POST OFFICE NOTICES

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close as follows: —

For Christchurch and North at 10.20 a.m. 4 p.m., and 7.30 p.m., daily. For Chertsey at 10.20 a.m daily. For Rakaia at 10.20 a.m and 4 p.m daily. For Dunedin, Timvald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Oran, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10.20 a.m, daily. For Temuka. Timaru, and South at 10.20 a.m and 3 p.m daily. - For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount joiners, and Ashburton Gorge on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a.m For Ashton, Waterloo, and Longbeach, at 3,15 p.m. daily. For Wakanui and Seafield, on Mondays and Thursdays, 7.30 p.m. W. St. G. Douglas, Postmaster.

NOTICE

Mails close at the Chief Post 'Office for the tollowing places (subject to the necessary alte rations) as under : The mext mails for the United Kingdom via Brindisi and Southampton (for specially ad dressed letters only) will be closed at Christ church on Aug. 26. The mail via Brindisi will be due in London on Oct. 20, and the mail via Southampton on Oct. 27.

The next mail foi the United Kingdom via San Francisco will be closed at Christchurch on Friday, Sept. 12, and will be due in London on Oct. 28.

A travelling Post Office having been estab ished on the Southern line of railway, letters bearing a late fee of 2d. may be posted at any station in the mail carriage attached to the express train, and they will be included in the mails made up in transit for offices on the main line and branches.

Sydney J. Dick, Chief Postmaster.

NEW POSTAL REGULATION.

Letters posted within the colony having the names and addresses of the senders printed on the address side of the envelopes, accompanied by a request that the letters be returned if not claimed within a stated period, will be letui li ed unopened. Provided, however, such letters shall have remained in the post office to which they may be addressed, at least ten days.

UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

On the first da] A each month a list is ex hibited at each Pc.it Office in the Colony of the addresses of all letters received from places be yond the Colony that have remaind unclaimed for one month at such Post Office; and such of these letters as remain unclaimed at the end of a further period or two months are then for warded to the Dead Letter Office, to be return ed unopened to the countries where they origi nated. Unclaimed letters originating in the Colony are not advertised, but at the end of two months are forwarded to the Dead Letter Office, Wellington, there to be opened and re turned to the writers.

ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST.

MEMORANDA.

MEETINGS

This Evening. Mr. Wright’s Committee, at the’ Secve retary’s Office, Moore Street—-7-30.

BIRTH.

Page.—At Moore Street, on the 28th August, the wife of Mr. W. C. Page, of twin daughters.

The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and County Advertiser With which is incorporated the “Evening Echo”). THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1579.

New Candidate. —Mr. J. Jebson is spoken of as a probable candidate for Coleridge in tbe Grey interest. New Bakery.—Mr. Edward Taylor has opened a shop in Saunders’ Build ings for the sale of bread, confectionery, Ac. „ of which he made an extensive display to-day.

The Old Men’s ITohe was visited last evening by a party of ladies and gentlemen who entertained the inmates for a couple of hours with music and readings, which, to judge by the countenances of the old men, and the hearty applause frequently accorded, were thoroughly appreciated.

Central Temperance Hotel. The Temperance Central Hotel, so deservedly popular under the management of Mr. John Broom, is again to be re-opened. The new proprietor is Mr. T. Broadbelt, who announces the re-opening in this issue. We accept the re-opening of this establishment as a sign of the returning prosperity of the district, and shall be glad to see a great influx of business to Mr. Broadbelt and the other boarding house keepers in the town. The Sparrow Nuisance. —The spring is the best time to take steps for the re pression of the sparrow nuisance, and Mr. Cambridge has imported a large quantity of phosphorus ane strychnine, with a view to enabling the farmers to open an active campaign against the enemy brought to their doors by tbe Aclimatisation Society.

The Prince Albert Boarding House. —The Prince Albert Boarding House has once nioru—xtmxrri—*-I —3 e proprietor, Mr Thomas Clark, who an nounces its re-opening under the manage ment of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lucas. We wish Dir. Clark every success. The Prince Albert is a large and comfortable private hotel, and well conducted it should be a successful enterprise as well as an estab lishment most useful to tlie community.

