POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close as follows:

For Christchurch and North at io. 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, blinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10.20 a. in, daily. For Temuka. Timaru, and South at 10.20 a.m and 3 p.m daily. For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a.m For Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach, at 3.15 p.m. daily. For Wakanui and Seafield, on Mondays and Thursdays, 7.30 p.m. jW. St. G. Douglas, Postmaster,

NOTICE.

Mails close at the Chief Post Office for the lollowing places (subject to the necessary alte rations) as under : The mext mails for the United Kingdom via Brindisi and Southampton (for specially ad dressed letters only) will be closed at Christ church on Aug. 25. The mail via Brindisi will be due in London on Oct. 20, and the mail via Southampton on Oct. 27.

A travelling Post Office having been estab ished 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.

NEW POSTAL REGULATION.

Letters posted within the colony having the names and addresses of the senders printed on the address side of the envelopes, accompanied by a request that the letters be returned if not claimed within a stated period, will be return ed unopened. Provided, however, such letters shall have remained in the post office to which they may be addressed, at least ten days.

UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

On the first daj of each month a list is ex hibited at each Pc it Office in the Colony of the addresses of all letters received from places be yond the Colony that have remaind unclaimed for one month at such Post Office; and such of these letters as remain unclaimed at the end of a further period of two rhonths are then for warded to the Dead Letter Office, to be return ed unopened to the countries where they origi nated. Unclaimed letters originating in the Colony are not advertised, but at the end of two months are forwarded to the Dead Letter Office, Wellington, there to be opened and re turned to the writers.

ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST.

The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and County Advertiser With which is incorporated the " Evening Echo "). MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1879.

I At the recent political meeting in I the Town Hall, the Mayor, in advo. 4 eating the election of a local candidate, ('said lie had often been accused of Jlfo'.ing politically short-sighted, his range <®f vision limited to his own garden fen« ces. He denied being- more short sighted than his neighbors, but urged that when a scramble by individual merni hers tlie i nterests their respet tive districts took place on the floor o. f the House, for the good things of Gov. ernment in the shape of public works, and the loudest bawler and

biggest bully got the tit-bits of the public vvx 'bks statement, it was time to lOvOk l be country than at the courtly, \ [n Purnes1 > too » speaking without Ms s oectacles, said the districts represented \ '- v men of large views ’ with mind eat ugh t 0 theonse on the great colonial! questions of the day, suffered fto» » " lect consequent upon their memW a ‘ ention belng dlrecled to quest**® that ' n,ore affected the colony whose.. leg* at,on thcy were sent to aid in, few db, ' P ansb ! laat •"» . ure. Neither His them to the Xegisiart. rir , . nell. we assume, Worship nor Hr. Tm ' , ’ consider that a tnernk A „ , ■ , o do, or carries does all he is - - expected t . ’ . . TT „ w , ’fications of a to the Houser all the dual. , , • . , .• a uccessful in statesman, if he is cully s , r i ge share of bringing to b as district a, lar. , - , f i„, r , , , 1 Inch con tnat Lroverm Dental attention w , t , • „ , . . , . sectoral sists in dro. aping within his t . c , ents of boundaries a , portion of the cont . . the public purse,—attempts no. ma ° else, and has a brain for no la. a . 'at question. Yet this is virtually wl. ,j the resolutii m proposed by Mr. Purnei

meant, whe ahe sought to restrict the meeting’s < ;hoice to a local resident. The meetii ig, when it afforded only six supporters to the .resolution, showed to Mr. Turn iMI and .the Mayor that it refused to be lookedrapon as anything else than a , jpart -of it ha colony—a meet ing of me it. with a woice in the conduct of the af. iujhs ,of itihe State, met to do their duty • U'j.y the .'State, and determined to ac; as a Electors of one of its Parlia menters.

