POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close 15 follows :

For Christchurch and North at 10.20 a.m. 4 p.m., and 7.30 p.m., daily. For Chertsey at 10.20 a.m. daily. For Rakaia at 10.20 a.m., and 4 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine,at 10.20 a.m. daily. For Temuka, Timaru, and South at 10.20 a.m. and 3 p.m daily. For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a.m. For Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach, at 3.15 p.m. daily. For Wakanui and Seafield, every Monday and Thursday, at 7.30 p.m.

The next mails for the United Kingdom via Brindisi and Southampton will close at Ash burton on the 11th 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. The next mail for the United Kingdom via San Francisco will close on the 27th March, and will be due in London on May 13. 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”). FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1579.

The Counties Act, under which the County Councils of the Colony exist, has not yet been adopted in full by the Geraldine County, and their tardiness in this matter has caused an awkward- • ness with the Ashburton County Coun cil over the affair of the Rangitata road Bridge. The Rangitata river is the southern boundary of the Ashburton shire, and the northern boundary of Geraldine, so that the Rangitata bridge, which must of necessity be a work of mutual benefit to both counties, as it is imperatively to both, ought to be main tained at their - joint expense. But owing to the Act not being in full force in Geraldine, as already stated, our County Council is unable to recover from the Geraldine body the share of expense the latter is entitled to bear for the reinstatement of the bridge, seriously damaged it will be remem bered, by the great floods which some time ago played sad havoc with the Rangitata railway bridge and others. The situation is a peculiar one, and in the difficulty our County Chairman ap pealed to Government to deduct the amount of the Geraldine liability from the Government subsidies due to the Geraldine Road Boards. Matters have been further complicated by the Go vernment’s refusal to do anything of the sort, as, in fact they have no power to take so high ground. Mr. Wason re commended that a special Bill to ac quire that power should be passed through Parliament next session, and a certainty of a Bill of that description passing would be a certainty of securing tne money ; but Mr. Wright hit upon what seems to us to be a more effectual if a harsher plan, to put the county right financially on this question, viz., to stop the work at the bridge and leave it impassable until the Geraldine side of the river comes to its senses. It is a harsh course to follow, we say, but it is the most effectual course open to the Council to protect the county against being involved in the whole ex pense for reinstatement of a bridge more useful, as Mr. Wason puts it, to the Geraldine side of the river than to this side, and a fair share of which money ought to be borne by those living on the further side. Still, the settlers on the hither side of the river will feel the delay in making the bridge passable and safe just as much as those opposite, and it is a pity that their in terests should suffer because the lespon

sibility of a great work lies with a number of small bodies unable to look beyond their own paddock fences, in stead of with a central body made up of the best men of the Geraldine dis trict.

Mr. Wright seems to have taken the bridge question in hand in earnest. Though the matter of a bridge over the Ashburton river for road traffic alone is one that has been advocated with more or less vigor any .time these last two years, Mr. Wright seems to hold to the idea most steadfastly, and since he raised the question again at a recent meeting of the ltoacl Board has been active in keeping the matter before the public. His motion to proceed with the construction of a bridge for wheeled and passenger traffic alone, on condition that Government re fund one-half of the money contributed by 'the Canterbury Provincial Govern ment to the construction of the combined bridge now spanning the river, was a practical suggestion the County Council at once adopted, and one we should think Government ought to recognise as an ex cement- solution of the difficulty. To build a second bridge like the present one would mean an expenditure of £20,000 — a sum, however pressing the necessity for a second bridge—the Council is scarcely warranted in spending until if has been definitely ascertained that an arrange ment of the kind Mr. Wright proposes cannot be made with the powers that be. Of course, if Government is justified in de manding annually from the District Road Boards a refund of the expenditure on gate attendance, then there is no induce ment offered to them to agree to the Council’s proposal, but if thoy are not justified in making that claim, and the resolution passed on Wednesday does not hesitate boldly to question the right, then the offer made to them Government ought not to think twice about accepting. If it is accepted, the railway bridge could he closed to foot and vehicle traffic immedi ately the road bridge was completed, and the expense of gate attendance would at once cease and be capitalised, while tlie railway would enjoy the sole use of the bridge and be free from further trouble ; then would be opened to the public an unimpeded passage over the river at any and all times, and the causes for com plaint at present existing would at once and for ever be removed.

