® of a poisonous drug ia oar mlilt) cao |OQ¥eT be to.di The marvel to me li that Christian meo, and espocially Ohrlitlaa women oao bring bhemselvai* to «>a that which dooms to deaErnctioQ, both of «oul and body, the men and women for whom Christ died. I oannot understand why all Ghmii&o churches and people do aot isnlttt m one great effort to put) an end to a tralio th%b is ft hindrance to every food thins, that burdens the community with criminals, lunatics, and paupers. If * Moderate' ooasidere those statements ' raib,' wiU he tell us what oalis Into exle- Iduoe the Ohildreas 3 Aid Society, the rescue homes, j&U», Industrial aahools, Old Mecs' Homes, and tho need for inebriate asylums ? You do aots Sad total abstainers or their children inhabiting the above named institu taocn and will 'Moderate' alee tell us where atl tilt drunkards oom« from—certainly not from the ranks of the tot&l abstainers.! Will 'Moderate' think I am making a very wan statement, when I say that all drunkards, every one of them, oome from th« raoks of the moderate drinkers. They never m«ant to end where they did To all 'Moderate' people I would say Mman—fm ate on a dangeroaß roai and hsve no guarantee th»fc it will not lead you as it has lid so many, quite ac wise and good at yoareeif, down to a degraded and dia honoured gravei|Aod fcoaU earnest, thinking peoplel would say 'Help inevery honourable way to pot an «od So thia greats ourse for the sake of him who loved us and gave himself tor ns.—l am, etc, A Totalj Abstawei^and Prohibitionist. .

TRADE UNIONS.

TO TH» BSIXOB Bm.—l certainly did take th« weather Into acoonsnb, when I spoke of fixing the boom for machine work I know wind and web make the day's work uncertain, bub I contend that threshing stacks or stocks be fore daylight or after dark ia unnecessary, and might well be discontinued* lam glad toother Farm Hand hae oorae to see there m room for improvement m the way this olaee of work >■ carried on, but I cannot under stand him eaying th»6 combination on the part of the workers though often tried h<*u never beta successful I think we shall not have to go very far to ccc roosts successful result* following the combined efforts of differant Glasses of workers, as also of the efforts of* employers m the same way. While the competitive system holds away, and m©n generally do nob acb upon the principle of the golden rule, I think it i< m tha interests of all conoerned thab differ ent) classes should combine, so thab each Kiay learn the needs and wants of the other «ta thereby come to work more harmoni ously together. I think too thab employers, and farmers In parfcleulai'imSghb with advan' tlg« tak« a leasoa from the worker's unions and combining, oooperate more among ibemselves ami with the commercial worl«i tjsan fchsy dte, thus eonGerving their own iistortsts and beneSttiug also those with whom fchelf lottreets are identical. Thank ing yea Me Editor for your fairness m dealiog wltih reforms geHeralljrt—l »m, &c, Fabm Hand.

"Civis" on Dredging Dividends

" OMa" to •' pawing aofaiP In the Otag Daily Timm says:—The amount dlstri 1 bated fn dredging company dl?idenda last month wae £13,203165, ab the race aay, of £160,000 a year. I conld he accurate if I lik«i % but In dredging affairs nobody If aosorate, not even a consulting engineer. A gross dividend of £160,000 a year is 10 per cent intereib on one and a half milflois afcerliog. But last month was a bad month, rivers high, returns low. Let: us oappose the gross dividend to be $200,000 a year, aa presently, with new dredges oontinually coming into work, ifc ooglit to be and mast be. Then you have 10 per oenti nn two milSioaa, which sum I aoppoaa Is aboufc the agregate of paid-up eapftal. Bub thia la not all. Kobody worild go into dredging for a paltry 10 per mnb. ; for nay own part I don'c go into ffc for any percentage at all ; Igo into It for dlstraotloQ. In dredging yon may get % icwfc proib of 10 per cent, of 20, of 60. of I©o j or yoa may get nothlag. I don't atop to explain how ; but have proved by aspgrlmeab m two or three liquidatlouß that it is poaßible to receive considerably less than nothing. There lies the charnaS It is Monte Oarlo without the moral discredit and the sitting up late. You '• make four play, gentlemen," and then may wake or sleep ; • the balls roll and won are enriched or beggared without having to thlak any more about it. Bat 1 come back to Unt £2OO»O0O ayeargroas flvldendl—a iolld facb, on which y#s may build what Aln%Bchat visions yoa| pI«MW 3 bat there ifc la. And because it 1b there we are at ill invpsting ('" invest" the w!»* ft call), and prices here and there are otimbiug up aga'n spite of the einspiration «f foola and knavaa to eppnd ail prict^ down to aero. Let but the fiwes be aml» bis aad we shall yet have a good year.

Do You Easily Catch Cold.

