MAIL NOTICES.

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Ashburton Guardian MAGNA EST VERITAS ET PRÆVALEBIT. TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1893. THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS ACT.

Government liave introduced a Bill to amend the Municipal Corporations Act in several directions, and with one or two of its provisions but little fault will be found, but raises in another a question that is bound to be exhaustively as well as severely discussed before the Bill be comes* law. It proposes to touch that great and vexed question of votes to property, and to reduce the limit of the voting power in boroughs from a possible five votes to property, to three votes. vVe contend that there is a very marked difference between the position of a municipality and the position of a Siate While manhood suffrage may very well be exercised in returning members to Parliament to make the laws to govern our social and political life, and one-man - one-vote be the rule in these elections, it ii adifferent thing with municipal elect ions. The members oi a muncipal corporation are entrusted with the levying of ratet on the property within the borough boundaries, and with the expenditure of those rates on works and for purposes almost wholly im the interests of property. There is no indirect rating of the masses for municipal purposet —unless the paying of rent may be called indirect taxation— to give Tom, Dick, and Harry a right to representation and voting power, and only the owners of property, or those other than owners who pay the rates for pro perty are entitled to a say in the return of members of the Municipal Council. On the face of it the man who has to pay £100 in rates haa surely a larger stake in a town than the man who pays only ss. Surely a man owning a huge warehouse or place of business, figuring on the valuation roll for a sum that would in itself be a fortune for half a dozen of the owners of small cottages, has a substantial claim to larger representation ttoau the owner of the humble weather-board edifice in which the rouse-about; at the warehouse eats and sleeps, and for which edifice and the laud it stands upon a sum equivalent to the value of a leg of mutton is annually paid in rates to the munici pality, rhis principle in the local rating has always been the recognised one, and. has never had its justice questioned by at»y but men so feaifully and wonder fully advanced in their news as to deny any rights to property at all, and to recognise in the property owner's position no more claim to representation than ii> that of the loafer without a shirt to his back. We are quite with the poet Burnt in the grand sentiments of his song " A man's a man for a' that>" and can just as \ highly appreciate as any the sentiment j than an bonesfc man is the noblest work of God, and " An honest man, though e'er ao poor, Is king o' men for a' that." But even that sentiment has its limit, and honest poverty is no longer honest when it assumes to deprive the man who owns much property of his right to pro tect it again bt possible spoliation by an inesponsible body of man returned to a municipal Council with power to impose and levy rates almost at will by a con stituency with only a nominal stake in the town. It is this just principle of the rights of property in Municipal Govern ment that thin amending Bill attacks, when it seeks to reduce the present limit of five vctes to throe. Five votes are not too many surely to give to a man who has fifty times the amount of property that qualifies for one vote, and that number of five has been found to be a sufficient limit, and one largo owners were satisfied with. Nobody wishes the lar^e property owners to posseses :i voting power in pro portion to their possessions— that wouH be absurd, as they would swamp every election, and might as well be simply the nominators of the Councillors, —but the five votes limit has been found to be satisfactory in its working, and to reduce it vi wholly unnecessary and uncalled for. i' reduced to three why not to two, and if to two why not to the one-man-one vote level altogether ? One provision of the Bill allows a email expenditure to be made by a Council outeide the control of the Auditor-General, and this would re move not a little disagrees bleness that occasionally occurs. Another enables Borough Councils to start State farms, a power we are doubtful of the wisdom of giving fee any such body j but there can be no doubt whatever of giving the Councils power to regulate the sale of milk in shope, and dairies where milk is produced, in the interests of public health.

NEGLECTED OPPORTUNITIES.

Writing a few days since on the probable expansion of the pork trade we had in our mind another very im portant but neglected industry that bids fair to take rank as one of the most lucrative sources of revenue avail able to the occupiers of land in this colony, and at the same time to furnish employment to a large number of people. We refer to the cultivation of clover. A few years ago New Zea land imported largely both clover and, grass seed, and now, although the industry is practically in its infancy, we can not only grow enough to supply our own ever increasing wants, but the value of seed exported forms a very substantial item in our annual exports. Experts affirm that the colonial grown seed is not only better, but is much cleaner than the imported seed. On some of the heavy land in IjTorth Canterbury and along the margin of Lake Ellesmere as much as sixcwt per acre has been thrashed out. This at 7|d a lb means over £20 per acre, A crop of this kind can be threshed for less than one penny per lb, and it i; probable that 2cl ci lb- would fully cover all the expenses! connected with harvesting the seed, This would leave a clear profit of over ,£ls an acre. Of course that represents a large crop as

