V v?*ss&Bij v ' »>•**s'.* f. £om. ftU flffiifeft iWti'O'*-' *'7/' /^ t,ul,, ° ’*• .ip'''* 60lUd. Laddie, too, was '*£ Lo must when his breed and marking are con sidered.

/ Cattle dogs to the number of four were shown, and their merits were well can vassed during the day. Mr. Jones’ Jack we fancied would have been better shown as a sheep dog, and as such we doubt not he would measure j well , with anything that can be shown against him. Pepper—Mr. Miller’s dog, we felt sure could be trained to almost any kind of shepherding, he looked so wise and sensible, while Mr. Smith’s Stumpy would be just the dog to bring to mind Burns’ ‘ 1 Luath. ”, We had expected to see more sheep dogs, entered, knowing the number and quality of those in the district, but somehow shepherds don’t seem to care for tying up their dogs in a showyard. The other dogs shown were a quartette of Dindie Dinmonts by Mr. C. W. Ireland —beauties in their way, and Scotchmen were all about there. 'The little terriers were well patronised during the day, and the exhibitor was highly complimented on his entry. The pup among the four took our fancy most, as showing the Scotch terrier in every point. Mrs George Jameson’s Loo was therein all her St. Bernard glory and was much admired. Mr Hicks Bedlington was not ,-neglected either.by- visitors, but his tribe.us not so well known in the colony nor so much appreciated as it ought to be, and will be when its merits are better known. Mr Campbell’s pretty spaniels were also shown; as were also Messrs Saunders beagles, and grey hounds. ...... • ' : . MISCELLANEOUS EXHIBITS.

In these, local industry was repre sented by a well-made saddle by Tait and Co., and a set . of. cart; harness ‘ complete. The Kaiapoi Woollen Factory spread out a most cosj'-looking selection of woollen goods, and Mr T. Chambers, Ashburton, represented the immortal art of Crispin with a very creditable entry of boots. Montgomery and Co.’s exhibits of fire clay goods, showed, how well the kiln keeps, to the front, and how the colonial potter knows-.his: business. A sample of flax goods deserves mention, as the pioneer of an industry, we .shall yet hear of in New Zealand. It was Mr Leet’s entry. There were also entered a collection of plants by Mrs Mitchell; a hearthrug, made at the Old Men’s Home, Mr. E. Cook son being the exhibitor ; a col lection of drapery by Messrs. Orr and Co ; quite a host of chaff cutters, horse gears, corn crushers, cooking ranges, &c. In the same line, Messrs. Friedlander made quite a show themselves of American skill, and spread out 15 entries of inge nuity-stoves, store trucks, . lawn mowers, windmills, force pumps, steel planes, nail pullers, -saw clamps, hand force pumps, or hydropults, harvest tools of improved kinds, self-acting cheese presses/ *' counter ' scales, ' horse-power chaffcuttersand corn crushers, were each represented, while Mr. Pavitt put in a horse hoe, sc.uffler, and moulding plough combined. ‘Altogether the exti’a ex hibits were an interesting exhibition.

THE DINNER.

The dinner was 1 eld in the evening in the sample room of the Somerset H otel, when there was a very large attendance of guests. Mr Shearman provided a very excellent dinner which was done ample justice to. The chair was occupied by Mr. John Grigg, President of. the Ashburton Agri cultural and Pastoral Association, and the vice chair by Mr. W. 0. Walker, County Chairman.

The ample providing of host Shearman having been fully appreciated, The Chairman proposed the usual loyal toasts, which Avere enthusiastically drunk. The Chairman then gave “The Go vernor,” stating it Avas probable that if the Parliament had not been sitting his Excel lency Avould have been happy to have visited their slioav that day. The toast was drank enthusiastically. The next toast given Avas, “ The Army, Navy, and Volunteers,” the Chairman remarking that he felt sure this Avas a toast which would be drunk most enthusiasti cally, as they owed the peace and comfort which they now enjoyed to the army, navy, and volunteers. The truest Avay to preserve peace Avas to be prepared for Avar. He would couple the toast Avith the names of Mr Guinness, Mr Crawley, and Captain Bullock, of the Ashburton Volunteers.

