British and Foreign Bible Society.

. The annual meeting of the Ashburton ' branch of the Canterbury Auxiliary of the above Society took place last evening in the Presbyterian Church, when there was H fairly good attendance. The chair was taken by the Rev A. M. Beatlie, pastor of the Church, who was supported . by.the Rev Mr Robjohns,. the Society's travelling agent, the Revs E. A. Scott, fSt Stephen's, Anglican), A. Blake, (Presbyterian Church, Tinwald), J. N. Buttle, (Wesleyan), J. Boothroyd (Primi tive Methodist), J. W. Sawle, (Baptist), Mr J. H. Twentyman, and Major Steward M.H.R.

The grand old hymn " All People that on Earth do dwell" having been sung, and chapter 44 of the Prophet Isaiah read, prayer was offered by Rev Mr Scott, . after which the Rev Chairman opened the proceedings by an address in which he ex pressed hispleasurethatthisyeartheannual meeting in connection with the, Bible -Society'fell to be held in that church, hence it fell to him to preside which he esteemed a great hpnor and privilege. It was a very rare thing that all demomina tions, could come together and find one common platform, but there was great cause for thankfulness that they were all united in that as Protestants they were all agreed in accepting the Bible as the . word of God. They onght to be thankful that they lived in a lan.d of of Gospel light and liberty,, that they were not feeding on ashes like ,the heathen world where thousands, and millions were living in . ignorance of the true God. If they were blessed with the Spirit of adoption whereby we cry " Abba "-—" Father," surely it became them to do their very best to spread the glad tidings to those who werejstill dwelling in habitations of cruelty,/]! darknesi greater even than the darkness of.Egypt, darkness that could be felt, spiritual and moral darkness. The - purpose fpT which they Were met together was to further this good work, and the secojid best thing ..which' it was possible . for them to do was to send, the Word to those' who had not yet received it. He said the " second best " thing because the best thing of all was to go themselves and there might perhaps be some even among themselves who would volunteer ,to go and speak to the people who were Bitting in darkness, to take, the Word of God with them and to preach the Gospel with the living voice, but if not then they could all help the Society to send out more missionaries not only to circulate but to preach the Word. The rev gentle man then went on to dilate on the neces sity of seeking the aid of the Divine Spirit to throw light upon thereadingof the Word for neither was he that sowed or he that reaped of any avail without Him who giveth the increase. After a refer ence to the claims of the Chinese among us the rev gentleman concluded by ex pressing his earnest desire that God's blessing would attend the operations of those who were laboring in His cause through the agencies of the Bible SocietyT Hymn 274 from Sankey's collection. "Sowing in the morning " was then sung, and

The Rev A. Blake, Secretary of the local branch, read the following Report for 1889-90. The annual collection last year was 19s 9d. The ladies have collected. £22 3s 6d, and to this some 80 persons have contri buted (as compared with 26 during the previous year who contributed £9). There have been sold Bibles to the value of £9 12s 8d by Mr Flower and Mr , Williams, chiefly by Mr Flower. This means 55 copies of the Scriptures, chiefly the Bible—very few New Testaments have been sold. The expenditure has been £4 9s, about equally divided between the cost of a new case for Bibles, and the usual expenses of printing and advertising. There has been remitted to Christ church, to Mr Chrystal, £20 17s 3d, leav ing a balance in hand of £7 9s Bd, which will.meet the claims of the Depot on ac count of Bibles. New collecting books (or rather cards) have been prepared which will last for two or three years. There has been a change in the Treasurership owing to the late Treasurer, Mr D. H. Brown, leaving Ashburton. The Committee passed a special vote of thanks to that gentleman,. who was a hearty supporter of the Society, and appointed Mr R. W. Jenkins in hie place." Speaking to the foregoing Mr Blake said that many persons made the mistake of supposing that the Society was sup ported by wealthy persons, and that the help of the poor was not required. This was not the case as it would be seen by the reports that its principal revenue was made up by a great many small contri butions without which its work could not be carried on. He then dwelt upon the wide extent of the Society's work as well in the translation as in the circulation of the Scriptures and urged that more should be done in fchis district than was done to help on the work. Surely there should be more than eighty people who would be willing to give a shilling a week, and he that instead of £20 they would be able to send not less than £40 next year, Mr' R. W. Jenkins then read the following Balance Sheet of the