In our Australian Climate the winter season is always accompanied by an epidemic of coids.ohi'la, arfloenz*, rheumatism, eto, and the repaon for this is not fur to <eek. The frcqueat changes of our climate are the causa which soon finds the weak places m the human ayßtem; banco the one hundred and one ailments so common at that period o? the year. To be ia a state to throw off colds, ohiil.a, eto, with their more serious C(»is»fquPßceß when contractor!, the body should be kt-pt m the v.ry pink ■ f condition. Wow this cao rarely be obtained without aome assistance being givea to the organs. What is requirbd is eomo natural stimulant which will not overtax those organs, «o th«t when its use is discontinued they will not he weaker than they were before; but one wh:ob will assist them to do. the Addition*! work required of them and at *ho same time strengthen and invigorate fehnm. Bile Beans for BiUousnemi fulfil all thaee requirements^ Their cotnpoeitioa is parely vegetable, their aafcion on the ■tomaoh, liver and kidneys ia mild, and have the t-ffeot of so bracing the system, that winter's cold and wet lose their terror, and fcheir powers to injure. They bring about perfeob cirouhf id, thus ourini? the unpleas ant sensation of cold feet and hands; they stimulate the appetite and increase the energy. By acting on the liver they prevent the evil of winter constipation, and are a certain curs for that distressing ailment piles. Indeed, throughout the winter season to moat people Bi!e Beans for Bilious' nenß will be found an invaluable medicine;

THE LATEST

SOUTH AFRICA.

Military Movements

How the Boers are Hoped

Astonisliing Ignorance ami credulity.

i>e la Key's Movements

memorial to the Fallen

United Prose Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright Received Wakaraaka May 21,8 51 a m, This Offioe 9 42 a m London, May 20 Major Gftneral King occupied Caro lina on the 17th. Botha ordered the Boers to retire and hide until the British passed. Botha has declared to his Burghers that the British were at war with Russia, that the plague was destroying the British soldiers, and that the rest were departing homewards. Botha admitted he had thought of making peace, but was thankful he had rejected the terms offered by lord Kitchener. He declared that; the appearante of the white comet was a sign of an early peace-with indepen dence for the «~'oers Received May 21, 9 13 arm The latest news re De La Rey, is thai he, with five hundred followers, a fifteen pounder, a pompom, and a Maxim is at Kleiksdorp, A district patrol of the Yeomanry and New Zealandera at Zebrust sur prised a Boer ouipost at midnight, killed three and wounded four. The attackers came off scathless. The King has besome a patron of a movement for the erection of the eastern portion of the new Cathedral at C&petown as a memorial to those who have fallen m the war, and a thaokaofferina for our success. A TRAIN BLOWN UP London, May 20 Au explosion m a mine derailed an armoured train proceeding southward from the America siding m the Kro a stadfc district, killing Major Heath, of the South Lancashire Regiment

Hone and Foreign.

United Press /seociation —By Bleottio Tnlegraph— Copyright Received Wakapuaka Mny 21, 12 57a m, This Office 18 am {Received May 21. 8.54 a.m) THE FORTE APOLOGISES Constantinople, May 20 The Porte has abandoned its obstruc tion to foreign post offices m Constan tinople, and tendered apologies for the recent treatment of them.

Australian.

United Prase Association—By Kleotirlo Teleg aph—Copyright Received Wakapuaka May 21, 105ara, QJhUoffine IOS7»m INTEBESTATE CONFERENCE Sydney, May 21 The Interstate Conference assembles m Sydney daring the first recess off the Federal Parliament to consider the Fsderal navigation laws. THE 24th M&Y The Premiere of the Australian States have decided not to observe the holiday on the 24'h inst; A large meeting of Protestants con demned tbe alteration m the Corona tion oath. It is not proposed to send McOiaren'a cricket team to New Zealand. Melbourne May 21 The Duke has sent a letter to the London Missionary Society, sympathis ing with the families of the miaaionariei ! massacred m Mew Guinea Bbisbanb, May 21 Twenty addresses of welcome were | presented to the Duke The illinninationß, though not on a large Bcale, were well arranged and tastefully designed

Fires

United Vrvm Association—By Blaotrlo Telegraph WbiiMngton, May 21. A fire ab Smith and Smiths oil and colour warehouse, was smartly exrin gnlcbed by the Brigade just after day light, k considerable part of the stock was damaged by fire and water- The Insurances on the building are :—National £1000. Standard £600, contents Worth, British £1500, Manchester aad Standard £1000 each, National Royal and Alliance £600 each. JDxtnebiNj May 20 The Eremlaea occupied by McLeod ! Bros, at Kaikora Valley for tallow melc« 1 Ing purposes, were burnt down early thia ■ morning. They were insured for £400 m th© Wew Zealand, bafc this does nob oover the loss.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

