MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as under subject to the necessary alterations :— SATURDAY, December 2. For Northern Ports, per Rotorua, at O«»O p.m. WEDNESDAY, December 6. For Australian Colonies, per express to connect with s.s. Tarawera, at 1S ( 3O p.m.

Nora—lt has now been decided that notes of any kind, printed or otherwise, on account or invoice forms, beyond the simple account, cannot pass at commercial paper rates, and accounts with such remarks must bear letter rates of postage.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1893. THE NEW VOTER.

Throughout the election the lady elector has been the riddle that every body tried to read, but tried in vain. There are, doubtless, the usual number of " I told you so " sayers now, who knewallaboutitallalong.whoknew just exactly how she would vote, and who would get seats in Parliament in conse quence of her vote. But these knowing ones are prophets after the fact. While the question was still undecided they were as silent on the subject as the Sphinx, for the simple reason that they were as ignorant on the matter as their neighbors ; or, if they possessed means of knowing the lady's intentions which were not available to other people, thpy acted the part of the sailor's parrot who, although a poor hand at speaking was a demon to think. Just how she would vote no body very well knew, but now that she has voted it is not difficult to see to what extent her vote has affected the result. Judging from the force in which she mustered at the Temperance conventions previous to the granting of her franchise, and by her force and enthusiasm at the meetings held throughout the colony at which the Rev. L. M. Isitt delivered his impas sioned harangues, it was only natural to suppose that shd would largely sup port the affirmative of direct veto, but it did not necessarily follow that she would give her undivided support to that idea, and wholly disregard all other political questions. Nor has she done so. She was on her trial —for her sex's political future all over the world, and we must say that out of that trial she has emerged, if not satisfactorily to all patties, at least quite as well as the new voters did when virtual manhood suffrage became the law of the land. Yet the special results of her vote in the election are not very conspicuous, Bad she had no vote, it is doubtful if a wholly male electorate would have given a different verdict so far as the fate of the Opposition is concerned. Nor has she cast her lot with those who sought to attack the educational system of the colony • and whether it be to admit a Scripture text book to the State schools, or to subsidise private schools, the answer of the woman and the man has been the same—an emphatic No. Few indeed of the many candidates who sought election on the educational reform ticket, whether for change of syllabus to include Soriptural reading, or change of finance to include subsidies to other than State schools, have been able to thank the electors for return. The new electors at least have »ot banded themselves together to effect any change in this direction, and we see nothing to indicate that in the near future they will do so. But they have no doubt helped Sir Robert Stout in his temper ance crusade, and the House is stronger to-day in temperance reformers than it ever has been. This, however, is only an indication of their feeling on the subjept, as the House itself is powerless to wake any practical or effective

change on existing liquor legislation, i The first poll under the Alcoholic liquor Sale Control Act takes place in March. The effect of that poll is operative for three years, and legisla tion cannot be made retrospective. The next poll will be taken in the March following tha next general election — if this Parliament runs its full tri ennial period —so that the Act cannot really be affected ; but during the next three years the colony will have seen the Bill in actual opera tion, and will be able to judge of its merits and demerits. Its weak points will be made apparent trial they have done nothing very and its virtues displayed, and then will be the time for the legislative dissect ing knife to come into play, but any amendment before that time will be simply beating the air. The ladies may fairly claim that on their first dreadful. They have not shaken society to its centre, nor uprooted its founda tions, and with the sole exception of the temperance question it does not appear that the admission of the women to the franchise has very seriously affected the verdict of the colony.

A LOST ART.