The toast was drunk with enthusiasm. Mr Guinness,R. M., responded on behalf of the army. Captain Bullock responded on behalf of the Volunteers, and said that he hoped Ashburton and other inland towns Avould keep up their Volunteer corps though peace still reigned in the Middle Island. The Vice-Chairman rose to propose the next toast, “The General Assembly.” The members'■ of •• that 'body had just returned from their constituents, so that they must conclude that they had the confidence of the country.' He regretted very much that no one A\’as here to respond to the toast, ;but he trusted next year the members would be released from their duties Avhen the Ashburton show came round, and so be able to’be with them at dinner. The toast. Avas drunk with enthusiasm.

Mr.-' W.' A. Brown (Chertsey), rose to propose the next toast, that of ‘ 1 The County Council.” He thought that the County Council did their work to the satisfaction of the County at large. They heard of no complaints,- and they possessed the confidence of the people. While the County Council did their work so well, they would have no reason to complain of having had the County system introduced.

The toast was drunk Avith entlmsiam

Mr. Walker, Chairman of the Council, returned thanks. He trusted that so lone; as thept in office they : might merit 'the confidence of the ratepapers. During the time he had had the honor to preside , Over.:the'Council;the work had been done without any ill feeling or hard words, and he trusted expeditiously. .Be- down' he'"desired to propose the health of another Council, younger than the; one,he .had tlie honor to repre sent, hut onewhich had done its best to embellish the town of Ashburton. He re ferred to the Borough Council of Ashbur ton. The works which had been executed by this Council had been well carried out, and he need only refer to what had hap pened on Saturday night with reference to the*pjpe wells. But for their provision by the..-. Borough a great deal more damage would have occurred. (Cheers.) He coupled the toast with the name of Mr. Bullock, the first Mayor. The toast was drunk with loud cheers.

Mr<, #iu for tbe ippuneij the drAtVe to do'|ihe ysxy best they could ’for Ajiliburton. Had it not been for the pells fhacle by the Council a very large proportion of the town would have been burned down. He thought that considering the success of the pipe wells the Insurance Com] allies should con contribute towards ..the cost of sinking further wells. (Cheers.)

Song—Mr. Thomas. Mr. Carter proposed the next toast, that of the Judges, who, he thought, had done their duty well and truly that day. He coupled the toast with the name of Mr. Win. Boag. (Cheers.) The toast was drunk with musical honours.

Mr. W. Boag responded to the toast. He had had. the pleasure of being present at the first show of the Ashburton Agri cultural and Pastoral Association, and lie must say that from the district which surrounded Ashburton the stock which should be raised would be a credit to any part of the Southern Hemisphere. He had been judging in draught horses that day, and Lis brother judges and himself had had before them some very fine animals indeed, which would do great credit to any show yard in the colony. The judges had done their duty that day fearlessly . and honestly; and he trusted they had satisfied the competitors. (Cheers.) Song—Mr. Davis. Mr. C. P. Cox proposed, “ The Success ful competitors,” coupling with the toast thenamesofMr. Matthews, ofLeesion, who had brought a large number of horses, and .Mr., Joseph Clark, the representative here of the Kaiapoi Woollen Factory. (Cheers). The toast was drunk with musical honors.

Mr. Matthews and Mr. Clark responded. The latter said that the specimens shown that day by the young factory he repre sented showed that they could produce manufactures equal to any that could be imported. Therefore, he 'hought that men could'not better advance the interests of the colony than by promoting manufac tures and encouraging local industries. He trusted to see these factories not alone in Kaiapoi and Mosgiel, but in every town in the colony, and he hoped at no. distant day to see one in, Ashburton. Song—Mr. Passmore. Mr. Clarke proposed the next toast— “ The unsuccessful Competitors,” hoping that they would try again on a future oc casion.: He coupled; the toast with the name of Mr Stitt.

The toast-, was drunk with musical honors.

Mr .Stitt responded briefly. Song—Mr Jacobson. Mr Guiness proposed the next toast— “ The Christchurch Agricultural and Pastoral Association.” He thought that nothing had done so much good to the prosperity of the county as institutions of this character. They conduced more than anything else to the advancement of the colony, and hand in hand with the agriculturists went the manufacturer, whose efforts would in years to come raise up a country as great as that from which they had sprung.. (Cheers.) He would couple the toast with the name of Mr. Thomas. The ' toast was drunk with ' musical honors.

