The Crawfurd Millions.

A SENSATIONAL CASE RECALLED,

In the early part of the last century a Crawfurd case excited as much interest in the United Kingdom as the present Craw fui'd case is now causing in France, whilst I some of its features might almost have been copied in the famous Tichborne suit of a nmeh later period. It was in' 1808 that George Lindsay Crawfurd, twenty second Earl of Crawfurd, and sixth Earl of I Lindsay, died without issue, his extensive ! estates descending to Lady Mary Craw furd, Ms sißter. The Earl was no sooner dead than various claims were ndvanced to the Peerage in question. For the most p.irfc theso were quickly disposed of, but there was one which persistently advanced and supported apparently by some evidence ! demanded investigation -and led to pro i tracted judicial proceedings. A porson giving the name of John > 'rawfurd, and hailing from Dungannou, in County Tyrone, left Ireland hi January 18u9, and proceed ing direct to Ayr, ANNOUNCED HlMSttl.F AS A DESCENDANT of (he Hon. .Tames Lindsay Crawfurd, i younger son of the family who to avoid the persecutions of Ifitifi to IGBO had- fled to Ireland, whore this branch had since re sided. From Ayr the claimant to the Peerage proceeded to Kilbirniw Castle, once the residency of the [.Crawf urds, but which having been destroyed by lire in tho life time of the grandfather of the late Earl, had not been rebuilt, the fami'y living in their Fifeshire mansion. When the fire occurred the family letters and papers were saved, and ever since they had been stored away in a cabinet in an outhouse at Kil birnie. John Crawfurd had no difficulty in obtaining access to the outbuilding and possession of tho papers, for at a subse quent date he produced many letters written by the James Lindsay Crawfurd .from whom he derived his own claim. It is a curious fact that there is no more popular litigant than the one whose stake is a Peerage. No sooner did John Crawfurd advance his pretensions than he gathered round him A HOST OF SUPPORTERS, including many of the retainers of the Crawfurd family. The fact that he was a poor man and did not conceal his poverty only added to the zeal of his backers, though some of the farmers on the estate may have been influenced in their conduct by the sense of favours to come when the new laird should take possession of his patrimony. There was soon no lack of money with which the claim could be pro secuted, one old farmer named Montgomery actually giving every penny he had saved |to Crawfurd, and then, fearful lest this | woull not suffice, mortgaging hig litrlo property with the result that he was com pelled to flee to America where he died in poverty. It is melancholy to record that Montgomery's son, undeterred by the ex perience of the father, courted and met with a nearly similarly fate through the same infatuated belief in Crawfurd. It is i true that he did not expatriate himself, | but ruin came upon him, and he was only ! able to remain on the land of his fathers by the indulgence of his creditoi-s with whom he was compelled to compound. In due time -■ THE CRAUFORD PEERAGE SUIT, as it was known, came on for trial, counsel for the claimant resting their case in the main on the documentary evidence which their client had found in the old cabinet in the outhouses at Kilbirnie. It was clearly proved that the letters when they were originally discovered had been written on the first and third pages, but in tho mean time the second pages had been filled up in an exact imitation of the old hand with matter which went to support tho claim. For instance, James Lindsay Crawfurd, in the portions which had been so interpolated, obligingly detailed the circumstances which led to his goiug to Ireland; gave an account of his marriage, the births of his children, and other partculars with a minuteness that, had the documents been genuine, would have left no sh;.d >w of doubt as to the rights of the pretended heir. But, unfortunately for the claimant, a case of this kind cannot be worked alone. dawfurd's accomplices, dissatisfied with the amount of their remuneration, and un able to extort any more money from him, placed

