mier would then find plenty of objections to the impost, and the Premier had been rather hasty m his self congratulations about not having received objections to the pioposed system ot taxation. There were many features of the Bill highly objectianable. It was well known that an income tax produced irritation and annoyance, and also infused a great deal of vice into the community. The Premier had stated that there was a strong feeling m favour of a single tax, but he held that if a single tax were m force it would kad to disaster. The proposed system of taxa tion should, m his opinion, include all im provements, but he must say that m exempting one sort of improvements and taxing another sa-t they would do a great Injustice m many cases. As for putting a tax on bad land, or the value of it, he held that if they imposed a disability of any kfod on land which did not apply to other property they would prevent the flow of capital to the soil, and that wis not a desirable, thing to do. He con tended that the Premier's proposal would tax a man who was engaged m the heroic work of colonisation to the very hilt, while others really escaped as far as im provements were concerned. The fact was that the present Bill favored the people who settled near the towns, but pressed harder on those settling m the country. If the graduated tax was for the purpose of breaking up the large estates then it was a punishment on a man because he held land which he had bought fairly and under solemn contract to hold it. Even if that tax was for the purpose of raising revenue it was unjustifiable, but if ■ for punishment it was still more un justifiable. Except m a case of ex tremity he objected to mortgagees being exempted from the graduated tax as mortgagees must be looked upon as the .very worst form of absentees. He was not aware what the incbnle tax would produce. (The Premier: Professional £15,000, trade and commerce £40,C0U). If the income tax altogether with the tax on companies included, only reached £75,000 or £80,000 he questioned whether it was wise to introduce all this machinery for the purpose of raising that sum. In concluding he suggested that the debate on the Bill m Committee should be reported m "Hansard." Mr Scobie Mackenzie declared that the Bill was without exception the very worst drawn measure ever presented to the House, and it was absolutely unintelli gible even after hearing the Premier's ex planation. He did not think the Bill would ever become law. He pointed out that.the banks and companies would greatly escape taxation owing to there being no necessity for registering mort gages. Without speaking disparagingly he could only suppose that Ministers were political marionetts whose strings were pulled by the bank* through the Attorney-General. The Bill was m every respect a pernicious one, and it would materially injure the colony and the work ing classes m particular. Mr Kees pointed out that at the last election the voice of the country was un mistakeably given m favor of a change m the incidence of taxation. He was re turned to support this new system of taxation, and he would therefore support the Bill. Taxation of improvements should m his opinion be done away with altogether. Further debate on the Bill at this stage was simply waste of time. Dr Newman moved an amendment to the effect that a tax should be imposed on absentees. Such a tax was the only fair and reasonable way of reaching people who hitherto had failed to contribute their proper share of the taxation of the country. Mr Taylor spoke m support of tue Bill. MrHarkness moved the adjournment of the debate. The motion was agreed to, and the House rose at midnight

Mission. Work in China.

