MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as under, subject to the necessary alterations :— SATURDAY, September 3. For Northern Ports, per Rotorua, at <j.£2O p.m.; late fee letters, express train, 6.55 p.m. j ._ For Kaikoura, per Jane Douglas, at I 6.J20 jy.m ; late fee letters, express train van, 6.55 p.m. ' WEDNESDAY, September 7 For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe and America and West Indies via San Francisco, Sandwich Islands, Ac., and also for Northern ports of New Zealand, per Takapuna as follows:— Ordinary letters books and newspapers, O.lk> I?-* 1*1 registered letters 5 p.m.; money orders 3 p.m.; express van 6.55 p.m. lh» mail will l>e due m London 19th October, ISJJ.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1892. THE SIR TITUS SALT COM PANY.

The going into liquidation of the com pany of Sir Titus Salt, Bart, Sons and Co., Limited, is a very serious matter to many. The mills and town of Saltaire formed one of the most in teresting of modern industrial experi ments, and all who know them and their history will feel profound regret at the disaster that lias overtaken them. Sir Titus Salt, their founder, was •tie of the two Bradford men who by inventing means of dealing with substances that until then were looked upon as almost waste products, made fortunes for themselv( I and gave em ployment and comfort to thousands of workmen and their families. Salt exploited the fleece—something be tween hair and wool—of the alpaca sheep, and the other of the two, Lifter, of Manningham, did similar service for waste silk. Salt was the son of one of the largest wool-dealers m "iorkshire, and after being for some years i.i busi ness with him, set up for himself as a spinner, m a very modest way, m Bradford. In 1853, when just iifty years of age, he removed to the picturesque spot on the banks of 1 the Aire, where he erected the magnia cent mills and began the building up of the model town which are to tins day a pride of Yorkshire and one oi the sights of England, and which the founder named Saltaire, after himself and the river beside which they were built. The mills and their appertain^ ing buildings when completed occupied an area of nearly twenty acres of land, and the main building was six storeys high. Twenty years after the laying of the foundation of the mills they were surrounded by a model village —since incorporated as a borough—containing 824 dwellings fitted with all the appliances of comfort. A church, hospital, public park, and a workmen's club and* institute (which alone cost £30,000) were added, and a few years later a technical school was established and endowed. Besides "making" Saltaire, Sir Titus Salt gave princely donations to charities m the district, and was one of the best of the many public benefactors which England has possessed. He was m Parliament for a short period, but politics -he was a Liberal — were not much to his liking. The embarrassments of the business were m the first instance brought about by its enormous magnitude. It is about a dozen ye irs since it became common gossip that things were not going on so well as formerly", and the limited company, with £750,000 capital, was then con stituted to conserve the interests of 'some members of the family whose inheritance was sunk m the mills, The shares continued to be m the same hands, and the balance sheets were not published, but the present crisis was not altogether unexpected. It is earnestly to be hoped that means will be devised to save Sir Titus Salt's great enterprise from ruin.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The football match to-morrow between the Ashburton and Dunsandel second fifteens is to begin at three o'clock at the Domain. The loss to the insurance companies by the fire at Kempthorne, Prosser and Company's, Chriatchurch, after allowing for salvage, is L 7500. Sydney Hiorns a prominent footballer, and member of the Canterbury College Club, died somewhat suddenly at Chriatchurch on Thursday. He had been ailing for two or three days, but his death was unexpected. Over-training is believed to have been partially the cause. Farmers and others interested m land are reminded of fc'ie sale of Messrs Million's Winchwore block, to-morrow afternoon at half-past two at the Orange Hall. It h surely better fot anyone wanting a farm to buy land close to a town than to bury himself m the back blocks of the North Island bush. At a meeting of the committee of t'.e Dunedin Chamber of Commerce it was reported that a guarantee to the extent of £1040 had been made from merchants and others to meet the anticipated loss to the colony by the reduction m the cable rates. It was resolved to approve of the resolution pf the Canterbury Chamber disapproving of the proposed amendment of the li,til\vay Act; transferring control to c, Minister, and % telegram to that effect is to be sent to the Premier and the leader of the, Oppositic ■ Five nominations were received on Thuis day by the returning officer, for the three vacancies at the Borough Council table, caused by the retirement by rotation of Crs Cuthbertson, Orr, and Anderson. The gentleman nominated are—Messrs William Anderson, R. M. Cuthbertson, J. C. Duncan, Rudolph Friedlander, and John Orr. One former candidate came up armed with his nomination paper, but gracefully withdrew when he learned that there were already five m the field. The feature sf the cattle sale at Adding, ton, ou Wednesday, was a line of twenty': eight fat polled Augus heifers frop? Long. beach, which sold at £7 5s to i! 8 12s 6d a head. The principal sales of fat sheep from this district were crossbred wethers and maiden ewes from the Acton estate at 15s 3d and merino wethers at 10s 8d to 12s lOd ; a line of crossbred wethers from Corwar at 17s lid to 18s 7d, and a line of prime crossbreds sold by Mr J. T. Ford for a client whose name did not transpire at 20s 9d to 2'4s 6d.

