People desirous of Becuring a single bird or a pet monkey should see those on view at Kelly's Hotel* The adjourned annual meeting of the rate piyers of the Mount Hutt road district will be held on Thursday next. The health of the Rev Dr Stuart, of Dunedin, the father of Presbyterianism in Otago, is again causing great anxiety to his friends. On Wednesday next Mr D. Thomas will hold a clearing sale at Mr .L G. Good's' Farm at Greenstreet. Mr Good has disposed of his farm, and the whole of his stqck and farm implements will be sold. The Upolu, from Samoa, reports all quiet at Samoa and Tonga. The hostilities at Samoa have been suspended, and are not likely to be resumed while the warships ; are at Apia. Invercargill residents are making repre sentations to the Minister of Marine with regfcpd %f> thß close time for seals for the subjects at tfos gojony, while outsiders are likely to harry the wdekwiSS wjfth compara tive impunity. The ihow of photographic work in the wiswWfltf £he premises of Messrs Parker and Bing, imitate? that the public of Ash burton accords the«i ltfwrqj .support. They notify that their stay here is limited jto two weeks longer* HeWyOvrAY'B Pills and Ointment.— Bilious affeptjons, with all their concom itant annoywww jadyced by atmospheric change?, or too liberal djefc, should be checked at ones, or serious c©nse<j[uen<cse may ensue. When any oae fiads hjs ideas \&ss clear than usual, his eyesight; dimmed, and his head dizzy, accompanied by a disinclin ation for all exertion, physical or mental, he may fat quite sure that he is in immediate need of som® alterative medicine. Let him at once send for a boy of Holloway's Pills, a mild course of which will remove the symptoms, and speedily renew his usual healthful ieeling If the bowels be irritable Holloway's Ointment should diligently rubbed ovpv the stomach and liver every ntybt and moruiug. I r

On Tuesday and Wednesday next in Mr Jullock's Arcade, the bankrupt stock of a ;eneral storekeeper, including drapery, tlothing, grocery, ironmongery, etc., will be old by auction by Messrs Glasson and Co.. motioneers, of Timaru, The sale will be without reserve. 