COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS.

We extract the following from the New Zea- U land Loan and Mercantile Company’s circular, dated London, August 12th, 1880 Corn.—The unsettled weather of the past month has in many districts bean productive of . serious damage to the growing crops, - and it - now appears certain that the anticipations which were formed earlier in the summer as to the result of the harvest' will not be fulfilled. The tone of the wheat; market, however, is weak, under the influence of liberal American , offers and the suspension of demand for Con tinental account. But for the comparatively light stocks of foreign wheat held in this coun try, and the almost complete exhaustion of our ' supplies of home-grown produce, values could : not. be maintained at their present level. There is little desire for forward speculation, - although red winter wheat is offered to arrive at 43s'per 4801b5., and Californian is procurable at 44s per 50olbs. for immediate shipment. Off the coast and almost due there is a con siderable fleet of grain-laden vessels, shipped for the most part on account of the American - ring ; but they do not attract offers, as millers • are -unwilling to go largely into stock under i ’existing ' ciicumstances, the total quantity of wheat on passage is now estimated at 1,671,310 quarters. The visible supply in America is about 14,200,000 bushels. A cargo of wheal and oats from New Zea land, per Star of India, has been on sale at port of call-for the past week, but no bids have so far been obtained. Arrivals into London have been large, and have sold freely, ex granary, at ■ about 47s 6d for good ordinary sorts, and 51s 'to 53s for fine Talaveras. Oats sell slowly at from 28s to 33s per quarter of 8 bushels.

New Zealand do. do. ... 34 0 » 34 0 The arrivals for the month from Port Lyttel ton have been as follows Salamanca, 15,348 sacks ; Buttermere, 9,116 ; Padishah, 15,656 ; Gurli, 8,886 ; Coriolanus, 10,149 ; Stracathro, . 15,314; Margaret Galbraith, 9,532 ; Ada Wiswell, 6,816 ; Nebo, 18,511. Wool.—The trade both in this country and in France is somewhat inactive. Home reports are generally to the eflect that stocks are going gradually into consumption, while on the other hand French dealers are experiencing some difficulty in working off the purchases made at the recent auctions except at ptices which would leave a loss. Transactions in the meantime are limited to a few small parcels of special quality required to fill particular orders. At the Liverpool sales of East India Wool held on the 20th to 23rd ultimo, a fall of 7 ]/ z to 10 per cent, was noted on the rates current in May, medium sorts maintaining their values better than either the superior or lower quali ties.

At the Antwerp sales, which opened on the 26th and closed on the 31st ult., there was a goo 1 attendance of buyers, bat with an absence of spirit in the biddings, prices ruled lower by to per lb. The arrivals for the third series'* which will open on the 17th instant, are as :—New bouth Wales and Queensland, 86,983 bales Victoria, 49,470 bales; South Australia, 13,114 bales; Western Australia, 738 bales; • Tasmania, 13,946 bales ; New Zealand, 89,863 bales ; Cape and Natal, 70,374 bales ; total— -324,488 bales.

[by telegraph.] Dunedin, Sept. 1*24. Good sample milling wheat, 4s. 4d. to 4s.' yd. ; fowl’s wheat, 2s. 6d. to 3s. ; feed oats, is. 6d. ; milling is. 7d. <o is. Bd. ; malt barley, 2s. 9d. to 3s. 3d. ; feed, is. 9d. to 2s. 6d. ; potatoes, L2 ss. ; fresh hay, L2 10s. ; oaten hay, L 3 ; medium wheat, 3s. gd. to 4s. ; straw, L2 ; bran, L 3 10s. ; pollard, L 4 10s. ; flour, Lib 10s. to Lll ; oatmeal, L 9 10s.; pearl barley, L 1 8; onions, Bs.; cheese Bd. to 9d. ; bacon, rolled, 9d.; hams, sides bacon, 7}id. to per lb. (grain fed) ; chaff', L2 15s. ; prime beef, 255. to 275. 6d. per ioolbs. ; mutton, 2%'d. to 3d. per lb.

