ago stood almost unequalled for the absence of crime, has had, during die last 12 months, 27 courts-martial, and five sergeants within a few weeks have been reduced for drunkenness on duty—in olden times an almost unheard of ofFence. The linked battalion system, too, has con fessedly broken down. The object sought to be obtained by this arrangement is that the battalion at home may serve as a feeder for the supply of casualties in the twin battalion of the same district serving abroad. This, we are assured by Lord Cardwell, would be comparatively simple as regards the double battalion regiments. Yet, at the present moment, instead of 71 battalions being at home to 70 abroad, wb have but' 55 iri England to 86 on foreign service ; and of the double batta lion corps, the Ist Royal Scots, 3rd Buffs, 4th King’s Ow;n, 6th Royals, 13th Light Infantry, 21st Royal Scots, Fusiliers, 14th, 17th, and 24th Regiments have all their battalions abroad. Not only has the scheme failed to work well, but it is ex ceedingly unpopular among officers and men. So unpopular is the scheme of compulsory transfer on reduction that the officers of 40 regiments in the army have absolutely declined to accept even promotion out of their corps. Officers of the 38th elect to abide by the Ist Staffordshire rather than be turned over to ■'the 80th, the 2nd Staffordshire. Indeed, so strong is the feeling of this point-that,-pending the decision- of - the Committee on Army Organisation, ail transfers will be sus pended-in. the case of officers who object to the step. If the linked battalion system has broken down, so, too,' have the proved a failure. It is true that last year, when they were mobilised, tlie men came up readily for re-enrollment, about three per cent only being absentees, but in point of numbers they fall far short of what was anticipated. In March, 1871, the Secretary of State for War stated that in seven years the Army Reserve would amount ftp) 81,811 men ;f ■ on the Ist of June, 1879, it numbered 16,949, a grave error in calculation.--r ; -

Burns’s Monument.

On the 10th of August the long-talked of monument of Burns.,was unveiled at Kilmarnock in the Kay Park, which was thrown open to the public on the same day. About 50,000 persons were present, and it is stated that such a demonstration has not been witnessed in Ayrshire since the Burns Festival in 1844, when the monument on the banks of the Doon was inaugurated. In _ spite of the running of special trains the pressure on the railway was so great that it was ultimately found necessary to refuse to issue tickets to any one save .'those i who. could prove that they were going to walk in the procession. Every hamlet in Ayrshire was represented, and thousands came not only from the .co'u'ntiesl’of; Renfrew, Lanark, and Dum fries, hut even "from Edinburgh and other parts of the east coast. The procession met in the Recreation grounds, Dundonald road, and was of a most interesting and amusing character, the various trades being represented by working models, &c., of their crafts. ~ Qne hundred and eleven carters, mounted on powerful Clydes dales, led the way, and forced a passage for the procession through the densely crowded streets, the horses being gaily decorated with ribbons and flowers. Music, was provided by about 20 different bands. The park in which the monument stands is about 41 acres in extent, but only half of that area has been laid out in the meantime. The land:. was bought for £9OOO from the Duke of Portland, the money being bequeathed for the purpose bv Mr. Alexander Kay, a native of Kil marnock who made a fortune in Glasgow as an insurance broker, and died in 1866. The monument consists of a building 80 feet high, in the Scottishbaronialstyle, con taining a large room for a museum of Burns’s relics, and accommodation for the keeper. In an alcove, is placed the statue of the poet, by Mr. W. G. Stevenson, of Edinburgh. It is cut from a block of Sicilian marble, and with its base is about 9 feet high. .’The; I poet is represented holding a note-hook in which he is about to indite some verses, the book resting on a broken stump, at. .the foot of which a daisy nestles. 1 In the head and costume the well known portrait by Nasmyth has been closely followed. The ceremony of ; unveiling. ;the statue was peformed by Colonel Alexander, M.P., whose speech was received with great enthusiasm, not withstanding that not a twentieth part of the assemblage could hear it, and that the bands on the outskirts of the crowds kept bursting in with music at inopportune points. In the evening a public dinner was held in the George Hotel, Provost Sturrock occupying the chair, in the un avoidable absence of Colonel Alexander. The total amount of the subscriptions re ceived for the monument is £2488, but about £250 is still. required to defray all expenses' in connection with the matter.

Bank Swindles Made Easy.

