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The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1892. CURRENT TOPICS.

The importance and success of the Ashburton wool sales last week should put an end for ever to all talk of their being boycotted by the buyers or any, section o£ them. When buyers from England, Scotland, and the Continent of Europe, besides those of the Kaia poi, Mosgiel, and Ashburton woollen irills, and the principal wool scourers iv North and South Canterbury, are present, and compete as they did on Thursday, there need be no fear of the Ashburton sales falling through. With catalogues of 3200 bales of wool, of a value of close upon £30.000, submitted to buyers, the argument that there is no need for wool sales in Ashburton is at once exploded. It is but right, too, chat the local auctioneers, who have done so much for the town and district, and spend their earnings here, should have the commission on the sale of local products; and it is equally right that farmers should be able to see their produce sold without having to take a two days' trip to Christchurch to do so. All parties concerned are to be congratulated on the success of the first of this season's sales, and there can be no doubt that at future sales there will always be good attendance and competition.

Besides the influx of population to New Zealand from Australia, another indication of the paralysed condition of everything on " the other side " is to be seen in an adveitisement in the Dunedin newspapers announcing the sale there of a consignment of " mag nificent draught mares and geldings, comprising splendid active spring van, farm and lorry horses (four and five years old), ex Waihora, from Mel bourne." Up tilH&tely the Melbou me market wag one of New Zealand's best outlets for thpse yery (JescripftoDs of horse stock, and the tide having turned in horses as in men is sure evidence that the state of affairs in Melbourne at present is very bad indeed. •

The question of amalgamating the suburbs with the borough of Ashburton h again being discussed, We have always thought it a pity that the liberal offer of the borough two years ago— the orn" cenuine, reasonable approach that the Borougti 22?. de to the suburbs —was not accepted. The ifarapStSiid refusal was put down by many to be due to the fear that some of the resi dents in that suburb had that if they were included in the Borough they would be prevented from keeping pigs, It may be pointed out to the pig keepers that the Town Board has power equally with the Borough Council to prevent pigs being kept; and also that though a by-law against pig-keeping were made it need not ppppssarily apply to the whole of the Borough—it might apply to certain wards oc blocks, as the circumstances of the locality might render advisable. It is certain that the incorporation of Ashburton, Hampsteitd and Allenton into one borough would be a step of which the suburbs would have much the best at the present time, and still more in the future. The water supply ajone will never be satisfactorily settled whi{e Allenton and Hampstead hold aloof from the B,orqi|gh r

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

' The Government have intimated to Colonel bw ffin^ f hey desire to have bin report on the defences of the «6£«*»7 «» «4 of the year. The Defence Minister has decided that with respect to the Volunteers who attended the recent meeting of the New South Wales Rifle Association as representatives of this colony,their attendances a^ the m#et> ing shall count as parades. A missionary among the Indians in Mani toba said, in a gathering of Christians the other day that, he knew of a chief whose name was " Man-afraid -of-Nobody." He married a dusky Xantippe, and, before the honeymoon ended, called the tribe together and asked to have his name changed. One of the New York papers has com menced the publication of a list of the millionaires in the United States. There are ten in Alabama, six in Arkansas, 162 in California, seventeen in Colorado, seventy nine in Connecticut, sixteen in Delaware, thirty-one in the district of Columbia, six in Florida, eleven in Georgia, three in Idaho, 84G in Illinois and thirty-seven in Indiana, This is a total of 718. Last Wednesday was the due date for the payment of the land tax. Very considerable payments were made at the post offices in various parts of the Polony prior t<? that day, and a large number of payments were made at the head office. Fourteen days' grace is allowed the taxpayers, but those of them who do not pay on or before Decem ber 21 will be saddled with an extra charge of ten per cent. Sir William and Lady Gordon Cummin^ who have no^r tafcen up their permanent residence on the ancestral /estate of the Cummings in Morayshire, are exceedingly popular with their tenantry, and the manner in whi(jh, both, at Altyre and Gordonstoun, Ihey have personally interested themselves in providing fetes for the school children of the district has, ifcis said, occasioned through the country a universal feeling of goodwill towards them.