United Press A.*snci<i-ioD—By Eleotrio 1 • '■>}, raph Wklmngton May 21 A Buppipment to the Gazette appoints Sir Robert Stout, Depuy Governor, during Lord Banfurly's absence from the colony The Premier has been adviaed by the '■ United Btateß Consul at Auokland, that the I flagship Brooklyn, will arrive ati Auckland, ! osi the 24th inst, then *3<me on to Welling- ! ton, and (hence go to Mini it. Auckland, May 21 Bcbert Hardy, a councillor of the Birkert* head borough.ehot himself dead. Ho leaves a wi'e and family. The death of Hardy appears to be a case of suicide. He had been m bad health, and was found m front of his house shot m the fcempla with a revolver alongside Wellington, May 21 fl The Railway Department has received advice that Rakaia, Gothic and other ateam era bringing 234 wagons for the Hurunui Bluff line. The Welliogroa hospital trustees agree to provide temporary accommodation for dilir iam tremsQS cases if the Geveromeot will supply attendants. Timabd May 21 The Timaru Hospital Board has instructed a resident surgeon to arrange to treat delirium tremens cases engaging a male at tendant Government promising to pay the expenees whether ha treats them at the hospital or gao! will be left to his discretion. A committee has been appointed to re* port on reception or refusal casos of oonsamp" tion the resident surgeon considering they must ba treated us infeofciotss.

Supreme Court

I United Press Association—liy Electric Telegraph Christchurch, May 21 In the Supreme Ooarfc Martin Pidward Lock a young man was charged with m ecemly assaulting a girl under ten years and found not guilty. George |-Shmiy, an |Assyrian, was "ad. mitted,to twelve months probation, for the theffc of two cheques. Ueorge Newman charged with robbery was found guilty jand sentenced to twelve months imprisonment.

THE ASHBOeiOK GKJABDIANi TUESDAX MAY 21, 1



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I DAVID THOMAS J TENDERS. "■ rpENDBRS wanted for the LEASE of 199 X Acres, with dwelling house and out buiidfngs, fora term of 5 year?, being bo iooß No 8.22074■ ft 22059, of Lot 4, Longbeaeh Road District, situated on the WHlowby Boad ; now oooupied by Mrs Hawkins, about I£ miics from Tinwald. The land is all sown down with grass aod clover, and all fenoee are m good order. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Tender* close at my office, W«9t Street, on TUES DAY, May 28, at 2 30 For fnll p«rtiouk» apply DAVID THOMAS, S 224 Auctioneer PEOPEKTIES FOB SALE. I HATE FOE SALE — Several Good FARMS la the Aahbnrton County, amongst them being— 1400 Acres, near Rakala, thoroughly improved, £9 500 Acres, Mayfield, thoroughly Im proved, £6 500 Acres, Rakala, thoroughly improved, £12 550 Acres, Mitcham Road, no buildings, £5 200 Acres, Miicham Road, no buildings, £4 5a 87 Acres, near Tinwald, splendidly improved, £20 140 Acres, near Tinwald. improved, £14 10, 1000 Aoiee, LauristTi no buildings, £6 207 Acres. Lowolifft*. thorooahly im proved, firfi6 claps land, £15 186 Acres, Lowcliffe, thoroughly im proved, £W 233 Acres, Mitoham F> ad, improved,' £4 81 Acres, Ashburton Forks, no build' ings, splei.did bnd, with 150 acres riverbe !, £19 420 Acres, Chertsey, well improved, £8 3000 Acres, grand land. Lytvihurst, £9 5000 Acres, Rinds to Ealing, m tussock, m blocks to suit purchasers, £210s to £4 500 Acres. Colds! ream, good land, no buildings, £6 53 Acres, Carter's Terrace, extra heavy land, £40 1400 Acres, near Methven. splendid land, grand improvements, £16 476 Acres, Springburn, improvements nearly new, land good : £7 10a 2 Acres, Orchard, Allentoh, good! house, thoroughly improved, £45 2 Acres, close to the Woollen Factory, five roomed house and extensive buildings £630 3 Shops, with five roomed Dwelling, Tancred Street, Aebburton, £100 1960 acres, good lnnd, Awaklno, North Auckland, thoroughly improved, £3 3500 acres, good land, Woodstock, Southland, £2 10j SO2 acres. good land, thoroughly Improved, Woodstock, Southland, £6 10s 62 acres, Ashbnrton Forks, good land, £12 900 acrePj Fairfield, thoroughly mr proved £5 10s 500 acres, Winohmore, good improve* men's, £6 15s 597 acrrs, Rangitata, subdivided, well watered, and improved, £4 D. THOMAH, Ashburton T i — " tt-ht m iiiniihi man immwHiia ——— mutt F. FERRIMAN D. CLARKE'S CARBOLISBD WHEAT PROTECTOR (Name and Label Registered urdar Trade Marks Act, JSo 13,796 and 158,143) Has been used 56 YEARS WITH UNDEVIATINC* SUCCESS. IMPORTANT TESTIMONIALS. Dear Sir, —Re Clarke's Oarbolized Wheat Protector. I have used the above dressing for the past three seasons on an average Bowing of 1500 acres of wheat and oats, and have always found that ib (fives every satisfaction. It is also mixed with less labor and germinates a week soone than when dressed with Milestone. M. Stemc. I have used your Wheat Protector, also Bluestone both on the same paddock, and am much pleased.with your Protector as a much better preventive of Bmat than Bluestone. James McLean, Cairnbrae. I have much pleasure m testifying to you ac agents m Canterbury for Clarke's Carbolized Wheat Protector, that I used same last season as a dres-ing for Wheat, ; Oats, aid Barley, with the most satisfac j tory results. The seed dressed with Clarke's Wheat Protector germinated much sooner, and the beard appeared more strong and healthy than that on which I used Bluest one. I Intend again to ase Clarke's Protectoe during -the coming season. Geobge Grant, Farmer, Southbridge, . I am pleased to inform you that the Clarke'B Wheat Protector 1 obtained from you l»st season has proved sactesaful, being superior to bluestone m pvery way. Tho latter drepsing only gave 6 bushels per acre, whereas the Wheat Protector gave 18 bushels. Ib is a preventive againßt Smut and the email birds nuisance, and I shall continue to use it.—Yonra sincerely, Jas. Brown, Horarata. I have mach pleasure In stating that I used^ Clarke's Carb-lfzed Wheat Protector on Tuscaa Seed Whe»t sown on my ftnn near Southbridge: 1| acres with Bluestone, 23 acres with Clarke's Wheat Protector, with the following results, viz:—That dressed with the Carbolized Protector seemed to come aw^y much quicker than that dressed with Bluestone, and op to reaping time was a better crop, and would undoubtedly yield more bushels to the acre. In sowing grain of any time this season I should use Clarke's Protector m preference to any other dressing. William Harbis, Farmer, Souihbrldge. I have used D. Ciarke's Carbo'lsed Wheat Protector on Seed Barley on Mr William Anderson's Farm, Lakeside. I noticed the seed dres-ed with Clarke's Protector germinated much sooner than the seed dressed wi'h Bluestona, and the birds did not pull the plant so much when dressed with the Carbolizad Protector as that done with Bluestone. James Beneley. I wlbh fco testify to the efficient effect of Clarke's Wheat Protector. I had never had snch clean wheat before, and oat of eleven thousand bushels I have not seen one smutted head I also reckon that I saved J buehel per acre m seed. —Yours truly, James Gf»sel£.. Tinwald. F. FEREIMAN



