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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1891. LOCAL AND GENERAL

A Russian physician has brought a libel suit against a widower who had pasted on tho tombstone of his late Wife the last pre scription he had given her the day before her death, ' .- It is said that the alterations to the Parliamentary buildings have had the effect of raising some villainous stenches, so much so that the Speaker has had to; leave his rooms and take lodgings elsewhere m tho city. During the month ended June 30 of the present year there were imported into the United Kingdom no less than 64,034 bushels of apples, of the value of £37,854, as against 8790 bushels, valued at £6237, m the corres ponding month of 1890. This remarkable increase is entirely due to the large shipments received from Tasmania and New Zealand. It is said that after the baccarat trial Mrs Lycett Green met Lady Middletpn, who is Sir William Gordon-Cumming's sister, and said to her, " What a sorrow it must be to you that your brother has been placed m this dreadful position." "No sorrow at all," | answered her ladyship promptly, "it serves him perfectly right for going into such com pany." The parson publican is an accomplished fact. The rector of Hampton Lucy, actually does (says the "Daily Chronicle') own and manage a public-house, with the best possible results. He sells only the purest beera, and assigns the profits to the local charities. Drunkenness ia quite stamped out m the parish, and the charities benefit to the extent of over £30 a year. Yesterday Mr Burnett, district engineer was m the domain taking levels, etc., with the view to ascertaining the suitableness and feasibility of using a hydraulic ram for the purpose of supplying the tanks at the rail way with water, the well hitherto m use at the shed, and which has been repeatedly sunk deeper, having given out. Says the " Gisborne Standard " :—A pro mising schoolgirl who is developing her faculties within 99§ miles from Gisborne is responsible for Ihe following composition on a historical subject:—" Magna Charta was a skeleton of a cart. The cart had only two wheels. A bar crossed from one wheel to the other. This bar was hung with flags and banners. It was m the bactle of Standhard, and they drove it through the battle." A parson with some humor of his own has been discovered at last. He received a call from the congregation he had been directing along the straight and narrow way to go and officiate as chaplain m a big city gaol. He had not- agreed very well with his flock, which failed to cash up with promptitude, and so, when he came to preach his farewell sermon, he chose the text, "I go to prepare a place for yon." A certain learned Judge, when attempt ing to be clear, is at. times rather perplex ing. "My good woman," he is reported to have said to a witness, "you must give an answer m the fewest possible words of which you are capable, to the plain and simple question whether, when yon were crossing the street with the baby on your arm, and the omnibus was coming clown on the right side and the cab on the left side, and the brougham was trying to pass the omnibus, you saw the plaintiff between the brougham and the cab, or whether or not near the brougham, cab and omnibus; or either, or any two, and which of them respectively—or how was it?" The following is an extract from the diary of a Cninese mandarin who is visiting Eng land :• —" The universality of the degrading habit of smoking among the unfortunate people of these Islands is painfnUy attested by the fact that shops for .•-ale of the drug ! exist m every street. There is hardly an inn or place of resort which does not have its room set apart for the consumption of tobacco ; and I am told that m the House of Parliament itself a tobacco-den exists. Even the women sometimes indulge m the degrad ing habit; and middle-aged men of respect able appearance will carry small parcels of the drug m their pockets that they may stupefy themselves by its use while travel ling m the public conveyances, At three or four ot the Scottish iornworks the Furnace-gases Company is paying a yearly, rental for the right of collecting the smoke and gases from the blast-furnaces. These are passed through several miles of wrought-iron tubing; gradually diminishing m size from six feet to about eighteen inches, and as the gases cool there is deposited a considerable yield of. oil. At one establish ment m Glasgow they pump and collect about 60,000,000 feet of gas per day, and recover, on an average, 25,000 gallons of furnace oil per week, using the residual gases, consisting chiefly of carbon monoxide, as fuel for distilling and other purposes, while a considerable yield of sulphate of ammonia is also obtained. The respectable portion of the Chinese settlers m the Northern Territory are (says the "South Australian Advertiser ") very anxious to see a law passed having for its object the surpression of secret societies among the Chinese. And Mr V. L. Solomon the member for the district, has given notice m the Assembly that he intends to move for leave to introduce a Bill dealing with the subject. On Saturday last Mr Solomon received a telegram from Port Darwin, signed by twenty-nine Chinese merchants, thanking him for taking the matter up, aiid urging its importance. From what we can learn these secret societies amongst the lower classes of Chinese are most dangerous. The members combine for the purposes of robbery and violence, and readily commit perjury to defend an accused fellow-member or tp put an enemy out of the road. A similar law to the one proposed by Mr Solo mon is m force m Hong Kong and Singapoie and as there are about 5000 Chinese, mostly of the lowest class, m the Northern Territory such a measure is doubtless needed there, or the better class of Ohitese would not ad vocates it so earnestly. The following story is told m '' Broad Arrow " : —Different views are taken oi the Tranby Croft baccarat case and of the actors, willing and unwilling, concerned m it. Among llie latter perhaps no one has been more unmercifully hauled over the coala than F.M. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, by individuals m every grade of society, excepting perhaps those of the upper class. The church — i.e., the Estab lished Church —has had its say, and various " Meenisters " have mouthed out more or less irrelevant matter frqm their : pulpits where no one can at the time contradict them. It gave, however, last week the oportunity to a young militia subaltsrn of entering a very harmonious protest while expressing the divergence of the vicar of the<church m the Cottonopolis regimental district. The reverend gentle man improved the occasion during his sermon, and handled H.R.H. m a not too respectful mannec. The subaltern who was m command of the church patty from the depot, plus the militia band, fidgeted and fumed; but could do nothing until " thirdly and lastly" had been negotiated, when, slipping out of church, he gave his orders to the band sergeant; and then as quickly as possible the small band of soldiery marched off to. the unusually loudly blown strains of ''God IJless the Prince of Wales,*' and to the evident amusement pf the congregation as well as to. their and the subaltern's entire satisfaction. lijjj^Wf's Cqugii iOzeitoes cures Cough Asthma, Bronchitis. Medical t&stimon states that no other medicine is so effectual m the ciire of these dangerous maladies One Lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bedtime ensuaes rest. For relieving difficulty 0 fyreathing they are invaluable. They con tain nq qpium nqr any yiqlent dung, Sold by all Chemists, m tins, Is l|d and 2s 9d each True economy. To purchase Countess Tea. for fcwo shillings, fvm from any ex. j g@ss cf

