COMMERCIAL REPORT

(From our Christchurch Correspondent.)

FOR WEEK ENDING JUNE 14l'H, 1879. Wheat per bushel, milling, 3s. 7d, to 3s. Bd.; feed, 2s. 9d. to 3s. ; rye corn, 4s. 3d. ; buckwheat, 12s. ; feed oats, 2s. sd. to 2s. 6d., dull; milling do., 2s. 7d. to 2s. Bd., fair sale ; colonial malt; Bs. 3d. to 9s. 6d.; English do., 10s. 6d. to 11s. ; barley, feed, 2s. Gd. to 3s. Gd., dull of sale ; malting do., ss. to ss. 9d, for good; maize, none in the market, wanted ; peas, grey, for seed, 4s. 3d. ; blue do., ss. ; feed, 3s. 9d. ; beans, new, 4s. Gd. ; old do., ss. 3d. ; ryegrass, 4s. Gd., no enquiry; cocksfoot, Gid.; prairie grass, 125.; flour per ton, known brands, 5.8. , £lO ; small bags, £lO 15s. od.; grist and inferior, £8 ss. Od. to £8 10s. Od.; potatoes, sound derwents, 705., good demand; onions, £lO to £l3 ; butter, kegs, lOd. to lid. ; cheese, if good, ready sale at 6|d.; salted hides, dull, 3d. ; green, 2|d.; butchers’ fat, lid.; skins, brisk sale; corn sacks, 7s. 3d. to 7s. Gd.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

TUESDAY, JUNE 17,

For Otago and Australian Colonies, per s.s. Albion, at 1.50 p.m. Note. —There will be no supplementary mail per Albion. THURSDAY, JUNE 19... For Northern Ports; of New Zealand, New South Wales, and Queensland, per Tararua.

The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and County Advertiser (With Which is incorporated the “Evening Echo”). SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1879.

The ruin of actual owners of shares in the notorious City of Glasgow Bank is not the least of the evils that have attended that ill-starred concern 3 and a recent decision of the House of Lords, on an appeal from the First Division of Scottish Court of Session, has had the effect of involving in the disaster a large number of gentleman who never did and never could have drawn a penny of profit from the Bank, however good and lucurative a property the shares standing in their names may ever have been. The City of Glasgow Bank was an institution exceedingly popular with •well-to-do Scotchmen, and a large num

ber of gentlemen who had accepted the position of trustees in the estates of deceased friends, had, in the belief that they were following the best course of administration for those whose welfare had been intrusted to them, invested in shares of the unfortunate bank the money which they held in trust for the widows and orphans whose future had been committed to them by will of the dead husbands and fathers. Other trustees on assuming the position found that the estates they had to adminiser were already invested in this unfortunate concern, and it only remained for them to assume the nominal proprietorship of those shares, in conformity with the laws of the bank. This was the fatal evil. But it was one they could not avoid. When the crash came, forgetting a similar decision in the case of the Western Bank twenty-five years ago, trustees fancied that they, as individuals, were safe ; that though the funds they had administered for others would be swallowed up in the great financial chasm, the ruin of their wards could never touch themselves —the bare pos sibility of such a contingency never dawned upon them, and it was not till the liquidators of the bank announced that the private fortunes of trustees were equally liable for the bank’s debts with the fortunes those trustees had administered, that any thought of dan ger arose. The question was argued out before the highest Law Court of Scotland, when four wealthy gentlemen, who of themselves held none of the bank’s shares, but held in trust for others an aggregate value in these of were held “ personally liable to the full extent of their means, as contributories of the City of Glasgow Bank, as if they had been holders of stock in their own right, although they had only accepted the transfer as c trust disponeesd”

