MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as j under, subject to the necessary alterations:— j THURSDAY, July 6. For United Kingdom, etc., per Aorangi (specially addressed correspondence only). Due London August 16. WEDNESDAY", July 12. For United Kingdom, etc., via San Fran cisco. Due London August 16. The letter-box will be cleared for de patch of correspondence from Ashburton Post Office to the under-mentioned places as follows:— For a.m. p.m. p.m. Burnham and Dunsandel I (daily) 3.15 iChertsey and Rakaia - (daily) 6.30 3.15 6.20 Christchurch and North (daily) 6.30 3.15 6.20 and on Mondays, Wed nesdays, and Fridays... 10.30 Droirore (daily) 6.30 Eiffelton and Willowby, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays < 10.30 Elgin, Wakanui, River side, Seaview, Seafield, and Kyle, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur days ... 630 Flemington Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays 3.45 Geraldine (daily) 10.36 Greenstreet, Winchmore, and Forks, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays 6 30 Hackthorne and Lismore, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays 10.30 Methven (daily) 3-15 Mt. Somers, Springbum, Bushside, and Alford j Forest (daily) .4.0 ' ' Mayfield and Ruapuna, Mondays and Thursdays 4.0 Newlands, Tuesdays Thursdays, and Satur days 6.30 Timaru, Dunedin, and South (daily) 12.30 1 Temuka & Timaru daily) 10.30 12.30 \ and on Tuesdays, Thurs- j days and Saturdays ... 3.15 j , Tinwald, Window, Hinds, I * and Waimate (daily)... 10.30 and on Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Saturdays ... 3,15 N .!

Ashburton Guardian Megna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY. JULY 1, 1893. THE HALF-HOLIDAY.

The Shops and Assis'ants Bill is 1 one of peculifii interest, to the pewpie of Ashburton, xuh town and couniy. Tne Bill intro hu;ud this year is some what different in i<s details from last year's, and it; is in the difference that the interest will centre. The new Bill provides for Saturday being the half holiday, but provides that in towns the Borough Council has the power of fixing any other day. That day fixed, the half-holiday must be severely observed unde- penalties for non observance. Tfc ere is every probability that the Bill will become law in its present form, at least with this arrange ment about the half-holiday retained. If it does, it wiL cause some little stir in Ashburton. The farmers in the county have never taken kindly to a Saturday half-holiday for the town^ storekeepers, contending that farm life j is so arranged, that Saturday is imperatively ths day for cleaning up and going into tawn for shopping and other purposes of business. To fix a weekly half-holiday on Saturday would therefore cause a very considerable amount of disorganisation on the farms. It is from the farmers who do-business in Ashburton that the opposition is likely to come. But they, as a rule, are a long-suffering people ; and, as a Rakaia farmer points out in our columns, they are not a class much given to taking united action on any question, so that the probability is they will indulge for a week or two in the Englishman's right to grumble, and submit. We take this view of the question because we feel certain, if the Bill becomes law, the Borough Council will not take upon itself to exercise the discretion given to it by the measure, and fix another day. If it does so, it" will ofiend a very large majority of the ratepayers whose hearts are set upon the Saturday half holiday, and it -would thus only be a question of the next election when the supporters of the other week day would have to vacate their seats at the Council for ir en favorable to the popular day. Ono of the most potent arguments against Saturday when the question was last before the trades men was the hint that farmers who could not get what they wanted in Ashburton would make it a point of going to Christchurch. Under the new measure this threat will become blank cartridge, for it goes without saying that the large cities will go to a wan'for the Saturday half-holiday, and closing made compulsory by Act of Parliament all the trouble that arises about some keeping open while others close—which has ever been the element of discord and jealousy to disturb early closing and half-holiday arrangements — must necessarily be removed. Unanimity— was never possible about any particular day, and there was always .some tradesman or other who-—we need not bother about his motive or his reason objected to close vhen other people closed. The compulsory ohservance of one particular d*y over the colonr will get over this trouble, and it is easy to prophec} that but few breaches of this clay se of the Act will go unpunished. If they do, it will not be for want of keen eyed amateur detectives to supply information. Still, we are not altogether without hope that the farmers will not be wholly ignored in ths matter. If they have any really strong feeling about the townspeople closing their places of business on Saturday, it will be wisdom on their pait before the Act comes into effect to take steps to give voice to their feeling in the matter < and let their expression of opinion be in such form that there can be no mistake as to whether they as a body j "really have any anxiety about the question. An expression of opinion from the. majority oE the farmers of the county in favor of a day other than Saturday would, we are sure, not be wholly ignored hy the people of the town.

THE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.

