CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold oursaives responsible (or the opinions expiessed by our correspondents.)

THE WOMEN'S FRANCHISE.

TO THE EDI TOR,

Sib,—According to Parliamentary usage any legislative proposal which, if cmied into law, will eifect an important change in the constitution is first submitted to the constituencies, go that the deliberate opinion of the country nv*y be taken upon it and the Legislature guided in its action accordingly. Yet in defiance of this usage we fiud a Bill conferring ths franchise upon almost every adult female in the colony, not one of whom has hitherto been permitted to exercise a vote at Parliamentary elections, introduced into the House of Representatives and treated in the most cavalier manner, as though the proposed change were an ordinary amendment of the law upon which it was not at all necessary to coiv suit the constituencies. The women s franchise, if it ever conies into force, will amount to a political revolution, and be fore Parliament enters upon that revolu tion we ought surely to know what the country thinks about the matter. A certain number of so-called public meet ings have been held in favour of the granting of the women's franchise, but they have, to all intents and purposes, been temperance meetings. I do not wish to write disrespectfully of them upon that account, bub I do desire to point out that the voice of the constitu encies has pever been definitely heard upon this momentous and vital question. I protest that the present Parliament Ins no moral right* to pass a law conferring the franchise upon women. It is for the constituencies, and the constituencies alone, to decide whether this franchise shall be granted. The question should be remitted to them for decision, and the new Parliament will then be truly ex pressive of the mind of the electors upon this subject.—l am, etc., CHAS. W. PUENUM-. Ashburton, July 31.

Death of a Prospector.

THE LATE MR ANDREW SPILLARD.

On Sunday the body of the late Mr Andrew Spillard, who had been missed from Waikari since Saturday, July 15, was found by one of hia sons and Con stable Johnaton in the Hurunui river bed. The deceased appeared to have fallen from a precipitous bat>k. The deceased had spenf some years of his life is a ferryman at K^iapoi on the site of the present traffic bridge. By trade he was a carpenter and cabinetmaker, and for some years carried on business in Ashburton, but had spent much time in search for gold, minerals, and precious stones on the eastern ranges of Canter bury. In 1883 he was much interested in the search for diamonds at Alf^rd Foreßt, and wrote to the Ashburton Mail raising the theory that the so-called diamonds were " fossilised gum," which stood the ec<d tests, bub would not resist heat and the blow pipe. He pronounced the stones of no value as diamonds, when nearlyevery one else wasragingafter them. In September 1884, Mr Spillard made an excursion in the Black Hills, near to the Hurunui (which part of the country he ha 3 been recently revisiting), and brought back specimens of sand for j-lasr making, which were tried and found ii every way suitable for manufacture of first-class glass, but the cost of getting the sand told against the enterprise. He, on that trip, pointed out that he had met in the Black Hills with various minerals, also stone suitable for hydraulic lime malting. In a letter to a Clmstchurch journalist, Mr SpiJJard said, " t am looking forward with pleasure, to add my mite some day to the industries of my adopted country, and never was there a time when ifc was more needed, as I feel confident that we are bound to descend in the financial scale for a very long time to come as we possess so very little raw material to keep our population at some thing like profitable employment through out the year. The little I have done has been at my own expenso, and my eircum ctances only allow me to make shore trips of investigation." He first took an in terest in prospecting and mineralogy throu»h assisting Dr Grundy, of Christ church, some thirty years ago. It is in deed a matter for regret that a man in Mr Spillard's posit" on should come by his desth from either exposure or through accident in his, laudable and patriotic efforts to open the mining industry, which tie was apparently following up at the time of his deach.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Xhe Ballavco Memorial. WELLINGTON, AugUSfc 2. in consequence of statements charging the Ballance Memorial Committee with extravagance, the secretary submitted his b»oks for inspection, showing the total expenditure to date, exclusive of the cost of public meeting, to be £26 11s. The Committee considered the amount very patisfactory, as it would have been no more had two thousand been collected in stead of £248. Over torts of Pence. At a meeting of the Liberal and Labor Election Convention a letter was read from Mr McLean, M.H.R., suggesting $h»t steps be taken to repair the breach between certain sections of the liberal party in Wellington. The Convention resolved not to take any action as they had no dispu'e with the Trades and Labor Council. Stnd Sheep. Mr Coleman Phillips will move a*; the } - Agricultural Association meeting to send I trial shipments of stud sheep to South v America and England COiutoaro*. t The Premier has received a letter from p»nevirke,—signed by the Mayor and I fifty^two residents, and stating that two * py three hundred mqre could have been secured—qpctn th,e Umutoarqa block. They say tpe land was bought from the Natives by Mr W. 0. Smith, with the full knowledge, and approval pf most of the residents in the district that the purchase was an excellent thing for Danev|rke in many ways, anji they only wisfc more Jfative land there could' have been secured and turned to similar use } that the details of the whole transaction were quite open and thoioughly well known in the district, and the residents are sur prised at, and cannot understand, the noise now made about the purchase. Thpy add that Mr Cadman spent a lot of money on a steel tramway and caused a large .■ number of men to be employed, to the great benefit of the district;