. An English paper has unearthed the following from the Prayer Book of the Established Church of 300 years ago:— " We heartily pray Thee to 86nd thy holy spirit into the hearts of them that possess the grounds, pastures, and dwelling plaoes on the earth ; thot they, remembering them selves to be Thy tenants, may not rack and stretch out the rents of their houses and lands; nor yet take unreasonable fines and incomes after the manner of covetous world ings ; but so let them out to others that the inhabitants thereof may be able to pay the rents, and also honestly to live, to nourish their family, and to relieve the poor." We regret to learn that by a fire that occurred on Thursday afternoon the house of Mr John Mathieson, Mitcham road, was burned to the ground. Mr and Mrs Mathieson drove into town about midd vy, the former to attend the wool sales that took place that day, and in their absence, and the absence of Miss Mathieson, who was also in town, the fire occurred. How it originated is not and cannot be known, as the fire had secured a good hold of the house before it was observed by the neighbors, who did what they could, but their efforts were powerkss to stay the flames, and beyond a few trifles from the dairy nothing wassAved. The house, which was a four-roomed build ing, was insured in the Union for £75, and the furniture (which included a Lipp piano, £40) for £120 in all. The "Globe" says that the Mayoral election at Dunedin had a peculiar signifi cance because of the large extent to which the question of womanhood Bufftage entered into the contest, and the extraordinary amount of electioneering interest and activity manifested by the fair sex. The statistics of woman voters at the recent contest are therefore of importance for their bearing on the question of extending the electoral franchise to all women. There are 405 women voters on the Dunedin municipal roll, and of that number no fewer than 350 recorded their votes. The record of how these 350 voted has not yet been officially ascertained, but it may safely be concluded that at least 250 of them voted for Mr Haynes, the candidate for whom the Women's Franchise League worked. Sir George Grey has placed his aimt on record in Professor Archibald's phonograph as follows:—"For 54 years I have in various positions ever striven to obtain two great objects—firstly, to hold the British Empire together, and to secure to it the power of a just expansion ; secondly, I ever, strove to preserve Australia and the islands «f the Pacific for some English speaking race, all Europeans to be per mitted to occupy these vast territories on equal terma. They were to be governed by themselves, and to receive a free education in public schools in which the English language was taught. America and Graat Britain and her dependencies could, under such circumstances, enter into one great federation, powerful and peacegiviug to all mankind.—G. Grey, Auckland, November 1, 1892." Holloway's Pills Ann Ointment.—lt in mpossible entirely to prevent the noxioua vapours which are given off in mines and tunnils, and those who, like miners and railway operatives, have to work day after day in such vitiated atmospheres, suffer in health and strength in consequence. The chest and liver often become clogged with the products of coal combustion, necessitat ing great attention to the health. No remedy is more valuable for miners and the like than Holloway's Pills, as they carry off all effete matter from the blood, and healthily stimulate the liver. They are also invaluable for costive bowels and for all bilious dis orders. The ointment is a priceless remedy tor piles, sprains, ulcer?, and all manner of sores.

SPORTING

TINWALD RACING CLUB.

The following nominations for the New Year's Meeting were received on Satur day night :— Handicap Hurdle Race, of 20 soys. One mile md a half. ' Ladj Grey I Magpie Gillie I Tinwald Cue, of §§ soys. One mile and a half, Aquarius The Idler ; - Gillie Warrington Beau Nash Quibble • Lord Zetland Sebas^np >1 Trot, of 30 soys. Three milea. Rocket II Boaton Girl Victoria II Mountjoy King Cote Bridal Rose Barney O'Hea Taffy Taipo Shanks Aiyth Sedgley Maid Maggie May Hibernian I? S.P,D, Sarah Fleet hound Oomraofcion Daisy Wblteh Handicap, of 30 soya. One mile. Lady Grey Sir Robert Aquarius Maria Martin Oarsmaid Countess The Idler I*dy Styles Beau Nash Quibble Frivolity Sebastopol FLjiifG Handicap, of 30 soys. Six . furjougff. "The Orphaned Qarsmaid Countess Carronade Warringtou Frivolity BosehiH If ate Greenaway Sebastopol Aileeti ]

RAKAIA BOXING DAY RACES.