PROOFS OF THE FRAUD

that had been practised, befoi c Lady Mary Lindsay. As a sequel, the claimant and hu chief agent, James Bradley, were in Feb ruary 1812, plased on trial at Edinburgh charged with forgery, and were senfenced to fourteen years transportation. The in terval between the sentence and its execu tion was utilised by the claimant in writing a sketch of his life, which was printed and published at Dairy, in Ayrshire. In this account he" adhered to his pretensions to the Earldom, and after his departure to to serve his sentence at Rotany Bay, where he arrived in 1813, there were many people in Scotland who continued tn believe in him. j They contended that he wns the true Earl, and that those who had spoken against him ■ had been paid to do so. While not disp-.it the documents which had been put in evi dence were forged, they suggested that the forgery had been carried out without his knowledge by his enemies, and with the express intention of prejudicing his claim and affecting his ruin. Lind say conducted himself well as a pris oner in Anstralia, and getting part of his sentence remitted, returned no Britain in 1820, Undeterred by his former non-suc j cess and his conviction, he immediately j ! COMMENCED A FKESH CRUSADE ! j with a view to secure the Craufort Farldom* I and again met with friends who gave him j pecuniary support. The case came before , : the Lords' Committee of Privileges, Craw- ; j ford, pending the decision of his cause, ! | publicly assuming the title of Earl of ' Crawfurd, and voting at an election of i Scottish peers at Holyrood. He died be fore the Committee arrived at a judgment. His son inheriting the father's pretensions, carried on the contest until 1839J when.it having been, clearly poved that the Craw furd who was supposed to have settled and founded a family in Treland and died there between 1765 and 1770, really died . in London in 1745, the House of Lords j Committee in dismissing the claim decided j that further inquiry was hopeless and ' j unnecessary. j

Lifelong Blackmail

I A strange story is told in a letter pub • lished in the " Westminster Abbey." Tt was a disclosure 'after death' of the hidden , secret of a seeming successful life, the 1 skeleton discovered in the cupboard by the executor. The episode concerned a man of whom it was said " his ■whole life had been, apparently, a pillar of fire as to hu man rectitude." He had died leaving a ■ vevy large fortune, which he had made ! " through the honourable practice of an honourable profession." In his papers his executor came across "a frequently recurr ing claim which puzzled him." Theexplana-; tion was found in a confession^which the de- ' ceased had left." "He had never passed i his own examination in the profession he had practised, but a clever and unscrupulous de,*, I putyhad gone through the ordeal for him, 1 and the frequently recurring claim had been j a life-long blackmail by the deputy." The ] dead man had added: "My persecutor tells j me that I am not his only source of income i from a similar reason." Sir George Lewis, the eminent solicitor, when questioned on the point, said this passing of difficult examinations by means of the personation of a clever deputy was by no means impossible. In fact there was nothing to prevent it. In j his own experience he had come across a man who had in this way obtained modical diplomas making doctors of several men who could not themselves have passed necessary examinations; In the case of the law examinations for the solicitors the matter was easior still,!'or the candidates came from all over the country, and there could be no identifying them. Nor would a fnan's appearing several times give rise to sus picion, for often an unsuesessful candidate i epeats his attempts. In the army and civil service examinations it was probably tlm same.

Printed and published by THOStisf Hancox, for the Proprietor; E§BBBT BSuifJab his Pointing Office, Burnett Street, Ashbur ton. FRIDAY, September 12, 1902

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN: FRIDAY SEPTEMBER' 'la, igos.



/(jIJJ 3t is a sure and qukk \ \S remedy for many . I it tfjings. 3sowe\ disorders, I /fc| Stomaed troubles, jf<J II ailments of tse Sidneys S '/ and ffitodder. I i r _ ■ \ 3t delps in eases of 1 aj] tßdeumatism. 1 || Jt clears tde Blood— I Vl tdrougd tde Sidneys, i ZDorit aeeept any p^Jj\\ substitute. 2/ou must s\> \cJj get tde genuine. l(X



BUSINESS NOTICES. MUSIC. Singing, Piano, & Harmony MR J. GILLIES begs to inform the Residents of Ashburton and District that he ia prepared to receive Pupils for instruction in the above subjects. The system employed for Voice-Produc tion and Culture will be Italian (Lamperti Method>, and in Piano that of the Schumann Conservatoire, Frankfort-a-Main, Gormany. Pupils prepared for the Examinations in the Associated Board of the Royal Academy and Royal College, London; also for Trinity College, London. Each Pupil's Term dates from the first lesson. Address:—Care Mrs Pilbrow, Cameron Street. 728



KEEP YOUR EIS ON THE WINDOWS OP STOCK'S BLUE BOOT STORE, This Week. A GREAT Gathering of Good Guinea BOOTS for Men now showing.