DAVID THOMAS. ______ HORSE FAIR, THURSDAY, May 23, 190L MY NEXT HORSE FAIRJwiII be held , on the above d&te,~forfcwbieb I am now'receiviag entries, , D. THOMAS, 4 263 Auctioneer. " -—^ aM)E "" —- w HORSE FAIR THURSDAY, MAY 23,1901 MB DAVID THOMAS will hold bii utual Horse Fair on the above date, fehen he will offer oa aoconnt of various oliente a large entry of draught and light harness horaeß. On Account of Client,— 1 A Good Yonng Draught MARES Account North Canterbury Client,— -Jf\ Good Young Draught MARES and JLfQ GELDINGS Account Duna&ndei Olient,— p* Good Young COL IS and FILLIES Account; Southbridge Client, ft Good Light HORSES Account Methren Client,— ---/* Draught MABEB and GELDINGS Account Client, — n Draught MARES and GELDINGS Account Client,— Good Gig Horse Syr a ; also Gig and Har ness On account of a Client. COLT, 2yrs old. by Marlborough. Sale at 11.30 a m D THOMAS, 5 185 Auotinnesr ~ARUADE HORSE FAIR, THURSDAY, MAY. 23, 1001 TI/TR D. THOMAS WILL OFFFR, On Acccotmt of a Oiient, — The Clydesdale Stallion, Lancer, Syrs by Cavalier out of Jean by King of the Vanquishers* Cavalier, by Homes Crown Prince Full Pedigree will be given at Sale. D. THOMAS, 6 229 Auctioneer Clearing* Sal© EIFFELTON. L WEDNESDAY, MAY 22. MR DAVID THOMAS has received instructions from Mrs Saboisson ' (who has leased her Farm to Mr T. White, | of Flemington), to hoid a Clearing Sale by ; Poblio Auction as above, of the Whole of her ! LIVK & DEAD STOCK aa followp, viz;— 3 DRAUGHT HORBES, syrs and 4yrs, and aged ; Mare m foal TRAP MARE HACK ! A COWS, m full profit O Head Young CATTLE 14 PIGB Chaffcutter and Horse Power, D F Plough (Raid and Gray), DF Plough (Duncan), S F Plough, Horse Hoe, 2 Draye and Frames, Set Heavy Harrows, Set Light Harrow*, Set Chisel Harrows, Grubber Stripper, Roller, Hut, Trap, Grindstone, MoOormick Reaper and Binder, Horse Govern, Empty Sack*, Barb Wire, 2 Sats T<ap Harness, Dray and Plough Harness, Trap, Swingletrees, Set of Scale?, Riding Saddle, also a large number of Sundries. ALSO—2 St&cks HAY, and 2 Stacks OAT SHEAVES i .No Reserve Sale at 12.30 o olook LUGohson Provided. D. THOMAS, S 105 Auctioneer AROADB. SATUKDAY, MAY 25th. MR DAVID THOMAS hM reoelred icßtruotione to Sell by Auoiiors m Above{— QQ ACEES OF LAND, juib oppoiite fiClO the Dromoro School, being Lob 10, part Reserve 1467; well fenced and watered* ALSO, 3 ACRES, Alleaton, fronting Wakat nui Creek and William Street, Par RS 6086, Siz Roomed House ; Vinery, Conservatory and Stable Well stocked with fruit tress Sale at 2 p.m D. THOMAS, 6170 Auctioneer^ h : * o. a * % % o cd a, © «5 n *J pj fmmd a <J ,2"; I ! .S| W -Blg *g o 15 tl P a i|g i pq (^ g «l W wanted" known. ~ SPECIAL Purohase of a Manufacturer's _ Stock uf Ladies' Sailor, Trimmed and Uuferimmed, HATS, at It each, for 14 days* ANDREW ORB. J



