LAST NIGHT’S CABLEGRAMS.

Concession by Portugal.

(. Reuter's Telegrams.) London, May 31. A treaty has been concluded between England and “Portugal for granting facilities for a passage of British troops l (and munitions of war across Portuguese territory in Africa. ‘ The treaty will, it is hoped, enable the British to advance into Zululand from the north, and attack Cetewayo’s rear.

America and the Australian Exhi' bitions.

Washington, June 1.

The House pf Representatives have voted 20,000d015. to the Melbourne and Sydney Exhibitions.

Fearful Cyclone in America. ( Sydney Herald Special.) London, undated. A cyclone occurred in Kansas on Sunday. The destruction of property was immense, and over 5000 persons were killed. several of the principal public buildings were unroofed, and I numerous, private houses were des troyed. ,1 ~ ~ The Prince’s Passage Boat. The Serapis, commanded by Captain Davidson, has been selected to convey the Prince of Wales to Australia.

AUSTRALIAN.

, Melbourne Cathedral. Melbourne, June 3.

• The amended plans of the Melbourne <0 fAhglicanj Cathedral provide for the ac commodation of 2,500 worshippers. ,7.1 v:u d The Exhibitions. The Melbourne Juvenile Exhibition will be held in one of the annexes of •' ); .the permanent exhibition now building. The Commission refuses to extend the utu;«time fori applying .for. space beyond October. ... ; - - Sydney, June 3. Eight hundred exhibitors from Great Britain have applied for space in the International Exhibition. Increased, space has been allotted to them.

ds■.l A7l , : i ! i t f. ) ■ft'? ■ j •» - .-I*'?': the- Ashburton-herald.

[Wednesday June iSjg



Criticism that Tqid. The Public Works Committee of the Borough of Masterton do not like newspaper criticism, and;must have felt it keenly, when, for the benefit of the “Waifara'pa Daily” editor, they had v the bad taste to insert the following in one of their reports:— /•“And, lastly, your committee would re commend to the ‘notice of the Council the .melancholy, state of ,the of the Wairarapa Daily. 1 ' He appears to be Buffering, from,-a disease, known as Culvert Bridgeism, arising from a, special derange ment of the spinal column. Perfect rest from, criticising what the patient in no way understands often effects a cure. Your commsttee in the meantime will watch his case with the greatest solicitude, and we trust the editor of the f Wairarapa Daily’ will publish this report ‘ in extenso, as it is most important the public should be kept fully informed ,of the works and their adjuncts undertaken by the Council. ” An amendment was moved and carried that this recommendation of the com mittee be struck out. A Whistling Sensation. —At!a con cert-given by- the Wellington Football Club a young man who whistled and ac companied his whistling on the piano was quite a feature of the entertainment, and caused a great sensation. ”! ; Holloway’s Ointment.— Measles, Scar latina.—These are the first great trials after birth to which our children are subject. Both diseases are very infectious, and both require judicious management, In one the chest, in the other the throat is most likely to suffer, but the,mother .or, inurse will find in Holloway’s Ointment a sovereign remedy for these distres sing complaints. When rubbed, upon the throat, chest, and back, it is absorbed, the respiration! immediately becomes more tranquil, the cough less troublesome, the lips grow less vivid, the eyes brighten, and the countenance lose? that anxious gaze which often forebodes a • srtioiis issault on the constitution and, nervous system. This invaluble Ointment not only cures the urgent symptoms, but dispels all dangerous sequents —Advt.



New Advertisements. CHOIR UNION. MEMBERS are reminded that there will be NO PRACTICE of the Choir Union This Evening. "June 4th. H., J.. WEEKS, Conductor. r+U /. v : i , 0 963 TO LET, a Five-roomed HOUSE, in Tailored Street. Apply MISS CALLAGHAN, 964 j YT >' r L '{• * Tancred Street. 0 I IN THE ESTATES OF THOMAS HICKS, i.i Jc.iJyt'McLAUGHLIN, AND CHARLES SMITHEL. ; l :!i T O A r >i XN consequence of the Resignation of J, H. Pass, Trustee in tji© al}QY§ Estates, a MEETING flf will be held at the District Courthouse pn Satur day, the 7th instant, at half-past plPYtffi o’clock. C. CAVENDISH HURRELL, r9d£ ff t • Clerk of the District Court. 1 Tenders. ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. nhi, VTtENDERS are invited for performing I the duties of SCAVENGER for the B °Spec£ficatmns of the work to be done may be seen at the office of Messrs, Fooka - 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 Saturday, 7th June,-1879. CHAS. BRADDELL, ■■ - 1 ' ' l Town Clerk, Borough Council Office, Ashburton, May 30th, 1879. 44