The art of taking a defeat so that no chagrin or disappointment is to be noticed in the demeanour of the vanquished is almost lost. The train ing given to the boys in the public schools of the Old Country was eminently calculated to render men' adepts in this. The school boy of half a century ago scorned to show that; he felt a beating, whether administered by the master or a school fellow, and When he became a man he carried the lessons he had learnt at Eton or Harrow into his relations with his fellows. If he contested an election and got beaten he smiled serenely and merely said —"At some future time gentlemen I shall try again." Time was when even in New Zealand a defeated candidate took his licking like a man, in a general way, but we should hardly expect that the boys educated in the spoon-feeding acade mies of the present day—and accus tomed to run to the schoolmaster when thrashed by a fellow scholar, and to their parents when chastised by the dominie— would grow up to take the defeats they will have to endure in the nonchalant manner of the artist of a former generation. But this is by the way. We are led to make these remarks by the perusal of the various acknowledgments which defeated can didates throughout the colony have been inserting in the newspapers. One says he has been deceived by promises of support ; another considers matters were generally mismanaged; yet another believes that an unscrupulous opponent jumped his claim; and so on. And perusing such confessions of annoyance and disappointment one is inclined to think the grac of accept ing defeat with dignity and magnani mity is almost lost to the world. It ,is positively refreshing to read the acknowledgment which appears in our advertising columns to-day addressed to the electors of Rangitata by Mr E. Ot. Wright. Those who know what a large number of persons in the colony, as well as in that electorate, considered Mr Wright's election practically cer tain, can appreciate the graceful and dignified terms in which he accepts his rejection by the constituency. If yt c are unable to congratulate Mr Wright upon securing a seat in Parliament, we can certainly congratulate him upon the manner in which he accepts the decision of the elector*. Mr Wright's acknowledgment is certainly a model leave-taking.

HUSBANDS' LIABILITY.

A case was heard in the R.M. Court recently in which the question of the husband's liability for the payment of goods supplied to the order of the wife was raised. The law on the subject is put in short form by an English authority, and as English authorities are of weight in colonial Courts, in cases to which no New Zealand statute applies, the condensa tion may be read with interest and profit by a considerable number of people who have no knowledge of the subject, and in the absence of that know ledge find themselves fighting claims that are perfectly legal, or paying claims that are not so. A wife, though living with and maintained by her husband, has no authority in law to pledge his credit; she cannot make a contract binding on her husband un less he gives her authority as his agent to do so, and it is important to note that the mere relationship of husband and wife does not entitle the tradesman to assume that the wife has authority to pledge her husband's credit. This is the gist of the whole law. There are necessary modifications, of oourse ; but given the fact that the husband maintains the wife, she has no power to run him into debt. If, however, the husband refuses or neglects to supply his wife with necessaries—a somewhat vague term, it is true, but not impossible of interpretation—or what is equivalent, the means to obtain them, she may pledge his credit so far as is absolutely necessary for her own support. The reverse, of course, applies and brings us back to the original proposition, that if the necessaries or the means to obtain them are provided, the husband's authority is a sine qua non before he can be saddled with the | payment of debts. The law, therefore, directly limits a husband's liability in,

respect of purchases made by his wife, I Ibufc in this respect it may be, and indeed often is, superseded, to the ' increased discomfiture of the perplexed ' trader. A husband may forbid his wife to pledge his credit, even for necessaries, with tradesmen with whom she has not previously dealt; and if this injunction be disregarded, and credit obtained, no liability attaches to him, although the forbidding may never have been made public. But in the case where there have been previous dealings with a tradesmen on the credit of the husband, and he has paid without objection; the tradesman has a right to assume, until such time as he receives notice to the contrary, that the wife has an authority to pledge his credit, and he will be held liable accordingly. Broadly speaking, this is all that can be said on the question.