Paperhangings 2s 6d in the £ discount for Cash FOR ONE MONTH, ; AT ' J. 1... I11GG8,; Tancred Street. niCTUBES Framed, Windows Glazed, Houses Painted and Decorated. , i Artibtic Signs Painted. ; ARTISTS' MATERIALS. j



LONDON BUTCHERY TANCRED STREET. HAVING taken over the Business of the late Sam. E. Burnard, as from Ist July, instant, I beg to inform all my Friends, and Customers of the late Pro prietor, that I will carry on the Butchery Business in above Premises, and trust the support extended to me in the past will be continued. Quality and punctuality guaranteed. Families -waited on Daily. W. H. ROBINSON TO Those about to marry, and to those already married. Study economy, by purchasing your furniture at W. & M. Baker's Warehouse, Havelock Street. Just received, a consignment of Wicker Chairs in latest shapes and designs; also Bamboo Tables. In stock all kinds of bed steads and bedding ; Suits of drawing and dining-room furniture mad« to order at moderate prices. Best workmanship and materials.



LLEWELLYN OWEN, M.C.S.M. Certificated and Registered Teacher STUDENTS prepared for any Musical Exarniiration held in New Zealand. All branches of Music taught;. Candidates presented at Examinations 137; average marks gained, 94 per cent. CROWN BREWERY CO., Ltd. Antigua Street, Christchurch. GHLEBEATSD SPARKLING ALES AND STOUT. y'ntTY I'rize Medals. >• i:k .o I Hot.tl^ at", all the principal Hotels and Clubs in New Zealand. Private Families Supplied. 7 134 HAVE you tried Mkclor's new Ameri can bouts they are simply wonderful, there is nothing to equal them in Ashbur ton,



Every person who has tried TUSSICUEA says the same thing. It is absolutely infallible in all cases.



Constant, Watchful Care ML Thousands of people have to be constantly, unceasingly guarded! Born with hollow chests, stooped jsg^ shoulders and general bodily weak ness, such people are highly suscep tible to every change. A slight draught, damp feet, foggy weather, "®» any little thing is sufficient excuse for an attack of sore throat, cough and even pneumonia. jis_ of Cod LiVer Oil, with Lime, Soda, and Creasote builds up the system and gives ML strength to resist these attacks. It never fails to do this. It will make a naturally weak person com 11^ paratively strong and robust and will positively heal up and permanently cure sore and inflamed membranes. There is no medicine to equal it for WL recent or chronic coughs and colds, for bronchitis and asthma, and there is not an intelligent mother in the ML country who doesn't keep it con stantly on hand for croup, whooping ® cough and other little folks' troubles. Your chemist or grocer will supply you. Price 2/6 and 4/6. ® 27 Lane's Emulsion. " It's Famous," BUSINESS NOTICES.



; NOTICE I Pish! Fish! Fish! ! TO ANGLERS AND ALL INTERESTED. OUR New Season's Stock of Fishing Goods just to hand ex s.s. " Whaka ' tane" from London. Rods, Keels, Minnows, Traces, Casts, Plies. Gut, Minnow Trace and Worm Boxes, Waders, etc, etc.* Being direct importers from the manu facturers, quality and prices cannot be beaten. ' Our prices defy competition. Goods at Dunedin or Christchurch prices. We ask you to ascertain our prices before pur chasing elsewhere. HARDLEY BROS. IMPORTERS & MANUFACTURERS, Ashburton. Orders by post promptly attended to. THE REASON WHY. | fT^HE reason of a certain business firm JL here selling articles at almost irresistible prices is attributed to the fact of the principals being thorough tradesmen. The above, needless to say, refers to the firm of Mobiaety Bros., cabinetmakers, etc, Tancred Street. ROYAL HOTEL, ASHBURTON.