The Union Steamship Company.

PjtafßniH, August 1. Ihe Union Steamship Oompahy, in a circular to the crews of vessels, intimating a reduction of £1 pel month to come into effecfc on September 1, state that since 1890 the business has not shown patisfac tory results, the dividends having de clined. Last year it became necessary to jfcrench pi} the insuranpo funtj. The cir cpaistaiioßß of the colony are not so un- MVorable' aa to necessitate a 'sweeping re duction as in Australia. Thr wages will be—seamen and trimmers, £6 per month ; firemen and greasers, £8. Overtime will be reduced to U per hour. The direc tors hope that the men will recognise the fsroposajs as rendered imperative. 1 bhoma rade improve it ie not molded t£ naakg ttytl^r reductions, ■

LATES CABLE NEWS. HOME AND FOREIGN.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

THE FINANCIAL CRISIS IN AMERICA.

(Received August 2, 10.40 a.m.) Washington, August 1. , The run on the New York savings bank is subsiding. Three hundred thousand in gold is expected at New York from London on Wednesday.

COWES REGATTA.

London, August 1. The Prince of Wales' yacht Britau nia, with the owner and the Emperor of Germany on board, won the forty ton race at Cowes regatta, Valkyrie second, and the American boat Nava hoe third. The Emperor assisted in setting sails and took a spell at the helm with the rest.

THE MINERS' STRIKE.

The Belgian miners offer to co operate with the strikers with a view to bringing on an international strike. The coke burners have joined the strike. A section of the Yorkshire mineowners offer to withdraw the notices reducing wages, and give a pledge noc to attempt any reduction for a year.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

After an apology from the Premier for Mr Balfour, the Speaker buried the rectnt incident in a few well chosen words. The newspapers are unanimous iv expressing a feeling of relief that the matter has been amicably adjusted.

(Received August 2, 11.30 a.m.)

THE CONDEMNED ARMENIANS.

Constantinople, August 1. The Turkish Court of App«»l has maintained the sentences pasied on five Armenians, but the sentences of the others were reduced.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Received August 2, 11.45 a.m.) FEDERATION. Sydney, August 2. The "Sydney Morning Herald" thinks that the Federalists will admit that New Zealand by standing aside, instead of retarding will materially facilitate federation. An Australian union would be a great achievement in itself, and adequate to all practical ends so far as these colonies are con cerned. The co-operation of New Zea land may affect that colony, but does not very much concern these. There may come a time when it will be to the interest of all to make the union as widely extensive as possible, but at present it was wisdom to leave out everything extraveous to Australian , union.

The FRENCH IN SIAM.