A9HBURTON BRANCH OF CANTERBURY AUXILIARY. April 14, 1890. Receipts.—Annual collection, Wes leyan Church, 19s 9d ; (collected) by lady < collectors, Mrs Scott, £3 9s ; Miss Fox, £6 5s 6d ; Mrs Baxter, £6 16b ; Mrs Lea, £2 5s 6d ; Miss Taylor, £1; Miss Grigg, £1; Mr Wilson, Wakanui, 17s 6d ; Capt, Field, 10s ; by sale of Bibles, Mr Flower, £8 4s 2d; Mr Williams, £1 8s 6d j total, £32 15s lid. Expenditure.—Postages, to Secretary, ss; printing collecting books, £1; ad vertising, "Mail" office, £1 Is ; new case for Bibles, to Pickford and Undrill, £2 2s 6d ; freight on Bibles, Is 6d ; remitted to Mr Chrystall, £10; remitted by Trea-. surer, £7 14s 9d ; remitted by Secretary, £1 17s 6d; remitted by Mr Jenkins, Treasurer, £1 ss; total, £25 7s 3d; balance, £7 8s 8d~£32 15b lid. He said that the work of the Bible Society lay at the foundation of all Missionary work—was its very basis, and urged upon all Christian people to give it a more liberal support, reminding them that he gives twice who gives quickly. Mr J. H. Twentyman in moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet delivered an eloquent address, in the course of which he referred at length to the attacks made by the German and ] other schools of sceptical criticism upon the Bible in respect to its authenticity, its alleged unscientific, unhistorical or un inspired character, and went, on to show oiat the Bible's claims were being vindi cated daily, and the attacks of its enemies confounded. Even in Germany it was now beginning to be admitted that the sacred books indeed written by those, by whom they professed to be written, and there wag as. yet not one ascertained fact qf science, though there were theories of soientists, which was at variance^ with the . Scriptures. Again recent discoveries, as for example that of the Rosetta stone with its inscriptions in Greek, in Egyptian and in hieroglyphics, and other discoveries in Egypt, in Pales fine and the land of Moab, had led to the confirmation of the historical accuracy of the Bible, and had proved that the sacred writers had written pf actual events of which, tjjey were contemporary witnesses. Pc then dwelt upon the internal evidence pi the inspiration of the Scriptures, and to the testimony borne by Christ Himself thereto; and concluded a Very interesting speech, by urging his hearers to take courage and stand firm in the work in Which they were engaged. The Rev Mr Robjohns in seconding \kv resolution mQYeft by the previous'

speaker, said that there was a general impression that the Bible Society had an immense revenue from invested capital. This was not the case, its revenue from this source being only some £8000, which was not enough to pay for the loss on the year's issue of penny Testaments. Neither did its strength lie in a magnificent list of subscribers of £100 or more, its strength really lay in the earnest support of devoted people in the middle classes. The very very poor were unable to help and the very wealthy spent their money in other directions. The year before last was the Society's most prosperous year for a long time, the free income," that was the receipts other than those for the sale of books, being £147,000, but last year he was sorry to say there was a falling off in the free income of no less than £34,000. This was a cause of great anxiety and meant if the position were not retrieved, that the Society .must withdraw from some of its spheres of operation. The receipts from New Zealand last year were £441, of which £185 came from Canter bury, £100 from Auckland, £57 odd from Southland, £46 from Waiapu, leaving only from £40 to £50 for all the rest of the Colony. After referring to the fact that years ago New Zealand was occupied as one of the Society's mission fields, he went on to describe a very interesting meeting which he had ad dressed at Mamakutu settlement, near Gisborne, on the occasion of the opening of a new Maori Church, and at which something like 1000 natives were present. Here he had seen these people, some of whom were years ago guilty of most atrocious deeds, taking part in Church work, and taking steps to become mis sionisers, instead'of the missionised, by raising subscriptions in aid of the sending of the Scriptures to other lands. A very interesting account of the work of the Society and its agents in the translation of the Scriptures followed ; a handsomely bound and admirably printed Bible in the | Tongan language being shown which was supplied to the islands in which John Williams had labored, and it was the proud boast of the Tongans that they nad paid for every copy supplied to them from the first to the last. In the New Hebrides too the Natives sup plied themselves with Bibles purchased from the Society, for which they gave £1 a copy. The Bibles were supplied, at cost price but this did not include the cost of translation and when he told them that the Scriptures or portions of the Scrip tures had been translated into no less than 290 languages and that there were between 2000 and 3000 known languages they would see how vast was the work which had been done, and which remained to be done. Then followed some very interesting particu lars of the work of the Society in con nection with the Paris Exhibition, it being among other things mentioned. that in an edition of the Figaro printed on the Eiffel' Tower was an account of the Society's operations, which would be carried away by people of all nationalities to every corner of the earth. The speaker con cluded a very interesting address by showing that Christianity and civilisation went together, and that the work of the Bible Society effected the spread of both.

