LAST NIGHT’S CABLEGRAMS.

{Reuter's Telegravis.) . London, June 5. The wool market is strong with a hardening tendency. June 6. There is to be a new trial in the celebrated Bagot case. England and France have finally de clined to interfere in the administration of the Egyptian Government. The British Consul-General at Cairo ener getically protests against the arbitrary proceedings of the Khedive.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Reuter's Telegrams.) ’ ' Sydney, JuneS.

A large open air meeting was held today, in favor of the commutation of the sentence of the criminals condemned to death for rape. Great agitation pre vails on the subject. Sailed —Rotorua, yesterday.

THE FEEDING VALUE OF WHEAT STRAW.

(From the Pacific Rusal Press.) A short, time since we published articles from numerous contributors on the subject of utilising straw, and the general verdict was .that much good will be done by showing the value of material which' ; is often permitted to waste. By vvay of strengthening this Side of the'question we adduce the ex perience of a Kentucky farmer as re lated in Odd Rural World. He says : “ In the fall of T 864 I had about 40 head of mules, 35 head of cattle, 70 head of sheep, and other stock in pro portion, to carry through the winter, and had but little hay. Stock fodder and corn could not bAbought in the neigh-

borhood.. I became, alarmed thinking

of the slim" chance of keeping them . from, starving through the winter. I could not sell them, even at a great had, and what I had been told of the great value of wheat straw as a food, by one—when travelling in the East in 1863 —who had been feeding wheat straw exclusively, as hay, for a number of years, and selling his grass hay. As Providence would have it, I had ricked the summer before, off about 100 acres of wheat, not 'to use as hay—for I had been erroneously taught that it was worthless —but because many Karids ' J arouhd ; the 1 thresher were idle, and I did not wish the straw thrown

upon my clover/"Tat once determined < .v.tQvt:ry < theN experinmntr \ T built, a rail pen round each straw rick/ with a barn a pond of water in each lot. I put about 25 head of mules iifonAlot/and about'3s- head of cattle in the other. I built a pole rack all round: each rick, ’.so as just to let the head enter, and yet prevent them from tramping on the straw; gave each rick a good drenching of strong salt water, all over and at the Sides and ends, throwing it up under the straw as best I could. I bid them live or die, it was the best I could do/ To‘ ; my great sur prise they ate the straw greedily, and seemed to prefer-'it To' grass hay. The 25 head of mules and 35 head of cattle were not out of that lot during the wintef ahd' liv'ed upon that rick of wheat straw entirely, all winter and spring, except seven bushels of corn given all of them one very, bad snowy day, and two small loads of grass hay during winter, and one load of indifferent stock fodder, given , all of them every two or three weeks, as the opportunity pre sented. They came out late in the spring, in about as good condition as mules and cattle that had had a good supply of com,Tgr.ass'hay,<, stock fodder, &c., and

well cared for during the same time. Shortly after they were taken from the H J lotJf'&old; them to a drover at the same price as those that had been wintered upon grain, hay, &c. The drover said he could not discover any difference in flesh, appearance, &c. From thatday to this I have been a great advocate of wheat-straw hay, and always will be. I have my wheat straw cut as green as possible, so as not to shrivel the grain. This improves the

quality of the flour. I have ricked or stacked the greenest straw, sufficient to ! Teed all'imy /stockabundantly through the winter, and,' although I have much Timothy, red top, or orchard grass and clover hay cut, I sell this, except the clover hay, and feed the wheat straw to my stock. : I sell the grass hay, because it will bring more in the market than '- J wheat straw, Vand >l not., that it is more valuable for food than grass hay. ■ ‘A OXT 0 A