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Mr John Ogilvy, secretary 'of Hie i Dundee,Jfcidical Association, lutely wrote to the Duke of Argyle asking his opinion, as a social and economic thinker, regard ing the desirableness of labor representa tion m Parliament, the necessity fur the reduction of the hours of labor, and the probable result—baneful or beneficial —• from a scientific attitude, of " The New Uwouisiii, I'ali;is. " The Labor Question." His Grace, m replying .says :—Allow me to point out m the first place, that the phrase " The Labor Question " is one so vague and wide that it may mean any thing or everything connected Avith the constitution of human society, We must define what we mean by " labor " before we can solve fc.ny question concerning ic. Do we mean " manual " labor alone, or principally % Do we mean to exclude from "labor"all brain work and all '"brain workers ?" If we do, we are imposing an artificial meaning on the word "labor." Hence comes the notion commonly im pressed upon the wage-earning classes by the "politicians" you refer to that they are the "creditors of all wealth." This is not true of "'labour," even ii its proper sense—of all'*'human energies." But still less is it true of labor when understood to mean muscle puwer alone. Mind is the prime mover m all work and wealth. This is a fact, not an opinion. Let it be fully understood, and really " taken m," and thon'much light will come. £' Capital "is the '' storage of labor," arid is purely the work, of mmcl m the past, and its great weapon m Rie future. Let this.. jUsa^be -taken iniSa fact, not as ail opinion. It is sq, and no politician ought to be allowed' to; obscure. these all-important facts. The common antithesis, exhibited Li every newspaper every day—"capital and labour"—is a false ' antithesis — a fallacy of the worst kind. Every "labourer'? ,is also a "capitalist" whgn he saves a sixpence, snd still more a capitalist when he uses it as a means of getting another sixpence. Every capitalist is also a labourer when he exercises forethought m storing his income, and still more a labourer: when he risks his saving, or his storages^ m any commercial enterprise. When the muscle labourer is asleep minds around him are | constantly saving and planning for the employment of savings upon services useful to the world. When the muscle labourer awakes he nny find some "great work" projected or begun on which his special kind of labour can find a very highly paid .employment; He has had no share m the saving nor m the plans for the spending of it. He has had no-share m the spirit of enterprise nor m the ingenuity which these plans involve. He has iio slui.e m the risk. He has been passive and inert. Yet the politicians tell him that he " created " all the results, that all wealth comes from his muscles. I have confidence m the ultimate rationality or reasonableness of the human race. But we are all;liable to " strong delusions that we should believe m lies "; and such delusions have been often lasting, and often disastrous ; hence the immense responsibility of the'-poli ticians " who do not speak m a spirit of absolute loyalty to facts and to truth. . . , It cannot be right or reasonable that mere muscular labour should seek to take out of the bands of mental labour the whole control of enterprises m which muscle has had only a very subordinate share. Yet this has been, so far as I can understand it, the spirit and the aim of the " Hew Unionism."

