The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated the “Evening Echo”). THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1879.

The rapid rise of Ashburton —from a paper township with only the usual “town marks” of a blacksmith’s shop and a public house to an important borough with several blocks of buildings and business establishments more im posing and doing more trade than those in many larger and older towns in the colony can boast —has made her bulk very largely in the public eye. There is no one who saw the township, say four or five years ago, and who looks at it now, will say that it is only an “airy nothing,” but must be bound to confess she has both a “habitation and a name.” How well the town was known during the past two years will be shown if we analyse the list of purchasers of sections within and near to her town belts, for those pursuers of wealth came’ from every part of the colony almost; and, perhaps, while the land craze was troubling the minds of capitalists during the past year there was no district in the whole colony so good a milch cow io the General Government as the County of Ashburton, for every acre of land within her boundaries, sold by the Crown while the rush was on, brought a solid and substantial price. We have no idea of laying claim to an unfair share of the paternal patting on the back and gift-giving of the General Government, but we contend that a young 'district and a young township ought to be helped as far as is com patible with fairness. Settlement is the cry of the present Government as it has been of those in the past; but settle ment does not stop at planting upon the arable land of the colony a great number of farm servants. These areas indis pensablejo the colony’s future as bread is to the life of the human body ; but the claims .of the town dwellers and business people are equally essential to the colony’s life. Now, we ask, has Ashburton received a fair share of Go vernmenO 1 help ? She asked to be pro claimed a borough. That cost little, and, after some unrolling of red tape, it was granted. She possessed a little shanty,' not much larger than - the portable • hut of a shepherd, for the accommodation of her post master and his family, and for the discharge of all the postal busi ness of a wide and important district. Grudgingly an addition|was made to the

building, and we have a near approach to comfort while doing business at the post office. The railway station was built in the “ public house and black smith shop” era of the township’s history,’ with no view to increase of population and consequent increase of traffic, and there the miserable abortion still stands, the recipient of every crushed one’s questionable compliments and the in centive to many a curse from the owners of aching corns. For a long time we have been promised a new Court house and a competent Resident Magistrate. Regarding the latter, the candle-stick of Mr. A. Le Grand Campbell, “ has been removed out of its place,” but whether his inheritance has been given to another better than he is a subject itr which we must wait for the tutoring of time. As to a Courthouse—well, a sum sufficient to build, a laborer’s cottage, was voted for the purpose of a Courthouse at Ashburton by Parliament last session, and the matter ended there lor Parliament; but not for Ashburton. The Court bad, for a time, peaceful, if not comfortable, lodgment in the Road Board office, whence it has been driven, and now shares the Templar Flail with every conceivable class of “secret society,” from the “ ancient ” Freemasons down to the more recently invented order of teetotal Templars and—a dancing club. The Town Hall, a building of splendid proportions, but a mistake as regards acoustics, has been pressed into the public service, and in the intervals of quiet, when the echoes of the slightest sound does not fill the hall and prevent him hearing, Judge Ward tries to listen to the evidence led before him. Such is a list of Ashburton’s most severely felt grievances. We point them out from no spirit of simply exercising the Englishman’s right to grumble, for we know that in a young colony the demands upon Government’s attention are many; but we contend that when a town and a district are doing so much in the way of settlement as ours are — and helping themselves in that way as we are trying to do, as witness a gas company, a town hall, projected drain age and water supply schemes, we ought to be able to, command a little more consideration from the powers that be than has hitherto been given to 11s ; and more than we have received our position and importance as a town deserve.

