POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close i> 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 Terauka, 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. 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”). WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1879.

The Bye Laws. —In a supplement, published with to-day’s paper, the bye laws of the Borough are given, as amended by the law officers, and passed by the Borough Council. They come into force next Wednesday, the 26th March,

A Private Water Supply, —The Com mercial Hotel, being a very large estab lishment, requires a proportionately large supply of water. This has hitherto been obtained from several tanks raised to a good altitude at the rear of the hotel, and filled by manual labor at a force pump. Mr. Quill has found manual labor to be un equal to the task of keeping up a supply constant and abundant enough for the requirements of the establishment, and has therefore replaced “ the man at the wheel,” by. one of the Althouse windmills. The mill is now in full work ing order, and of course by its agency the hotel tanks are kept full, with a good flow to spare. Complaints were recently made about the street in this particular part of the town, and the surplus water now pumped by Mr. Quill’s mill may with ad vantage be made use to flush & large stretch of channelling in the adjoining streets.

Temperance Lecture. —On Friday evening, Mr. J. Harding, of Hawkes* Bay, will deliver a lecture on “ Temper ance ” in the Primitive Methodist Chapel, Wills street. Mr, Harding, in connec tion with Hon, W. Fox and other tem perance leaders has been addressing temperance meetings recently in the South, with considerable success, To-Day’s Court. —Before the Mayor to-day, J. A. - Cowburn, an old offender was find 30s. for being drunk and dis orderly, with the choice 48 hours in limbo. Philip Baker who had got drunk whilst out on liberty from the Old Man’s Home, was sentenced to a month’s imprisonment. Indecent Assault. —The man Manders, accused of indecently assaulting a married woman in the street in Christchurch, re cently, was yesterday committed for trial at the next sitting of the Supreme Court.

The Hyderabad. —The Court of En v<piiry have acquitted the officers of the Hyderabad of all blame in her loss, and have returned their certificates.

Suspected Incendiarism in Christ church.—On Monday evening the shop of Isidor Schwartz, tobacconist, Cashel s treet, Christchurch, was the scene of a fire which, fortunately, was mastered be fore any very great damage was done. The police found that the fire had broken out in three places at one time, and, being suspicious of incendiarism, arrested the brothers Schwartz, on that charge. The stock is said to be less in value and extent than it really appeared, and was insured in three offices for £I7OO. Yesterday the R. M. at Christchurch heard the charges preferred against Isidor and Siegmund Schwartz, and dismissed the latter, but remanded Isidor till Tuesday, the 25th inst., accepting bail to the amount of £6oo—accused in £3OO and two sureties in £l5O each. Smart Telegraphing. —Whilst one of our staff was despatching telegrams, rela tive to the shooting, from the Bright water camp, a gentlemaii standing by took note of the time occupied in sending a message of just 300 words to Blenheim, and he positively asserts that it took Mr. Halliday five minutes to despatch it. Transmitting at the rate of 60 words per minute for five consecutive minutes, in the ordinary way of business, is not only a proof of Mr. Halliday’s ability, but it also speaks well for the operator at Blen heim, whose name we do not know.— “ Nelson Colonist.” Banking Affairs. —The differences which have for some time existed amongst the banks are now (says “ The Australa sian Insurance and Banking Record ”) in course of friendly adjustment. “The Record ” writes : —“ In New Zealand pre liminaries have been settled, which will lead to a general agreement as to rates to be allowed for deposits, and as to other matters lately in dispute. In New South Wales an agreement was made. The banks in Victoria will follow suit. The representative of the Bank of New Zea land again attends the bank meetings here and—-with some right of reserved action— so does the representative of the Bank of New South Wales. It may be said that the prospect of a general understanding will to a great extent put an end to a system of over-bidding for deposits, which has had a mischievous tendency,” “A Pipe Line.” —The oil-producers of the Bradford county, Pa. district propose to meet the enormous monopoly which controls the railroads and demands a re bate of one dollar a barrel on oil shipped, by laying a pipe line to sloop navigation on the Susquehanna river. The line will be of wrought iron, six inches in diameter, and will have a capacity of 8,000 barrels per day. The line is to be constructed at once, and if successful will prove an effec tive blow at the Standard monopoly. A Sweet Country. —Peru is not just now a paradise, if a letter from Lima, dated the 23rd October, which appears in the Cologne Gazette, may be trusted. The financial condition of the country is (the writer says) becomieg more and more un satisfactory. The Government, after publicly burning in the market place a large heap of bank notes in order to show that it is about to return to a metallic currency, has secretly put into circulation a larger issue of paper money than ever, and' the other day a deputy discovered that new saltpetre certificates of the value of 900,000 soles have also been secretly issued. A singular state of things is described in a report from the sub-prefect of Coeabamba. That funtionary says that in the small towns of Coillovqui, Churol, Pitic, and Airihuanca, there is not a single clergyman, and that the inhabitants are entirely deprived of religious minis trations. Marriage is unknown, and all sorts of repulsive and heathenish customs prevail among the population, who obsti nately refuse to admit any priests among them. Married by Telegraph. —For the first time, we believe (says “Harper’sßazaar ”) the telegraph has been utilised in the marriage service. On the 16th October a message was sent from Georgetown, Colo rado, to Washington Courthouse, Ohio, distant 3,000 miles, joining “ till death shall part ” Mr. W. C. Ellis and Miss L. Sellers. Three years ago Ellis left Wash ington Courthouse, young and poor, to seek his fortune in the far West, leaving his fiancee until better circumstances should permit of their marriage. This time had just come, but on account of business engagements the young man found he could not make the trip East. A friend, however, who was going East, was commissioned to take the young woman to Georgetown, where the cere mony would be performed. This arrange ment, though entirely in accordance with the young lady’s wishes, did not suit her mother, who so strenuously objected to this way of the thing being done that some other plan must be adopted, or the affair postponed. The girl had waited long already, and nothing but distance seemed to stand in the way, so at the sug gestion of the Rev. George Carpenter the telegraph was called into service. This calmed the old lady’s objections, and the preacher performed the ceremony. No cards. The only spectators were a friend or two.- From the time of the first mes sage till th# ypung man answered the sofemn “ I do ” was" something over four hours. The bride has started for hbfh§ and husband. This, we believe, must be recorded as the first instance of a legal marriage having been performed by the Wires.

