COMMERCIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN TRADE. WEEK ENDED MARCH 8. Herald Office, Monday Afternoon.

Business lias improved during the week and grain deliveries have now commenced in eai-nest. The recent very dry weather has facilitated threshing operations and enabled many'large growers of grain to save the cost and troubled of stacking. We notice in many cases some of our large holders threshing direct from the stook, and we are opinion on the whole that the results are more than equal to anticipation. The wheat market has felt the effect of the late telegrams from England and has advanced from 2d. to 4d. per bushel, for prime lots, over opening quotations. This we are very pleased to see, because it offers some encouragement to shippers, and we trust those who have gone into the venture will be recouped for some of last season’s losses.

The Barley market is not quiet so buoyant, pressing wants having been sup plied. A few orders from the South re main unexecuted and unless limits are increased are likely to remain so. In anticipation of seasonable showers, the demand for rye-grass, rape, and clover is slightly better. We are sur prised our farmers do not pay more atten tion to the cultivation of rape, linseed, turnip, canary, and hemp seeds. The large amount of money annually sent out of the country for seeds that might be grown here in the same perfection, were proper care bestowed, would astonish those persons not in the trade. There are so many pursuits a farmer might turn his attention to if he had the moral courage to strike out a new line for himself, instead of following the old beaten track and doing exactly the same as his neighbours. Our rich, strong land should grow linseed to perfection. We have seen a sample grown near Timaru far superior to any Calcutta or English, either for size, colour, or proportion of oil that might be ex tracted from the seed. As the population of the counties increase, some means must be adopted to provide employment during that portion of the year when harvest operations are complete. We believe no better opening exists for the beneficial investment of capital than the cultivation and subsequent manipula tion of flax, or linseed, or rape. We know there is at present, both in Canterbury and Otago, skilled labor simply waiting the inauguration of an industry capable of giving employment to thousands of our fellow colonists during the slack season. All that is required now would be the same amount of energy usually bestowed upon other mercantile pursuits, scientifi cally directed, and a moderate amount of capital to make it a success.

QUOTATIONS. Wheat, per bushel —Milling, 3s. 3d. to 3s. 5d.; feed, 2s. lOd. to 3s. 2d. Oats, feed, 2s. 9d. to 2s. lid.; do. milling, 3s. Id. to 3s. 2d. Barley, feed, 3s. 3d. to 3s. 6d.; do. malting, ss. to ss. fid. Maize, Sydney, 4s. fid. to 4s. 9d. Peas, 4s. fid. to ss. Beans, 4s. 2d. to 4s. 4d. Flour, per ton, known brands (SB), £8 10s.; lOOlbs. £9 55,; 501b5., £9 15s; grist and county brands, £B. Potatoes, £3 10s. to £4, demand limited. Onions, £9 to £ll, fair supply. Rye Grass, nominal, cocks foot, 62-d. Rye Corn, 4s. 3d. to 4s. fid., none offering. Cheese, demand brisk, 6§d. to 7d. Butter, 9d. to lid. Imported Lucerne Hay, £6 to £G 10s. per ton. Cornsacks, Bs. 3d. to Bs. Gd., terms.

Mr. Alfred Harrison reports having had for the week very fair sales, Saturday’s weekly sale, March Ist, of products being better than usual. On Thursday, horses brought from £lB to £3O; tradesmen’s carts, £lB to £lB 10s. Fruit as under : Apples, ss. to 7s. fid. ; oranges, Bs. 6d.; lemons, 245. On Saturday last at the weekly sale general produce brought very fair prices, a consignment of apples sold at ss. fid. to 7s. fid. Potatoes, Bs. fid. Furniture and general effects were in demand, and what there was to sell raised some spirited bidding. A lot of timber and corrugated iron went at a low price, also a few tons of fencing wire.

ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close 15 follows : For Christchurch and North at r 0.20 a.m. 1 p.m., and 7.30 p.m., daily. For Chertsey at 19.20 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 Tcmuka, 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 nth of March. The mail via Brindisi will be due in London on the sth °f 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.

The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated the “ Evening Echo”) MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1879.

Valedictory.— The Wesleyan Church last evening was crowded with an atten tive audience, composed of representatives from the various congregations in the township, who had assembled to hear the farewell sermon of the Rev. W. B. Mar ten prior to his departure for the Mana watu Circuit. The rev., gentleman with much emotion reviewed his two years’ labors in Ashburton, referred to the res ponsibilities of the ministerial office, and concluded by reminding his hearers of the necessity for instant religious decision.