' (.'Manchester Guirkian.) An audacious mode of swindling has just 'been-brought to light. 'r. 'A man of respectable appearance called at one of the banka in Manchester, and representing himself as a newly-appointed agent of a - firm of provision merchants in Cork, said that he wished to open an account because of the greater convenience he would thereby have in making his remittances Strange to say, the authorities at the bank, without requiring any proof of the bona fide of the applicant, allowed him to deposit a sum of money, along with a cheque for £SB 10s., payable on a bank at Garston, near Liverpool. They at the : same time supplied him with a cheque, book in the customary manner. The 'cheque was forwarded to Garston in due course, but on Monday morning before a reply could be received, the man presented a cheque from thel book whioh ; had been issued to him on the Saturday for pretty nearly the whole amount that he had de posited, inclusive of the £SB 10s. The cheque was cashed, and next day that which had been drawn? upon the Garston Bank was returned with the endorsement u effects. ” It was evident the Man chester bank had been swindled of nearly £SB, and inquiries which made con firmed this view. It was also found that 'had been obtained m a similar manner from the bank at Garston, ; and from banks in Runcorn and elsewhere. *. The name given at Manchester was * 1 Frederick Lees ;” at Garston it was “ James Lyons and Brothers.”

Finance.

The most important feature of the past i week has been discussion of the Hall Go | Verninent financial proposals. That their revised Tariff has taken by surprise per sons holding all shades of opinion must he patent to the meanest capacity. As is always the case with any Govern ment proposal, tlie duties as they now stand could hardly he expected to meet with unqualified approval. For our own part we think there are many points which do not appear to have received the due amount of consideration which should have been bestowed upon them. Against this we are prepared to admit that the Colonial Treasurer has had to contend with a vast number of conflicting influences such as are usually brought to bear upon any attempt to alter the incidence of taxa tion. Not in our own day we fear shall we find the financier who can so arrange mat ters as to keep the balance on the right side, and at the same time not interfere with the comfort and priveleges of the people. We note some attempt has been made to give effect to the recommendations of ti e Christchurch Committee, appointed to suggest where new duties may be levied, or increased, so as in a measure to afford seme protection to manufactures of goods which could be produced in this colony. In this the Government has to a certain extent succeeded. There are, however, one or two points where we fancy they have not availed themselves of the oppor tunity afforded. We may instance first the following— Rye grass seed, cocksfoot, white clover, rape, linseed, and sundry other seeds which could undoubtedly bo grown here in perfection. Again, the present nominal duty on cheese, bacon, and butter, must have a tendency to induce heavy importations from. America during the coming season. Iri the meantime Government say, “we propose to admit many articles duty free so as to encourage local industries, and we find twenty shillings per ton, or say 25 per cent, ad valorem, on coarse salt largely used by curers and butchers.” This, with other slight anomalies, will be remedied no doubt as they px-esent them selves to the powers that be. Fruits, we notice, have met with deserved attention. Yery large sums have been drawn from N.Z. annually, for apples, pears, oranges, pines, grapes, nuts, and other, fruits, the trade in which has supported a considerable number of persons in the sister, colonies, whilst our own gi'owers of fruit, such as we can pro duce, have seen theirs rotting for the want of a market. An important item to . farmers—the 10s per ton on chaff—is a step in the right .direction, but is hardly sufficient to keep open the West Coast ports to our trade, unless the ship owners and agents meet the shippers by offering rates of fi*eight lower on this pai-ticular line. We do not anticipate any large revenue from the reimposed duties on grain ; at the s<*me time it is some com fort to know that we are not subsidising American bottoms to glut our market with inferior wheat, flour, hops, malt, barley, and oats.

The carriage makers, hatters, and some other industries we trust, will at once show the general public that they can appreciate what would perhaps appear at a first glance the special advantages afforded them by the remission of duties on the imported raw material, and articles used by them in the production of goods they manufacture, by extending their various businesses and so finding more labour for the skilled artizan.

Steam Tramways in Sydney.