THE COMMISSIONER TO AUSTRALASIA.

The World's Fair.

The Hon. Alexander Campbell, of Chicago, the U.S. representative m con nection with the great World's Fair m Chicago, is now visiting New Zealand. In selecting him as their Special Commis sioner to these colonies the Board of Con trol of the Chicago Exposition, to whom the United States Government- has rele gated tha whole direction of the affair, made a wise choice. Sir Campbell is. far from being unacquainted with New Zea land and Australia,. He was through here m 1888 as one of the United States Com missioners to the Melbourne Exhibition, and spent over six months m these colo nies, amassing an amount of information concerning their prospects, resources, methods of Government, and peculiar characteristics. Mr Campbell states his mission to these colonies is, m a word, to "boom" the World's Fair here by demonstrating to the several Governments' and •to other representative bodies of the Australian colonies the great benefits likely to result by each sending an adequate display of their products, as illustrative of the variety and extent of the resources of the colonies. With this end m View Mr Campbell will interview the Ministers and Governor of New Zealand^ and ex tend to them m the name of tfie United States a special invitation to be present at the colossal exposition, and to arrange, if possible, for, the visit of an accredited representative. In all the Australian colonies he has similar work to do, and will shortly proceed to exec.ute it. Mr Campbell has brought with him n, vas,; amount of literature concerning the plans and aims of this Exhibition, at which nearly every town, nation or state on the face of the globe will be represented. The applications for space have already been highly satisfactory. It is Mr Campbell's intention while here and m Australia to advocate strongly the adequate exhibition by the colonies of their great staples of wocl a'.ul minerals, and if his efforts meet witn anything like dne support he will probably arrange that a whole section of the great buildings will be set apart for the colonies, so tba 1-, :;<. want of space need be feared. Mr Camp bell dilates upon the prime importance to Australasia of cultivating commerce with America, which would always afford a practically unlimited market for the latter's products, its wool and tin m particular. Though the close . protectionist policy advocated by McKihley has many sup porters m the States, there was a growing majority of citizens..,who favored, if not actually freetrade, at least' reciprocal barter m regard to such staples a^those i mentioned and the regular articles which I the colonies were wont to import from America. When the colonies saw m its true light the great importance of export ing direct to thjs great market, the present steam s.ervice would do good, as it would soon prove insufficient, and a large fleet of' passenger and cargo vessels of improved speed Avould be placed on the Australian—San Francisco route. Mr Campbell, on his last visit, went through the colony and holds a very high opinion of its future prospects, while he is charmed with its natural beauties, of scenery and climate, :

POLITICAL.

(from our pakliamentary CORRES PONDED).