It is ito cry out about the nr <df the and it is perhaj ■orre’s ‘self to see that

the local interests of the district are not neglected by the members chosen, but if only a man is wanted to advocate in the House the claims of the district, then the best, the wisest, and what will likely be the most effective course to follow would be to raise a fund sufficient to purchase the services of a good lawyer, send him to Parliament as we would give him a brief in Court, let him be supplied with a list of our wants and requirements, and instructed to move heaven and earth in the House

to win our case against Government. But we are more than a small district that has been neglected by the Govern ment, and have greater rights to secure than a new railway station, a new court house, an extended railway and fenced railway line. We have our rights as free born Britons to preserve, and have to protect, as far as we are able, the colony we have chosen as our country from the misgovernment of incapables* of self-seekers and place-hunters, and to guard against its control falling into the hands of men whose ideas of Government are not in keeping with those of the majority of the country- We have a Parliament by whose voice the colony is guided, and it is our duty to send men to that Parliament who shall be conservative of their own rights as legislators—who will firmly demand that the will of Parliament shall be obeyed by those who have its administration —who recognise that the people’s representatives are the repre sentatives of the people and that no would-be autocrat, however golden voiced, however powerful to sway the minds and enervate the wills of the men whom lust of place and the sweets of office have brought to his side, shall dictate to the country and ride his ipse dixit rough shod over the pro nounced intentions of the mouth pieces of the country’s opinion.

The San Francisco Mail.— Mails for United Kingdom, etc., via San .Francisco, will close at Auckland tomorrow (Tuesday) at noon. Telegrams to catch the mail steamer should bo presented at the Ash burton office before ten o’clock tomorrow morning. Mysterious Disappearance. —A man, whose surname is unknown, but who went by tlie name of “ Bob,” residing with Mr. Silcock, has not been seen nor hoard of since Friday evening last. He left home at that time in a most abrupt manner ; and although enquiries have been made in all directions, no trace has yet been ascer tained of bis whereabouts. There are rumors of a suspicious nature concerning the man, but as there is little foundation for them, we can give them no credence. The Elections. —Mr. E. G. Wright’s address to the electors of Coleridge ap pears in another column. Ho commits himself to the support of no Ministry, but lays down a fairly Liberal programme, to the carrying out of which lie pledges his support. The first plank of his platform is an adjustment of representation on the basis of population. He then commits himself to triennial Parliaments and an extension of the franchise, with a resi dential or property saving clause. Ho would extend public works only in a direction that would develope resources and hold out a hope of a profitable return ilia reasonable time. lie favors a pro perty tax that will touch property of all classes, and he would modify the principles of Free Trade so as to stimulate local industry, without burdening the con sumer. He pronounces for free education by the State, but does not commit himself to any side of the denominational question. His views on the Licensing Laws only extend to the prevention of adulteration of liquor, and he will advocate the extension of the deferred payment system in the settlement of land. Mr. Wright will address the electors in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening next, and at other places in the district, as per advertise ment. Native Affairs.— A few days ago 30 per cent, of tlio breecli-loading rifles and accoutrements in use by southern volunteer companies were called in by the authorities in Wellington, and to-day a telegram from the Empire city states that a large rein forcement of the Armed Constabulary, along with an unusually largo supply of stores and war material will lie forwarded to the front in a few days. The telegram adds that these movements are in anticipa tion of an armed march on Parih aka. The Maori Prisoners. —In regard to the Maori prisoners, a committee of chiefs lias been nominated who have taken legal advice as to the course to be pursued. The committee have decided to send a manifesto to the whole of the tribes interested in confiscated land throughout the colony, that the natives will resort to no acts of violence in the assertion of tlieir claims, but ivill leave everything in abey ance, presumably on condition that the Government will take no further action ro the surveys or occupation for the present. Respecting the confiscated lands, the com mittee, through their lawyers, are prepar-

ig an Act to enable a test case to be h ought before the Supreme Court of br. ieal, and then, if there are any ques- Api which that Court will decline the tioßf. isibility of finally settling, the mat respma. I be sent before her Majesty the ter wit hi Council assembled, wliere the Queen* i -estion will be gone bito and whole chc tosed of. finally cISSA . . J * ilway Accident.—Aiiongnio- Fat ail -hv ' John Chalmers was killed driver by a railway accident near on SatuEdaftf e engine and seven trucks BaleluthcA ./-A . m d in the concussion the ran ofi." the b.WS ■ ed on the engine, his driver geit and other injuries in baclc b(3iHJibrek <v *n . ac | mail lived some dieted. The 1 , nt hours ai'ite'A'the twenty

COMMERCIAL REPORT

FOR WEEK ENDING AUGUST IG, 1879.