Mr Thomas responded, claiming for the Christchurch Society the premier position in the colony as an Agricultural Society. He considered the Christchurch Show as one of the best south of the line. This, coming as it did from a Victorian, -who had visited all the leading Shows of Victoria and New South Wales, must be taken as being sincere. (Cheers.) Mr Passmore rose to propose the next toast—“ The Commercial Interests,” coupled with the names of Mr Johnson (Rangiora), and Mr E. Saunders. In proposing the toast Mr Passmore spoke of the strides made by the province in the matter of commerce. The toast was drunk heartily.

Messrs. Johnson and Saunders res ponded to the toast. Mr Bullock rose'to propose the toast of “ The Ashburton Agricultural and Pas toral Association.” The show of so young an Association that day—only its second—was highly creditable. He de sired to mention that, four beasts bred in that district Had been sold at the Christ church sale on Saturday last at £IOO each. This Avas one of the result!-, of the opera tions of associations such as the Ashbur ton one He would couple AA-itli the toast the name of their President, Mr John Grigg. That gentleman had purchased the pick of the Christchurch beasts, Avliich Avould come into that district, and thus improve the breed of their stock. (Cheers). The toast Avas drunk Avith enthusiasm.

Mr Grigg responded, congratulating the district: upon the success Avliich had attended the Show of that day. To show the success that had attended their efforts, as compared Avitli last year, he might say that the receipts for gate money last year had only been £22, AA r hilst this year it had been £IOO. Last year also the entries had been 288 and this year 800, which showed a very large increase. He trusted that the success this year Avould stimulate the far filers to come in and join the Associa tion. Mr. Grigg Avent on to advocate very strongly the formation of farmers’ clubs in the various districts to Avatcli over the interests of the farmers. He also advo cated the formation, in the district, of a cheese factory, as he thought that the natural advantages of the district would cause this to be a success.

Mr. Cameron proposed the next toast, that of “The Working Committee,” coupled with the names of Messrs. Hunt, Carter, and C. P. Cox. . These gentlemen responded. ■Mr. Cox proposed, “ The Officers of the Association, Mr. George Jameson and Mr. Shury.” They all owed a very deep debt of gratitude to their Secretary for the way in which he had worked. He desired to couple with, the toast -the name of Mr. Shury. because of the prompt and business like manner in which, he took charge of the £IOO spoken of by Mr. Grigg as hav ing been taken at the gates. The toast was drunk enthusiastically. Mr. Jameson and Mr. Shury briefly responded. Dr.- Stewart rose to propose the toast of “'The Press,” coupled with the names of Air Ivess and tlie proprietors of the .“ Herald,” and the “ Guardian.” Mr. Donnelly, the representative of the “Mail,” Mr. Zouch, the “Lyttelton Times,” and Mr. .Jacobson, the “Press,” responde 1 to the toast. Air. Buchanan proposed, the toast of “ Tlie Ladies.”

This brought the proceedings to a close.