Poster, the Bushranger (says the t( Qumjagai Timps ”), who lies just now in Pentridae, confined tq his bed with con sumption, expresses his regret tflat he is not well enough to take part ip the search for the Kellys. He speaks possitively of his ability to run them to earth, if they have not left his old haunts on the ranges, and he states that the capturing of Edward J&illy would be with him a work of re venge, fq v fp Ipis treachery he persists in attributing hjs owp. gaptupe. Dr, >3chliemann, gay? the Lpiiflon Truth/’ is again in luck. More earrings, more brggglets have turned up to his fortunate shovels, He has lately un earthed five separate treasures, each com posed of numerous bracelets, earrings arid lump 3 °l gold. His latest ‘ ‘ find ’ is a bronzy vessel, in which wore some bronze axes, as well ,a? .some silver ornaments; the bulk of the content?, however, con sisted of gold earrings, bracelets, h@34 3 and bars of gold. Many of -the ornaments are vary graceful in shape and of fine workmanship.

Douglas Jerrold said of a censorious reviewer, “ You see he’s always lying ifl S' critical c ondition. ”

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[By Submarine Cable.]

London, March 17. The Secretary of State for the Colonies presented Mr. Berry and Professor Pear son at the levee.

The Prince of Wales has accepted the presidency of the London Commission of the Melbourne International Exhibi tion.

AUSTRALIAN

Melbourne, March 18. The rumours of the probable change in the Ministry recently in circulation have now proved devoid of foundation. Sydney, March 18.

At a large meeting of Lambton miners, it was decided to join the other colliei'ies in the vend system. The managers of the Lambton mine decline to agree to the miners’ decision. The miners have there fore given a fortnight’s notice. Arrived—City of Hew York.

TO-DAY’S CABLEGRAMS.

Floods in Hungary. London, March 17.