Hymn 305, Sankey's collection, having been sung,

Major Steward, in moving the next resolution, said that the sum contributed by New Zealand towards the free income of the Society, £441, though comparing not unfavorably with the contributions of some other parts of the Queen's dominions, was yet very much less than this colony was well able to contribute. Taking the white population at 600,000 it would be seen that this sum did not amount to one penny per household—say less than one fifth of a penny per head over the whole population. Now if they raised their contribution to a penny per head that would give £2500 a year, and if all the other colonies gave in proportion, then there would be a large increase instead of a decrease in the income of the Bible Society. But could they not easily afford throughout all the colonies to give sixpence per head or a total sum that would average this ? Surely they could and if this were done then the Colonies alone would raise as much as the whole present income of the Bible Society. Nay if the example were set by the Colonies and were taken ud in the old Country, and in the Old World then the Society's income could be raised to a million a year instead of £100,000 and this would mean that where one missionary or colporteur was now employed, ten could be employed and the work which on the present scale of means it would take a hundred years to accomplish could be done in ten. Let them make a beginning in Ashburton and try to raise a subscrip tion equal to 6d per head per annum and there was no knowing how widely the movement might spread and how great might be its results. He moved: '' That this meeting heartily sympathises j with the great work of the Society in translating and circulating the Bible for the world, and appeals to the Christian people of Ashburton county for their [ sympathy and support, cordially thanks | the Collectors and Committee for their j efforts during the past year, and appoints the following Officers and Committee for the ensuing year—Mr R. W. Jenkins, Treasurer ; Rev. A. Blake, Secretary; Messrs J. H. Twentyman, R. Alcorn, A. Orr, J. W. Sawle, H. G. Flower, D. Williamson, with the ministers of the various denominations who subscribe to the Society's funds,"

The Rev, Mr Buttle, in seconding the resolution, pointed out the material ad vantages which followed fromthe operations of the Bible Society, instancing how com merce followed upon the heels of the missionary. A collection was then taken up, and the Doxology having been sung the meeting was dismissed with the benediction.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, TUESDAY, APRIL J5, 1890.



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9$ *&* A QOMERSET & St JOHN'S LODGES. C) Instruction Meeting at Hall TO NIGHT, at 8 p.m. 4 110 ASHBURTON OLUB AND M.S.A. rpHE Anuual General Meeting of mem- JL bers will be held in the Club room on WEDNESDAY, April 16th, 1890 at Bp.m, A Smoke Concert will be held after the meeting to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Club. 4 107 "MISSIONARY LIFE IN FIJI." A LECTURE on the above subject will be delivered by the Rev J. P. Chapman, in the Wesleyan Church. Ashburton, on Thuksday next, April 17th, To commence at 7.30 p.m. Collection in aid of the Mission Fund. The lecture will be illustrated by arti cles used in Peace and War. Singing in Fijian language, etc, etc. 4 109 RANGITATA ROAD BOARB\ I HEREBY give notice that in accor dance with the provisions of the "Road Boards Act, 1882," and amend ments thereto, and the "Regulation of Local Elections Aofc» 1876," an Election of two persons (in the place of Messrs O,J, Harper and W. P. S. Elmslie) to serve as Members of tho Board, will take place at the Road Board Office, Lismore, on MONDAY, May sth, 1890. Nominations in the prescribed form (obtainable from the Returning Officer) must be delivered ox addressed to the Returning Officer at the. Road Board Office, Lismore, before 12 noon of FRI DAY, April 25th, 1890. WM. SIMPSON, ( Returning Officer. 8 4?105 . U