London, July 31. Sir E. Grey, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, stated in the House that France and England were parley ing with regard to the Upper Mekong Provinces, and were already generally in accord as to the principles to be ob served. He presumed that the occu petioa of Kohsiohang was only tem porary, and that the stoppage of British vessels was an orror. Bangkok, Ju Ty 3L M. Pavie, the French Consul- General, who withdrew during the j height of the dispute, has returned here, Paris, July 31. Siam has been ordered to pay the indemnity and evacuate the ceded terri tory within a month. Arrangements are being made to delimit the frontier. M. DeLasse, the Colonial Secretary, desired to establish a protectorate, but M. Deville, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, after consulting with Lord Dufferin, refused to tal?e that step. August 1. France demands that the Siamese shall evacuate Chantabong and south east Bangkok; also that Siam shall keep no warships on the Mekong. Seven more French warships have arrived off Kosichang. (Received August 2, 10.40 a.m.) London, August 1. The " Standard's " Paris correspon dent says Lord Dufferin and M. Deville have signed a protocol settling the differences over the Siamese boun daries, and arranging for a neutral zone. Lord Dufferin returns to Eng land to-morrow. The "■ Daily News " correspondent at Bajikok says that Admiral Humaun has Jssued orders for a fresh blookade, and ordered the Pallas and Swift to withdraw. It is feared the French in tend to attack Bankok, and hold it as a guarantee. Sir E. Grey, when questioned in the House of Commons, said Government j had not received any confirmation of the report that the blockade had been raised; but he declined to enter into details. The Paris papers confirm the state ment in the " Stanclarcl" as to the settlement, b,ut the. Bankok correspon dent of the '.* Times " by wire says it is feared the French Admiral is acting on divergent orders. Par^s, August 1. It is officially stated that Siam has agreed to give the; guarantees demanded by jTwßQe,.'

CABLE SUMMARY.

The "Investors' Review," in ail artieleentttled " Braggart Queensland,' venomously attacks the motho Is which it alleges has been employed to lure emigrants to unsuitable country by politicians and land jobbers, whose in terests are identical. Mr John Watkins, in a letter to the Press contends that tha Bank Issue Act passed by the New South ■ Wales Legislature is not opposed to Imperial legislation, and no question of its validity can arise. The " f conomist" admits that this contention is correct. Mr Powell, the Canadian Minister for Trade, has assured Mr Huddart of universal sympathy and of Canada's desire for inter-trade with Australia He hoped tq see a direct Pacific cable laid and fast steamers running to Great Britain within two years. j " The Times " considers that Sir G. R. Dibbs' proposal to abolish ths pay ment of members of New South Wales Parliament is a significant reaction to mob rule. The paper praises his financial proposals, which it beli«ves are the outcome of his recent visit to England, and states that in assigning definite sources of revenue for payment of the interest on the public debt, he gives the only guarantee satisfactory to English lenders. It.adds that the wealth of the colony is unquestionable, and that in railways Aus't»alia has a property of increasing value.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Oamaru, Aug«st 1. Mr George Jones, of the " Oamaru Mail" left for a trip to Bngland yesterday by the Hauroto. A large gathering of friends saw him off. He was presented with an address by the Shearers' and Laborers' Union on account of the good work as a journalist ho had done. Lieut- Oolonel Sumpter thanked him on behalf of the Garrison for the high state of effi ciency to which he had brought the Garri son Band. A presentation from thn citizens and settlers is to be sent* after Mr j Jones. The Garrison Band attended and played him off. Dtjnedin, August 1. At a meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance Union it was resolved : — " That we believe that Sir Robert Stout's Licensing Act Amendment Bill, if it becomes law, will be a powerful aid in the promotion of temperance ; we therefore call upon every member of the House of Representatives to vote for its enact ment."

COMMMERCIAL.

Lokdon, July 31. Nelson Bros, have declared a dividend of 3 per cent. At the annual meeting of the Union Bank of -Australia, Mr A. Flower said that the dir- c uors would always proudly remember tha confidence shown-in the bank by the public during the receot crisis. Fresh business was daily flowing in. The Hon. Mr Mills was elected director, in place of Lord Hillingdou. The other directors were re-elected. London, August 1. Mr Valentine, the butter expert), who was appointed'o report on the gradin? of New South Wales butter, and on the industry generally, suggests that New South Wales should send butter of uni form qualify, and appoint a permanent expert in London. He urges that vessels should be supplied with tell-tale thermo meters, and thafc the colony should send consignments direct to Enplish and northern consumers. Mr Valentine further sug?e?ts that a s'rong effort be made to reduco freights on produce from 4ustra!ici. Melbourne, August 1. At a meeting or shareholders in Golds brough, Mort and Co., it was pointed out chat if tha creditors' scheme were adopted fully 75 per cent of the shareholders would be unable to carry out their obli gations, and it was decided to stand by the modified scheme, in the hope that British shareholders would do likewise.

