POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Malls at the Ashburton Post Office . close »> follows: — ; :

For Christchurch and North at 10.20 a. ra. 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, Tinwald,. Winslow,; Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, 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 Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a.m. For Ashton, Walerton, and Longbeach, at 3.15 p. m. daily. For Wakanui and Seafield, on Mondays and Thursdays, at 7.30 p.m. W. St. C. Douglas, w.-.w •• . Postmaster. NOTICE. The mext mails for the United Kingdom via Brindisi and Southampton, (for specially ad dressed letters only) will be closed at Christ church on. June 30. The mail via Brindisi will be due in London on Aug. 25, and the mail via Southampton on .Sept. 1.

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.

The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and County Advertiser (With Which is incorporated the “Evening Echo”). FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1879.

The conduct of the Government in regard to the Maori trespasses is not very dignified, to say the least. The withheld, and yet halt given sanction of Sir George Grey to the proceedings of the Hawera settlers, who have bundled the Maori nuisance across the Wai ngongora River —and summarily put an end, without show of arms, to the ploughing seance of the prophet Te Whiti—is the nearest ’approach the Premier could make to taking a lesson in native policy from the rough and ready farmers with whose lands the natives have been playing ducks and drakes. Sir George is a wily old poli tician, and notwithstanding that the Hawera settlers fancy he now smiles on the course they have followed, we shall not be surprised to learn that, when baited in the House, he will rise in his place and point to the Europeans who resented the Maori intrusion as the real rebels who are responsible for aay out break that may follow between now and the sitting of Parliament. Bui; he will have difficulty in persuading the country that the blunt Hawera fanners have acted other than , rightly. How many many farmers are there on the Ashbur ton Plains who would have tolerated as long as the North Island men have done a dozen or so clumsily-guided ploughs hacking up any bit of pet ground in the vicinity of their home steads ? We look upon the turning off of the Maori ploughmen: as the first line of a solution to the question, that Government ought to accept. The act has shown to the Maoris that the whites are not to be played with, and the breach now made should be taken ad vantage of to the utmost. What the settlers have done for themselves Go vernment ought long ago to have done for them ; but in trying to emulate the “peace with honor” policy of the Earl, of Beaconsfield they have not ensured peace, and the less said about, honor the better. The honor, if there be any at all in the huge farce the natives are playing at the colony’s expense, lies with the Maoris; for, until their: white neighbors tossed Government overboard and took action for themselves, the Maoris had it all their own way,, and might have had it so still, so far .as Government were concerned. It was only when actually shamed out. of their supineness that any step was taken, by the forwarding of troops, to face the danger that undoubtedly threatened. > The danger is not over, and will not be until by some decisive movement the natives are taught that there is more virtue in the European law than in the prophetic quackery of their , Deus ex, machina , Te Whiti. This movement must be no gentle one; There must be no more patting on the back 1 arid use less coaxing—-no more temporising with the natives and using threats they; do not fear,, or making promises, they do not trust. Whatever is the natives’ right, by all means let them have it '; but they must be taught that in a Bri tish community the law of the land is paramount, and must be obeyed both by white and black. The nation is most at peace when best prepared for war, and an array of armed men is the book from which our Maori brethren are most likely to learn, now that all powers of persuasion have failed, whose man date they must obey. One friendly chief points to Te Whiti as the source of all the mischief, and the blind j in fatuation with which his followers obey the prophet’s instructions shows that the proper direction is indicated. We in this island, of course, are scarcely competent to judge fairly of the situ a-, tion; but we fancy it is time , all jthe dilly-dallying and coquetting with the fanatic should stop, and that he should receive an awakening from the dream of supernatural power in which he has

hitherto been indulging. It has .been suggested :that if a strong hand were laid upon him, and his people thereby convinced of the' folly of his pretensipns, they would rapidly come to their senses. Sooner,or later this will have tobedo'ne -Afor lie shows :no signs of receiving: a revelation: that ..danger will; follow to him self and his people from the course he is pursuing—and the sooner it is done the better. What Government means to do it is difficult to say, and the .most atten r .live, student .of, their, action, or. rather in action, in the matter,will fail.to discover that they mean to do anything. Possi bly jthe settlers would be just as well pleased if they were allowed to manage matters themselves without Government interference, and; the probability is that; if tijey were allowed to do so they would more readily quell the disturbing ele ment by bold .action, than the. two Di plomatists could with all'the metaphor the Maori '.language, is , capable of ex pressing. As it is, a disagreeable sus pense hangs over the colony— a sus pense as.: dangerous., to the. colony’s welfare as an actual outbreak' of hostili ties, and people begin to now that a settlement of it, either by a peace able understanding or a discussion with Martini-Henry’s should be made at once.