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i CTHOhiITON DUOtEV LAND.EST'sTft v&DS OK4OMS.'. 16L cier.f.rti Sfceet, Cr.i!'ehu-c vi. I biivo su :d t.f roomy to lon'i ru goor •vcurily ct Jo-.v r:ite of in'.ere-.t. .S' verm !"<fras for Sale. THE MIRROR," A HIGH-CLASS Weekly, Social, Political, Literary, and Dramatic paper, to be published every FRIDAY, price 3d, by the Centennial Printing and Publishing Company, Limited, Melbourne place, Russell Street, Melbourne. feheep Dipping AT BKOQKE'S * NEW PUBLIC DIP -. RAILWAY RESERVE, Opposite Ashburton Saleyards, , IS NOW GOING ON. Man in attendance every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 9 to 1, other days can be arranged by applying to C. M. BROOKE, East Street. PRICE : One Penny per head under 500; Three Farthings per head over .500. After Ist May, One Farthing per head , more. Brooke's" Perfect" S&eep Dip. , Equal to any, and superior to most, is sold in the Ashburton County only at 6s per gallon, used 1 to 110 and or 120 gal lons of water, goes further and is cheaper han any OTHER DIP.



The Union Fire Insurance Company, Limited Head Office, CMstchnrch. CAPITAL ... £2,000,000 PAID UP ... £100,000 RESERVE AND RE-INSURANCE FUND £65,000 1 . DIKECTORS,— Hon. J. T. Peacock, M.L.0., Chairman. P. Cunningham, Esq., H. E. Webb, G. G. Stbad, Esq., Deputy Chairman, Esq., Hon. W. Reeves, M.L.C. J. Anderson, Esq., J. Palmer, Esq., General Manager, W. DEVENISH MEARES, Offices, 172 Hereford St., Christchurch. Special Features : The only Institution of the kind with its Head Office in Christchurch. " Liberality in Settlement of Claims. Ra""ES, fhe lowest current. AGENT FOR ASHBURTON AND DISTRICT, JOHN G. EESTELL WEST STREET. 4 4o VffTE ARE BUYERS AT ALL TIMES OF WHEAT, OATS, BABLIY RYEGRASS, PEAS, ETC, ETC. FIUEDLANDEK, BROS, WHEAT SmPivfENTS~ ¥TTE ARE PREPARED TO MAKE LIBERAL ADVANCES, FBEE OP COMMISSION AND INTEREST, against sfl kinds of Prodaoo pUded la oat hand* (or shipment to the United Kingdom or the Continent.' HAVING our owu house la London Is a onflhieat guarantee that the Interest of Clients, who will entrust the shipment of their grain to as, will be well looked after. Client* may also rely that expenses will ba kept ts law as possible, and the hlghas market value realised. BACH Farmer's Lot fs shipped coder a distinct and separate brand, no tw lota being branded alike, and each lot is sold on its own mortis. Prompt acooun Sales as in the past. ' WE are alir prepared to store grain an 3 other