Life Assurance. —Our readers will ob serve in our advertising, columns that Mr. Moritz Bowron, the. energetic and popular lecturer for the Australian Mutual Provi dent Society, will lecture in the Town Hall next Thursday. Mr Bowron will re main and canvass the outlying parts of the district, and deliver lectures in the different school-rooms.

Borough Council. —The Borough Coun cil meets to-night at half-past seven in its chambers, Montgomery’s Buildings. The Engineer’s report, left over from last week, will be considered, as also Mr. Campbell’s motion to raise a loan for drainage pur poses, and that other motion to change the Council’s meeting place. Presbyterian Congregational Meet ing.—This evening at half past six, the Presbyterians in the township and vicinity meet in the Ashburton Church, to take into consideration the resignation of the pastor. Similar meetings have already been held at Wakanui and at Ashton (for the Waterton and Longbeach districts) and the importance of the matter to be dealt with to-night, will doubtless induce a large attendance.

The New School at Seafield. —lt is now some time since the Seafield school building was completed. A master has been appointed, and everything is ready, so far as the Committee’s arrangements are concerned for the immediate opening of the school; but there is a very un toward hiatus caused by the Education Board. The latter body should have.sent the furniture necessary for the ' proper working of the school, but up to the date of last Committee meeting, not a stick of it had arrived. It is a pity that this should be so, for it lays the Board open to a charge of neglecting the interest of country schools. The Seafield district is an-out of-the-way one, perhaps, but that is just the reason why every effort should be made to give it a fair chance to get smoothly along in educational matters, and the absence of the, school , furniture simply keeps the school Doubtless the Board have satisfactory reasons to give why the furniture is not ready, but meanwhile the children of the district suffer by the delay. It is a mistake also, when a really good and enthusiastic Com mittee has be.en secured, for, any obstacle that can possibly be removed to stand m their way and tend to their discourage ment. As far as the Committeo h;is yet gone, they deserve the thanks of the dis trict for their attention to duty.

_ Shooting Gallery. Lovers of the. rifle may enjoy an occasional shot now at Mr. Broom’s permanent rifle saloon, re cently opened in a building behind the Temperance Hotel.

Narrow Escape From Fire. —On Sa turday night the fine newbuilding of Messrs. Hallenstein Bros., in East-street—the branch establishment of the New Zealand Clothing Factory—ran a narrow risk from tire. Mr. Sparrow, the manager, was removing a lamp from the window, pre paratory to closing the shop. To remove the lamp it was necessary to stand on the lower step of the window gallery, and in coming down Mr. Sparrow’s foot slipped, and he fell, the lamp breaking on the floor and spreading the blazing kerosene about. In a second or two, however, the larger part of the lamp, with the burning article on which it fell, was hurried out to the street, and the other blazes were smothered, so that all danger was past almost as speedily as it had arisen. Not withstanding, a considerable crowd was attracted to the spot by the glare, and Mr. J. S. Savage is to be commended for his prompt seizure and ejection of the burning lamp. It is satisfactory to know that the rapid progress of the gas-works holds out a hope to storekeepers of being speedily relieved from the danger attend ing kerosene as a means of lighting.