A Commissioner has been appointed by the Swiss Federal Government to repre sent Switzerland in the Melbourne Ex hibition. Two thousand lives have been lost by floods at Szegedin, Hungary. Parliament and the Zulu War. The January mails, via San Francisco, were delivered to-day. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has fixed the debate in the House of Commons, on the Zulu war, to take place on March 27th. Lord Blackford, in the Lords, has given notice of a motion condemning the Zulu war. A How in the House. March 19. A scandalous scene occurred in the House of Commons, owing to the Home Rulers’ opposition to the army estimates. Cable Press Rates. Mr Berry is urging the Cable Company to reduce their rates for press and Govern ment telegrams. The Victorian Embassy and the Loan. The mission of the Embassy progresses satisfactorily. The English press advocates the consi deration of the Embassy’s representations, and it is probable that, on Mr Childers urging it, the Commons will discuss the Victorian difficulty earlier. Mr Berry has definitely arranged to ac cept only three millions sd present. St. Patrick’s Day in Belfast. There was a serious party riot in Bel fast on St. Patrick’s Day. The military were called out. Melbourne, March 19. Sailed: Rotorua. Sydney, March 19. A large open-air meeting of an anti- Chinese character, was held in the Domain last night. Another has been called for this evening. Arrived : City of New York, from Auckland.

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, Wednesday. Arrived—Messrs.' Shaw and Savill’s barque Alaster, from London, 10 5 days out.

A new lodge of the National Indepen dent Order of Oddfellows has been formed at Newton.

Goodfellow, the athlete, intends giving a performance next week in aid of the Kaitangata Relief Fund. At a meeting of Mr. Binney’s creditors yesterday an offer of 10s. in the £ was made:—ss. in a month, 2s. 6d. in two months, and 2s. 6d. in four months. The Bank of New Zealand was the largest creditor, and their agent would not com pound until he consulted the Directors. To-day, another meeting was to be held to hear the Directors’ answer, but they have postponed their decision for some days. Nelson Ireland, the small contractor at Newton, who was brought up at the Police Court to-day on the charge of attempting a rape upon his own daughter, nine years of age, was remanded till Fri day. The police opposed bail. Dunedin, Wednesday. The fact of the Irish celebration of St. Patrick’s Day being held under ihe aus pices of the Hibernian Society, which is a Roman Catholic organisation, has caused some dissatisfaction, and it is probable that the annual demonstration will in future be conducted by a committee and rendered undenominational. Alex, Baird, engineer of the Rotorua, has been appointed Inspector of Machinery for the Otago Harbor Board | salary, £3OO a-year. The railway guard who allowed the train to collide with some trucks on a siding at Green Island, by leaving the points open, about a fortnight ago, has been dismissed. Last evening the public meeting under the auspiceg pf the N.Z. Temperance Alliance was largely attended by clergy men, and was presided over by the Hon. W. Fox. Messrs. Stout and Oliver were also on the platform, but the attendance of the public was very small. A man named Stevens was ordered by the Bench to-day to pay a weekly con tribution for the support of his two children iff [h(3 Industrial School, or suffer one month’s imprisanrqqut, _ It transpired that he had married a widow with twelve of a family ; and the master expressed concern lest the whole crowd should be transferred to the institution.

How a Wager was Won. —A man once offeree! to bg| that he could prove that this side qf the river iyag the other sidp, His challenge was accepted, antj. pointing tq the opposite shore of the rivpr, he asked : “Is riqt that one side of the river ? ” “Yes,” was the answer, of course. “Agreed,” said the iqap ; “and is not this the other side?” “ Cqrtaiply " said the other. “Then,” said the map, ‘i pay me the wager, for by your own confession I have proved that this side of the river is the other sidp. ” The clujnbfounded anta gonist, overcome by this profound logic, immediately paid the iqoney. The Hire and Lore Classes, —La- borers and scholars.

OSTRICHES ON A CAPE FARM.

(From Good Words.)