British and Foreign Bible Society.— A public meeting will be held to-night in the Town Hall, in connection with the British ancl Foreign Bible Society, at which the agent in this colony, Mr J. F. Evans, will give some interesting informa tion regarding the Society’s work. The meeting will also be addressed by local clergymen. Wesleyan. —On Sunday next the Rev. W. B. Marten—who has so acceptably discharged the duties of Wesleyan pastor in this district for the past two years — will conduct his farewell services. It is to he regretted that the customs of the Wesleyan Church require that a clergy man who has been so successful in the dis trict as Mr. Marten lias been should be forced to change the scene of his labors, and be withdrawn from a place-where he has made many friends, not only amongst the Wesleyan body, but amongst the general public. Cricket. —A match was in course of arrangement for to-morrow afternoon be tween the Borough, and County clubs, but, owing to a difficulty in getting together a team of the latter club, arrangements can not be completed, and the match will not come off The Borough team chosen was a very strong one. West Coast Peculiarities. —An ad” vertisement signed “ Wax Snobleigh” appears in a recent “ Inangahua Herald.” It announces a grand ball to come off the same evening, and requests that gentle men send into the committee the names of ladies they propose to take to the dance, to allow said, committee to approve or not of the favored fair ones. It must be an extraordinary community in which it is necessary to wind up an advertisement re a public ball with this paragraph No lady will be admitted whose virtuous re putation will not stand the strictest inves tigation, and the name of no barmaid will be entertained whose moral character is not above suspicion.” Surely the whole thing must be a hoax. In the same paper a publican gives notice to all parties in debted to him for “ refreshments,” that such debts remaining unpaid by the Ist of March will be submitted to public tender. Rather an unpleasant thing to have a col lector dunning one for .few bob’s worth of drinks.

The Piako. —This vessel, as we stated in our last issue, arrived in Lyttelton harbour on Wednesday, after one of the most eventful passages on record. The dangers she has passed through have been of the most thrilling description, and it is seldom indeed it falls to the lot of passen gers to New Zealand to pass through the extraordinary experience the Piako pas sengers are able to relate. Their ship crowded with immigrants to the number of 300, the alarm of fire on the high seas would of course be carrying a fearful terror to every heart, and a panic would be the only result to be expected—a panic from which confusion entailing disaster would arise. But, thanks to the clear head and stout heart of Captain Boyd, order and discipline were maintained in a manner almost beyond belief, and the ship was nursed into Pernambuco, 200 miles from the scene of the disaster, no lives lost, and no personal injury sustained. It is no wonder that a vessel with such a history, passengers with such experience, ancl heroes like the officers and crew of the Piako, should be welcomed to their port of destination with every mark of honour and rejoicing, ho one seems to know how the fire originated, and the inquiry insti tuted on the vessel’s arrival failedto throw any light upon the cause of it, beyond what is already possessed. Of course, in such a fire as this appears t,o have been— in which the heat was so great as to fuse cases of corrugated iron into solid masses, and turn cratefuls of lemonade bottles into shapeless lumps—personal efleets of the passengers would disappear in the general destruction, but Government replaced the immigrants’ clothing at Pernambuco, where every care was taken for their com fort, the result of which is that they arrive in Row Zealand in excellent health, and in no way disheartened by the severe trial they have passed through.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

To the Editor of The Ashburton Herald. Sir, —I notice in your report of the last meeting of the County Council that Mr. Saunders remarked that none of the engi neers had considered the question of utilising the considerable fall on the Plains for mill purposes. I beg to send you an extract from my report on the proposed Malvern water supply, drawn up for the late Provincial Government in December, 1871 : “In order to dispose of the superfluous fall, I should make use of the low terraces and gullies that occur on the Plains by constructing direct falls from 3ft. to 10ft. in deptli; some of which might be utilised and made a source of profit or return by being sold or let as mill sites, or as power for farm purposes.’ 1 This question has, no doubt, been over looked to some extent, but there is no doubt it is an important feature in the scheme of water-supply, and one I have always advocated. —I am, &c., Ashburton, Chas. E. Fooks. March 7th, 1879.

TO-DAYS COURT.