Produce at Aahbnrton, Lyndhnrat tyttelton or Addlngton apon 6»sy terms, and make reasonvblo advances on same. FRIEDLANDifiK BROS. NOW LANDING BX c»M»ud|Grabam " 20,000 Paot DRVSSHDjKAURI T. & G. FLOORING ' T. & G. MATCH LINING AND BOARDS. EX "Spray" 30,000 Feet SPLEWDID RBD FJNBI BX "Zlor " 20,000 Feet MAGNIFICENT WHITE PINK FLOORING, LINING, AND SBELV FROM HAVfiLOOK. IN STOOK AND TO ARRIVE WESTPORT, NEWCASTLE GREY VALLSf AND MOUNT SQMERS COAL. W. H. COLLINS & CO. Timber and Coal Merchants; ASHBURTON. ABUNDANT OltOPri OF GOOD WOOL, OF TJtlJfi JdlttiiJjlST MARKKT VALUE FOR ITS CLASS, EKSURED BY THE USE OF LITTLE'S PaTEJST SHEEP DIP (NON-POISONOUS.) ADVANTAGES OF LITTLE'S PATENT FLUID DIP :•— IF PROPERLY USED according to the Instructions, it Is the best, the moat effectual acid moat valuable Dip known.. IT IS NOT POISONOUS to animals, there la therefore no dangar of poisoning Horses, Sbeep. Cattle or other animals, by the Dip draining on the grass or herbage ; there Is do danger in leavlcg it about in the way of ohi dren or others ; nor Is there any danger of wholesale poisoning from neglect, accident, or design. ITS EFFECT UPON TUB WOOL 1b exceedingly important to Woolgrowetß. It apidly taore&aea the value ; It iocs cot atteet the growth at any time but promotes fha natural sooretloof, and increases the weight of the fleece; it doos not stain or dUcoloi the wool, cor take oat »ny of the yolk, but la st all times the belt Dip for tke wool that can be aied. IT 13 CHEAP and repays iteelf tenfold to thta sheep-owner. IT IS EASY TO USE, requiring very little preparation, mixes instantly with oold water, leaves no sediment, no ecuna, no waste; One gallon of Dip to 100 gallons of water—the wash is tben ready for nee. IT IS SAFE. While Poisonous Dips oan only be used with caution upon sheep, this Dip may be need npon all animals: Honea to kill Icseots and the mange ; also Dogs for the same puepoee ; al6o for exterminating insects, and allaying all Irritation of the tkln of Dairy Cattle, Calves, Pigs, etc, for which purpose is is limply Invaluable. ( FOR SCAB, LIOE, TICKS, lud Insesis of all kinds, It Is ft most efieotual Dip, ) and thoroughly Tellable at ell times, and in all oUmatos. ■■^ ::^i . * .■ LITTLE'S PATENT FLUID DIP has » world-wide reputation of the blghaat poiiibie character. It has reoelvel more GOLD end SILVEH MEDALS and other AWARDS OF IXOELLENGa AND MERIT than perhaps all the othei kheepD'ps uttogethet ) >GENIVFORi! ASHBURTON COUNTS 1 GEO. JAMESON