The males are splendid birds often mea suring seven feet in height when the head is raised, and above four feet to the shoulder, with black shining feathers on the back, and the beautiful plumes, both black and white, under the wings and on both sides of the tail. A band of bright red or pink runs down the leg, and they prance about with great dignity, shaking their wealth of rich, loose, hanging, fea thers, under their short arms (as one might say), with much pomp and ceremony, be fore their ladies, who are far more quietly dressed in grey. They too have, however, some white feathers ; but these connot be depended upon, as they are often streaked •with grey, and are never so valuable as those of the male birds. Their large eyes have a curious film, which they can re tract at pleasure. A pair of fine ostriches is worth about £BO, and five were now parted with ; but the remaining nine used nightly to settle themselves to roost at equal distances along the farm-yard, with their large projecting breasts flat on the earth. And a stranger driving up to the place in the dusk was more than once confronted by the nine sentinels suddenly uprising up from the ground to their full height with startling effect. They are ex tremely strong, and can kill a man by striking at him with the full force of the leg, when the claw, above an inch long, will tear the flesh from head to foot; the wound from the nail is considered to be poisoned. The bird when it is to be plucked is therefore very carefully secured; it is diiven into a narrow pen and a bar let down behind it. A stocking is then drawn over its head, and when once blindfolded, it remains motionless and makes no re sistance. The quill of the feather, when “ alive,” is full of blood and plucking must be a painful process. About 20 of the finer feathers and 30 or 40 of the commoner ones, are taken at the same time, when the poor bird’s -wounds are rubbed with sweet oil and vinegar. It soon seems to recover ; but the tender hearted master sometimes cuts the plumes off near the root instead of plucking them ; these, however, do not sell so well. A good feather is worth ten shillings at Cape Town, and the produce of five ostriches amounts to about £6O a year. This, in a bad season, when the wheat is devoured by rust, when the sheep have the. scab, when the cattle suffer from the dry seasons and short crops, and the oidiuin is threatening the vines, must be a very pleasant resource to the Cape farmer in his need, which the English one will envy him. It is by no means, however, all plain sailing with ostrich produce. The birds only breed after five years, and often come to grief ; the male birds fight, they rub themselves against the ground, break and dirty their feathers, are fond of water, and often plunge into the pools and swim over, much to the detriment of the plumes that are to figure on the bonnet of some Paris or London “elegante.”

EXTRAORDINARY SCENES IN THE QUEBEC LEGISLATURE.

A remarkable scene occurred recently in the Legislature of the Province of Quebec. On Friday, Sir John Macdonald moved a resolution condemning the recent dis missal of the Minister of the Province of Quebec by the Lieutenant-Governor. A discussion ensued which -was protracted until six o’clock the following Saturday, when the Premier and the leader of the Opposition came to terms. Ludicrous in the extreme were some of the scenes which enlivened this protracted debate. Noises of all kinds were indulged in in different quarters—slamming of desks, blowing tin trumpets, whistling, singing, cat-calls, Jews’ harps, and all kinds of un melodious sounds. Waste paper baskets and blue books at times were flying around but all good humoredly. As the first streaks of daylight struggled through the skylight, one member roused the House by a loud imitation of a cock-crow, and the drowsy occupants of some of the back struck up a “ Marseillaise” and a variety of other chorus songs. Coffee and other stimulants were brought to various mem bers’ desks, and from time to time, as the day wore on, songs loud and lengthy were indulged in, drowning for the time the voice of whoever then had the floor. In the afternoon of Saturday, the Countess of Dufferin, with some of her relatives, accompanied by Colonel Littleton, the military secretary, and aide-de-camp of His Excellency, made their appearance on the floor of Parliament, desirous of seeing a sight seldom to be witnessed. Some of the French members—whose voices, by the way, were really good—finding that the Countess relished the joke and enjoyed heartily the situation, again struck up a string of melodies, while a member of the Opposition was vainly attempting to ad dress the House, and the various noises filled up the intervals as they had done before. After remaining over an hour, her Excellency the Countess rose to take her departure, and this was the signal for an outburst of cheering, which showed plainly, at least, the loyalty of the Com mons, whatever else might be thought of them. The National Anthem was started, in which, after a moment’s hesitation, the whole House, including the Speaker, joined, raising to their foet, whust the strangers in the gallery numbering 1500, catching the spirit of the floor, loudly joined in the chorus, ladies waving their handkerchiefs, and at the close three hearty British cheers from floor to gallery, from Premier and members, Speaker and Clerk, Sergeant at-Arms, and even the pages, followed her Excellency as she left the Chamber and the Parliament House. Tim beqt qf goad feeling seemed to be re stored by this probably unheard-of-before occurrence, and order was regained in the House, which, prior to this ebullition of loyalty, was rapidly drifting into demora lisation and disorder.