vvel! Asa heavy one. Buttaking as a very moderate y'eld—say a sack of 2401bs per acre, there would still, after all expenses were paid, he a profit of about £6. It may be urged that prices this season are exceptionally high. But even at Id a 1b less than the figures quoted above we can se_e there is a hand some \ rofit to the grower. The culti vation of clover offers the great advan tage to the farmer that he may either pasture his land to the middle of December or he can take a crop of hay or ensilage off the land. The latter is almost invaluable for winter feed for stock, as an article in our last issue clearly pointed out. In addition to this it has been found that stock of all kinds eat the clover with avidity after it has been threshed. We are not aware whether clover growing has been tried on the dry plains land to any extent. But even if it has and not been found profitable under the conditions, there is plenty of rich land in this county to grow large quantities of seed, and we certainly see no reason why our farmers should not share in , the benefits to be gamed by the expan sion of this promising industry. Farmers, as a rule, are not wanting in intelligence or enterprise, and if ciover cultivation is anything like as profi table as it is reported to be, we shall soon see the capabilities of most of the land in the Ashburton county fairly tested. Many of our readers are doubtless aware that the rapid develop ment of the clover seed trade has been accomplished within the past ten years; and a brief history of the circumstances which brought it about is worth relat ing. If we are not mistaken, Mr Gardiner of Irwell was the first to introduce as a speculation a clover sheller into Canterbury at a time when I there was no clover seed in the province to shell. Farmers did not care to let their clover ripen, believing itcould only pay them when converted into hay. Mr Gardiner bought a promising field of dover and let it ripen, and the result fully proved the soundness of his judgment. Since then several improvements have been made in clover shelling machines, by local farmers and others, and no* the occupiers of land in the Ellesmere district rely quite as much on their clover seed for income as they do on wheat or any other kind of farm pro duce. We believe that, with the exception of Mr John Grigg, of Long beach—who generally keeps in the van in the matter of scientific farming— very few farmers in the Ashburton county depend upon clover cultivation ai a source of revenue. But there does not appear to be any reason at all why this should be the case. Every body knows that there is land at Wakanui and Longbeach as rich and fertile as any in JSew Zealand, and there can be no reason to suppose that there is not plenty or land at Methven and in the Mount Somers district capable of yielding profitable returns forclover cultivation judiciously carried on. This aspect of the subject is rather an important one. Indeed, all farming, for that matter, should be intelligently conducted, and in connec tion with clover, experience has taught several useful lessons. For example, the Ellesmere growers have found that the fields should be shut up as near the middle of December as possible, and that irrigation —wherever it can be applied—invariably ensures a good crop, sm-dl fields, being more easily irrigated than large ones, yield better in proport on. It has also been observed that clover blooming before the end of January is too early for the fertilizing bee. It is a common com plaint in country districts that, work is only obtainable for a short time when the grain harvest U being gathered. But the clover seed industry provides employment at a time when farm hands would otherwise be com paratively idle, and this alone is a great consideration. We are sure our country readers will agree with us that the subject is well worth notice, and we strongly advice those of them who have not carefully regarded the ques tion of clover cultivation to turn their attention to it as soon as possible. There is no reason why they should not avail themselves of all the sources of profit that are within reach of farmers in other parts of this colony.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Entries for the coming poultry show will be received up to ten p.m. on Wednesday (to-morrow) for the convenience of country exhibitors. Attention is directsed to an advertisement stating that Mr Lowe, of Melbourne, pro posea to form classes for instruction in dancing on an improved system, On a date, to be announced, we understand Mr W. W. Collins will deliver a lecture in Ashburton, giving the other side of the direct veto question. The Ashburton Brass Band purpose giving a concert in aid of their new instruments fund on August 4—Arbor Day evening. Full particulars will shortly appear. A miS3ioQi°nary meeting, to be addressed by the Rev Q. Ji), Beecroft of Timaru and others is announced to b§ held in the Wesleyan Church this evening at half past seven. The Wellington "Post" states that the collapse of the New Zealand football team on Saturday is partially to be attributed to the severe knocking about the men received at Parramatta on the day they landed. It quotes a private letter showing that they were rpughly handled, and it believes they have neve? properly recovered from it. Herrold, in particular, has never been able to play since. The other day a flock of sheep was feeding in a deep cutting on the main Melbourne to Bendigo line, between Elphinstone and Chewtoo, into which they had strayed, when the ten minutes past five p.m. train ran into and killed ten of them. The follow ing evening a fox, that was feeding on the remains of the sheep, became confused, through an approaching train, and ran right in front of the engine, Reynard was cut to pieces. The following will represent the second fifteen of the Ashburton Football Club in their match against Ti"naru second fifteen at Timaru, on Thursday next;— Full-back, H. Stewart j three-quarters, A. Frichard, H. Curtis, E. Purchase; halves, F. Smith, 0. Johnston; forwards, J. Bums, C. Clark, C, Conter, W. Hefford, R. Todd, T. Clark, son, A, Williams, C. Henry, Ellison, and F, Cookson. Emergencies : Saunders, j Leggeft, F. Tucker. The team will leave I by the 10,55 a.m. train. The ab#ve team will also play all comers in the Domain to-morrow {Wednesday) afternoon, com -1 menoing at 2,90$