Ashbarton Domala «■ W««l»e«l»y

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr H. S. Fish's friends and supporters have decided to pay the whole of his elec tion expenses. Attention is drawn to Mr S. Salek's adver tisement of new jewellery goods he has just received, which he advertises as being speci ally suitable for Christmas presents. Messrs Friedlander Bros, will sell a number of reapers and binders of various makes at their section opposite the Royal hotel on December 9. Hans are now being drawn for the new laundry at Sunnyside Asylum, and the Public Works Department hopes to be able to invite tenders before Christmas. A Bill has been introduced in the Idaho Legislature providing that the Jewish method of slaughtering cattle be substituted for the one prevailing. Twenty members of the late Parliament were rejected at the general election on Tuesday, and eleven candidates failed to secure the number of votes required to save the forfeiture of the J6lO deposit. The proprietor of the Peel Forest sawir ills —Mr J. M. Booth—is offering (per the N.Z. Land Association—Mr John G. Reatell, auctioneer), a large assortment of timber from his mills at the Peel bush. The sale will take place at Mr Reatell's old siding in West street on Saturday, December 9. Twenty-one estates of deceased persons were placed in the hands of the Public Trustee last month for administration. The only Canterbury ones are Margaret Heath New Brighton), James Howe (Amberley), and H. G. Mussen (Christchurch). These three estates are of small value, Mussen's, £110, being the largest. A Chicago journal publishes a statement that should not be without great interest to the young ladies of every country. In that go ahead city it appears that a num ber of war like damsels have formed them selves into a volunteer regiment, and clad in neat but effective uniforms, and armed with rifles and bayonets, drill, practice shooting, and in fact, go through thoroughly every branch of the training necessary to turn out an efficient soldier. The action Black v Chi istchurch. Finance Company referred to in F; i 'ay's cables com menced in the Supreme Court, Christchurch. Black, a farmer at Akaroa, Bue*J the Company for damages alleged to have been sustained by him by reason of a fire, lib upon the 0,-■■>■' panv's property, spreading on hi 3 land and destroying his crop of gCASi seed. Ho ob tained a verdict of £1609. The. Company then carried the case to the Court of Appeal where the judgment of the Supreme Court was reversed. Black then appealed to the Privy Council. Itiscomputed that 97,000 people witnessed the race for the Melbourne Cup this year - about the same number as last year. One writersays:—Thecostumes wereas elaborate as ever, and the display of jewelleryas great. Many women were as much overdressed on the lawn as they are undepressed at the theatre. Some of the costumes were of the most wonderful description, quite enough to make a man Bit down and contem plate them with feeliDgs of awe. Many of the ladies would have come out well in print could they have been used as blocks for fashion plates," At the R.M. Court this morning—before Major Steward and Mr W, G. Rees, J.P 's —a first offender, charged with drunkenness, was convicted and dischirged, on payment of expenses Is.—John Kelly, charged with being drunk, resisting the police, and using obscene language, said he remembered nothing of the occurrence. He had, not been convicted for two years previously, and in consideration of this fact, the bench dealt leniently with prisoner, convicting and dis charging for the first two offences, and send ing him to Lyttelton gaol for fourteen days for using obscene language. In pronouncing a decree nisi at Sydney in the divorce case of Bailey v Bailey, which disclosed more thanusutl brutality on the part of the husband (t he respoudent), Mr Justice Windeyer exj.ratsed his opinion pretty freely about the conduct of the man, who had been in the habit of beating his wife and knocking her about in an inhuman manner. He used to batter her face with his fists until she was black, and one day he hammered her on the head with an ink bottle. The judge said it was wonderful how women, when they had been treated in the brutal way in which the respondent had treated the petitioner, would try to shield their husbands to the last. It was the nature ot women, and it was their glory. His experience in court had taught him that women would often, after the most in human conduct towards them by men, evince a tenderness of feeling that was really marvellous. It was angelic. Lobeugula, according to Mr E. A. Maund, who brought the Matabele envoys to England four years ago, is by no means so blaok as he is painted, that is, in character. This traveller differs from those who say that the King is "deadly cruel." He has to rule a turbulent people, who do not know the value of life. He v shrewd, possesses a wonderful memory, and haa sufficient intuitive know ledge to despise many of the superstitions of which, as Rain-maker, he is the chief expo nent. Speaking one day to Mr Maund of killing, he said :—" ¥ou see, you white men have prisons, and can lock a man up safely. I have not. What am I to do.? When a man would net listen to orders, I used to have his ears cut off as being useless; but whatever their punishment they frequently repeat their offence Now, I warn them— and then a knobkerried man never repeats his offence." Lobengula was very hospitable to white men. He is described as more adapted to a farmer's life-being very fopd of his cattle-than to ruling. As a young man he was a keen sportsman, but became too grossly fat to get on a horse* Though his head kraal has the name of Gnbulawayo, or the •' place of killing," the approach to his kraal is not ornamented with human heads. One of his laws is that mothers-in- ' law may not enter their sons-in-law's houses, and should they meet in the street they must avert their gaz«l '