Wesleyan Church. • The quarterly meeting of the office-bearers of this Church for the district of Ashburton, was lield last night in the vestry of the church in Cameron.' street. There was. a. large at tendance, representing Ashburton, Sea field, Rakaia and Chertsey, Walianui,' Willowby, and Watorton. The Rev. W. Keall reported' the appointment of Mr. Jones, who had just arrived from England, : to the charge of Rakaia and Chertsey dis trict. The receipts for : the 5 quarter amounted to £147,18s Gd; and the, expen diture £133 Cs 4d, leaving a deficiency of £35 7s lOcl. The regular business having been transacted, the ; meeting .closed with prayer.

The “Mammoths.” —We Woud call the attention of playgoers to the fun that will be going bid to-night in the j Town Hall, where the Mammoth Minstrels are to hold a levee. Th 6 Minstrels are perhaps: the best troupe of “darkies” that could be brought together in the Australian colo nies—in fact they, are the “ creme: de la creme ” of all the good minstrel companies that have appeared in New Zealand during the past few years, and this fact is sufficent sponsor for the high character of the negro enter!ainment to which public patronage is invited this evening.

Larceny of a Cheque. After hear ing the evidence of three witnesses, the case of alleged larceny of a cheque for £ls 15s. against Alfred Moray'was ad journed till to-morrow. The Licensing Bench.— lt is no joke to have a case before the Ashburton Licensing Bench. The, applications of J. F. Butler and J. G. Anstee for licenses, in this town have been twice adjourned, and lawyers from Christchurch have had to make three journeys to attend to the former. It was ' opposed in'the: first in stance }by the licensed victuaheis ’ l tile town, but they became disgusted with the adjournment, and to-day their agent, M". Branson,. virtually “ jacked-up ” the care owing to their non-appearance. The public owe a debt of gratitude, perhaps, to public men who sacrifice time to attend as Licensing ’ Commissioners but where repeated failure* to secure a quorum occur, and much inconvenience is thereby paused to those concerned, as well as expense that might ha ve been ‘saved, it is evident that the gratuitous services of the Commissioners are not ah uiimixed blessing, and that a trade which affords .such a great revenue to the country ought to have' its judicial business attended to by paid magistrates whose time would be at the command of i the . business'to be done.

Usurping a Bunk. —A certain learned savan,. a■: great naturalist;, recently was travelling by steamer to Sydney, after an excursion to the Northern districts y* when some one jumped his bunk. The natural ist. took .the matter. vpry coolly , ;i and only requested, the occupier of the bunk not' to kill some specimens that were in a bag under his head. The man asked what the specimens ; comprised; ! aild .whenrjtold, a deaf adder, a tiger snake or two, and a whip, snake, he uttered a, yell, and rushed on deck. The’naturalist turned into'the bunk, and enjoyed a good night’s rest. . The .Wellington Fire. —The 'Welling ton fire' ‘was lug enough to wake ; up the whole Colony. It must have been a very great -affair when it galvanised the Captain jf the Nelson Fire Brigade into making to the Wellington people the offer of a loan of, the, Nelson,.Brigade apparatus if necessary. ' But the ’ wakening was nob sufficiently great to draw from the great Captain an offer,of his brigade to. work; the apparatus.

Holloway’s Ointment and Pills.— Much watchfulness must be,exercised as winter '-(advances, and the earliest evidences of ill' health must be immediately checked and er mov.ed,, or a slight illness may result in a serious' malady. ' Relaxed and sore throat, diptheria,. quiusey, throat cough,, chronic cough, bronchitis, and most; other, pulmonary affections will be relieved' by 'iubbirig.' this cooling Ointment into the skin as near as practicable to the seat of mischief. This ■treatment, «o simple and effective, is admirably adapted for the- removal-of these; diseases chu> in r infancy and youth. ' 'ld asthmatic invalids will derive marvellous relief from the use of Holloway’s remedies, which, have brought round many such,, sufferers, and re-established health after every other means had signally failed.— Advt.