Entertainments. V. R. TOWN HALL ASHBURTON. CROWDED HOUSE! IMMENSE SUCCESS! POSITIVELY THE LAST NIGHT OF THE WORLD-FAMED ROYAL ILLUSIONISTS AND legitimate exposers of SPIRITUALISM. A Crushing Blow to all Spiritualistic Mediums. Mrs Jennie Holmes’ Test. The Eddy Brothers’ SAck Test. Handcuff Mystery. The Marvellous Pillory of 1634. Davenport Brothers’ Rope-tying. First Time Materialisation of Spirit Forms. Ann Eva Fays’ Seance. Katie King Mystery. PRICES AS USUAL! C. WEIGHTMAN, 967 Agent. Meetings. PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH, Wills Street. THE QUARTERLY MEETING of the above Church will be held on WEDNESDAY NEXT, at 2 p.m. On WEDNESDAY Evening, the 4th inst., at 7.30 p.m., a PUBLIC MEETING Will be held in the Church. Addresses will be delivered by the Rev. J. Clover, of Christchurch, Mr. Johns, and others. All are affectionately invited. 957 Public Notices. | ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. 'V'TOTICE is hereby given that at a |> Special Meeting of the Ashburton Borough Council, held on Tuesday, the 27th day of May, 1879, the following re solution wa3 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 credit of a rate of one shilling in the pound, authorised to he 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, 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 thereon, 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 siim 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 suoh debentures be forthwith issued under the seal of this* said Counoil, and offered for sale by the Bank of New Zealand as agents for the said Council in London or New Zealand.”



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 BBADDELL, Town Clerk. ]ppfo.ugh Council Office, Ashburton, May 30th, 1879. 946 THE RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT, ASHBURTON. COURTS will be held in Ashburton on h THURSDAYS for the hearing of cases under £2O, By order, C. CAVENDISH HURRELL, Clerk of the Court. June 2, 1879. 958 THE RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT, ASHBURTON. COURTS will be held in the Ashburton District, as follows Ashburton, Tuesdays and Fridays, at II a.m. Cases under £2O on Wed nesdays. Geraldine, 4th Thursday in each month, at 11 a.m. Temuka, Wednesdays, at 11 a.m. South Rakaia, 2nd Thursday in each month, at 11 a.m, By order, C. CAVENDISH HURRELL, Clerk of the Court. 940



Auction Sales. BEECHLEY FARM., SEAFIELD. SEAFIELD; ABSOLUTE SALE. Messrs, j. t. ford and go. have been instructed to sell by Public Auction on FRIDAY NEXT, JUNE 6th, ON THE PROPERTY, The above well-known FARM, The property of Mr. W. Lawry, together with the LIVE AND DEAD STOCK thereon. v i Beechley Farm is so well and favorably known, that there is no need to enlarge on its manifest advantages. It has frontages on two made roads, and adjoins the flourishing township of Seafield, where there is a Government School. There is a good opening for another store at Seafield. | The Farm consists of about 590 ACRES 590 (Fenced and sub-divided), 120 of which are in grass, and 470 acres are now ready for grain crops. It is distant from Ashburton about 12 miles, nearly the same from Chertsey, and 10 miles from Dromore. The improvements are as follows : A FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE, new and well built, a six-stalled Stable, Store room, Well, &g., &c., All the buildings are made of weather boards, roofed with iron. LIVE STOCK, x BAY GELDING 1 BLACK GELDING . &c., &c., &c. IMPLEMENTS. 8-HORSE-POWER ENGINE AND COMBINE (Hornsby’s) with straw ele vators 1 : 'J' ' j WATER CART, &c- . 1 McCORMICK’S REAPERS AND BINDERS QUANTITY OF WIRE : ' ! 1 3-FURROW PLOUGH . (Ransome and Sims) .1 DOUBLE PLOUGH 1 SINGLE PLOUGH I SET HEAVY HARROWS, 4 leaves 1 SET LIGHT do. 3 do. I CAMBRIDGE ROLLER I FARM DRAY AND FRAME I 400-Gallon TANK j y. 2 Sets SHAFT HARNESS 2 Sets LEADING HARNESS Plough Harness Whippletrees, Double and Treble Sets ' i T ‘ Spring Cart and Harness Quantity of Empty Sacks Quantity of Carrots j Quantity of Potatoes Stack of Oat Straw. The Implements are all quite New, and the Horses Good. J. T. FORD AND CO., Auctioneers, 975 Christchurch.



