COX (in conjunction with • the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) has received instructions from John Gbigg, Esq., Longbeach, to SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, WITHOUT RESERVE, Af\ UNBROKEN 3 and 4-year-old QtyJ COLTS and FILLIES suit able for Hacks, Light Har ness and Tram-car Horses QA UNBROKEN two-year-old OU COLTS and FILLIES, well grown, with plenty of bone. The ABOVE GRAND STOCK are by the celebrated sires Tarn O'Shanter, Waif, and Prince Frederic by Berlin. The Auctioneer would draw the attention of buyers to this important sale. The only reason for Mb. Grigg selling is that I he has decided not to send further con signments to the Indian market. This lot were bred especially for that purpose, and in consequence has determined to sell the above without reserve. E. R. GUINNESS, Auctioneer. A. Ifi. COX, Agent, Geraldine. 4 238 IMPOUNDED from Beach Road, L Wakanui, by Mr Comptori on April 29th, one Red and White BULL. No visible brand. If not claimed and ex- j penses paid, to bo sold on May 14th, at twelve o'clock noon. JOSEPH HALE, Poundkeeper, Ashburton. HAMPSTEAD SCHOOL. MR MALCOLM will resume his Evenhg School on MONDAY first, the 4th May. Terms as last year, to be paid for the month, strictly in advance. 4 257 ODDFELLOWS' HALL, ASHBURTON Under the Management of Mbssks Macmahon. 'JL'HEJ PHONOGRAPH, EDISON'S STARTLING TALKING MACHINE. POSITIVELY TWO EXHIBITIONS ONLY. To-Niffht & To-Morrow ]Ni£?lit, April 30th and May Ist, OF EDISON'S MARVELLOUS PHONOGRAPH. The Greatest Achievement of the Ingenuity of Man. PROFESSOR Douglas Archibald, M.A., Oxon., will deliver an in tensely interesting Lecture, illustrated by Lime Light Views, and exhibit the in credible capabilities of Edison's Astound ing Talking Machine. Som'S by famous artistes, Speeches by Mr W. E. Gladstone. Instrumental Music performed in Europe and America will be actually reproduced I with astounding fidelity. The Phono -1 is capable of reproducing the same voice from the same "records" many Thousands of thn-=. V-y fins m«!V >■ human speech may be preserved for uVi-r, mrl the voices of the living and tho dead will mingle in futurity Popular Prices - &s 2s and Is. Box Plan at McGregor's Tobacconist. Wm. A. JINKINS, 4 226 Business Manager. 