The Charmer.— Mr. Sheehan has long been known (says the ‘ ‘ Auckland Free Lance”) for the excellence, if not for the purity of his Bongs, and we were not sur prised to hear that, tempted by the suc cess of Orpheus, he tried the effect of one of his best on the Kingites, The result, however, proves that the Native Minister is not a musician equal to Orpheus, or that the Kingites are more obdurate than mountains. A Sacrifice of Mutton.— The “ Mal borough Express ” says that sheep are in V './a drug in(the( market-just now, and goes on thus :—“ Mr. Dillon has recently des , troyed 1500 sheep, and used 2000 good < ■ fab sheep,* ‘fit -for- the - butcher. We also heard of Mr. Teschemaker having served •j v f .in the same way. JThe difficulty of travelling “with - sheep just now so as to obtain a remunerative market for them, ' :o *-tbe ; pro visions .of .the. Scab Act, which re quire them to be dipped even before boiling down, and the low price of wool combine to make sheep by no means a 3 ..profitable as they would be under an altered state of circumstances. It cer , tainly seems really distressing to hear of j ; j„./jgoo'd.'sheep;fit for butchering being sacri ‘ ‘ficed in this way.” • ; i

Holloway’s Ointment and Pills. — Rheumatism or Neuralgic Affections. —No diseases are more frequent, painful, or difficult to cure than these. From their attack no tissue of the human body is exempt, no age, sex, or calling secure. It is a blessing, how ever, to know that all these sufferings may be completely and expeditiously subdued by Hol loway’s remedies. The Pills much assist in banishing the tendency to rheumatism and similar painful disorders ; whilst the Ointment cures the local ailments, the Pills remove the constitutional disturbance, and regulate the impaired functions of every organ throughout the human body. The cure is neither tempo rary nor superficial, but permanent and com plete, and the disease rarely recurs, so perfect has been the purification by these searching preparations. —Advt.

THE ASHBURTON HERALIi

[MoxdaV June c, 1579.



New Advertisements. ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. TENDERS are invited for performing the duties of SCAVENGER for the Borough. Specifications of the work to be done may be seen at the office of Messrs. Fooks and Son, Borough Engineers, and tenders endorsed “ Tender for Scavenging,” and accompanied by a guarantee deposit of £5, to be delivered at the Borough Office on or before Monday, 10th June, 1879. CHARLES BRADDELL, Town Clerk, Borough Council Office, Ashburton, May 30th, 1879. 985 Assigned Estate of A. W. WORTH INGTON, of Ashburton, Book seller, &c. (commonly known as Alfred Weston). |REDITORS in this Estate will please forward their claims on or before June 20, to my office, Ashburton, or they will not be recognised. W. H. ZOUCH, 986 Trustee.



TOWN HALL. Lessees and Managers Hiscocks, Hayman, and Co. Business Manager ... Geo. Lingard. JUNE l 8 AND 19. The Idols of Two Continents, PROFESSOR S. S. and CLARA BALDWIN, EXPOSERS OF SPIRITUALISM, In their Original and EXTRAORDINARY LIGHT SEANCE, Performing by Human Agency all the Mar vellous, Physical and Mental Tests of the Most Celebrated Spirit Mediums. Endorsed by upwards of 1,090 prominent Divines, Editors, Literati, and Notables, as being the Most Crushing Blow yet aimed against the performances, of Mediums, being all the more overwhelming in that the Banner of Light the leading Spiritualistic paper (U.S.A.), claims that Professor Baldwin is a Medium. .... QL-'A-R A JgALDWIN’S RENOWNED SPIRIT SEANCE MATERIALISATION. : Ths Melbourne Argus says: —“You can actually see and recognise the faces and forms of the dead as they appear in a bright light on the open stage during Clara Baldwin’s spirit xride reception. ’’ Doors open 7.30 ; commence 8 sharp. Ad mission, 35., 25., is. 987 W. C. CONKLING, Agent. ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. ADJOURNED MEETING WATER SUP PLY, SOUTH RAKAIA. "VTOTICE is hereby,given that the IN ADJOURNED MEETING of Rate payers at South Rakhia, re Water Supply, will take place at the Town Hall, South Rakaia, on WEDNESDAY, June 11th, at 2 p.m. ' ' . By order. F. MAINWARING, Clerk Tenders. THE EDUCATION BOARD OF THE DISTRICT OF NORTH CANTERBURY. CHERTSEY SCHOOL. TENDERS are invited for Building a Concrete TANK, and for GATES, FENCING, Etc. Plans and specifida tions can be seen on application to Mr. Markhamj at Chertsey, after THURS DAY, June sth. Endorsed Tenders are to be sent in to the Chairman of the Board, at Christchurch J not later than THURSDAY, June 12th. THOMAS CANE, »c. , , : ' i ' Architect. Christchurch, June 2nd, 1879. 975