Wellington, August 17. FEMALE FRANCHISE." At a meeting of members favorable to fcuiiilw franchise this morning, eighteen weve present, Mr Saunders presiding. After discussion, it was resolved, on the vi"! ion of Sir John Hall, "That a com mi'teo be appointed to take asiiou to expedite giving effect to the wishes of tic majority of the House on the .subject of female suffrage." Subsequently a sub c mmuttee, comprising Messrs Saanders; Meredich, Buick, Wright, Earnshkw,* and Hal], .was appointed to wait on tk P rainier, asking him to take action m the matter. The deputation interviewed the Premier this' afternoon, and obtained a promise that facilities would be given for the consideration of Sir John Hall's Female Franchise Bill, which would be set down for a special sitting of the House on Monday. UUILDING SOCIETIES. The local Building and Investment Societies were at the Premier again to-day, pointing out that under the Taxation Act they would be doubly taxed, holding that such Societies ought to be taxed on income not on mortgages. Under the Property Tax, one represen tative pointed out that the Society paid on its capital of £100,000, but under the new icfc it, would havi* to pay on £300,000. The replied that the House ojjjpciied to tax companies on, income only, and sympathised with the position of the Societies, but recognised the unfairness of the trebly taxation, and promised his favorable consideration, and, if possible, relief, Wellington, August 18. i The Public Trustee refuses to retire nn less granted full retiring allowance, and it is the intention of the Government to bring m a Bill to oust him from office. This afternoon was frittered away with motions for the adjournment of the House ; one about; the Insurance Offices, the other about a volunteer appointment. \Thm^i:^i/K replymz to Sir John Hall stjfteii^fflbt lie would bring downjan Mec fcoral Bill and take charge of Sir' John HhIJX female franchise Bill, intimating at the fame time that, it would not be a Go vernment measure, all members being free to vote as they like. Replying to a. question re the appoint ment of Mr Parker, as suL>-lieutenant of ihe Sydenham Volunteers the Defence Minister said the whole thing arose out of the last political contest, Mr Parker haying opposed Mr Rollestori for the 'Halswell" seat. The offence was that m 1883, Mr Parker wrote an amonymous letter to his superior officer and was dis missed the force. Sub:equently, last year, he was reappointed with the con sent of the officers. Now it was sought to bring up this offence against him again. Mr Wright justified himself by reading a very large quantity of corres pondence. Mr Seddon replying, made a vigorous speech, pleading that it was wrong to bring the matter up nearly ten years after. The Libel an:l - Bankruptcy Bills are not likely to be gone on with. I ■ Mr Fish has promised the Premier that after getting his opinion recorded m Hansard on the motion for the second reading of the Female Franchise Bill he will offer no further obstruction. Wellington, August 19. The Taxation Assessment Bilf passed at three o'clock this morning. The Premier's reply was a masterpiece of' debating, un doubtedly the best reply of the seosion. Members are thoroughly tired out to-day, and business and gossip are languid.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

Iper press association;]

LABOR QUESTIONS.

ing m this city a resolution was carried" protesting against the visit of the French fleet to England, on the ground of the Marquis of Salisbury's leaning towards the Triple Alliance.

; Paris, August 16. Throe thousand workmen are parad ing the streets in Fourinies singing re volutionary songs. As serious trouble is expected troops have been despatched to disperse the men. London, August 17. Sir Charles Dilke, addressing an assemblage of 10,006 miners ;at Nofc tingham, advocated the passing of the Eight Hours Bill. ; TRADE UNIONS.^ Mr John Burns, speaking at Clap-, ham, said that the coming depression in trade would shake old-established unions, ancl bring about the abolition of ,*those that had been recently formed. He advised workmen to look to Parliament for redress of their grievances. A FLYING MACHINE. Mr' Maxim, the inventor of the well .knownrapid v firing gun, is reported to have invented a flying machine which will cany two tons at the rate of ninety miles an hour. SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT. By a railway accident at Pontypridd, in Wales, fifteen persons were injured, a-nd three of the cases are expected to prove fatal. ; Later particulars greatly increase the number of injured,, thirty of whoni are not expected to recover. ■-.. CUSTOMS ALLIANCE. The Cttstonisi^illiance between 5 the States of Central Europe is postponed j The Swiss delegates are unable to agree to the conditions proposed. PARNELL'S STATEMENTS. :'•;. ..,;., London, August 18' V Mr Moriey gives a flat contradiction^ to Mr Parnell's statement' made at Drogheda, that he, wellknowing the. verdict in the divorce case, opposed his resigning the leadership. THE BRITISH BANK. The failure of the British Bank in Australasia has created but little in terest in financial, circles. THE FARMING OUTLOOK. '< The times " says that the outlook for farmers is very hopeful, and that the prospect is better than for many years. It considers that the improved position is mainly due to the Russian prohibition.of the export of grain. URUGUAY BONDS. " The Times," in discussing the pro-' posed scheme for the conversion of the" debt of Lhe Government of Uruguay < believes that it will involve a perraa- ' nent reduction of the rate of interest | to external bodies to, 3-^ per cent, , THE FRENCH FLEET'S VISIT. ' The Marquis of Salisbury will not ] attend the banquet given at Ports- i mouth to the officers c& the French f fleet, < FRANCE AND RUSSIA. i A Reuters telegram from St. Peters-, l burg declares on authority that no t Fiaucb-Russian alliance exists, though c ,an entente cordiale is ripe should any action on the part of the countries <■ forming^ the Triple Alliance make a t convention necessary. . P^kis, August 18. g At * monster Franco-Russiaa meet. ±

