News in Brief

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXII, Issue 6485, 2 February 1905, Page 2

News in Brief

The fares for the Borough School annual excursion to Tinlaru to be held on Thursday, 9th. March, are advertised in this issue, A report of the Insurance Companies Conference will be found on bur first page, and commercial news on the fourth page of this issue. The lat term of the Ashburtpn .High School begins on Monday next, 6th insfc. Fitzgerald's Circus was performing in Calcutta when the last mail left on Dec. 16. Large numbers of Jambs are being elaughtered daily at the Fairfield Freezing Works. . The trial of Mckenzie alias Ellis for the murder of Leonard Collinson will commence at Wellington on Monday. The Commercial Union Assurance Company (Messrs Friedlander Bros., Agents) is prepared to effect five as3urAuo.es on buildings at low rat.es. \ , Lady Plunket and the Hon. Kathleen Plunket arrived in Wellington last night, and they leave for the South on Saturday night. Mr E. Y. Ferguson Land and Estate Agent has for private sale a large number of agricultural aad pastoral properties, full particulars of which are advertised. The path leading to the Domain swimming baths is considerably blocked by two large pinus insignia trees. These require either chopping entirely down or the lower limbs cut off to theheighc of seven or eight feet. The first crop of wheat to be out in the Geraldine district is a paddock of 40 acres, near Kakahu, on which the machines made a start on Tuesday morning. During the last week 11,001 sheep were despatched by rail from Masterton station to Wellington. This is the largest number of .sheep sent in one week from Maaterton for some years past. Mr James Elliott, who has had to retire from business owing to failing health advertises in this issue that all claim 3 against him must be rendered up to Jan. 31st, and that all accounts owing him must he paid by the 20th inst, Farmers, doctors, lawyers, bankers, build ers tradesmen —everybody that desires to see Ashburton prosperous—Think what it means! Study your own interest! Patronize local industry, and thereby make more work for wage earners, and improve the value of property. Don't send your money out of the place when you can get better served at home. Compare our suits for prices, quality, fit, and style, from .£3 10s, in the newest patterns. Large stock of real Panama Hats; men's straw hats ! from Is; special lido of white shirts, 4s 6d; tennis shirts3s 6d 'reversible silk ties Is; celluloid collars in up-to-date shapes, etc, etc.— Cbaighead & Beretmak, The Lead, ing Tailors and Outfitters, Ashburton.