County Assessment Court. —The As sessment court for the County for appeals under the Land Tax Act sat to-day—the Resident Magistrate Judge. As was the case on Monday in reference to the Borough valuations a large number of appeals fell through owing to the non appearance of appellants. Several altera tions in names of owners, (fee., were made, but there were only a very few reductions in the valuation—the chief before the adjournment being the property of Messrs Cuff &.Graham which in all was reduced by £lll3. The court rose at one o’clock for luncheon. The English and Continental Har vest. —Agricultural prospects are anything but cheering at Home—not only in Great Britain, but throughout the Continent. The mail news and cablegrams point to a short harvest throughout Europe, so that a great demand for bread-stuffs from America and Australasia may be looked for. The Kent hop crop is a disastrous failure.

The Hill Benefit Fund. —The sum of £B6 10s. has been handed to Mrs. Hill. The following letter accompanied the cheque: “Mrs. Walter Hill, Dear Madam, —I have the honor, by direction of the Committee, to hand you the en closed cheque for £S6 10s. being the miserable proceeds of two entertainments called benefits. I need not add that it pains me greatly—as it does many of my friends on the Committee—to be the means of handing you so insignificant a sum as an evidence of the esteem we had for your late husband. In these days of impecuniosity, words, I fear, must be aecejited. With the most sincere good wishes for your future welfare, I am, (fee., J. Ollivier, Treasurer. to Com mittee. ” An Unfounded Rumor.— A Hawera telegram says:—“The report that the natives are, or intend, building a pah on the plai n is utterly without foundation. The Maoris have no intention, and have not made any preparation for fighting. They are anxious to have the matter of their dispute settled by law.

Libel. — The New Zealand “Times” was served yesterday with a writ claiming £SOOO damages for an alleged libel pub lished on Saturday against Mr. W. Hutch inson, Mayor of Wellington.

A Dear Shot.— At the Grahamstown R. M. Court yesterday a man named Kemp was fined £5 for shooting and attempting to steal a pig from the Maoris. Kemp was captured by the Maoris after a long chase, the natives firing at him. Native Scouts. Twenty-one young Ngatiporou are at Gisborne, waiting the arrival of the Hinemoa to con vey them to the West Coast, where they will be attached to the A. C. as scouts. Cholera in Japan.—A fearful visita tion of cholera has occurred in Japan. No fewer than 3100 Japanese were swept away by the awful disease in the space of a few days.

TELEGRAPHIC.

AUSTRALIAN.

TO-DAY’S CABLEGRAMS.

(Special to the Association.) Gas Shares. Melbourne, August 2S. A heavy rise has taken place in Fng lish gas shares. The Kelly Gang. It is rumored that Byrene, one of the gang, was captured at Riverina a fort night since, but it is kept quiet by the police.

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

INTERPROVINCIAL. Political. Auckland, Thursday. Rewi addressed a meeting of settlers at Ivihikihi to explain and authenticate telegrams forwarded by him to Mr- Hamlin, M.H.R. At the close of the address, Major Atkinson desired to ask a question, but the chairman ruled any question or discussion out of order.

Mr. Sheehan addressed the Thames electors. He stated he would go to poll, and Sir George Grey had decided to do so too; also that half the Te Aroha block of 20,000 acres would be open for sale in a month. A vote of confidence was passed.

Grahamstown, Thursday.

Mr Sheehan leaves for Auckland this afternoon. He will return for nomina tion and to address the electors. Sir G. Grey is expected here on Thursday. Wanganui, Thursday.

Mr. Bryce addressed the electors of Wanganui last night. He advocated Liberal measures, but declined to recog nise either Sir George Grey or Sir Wm. Fox as leader. He received a unani mous vote of confidence.

Dunedin Election.

Dunedin, Thursday.