Caledonian Society. —A meeting of the newly-formed Caledonian Society will be held on Saturday evening in Baldwin’s Hotel. The chief business to be transacted is the election' of officers, and a full ’attendance of members is desirable. The Society has been exceedingly fortunate in securing the services of a most enthusi astic and efficient lion, secretary, an officer upon whom the success of such societies mainly depends, and we hope his efforts will be well supported both by the members and the public. It. M. Court.— To-day Messrs A. Le Grand Campbell, ft. M., and J. Beswick and J. Campbell, JJ.P. sat to hear the cases set down for to-day. James Smith was let off for a first offence in getting drunk, and George Young and Charles Milieu were fined £1 and 10s for being drunk and disorderly in a licensed house. The case against Bell, the lately assistant shunter at the Ashburton station, was then taken up, and the station master, the fore man shunter (G. Shannj, the lampmari (James Allan), the drivers of the goods and express trains on the 11th March when the accident occurred were all ex amined to show that the points were in charge of Bell on the day in question, and that through his fault in not attending to them the accident occurred. ' The evidence took till past one in hearing, and the Court adjourned till two, after which time they were to give judgment. On resuming the Bench found that the accused was guilty of culpable negligence in leaving tlie points open, and so causing the acci dent, but in considei’ation of his having undergone six days incarceration justice would be met b} r a fine of £l. The Bench pointed out the injustice of keeping the accused in prison for six days and then withdrawing at the last moment the more serious charge they had brought against him. Verdon, the express driver wished to know if any blame attached to him in connection with the accident. The Bench said none whatever. George Hamilton, on remand, was accused ox incendiarism. The evidence of the witnesses examined at the inquest was read over and confirmed by them. On the prisoner being asked if he had anything to say he replied in the negative. He was then fully committed for trial at the next session of the Supreme Court at Christchurch. Bail was allowed, prisoner in £3OO and two sureties of £l5O each.

The Seat for Coleripce. George Hart, Esq., in response to a requisition asking him to stand for the seat in the House of Representatives vacated by Mr. Wason, has consented to allow himself to be nominated- He conies forward as an opponent of the Grpy Government, who “ have disappointed the hopes and expec tations of their warmest supporters, as much by what they have done j&s what they have left undone,” but promises to give his best consideration to whatever measures they may introduce- The Mount Hutt Riding. —Yesterday Mr. C'has. Braddell, the County’s Iteturnt ing Officer, received nominations for the vacancy in the County Council caused by the resignation, of Mr, J. <3. Was on. The candidates are Messrs. Julian .Jackson and Mr. John Holmes. The election will take place on the 23rd instant. Acquittal of Isidore Schwartz. —The charge against Isidore Schwartz of wilfully setting fire to his tobacconist premises in Christchurch, on 17th March, with inten to defraud the insurance companies, was heard at great length yesfcc-day and to-day in the Supreme Court. At the conclusion of the evidence to-day, His Honor Mr. Justice Johnston acquitted the prisoner.

PARISH MEETING.

The annual meeting of the parishioners of Ashburton was held last night in the Library. There were between 30 and 40 present/ancl the Rev. W. ,E. Paige pre sided, opening the meeting with prayer. After the minutes of last annual meeting had been read and confirmed, the chair man recounted-the work of the past year. The new church-at "YVaterton (he said) had been opened in August, and the services held in it had been -attended by fair con gregations. £l5O had been borrowed to pay off the contractor | and to wipe off this debt; the offertories .at the Water ton ser vices were being devoted. A church had also been opened at Windermere, and one at Tinwald, and both were fairly answer ing expectations. During the four years he had been in the, district lie had found that there was a growing distaste for hold ing services in private houses, school rooms, and woolsheds, and he was glad to see the feeling, if it resulted in churches being built. He spoke of St. Stephen’s Church last, but it was not the least of ■the chui'ches. It had been materially enlarged, and the work had not been undertaken a moment too soon. In fact, results had proved that neither the work of that enlargement nor the erection of the Tinwald chapel had been undertaken before they were needed. The chairman, in passing, refuted a statement that had been made, both in Ashburton and Christ church, that the parochial districts were keeping the town. Regarding the peal of bells that had recently been hung at St. Stephen’s, the district owed one of them to the generosity of Mr. E. G. Wright, and another to that of Mr. Thomas Bullock. The cost of the others had been defrayed by subscriptions. Regarding the parochial districts, the present would have been a good opportu nity for making another parish, but the financial position of the district forbade a division as yet. Regarding the resigna tion of Mr. Wyatt, the assistant curate, the chairman said Mr. Wyatt hacl <not come to them in priest’s orders, and it had thus been necessary for Mr. Paige to go outside his own parish to do Mr. Wyatt’s work, and while that was being done Mr. Wyatt had come in to Ashbur ton to do his. A misconception had gone abroad of a motion passed at a vestry meeting dispensing with the services of an assistant curate. That 'motion did not propose to leave the country districts without a clergyman. The result of that motion would be that Ashburton would be the greatest sufferer of the two, for she would have a clergyman’s services less frequently than she had had in the past. The Sunday school report was then read. It showed an average attendance— which was steadily increasing—of 75 to 80 scholars : there were 8 ‘ teachers. The superintendent complained of the want of a suitable building in which to conduct the school, and took occasion to express his disbelief in the truth of the charges of misconduct brought against the Sunday scholars.