The ceaseless struggle for existence in which the majority of mankind are engaged furnishes mu3h material for reflection. This anomalous product of advancing civilisation is the resultant of forces—some of which afford solid grounds for satisfaction, while others must produce the very opposite effect. The savage, ignorant oi: the advantages of civilisation, passes an existence which civilised man regards with pity or with loathing. ■ And yet his life is almost always free frorc. the worry and the want which are too often the lot of the civilised man o:: to-day. The savage knows nothing of the physical comforts or the intellectual pleasures that result from the higher conditions of civilisation. But ho seldom fails, j as countless thousands ia modern eivi- i tised communities fails, to find around him sufficient for the requirements of • his physical existence. Necessity has taught him to combine for the conamou good. This union has created tribal obligations which enable every member of a triba to command the good offices of every other member. Under such conditions actual want can ■only be feared from i:he failure of nature to produce sufficient food for the needs of the corimunity as a whole. In this respect therefore the Savage has clearly an advantage over

his civilised brother. It may be the only one he possesses, but it is certainly true that he has a better appreciation of the value of union than the latter has, with all his superior knowledge. The judicious divi.iou of labor is probably the highest fonu of co-operation and the most potent factor in civilizing man ;ki-d. But although this principle ; ha* so largely assisted in the intellectual development of the human race, its ! usefulness has been sadly marred by ! the selfishness that has grown up side by side with this development. It is | not therefore to be wondered at that the highest aim of the successful man | of business U individual gam, and that, I with few exceptions, each one seeks to ! enrich himself at the expense of the rest of the community.. It is now, and has been for ages, practicable for a few shrewd men to accumulate vast fortunes through the labour of others. It is in fact one of the fundamental principles of our social system that this individualism should be recognised and encouraged. Our political economists have boldly promulgated the doctrine of " the survival of the fittest/ and our pulpit divines have advocated the tacit acceptance of it in preaching resignation in whatever position it has pleased God to place us. We are not prepared to discuss the question how far—if at all—this principle could.be bonoflctally carried~""6ut"T~ But lc is potent to all that under present condi tions it does not work satisfactorily; that in short, it is responsible for much of the discontent that now exists. The most thickly populated country might support its inhabitants in comfort j under a proper system of production S and distribution. We recognise the necessity of distributors in some cases as the only means of bringing the 1 producer and consumer together. The distributor is to some extent a neces sary concomitant of the principle of the division of labour. But it is one of' the necessities of civilisation that large numbers of idle classes must be sup ! ported. These classes however have increased out of all proportion to the need for them,, and hence we find a vast army of traders and others inter cepting the product of labour as it passes from producer to consumer. It does not come within the scope of this article to endeavour to point out in what direction a healthier system could be found. But we venture to say that judicious combination lies at the base o£ any social change that will bring about an alterationf or the better. That something of this kind must sooner or later regulate the relations between producer and consumer must be clear to the understanding of every thought ful farmer.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

<> The Ashburton Bifles will play a football match with the Ashburton second fifteen^ next Wednesday. The.Rev. Mr McLaren, from Ofcago, will preach in* the Ashburton and Wakanui pulpits to-morrow, A general meeting of the Ashburton Foot ball Club will be held in the Arcade Chambers to-night. The vital statistics for the Ashburton district for June are—Births, 20; deaths, 10; marriages, 9. Mr D. Jones, of the Catholic School, notifies in another column the times, etc., on which the night school conducted by him | will be open. Sir George Grey is suffering from bronchial catarrh* He is at the Norton Club, Auck land, under the care of Dr H&wnes. Sir' George is anxious to get to Wellington, not withstanding the adyicg of his friends, in view of his precarious health. If he is better he will probably go next week. A paragraph from' South Australia states that a valuable addition has been made to the shorthorn breeds of New Zealand by Mr | John Deans purchasing " I-^rd Russell 9th " i from the Hon J. H. As£ns. The champion shorthorn bull is a beautiful animal, and in deciding to close the purchase at £262 Mr Deans, of RicartoQ; Christchurch, did a wise thing for it m doubtful if the animal can be beaten in Australia* The usually fortnightly meeting of the Primitive Methodist Band of Hope was held on Thursday evening. There was a large attendance, and the meeting went very well with Bro. J. Cocker in the chair. Recita tions were given by J. Fow, and A. Sando, and two Presbyterian friends, viz., J. Reid and W. Smith ; readings by R. E. Dowle and A. Sando; flute solo by R # E. Dowle, and cornet bolo by P. Addis,, whjcfc received an encore, as did also a solo by Miss (Jates. Altogether the meeting passed off very pleasantly, and was closed at eight p.m. Miss Tucker kindly presided at the organ. The Salvation Army advertises a great lime light exhibition in the Oddfellows' Hall on Sunday revening by a great meeting in which views of Calvary and the sufferings of Christ will be shown, a silver coin collection to be" taken at the door. On Monday and Tuesday also there will be splendid views given of the soeial^scheme in operation and lectures also by Staff Anderson, late of the General's Farm Colony in England, Ensign Wilson, who visited this place some time b:}.pk with the Lasses' Band, and is now appointed to thg charge of the Training : Garrison here, will be present at these meet ings. Great things are promised. The dangers in connection with the intro- i duction of foreign milk into England came up for discussion at a recent meeting of the Sussex Dairy Farmers' Club, when the fol lowing resolution was passed :—" That con sidering the readiness with which epidemic diseageg can be disseminated by milk, and the danger not only to our herds, but also to human beings, that is incurred |n permitting the unrestricted importation of milk from Holland, Hamburg, and other districts whe.re cholera, smallpox, and typhoid among human beings, or pleuro pneumonia, and foot-and-mnuth diseases among stock, may be rife, this meeting is of opinion that (J) all imported milk should be sold as foreign milk ;• (2) that milk importations from foreign countries where infectious cattle disease pre vail should not fee allowed during such pre valence ; and (3) that sanitary regulations in the dairy snould be urged upon the Govern ments in countries shipping "to England under threat of excluding the produce," The Onslow Biscuit. Tha latest and moat delicate biscuit manuf*ij;tu.red by > JmhQbvQok apd 00,