Matter of general interest will be found on the fourth page of to-day's issue. Advertisements in our "wanted ' column notify that many new books have been added to the stock at the Railway Baok Stall. Councillor Worth, who was defeated in th Mayoral election at Wellington, has resigned his seat at the City Council. Mexican editors do not care about ex tended circulation. The fewer subscribers they have the fewer times they are shot at. An indignant orator afc a recent political meeting, in refuting anopponent thundered : " Mr chairman, I scorn the allegation, and I defy the alligator." We understaud that the Baptist Associa tion of the Canterbury district will hold their half yearly meeting in Ashburton on Wednesday the 13th inst. During the last month the estates o twenty-one deceased persons were placed in of the hands of the Public Trustee for administration. The largest was that of Robert P. Levien, of Nelson, £20,000, Government ia not like'y to accept the invitation of the Hon Mackenzie Bowell to send a delegate to the Reciprocity Confer ence in Canada next year. The matter will be settled in the Cabinet next week. Mr Seddon has had no communication from Lord Glasgow with regard to his re commsdaticn for knighthood, and is inclined to doubt the news, feeling hi* Excellency would be likely to consult him before taking such a step. A. couple were riding out in the country, when they passed a barnyard in which were two calves. The young Indies observed: "Oh, see those two little cowlets I" •• You are mistaken," observed the young man; "they are not cowlete, but bullets! " This afternoon while the fifteen year old son of Mr Cambridge was bird-nesting at his father's residence in Burnett Street he fell from a tree, a distance of about thirty feet. Dr Trevor attended him and it was found that though not broken his arm was badly bruised. The full extent of his injuries cannot be ascertained at present. At the annual supper of the Ellesmet* Caledonian Society oa Thursday evening, Mr John McLacblan, M.H.8., succeeded in getting the society' to admit lady members, and proposed Mrs McLachlan for member ship. It is not generally known that the lists of the Aahburton society have been open for years to ladies, and a well-known school mistress has been a member for ft lengthened period.

THE WEATHER.

TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL AT CHEBTSEY FOB NOVEMBER.

SUPREME COURT.

(per press association.) Wellington, December 1. At the Supreme Comt, Richard Coyle was found guilty, with a strong recom mendation to mercy, of stabbing a man slightly with a bayonet, under the impres | sion that he had been knocked down by him. Dennis Driscoll got three months for passing a silvered penny as a florin. December 2. Richard Coyle, for stabbing, was sen tenced to ten months, Prisoner was a . member of a local. Volunteer corps, and tho Chief Justice said he inflicted a sub stantial sentence in order to make people feel they could not have dtngeroui wea pons in thpir possession without a cense of responsibility.

COMMERCIAL.

[per press association.]

(.Received December 1, 11 a.m.) London, December 1, The Bank of England returns pub lished to-day show the total revenue in notes and bullion to be £16,982,000, the proportion of reserve to liabilities being 50.8. New South Wales 4 per cent inscribed s*-ock is quoted at 104 ; 3& per cenU, 92 ; South Australian 4 par cents ]02J;3J per cents 93f; Queensland 4 per cents 103£; 3\ per cents 92 ; New Zealand 4 ■ per cents'lo6 ;3J per cents 97 ; Tasmania .'H per cents. 92£; Western Australia 4 par cents, 105. There months bills are discounted at 2\ per cent. How Zealand longberried wheat, ex warehouse, 29i 3d, market firmer. South Australian wheat ex warehouse, 30s J Victorian, 29d 6d, market restricted. Mutton first, quality, 4|d; second quality, 3sd ; lamb, first quality, 4jd. Danish bu ter, 130. Colonial butter is expected to fill 'our shillings on Saturday, <ha weather being mild and the market dull; but it is hoped the market will be easier in about a week, and then harden up till Christmas. After th-.it the state of the market will be dependent on the weather. The butter committee are requesting to be supplied with private advices as to the quantity coming forward. At the wool sales cnmpetion is fair, and prices remain unphanged.