The Chairman, after reading the report, stated that though he had not conescended to deny the statements made in the news papers at the time, he had made careful inquiry, and was perfectly sarisfied those charges against the children were untrue.

Mr. Ward then read the financial state ment of the parish,— The income for general purposes of the cur rent work of the parish was as follows :—Offer tories for general expenses, ,£337 2s iod ; for missions, church extension, and pension fund, £23 16s 8d ; stipend fund—subscriptions, £214 6s—total, £$T7 5s 6d. The expendi ture —Stipends, As°° ; general purposes, £156 9s gd —total, £6s6 gs 96, leaving a deficiency on the year’s work of £jg 4s 3d. Subscriptions to about had been re ceived for church building purposes, and for the liquidation of debt—in all, There had actually been paid for church building and enlargement-—For Tinwald and St Stephen’s, £ 1220 ; Waterton, £300; Windermere par sonage, Of the total of these liabilities ,£250 would be 1 contributed by the Church Property Trustees, and the remainder would be gradually but steadily wiped off by a sinking fund contributed to every month. The financial report having been passed, Mr. Bullock proposed that a portion (not to exceed two-thirds) of the pews of the church be let. Miv Shury seconded ; and, after con siderable discussion, in which Mr. Bean, Mr. St. Hill, and Dr. Trevor spoke strongly against the measure, and Mr. C. Reed, Mr. W. C. Walker and Mr. Thos. Bullock and others in its favour, the motion was passed, as against an amend ment to adjourn the question for discus sion by another meeting of the parish. On the motion 'of Mr. Shury, the scale of pew rents was fixed as follows : —One sitting 30s. a -year ; two sittings £2 25.; and 10s. for every additional sitting, all the pews to be free at the commencement of the voluntary.

Mr. Paige expressed his regret for the loss of Dr. Trevor as his Churchwarden, through the question of pew-letting. Dr. Trevor had showed a full appreciation of the duties that attached to the office of churchwarden, and from his position as a medical man had often made him acquainted with cases ot sickness. The duties of churchwarden were not confined to simple matters of finance, and he hoped future churchwardens would bear that in mind. He (the Chairman) had been nine years in New Zealand, and he had never met a churchwarden who had made him self so very useful to the clergymen as Dr. Trevor had done. Mr. Winter, he re gretted to say, would also be lost to them as .a churchwarden, for the same cause as Dr. Trevor. Mr. Paige appointed Mr Bullock as his churchwarden, and Mr. Fooks was appointed by the parishioners. The following vestrymen were then elected :—Messrs. Walker, Grigg, and E. G. Wright for the districts ; and Messrs Ward, Gundry, Shury, Reed, Earl, Boyle and Felton for the parish. Mr. Ward was appointed deputy treasurer to the church wardens.

Votes of thanks were then passed to the following : —-To the churchwardens and vestrymen of the past year; to the lay readers ; to the Ladies’ Working Com mittee (to whom Mr. Paige paid a high tribute for their usefulness and energy — they had contributed over £IOO to the work of the church) ; to Mrs. Paige and tl\e choir; to the gentlemen who had found soqvgyances for the lay-readers ; and to Messrs, Bullock and Wright, for their gifts of bells to the peal, On the motion of Mr, Bullock, a strong committee was appointed, to take steps for presenting a substantial testimonial to the Rev. Sir. Wyatt, before he finally severed his connection with the district, after which the meeting adjourned, with the usual vote of thanks to the Chairman.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

TO-DAY’S CABLEGRAMS.

Egypt.

