POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close u follows : For Christchurch and North at 10.20 a.m. 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, Timvald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Kangitata, 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, Waterton, and Longbeach, at 3.15 p.m. daily. For Wakanui and Seafield, every Monday and Thursday,fat 7.30 p.m.

The next mails for the United Kingdom via Brindisi and Southampton will close at Ash burton on the nth of March. The mail via Brindisi will be due in London on the sth of May, and that via Southampton on the 12th of May. W. St. G. Douglas, Postmaster.

NOTICE

A travelling Post Office having been estab lished 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.

ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST.

The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated the “Evening Echo”). MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1879.

The depression in trade at Home has raised a cry for the imposition of pro tective import duties, those clamoring for the impost putting forth an argument that free trade has enabled foreign ma nufacturers to enter the English market's, and. undersell producers on their o.wn ground. The dullness of trade is just now severely felt, not only in England but everywhere; and it is not astonishing that under the sharp sting of distress, which at present tries the working classes and threatens the tradesmen, there should be those who, appalled by the painful present and the forebodings of a gloomy future, clutch, like drowning, men, at any floating straw that may give the semblance of a hope to their despair. Doubtless, there are some of England’s politicians who have never taken kindly to the doctrines of free trade, and to them the prevailing inactivity in business and consequent shortness all round of earn ings, afford' an-opportunity for setting forth their particular side of the ques tion ; and it may be they will succeed in setting on .foot an agitation for the protection of native industry by import duties that may culminate in an attempt to convert Parliament to that way of thinking. Neither is Britain the only part of the world . where protectionist 'ideas are gaining ground, or rather where the protectionist party are at tempting to bring about a reaction. In the United States, in Canada, in Ger many, ;and in most of the Continental countries where - free trade has hitherto had its .-supporters, it has had to accept a contest with protectionist ideas ) and in most cases the fear of English com petition is at-the bottom of the agita tion. Thus, while our mother country protectionists cry for their .own idea ol a safeguard against foreign competition

foreigners are doing their utmost to erect a similar safeguard against English competition. But the doctrines of free trade have too firm a hold upon English commercial circles to be easily unseated, and the triumphs they have gained for the country have been too manifest and of too solid a character to permit their advocates to surrender, and we have no fear that any serious change will take place in the commercial policy of Eng land as a result of the present outcry. Dullness of trade is felt in countries “ protected” to the very utmost as well as in free-trade England so that advo cates of protection cannot well lay to the charge of free trade all the com mercial evils that have fallen upon the world; still, they may succeed, in the present unsettled and distressed state of the people in raising a troublesome agitation, and in finding support from quarters that would have withheld it in more prosperous times; but the principles of free trade, sound as they have ever proved themselves to be, must finally triumph though the belief of the M. P. for Bradford, Mr. W. E. Forster may not be very near fulfilment, that soon the English-speaking com munities in every part of the world would be joined together in a free trade commercial union.

Annual Sale. —We would call attention to the annual sale advertised by Messrs Orr and Co., which commenced last Friday, and will be continued for a month.

The Rev. E. Paige, in an excellent sermon delivered to a crowded congrega tion in St. Stephen’s Church last evening, on the uncertainty of life, alluded to the late collery explosion at Kaitangata, and pleaded with those present to assist in relieving the distress of the poor un fortunates who had been left destitute through this great calamity. He took for his text Psalm xiii. 3: “Lighten mine> eyes that I sleep not in death.”