Before A. Le Grand Campbell, Esq., R.M. obstructing the thoroughfare. Meredith Wilson was fined 10s. for allowing a horse and cart to remain on the footpath. H. T. Taylor was dismissed with a caution against allowing his horse and cart to remain on the street unat tended. TRESPASSING ON THE RAILWAY. Sydney Porter was fined 10s, for driv ing a horse and buggy illegally across the railway. ASSAULT. Philip Wiliiams was summoned for as saulting a fellow-workman, named Hig gins. Defendant was fined 20s. and costs. • CIVIL CASES. Griggv. Doyle.—Claim £3. Judgment for plaintiff for amount claimed and costs. Friedlander Bros. v. A. E. Scott. — Claim, £lO. This was a claim for a breach of agreement between the parties. The case was adjourned. Lancaster v. Allen—Claim, £4 12s. 9d. on a dishonored promissory note. Judg ment by consent. Same v. Baldwin.—Claim, £6 3s. 6d. Summons enlarged until next Court day at the request of Mr. ' Ireland, plaintiff’s solicitor. Loughnan v. Power.—Claim, £7 for alleged wages earned while in defendant’s employ as cook. Defendant denied ever having engaged plaintiff, whom he stated to be incapable of cooking his own food. Plaintiff was paralysed, and was perfectly useless in the kitchen or anywhere else ; he had only been allowed to be about the house at all as a matter of charity. Plain tiff was nonsuited. Dunn and Others v. Caldwell.—Mr. Ireland applied for a reinstatement of this clause, which was heard some time ago. The application was granted, some irregularity having occurred in the service of the summons in the former case. This -was all the business, and the Court rose at noon.

Fraudulent Bankruptcy. — Jolm Mac- Laughlin was charged at the It. M. Court, Oamaru, with attempting to defraud his creditors. It appeared that at the time he filed his schedule accused withheld the sum of £2l, not thinking, as was stated in his defence, that the money was his creditors’ property. He spent a portion of 'this money but when subsequently asked for it handed over the balance, some £6. Mr O‘Meagher, for the defence, contended that the withholding of the money was solely owing to ignorance, and that no thing fraudulent was intended. The Bench took time to consider their deci sion.

The Kaitangata Relief Fund. Never, perhaps, in New Zealand’s history has so widespread sympathy been felt with distress in the colony as has been shown towards the bereaved ones by the Kaitangata disaster. Every city, town, and hamlet is moving itself to collect subscriptions, and no means are left untried to raise money in aid of the fund. Subscription lists lie almost everywhere, and talent of every kind is being utilised in the getting up of entertainments. Probably, when the final reckoning up comes, such an amount will be shown as will do high credit to the colony’s benevo lence.

The Valuation of Runs. —We take the following from the “ Otago Daily Times” of yesterday:—What upon the face of it looks like a decided hardship upon certain runholders was perpetrated —strictly according to law, however—at the sitting of the Waste Lands Board yes terday. The Board had to fix the valua tion to be allowed for improvements upon certain runs shortly to be re-leased. Re garding the matter of valuation, the Act reads thus : “ The Board shall pay over to the person who at the expiration of the old lease was the holder thereof such sum of money (not exceeding three times the amount of the average annual rent as aforesaid) as the assessor appointed to make such valuation shall decide to be the value thereof. ” In several cases the Board’s assessor valued the improvements at sums far exceeding “ three times the average annual rent,” and it was in these cases that the hardship referred to arose, for the Board, carrying out the law, had no option but to reduce the valuation to the amount allowed. In one instance, although the improvements were valued at £IOBO, only £145 could thus bo allowed ; in another, £135 instead of £lll7 ; and in others very considerable reductions had to be effected.

Rook Drills.— lt is stated by the Thames Avertiser that Dr. Hector intends to recommend the Government to provide two rock drills for prospecting purposes on the North and South Islands goldfields. The Doctor informed Mr. Row and others that it would be just the thing for pushing on work at the low levels, and for driving the south crosscut, as it removed an area very much larger than any diamond drill now in use, besides accomplishing the work with astounding rapidity. The rock drills are in use on the Comstock and other Nevada 2000 feet levels, and are doing wonders in the mining world where ever introduced.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[By Submarine Cable.]

London, March. 4. In the House of Commons, Mr [Mills gave notice of motion for the publication of the papers relating to the Victorian deadlocks. New Zealand fives, 101, with dividend. Paris, March. 4. In consequence of M. Marcere’s resigna tion, M. Lopere lias been appointed Minister of the Interior. March. 5. M. Girard, hitherto Under-Secretary and a strong Free Trader, has been appointed Minister cf Agriculture and Commerce. St. Petersburg, March. 5. The Russian police have seized a secret Socialist printing press at Kief. There was an armed resistance, and several were killed, wounded, and taken prisoners.

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney March 6. Lady Robinson has been presented with a diamond bracelet. The western country is flooded. The Banks have fixed the maximum of interest on deposits at 6 per cent. Breadstuff’s are quiet. Mauritius crystals £3B. Brisbane, March 6. Some anxiety exists about the arrival of four murderers, six violent robbers, and one unknown criminal, Avho escaped from New Caledonia.