The annual International Railway .Confer- , enoe whioh is now sitting at St Petersburg, was originated m 1886 a* Brussels, and lias since obtained the adherence of thirty-two Governments and no less than 224 railway boards.' Even China and Japan are represented at the Conference. Meetings are hold annually at the different capitals, and all matters of railway interest, both internal and internatianal) are discussed much m the same way as postal and telegraph matters are debated at the meetings of the Universal i Postal Union. The Wellington Land Board this week had before it a case m which a selector, who holds 1977& acres, made application for 430 acrca more, and made a declaration before a Justice of the Peace that, including the land tor which he was applying, he did not own land m the colony exceeding 2iWO acres'. The applicant wrote stating that the decla ration was made under misapprehension, and that he had no intention to defraud. The district land officer asserted that the decla ration was fully explained to the applicant. The Board decided to call on him to appear at next meeting, and give a satisfactory explanation, or they would recommend the Minister of Lands to prosecute him. The Auckland police have inspected the scene of the shooting of Pluimner. They are satisfied that Plummer was shot accidentally. Owing to the height and impenetrable character of the gor«e m the vicinity he could not possibly be seen by Constable McKnight from where that offioer fired. They examined settlers who had visited the spot the next morning, and they stated that there were no traces of blood near the rna crocarpa tree from which Plummer dropped or traces of any blood at all, and that the story as to his being mortally wounded at the tree and retreating to the drain where he died was unfounded. The locality is so widely covered by irorse, eight feet high, that it may be weeks before Plummer's gun ia found, if at all. The annual meeting of the Wellington Meat Export Company was held on Wednes day. The report showed that after writing off 10 per cent of the value of the Waterloo Quay building and planfc, L 2712, and placing L 2645 to the reserve fund, there remained a sum of L 4085 to ; credit. The directors recommended an 8 per cent dividend, ab sorbing L 3122, leaving L 962 to be carried forward. The freezing capacity of the company is 2000 sheep per day. In common with most if not all the freezing companies m New Zealand, it has suffered loss by the falling off m the quantity of stock offering for freezing. The output for the year was 121,694 sheep or 40,689 leas than the previous year, 3560 lambs or 2650 less than than last year. In addition to the above the company stored 421,707 lbs of butter. A new departure has been taken m the arrangements m conneciion with the Ashtmrton Presbyterian Church anniver sary tea meeting, which takes place on Tuesday, and as usnal will be held m the Oddfellowß* Hall. Instead of the after meeting programme—mainly consisting of speeches from ministers and others, relieved by musical items —on this occasion it has been arranged that the Very Rev Dr Elmslie will deliver a popular lecture with the title "A True Hero m Humble Life." The lecture will be divided into two parts, and before the lecture, at the interval, and at the close, several special pieces of vocal music will be given by the church choir, Mho has been assiduously m training for some time under Mr Lane, as conductor, and Mr Owen, as organist). The well-known oratorial ability of the lecturer, and the fact of the lecture having been specially pre pared, gives a guarantee that the evening will prove very enjoyable, and that the alteration made m the after meeting pro gramme will prove a great success m every way. Given fine weather, of which there is now every prospect, and moonlight, a very large attendance should be a certainty.

POLITICAL.

The Government have m contemplation the carrying out of financial arrangements that cannot fail (hhe " New Zealand Tim S " says) to be of advantage to the colony. It is the intention to liberate the whole of the colony's guarantee de bentures m London, amounting m the aggregate to £476,000, so thafe this sum shall remain unpledged m the hands of the Agent-General to be ready as a reserve against any temporary contingency that may arise. In order to give effect to this proposal the Premier is introducing a measure called the Public Revenues Bill, which contains provisions authorising the issue of £450,000 worth of Treasury Bills for the purpose of redeeming the guaran tee debentures m London. In reviewing the Bill amending the Land and Income Tax of last year, the "Otago Daily Times " still does not like the principle of the new taxation and adheres to the opinion that the change ia not required. But m most other respects the measure is highly praised, *' ss be ng drawn with quite unusual care <"nd at« tention to detail," and the technique as bjing now complete. "At any rate," the article says, " the measure is now divested of almost all its most objectionable and unfair features, and the principle on which it is based can be judged fairly and on its merits."