Qur steam tramway (says the Sydney correspondent of the Melbourne “ Argus”) from the railway station into the city is getting recognized as a success. The omnibus proprietors do not altogether like it; which is not wonderful, consi dering that the omnibus company wanted to get the monopoly of tramways for itself. No accidents of any importance have occurred, and the city horses are getting used to it. The traffic on the line has been beyond expectation, and the line will pay for itself in a few years, even after making allowance for repairs. It is natural therefore,, that the people in the suburbs, who for years past have suffered much at the hands of omnibus proprietors, should he getting jealous and impatient, and the Minister for Public Works has been interviewed to get him to extend the system. This, he has promised to do, con fessing that the success of the system has altogether surpassed his expectations. The only drawback to this proposal is that it may indefinitely postpone surburban railways.

Buggy Accident at Seaeield.—While Mr. Murdock Bruce and his family were going home on Tuesday evening after the Show, and when they had reached Sea field school the shafts of the buggy broke, and the occupants of the vehicle were thrown out. Beyond the breaking of the shafts, and a good fright to the children, there was no great mischief done. A Race Incident.—The betting frater nity and the men who follow races up with the patriotic intention of giving the public a show at the newest arid fairest games, and who are not as a rule burdened with too much bashfulness, came in a perfect swarm to the races last week, and there was a deal of difficulty in keeping them from taking up positions otherwise than those allotted to them. One “moral agriculturalist,” with more than ordinary push in him, took up his position in front of the grand stand, and after being several times ordered away by members of the Committee, and as often returning as soon as no official was in sight, the Secretary finally disposed of him by using a powerful argument in the shape of kick ing his stand over, and the front of the booth was kept clear for the rest of the meeting without further arguments.

Holloway’s Pills. —A certain cure foi Headaches, Bile, Loss of Appetite, and Low ness of Spirit.—These Pil's can he taken with out danger from wet or cold, and require no interruption from business or pleasure. They act mildly on the bowels, strengthen the stomach, and promote a healthy action of the liver, whereby they purify the blood, cleanse the skin, brace the nerves, and invigorate the whole system. They effect a truly wonderful change in a debilitated constitution, as they create a healthy appetite, correct indigestion, remove bile, giddiness, headache, and palpita tion of the heart. Plain directions for the use of this medicine, at once so mild and efficacious, are affixed to each box.

The Railway Telegraph Line Struck By Lightning.

Mr. W. 11. Floyd, Superintendent of the Railway Telegraph, writes :—•

On the afternoon of Nov. 11 a violent thunderstorm was experienced on the Malvern Branch Railway, which caused considerable damage to the telegraph line between Barfield Junction and Hawkins’ stations. Repairs were made early on the following day, when it was found that nine telegraph poles had been more or less damaged by electricity. Six of the poles were so badly shattered as to be fit for nothing but firewood ; tlie remaining three, although considerably splintered, were good enough to be re-fitted- and continued in use. The damage to the poles ex tended over a straight line of three quarters of a" mile in'" length, but all the poles in that length were not injured. Commencing three-quarters of a mile from Darfield junction, the first pole was badly shattered, and only about a third of ic left standing, the other two-thirds being split up into small fragments, and scattered about. The next pole, towards Hawkins’ Station, was perfectly safe.. The thii-d was as badly injured as tlie first, but the fourth and fifth were uninjured. The sixth, seventh, and eighth were badly shattered,.and splintered from their tops to the ground-line. Between the seventh and eighth poles, at about the centre of the sparl, and also at about midway be tween the first and the last pole injured, the telegraph wire of No. 8 gauge was fused and parted, and over the whole of the 21 feet distances between the line of wire and the railway metals, the ground showed signs of disturbance. Three of the railway sleepers were shattered, and between one of them and the line of wire there were two strongly marked paths, re sulting from electrical disturbance, of which lightning is commonly one of the evidences. These paths were partly tun nelled at a depth of fi om 12 to 15 inches underground, and to a diameter of about five inches, and partly cut to a depth of from four to five inches from the surface. The earth thrown up at the sides of the cuttings exhibited in patches a greyish color, that suggested the idea of its hav ing been under the influence of fire. There was only one path at the shattered sleeper referred to, but a little way from it the path divided, and the two branches remained, distinctly separate until they ceased altogether—six feet apart directly under the line of telegraph—as though each path had terminated in a separate end of the fused wire.

The ninth pole had only a piece of its top splintered off, and could he refitted. Between this pole and the railway metal there was a single path, partly tunnelled and partly cut, from tlie surface as pre viously described. In both cases the dis turbance of the ground was greatest near the railway metals, and gradually de creased until it ceased altogether at the line of wire.