Public Notice. CHAFF ! CHAFF ! ! CHAFF !! ! A BOUT TWENTY TONS of Hand tied STRAW CHAFF, at £2 175., delivered at Chertsey Railway Station for the line. Also, THIRTY TONS OATEN SHEAF, At Five Pounds per Ton. About one-half mile from Railway Station. 973 A. R. MARKHAM AND Co. RT H H COUNCIL. SCAVENGERS’ CONTRACT. A N ADDITION having been made to to the specification, the time for receiving tenders is extended till Saturday, the 16th inst., at noon. CHAS. BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Ashburton, June G, 1879. 982



Auction Sales. IMPORTANT SALE OF MACHINERY. THRESHING MACHINES. THRESHING MACHINES. BLACKSMITHS’ TOOLS. MILLWRIGHTS’ TOOLS. MR J. L. WILSON has received in structions from G. Simpson & Co., consequent on their Dissolution of Part nership, to SELL WITHOUT RESERVE, ON TUESDAY, the 10th of JUNE, At 11 o’clock, 1 ; On the Premises, Tuam Street, Christ church, all their VERY LARGE STOCK AND PLANT, Consisting of Several STEAM THRESHING PLANTS by different makers, in good condi tion and complete. Also,- Several portions of others. Also, — Contractor’s plant, trolleys for moving houses, screw jacks, blocks, &c., &c. Also, — Blacksmiths’ and millwrights’ tools. Also, — Large quantity of stock in bolts, nuts, screws, nails, iron, &c., &c. Also, — Large quantity of flour mill machinery. Also, — Sundries too numerous to particularise. 970



Public Notices. ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. "ATOTICE is .hereby given that at a A_Sj Special Meeting of the Ashburton Borough Council, held on Tuesday, the 27th day of May, 1879, the following re solution was adopted : “That under and in pursuance of the provisions and powers contained in part X of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1876, and other provisions and powers contained in, the said Act, the Ashburton Borough Council do borrow and take up at interest on the security or ci’edit of a rate of one shilling in the pound, authorised to ,be made and levied by the said Council, under section 112 of the said Municipal Corpora tions Act, 1876, the sum of fifteen thou sand pounds, to be expended as follows : Seven thousand pounds (£7000) in supple menting the sum of Five thousand pounds (£5000) received from the County-Council of Ashburton for the purpose of paying, satisfying, and defraying the cost, charges, and expenses of making, erecting and pro viding a system of water supply for the Borough of Ashburton, and for the pur pose of purchasing, or paying for any land which may be required for intakes, reser voirs, or otherwise in connection with the said undertaking or work, or which may be thereby injuriously affected; and for the purpose of laying down pipes, erecting floodgates, and all other necessary works connected with such water supply, the balance of the said sum of fifteen thousand pounds, to wit—Eight thousand pounds (£8000), for the purpose of defraying all outlay incurred in and expenses of, and incidental to the construction, and erection of all buildings, erections, constructions, protective works, pipes, gutters, channels, sewers, drains j bridges, crossings, and all other works,, and operations necessary, and requisite for providing underground and surface drainage for the said Borough. That for the purpose of securing the repayment of the said sum of fifteen thousand pounds (£15,000), together with interest tjiereon, the said Council do issue seven hundred and fifty debentures for twenty pounds (£2O) each in the form contained in the ninth schedule of Municipal Corporations Act, 1876, or to the effect thereof to the person or persons by or on behalf of whom such sum or por tion or part thereof be advanced. “ That the said principal sum of fifteen thousand pounds (£15,000) be borrowed for a term or period of ten (10) years, from the making of such debentures and that, the rate of interest to be named therein or made payable by such debentures be at the rate of six pounds ten shillings ■(£6-10s),per centum per annum, and pay able half yearly, and that coupons for each sum so payable in the form in the tenth schedule to the said Act of 1876, or to the effect thereof, be .attached to such deben tures for payment of such interest. That such debentures be forthwith issued under the seal of this said Council, and ..offered for sale by the Bank of New Zealand as agents for the said Council in London or New Zealand. ” -O. W U \J ,J Notice is hereby giveu that a Special Meeting will be held on MONDAY, the 30th day, of June next, at 6.30 p.m., for the purpose of confirming the above resolu tion. By order, CHARLES BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Borough Council Office, i:iJ Ashburton, May 30th, 1879. 946