\ i R A, WHITAKER, late manager of ;V.l Askburton Club, has entered into 1 ossession of the above Hotel. Every comfort and convenience. Fishing Hut at Mouth of Ashburton River Somerset Hotel, ASHBURTON. HT HE first part of the above Hotel is now ' completed and ready to receive visitors. It i 3 fitted up with all the latest improve ments. Every Bedroom has a Patent Ventilator. Hot and cold water to Baths and Lava tories. Kot and cold Shower Baths. "Visitors can rely on receiving every comfort. JAMES LANE, Proprietor. 8 277 CENTRAL HOTEL, ASHBURTON. W. H. DARDIS ... ... Proprietor. "F>EST Brands only of Wines, Spirits, and _O Ales kept. Ward's XXXX on Tap. Free Stabling. 8 246



ASHBURTON HOTEL J. MULLAN. Proprietor. CENTRALLY situated. Good accomoda tion for travellers. Wines Spirits and Ales of the best brands only. Free Stabling. 8 287 Mount Somers Hotel. W. J. A: CLAY, Proprietor HAVING- Purchased this well known Hotel, I am now.prepared to receive Visitors and the General Public. Best Accommodation. Every attention given. Only the Best Brands of Wines, Spirits, and Ales kept. 8 57



—862,000.= Yes, it's a Lot. BUT that is the number of McCORMIOK Machines Built and Sold in 1901. It means that the works turned out last year over Two Machines a Minute, For 300 Days, working io hours a day. JUST THINK IT OVEE. One Machine in 1831; 362,000 in 1901. They are turning out 3 complete Machines a minute this year. Are you going to have one of them ? i Gness you ought! They are the Best. Write or call for new 1902 CAT-A-LOG.



Cafe De Paris Hotel, . . Cashbl Street, CHRISTCHURCH. \ riIHIS First-class Hotel, after undergoing 1 JL extensive alterations and refurnishing on most modern lines, is NOW ©PEN TO RECEIVE VISITORS and TOURISTS, who will find Every Comfort and Con venience. ; Hot and Cold Shower Baths. i Electric. Light. ! Wines, Spirits, Beers, and Cigars of the t Best Quality. I Terms: 5s Gd per day; 35s per week. 9 142 E. W. SOFIELD, Proprietor. ! WHERE TO STAY IN CHRIST ! CHURCH, Y'' Send a Post Card or Telegram to



(• STO BEY'S TERMINUS HOTEL. (opposite Christchurch Railway Station.) F. W. MILLWARD, ... Licensee. nnHIS popular Hotel is now under new JL management as above, and offers special inducement to families and visitors desiring the comforts of a home in Gbrist church. a Tho building is of brick and stone, and the rooms are lofty and spacious. Night and day porters in attendance. Speight's Prize Ales on Draught. All Telegrams and Letters receive prompt attention. Telephone 795. Terms 8s per'd'ay : £2 2s per week. 7 230 Hl__ 'i I RON AGE Seed Drills and Cultivators. JL The Gardener's best friend. They \ save their cost in a single season. Call and i see them, Caeson and Co., Agents, \



Morrow, ■Oass-tfc AND CO., Wills Street, Ashburton. M. PRIEST, Manager. Wanted Known. SECOND TO NONE Water Race Cleaner can be had for £6 upwards, being made to suit any size Race, according to order. F. W. PAGE, Ciierts6y.