A LADY'S EXPERIENCE

The following letter was recently re ceived from a young lady who went from Melbourne with others on the service of the China Inland Mission, and has been handed to the " Ar«us." Many telegrams have appeared describing riots and attacks on mission stations m China,. The letter was written immediately after ane of these riots. It is dbted from Yang- Tchow :— "We went from the boat to the home m sedau chairs, and never shall I forget that ride. My chair was minus a curtain m front, so I was a sort of walking show to every passer-by, and more than once my chair was stopped so that they could have a good look at me. Not all that was ever written or said about * the Chinese at home'could m anyway help to realise what they really are. I never cottM hay« Imagined anything half asclrcadfttl, am* as w» went further and further into the city it got more and more dreadful. I had a strong impulse to turn right round and com* home as quick as possible. Forttt nately I restrained myself, and m due time we arrived at the mitsion home. . . . I'realty'roust confess that I never ex pected' to be so" utterly shocked with Chinese life, but, »H the same, tjiat farst pfcht, as I Lvy tbiakins,; I thanked €to& for liairhftg bfoafdit me here. The next morning, and indeed most of the day, we spent m making our room homely. We three girls have % large room together ; we have a door opening pn to a balcony, which is nice, though the view consists of roof upon *oof, and.still,njore rcot. On Saturday evening we were sitting en joying the effect of our work and resting, when°one of the sisters came m to tell us to be sure to have all windows fastened, for there-was a riot going on m the city. It seems that the Roman Catholics are the only foreigners m Yang-Tchow except the China inland missionaries, and the Natives have a great ' down ' on them, owin* to a report that they killed. babies and took out their eyes. On Satnrday evening things reached a climax. Ine mob of Chinamen went up and attacked the place, breaking windows, smashing m doors, and doing all the damage they very we^l could. I heard this morning that they set fire to the building, and some of it was destroyed. We sat m our comfort able room trying to read ; but not manag ing very well, for we could hear the shouts, shrieks, and yells of the mob. Gradually we became aware that the voices were coming nearer, and presently tlis whole mob gathered m front ef our house. Oiir^'js a. front window, and got " a ffflj share of |tjc%s and 'scopes j btjt the gutters are strong, and stqod it very well. J«st try and imagine our position. Twenty-four girls, only three of whom could apeak the language, and the rest having beea m China tor only a month or less. °No Englishman within miles and miles, for there are no other foreigners m the city. Shut up m a rickety old house, with a mob of raging Chinamen outside, ready to do anything to get us out of the city. As far as human help I goes we were utterly helpless, and really were altogether m the hands of those men. But, thank Clod, greater js He w-h-o^s for us than all who can' be against tis. I cfe 'really'say' that m that httje While I felt more of God's own peace m my heart than \ had ever done before. HhinkGold'is Cjuifo ready to teach us quietly and gently, bub we won't learn, and so he haß to put us m such a position that we have only Him to lean on, and then we learn that with Him all else' is needless. We had absolutely no one on earth to look to, and so we taokecl to Heaven, and found our refuge and safety m Christ our King. While all the noise was going on I read my evening portion, which was the 37th Psalm. It iya,sa direct message tome, and. I never

understood it before. Never shall I for get it. I was just wondering how long chey would go on when there was a sud den lull, and we heard that the mandarin i had sent the soldiers down. The next day, Sunaay, everything was so quiet that it seemed more like a dream than n reality. Everybody heemeu perfectly calm, and there was no excitement. The only unusual thing during the day was the crowds that attended the meeting-'. One thing that we fnvl tnesome is that we cannot go out, and dare not even look out of windows, for there is such a cr( irl outside waiting for a glimpse of anyone, and the usual consequence is a stone. 1 feel sure that the result of it all will be that the gospel will be spread, for so many come to see ' the devils who fear nothing.'"

Rangitata Road Board.

A meeting was held on Monday, August 3, to consider letters from the Com missioner of Crown Lands on the subject of the : water supply for the perpetual leaseholders. Present—Messsrs Harper, Elmslie and Peter. The Chairman, MrC. Harper, informed the Board that the County Engineer had estimated the cost of enlarging, the main race 3 and making extra subsidiary races, to enable the present occupiers of land on perpetual lease to have a fair service of water-races, at £340. The Chairman also informed the Board that the sum of £200 had now accrued and could be applied to this purpose if j the Government approved. After discussion the Chairman was i authorised to make what arrangements he cauld with the County Council to have this work carried out immediately, as the matter of water supply was most urgent. The Board resolved to strike a rate of \ m the £, payable m one sum on November 1, 1891. It was suggested that a pound be erected m |the nistrict, probably at May field. After some routine work the Board adjourned.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(per vress association]

THe Sea Scrjirnt. GISBOKNE, Yug'JSt 5. Alfred Ford Malhews, Surveyor, writes to the '' Herald " that while on board the Manapouri from Auckland to Gisborne on Friday, July 24, he and several others distinctly saw a sea serpent resembling the one seen from the Jtotomahana oft" Portland Island. The serpent, when seen from the Manapouri, was a few miles j north of East Cape, so it evidently has ] been travelling south. The time was be tween eight and nine o'clock m the morn ing. The monster was also seen by the ship's officer m charge.. It was watched for over ten minutes and was travelling slowly, raising itself twenty or thirty feet out of the water every two minutes. It would from time to time lift, its head and part of its body to a great height perpen dicularly, and when m that position turn its body round m a most peculiar manner, displaying a black back and white belly. It had two armlike appendages of great length, which appeared to dangle about like broken limbs on a human being. It would then suddenly drop back into the wafcter, scattering it m all directions. It had a flat head. It was about half a mile distant from the ship. Other passengers confirm the statement. Some Maoris, to whom Matthews has mentioned the matter, state it is the Taniwha. The rea son Matthews did not mention the subject before was that people were liable to treat ifc with derision. A Sciriou* Fire. Nelson, August 5. A serious fire occurred here last night about twelve. The family residence known as St. Katharine's was burnt to the ground. The house contained tun rooms and was formerly occupied by Mr Justice Richmond. Mr and Mrs Baker, who were living m the house, had a narrow escape of being burned, leaving the building with nothing on except their nightdresses. The building way insured in' the Standard office for ±"500. The furniture was not insured.