CHOOSING HIS SUIT.

Parents are sometimes loath to relin* quish their parental authority, even when their sons and daughters arc men and women, and ought to be learning to think and act for themselves. A taW, awkward, and painfully-diffident young man of twenty-one or twenty-two years went, a short time since, into a clothier's shop, accompanied by & short, active, and keen-eyed little woman, whose self-possession was perfect. " Let us see some black suits of some kind, something not too high, nor yit so cheap as to be good for nothin'," said the woman to the assistant. " Yes, ma'am. Is the suit for this young man ?" " Yes, it's for him. 'Ye you any idee 'bout what y y pu want in the way of a suit, Aaron ?" " I'd like one of the.n shiny black suits," replied Aaron, meekly. " Well, I don' know," said his mother, with a shake of her head. " I'm doubt | furbout them wearing well, an' I b'lieve I'd better git you somethin' rather better." -. . The assistant led the way to a counter piled high with inexpensive black suits, and the mother began— " How'd you like this, Aaron V " I don't know." " Well, look at it, boy, and see whether you think you'd like it." " I think so." " Do you like this one any better ?'» " I don' know as I do." "Well I want you to make,up your mind now, and not go wishin' you'd, got something else as soon as you git home." The amusement of the assistant was in creased when, after carefully examining suit after suit without coming to a decis ion, the old lady said— " You may show me something a leetle mite better'n any of these. I wouldn't be so partickler, but it.i his weddin' suit I'm gittin, an' I feel as though I'd like him to look a little half-way decent on such an occasion. D'you think you'd be satisfied to stand up in this one, Aaron ?"

CURIOUS WAGERS.

There lives in a Yorkshire manufactur ing town a gentleman whose hair and beard are of such extensive growth that he cannot move abroad without drawing after him groups of boys and girls, who, though his figure is a well-known one in the neighbourhood, always look on him with wonderment. Strangers meeting this hirsute figure in the stre3ts conclude that he is a harmless lunaric, and have been known to offer to defray the charges of a barber. He is, however, no lunatic, but a doctor, whose skill in surgery is widely recognised, and who, except in the matter of hair, reveals no eccentricity. Nineteen years ago, he was a smart young man, with a clean-shaven face and a tendency to be ahead of, rather than behind, the fashion in dress. His present repulsive appearance, as every resident knows, is the result of a wager. During the Franco-German War, he made a bet, to which was attached the condition that the loser should allow his hair and beard to grow until the French army entered Berlin. Nineteen years have not removed the penalty, and if certain critics of foreign affairs are to be trusted, this medical man will go to his grave still fulfilling the con dition of his wager.

Bets quite as absurd are often made in times of social and political excitement, though few are so continuous in their effects, or are fulfilled so scrupulously. Eve.vy election brings to light some, curiosity of gambling. We read of men who put themselves undgr penalties to, abstain from, specified articles of food, §uch as beef, or luxuries like tobacco, that have become almost necessities, in thQ cvenf of the failure of their candidates, Arnei icans are especially given to these methods of niak-ing known the strength of their political faith, and each presi dential election has its record of hot a few ingenious, amusing or ridiculous wagers, ■ . A practical and a favourite stake in the last contest was a trip to Europe, the winner selecting the route, and the loser paying the hotel and railway bills. In this case, the loser shared the pleasure^ even if he took all the pain,-,: compensation that was denied to, the victims who under took to walk on " all fours" to the rail way station every morning for a week, or to. stand in Broadway, New York, hat in . hand, for a certain number of hours,

CHEWING.

Chewing is the peculiar Americon vice Of the day. The men chew tobacco; and to such a hideous extent do they pursue the practice and its inevitable accompani ments that the spittoon is one of the most indispensiable articles of furniture in any American house. The women chew either indiarubber or gum artificjajjjji sweetened. Indiarubber i§ what may be called the fashionable quid. The material is specially prepared for the purpose, and jnaae up into convenient lozenges, which 4re coloured a, delicate pink, Nearly fifty manufactories, are engaged in the" pro duction p,f these lozenges, to. which illus-= trated posters ai^d gigantic advertisements Eire devoted wholesale in. the States*, just as similar advertisementi are here to spaps ajid pjjls,, The woman who smokes lias'jn. her something which, to many minds, is not altogether attractive; but, surely, the woman who chews is worse. And the great evil is that chewing is sai.4 to strengthen the jaws. Nq\v, \i is not yet an altogether esp^oded; belief that the natqj^l |a,w§ o£" the' majority of the fair lex av«f quite powerful enough for their work,

PROVED HIS CASE.