■ BUSINESS NOTICES . WE ARE NOW SHOWING Spring Novelties in all departments. - . #.:-•■ ._-..-- •■■.■•-- : $ ,-^ —- "- LYTTELTON iIIPt - <ij^ms~---



i New Goods daily opening at MITCHELL & TURNER'S SALES ARK' ALL THE RAGE. Special Reductions —-:o: Special Reductions NICHOLAS &PICKFORD INVITE COMPARISON OP VALUES. Ladies' Felt Slippers at Is, Is 6d, 2s 6d, 38, 3s 6d, 4s, 4s 6d,Jjss, 5s 6d. Childrens from 8d per pair. School Boots from 5a per pair. Ladies' Walking Shoes from 5s 6d to 18s 6d per pair Ladies' Evening Shoes from 2s' Cd to 18s 6d per pair Gent's Balmorals from 10s, strong Shooters from 9s 9d PLEASE to remember we hold an Extensive Stock of High-Class Boots, Shoes, and Slippers of every description. Prove our prices. Boys and Girls Boots a"specialty. Our Motto is—" Small Profits and Quick Returns." NICHOLAS &PICKFORD, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.



(Over 600 Chairs in Stock, in some 30 different kinds ) \JSTE ARE JUST OPENING A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF— American Chairs at from 3s 3d each, a good strong chair "" Austrian Cane Seat from 5s 9d (6 bolts) a splendid chair Canadian, a grand chair for hard wear, a few dozen at 5s 6d each. Colonial Wicker Chairs from 9s to 18s, largo sizes Fancy Pith and Rush Chairs at lowest prices Drawing Room Suites in Tapestry and Plush from ,£7 10s Dining Room Suites in Tapestry from £7 Dining Room Suites in Leather from £8 j These Goods are our own Make—Good and Strong Bedsteads & Bedding at your own Prices. (OUR OFFER TO COUNTRY CLIENTS IS STILL GOOD.) -T. H. TO 1) KILL & CO., Complete House Furnishers, j Next Building Society, Tancred Street, Ashburton.



Only this season's Tweeds sold. TAILORS; *%££ TO SHEEPOWNERS. GOOD PRICES ASSURED. HMATSON AND Co., beg to inform • holders of Sheep and Lambs that should they be looking for a Market and decide to try Addington, that they will be glad to receive Consignments. There is no need to write to them; just consign Matson's, Addington. The firm will carefully untruck and classify each lot, and if the price bid at ( Auction is not sufficient on a basis of the c.i.f. Prices current for Frozen Meat, they will have the Sheep sent to either Isling ton or Belfast, and on receipt of Weights will sell forward or ship as Clients may , desire. Prompt Payments. Consign MATSON'S, Addington. To Those Who Have Landed Property to Sell. Send Particulars of your Properties to H, MATSON AND CO.



The Firm is recognised as the greatest medium of exchange in Canterbury, and Buyers from all parts are constantly en quiring and making inquiries from them. They are always willing to receive particulars through any local Agent, and to work in conjunction with them, which must be to the benefit of the owner. They ad vertise all Properties in their Quarterly Eeview, which is circulated throughout the world. They advertise likely Properties in their regular column, free of cost to. Owners, and other charges are on the lowest scale. If you have a place for sale, avail yourself of their services. It coFts nothing unless sale is made, and no fear of your Property being hawked or depreciated. Great facts. They can always assist Parchasers, being hand and glove with Mceyed Client.. MATSpN , S| . 6 143 Christchurch, .



BUSINESS NOTICES. ] j H. McSIDREY, TJARRISTER & SOLICITOR, Burnett Street. Money to lend on freehold security. J. SEALY&CO/ NEW SEEDS, _NEW SEEDS. "1\T E beg to intimate to ou numerous patrons, that our stock of new season's seeds has arrived, in fine order, from the far-famed house of Carter and Co., London and include Farm Seeds, Vegetable Seeds, Flower Seeds, in endless varieties, and garden requisites of every description. We are still to be found at , Sealv's Corner. East Street.