FRI'ifiDLANDER BROS, LTD IMPORTANT CLEARING SALE OF ONB OS" TKE LAKSES'B ENGLISH LEICESTER AND SHROPSHIRE STUD FLOCKS £IN CANTERBURY. Also 1 500 FREEI:ING LAMBB, HORSES, IMPLEMENTS, Etc. SO BE HBM> OK FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1901, AS SHS TINWALD SALBYARDS. MR EDWARD GATES' Tender for the BUOOLESJOH ESTATE, including the Whole of the BTOOK and PLANT, having been accepted by the Trustees of the Late MR J. MU FURZE, we have been favored with iaatraotiona TO HOLD A COMPLETE CLEARING SALE OF THE ABOVE, Comprising the following ;— Hf\Q Xn Blißh Leioester Stud Ewes, UUv from two to eight tooth 1 Q/f English Leicester Stud Ewes, Xt7~fc full and failing mouih* QQ/1 Eng'ieh Leioester Ewe Lambs Q/JQ English Leicester Ram Lambs "I pt Btnd Rams, bred by Messrs 1 hteh X.O keidl and D. Grant IDA Shropshire Stud Ewes, two tooth JLOtf to full mouth Rfy Shropshire.Ewe Lambs f\f\ Shropshire Ram Lambs O Imported Stud Bams i\ Imported* Stud Ewes The above Flocks are entered m the New v Zaaiand Flock Book. They will be classed r according to age, and sold m lines to suit ; purchasers. 1500 Freezing Lambs 6 First-class Draught Mares and Geldings (mares m foal to General White) £2 Yearling Draught Galdings & Light Harness and Hack Horses £5 Foals by Cajolery £3 Tram Horses: 2 Hackneys (un broken) O Head of Mixed Cattle 1 Combined Drill, 1 Duncan Grubber (seed and manure box), 2 Farm Draya and Frames, 1 Spring Dray, 2 D F Ploughs, 1 Massey Harris Cultivator, Tyne, Chain, and Triphoid Harrows, Mower, Horse Rake, etc ; also quantity of Harness and Sundries. •——l l tjg* Note. — For the convenience of j purchasers, the Whoie Stock and Plant will be removed to the Tinwald Saleyards, thus enabling buyers from a distance arriving by morning trains to return again came day. Sale will stars at 12,30 p m Luncheon Provided FRIEDLANDER BROB, Ltd, R. FRIEDLANDER, , 176 Anctioneer PROPERTIES FOR SALE BY PKIYATB TREATY. 2OCO Acres, all m grass, well fenced and watered; good buildings ; price £3 10a 2000 Acres Good Tussock Country, price £3 2000 Acres Good Tussock Country, price £3 1400 Acres Good Taßsock Country, price £3 370 Acres Good Tuasock Country, price £3 304 Acres Good Tnsaoek Country, price £4 350 Acres Good Tnssock Country, price ; £3 10a 28 Acres, together with good house and | Stable, 3 miles from town 246 Acres Grand Wheat Land, 4 miles from Ashbnrton ; easy terms 81 Acres First Olssa Wheat Land, 2| mllea from Ash burton 500 Acres, Mayfieid district, with good buildings, well subdivided and watered 160 Acres Valetta distrit c 320 Acres near Tinwald j 140 Acres near Tinwald | 7600 Acres Lowdowns Land, aearly ail j plonghable, price £2 4500 Acres Lowdowns Lard, nearly all j plooghable, price £2 5s * 300 Aorrn dose to Tinwald 10 Acres at Allerston; good House and Stable For full particulars apply to FRIEDLANDEB 8808., Ltp THE N.Zn'AiiiERS^OO^OPERATIVK ASSOCIATION OF CANTERBURY, LSD NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. A SOFT GOODS and BOOT Department will be opened to Client* on and after SATURDAY Next, 25th lnst. 5J25 T F GIBSON, Manager THK N.Z, FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION Of CANTERBURY, Ltd —— .<*" CLEARING SALE AT NEWLANDS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1901. WE HAVE been favored with instruc bions from Thomas Kelly, Es%, who has disposed of his farm, to Bell on the above date, all bis Live and Dead Stock, without reserve, and consisting of— SHEEP 320 Crossbred Ewee, from six & eight tootb 130 Crossbred Ewes; Full mouth 240 Crossbred Ewee, four, six, 4 eight tooth The above lot* m lamb to English Leicester Rams 12 English Leicester Rama 190 Merino Ewes (nearly fafc) 260 Crossbred Wethers, two & four tooth HORSES 8 Draughb Horses, four year old and upwards. 2 Harness Hones CATTLE 2 Oowe, 2 Yearling Heifers. 4 Figs IMPLEMENTS 2 Double furrow Ploughs, Six leaf Harrows 1 Broadcast Sower, 1 Anglo-American Grain Drill, 1 Roller with Bead Box, I Duncan Grubber, 3 Drays, 2 Duncan Strippers, 2 Massey Harris Reapern, 1 McCormiok Reaper, I Brantford Beaper, 1 Dog Cart, 1 Spring Cart, all description of Swingle Trees, 1 Wire Coiler, 1 Wheelbarrow, 2 Travelling Wharaa GRAIN 200 Bnshtlß Machine Draased (Mci Beed 80 Saoki Stripped Grass Bead 200 Bushels O«ti Harness of all descriptions, and Sundries too numerous to mention, Sale to commence at 12 noon Luncheon provided JDF GIBSON, Manager 825 H A LLOYD, Auctioneer , ff IHE moit up to date novelty of bhe day tl X Pafety Pan baking powder