'■'• Human nature is mighty queer, isn't ?" one man observed to another in the railway carriage. " Yes, I suppose so," replied the other, '■' People, are to,o sensitive —altogether sen,sitive. v' X } don't know about that,** " Well^ I dq. for instance, now, you have a red nos& Vow.are not to blame (or H,, perhaps, b«t you are so sensitive that if t should offer you a 1 emedy for it you—" <{ You old loafer, I've a good mind to knock your head off," his->ed the red' nosed man as he moved furl^er ftloug the seat. " T9^tt >'.QU so !■** replied th c other, as he dropped off. " Human nature is the queerest thing on earth, anrt some folks are so sensitive that they'd swallow their false teeth rather than confess they had 'em."

I'r.auc^-Oel.i "Vtfa^tec. (tft customer in table d'h'ote" restaurant) ;■ " Will oi sarve yez any ontraze % v Customer: " Yes, gol durn it ! You can bring the hull snack in on trays ef you like." An old lady with several unmarried daugh ters fed them on fish diet because it ?,s I'iah ia phosphorus, and phospl\«;tui S». the essential thing in nuSfki-iig-. watcnea, '" " %m mntmmmmmmmimmtmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

THE ASHBURTON GU ABDIAN: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1898.



At the Borough Council meeting on Mon day night Or Scaly urged that the Railway Commissioners be written to again in connec* tion with the Moore street crossing, not the clearing of East street, he considering such crossing to be, very nee,essar^. The annual geneial meeting of the Ariel Bicycle Club will be held in the Arcade Chamber to-morrow night when all members and intending members are re quested to attend* 'Th 2 pHSLQtjr Bispuit. The latest and most delicate Usciut rtiftnrjfftctui'ed by Anls@brook and Co.



THE ASHHURTOV \WM\m (0 UMITBD, Having s supply of Superior Jobbing Typo, Fancy Cards, and Special Lines of Paper, can execute very description of Printing on the shortest notice, in the boat style, and ' at ■reasonabic



A meeting of the Ashburton Liberal Association will be held in the Templar Hall to-morrow evening. The " Taranaki Herald," writing of the "highwayman," says; — "In the district where he had resided Robert or (Bob ' Wallath, as h,e was familiarly known, was considered to possess a good deal of intelli gence. For the present quarter he was sub editor of the journal of current events which is periodically read at the meetings of the Westown Mutual Improvement Society, the editor being a well-known resident of the distiicti On the night in question the two editors were, it is reported, to have fixed up the journal for the next meeting, but for some reason the business was postponed. At all meetings of the Society, Robert was the principal speaker among the you_ng men—in fact, the only one wlio spoke on all the subjects dispussed; and on a, couple of occasions he read really interesting papers on subjects of up to date importance. In following his calling as a carpenter he was looked upon as a good h,anc|." The best remedy fob iN£iGES"fiOB-Norton's Camomile Pjlls g,r§" confidently recommended as a simple remedy "far xndigostion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to which we are subject, Norton's Pills, which " Justice " called the " Natural StrengtUener o£ the Human Stomach," act as a power ful tonic and gentle aperient, are mild in their opera tion, and safe tinder any circumstances. Sold in bottles, at Is lsd, 2s 9d, lls by all medicine vendor.? throughout tha world ' '*