WETXiNGToy, December S. At the wool sales yesterday 330 bales were submitted, of which 150 bales were sold. The attendance of English buyers was greater than usual, and competition was decidedly keen for all better lots at about last year's levels, but medium and inferior qualities showed a consider* able improvement on the rates ruling last season,

THE ASHBDBTON GOABDIAN: SATUKDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1898.



&A%I & & % % 1 80 4#-' --16 60"~4w 2 62 4y 00L J7 56 44 o^*t 3 77 49 012 18 67 45 4 54 48 018 19 70 52 5 61 47 20 73 51 6 58 40 0-55 21 81 50 O'lO 7 70 46 22 55 48 163 8 78 47 23 61 47 0-14 9 63 42 0-50 24 60 46 012 10 61 40 25 57 45 002 11 66 46 26 59 43 12 68 45 27 60 50 13 frO 50 28 77 53 14 79 57 29 70 53 15 71 47 012 30 64 50 o'o3 Total ... 344



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New 'Goods for Christmas Presents WEDDING AND BIBTHDAY PR*SBKTS, AND TESTIMONIALS. 8. gjTEfiK, PRACTICAL WATOHMATO^^OT^TORIirO JEWELLER, A»D Has just received a MagaiEcent Lot of New Goods, comprwing- COLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY, HIGH-CLASS BILJBB AND , GOLD A*^p b NOVELTIES IN FANCY GOODS. Ivies' Gold Watches *^and Cake Dishes f^^^™° SCoehel * Si&.PßutUrKnive ß L^O^moß. ; Uold tsrooenes Dishes Ladies' Hand B»ga (with SC tBIUgS DolieJam Dishes E.P Mounts) Gem Kiim B dF k F Ancy Clocks m Cases -it shiTiock«%r d \ sSt w<^ -<»«****» LOW'PRIOES ' A^tenLn I?SS» bo thJ splendid stock oi LADIES' RINGS Tin nmivwwT all Priicea. Ladies' Gem Rings from a guinea upwatda. AND^BROOCHES, at all "JJJ"^ large Bt ? c k to choose from. There Gold B^S^ftS^SSStti diamond, pearla, rubies, sapphires, etc, etc. ve,y -*ZA and most novel de-igna. Plain Gold and set with diamonds and other precious atones. SPFCIAL ATTENTION is directed to the Magnißcent Stock of High-Class "^SSHSSt well t^a^fto the Jewellery EstabH.hment of S. BALBK, ww WATPHWAKFR JEWELLER, AND OCULIST-OPTICIAN g* WATCHMAKER, £W£ Specialieß Sight Testing a Specialty. Every^deacrip^n of Spectacles, Eye Preservers, Goggles, Gold. Silver, and Steel Folders, in Stock. THE WATCH CLOCK, AND JEWELLERY REPAIRING DEPARTMENT SOUND AND RELIABLE WORKMANSHIP. H. SA.LEK, "ilsT STREET.