London, April 14. Up to Saturday the Sultan had de cided nothing regard’ng the deposition of the Khedive. The Island of Matacong. Amicable arrangements have been come to between France and England regarding the occupation of the island Matacong, on the west coast of Africa, by French troops. The latter will be withdrawn. The Greek Loan Floated. April 15. A Greek loan of sixty million francs for railway purposes, has been floated. Mail Intelligence. Mails via San Francisco were de livered yesterday. Aden, April 15. Arrived: the Orient steamer Ga ronne, homeward bound.

AUSTRALIAN.

Mr Berry’s Mission. Melbourne, April 17. Mail advices state that Mr.- Berry de sires a moderate compromise but that unless a reasonable basis is effected in England, he will return to rouse the country.

Mr. Michie retires from the Agent- Generalship on April 24th.

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Wellington, Thursday. The Governor. The Governor was sworn in at noon by Judge Richmond. The Emerald fired a salute. The ball last night was a grand success. Upwards of 400 were present.

LAST NIGHT’S CABLEGRAMS.

[By Submarine Cable.] Attempt To Assassinate The Czar. St Petersburg, April 13.

An unsuccessful attempt to assassin ate the Emperor of Russia made this morning. The assassin has been arrested. April 15. Beatrum Wansokmloff an employee in the Finance Department, fired four shots at the Emperor, who was untouched. There is great enthusiasm in St. Petersburg at his escape. The Zulu War. Melbourne, April 16. Arrived"—Siam. She brings a full account of the Isandula disaster. It is stated the Zulus were marching in regular order to invade Natal, when they encountered Glynn’s columns, which kept the Zulus at bay for several hours. Ammunition failed, and the Zulus advanced with demoniacal yells. A fearful struggle ensued; the Zulus hurled the corpses of their dead comrades at the British bayonets, thus overcoming resistance. The British were literally hewn down, not a living white escaped with his life. The losses of thelmperial army were 786 men and 51 officers, Colonial force no whites 21 officers. The health of the remainder of Glynn’s column is bad, owing to privations and exposure. Sailed—Tararua.

The Old Men’s Home. — At the Board’s meeting yesterday it was stated that con tributions of clothing for the inmates of the Old Men’s Home would be thankfully received. We commend the hint to the charitable, in view of the coming winter. Superstition. —Reports continue to be received, a correspondent of the “Pall Mall Gazette ” writes, of a remarkable ease of superstition in the village of East Knighton, in Dorset. The circumstances ha ve been amongst the chief topics of discus sion in all the country side for weeks past. In the cottage dwells a woman named Kerley, and her daughter, a girl about 18, and the latter is supposed to be bewitched—to be the subject of the strangest manifestations. It is positively declared that articles have been thrown out of the cottage into the street, although neither window nor door was open, and these are stated to have been sent flying about in all directions. An old womau named Burt is set down as the cause of all the mischief, and she is declared to have assumed the form of a hare, to have been chased by the neigh bours, and then to have sat up and looked defiantly at them. It is positively believed that until blood is drawn from the witch the manifestations will not cease.

The Oowcatchek. —The slaughter of cattle by railway trains has led to a re monstrance on the part of a resident of Hamilton, in the North Island, named R. Y. Stokes. Mr Stokes has got a me morial extensively signed by the people of Waikato, which requests that he ( Stokes) may be recompensed for the losses sus tained in cattle destroyed by the railway trains sinse .June last. It is addressed to the Hon. rhe Premier, and sets? forth that the case of Mr Stokes is one of great hardship and of an exceptional character, no less than fifteen head of cattle, of which six were milch cows and in calf, having been killed during that period. That the suf ferer is a Waikato settler of thirteen years’ standing, with a family of eleven children, and that, as a dairyman, the pattls? destroy ed through proximity of his farm to an unfenced line of railway, means a depriva tion of the livelihood of himself and fami ly, and forms so exceptional a case that the Government should not in equity, whatever may be the law of the case, ig nore it. It is argued by the “ Waikato Times ” that poor Stokes has a moral, though not a lggal, claim for compensa tion.

Pleasing. —What pleases a man is to go into a railway carriage with his girl and have the ugliest baby in the carriage stretch out its arms and yell “ Papa ! ”

THE INVERCARGILL VOLUNTEER DEMONSTRATION.