ASHBURTON ROAD DISTRICTS. ASSESSMENT COURT, 1879. 7VTOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance 131 of the provisions of the Rating Act, 1876, that Assessment Courts will be held by meat the places undermentioned, andat the times hereinafter specified, for the purpose of hearing and determining all objections to the respective Valuation Lists of the various Road Districts within the County of Ashburton for the now current year, when jill clerks, valuators, and others duly appointed on behalf of the local bodies— are requested to attend the sittings of the said Courts : Raxaia Road District. Thursday, June 12, at 12 o’clock, at the Road Board Office, South Rakaia. Mount Hutt Road District. Monday, June 16, at 12 o’clock, at the Road Board Office, Mount Hutt. F. GUINNESS, J udge. 956 May 31, 1879



Business Notices.



TO MERCHANTS, TRADESMEN, AND OTHERS. STDDY ECONOMY! STUDY ECONOMY! GREAT SAYING EFFECTED BY PURCHASING YOUR STATIONERY AT THE, Ai WHOLESALE STATIONERY DEPOT. !' ••• j\ i 'l ,1 1 ; CASH PRICES :' r " Envelopes, cream Laid, Per iooo - 6s. 6d. vnp, orr.:r'r Ditto Per 500 - - 3s. 6d. Ditto Printed, 1,000, 10s. 6d. - , : ! .J • y.u iUiiG Notepaper, ruled, per packet of 5 Quires, from is. 6d. Large quantities at lower rates. • / * u r;i ',is j ,TvT7T>rnr TtfAG ACCOUNT BOOKS OF ALL KINDS. TEN PER CENT. OFF FOR CAS H ! !! STORES LIBERALLY DEALT WITH. WEEKS & DIXON, Wholesale Stationers HERALD OFFICE.



Auction Sales. BULLOCK AND CO., AGENTS FOR THE SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE’INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. CAPITAL ... ... £1,000,000. Insurances effected at the lowest current rates on all kinds of Buildings, Threshing Machines, Crops Growing and in Stack. J. DRUMMOND McPHERSON, Manager, Christchurch. TO RUNHOLDERS, FARMERS, AND OTHERS.' rpHE Undersigned have on Sale Fencing Wire No. 6 to 10. Standards and Stakes. Seeds—■ : ’ , White Clover i; Red Clover Cow Grass Alsike Trefoil Lucerne, &c., &c. ' ' ' T ; Rye Grass Seed Coal and Firewood > Station Stores of Every - i 1 ‘ : i Description. . ; i We are prepared to allow a very liberal discount for cash. t ;



East--Street. .