The tenth pole was only slightly broken at about a foot above the ground line. The eleventh had a slice two inches thick cleanly taken off one side, from top to ground line, and the slice was split up into matchwood.

The next three poles were uninjured, and the signs of damage ceased * altogether at the fifteenth pole, which was badly shattered.

In the Darfield Junction Telegraph Office the station master and telegraphist were seated at work during the storm, when they saw a bright light apparently leap from one of the instruments to the floor of the office and heard a noise like the report of a fowling piece. That no damage was done to the instruments there, is probably due to the fact that, the office is fitted with lightning guards of a very effective pattern.

A DREAM.

Methought I stood upon a rock-bound shore ; The sky was gathering blackness over head, I listened to the breakers’ sullen roar, And saw the angry sea before me spread. The mountain waves like monsters of the deep, Came rushing onward in their giant might ; As if to battle with the rocky steep Which frowned defiantly as black as night. Then, suddenly burst forth the howling storm : The wind like fifty thousand great guns blew. I wished that I were housed, and snug and warm : Spell-bound I stood, and knew not what to do. Thus fiercely raged the elemental war, The prospect dreadful in the failing light; And fairly terrified, I gazed afar, But not a place of shelter was in sight. Methought I shouted, but my voice was lost Amid the uproar of the raging sea ; And thus unsheltered all, and tempest toss’d, I felt indeed as bad as had could be. The billows dashed, • The lightning flashed, The thunder crashed, The rain came down in torrents pouring; Just then I woke, The spell was broke (It was no joke), I jumped right, out of bed upon the floor ing ! The dream was caused by dear Rebecca snoring ! Rakaia J. C.

A Foolhardy Passenger. —A man named Breen, residing at Tinwald,' took his passage in the 11 o’clock express train from Ashburton on Friday, instead of the ordinary, and on finding that it did not pull up where he wished to alight he jumped off, the express travelling at the rate of 25 miles an hour at the time. He was picked up by Mr. W. Bennison and others in an insensible condition, but with the exception of a few cuts about his head is not seriously hurt. The Timber Trade. —The Sawmills at Pelorus Sound (says a Wellington paper) have resumed operations and are again in full swing. Notwithstanding the numer ous brick buildings which are being erected in this city, the demand for timber has not very much abated, the saw mill pro prietors affirming that their orders have not relaxed to any great extent. During the past two days, four vessels, timber laden, arrived from the Sound with cargoes representing an aggregate of about 16,000 feet

A New Calculating Boy.