Our National Defenders at High Jinks

The Otago Daily Times.

Some of the junior members of the vol unteer companies from the Northern towns conducted themselves the other evening in such, a maimer that the law abiding citizens will be anxious to “speed the parting guests. ” One of their achieve ments, over which they cheered vocife rously, will form the subject of a prosecution in the Police Court. It was not a very - gallant or creditable affair. A, largo number of them, headed by a lad of colour, made an attack upon a house where, it is said, their leader had been previously ill-treated, and demanded the restoration of a sum of money. Acting upon the advice of a police officer, the money demanded was paid under protest, and the lads, who had gone so far as, to take down one of the shutters of the house, retired. The part of their conduct which affects the public is that a crowd of rodjfhs should rush wildly about the streets, of them wearing bayonets. As showing the disposition they displayed, we may mention that a gentleman the other even ing remonstrated with one of the lads for having his bayonet drawn, and the reply he got was anything but a grateful one, for what he intended as a friendly warning. If such scenes are repeated, strong measures will have to be taken to maintain order, and larrikins in uniform dealt with in a summary and not very military fashion by being placed in the dock and punished. We are informed the leaders belonged to a Timaru corps. It is a great pity that a few roughs, by misconduct, should bring discredit bn so reputable a body of men as volunteers are throughout the colony, and it is to the interest of volunteering that such conduct should not pass without comment, censure, or punishment. There is. a good story current in connec tion with the late Invercargill Review, the humour of which is too rich to be allowed to sink into oblivion without a passing notice. Several members of a certain Dunedin corps were billeted in a hotel, the sign of which shall be nameless. A joint of meat was served up at mess the first day, which struck the men as not being particularly fresh, and accordingly very little was partaken of. The same joint was placed on the table the following day, but met with no patronage, in conse quence of those who had eaten some of it the previous day having become unwell. Rapacious Boniface served it up for the third time, but the long-suffering warriors -were exasperated, and determined to con sign the meat—which, by-the-bve, was more alive than dead—to ils' last resting place. Grimly and sternly the object was placed in a winding-sheet, and a band, playing “ The Dead March in Saul,” followed by a number of men from other corps who had heard of the affair, con veyed it to a quiet spot, and, with all military honours, interred it. Getting rid of such a tough customer Md such a lively effect upon the procession that it marched through the town with banners flying, the band striking up “ The girl I left behind me.” Before the volunteers left Invercargill a resurrection took place under cover of night, and the next morn ing the eyes of the citizens of Invercargill were greeted with the unusual sight of a joint of “living ” beef strung up on a flag staff on one of the principal buildings in Tay-street. The feelings of the landlord on perceiving it can be better imagined than described.

The Southland Tunes.

After the review the companies piled arms, and the men were allowed to disport themselves in any manner they thought proper. The proceedings, here became tinged with some touches of unmilitary conduct. The members of the Dunedin Naval Brigade committed some vagaries. In addition to taking possession of an express belonging to a man on the ground and making an unfortunate horse carry about a dozen of them in the machine and one or two on its back, they made a raid upon Mr. Wild’s booth, carrying away a cask of liquor on one occasion and sundry bottles on another, but the matter was compromised. Other tactics on the part of the volunteers were also indulged in, and were of a class one would hardly expect to see on a review-ground. How ever, the boisterous conduct of . the men may be excused after the really hard work they went through. The Naval Brigades capped all their previous efforts at practical joking on Sunday evening, when two of the members took possession of and mounted an aged cow, on which they rode through the' town, guarded on either side by an escort of four of their comrades. As the grotesque procession patrolled the streets they lustily sung *ln the Sweet Bye-qnd-bye,’ Any accompaniment required was supplied by the cow.”

JUST IN TIME.

A naval officer, who was in the Eastern waters with the Duke of Edin burgh, tells of an exciting incident which, we believe, has not appeared in print. One night the officers of the watch on board of one of the Turkish men-of-war was surprised by a slight splash under the bows, and, on going to the forecastle, to his dismay, lie beheld the crew of a Russian torpedo boat in the act of fastening one of these infernal machines to his vessel. It was a critical moment. Nevertheless, the Turkish officer was equal to the occasion. Observing that one of the bow anchors was directly over the« torpedo boat, with admirable of mind he let it go. The result, can be easily imagined and need not be described. The anchor weighed some five tons, and fell fairly on to the- boat, which, with its crew, at once wqnt cjQWR full forty fathoms deep, §q,’ ? qqiefly remarked the stolid Turk, _V perish all the enemies of Islam !”