MR GLADSTONE.

Axtstcliocl toy a Wild Heifer. fPKR PRB3S ASSOCIATION. (Received September 2, 10.15 a.m. London, September 1. A wild heifer entered Hawarden Park, and while * Mr Gladstone was walking beneath the trees, the beast charged the Premier, knocked him down and trampled on him. Fortu nately the animal's horns were turned and so prevented it from goring Mr Gladstone, who managed to escape and take refuge behind a tree. Ho was much shaken, but not seriously hurt. The heifer then made off, and after wards attacked another man. Finally it was shot.

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

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THE MANCHESTER CANAL.

London, August 30. The Chairman of the Manchester Canal Company states that the anta gonism shown to the project by the railway companies and the people of Liverpool has delayed the opening of the canal for fifteen months further. AUSTRALIAN COINAGE. Lon don , A u<i ust 31. The Colonial Office authorities con sider that if New South Wales agrees to coin silver, or withdraws its ob jection to Victoria doing so, the question of silver coinage m Aus tralia can be settled amicably enough. The Agents-General propose to inter view the Marquis of Ripon on the subject. THE PAMIR QUESTION. The "Standard's" St. Petersburg correspondent telegraphs that no c* -1 change of views has taken place be tween Russia and the British Minister of Foreign Affairs respecting Pamir. It is stated that Russia claims the territory occupied by General Yanoff s : expedition, on the ground that it \ formerly belonged to the rulers of Lahakana, and the latter is now under their protection. China maintains that the territory belongs toKashgaria, Another report is current that Russia has assured Lord Rosebery that she has no desire to trespass on British interests. POSTAGE RATES, The Post 0 JBce recommends the re duction of the Australian postage rate to 2d, and suggests Id for post cards. Mr Henniker Heaton is jubilant. He strongly urges the introduction of a penny postage for ocean-borne letters at once* FEDERATION. The M Daily Chronicle " thinks that the Speech at the opening of the New South Wales Parliament indicated that federation is still possible, although Sir George Dibbs has replaced Sir Henry Parkes.

DIAMOND ROBBERY.

Paris, August 30. Diamonds valued at £10,000 have been stolen from the safe m the Women's Exhibition at Paris. DUELLING. Paeih, August 31. The Marquis de Mores, who killed Captain Mayer m a duel has been tried and acquitted on a charge of homicide. London, August 31. Evidence was given at the trial of the Maiquis de Mores that threats had been made to hang the Rothschilds and massacrs the Jews m France.

THE AMERICAN STRIKERS.

"Washington, August 31. The Unionists shot four non- Unionists employed on a New Orleans railway. The leaders of Carnegie's strike haY« surrendered to the authorities.

AFGHANISTAN.

. CALCTTTTA, AUgUSfc 20. : ■■ The Ameer's troops defeated the Hmra-. at Kamsin with heavy loss. ,

ANOTHER SEALING DIFFI CULTY.

Ottawa, Augcst 3 . Russian gunboats seized American and Canadian sealers at Copper Island. The crews were treated with great crnelty.

RUSSIAN FINANCES.

St. Petersburg, August 30. The " Novoe Vremya" says that the Russian Treasury is exhausted, and that a new issue of paper money and an income tax are necessary to meet the emergency.

MOROCCO.

I Tahgiers, August 30. It is now reported that m the recent engagement the T.angierites had all the best of the fighting, killing 200 of the Sultan's infantry and capturing 60.

SICILIAN BRIGANDAGE.

Rome, August 30, , Troops are employed m thoroughly stamping out the brigandage which has so long been the curse of Sicily, PETER'S PENCE. i There is a further deficit m the re venue derived by the Pope from Peter's pence of 4,000,000 lire (about 1 £160,000);

AUSTRALIAN.

THE SCHEY CHARGES.

Sydney, September 1. Notice of motion has been given m the Assembly condemning Mr Schey's conduct m bringing unfounded charges against the Railway Commissioners, and suggesting he should be called on to resign. THE DIBBS MISSION. In answer to a question m the Assembly, Government stated that £1000 ha,d been placed to Sir G. R. Dibbs' cfedit for the purpose of defray ing the expenses of his visit to Eng and.

VICTORIAN LEGISLATION.

Melbourne, September 1. The Totalisator Bill and the Beer Duties Bill have passed through their final stages m the Assembly.

DUTY ON FLOUR.

Brisbane, September 1. The Assembly has passed the im position of a duty of £1 per ton. on flour,

DEPRESSION IN TASMANIAN.

Hobart, September!. Owing to the depression, trains on several railway lines have been reduced to one per day.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington, Augusb 31. Dr Robertson, who attempted suicide yesterday, lies m a critical condition. The average rainfall for the month is 52"04: inches on seventeen days.