ASHBURTON COAL & FIREWOOD DEPOT. E S. J3ean| COAL & FIREWOOD MERCHANT OATS BBAN CHAFF ETC., ETC} s :" ' • ' vim ■ -. '< -rens* BAKER BR. S., Builders, Undertakers, etc. Corner Wakanui Road and Cass Street (Next Central Hotel). Or at Baker and Brown's Coach Factory, HAVELOOK STREET. 2 90 (Next the Court House.) SUITS TO MEASURE THE Largest Stock of TWEPJ3S ever shown in Aahburtoa to choose from. QUALITY ASD FIT GUAR INTEEb Come and p«e the prices. ASHBURTON CLOTH* ING MARi BAUNDEBS 1 BUILDINGS. R ALOOR>r _ Q 1 TO O A PER DAY to b 5v -L c& jZ made by person of either sex, in their own localities, a work for us. New business. - All meet with wonderful success. Any one can do the work. Capital not required. We will start you. Outfit worth £1 mailed free. The employment is particularly adapted to the region in which tliis publi cation circulates. Boys and girls earn. i.r i-"l.i nin :.!: ;is men. Full particulars 43.!: i. i: ■: i;:» ■ I- .. mailed free. Now is the time—don't delay, but write to us at once. Address Stinson and Co., Portland, Maine, United States. • ' I O« Jj'Sbimoue, SURGEON DENTIST, 215, Colombo Street (new Buildings near Corner of Gloucester Street.) ESTABLISHED 1869 SCALE OF CHARGES : Extraction. 2s 6d per tooth ; Fillings, 5s per tooth. A reduction made where a number require attending to. ARTIFICIAL TEETH The charges for Artificial Teeth are made with a view to strict economy, regulated j by such circumstances as cases present, or j such materials as patients prefer. Par- ; ticulars given on application. Consulta- i "tion free. Nitrous Oxide (Laughing Gas) administered when required. Attendance, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 215, Colombo Street, Christchurch. 8 167 .pis up ,a *- • © 3u> fcri % & * * - C) ££ I 7 C « . tes §-£ cd s. « m * a fd- * o « "Tohn jkangbeT^ S\LD.E, OOLL&K AMU JiAKBTV MAKES* a'AVINQ- purchased tbo - bceloeas of Mr A, iBSTiAND.and removed Ints hoae ooffiroodlnua preroiaea lately oo •opled by him In Burnett Street, beg? aaost slncere'y to thank his cußtcmera fo pist sopport and eolioita • oontlc-u»ace'*c he 8-Jiae, wblcu ho will Btrivo to deearrc by keeping ihs beat e'ock c? Saddlorj itsd flarra»s, *»cc! strict fcttontion to bus' k-bpj errr t binec! wl'.h gcod wcrkasa -shi; vail }lcaa^»nb!a charges. Rspaita ntftUy *ud promptly atteddtd ; tl2o DKSTOES 5,\W TtOL, IiTiEL, ASI) WOBK3 OBOS3-tUT AND HAND SAW.^, - FILI'S. &C; ihe bcft In the world, INSERTED TOOTH CIRCULARS Huvebcen pwarded the Wgheet Preminms at all tha \vbrld'e Groat Fairß. Mou'c'era' Tools, MachicistB 1 Steel Squares, fcriok and Plsatering Trowels Bulcb, Levels, etc. GOVERNMENT LIFE INSUBANOB DEPARTMENT, LOANS ON MORTCACE. FROM time to tlm« a limited portion of the funds is lent on first mortgage of freehold security, with option of repayment by fixed in stalment*, spread ovex 12,15, or 20 years. H^r eeil?n» ent Period of Loan- I ! f 2* Twelve years ... •» »• * Fifteenyeara ... »• 6H a Tiventy years ... — 413 o cipal and interest are both liquidated wjthin a given time, and on terms of a most favourable character, present marked advantages to settlers and others. . The borrower may, before the expiry of the full period, redeem the loan, with or without uotico, on terms which can be ascertained at this ~f.\"c, *"• ."t pnv r>* t 1!? r.*T"" >po of tins Department, \-. .■■■■ -.■':■ <'..'■ ' mbe obtained. 11 ii..! |a! .«;.! i -' • ;■» i ■■ s apply to the ■<(uJabUbin:..-:i 0,.i .: •! : I <.' Offices. I ' F. W. PRANKIiAND,F.I.A., f* i] Ccauai6Bioner kud Goyt, Aotuwy.