Waniea CtolA In Clurk'a Wl»«low WAN'JED— Four Shearers at once Apply D. Thomas. _Jj___J; ONE or two rooms to let, furnished or unfurnished.-Apply Mail Office. 12 22 RIMITIVE Methodist Church To- Morrow. Preacher To-morrow Evening—Rev. J. Hindes. Newlands Anniversary morning and rfternooa. APTIiT~ObUROH-RevTA. Ageu, To-morrow. Morning subject " Happiness." Evening -" Uncovering the Tabernacle." Mechaaical picture All welcome. _JZ-Z BOOK Stall in Arcido, on SSaturdays Only. New and Second Hand Books to be sold very cheap.—John Marsdest . W" ANTED—Sheep to grass, at Id per head per week. Eat=y distance of Sakyarda.-W. H. Shillito, Tinwald.^ Tl / ANIED Known—At D. Macpher- W son's, Thflcred Street, new sea son's Christmas Fruit, Jam Sugars, and all domestic groceries, at unhtad of prices for cash, come and see. 12 iy R" AILWAY~BTok~~StaIiT =-'bouotry Libraries supplied at cost price. Parcels of cheap reading made up to order.—John Marjdbn. rIILEWELLYN OWEN wishes to postpone all lessons during the present week, in consequence of an illness. v 2L6 TIT ANTED—Offers for goodwill of one y ▼ acre of land, well stocked wi h Vegetables of all kinds. Fruit and R< sc Trees, etc, opposite Polfce Stat:on,— Apply Mrs Whittingion. : \\ 7 ANTED Known.—To prevent your VV jam from fer men tin g use Mauritius Sugar, in straw mat?. Have no other.— Stefhess Bros., MarketHouae, 11*232 \m USINGS in Maori Land by Bracken, ' JITJL tiajs and Lyics do., Birthday Books, Diaries.-H, M. Jones. Brown, Jo»«», »«J Smith wr« coming ANTED Known—Spectacles, eye protectors, Gogg'es, Folders, and everything in the optical line at S Salek's, Optician. i jk/ ANTED—Buyers of drapery and W clothing, to see the value we are offering.—Mitchell & Turner. MAS~and New~Ye*r Cards in great variety. Gelatine hand painted and plush packets ot cards from 3i.—H. M. Jones. So I* Hubimion, IBcCwnibur O WANTED, Everybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. fl. Zander, Sole Agent. 11 181 ON"! wash yourself. Titan Soap does the work. No rubbing. No machines. 182 Vvt~AN~TED Known—loo Ladies W Fashionable tunshadesat Andrew O_br^_ U 172 ■\ \ r ANTED Known -A manufacturer's W Stock of Shof Silk Hack and colored Sunshades and Umbrellas at half price.—Andrew Okk. _ WANTED Known—6o Pieces Fashion aMe Prints at 4^l ; 50 dos^n Towels from 4M ; White Counterpanes, 30 per cent under usual price.—Andrew Ortu iii! 4 WANTED Known—Forfars,4|d ; Tick ings, 4|d ; Brown Hollands, 4id.— Andrew o%vCi 5 which brings most light and i- hope to poorest homes U Titan Soap. iiii 3 \NTED Known—6o Pieces black and colored French Merinos and Cashmeres at Is 4jd to Is Hd.-ANDKW OllK. Xi l* /CHRISTMAS Cards for your friends in KJ the Old Country at L. F. Andkewes AND CO. ll *f J" F vot want fiist class fruifc go to Adams' for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, A^ AND CO. __•— BOOK^lT^od order and complete bous-ht or taken in exchange. «ew Stock arriving every week, drculating Library.—l. Maksden, Newsagent. |V EW^nn^aTVo^nies, VW*'*** lS Girls' Own Annuals, Little Fo ks. Chatterbox, ThUdren's Fn«nd Child. Companion, Bristish Workman and Workwoman, Band of Hope, S«nday ? Family Friend, Young > ngland, «a »t , lowest prices-L. F. Andrswes AJW> ' Co , Station?** Hall.