LICENSING BENCH.

Tire; adjourned sitting'Of The Licen sing "Court was held to-dayiA Com missioners-AF. Guinness, John Grigg, and;H. T.'Winter, Esq?/ ': / Ja'. '" T : ■ Jblrn s Sutler —adjourned . from a license-.to -a, f Abuse/to he built.' '■; , .AT ; f* 1 : MrAßranson-stated that his 'clients, who were opposed- to the granting had not come forward that day, and he was not prepared;: to take any more than technical objections, so that the oppo sition was virtually withdrawn. Mr.Loughnan, appeared,. ,for,,,..the. applicant, and submitted a petition in favor of granting, signed by a number ■of re5ident5........„...... „-..

The Sergeant of Pol’ce quoted letters from police officials on the West Coast and elsewhere testifying to the good character of-.the applicant: . The b'ehch desired evidence ‘as to necessity for the house.

Mr. Loughnan said the house was needed to j supply;a want that, was felt by working men' who were now living in. the remains of the old house Mr. Butler had previously occupied, and who were unable to pay the figure charged by the larger hotels. Mrs. Butler,’ put into the box,-said, she had an average of over 40 boarders, and had on occasions about 80. She had 27 beds in the house, and had to make shakedowns everywhere. She and her daughters did their best to accommodate : all the , boarders, ; who all.,said there was not a .better kept table in any Hotel in Ashburtohi

The Bench resolved to grant the license on application at next sitting of the Licensing Court, on condition that the house built is satisfactory to the Court.. . ■;> f,:, .. ;

John G. Anstee applied for a license to his private hotel in Tancred Street. Mr. Ireland appeared for the appli cant, and stated that there was no other public-house in the street, that the locality was a thickly-populated one, and ,the house; was built, for a public-houSe. In the previous case heard, -it ’ had been recognised that more accommodation was wanted-

The Bench —Of a particular class,

v (jMr. Ireland—And this house is for that particular class. Mr. Anstee was a man in every way qualified to conduct such a house, and he brought before the. Bench the,, signatures', of many.-rq-’ spectable men. , , The Bench agreed that the house might be perfectly suitable, but they would not recognise the right any man had to get a license simply because he had built/ a, : house for;That purpose.’ They were informed that such, was done in- ; Ashburton. The CH airman dfThe Bench said it was averse to granting any further license in the town as there was greet fear that- when the hotels became too plentiful some of them would degenerate into mere tap-rooms. The Bench would dismiss the ap lication, as also a further application for, a wine and.;spirit license. f .; : ; 'f A£ f p

TO-DAY’S COURT.

Before F. Guinness, Esq.AR.M.

UNDER THE BOROUGH BY LAWS. J. W. M‘Rae was charged with furious driving. Mr. Branson appeared for defendant, and..,,; contended that the Borough by-lavvswere nbtin force. He asked for an adjournment to prove his contention, and several cases under the; by-laws, were adjourned till....the, after-; noon. j ~ ABUSIVE LANGUAGE. Jatob' Mooar : was' accused' of using abusive language in the presence of a constable. The language complained of had been used by the defendant when the constable, on the 24th of May, pointed.opt. to Mooar that his cart had been left on the street with the wheels unlocked. Defendant was fined with 7s. costs. j ASLEEP ON HIS DRAY. William'Middleton was charged with being asleep on the dray of which he ;was in charge, and to which were har nessed three horses. A constable gave evidence as to finding the horses stand ing with , the; ,dray, on an: unenclosed section.near the railway station, accused asleep in the vehicle, and of course having no control over the animals. Mr. J. H. Pass saw the horses and dray standing on the street. There were three drays. A man was asleep in one of the drays, and that dray moved: on. to the street. , Could not swe.ar to the man. The case was dismissed. UNLICENSED SALE OF LIQUOR. « Thomas Mutter, Barrhill, was charged with selling two gallons of liquor, with out a license. 1 Mr. Branson, for the defence, con tended that the sale was made in igno rance. Defendant had purchased a store at Barrhill from . Mr. Chamber lain, who was in communication with the. Collector of Customs for a license. Defendant, had also written for.' ■ a J license,, and the license, was on its way to him .when the offence, charged was committed. He got 'the license next' day. The detective who brought dhe information; V-a.rne To. .accused as:-a -swagger.and.-tried his. lifm’ost to obtain beer in a small quantity, but had failed in getting less than two gallons. His Worship said)the.chse' appearedTb him to be sharp practice on ’the'part'hf the police as the bona fides of the accused were apparent. The Sergeant explained •that the case had arisen out of enquiries made at the instance of the Collector

ol Customs, and the bench accepted the explanation and modified the’ remark as to sharp practice, adding that under the circumstances the police were perfectly justified in bringing the charge, which, however, was-dismissed:

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

TO-DAY’S CABLEGRAMS

'" :..a- (Special to the Melbourne Age.) Egyptian Affairs. .0...... • ~. ..,.v.. .L0nd0n, June 26. , The Khedive proceeds to Constanti nople to consult with the Sultan. His son, Mahomed Tewfik, has. been ap pointed Regent. The change is an nounced, to be only temporary but is practically permanent. Egypt . will., in future be administered by England and France. ' . . Lyttelton Harbor Works. Tenders have been invited for the Lyttelton Harbor. 000 loan at a minimum' of 102/ . 1

AUSTRALIAN.

Destructive Cyclone: : Brisbane, June 27. A most destructive cyclone occurred here on Tuesday. A number'qfhoiises were unroofed, arid great damage' was done to the botanical gardens.. . There, have been heavy floods. at. .Darling Downs. . New Chief: Justice. |HiS' Honor Chas. Lilley has been sworn in as Chief Justice of the Su preme Court. • The vacant Puisne judgeship has been offered to the Hon. SJ W. J Griffiths, Attorney-General :

LAST NIGHT’S CABLEGRAMS.

(. Reuter's Telegrams.)

Sydney, June 26

: The steamship Adelaide fouled her anchor and sank at Newcastle on Tues day. She was successfully floated last night. i [.Special to Association .] ■ ! • ‘ Melbourne, June’-26’. : ; : It is reported that a member of the' Assembly attempted to garrotte a phy sician.in Carleton Gardens. uTtiis a fact that a summons has been .issued.

MAYORAL HOSPITALITY.

f ' :The present Mayor of Alderman Jesse. C.qllings—-has made a vejy -sensible innovation on the tradi-. tiorial.husages.-of the Lffice which he holds. ILe 'has 1 arranged,--'at his own private Cost, to give'a series of free;con certs at the Town Hall; to which he is inviting, through The Trade’Societies, a large number of the working-men of the town,'with' their wives .and daughters in the hope, as he . says, of “ offering to those, who from various reasons, are un able to obtain such enjoyment, ,an op portunity of hearing, a selection of high class music.” The first of these con certs, was given to an .audience of 3000. poor persons. Considering what is called “ municipal hospitality ” generally consists in giving to a few town coun cillors and- social magnates costly and some what vulgar dinners, ‘ in what Thackeray used to call “florid Gothic style,” ' mayor who selects for- his guests 3000 of his poorer Fellow-towns men, and offers ; to 'them an evening’s enjoyment pf a- pure .and elevating kind, deserves the credit, riot orily of doing a generous and considerate thing, but 'also ; of furnishing, ;by his novel experi ment, 1 a useful hint to. the dispensers of civic hospitality elsewhere. ! .• * •thnia-l-1

A GOOD JOKE.

’ eThe-celebrated comedian; Mr. J.yL. Toole, celebrated the. last anniversary of his .birthday by entertaining a select party of friends at dinner. Two or .three, of his most ardent admirers, who were’nof of the party, prepared for the popular comedian: a little surprise; which took the form we are about to describe. The dinner has been over some time, and the.'npurs. are ‘ passing in pleasant chat. There is suddenly a knock at the; front door, and a servant announces ■that a cabman desires .to see the piaster of the house. He is persistent, and Mr. Toble has tO’beg a moment’s leave of absence from his friends. Cabby wants iosi He had been kept waiting on the previous Monday/ • ivhen Mr. Toole took supperwith Mr. Irving, and he’ has hot been; paid. 1 ■He has at- the door three other cabmen to attest jthe fact. Mr. Toole is indignant and bangs the' door in the-:felloiv’s face. .■ Another knock soon disturbs his t serenity, and this time the four cabmen, attired in-the' orthodox capes and coats, takes posses sion ofthe.hall. .'When: their :victim has done protesting, and has- threatened;the terrors of the law, - they burst ..into a merry-laugh,- and, .throwing off theirjdis guises, reveal the familiar-faces- of | the Horn 5 CLewis .Wingfield s ,:: \ Mr. David J ames; -. and- Mr.rThomas f j the fourth individualheinga veritable cabby, who had been, pressed into, the; service., A veracious chronicler reports that; Mr. Thorne was “ made up ugly” with his j nasal organ disfigured by sticking I