From the decision of the Scottish Court, Messrs. William Muir, William Thomson, John Boyd, and James Boyd, appealed to the House of Lords ; and the decision, affecting as it did, the fu ture of so many families whose heads had been acting as trustees for others, was looked forward to with much anxiety. The appellants to the House of Lords, though acting for themselves, and owning private fortunes calculated at half a million, were only four out of a large number of trustees whose names appear upon the share list of the bank, and the fortunes of all these must now be carried to the great financial grave in which the City of Glasgow Bank has been buried. The decision of the Lords was a unanimous one, showing that they had no doubt whatever about the question they were setting at rest. In England, no other than a decision adverse to the appellants was expected; but in Scot land, where the law bearing on the sub ject differs to some extent, though (as the decision has proved) not any in principle, a belief was entertained that the trustees would be successful in ob taining a judgment holding them re sponsible only to the extent of the funds they held in trust. But the de cision, which, though the perfection of law, cannot be said to be the perfec tion of common sense, has now set aside all apparent difference between the law of the two countries, and the result is a great commotion amongst trustees in other estates vested in unlimited liability companies. Hiere are not many men in the world who would care to refuse the position of trustee of the estate of a departed friend for behoof of those he had left behind, unable to act for themselves in the business affairs of life; and there are fewer men still, who, in accepting the position, are fully alive to the responsibilities it in volves. The incidents of the Glasgow Bank have given such a rude awaken ing, and this decision of the House of Lords has had the effect of calling attention to the state of the law in re gard to unlimited liability companies. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has now before the House of Commons a Bill to enable joint stock banks and other companies, that had elected to be unlimited, to change their constitu tion and set limits to their liability. The Bill has in view no further interference with banks than to enable them to adapt themselves to such constitution as may be most bene ficial to their own interest; but it will have the effect of relieving those who are trustees of estates invested in still solvent companies. To the unfortu nates, however, who have gone down with the Glasgow Bank, it of course can bring no evangel of hope.

Inquest. —An inquest was held to-day in' the Royal Hotel —before Dr. Trevor and a jury, of whom Mr. W. De B. Comp ton was chosen foreman—on the body of Theresa Lancaster, aged two years, daughter of Richard Lancaster, butcher The child’s father and mother were ex amined, and also Dr. Stewart. From the mother’s evidenee and the father’s own confession it was gathered that during the whole three days of the child’s illness from croup Mr. Lancaster was under the influence of drink, and though told by his wife to go for the doctor, he did not go until the child was dead. Dr. Stewart had made a “ post mortem ” examination of the body, and found that deceased had died from natural causes. The jury found a verdict in accordance with the doctor’s evidence, but added a rider asking the Coroner to censure Richard Lancaster for his drunkenness during the child’s illness. In accordance with the jury’s recommen dation, Richard Lancaster was called be fore the coroner and severely reprimanded for his conduct, Dr. Trevor expressing a hope Fiat this incident would have the effect of leading him back to habits of sobriety.

DRAMATIC.

It was a dreary night when I left Baldwin’s Hotel, and wearily took my way towards Quill’s, where I proposed to stop for the night. About half-way I saw something white in the mud, and, picking it up, found it to be a roll of manuscript. On my arrival at Quill’s I dried the M.S. before the fire, and, finding it to be a dramatic composition of considerable merit, I hastened to present it to the readers of your potent journal. The title is Ashburton Saved, by the Gobblers that Live at Brown’s. SCENE 1. —A lonely part of the Plains, near Dromorc. A solitary Bullock, in good condi tion is seen brcnosing near the Mayor's pad dock. Enter the Prince Consort, dressed like a swagger, but with no swagger in his Gait. Entice Albert — For years I’ve wandered, hoping still to find A boarding-house completely to my mind. As yet I’ve failed, but in the distance rises A town whose grand appearance me surprises. Ash-burton it is called —melodious name, Reminding one of stews and ale of fame. Fit site for boarding-house of great renown Where spuds are tender, and where meat’s done brown. I’ll journey on : it’s winter, Summer's set. I long to write to Vic., so Quills I’ll wet, As soon as in a Central place arrived, No Power shall stop me, Mutch the joy derived By friendless wanderer on a foreign shore, Who writes a Page ere he pass-on once more. Exit. SCENE 2. —Bating Square. Crowds of the unemployed, including a black gentleman with a violin, and several legal gentlemen, 70/10, however, tush off to extinguish fires in Mont-

gomery's Buildings. Several appear to be hoarse with Daly suffering. Enter the Prince, accompanied by a Billbroker in the city, who thus addresses him : I notice by your Gait you come from far, And as I and my noble family are The Gates of this great town you must pass through, Pay toll for your Art Union with my crew.

Ptitice — I hate Dutch pictures, but I’ll give my bob. And now, pray tell me where I’ll get a job. 8.8. —A job ! Why, look at all these people here. They’re unemployed.