Seafield School Committee. —Last Wednesday the Seafield School Committee held their usual meeting, at which were present Messrs Bruce (chairman), Silcock (secretary), Hardwick, Daley, and Jones. The correspondence since last meeting was read, [amongst which was a copy of the regulations of standards, forwarded by the Board of Education ; also letters from the Board intimating the confirmation of Mr. Atkinson’s apjiointment as teacher of the Seafield School, subject to approval of testimonials by the Minister of Educa tion ; also stating that the school furniture would be sent on shortly. Tenders for fencing the school ground were opened one at £4O and another at £32, but it was re solved to decline both tenders,;; and to alter the specifications to admit the use of considerably less expensive timber ; new tenders to be asked for, receivable up to the 19th of March. A sub-committee -was appointed to arrange for the alteration of the specifications, calling for and opening of tenders, viz. Messrs Bruce, Hardwick, and Parsons. The Secretary was in structed to ask the Board for a grant of £SO to meet incidental expenses, and also to urge the Board to say definitely when the school furniture would arrive. A motion to celebrate the opening of the school by a tea meeting was carried, after which, the committee adjourned till the 19th instant. The Rifle Championship has been won this year by W. Ballinger, of Wellington, with a total score at all ranges of 191, out of a possible 224. The Carbine Champion is Gordon, of the Thames, and his total is 192, out of a possible 224. Municipal Impecuniosity. —The Otago “ Daily Times” says :—Our rising little Borough of North East Yalley may be compared to Sydney in one respect, for it also is in a state of impecuniosity until the £SOOO loan is obtained. At the meeting of the Council last night a letter was re ceived from the Bank requesting that the debit account. should not be further in creased. It was determined .•‘that the Mayor should wait upon the manager to try to convince him that it'- was all right. ” Poor. Chap. —A young man at Wool wich, England, recently commited suicide on the day appointed for his marriage for no ■ discoverable reason, except that his affianced had made some trifling objection to some furniture purchased for their sitting-room. The sensitive youth left a note, in which he said : “ They' will not change the things, and this is the means of breaking my heart. My dear, only fancy how I have been waiting for the day for you to be mine, and now it cannot be. Do, 'my only and ever true love, forgive me, for I do not know where I am. I would that I were in your ever-loving em brace. Four broken-hearted Ted.” The ; Destroying Weeds. Professor Huxley, speaking at Manchester lately, said he did not believe in the natural decay of nations, and was inclined to think that theory was invented by cowards to excuse knaves. His belief, so far as the old English stock was concerned, was that it had as much vitality and power as two centuries ago, and that after pruning and weeding we should get products as good as we had before. The weeds he recognised were three—dishonesty, senti mentality, and luxury.

Wanderers in the Storm. —Tinkers suffered severely during the late storm in the north of Scotland. A melancholy case is just' reported from Forgue, Aberdeenshire. A band of these wander ers, consisting of father, mother, and six children, sought shelter in a cattle shed on a farm. Disease broke out among them, and five of the children died within a few days of each other from inflammation of the lungs accelerated by privation. Only a girl, the eldest of the family survived.

Tough Bread. —A London correspon dent of an Edinburgh paper contributes the following: “The medical officer of the Commission of Sewers must be a satirist of the first order. It will be remembered that the Lord Mayor recently refused to condemn a quantity of adulter ated meal on the ground that the person who had made advances upon it should prosecute the owner for having obtained money upon false pretences. To-day the medical officer reported the decision to the Commission and presented them with a donkey’s ear which had been modelled out of the adulterated material. This stuff was proved by analysis to be mineral earth, and yet it had been used for making bread by a baker in the French quarter.” Moscow has just acquired amother monster bell. It has been consecrated in the Church of the Redeemer in that city, and weighs about 30 tons.

A Valuable Bullock Team. —l was told the other day (writes “ iEgles” in the Australasian) that a team of cattle worth £4OOO had been seen yoked in a bullock dray near Heidelberg. One in the team was Roan Duchess, which cost a couple of thousand or so. The explanation is, I believe, that some, of .Mr. Gardiner’s pure stock, being much too fat for their in tended purpose, are being exercised in this way in order to bring them into lower condition.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[By Submarine Cable.]

London, 6th March. The total reserve of notes and bullion in the Bank of England to-day is eighteen million five hundred thousand pounds. The total stock ot tallow in London, by to-day’s returns, is 14,500 casks. The London papers of to-day violently attack the conduct of Lord Chelmsford, the Commander of the British forces in Natal, and demand his removal from that position. Paris, March 5. The Chamber of Deputies to-day voted an additional 250,000 francs for the re presentation of France at the Sydney In ternational Exhibition. London, March 6. Yakoob Khan is deserted, and unable to quell the tribal disputes about the suc cession. He has retired to Herat. It is rumoured that there is a serious quarrel between the Czar and Czare witch. The proclamation of the death of Shere Ali, and the succession of Yakoob Khan, caused an outbreak in Afghanistan. The chiefs were successful, and Yakoob Khan has fled. The Czarewitch has quitted the palace in consequence of the quarrel with the Czar. :

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, March 7,

Black trackers will search the, Strath-, bogie Ranges independent of the police of Victoria.

, There is a serious split amongst the Newcastle miners, consequent on the Lambton men refusing to support a com bination. A reduction in wages is antici pated. Owing to the financial difficulties of the Corporation, a series of resolutions— recommending the stoppage of all expendi ture, and discontinuance of street lighting —are tabled for consideration at the next meeting.