Grandpapa. —Josh Billings gives his delineation of this venerable member of the family in the following words :—He is an individual somewhere between fifty and one hundred years, and is a common occurrence in most well-regulated families. They are the standard authority on all leading subjects, and what they don’t know about things that happened sixty five years ago, or what will happen for the next three years to come, is a damage for everybody to know. Grandpas are not entirely useless. They are handy to hold babies and feed pigs, and are very smart at mending broken broom-handles, or putting up the clothes-line on washing days. I have seen grandpas that churn good, but I consider it a mighty mean trick to set an old man over eighty years to churning butter. lam willing to rock the baby while women folks are boiling soap ; I am ready to cut rags to work into rag carpets ; they can keep me hunting hens’ eggs, or picking green currants ; or I will even dip candles, or core apples for sauce—but I won’t churn. I have ex amined myself on the subject, and will bet a jack-knife that Josh Billings won’t churn. Grandpas are poor help at bring ing up children. They are full of precept and catechism, but the young ones all seem to understand that grandpa minds them a heap more than they mind grand pa. ;

Pigs. —A Liverpool firm is reported to have purchased a steamer for the purpose of importing live pigs from. America. The vessel is being fitted up to hold oVer 2000 pigs, as well as cattle.

The Mexican Way.— The massacre which took place at Guadalajara, in Mexico,, on the evening of the 3rd of December,, seems to have been singularly atrocious,, even when judged by the Mexican, standard. According to the account given, by a correspondent of the New York Herald, writing from the city of Mexico' on the 7th December, the newly-elected. Governor of the State of Jalisco, Senor Riestra, a firm partisan of Vallarte, lately decreed an extraordinary tax of 1 per cent, on all real estate and capital. The merchants of Guadalajara and other towns in the State telegraphed to President Diaz a protest against the imposition of this tax, and asked for protection. No answer to this appeal was received, but the mer chants who signed the telegram to the President were imprisoned without delay, as were also all who when the tax was being collected murmured against it. Dis gusted at these proceedings, the people of Guadalajara held a mass meeting in the public square of that city on the evening of December 3rd to protest against the arbitrary conduct of the authorities. The Governor, indignant at this expression of public opinion, ordered a detachment of troops out of the Government palace : the troops drew up in line, and without the slightest warning fired on the crowd, kill ing five principal merchants of Guadala jara, one of whom, it is stated, was an English subject. In the meantime, the Mexican Minister, Zamacara, has been assuring the merchants of Chicago that nowhere is life and property more secure than in Mexico.

Wednesday, March ig, 1879.]

THE ASHBURTON HERA3LB,



Butter, inferior to best F lb s. I d. 0 to I 2 Eu£?s, dozen 1 6 to 0 O Cheese, prime qur ity, F IB o 10 to 0 O Bacon, prime smo r ;ed, F lb 0 10 to 0 0 Hams iD cloth, F lb 1 0 to 0 0 Flour in bags, F loolb 12 6 to 14 0 Oatmeal, F 251b 7 0 to 0 0 Lard, F lb - 0 9 to 0 0



Clothing Establishment. ENCOURAGE NEW ZEALAND INDUSTRIES. TO THE PEOPLE OF THE ASHBURTON DISTRICT. MESSRS. ALLENSTEIN ROS. B H Desire to inform you that a RETAIL BRANCH of the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, IS NOW OPEN IN TPIE NEW BRICK BUILDING ASHBURTON, (Next Bulloclc & Co.’s Rooms) 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. 467 WILLIAM SPARROW, Manager 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, Ashbubton, 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. oi! every kind. 370 CAMBRIDGE’S ORANGE-QUININE TONIC WINE IS acknowledged to be the most agreeable and efficacious Tonic Stomachic yet pro duced. It contains the 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, as a “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 by mental or bodily exertion, orJfrom any cause whatever, it gives a re gularity 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 “ Obange Quinine Wine ” scarcely a flavour of the oil is tasted, and the wine materially assists the oil in its beneficial operations. Price, 4s. Gd. 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 Business Notices. rjIHE UNDERSIGNED are prepared to make LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES on Grain for shipment to England or to the Australian Colonies. ERIEDLAN DER BROTHERS.



Drapery, GREAT ANNUAL SALE AT ORR AND CO.’S FOR ONE MONTH, COMMENCING FRIDAY, FEB. zßth. In order to make room for large skip ments now landing ex te 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., Bs., and 10s. 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„ 5<L, 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’ Boot 3 and Shoes. We hold a very large stock of thesa 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 test 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. ORE, AND CO., IMPORTERS, WHOLESALE & RETAIL DRAPERS & IRONMONGERS.