The Ashburton Herald. AND Borough and County Advertiser (With Which is incorporated the “Evening Echo”). SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1880.

High Prices. Messrs. Friedlander Bros, have been advised of the following satisfactory prices which have been ob tained in London for shipments of wheat despatched by them Ex Arethusa, 495.; Padishah and Inglewood, 48s. 6d. ; Sala manca and Euterpe, 48s. ; Western Mon arch, 475. 6d. ; Waimate, 465. per 4961b5. in each case.

Shoddy.—We are informed that not a little shoddy ” cloth is being hawked about the country just now, and several purchasers have been taken in. It would be wise on the part of country people to be careful with whom they deal, and be stow their patronage only on pedlars of es tablished repute. Wenoticefrom Southern exchanges that shoddy is being energetic ally hawked about in Otago, and settlers have been victimised with the worthless stuff.

“The Art of Memory.”—Mr F. P. O’Reilty, who displayed such a power of memory on the occasion of his recent lec ture on Pitt, is to deliver a lecture in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening next for the benefit of the Library. It is not per haps generally known that Mr O’Reilly has one of the most extraordinary me mories agoing, and some wonderful feats of memory have been done by him. His excellence, however, is as much due to cultivation of the talent as to natural gift, and therefore his lecture on the “ Art of Memory” ought to be vei’y interesting. Quill and Co. To-day the new firm of Quill and Co. held their first sale in their rooms, Saunders’ Buildings. A great crowd assembled, and after an excellent luncheon, supplied from the Commercial Hotel, had been partaken of, Mr. Quill mounted the rostrum, and in a few words introduced himself. His speech, which was short and pithy, was a recapi tulation of what the firm have already said in their advertisement, and at its close he at once began business. ' The sale began at one o’clock, and continued till past four, a large amount of business hav ing been got through. Postal.—A petition to the chief post master of the district is in course of signa ture at Kyle, Newlands, and other places in that direction. The prayer of the petition is for a tri-weekly postal service between Kyle and Ashburton, to include Rowlands or Cambridge, Elgin,' Seafield, and Wakanui, the runner leaving Ashbur ton immediately after the arrival of the express train on three days in the ■week, and returning from Kyle to Ashburton on the alternate days, arriving in time for his mails to catch the afternoon trains. We are given to understand that this petition has beeu prepared on the strength of a hope and belief that the authorities are favorable to such a service as the peti tioners desire. The present service to Kyle is from Rakaia, and is only once a week, whereas throwing the two into one would be more satisfactory to the Kyle people, cheaper to Government, and would suit ali parties far better than the present an angements.

Ashburton Raging Club.—A meeting of the Committee was held at Quill’s Commercial Hotel this afternoon at 3 p.m., when a programme and other matters connected with the November meeting were arranged. A full report will appear in our Monday’s issue.

Trotting Match.

For some time back the horsey men in the district have been considerably exercised as to the capabilities of the various trot ting favorities in Ashburton town and district, and arrangements were made for a trotting match that would bring all the best roadsters together. It was at first arranged to have the spin on the Wakanui road, but listening to wiser counsel the promoters decided to have conclusions tried on the racecourse. The course was therefore secured, though at the last moment, and yesterday afternoon the trotters rolled up. There had been seven entries, but only five horses put in an ap pearance. These were Mr. M. C. Win ter’s brown cob Reuser, ridden by the owner ; Mr. M'Rae’s iron-grey gelding Ginger, carrying young Price ; Mr. Octavius Digbys Bijou, with Physick up ; Mr. Robert Millar’s bay gelding, ridden by his owner; and Mr. Primmer’s Creeping Jeuny, who carried her owner, connections we have not yet learned. The entrance fee was LI, the win ning horse getting L 5, the second L 3, and the third saving his stakes. Mr. E. Cookson was starter ; Mr. D. M‘Lean judge; Messrs. Stitt and Neil M‘Lean, referees, and Mr. Morshead, clerk of course. Mr. Cookson got the troop off to a good start, Rouser having slightly the best of it. The Rakaia horse having taken the lead, kept it well, throughout, Bijou following up well, with Ginger in attendance, Mr. Millar’s horse next, and the big' bay Jenny rear guard. The stand had to be passed four times in the four miles course the horses were supposed to run, ” and there was some little misunderstanding about this, but matters were ultimately squared. The order of running we have mentioned above was the order of win ning, with the exception of Bijou, who. though became home before Ginger broke into a canter, and was disqualified, Ginger thus getting second honors, to Rouser’s first, who did the four miles in 14mins. sSsecs., Mr. Quill having kept the time. We learn that the winner was challenged at the close for a LSO trial, and also L2 r i, but declined both invitations. It is to be hoped that the next time a trotting spell comes on, some little pains will be taken to avoid misunderstandings about the course, so that no unpleasant ness of any kind may arise on that score. A second trot took place after the first, for a small sum, which Bijou won. There were about 250 people on the course, many of whom had come a considerable distance.