(From our Christchurch Correspondent. )

Wheat, per bushel, prime milling, 4s Sd. to 4s. lOd. ; seed, ss. ; inferior and feed wheat, 3s 3d. to 3s. Gd. ; buck wheat, 11s.; oats, feed, 2s. 2d. to 2s 4-d. ; seed, 2s. sd. to 2s. 7d.; ditto, milling, 2s. Gd. to 2s. Bd., with limited demand ; barley, feed, 3s. to 3s. Gd. ; seed, ss. to ss. 6d. ; ditto, malt ing, none offering, values ss. to ss. Gd; maize, 4s Gd to 4s 9d ; peas, 4s. to 4s. 3d. ; blue, ss. to ss. Gd. ; beans, 4s. 3d. to 4s. 9d. ; linseed, per cwt., 3Gs. ; rye corn, 4s. 9d. ; rape seed, per lb., Gd. ; flour, per ton, best brand, £l2, with up ward tendency ; sharps, line, £G ; pol lard, £5 ss. ; bran, £5 ; potatoes., sound, dry, derwents, £3 10s. , kidneys, £lO ; onions, fair sale, £lO to £l2 ; factor s bacon, 9d. to 9|d. ; butter, 9RI- ; eggs, Is. per dozen ; cheese, prime, Gd. salted hides, 3d. ; calf skins, 3kl; butchers’ fat, lkl to lgd.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

TO-DAY’S CABLEGRAMS.

[Renteds Telegrams.) ■ t London, August 16 The Wellington City Loan.

The subscriptions for the Wellington city loanamountto Tenders at 104 received thirty-three per cent.

Marriage of the King of Spain. Madrid, August 16.

The marriage of King Alfonso with the Archduchess Marie Christina is fixed t:o take place on the 28th No vember.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Special to the Association.)

Large Failure. Melbourne, August 18. Amos Mackenzie, financier, is a bankrupt with liabilities of one million. Riots. Riots' have taken place at Curran. The police fired at the rioters.

(Reuter’s Telegrams.)

The Bank Robbery. Melbourne, August 18. It is believed the Commercial Bank robbers are two escaped prisoners. Black trackers arc in their pursuit. Owing to the heavy rains, tracking is rendered very difficult.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS

Queer Affair. Napier, Monday,

An extraordinary case was heard in the District Court this morning. A I-lawera native appeared in answer to a charge of perjury, in connection with the recent proceedings against Donnelly. No indictment was preferred, and it turned out that neither prosecutor nor witnesses had been bound over to appear. Mr. Rees, for the defence, stated that Te Karina had been in duced, under threats of seven years’ imprisonment, to sign two papers, stating that Mr. R. D. Maney, one of the candidates Lor the representation of Napier, had advised him to perjure himself. J udge Kenny said as no in dictment had been preferred he could not take official notice of Mr. Rees’ complaint, but no doubt the press would make it public.

We llington, Monday. The Governor returned from Nelson this morning. The Wellington Streets Loan Floated. The Bank of New Zealand has re ceived advice that the ‘Wellington Municipal six per cent loan of T loo > ooo for street-making purposes has been floated in London at 104. A Mrs. Chillott, whose husband was recently bound over for assaulting her, fell down in a fit last night, in the fire place. She was put to bed where she was found dead shortly after.

Westport, Monday.

A crowded meeting on Saturday night agreed to form a Liberal Associa tion to affiliate with the head institution at Wellington. Messrs. Munro, Fisher, O’Connor, and Munson addressed the meeting. The members meet early in the week to nominate a candidate for Duller seat. Who shall stand has not yet been decided, probably Munro, Fisher, or O'Connor. Munson has been mentioned, but is not likely. Liberal meetings will be held through out the electorate. Dr. Henry conies from Nelson overland, visiting the electors at Ihe Lyell. Political. Dunedin, Monday. The Tribune to-night publishes Mr. Macandrew’s address to the electors of Dunedin, setting forth the Ministerial policy in accordance with the Gover nor’s speech. Mr. Stout’s meeting will he largely attended to-night, and a Liberal Associ ation will be formed. Insurance. The Standard Insurance Company’s eleventh report has been issued. The Company pays no dividend owing to heavy losses and the depression. Assurance. T. Chalmers Reid at the police court on Saturday, calmly took bread, cheese, and beer while the investigation was proceeding. He was remanded for a week.