COMMERCIAL.

PBBSS ASSOCIATION. rm. ■ , L , . L °Nbqw, June 29. The totei quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom ie 3,724 000 -. quarters, and for the Continent 1664000 quarters. ' The estimated visible supply of Ameri can wheat afloat is 73,700,000 bushels. Competition at the wool .sales is good A large quantity of New Zealand sold at firm prices. Hakateramea brought Is 2d, Clarence Is 2§d, and Cronaght le 3£d, Shaw-Savill, Company's shares are at £9 ss. Goldshrough Mort and Co.'s petition will be heard on July 8, Mr R, H. Glyn, chairman of the Bank of New Zealand, intends to ask Lord' Brasauy k> jim the directorate of the , Colonising Company, which he is busy floating. City men do not approve of Mr Gor-1 ; don « attempt to place New South Wales bills m the market. At the Queensland dinner, Sir F. J. Garrick sdid that the colony was ready to - eet ihe interest on the debt, and would shorHy emerge triumphant from all ils difficulties. m , Ottawa, June 29. Ihe Premier of Columbia is-urgwr Mr M. Bowell, the Aciing-Premi-r of '•..anada, to negotiate for freetrade be tween Canada and Australia. Mr Bnwell is favourable to the idea. Bbisbane, June 29. Messra^ Wallace, Warren and Co. have failed wich liabilities amounting to £32,000. s

LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Messrs Miles and Company, Limited, re- i port as follows on the weekly stock sale heldat the Tinwald yards on Tuesday, June Tuesday's market, when an JtSjSl^LjjL considering the season, waa brought for ward, the totals being 4856 sheep and 12 head of cattle. The entries in the butchers' pens numbered about 270 sheep, which, with the exception of a couple of lines, were of inferior quality. A pen of really prime crossbreds realised 18s 3d, and a few merino wethers reached 9s 9d ; the only other sales in this department were 100 crossbred ewes at Us 2d and 12s 9d. Buyers for the freezing works were not operating, but only a few entries suitable for their requirements were exhibited, and these were secured by graziera. Turnip sheep did not meet with much enquiry, but several sales were made at 13s 3d, 13s 9d, and 14s 7d. Crossbred breeding sheep met with improved demand, and sales were readily made at satisfactory rates, from 14s Id to 15s 3d. Merino ewes, mostly old sorts, realised up to 6s Bd. We | sold fat lambs at 12s 6d, and stores were i mostly cleared at good figures, southern enquiry promoting a better trade in this class, prices ruling from 9s 6d to 11s 6d. The cattle entries were small, and beef | qualities scarcely represented, fat cows realising £5 10s, steers and heifers £5 2s 6d. We sold 18 crossbred lambs, 9s 6d ; 132 crossbred lambs, 12s 6d ; and we have dis- I posed of privately 42 pigs at £2 5s 6d. Skin Sale.—The fortnightly sale of skins was held at Ashburton on Friday last, when we were favored with a good entry, and for these we obtained satisfactory prices, which were considered quite equal to the rates ruling in Christchurch at present. Cross breds realised from 4s 5d to 33 3d for goed descriptions, and Is 4d to 3s for other qualities, whilst merinoa sold from Is 5d to 3s 4d. The next public sale in Ashburton will be held on July 7. Messrs Friedlander Bros, report upon the live stock market for the week ending June j 30, as follows :—At the linwald yards, for last Tuesday's sale, the entries were 4850 sheep and a lew head of cattle. The attend ance of buyers and others was fairly good, but the absence of buyers for the export trade was felt when offering sheep of freezing quality. However, we hope soon to see a revival in this direction, as the Belfast works are about to- again resume activity. The yarding comprised Eome good quality -forwsrcFsT^resVand.a line or two 7>f freezers i besides several lines of good crossbred lambs and crossbred ewes in lamb. For both the latter, classes of sheep there seemed to be a better demand, and sales were effected with less trouble than during the last few weeks. Store sheep in backward condition did not I meet with mnch demand, no doubt on account of scarcity of feed. The prices realised during the day were, in che fat pens, me dno wethers up to 93 9d> crossbred ewe 3, 11s 2d to 12s 9J j one pen of fat cross bred sheep, 183 3d. Store cwo-tooth cross bred sheep ranged from 12s to 13s Bd, according to quality &pd condition, and up to 14s 7d for fairly iarished sheep. Good crossbred ewes in ]»nab sold from 14s Id to 153 6d ; good crc«sbred lambs from 10s 9d to 12s 6d, inferior up to 93 9d j merino ewes in lamb, 6s *>d to 6s Od. Our entry for the day's sale was 1794 sheep, of which we sold —fat crossbred ewes, lls 2d to 12a 9d j crossbred lambs, 10s 9d; small crossbred two-tooths, 12s. A line ot freezers we turned back unsold, not reaching owners' value. Skin Sale.—On Friday last we held our usual fortnightly sale of skins, hides, and fat, at which the buyers operated fr ely, I and every lot was disposed of, realising, for good crossbred skins, from 3s 3d to 4s ; I inferior, Is 6d to 3s; merino skins, best J sorts, 2s 9d to 3s 6d . inferior, 6d to Is 9d. Hides and fat fetched market rates.