CHISPA’S LETTER.

“ I am not yet so bald that you can see my brains.” —Longfkllow.

There are not wanting signs that all life has not left the Ashburtonian . mussel. One down, t’other come on. No sooner have one swarm of auctioneers hived off for fresh fields and pastures new than a new set take their places. Mr. Bullock, the Columbus of Ashburton—l mean the man who discovered it—planted his flag in East street long ago ; not a Union Jack, not an admiral’s ensign, but a flag equally potent at “ knocking down”—a flag red as the red rover’s, but with a very different device—“ Sale this, day.” Mr. Bullock has again mounted the rostrum, and hi 3 eloquence on the subject of plains land and township sections, and all the other stuff that “ will soon run into money, gentlemen,” is again to be heard sounding through the great hall in which his oratory is fa miliar. Mr. Thomas Quill, too, has left the “ bar” and has taken to the platform. I have just left his first sale, having heard his introductory address (pathetic, crossed with pluck), and seen him decide the immediate future of an army of pigs and other live stock, and dispose of a miscellaneous assortment of general sellnbles. My friend Tom has found his proper vocation, I can assure you, and I must compliment him. I had no idea he had such an auctioneering “ go” in him, and the crowd that heard his energetic urgency to-day seemed to be just as agreeably taken .aback as I was. Then, Matson, Cox, and Co. have no idea that Ashburton is a sinking ship. They’ve put up an ar rangement ’tothcr side the railway that looks big enough for St. Paul’s cathedral, and I have no doubt it will be more value financially to them and to this district than the said religious edifice will ever be. Last, but not least, youngest yet oldest (as an auctioneer) comes Friend Harrison, who still pegs away with unabated vigor and energy—his flag still flying, and his voice still clear. Long may all their flags wave and their tongues wag, their ham mers rattle and their sale rooms be thronged with good people of Ashbur ton, and long may the good people of Ash burton have plenty of money to bid with and buy.

Sandy is turning out bis tartans, rub bing up his dirks and claymores, and all his braw relics of the time when his “ foot was on his native heath.” I met old Donald Macphcrson yesterday. He was full of the Scotch concert. That is, I was able to find that out after hisexcitementhad died off'a little ; for he ivas so full of his national rapture that he couldn’t speak a word of anything but Gaelic for full ten minutes. When he came back from memories of the

Land of brown heath and shaggy wood. Land of the mountain and the flood, he knew no subject worth talking of but the “ coancert,” and its attendant display of tartans, highland “brawns,” plaintiff music, wild music, pipe “ springs,” and a language as ragged as the rocks. “ Eh, maun, bit it’s graun !” He forced two tickets upon me, telling me that now was my chance to get a seat on the hem of Heaven, for the upper choir was sure to sing to the bagpipes !