The Good Templars and the Licensing Question. —The Good Templars of Ash burton, while in no way interfering with the individual action as ratepayers of their members, in regard to opposing the granting of new licenses, have resolved that the time as not yet come for them to take any steps as a body to oppose any new license, feeling that the purposes of their order are best served by following a moral suasion or missionary coinse, and that the necessary number of licenses for the district will be safely decided by a healthy public opinion. Death oe E. Jerningham Wake field. —This morning Mr. E. Jerning ham, Wakefield, who has for some time past been living at the Old Men’s Home, fell a victim to a severe attack of dysentry, from which he had been suffering since Friday. Mr. Wakefield’s peculiar history is well known to most settlers, and need not here be recapitulated ; suffice it to say that he had been writing articles for some time past for the newspapers, and liad thus secured a little monejL Unclaimed Letters. —The following letters, received at the Ashburton Post office from places beyond the colony during the month of January, re mained unclaimed on March Ist, 1879 : H. J. Bristo, Joseph Brooks, W. E. Edwards, William Green, Thomas Rolle care of Corsbie, Richard Ryan. Railway Accident. —About six o’clock tips morning, as the first ordinary train was passing Messrs. Saunders’ mill, a valuable mare that had been feeding by the roadside along with a mob of other horses, got on the rails in front of the en gine as it approached the bridge over the Wakanui creek, and was killed by the wheels. By some means or other the paddock rails had been lifted and the horses had got out.

The New Presbyterian Church at Waterton. —On Friday evening a meeting of the Presbyterian Committee was held in Ashton Schoolhouse, Mr. John Dunn in the chair. Mr. T. Taylor sub mitted a ground plan of the proposed new church, to be built on the site selected on Mr. Robert Anderson’s land. After some discussion it was resolved to empower Mr. Taylor to obtain plans and specifications for a building, the cost of which must not exceed £3OO, and it was arranged to hold another meeting at as early date as possible after the preparation of such plans and specifications, to consider these and take steps for the speedy commence ment of the building. Accident at Ashton. —On Friday even ing while a load of oat sheaves was being driven home from an adjoining paddock by one of Mr. Wake’s sons, the young man called to his brother, six years of age, to hand him up an article of clothing. In doing so the little fellow fell in front of the wheel, which passed over his leg, breaking the thigh bone. Dr. Stewart was sent for to Ashburton, and, on arrival set the injured limb, which had been bandaged meanwhile by Mr. Thomas Taylor. The lad is doing as well as can be expected. Mail News.— The City of New York, with the London mails of 30th January, left San Francisco for Auckland on the 18th February, one day late. She is due at Auckland on the 12th inst. Mining Accident. —On Feb. 25 a serious accident occurred at Kawakawa coal mine. A miner named Walsh, re cently come to work in the mine, was engaged in putting a- shot in some work ings. 0 The shot was lighted a!nd did not go°olf, and another shot was put in beside and lighted pit also failed to explode. It was decided then to draw the shot. Walsh drew the tamping of one, and instead of taking the powder out carefully, he fired it. In doing so he .exploded the other charge, which hit him in the face. His comrade considered he had been blown to pieces, and, when the smoke .cleared away, was surprised to find him alive, though badly wounded and insensible Walsh was conveyed on a stretcher and attended by Dr Trimwell, and is doing as well as could be expected. Over one hundred miners are at present engaged in these mines.

ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD.

The usual meeting of the Road Board was held to-day. Present —Messrs Grigg (Chairman), Wright, Hunt, Clark, and Wilson. , : : CORRESPONDENCE.. ' From ! Messrs Wynn Williams and Deacon, explaining some' matters regard ing the dedication,.of .a road through sec tion 14,940. From Mr. Joseph'Anderson, asking for a culvert drain on Bell’s road, through the Toi Toi, in front of applicant’s place. The application was granted. From Mi’. Thomas Holmes, asking to have the Mill road shingled from the north corner of .R. S. 26,707 to the Wa kanui creek terrace, offering shingle for the work free. From residents on the river banks, asking, the Board to put in groins to pre vent the river from crossing the North Terrace road and flooding the lands of petitioners. Referred to County Council. From the Registration Officer, Mr. G. L. Lee. forwarding copy of the electoral roll, and asking the Board to mark oft’those who should be objected to, also asking that a copy of the ratepayers roll be for warded to him containing the full names and description of property and qualifica tion.