In the Baranyer district of the Kingdom of Hungary lies a little town called Funfkirclien. In this place a grocery and general store is to be found belonging to a certain Jacob Blanhom. One affcerooon, about a year and a half ago, a little boy appeared at the counter, asking slyly for a farthing’s worth of barley sugar. The shopman happened to have his hands full at the time, and paid but scanty at tention to tlie modest application. An order of uncommon magnitude had jus! been given out for the marriage of the local bailiff, and a sum as long as his big servant’s arm of all kind of foreign and colonial products liad to be added up. This array of sugar and spice and other things nice possessed, however, small charms for our little four-and-a-half year old, who hari by this time requested three times vainly to be served. Tlie bare footed customer stood fingering his kreutzer, retorting witli a vein of un conscious precocious sarcasm—“ If it was only tlie reckoning that stood in the way, so that I could come to my own mat ter, I would soon tell you how much it makes ; it is just 200 gulden and 20 kreutzer.” “ Bassama teremtete !” hurst forth the Hungarian clerk. “ does the urchin mean to best us like that ; out with you, and be quick about, too.” The assistant was about to suit the action to the word, and had stretched out a hand to seize the small child by the collar, when Herr Blanhom cried ‘‘Halt !” Step ping out of his private door, he peered curiously at this strange new customer. “ Just cast up the figures,” he said to the apprentice, “ it seems to me as if the boy was right—the mischief only knows how he has come by it. ” Grumbling at the interruption, the storeman returned to his desk, while little Moritz had the un wonted honor of being served by the principal himself. He was just walking away, biting a bit off the candy, when the assistant called out, “ Yes, he has hit it exactly.” “Boy, how did you reckon this ?” inquired the puzzled pair in tlie same breath. “ Just did it in my head,” was the careless answer, as tlie little fel low toddled away out into the street. “ That lad will do more than eat sweeties,” gasped the grocer’s young man, while his master, who plumed himself on having come into tlie world with a better know ledge of two and two than most of his fellows in the trade, shook his grey hairs, muttering to himself, “That’s a miracle i child ; if only old Frankl knows how his 1 Moritz can handle figures !” Papa Frankl, in truth, knew nothing of his offspring’s wondrous gift, and would hardly believe it when told. The child was summoned, and an examination began, and it turned out quite as had been reported. All Funfkirclien knew of it the same day, and the whole town was full of the prodigy—a child that could neither read nor write, but yet had such powers of calculation. The educational authority of the place took the matter up, and sifted the story, finding things had not been exaggerated. The uncles and aunts thereupon pressed father Frankl to send the child out into tlie world. The first public performance of his powers was given in Pesth, and others followed in Graz and Presburg. At Breslau the des cribe!’ of this sketch saw the youthful prodigy. He confesses that opinion generally was seep tical as to tlie genuineness of the child’s talent. Might not the whole affair be a cleverly contrived hum bug ? But the proceedings soon dismissed all possibility of deception. A board was placed over the orchestra, and just before the first row of stalls a table and chair were set for the performer ; his teacher stood behind on the stage near a black board; ready with chalk to work out the sums that might be put to the child as a cheek on his answers. In the mean time his mentor gave a short sketch of his history, how that he was born on the 22nd of October, 1873, and had without any teaching, without even knowing the signs of different figures, but merely operating through the sense of number, arrived at adding, subtracting, multiply ing, and dividing amounts of six to nine figures ; extracting the square and cube roots of six and eight rows, and raising numbers to the third, fourth, and even fifth power. This little ready reckoner after making his bow, began by asking the audience to set him a sum. A prominent magnate of the Exchange happened to be present in a front box, and called out, “ I am 45 years old to-day; how many seconds have I lived ?” Immediately the reply came hack, the tutor following on the blackboard in the space of about two minutes. When the number proved to be the same loud applause broke out. The other questions, to the number of six, were answered with the same ease ancl rapidity. In tlie algebraic sums without the use of signs or formulas, the figures often running into billions, caused the performer some difficulty ; at times lie would correct himself, and ask to have the last number repeated. Moritz Frankl went through this collossai brain-work without the least apparent effort ; his manner was quiet and cheerful. Generally he counted half aloud, and only rarely closed his eyes. The demonstrations of interest in his favor only excited a pleased suiile, and a response of a hand kiss, with out any artificial character about it. There was no fear of injury to this little body becoming as it were electrified by the tension of the brain. On the contrary the hoy had tho appearance of being per fectly passive throughout all this cerebral action; and his teacher confirmed this by assuring apprehensive persons that after such a performance he would go and play with other children, take a good supper, and sleep quietly till morning. Tlie writer of this account in the Leipzig “Illustrirte Zeitung,” to which is appended a charming portrait of tlie infant wonder, states that he made a private examination of the boy, and found him in other res pects not beyond liis years. Of a simple and happy disposition, he shows no sign of being spoiled by early notoriety. In eleven months he has grown 10 centimetres (nearly four inches), and increased 2-Jr kilogrammes (511 b.) What may he the future ofMoritz Frankl no one can as yet predict.—Paris correspondent of “ Leeds Mercury. ”

Irish Manufactures. —Poor Buckstone said once of Irish arts and manufactures, “ Sir, it seems to me they principally con sist at present! of whisky and man slaughter.” But Pat appreciates wit, even at his own expense, and will hardly think unkindly of the actor now.

THE ASHBURTON HERALD

[Monday, Novembers 24, 1879



Auction Bales. AREISO N, A LFKED H AUCTIONEER, STOCK AND-ESTATE AGENT, ASHBURTON. Fawns, Town Sections, and House .Pro perties on the Books for Sale or to Let. AGENT FOR THE TRANSATLANTIC FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Chief Office— Christchurch. MR JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY, has FOR SALE some valuable TOWN and SUBURBAN SECTIONS in Ashburton. Also, Quarter-acre Section, Timvald, with a good Four-roomed House, lined throughout, and a Garden securely fenced ; also, several other well-situated Sections in the above Township. Some of the above being low in price and terms easy, offer a first-class opportu nity to investors. J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, Auctioneer, Ac. , Saunders’ Buiildings, Ashburton. To Let and for Sale. rno LET, at a Very Low Rental, TWO SHOPS in East Street ; also, one in Burnett Street. T. BULLOCK. mO LET, at a very low rental—Bakery, JL together with Dwelling-house and Shop, near the Post Office. 393 a TAOS. BULLOCK



TO LET, WITI-I A PURCHASING CLAUSE, OR FOE, SALE, CHEAP, 453 ACRES, Which would make a very compact farm, situated at the back of Mr. Rigby's. Apply to THOMAS BULLOCK.