POLITICAL.

(from our parliamentary corres pondent).

: Wellington, August 4. THB LAND BILL, The Waste Lands Committee this morning considered fche Land Bill. Deferred payment licenses m. the case of rural lands, which, under the Bill were limited to ten years, were restored to the. old term, fourteen years. When the perpetual leas© clauses were under ffeonftutesation,. Mi* Rieharduoa tried to strike out the first term, fifty years, ami substitute thirty yean, and to reduce the second from fifty to twent.y-one, and to raise the rate of interest; during the first term from 4 per c«nt. to 5 per ceat., but he was defeated, Mr Rhodes being his only supporte - Mr Richardson moved to restore the right of purchase, - wliic.h the B.ill takes away, with, a similar piwaJteji. -Ebeproipo^anad© m,the Bill to dispose of village allofcmenfs % auction ;fec_C36h only was altered m favor of a i choice of tenure/ m the ea^e of-other settlement lands the clause authorising the Government to set aside lands exclusively for Maori village settlements was objected to on the ground that it seemed to permit money advanoes to be n>ade to natives m addition to the reservation of land. The Minister agreed to reconsider the clause aimed at prevent ing grazing runs being converted by sub-division amongst the members of the selector's family into perpetual leases, thereby securing a reduction of rental from 4 to 2\ per cent. The principal fight of the sitting was on the clause providing that no person or company should hold more than one run. It was strongly opposed by Messrs Rolles ton, Rhodes and Richardson, but carried. LABOR BUKKAU. The Labor bureau, under the charge ( f Mr Tregear is doing excellent work. I have to-day inspected the modus operamli, all of which has been planned by Mr Trezear, on whom the efficient working reflects as muoh credit as does the initia tion of the scheme on the Government. Numbers of men are now being trans ferred by the Hinemoa from idleness on the West Coast'to \voik-neitr Gisborne. Btf &' system q£ periodical reports, the bureau ia ao'je to k.eep informed of the state of labor every where, and take steps to relieve congestion, SHOP HOVRS. The rumor that women and children have been employed to get (signature against the Shop Hours Bill turns out to be absolutely true. ELECTRIC LIGHTING. A clear and deliberate stonewall was set up m the House this afternoon ovei the Wellington Electric Light Bill. One member had made, no sectet of his inters tion to obstruct ttie passage of the Bill by keeping the talk up to the 5.30 ad journment; and the experiment was only tod successful. The result will be th< diuinal appearance of the Bill at the toj qf the order paper, and, | suppose, a tall out every afternoon, August 5. The dobato on the second rending o the Land Bill was adjourned at midniyh on the motion of Mr Harkness". The pro ceedings were interesting and orderly and the debaters were all m good form It was expected the second .reading. woul< have been carried, and at one moment after Mr Bryce'a speech, there was a dea< cilm. Mrr.Saobie' McKensie, however

jumped into the breach an I the debate proceeded. How long it may kst cannot be predicted. It is umioi«oood the Opposition are waiti.ig f r »ii" -'ohn Hall's arrival. I have the best authority for stating that the Upper House will pas- the Labor Bills, except the *Shop Horns Bill, which they have determined to rejee\

AFSFS

Wellington, August 5. Messrs Chatfield and Jacobsen, archi tects, who were appointed to report on the sanitary condition of Parliament Buildings, report a total absence of ven tilation, and the general condition entirely bad. The principal fault, however, could be rectified m four days.

SPORTING.

CHRISTCHURCH HUNT CLUB MEETING.