' " ' Business Notice. - Properties for sale AND , , i(i TO LET . BY Messrs. Poyntz & Go., ASHBURTON. ' ' FOR SALE. ; 800 Acres Unimproved Land, near Chert sey. 150 Acres, three miles from Ashburton, 70 acres in English Grass. J ' : s 150 Acres at Longbeach; Good House and Outbuildings: I t-- ; • x 10 Acres near Wakanui Township j-good stand for a Blacksmith. £-Acre in South Rakaia -Township. • The Central Temperance Hotel, Baring • Square, Ashburton. . / TO LET. 40 Acres of Good Land, two miles from Tinwald. - 350 Acres Good Land, Coldstream Run, E Rangitata—purchasing clause. \ Several Houses in Ashburton, various sizes. A House and Shop in East Street. A House and Shop in the Triangle. A House, Shop, and Bakery, in the Tri angle. <; /. .. ; T • •,ij A House and Shop in Burnett Street. ALSO,- —‘ SEVERAL HOUSES IN ASHBURTON FOR SALE, ■ i:i ON. EASY TERMS. Apply • " ’ POYNTZ & CO., " East Street, 928 . ! i Ashbnr Public Notices. IN BANKRUP' rCY. WEEKS & DIXON "have on Sale a their Office, East t Street North,— BANKRUPTCY • PROOFS OF DF.BT FORMS, FORMS OF AFFIDAVIT. Also, ' : ' i ’•< ‘ FORMS of TO LET and FOR SALE. BIBLES, Prayers, and Church Services Hymnals for various churches.—H ,M. JONES, Stationer, Baring Square. '' 473 i T~\IARIES. —A Few Commercial and XJ Scribbling Diaries on Sale, Cheap, at the “Herald” Stationery Depot, East Street North, near Railway Station. O EWING Machines and other Requi- O ' sites. H. M. JONES, Stationer, Etc., Baring Square. 473*. WANTED KNOWN-That the ches est and neatest CARDS mav had at the ASHBURTON HERALD OFFICE East Street North.



Booksellers, &c. . NEW BUSINESS. ! J. Y. WARD, BOOKSELLER, COMMERCIAL AND FANCY STATIONER, * HAS much pleasure in. announcing to the inhabitants of the Borough of Ashbur ton and County, that he , .. COMMENCED BUSINESS ON SATURDAY MARCH; x, 1879, in Messrs; Saunders Bros.’ Buildings, EAST STREET, NORTH, With '~' yj A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF Professional Stationery, ;) Commmercial Stationery, Household Stationery, Fancy Stationery, &c., &c., &c. LITE RAT URE— (In Assorted Bindings) COMPRISING ALL THE MOST POPULA R A U T.H OR S Also, — PRESENTATION BOOKS. , REQUISITES IN STOCK. Colonial, English, and Foreign Papers and Magazines supplied to order. WORK-BOXES, A: WRITING-DESKS, 1 * J and UJ (i . OTHER FANCY GOODS, AT REASONABLE PRICES. Hamilton’s Library Books on Deferred Payment.' . ' '‘ 'vrA;C.t v,., f the address— • Y . W A R;D ~ ; Street North- - Oij (Saunders Bros.’ New Buildings), r .ASHBURTON. r .> Business Notices. isr E W" N DU S TRY. •.M. Pure and Fresli Ground Daily at ORR & CO.’S. 953



A USEFUL NOVELTY. ,*Looi) pMi'ain') ; Most Favorable •: OPPORTUNITY TO'ISAYE ,mo,ne’y. Discount of sever and a JLE Per Cent, will be allowed to all CASH CUSTOMERS ••••-' • ••BY'!.•. r i.jfvO 1.1 C <.! '/. J\ i: / \JI Friedlander 8r05,,.. -i A / EAST STREET. ! 828



GEOJ 3.GE LADB ROOK, (Near t he STATION, Winslow), Has in St iook'a Good Siupply of Gene ral St lores, which he can supply Wholesale an .d Retail at the lowest current rates. • Public Notices. :£ i O .T I C E. esta: ce of f. doherty. A, LL Acc j\ must Doherty, or further noti By order 927 OMSats due to the above estate %e ps&d forthwith to Mr. •feoy 'Will be sued for without 106. '' 11 ■' !i ’ : ©f^he'Trustees, . ur;-». D. GARO. W. BROWNE. NOTICE. "A 1 I*L u Th be Paid Messrs 3 Board OJ maimng further j i L©G'©UNTS due to the Estate ox ©fiiajs -Hacks, Ashburton, must *jt <<Dnce to the undersigned, at ;and <o©’s, or at the Road Bee, Ashburton. Accounts re onpaid'will bo sued for withoui lCftice. 454 ltyHjivOi £. Ifl. ’PASS, ) fri r] eoa &, m. iBR ANSON, \ Trusteea -