Prince — I see some cattle near That look full fat and sleek. Whose are they, pray ? B.B. —Those? They’re Brown's emus, the wonder of the day. Prince —Oh, tell, tell me me where those cows are fed, For that’s the place where I’ll get meals and bed. 8.8. —Come on, if you’ve the browns you’ll welcome be. He ain’t a colored man, as soon you’ll see, But yet he’s Brown. Disclose this mystery I dare not, as I should be up a tree.

Exit to slow music. SCENE ?. —A Large Boarding-House. Cooks, waiters, and boarders. A large table groaning with magnificent food. A bell rings, and the tables are rushed. The Prince enters, looking rather bored, takes his place at the board, and remarks to a boarder that this board- ing house puts him in mind of being on board ship. There is a flourish of trumpets, and enter Robert Briefly, who takes his place at the head of the table and carves. The Boarders eat.

Briefly — Bring forth the glorious wine of choicest brand I am ajudge, for I come from Portland. Fill up your goblets, friends, I have strange

news— We’ve been betrayed. Boarders— Betrayed ! Brier. — Oar horse refuse To meet the Maoris, and they’ll play the deuce Now we’re no longer headed by the Bruce. But a thought strikes me : though the horse won’t fight Brown’s Cows will put the enemy to flight. (Immense applause.) All the Police have hooked it in their dread, The Sergeant put his Felt-on as he fled. Now, faithful Melter, is your time to show

You’re no Dol-man, but ready foi the foe. ( The hot rid shrieks and yells of the approaching Maoris are heard.)

Bob Br. —Oh, how my heart within my bosom

bounds. Come on my lads, they’re yellers, but we’re

Browns. (The Maoris enter. A tenific fight ensues, in the end all the Maoris are killed but one, principally by the Prince and Brierly, The remaining Maori throws off his war paint and discloses the features of Hawkshaw, the Detective—TAß LEA U). Hawk. —Ha, ha ! You’ve killed ’em, every

one, I see, The only Mail you’ve left alive is me. But, who’s the s<ranger cove what fought so

well ? Prince —I am : the Prince, and I’ve a tale to

tell. ( They drop on their knees.) You’re all aware that I in England tried To make the model lodging-house my pride, But couks were faulty, or the house was poor. So I resolved to tramp from shore to shore,

Till I could find a boarding house sublime— A model lodging house—for every clime. My task is Dunn, and I am freed from care, This perfect house my noble name shall bear, And as Prince Albert’s boarding house be

known, Whilst Britain’s princes sit on Britain’s throne. ( Acclamation ).

(The Prince crowns Brierly with a wreath composed of sage, Mint, and other fragrant herbs, while a brass band, headed by a noble Savage plays appropriate airs.) Curtain.

Who Would Not Be a Big Squatter ? —Just now there is a huge run of 74,000 going a begging, for which a tenant cannot be found at £l3O per year. The land from its elevated position, the grand pros pect it commands, and its magnificent scenery, is a selection a description of which would read well in an auctioneer’s announcement of suburban sections. But last winter’s bills of mortality in the sheep line from the Wakatip have robbed a great deal of attractiveness from the position of the squatter, or as the present correct ex pression goes, the sheep farmer, and the 74,000 acres cannot get a tenant. —Morn- ing Herald. A French Deceased Wife’s Sister Bill. —M. St. Martin, a member of the French Chamber of Deputies, desires to see marriages between brothers and sisters in-law legalised, his arguments being that they are not contrary to natural rights, and that, as a matter of fact they actually take place by means of a dispensation, no less than 1,467 marriages of this kind having been registered during the year 1876. The Bill maintains the prohibition of marriages between uncles and nieces ; aunts and nephews ; but a clause is in serted-giving the President of the Repub lic power to issue dispensations in grave cases.

A Japanese student,- newly arrived in this country, thought we were all doctors, because everybody took his hand and asked after his health.

TELEGRAPHIC.

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

INTERPROVINCIAL

Auckland, Monday

Major Kiddell left per the Rotorua for the Clyde wardernhip, Otago; also Dr. Wallis, for Lyttelton as a Commis sioner on Higher Education, Judge Fenton has resigned the judge ship of the District Court. Collins, the chief steward of the Ro torua, is in a fair way of recovery from the exhaustion that followed his escape from drowning at the wharf. Ministers contemplate holding several Executive meetings during the stay of the Governor to decide upon various matters affecting the interest of the dis trict. Amongst the matters which the Governor and Cabinet shall dispose of it is reported that the negotiations be tween the Native Minister and Rewi shall be considered, and the basis of arrangement formally decidsd upon in the presence of Sir Hercules Robinson.