The Department of Agriculture, reek ing to make August 4, Arbor D&y, a colonial fungtior,) U issuing circulars inviting the people ail over the colony, especially local bo lies to plant trees. A drunkard, who was belore the Welling ton R.M. Court on Monday, begged the Magistrate, with tears in his eyes, to issue a prohibition order aga'nst him, which Mr Martin, the R.M., immediately did. This forenoon an apparently silly young man was taken charge of by the police. The youth was in possession of a revolv«r and quite an arsenal of cartridges, and at the railway station behavied in a peculiar man ner, saying he was about to start the busi ness of a bush ranger. Messrs Beath and Co. inform us that they are not to be considered as permanently settled in Ashburton, and that persons desirous of availing themselves of their bargains will require to do so before Tuea duy next, the date on which they return to Chriatchurcb. Shareholders in the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association, who may not be able to attend personally at the annual meet ing to be held on Saturday, the 15th instant, are reminded that proxy forms should be lodged at the Association office in Christ church at least two clear days prior to the •late of meeting. A fire occurred in a storehouse attached to the Cass Hotel, West Coast road, on Thursday. Mr Hewett, the licensee, lost £100, and Mr Hibbs, of Methven, store keeper, who had a quantity of goods thare, lost Al5O. Later in the day a young man named John Thorpe was arrested at the Bealey on a charge of setting tire to the place. A boy seven mon'hs old, in the suburbs of Carooar, New South Wales, was tied to a chair near a fierce fire, and during his mother's absence to get some water, from a distance of only seven yards, the child and chair fell into the fire. The child was literally roasted upon the return of the mother. The child survived only a few hours after the accident. The polling took place on Monday at Wellington on the proposal to raise a special loan of £900,000 to form a recreation ground at the Thorndon end of the town out of a gully in the Domain. There was fierce opposition, even from Thorndon resi dents, and considerable interest was taken in the matter. The proposal was rejected by an overwhelming majority—l3Bs to 279. There is some prospect of a number of Maoris from Waikato paying a visit to America beiore long, in order to be present at the Chicago Exhibition. Twenty-five Natives, of the Ngatiahora tribe, residing »t Whakawhaka, on the Waipa river, are anxious to visit Chicago, where they pro-' pose to give an exhibition of their skill in football, and will give illustrations of Maori customs and modes of life, haka dancing, etc. The Natives who wish to go are mostly young men, comprising members of a Maori football team. Their intention is to get to Chicago, if possibl •, and then go to England >o give an exhibition at the Imperial Insti tute in London.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

I ]?BB.rR&S ASSOCIATION.

(Received Ju y 11, 1115 a.m.) Paris, July 10. Some French n-wspapers suggest that concessions should be made in Siam to Eng land in order th*t France may be en > bled to wholly annex Madagascar. .The inquiry into the murder of one of the French esoort conducting the Mandarin acrop.9 the river in Siam, so far as it has proceeded, showß the official was killed by a Siamese Mandarin in a fair fight. In Peytral the Minister of Finance has withdrawn his resignation. The general position of the French from Tonqnin to Saigou, the capital of French Cochin China, is becoming critical owing to Chinese intrigues.

THE ARMENIAN PROFESSORS.