The Modern Cattle Show

T)\e Cajole one of. the most deservedly popular institutions of present, day civilisation, and though this era of the world’s history has been roundly abused for its demonstrativeness, the Cattle Show stands out as one of the re deeming features that must rise above the condemnations of sage, philosopher, and historian. The novelist may deify the heroes of the realms of old romance, and the philosopher may rail against the shams and hypocrisy of the age we live in, but none.of them . can cvolv.e r .from the. sanguinary times when the : sword was the mark of the gentlemen, and his ability to use it a passport to nobility, an institu tion so typical of a fulfilment of the Bethlehem shepherds’ words “ peace on earth; goodwill towards men,” as is the modern Cattle Show., Wr can read with a thrill the glowing description's' of old time pageants and tourney jousts, but wo fail in those busy times of outs to invest with a halo of romance the affairs of everyday life, and the prosaic round of duties that fall to the lot of men in this work-a-day world. The. engines of war have been brought to a degree of per fection never dreamt of by our ancestors of the spear and lance times, but while these engines’ perfection have been striven for by those who study the art of war, the men who study the arts of peace have be<-u equally busy and equally assiduous. Lis in the perfection,of these arts of peace to which we must look for the world’s progress, and in spite of Car lyle’s growlings, the observer must allow that the hills of living beef and mutton and the grand contrivances for cultivating the eartli and gathering in her produce, displayed in the pens and show-yards of the Cattle Show are a genuine reality that the age of chivalry never- knew, and that there is not much of either hollowness or sham about the triumphs as there dis played. The living exhibits of some of our great stock rearers, and the fleecy wealth displayed by wool growers are pictures that appeal not to the poetic im agination, but to the matter-of-fact mind tliat-knows wherein real wealth consists, : and liow much at peace a couiiti’y must be that is able to spread such trophies of care, and skill, and toil before the eye of the onlooker. The triumphs of machi nery, too, are incontrovertible evidence of the superiority of our times over those of the past, and show how fast we are trending to that happy time when the sword will be beaten into a ploughshare, and the spear into a pruning-hook. . j And, . it is at the Cattle Show that proof of all the progi’ess of the past up to the present is spread out for us to gaze upon. It is an institution' that is deserving of all the patronage the man of to-day can give it, for it is the index page of the agricultural year, and the chronicle of the district’s progress in which it is held. The Cattle Show is not an ancient in stitution, it is not a relic of times long gone by, but its establishment is compara tively speaking a thing of to-day. For ages the agriculturist has fought with the elements and the many influences that tend to make liis profession the uncertain one it is—now a source of great wealth, anon an avocation at tended, as we have seen during the past year, by the ruin of many who fol io Aved it. The Cattle Show is the annual reporter to the farmer of how near the scientific world is- bringing him to a posi tion independent of those influences that militate against his. success in the warfare he has to wage. It is the annual field day of a Society with the noble object of foster ing agriculture as a science—a society of men banded together to gather from every available source the latest found truths, regarding agriculture, and in a new colony like our own the researches of such a So ciety are especially valuable. The Agri cultural and Pastoral Association in com paring notes of experience gained, and showing results obtained, contribute as much to the colony’s future success as any other contemporaneous institution. By its labors it brings to tlie husbandman’s knowledge the most economical processes of working, the most improved imple ments, the most profitable methods of cropping and treating the soil, the best strains of stock for breeding pur poses that ought to be chosen. On all these points the Societies scattered over New Zealand have been instrumental in dis seminating knowledge, and to their agency the farmer of to-day is much indebted for the proficiency he lias attained in working the virgin soil of our young colony, and for the knowledge he has stored up for future action when time and close farming call upon him to reinstate the fertility of the land he has cropped, and recuperate its reproductive powers. At this ; moment agriculture in the Mother Country is going through a severe trial. A succession of bad seasons has reduced it to a low ebb, and foreign com petition has robbed it of the prices that ought naturally to' attach to its products in a time of scarcity, but with the position and poAver it has attained, in the end it must again triumph and take th 6 premier place it has long occu pied amongst the world’s growers. The misfortunes that have fallen upon the English agriculturist are the opportunity of the New Zealand groAver, and this year he Avill obtain: a high price' for his grain in the English ma’rket—a : market in Avliich he must compete with growers in every part of the world. It is to his in terest to nurse the productive powers of his land, and to lose not one chance to improve, nor neglect one item of informa tion that .will tend to strengthen liis|pqsi-', ■tion and - add- to his ability : as ; a farmer.' The Agricultural and Pastoral Associa tion is agreat agency to help him in this, and their annual show is the great muster day by the success of which the country estimates the value the farmers place upon the usefulness of its labors.