The nominations for three members for the city seat took place to-day at noon. The following were nominated : —Messrs. Robt. Dick, Thos. Bracken, E. S. Reeves, W. D. Stewart, Richard Olliver, and James Macassey. The show of hands was in favor of Messrs Dick, Reeves, and Bracken. Sir George on the Wing. Clj- 1 cA. hrj «.j«pjfocc tkic morning for Invercargill. Very Sanguine. The two Liberal candidates are bound o be returntd.

LAST NIGHT’S CABLEGRAMS.

EUROPEAN.

(Special to the Melbourne Age.)

London, August 26

Wholesale immigration to America and Australia is to be advocated as a remedy for the depression among the laboring class. The proposal was well received by crowded and enthusiastic meetings at Sheffield and other large towns.

(Special to the Melbourne Argus.)

London August 25. The French barque Chandernagore has embarked at Flushing a large party of French, Swiss, and Belgians, well armed, for New Guinea. The French and Belgian Governments refused to allow them to embark at Havre or Ant werp. It is stated that the vessel will sail under the American flag. {Reuter's Telegrams. ) London, August 25. At the wool sales to-day 9500 bales were catalogued. The tone of the market is quieter. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 1,820,000 quarters.

Vienna, August 25

An official statement by the Austro- Hungarian Government estimates the deficiency in the entire wheat crop at 9,250,000 centals; rye, 7,250,000 centals.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Reuter's Telegram.)

Melbourne, August 27.

In the Legislative Assembly last night the Hon. Graham Berry, in a lengthy speech, moved the second reading of the Reform Bill.

( Special). Sydney, August 27. A decapitated body was found at Wagga. An inquest was held, and a verdict of murder against some person or persons unknown was returned. Reports from New Caledonia state that some rich new reefing ftas been discovered,

ENGLISH v. AMERICAN FARMING.

{From the Wellington Post.)

In the rapidly increasing competition between English and Transatlantic farmers it is of great consequence to the former to ascertain, as far as may be, how their rivals manage to get over the difficulty of dearer labor. The more general employ ment of machinery for agricultural pur poses would seem to be one reason; another the large size of the farms, which minimises the cost of production in many ways. The biggest homestead in the States is, it appears, in Dakota, near the town of Favlo, and contains sixty thousand acres in all, two thirds being devoted to cereal cultivation and one third to stock. This grand farm is divided into four parts, each of which is duly provided with its own complement of buildings and imple ments. Here are found elevators, steam threshers, steam ploughs, machine shops, and huge granaries, capable altogether of storing a million bushels of grain. During seed time seventy or eighty men are quite sufficient for the "work, but tho number has to be almost quadrupled when harvest commences. "Were it not for the numerous labor-saving contrivances on the farm a great many hands would certainly be needed for-the vast acreage, and this appears therefore to be the great secret of America’s success in invading the English market for agricultural products. The acreage yield at the farm in question is represented to be between twenty and twenty-five bushels per acre, which is not extraordinary. This, too, is the yield under exceptionally favorable circum stances in regard to soil and water, the former being richer and the latter more plentiful than in many parts of the States. In all probability, the crops will gradually become lighter rather than heavier, owing to the exhaustion of the soil, and when that happens the proprietor will have to lay out nearly as heavy sums on the en richment of the land as English farmers are forced to do. Even then, however, the vast size of the these American home steads will give them a great advantage, as machinery pays better on large holdings than on small. To make farming pay now-a-days, either in England or America, ample capital is as requisite as keen intel ligence, for everything has to be done on an extensive scale and by the most scientific methods, in order to lower the average cost of production. The American farmers seem to bo already acting on these principles, with very satisfactory results to themselves.

BETRAYED BY THE BAGPIPES.

(From the Bradford Era.)