The Wellington Fire. Wellington, Monday. The following are the premises de stroyed by fire last night:—lmperial Opera House; Working Men’s Club ; Wesleyan Church, Schoolroom, and the building formerly used as the Parson age; Royal Oak Hotel; Nag’s Head Hotel and stables; Engleman’s fancy goods shop; Eddie and Jack’s, spirit merchants; Stafford’s corn store and mill; Bank of New Zealand ; Warcup, bootmaker ; Smart’s oyster shop ; Ho garth’s timber yard; Graves and Flem ing, drapers; Scott, ironmonger; Mrs. Elder’s fruit shop ; Petford, gasfitter, Rickman, bootmaker; Simeon, tailor; Young’s oyster shop; Brown, cabinet maker ; McCarthy’s malthouse; Craw ford’s bonded store; the Market Hail and Morgue ; Williams, Cameron, and Co., saddlers; Marryatt, tobacconist; Ashton, boot shop ; Back, tobacconist; and about half-a-dozen smaller cot tages, variously occupied. Smith’s Te Aro drapery was severely scorched, and. Whitehouse’s grocery and Mint’s board ing-house were actually on fire, but saved. Rickman, Simeon, and Warcup saved their stocks. The Wesleyan Church contained an organ which cost three hundred pounds. Several places which fire did not reach suffered by re moval of goods. Seventy-four (? 14) acres, thickly built upon, have been swept away.

LAST NIGHT’S CABLEGRAMS.

AUSTRALIAN.

Melbourne, June 14,

A report that the Kellys had reached Melbonrne and got aboard a brig bound for Newcastle has been proved to be unfounded. The brig arrived at Newcastle -and there were no traces discovered of their having been on board.

A Horse’s Intelligence. “Land and Water ” gives the following instance of remarkable intelligence of a horse :—A gentleman living in Surrey had a very fine horse stolen about six months ago, and tried in vain to trace him. As he was passing Blackfriars Bridge the week be fore last, a horse neighed very loudly ; Mr recognised the sound, and looking round, saw five horses tied up, close to the entrance to the bridge. One of them again neighed; it -was surely his lost favorite nag, and the animal showed that he knew his former owner ; but in chang ing hands he had also changed color. He had been cleverly died or painted a dark brown ; when stolen from the stable he was a bay. The new color was soon washed off, and Mr. recovered his property, but failed to trace the thief, who had sold him at a fair in Hants to the man in whose possession he had found him. The horse had always been in the habit of neighing when his master entered the stable, and had evidently seen him as he was about to cross the bridge and hailed him.

The Maori Definition of a Bank rupt.—“A pakeha who wants to become pakarapu (bankrupt) goes into business and gets lots of goods and does not pay for them. He then gets all the money he can together—£2ooo—and puts it away where no one can get it, all except £5. With this he goes to the Judge of the Supreme Court and tells him he wishes to become pakarapu. The Judge says he is very sorry, but of course it cannot be helped, and he then calls all the lawyers together, likewise all the men to whom the pakarapu owes money, and he says : ‘ This man is pakarapu, but he wishes to give you all he has got, and so he has asked me i o divide this (the £5) among you all. ’ The Judge thereupon gives £4 to the lawyers, and £1 to the other men, and the pakarapu goes home. ”

Puck’s <£ Girdle Round the Earth in Forty Minutes” is almost a fact. Asa proof of the way in whieh the “ends of the earth are beginning to come together” in our day (says a correspondent of the “ Sydney Morning Herald”) may be cited the curions fact that a short time ago a despatch, telegraphed from Yokohama on the 22nd February, at 10 a.m., was re ceived in Paris on the 22nd February, at 9a. m., the difference in longitude causing the apparent anomaly of the telegram ar riving at its destination an hour before it had been despatched from the other aide of the globe. Holloway’s Pills. —The Grand Secret. —With the variable temperature of this country, ill health will creep in unless the blood from time to time he purified and noxious matters be expelled from the body. In this the public, may be its own physician. Holloway’s Pills may be purchased at a trifling cost ; instruc tions for taking them will be furnished with the Pills, and a little attenlion, with few in structions, will enable persons to keep them selves in health under very trying circumstances. These Pills act as alteratives, tonics, and ape rients. Holloway’s medicine should be ready for instant administration when the slightest symptom gives warning of approaching ind;s posif ion, — Advt.