From Mr. C. A. Badham, Acting :Com missioner of Railways, pointing out that the Board, conjointly with the Upper Ashburton, was. liable for wages of the Ashburton Bridge Gatekeepers, and ask ing that the Railway Department be re couped. If the Board did not see their way to refund the money expended thus in wages, the Minister would have no alternative but to levy a toll on all per sons, animals, and vehicles, passing along the Bridge. The clerk was instructed to ascertain, before replying, whether or not the £9OOO voted by the Provincial Council in Mr. Kennoway’s time had been ex pended. , : . ;* TENDERS OPENED. The following tenders were opened : For the formation of Trevor Road (144), W. J. Silcock, 9s. lid. per chain; T. Tre vurza, Bs. lid.; J. Croy, 6s. 7d., accepted ; J. Gardiner also; tendered at £35 for 50 chains. 1 ' v... * . / j.. ... a. For Shingling New Park Road (145), James Black, 2s. 2d. per yard ; James Gardiner, Is. lOd. per yard : T. Trevurza, Is. lOd. per yard—Accepted. ACCOUNTS. Several accounts were passed for pay ment. THE DIVISION OF THE BOARD. In view of the approaching division of the district into two, three months’ notice was given to the officers. NEW WORKS AUTHORISED. Shingling Milton road, 98 chains. Shingling WakanuiSchool - road, 72 chains. Formation of Ford’s road, 245 chains. Formation of Clark’s road, 60 chains. Formation of river road, 167 chains.

REVIVALISTS.

From the Christian Herald.

Mr. Henry Yarley is just completing an evangelistic tour through the colony. This gentleman came to New Zealand with a notoriety anything but enviable. From various reports of his successful labors in Great Britain and America, how ever, we were led to hope that the state ments in circulation respecting him were exaggerated. But we have heard him for ourselves, both in Christchurch and Dun edin. We certainly shall not go to hear him again. We believe him to be sincere, and doubt not but that he is convinced of the wisdom and propriety of the methods he adopts ; but we have our convictions, too, and are persuaded that little good can result from sucli a tirade of abuse and invective as he poured upon his audience when we heard him in Knox Church, Dunedin. Indeed; it. was much better calculated to disgust men. with religion altogether, and repel them from Cluist, than attract them towards Him. We should, perhaps, wrong Mr. Yarley were we •to denominate him a mountebank ; but at any rate the “ evangelistic ” enter tainment to which we were invited proved little short of spiritual buffoonery. Mr. Varley’s address appeared to us the most consummate trifling with Divine truth to which it was ever our misfortune to listen, and the beautiful sanctuary seemed dese crated by the use to, which it was put. It is surprising to us that large audiences should be found willing to listen to such empty clap-trap. We very much regret having to bear such testimony. No one will accuse us of any opposition to real evangelistic work, or of being enemies to revivals of religion. But against such exhibitions as those referred to we ear nestly protest. They are calculated to bring Christianity into ridicule and dis repute. We were paihed exceedingly as we listened to Mr. Yarley’s ravings, and could not help feeling that the religion of Jesus Christ would have been more surely advanced had Mr. Henry Varley stayed away. .. . .. An evangelist of a very different type has recently paid a flying visit to New Zealand. Mr. Matthew Burnett, well known in Australia as the 1 ‘ Yorkshire Revivalist,” has been spending a short time in Dunedin for the sake of health. Mr. Burnett’s visit was quite unexpected, and during his stay he kept himself as quiet as possible, so much so that most persons were ignorant of his presence until after his departure. It is much to be regretted that the state of his health pre vented him from taking part in any revival meetings in this colony. We understand, however, that he would be quite willing to come and labor amongst us if suitable arrangements could be made with the Conferences. Mr. Burnett has done a grand work in Victoria, where his name is almost a household word ; and there are many in this colony who will not soon for get the singular fervour and unction of his addresses. To the temperance cause he has also lent invaluable assistance. We trust his visit’ to our shores may prove beneficial in restoring his strength, and that he may be spared to continue his good work for many years to come. May God send us a hundred Mattliewßurnetts, but no more Henry Yarleys !