Curiously enough, besides Lord Gif ford, y. C., there is but one other Vic toria Cross man in the regiments undep orders for the Cape—Quartermaster Berryman, of the 17 th Jjaacgrs, He yvon his <|i s tin c t4Qll wheq a troop ; sergeant major in tfie Crimea by capturing three Russians at Mackenzie’s farm, and carry ing a wounded officer (Captain Webb) out of the range of the enemy’s guns at Bala clava. —“Atlas ” in the “ World.”

Thursday, Arrii. ij,

THE ASHBURTON HERALD.



Clothing Establishment. ENCOURAGE NEW ZEALAND INDUSTRIES. TO THE PEOPLE O E TH E ASHBURTON DISTRICT. MESSRS. JJALLEN STEIN gRO S. Desire to inform you that a RETAIL BRANCH of the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, IS NOW OPEN IN THE NEW BRICK BUILDING ASHBURTON, (Next Bullock & Co.’s Booms) To effectually introduce their Goods and drive out the imported article they have decided to sell a SINGLE GARMENT AT THE WHOLESALE PRICE. All goods are marked in plain figures, for net cash only. Any article purchased and not approved of will be exchanged with the same courtesy with which it was sold, or, if desired, the money will be returned. The Success which has attended the New Zealand Clothing Fac tory’s Retail Branches in Auck land, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, and other towns, leads the Proprietors to believe that there exists a praiseworthy desire on the part of the public to encourage New Zealand Indus tries, especially where superior advantages are offered, and your support is solicited on this understanding only. WILLIAM SPARROW, Manager 467 Ashburton Branch.



Chemists. HERBAL MEDICINES. PEBSONS suffering from liver com plaints, coughs, colds, worms, skin diseases, &c., are invited to try Nature’s cheap and universal remedy, “HERBS.” James Neil, importer of Herbs, and Bo tanic medicines, George street, Dunedin, has appointed MB. J. M. CAMBBIDGE, Chemist, Ashburton, Agent for his highly-extolled medicines, Composition Powder for colds, Dandelion Coffee and Dandelion Pills for liver com plaints, Headache Pills, Botanic Cough Syrup „ Worm Powders „ Stomach Bitters ~ Blood Purifier, &c. Boots, Herbs, Barks, &c. of every kind. 370 CAMBRIDGE’S ORANGE-QUININE TONIC WINE IS acknowledged to be the most agreeable andefficacious Tonic Stomachic yet pro duced. It contains the valuable Tonic proper ties of Peruvian Bark (“Quinine”) with the Stomachic properties of the Bitter Seville Orange, so combined as not to be objec tionable to the most delicate invalid ; and, as a “B ITTERS,” is far superior to all other preparations. Invaluable to all suffering from loss of appetite, indigestion, general debility vous affections, tic, ague, and derange ment of the system. When the stomach has become enfeebled or disarranged by disease, excess, or irregularities, or the appetite is impaired by mental or bodily exertion, or from any cause whatever, it gives a regularity and tone which is not obtained by any other medicine. One, two, or three wine-glass fuls may be taken during the day by persons suffering from the above com plaints, with the greatest benefit. It is highly recommended by the medical pro fession to be taken whenever Cod Liver Oil is ordered. By pouring the required dose of the oil into half a wine-glass of the “Orange Quinine Wine” scarcely a flavour of the oil is tasted, and the wine materially assists the oil in its beneficial operations. Price, 4s. 6d. per wine bottle, and sent (carriage free) in cases containing one dozen, at 48s. Sold retail by all Chemists, and manufactured by J. M. CAMBRIDGE, MEDICAL HALL ASHBURTON. 360 Business Notices. E O Pv G E L L E N, ACCOUNTANT, COLLECTOR, HOUSE, LAND, AND COMMISSION AGENT, Saunders’ New Buildings, Ashburton. 466



Business Notices.