Captain Jackson Barry ! How are the mighty fallen. The friend of Sir Julius and the pet lecturer ©f England on topics Zelandiac pelted with rotten eggs by a Timaru crowd ! Oh, dear. The" Captain can’t be led to believe that he is a greatfc buffoon, but the smell of those eggs ough to keep him in mind of the idea that Timaru has of him.

Mr. F. P. O’Reilly is “up” on the

“ Art of Memory.” He has such a long memory that, like the Yankee, he has to tie a knot on the end of it to carry it about with him. But he has a tolerable stretch of recollection. He read over a play-bill a yard long once to me one- day. An hour afterwards he repeated it in full, and not a word askew. Fact, I assure you. And on Tuesday he will bear out by his lecture what I tell you. Fancy a man remember ing the terrible characters of the Chinese language as clearly as he does the twenty six letters of the English alphabet. , Don’t promise anything rashly to Mr. O’Reilly, thinking he will forget. He knows not the meaning of the word. Ciiispa.

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE

(Per Reuter's Agency.) Shipping. London, Sept. 23. Arrived —Hawkliope and Manx Queen from Oamaru. The Basutos. Later intelligence from the Cape of Good Hope states that 1000 Basutos and Mahales, together with 5000 Mafetings, attacked the Cape Rifles, when seveie fighting took place. The enemy was re pulsed. Money. The total reserve of notes and bullion in the Bank of England is L 16,750,000. The market rate of discount is below bank rate. Five Per Cent. New Zealand 10-40 Loan has risen to 103 V; other New Zealand Securities are unchanged. Wool. At the wool sale to-day, 7,400 bales were ofibred, making a total of 276,000 catalogued since the opening. Prices were again firmly maintained. The Australian Cricketers. The match Australians against the Nottingham County Eleven at Notting ham was commenced to-day. The attend ance at the match was very large. A capital wicket was pitched, and the ground was in good order. The Australians went in first to the wickets, and scored 141 runs. Alexander was not out for 40. .Murdoch was caught after putting together 42. The Home team went to the wickets, and when the stumps were daawn for the day had lost one wicket for 13 runs. London, Sept. 24.

The Australian Cricketers are to be entertained by the Lord Mayor at a banquet. The Combined Fleet.

Intelligence has been received that Sir Paget Seymour, the British Vice-Admiral in command of the combined squadron, has gone to Cettinge, where he is con certing with the Montenegrin authorities regarding the steps to be taken to obtain the cession of Dulcigno by the Albanians. An Interesting Discovery. New Yoek, Sept. 24.

It i 3 announced that the American Arctic exploring party has discovered the remains of Sir John Franklin’s expedition, after sledging for eleven months, and following the route covered by the crews of the Erebus and Terror. .

AUSTRALIAN

(Per Reuter-'s Agency.) The Budget. Melbourxe, Sept. 24. Mr. Berry has decided to postpone his budget speech until after the recess.

Arrived. Arrived—Arawata, from the Bluff. Sir. A- H. Gordon.

It is reported that Sir A. H. Gordon has been appointed to be General Super visor over Fiji, in addition to being Go vernor of New Zealand Sugar. The Sugar Company have lowered their r ates LI per ton. The Exhibition. Melbourne, Sept. 16. It is stated that Mr. Beil, Acting Governor of Queensland, will be unable to attend the opening of the Exhibition, The Races. The race meeting in honor of Sir Hercules Robinson were to be held at Flemington to-day. Heavy weather is threatening. The Markets. Sydney, Sept. 24. Hennessy’s brai dy, quarters, 10s. Gd. ; kerosene, diamond, per gallon, Is. 7d. ; Devoe’s, Is. Bd. Patna rice, L2l per ton. Wheat, none in the market. New Zea land oats, per 401 b., Is. lOd. to 2s. ; maize, per 601 b., 2s. 4d. to 2s. 6d. The Genie. H.M. schooner Conflict has arrived at Cooktown, and reports the Genie as hav ing arrived at New Britain. A Heavy Fine.