For nearly two years past a young man, wearing the garb of a Highland piper, hr a been wandering about in the coal regions of Pennsylvania, playing his pipes in the streets, attending picnics and dances, and apparently depending on his instrument to make him a living. A few days since he was playing in a mining village on the outskirts of Scranton, Pa. A crowd had gathered around him, among them a mine laborer named Braidy. Suddenly the piper ceased the music, and stepping from the crowd, seized Braidy by the shoulder, and announced that tho laborer was his prisoner. For two years he had been on the track of his prisoner, who is charged with having murdered a wealthy man named Findlay in Scotland in January 1871. Braidy was in. the employ of Findlay. Early one morning the latter was found dead by the roadside with his skull crushed with a club. Braidy had been discharged that morning for drunken ness. He had been heard to make a threat that he would get even with Findlay. He was nowhere to be found but was traced to Glasgow, where it was believed he had taken a vessel for America. William Male, detective, was employed by the re latives of the murdered man to come to this country to search tor Braidy, who it was thought would bring up in the Penn sylvania coal regions, where he had friends working. One of Braidy’s peculiarities was his love for the bagpipe, so the detec tive being a piper, adopted the disguise of a Scotch piper, and played about the coal towns in the hope of some day attracting the attention of the man he was seeking, he being sure from information lie had received, that Braidy really was some where in the coal regions. The ruse succeeded after two years of patient trial. Male is now on his way to Scotland with the alleged murderer.

Consolation. —We are sorry, says the Baltimore “ News,” to see our South American neighbors engaged in cutting each others’ throats, but it assuages our grief very much to know that the material for this fratricidal sport comes from our factories and armories.

San Francisco Letter-Carriers. “ Silver Pen,” the San Francisco corres pondent of the. Auckland “Herald,” writes :—Nothing is “ infra dig ” here. I declare the letter-carriers are the most intelligent gentlemen we have; that is, those that are gentlemen, and there are dozens among them. It is funny in a ball-room to meet a face you know but fail to place. “ Ah, you don’t remember me out of my grey suit,” is the often heard reminder of the man witli whom you are conversing. “ Don’t you know I bring your letters 1 ” “ Yes, that’s so,” you reply; and then drift off into an intelligent chat about Eastern society, interlarded with no very friendly enco miums on San Francisco ditto. Recipe for Evening Party. Take all the ladies and gentlemen you can get, put them into a room with a small fire, and stew them well; have ready twelve packs of cards, & piano, a handful of prints and photos, and throw them in front from time to time ; as the mixture thickens, sweeten with politeness and season with wit (if you have any, if not, flattery will do as well, and is very cheap); when all have stew§4 for about four hours add ices, jellies, cakes, lemonade and wines. Then sort in pairs, and send to various parts of the town.—“ Nellie.” Papa’s Present. —At the wedding of a rich banker’s daughter, among the wed ding presents ostentatiously displayed was a thousand pound note, a present from the doting father to his darling daughter. After the guests had departed the old man coolly rolled up the note and put it in his waistcoat pocket, and that was the end of it,

AN INGENIOUS MINING SWINDLE.

Eight Boston capitalists have lately met with a severe loss, having been defrauded of several hundred thousand dollars in a mining transaction. It seems that the attention of one of them was attracted to the San Cariaco mine in Brazil, and he became con vinced that by the introduction of the improved hydraulic machinery it could be worked with enormous profit. A mining expert, a professor, was sent to investigate, and he returned with a glowing account of the wealth to be obtained at San Cariaco. A company was formed, the eight capitalists putting in 400,000 dollars, and the professor was commissioned to investigate a se cond time, and, if he was still satisfied to buy the mine. News came from him confirming the hopes that his first re port had raised, and very expensive machinery was forwarded. Now, ac cording to the Boston Herald, it turns out that the former owners of the nearly worthless mine deceived the professor by a device as simple as it was in genious. They employed an old and innocent-looking negro to furnish the sample washings upon which the man of science based his favorable opinion. The venerable negro filled his mouth with gold-dust, which he slyly dropped into the pan while at work, thus giving the impression of wondrous auriferous richness in the soil. It was not until after the money for the mine had been sent, and the negro had grown careless, that the fraud was discovered. The eight capitalists were much disgusted, and the professor is terribly annoyed

VENTILATION OF BEDROOMS.

(From the Lancet.)