THE MARKETS.

PER PHESS ASSOCIATION. London, August 31. The quantity of wheat and flour for the United Kingdom is 2,200,000 quarters ; for the Continent 892,000 quarters. London, September 1. The American vi<*iblo supply of wheat is 42,800,000 bushels. [On September* last year the visible supply was 25,056,000 quarters.]

Grain and Produce.

The following is the Chritohurcb, Corn Exchange report for the week ending September 3 :—Whrat.—lt is distressing to read the results of sales of cargoes, and oven at the lUnmsly low pi ices at which they are reported to be taken np we seem to t>el only part of the truth, _ as cables add "quality and condition guaranteed." This suggests a lower depth yet, and we fear with faulty lines going into the English nnrket New Zealand's name for good wheat may get a black spot on it. -Barley • inictive. Oats remain al oat the same m price ; the general opinion seems they will drop again ; the operations of the week have not been of any magnitude. Rye Grass —The late soaking rains have stopped sowing and checked Hales, but has made Pastures come on by " leaps and bounds." 'otatoes.— Lithle demand atthe wretched prices to be obtained, and evtnif the Aus tralian market does impove we cannot see how our heavy stock can be got away. Farmers' prices f.o.b. packages extra. Wheat, sound Milling, 3s 5.d to 3s 7d» Barley, malting, 4a j Oats, feed. Is 9d to Is iOd ; milling, 2s ; Peas, blue, 3s 2d ; Beans, 3,3 ; Rye grass, machined 3s to 3s 6d ; Butter, factory, Is, keg, 7d Ito 8d; Cheese, 3|d to 5d ; Potatoes, 10» at'stations.

Imperial Politics.

(per fbess association; London, August 31. The correspondence between the Pre mier and Mr Labouchere respecting the latter's exclusion from the Ministry is published. The tone ia courteous on both sides, There is little new except that Mr Gladstone declares that Mr Labouchere nerer asked for office. MrLaboucherecommentingin " Truth " on the dispute declares that it is due to the Queen alone that he was not officially asked to take office. Many newspapers and many of Mr Labou chere's colleagues and members of the Liberal clubs condemn his attitude. Lord Rosebery has resigned the presidency of the Imperial Federation League, owing to his acceptance of a Portfolio as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Hon. Edward Stanhope succeeds him. In his paper, " Truth," Mr Labou chere comments on the correspondence between Mr Gladstone and himself, respecting his exclusion from the Ministry. He contends, that the Queen has no right to interfere with Mr Gladstone m his choice of col leagues, and says that his ostracism is due to his action m regard to the Royal grants, and to Her Majesty's 1 disapproval of " Truth's " genial banter of her relatires. The article expresses great admiration for the Queen's usual constitutional fairness, the excellency of her private life, and her prefering quasi-privacy to royal pomp for a little lot of people of so called society. He declares that Her Majesty wrote to Lord Rosebery during the Marquis of Salisbury's Premiership, u?'ging him ;to accept a seat m the Cabinet as Foreign Secretary under Mr Gladstone. Mr E. W. Mather, member for Gorton, proposes to empower groups of Trade Unions to determine the limit Of the working day.

The Customs Revenue.

[PER PKEBS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, September 1. The Customs revenue collected m New Zealand for August was £161,844, as against £121,743 for the previous month, and £155,031 for the corresponding month of 1891. For the five months of the financial year the total is £661,099, or £4849 above the Treasurer's estimate for that period. The beer duty last month was £4301, against £3756 the previous month, and £3955 m August, 1891. For tha five months the total is £24,166, being £2692 under the Treasurer's esti mate. The Customs', revenue contributed by the leading centres lasc month was:— Auckland £41,220, Dunedin £36,087, Wellington £35,746, Lyttelton and Christ church, £25,126; beer duty, Auckland £1050, Dunedin £954, Christchurch £711, Wellington £508.

Parliamentary.