The Sydney Evening Nexus has been fined L 250 for contempt of Court. The Chief Justice delivered judgment. Notice of appeal was given against the decision, but he refused to grant it, and said that the proprietor must petition the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. A Prohibition. Brisbane, Sept. 24. In the Legislative Assembly last night, a resolution was passed prohibiting mem bers, but not Ministers nor officers of Parliament, from receiving payment for services rendered to the Government. Another Pensioner.

Hobart Toavn, Sept. 24. Lieutenant-Colonel St. Hill, late private secretary to the Governor, will be allowed to retire on a pension.

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.) Why Not. Auckland, Sept. 24. The Auckland railway employees have resolved to petition the Commissioner of Railways .for the North Island to be placed on an equal footing in pay with the Southern employees. The Vine Growers. M. Larceau, leader of the party of French vine growers, has selected a fine block in northern Wairoa for vine cul ture. Removed. The Constabulary at Kihikihi have been ordered to Taranaki.

A Journalist in Trouble. Ashwell, nephew of the missionary of that name, and sub-editor of the Waikato Mail, has been arrested for passing value less cheques and remanded. Cracking Stones. Auckland, Sept. 25. ' Ten of the unemployed have applied to the Council for atonebreaking work. Very Lively. The New Zealand Prudential Assurance Society held a special meeting last night. The meeting adopted a resolution for the levy of 50 per cent, upon present contri* butors, extending over a period of six months, in order to liquidate outstanding claims. The meeting was very lively ; some of the shareholders advocated prose cuting Madeline. In the course of the discussion it transpired that an old cash book had been stolen. Several members expressed regret at being connected with the Society. The Maori Prisoners.

New Plymouth, Sept. 24. Mr. Halse, counsel for the Maori prisoners, will appeal to the Supreme Court on four points raised at the trial. (1) That the indictment was bad because of the uncertainty of description of the locality; (2) that the West Coast Settlement Act, of 1880, is ultra vires \ (3) that no plan of the highway notified by the Government under the Act was deposited in the Survey Office ; and (4) that the District Court had no jurisdiction to try an offence in which the punishment may be a life one. Serious Charge against the Police. Wellington, Sept. 24.

The Town Clerk has written to the Commissioner of Police calling on him to institute a strict enquiry into the alleged illtreatment of a prisoner by two con* stables. - . . .... - - ............... . Thrown Open. At the Cabinet meeting to-day it was decided to throw open for settlement blocKs round Oakarua, on the Waimate plains. The Volunteers. Wellington, Sept. 25. At a meeting of officers of the volunteer corps, it was decided to ho!d : a review on the racecourse on Prince of Wales Birth day.' A letter was received from. the Town Clerk, asking the co-operation, of the volunteers in receiving Sir Arthur Gordon. A Fearless Auctioneer. Kennedy Macdonald, auctioneer, con tinued liis sale of jewellery last night, and the police have laid a second information for a breach of the Act. The case will be heard on Tuesday next. Hltreating a Prisoner. The public enquiry into the charges of ill treating a prisoner by the constables will be heard on Wednesday morning before the Resident Magistrate. , -: r Attempted Suicide. John Watson, lamplighter, in the em ploy of the Corporation, attempted suicide this morning by taking two half-ounces of laudanum. Tlie-dose was too strong, and acted as an emetic. Watson-is now out of danger. Fires. Dunedin, Sept. 25. A small store and dwelling house on Anderson’s Bay road was burned down last night. By a fire at Samson’s pit, Green Island, several miners have been thrown out of employment. The fire was caused by subsidence at the bottom of the strata, which engendered heat, subsequently causing ignition. ' ; ; Financial Juggling. At a special meeting of the Colonial Clothing Company yesterday it was de cided to wind up the Company volun tarily ; and a committee was appointed to investigate the circumstances under which the late secretary produced a credit balance-sheet when it has since been proved that there was at the time a debit balance of LSOO. Respectfully Declined. Invercargill, Sept. 25. . The Southland branch of the New Zea land Institute have refused to join, in the congratulations to Darwin on the coming of age of his “ Origin of Species.” Effigy Burning. An advertisement calling a meeting to arrange for burning the effigy of Messrs. Oliver, Minister for Public Works, and Conyers, Railway Commissioner, appears in a local paper.