Constantinople, July 10. *The Sultan of Turkey has made a present to two of the Armenian Professors who were pardoned in connectipn with the recent troubles in Angara, in Armenia.

HOME ROLE.

London, July 30. The '• Pall Mall Gazette " is publishing a series of articles on Home Rule, written i by leading statesmen, who are opposed to the question. Lord Salisbury's contribution U just published, and deak with the vigoroM effect Home Rule would have on Great Britain's external policy. Mr O'Brien, in a violent letter to " The lime," accuses Mr Chamberlain of having made secret overtures to the Irish party in 1884 with ihe object of ousting Mr Glad stone*

BIG IRONCLADS.

Lord Brasaey is calling !»tten(jon to the dangers of big ironclads in the nayy, and urge* the construction of more torpedo rama of the type of the Polyphemus, one of the vessels in the Mediterranean tquadron.

VIOLENT STORM.

New York, July 10. A storm on Lake Michigan caused the destruction of a number of boats and damaged a portion of the Chicago Exhibition buildings. Three persona were drowned, and the storm was- of such a violent U iracter that it caused a panic among the v iiors to the Exhibition.

FOOTBALL

NEW ZEALAND TEAM v NEW SOUTH WALES.

Sydney, Ju'y 10 Referring to Saturday's match the " Herald" says the result was brought about not more by superiority of the home team than by the evident'stalenws of the New Zealand era. Soon alter play started it was seen the visitors were n>t the players of a week ago, and in fact they plainly showed they were playing too many matches during the four. The " Daily Telegraph " says that while the reason of defeat in stated to be staleneHß, it is inclined to the opinion I hat the vic tory was in a great measure due co the lessons taught to the home team on the previous Saturday, and to the discovery that <he visitors are not the champions most people expected.

The Seamen's Strike.

Sywdby, July 10. The crew of the Ognase refnsed duty, and were paid off. Their places were filled at once, and the vessel sails to night. An attempt was made to interfere with the crew of the Wairarapa before she left for Auckland for Thursday, and a special effort was made to indnce the Monowai's crew to come out, but the men absolutely refused. ▲deiaidi, July 10. The crew of the Adelaide S.S. Co.'g Innananrincka have been arrested for refusing duty.

SPORTING.

WELLINGTON STBBPLBCHA9B MEETING.

Wellington, July 10. Wellington Steeplechase —Victrix 1, Waterbury 2, Gondolier 3. All started. Time, 7tnia 52£ sec. Dividend, £8. Ladies' Bracelet.— St Anthony 1, The Podger 2, Mariner 3. Margarre also started, lime, 4min 15sec. Dividend, £1 12s. Selling Hurdle Race.—Lord John 1, Viola 2, Disturbance 3 Louehand was scratched. Time, 3min lOsec Dividend, £3 14s. High Weight Wklter.—The Idler 1, Thalia 2, Prince Cole 3. Won easily. All started but Aurora. Tfcne, 2min 28mo. Dividend, £3 10s.

COMMERCIAL.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

The following is the Corn Exchange re port (per Mr G. S. Hickman, secretary), for the week ending July 7, 1893 :—The chief business to note is the produoe market, and the rapid rise in the potato market in consequence of all ((rowers having their stocks in pit, and the weather being unfit to open out. The Sydney market also showed a strong demand a w.eek ago, but has now steadied. Buyers have considerable difficulty in executing orders on hand, and we shall expect to see a strong market for the next few weeks. Cereals have nothing special, except that we may mention an upward tendency in oats. Clover seed and grass seed are enquired for, and are likely to remain firm at current rates until after spring seeding. Dairy produce has a good local demand in the absence of shipments from the north. The following are the week's current* prices :—Wheat—Tuscan and Pearl, 2a lid ; Hunter's, 2s Dd. Oafcs, milling. 2a 3d ; short feed, 2s Id to 2s 2d ; inferior, long. Is 9d to 2s. Barley, malt ins, nominal, 4? ; feed, 2s 4d to 2a 6d. Beans, 3s to da 2d. Peas, blue, 3s 3d. Grass seed, machine, 3s 9d; farmers', 3s 1o 39 3d. Clover seed, prime, Bd. Pota toes, Derwenta, sacks included, 80s, f.c.b. Onions, 75a to 80s, f.o.b. Butter, 101 to lid ; cheese, 3U to 4sd.

Star of Ashburton Lodge, No. 161, U.A.O.D.