If a man were to deliberately shut him self for some six or eight hours daily in • stuffy room, with closed doors and windows (the doors not being opened even to change the air during the period of in carceration), and were then to complain of headache aud debility, lie would be justly told that his own want of intelligent fore sight wa# the cause of his suffering. Never theless, this is what the great mass of people do every night of their lives with no thought of their imprudence. There are few bedrooms in which it is perfectly safe to pass the night without something more than ordinary precautions to secure an inflow of fresh air. Every sleeping apartment should, of course, have a fire place with an open chimney ; in cold wea ther it is well if the grate contains a •mall fire, at least enough to create an upset current and cany off the vitiated air of the room. In all such cases, however, where a fire is used, it is necessary to see that the air drawn into the room comes from the outside of the house. By an easy mistake it is-possible to place the oecupant of & bedroom with a fire in a closed house in a direct current of foul air drawn from all parte of the establishment. Summer or winter, with or without the use of fires, it is well to have free ingress for pure air. This should be the ventilator’s first con cern. Foul air will find an exit if pure air is admitted in sufficient quantity, but it is not certain pure air will be drawn in if the impure air is drawn away. So far as sleeping-rooms are concerned, it is wise to let in air from without. The aim mint be to accomplish the object without causing a great fall of temperature or a draught. The windows may be drawn down an inch or two at the top with ad vantage, and a fold of muslin will form a .“ventilator” to take off the feeling of draught. This, with an open fireplac*, will generally suffice, and produce no un pleasant consequences even if the weather is cold. It is, however, essential thftfc the air outside should be pure. Little ia likely to be gained by letting in fog, or even a town mist.

A Travelled Letter. —The Welling ton “ Post” lists the following :—A pbital curiosity has been handed to us in th# shape of a letter which was posted at Grey town on 14th July, and only reached its destination—Sydney street, Wellington— yesterday, having thus occupied 37 day* in transit. It bears lie fewer than seven postmarks upon it, and has been apparently twice to Sydney, besides mak ing promiscuous calls at various townships in Australia whose names are not v*r j decipherable. The letter was very legibly addressed, and why the Post Office official* should have thought it necessary to send it to Moolony—which is «ne of the post marks it bears- —is a dark and unfathom able my«tery. Fortunately, a happy thought seems to have struck one post master in New South Wales, to whom this unhappy missive found its way, for in one comer of the envelope we find the words, “ Try New Zealand ” —the postmaster, no doubt having some sort of an idea that there might be such a place as Wellington in that colony. Tins brilliant conception was acted upon and resulted in the letter reaching its destination, as already stated.

The Price of the Electoral Rolls. —Regarding the price demanded by the au thorities for a copy of the Electoral Roll, the Wanganui “Chronicle” says:—“On the last day of the session Mr. Sheehan announced that the Electoral Rolls would be sold at half price. The announcement was received with cheers. We are in formed that on applying for copies of the Roll at the Courthouse here the full charge is made, six shillings a copy. The R.M., upon being told that the price would be reduced, courteously telegraphed to Wel lington, but the reply of the Under-Secre tary, Mr. Cooper, was that no reduction was to be made. The charge is an extreme one ; but however that may be, the public have a right to expect that a statement made by a Minister from hia place in Par liament should be adhered to, whether the matter it relates to be great or small.. Curious Pen. — The poet Longfellow lias been presented with a curious pen by an admirer. The pen itself is made from the iron fetters of the famous prisoner of Chillon, Bonivard, and, is placed in ft massive gold socket, set with three of the rarest gems known to the mineralogist—- the white phenakitr, of Siberia, the yellow zircon of Ceylon, and the reel tournjftljfno of Malwa. The holder is a pieef from the old frigate Constitution,

TTlfKtf are mow ten well-appointed four-in-hands leaving Piccadilly, London, every morning, a fact which represents a nearar approach to the old coaching days than people would have once thought possible. “

Novkltirs ik Glass. A glass muff, white and curly ; glass mats for ladies, with glas« feathers; glass wool, not to be distinguished from the genuine, and quite ty* warm—baing a non-conductor ; glass carpeti, cuffs, collars, veils, and dresses, are the novelties introduced by Mr. A. Prengle, glass artist and spinner, Vienna.