The Silver Question.

[PBB PRESS ASSOCIATION] London, June 29. All silver securities are greatly da* pressed. Silyer is quoted af; 2s 7id. The low price is owing to American sales, and a further fall is expected to-morrow. It is believed the price will stop at about 2i= 6d per oz. Government will favorably consider the claims of the Indian banks, re | specting the million and a half pounds worth of silver at present afloat. 1 New York ..Tune 29. There is increased disorder on the Exchange owing to the closing of the Indian mint. Senator Bland declares the action of the Indian Council is part of a conspiracy to bulldoze the Congress to adopt a single gold standard. He is qf opinion the attempt will not be successful. Hobari, June 30. There has been a heavy fall in silver stocks.

CABLE SUMMARY.

j Later reports state that only five soldiers have died from the effects of poiaon at Munich. An old woman "named Catherine Pearson has been murdered at Charters Towers. The ; motive is supposed to be to gain possession of her money. The "Daily Chronicle," considers' the programme unfolded in the Governors Speech, at the opening of the Victorian I arhament, is rough and energetic, but that it tails to recognise the need for a solutioa [ ot the labor problem. f

INTERPROVINCIAL.

mv ™ • Wellington, June 30. Iha Waitapu, which went ashore near f atea, is expected to be floated off this j evening. The Liberal Association has declined to confer with the Trades Council again on electoral matters, and the latter therefore declines to endorse or approve the action of the former. | The wijoumed meeting of the License | nig Committee confirmed the decision not ito srant a renewal of license to the Branch Hotel on the ground that it was not required. „, ■- Dunedin, June 30. me first batch of petitions from l'unedin in favor of the immeuiate en tranchisement of women was sent up to day, with over 8000 signatures. I Albert Farrant, a youth employed rabbiting at Wakatipu, died suddenly wbeu stepping into a boat half way up The total acreage of rural lands opened yesterday was 23,000 in 87 lots. Thirty, fave lots altogether were applied for. The total acreage taken up is 12,245. Mosb ot the applications were for Maniototo sections, being subdivisions of the pastoral runs formerly held by Ross and Gleridin "ig, and Watson and Shennan. The tS*f 6t, "»mber of applications for any. lot was 538 These were in the line ol Sl«?A g° ,Oentral R^w a y. In mosb cq^^^nure select wasj^e^.

CRICKET.

. '-».——-. AUSTRALIANS v. NORTH OF ENGLAND. m , London, June 29. lhe match between the Australians and the North of England began at Man- Chester to-day. The attendance was moderate, and the weather was hot and suitry. The Northerners won the toes, and went to bat on a good wicket. MacLaren and Ward made a fine stand at the start, but Turner's bowling proved effective later on, and the score, which promised to be large, was kept within moderate dimensions. MacLaren 66 Ward 93, Sugg 2, Chatterton 3, Flowers 6. Davidson 8, Briggs 24, Attewell 23, Storer 19, Hornby, not out, 11, Mold 9 ; extras 6; total, 271. Turner secured eight wickets for 95, and McLeod one for 30. The Australians so far have lost four good wickets for a small score—Lyons 10, Bmnerraan 12, Giffen 1, Trott, not out, 50, Bruce 0, Gregory 3 ; extras, 5 ; tofcal for four wickets, 86. The fielding of the Colonials was miserable. Trott's innings was the best he has yet played.