The following are the handicaps for the Saddle JVofc:■— Tommy Dodd and Kitty gqratph ; Queer Fsllow, I'm Sure (J«te Lily), P*»nHlqon, Gamp, M*s, Kaoo, and. The Nun, 20 sepqnqa behind soratejj Trlssie aijd On Strike, 40 seconds behind soratoh. -, Acceptances for the Trot and entries for the other horse races and athletio events oloae on Saturday evening, Decem. £jt 17, at eight o'clock. A committee meeting was held on Saturday evening, and a quantity of routine work done. Ground, bill, and other committees were formed.

THE WEATHER.

A WORD STATION.

The following in the Meteorological report for the week ending December 11, 1892:—

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do i?#t W4 9'Wffs£? responsible for the opinions expressed Dv oj?r correspondents.)

THE BOTFLY.

TO THE EDITOR Sir,—A paragraph in your paper of yesterday's date states, on the authority ojf flf r jVj.cClean, the Government veteri. nary surgeon, that''at this tinje of the year thi botfly is not about." Pernpt me to hjforra you that any number of horsey can be found near Ash burton, with deposits of bo^y eggs on them, particu larly under the }a~w, and the flies them selves have been seen about,, The horses sfyow by ttyeir terror that they at least look Upon their tormentors as the dreaded bot, and I think they are more likely to be right than Mr MoOlean.—l am, etc., - Farmer.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(PJSR PRESS ASSOCIATIOIf.)

FEDERATION. London, December 9. Sir Charles Dilke, in discussing Im perial federation, fears it is possible that the objections raised by New South Wales and Queensland will in jure the cause, and stated that it is difficult to ascertain the true feeling of the colonies on the question. The members of the Government and the Ag«nts-General, he declared, did not desire to go too far in the matter, doubting if the people would follow them.

WORKMEN'S DWELLINGS.

The Goldsmiths' Company have donated 25,000 guineas in trust for the erection of workmen's dwellings.

IRISH AFFAIRS.

A band of ten moonlighters in Kerry nearly murdered an old farmer in the presence of his family. They gave as a reason for the assault that the old man was a land grabber. Mr J. Morley, Secretary for Ireland, in addressing a meeting at Newcastle, declared that crime was decreasing in Ireland, and that the number of cases during the past twelve months showed a reduction of 500. The farmers in Ireland demand that taxation be abolished, also distress for rent. They make a further appeal that rates should be divided between owners and occupiers. London, December 10. In the course of a speech to-day Sir Edward Reid, Liberal member for Cardiff, said that he would be willing to enlarge the system of local Govern ment for Ireland without disturbing the fundamental relations of the two countries. He warns Mr Gladstone against Home Rule, and the pre tensions of the Parnell section of the House; also against the release of those in custody for dynamite out rages, and the restoration of evicted tenants. He stated that he repre sented the sentiments of many mem bers of the House of Commons.

THE ANARCHISTS.

Owing to the extradition of the Anarchist, Francois, to Paris on a charge of being connected with the destruction of the Cafe" Very in April last, the Anarchists are active in Lon don, and it is reported that a big plot to destroy the public buildings has been discovered. The English and French detectives are on the alert; and it is asserted that three hundred foreign Anarchists are at present in London.

THE SUTHERLAND ESTATE.

Mr Justice North has ordered the Duchess of Sutherland to deposit in the custody of the court the heirlooms and jewels, fearing possible sale.

LABOR MATTERS,

Many nqn-unjoniat cotton operatives are anxious to resume work at a reduc tion of 5 per cent in wages. The north and north-east Lancashire cotton spinners are adopting short time. New York, December IQ. The Denver silver mines, at Colorado &re closed down, and hundreds of miners have been discharged.

PESTILENCE.

Typhoid fever is spreading: widely in Mexioo, and many deaths are recorded. Berlin, December 9. Influenza has reappeared, and is spreading to an alarming extent.