plaster and that Mr. David James’s difficult box which in his iriew he; : had temporarily as ssjumed: : MjVW -

NEWS AND NOTES.

,/iO-Th E Thahies Advcr tiser remarks in a leading article Te Whiti, it is said, argues that; as: General Cameron with ten thousand professional warriors was only able to maintain a defensive war, the thing is sure, —that now the Maoris can, being prepared, by a simultaneous and general rising, destroy or make captive the-*-.amateursoldiery,,.,...and...*. resume possession of the land. Many old and experienced . settlers • TaTa ■naki - have^for^>years i .v,past,.t.pr^ictg4^^ iSs . a finalwising of-the-natives.i::;,That ; the?,;*, *, time is close at hand when the ques tion of supremacy must be settled is the f. opinion of many observant and far-see-if ],. ing men ; and we hope that no mistaken leniency will be shown if Hostilities are again forced on us, but they whole c’ost’ of a ruinous war will be placed' to the the native account, and paid for .by the , f seizure of the lands of the aggressors. ” • A Saniban ’ paper states ;as follows ' ' “ For some time past a large fish of the stingaree species has been-'-regularly noticed iri the vicinity of Salelologa. Mr. W. Robeson determined upon its capture, so ordered special gear from r Apai. The fish when secured required .. .. the whole of the town, which is not a small one, to land' him on the beach. This monster was estimated to weigh not less than two t0n5.!,,.; In order that, our readers may, be enabled . to, iorm some idea of the fish, we are informed that .tJie.. flesh between the eyes and mouth; weighed ’ C6ib. However : in*’P credible; this .may appear, it is vouched for by parties who not only saw the fi'shjb.A 'but ate some of it. Truth is some-’ times stranger, than fiction.;. WeyareC •informed that two or three other large ,;b • fish of the same species have since been - ( caught in the same. place, but; . they' 'MI * a long Way ’short- of the- first one in weight,” Ayp .• . : v s; ;,., A Correspondent writing to the Inan r . gahua Herald has a grievance against' . the County engineer, and does him- off ; thusly : —“ Ye anrtorhy of ye engineer ”: - —l. A man marketh- out a piece of ground with four little pegs, and verily he calleth himself—a surveyor. 2. Ye man buildeth-a' pigsty on ye. said land, and verily he. calleth himself—an archi tect: 3. He diggeth' a drain from.’ ye ; ' pigsty, and verily he calleth himself--; . an engineer. . ,- j Howard Paul says : —I took an aged Hebrew to the opera to witness Les 'Huguenots. Suddenly my friend burst • into a guffaw, as if an idea had struck him. “Why do you laugh?” I gently inquired. “Laugh? The betht game. ,t I eveLthaw. •- Abloomiffi-Jpt o’.rPrut-.-" ethanths an’ Catb.olicths a killin’ of each*' - other to music written by a Jew. Ha! ha!” " • - • -