The half-yearly meeting and installa tion of officers was held last night at the Templar Hall, there being a large attendance of members. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows:— A,D., Bro E. Tasker ; V.A., Bro George Neill; secretary, Bro S. Salek (re-elected): treasurer, Bro B. Elston (re-elected); minute secretary, Bro W. Pearson (re elected) ; auditors, Bros George JNeill and C. Beach ; A.D. Bards, Bros H. A. Pickford and F. Johnston ; V.A. Bards, Bros C. Beach and J. Kennedy; !.(*., Bro T. Crooks; 0.G., Bro C. Brown. The secretary brought up the balance sheet fer the past half year, and congratu lated the Lodge upon its progress, both numerically and financially, the balance sheet showing that the Lodge h«d a credit balance of £647 to the sick fund, and £69 to the management fund, a total credit of £716, being an increase of £42 over the previous half year. Of that amount £571 was lent out on mortgage, blinking in a good interest. The report of the auditors (Bros Neill andTasker) was read. Ihey congratu lated the Lodge on the careful manner la which the trustees were investing the funds of the Lodge, and complimented the secretary, Bro Salek, on the efficient and correct manner the books were kept. The balsnce sheet and auditors' report were adopted, membars expressing their satisfaction at the way the Lodge was progressing. The Lodge olosed in due form, the receipts for the evening being £6919s 6d. After the close of the Lodge members proceeded to Bro 0. Beach's, where a capital repast had been prepared, between fifty and sixty members sitting down to partake of the goed things provided in an excellent manner by host Bro Beech, Several toasts wer« proposed »nd re sponded to, and some capital songs, readings, and recitations rendered, the evening passing off very pleasantly. In responding to the toast of the Past District Presidents, Bro R. Clark ex* pressed r»gret that the newly elected D.P., Bro G. A. Andersen, of the Timaro Lodge, was unable to be present, and he referred to the progress the Lodge had made since his (Bro Clark's) election m the first District President. Tn replying to the toast of the District Grand Lodge, Bro James Pauling (the Lodge's representative) gave some in: teresting facts conperning the supegss of the formation of a District (Jrand Lodge for Canterbury. Its saccess being now assured, he was happy to inform them that from Wellington had come enquiries for particulars about the Canterbury District Grand Lodge, as they were con sidering the advisableness cf establishing a similar institution there. There was no doubt other plices in the colony would follow, and tyen it was only a matter of time for there to bean ama|: gamation, and have one Grand Lodge for New Zealand, instead of being affiliated with Victoria. The newly elected A.D. (Bro E. Ta*lcer) replying to the toast of the Arch Druid, thanked the members for electing him to that office. He would always do his best for the interests of the Lodge In the future as he had done in the past. The company dispersed a little after midnight, excluding with "Auld Lang Syne." ■' • ' 3 "

tH*E ASBTtHTOtf GUARDIAN: TUESDAY, JULY 11. J893.



3MPOKTANT PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT Monster Clearing Sale. STOCK TO BE BEDUCED BY £ 1000 BEFORE JULY 15 HARDLEY BROS., PREVIOUS TO STOCK-TVKING, Drapery, Cloiliins, anil Boots, SALE COMMENCING SATURDAY, JUNE 24. Show Boom ° »l»ow Room. ,0 Worn.,,'. Lon ? •JJ'ffi'S^ —" *■ 6*d' CLOTHING. «■ i. « m^'- Tweed Suits »H to bo oleawd afc 17a lid. SpcoUl Purchase of "g^SefjS. Hate at Is each. Extr. Strong Tweed TrduseMtw,i OBBY .m, . M.,in O Drawers »t 2s lid and 3a 9a. Woollen Socks 10* d. 100 Pairs of Men's Merino rA wJ EDUOX iON in Singlets, Shirts, Braces, etc mißMßßHardley Bros., AKOADE, BUBSBXT STBEET.