Austrian Longevity.-— The last consus taken in Austria revealed the fact that there were 183 men and 229 women above the age of 100 years in that country. Hard Times.— r The Melbourne Argus says that this has been the worst year for business since 1854 and 1855. People have been living from hand to mouth.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[By Submarine Cable.] London, Feb. 23. The . Zulus are concentrating their forces to invade Natal. The river. Tulza is un fordable.

Feb. 27. An extraordinary credit has boon asked for, and unanimously carried. The estimates for the Navy amount to £19,562,500, showing a decrease of £1,500,000. Feb. 28. The reported outbreak of the Astra khan plague at St. Petersburg is untrue. March, 1.

The Queen visits Italy incognito at the end of March. She will make a short stay at Maggi ire Lago. Cape Town, Feb. 11. The British are acting strictly on the defensive. The frontier is quiet. The colours of the 24th Regiment have been recovered.

The Boers of the Transvaal Republic refused to assist the British.

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, March 1.

The International Exhibition for sheep and swine has been fixed for the last week in September ; cattle, the first week ; fat stock, Sept. 19 : and horses the last week. Dr Watts has been elected President of the Chamber of Commerce. Wheat, 4s lOd ; flour, £l3 ; barley, 4s ; oats, 3s 6d. Melbourne, March. 1. A train killed a porter at Footscray. ■ The :“ Wood” brakes were' blamed for the accident. The Cabinet has decided to postpone the issue of' the Victorian Government Loan in London rather than accept bad terms The Australian Colonies border duty question is now in a fair way of settle ment. Nothing is yet settled regarding the peninsular aud Oriental Company’s tender for the Victorian Suez Mail Service, pend ing the receipt of advices from England. A grand military.and naval review will be held in Melbourne at Easter. The Assam arrived at the Heads this afternoon, where the Suez mails were transhipped to the Arawata, to Zew Zea land.

March 2, Bosworth won the St. Leger.

TO-DAY’3 TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, Monday.

The City West electoral roll will be made the subject of parliamentary in quiry. A number of the leading citizens, who have never been objected to by the Re gistration Officer, nor anybody else, in the list of objections, have mysteriously dis appeared from the roll, and now stand disfranchised.

Mr. Whitaker’s opinion lias been taken as to the informality of the demand for a poll on behalf of Mi’. Dignan. Vale, the man who was scalped by the falling of a crane on Saturday, is expected to recover.

The Native Minister will have a confer ence with the northern chiefs at Oraki before going to the Waikato meeting. The month’s gold returns from the Thames are over 3000 ozs.

The much needed fain has set in. Mill owners have been longing for a freshet. Guthrie and Larnach’s Whatipu mill lias got a drive of logs down through the dams. Wellington, Monday.

An order in Council has been published bringing the “ Regulation of Mines Act, 1874,” into force in each provincial dis trict from the 28th February. A house belonging to Mr. Rous Martin had its roof completely destroyed yester day by a fire, caused by a spark from an adjacent chimney. The building other wise was saved. Hokitika, Monday. An inquest was' held at the Hospital touching the death of Mary Levy, aged 10, suffering from burns on the lower parts of her body. Several days ago de ceased was lighting the fire in her step mother’s house, when her dress caught fire, and in her fright she ran to the door. She met her stepmother, who put out the flames, but the girl was severely burned. She rallied for a few days in the hospital, but took a sudden turn and died. A concert is to bo given shortly in the Theatre in aid of the Kaifcangata Relief Fund. Dunedin, Monday. An epidemic of puerperal fever is re ported to have broken out in Dunedin, and within the past four weeks four healthy women have died from its effects. The disease is fearfully fatal and baffles medical skill.