THE STORY-TELLER.

THE DISRUPTION:

A TALE OF TRYING TIMES. CHAPTER XXV —continued. • “ You are mistaken entirely in your surmises ? ” said the student, almost choking with indignation. “I am keep ing back no circumstance which I need be ashamed to state. I was on the open street and with respectable com pany when my pockets were picked. I am not the stamp you take me for, and hope you will not insult me by unworthy insinuations.”

“ Oh, no offence, sir; no offence intended. If you feel hurt at anything I have said, you have yourself to blame. Those who don’t speak plump out, as to anything that happens to be taken from them, have generally some pretty good reason for being close; and if you choose to be close without any good reason at all, the fault is your own, you know, and no mistake. This is the wrong box to keep secrets in and speak of respectability. The two things don’t go together in a police-office, you may take my word for it. Please your self, however, and we’ll do what we can to find the money. But if we do find it, you must prove it to be yours, with out any doubt whatever, or you needn’t trouble yourself any more in the matter.” -

“ Should the money be found, I will have no further reason for reserve, and the fullest proof I can command will be forthcoming.” “ Well, master, if you will take my advice you will bring forward all the evi dence you have to produce just now. It may be of more use at present that it can be any time afterwards.” “ Is there much chance that, by

THE ASHBURTON HERALD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1880.



We quote : — s. d s. cl. Australian wheat, new, per 496 lbs ... ... 49 .0 to 50 6 New Zealand, do. do. ... 46 0 „ 53 0 Australian flour per 2S0 lbs : 34 0 .«> O



Amusements. CALEDONIAN SOCIETY. GRAND ANNIVERSARY CONCERT, OF SCOTCH MUSIC, DANCING, &C., IN THE T O'W N HAL L , 0N THURSDAY EVENING, SEP TEMBER 30. PROGRAMME : Introductory Address President Bagpipes “ Pibrochs” Piper Ei.der Piano..." Reels and Strathspeys”...Miss Kidd Dancing In Costume The Clans (Messrs Kidd, M‘Rae, Reid and Macduff.) Part 50ng...." Scots whahae” Party Song... “Auld Robin Gray”...Mrs Craighead 50ng....,.." Scotland Yet”....Mr Craighead Re\DING......" Tam o’Shanter” Song “ Mr.G. D. Bkanson Gaelic Song... Mr D. Campbell Song ”P l 6 '5? rr ”L..MrMacLEAN Dunn w o’ oor Door Sword Dance... Ghilie Callum....Mr M‘Rae INTERVAL OR TEN MINUTES. Piano Jessie’s Dream Miss Kidd Dance. .. The Highland Fling.. .Mr MacDUFF Song..." The Auld ScotsSangs”...Mrs Dunn Song Mrs Brookshaw Song “ The Cameron Men” Mr Craighead Song .Mr G. D. Branson ("Wha Wadna Fcchtfor Chairlie,”) Duet ...."Caller Herrin”......Two Ladies Tri0....-;.." 'SVillie Brewed a Peck” Party Songs —The Rowan Tree, The Land o’ the Leal, etc., as time may permit. Reel o’ Tulloch .....The Clans “AULD LANGSYNE” in Chorus. National Anthem. Tickets—Dress Circle, and a few Re served Seats in front of the stage, 3s; second seats, 2s. ; back seats, Is. To be had of members of the Committee, at the several stores in town, and at the Hall on the night of the Concert. Apply early, as there is a demand for seat room. . Doors open at 7.30. Pibroch to shrike up at eight. ADA N C E will take place after the Coi C?rt, tickets for which—2s. 6d.—may be had of the Dance Committee. 921 - 250 g