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 he 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 ... 6 0 6 6 „ country ...80 8 6 Posted ... ...So 8 6 Special Notice. OOPER, AITKEN AND CO. are prepared to make CASH ADVANCES f , ON GRAIN, OR OTHER PRODUCE Placed in their hands for sale in the Home Markets, i,.-*.* < *390 wheat: wheat, wheat. THE Undersigned require a few thou sand Sacks of Very Prime Wheat for Immediate Shipment, and are prepared to Pay the Very Highest Price for same. Apply at once to - ROYSE, STEAD, & CO., 541 Ashburton.



WHEAT TO LONDON. THE Undersigned are making Liberal Cash. Advances on Wheat placed in their hands for Shipment to England, free of Commission, Interest, or Ex change. Freight, 30s. per ton, in first class iron ships. 534 ROYSE, STEAD, & CO., Per J. E. Heaver. THE TENDER of Messrs. W. J. Lyons and John Walker for the ad ditions to the Upper Ashburton Road Board Office has been Accepted. J. STANLEY BRUCE, C.E., Architect.



StvangeVS poising to reside in Ashburton are often at a l°. ss to know which is the best Establishment to visit for the purchase of Drapery, Clothing, and House-furnishing Iron mongery, and General Stores. Orr & Co. offer special advantages to the public that can be met with nowhere else in Ashburton, They kpep at all limes the largest and best-assorted Stock of every class of Goods, imported direct from the leading manufacturers at home, which beinp- bought entirely upon cash terms, they are enabled to oiler goods of sudi sterling value as Cannot be equalled by any other house in the trade. Every article in stock is marked at the lowest price, from which no abatement is made 50 that the most inexperienced buy their goods at the same piices as the best judges.—Advt



FRIDAY, March 21, 1879. CLEARING S A L E. WHEAT, OATS, HORSES, DRAYS, PLOUGHS, Etc., Etc. HEKEAU FARM, HINDS, About 3 miles above Maronati Station. ?T MESSRS. BULLOCK & CO. have re ceived instructions from C. P. Cox, Esq., who is relinquishing farming, to sell the whole of his valuable Horses, Cattle, Imple ments, and Plant now on his farm, , ;• ;, : Comprising— Bay mare Kate, 4 years old Brown horse Duke, 5 years old Brown horse Captain, 4 years (Quick double-furrow team) I Dray 1 Tip-cart with harvest frame ' < 1 Triple-furrow Plough, Reid and Gray, with Hornsby heads ; one furrow will take off and make double furrow I Nearly new extra strong single furrow, Duncan’s, made specially for breaking up stony land I Single furrow, Hornsby / s. . 1 Set heavy Harrows, Reid and Gray I Set Tripod do. I Cambridge Roller, good x Ben tall Chaffcutter, 3 knives, with horse _ power attached,, by Richmond and Chandler I Good Com-crusher, can be worked by the same power Wheelbarrow, Grindstone, Crowbars Quantity of Fencing and other Tools 2 Iron Tanks Portable Forge, Anvil and tools Quantity of iron standards . and fencing wire Timber Sacks, Horsecloths, etc., etc. 6 Sets of Plough Harness 2 Sets of Shaft and leading harness Wheat in stack, produce of 50 acres Oats ~ „ 40 acres Potatoes ~ ~ 2 acres > The above is a first-rate opportunity for con trac :ors and others in the neighbourhood re quiring horse-feed, chaff, etc., to supply, them selves on favourable terms on the ground. Also, at same time and place, will be 1 offered, if not previously sold, THE HOMESTEAD BLOCK, Consisting of— -640 Acres of first-class dry land, fenced and sub-divided, with good 4-roomed house, large 8-stalled stable, woolshed and granary combined, sufficient to store large quantities of grain ; chaff-house, etc. Also men’s hut, sheepyards, hurdles, etc. ALSO Goodwill of lease, of an educational re reserve on easy and favourable terms. ALSO 2000 Acres to be let for cropping, with or without purchasing clause, in blocks to suit purchasers, on most favourable terms. Each of the above are amply supplied with water, having good wells and American wind mill pump, etc. Luncheon provided. Terms liberal, at sale. Sale at 12 o’clock. BULLOCK & CO., 488 Auctioneer*.