Wanted. »«« Clark* Window Xo.iHyht WANTED. -Everyone to know that we have too much Stock, and too little money.—Mitchell and Turner. WANTED, everyone to purchase al classes of Ironmongery from Hard ley. Preserving Pans just to hand. Cheapest house in town. r| HE Best Nickel Watch in the Market 1 for 15s. Usually sold by Jewellers at from 20s to 25a each. Specially made In England to our order—John Orr and Co. 9 192 WANTED— Mothers of families to know that we cannot be beaten for value in Drapery and Clothing.— Mitchell & Turner. ; WANTED, th<* Public to know that Haudley's Tanks ar« giving univer sal satisfaction. Testimonials if required. Fow is the time for Baths and Tanks, from 30j upwards. WANTED Known—" The Corner " is showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W. H. Collier. _______ WANTED Known -W. H. Collier's noted four-clasp Kid* Gloves, 2a 6d, have just arrived in all sizes. WANTED Known.—To make room for Spring Boots I will give ten per cent for cash. Repairs done at once cheaper than ever to stay bad times over atJ- Moison, Premier Bootmaker. 8 18 \\/ ANTED Known—Some wonderfu VV job lines n Drapery, etc., now oeingsold; also presents to all purchasers. H C. Segbks, Melford Bouse. SUITS to measure, during the sale, 49s 555, 60s, 70s, and 755. Fit and workmanship guaranteed.—R. slcorn, Saunders' Buildings. ANTED liiown-For Election Week, 100 Pairs Boots, 2s 6d per pair.—Andrew Obr. 11177 \kf 4NTED Known—That A. J. , vV Walkbr repairs Bicycle?, Sewing Machines, Lawn Mowers, Medical Coils, and all descriptions of light machinery. DON'T Forgec to send your Bicycles along to the Old Kindergarten to oe repaired, at moderate rates.. WANTED Known—For good value In first class Drapery, Millinery, Boots, Clothing, etc., go to Melford House. Beautiful presents now giving away to all purchasers. WANTED all and sundry td know that Habdley is still to the front with all classes of Tinware. Repairs promptly executed. Spouting and Ridging made and fixed at unheard of rates. SALE, SALE, of Books, Stationery, Fancy Goods, Music, etc., Fire Screens, Pictures, Glass Ornaments, Christmas Cards, Cricket and Lawn Tennis Material, Pbcto Albums and Frames, and hundreds of other articles are to be sold a*- a great sacrifice for Cash during this month only, at L. F. A.NDREWES & Co., Stationer's HaJl. ""A SAFE OPENING. No matter how strongly Liver and Kidney Trouble and Disease may entrench themselves in the system, Warner's Safe Cure opens the door to health. Warner's iSafe Cure cures Kidney Disease because il has a specific tonic and alterative effect directly upon the tissues, fibres, and ccllb ivhich go to make up the kidney substance, it acting as a constitutional kidney tonic. It removes congestion and inflammation, changes abnormal action into that of health. No matter whether the disease is acute or chronic, whether it is a well-advanced Bright's Disease or the common kidney malady, Warner's Safe Cure does as repre sented. Do not neglect the first warning symptom of Kidney Disease. Procure at once Warner's Safe Cure and Warner's Safe Pills, use according to the directions found upon the labels, and you will not fail to overcome the disease and secure immunity, not only from Kidney Disease, but from vnmvy maladies which are recognised at eecondary to it. It ia wise to prevent dieoaie, and thii Wftrner'i Safe Cur* dopi,



NEW ZEALAND Clothix& Factory. special display of new goods for this week. BOOTS | HATS NEW PATTERNS BOOTS in Men' B ßoy b '& HATS BOOTS Youths' Suits; HATS BOOTS HATS BOOTS Tennis Shirts I Cricket Shirts HATS BOOTS Cycling Shirts HATg BOOTS HATS BOOTS All Mbw Goops , ha BOOTS ~"— BOOTS White Shirts j Regatta Shirts HATS BOOTS Oxford Shirts _.__ JIAIS BOOTS The Largest Stock HATg BOOTS *n Ashburton. HATS BOOTS — „ . HATS BOOTS TIES. TIES. TIES HATS BOOTS cc our Special Dis play in Windows. HATS BOOTS I . ■ . HALUSNSTEIN BROS. ALEX HENDRY, Manager SPECIAL NOTICE. WANTED KNOWN. NEW ZEALAND BIBLE and BOOK SOCIETY h»s opened a depot in the shop lately occupied by Mr Harry Friedlander with a large and well assorted stock of New Books. Cards, etc , includ ing New Prize Books and all the New Annual Volumes, Boys Own, Girls Own, Chatterbox, Sunday, New Xmas Cards, etc.—N.B.—Will remain until December 7 only, J. K. MacDONALD, 11104 Agent. Pritiy^CHrlii, Domain, ]>«c«iuber «



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