tpARMERS and others, prepare for the Winter, and Slave your Home made cheery and bright with the powerful Acetylene Gaa. Estimates given by Hardlkt Bros. ANTED — Everyone to Try~The Rapid Shirt Gloss ; the heat and the cheapest linen glassa m the markeb WHAT prize takers for pantry use Patty Pan baking powdfr tho great ovolty. WANTED— ladiesvisitirß Dtundiu will find Hendy's Hairdreseing Sa oone, PdnceßH street, reple»e with every comfort for Hairdreßßing, Shampooing, Singeing, eto Toilet goods of everyjejoriptjon, PATTY Pan baking powder contains a patty pan %t eaoh end of tin. WANTED Known—Tailor made Gm tumesand Jackets made to measure, fib «nd style all thatnan bo desired. Gentle men's suits to measure m all the latest materials ; imported dueot; fit guaranteed. —Akdbiw Orb. T)ATTY Pan baking powder tne great JL novelty, two patsy tins for nothing grocers. PATTY Pan baking powder is the great eat novelty you ever saw. Sold al rovers. PA I'TY Pan baking powder wants one trial without prejudice, two patty pans or nothing. rpHE Crowning Glory"of a Woman is "heir J Hair. For promoting an abundant and luxurious growth of heir there ie nothing to equal Hendt's Egg Julep. Bottles Is, at H E Bonmnton's, Chemist. WANTED to He 11—275 Pairs of Beßfc Colonial Biankets, grand value, made to my own order. Aho Gentlemen* Waterproof Coats m all shape*, inolading Cheste and Hopetown—Andrew Orb. PUBLIC? NOTICES TINWALD TOWN BOARD. rjIENDSRS are invited to h« Bent m not 1 i Larer than THURSDAY, May 30th, [for providing and delivering abont 100# yards of Shingle A A FOOKS, 5 236 Surveyor to the Beard NKW ZEALAND RAILWAYS ~" EXCURSION TO IIMARU, MAY 24th 171 ROM Ashburton at 10.20 am, returning V from Timaru at 525p m, Temuka 5 64, Winchester 67, *>ari 6.19. Return fares by this train 7a snd 3b 9d. The tickets may be used for Orari, Winchester, Temuka or Timaru WINSLOW RACE 3 The Express train from and for Christ* church will stop at Wicslow on the 24th May The Goods Rhed at Ashburton will be closed on the 24th May, 5 232 BY ORDER, ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL npENDEES are invited for the erection X of additions to the Domain Lodge Plans and specifications may be seen at the Town Clerk's Office, where tenders accompanied by guarantee deposit of £5 will be received till 4pmoi MONDAY, the 27th insb. CHAS. E. FOOKS, 5 230 Borough Engineer. ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL HPENDERS are invited for a supply of L from 500 to 600 yarda of shingle for the B.E. Bait. Specifications may be teen at the Town Clerk's Office, where tender?, accompanied by a guarantee deposit of £'6 will b« received till 4 p.m. on MONDAY, the 27cb ioa^. CHAS. E, FOOKS, 5 231 Borough Engineer* PUBLTO HALITwATERTON^" IHURSDAY"iext f MAY 23, TH E Ashburton Minstrels, assisted by Meßßre W Schwartz, H Flower, T Rudkin, M J Burgess, F Curtis, W Ander son, T Hammond, A Bray, Steok, D Grant, Etc, Etc. Admission—One shilling A Dance will follow, to which la extra. will be charged. Doors open at ?.3O ; commence at 8 A Brake will le»v« the Somerset Hotel for Waterton at 6 16 pm sharp 5 197 B, NORDON, Hon 8e(»lg OCEAN ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE CORPORATION, Ltd. CAPITAL-ONE MILLION. npHIS !• to give notice that all Employer! | JL haying Policies with the Ocean Corporation will be bald severed for The Workmen's Compensation Aot, pending, arrangements ai to Kates. The Workmen'! Compensation Aot come* into force on the 7th of JUNE. R. FAXELIE HOBSON, District Manager, Ghriatoharoh Messes Nicoix Bbgs, Agents, Aehburton 5 209 T AM STILL BUYING GOOD SAMPLES <w WHEAT, OATS, GRASS SEED DAVID "THOMAS, 5 203 AsbburtoQ TO DAVID THOMAS, Esq. ON FRIDAY, JONE fth, To wish him ' Bon Voyage' on bis trip ko England. Committee—Messrs W H Collins, Hugo Friediander, and Geo. Ooleman. miCKETS, 12s 6d, oan be obtained from X Committee or Secretary, F. MAKEIG, Hon Secretary nnHE Tailor makes the man, (m appear- X unoe.) There is a great deal m appear ance nowadays, and as the tailor plays an important part ia a man's Gksß-Up, by all means patronise a good tailor, which will be found at Andrew Osb's establishment; fit and style all that can be desired.—Andsbw Orb___ 6 119 LOS T. d©SS REWARD WILL be given to any person returning a pooket book containing amongst ether papers a £1 note, and a ohesjne drawn byFFEBBiMAK on the Union Bank, Ash barton. Payment of the cheque has been stopped.—Apply Mai& Office. 5 178 CANVASSERS WANTED fTIHE Government Insurance Department A6qf i re«°a«mßgers !n connection with ill Accident Branob. Apply to Distdot Manager S25!L_ ______ Ohrlstohnroh f^ABBIDE, Carbide-FoT" Bike La'mlk KJ Oasriage Lamps, and for House Lighting, eto, at Ohriatohtiroh prices— HAiWLEyBBOS,EaBb Street .