Wanted^ ■ John Small, Tinwald. TJ^ i TFM)¥DE RFUL Satisfaction.— W The special nickel watch made] for S. Salek, sold at 22s 6d and 25s is the best.-Obtainable only from S. Salekg Jeweller. _____ i SECONDHAND Pwnette, m Nj O order, £25. Pianos from £26, to j 70 guineas.—H. M. Jones. ' RKSH'~Sui>piy R'Pe B»™nas» Sweet Oranges, App'es. Lemons, String Onions, Grand Tea, 2a per Ib, Cabbage Plants, (tfinfield and Manchester Defiance) at Mrs Whittington c, opposite Mail office. •^TTXsW^ATOTfoTTaIjB. Apply W office of ABhburton Publishing Company, Limited. W" ANTED Known—W. H- Collier's noted four clasp Kiel Gloves, 2a | 6d, have just arrived in a^sfces. _ WANTED Known-For good value in , first class Drapery, Millinery, \ Boots, Clothing, etc., go to Mkijtobd House. Beautiful presents now giving away to all purchasers, W~~ ANTED Known—ColoniaUhree ply Fingering 3a.—Mitchell aid TCENBR. ' W~~ ANTED Known—S.me wonderful job lines in Drapery, etc., now being sold; also presents to all purch»_ers. H. C. Ssbobrh, Melford Hoope. "luStFe D Knowu. — Seasonable Goods. Cashmere Gloves, 6d pnir ; Cash Mitts 6d pair ; Fur Collar.*, 2, lid; Ladies' Skirts, 2s lid ; iMyn Wool, 3* per lb ; Wool Shawls at half pnea, at Andrew Orb'h^ PrSsBNT^— Beautiful Pre_<mts»now being given away to all purchaseis of Drapery, Millinery, Boots, Clothing, etc—H. 0 Sjbgbbs, Melford Hoaso. WANTED Known—" The Corner " is showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clotting. — W. H. Coi L«B. BEST Machine Co» ton-200yds I^l, 400 yds 3d.—Mixchbu. & Turske. I HE Good bamarivan, tor theimme- I diate relief of pain.— Light's Cash B;6re. ?_! TWENTY pieces Floor Cloth 2yds wide 2s, lyd wide Is.—Mitcheix & TCBNBR. TTSE H' G."Fi.owbb's Sulphur Tablets, U Cough and Eucalyptus Drops, and Stop couching. I«""EATHERS Cleaned, Dyed, and P. Curled. Ladies' and Gentlemen's Giovfts Cleaned.—Misses Hitchcock, Stafford street, TimftsJ_____ __ SOMERSET Meat Mart. The oldest the largest, tha best, and the cheap •?t. Small »loods a specialty. Ful weights guarant«ed. A trial solicited. -W. J. SILOOOK. A+lß2 TTINGERING Wool 3d, 200 yds Cotton Jj Reelb l£d, 400 yds 3d, Enormous stock of Ladies' and Children's Hose further reduced at S. W. Aicorn & Co.'s Sale. TOCKTAKIKG SALE at R. Alcom's, Saunders' Buildings. Everything reduced, ior t~'ash only, for One Month. Note prices of Blankets in advertisement. Boots and Shoes all reduced. WANTED Known-T. Hoxjlt has fresh Pork Sausages daily, hot Pies, also a good assortment of Jams, Pickles, Sauces, etc. . l ANTKD Known —Special ahip- V V ment of Linen Goods, direct from Belfast, splendid value. See window at Andrew Orr's. JADIES' Jackets, Mantles, Superior ,_ Dresa Goods further reduced, ss cash must be had. Compulsory Sale at 8. VV. AicoßN's. , SUITS to measure, during the sale, 495, 555, 60a, 70s, and 755. Fit and workmanship guaranteed. —R. Alcorn, Saunders' Buildings. JUJSE Ladies Journals, New Games, new supply of the Zither Harps and Autoharps, New Books, Stationery, and Fancy Goods. Sub scribers wanted for our Circulating Library. L. F. Andrewes and Co, Stationers' Hall. TT"/ HO is your Plumber 1 Why, J. W. VV Habdlby, who is a Manufacturer of Spouting, Kidging, Steel Gutters, Baths, (Sinks, Tanks, etc., and who las on hand the largest stock of Pumps snd Pipe In town. "COLBMAUB AND SONS ifiUCALTfPTE Ex- TBACT is the only genuine in the market, and was a warded medals and diplomas a. Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, beating all competitors. For all affections of the Chest and Lun?s, Consumption. Asthma, Coughs, Colde, Gravel, and Kidney Com plaints, i* has no equal. Agent.— JUsatmTO* Piw Con? asy.