Governor Robinson was entertained at a banquet at the Reform Club last night. There was a large attendance.

TO-DAY'S CABLEGRAMS.

Melbourne, Monday. The health of the Marchioness of Nor manby is gradually improving. The overland line - to. Port Darwin is again interrupted.

Sydney, Tuesday. The working men are clamoring for the prohibition of Chinese immigration. Governor Robinson sails on Saturday. Brisbane desires steam communication with Auckland. , •

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, Monday.

A movement is on foot in Auckland to petition Government to re-open the Taupo enquiry. • ; i ; p f\ ; Captain Johnson of the Marine Depart ment visited the Kohimarama Training school. The recent escapees, were ex amined as to the motives for deserting. A, desire for freedom from restraint was given as their principal reason. To-day tanks and casks will be sent down from here by the Hawea, for the final effort to float the Taupo. Another Native difficulty has occurred in Northern Waroa. A bush 50 miles up the river, belongs to Te Koporua. Saphill, an influential native, has torn up the tramway. The reason alleged by him is that the bush was purchased for kauri but kahakati was being also taken. Com missioner Kemp has the affair in hand. New Plymouth, Monday.

The survey of the two proposed routes for the Railway lines through Wai mate Plains one from Normanby, and the other from eight miles further up on the mountain near the Wangawhera —■ will shortly be commenced. The one from Normanby presents an easy grade. At a meeting of the Harbor Board the legal opinion of Mr. Halse was read as to present Board and also whether, owing to one of the members not. having been nominated by the Government, the meet ings of the Board were legal 1 Mr Halse states that he considers the Board was not a legal Board, for to be legally constituted it must have the full number of members on its periodical constitutions as prescribed by the Act. A native meeting takes place at Para haka on 16th instant. It is said to be the that Te Whiti will hold, as Europeans and Natives are now on such friendly terms, that these meetings are no longer necessary. i Dunedin, Monday.

Mr., Hislop, Secretary of the Educa r tion Department, is now in Dunedin. He is inquiring into the working of the Edu cation Boards of the Middle Island. New tenders have to be invited for the erection of the Roman Catholic Cathedral, the lowest tenderer having declined taking up. his tender. An assault was committed by a betting man in this city, in a fashionable but dis reputable locality, a few days ago, and a summons was taken out. The matter is understood to have been compromised this morning by the payment of £SO. The missing parent named Turner, re cently arrested by the police for drunken ness, was ordered to-day to contribute 11s. weekly for the maintenance of his two children in the Industrial School. A meeting for the formation of a N. Z. Temperance Alliance takes place in the Temperance Hall on Wednesday afternoon. It is expected the Hon. W. Fox will ad dress the gathering. • , : .

SPORTING.

[by telegraph.] TARANAKI RACES.

New Plymouth, Monday. Nominations were received for the. fol lowing events on Saturday night. ; Autumn- Handicap— Gladys, Otawa, Peep o’ Day, Resolution, Confident, Venus Transit, Isaac Walton, Speculation, Expectation, Maid of Honor. Steeplechase —Awahou, Grey Momus, Billy, Victor, Gazelle, Mira, j Hawera Flying Handicap— Gladys, Ota’wa, Peep o’ Day Snowstorm, Confi dent, Orlando, Luna, Venus Transit, Slander colt, Isaac Walton, Speculation, Expectation, Maid of Honor.

THE NELSON RIFLE MEETING.

Rifle Camp, BrigHtwater.

Saturday 4.30 The Championship for the Rifles has been won by W. Ballinger with 191 ; Hutchinson Otago, second with 190; Okey, Smith, and Doidge tied at 189. The Carbine Championship competition shows Gordon, 1; Mapp, 2 ; Arm strong, 3. Monday, 11.20. Match 14—North v. South Carabineers —is just completed in favor of the North Island men. Gordon made the top score, 74. The aggregates were—North, 341; South, 334. Majority in favor of North, 7. 12.15. Match 13 —North v. South, for rifles—- has just resulted in favor of the South by eleven points ; Smith taking the Cup scores. Totals—South, 635 ; North,-616. 12.45. In Civilian’s Match, No. 12, for Car bines, the prizes were altered to:—First, £6; second, £5 ; third, £4. Only eight entered. Distance, 200 and 300 yards. First prize, Prouse, sen., 45 ; second, Howell, 43; third, Prouse, jun. 41; Bould, 39 ; Hall, 36 ; Stevens, 36 ,* Blun dell, 34 ; Kent,'34. ;■

MASONIC BENEVOLENCE IN 1878.