!^ Nls£ HURSE CLIPPERS I Horae oilpporl' Martin's, Knowle's, Aja,u, eto s from 6b 6d each ; best va!ue m Aebbnrton ab G. Mbddins, The People's Isonmonger 5^9 lOSr—Cheque No. A 154788, Bink of J Australasia. Payment stopped, apply thia Office 2 235 mO LET—Shop m East Street, with X Dwelliog attached; 6» per week.— Apply at Missbs Paqbb 5 00 OUND in~~Aßnburton, a Pair of Gold Eimmed Spectaoleai Owner oan have same on pay ing expenses at> this Office ! &J3 NOTSOBNBK. —Convention of Friends of the Movement at St* Sbephen'a Schoolroom, Friday, 24th inst. Morning, Kb 11; afternoon, at 2 30. 5 235 P~IF~ you are Soeptioal concerning tht , Merits of "too License," attend Public Meeting, Sb Stephen's Schoolroom, Friday Evening, 24th insfe-, 7 50. 2 254 WANTED— SmartTunior, well up to the Drapery trade. Also Strong Lad. Apply at ouce — NoBTHOOIK and Heffokd 5212 H, [JEWITfT fi'shmongor and • Poulterer, Burnett Street. Freth] Oysters, Rabbitu, and all kinds of Fresh Fish to-nighb. Telephone "PECIAL purohaee ; 'traveiiers rlianiplea m Ladies' 4prone | lovely plushee ali shades, 2a Ud.-^PEAUC&'s corner East and Burnett Streets. 5 181; JUSIT arrived a large aeaortmeot of evening bhoee m glace, kid calf, patent white iafcin, etc, at D Stock's, E~VENING Shoes In great variety at D Stocks Blueßoot Store prices right WANTED —Ladies desirous of dreSsing the hair m preseat becoming fashions should aemd iot the new Geisha Frames • ail ooioufs. Sent) poat free for le 9d from the I man«f»oturer, A M Bbndy, Hairdresser, Dv edin, 85 \JT Tinware, and Brushware j Mantle Pieces from 245, Register Grates from 16s Rmgeß am _^ WHTED—For promoting an abundant and luxurious growth of hair there' ! is nothing to equal Hendy's Egg Julep ; it, arrests ftll dandruff, and leaves (he hair beautifully glossy. Bottles Is ; on sale H E BoNNgQIQN'B, Chemieti. 4_ OWlslFe time IMim to get year oveng sng fthoei? for the season try D SfOOK's Bine IJooL c-toi-o __ . ' T^mWOoatf^mßttom~7B 6d*Ladles vJT evening shoes from 3s Mat D Sioox'b Boot Stora .„_«„ Jackets, Mantles, and Capes, also a j I beautiful selection of New MiUJaery, Ooraets