Direct Veto Convention.

Chbistohurch, June 30. A direct veto convention was held at Chrisfcchurch yesterday. Resolutions were carried recording deep regret for the death of Sir William Fox, and others similar to those carried at tba Convention held in Ashburton, with another added that a Bill be submitted to the House next session dealing with the liquor traffic. The meeting expressed its appre ciation of the activity displayed by Inspector Biobain and hia officers,,and the way they carried out the duties* in con nection witn license prosecutions. It was resolved to send fifteen delegates to the Wellington convention.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by onr correspondents.) . CQLDSTREAM~JEtOAD BOAKI*. I . TO THE EDITOE. I Sic,—l observe in your report of this tfoard s last meeting that a ratepayer wrote asking that his overdue rates might stand over till the spring, by which indefinite time he would have disposed of his sheep. Now, do you not think, sir, that in fairness to other ratepayers, as well as myself, the defaulter's name should have been 1 divulged, for the sad announcement has I fear considerably affected the credit of settlers within tb*j district, "I myself" having "to suijfcr tKa ignominy of being refused a glass of whiskey on " tick," but what is to be done for my unfortunate neighbour w>o is unable to obtain crodit for a loaf of bread. Perhaps ventilating the matter through your valuable paper might re store confidence in the stability of our part of the county. Thanking you in anticipation of publishing this. -1 am Bto'j A. Jackson, Ealing. '

CHERTSEY.

[from oub, own qorbeseo^psni.l On Thursday evening the Rev. Mr Holland, of Rakaia, gave a second lecture on "Life in the East Indies/ in the schoolroom, Chertsey. Despite the cold weather there was a good attendance, and with a blazing fire the room, was made quite comfortable. The lecturer,: wba had spent many years as a missionary in the East, described' tjie peculiarity of "the people of Borneo.' The superstitions' and customs of this strange people were treated of in an interesting manner, and on the motion of Mr James Stringfellow, senr., a hearty vote of thanks was accorded the lecturer. A day or so ago, as Master Bertie GilL a nephew of Mr W. Gill, Chertsey, wa'| attempting to climb on the shaft of a dray.' the horse moved on, and the lad, after vainly smuggling to retain his seat, fell under the horse's feet, and from there rolled under the wheel, which passed over his ami and head. His head was severely bruised, as well as the muscles of his arm, but beyond this he was not hurt. His escape seems almost miraculous' During the wpek the Chertsey Library has been: the sdene of an animated CQi& petition in the form of a handicap e'uciir'e tournament. The'idea originated with the Library Cymmittee, arid has be'4n quite a supoess. Twenty entries yfevQ received, and it was arranged'that each' one should play the otners three games. The best average at present is slightly ver twenty-three,

HoLLcnvAYs Ointment. — l'he greafe climatic variations whicih spldiers " and sailors experience render them liable t<Ta variety of diseases, the development of which' is favored by exposure and hardships ' —often, jt is tg hi feared, by their own carelessness ..well. Holioway's remedies afford % safe and easy means of care for those constitutional and local maladies which are so frequently engendered-by residentsin unhealthy climates and by in catluious living. Ihe ointment is a wonder-'.., iv& healing application, and cleanses the surface of foul sores and ulcers,, soothes the throbbing and pain in cases of inflammation, and checks the progresp of skin diseases. The pills purify thfc blood, cleanse 6b^ liver, and remove all Rosioua Jijattw |r.9Q| thp Byebsmj . '' >" ' :

THE ABHBTJRTON GtJAßttAfl, SATUBDit, JUtt 1, 1893.



IMPOBTAOT PUBLIC AKKOTJKCEMENT. . ■ i Monster Clearing Sale. STOCK TO BE SEDUCED BY £ IHHH BSFOEE JULY 15 HARDLEY BROS.; PERVIOUS TO STOCK-TAKING, WILL HOLD A GIGANTIC CLEARING SALE OF THEIR ENTIRE STOCK, CONSISTING OF Dfapeiy, Clothing, asttl Boots, SALE COMMENCING SATURDAY^ JUNE 24. §liow Kooimu $&ow Koom. \ . 60 Women's Long Cloth Jackets at 6a lid, usual price 15* 6d. * A Warehouseman's Stock of Ladies' Fancy Aprons to be cleared at 4£d, 6|d. and-la each, all of the latest style and fashion. 100 Women's Corsets, the celebrated maksCiio, at 2a lid, usual price 5s 9J. Flowers Birds and Wings to be cleared at Id each. Our Splendid Wearwell Kid Gloves Is lid, usual price 2a 6d, Hats Id each. CLOTHING. Special Purchase of Men's Tweed Suits all to be cleared at 17s lid. -;■ &. Strong Tweed Ttawnb UA^gJj- >« —>• 100 PaYs of Men's 'Merino Drawers at 2s lid and 3s 93. Woollen Socljs 10id. Mannel binalets.2s lid. Special HEOUCIION in Singlets, Shirts, Braces, etc kenV-Hw-Watert^htß.,otßafclU-W,nßualpnobl6 B 6J^ Men's dtrong Shooter Boots, nailed, 7a lid, worth 12 3 6d. Woman's Leatbtr Slippers 2s lid- Ladiea Dancing fchoes 2s 9J. FOTS AWPBE6S— ■ Hardley Bros. 9 ARCADE, BURNETT STREET.