Monday, June i 6, 1879.]

THE ASHBURTON HERALD



Hotels. ORAM’S SOMERSET COMMERCIAL AND FAMILY HOTEL, ASHBURTON. UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF Sir George Grey, K.C.8., Premier of New Zealand. Sir James Ferguson, Bart., late Governor o? New Zealand, ' AND Sir Charles Ducane, late Governor of Tas mania. 'J'HIS centrally-situated Hotel is pronounce! to be one of the finest in the Southern Hemi sphere. The cuisne is under '.he supervision o: an eminent chef, and the proprietor hopes that his long experience in the trade is a sufficient guarantee as to the quality of the contents o t the cellar. R, W. SHEARMAN, PROPRIETOR. THE ASHBURTON HOTEL (the oldest established in the district) HAS been Re-erected and considerably Enlarged, and now offers to Tra vellers and the General Public Accommo dation of a Superior Class, no expense having been spared in making it second to none in the Ashburton for comfort and convenience. SUITES OF PRIVATE ROOMS FOR FAMILIES. LIQUORS OF THE BEST QUALITY ONLY IN STOCK. The Proprietors trust, by strict atten ion to business, combined with MODERATE CHARGES, to meet with a fair share of public patronage. ■ mutch & McKenzie, Proprietors. 427 JOSEPH BALDWIN Begs to inform his friends and the public that he will Open THE CENTRAL HOTEL, AT THE JUNCTION, WILLS STREET AND WAKANUI ROAD, ASHBURTON, ON THURSDAY, MARCH 20TH, 1879. THIS commodious hotel is situated within three minutes’ walk of the Railway Station. Table d’Hote daily at 6 p.m. Luncheon on the table from 12 to 2 p.m. The Jug and Bottle Department will be made a special feature, single bottles and small quantities being supplied at the lowest remunerative rates. Only the best quality of Wines, Beers, and Spirits procurable will be kept. J. BALDWIN, 540 ” Proprietor. “1 HE WHEATSHEAF HOTEL,” WHEATSTONE. G. H. WILLCOCKS JgEGS to announce that he has just (XIMPLETED- THE ABOVE HOTEL, which is NOW OPEN to the Public. EVERY COMFORT & ATTENTION Will be found for TRAVELLERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. LIQUORS OF THE BEST QUALITY. 299 THE PRINCE ALBERT BOARDING HOUSE AND DINING ROOMS, Wills Street, Near Railway Station, (Late Clark’s). Ia now open for the convenience of Boar ders, Commercial Travellers, and the Public. THE House is entirely new, and beauti fully fitted up with All Comforts. Every attention will be paid to patrons. FIRST-CLASS TABLE, AND TERMS LIBERAL. Families accommodated with privaterooms. Breakfast, G a.m. to 9 a.m. ; Dinner, 12 (noon) to 2 p.m.; Tea, 5.30 to 7 p.m. MEALS— Breakfast or Tea, Is. ; Dinner, Is. 6d. Board and Lodging, 255., 205., and 17s. SERVANTS REGISTRY OFFICE. No Charge. FRANK BROWNE, Proprietor.



Clothing Establishment. ENCOURAGE NEW ZEALAND INDUSTRIES. TO THE PEOPLE OF THE ASHBURTON DISTRICT. MESSRS. JJ ALLENSTEIN R 0 S. Desire to inform you that a RETAIL BRANCH of the EW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, IS NOW OPEN IN THE NEW BRICK BUILDING ASHBURTON, (Next Bullock & 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. 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 Purifier, &c. Roots, Herb' 1 ., Barks, &c. of every kind. 370 CAMBRIDGE’S ORANGE-QUININE TONIC WINE CAMBRIDGE'S Orange Quinine TONIC WINE. T HIS invaluable preparation is a pure solution of Qui nine in the finest Syd ney Orange Wine, and is most strongly recom mended to persons suf fering from indigestion, loss of appetite, ner vousness , neuralgia, &c. Asa general Tonic after recovery from fever, or any indisposition, it is more efficacious in re pairing the exhausted mental and bodily powers than any other medicine. Sole in wine bottles (each guaranteed to contain 30 grains of pure Quinine), Price, 4s. 6d. Prepared only by J. M. CAMBRIDGE, Medical Hall, 889 Ashburton. Business Notices. THE ASHBURTON PIERALD, Published Daily. Country Edition ... 3p.m. Town Edition ... 4.30p.m. are requested to make known any irregularity in the delivery, whether in Town or Country, which shall be immediately remedied. Country Sub scribers along the Wakanui Road to the school, thence to Seafield, Cambridge, and Newland, are supplied by the mail-cart every Tuesday and Friday.