Public Notices. MOUNT SOMERS ROAD BOARD. NOTICE. THE Road by William Smith’s, Alford Forest, will be CLOSED to Traffic for Eight Days from this date, for build ing bridge. JAMES FRASER, Overseer. 27th May, 1879. 935 BOROUGH OF ASHBURTON. RATING ACT, 1876. "VTOTICE is hereby given, that in pur suance of the above-named Act, an Assessment Court will be held by me in the Town Hall, on MONDAY, the 9th JUNE next, for the purpose of hearing and determining all OBJECTIONS to the Yaluation List of the Borough of Ash burton.' (Signed) F. GUINNESS, Judge. Ashburton, 26th May, 1879. 922 ASHBURTON ROAD DISTRICTS. ASSESSMENT COURT, 1879. "VTOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance J3I 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-Yaluation Lists of the various Road Districts within the County of Ashburton for the now current year, when all clerks, valuators, and others duly appointed on behalf of the local bodies— are requested to attend the sittings of the said Courts:— Rakaia 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. May 31, 1879. F. GUINNESS, Judge. 956 BIBLES, Prayers, and Church Services, Hymnals for various churches. —H.- M. JONES, Stationer, Baring Square. 473 n



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 JRUNHOLDERS, FARMERS, AND OTHERS. JJpHE Undersigned have on Sale- Fencing Wire No. 6 to 10. Standards and Stakes. Seeds— White Clover Red Clover j Cow Grass ! ' r Alsike Trefoil Lucerne, &c., &c. Rye Grass Seed Coal and Firewood Station Stores of Every Description. Aye are prepared to ,allow a very liberal discount for cash. ‘ * j BUD LOG & 'An d c 0., . .<"• I.EaST-.-StREET. Business Notice. r ; i x hpltW ER TI ±S .m O R SA L E AND TO LET V; r BY .Messrs, , Poyntz, & jCo l. /i. U v i '...IsHBURtONv .1. 4 FOR SALE. 800 Acres JDnimproyed Land, neaFChert sey/1 i iOi i O 150 Acres, three miles from Ashburton, VO acres in English Grass. 150 Acres at Longbeach; Good . House and Outbuildings. j 10 Acres near Wakanui Township i; good stand for a Blacksmith. j l ,J--A;cre}in South RgJraia ToSynship. The Central Temperance Hotel, Baring >T;i Square, Ashburton.: * TO LET. 40 Acres of Good Land, two miles from Tinwald. 350 Acres Good Land, Coldstream Run, Rangitata—purchasing clausa. 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. A House and Shop in Burnett Street. ALSO, — SEVERAL HOUSES IN ASHBURTQN FOR SALE, | ON EASY TERMS. : Apply | POYNTZ & CO., j East Street, 928 Ashburton.



DIARIES. —A Few Commercial and Scribbling Diaries on Sale, Cheap, at the “ Herald ” Stationery Depot, East Street North, near Railway Station. SEWING Machines and other Requi sites. H. M. JONES, Stationer, Etc., Baring Square. 473 k Public Notice. nr IN BANKRUPTCY. OTICE—The <e Asi£Buwre»fr Herald” is a Gazette for all notices tinder the Debtors and Creditors Acts. 60 IN BANKRUPTCY. WEEKS & DIXON have on Sale at their Office, East Street North, — BANKRUPTCY ACTS, I PROOFS OF DEBT FORMS, FORMS OF AFFIDAVIT. tU- jo oki s 6,Uiß. !" FORMS of TO LET and FOR SALE.



Business Notices.



TO MERCHANTS, TRADESMEN, AND OTHERS. STUDY ECONOMY! STUDY ECONOMY! GREAT SAYING EFFECTED < BY PURCHASING YOUR STATIONERY < . ... AT TSE WHOLESALE STATIONERY DEPOT. CASH PRICES: 1 ENVELOPES, Cream Laid, JU Per iooo - - 6s. 6d. Ditto Per 500 : - ; : 3s. 6d. Ditto Printed, 1,000, ios. 6d. Notepaper, ruled, per packet of 5 Quires, from is. 6d. : Large quantities at lower : rates. ACCOUNT BOOKS OF; ALL KINDS. '■u V * TEN PER CENT. OFF FOR CAS H ! !! STORES LIBERALLY DEALT WITH.



WEEKS & DIXON, Wholesale Stationers HERALD OFFICE.



Booksellers, &c. r r', I'/' ft l '• ' /. vf NEW BUSINESS. , J. Y. WAR D, BOOKSELLER, COMMERCIAL AND FANCY STATIONER, HAS much pleasure in announcing to the inhabitants of the Borough of Ashbur ton and County, that he j COMMENCED BUSINESS ON SATURDAY MARCH i, 1879, in Messrs. Saunders Bros.’ Buildings, EAST STREET, NORTH, With ; . A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF. Professional Stationery, Comimnercial Stationery, Household Stationery, - ! ' ; -• Fancy Stationery,; , . &C., &C., &C. LITE RAT.U RE— (In Assorted Bindings) COMPRISING ALL THE MOST POPULAR AUTHORS Also, — 1 PRESENTATION BOOKS.:, SCHOOL REQUISITES IN STOCK. Colonial, English,: and Foreign Papers and Magazines supplied to order. WORK-BOXES, WRITING-DESKS, and OTHER FANCY GOODS, . | AT REASONABLE PRICES. Hamilton’s Library Books on Deferred Payment. ‘ _ j «®,Note the address— J. Y. W A R D, ; East Street North (Saunders Bros,’ New Buildings), . ASHBURTON. ! 1 44° Business Notices. N E W N D U S T R Y. COFFEE, Pure and Fresh Ground , Daily! at ORR & CO.’S. ,