The following handicaps were issued yesterday: — Hunt Club Cui> Steeplechase, of 2 soys each with 68 soys added. About two miles and a half.—Dan, 12st 71b ; Mexico, 12st 71b ; Lyndoora, 12st 21b, Efti«y, 12st 21b ; Begorrah, 12st 21b ; Glen, 12st ; Morok, Ust 121 b ; Launce lot, list 51b ; Lewis, list 51b ; Black Gin, list; Encore, lOst 101 b ; The Monk, lOat 101 b ; The Chicken, lOst 101 b; M&tanki, lOst 101 b, Hout, lOst 101 b; Teaser, lOst 71b.

THE MARKETS.

[PER Jt'KESS ASSOCIATION.] [Received August 5, 11.15 a.m.J Sydney, August 5. Wheat, chick, 3s 6d to 4s ; milling, 4s 6dto ss. Flour, stone, £10 5s to £10 15s : roller, £11 10s to £12. Oats, 2s to 2s 2d. Barley, Cape, 2s 3d. Potatoes, New Zealand, £1 12s M to £1 15s; Circular Heada, £3 os. Melbourne, August 5. Wheat, 4s 7W to 4s 9W. Flour, stone, £9 i!7s 6d to £10 10s ; roller, up to £11 10s, Oats, Calcutta, Is 7d ; Algerian, 2s 2d ; stout, 2s 7d. Adelaide. August 5. Wheat, market inactive at 4s lOd. Flour, stone, £9 5s to £10 ; roller, £10 to £10 10s. Oats, New Zealand, m bond, 2s 2d to 2s 4d. Barley, Cape, 2s 4d to 2s 7d ; English malting, 2s 9d to 4a,

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

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AND_FOREIGN. I?UK I'IIESS ASSOCIATION ] (Received August 5, 11.35 a.m.) IRISH AFPAIBS. London. August 4 An angry correspondence is proceed ing between Mr Parnell and Mr Dillon.

BAD WEATBEft.

Heavy storms accompanied by thunder hiive been prevalent for several days ull over Ennland. Deaths by lightning have occurred m more than one in stance, and the crops have suffered some injury.

HARVEST FORECAST.

" The Times' m its torecast predicts that the yield of wheat will be ten per ceht above the average. The severe winter is enhancing the value of mutton and wool, and wheat has also risen 6d per quarter.

THE QUEEST OF BELGIUM

Brussels, August 4. Trie Queen of the Belgians is m a rjervbus excited state, but is improving.

SIBERIA NT R AILWAYS

St. Pkteiwburcj, August 4. The Russian Government has invited a Canadian syndicate to tender for the construction of four hundred niiles of Siberian railway, from, the Port of Vladaj stock, on the Pacific, to the river Amori.

OUTRAGE DENIED.

Washington, August 4. The reported murder by Italians m Virginia is denied.

BRIGAND CAPTURED

Vienna, August 4. ■ A brigand, who is credited with twenty murders, has been arrested at Agram r m Croatia.

AtIO^LIAN.

THE NEW SOIJTH WALES ftAIWAifS.

(Received August 5, 11.50 a.x».)

Storky* August 5. The Railway, Comn^issioners' report §hows a ne# p>o,tit o,n the year's, \YQrk qf £I,I9BtQQQ.

ANT&QBSTRUCTION

Anew standingl orcler has .. been, passed by the House, enabling tree? Speaker or Chairman of Committee to direct a member to discontinue a speech which is clearly intended for obstruc tion.

THE FLOODS

Melbourne, August 5. Bairnsdale and Sale, towns m Gipps land, are submerged, The Govern ment goods shed at the former place has disappeared. Many perilous rta cues are reported.

THE NEW HANDIGAPPER.

Mr F. F. Dakin has been appointed handicapper to the Victoria Racing Club, vice Mr Barnard, resigned.

FEDERATION.

Sir B. O'Loghlen's amendment to exclude New Zealand from the asian Federation was negatived by 3,0, to 27. Tl'ie chief a.rgu.nien.t \is,e^ *fl its £avQy. 'H'.as that if ?few Zealand were included it would injure the Viotorian farmers, Mr Patterson ad vised Bir B, O'Loghlen to take a broader view of Federation than was involved m a bag of oats.

THE QUEENSLAND BUDGET.

(Received August 5, noon;)

Brisbane, August 5. The Queensland Budget disclosed a d.e£ci}t on the year of £334,000. The cost of upholding the law during the shearing ""war" was ,£390,000. Ho further taxation -is proposed, "but to meet the demands on the, t,rea,su,r^ it i^ in.fcenc\ad tq use the 1 proceeds oil land sales and 'issue treasury bills. The esthn*tes/for next year show a surplus of .£27,000.