THE AMERICAN TARIFF.

New .Yobk, December 10. Mr Cleveland, presidentelect, denies that he intends to convene an extra session of Congress, but will form a committed of the Senate and the House to prepare the Tariff Bill.

THE ANTI-JEWISH FEELING.

Berlin, December IQ* Herr Ahlwardt, a member of the Reichstag, has been sentenced to five months' imprisonment for slandering the Jewish makers of the Lovo rifles. His defence, wag tha| he was, aotjng against a race which it was desired to eject from the country.

A HAMBURG FAILURE.

M. essra Carrow and Bartels, brokers, of Hamburg, have failed with liabili ties amounting to £75,000. Bartels has been arrested, but Carrow abscon ded.

CHILIAN FINANCE.

Valparaiso, December 9. The Cjhilian. Government have agreed to pay English creditor* in Peru £5,000,000 sterling.

TRANS-AFRICAN TELEGRAPH.

Capetown* December 10. The prospectus of the African Trans continental Telegraph Company to connect Mashonaland, Uganda, and Wady Haifa by electric telegraph, has been issued with a capital of £400,000.

THE SILVER QUESTION.

Brussels, December 9, At the Monetary Conference the Belgian delegates proposed the adop tion of international treasury notes against the reserve of silver. London, December 9. Advices from Washington indicate that there is a strong disposition to repeal the silver purchase law, if some, concession is allowed tQ the silver party. London, December 10. The " Statist" considers that a silver crisis is imminent unless caution is exercised. It would be worse than the South American collapse in 1876. To .close the smaller mines, and to equalise the output, Vould, fb considers, easily avert the danger. The lf Economist" declares that the practical result of the Monetary Con ference is to discredit silver. It adds that if the United States stopped the purchase of silver the market would be tprnporarfly disorganised, but there would be nothing to justify a paniq.

RUSSIA'S CLAIMS.

\ St. Petersburg, December 9. Coraiuentjug on the intervention of 3§ngland in the trouble in Ohitral, the Russian Press claims all B hanates io. North Afghanistan, including Ghitral <■ and Filgit. The «(Novosti," however, disclaims this policy. St. Petehsbubg, December 10. In consequence of Prince Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, endeavouring to change the constitution to enable him to marry an Austrian princess^aud edu cdte his children in the Catholic faith,

Russia has suddenly demanded ttom\ Bulgaria the wm of 2,000,000 roubles, the cost of the occuja'ion of that country. The Russian press threaten that if Prince Ferdinand, or his posterity, is recognised by the other States, Russia will, renounce the Treaty of Berlin, including Turkey, Bosnia, and Herzegovina. THE NIHILISTS. General Dragovsky, Chief Judge of Tashkend,. haa&been murdered. He had recently sentenced several Nihilists to severe sentences, and the crime is attributed to revenge.

AUSTRAL IAN.

A BUSHRANGER.

Sydney, December 10. A armed bushranger has been cap tured near Tumut after sticking up several people and firing at them with a revolver.

BROKEN HILL.

The output of the Proprietary mine this week amounted to 240,000 ounces, which is the largest on record.

A BANKING DEFAULTER.

December ii. Bennett, late manager of the Pad dington branch of the English and Scottish Chartered Bank, who dis appeared with defalcations amounting to JBI2OO some years ago, has sur rendered himself to the police. It is believed that during all that time he has been residing in a suburb of Sydney,! but in disguise.

TTttTTHW STKAMSHTP COMPANY.