Wanted \ \j -ESLEYA^Ohurch, Baring Square. VV Services to-morrow 11 a.m.", Mr J. E.- Buchanan; 6.30 p.m., Rev S Lawry. Free seats for visitors. 715 TiEAD THIS.—RoII Up, Country £•> People's Popular Concert and Dance, EifMton Schoolroom, July 5. Ten Comic Songs 7_14 OUNG Ladies' Journal for July, Captain Starbottle, Life of Jay Gould, Reciters, New Bouks by popular .-authors.—H. M.Jones. f^YCIM Extras, Chrktchurch price?, \J anything required procured promptly. Orders taken,everything up to date.—H. M. Jones. TTKTANTED—Pianofortes and Organs "'»»■" to Tune aod Repur. A ddress T. Wood. eaTe of Dresden Piano Co. 6 174 C; ""aBBAGE Plants, (F-nfield and Man chester Defiance), Onions. Oranges, Lemons, Bananas, f plendid Tea 2s Ib, Biscuits, Jam 3, Sraures, and refreshments always ready at Whitxington"s, Opposite Mail Office. ■ HAVE a first class Cycle all the latest improvements fitted, new Clincher tyre for 1893.—11. M. Jo:nes. "TT3E H. G. Flower's Sulphur Tablets, \_J Cough and Eucalyptus l-'ro^s, and top coughing. WANTED, Clocks to Repair, at Granger's, East street. 5*230 \*pHE Good Samaritan, for the imme- X diate relief of pain.—Light's Cash Store. ? 2J STOCKTAKING SALE at R. Alcorn's, Saunders' Buildings. Everything reduced, for Cadi only, for One Month. Note prices of Blankets in advertisement. Boots and Shoes all reduced. SUITS to measure, durins* the tale, 495, 555, 603, 70c, and 755. Fit and worknsanthip guaranteed.— R. I Sa\jndfrt>' Buildings. WANTED Known—First Class Watch Repairing at Gbainger's, East Street. 5*228 BEST Brooch Pin 3d, &t Gbmngeu'h, East street. ' 5*229 "YYTANTEDKnown—Colonial three ply -VV Fingering 3s.—Mitchell ak* Tubneb. BEST Machine Cotton—2ooyds l£d, 400 yds 3d.—Mitchell & Tuunee. P433WENTY pieces Floor Cloth 2yds Fit wide 2s, lyd wide Is.—Mitchell & \ imNER. . WANTED Known—Some wonderful job lilies in Drapery, etc., now  being sold; also presents to alt purchasers. £ E. 0. Seoees, Melford fiouse. X WANTED Known. — Seasonable Goods. Cashmere Gloves, 6d pair ; I Cash Mitts 6d pair ; Fur Collars, 2a lid ; iLadiea' Skirts, 2s lid j Roslyn Wool, 3s Bjper lb ; Wool Shawls at half price, at Orb's. /3C)RESENT&--Beautiful Presents now * J^ being given away to all purchasers Millinery, Boots, Clothing, H^— H. C Segehs, Melford Bouso. feITANTEp Kiiown—"The Corner"is showing a magnificent New Stock Wmk Drapery and Clothing. — W. H. mfs GREAT Clearing Sale of Fancy j^E*- Goods, to make room for New ||p||;k. Everything at cost price. - Mrs |ytH&MS, Saunders. Buildings. IferOMISOPATHIC Medicines, price Ipllil- ls« Solo agent for district, |||ip|rE's Cash Store. 2 34 j^&7 ANTED Known—W. H- Collier's p^VV noted four «lasp Kid Gloves, 2s have just.arrived in all sizes. aII^ANTED Known—For good value in SytV first class Drapery, Millinery, Broobs, Clothing, etc. v go to. Melfoed SjHsiFsE. Beautiful presents now giving Hp"%to all purchasers. KTHnG 1 Bang ! Bang ! Gu«s 1 Guns 1 fttf—*^Gunsl by the.best makers and BplfesSWith all the latest improvements Kwder, Shot, Caps, Cartridges, Wads, pnd Case« at J- W. Hardley's, East RStreat. Guns repaired. |/~^ O to ETaedley Bros, for Bargains \ KJC in Blankets, 49 pairs of large white, I [suitable for double beds only, 16s 6d worth 255. Extra large Grey, only 10s Ski wostfe 183 6d, Selling rapidly.— kLaedley Bros, Arcade. Hx-XTHEBB do you get your Ironmon msV ges7? At Hardley sof course, we get the best value in Sheet Kp&d; Nails, Locks, Hinges, Plough ■gains, Rope, Wire Knetting, Gorse i Upttives, Spades and Forks, Lamps, ragader and Fire Irons, and anything S^requlre,