SllSlXfi Uoited Press Aaßooiition—By Klectric Telegraph Dunedin, May 21 Dunedin sales—Davis' Bend, 3s od ; First Chance, 34a; Fourteen Mile Beaoh, 4 par cele at 35: i ;Grey River Consolidated, 10a 6d; Magnetic, 21a ; Tf-viot, 2 parcels at 19s; Upper Magnetic, 20s 6d, 21a ~TK~MAGNDsi D. PaTBBSoH Dredging Expert Member Stock and Exchange Adviser* of Canterbury. iAG^US, PATERSOfj AND 00 Gold Dbbboing Brokers,, 208 High Sbreflfc, Ohriatohuroh Reliable and straightforward advice given en Otago and Weat Coast; Dredging Claims. Mr Olof Magnus has nad 16 years practical experience on the Molyneax River, Ot»go ALFRED HARRISON, EaQ Aahburton Representative



Fkom the Froni—Mr Percy Cox has received a. sympathetic telr-gram from the Premier, utatiDg that his brother, Corpora! P C Cox of the Fifth Coutmgent, who has been ill m the Rimberley Hospital,, is nearly convalescent Victoria Day—The Aehburton Domain will be the centre of attraction for loyers of athletics on Fridaylnext, We under stand that the Ashburton Hockey Club has arranged with three Christchurch teams to play two first class matches and ona second clana match. The Ashburtcn Pirate Football Club have also arrasg d tw> matches with the §pH()gbarn and Albion Clubs. Great interest, ie being ; hown m the forthcoming matches and it is to ba hoped that the local players will hold their own In all five < f them. The Mounted Rifles—We learn that the Ashburton Mounted Eifias are again left, ia a atate of uncertainty &a to whether they will he able to attend the Chrißtchurch celebrations on the occasion of the Royal visit. It will be remembered that at the time of the Jubilee celebrations although arrangements were made by the authorities for the Canterbury Infantry Corps visiting Chriatohurch, the Mounted Corps had no provision made for the conveyance and maintenance of their horses, and naturally the majority of the members wore practically debut red from going. And now so far a-i we can learn nothing deflnlte is known as to whether the Canterbury Mouuted Corps will be able to attend the recaption of the Duke acd Duchess of Cornwall. It ia to be hoped the Vo'unteer authorities, or whoever is responsible wii! get thia matter settled one way or another as aoon as possible, bearing iv mind with rejwd to the Ashburtoc Muun'c i Corps and»lndeod any obhere farther south, that the men crQld nob be expected to ride to Chrißtchurch, and arrangements to entrain them should not present much difficulty.



Yoa can depend 00 ridding your children o! Worms with Wadk'h Woan Figs, the wonderfgl wo?m worriers 5 f" ie s Is ' OB Sale, cheap, for Gash—Several hua dred pairs of Boafca and Shoes. Apply Miaiii.Oß's Zfalaodla Boot



Pebbomal—lt 1b safcisfoctpr^ to learn th*6 Mra Puroh&fle who vim ruu o»ar by a trap some time ago, Ii about »gj»in and although aha h*a not reaovered her hearing yet ia well «6herwiae>



r'ABDBB Sc BOSS IfitrCALYiTl EEBBAOT,— Under the diatingaiahed patronage of His Majesty the King of Italy, awarded Diploma at the International Exhibition, Amsterdam, froknowledged by Medical Clinics and Uni v'enibits all over the globs. That the crude, zminowt &lln t which are now foieted upon ill® public' wtidflr the aamo ol Eacalyp "skbt»ai»» may not be mistakes for Sander & Sobs' Par* Volatile Eucalypti Extraoi, we g'oate :—lb ia proved by bests made by |h« Medical Clinics of the Universities *t Bouc KBd GrlsiswaW (Prua&ia), thai only products tbsb are afttevatod wi'A oxygen and freed of «ddi, resinous and other subetaßGCß adhsrent to ptbmtf dlatlllatiicjn, will develop 'the curativo properties possessed by th@ plant Ho avoil tha appajlfog oosiiespeaceß sresulfc a'i'lrMi t«3B application of aabatiitatoß, @to Ib oroap t tocnchltfßj diglibherlajdyßeateiry latiroai InlaroiiaatSoß t eto» t lnalBl) !n gettin SAMDSIB AMP fONB 1 POBB VotAMSfffl EtTO fjrsi Kxtbaot. and be e»fe W4»8% Wobbs Fioß are moat efeetfcd and not onpleftsaat; children lirivn after fallpg *W«P ' 'prt^'le