On Saturday the directors of the UnionSteamShippingCompany, of New Zealand, celebrated the recocomission ing of the s.B. Oonah which has under i gone extensive repairs, by inviting 800 i of the leading citizens to a trial trip to Broken Bay. The Colonial Treasurer, in .proposing the toast of the U.S.B. Company, referred to the marveUoua development of the company, and said successful management reflected credit on all concerned. The Oonah averaged a speed of fifteen knots.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, December 11. A well-known Auckland citizen, Mr John Waymouth, is dead. At the out break of the Waikato war he was Under secretary tor Defence, but afterwards retired from the Government service and. entered into business as a public accountant, fie was »n enthusiast in aquatic matters, and was for sometime commodore of the Auckland Yacht Club. The Auckland branch of the Irish National Federation intend to send a sub scription next mail to the fund for the relief of Irish evicted tenants. They ask. also for contributions from the public for that fund. Gisborne, December 10. Percy Edward Emyrd, proprietor ol the defunct newspaper the *' Standard " is bankrupt. Assets £110, liabilities £349. A young man, Ernest Sandlant, a well known athlete and oarsman in this dis trict, died very suddenly to-day. He over-trained himself for the recent sports and rowing race, internal injuries result ing iv his death. Kblson, December 10. An unoccupied house was burnt down early the morning. It appears to b« another case of inqeudiarism. Insurances, £I§Q, in the Norwich Union Office. Dunboin, December 9. The slander case, Dr Donaldson against Thomas McDonneJ, one of the trustees •i the Artowtown Hospital again occupied the Supreme Court to-day. The claim was for £1000 damages. The jury, after two hours retirement, returned with a three-fourths verdict for the defendant. They found that the words complained of had been used, but not maliciously, and that there was no intension, to impute dishonesty. Dunrwn, December 10. Several shopkeepers in George street kept their shops open on Saturday, but no demonstration of any kind was made. Influenza is very rife, but does not appear to be so severe as formerly. Sir Robert Stout is confined to his bed through an attack.

St. Stephen's Sunday Schools.

PRESENTATIONS TO THE EEV, E. A. AND MRS StXHT,

Aft«r che usual work of the afternoon yesterday at St. Stephen's Sunday School, ■" Mr K. S. Bean, in the name of the teachers and scholars, of St. Stephen's Sunday School, presented the Rev, £. A. Scott, the incumbent of the parish, with a handsome silver inkstand, fitted with out glass ink wells, also silver mounted, and silver pen rack. stand had the following inscription engraved on the sill :— •• Presented to the Rev. £. A, Scott by the teachers a,nd children of the St. Stephen's Sunday School Aahburton }8U2." M^ Bean, in making the pre sentation, expressed the xegret that every one in the parish felt, as well as every one in the town and district, at the loss the parish and the whole district were sustaining by the departure for another sphere of the incumbent and Mrs Soott. The loss of Ashburton in thi3 matter wa§ the gain of Sydenham, and, he had no doubt, also the gain of their minister, whose experience and usefulness would be largely increased by his labors in the more extensive city parish which would in future by the scene of his work for the nfrster. He (Mr; Bean) had entertained the opinion for; some years that the system which had! prevailed so long in the church, of keep ing a minister for* lengthened term in one place, was a mistake. Six or seven years were long enough fora clergyman to labor in one parish. He had known ministers who had been for twenty-five years in one parish, and it was his opinion that under such conditions their ideas had a tendency to become dwarfed and Stereotyped. It appeared to him that their Bishop held a somewhat similar opinion, At any rate, whatever opinion his Lordship held, his recent acts were ' such a", while they might be impelled by other motives altogether, would certainly j be impelled by the opinion he had re-1 ferred to, if such opinion were his Lord bhip's. The speaker then in a few kindly sentences asked Mr Scott to accept the goodwill oaring of the teachers ant[ children of Bfc. Stephen's, Mr F. Ferriman, as representing the teachers and. children pjf Hampstea4 school, presented to Mrs Scott a very handsome eperghe in silyoy, wifch claret colored flower glasses-r-a most artistic p|ece of work* Mf Ferriman, in. a word, aqked j^rs Spot* 0* accept the gift as a to^en of the abaction of her Hampstetd teachers and children. The Rev E. A. Scott suitably agknow letjged both gifts, Elating that his pleasure in accepting them consisted in the ex pression that they were of the feelings towards Mrs Soott and himself that prompted the presentations. His heart had ever been in Sunday School work, and he hoped the teachers who had so loyally worked with him would continue their labors under his successor. That it was hard work none knew belter than himself, but it was also one of the noblest works in the cause, and one that had been specially laid upon them by the.