THE WHOLESALE MURDERS

"Vienna, Augusi 8 Six hundred gendarmes and foresters with bloodhounds are searching the woods for the victims of the man and woman Schneider, who are m custody on a charge of murdering servant girls. In five days they succeeded m recover ing the murdered bodies of three of the missing girls, and m consequence of the discoveries sensation is growing.

FATAL FLOODS IN CHINA.

Foochow, Aug-just 18. Serious floods have been experienced here, and 1000 acres of land sown with rice are submerged. Numerous houses have been washed away, and the loss of life is serious. Eighty bodies have already been recovered. The loss m stock has also been great.

MANIPUR.

Calcutta, August 18. The Indian Government recommend that a Government political officer be appointed to TManipur. THE INDIAN NATIVE PRESS. Calcutta August, 16. Owing to the action taken against the " Bungabista " for seditious utter ances, a Press Defence Society is being formed.

CHINA AND FOREIGNERS.

Pekin, August 18. The payment of the indemnity for the outrages committed on the English mission stations, has been arranged by the Chinese. The local authorities and England now demand the punishment of the rioters.

UNITED STATES FINANCES.

■ New Yokk, August 17. Mr Forster, Secretary to the Treasury, in an interview \nith a repre sentative of the "XNewTork Herald " said that government had a reserve, amounting to 100,000,000 dollars in gold, besides an amount of; some mil lions which is only to be drawn upon in case o£ grave emergency. Without the . gold reserve 107,000,000 were available. THE CHILIAN WAR. Details have been received from Chili o£ the capture of Pisagua by the insurgents. Of a force of 000 defend ing the town only 2h were left alive* The residents were decimated by shell , fire. The insurgents carried the Go vernor off' to sea and drowned him in revenge for his cruelties. BISHOP BARRY. It is rumoured that Bishop Barry has been offered the living of St. Jude, South Kensington.

THE CANADIAN SCANDALS.

Ottawa, August 17. M. Pacand, financial manager for the Hon. H. Mercier, the Premier of Quebec, and who is alleged to have received the sura of 700,000d015. m connection with the !Baie Chateau, railway scandal, has^eft Uaoiada.

ITALY AND GERMANY.

Rowfc, August 16. The Vatican is not hostile to the German alliance. It regrets that the Italian Government are using means to hinder the solution of the Roman question. ■_,: FATAL BALLOON ACCIDENT. Two aeronauts, named Louis Pieroni and Macerata, were blown to sea in the Adriatic and drowned.

THE SOCIALIST CONGRESS.

Brussels, August 16. The Socialist Congress, which ia sitting m this city, represents 300,000 Socialists on the Continent and m Great Britain. Three hundred and sixty two delegates are present. Lon don, Sheffield, and other large Trades Councils are represented. .«