J. SEALY&CO. 7 131 .. COALS! COALS! COALS MOUNT~SOMERS NEW SEAM COAL IS NOW IN THE MARKET. THIS is Canterbury's Best Coal. Every Householder should save money, and keep the money in the province by using MOUNT SOMERS COAL. This Coal has 35 per cent of Gas, burns with a good flame, and gives a steady heat. TRY IT ! TRY IT ! TRY IT To be had of all Coal Merchants. Price—l7s per Ton at Mount Somers Station. JAMES GIBSON, Cameron Street Ashburton.



j stud notices; j i HORSE Cards and Horse Receipt ; ! Books printed at the Mail and Guardian . Office with neatness and despatch, at moderate prices.- _ j TO Stand the Season at Ashburton, and travel the surrounding districts THE CELEBRATED TROTTING SIRE PRINCE IMPERIAL. PRINCE IMPERIAL is sire of Hamlin I and Little Princess, two horses which I rank among the best of their age in the Colony, and several other promising young ones. Terms—<£4 4s each mare. Groomage fee ss, to be paid at time of service. For further particulars apply to 8 261 JOHN McDONNELL, Ashburton.



MRS J. LLOYD, MUSIC SELLER, 40. ■REGISTERED TEACHER OF MUSIC Musical Instruments of every description. Latest Music by every mail. Agent for Wheeler and Wilson's Sewing Machines. The Latest and Best. The only Sewing Machine that does not fail in any point. Agent for Empress Needle Materials kept, New Transfers, Plushes, Arasenes, etc. TANCRED STREET, Next Hall, Her balist. FOR WATCHES, JEWELLERY, SILVER AND ELECTRO-PLATE, SEASONABLE NOVELTIES, Etc, GO TO I a. jesson, Practical Watchmaker aud Jeweller, Burnett Street, (opposite Somerset Hotel) Ashburton. —Repairs a Specialty.— Presentation Committees liberally dealt with.



Sale. Sale. Of Tobacco, Cigars, Cigarettes, Pipes, Cigarette Holders, etc. HAVING Bought all stock from Mr F. Clark at a Great Reduction for Cash, I am going to givß the public the benefitof same by selling all Goods at Ridiculously Low Prices. Pipes from 3d, Cigarettes 3 packets for Is, Walking Sticks from 4d, Pocket Knives from 6d. Collar Studs, Links, Tobacoo Pouches, etc., for next to nothing. Now's Your Time—Don't For get, at H. A. FLOWER'S, (late F Clark's) Tobacconist and Hairdresser, East Street



The Colonial Mutual Life Assurance ..Society, Ltd TpOLicx Holdebs are hereby notified that* Mb Henry Stephenson • has been appointed Local Agent at Ash burton, vice Mr William Stonyer. Tha Society is now issuing Policies con | aining new and attractive features guaranteed bonuses, etc., full particulars of which may be obtained on application to i , Henry Stephenson, i Auctioneer, Agent for Ashburton, or I. E. Walton, 7 110 District Manager, Christchurch.



: BAKKR BROS. ! Complete STurß&ishiijgj UN i> KTS T\A KI2R, **. I ILES' ( Cantharides and Rosemary FOR THE HAIR. As used by Lady Eanfurly. \ VALUABLE Discovery for Promoting xjL the Growth of the Hair and removing Scurf and Dandruff. This is not a new preparation, but the Proprietor being requested to put it within reach of everyone, has had it placed throughout New Zealand, and it can now be obtained locally from all Chemists, Storekeepers, and Hairdressers, etc., or direct from the Manufacturer—EDWAßD ILES, Ladies'and Gentlemen's Hairdresser, Princes Street, Dunedin. 1 Bottles 2s 6d, postage 3d extra; or from White's, hairdresser, Ashburton, and Turner, Geraldine. 8 12g WANTED -Poultry for Export in any quantities.-—W. Stontbb, Tancred '-Street.