! great Shepherd, who said of the little children that of suuh were the Kingdom ofUeaven. . He thanked them for their goodwill offerings, and assured them that; they would be fondly cherished as long as he and Mrs* Scott lived, recalling as they > would, every time they looked at them dear memories of their work in Ashbur ton. He touted tnat under his successor the schools and parish would srosper and the spiritual growth of both children atd adults, under God's blessing, would grow . vigorously. It, was a source of gratifica tion to him that he would letve 8t Stephen's school in the hands of an excel lent teaching staff, and that Mr J. H. Twentym&n had consented to undertake the Superinterdencyof Hampsteadsehooi.

In the evening the Rev E. A. Scott took tare weir of his congregation, which was large in spite of the weather. At the close of his sermon, preached from John xiv., 6-"I an the way, the truth, and the life : no nan cometh unto the Father, but by me "—the rwv. gentleman spoke his but word* to his congregation as their minister, asking them to be • lenient with his shortcomings, and to rardun what had been amiss on his part during his incumbency. That he had not been free from faults he well knew— faults of forgetfulness, and other faults that perhaps night have been within his power to correct or to prevent. He had tried to do his duty with a true heart, and he trusted in his new parish to be able to continue his endeavor to. do bis duly and discharge the work that fell to his hands. He asked that the prayers of hit people here would go with him to his new sphere, as he knew they would, tad while it was with sorrow thai he parted from so many old and Talaed hinds, h* left them with the encouragement in hia heart that he carried with him their prayers that in his new sphere the Lord would prosper the laborof his hands. The many kindnesses they had shown to him, the loyal help they had given him in hia , work which had encouraged his heart and strengthened hia hands, would ever re* main green in his memory, and be a spuroa of courage and comfort to him in the future, which future for better for won* : was now in the hands of the Master whoa* work he was called to do, and to whoa he prayed to bless that work, the people from whom he now regretfully parted, and the people among whom ma lot foe the future would be cast

On Friday Mn Scott was presented by the memben of the Mothers' Meeting with a handsome card oaee in mother-o'* pearl, beautifully inlaid with colored shell, mounted with silver, and fitted inside with blue satin card pockets. Mrs Scott had organised and led the Motken' Meetings, and this souvenir of her oon rection with the, organisation was gtren as a token of the affection and esteem of (he members.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Wellington, December 12. Ta\* ]»«rlc. Arrived—Doric, from London.' via Hobart.

Mr O. E. Hugo will leotare upon phySog* nomy at Moant Somcn on Friday, and at , Waterton Hall on Monday next. A descriptive catalogue may be seen at this office of the farms near PMmenrtqa North, Feilding, and Stntford, in the estate of the late Mr John Manson, of Ftlldiaf• which are to be sold on January 11 aJndTz next. -.. ■ --. r : -