2 —866 a FOR SALE, GRAIN STORE at South- Ashbur ton. Apply to THOMAS BULLOCK. FOR SALE, COMPACT FARM, well-watered, and really first-class land of about 200 acres, situated on Lonsrbeach Estate For full particulars, apply to 6 THOMAS BULLOCK. TTiOR SALE, Cheap, or TO LET, with IP a Purchasing Clause, a FARM, of 137 Acres, partly improved, and situated about three and a half miles from the Township. Apply to 5 . THOMAS BULLOCK. Boarding Houses. PRINCE ALBERT PRIVATE HOTEL fjpHE undersigned having taken the Prince Albert Boarding House, in Wills Street, near the Railway Station, begs to say he is determined to keep GOOD TABLE, and afford Comfortable Accommodation to customers at MODERATE CHARGES. S. LUCAS, PRINCE ALBERT BOARDING HOUSE Wills Street, Ashburton. 333a—27 CENTRAL TEMPERANCE HOTEL, Baring Square (Near Town Hall). EE-OPENING of the above commo dious and centrally situated Pri vate and Commercial Hotel. T. BROADBELT, PROPRIETOR, Is prepared to give Superior Accommoda tion to Boarders and the Travelling Public on REASONABLE TERMS. Weekly Board and Lodging ... £1 Weekly Board ... ... ... 14s. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. Dinner on Saturday from 11.30. Beds (single), Is. Gd. Private Room for Ladies. 153—82 a PAPER BAGS, PAPER BAGS. P ONFECTIONERS , Fruiterers, | / Grocers, Drapers, Seedsmen, &c., jail be supplied with Paper Bags, shortly :o arrive, all sizes, and Printed or Plain. WEEKS AND DIXON, General Printers, East rtreet North.



THE Cheap Advertiser—the Ashburton Herald with its 20-words tariff.



Auction Sales. SA I j v ■ * ■n in Abrij FIRE! FIRE!! FIRE!!! WEDNESDAY, 26th NOVEMBER. At 11 o'clock. BY PUBLIC AUCTION, CLOTHING, DRAPERY, GROCERIES, &c., Saved from the late Fire at (Mr. J. Fowler’s.) NO RESERVE. Messrs edmiston bros. and GUNDRY have received instruc tions to sell by Public Auction, at their Sale Rooms, East street, on WEDNES DAY, November 26, all the Stock (more or less damaged), saved from the late Fire at Mr. J. Fowler’s, Tancred street, con sisting of ulothing, Linen Boots and Shoes Matting, Carpets Blankets Crockery, Glassware Ironmongery Dress Pieces Sugar, Tea Soap, Candles Tobacco Pickles, Sauce, &c., Ac., &c. On account of the number of Lots the Sale will take place at 11 o’clock sharp. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY, 707 a Auctioneers. SALVAGE STOCK. Slightly Damaged by Water.



BLANKETS, BUCKETS, &c., &c. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26th, BY PUBLIC AUCTION. Messrs edmiston bros. and GUNDRY have received instruc tions from Messrs Orr and Co. to Sell by Public Auction, at their Rooms, East street, To-morrow, a Quantity of BLANKETS, BUCKETS, &c. Slightly damaged by water at the late fire in Tancred street. Sale at 11 o’clock. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. 1121-71oa Auctioneers. WOOL. WOOL. W T OOL. To Farmers, Wool-growers, and others. WE beg to inform Sheep Farmers and others that our FIRST WOOL AND SKIN SALE this season will take place at our Auction Rooms, East street, on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27. Farmers and others wishing to make entries are requested to send in particu lars at an early date, so that we can class and catalogue the same before the day of sale. EDMISTON BROS. AND GRUNDY, Auctioneers. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. 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.