1,,- EAT HERS Cleaned, Dyed, and I ' Curled. Ladies' and Gentlemen's Gloves Cleaned. — Misses Hitchcock, Stafford street, Timaru. QOMERSET Meat Ma"r£ the oldest O the largest, th 9 beat, and the cheap ast. Small Goods a specialty. Ful weights guaranteed. A trial solicited. -W. J, Siloock, 4t182 TTIINGERING WoolldT 200 yds Cotton JL> Reels l£d, 400 yds 31, Enormous stock of Ladies' and Children's Hose further reduced at S. W. Axcoun & Co.'a Sale. TENANTED Known—T. Hoult has "~ fresh Pork Sausages daily, hot Pies, also a good assortment of Jams, Pickles, Sauces, etc. — Speciaflhip~- V V ment of Linen Goods, direct from Belfast. Splendid value. See window st Andrew Orb's. lADIES' rackets, Mantles, Superior -J Dres3 Goods further reduced, ss cash must be had. Compulsory Sale at S. W. Alcorn's. . JUNE Ladies Journals, New Games, new supply of the Zifeher Harps and Autoharps, New Books, Stationery, and Fancy Goods. Sub scribers wanted for our Circulating Libiary, L. F. Andeewes and Co, " Stationers' Hall. VJ HO is your Plumber % Why, J. W. * Habdley, who is a Manufacturer of Spouting, Ridging, Steel Gutters, Baths, Sinks, Tanks, etc., and who has on hand the largest stock of Pumps and Pipe in town. FOR SALE, A NICE HOME, AND LAND FOR A COW. A WELL BUILT BRICK HOUSE of five rooms, and about TWO ACRES of LaND of first, class quality ; in a central position, only a few minutes walk to the Railway Station, near to good schools, frontage, on Main road. \ A safe and sound investment, as the purchase will let well and return a good interest on the price required if the buyes does not wish to live on the property. j F. FEBKIMAN. JSEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory, AND BOOT & SHOF, WAREHOUSE, ' WOOLLEN GOODS. men's All Wool BOOTS MEN'S SUITS 80s *m™n AilWo^l MEfl-S MEN'S TROUSERS 9% 6d IU b Q D- MEN'S TROUSERS , and VESTS 21s men's BOOTS All 'WOOI T ,~S£ MEN'S i * u D OYEROOATS 35s 6d boys' All Woo! BOOTS BOYS' GUARD 6§Sd SUITS 10s boys' I! W©*>l SCHOOL FITTED PANTS 5s 6d BOOTS .411 WOS>I e-Fr^ FLANNEL 5S t»G SHIRTS 3s 6d women's ALIj WOOL BOOTS KNITTED SOX Is HsClc! ALL WOOL COLONIAL RUGS women's 16s 6d LEATHER , <?t7pt>t?t»« AT L WOOL IP™S TROUSERS TO 3 S »€■■ MEASURE 17s 6d NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY ASI> WATERPROOF MANUFACTURERS. ALEX. HENDRY, Manage . Tlie IBesf Tea IN CANTERBURY for the money, and free from any excess of astringency. COUNTESS ?S." VSK Tt^B GROOBRB