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BOOKS, Books, now landing from | London, excellent selection and. value. School Committees very liberally dealt.--H. M.Jonks. 12j*0 :\rMAS Graphic and London News, _ZS^ Jockey Jack, i Nineteenth Century Gladiator (Sullivan), The Nuns Curse «*nd Idle Tales (Mm Riddle), A Prodigal's Progress, and other New Books.—L. F. Andrewes & Co. 12 41 WANTED Known—lee Creams, Ice Creams, for the hot weather, always ready at H.G. Flower's, Confec tioner, East Street. ANYISD Known. — Circulating Library, Christmas Cards, Latest New Books. Good second-hand Books bought and sold.—Book Stall, Ashburton. 12 10 SOMERSET Meat Mart. The oldest, the largest, tha best, and the cheap est. Small *>oods a specialty. Full weights guaranteed. A trial solicited. —W. J. Siloock. 4t182 QELfiING OFF Bocks, Stationery, O and Account Books, Fancy Goods, Music, Violins, Accordeons, etc, Fire Screens and Stove Ornaments, all at Reduced Prices.— L. F. Andrewes & Co. WANTED— Purchaser* tor Bargains in Summer Dresses, Prints, and Delaines, Sunshades, *c. at S. W. Alcorn and Co's Sale. W" ANTED the Public to know that S. W. Aujork and Go's Summer Sale ia now on. Great Bargains in Millinery, Undecoloth'ing etc. WANTED Known-Just purchased a line of High-class Dress Goods at a Great Discount. Will be sold cheap. See wiadows.—H. C. Segers, Melford J House. WANT fD Known—Great Reductions in Dress Goods. Beautiful assort ment to choose from. Aline at 5s lid ; usual price 12s.—H. C. Segbr*, Melford House. . WANTED Known—New Flannelettes at extraordinary prices; 3s lid and 4s lid dbz. Thirty per cent under price.—W. H. Collier. r\7 ANTED Known that S. Salek, ? T Watchmaker and Jewaller, has removed to new shop near New Zealand Clothing Factory. 10 213 WANTED Known—Dr Scott's cele brated Electric Corsets can only be obtained in Ashburton at W. H. Collier's, "The Corner." WANTED Known—We are now giving away Beautiful Presents to every purchaser of 6a and upwards, dome and see our bargains in Drapery, &c. —H. C. Beger3, Melford House, DON'T let the rain water destroy your buildings. Get Spouting fixed at 4d per foot and buy a tank, complete with L»n- tested before leaving workshop, for 30s%fc J. ¥• HARPLEr's. /CHRISTMAS Suits. '"£??** three V-/ garment long Trouser Suits at xC?' f Boys, Colopial-made Knicker Suits from 10s. Men's nicely made Colonial Tweed Suits 30i. Colonial Tweed Suits to measure from 50s.—Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. Rob but Alcorn, - BEAR in mind that J, W. Hardley, Plumber and Gasfitter, East Street, has the largest Stock in town of Pumps, Pipes, and Fittings, and that he is selling them cheaper than ever at prices hitherto unheard of in Ashburton. Now is the chance for a cheap Pump ; improved No. 4. Price, 16s. Larger sifces in proportion. R'~~ iiuiLDING Sal^—Men'a No, 3 Vests Is, Men's best Colonial Tweed Trousers 7s lid, Men's best Colonial tweed Trousers and Vests 12a 6d, Boys and Youth's Tweed Trousers 2a lid, Men's Leather Shirts 2s Bd, worth 4s 6d. The whole stock will be slaughtered as the premises are to bo pulled down in February.—Andrew Orr. 11 109 W~ ANTED I£nown=»~RebuUding Sale, Feal French Merinos, guaranteed, Is, Is 4d, and Is 6d, all .colors. Prints 2s per dozen, Silk Lace I*4 per tfosen, Double Width French Dress Goods Is CJd, ffl -«r price 3s 6d, Lace Curtains 2s lid, Towels H "«*# tot U W, , Sunshades la ul ■<" ld &. 6(J ' *•& B™ 6 ' Muslin Embroideries 4d, WOrth < t H™ Andrew Orr. j.^. Aio



D^ONT Forget the Borough Bye-Laws re Carriage Lamps, and that Hakdley has a large Stock on hand, also a large assortment of Tinware and Iron mongery, Scythes, Reaping Hooks, Hay Knives, Forks, etc., of best quality, and all at lowest possible prices. J. W. Hard ley, East Street, Ashburton. « IT ANTED Known—That J. Moison W keeps the beat stock of Boots m Ashburton, for this reason that he pays cash and is not under or bound to any one firm Jike many in the trade, which enables him to procure and supply the I public with the Best Colonial and English makes ; and his well-known make needs no recommendation. Always on hand Best Sole Leather, used for repairs and done at once.—J. Moiscxn, Impermeable Bootmaker, Town Hall, East Street, next Court House. A MERRY CHRISTMAS.— /.\. Splendid assortment; of Cards, Booklets, and Souvenirs for season 1892-3, New Games in great variety. Beautiful lot of Vases, Fancy Glassware, and Fairy Lamps. Boys' and Girls' Annuals, and «,ther new Volumes. Prize Books at reduced prices. New Birthday Reward and Wedding Cards,—L. F. ANDREWES & CO., Stationers' Hart. PHYSIOGNOMY. \ * R O. E. HUGO will Lecture afc IVI Mount Somers School, FkIDAY, FIRST, the 16th. At Wafcerfcon Library Hall, on MONDAY Next, the 19th. Admission Is. Begins at 8 o'clock. Lecture largely illustrated by Pictures. 12 83 __^ ~~~ ~~ FOR SALE. GOOD Seccnd-Hand Cottage Piano, Walnut case. Apply H. M. CARSON, 12 81 Toa Warehouse, Tailored Street Thjs Best Bemjedy fob Indigestion— Norton's Camomile Pills are confident recommended as a simple remedy for [ijdig.e£?i>iottf winch is the cause of nearly all fche ijiscas&o J? Vkkh we are subjects Noktok's Pji&S, x 4% I'PJ^P G%lteA the 'Natural Bfcrength«nei? 'of %Bj#p Stomach," act hm * g«werf«l tWie !&!$»» perient, are mild in theii? operation, aj^d gafe under any circumstances. Sold in bottle.3, at 1* lid, 2a 9d, .Us, by all medicine I f ;Ddorp thrwjfhout tht w»;W-