During the year 1878 the income of the three Masonic charitable institutions from donations, subscriptions, and all other sources, amounted to £40,312 4s 3d. Out of this sum the Royal Masonic Bene volent Institution obtained, the largest amount—namely, £14,880 2s 7d, for the second year in.succession heading the list. The Royal Masonic Institution for Girls took the second place with £12,866 Is Bd, while the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys took-the third place with £12,566. The total amount for the three institutions for 1878 was. about £2,000 less than was contributed in 1877, but it was very, much larger than was expected, When,, at .the beginning of the year, public charity was extensively diverted to other channels. The Masonic body, however, although giving liberally to non-Masonic appeals, strongly supported their own charities, which in 1878 only fell short by £2,000 of the most successful year on record, 1877. The Benevolent Institution has between 300 and 400 annuitants on its books; the Boy’s School- clothes, maintains, and edu cates about 220 boys; and the Girls’ School over 200 girls. In the year 1878 the Lodge of Benevolence, connected with the Grand Lodge, contributed £4,984 to distressed Freemasons, and the widows and orphans of deceased members.' 1 This lodge meets every month. The largest amount dispensed at any. one meeting in 1878 was at the December meeting, when £765 was granted, and : the smallest at the August meeting, when the sum voted was £203. The Fund, of Benevolence now amounts to some £45,000 and it has for some years been a proposition of Mr. J. M. Clabon that a portion of the annual surplus should be set apart towards apprenticing or otherwise advancing in life the children when they leave the school.

The Telephone an Old Affair.— The Pekin Official Gazette publishes a Communication from a learned Chinese, who demonstrates—at least to. ..his,, own satisfaction—that the “ far-speaking tube” (telephone) was already known about A. d. 962, and was the invention of ’ ’an inhabitant of Pekin.

Free Trade.—A writer in the London Times suggests that the whole British Empire should form a Customs Union ; that there should be perfect free trade between its various ports, but that a heavy, duty be imposed on all goods form outside.

A Late Number of the Proceedings of the Royal Society contains a description . ... of a minute organism which has been observed in the act of destroying dead animal matter by incessantly pounding it. This it does by violently., dashing itself against the object it is destroying. ; , ; ... Merited.— A very severe but well deserved sentence was passed on a middle aged man named John Dupres, by the magistrates at the Melbourne City Court. This man was charged with having behaved in a grossly indecent manner to ' a number of young girls at some of the state schools in Melbourne. There were ' four charges in all, and they were heard ;, with closed doors. The magistrates ulti mately gave him cumulative sentences amounting in all to four years, with hard labour, and in addition, he was ordered to undergo two floggings of 25 lashes each.

The German Soldiers oath. The .-. . . introduction of a oath for the soldiers of - J j the various German contingents is being mooted at head-quarters- At present the Ji ' Prussian soldiers, swear- allegiance to the King of Prussia, the Alsace-Lorrainers to the German Emperor, and all others to v their respective sovereigns and the German Emperor. ‘ | ':: /. / Curious Electric Experiments. —Pri- . feasor Loomis continues his experiments oj pa . the mountains of West Virginia to demoi a strate the theory that at certain elevatio . there is a natural electric current, by taking advantage of which telegraj ,hic messages may be sent without the ur. &of TI wires. It is said that he has telegra .pbed « 1 as far as eleven miles by means of kites. flown with copper. Whdn the kiteis reach ed the same altitude, or got into H ie flame • - current, communication by mean ix'of an ! - instrument similar to the Morar i instru ment was easy, but ceased as sew jn as one of the kites was lowered. Ha has built towers on two hills about twe , n ty miles ; apart, and from the tops of thf jm has run steel rods i*to the region of 1 v he electric current. — N.Y. “ Evening P© ati » The Presbyterians and xr jb Glasgow - Bank.— Owing to the reca a t exposures v. connected with the Glasgow Bank failure,’ b. the Queen’s Park United Presbyterian’.- Congregation (says “Tf ie Edinburgh Daily Review ”) have rear ,i V ed to return :::: to the liquidators of the' fv ank tlie sum of £l5O the “ supposed coi itribution,” plus .. £25, of Mr. James Mori : <jn on thebcca-' sioii of the opening of i u he church. Mr.. Morton’s contribution i , vas in new notes,’ and these were arran g£d - conspicuously -1- round the collection' rplate, and this'- 1 !' “ arrangement ’’ is sai dto have materially enlarged the congregj ition’s generosity.' ;; K; ; v Coal in Japan.. —Geologists having ' reported that there j s hi Japan enough coal to produce a. • yearly yield equal to that of Great Bn/ tain for one thousand years, the Japam , se . Government 5 ? have agreed to grant a J man of 1,500,000 dollars for the purpose of = working the mines. j