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Whllihgton, September 1. The Council met at 2.30 p.m. workmen's liens bill. The Workmen's Liens Bill was re ported from the Labour Bills Committee, who recommended that the Bill be allowed to proceed with amendments. WEST COAST SETTLEMENT BILL. The West Coast Settlement Reserves Bill was read a second time. EMBLOYBRS LIABILITY BILL. The Employers Liability Bill was com mitted and reported with immaterial amendments. TITLES BILL. The Tahoraiti Titles Amendment Bill passed its final stages. The Council rose »t 4.15 p.m.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The following is the continuation of last night's sitting :— the Estimates. Printing and stationery £24,245. — Agreed to. Miscellaneous Services, £15,416. — General Contingencies, £B#oo. Mr T. McKenzie moved that this item be reducer! by £1, as a protest against the way m which it was brought dowa. He contended that the sum was too Jarge to place under the heading of Contingencies. The motion was lost by 11 to 20, Mr Mackenzie moved that the vote be reduced by 10s. He did sotamarkhiß surprise at the action of the Government supporters, who were at one with him m the desire to obtain particulars of the vote, m following the Government whip into the lobby against their convictions. Mr Rolleston concurred m this pro posal, as a protest against the enormous amount of the vote. Several items should undoubtedly have appeared m the ordinary items. Owing to the way m which the vote was brought down it was impossible for the House to check the [ expenditure. Mr Seddon pointed out that a similar vote had been passed f©r years past, without being challenged. After considerable discussion the motion I was lost by U to 29, and the vote was agreed to,

Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Mr Tanner moved that the item be re duced £1 as an intimation to the Govern ment that no further expense be incurred m connection with the exhibition. Mr T. McKenzie supported the vote as it stood. Mr Carncross asked how it was proposed to expend the money. Mr iSeddon said the various Chambers of Commerce lud not taken up the ques tion of reoresentation at Chicago Exhi bition very warmly, In some quarters the Government ha.4 been urged to pur chase exhibits, but as this meant enor mous expense the Government could not adopt the proposal. Takng all the cir cumstances into consideration he had re luctantly come to the conclusion that the cf»J>ny xould not be represented at the Exhibition. He would accept Mr Tan ner a motion, which was agreed to on the voices. The total vote of £65,426 for the whole class was then agreed to, and progress reported. ■" The House met at 2.30 p.m. LOCAL BILLS. The whole afternoon was devoted to the consideration of local Bills, several of whinh were advanced past the Committee stage. , The Otago Harbour Board Empowering Bill, the Dempsey Trust Bill, the Ohine muri County Validation Bill, and the Petone Corporation Loan Empowering Bill, passed their final stages. I The House rose at 5.30 p.m. The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. land bill. Mr McKenzie moved that the land Bill be committed. He said that one im portant alteration made by the Waste Lands Committee was that the perpetual lease w»s changed into a lease m perpe tuity, and another was that power was given to lessees m perpetuity to borrow taoney after the lapse of twelve months. As to special settlers he had never made any promise that they would be able to obtain the freehold. He had always said that it would be necessary for the Government to keep a certain amount of control over those settlers, and the only way to do that would be by pre venting them from obtaining the Crown grant, so that they could not sell their land. IDr Newman said that the administra tion of the present Minister ef Lands had caused general discontent, and association after association had been thoroughly dis satisfied since he took office. Sir George Grey said that the effect of the land administration of the present Government was to create two ckuueft of men, great proprietors, and small pro prietors who were subjected to hard con ditions which were likely to pull down their character almost to meanness, and to put them m the position of laborers to those large proprietors whom th«y had •ndowed with great wealth. He pointed out that it was the present Government party that had parted with 2,500.000 acres of land for the Midland Railway, bestowed on it and a syndicate m London. The present Government claimed to-be the Liberal party m New Zealand, and yet they could deprive colonists of their land m that way. He strongly con demned the land policy of the Govern* ment, especially their proposal to. take away every right of freehold from the people. Mr Fish considered that the proposal of the lease m perpetuity proved that Mr McKenzie was a traitor to the principal which he had professed, for the life-time tenure confraiised m the Bill would not create perm ment settlement on the land, and he felt sure that it would mean disaster to the colony. Mr Hogg had always approved of the perpetual lease, and the unearned incre ment going to the people, yet he strongly approved of the leasa m perpatuity, and m doing so he did nor think that he was abandoning any principle which he had previously professed. Mr George Hutchison said that the Ministry by the introduction of this Bill had taken themselves out ot the ranks of the Liberal party, and ho should like to know why the Minister of Lands h»d made such a radical change m the land laws of the colony. The whole aim of the Bill was evidently to settle the land on k*se «n perpetuity, and the other two ! tenures would now practically be inopera ; live. He thought that the freehold was •good enough for the people of the colony, and they would not be content with any thing else. He felt satisfied that the lease m perpetuity would hot do for the North Island. Mr Richardson said that the Minister of Lands wished the House to believe that the Bill contained a complete reversal of the policy of the late Government, but it was m reality nothing of the sort. Mr Duthie spoke strongly against the | Bill, and expressed die opinion that it threw increased duties on people who desired to obtain land for settlement pur poses. Mr Valentine adversely criticised the Bill. Mr McGuire and Mr Rhodes also spoke. Mr Bruce thought that the Bill did not deserve the amount of criticism it had received, except m regard to the freehold system. In replying, Mr McKenzie referred to Sir George Grey's remarks, and pointed out that Sir George last year proposed to lease m perpetuity—(Mr Hutchison: At a fair rent.) No, but at a valuation. Sir George Grey had also spoken strongly against large estates, but there was no •no more instrumental m erecting those estates than Sir George Grey himself. He denied that tho present Government were responsible for tho Midland Railway contract. He himself had always voted against it. ■ The motion for the committal of the Bill was agreed to on the voices, progress being immediately reported. The House rose at 1.30 a.m.