Business Notices. C PERCY COX, T AND AND ESTATE AGENT AND I—' VALUATOR, ASHBURTON. TO LET OR SELL--, - ■ V 680 Acres first-class land (limestone) with good house, large stables, woolslied,; sheep-yards, granaries, etc., etc., com-, plete ; very convenient. 320 Acres reserve, first-class land, part sub-let, sufficient to cover the whole of Government rent, etc., leaving upwards of 200 acres rent free for 2 years. Low price wanted for goodwill of lease, or would be let to a suitable tenant.' --?oo? 2,500 Acrds ring-fenced, to be let in one block for grazing, or in blocks to suit purchasers for cropping, with or with- : out purchasing clause. Town and Suburban Sections o sell or Ift i in Ashburton and Hindhope. MONEY TO LEND . A j -’••on', i-‘ APPROVED FREEHOLD SECURITY; Agent for . .. . j Un ion Insurance d OF NEW ZEALAND.!" , V i .v/Y" 717 Tailors.-:- ,■ u •NOTICE OF REMOVAL. S. STOKES, TAILOR AND. CLOTHIER. BEGS to remind his friends and the public that he has removed his Busi ness to new shop near Baldwin’s Central Hotel, Wakanui Road, and would take this opportunity of acknowledging the very liberal support accorded to him here tofore, and solicits a ’ continuance of patronage at Ms new “ shop—Wakanui Road, near Baldwin’s Central Hotel. S . • S T O K E S',vY. TAILOR AND CLOTHIER. 794



Bootmakers, i; { PUBLIC NOTICE. '; - BOOTS! BOOTS!' T. CHAMBERS;:;; 0 , 1 ' 1 WHILE THANKING the public of Ashburton and, surrour ding dis tricts for past favors, begs to inf< rn them that he has received, and to arrive,- at his place of business, East-street, a • a c l WELL ASSORTED STOCK OP. .T LADIES’, GENTLEMEN’S, AND CHIL DREN’S BOOTS AND SHOES Of all descriptions. r - T. C. also calls special attenth 1 to the Measure Department, and imites the gentlemen, of Ashburton to inspect the superior class of Sewn Boots and Shoes he is now making. _ . Riding Boots,, Shooting Boots, Walking Boots and Shoes, Cricketing Boots and Shoes, and Running Shoes. WORKMANSHIP UNSURPASSED. A PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. T. CHAMBERS, PROSPECT BUILDINGS,- Next to Montgomery’s, East-street. n



M. NEALAS, BOOT AND SHOEMAKER, ! - AND IMPORTER, , , fTTAS now on sale a Splendid Assortment JjL of BOOTS and SHOES for Winter, which are of the Best Quality, and will be Sold at very reasonable prices.’ J * Note the address— > M. NEALAS, NEXT TO MESSRS. ORR & CO.’S, :; v EAST STREET, i ASHBURTON. EducationaL ';; MUSIC T U I T I O N, ; VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL, Terms, per Quarter or per Lesson, on appli cation to the PRINCIPAL. SUPERIOR LADIES’ BOARDING AND ' ■ .. . DAY SCHOOL, Oxford Villa, Burnett St., Ashburton, ■ < Conducted by Miss Steane. > 'Private Lessons , in. French, German, and • Latin, twice weekly ; Music, and Drawing in 1 Various Styles. Preparatory School for Boys. Inclusive Terms. j . ' *; , . • . , - • ; SCHOOL Books, Bags, Etc.—H. M. JONES, Stationer, Etc., Baring Square. 473 a SCHOOL Requisites and Artist Mate rials. H. M. JONES, Stationer Baring Square. 473 a