At the Police Court to-day a young married woman, named Jane White was committed for trial oil a charge of stealing eight pounds from a laborer who visited her house on Saturday. Prosecutor was worse of drink when he lost his money. The evidence for the prosecution was purely circumstantial and very slender. The prisoner carried an infant of three years, and it could not be admitted to the gaol. The Bench ordered it to be taken from the mother, and placed in the In dustrial School for one year. The woman \yns removed crying from the dock. Invercargill, Monday.

Mr. Henry Varley had a congregation of at least 1000 in the theatre last night. Great diversity of opinion exists regard ing him. Some like his style ; others are disgusted with him. Country residents coming into town on Saturday subscribed £3l to the Kaitan gata relief fund. A meeting is to be held to-night to try to form a Jockey Club, with a view to an annual race meeting.

. The World’s Granary. —Enough corn for the whole world has been grown in America this year. We learn the average condition of the corn crop is 90, the yield being estimated at 1,300,000,000 bushels. Tall. —Some time ago, on the Rajmabal (India) branch line an alligator was struck by the “cow-catcher,” and in his agony he twisted his tail between the spokes of one of the wheels and actually stopped its revolutions as effectually as a break of the most powerful construction would have done. The idea has been patented by an inventive Yankee, and the alligator brake, it is to be hoped, will so~n le used on every railway in the world whereon Americans travel.

THE NELSON RIFLE MEETING

Rifle Camp, Briohtwater, Monday. The Volunteers of Nelson, along with the representatives attending the Associa tion’s meeting paraded for Church yester day, 300 strong. The representatives and those joining in the firing came here by the 9.30 train from the town and have gone into camp. There are thirty-two tents, accommodating 150 men ; besides tents for officers and camp purposes. The camp' lias a fine position near the railway, and the butts are conveniently arranged. There are ten targets arranged after the most approved fashion.

The first match commenced at 3 p.m. to-day, but is not expected to be finished till to-morrow. In addition to the Rifle Champion Belt, it has been decided to give an Association gold medal and £2O to the first man ; a silver medal and £lO to the second man ; and £5 to third. In the Carbine Champion Belt, the additional prizes are, gold medal and £lO to the winner; silver medal and £5 to the second man.

THE POSITION OF A COLONIAL GOVERNOR.

In the Nineteenth Century, Mr E. D. J. Wilson has an article on the question, “ What is a Colonial Governor V’ in which he expresses the opinion that the time has come for the Imperial Parliament to define and publish the limits and qualifica tions of the authority wielded by the repre sentative of the Crown in a self-governing colon; 7 . Having exhibited the popular mis conception which exists in respect to the prerogative' of the Queen herself, he explains how a colonial Governor “is subject to obligations • and limitations which make his position essentially different from that of the monarch in the mother country.” Sir Charles Adderly once said, “ The position of a colonial Governor, as imagined by Lord Russell, in perpstul dilemma; with one eye fixed on his employers at home, aud the other squinting at his Assembly, is an impossible fiction.” But Mr. Wilson quotes copi ously to show that the dilemma is not a fiction but a fact. And he proceeds to explain how the complex obligation of colonial Governors, especially as the colonial Constitutions are copies neither of each other nor of the British Constitu tions have produced an ambiguity as to viceregal functions which may at any time bring about a deplorable collision At considerable length the recent'politics of Victoria are referred to, and Sir G. F. Bowen’s action is freely criticised. “ Popular ignorance,” Mr. Wilson says, “ wrought upon by political partizanship, may be led into pretensions from which, once taken up, their English pride and obstinacy would* make it impossible for the colonists to recede and hence he thinks it would be just and wise, without delay, “to define more closely, by the authority of the Imperial Parliament, the right of intervention which a colonial Governor can and must exercise as the representative of the Queen. ”