The following telegrams (says th« ft Otago Dai'y Times") speak foj? themselves; — "To Sir John Hall.—Rejoice with us. At our first trial we have beaten our worst enemy, our candidate polling more than both others put together.—Marion Hattok, president W.F.L."—" Many thanks for your telegram. Consider the mayoral election complete answer to those who assert that women are indifferent to political -iyi^n^cj. would not exercise them wisely. GjjlackJbm, and Uigesjive tyjs&uitt; toi- Inval'ds are unsurpassed^ ftUdd* bf 4»D Op.



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WAKANUI MAIN SCHtiOL. A Leap Year Social will be Held & the above school 09 VRIDaY, Decem ber 16. Admission-G^ts,3*<U: Ladies free. Refreshments prodded. f%fffring Bp.m. ■' '/* ■ THE PRIZES IN connection with the Ttuwsfd ' Public School will be distributed at a CONGERT on TUESDAY EVENING, at 7.30 in , Temperance Hall. Admission*- families , Is6d, Adults 6di Children 3d. 12 80 ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. mENDERS are invited from Persona X willing to perform the duties. of SCAVENGER to the Borough for ONE year. Conditions may be seen oh appll« v cation to the Town Clerk, to whom Tenders, together with a guarantee de- . posit of £6, are to be sent before Noon on MONDAY, the 19th inst. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be. aocepted. CHAS. E. FOOKS, Town Clerk. Borough Council Office, December 12,1892. 1382 "" JiK ALFRED HARRISON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17 ■At 1 p'clook* ■ * v MR ALFRED~"fIARRfSON, ja? . structed by a Gentleman who has :-' left the distinct, will sell by public auo- ;: tion at his rooms - . ,. , Mahogany Sideboard, Himu Bookeass, .« Hall Stand and Chairs in Oak, What not, Butler's Tray and Table, Drawing Room Table in Mahogany, - Dressing Table, Wash Stand, Linen Press, 3 Fenders, 4 Ashpans, 4 Iron Bed< steads and Palliasses, Drawing Room and Dining Room Carpets, etc, etc. Inspection inrited. For ibsolote Sale. ALFRiD HARRISON 12»66 - Auctioneer. EXPRESS COMPANY v. A. BDACK. Under Distress Warrant from the R.M. Court. mo BE SOLD BY PTTBLIC AUCTION . -*- AT THC Courthouse, Ashbwton, OK TUESDAY, The 13th hay of Dbcuusk, 1892. ? Marble Clock* § American Clockt| 2 English Clogks, Sale at 12 o'plock, aTTJ. PEARSON, 2*73 Bailiff. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. TRAIN ARRTNGBMESTB, DECEMBER ty. . Bicycle Race* at Christehureh, and Labor Demonstration, Christchuroh Raoeeoorse. fllflE Evtming T«ain |mm Ohnstchttrrii . X to Ashborton willstart at 5,15 p.m M and arrive at Ashburton at 8.25 p.m. 18J75 3TORD«R>