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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1899, 23 July 1888, Page 3

General Ignatieff, who oponly advooatea a Frenoh allianoe, has m an interview expressed, confidence that Russia singly can beat baok Germany and Austria, and united with France oan extingish the triple allianoe. At grand dinners m London the guests have .offered them bear'B ham from Russia, Btbrlet's from the Volga, haunch of reindeer from Lapland, and ookis from Japan. The fashion of game and fruit from far countries, is the result of modern facilities for transport. Babies are m great demand for orocodil* bait m Ceylon. The crocodile hunters secure the little ones by personal solicitations. The babies are perched on the bank, bo that the crocodiles oan Bee them readily. The monsters go for their prey, but before the infanta are devoured the hunters get m their work. In addition to the regular army ot the United States, whioh oonsists of 25,000 enlisted men and some 2000 officers, the oountry has an organised militia foroe of 89,497 men, of whom 7236 are commissioned officers.

Public, Notioea. I mENDERS are Invited for Painting the j!_ Royal Hotel, Asbburton. Particulars at Hotel. 7 123 WABD & CO., LIMITED. PHE SPECIAL UNITED SERVICES J. will bo continued this week as follows 5— MONDAY— Primitive Methodist Ohuroh TUESDAY— Baptist Church WEDNESDAY-Wealeyan Ohuroh THURSDAY -Salvation Army Barracks FRlDAY— United Saoramental Socvice ia the Wesleyan Church. Commencing eaoh evening at 7.30, Bankey's Hymns used. Collection on Friday night to defray expenaeß 7*124 ST. STEPHEN'S SCHOOLROOM, A SMBDBTON. GRAND CONCERT. TUESDAY, JULY 24th, 1888, At 8 p m. Admission : Is, INSTRUMENTALISTS : Mies 8011, M»ss Ada Gates, Mr floraoo Gates, Mr Erneßt Ward, VOCALISTS : Mr Peter Williams, Mr Sims, Mr PilbroWj Messrs Gates and Ward (duet), Mrs Brooke, Mrß Denshire, Mrs Williams, the Misaeß Filbrow. 7 114 NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. STEEPLECHASES AT CHRISTOHURCH.

IN connection with tho Grand Nntion»l Steoplechasosjat Ohrißtahuroli on the 26th mat., and the Hunt Club Steeplechases on, the 28th, return tickets to Ouriatohuroh will be if-eued from Winchester, Eding, and intormodiato etation9, at 18a first clos3, 12s 6d seoond, and from Tinwald, Winslow, Windermero, Hinds, at SATURDAY roturn f iiros, on the 25th inßt, and for first train 26th (altered as bolow), also from Mount Somors braDch statlona, on tho 25th and 26th, and from Aehbnrton, Walkarl, and Intermediate stations, on the 26tb, at SATURDAY return fares, all available for return till SOth (net. On the 26th 1 . Inet, the morning train from Timaru to Aahbqrton will utart at 7.10 a.m. inotead of ?•. 30 a.m., and be due from Haiißitata at 8.27 am, Hlnda 90. Winslow 9,16, TlnwHld 9.28, arriving at Aohburton at 9.35 a m. ; the midday train from Ashburton to Ohrlatchurch will start at 9.42 a.m., and bo dao from Ohertsey at 10 12 a.m , Rakaia 10.26, arriving at Ohris,tohuroh at 12. 10 p. n^. To ho m time for the first raoe*, pdaaeugera for the Raoecoqrae should aii>ht at Sookbum. The evening train from Chrlstqharoh to Ashburton on the 26th and 28th July, will start at 4.50 p.m..,,^^ run 35 minutes late? th^o Uojetable times, and the train from R»kala to Met h von will tun 20 minutes later tb&Q timetable times*