Drapery. ORR AAD CO.’S



GLORIOUS NEWS! GREAT REDUCTIONS IN ALL CLASSES OF DRAPERY AND FANCY GOODS, AT om & co’s., £IO,OOO to be Sold at a Sacrifice.



PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. 4 cases of snow flake Wincey at sj£d per yard, worth gd. 2 cases Flannel, is. 2d. to is. 6d. per yard, slightly soiled, worth is. iod. 1 case Ladies’ Ulster Cloaks at 18s. 6d. 1 case Ladies’ Jackets at 12s. 6d. to 255. 1 bale white Blankets at 16s. 6d. to 225. slightly soiled, worth 275. 6d. SPECIAL BARGAINS IN Calicoes at 3s. 6d. to ss. 6d. per doz. 50 doz. Ladies’ Cambric Handkerchiefs at 4s. 6d. to 7s. 6d. per doz. Ribbons in all shades at reduced prices 30 doz. Ladies’ Silk Ties at 6d. and is. each 6 doz. prs. Ladies’ Boots, stained, will be given away at ss, 9d. 20 pieces wool Tartan will be sold at is. 6d. per yard 5 doz. Ladies’ Straw Hats given away at 6d. each 2 doz. Ladies’ Costumes at half-price. CLOTHING I CLOTHING! We hold an immense stock of Cloth ing—Colonial, Geelong, and Mosgiel made, in every variety and style of suits. Gent’s Ulster Coats in great variety Boys’ Suits, Boys’ Ulster Coats Gents’ Hats, Gents’ Ties Men’s Shirts at 2s. 6d. each Waterproof Coats from 15s. 6d. up wards. As this is a Genuine Sale and all goods of first-class quality we would ask the public to call as early as possible, as a speedy clearance is anticipated.



A LOT OF FELT CARPETS AT IS- 6& PER YARD. DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT. We have just engaged a first-class Dressmaker from London, who will take charge this week. Good style and perfect fit guaranteed. Dresses and Costumes made to order on the shortest notice.



irasaa? e& QRR AND~" CO., IMPORTERS, ASHBURTON AND RAKAIA.



Public Notices. R. V. In the District Court op Canterbutt, Holden at Ashburton. IN THE MATTER OF The Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876, The Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876, Amendment Act, 1878, and oi the bankruptcy of THOMAS SQUIRE TUCKER, of Ashburton, a debtor. NOTICE is hereby given that at the first meeting of Creditors of the said Thomas Squire Tucker, held at the District Court House, Ashburton, on Thursday, the 12th day of June, 1879, at 11.30 a.m., there not being a sufficient number of Creditors present, the first was adjourned by consent till Tuesday, 17th day of June, 1879. at the office of Messrs. Bullock and Co., East-street, at the' hour of 11.30 a.m. Dated at Ashburton, this 12th day of June, 1879. THOMAS SQUIRE TUCKER. 1006 CHEAP TIMBER AT HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS. BALANCE of Timber unsold at the Auction Sale. Also, 200,000 feet to arrive, now lying at the Waimate Sta tion, will be disposed of AT REDUCED PRICES AT HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS, East Street, Ashburton. 1027 Special Notice !! are Landing COAL ex “ Emperor,” and expect full supply on Wednesday, the 18th inst. W. MONTGOMERY, & CO., (Limited), 1028 Ashburton. A MEETING of the CREDITORS of Thomas Maddox, Builder, Tin wald, will be held Thursday Evening next, at K. Sando’s, Wakanui Road (next to Baldwin’s Hotel). Business of the utmost importance. K. SANDO, 1026 Trustee. Assigned Estate of A. W. WORTH INGTON, of Ashburton, Book seller, &c. (commonly known as Alfred Weston). CREDITORS in this Estate will please forward their claims on or before June 20, to my office, Ashburton, or they will not be recognised. W. H. ZOUCH, 986 Trustee. TO LET, ANEW 4-roomed COTTAGE, Town Belt West. Apply to , 1060 ORR & Co. FOUND, near Baring Square, a KNIFE with long handle, in a case. The owner can have same by paying for this advertisement. Apply — Her aud Office. * 943