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_ i GLAND, CAMPBELL, AND G(.j:', _/'\_ AUO'I lON F.lvliS, LAND, StOCK, ■'*■■ am) General At n; nth. WOOL AND GRAIN BROKERS. Christchurch, Ashburton, and South bii dge. We beg to inform our constituents an d the public that we have made arrangements with Mr George Jameson to take charge of our Ashburton Branch,, and to act as our'Agent there. Mr Jameson will make arrangements for Sales of Stock, Farms, f &c., and is authorised to receive and pay all moneys on our behalf. The Sale of Horses at the Bazaar will be held Fortnightly, from the Ist Nov. , commencing at 12 o’clock sharp. The Fortnightly Sales of Stock, Ac., at Ashburton and Tinwald, will be held as heretofore. Account Sales rendered with care and promptitude. ACLAND, CAMPBELL, & CO. GEO. JAMESON. 600 a



Business Notices. FRUIT, CONFECTIONERY, Ac., Ac. NOW OPEN. F. F U R NESS EGS to inform the public of Asli- J ■ burton that he has just opened a NEW STOCK FRUIT AND CONFECTIONERY IN THE SHOP NEXT TO lIODDER A CO.’S, Saunders’ New Buildings, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Oranges, Lemons, Apples, Dates, . . Nuts, Almonds, Confectionery, Biscuits, Ac., Ac., Ac. (378 a fciTfAivr 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 evei’y 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 tlie best materials used. AGRICULTURAL. Implements of all kinds made or re paired. Also, Combines, Engines, Reap ers and Binders, Chaffcutters, 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. ; TGs—64la BUTCHERS, BAKERS, GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, GRAIN AND 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. Jones 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. Seafield to Wakanui Homestead, Waka nui School, and Creek, back by Christie’s Road — Thusdays. Seafield to North Seafield, Charing Cross, Dundas, Cambridge, returning by Pioneer Road— Fridays. 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. Larnbie, at Kyle ; and with Mr Brown, Clontarf blacksmith. JONES AND CO;, NORTON FARM, ; Seaeield. Butchers, Bakers, General Store keepers, Grain and seed Merchants.



AGENTS. , FO.lt THE ASHBURTON HERALD • , ANT) GUARDIAN. 679 a The Stud. ...'V THQROUGHBRED ENTIRE COLT Of the Trapucer Blood. To Travel this Season the ASHBURTON AND WAKANUI Districts, See future Advertisements for Particulars S. 11. FOWLER & C 0„ Proprietors, oU4a—2o Winslow



SATURDAY, NOVEMBER, 22, At 12 o’clock. A HARRISON will sell by Public Auction at his Rooms, on above date—



20 Oases—APPLES—2O Oases 38 Boz.—Cocoa Nuts—lß Doz 200—Bushels Oats—2oo Bushels 2 Tons—Potatoes—2 tons Also, Merchandise. 3.2 o’clock. ALFRED HARRISON, Auctioneer.



11 JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY, lias FOR SALE some valuable TOWN ami SUBURBAN SECTIONS in Ashburton. Also, Quarter-acre Seel ion, Timvakl, 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. LLO YD CRAWLEY, Auctioneer, Ac. , Saunders’ Buiildings, Ashburton.



To Let and. for Sale. TO LET, at a Very Low Rental, TWO SHOPS in East Street ; also, one in Burnett Street. T. BXJLLOCK, rjnO LET, at a very low rental—Bakery, JL together with Dwelling-house and Shop, near the Post Office. 393 a TUOS. BULLOCK. TO LET, WITH A PURCHASING CLAUSE,: OR FOII SALE, CHEAP, ° ACRES, Which would make a very compact farm, situated at the back of Mr. Digby's. Apply to THOMAS BULLOCK. FOR SALE, A GRAIN STORE at South Ashbur ton. Apply to 2— 866 a THOMAS BULLOCK. FOR SALE, COMPACT FARM, well-watered, and really first-class land of about 200 acres, situated on Lonubeach Estate. For full particulars, apply to 6 THOMAS BULLOCK. FOR SALE, Cheap, or TO LET, with 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. Business Notices. REAPERS AND BINDERS. THE Undersigned having been ap pointed agent for -.the sale »>* McCOKMTCK’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. JjWVELOPES, NOTEPAPER, EN VELOPES, NOTEPAPER.—The cheapest ever offered in Ashburton, at the Herald Office, Wholesale Stationery Depot, Saunders’ Buildings. PAPERHANGING WAREHOUSE, TANCRED STREET, Ashburton.