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, August 18. ♦Stansbury and Kemp intimate that they are willing to row Hanlan and O'Connor m a double sculling race for £1000 a side, and will row each of them a single sculling race for £500 a side. They will allow £300 expenses if the races are rowed on -the Paramatta river.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, August 18. -There is a movement to get up a public meeting to urge,"; the Government to support Mr Ree&'Uill for a trial of Vaile's system on the Auckland railways. No trace has been found of the missing giri, Lily Carter. Search is still being continued. Her father has left Auckland for Huntley to assist. It is conjectured that she has been drowned m the Waikato. Wellington, August 18, The mutilated body of a man was found near Shannon this morning. Evidently it had been run over by last night's train. The remains are those of a man named McCarthy.. It is. believed that he was riding along the line when he was over taken by a special which passed through Shannon about two o'clock this morning, having on ( b6ard a consignment of frozen mutton. ' Invercakgill, August 18. Last evening after nightfall Bowerman Bros, arrived at Fairfax to deliver the " Atlas." They left £120 worth m the railway station while they went for a trap. On returning the books were gone and it is reported that they were thrown into the Aparima river, There is no clue to the culprits.

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Public Notices, ODDFELLOWS' H4LL.—Professor Mason will lecture on the Cause and Cure of Disease, FRIDaY, August 21. Sentimental and Humorous Songs will be rendei-ed. Phrenological examinations. Admission free. Children will be charged 6d to ensure order. A few front seats at 6d. 8 105



/^HEAP READING for all Classes — V_y Hundreds of Back Numbers of Monthly and Quarterly Periodicals at Half Price. Several volumes of Standard Works at Cost Price to reduce our Large Stock. Photo and Scrap Albums, Photo Frames, — L. F. Andrewes & Co., Stationers' Hall.



rI'O Meet the Times.—l am supplying 1 Galvanised Iron Tanks from 30, upwards, warranted for twenty years, Force pumps, deep well cylinders of all. descriptions. Inspection invited.— J. W. Hardlky, Eas street. 6J201 WANTED Known.—l have a large stock of Tin and Ironware (Sdocls to select from. Register Grates, Stoves, Portable Boilers, Spouting and Ridging kept m stock.—J. W. Kardley, East • treet. 6|202 W"ANTED~knowii— H. Dudley^wlTi sink Deep Wells and supply Cylinder Pumps and Piping, and guaran tee water to surface at 3s Gd per foot.— H. Dudley, Moore Street 6§54



WANTED Known—Girls' Boots 2s lid, Ladies' French Shoes 3s 11d, Gents' Shoes 5s 6d ; at Andrew Orr's Cheap Sale. 6_214 WANTED Known.—That for quality, assortment, and price see Andrew Orr's large stock of Millinery, Clothing, and Boots. No presents, no bribes, but good value.— Andrew Orr. ALL Wool Colonial Tweed Suits to measure; fit and workmanship guaranteed; from 52s 6.1 cash. Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. T3OSLYN, Mosgiel, Kaiapoi, and Ash X~\i burton Tweed Suits made to my order from selected patterns. Long and narrow and short and wide as well as ordinary sizes from 40s cash. Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings.



11/ ANTED Known—S. W. Alcoriv * V will feel obliged if all accounts owing are paid within fourteen days. /""I LORIOUS News.—Just purchased a \OT. Duriedin Warehouseman's Stock of 90 Pieces French Cashmeres and Merinos at less than half price. Will be sold during the cheap sale at Is 10gd ; regular price 3s 9d.—Andrew Orr.



WANT jji v Known—As Melford House Sale will be a genuine Cheap one, it will be to your advantage to call early.—H. C. Segeks, Melford House. Tj EXTENSION of Premises. Cheap O^ Sale now on at the opening of new Shop. Come and judge for yourselves. H. C. Segers. Jj^INEST Cod Liver Oil. Chest and JD Lunsx Protectors. Chilblain lini ments. Brooke, Chemist, Ashburton.



WANTED, every man m tne district to order a Kaiapoi or Roslyn Tweed Suit. Also, Boys' Suits and Gents' Overcoats m great variety.—Andrew Orr. TCE Cream off. Cough drops on. Un J_ doubtedly the best. H. G. Flower, Confectioner, East Street. WANTED Known.—Having com pleted the alteration of premises we are opening with a genuine cheap sale. Come and see. H. C Segers, Melford House. ANTED linbS-Call anTsecure bargains of ■ Winter Drapery, at the Great Sale at W. 11. Collier'?}, "The Corner."