Toadyism. —ln a jubilate over the near at hand arrival of the new Governor, -the “ Otago Daily Times ” makes a great out cry about the swindling propensities of those sporting men who own horses that have been incontinently scratched at the last moment. The “ Times ” discovers in Sir Hercules a “ model English gentle man,” and a “ strong patron of every manly sport,” and expects that, posses sing both the above quoted qualities he will be likely to reform our degenerated turf. So deeply does the “ Times ” love the new Governor that it grudges Wel lington a monopoly of him, and questions the policy of allowing the Queen’s repre sentative to reside all the year round in the city which' is not the most important in the Colony ; and .further proclaims its affection for the -“model English gentle man ” by announcing that it has had framed and displayed “iiYMr. Max Men dershasuen’s window an admirable cartoon of Sir Hercules ” clipped from the Sydney “ Punch !” Happy people of, Dunedin, whose enterprising “ Times ’’ thus makes sure, you have an opportunity of gazing, even if from a long way off, upon the features of the coming man !

Extraordinary Cass. —An' extraordi nary ease is reported from Wanganui;- “A Settler,” writing to the Herald, says “An acquaintance of mine was taken ill a short time ago, and the doctor, was sent for. The symptoms of the disease were a faint or fit, and a slight wandering in the mind, caused-perhaps through his not see ing his way clear to meet his liabilities in money matters. However, the patient answered the questions put by the doctor without showing any sign of insanity. The doctor, after talking a little, injected some morphia (or something else) into his arm; in a short time after he inserted a second , dose. The patient soon went to sleep, and turned pale, and then yellow, arid next blue, or rather black, and all the veins in his body quivered. He never spoke again; and in 48 hours after receiv ing the inserted medicine, he died. Ido not know whose duty it is to enquire into such cases as these, but I think they ought to be enquired into, for it might be the means of saving the lives of others.” Lord Shaftesbury and the Church.— Lord Shaftesbury, in presiding at the Wimborne branch of the Church Pastoral Aid Society, said he believed that neither , the present nor any future House '4ft' Commons -would pass any Bill to enforced ecclesiastical authority. * They might rely ’ upon it there was a great movement in the country, even amongst Conservatives, to get rid of the Establishment altogether, and allow the different parties in the Church to settle their feuds amongst -c themselves. In her Prayer-book and formularies the Church was Protestant, but in the teaching disseminated from her pulpits she was far from this. An Inhuman Mother.— Recently in Wellington an infant was picked cut of the gutter and taken to Hospital. The resident surgeon said the infant had been brought to him by tliree young ladies, who believed it to be dying ; it was very feeble, and would probably have died, if it had been left in the street all night. In the morning the infant’s mother, still drunk, came to claim it, but the hospital authorities very properly refused to give it up. The woman W'as charged with drunkenness, and was let off with a fine of j.os., the Magistrate observing that she might consider herself fortunate she was not charged with a more serious offence,

Monday, March 3, iSpgUj

THE ASHBURTON HERALD.



Butter, inferior to best $ lb s. I d. 0 to I 2 Eggs, $ dozen I 6 to 0 0 Cheese, prime quality, 1? K> 0 10 to 0 0 Bacon, prime smoked, # lb 0 10 to 0 0 Hams in cloth, lb 1 0 to 0 0 Flour in bags, ioolb 12 6 to 14 0 Oatmeal, 25ft) 7 0 to 0 0 Lard, lb - j - 0 9 to 0 0



Drapery. GREAT ANNUAL SALE AT ORE AND CO.’S FOR ONE MONTH, COMMENCING FRIDAY, FEB. 28 th. In order to make room for large ship ments now landing ex “ Mennock and “ Orthes,” we will sell the balance of our Summer Stock at SWEEPING REDUCTIONS. A Case of Girls’ Straw Hats will be sold at 3d. each. One Case of Ladies’ Trimmed Hats will be sold at 55., Ss., and ios. Dress Goods at 6d., Bd., iod., and is. per yard, worth 6d. per yard more. French Merinos at unusually low prices. One Case of Prints will be sold at 7d., worth 9d. per yard. Fine, White, Long Cloth, at 4d., 5d., and 6d. per yard. Brown Holland at Bd., iod., and is. ; much under usual prices. One Lot of Ladies’ Summer Skirts at half price. One Lot of Remnants of Dress Goods at half price. Splendid Flannel (our own importing) at is. 2d., is; 4d., is. 6d., is. Bd., and 2s. Kaiapoi Flannel, at is. 4d. to is. 6d. per yard ; Summer Finish.