Owing toThe. severity ,of. the weather, ■ : jthe forestk' ofpThe‘“Bernese-Jura are ■ infested by droves of wild boars, some times so numerous as to defy attack. Bands' of iyolves .hover, about; the farms ; • at night, "and' hundreds y of- - htfrigrjr’ ; chamois have decended from the moun tains and are wandering about the valleys in search’of-food. ; .■ There is at present exhibited at Wanganui, the Lord’s prayer in Maori, withiai. literal English translation.. The picture is a curiosity in its way, as it is all illuminated ,in. .Maori, tracery (wha kairo). It is The" work of Mr. W. Gordon, of the Telegraph Office, who has reproduced the borders, &c., from copies ' taken' from 'Maoi'i 'carvings. ; The Maori prayer is in plain black text, with the English, translation under t each line in Vermillion. It is to be sent to the forthcoming. Sydney Exhi bition. The colors are well combined, and heightened with gold. In the centre of the border on each side is a man and woman’s face, showing the 'tattoo- 'marks’ ’On each; "and; altogether , the picture faithfully represents an art . which is fast dying out.— • America Ts just how : an : M for actors. We hear Booth, Sothern, and B.oucicault, get £xoo a night O wens is Said to ‘be : the wealthiest'' actor in the profession, and iS estimated to ibe. ~ Adelaide N.eilson is. iepofted inb&mhfica tQ be worth' "£ 106,b00,' and : she' has played for £2OO a night. *•; Jefferson gets from £6OO to a week. .' Lotta is worth 1 . £ 56,006: y,.Edwin Booth refused an engagement of . 100 nights at Booth’s ” - theatre at £2OO a night. Fanny, . - Davenport is good fbr .a vveek. Before using sheepwash of any kind designed to mure, .the- scab, .the janimal should be rubbed with somethingrpUgh likea* .corncob.;This ; .breaks the scab and exposes the insectsto the n im hiediate action of the medicine applied. Where leeroSen'e is used, it will penfetrate these scabs;without,.difficulty, but. .it is dangerous-to v use JF..SO strong as to ac* complish this. The most popular sheen--, wash, however,, is one composed''largely of carbolic acid arid tobacco water, and it TvillbhoT* require more; than as ‘strong a solution’ if the above directions beTollowed. Where it; is. possible to do k6‘ the dip should be heated jiintil it is as warm as the animal can endup, as it softens; up- the scab, quickly..and the heat helps to destroy the mites, .and at the same- time is . much more penetra tive.;' rr b4l -

A few years ago the Czar sent the 1 anT the Afghans - Jut) up the gijde'f ■,Lints .on their .houses with out- connecting, .them, with;,the. ground. The effect was not .Tavoura’dleTp Rus sian popularity.

Friday June 27, 1879,]

THE ASHBURTON HERALD



ADVERTISEMENTS for die Ashburton Herald must be sent in not later than 2 p.m. lor :the Country Edition, and 3 p.m. for the Town Edition, with the number of insertions written-, plainly on he copy, other wise they will be inserted ti'l countermanded, and charged acco:d' n gly. Notice to d ; scontmue Advertisements must be left at the Office in writing, before 12 noon and alterations the day prevous. Subscriptions : In Advance. If Booked Quarterly — s. d. s. d Delivered in town ... 6 o 6-6 country ...80 8 6 Posted ' ' , 1 ...80 8 6 Clothing Establishment.



ASSIGNMENT OF THE ESTATE OF MESSRS. AITKEN, PASCOE & CO.. CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS, TO Mr. J; H. Morrison, Manager MosgielWoolen j Factory, . _ l Trustees. AND ' ' Mr. John Ross, Of Sargood, Sons & Ewing J mHE above:large. Clothing Manufac -1 ' ' 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 ' ;.0 N E THIRD ■'> TO ONE HALF THEIR USUAL CO'ST. t - ’• HALLENSTEIN BROS., New Zealand Clothing Factory. The assigned Stock will be for Sale in our Ashburton Branch from and on SATURDAY NEXT, 28th JUNE. : New Zealand Clothing Factory.



' . ; Published Daily. Country Edition ... 3 p.m. " ' Town Edition ... 4.30p.m. , are requested to make .Known any irregularity, in the. delivery, Vhether in Town or Country, which shall Jje immediately remedied. Country Sub scribers along the Wakaiiui Road to the school, thence to Seafield, Cambridge, and f ; J• • r . ; -.- • . . _, r _ _ ; , Newland, are supplied by the mail-cart every Tuesday and Friday. SEWING Machines and other Eequi sites. H. M. JONES, Etc., Baring Square. ' 473 e