THE BANK FAILURE,

Hobakt, August/ 5. The shareholders m the ±Sank of Van Diemen's Land have appointed a Com mittee to negotiate, the sale of, the assets. The uhaii-mUn'stated, that the cause of the suspension was the with;

drawal of £80,000 by English banks oi Friday and Saturday. In tlie Legislative Assembly tin Colonial Treasurer expressed, hii belie that depositors would be paid m.full.

THW ASHUUKTON GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1891



f Grass and Glover Seeds. »■ ■ ■ ■. ■. ". -Foil SAL 1.- . CLOVERS of all descriptions, jus: 1.-mdcl. . These are.pure and fresh and can be thoroughly i'elied;on.. " ,j! ALSO,— Ryegrass and Cocksfoot. ALSO,— ARTinciAL MANURES 7 ■ . .■■.•■■■' - '». OF ALL KINOS, ASHBURTON and RAKAIA] just r v\myn Ex otakt, Paperhangings, Paperhangings. ~EX MAUD GRAHAM,— 100 CASES KEROSENE, Light of the Age, 150 test. 30,000 ft. ELOOBING & MATCH-LINING. W. H. Collins and Oo M TIMBER & COAL MERCH\NTS. AGENTS—RoyaI Insurance Company Grey Valley Coal Company. BAST STRJBEST RESOLUTION. C A 8 H VERSUS CREOIX*'' "TTNDER the old system of " Credit" honcsb people have to pay fo.- " Bad Debts, KJ etc." The injustice of this is patent to all. We have then fore reorganised our Business and decided to sell for CASH ONLY. In anticipation of a Large Increase of Business, and the full ben >fit of Ready Money we have made the following reductions m our prices, viz.,— Our Best Tailor-made SUITS to measure (usual price) 80s, reduced to Cos, Cash. Our Best Tailor-made SUITS to measure (usual price) 90s, reduced to 755, Cash, Our Best Tailor-made SUITS to measure (usual price) 955, reduced to 80s Cash Our Best Tailor-made TROUSERS to measures • (usual price) 22s 6d, reduced to 15s Gd, Cwsh. Our Best Tailor-made TROUSERS to measure •; (usual price) 255, reduced to 17s 6d. Cash. Our Best Tailor-made TROUSERS ->to measure (usual price) 27s 6J, reduce Ito 20,5, Cash. SPECIAL Men's All Wool TWEED SUITS to measure only SSs, Cash. SPARROW & BERSYMAN O TAILOES <fe OUTFIITEEa EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Andrews' PoisonedT Grain DESTBtTCTION OF SPAEBOWS IS •: TUTOST "UICONOMieAL AND "rnFFECTIVB/ PACKETS RETAIL, Is FACH. D. THOMAS. X HAVE A BUYER FOR FREEZERS AND FAT EWES 1 IN ANY NUMBER. ASHBUfiTON. ir~ ' ' ' —" - _ ii JD. iHTOMASj (Lats of Mat-son,': Cox. and Co.) ' . • AUCTION®^ LAND, INSURANCF, and ESTATE AGENT, TALUATOR, WOOL »nd GRAIN BROKER, ASHBURTON i" .)ANS Npgotiajted. Weekly Sales of Live Stock, Tinvald and Ashburtoft Lj " ■ ■ • alternately. Fortnightly Sales of Sheepskins, Fat, and Hides on FRIDAYS Sales of Wool throughout the Season. Grain bought and sold on* Commission. Clearing* sales as per arrangement. IMPORTANT NOTICE. ' —S«— TG^MY CLIENTS AND OTHERS} ■ T . ■ ' & rpHE demand for good Land m l^arge and Sn.all Farms lias again arisen, and every day I have applications for such which I cannot supply. Those wishing either to Let or Sell their Properties will therefore consult their own interest by giving me promptly full particulars, and I can guaiantee if the Land is fairly good, and the price not exorbitowk^ that a sah will be cteeft*"^'' A proper registry of allJjLands for Sale \& !*s&&<.:- .'* ' II THOMAS, ASHBUKTON