TO TRAVEL the Ashburton, Methven, and Surrounding Districts, The Standard-Bred Trotting Sire IMPERIOUS, By Director—Mandane.? For Full Pedigree, see Cards. Tbbms.— £s ss, payable on or before January, Ist, 1903; Groomage Fee ss, payable at time of service. MANGAN AND WILSON, 9 3 Proprietors, Riccarton. rpHE Imported Thoroughbred Stallion BENZOIN Will stand at Buccleuch during this season A perusal of his pedigree will 3how he is one of the best bred horses in the Southern Hemisphere.



| '.| u Touchstone 14 %™* »♦ *? $Z Beeswing D. Syi.t-ax &7 .- ft Tomboys dam R • c -n j~ ~in lon 4 S -I I Tadm'rl2 Pa'myra ** w" Miss S lion £>S' 1* 3 Belle I>»me j? g A g Ihe Baron 24 § ° "So StockwellS Poeahontss a £ gj , Melbourne 1 •v o cn£ Bilnk Bonny Qu en Mary gE | ||on»n^ lS tone r\ |- £ Enloev Euc.id? O - £_ . Martha Lyhb "* „ t tie Baro.. 2* g^ Etailan 8 Pocah.-nta" Wo W^ v ai;«, YMwt.oun.eas' pq a JSf w YAllce SWet Hawthorn | 1 JlordGoughlS > J rrritot'on E Trumps 3 W PaMeflce ,-"§ __ ; ithurii-lz i-J c .^ Longbow 21 Mi a Bo.va i S? r j / PantalO^~l7 I Legerdemain d r of FdaPutaiz 5 ,  „ L'Leiiaion24 H, *> btookwel!B p. cnbonta-i "S 5 vIOSB 'J r0 P"r »8 O H ; Queen Mn-y For full particulars apply to E, Abmbteong, Groom in charge, or E. GATES, 9 59 " Mount Somers.



TO TRAVEL the Ashburton, Wakan vi j and Longbeach Districts. The Well-known Trotting Stallion, j TORONTO, (By Texas—Twilight.) TORONTO is a grey horse, standing 16.1. He has only been at the stud for one season to the public, but on the farm of the owner has got the well-known performers The Needle (smin. 4sec, for 2 miles), and Non sense (2min. 33sec. for one mile.) Terms.—Season, 3 Guineas ; two or more mares as per agreement. Toronto ■will be at Claridge's Stables every Saturday for the service of breeders. Owners of mares cnn have paddocking for Is 6d per week. Every care taken, but no responsibility. Further particulars on application to the Groom in charge, or 9 63 W. BEGG, Ashton.



BUSINESS NOTICES. IN EVERY WALK OF LIFE ■ 111 - You Recmire Mjjfc Special Notice.



"YSTANTED all about to Plant this Season to inspect my Stock of over 250,000 JFruit and Forest Trees and Shrubs, Before Purchasing elsewhere. All wel grown and will be sure to give satisfac tion. NO EASONABLE OFFER REFUSED JAS. PORTER, Clifton Nursery, \ Allenton, Ashburton 7 2



The King is Crowned, But your soles are not all SDLED, and T. YOU NG, 1 Ulster Cash Boot Shop, Tancred Btreet, HAS not sold all his splendid stock of Boots and Shoes. He can still supply all varieties at all prices. Bespoke work and Eepairs made a specialty. T. T0 XT N G-, Cash Boot Depot, Tancred Street. PEODUCTION, SINGING, PIANOFOETE. Mrs Johnston. Havelock Street. CLiKIDGE'S STABLES, (Late McConnelFs). Tancbed Stbkkt, Ashburton.