Public Notices. NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE ES TATE OF THOMAS MADDOX, BUILDER, TINWALD, A BANK RUPT. WtOTICE is hereby given, that all debts not proved and sent to me before the Ist of July-next will not be recogr nised. K. SANDO, 1064 Trustee. SANDO AND OLSEN’S ASSIGNED ESTATE. A LL Debts owing to this Estate must at once be paid to Messrs. Saunders Brothers, or they will be sued for without further notice. I. s h a S dees S“- 1016 I NOTI C E. Ass]gned Estate of Hooper, Aitken, AND Co. Aj LL ACCOUNTS Due to the above mentioned Estate must be settled forthwith, otherwise legal proceedings will be instituted for their recovery. I C. W. TURNER ) Trustees in the 1063 W. GILL ( above Estate. |lO BE SOLD, CHEAP—Nine 4-acre Sections of Magnificent LAND, and Middle Roads, Apply to R. ELSTON, South-East Belt. fonting on Allen North Town Belt. 1038 SCHOOL Requisites and Artist Mate rials. H. M. JONES, Stationer Baring Square. 473 a [SLAUGHTERING LICENSE. WE HEREBY give notice that we in . intend, at the Council’s sitting on the 2nd July, to apply for a license to kill small and large cattle on R. S. 26598. ROBERTS & WINTER. Selma, June 9, 1879. 990 SANDO & OLSEN’S ASSIGNED ; ESTATE. SALE BY TENDER. TENDERS are invited for the Pur chase of Stock in the following departments. Tenders to close on June 30:— 1. Groceries. 2. Ironmongery. 3. Sailmaking. Stock lists can be inspected at the offices of Messrs. Saunders Bros., Ashbur ton, or Mr. B. Hale, Christchurch, from whom every information can be obtained. The highest or any tender not neces sarily accepted. S. SAUNDERS) B. HALE Trustees. 1067 ; ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. POUND AT HINDS. are invited for erection of I Pound at Hinds. Plans and speci fications are. on view at the Council’s offices uptoToa.m. on Wednesday, 2nd July, at which time and date tenders with deposit equal to five per cent, of the amount of tender will be received. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. 1 - .• ' ■ By order, WILLIAM BAXTER, County Engineer. Ashburton, June 23rd, 1879 1069 RAKAIA AND ASHBURTON FORKS • RAILWAY.. WAN T ED, : s ’ TWENTY or Thirty Good WORKING MEN. Apply to the Foreman on the Works.' 1 None but good hands need apply. 4a JUST ARRIVED AND ON SALE, OPIES of the Joint Stock Companies’ Acts and the Bankruptcy Acts. ASHBURTON HERALD OFFICE East Street North. NTT ANTED, a Smart BOY, for the W : Printing Business.—Apply HERALD OFFICE. PIANOFORTE FOR SALE. TAOR SALE, that Very Fine PIANO jj FORTE, by Brinsmead, used at the Choir Union Concert. Guaranteed to be one of the very best make, with improved action. Price;, £SO. Apply 7a HERALD OFFICE. IN THE ESTATE OF, CHARLES SMITHED. ALL Proofs of Claims in this Estate must .be sent in before June 30th, after which. date they will not be recog nised. : W. R. BOYLE, 8a Trustee. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH THE REV. ALEX. M. BEATTIE, A.M., recently arrived from England, will preach (D.V.) on Sabbath First, in the Ashburton Church in the morning at 11 ; in the evening at 6.30, and at Ashton School at 3 o’clock. 9a ASHBURTON DISTRICT SCHOOL. WANTED, TENDERS,for Levelling, Draining, and Concrete Channelling, for PLAYGROUND ; also for Removing TREES and CLOSETS. Tenders to be sent in by Monday, J une 30, not later than 4 p.-m., to the Under signed. Plans and specifications may be seen at the offices of Messrs Fooks & Son, Triangle, Wakanui Road. Tenders to be classified as follows : 1. Levelling, Earthwork, and Removal of Trees. 2. Channelling, Draining, and Removal i! ’of Closets. 11a By order, J. WARD, Secretary. ITT ASTE PAPER for Sale, 3d. per ID. y V at the Her aid Office. Apply arly. f 'j ’ 590



SATURDAY, 2 Bth JUNE. ONIONS, POTATOES, KEROSENE, FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, &c. . / ■ . ESSRS. BULLOCK & CO. will sell afe their rooms, East Street,; on M SATURDAY', 28th June, 1 Ton Onions, in bags 1 Ton Superior Potatoes 10 Cases Kerosene Electro-plated ware, bedsteads, Crockery, &c., &c., Fruit and Ornamental Trees Shrubs. Sale at 2 o’clock. 13a—599 BULLOCK & CO., Auctioneers.