Monday-, MaroU id,

THE ASHBURTON HERALD.



Butter, inferior to best $ lb s. 1 d. 0 to I 2 Eggs, $ dozen r 6 to 0 0 Cheese, prime quality, li? lb 0 10 to 0 0 Bacon, prime smoked, lb 0 10 to' 0 0 Hams in. cloth, IT? lb 1 0 to 0 0 Flour in bags, 1? loolb j: 2 6 to 14 0 Oatmeal, 25Tb 7 0 to 0 0 Lard, $ lb - 0 9 to 0 0



General Storekeepers. Now Open Now Open. Now Open. RESERVE YOUR ORDERS. T. R. HODDER k CO., g) 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. xf R. HODDER & Go., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GE N EjR A$L M|E|R*CiHf A NTS.



Clothing Establishment, ENCOURAGE NEW ZEALAND INDUSTRIES. TO THE people of the ASHBURTON DISTRICT. MESSRS. JJALLENSTEIN gEOS. 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 467 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 every kind. 370 OHARLES E A T E, (Late of Messrs. Gould & Co., Christchurch), BEGS TO ANNOUNCE He has commenced business as CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST, IN MOORE STREET (Opposite Messrs. Friedlander’s Store), ASHBURTON. CAMBRIDGE’S ORANGE-QUININE TONIC WINE IS acknowledged to be the mostagreeable and efficacious Tonic Stomachic yet pro duced. Itcontains. 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 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. 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. 360



Strangers coming to reside in Ashburton ire often at a loss 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 'keep at all times the largest and best-assorted Stock of every class of Goods, imported direct from the leading manufacturers at home, which beino bought entirely upon cash terms, they are enabled to ofler goods of such 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 so that the most inexperienced buy their goods at the same piices as the best judges.—Advt



.Special Notice. _______ Hooper, aitken and co. are prepared to make CASH ADVANCES ox "' :'V' GRAIN, OR OTHER PRODUCE Placed in their hands for sale in the Home Markets. *390 ARE YOU ASSURED? IF NOT, WHY ? LECTURE ON “ LIFE ASSURANCE.” MR. MORITZ BOWRON, T CANVASSING AGENT , FOR THE i AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY, Will deliver a Lecture on the above subject in the TOWN HALL, ASHBURTON, ON THURSDAY NEXT, the 4th INST., i At 8 o’clock. No charge for Admission. All are ■wel come and invited'to attend. .. ; , THE AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY Is the oldest and most prosperous Life Office in the Australasian Colonies. The members number over .... 34,000 The Accumulated Fund is over £2,400,000 The Annual Income is ... £600,000 The Whole of the Profits are divided among those who assure their lives. goj ON SATURDAY NEXT. Messrs, acland, Campbell & CO. have received instructions from Messrs. C. Craddock and Brake to sell the following valuable Horses, Farm Implements, etc., etc. : i Bay Horse, Charlie, 4 years old. 1 Chestnut do., Captain, aged. 1 Bay do., Boxer, 4 years old x Black do., Daikie, 7 years old. 1 Reaper and Binder, by McCormick. 1 Double-furrow Plough, by Ransome & Sims. 1 Single-furrow do., by Hornsby. 1 Set 5-leaf Harrows. 1 Tip Dray and Frame. 1 Chaffcutter, by Richmond & Chandler. Tanks, Grindstones, Harness, etc., etc., etc. Sale at 12 o’clock, At the Bazaar, Burnett-street. ACLAND, CAMPBELL & CO., 502 Auctioneers. WANTED, a Man for half a day’s work during the week. Apply, Herald Office.