OEST accommodation and attention for 1 > Town and Country visitors. Horses and Traps always on hire. Wed ding and Picnic Parties catered for. Horse lipping done. i F. P. CLARIDGE, Proprietor. Telephone No. 91. 6 87 PATTY Pan baking powder is the great est novelty you ever saw. Sold all grocers. j



BUSINESS 3TOTIJEIB CLEARING SALE. : TREES : Giving up Business. !THOS. SEALY, 1 * N URSERYMAN. TnTAVING decided to relinquish the ■ Nursery Business, the whole of the large and choice stock is offered at much reduced j prices. The whole must be cleared before ' the end of the present season. 10,000 Tj BEBS- Apple, Pear, Plum, Peach, Cherry, etc . 10,000 Gooseberry and Currant, choice sorts 50,000 Macrocarpa 150,000 Larch 200,000 Pinus Insignia, one and two years 5,000 Walnuts and Chestnuts 10,000 Oregon Pine 120,000 Forest rees, all sorts 15,000 Ornamental Trees and Shrubs 5,000 Roses, choicest kinds And many other varieties too numerous to mention,



In lots at your own Prices. Large orders will be executed at a fraction of usual cost. The Nursery must be closed 30th Sept. next THOS. SEALY, Riverbank 59 HALMA'S STUDIO, SAUNDERS* BUILDISTGS. ipOR Portraiture, Landscape, And Enlargements, MODERATE CHARGES.



TRY H. P. MADDEN FOR Up-to-date Confectionery. Oyster Patties, Meat Patties, Genoa Cake, Sultana Cake Cream Sandwiches, Coronation Creams, Etc, Etc. A choice assortment always on hand.



TT7 ANTED everyone to know that Jas W MeiiLob is opening up his new stock of American Boots. They are tip-top Goods and well worth a trial, MAKE no mistake, we do the largest boot trade, keep the largest stock, sell the cheapest, and give the best value. I Mellob's Zealandia Bo*t Store. \Tt7 ANTED to sell, second-hand Colonial V V Drill, to be sold cheap and on easy terms; guaranteed in good working order. For price and particulars apply W. Stonyer Implement Agent. MAKE no mistake, Mellor's the. shop where you get" real good value, thousands of pairs to pick from. > I HE up-to-date Boot Shop, Mellor's i Zealandia Boot Store. This season's goods are magnificent, and well worth a trial. .; ■ - TRY the Rapid Shirt Gloss, it will save you time, money, and worry. It will make an old shirt look like new. Sold by all the leading grocers.



WANTED KNOWN—That for B«l Good Winter Boots and Shoes, at Seasonable Prices, caH at J. Mqibon, for, as in the past, J. M; still maintaine, and would not forfeit, that grand reputation he has held aud still holds; not by nonsensical talk, but his Boots have at all times stood I the test, and are the best proof of his success. Repairing done at once. Beet Sola Leather used.—Next Court Hoaw, East Street, Ashburton. "OATTY Pan baking powder, Ito'great jL novelty, two patty tins for. nothing. From all Grocers. •'■*.'. * WANTED Known—Best anuntoktioa Depot in Ashburton is ■ ; Habdlht Bros. PATTY Pan baking powder wants on trial without prejudice, two patty pans or nothing. WANTED to sell, second-hand Duncan Drill; guaranteed in good order, low price, for particulars apply W. Ston yer, Implement Depot. PATTY Pan baking powder contains a patty pan at each end of tin THE Rapid Lightning Shirt OHoss—ths only reliable shirt polish" in the world. It is used by all the leading laundresses in New Zealand. Try a tin, it will pay you. Sold by all the leading grocers. ' ,



"TTCTHY are the people'after.-tW Coro tt nation better off than the King? Because the people get a Sovereign whfl« the King only gets a Crown, *nd it^fckes a crown to buy one bottle of PLANTEKOA, while a sovereign wUI buy four bottles, and a large box of PLANTEKOA Oinbtfent in the bargain. I SAY Friend : Where is the b£st shop to buy a pair of Bootsl? Why^ Mel lor's Zealandia Boot Store! I always get good value at Mellor's. I WILL not be responsible for the debts of my wife, after this date, unless con tracted in the purchase, of PLANTEKOA Ointment and Soap, which I know she cannot do without. She never suffers with chapped hands or rough skin mow. COME and have look at our New Goods. They are the best value ever offered in Ashburton.-—MeiiliOk's Zealandia Boot Sfcoro. WHAT, prize takera for pastry use, Patty Pan baking powder the great novelty