TO-DAY’S CABLEGRAMS.

London, March 4. Mr. Berry decided to offer three mil lions at 98 cum dividend. The Opera site on the Thames embank ment is offered for the Colonial Museum for £7OOO. The failure of George Francis Dicken son for £600,000 is announced. In order to obtain rapid communication with the Cape, it is proposed to appro priate theMuplicate Australian cable now being constructed, for the purpose of con necting Aden and Natal. Melbourne, March 7. Mr. Berry telegraphs he has decided to accept three millions at 98, including interest, and adds that Mr. Childers, for merly First Lord of the Admiralty, will probably accept the position of Agent- General in London without salary. The Secretary of State has not yet replied to the Embassy’s proposal.

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, Friday.

Detective Jeffreys has been several days investigating the statement of Tohi, com mitted yesterday for horse stealing, that Winiata was working in the Kaipara bush. It turns out a pure invention of his fertile brain.

John Allan, with a string of aliases, has been committed for forgery in 'Waikato. At the Prince of Wales Lodge of Free masons, Bro. Rev. C. M. Nelson and Bro. Leers were presented with Past Masters’ gold jewels. 1 . J Mr. Hill, Collector of Customs, in Auckland, has held an enquiry into the conduct of Capt. Savory, the Kaipara pilot. The result of the enquiry is not known here. Mansfield and Co. have bought the whole plant of the Great Barrier Company, for removal to Auckland. Wellington, Friday. At a meeting of the football clubs, last night, it was resolved to pay the doctor’s bill of the boy Bell, who got his leg broken when witnessing a match some time ago. At last night’s meeting of the City Coun cil, the following letter was read from the Hon. G. M. Waterhouse :—“ To his Wor ship the Mayor of Wellington.—Sir, It appears from the published proceedings of the last meeting of the Corporation that the existing overdraft of the Corporation is in excess of the amount authorised by law. Under the 157th clause of the Municipal Corporations Act, any excess on the authorised indebtedness becomes a personal debt of the members of the Council to the Corporation, and may be sued, for on behalf of the Corporation, by any burgess. It will thus be seen that the Legislature throws upon the burgesses the duty of protecting the interests of the Corporation. I feel that I should be wanting in my duty, both as a public man and a burgess, were I tacitly to acquiesce in an illegal action, and I am therefore impelled to give the members of the Council notice that, unless their overdraft is reduced and maintained within the authorised limits, I shall feel it my duty to commence proceedings against them in their individual capacity for any indebted ness they may incur in excess of the amount authorised by law. —I am, &c., G. M. Waterhouse.” The Mayor said the Council’s account was overdrawn to a small amount beyond the limit. A reso lution in favor of a special loan for £IOO,OOO for street formation was carried. Instructions have been cabled to the Agent-General to send out 2,000 immi grants, to arrive during the winter.

Channel Tunnel. —Though nothing of a practical character is being done on the English shore with respect to the Channel •Tunnel, tliq borings which have for some time been in progress on the French coast are continued with success, inasmuch as at present the information obtained is of a character confirmatory. 1 of the geological evidence given in support of the construc tion of the tunnel. The _ French authori ties, it appears, are sanguine of the success of the work from an engineering point of view, bivt at present >ll financial proceed ings are postponed on accountiof want oi English support, and it is said, the disfa vour with which the scheme is looked upon by the heads of the English Govern ment, There is, therefore, very little use in opening up negotiations for an English subsidy. As far as the actual value of the tunnel is concerned it has yet to bo shown that it is either wanted or could be worked except at a considerable annual loss.

Working the Oracle. A recent arrival at Invercargill, as an immigrant, proved to be an old settler, -who contrived after visiting his friends at home to come out in tlie character of a new chum at the Government expense. Not a difficult thing to do, with an obliging friend in the colony, to send home a nomination paper. =

REMINISCENCES OF OLD NEW ZEALAND.

(From the At Z. Herald.)