PAINTER, PAPERHANGER. SIGN-WRITER, Etc., Has much pleasure.in stating that, owdn.v to the large increase of Business, he is nor Importing from the Manufacturers - PAPER HANGINGS, WHITE LEAD, LINSEED OIL, WINDOW GLASS, BRUSH WAP £ s And all the necessaries of the Trade, and is therefore in a position to compete with any house in Canterbury for price and quality. Every description of work in the trade executed under personal superin tendence. Competent workmen sent to all parts of the country. ESTIMATES GIVEN. 41



WQOL. WOOL. WOOL. To Fanners, Wool-growers, and'others. TT7"E beg to inform Sheep Farmers and V V others that our FI) IST WOOL AND SKIN SALE tins season will take place at our Auction Looms, East street, on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27. 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. & GUN DRY. 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. rgIHE Undersigned, have on Sale : Fencing Wire No. 6 to 10. Standards and Stakes. Seeds— White Clover Red Clover Cow Grass Alsike Trefoil Lucerne, Rye Grass Seed Coal and Firewood Station Stores of Every Description. We are prepared to allow a very liberal discount for cash. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. East, Street. ' T/. ASHBURTON Boarding Houses. PRINCE ALBERT PRIVATE HOTEL rpHE 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, Barino Square (Near Town Hall). E-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—!32a



NOTICE. MISS HODDERj lately arrived front London, begs to announce that she has commenced business as L>l .ESS MAKER in Moore street, AsKb irton, near Dr Stewart’s residence.- Prices strictly moderate,, and no effort, -will be spared to give satisfaction. • MISS HOD'D'EiIR, Drrssmaker, Moore street. 161 —651 a TALE. —The Herali> ptrbKslwes a por tion of a readable story eve&'i Satur day.. Read it;



JUST RECEIVED Per S. S. Durham and other late arrivals, EXTENSIVE ADDITIONS to ~'• •,': ' ■■' STOCK OF GOODS SUITABLE FOR THE PRESENT SEASON, s HOLIDAYS AND CHRISTMAS. ON.SALE AT T. R. HODDER AN D ' :2i , ’<’ - • : •:> •;, :■L‘ p*f .:CV 'J- Company's, THE NEW STORES, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON (OPPOSITE RiILWAY STATION). A large assortment of Rich Dress Fabrics, chiefly Lustres, ‘ Silk Mixed Mohairs, Orient Cloths, . Satin Uloths, Grenadines, Galateas, Pompadours, Mus lins, and Prints. l . . Newest designs in Hats, Bonnets, Cos tumes, Cajjelets, Fischus, Jackets, Ac. A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT ; ■ - OF ,■ . ' ,- .. French Flowers, Ostrich Feathers, Ribbons, Scarves, Gloves, Ties in the New Tints. The La Figure and other new shapes in Corsets. ---• •• «•* : r^3s GREAT BARGAINS IN Underclothing, Babv Linen, Cambric Handkerchiefs and Shirts. MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING By Competent Artistes. Hosiery, ; nr <y/i. Calicoes, . Sheeting, . Towels, il ;.C i~l Druggets, and Tweeds, To reduce heavy stock will be sold regardless of cost price. CLOTHING DEPARTMENT Well fitted up with everything suitable for everybody. /: TAILORING IN AIL ITS BRANCHES BY EFFI CIENT HANDS. Orders' promptly and correctly attended to. Boy’s, Youth’s, and Men’s Straw, Leg horn, Tuscan, Rush, Tweed, and Cloth Hats and Helr-iets. A Lot of Good Tuscans at Is Cd each. A Lot of Good Felts at Is 9d each. BOOTS ; AND SHOES Best Imported and Colonial Makes at the MOST REASONABLE PRICES. ' ’



GROCERY, CROCKERY, AND HARD WARE DEPARTMENTS. '' ‘ ■ ' .. Well fitted up. NEW SEASONS’ TEAS. Splendid quality, not to be surpassed for prices. SUGARS—Brown, Soft, White, Yarra villa, Crushed Loaf, and Chopped. Christmas Fruits, Currants, Raisins, Almonds, Nuts, Jams, Tart Fruits, &c. PRIME HAMS and OLD CHEFSE with every necessary and luxury. ■ WANTED 5000 DOZEN OF EGGS. . T. R. HODDER AND • ' = COMPANY, MERCHANT' STOREKEEPERS. A Agents for The Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society.