A USEFUL NOVELTY. Most Favorable OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE MONEY. & ' w u. .<*' Ph .ir;.' H. . Vs* , W\ ! A DISCOUNT of SEVEN AND A HALF Per Cent, will be allowed to all CASH CUSTOMERS BY Friedlander Bros., EAST STREET. S2B



1 • GEORGE LADBROOK,; 1 ; : ' (Near the Station, Winslow), HAS in Stock a Good Supply of Gene ral Stores, which he can. supply Wholesale and Retail at the lowest current fates.' "’ ", . r ; •' s ; Public Notices. N OTIC E. ESTATE OF F. DOHERTY.* ALL Accounts due to the above estate must be paid forthwith to Mr. Doherty, or they will be sued for without further notice. , By order of the Trustees, iif D. 927 ; W. BROWNE. NOTICE. A LL ACCOUNTS due to the Estate of Thomas Hicks, Ashburtonj must be Paid at Once to the undersigned, at Messrs Pass and Co’s, or at the Road Board Office, Ashburton. Accounts re maining unpaid will be sued for without further notice. J. H. PASS, ) Trusteed C. B. BRANSON, } AtUDtees -454



Business Notices'.*^ .•U.tTfit*, .v-.’ljm! C. PERCY cox;;/ Land and estate agent" and . valuator, ASHBOT 6 : F/ !1 TO LET OR SELL— -680 Acres first-class land (limestone) with good house, large stables,, woolshed, sheep-yards, granaries, etc., etc., com plete ; yery 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; : ‘ 2,500 Acres ring-fenced, to be let in one block .for, grazing, or in blocks . to' suit purchasers for cropping, with .or with out purchasing clause. : > Lii.-.vciT > Town and Suburban Sections sell or let in Ashburton and Hmdhope. MONEY TO .LEND ON APPROVED FREEHOLD SECURITY2 ' Agent for!,; Union Insurance COMPANY OP NEW ZEALAND. 717 AT Tailors. • NOTICE OF REMOVAL;-iU S. STOKESv ; TAILOR AND CLOTHIER. BEGS to remind his friends and the ■ public that he has removed'his busi ness to new shop; hear... 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 his new shop—Wakanui , Road, near Baldwin’s Central <HoteL , • .S. STO' KE S f , TAILOR AND CLOTHIER. 794 Bootmakers. PUBLIC NOTICE. BOOTS!. BOOTHS! T. CHAMBERS. ' WHILE THANKING; the %bMic of Ashburton and surrourdihg dis tricts for .past favors, begs to infi rn them that he has received, and to arrive, .at his place of business, East-street,;a !; ... WELL ASSORTED STOCK ■' of ‘‘ r - ■ LADIES’, GENTLEMEN’S, AND CHIL DREN’S BOOTS AND SHOES' ■•> - Of all descriptions. T. C. also calls special attenth nito the Measure Department, and invites 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, andvßunning Shoes. WORKMANSHIP unsurpassed. A PERFECT FIT^GUARANTEED. T. CHAMBERS, PROSPECT BUILDINGS, Next s to Montgomery’sj East-street.



n/ - 1 'rjv. ii , ■M.- NEALAS,. BOOT AND SHOEMAKER, -AND IMPORTER; ' s ’i . fT AS now on sale a Splenetic! Assortment n of BOOTS and SHOES forj Winter, which are. of the Best Quality; ■ and will be Sold at very reasonable tprices. }>, •.,i ,v :.!. 7!, Note the address— P NEXTi TO MESSRS.: ORR &jCO.’S, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. ■ 1 ■ > > .: '--if J|: • > f Educational. M U SIC TUITION, .;•> VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL. i & r r m Terms, per Quarter or per Lesson, on appli* cation to the Principal. SUPERIOR LADIES’ BOARDING AND 1 ' f DAY SCHOOL, Oxford Villa, Burnett St., Ashburton, Conducted by Miss Steane. Private Lessons in French, German, and Latin, twice weekly ; Music, and. Drawing in : *“• * J • > )iZ > 1 ! *jXj -j j { ) Various,Styles., >r } ~, T . { Preparatory School for Boys. !; Inclusive Terms.* SCHOOL Books, Bags, Etc.— H. M. JONES, Stationer, Etc., Baring Square. i; • v ' 473 a Baring Square. 473 a g