A Stiff Gale. —New South Wales telegrams in the Melbourne “Argus” re port a terriflic gale and sea at the Solitary Inlands on July 3rd. The Islands are situated on the coast of New South Wales, a little north of Port Macquarie. During the gale the waves rose 100 feet above high water mark, and washed over the island, on which a lighthouse is being erected. A landing crane, with iron guys, wa» washed away, a large storehouse taken out to sea, and a 70,000 gallon dam was demolished; a blacksmith’s shop and •tabling were blown away, and three boats stove in.

Quin the Actor.— When Quin was •fcage-IBanager of Drury Lane Theatre, he treated literary aspirants in a very eff-hand ptyle. A gentleman offered him * tragedy. Quin put it in his pocket, for got all about it, and'wlien lie next met the author, told him, although he had never looked' at the piece, that it was unauifehle. “If so, please to let me have it ag£in," said the author. “ There it lies, iu the window,” answered Quin The author went to the window, and found a play there, but it was a comedy. “Thia is not mine.” “Why, then,” aaid Quin, “I have certainly lost it.” “Lost my play!” “Yes,” said Quin; “ but there’s a drawer full of tragedies aud comedies ; take any two of them in stead.” Holloway’s Pills. —Pure Blood.—As the vital fluid, when in a healthy state, sustaint and renovates every part of the living system, so, when it bf comes impoverished or impure it exerts a precisely contrary effect. It is abundantly manifest that any medicine which does not reach the circulation can never exter minate the disease ; but any preparation capa ble of exercising a salutary influence over the blood, must with it be carried to every living fibre of the frame. The lungs, heart, livei, kidneys, and skin, all receive benefits from its more wholesome condition. Holloway’s puri fying Pills operate directly, powerfully, and beneficially, upon the whole mass of blood, whether venous or arterial. They strengthen the stomach, excite the liver and kidneys, expel disease, and prolong existence.

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New Advertisements. OPEN THIS DAY. BREAD ! BREAD! I BREAD!!! CONFECTIONERY and BISCUITS. EDWARD TAYLOR begs to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and the surrounding neighborhood that he has commenced business as Plain and Fancy Bread and Biscuit Baker, and Confec tioner in Saunders’ New Buildings, and hopes by strict attention to business, and keeping a first-class article, to merit a fair ■hare of public patronage. Confectionery and Biscuits always in stock. ONE TRIAL SOLICITED. Note the Address— TAYLOR, Bread and Biscuit Baker and Confectioner, EAST STREET, Near the Railway Station. 343 a



PRINCE ALBERT PRIVATE HOTEL undersigned having opened the Prince Albert Boarding House, in Wills Street, near the Railway Station, under the management or Me. and Mbs. Lucas, begs to say he is destermined to keep a GOOD TABLE, and afford Comfortable Accommodation to customers at MODERATE CHARGES. THOMAS CLARK, Proprietor. 333 a ASHBURTON CENTRAL TEMPERANCE HOTEL, Baring Square (Near Town Hall). RE-OPENING of the above commo dious and centrally situated Pri vate and Commercial Hotel. T. BROADBELT, PROPRIETOR, Is prepared to give Superior Accommoda tion to Boarders and the Travelling Public on Weekly Board and Lodging ... dsc— Weekly Board ... 14s. MEALS AT ALL HOURS.' Beds (single), Is. 6d. 334 a RAILWAY HOTEL, WINSLOW. MR. W. HARRIS requests the public to know that he is back at his old house, and wishes his old friends to know that they will receive the same good accommodation as formerly. Private Suites of Rooms for families. Wines and Beer of the best brands. Good stabling and loose boxes, with every attendance. W. HARRIS, Proprietor. 316 a



Clearing Sale ! GLASGOW HOUSE, EAST STREET. Wf'i AVHST begs respectfully to . thank his friends and the inhabitants of Ashburton and surround ing district for the esteemed patronage be stowed upon him during the past twelve months, and hopes to merit a continuance of the same. He desires to announce A CLEARING SALE ; For One Month, OF Winter Goods, At Greatly Reduced Prices, TO SUIT THE TIMES. Inspection Invited. BARGAINS ! BARGAINS ! ! ! W. GAVIN, DRAPER, GLASGOW HOUSE, Montgomery’s Buildings, East Street, Ashburton, 218 a