mACBES for Sale. Nice little home stead. Situated about 4b miles from Hinds Railway Station, near Maro nan. Oamfortable Dwelling House, Gar den, Orchard, Stable, and other build ings. Inspection invitedi Easy terms. & T. BULLOCK. JSo^^ -H %f am VCB HH II irn A Ta&m n I Inll v JlfL v AID vm\ ffi «i**' a'!*"<u m 11 ■ 1111 -■■■^-:--=~~=~s~--- - period of life. It cures itching humors, ans \%^. the scalp cool, moir-t, anfl h^aUtajS.'-' i,' "■„ The baao p t A»ei!*9: Hair- -Vigor jg a refined andxteU6tite Puid which does not-soil: or be come-Tanoia-toy exposure to the air, ana Which is as "perfect a substitute for the oil supplied by nature, in youth and health, as niouem chemistry can supply. Ayer's Hair Vigor ''0 PEEPAKKD BY r S sr, J. C. AVER f %}o0) Wsss., U. S. A. prsßeware of cheap imitations. The'Haine—Ayer—la prominent on the wrapper and la blown in the glasa on tlio Dottoni qi each of our bodies,



fW\Q Persona desirous of residing near •*• town.—For Sale an improved |!aTm of 12$ ecrea situated 0o«e tp, Tia wald. The^e a, substajntiatlly builfe d wiling other buildjinga greeted on the property ; very easy terajs of pay ment, interest oil unpaid purchase woiiey iat tVe rate of sfcj pseV ceiit par annum. ; For/further, mtticulajß apply to T. BULLOCK. 4? l> Ka —Lot 48, containing 1 rood &j f un» we ii situated, fronting th« railway, Hinds township, for sale a,t th^ above figure* BUIAO€X.



Mr D. Thomas ARCADE PjRODUOE MARKET. SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1893. I T WILL have for Sale at the above fix •*■ ture -1 Pure-bred Ayrshire HEIFER; in full profit to second calf. —Also— CATTLE, PIGS and POULTRY. Sale at 11.30 am. D. THOMAS, B§l6 Ashburton.



ARCADE HORSE BAZAAR. SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1893. T WILL OFFER at the above fixture— On account of a Cliort. 1 DRAUGHT WELDING, seven years, 1 DRAUGHT MAKE, tix years. 1 CARRIAGE MARE, two years, un broken. —Also- Light and heavy DRAUGHTS, HACKS andHABNESS HORSES. D. Btl7 Ashburton.



N.Z. land Association, Limited. "SATURDAY, AUGUST 5. Important Sale OF FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES, SUNDRIES, Ac, Ac. TIHE New Zealand Land Association, L. Limited, have received instructions from Mr John G. Bestell, in consequence of his having given up the timber and coal business, To Sell by Public Auction, AT ■ '■■ ■ : HIS STORES, WEST STREE, OS SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, THE FOLLOWING Properties, Ac. His interest in Lease of T.5;210, part of Borough Reserve, No. 767, West street, together with all Buildings thereon, comprising two Large Timber Sheds, Commodious Offices and Store, five stalled Stable and Loft. The Lease has eight years to run at a low rental, and part of the premises are let to a good tenant, and bringing in a fair rent. T.S, 664, Havelock street, west, on tihich is erected a well built six roomed HOUSE & VERANDAH. The Property is well fenced, and the Buildings are in thorough repair,, Let to a good tenant. ALSO AT SAME TIME AND PLACE— 110 ton Weighbridge and Office, for re moval., 1 Iron Building, 18 x 12, for removal. 2 Large Avery Weighing Machines. 1 Combine. 1 Butcher's Cart, complete. 1 Daisy Boad C»r»i. Timber Back, quantity Timber, Barb Wire, Binding »Vire, Wool Press, 10 Sacks Manure, 2 Sack Trucks, Coal Screens, and a large quantity of Sundries. Liberal terms will be given for the pro perty—declared at sale, Sale at 11 o'clock sharp. JOHN R. BLAND. *82 Auctioneer.