A “ Rat.”—A correspondent of the “ Taranaki Herald” writes: —“It is a curious coincidence that when Sir George Grey was Governor the natives designated him a 1 rat,’ as he was not straightforward, but was always burrowing underground.”

LAST NIGHT'S CABLEGRAMS.

( Renter's '1 Retrains.)

London, August 15

The miners have resolved to establish a voluntary emigration fund. All workmen being eligible.

Parliament has been prorogued. The Queen’s speech says that Foreign rela tions are friendly and cordial. The Treaty of Berlin has been faithfully executed by the signatory Powers. The calamity of war has prevented the execution of reforms in Tur key ; the British Government con tinues to urge the execution of these reforms upon the Sultan. The misgo vernment of Egypt has compelled the change of Khedive. The frontier tribes and Ameer of Afghanistan guarantee the safety and peace of India. The Government trusts that the recent successes in Africa may lead to a speedy conclusion of peace. There is no men tion of the Greek question. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in replying to a question, said that in con sequence of the great excitement on the frontiers of Thessaly and /Epirus, the Turkish and Greek Governments had strengthened their forces. The British Government did not consider it necessary to mention Greece in the speech.

August 16

The latest Cape news reports that Cetewayo has asked the British Com mander if, in the event of his surrender ing, his life would be spared. An affirmative reply has been sent to him.

Cairo, August 15

Samili and Alison, Pashas, have been appointed Commissioners in Egypt to act on behalf of the French Govern ment.

The promulgation here of a Firman by the Sultan, investing Prince Tewfik with sovereign powers, was enthusiasti cally received by the people.

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, August 16

Arrived —Hero, from Auckland. For the liawksbury guineas, Fal- 1 mouth was first, Gainsboro’ second, and Baronet third.

Melbourne, August 16.

It is almost certain that the Commer cial Bank robbers are not the Kellys.

The Depression. —One day last week the Wellington RM. had no police cases before him at all, but 115 summonses for debt were set down for hearing.

Mr. Woolcouk as an Advocate oe Temperance.—At a large temperance meeting at Wellington, held in the begin ing of last week, Mr. Charles Woolcock M.H.R was one of the speakers. He said for many years lie had thought that to interfere with selling liquor was to re strict the liberty of the subject, but the evil had become so widespread that it was necessary to speak and act against it. He then quoted the following statistics from America : —ln 1871 the amount spent on liquor amounted to 000,000,000 dols. ; in 1870 the total wages paid to working men were 775,584,000 dols—-not 80 per cent, in excess of the expenditure on liquor. The income of all the schools in the (States was—the same year ■ —95,402,727 dols.; while printing and publishing cost 00,802,447 dols. The value of the State libraries was 1)1,000,000, dols. and the en tire Church property was put down at 354,000,000 dols. So it came to this that the amount spent, on liquor was enough to buy all the schools and education system, all the libraries, and the entire church property. (Cheers.) All these forces for elevating the intellect on one side were op posed by that potent influence which muddles the brain, debilitates the pliisioal strength, and spreads misery broadcast. A Stupid Hoax.—A peculiar case was tried at Normanby before Captain Wray, R M. H. H. Jackell, a member of the A. C. Force, was charged with horse-steal ing. It appears that lie had been drink ing at Normanby on last Sunday week, and about eight o’clock lie went to the hotel stables and took out a horse with saddle and bridle on it, belonging to Mr. W. Riddiford. He then rode to Wailia, and told the sentry that the Ministry were out, and that he had got a telegram from Mr. Ormond to proceed at once to Pari haka and capture Hirolci, at the same time asking for the loan of a £l. He then rude off, but passing the redoubt at the Waingongoro Bridge he was challenged, but to pass this he made use of his in ventive faculties, and concocted a story to the sergeant in charge, to the following effect :—Colonel Roberts orders double your sentries, keep all men under arms, tell Sergeaut Strachan at Livingstone’s house to take possession of the bridge. When asked if he had writing to that effect he said no, orders were verbal, and that he had at once to go on to Opunake. It was a frightful night, raining and hail ing all through, but the Constabulary turned out to the supposed orders, and were marching about aIL night, and up to next day, when an orderly came from Waihi, and not until then did they hud out it was a shameful hoax. The mail was captured at Opunake about 3 o’clock on Monday morning on a charge of horse stealing. He was discharged on the ground that there was not sufficient- evi dence to prove felony. He is to be court martialled on a charge of desertion and giving false alarms.

Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— Much watchfulness must be exercised as winter advances, and tire earliest evidences of ill health must be immediately checked and re moved, or a slight illness may result in a serious malady. Relaxed and sore throat, diplheria, quinsey, throat cough, chronic cough, bronchitis, and most other pulmonary affections will be relieved by rubbing this cooling Ointment into the skin as near as practicable to the seat of mischief. This treatment, so simple and effective, is admirably adapted for the removal of these diseases dur ing infancy and youth. Old asthmatic invalids will derive marvellous relief from the use of Holloway’s remedies, which have bi ought round many such sufferers, and re-established health after every other means had signally failed. — Advt.

FRENCH PRISONERS AT CAYENNE.

(From 11 A Visit to the Prisons at Cayenne.") There are some twelve hundred convicts confined on these small islands, and they are drawn from France and her colonies, Algeria, Saigon, and Pondicherry, From the moment he sets foot in Guiana the individuality of each man is lost; and he becomes a machine subject to the strictest disci pline, suspicion, and the severest penal ties. If he is unruly he is chained like a dog ;if violent he is shot. lie is known by his number, which is painted over hissleeping hammock and stamped on his clothes. A coarse sack hung on a nail over his bed contains all his worldly goods. He rises at five each morning, and after a morsel of bread and soup attends muster in the prison yard at 5.30 a.m. From 6 a.m. till ro am. he labors making boots, clothes, furniture, if he is a tradesman, or navvy mg, filling water kegs, loading ships with patent fuel if he is unskilled, for the Saint Islands are a kind of depot for ships, and for the other convict establishments of Cayenne. At 10.30 a.m. he eats a dejeuner of soup, bread, and a bit of lard, salt beef, or fresh meat when it has been brought from Para in Brazil, dill a p.m., during the heat of noon, he is free to take his siesta in doors, or earn a little pocket-money to help to sweeten his hard lot, by fabrica ting little curiosities, such as carved cocoa nuts, bracelets of seeds or shells, and straw mats. From 2 p.m. till 6 he labors at the Government works again and then dines as lie did in the morning. After dinner he is free till 8 p.m., when lie is called into the prison, which is brightly lit up inside for safety, or if it be a clear moonlight night he is allowed to chat or sing with his companions till 10 or 11 o’clock. A little wine or beer is allowed him daily but no tobacco. In this way, day after day, the monotonous years pass by. If the sentence has been eight years and under, and he should outlive it, the convict is free to leave the country or to settle in Cayenne, provided he can show the authorities that he possesses 600 francs to enable him to start an honest means of liveli hood. When he dies his body is given to the sharks which swarm round the islands. Evasions are frequently at tempted by the most daring of the convicts, but it is an almost hopeless enterprise. To try to swim to the neighboring coast is to fall a ready prey to the sharks, and even if, by means of a boat, the Kouron is reached, death by starvation, fever, or wild beasts await him in the impenetrable forests.

Sharks literally besiege the islands. All the refuse is thrown in to them, and, as we have said, the remains of convicts and also of the common soldiers are buried in the sea, for the soil of the island is too scant to afford a graveyard for so many. It is said that when the funeral boat bears the corpse to its grave in the deep, the sharks can be seen flocking after it like a troop of famished wolves. Every day shoals of them circled round the Hoopar, pre serving always the same stealthy, cat like pace, and when night came on we could see them in the phosphorescent water, like enormous luminous masses, still keeping up their horrid vigils. While we stayed at the Salut Islands, a newly arrived French vessel anchored close beside us, and one day the ship’s boy, innocent of the presence of these monsters, was sitting on the gangway dangling his bare feet in the tepid sea, when a shark seized him by the.leg. the boy shriekedandclungsodesperately to the gangway that the shark was frightened off ; but the mutilated limb had to be amoutated below the knee.