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ASSIGNMENT OF THE ESTATE OF MESSRS. AIT KEN, PASCOE & CO., CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS, TO Mr. J. H. Morrison, Manager Mosgiel Woolen Factory, AND Mr. John Ross, Of Sargood, Sons & Ewin >- Trustees. THE alcove large Clothing Manufac turing Firm having had to succumb to these hard times, and assign their estate, we have been induced by the Trustees to purchase the whole of their large Manufactured Stock at a Very Heavy Reduction, and have resolved to sell the same again in our Branches direct to the public at prices at which we could not legitimately sell our own Goods. In fact (without exaggeration) during the next few weeks we are in a position to offer NEW GOODS in MEN’S AND BOYS’ ATTIRE, Of Colonial Manufacture, at from ONE THIRD TO ONE HALF THEIR USUAL COST. lIALLENSTEIN BROS., New Zealand Clothing Factory. The assigned Stock will be for Sale in our Ashburton Branch from and on SATURDAY NEXT, 28tii JUNE. New Zealand Clothing Factory. 12a



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A DVERTISEMENTS for the Ashburton Q Herald must be sent in not later than 2 p.m. for the Country Edition, and 3 p.m. for the Town Edition, with the number of insertions written plainly on the copy, other wise they will be inserted till countermanded, and charged accordingly. Notice to discontinue Advertisements must be left at the Office in writing, before 12 noon and alterations the day previous. Subscriptions : In Advance. Il Hooked Quarterly — . s. d. s. d Delivered in town ...60 6 6 ~ country ...80 8 6 So 8 6 Posted



New Advertisements. V. R. In the District Court of Canterbury, Holden at Ashburton. IN THE MATTER OF The Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876, The Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876, Amendment Act, 1878, and of the bankruptcy of FREDERICK BERRY, of Rangi tatft, Farmer, a debtor. NOTICE is hereby given that the creditors having failed to elect a creditors’ trustee I have appointed William Richardson Boyle, of Ashburton, certificated accountant in bank ruptcy, to be thesaid creditors’ trustee in the said estate, and that the said William. Richardson Boyle has in writing signified to me his ac ceptance «f such trusteeship. All proofs of debts to be forwarded to the creditors’ trustee. Dated at Ashburton this twenty ieventh day of August, 1879. C. CAVENDISH HURRELL, 338 a Clerk of the District Court. * V. Ix. In the District Court of Canterbury, Holden at Ashburton. IN THE MATTER OF The Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876, and of The Debtors and Creditors Act, Amend ment Act, 1878, and of the bank ruptcy of MICHAEL O’SULLI VAN, a debtor. THIS IS TO NOTIFY that Michael O’Sullivan, of Ashburton, hoarding house-keeper, has this day filed a state ment that he is unable to meet his engage ■ snents with his creditors. The first meeting of madita rs to be held at my office, the Resident Magistrate's Court, Ashburton, on Wednesday, the third day of September, 1879, at II o’clock in the forenoon. Dated this twenty-eighth day of August, 1879. C. CAVENDISH HURRELL, Clerk of the District Court. O’Reilly & Ireland, Solicitors for the Debtor. 34 2 a [Card.] J. E. g U CHAN A N, GENERAL AGENT, ASHBURTON. 313 a H. M OFFAT begs to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding districts that his NEW FLOUR MILL AT WAKANUI HAS COMMENCED WORK, And hopes, by strict attention to busi ness, and turning out a First-class article, to. merit a share of public support. Special attention paid to Gristing, and Farmers from a distance can have their Grist ground by return. 248 a For Sale. FOR SALE, A COMPACT FARM, well-watered and really first-class land of abou 200 acres, situated on Lonabeach Estate for full particulars, apply to f THOMAS BULLOCK',