Pablic Notices. TLNWALD TuW¥ Diyi'liKJr. IHEREBI request all residents in the above District to observe FRIDAY, August 4, 1893, as a General Holiday in the interests of Arbor Day and Forestry, and urge all to plant trees, shrubs, &c., about their homes farms, &c. M. REDMAYNE, Chnrman Tinwald Town Board. July 31,1893. 7 ]95 ~~UPPER ASHBURTON IIOAD BOARD. mENDERS are called for SHINGLING X Alford Forest read (above Green street) where required. Estimated number of yards of shingle, some 800 (more or less). Particulars of the work can be obtained on application to the Clerk. Tenders to be left at the Boad's office, West street, before 12 o'clock noon of SATURDAY, August 5, addressed to the Chairman and marked "Tender." The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. By Order. JOHN DAVISON, gtß3 OJerk. AMALGAMATED SHEARERS' AND ■■ * GENERAL LABORERS' UNION. A GENERAL MEETING of the^ above Union will be held at the TEMPLAR HALL, ON SATURDAY, AUGUST, 5, At 1 3G p m. To Elect Delegates for the coming Conference. All Members are earnestly requested to attend. JOSEPH BRYANT, B§lft Secretary. ARIEL BICYCLE CLUB, ~~ rpHE Annual General Meeting of the JL above Club will be held on THURS DAY Evening at 8 p.m. in Arcade Chambers. AH members and intending members are requested to attend. Busi ness important^ JNO. MULLER, » tt Hon. Sec.



NOT I C E. ALL Accounts owi^sf ta the Lion Brewery Companynot paid before August 14 will be SUED for without |urther notice. 124 LION BREWERY OOMPANY.| (Late J.Quinn)^ PRAgT^QA^ WATCHMAKER AISD JEWELLER, OPTICIAN, 4c. HAS or hand a well selected stock of WATCHES, CLOCKS * JEWELLERY. NICKEL KEYLESS WATCHES from £1 each ; the cheapest and best in the market. SPECTACLES to suit all nights lro» Is per pair, ELECTRO-PLATING and GILDING done on the premises. -- Watches CLEANED »nd Guaranteed for twelve wonths, 4s 6d, »



[ Public Notices. "LL ACCOUNTS due to me NUT PAID to J. C, Duncan, Ashburton, by TUESDAY, Augutt 8 next, will then forthwith be SUED FOR without further notice. . 8 10 G. H. BRrANT. A.BHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. ABBOR DAY. TSHE Burgesses are requested to ob serve Friday next the 4th irtat., as a PUBLIC HOLIDAY, in the interests of Arbor Day, that day having been especially set apart by the Government for the planting of trees, etc. R. BIRD, August 1, 1893. Mayor. 8 12



IT IS THE BEST, SO Sold by all Grocers and Storekeepers in Ashburton district. Wholesale by ANDERSON and CO., Coffee and Spice Factory, Timaru.



. GREAT (Clearing Sale. T N consequence of continued ill health JL I have decided to DISPOSE OF MY WALL SELECTED STOCK OF TOBACCONIST AND FANCY GOODS, REGARDLESS OF COST. The S ile will last for FOUR WEEKS ONLY, In which time ALL GOODS MUST BE FOLD. My Hvrdressing and Shaving Saloon will be OPEN during the sale as usual. HARRY FRIEDIiANDER. B*7



I PASS I ■ " As strong as the oak," " As pure as the lily." • "As fragrant as the rose." In 1, 2, 5 and 101b Tins. Henry Zander, SOLE AGENT, ASHBURTON.



Spectacles! Spectacles! "lITAVE Your Sighb Tested, and nsa only PROPERLY FITTING SPEC* TACLES JEWELLER, Is Sole Agent for Ashburton fcr N- LAZAIUS & CO., OCULIST - OPTICIANS, I ■ °* .. " SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, AND CALCUTTA. A very complcta 6ft of trial lenaes and frames for tasting—ensuring perfect vision and comfort. N,B. — Do not ritk spoiling yonr eyesight by wearing badly fitting Spectacles. A large Stock of Double Eye Protectors. Smoked Glasses of various shades with straight or curled sides. Gold Spectacles, Gold Folders and our Gold Astigmatic Fold.r Clip. s saLek. OCULIST-OPTiCIANSJ AGENT. 6 Its