Amusement . This Day" DON’T MISS THE CHANCE of seeing the Camera Ohscura, A treat which should be embraced- by all classes—by the. learned and the young. The result obtained by this wonder in' optics, seeing life to nature, must bo seen to be believed. The wonders of Science are here revealed by sight alone. This Exhibition is limited to Saturday Next, and will be OPEN DAILY, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m Admission— ONE SHILLING, Children under twelve years, half-price. Special arrangements made in favor of Public Schools, for whom this Entertain ment forms one of the most interesting OBJECT LESSONS. 907 c OR THE BENEFIT OF THE LIBRARY. ALEC T U R E WILL BE DELIVERED AT THE TOWN HALL, ON TUESDAY EVENING NEXT, at 8 o’clock, by MR. F. P. O’REILLY, ON THE ART op MEMORY of the CHINESE and ANCIENTS. • MASTER MORRIS has kindly consented to Perform on the Piano during the evening. Synopsis : The Mental Faculties —Topical Memory of the Hebrews, Romans, and Greeks — Mnemonical Exercise : The Blackboard full of figures in one reading—Simonides, Quintilian, Cicero, Raymond, Tully, Gra taroli, Bacon—Mnemonical Exercise : The Almanac for any year, from the Reforma tion of the Calendar, 1752 to 1900 —Bad Meaiories and Remap.kably Good Ones —How to Remember —The Chinese Lan guage : Mnemonical Exercise on the 214 Radicals — Quintilian’s Royal Road to Learning —Conclusion. Admission—One Shilling. 934c-258g



Miscellaneous. KAIAPOI WOOLLEN MANUFACTUR ING COMPANY (LIMITED,) CAPITAL £IOO,OOO IN 4000 SHARES OF £25 EACH. ISSUE OF NEW SHARES. Forms of application for SHARES, with full information, can be obtained of Mr. Weeks, Ashburton Guardian Office, by whom application for Shares will be received. Deposit, 20s. per share ; and 50s. per Bhare on allotment. August 23, 1880. THE HIGHLAND FLIHC, “^n s c c^ h THE BEST VALUE FOB. READY MONEY IS THE (MEN’S) CLOTHING (AND BOYS’) MANUFACTURED BY THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, which can be purchased at their Retail Branches, now established all over New Zealand. The Garments are thoroughly shrunk. The Fit and Style are perfect. The Workmanship is equal to bespoke. The Trimmings are of superior quality and strength. The Tweeds are of the very best descrip tion. The Stock is the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. The tall, short, lean, and stout can be equally well fitted. The Goods are all marked in plain figures. The system of business is to exchange every article that does not give satis faction. And, in addition to all these advantages, you can purchase A SINGLE GARMENT AT THE WHOLESALE PRICE. Mercery, Hats, Shirts, Ties, Scarfs, Bags, Portmanteaus, Rugs, and Blankets at Wholesale Prices. THOUSANDS OF DISCERNING CUSTOMERS Testify that the New Zealand Clothing Factory’s Garments are the Very Best Value for Ready Money. Ashbckton Branch : EAST STREET. WM. SPARROW, 910 c Manager. WAKANUI ROAD BOARD. mENDERS are invited for the follow- JL ing WORKS . No. 25. —Maintenance of roads in the district till Nov. ISBI. No. 26.—Wakanui Road—Forming to full width, from Jones’ corner to junction ivith Beach Road, 290 chains. No. 27.—Bruce’s Road—Forming to full width, from Cochrane’s to Stanley Road, 132 chains. No. 28.—Stanley Road— Metalling 60 chains, 20 yards to the chain. Specifications, &c., can be seen at the Board’s office, Moore street, where tenders will be received, addressed to the Chair man, endorsed with number of con tract, and accompanied with necessary deposit, till 10 a.m. on THURSDAY, Oct. 7th. FOOKS & SON, 925c-260ct District Surveyors, &c. THE REEL O' TULLOCH.