TO RUNHOLDERS, FARMERS AND OTHERS. Undersigned have on Sale : Fencing "Wire No. 0 to 30. Standards and Stakes. Seeds— White Clover Red Clover Cow Grass Alsike Trefoil Lucerne, &c., etc. Rye Grass Seed Coal and Firewood Station Stores of Every Description. We are prepared to allow a very liberal discount for cash. EDMISTON BROS. & GUN DRY. East Street. ASHBURTON NE W ZEALAND WESLE VAN Published Monthly. JUST ARRIVED, the “ New Zealand Wesleyan” for November. Price 6d Sold at the Herald Office, East Street. WEEKS AND DIXON, Agents. O you Want the News of the Day Read the Ashburton Herald.



Business Notices.



FRUIT, CONFECTIONERY, &c., &c. NOW OPEN. F. F U JR NESS OEGS to in "orm tlie public of Ash burton thit holms just opened a new Stock ( E FRUIT AND OONFECTIONERY IN THE SHOP NEXT TO HODDER & CO.’S, Saunders’ New Buildings, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Oranges, Lemons, Apples, Dates, Nuts, , Almonds, Confectionery, Biscuits, &c., &c., &c. 678 a



BUTCHERS, BAKERS, GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, GRAIN ANT) SEED MERCHANTS, NORTON FARM, SEAFIELD. JONES AND CO., Norton Farm, Sea field, return thanks to their patrons for the hearty support accorded to them since Norton Farm was opened as a Butchery, Bakery, and General Store, and solicit a continuance of past favors, assuring customers that, their interest •will always have first consideration at the hands of the advertisers. J ones and Co. beg to inform their friends and the public in the Seafield and neighboring districts, that their Bread, Meat, and Store Carts travel the following routes on the days given below : Seafield to Kyle, and Acton—Wednes days. 1 Seafield to Wakanui Homestead, Waka nui School, and Creek, back by Christie’s Road — Tuesdays. Seafield to North Seafield, Charing Cross, Dundas, Cambridge, returning by Pioneer Road —Fridays. v In view of the Harvest, orders for at tendance of the Cart may be left at the Store, Norton Farm, Seafield ; Wakanui School, with Mr. Ginney ; with Mr. Lambie, at Kyle ; and with Mr Brown, Clontarf blacksmith. JONES AND CO., NORTON FARM, Seaeield. Butchers, Bakers, General Store keepers, Grain and seed Merchants. AGENTS FOR THE ASHBURTON HERALD AND GUARDIAN. 679 a TINWALD. gHEARER AND GALLOWAY, MILLWRIGHTS, AGRICULTURAL AND GENERAL IMPLEMENT MAKERS, Great South Road, Tinwald, Beg to thank the public generally for their very liberal support during the past twelve months, and to announce that they have now every facility for carrying on their business in all its branches to the entire satisfaction of customers, as a trial will prove. COACHBUILDING. Orders received fcr making or repairing all kinds of conveyances by thoroughly practical workmen, and none but the best materials used. AGRICULTURAL. Implements of all kinds made or re paired. Also, Combines, Engines, Reip ers and Binders, Chaftcutters, Bruisers, &c. BUILDING. Estimates given for all kinds of Build ing and general carpentering. Cocksfoot Grass Seed Threshing Ma chines, for hand or foot, made to order, great saving of labor. SHEARER AND GALLOWAY, ' Tinwald. 165—641 a REAPERS AND BINDERS. mHE Undersigned having been a - i pointed agent for the sale , f McCORMICK’S & W. A. WOOD’S REAPERS AND BINDERS is now prepared to treat with those who will want them for the coming season. FREDK. PAVITT, 555a—88 East Street, Ashburton. T7INYELOPES, NOTEPAPER, EN ■JLIi YELOPES, NOTEPAPER.—The cheapest ever offered in Ashburton, at the Herald Office, Wholesale Stationery Depot, Saunders’ Buildings.



The Stud. THOROUGHBRED ENTIRE COLT Of the Traduces. Blood. To Travel this Season the ASHBURTON AND WAKANUI Districts, See future Advertisements for Particulars, S. H. FOWLER & CO„ Proprietors, od4a—2o Winslow T is only a-Penny, is to he\ot every where in Town, along. -thjißailway line, and of the- Country \Agej TALE. — The Herald publishes a por tion of a readable story ever Satur day. Read it.