i( \ a j IMPORTANT TO IKYES 'OR', IMPORTANT TO FATHERS ASD MOTHERS, IMPORTANT TO LVJiIRYBODY. DO YOU WISH for a good Investment! Then be wis- and port hue a tifIUVQ- ■ and SECTION. You cannot go wronj in buying ]»nd at a reasonable price, which fa » increasing in value, and becoming less in q-iantity ev^ry week Everyone *h uld J possess ah me that ho can call Us own and the properties such »«* ar« tow rffen-d should not be missed. Young man, you may feel free and independent mm, boa j«bj ' will want to settle down. Ec wise and purchase a Rouse and Section hf fr^tffl^nfti of payment that yen will not feel the lots of. Savißg leads to weaUfc If* May people go on paying house rent all their Urea, and are either unaware tar mily tfcff may become house owners instead of rent payers, or singularly neglectful tf niajt opportunities as F. FKRRIMAN offer*. Do without luxuries for a little wfciU, asfl buy a Section and House What you are now pa) ing for rent will soon p»y the •oat of your property. No more landlords, no more rent. Anyone in active employment of any kind can save enough to pay the instalment by catting down eiponses. WhaJ many spend in cigars and beer, horse-racing and cards, would bay a House and Section. Don't hesitate because your earnings are small; nuke four expenses col ft little less than now. Many will be ready to take it off your hands at a proit. i| is an axiom in political economy that should be written in letter* of gold— The man who lives up to all he owns Is ill prepared for fortunes turns, • But who spends leu has home and health, Long life himself, his children wealth. Like drops of water, grainb of sand That make the ocean and the land ; The penny sared to sovereigns grows, '. *~# What poor men hope, the rich man knows. MOORE STREET, ASHBURTON EXTENSION, "For ftfllp * AORE of GOOD GROUND; capitalfroßtt^ *  tTiV lts on Beach Roid.; Upon the land ft bttUfc a *»• fortable Dwelling of fire rooms, Shop and Stable*' A good opening for any saaall business, Poultry Farm, etc, .... . F. FERAIffIM. 1 — FOR SALE — AT niMPSTEAI>, a Comfortable Fire-Roamed Honse, with Scullery and 1 good Outbuildings. Situated upon two sections of land of first-class qu»luy. W«l planted with choice fruit trees in full bearing ; an abundant; supply of w%i«r ; exw* ltnt fronuge ; on Main Road, near School, and within sight of Utilway Station; clear title. ■* F. FJSRRMIN. A HOME YOU MAY WELL BE PROUD OF, TOGETHER WITH LASTING AND SOLID SECURITY, ■ * WHAT MORE can mortal man desire than Lofes 137, 3, 4, 6, 6j and 7, about 14 ACRES of rich, highly productive Land, with Brick Dwelling of Five Room*, ctos* to Schools, and few minutes walk bo Post Office Savings Bank. For with fehie pro^ perty and a small nest egg in cash you can be comfortable now and in the ereninc ol life. Price - £250, which, at 4 per cent interest, is only four shillings a week rental for the above Banks go up. Banks go down, hut this may stand for ever. F. FERBIMAJT. — FOR SAL E — 1 - ■:" ■ A VALUABLE BUSINESS SIT of i-AORB, opposite the'new efiot • the Building Society, in Tancred Street. F. FERRIMAN. s -FOB SALE- V - '.Z'-j ' ■ HaWLOCK STREET, f ACRE. Capiul corner, close to centre »f town. , Comfortable Villa of five rooms, with Outbuildinga ; good farden, well aheUerc# must be sold; owner leaving for North Island. He may wish himself In Ma 1 old home again. Many that leave Ash burton would like to return. If you bay tj£ home you will want more cash to get ycu out than owner will take for yea and yoojN go in. v*' F. FERRIMAN. —FOR BALE TO THOSE who study sanitation the Alford Forest Road offers all thai m can desire. 1 have for Sale £-ACRE and good House opposite Mr Jeh* Orr'a rett dence. This properly will suit any one living in town or working ai die WoeJwi Factory. Price low, F. FERBIMAN. —FOR SALE section and HOUSE near£Canterbury Mill. A safe investment; gor.d home fer little money ; easy terms, f/ febeman. — FOR SALE— ; - v THAT CAPITAL FAMIIA RESIDENCE known MTroyford VilU, situated on the 1, Wakanui Road, containing Largd Dining Room, Drawing, Six Bedrooms, Kitchen, Bath Room, and pantry. The ground consists of Flower Garden, Lawn, Kitchen Garden, Stable, and with back entrance; the wfcejo forming a moat devil' able property. . «■ ... F. FEREIMAN.