TO LET, : "T AND FOe7~CROPPING Apply, 4*5 MAX FRIEDLANDER. JOHN C COEE BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR, : ; Bullock's Arcade, J . ~';* Burnett Street, -•■ "5; Ashburton '„ '■"■:-'■ f>i ENERAL PRESS AGENCY VJT , —^-. ■ --.■ ..> REPORTERS, Newspaper Corree- ; pondents and Advertising Agente, Rtjssell Street, Melboxhine, Undertake Special Reports of Public Meetings, Newspaper Correspondence, ■', and Newspaper Advertising throughout " the Australian Colonies and New Zealand. Communications to be addressed to The Manager. . ■ . N.B.—Files of Provincial Newspapers ~"y are kept for the convenience' of the : Agency's clients. 527 - cooooooooooo 0 SHOW ° o 0 or coo co 000 o O/■ ■ - ' •,O * : k Igrandshowl £ • 2 -< § cooooo occoo § .g o OFo ntW oOFo § goo 0 o 'i y O 00000 i OLOCOO o o - c - c •__; O QvjQOO < OOOm "■■' ' <•'■"■- <> • • '<K-0 j DRAPERY I I GOODS I § o „■ o o % This srd the fcFowlsg D»ys g c © ° IN S o . g - ,; § -J X LLIN •*'•', — J . >: % JACSSTh JA':KEI3 g § « :b v o«-. ' .§ - , o FiO'.VKRS F.iAIH B8 § S CLOTHING I 0 . ■ ' • -8 1 "B)l!tS '-A '.':: % 0000000003 ' CCIOOBO O § . Jo o ooooi o 0 § g oCarptsoo 0 2 o 00100 Oj g OOOOCO3OOO O 0" O0Or:OfOCO o § 002QT I ■ ?^ ** J*l ?"* !^p* ?^ ?"*^ •"* I^^. '«^.^ .^ 2^ ISl^q " ANDREW "ORB" J I IROKiORGERY, ; JOHWOLtIt&COV,: Are Offering - - SPECIAL VALUE FOR CASH Prior to their Annual Balance. * , -'. AND Having Large Stocks of Lead ing Lines now landing, Purcha- . I sers will save from 10 per cent to 20 pe. cent. 12 cases new Bedsteads at,all prices Guns of all kinds, grand value . j 10 cases Sporting Powder ! 15cwtShot 4 cases Fenders from 6s to £5 50 sets Fire Irons from 5s to 30s 4 casks Holloware and Kitchen Utensil 3 packages Lamps, Globes and Chimneys 1 case table and pocket Cutlery, grand value ■ 3 casks Plough and Trace Chains 100 drums Raw and Boiled Oil ; 2 tons White Lead Paints and Varnishes of all kinds <; 5 bales Wall Paper 50 Register Grates from 14s t 6d, 17s f 6d to £5 * - s , ;; Ranges and Stoves of all sorts 20 tons Bar Iron i 1 ton Bolts and Nuts all sizes ; 4 packages Wringers and Mangles New "Home Sewing Machine" besk '■ and simplest .' 1 Leather Portmanteaus and travelling : Trunks Leather Belting l£in to 6in > ' : Manilla and Flax Rope, l£in to 3in 40 coils of Plough Line 2 cases Sellar's Mould Boards > • Homsby's and Ransome's Plough Shares, all sizes 3 casks Buggy Springs and Axles 40 kegs Bluestone 75 kegs Wire NaUs 20 kegs Fencing Staples : - ' 40 coils Barb Wire 2 bales Seaming Twine 1 case Babbet Metal 20 bundles of Spades and Forks, &c, 4 packages Screws, Locks and Hinges 4 packages Saws, Chisels, *and Planes } 6 cases Picks and Axes 4 cases Gorse Knives 8 cases Axe, Pick and Hammer Handle^ ■ 1 case Hammers - , VALVOLINE, LUBROLINE, CASTOR, COLZA, OLIVE, LARD, andNEATSFOOT OILS 10 crates China and Earthenware. Including— ■ * New Toilet, Dinner, Tea, and J Des3ertware. Some of these are really beautiful goods. GEOCEEY ISPAJITMEINT £ WHERE GOODS OF THE BEST QUALITY ONLY ARE KEPT. \. PURE INDIAN TEA in lib and 51b tins, will be found the finest TEA now - obtainable. 500 bags best Mauritius Sugar 150 boxes Tea 50 half chests Tea 150 boxes candles . " 1 ton prime Cheese . - -. 100 cases Kerosene 100 bags fine Salt I 40 bags Rock Salt . "-'. Oaraaru Oatmeal V ; Rollitt and Co's Roller Flout * k Alias' Roller Flour (Timaru) : Butter from Mr John Grigg's famous ' dairy. Large buyers will be able to get a ■ * better selection and at a lower price than I they can in any house in Christchurch 0. '. Dunedin. 9 _. ... t 1 -.-/ I j hn Are p y-^o. J. I; id OHN URfi OS KJO^. \ IMP?KTBBS* j