CORRESPONDENCE.

I (We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opnnons «xpiessed by our correspondents.)

BROWN V. PURNELL.

TOTHBEDITOK. Sir,—With your kind permission I should like to say a few words about these redoubtable champions. To bt>ein with, Mr Brown teems to think that the farmers have no right to combine to pro tect themselves; m fact Mr Brown look§ on the audacity of farmers pretty much the same as the Poor Law Board looked on Oliver Twist, Perhaps Mr Brown is trying to make amends for his previous misdeeds m the way of taxation, but it is more probable that he wants a chance to ride into Parliament on the backs of the working men, and also Mr Brown clearly loves a little opposition. Mr Brown has gone tp alqt of trouble to prove to the farmers that the new taxe tion is going to be a cure tor every ill, but if Mr Brown, instead of being a free holder, had a mortgage of say £4500 on his land, and the unimproved value was £5500, he would think it rather hard that he should have to pay about £26 per annum Land tax on his £1000 capital (or 2J per cent), while the mortgagee, with four tines the capital, got off scot free. Alsoj as th» towns will pay very little taxes the farmers will have to make it up, and probably the Land tax will be nearer two pence m the £ than a penny. There is also another reason why the farmers should combin« to protect themselves, and that is, Mr Ballance and his colleagues have repeatedly said that they will nationalize the land if they can or else >tax the farmers out of their holdings. Some people might think thtf Mr

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Mr Justice has granted an order for the issue of a writ of certiqrari against the North Invercargill Licensing Committee, at the instance of the Rev John Taylor, to remove into the Court the proceedings m connection with the issue of a license to the Star Hotel, and to quash the license. It appeared that the former licensee, after putting m an application, withdrew it two clays days before the time of hearing. At the request of the landlord a certificate was issued to John Cameron, who had not made an application m writing. •'.Don b put off until to-morrow the pleasures of to-day, but ride a ' Calliope ' Bicycle at once." Illustrated price list, Savings Colombo street, Christchurch Ceacknjbll and Digestive Biscuits for Invalids are unsurpassed. Made by AUM.KB OCJf AW C*p. '