Stock-Takiag Sale. Stock Must be Kedaced. I G. J. NEILL & CO, FRIBDLANDER.S:COTINER. A NICE DRESS FOR 3a 63, SILK PLUSH 4s 6d REDUCED TO Js 31, WHITE TWILL £HEEL\LNG DOUBLE WIDTH %1, [UNBLEACHED TWILL SHESIING (Double Width) 9Jd WHILE BLANKETS 7s lid, MENS' SUITS 16s 6d, BOYS' KNICKER SUITS 4s lid, MENS 1 OVERCOATS WITH CAPES 19s 6d, HENS' NAILED SHOOTERS 8a 6d, MENS* BLUCHERS ss, *m FOSIENS';STRONG SHOF.S 4s Jld. .; **- [at , fl. I NEILL d 00/8. FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER. TERMS CASH. THE ESTABLISHMENT PAR EXCELLENCE FOR FIRST-GLASS WATCH AND CLOCK REPAIRING. 8. Salek, Watchmaker, MANUFACTURING JEWELLER, AND OCULTST OPTIOIAN'3 AGENT. (For Lazarus' Spectacles.) mHE Watchmaking and Jewellery Repairing Department is now very Complete X m its arrangements. The upmost care is taken over all Jobs, and work is turned out only in a thoroughly reliable manner. The Charges are as low as can I conbiSiiently be mane for SOUND AID RELIABLE WORKMANSHIP. • As usual, the High Class Stock of Silver and E.P., Gold and Silver Jewellery, Watches, etc (which is being constantly added to with goods of the latest style and design), will be found well worthy of inspection, especially by those desirous o making a * WEDDING PRESENT, BIRTHDAY PRESENT, OR PRESENTATION. 8. S A~L E K. AND JEWELLER. "fesATH & OCX'S SALE. LAST TEN DAYS. - TELEGRAM JUST RECEIVED. , To Mr W. Robinson, (Beath and Co., Ashburton.) Sell out every line of Stock, don't trouble about profit. We want nothing returned to Christchurch as our annual balance on here directly, co must have stock reduced. G. L. Beath and Co. Great Bargains all tliis Week. G. L. JBeath & Co., TANCEED STREET, ASHBURTON. NOTE.—Me W. Robinson, so well known in the Mount Somers, Alford Forest and Methven districts, having travelled on his own acco'untj and on behalf of Messrs Beath and Co. for over ten years, desire us to say that he will be glad to see any of of his old friends when in Ashburton, where he is at present Managing Messrs Beath and Go's. Branch in Tancred street.



THE GENERAL ELECTION. REGISTER !~ REGISTER!! JjpORMS of CLAIM to VOTE can bs obtained ab the office of the Mait. and Guardian. M& JAMES BEGG'S PROPERTY, Tinwald. Not having sold this by auction, I am prepared to receive offers for it up to MOEDAX" NEXT, July 3. 4>o»> lO^^TO^lss SECTION d^J **J<**J iv/O 1050, J-acre, corner of Walker and Peter streets west. Capital * site for a cottage ; easy terras. X ACRES FOR SALE.—An Orchard *•' well stocked with fruife trees, great variety ; conveniently situated at the corner of Cambridge and Wellington streets, Hampstead. To be sold as a whole or in two or three allotments as may be desired, on exceptionally easy terms. T. BULLOCK. BURNETT STREET MRS fl H RWANT BEGS to notify that sho has taken that centrally situated RESTAURANI in BURNBTT STREET, lately carried on by Mrs Ranger, and. hopes to be favared with the same liberal support that was accorded to her predocesst, r. HOT MEALS AT THE USUAL HOURS SPECIAL TERMS to Weekly Boarders. CATERING undertaken for 1 etc., on the shortest notice, 3> 142



» ABf»ER «& Sons' .Eucalypti Extract. There are imitations of Eucalypti Extract in the market now, products of simple distillation forming crude resinous oils. In order that these crude oils may not be taken, Oar Pove "Volatile JEnca iyi»ifct SJxiract, whip!} is recognised by the medical division of the Prussian Government to be of perfectly pure origin, :as per information ferwarded to us through the Consul at Melbourne, Jd^jrcti 2,: 1878, we state:— " ' It is psoved by tests made by the Medicial Clinics of the Universities at Bonn and G-reifswald, Piijssia, and reported by Dr Schute, Processor of Pharmacology at Bonn, and Professor Dr Mosler, Director pf the Medical Clinic at Greifswall, that only products that are saturated with oxygen and freed of aoids, resinous and other substances, adherent to primary distillation, will develop the sanative qualities proper to the plant, SANDER & SON'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT according to these authorities, and according to Pro fessor Dr Lister, of England, and to Dm Bauer, McTntiro, "Wood, Hazard, etc., of America, is t'aa- only extract corresponding to scientific testg, and the only one which'possesses the proper therapeutic value 1. '"■ All other crude" oils'are to:be'classed among the turpentines, which have, when' used as medicine, no therapeutic efEep-J; and are abandoned as an internal medicament. Tijeje so cu}led Eupalypti Extracts, which may have received dist notion a); Exhibitions os coiamereial articles and are used for mechanical jpur pp§3s only ase discernible :— 1, By their deficieuoy in pungent odour (which our product, the only genuine Eucalypti E^tyac^ de velops most freely through its surplus of oxygen). 2. By their alcoholic thin and mobile appearance, being . reduced in specific density through the presence of acida, - gf ? By their taste, the result of the contracting ten fieucj' of yasips and tennates. If Ihese'crudg oil's, co callei «;upa}ypti extracts are applied by mistake ia oaaes of croup'Jbjebrifehltis, diph' thena, internal inflammations, dysentery,' wouhds,'etc'.. the p^nsequences are most appalling. For safety sake ask always for Sander and Sons* Kiicaiyptl Extract and gefc the old, well-tested and 'reliable preparations-Sandhurst, Victoriai" Australia,—