BOOTS AND SHOES. In this Department we have reduced all classes of Ladies’ and Gents’ Boots and Shoes. We hold a very large stock of these goods in all varieties, and different MAKERS’ GOODS. HOSIERY. Ladies’ Gloves and Stockings. Ladies’ Kid Gloves fo all shades. Ladies’ Balbriggan Hose. Ladies’ Merino Hose. Ladies’ Ulster Cloaks in great variety. Ladies’ New Jackets, beautifully trimmed. Ladies’ Stays, all colors. DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT. Dresses made to order in the best style, and a splendid fit. Ladies’ Riding Habits made to order. Wedding and Mourning orders made up in the shortest possible time. CLOTHING. We pay particular attention to this department, in which will be found the best assorted stock in Ashburton. Colonial Clothing of all descriptions. Boy’s Clothing in great variety. Gent’s Overcoats in various shapes. Gent’s Waterproof Coats. Gent’s Suits of the best Colonial manufacture. Gent’s Ties and Scarfs. Gent’s Braces. Gent’s White and Oxford Shirts. Gent’s Crimean Shirts, etc. AGENT FOR THE SINGER AND HOUSEHOLD SEWING MACHINES. ORR AND CO., IMPORTERS, WHOLESALE & RETAIL DRAPERS & IRONMONGER.



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T. R HODDER & CO., EG to inform the Inhabitants of Ashburton and Surrounding Districts that they have OPENED THEIR * NEW AND EXTENSIVE PREMISES IN SAUNDERS BROS/ BUILDINGS, With a Large and Carefully-selected Stock, in the following Distinct De partments GENERAL DRAPERY, MILLINERY AND SHOW ROOM, BOYS’, YOUTHS’, & MEN’S CLOTHING, TAILORING DEPARTMENT under the CHARGE OF A FIRST-CLASS CUTTER FROM MELBOURNE), BOOTS, SHOES, AND MENS’ HATS, GROCERY & PROVISION WAREHOUSE CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, & FANCY GOODS. IRONMONGERY of Every Description. WOOL, GRAIN, & DAIRY PRODUCE BOUGHT FOR CASH, AND TAKEN IN ACCOUNT. Indents received for every description of Agricultural Machinery, or any other commission promptly attended to* by their LONDON AGENTS. T. R. HODDER & Co., t WHOLES'ALE AND RETAIL j ; ■ ' | GENERAL MERCHANTS.!



NOTICE. ADVERTISEMENTS for the Ashburton Herald must be sent in not later than 2 p.m. for the Country Edition, and 3 p.m. for the Town Edition, with the number of insertions written plainly on the copy, other wise they will be inserted till countermanded, and charged accordingly. Notice to discontinue Advertisements must be left'at the Office in writing, before 12 noon, and alterations the day previous. Subscriptions : In Advance. If Booked. Quarterly— s. d. s. d. Delivered in town ...60 66 „ country ...80 8 6 Posted ...- , ...80 8 6 Special Notice. Hooper, aitken and co. are prepared to make . CASH ADVANCES ON GRAIN, OR OTHER PRODUCE Placed in their hands for sale in the Home Markets. v *390 UNDER BILL OF SALE. THURSDAY, MARCH 6th, 1879. At 12 o’clock. ALFRED HARRISON has received instructions to sell by Public Auc tion (under Bill of Sale), at his Yards, Baring Square, in the Estate of Thomas Hicks, baker— -2 Baker’s Carts 2 Very Useful Horses 1 Hack THURSDAY, MARCH 6th, 1879, At 12 o’clock. ALFRED HARRISON, 4g4 Auctioneer, &c.