Colonists are particular people and old associations and historical reminiscences do not weigh much with them when a bargain is to be struck, even for a piece of land. Therefore it is, we suppose, that the advertisement of the sale of the estate of Waitangi, Bay of Islands, says nothing about that place having been the scene of the most famous event of New Zealand history, the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. Ever since, the provisions of that treaty have been loudly appealed to. A native can hardly open his mouth to a European upon anything connected with the relations of the two races, but the treaty is referred to ; in the Assembly and even in the British Parliament, it has been a frequent subject of discussion ; and we have heard of it almost amongst the din of battle. Captain Hobson, the first Governor of New Zealand, - sailed from Sydney accompanied by a Treasurer, a Collector if Customs, aPolice Magistrate, two Clerks, a Sergeant, and four Troopers of New South Wales Mounted Police, and landed at the Bay of Islands on the 29th of January, 1840. Dr. Thomson! tells us that when Captain Hobson com pared the multitude of armed Maori warriors on the beach at Kororareka with his four troopers he concluded that no thing could be done without the consent of the natives, and he called a meeting for five days after his arrival, to be held at where the Waitangi River enters the sea. We are further told : “ The day was singularly beautiful, even for the Bay of Islands, and the place of assembly equally so ; but superstitious men augured evil from the conference, because Waitangi signifies ‘ weeping waters.’” Some’few 3 r ears ago, fac-similes of the Treaty of Waitangi were printed by the Govern ment, and interesting documents these are. There were a number of sheets, and these were committed to different people in different parts of the Island to obtain the signatures of the chiefs. The first to sign at the Bay of Islands was Kawiti, who was afterwards a leader in the insurrection of 1844. The estate of Wai tangi is to be sold on the 18th of March.

FAMALE FREEMASONS.

Recently the Observer, after referring to the fact that the Hon. Mrs. Aldwortli is supposed to be the only Freemason in the world, divulged the fact that Mrs. B. B. Babington, who was at one time a resident of this State, was also a member of the ancient and honorable order. The Observer’s article has brought the Shelby Aurora to the front, and in its issue of yesterday, the editor, J. B. Babington, writes as follows: —“ Inasmuch as the lady referred to in the above article is our mother, we deem it our duty to republish it and make the necessary- corrections. The story is correct, with ’the exceptions of places and ages. The lady’s father was a native of New York, _ and moved to Greenup country, Ky., where our mother was born and raised. The place where she was made a Mason was in an unfinished church room. She secreted herself under the pulpit, going in at an enterance from the side, and was eventually discovered while leaving her hiding place r . after the Lodge adjourned. She was about 15 years old when she was made a Mason, and our father did not join the order for nearly, 20 years after, they were married. We do not k belong to the order, but we have it from men who do, that she is brighter in Masonry than a large number of men who have passed to the third degree. Our mother is still living, and is now in Boyd county, Ky., a few miles from where she was first initiated into the mysteries of the ancient order of Masons.” —Charlotte, N. C. Observer. l

“ Zealandia. ” — This is the title of a panorama of New Zealand, in course of preparation by Messrs. Willis and Sey mour, of Dunedin. It is expected to be completed in time to allow its exhibition in April. The panorama is spoken highly of as a true and very effective representa tion of New Zealand excel lent views of the leading towns aiid cities arr also to be found on the canvas. The Dunedin papers give the work a very high chaYacter, and state that it is intended to travel through England with the pano rama, with a view to aiding immigration, by bringing a fair idea of the country' before the people. The colony, itself, however, will first have an opportunity of seeing the work. The Fiji , Labor Trade. — From the “Fiji Times” of Feb. sth, we learn that John Daley, master and owner of the brig Heather Bell, was adjudged guilty, by the High Commissioners Court sitting in January of kidnapping a native at Ocean Island in March last, and was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, to pay a fine of £l5O, and to find security to the amount of £SOO for his future good behaviour. ..

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THE AS!! BURTON



Butter, inferior to best $ lb Eggs, <ti? dozen s. 1 d. 0 to I 2 1 6 to 0 0 Cheese, prime quality, ¥? lb 0 10 to 0 0 Bacon, prime smoked, $ lb 0 10 to 0 0 flams in cloth, lb I 0 to 0 0 Flour in bags, D? ioolb 12 6 to 14 0 Oatmeal, If? 251b 7 0 to 0 0 Lard, lb - 0 9 to 0 0



Ganara'i Storekeepers, Now Open Now Open. Now Open. RESERVE YOUR ORDERS. 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., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GENE.RAL VRE-R/CjILANTS.