Wsmied. CASH Advertrsenjouu* unaer civs heading not exceeding SIXTEEIN WORDS 1/-. Addresses may be | Mtat this Office. ___ WANTKD— Few days Washing or Cleaning a week. Apply Mail Office. 9 I 5 WANTED, a good General Servant. Apply Mrs Quanjb, Alford Forest Road, from 6 to 8 p.m. 9 10 TJi^aßmTlTdlFo^^ J ; V ! Auckland grown j al*o, St Michael I and Navel.—Adams, Sauudors' Buildinsrs. 9H6 J OST—From D. Thomas' house, Cat- I J tor's Terrace, Timval', on Monday, a Black and Tan Collie Pup, six weeks old. A reward will be given at Mr Thomas' Office to any one returning the Pup. rj"10 LET—A comfortable three-roomed J_ Cottage. Apply, Prince Albert Temperance* Hotel, Wills Street. 9 7 WANTED Known.-r-For >-6ale, Horse, Whitechapol Cart and Harness, together or separate. A good turn out j horse very quiot.—Apply, Jambs Taskbr. 9§l _! WANTED Known—rhe Ashburton j Caledonian Sooiety's Fancy Dress Ball, at the Oddfellows' Hall, September 16. Tickets Gentlemen, sa; Ladies, 2s 6d. 9§3 SOME pretty lines m Fancy Baskets just opened; handbags m great variety m leather and plush.—H. M. Jonks. GO to H, M. Jones' to buy presents of all kinds; the largest and best stock of fancy goods m Ashburton. —H. M. Jones. PIANOS £26. Organs from £12 10s on two years' time payment system ; show rooms above shop.—H. M. Jones. _______ HATCH your Chickens early ; Brown and White Xjeghorns, Andalusians, and Black Spanish eggs. Guaranteed pure strains. H. G. Flowbr, East Street. ___________ SQALEK'S Prize Competition will O be Closed on September 21. All papers must be sent m by that. date. HAIR PINS-The Pyr Pointed Hw Pin, (the only invention of the century), cannot prick the head. —H. C. SKOEB3, Mcl ford House. _^ < WANTED Known—Dr Scott'a cele brated Electric Corsets can only b-i obtained m Ashburton at W. H. Collikr's, " The Corner." O^NTED"~KN(>WN, Grand display » * of new Millinery, Ulsters, and Jackets, at most reasonable prices at «• The CoßNey. ANTED Known—lf you want good value m first -class Drapery and Slothing for your money go to H. C- Sbgers, Melford House. Great reduc tions now on. WANTED Known—That Robert Bonn, lute manager for James Craigie, Painter, will still continue the Painting Business m all its branches. Any ordeis left at Messrs John Orr and Co.'s, or at his private residence, Moore street, will be promptly attended to. RS CONLAN and Miss Arnott, Costume Makers, having opened m Saundera' Buildings, are prepared to guarantee perfect fit, and latest Paris fashions. Dresaes made from 10s 6-1. 7§154 CVTANTED—Gentlemen before buyin. T ▼ their Suits and Clothing of aL descriptions to inspect our stock. £1000 worth must be sold regardless of cost.— H C. Segbrs, Melford House. ALL Wool Colonial Iweed Suits to measure; fib and workmanship guaranteed : from 50s cash. Robert Alcorn, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saundera' Building^ WE tender our sincere thanks to our many customers and friends for their continued support. Having - increased our staff, customers can now rely upon being attended to promptly. Cash given for first class dairy produce only/—Cash Stoke, Havelock street. EARLY Seed Potatoes, best varieties Vegetable and Flower Seeds, Rye*rass, Clovers, Maize, Oat Sheaf and Straw Chaff, Onions, Apples, Trees, Plants, etc. Save a large portion of your money by purchasing for cash from J. Thomas, Havelock Street. ____ WANTED Known— iVfy workshop is still m same place, East street, where all orders will be attended to punctually and at lowest rates. Hot and cold water services laid on, estimates given, workmen sent to any part of the country.—J. W. Hardley, Plumber and Gasfitter. WANTED Known.—J. Nicholas, Bootmaker, Burnett streec, oppo site the Mail Office, is prepared to make Boots and Shoes to order. All repairs done promptly at lowest rates. 7*167 ["YITANTED Known—Why complain VV about scarcity of water, while Hardley is still making Tanks from 100 to 2000 gallons, guaranteed, at salvage prices. A stock on hand to select from. fTTANTED Known—Pumps, Pumps W Pumps. I have on hand the largest stock m town of Pumps, Piping, Gas, Steam, and Water Fittings. Manu facturers of Galvanized Steel Gutters, Spouting, Ridging, and Down Pipe to any strength, Eize or pattern.—J. W. Hardley, East street. W" ANTED Known — Being over stocked, and haying new Spring Bonts and Shoes just arrived, J. Moison intends selling at little over cost prise,'" some below cost, for two months. Great Bargains. The e^opk is the choicest m A»hbutton. Hid superior own mako v kept on han£, unsurpassed m New Zealand. 1 staff of men kept. All woi'k and repairs under my own supervision, and clone on the shortest notice.— j. Moison, East Street, Town Hall shop. CHEAP SALE for this month of Books, Stationery, Music, Accordeons, Concertinas, Violins, Zither Harps, Photo Frames, Scrap and Photo Albums, Writing Desks, Work Buxes, Ladies' Pags, Pictures, Games (including Halma at is, Tiddley Wink?* etc.,) and a variety of other goods. Bargains at L. F. A»i)hEWE9 and Co.s ; Stationers Hall. WANTED -At once, Tenders for Gorse Cutting, not far from Tin wald Saleyards. For particulars apply DONALD McLEAN, 8*206 Lagmhor^ Keating\s Cough Lozenges cute Coughs, ABthma, Bronchitis. Medical testimony abates that uo other medicine is so effectual n the cure of those dangerous maladies. One lozenge alone gives case, one or two at bedtime ensures rest. For relieving difficulty of breathing they are invaluable. They contain no opium nor any violent drug. Sold by all Chemists m tins la £d and 3s 9d«*ach ' Lcttfirs addressed as under were received afc the Ashburton Post Office from places jjey.ond the colony during the month of /jfune and are still unclaimed;— Richard Allinson (2), R. Cock, Thomas Eve, f. F. Farley, Ja* Goyp, Xbgi Tracy,