BANG 1 Bang 1 Bang 1 Guns 1 Guns I Guns! by the best makers and fitted with all the latest improvements. Powder, Shot, Caps, Cartridges, Wads, 1 »nd Cases at J. W. Habdley's, East 1 Street. Guns repaired. ! i \ O to Hardmy Bros, for Bargains ! 1 T in Blankets, 49 pairs of large white, ' suitable for double beds only, 16s 6d worth 255. Extra large Grey, only 10s 6d worth 18s 6d, JSelliug rapidly.— Habdley Bros, Arcade. A GEE AT Clearing Sale of Fancy Goods, to make room for New \ Stock. Everything at cost price. - Mrs •Adams, Saunders Buildings. WHERE do you get your Ironmon gery ? At Hakdikv sof course, where we get the best value in Sheet i Lead, Hails, Locks, Hinges, Ploueh Chains, Rope, Wire Knotting, Gorse Knives, Spades and Porks, Lamps, Fender ant' Fire Irons, and anything you require. Public Wotlce. THE MEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory Are prepared to take Measures for MEN*?, YOUTHS', & BOYS' CLOTHING at the following LOW PRICES. FIT AND STYLEJUARANTEED. MEN'S TROUSIR* 17s 6d, Mosgiel Tweed, MEN'S TROUSERS 20s, Kalapoi Tweed. MEN'S SAO SCTTS 59^ Pd. HUNDREDS OF PATTKRNS TO CHOOSE FROM. MEN'S SAC SUI7S 63*. The Lbest ot trimmings BOYS' AND YOUTHS' CLOTHING AT EQUALLY LOW PRICES. Waterproof Tweed Coats to measure from BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. A Single Pair at wholesale price. ! See our Special Display of BOOTS in Window for this week. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY ALEX. HENDRY, Manage . FOR SALE AT A LOW FIGURE. A ( \C\ ACRES odd, Sheep Farm, with *±\J\J Dwelling, Sheep Dip and other farm buildings. On account of the owner $?oing north, 7 38 T. BULLOCK. "toot lambs need it. SCOUR & LUNG WORM MIXTURE (By Royal Letters Patent.) ACTS PROMPTLY. SAFE CURE. I THE RENOWNED SHEEP MEDICINE Be wise io time. Time and Tide wait for no man. Those who are possessed of knowledge rise above those who are not. Blenheim, March 4, 1893. Dear Sir, -1 have pleasure in testifying to the useful properties of your " Scour Lung- Worm Mixture." 1 used it on some Rom ney lambs last season >vith the best results, and have no hesitation in recommending it stroagly. —Yours faithfully, Alfred J. Lichfikld, Chairman of Directors, Marl borough Farmers' Co-Operative Association, Limited. He is well paid that is well satisfied. F. FEREIMAN, Proprietor, TINWALD, —For Sale sections num bered 17 and 18 fronting the Main South Road and Railway, capital site for cottage. Apply to T. BULLOCK. f}QO iria_ TOTN SECTION gti'rW^ X\Jtt 1050, J-acre, corner of Walker and Peter streets wesb. Capital sitefor a cottage ; easy terms. SACRTCS FOR SALE.—An Orchard well stocked with fruit trees, great variety ; conveniently situated at the corner of Cambridge and Wellington streets, Harapstead. To be sold as a whole or In two or three allotments as may be desired, on exceptionally easy teimS* T, BULLOCK.