N OWN ANTED ESPECIALLY, THAT T. R. HODDER & COMPANY HAVE • OPENED THIS DAY A Large Assortment of MELBOURNE CLOTHING, Made expressly to order for Ashburton. 57 SUITS, Superior Quality and Style. 24 OVERCOATS AND ULSi’ERS. 12 LATEST STYLE COATS. 50 PAIRS TROUSERS AND VESTS, Latest Style.



ALSO, 26 CASES AND BALES (Ex Coriolanus) of WINTER DRAPERY and CLOTHING, Dress Stuffs, Blankets, Flannels, Scotch Goods, Calicoes, Sheetings, Doeskins, Hosiery, Carpets, Shirts, &c. &c., Expected to be opened in a few days. T. R. HODDER & COMPANY, East Street, Ashbtjrton. 685



NOTICE OF REMOVAL. HM. JONES begs to inform his , friends and the public generally, that after the 24th inst. he will be found at his NEW PREMISES, BARING SQUARE, (Next Post Office). Stationery, Books, Toys, Fancy Goods, Music, &c. 397 New Advertisements. GENERAL ELECTION. DIOCESAN SYNOD. DISTRICT OF LONGBEACH WITH MOUNT SOMERS. I JOHN GRIGG, Returning Officer . for the electoral district of Long beach with Mount Somers, do hereby give notice that I have fixed MONDAY, April 28, 1879, for the nomination of candidates for the aforesaid district. All nominations of candidates must be in writing, and be j delivered or left at my house before four o’clock p.m. on that day. JOHN GRIGG, 677 Longbeach. NOTICE. ANY persons found trespassing in pur suit of game on the Longbeach property will be prosecuted. It is hereby notified that the whole of the land in the Ashburton River bed is freehold. 678 * JOHN GRIGG.



Special Notice. 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 a certain Deed of Arrangement by THOMAS SIMPSON, of Wakanui, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, Farmer.- —-Notice is hereby given, that by Deed bearing date and executed on the 16th day of April, 1879, and made between the above-named Thomas Simpson, of the first part, William Stringer, of Ashbur ton, in the said Provincial District, Store keeper, of the second part, and The Several Persons and Parties, whose names ’ are mentioned in the first schedule .to the said Deed, being creditors of the said Thomas Simpson of the third part, and duly executed by the said Thomas Simpson, the said Thomas Simp son conveyed and assigned unto the said William Stringer all the real and per sonal estate of the said Thomas Simpson in trust for realisation and the distribution of the proceeds amongst the creditors of the said Thomas Simpson, excepting how ever from the said assignment the house hold furniture of the Assignor to the value of £SO, the necessary wearing apparel of himself, his wife and family, and the interest (if any) of the Assignor in a certain mare and spring cart. And notice is also given that the said Deed was duly filed in the District Court of Canter bury, holden at Ashburton, on the 17th day of April instant, and further that a meeting of the creditors of the said Thos. Simpson is hereby convened for, and will be held at the office of Messrs. Branson & Purnell, solicitors, East-street, Ashburton, on MONDAY, the sth day of May proximo, at 12 o’clock noon, for the pur pose of passing a resolution assenting to the said Deed, pursuant to the said Acts. Dated this 17 th. day of April, 1879. BRANSON AND PURNELL, Solicitors for the said Debtor and Trustee. 700 s§Sf



TO LET, TWO and Four-roomed COTTAGES. Apply to W. It. BOYLE, 703 Moore Street. TRIP IN THE COUNTRY.—A Drag and Four Horses will leave the Somerset Hotel every SUNDAY Morning at 10 o’clock, for Wheatstone, Waterton, and Longbeach, returning at 4 p.m. Tickets, 3s. ; Returns, ss. 701 FUNERAL NOTICE. THE Friends-of the late John Rapley are invited to attend his Funeral which leaves his late residence, Wakanui Road, TO-MORROW Afternoon, at a quarter to Four. Vr 702 Hooper, aitken and co. are prepared to make ■ CASH ADVANCES on GRAIN, OR OTHER PRODUCE Placed in their hands for sale in the Home Markets.* *390