___Wanted. CASH Advertisements under chis heading not exceeding SIXTEEN WORDS I/-. Addresses may be Wtat this Office. WANTED Known. — Blankets and Flasinels great bargains at Awurew Orr s. WANTED Known.—Great Clearing Sale at "The Corner", of Drapery, Clothing, and Boots.—\V. 11. Collikr. WANTED Known. —Packod by Nelson, Monte and Co. for i;s a Special Tea, called the five o'clock ; 2s 2d per pound. Worth sampling. —Stephens Bros., Market House. 8 113 NEW Books. Now Novels, Boy.s of England, Boys Own Paper, Diek^' English Library. _The great Taboo and o her new books.—H. M. JoNts.



WINTER CLEABINO SALE AT m pr j Stock must bo REDUCED- JIOOO —REDUCED BEING much overstocked, I have decided to commence the Clearing Sale earlier than usual, to give <m oppor tunity of purchasing Winter Goods at Low Prices before the termination, of the Winter. ' DRESS GOODS, usually sold at B|d, now Md. ULSTERS & JACKETS marked very cheap, and the prices nmst clear them. A large lot of WOOLLKN SHAWLS, MITS, & RIBBONS being offered at about HALF-PRICE. " A lot of WINGS & BIRDS at HALF PRICE. Men's Overcoats, usually 555, now 85s. 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."



ON SALE BY THE UNDERSIGNED BUILDING MATERIALS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, COAIjS *. WESTPORT, NEWCASTLE, MOUNT SOMERS, AND II O M E B US H. Also, — GREY VALLEY NUTS. FIREWOOD, POSTS, Long and Cut, RAILS, STAKES, STAPLES, FENCING WIRE, WIRE NAILS, all Barbed and Plain, sizes, PAINTS, OILS, &c? JOSHUA~TUCKER RAILWAY RESERVE, WEST STREET. OFFfC : Corner of Tancred and Wes stroats, nextMvGeo. Jameson's opposite Bank of Australasia AND AT RAKAIA^



&3T GREAT SUCCESS lE* OF THE QHEAP O LEARING S ALE OF S- W ALCORN & GO'S STO O IC EVERYBODY PLEASED WITH THE BARGAINS. rpHERE is a Great Quantity of STOCK J. still left, which must be cleared out during the next FOUR WEEKS, at STILL FURTHER REDUCTIONS. Special bargains for THIS WEEK m DRESS GOODS. Blankets, Flannels, Shawls, Umbrellas, Ladies Jackets, Ulsters, Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats, Fur Collarettes, etc. gg^» N.B.—A special line of BEST FRENCH MERINOS, usual price 3S 9<l REDUCED TO IS 9<l S.W Alcorit & Co



PubVc Notices. ASHBUETON FINANCE & AGENCY COMPANY, Limited. f"IASH ADVANCES made on LIVE and DEAD STOCK, MORTGAGES, AGRICULTURAL LIENS, and other SECURITIES, Office. —Corner of the Arcade and ..-••• Tancred Street. WM. HORNE, 17 Manager



T. BULLOCK TO LET.—Rooms m Arcade Chambers suitable for Dre^s-making Business. HOUSES AND LAND FOR SALE. £80—Two Sections f-acre and Cottage .ppposifco the Woollen Factory. A Bargain.—Must be sold, i acre land together with 6-roomed Dwelling Mouse, detached Wash House, etc., well situated on Alford Forest Road. 29 Acres, Alford Forest, cheap. 500 Acres, RAngitata 338 Acres, Hinds 163 Acres, Wakanui Plains. 372 Acres, near the County Saleyards. SHEEP COUNTRY. —800 ACRES Leasehold. AN IMPROVED FARM of 90 Acres good land, Farm House, and other Buildings on the property. T. BULLOCK



AUCTIONEER, GENERAL COMMISSION, AND FINANCIAL AGENT- Loans on Freehold Securities. Bills of Sale and Liens Arranged. Grain and Produce Broker, ETC. ETC. ETC. OFFICES at the Ashburton Arcade. GRAIN STORE, Corner of Havelock and West Streets. COAL YARD, (where ordei'B may still be left), at the Old Premises, West Street.