Stock-Taking Sale. ; Stock mast be itedoced. G. J. NLILL & CO. FRIKDLANDER S CORNER. A NICK DRESS FOR 3s 61, SILK PLUSH 4s 6d REDUCED TO Is 3J, WHITE TWILL SHB«TtNG DOUBLE WIDTH 9£d UNBLEACHED TWILL SHREI ING (Doubl* Width) 9Jd WHILE BLVNKETS 7s lid, MESS 1 SUITS 16s 6d, BOYS' KNICKER SUITS 4s lid, MENS 1 OVERCOATS WITH CAPES 19s 6d, MENS' NAILED SHOOTERS 8s 6d, MBNS' BLUOHERS 6s, WOMENS 1 STRONG SHOES 4s lid, - ■ AT - G. I NEILL d GO.'S. FRIBDLANDER'S CORNER. ' TRRMS CASH. THE ESTABLISHMENT PAR EXCELLENCE FOR FIRST-CLASS WATCH AND CLOCK REPAIRING. 8. Salek, Watchmaker, MANUFACTURING JEWELLER, AND OOULTST OPTIOIAN'3 AGENT. (For Lazarus' Spectacles.) THE Watchmaking and Jewellery Repairing Department is now very Complete in its arrangements. The u'mosfc care is taken over all Jobs, and work is turned out only in a thoroughly reliable manner. The Charges are as low as can RELIABLE WORKMANSHIP. As usual, the High Class Stock of Silver and E.P., Gold «»f Silw JajreU cry Watches, etc. (which is being constantly added to with goods of tha latest style and design), will be found well worthy of Infection, especially by those desirous o makiDgWEDDING PRESENT, BIRTHDAY PRESENT, OR PRESENTATION. s. s aI c k. VATOHMAKER AND JEWELLER. WANTED KNOWN —THAT— BEATH & CO.'S \ MONSTER CLBAUIN^ SALE \ ' OF DRAPERY CLOSES ON TUESDAY, 18th Inst. SWEEPING BBDUCTONS —FOR THE LAST WEEK. ."Ke rush, v they return to OhrUtctaroh next w M k. 177177p eked. -i^Ksa.' 1^ . Messrs and Misses Lowe, of Melbourne. Under Royal and Vice-Regal Patronage. R IiUMSDEN, ityrß J. E. LOWE, of the above family, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER, AND J** intends making a short visit to OCULIST^ OPTICIAiN. Ashburton if suffident encouragement offers. The visit will be a short one of - twelve lessons, as Mr Lowe has to return to Melbourne. Their method of teaching BEGS to inform the inhabitants of dancing is well-known, as they have been Ash bur ton and surrounding district visiting the principal schools and colleges that he has commenced business as above i n New Zealand for the last ten years. in TAKCRED STREET, four doors from I n addition to the ordinary Square ani Collier's Corner. Round dai ces, J. a. Lowe wUI teach Minuets, Scotch Reels, etc. Waltzmg SPECIAL.—H.L, being a thoroughly c i assea formed. Latest Society Waltz experienced (thirty years) workman, taught perfectly in three private lessons. Customers can confidently rely upon him p rev ious knowledge of waltzing not re executing all work efficiently, quickly. { qu i re d. Terms £1 ss, for the course of ani atVERY LOW CHARGES. twelve lessons. Reduction to families Arrangements made with schools. NOTE CAREFULLY.—No need to MRJ. E. LOWE will commence his send your Watches, etc. to Christphurch D anC uig Classes as under :— for Repairs. Any and all kinds of Watch Afternoon Class for Boys and Girls Work personally attended to by R.L. THURSDAY 13, at 4 o'clock in the The name of Lumsden is a guarantee of Q range Hall; Evening Class for gentleman reliable Workmanship. SATISFACTION ! only "THURSDAY, 7.30 Orange Hall. A CERTAINTY. The leesons will be two weekly, Mondays I and Thursdays. Evening class £I U. Sole importer of the famed J. E. LOWE, " PAUSODONQPTiG 740 O«cireS nHotel, rChristchurch. SPFPITACLES ~~* Peter Street, . J m uTV 1 ]A-<2t)U i-acre, with Cottage, Shed, Best Glasses in the world. To be had onl7{ m^ other buildings thereon, well situated, from I being near the Railway Station, and only R M4UM&OEW. three chains from East Street. T. BULLOCK. R.L. has just returned from London, .. . —-. j where he baa made a special study of -,-, Q , 9 j_ qj. Optics under one of the best oculists ar.d i>oi). —Jb Or bale 4 rOOdS O^ has with him a superior stock <)i parches together with ama!) building Spectacles to suit all defects of vision . ) price as above. rwtr Sights accurately tested by latest optical f rf Applj T. BULLOCK. instruments. J



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fa AITDJBIt # Son*' JSupalfpti !?*»*«*. There are imitations'^ Eucalypti Extract In the market now, products of simple distillatio ff forming crude resinous Toils. In order that fhme rg^e oils may not be taken, Onr Pure Volatile «■•■ iTDtt Kxtraet, which is recognised by the medical division of the Prussian Government to be of i-^ fantiv mirp origin, as per information forwarded to S f&r|e Consul at March 2, 1878, to te^is made i?y % Medicial Clinics of MZtire 1 wS Ha/ard, et?oi aW* to the only veCs most freely tteough its surplus o£ owgen). 3 SnSSSSfc '^ult of the contracting ten -6 t«inainla;Sn°;^« the^Snces are most appalling for s.feuv sake preparation.—Sandhurst, VKto^AurtralWi—



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