Fashionable Gatherings at [Tome. — Fashionable gatherings are, as we all know, the most enjoyable meet ings in the world. You may be crushed to death ; but if so you die in society ; and if you are a toady to custom, that should be enough. Yet it will scarcely be credited that a gentleman who had the honor of being invited to Sir Stafford Northcote’s lately came away discontented. He had only to wait an hour on the staircase, and by that lime was nearly half-way upstairs, when he got tired of such propinquity to rank and fashion, and edged his way to the door and went home. ITc saw the Chancellor of the Exchequer himself on the staircase unable to reach his own rooms, and the most ill mannerly, push ing, struggling, hut extremely fashion able crowd in the hall, on the stairs, and in the door that it had ever fallen to his lot to see. Drought Predicted for England. —Mr. Lowe, the meteorologist, predicts a great drought in England before long.- .It is, he says, already due—the same drought as that of which we have heard such fearful accounts in the East and in Australia, where it has cost the death of ten million sheep and the great deterioration of the remaining thirty millions. The Times says : —“ Let our agriculturalists see to it, and provide against the want of a rainy day. What they are to do it is r.ot easy to say. They have gone on wasting the water which heaven has been lavishing upon them to the last moment, and when the windows of heaven rre closed against them they will only look up in vain. If Mr. Lowe’s prophecy now prove correct ;t may lead to the storage of water on a scale worthy of the immense capital staked in agriculture, and the still larger interest of the British people in its prosperity.”

LYNCH LAW.

{From an American Magazine.)

Many persons write and talk about Lynch law with no knowledge of its origin. It takes its name from Colonel Charles Lynch, an officer of the Revo lution and the founder of Lynchburg, Virginia. At that time the land was thinly settled and infested with bands of Tories and desperadoes. The neces sity of the case involved desperate mea sures, and Colonel Lynch, then a lead ing Whig, apprehended arid had them punished without any superfluous legal ceremony. The practice of lynching continued after the war, and was applied to many cases of mere suspicion of guilt which could not be regularly proven. Wirt states, in his life of Pa trick Henry, that in 1792 there were many suits on the south side of James River for inflicting Lynch law. The practice has remained ever since in re mote and newly-settled districts of our country. An epidemic ot lynching breaks out occasionally in populous and civilised sections of States where law is supposed to be supreme. A short time ago in Tennessee a mulatto man was detected in an intimacy with a white man’s wife, pursued into Kentucky, hung, and riddled with bullets. This intimacy was the offshoot of political companionship, the mulatto and the white man acting together to control the negro vote for the Republicans. There was that sort of social equality practised which nearly always leads to some deplorable result. /The mulatto was a visitor at the house of the white politician and office-holder, sat down with the host and his young wife at the same table, until finally she overlooked color, caste, and race, and disgraced herself for ever. The latest phase of Lynch law occurred in Evansville, Indiana. Several negroes, one pre tending to bear a note from a white person, succeeded in forcing admission to the house of three fallen women quietly living in the suburbs of that city, and brutally outraged them. A white mob gathered to lynch the criminals, and a black mob gathered to rescue them, with fatal results. The Lynchers succeeded in defying the law, and hung four of the negroes. While Lynch law is always to be deplored and condemned for the reason that it sub jugates that legislative law in which dwells personal security, it must be said that the feeling which actuated the whites to redress the wrongs done the poor, outcast Magdalens is honorable to human nature. We say feeiing, for at that point it should have stopped, and left the redress to a court and jury.

Monday, August iB, 1879.]