Miscellaneous. WHA wants Farle3 and Shortbread ? Aitken bakes fine anes. Grand eatin’ that tastes the mou\ Come and pree them, Cheap and guid. 941 c WANTED —By a respectable young man, a SITUATION to make him self generally useful; age 19 years. Apply office of this paper. . 920 c SECTIONS— TO LET, for One or more years, Town and Suburban : SEC TIONS, from one rood to fifteen acres. CHARLES BRADDELL, 914 c Burnett Street. TA7ANTED- —One or two young men as '■'»* BOARDERS, in private family; 18s. per week. . Apply, John Olson, Peter street. 928 c R. Y. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. (Christchurch Section.) BALCAIRN STATION, NORTH LINE. ON the 27th inst. the Officer in charge of Balcairn Station will be with drawn, and on and after that date the Station will be treated as a Flag Station. FREDK. BACK, Traffic Manager. Traffic Manager's. Office,: Christchurch, Sept. 16th, 1880. - 940 c OPENING OF THE BOROUGH WATER SUPPLY. THE CEREMONY of formally OPEN ING the Borough Water Supply, will take place on MONDAY, at NOON, the 27th inst., in the Domain, near the Railway Goods Shed. All residents are kindly requested to attend. HUGO FRIEDLANDER, 919 c . Mayor. ASHBURTON FIRE BRIGADE. SPECIAL NOTICE. BY request of his Worship the Mayor, the BRIGADE will ATTEND the CEREMONY of turning on the Borough Water Supply. Members will meet at the Engine-shed at 11.30 a.m. sharp on MONDAY, 27th inst., in full uniform. J. C. DOLMAN, : 257g-938c Officer in Charge. /- OU N G GLENROY, FOR SALE, Immediately after the Parade on OCTOBER 2. Pedigree, &c., at Sale. 939 c JAMES MUTCH.



Undersigned begs to intimate to former constituents and settlers generally that he has RETURNED TO BUSINESS AS Auctioneer, Estate, AND . GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT, In the premises, EAST STREET, And at the BAZAAR, BURNETT STREET, Formerly occupied by him. Weekly Sales ot PROPERTIES, MERCHANDISE, ETC, Will be held as formerly, the first of which will take place on Saturday, October 2, ALSO, SALE of HORSES AT THE HORSE BAZAAR, BURNETT STREET, SAME DA Y , and intends holding periodical sales of Wool and Grain During the ensuing season. Will also attend the usual Fortnightly Stock Sales AT TINWALD, AND AT THE COUNTY SALEYARDS, When opened. 934 C T. BULLOCK



Miscellaneous. NOTICE. A SPECIAL MEETING of the Amateur Dramatic Club is summoned for THIS EVENING-at 7 o’clock, at the usual place. . Very important business! . E. G. POYNTZ, 935* Hon. Sec. Circular. To STATION-HOLDERS, LANDED PROPRIETORS, FARMERS, CATTLE DEALERS, AND THE RESIDENTS IN ASH ED RTON AND SURROUND ING DISTRICTS. Messrs. Quill & Co., AUCTIONEERS, STOCK, LAND, & ESTATE AGENTS, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, Ashburton, BEG to announce to station-holders, landed proprietors, fanners, cattle dealers, and residents in Ashburton and the surrounding districts, that they have COMMENCED BUSINESS in the above line ; and, from their long experience in the various departments, feel assured that all commissions en trusted to them will be conducted satis factorily to their patrons. Sales will be held as required, at the Salerooms and Yards in Ashburton, or any part of the district. They will also hold a Regular Sale of STOCK, LAND, FARM PRODUCE, FURNITURE, and GENERAL MERCHANDISE, a t their Rooms, every Saturday, particu lars of which will be duly advertised. The interest and the support of sellers and buyers are respectfully solicited. Cash Advances made on all classes of Goods placed in their hands for sale. THE FIRST SALE Will bo held at their Rooms on THIS DAY (SATURDAY), SEPT. 25. For particulars of Sales please see advertisements. Quill & Co., AUCTIONEERS, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, Ashburton. 238g-918c*