Jinn yeh AGENT F 0 R,— UNION FIRR ANDMARINE IN- SURANCE COMPANY, N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY, CEYLON AND INDIAN TEA ASSO CIATION, AVELING & PORTER'S TRACTION ENGINES. j BUCKEYE REAPER AND BINDER,



CIGAR DIVAN AND FANCY GOODS EMPORIUM. aARRY FRIF.DLANDER has re ceived a large consignment of New Goods m all Departments, and while thanking both old and new patrons for the hearty support accorded to him, since ecommencing Business, would take opportunity to ' Every kind of Tobacco known to users the weed of the very best quality pro curable m the American Markets. A full Stock of Pipes to suit every taste, and an abundant supply of Smokers' Requisites. CIGARS of the rery best Brands ; also CIGARETTES of every description, in cluding the latest ''Temple Bar." H AIR»IEEB§ I *« ' Is Practised m our Saloon as an Art, and Ladies and Gentlemen will find that the taste and skill of an ab Professor are at heir service. | Examination of our samples of HairJ '■ ork will bear out this (statement. Licensed to Sell STAMPS. SALONS BU COIFFURE EAST STREET.



Trees. Irees. THE undersigned has much pleasure m offering a large stock of the follow ing trees, plants, etc., which arc now ready for planting:—Apples are all fcwice grafted on blight proof stocks and guaranteed to keep clear of the woolly aphis blight on roots. Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Peaches, Pears, Plums and Quinces of all leading varities ; Goose berries and Currants ; Grape-Vines of .the best varieties. Pinus Insignis, 1 and 2 - year old, Larch 1, 2, and 3-year-old, Pinus Laricis, Abies White Spruce, Norway Spruce, Menziesii ; also 100,000 Macrocarpa 1 year, a grand line ; and 30,000 2 years transplanted, the best m the district. Come and see for yourselves. All kinds of ornamental Trees and Shrubs, Roses, Camellias, Rhododendrons, Jas mines, Honeysuckles, Araucaria Im bricata, etc. Also the newest and leading : varieties m Chrysanthemums. N.B. Orders may be left with Mr W. 0. Davis or Mr R. Alcorn, East street. All ordeis by post shall receive my prompt attention. Catalogues on application JAMES PORTER, Clifton Nursery, Allenton Ashburton,



THE STANDARD Fire Sc IWLarine Insurance Company OF NEW ZEALAND. With Unlimited Liability of Shareholders. CAPITAL—£I,OOO, OOO— STERLING. FIRE and Marine Risks accepted on all descriptions of Property and Merchandise; also Crop, Stack, and Machine Risks at Lowest Rates of Premium. Fidelity of Persons Holding Situa tions of Trust Guaranteed. ARCHIBALD SCOTT, Manager for Canterbury. ROBERT ALCORN, Agent, 114 Saunders' Building 3, Ashburton :



M( >N JfflY ro -LEND. ■V/TONKY to Lend at LOW RATES OF INTEREST, on Mortgage of FREE HOLD PROPERTY, m sums of £100 TO_£sooo ?or further particulars apply to the Postmaster, Ashburton, or to J. C. PRUDHOE, District Agent. Government Insurance Office. Christchurch.



THE ART NEEDLEWORK AND FANCY REPOSITORY, (CONTAINS the Latest Novelties m J Fancy and Artistic Needlework direct from Home. In addition to the above Mrs Adams Has opened special Lines m APRONS, PINAFORES, Ladies', Children's and Infants' CLOTHING. SOCKS and STOCKINGS knitted by latest improved Knitting Machine. Agent for Mesdames Weigel and Butterick's cut paper patterns, and for the Eclipse Dye Works. Registry Office for Servants. EAST STREET, ASHBURTON*



Public Notices. WANTED Known .—J. Nicholas (late with J. Moison) Bootmaker, has opened m shop late T. Chambers, F.ast street. All orders for Boots and Shoes, or repairs, will be promptly executed at moderate charges. A trial solicited. 7 165 WILLIAM C\ ARDNER, ILLTAM VJT ARDNER, GRAHAMS ROAD, X X N W A. L I>. —HAS FOR SALE— FOREST On FRUIT fBEES IN GREAT VARIETY. PLANTING DONE AS USUAL. ( Also >ii Hand Choice <Jnltl>i\f£*s Plantw Now ready for Planting Out.