THE ASHBURTON HERALD



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Clothing Establishments ASSIGNMENT OF THE ESTATE OF j MESSRS. AITKEN, PASCOE & CO.*, CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS, :} Mr. J. H. Morrison, Manager Mosgiel Woolen Factory, ' * ' AND . Mr. John Ross, ;w - - f Of Sargood, Sons & Ewing J Trustees. THE above large Clothing Manufac turing Firm having had to succumb to these hard times, and assign their estate, we have been induced by the Trustees to purchase the whole of then large Manufactured Stock at a Very Heavy Reduction, and have resolved to sell the same again in our Branches direct to the public at prices at which we could not legitimately sell our own Goods. In fact (without exaggeration) during the next few weeks we are in a position to offer NEW GOODS - IN j MEN’S AND BOYS’ ATTIRE, Of Colonial Manufacture, at from ONE THIRD TO ONE HALF j THEIR USUAL COST. lIALLENSTEIN BROS., New Zealand Clothing Factory. The assigned Stock will be for Sale in our Ashburton Branch from and on SATURDAY NEXT, 28th JUNE. New Zealand Clothing Factory. 12a



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COLERIDGE ELECTION. R. E. G. WRIGHT will address the Electors of Ashburton on WED NESDAY Evening Next, at the Town Hall, at 7-30 p.m. A Meeting of gentlemen favorable to the return of Mr. E. G. Wright as Member for Coleridge, and willing to act on his Committee, will be held at the close of the Public Meeting at the Town Hall, on Wednesday Evening Next. 28Ga



COLERIDGE ELECTION. MR. E. G. WRIGHT invites the Electors of the Coleridge District to meet him at the following places, and on the dates as under : Ashburton Town Hall, Wednesday, August 20th, at 7-30 p.m. Sheffield, Friday, August 22nd, at 7.30 p.m. WakanuiSchoolhouse, .Saturday, August 23rd, at 7.30 p.m. Rakaia Town Hall, Monday, August 25tli, at 7.30 p.m. Dunsandel Schoolhouse, Tuesday, Aug. 26th, at 73.0 p.m. Mr. Wright will address Electors at Hororata, Mount Somers, Alford Forest, Waterton, and Chertsey. The times and places of the meetings will be advertised at a future date. 287 a



Wants, &c. WANTED to Rent for a term, a good 7-roomed HOUSE within the Town Belt. Apply 274 a BOX 31, Ashburton. To Let. TO LET, FOR CROPPING. 1000 Stubble Land, in the Lagmhor District. For particulars apply to 133 a DONALD McLEAN. T O LET, WITH A PURCHASING CLAUSE, OR FOR SALE, CHEAP, ACRES, Which would make a very compact farm, situated at the back of Mr. Digby’s. Apply to i THOMAS BULLOCK. TO LET, AT A REDUCED RENTAL, QOARDING-HOUSE, presently occu- O pied by Mr. Broadbelt, situated near tiie Post Ofiice. Apply to 2 THOMAS BULLOCK. mo LET, Shop in East-street, lately jj_ occupied by Sando and Olsen. Ap ply to 3 ' THOMAS BULLOCK. T|lO LET, for Cropping, or with a Pur -1 chasing clause, a FARM of ISO Acres, partly improved, and situate near Dromore Railway Station. Apply to 4 THOMAS BULLOCK. For Sale. FOR SALE, Cheap, or TO LET, with a Purchasing Clause, a FARM, of 137 Acres, partly improved, and situated about three and a half miles from the Township. Apply to 5 THOMAS BULLOCK. EO R SALE', A COMPACT FARM, well-watered, J7JL and really first-class land of about 200 acres, situated on Lonybeach Estate. For full particulars, apply to 0 THOMAS BULLOCK. A FOR SALE, CHEAP, NEW AMERICAN BUGGY. Ap ply to THOMAS BUCLOCK. FOR SALE, A GRAIN STORE at South Ashbur ton. Apply to S—-266a THOMAS BULLOCK. £2 ss. PER ACRE. /jTESSRS. SAUNDERS BROTHERS 1V a have had placed in their hands for sale 093 Acres of fair Agricultural Land, within 5 miles of the Dunsandel Railway Station. The property adjoins a railway reserve, aud water can be obtained within twenty feet of the surface. To effect an immediate sale, the proprietor will accept £2 ss. per acre. Full particulars on application to SAUNDERS BROTHERS, 20a Ashburton.