Clothing Establishment. 7 ENCOURAGE NEW ZEALAND INDUSTRIES. TO THE PEOPLE OF THE ASHBURTON DISTRICT. H MESSRS. ALLENSTEIN ROS. Desire to inform you that a RETAIL BRANCH of the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, WILL BE OPENED IN THE NEW BRICK-BUILDING, ASHBURTON, (Next Bullock & Co.’s Rooms) ON SATURDAY, Bth MARCH, To effectually introduce their Goods and drive out the imported article they have decided to sell a SINGLE GARMENT AT THE WHOLESALE PRICE. All goods are marked in plain figures, for net cash only. Any article purchased and not approved of will be exchanged with the same courtesy with which it was sold, or, if desired, . the money will be returned. The Success which has attended the New Zealand Clothing Fac tory’s Retail Branches in Auck land, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, and other towns, leads the Proprietors to believe that there exists a praiseworthy desire on the part of the public to encourage New Zealand Indus tries, especially where superior advantages are offered, and your support is solicited on this understanding only. WILLIAM SPARROW, Manager 4G7 Ashburton Branch.



Chemists. HERBAL MEDICINES. PERSONS suffering from liver com plaints, coughs, colds, worms, skin diseases, &c., are invited to try Nature’s cheap and universal remedy, “HERBS.” James Neil, importer of Herbs, and Bo tanic medicines, George street, Dunedin, has appointed MR. J. M. CAMBRIDGE, Chemist, Ashburton - , Agent for his highly-extolled medicines, Composition Powder for colds, Dandelion Coffee and Dandelion Pills for liver com plaints, Headache Pills, Botanic Cough Syrup ~ Worm Powders „ Stomach Bitters ~ Blood Purifyer, &c. Roots, Herbs, Barks, &c. of kind. every 370 OHARLES j^EATE, (Late of Messrs. Gould & Co., Christchurch), BEGS TO ANNOUNCE He has commenced business as CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST, MOORE STREET (Opposite Messrs. Friedlander’s Store), ASHBURTON. CAMBRIDGE’S ORANGE-QUININE TONIC WINE IS acknowledged to be the most agreeable and efficacious Tonic Stomachic yet pro duced. Itcontainsthe valuable Tonic proper ties of Peruvian Bark (“Quinine”) with the Stomachic properties of the Bitter Seville Orange, so combined as not to be objec tionable to the most delicate invalid ; and, “BITTERS,” is far superior to all other preparations. Invaluable to all suffering from loss of appetite, indigestion, general debility, ner vous affections, tic, ague, and derange ment of the system. When the stomach has become enfeebled or disarranged by disease, excess, or irregularities, or the appetite is impaired by mental or bodily exertion, or from any cause whatever, it gives a regularity and tone which is not obtained by any other medicine. One, two, or three wine-glass fuls may be taken during the day by persons suffering from the above com plaints, with the greatest benefit. It is highly recommended by the medical pro fession to be taken whenever Cod Liver Oil is ordered. By pouring the required dose of the oil into half a wine-glass of the “ Orange Quinine Wine ” scarcely a flavour of the oil is tasted, and the wine materially assists the oil in its beneficial operations. Price, 4s. fid. per wine bottle, and sent (carriage free) in cases containing one dozen, at 48s. Sold retail by all Chemists, and manufactured by J. M. CAMBRIDGE, MEDICAL HALL, ASHBURTON. 3GO



NOTICE. Advertisements for the Ashburton Herald must be sent in not inter 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 : Quarterly— Delivered in town ~ country Posted In Advance. If Booked. s. d. s. d. ...60 6 6 ...So 8 6 ...80 8 6 Special Notice. Hooper, aitken and go. are prepared to make CASH ADVANCES ON GRAIN, OR OTHER PRODUCE Placed in their hands for sale in the Home Markets. *390



WESLEYAN CHURCH, Cameron Street. FAREWELL SERMONS! !| The rev. w. b. marten mu PREACH (D.V.) his FAREWELL SERMONS on SUNDAY NEXT, March 9, 1879. . Subjects:. . ■ V. Morning Body.” Evening—” A Valedictory Ad dress. Collections in aid of the Circuit Fund. • ■ :7: , 483 ASHBURTON. "Til OR SALE, the Goodwill, Fixtures, _JD Stockrin-Trade of . a Tobacconist, Stationery, and Fancy Goods Business, with Hair-cutting Rooms attached, in the thriving township of Ashburton, the pro prietor being about to leave for England. No reasonable offer refused. For full particulars apply to JOS. FLETCHER, Auctioneer, Lyttelton ;or ' - E. A. GARNETT, 484 . Ashburton. FOUND. STRAYED on to my Farm one Bay Cob, with off fore leg and off hind leg white. Owner can have same by Pay ing expenses on applying to BENJAMIN EDE, Ashburton. 437