ASBBURTON"' CALEDONIAN SOCIETY. rnHE last Ingiesidu (Fai)ny Dress) n . L the season will be held on FRIDAY i4th of August, m the Oddfellows' Hall at 8 p. m. Rfembers admitted as usual. l^on members—Adults, Double ticket, 5s Gentlemen single, 4s ; Ladies, 2s. Liberal refreshments provided. J. SEALY, 7 183 Hon. Sec. T, BULLOCK HOUSES AND LAND FOR SALE. £80—Two Sections i-acre and Cottage opposite the Woollen Factory. An improved Farm of 186 acres, good land with building. A Bargaiu.—Must be sold, J acre land together with 6-roomed Dwelling House, detached Wash House, etc., well situated on Alford Forest Road. 29 Acres, Alford Forest, cheap. 500 Acres, Ranuitata 338 Acres, Hinds ! 163 Acres, Vakanui Plains. 372 Acres, near the County Saleyards. SHEEP COUNTRY. —800 ACRES Leasehold. AN IMPROVED FARM of 90 Acres a;ood land, Farm House, and other Buildings on the property. T. BULLOCK SATURDAY, AUGUST 8. MR ALFRED HARRISON will Sell by Public Auction at his rooms— 1 Full Suite m Rimu and Leather (new), 2 Iron and Brass Bedsteads (new), 2 Spring Mattresses, Feather Bolsters, Pillows, Carpets, Fenders, Dinner Service, Matting, Cretonne, Quilts,' Sideboard, and a quantity of various goods. The whole of the above are quite new, and will be sold without reserve. ALFRED HARRISON, BJ2O Auctioneer. WITB-T£Et3 A i HOUT TEETH CHRISrOHCROH DENTAL . SURGERY, Corner of Cashel and High streets. S. M"" AND Co- SURGEON DENTIST, And at Dunedin ani Westport. iTTE have gained the FIRST AWARD W at the Dunedin Exhibition for Artiiicial Dentures and Mechanical Appli mces for the Mouth, and it is with the greatest confidence that ye guarantee the tiighest class work and perfect fit at the most moderate cost A Single Artificial Tooth, 10s. Complete Set —Upper and Lower temporary and permanent, £10 10s. Natural, Durable, Comfortable Artificial Teeth Replaced Temporarily al nost immediately after the extraction :>f decayed teeth or stumps without extra fee or charge. Arrangements cai>. be made for part or monthly payments. ADMINISTERING NITROUS OXIDE orAS several times daily for the past ten years, wo fearlessly assert that extraction r>f teeth under its iiifluence is perfectly painless and positively safe. Fee for Administration ss. Extraction, 2s Gd. Artificial Teeth and Dentures made by other dentists repaired or remodelled at owe t rates **FGiriflUA.T SUCCESS •» OF THE QHEAP OLEARING SALE OB' S- W. ALCORN & CCS st o_o k: EVERYBODY PLEASED WITH THE BARGAINS. I THERE is a Great Quantity of STOCK still left, which mast be cleared out during the next FOUR WEEKS, at STILL FURTHER REDUCTIONS. Special bargains for THIS WEEK m I DRESS GOODS. Blankets, Flannels, Shawls, Umbrellas, LadJes Jackets, Ulsters, Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats, Fur Collarettes r '"xetc. ~" -■ ■.___' N.Br—A special line of BEST ERJSK3H MERINOS, usual price 3» 9<l REDUCED TO IS 9«i SuliL Alcorn & Co "~ W SALE BY THE UNDERSIGNED BUILWKG MATERIALS EVERYJ DESCRIPTION, coals: WESTPORT, NEWCASTLE, MOUNT SOMERS, AND HOMEBUSH. Also, — GBEY VALLEY NUTS. FIREWOOD, POSTS, Long and Cut, RAILS, STAKES, SPAPLES. FENCING WIRE, WIRE NAILS, all Barbed and Plain, sizes, PAINTS, OILS, &c JOSHUA~TUCKER RAILWAY RESERVE, WESTSTREET \ OFFIO : : Cornet of Tiifioved ami Wes streets, next Mv Geo. Jameson's, opposite Bank of Australasia AND AT Rakau|J



i ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. , \~| OTICPJ is hereby given tint all : !•> BOROUGH RATES n.>w dv« MBTST BE PAID before MONDAY, August 10. Rivt.^.s ronvdiuug unpaid will lie positl'vely sued for w'thout further | notice. CHAS. F. FOOKS, T< wn Clerk. Asnburtcn, July 28, 1891. V 160 WANTED Known.—J. Nicholas (late with J. Moiaon) Bootmaker, his opened m shop late T. Chambers, East street, All orders for Boots and Shoes, or \\ repairs, will be promptly executed at moderate charges. A trial solicited. 7 165 PRIME EATING POTATOES. TflOR SALE—The best eating Potatoes _L 3 m the county at 2s 9d per Bag. JOSHUA TUCKER. 8 13 Ashburton. ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. *T»ENDERS are invited for Gors« •*• Grubbing, County Plantations, m five contracts. Rangers will point out work to contractors at one o'clock p.m. THURSDAY, 6h August, and tenders, addressed to Chairman, to be sent m by 11 o'clock a.m., 7th August. WILLIAM BAXTER, 8*22 County Engineer. WTMTER Ci EASING SALE AT "IB pit" Stock must be REDUCED- ,£|ooo -REDUCED BEING much overstocked, I have decided to commence the Clearing Sale earlier than usual, to give an oppor tunity of purchasing Winter Goods at Low Prices before the termination of the Winter. , DRESS GOODS, usually sold at Bid, ! now sid. ULSTERS & JACKETS marked very cheap, md the prices must clear them. A large lot of WOOLLEN SHAWLS, MITS, & RIBBONS being offered at about HALF-PRICE. A lot of WINGS & BIRDS at HALF PRICE. Men's Overcoats, usually 555, now 355. Men's Suits, usualy 38s, now 255. Men's heavy Tweed Trousers 7s lid. CALL AT ONCE AND SECURE THE BARGAINS. W. H. Collier " The Corner." Andrew Orr's OREAT NAI/K. MABVEL OP CHEAPNESS. OF THE pREATOALE OF I HIGH CLASS DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOT S, ■ AT Jaid*ew Orr's. 90 PIEGES FRENCH MERINOS '" and OASHMB3SES- at ' -""''" IS l<Hd formerly 3s 9d GQ >r | ? O lof k ? & I to hOp i a . w Ok S M W 5j H | * D Mfli rt 0 ri @ « B <H Ufa it' ■



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Mr E. Tennyson Sn.i ii, tho well-knowi temperance orator, will oc- u>y th-' stage o (he O.ldfellows' Hall on MomUy, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings next. By the mail steamer Ao-angi, le yinf Lyttelton on Saturday, Mr James Officer ! a New Zealand co.'onist »f tome twenty one years' standing, takes his departim (says the "Southland News") on a missior m which all concerned m one of onr newesi and most important industries will feel s lively interest. His intention is to estab lish, by means of a joint stock company ot syndicate, the sale at Dundee ot frozen meat. At first, of course, the meat will have to travel by rail from London, but eventually, should the operations be suc cessful—and there can be little doubt oi it—direct transit from the Bluff will be the rule. 'Jhe one great diffi<mty hitherto experienced m the conduct of the frozen meat trade bas been that it h&i required distribution from a central port throughout the kingdom, thus involving the sharing of profit with one or more middlemen. The London correspondent of ths "Argus" writes:—" Mr Parnell is still being badgered about his method of disposing of certain funds. And it now comes out that a sum of £3000 has disappeared m the f i * Is collected to support the Plan of Campaign. The total amount taken up was about £120,000, of of which £30,000 came from Australia, Now of the total the lawyers have had £47,000 (think of-that); the new Tipperary follow ing absorbed £40,000; just £27,000 went to the tenants, and about £3000 m sundries. The question is where is the balance? A cheque for £2000 bearing a certain name has been pronounced a forgery. We want to hear who is the forger. The thing may uome out; soon. Meantime there are quite ft crop of libels for tr al m Ireland Mr Camp bell, M. P., has a suit against the "Cork Herald " (anti-Paruellite) for saying of him that acting for Mr Parnell and Mrs O'Shea he hired houses for immoral purposes. Campbell was Parnell's secretory, as jou know. Another old secretary of Parnell [Mr Tim Healy) is brijfed for the defence, and lie has begun operations by taking oufc supwnas for Mr Parnell, Mrs O'Shea, and >thers, m order that he may put them under the harrow m cross-examination. Con sequently there is promise of sport m this xise, if it goes on." .Ninian Hyslop, and Go s " Imperial" Pure Ceylon and Indian Teas Are the best m the market. —(AAvt.)