HARDLEY BROS. MONSTER CLEARANCE i OF , SPENCER'S STOCK OF DRAPERY, ETC. COHIHEIVCEg OH Saturday, September 3. Every Article REGARDLESS OF COST. A THOROUGH Genuine Clean Out. Visit us at once AND SECVBE TRE BABGAWS. Andrew Orr HAS opened up a Beautiful Selection OF !U^ . «8 PRIZE MEDAL ggg -f i DRESS GOODS .^^^ <p % DIRECT FROM LONDON. U?^s *~ "^ w § The most .attractive of the season. SaKM r^l e» £ H They look well, drape well, and wear £*H .2 fa £ well. Every lady should see them, buy pQ t-a gjX them, an 1 wear them. SSSJ Q5 HjH Splendid assortment of the New -1 m gg {h . Watteau Jackets, so fashionable this £** M season, just opened. I HM geg g S=^^ P-4 S* sdS w Millinery, Flowers, Feathers, and ~SS[ §8.8 Ribbon- M»^3 X—' *@ p, t All the new shapes m Ladies' H?ts and S^^ K^ gK S . Bonnets. P^ l § .^H C!l £•» Magnificent assortment! of Ladies' CSS -3* L/ Iw^ "A Corsets, including the Invigorator. V & HH rvZ fc £ ° N, Quillbone, Featherbone, Corded Zon*>, P^g^ O? J5 H Lacropine, Oestus, &c, Kvery pair ■*^S CM fe 3 9 . guaranteed. ■^^S S3 C s'£ g THE LARGEST STOCK p^!!j fcr-i « 0F I I LADIES'& CENTS'BOOTS fl m Canterbury to select frotn. P—^—^ js Agent for the Celebrated Standard mpß&*tm. make. NEW GOODS open m all Departments. jzj _ ANDREW ORR. " F Glark HAntDB^BB «. tob A ™t, James McGregor, H"JBBT?iAJ!SBiS!!2j tobacconist, Bast Street, Ashburton, with a complete BtockotTobacconU^Gooda. HAIRDEESSER, HAIRDRESSINO DEPAKTMENT is under the superrkion of jeTO. Mr James Purchase a EAST STREET JSJ DAILY SteplieilS DELIVERY NEW SHOEING FOIiGE or BLACKSMITH'S SHOP gTEPHENS' gROS. FRANKibALY, GOODS Late ot Ashburton Forks, IXTISHES to inform his friends and »o YV the public of the Ashburton dis- STEPHENS __ mn fcricfc that he has OPENED m atove GROCERIES ALL PARTS Businesß m QTEPHBNS' ov HEW PREMISES, WAN'ANUI ROAD, O CROCKERY AQm . TTWrrnlO . Behind Post Office and Kilworth'a &hop ASHBUKION Goo(J roomey stan a for Harses. STEPHENS' ' IRONMONGERY or by He trusfca thafc witn gOO( j workmanship S _,„_„„„„, t> attw a v and strict attention to business to merit a TEPHENS' RAILWAY. sbare of pub !i c support Horse .hoeing FURNISHINGS. a ppeciftlity. O TEPHENS' The Rector and the Doctor.—Lord O GLASS WARE Bacon tells a rector m danger of losing his cure, saying, "Well, if I do, I shall STEPHENS' _„„ kill seventy men." When asked why, he CHINA IHk said that he would begin to practice physic. This is from the preface to STEPHENS' " Health : The New Method," as edited by MARKET ADDRESS W. Corrie Johnson 160, Tuam street, Christchurch. Dr Forest, a weil.known STEPHENS IS physician, teaches how much can be done HOUSE at home witlieat drugs. His books contains TV/T AT>Tn? rr other important principles besides the ______ MAl.»ixJiil Health Secret, sold m small pamphlets at four dollars to over 200,000 people, with a pledge of secrecy. The Rev T. Worris SWPIfWTCS' T-iROS TirvrTQ-Gi writes:-' I'The New Method' came to TEPIiKNS -DKU&. JUXJUb-frj hand, and compared with it, the Hall Treatment is nowhere. lam persuaded that a knowledge of what ihia book con .*,. , ntTTiiTPrmi tains would save many from untold misery SICPIICIIS BUKJSiiII an d burdensome expense." For less than two consultation fe<?a the book will giv advice for a lifetime. A circular may be Sqtt3Wt?t< obUined or a copy »een by sending a post fyltiEi&l. card> Copies of books afc Mail office.— Advt. The Best Tea IToTiest Teii IN THE ORLD IN OANTERBURiT lav th. nwm-y, au d ftf , / f*g*vlnn fr«e from any excess of asfcrmgency. ■■ Jr SI ?1» » *-^«y IVU> COUNTESS HINIAN HYSLOP, Ax\b CO., Tea Importers, AiK your or.ocßjtH ) J. jS Ca^hel street, Obfisicliurcb,