Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1893. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Cholera has made its appearance in Berlin. The Argentine is declared in a state of siege. According to a Parliamentary return £913 has been expended on carpetings and furnish ing for the Government buildings, Lambton Quay, since 1891. , As showing the value of totara timber now-a-days, the totara on a 35-acre section | Mangahai, be'onging to the Crown, is worth £1200 at the royalty of 2a per 100 feet. On Wednesday afternoon rain fell heavily for several hours in Geraldine, and at ftangitata on Thursday a heavy fall of sleet and snow took place about midday and a cold south-east wind was blowing the whole afternoon. Mr fiarnshaw is to ask the Government if they are aware that the painting of both the .Custom House and Resident Magistrate's Court at Dunsdin was done under a co operative system—the plant being that of Mr H. S. Fish, M.H.R., and the employees being those usually in his service, though the contractor was Mr Rosenbrock. It appears there has been no correspon. deuce between the Government and the Agent-general on the subject of encourage ment of email farmers to emigrate to New Zealand or the" guaranteed deben tures and £450,000 of Treasury bills authorised to be issued under "The Public I Revenues Act 1892." Mr Blow, Under-Secretary for Public Workß, gave evidence before the Public Accounts Committee to the effect that he had altered the figures in last year's Public Works Statement. He had not informed any member of it at the time. The altera tions he considered immaterial, inasmuch as the correct figures appeared four times out of five in the Statement. The Melbourne *' Age," attempting to de scribe the state of affairs in the Victorian Metropolis, makes us* of the following ex pressions :—" Not depression, but down right industrial famine;" "whole streets where it is the exception, not the rule, to find half-a-dozen men in employment;'' " the bailiffs have been for many months a standing terror to the people." The severe blow of Wednesday was reported by the man in the Ashburton street to have blown Rakaia township to smithereens. This morning, however, the town waß not in smithereens, and its settlers were not blown away. The gale did a good deal of damage among the wheat paddocks, fence?, and stacks here and there, but no buildings were blown over, and the other damage done to them was not serious. Cur Methven correspondent writes : — After a good deal of windy weather a heavy nor'west gale set in on Wednesday morning along the hills, and from noon to 5 p.m. the weather was very bad. A considerable amount of damage has baen done again to wheat paddocks ; and fences, trees, and stacks have also suffered—all reports show ing that this gale was more disastrous than the previous one same three weeks ago. An inch and a quarter of rain was regiate ed at Mount Hutt Station. The following paragraph, which tils its own, story is clipped from "the HoroLigtcal Journal" ai d wil doubt ices be read with interest by some Aahburton se! tiers. Mr Andrew Black, m former student of the Horological Institute, who five years ago went to New JJeiland, has just returned for a short visit to the old country. He has married and settled in the colony, and his no reason to regret hie change of domicile. He has two businesses, one at Auhbur.on, in the Southern Lsland, which is now conducted by a maaager, and the other at Piilmerston in the Northern Island where Mr Black resides. Good watchmakers are, he says, appreciated in New Zaaland, The weekly meeting of the Te Korero club held on Thursday evening was devoted to a debate on Women's Franchise. There was a large attendance of members, the president, Mr Saunders, occupying the chair. Mr Speight led off the debate in the affiimative, ably supported by Miss Orr— Mr Cromie, and Mr Jackson bis seconder, leading the opposition. Each side made out a good case, and the leaders were ably supported by a number of other members who took part in the debate, but Miss Orr undoubtedly took the palm in debiting power. On a show of hands beiug taken on this great social and political reform, a majority of those present were in its favour. The Council workmen are nearing the completion of their work in clearing and levelling Baring square, and the ground will probably be ready for sowing by Monday. Great pains have been taken in its preparation; ull the weeds, rubbish and stumps hay» been •radicated and carted away, and in the digging, whiah is to a con. siderable depth, the clay has been dug up and also removed, leavi g a fine rich soil. When the land is ready it will be laid down in grass the borders being reserved for flowers, and with the [assistance of bountiful nature we should soon have a picturesque plot of ground where was formerly an unseemly patch, and an eyesore to the visitor almost before he set his foot on Ashburton soil* The Domain Board for the past few months have been at considerable trouble in improv ing the Domain. The trees have been thinaed out where necessary, and the paths leading to the portion of the grounds devoted to athletics ha,vc been very carefully covered with a thick coating of pebbles, etc., which, by summer time, will form an excel lent path, so that during the coming] season the attractiveness and convenience of our park will be greatly increased. Arrange ments ate also in contemplation between the Cricket and Cycling Clubs with regard to the improvement of the ground and the track, and it is to be hoped their combined efforts will lead to some practical results. It has been suggested that the club 3 unite and appoint a caretaker to look after the ground. An excellent suggestion, as the services of a practical man could probably ba obtained for less than has been spent in previous years, with the difference that the work of improvement would be done in a more systematic manner than before, and conse quently more efficacious. Such a man, for instance, could discover and remedy the faults in our cycling and running track, and employ the best method for obtaining suffi cently good pi£ch@3 to accommodate both our cricket clubs. In other years our park has been the admication of visitors who have ' been unstinted in their praise, admitting that it compares favorably with the athletic grounds the metropolitan cities, and Ashburton peoplo arg-justly proud of the fact. But with the improvements already accomplished, and those suggested, our p>4 j will increase in attractiveness, and its. popu larity with ourselyef and visitors will be greatly enhaased'

IRRIGATION.

THE DORIE SCHEME.

INTERVIEW WITH MR W. L. ALLAN.

A representative of this journal was fortunote enough to have an inter view with Mr W. L. Allan, of Acton, on the subject of irrigation, and the substance of that interview, bearing as it did on Mr Allan's conversion from pronounced antagonism to irrigation for these plains to even more pronounced pariiality to it as a means of improving the productiveness of the soil, may not be without interest to the farmers of Ashburton county. At intervals dur ing the past ten years intermittent "pets" of irrigation have been taken by those who believe in its efficacy, and by them, both •in public meeting and through the press, it has been strongly advocated as one of the best things that could be adopted in Canterbury. That advocacy has not been without its good effects, but there is still much to be done before the great body of the farmers of the ploins can be brought to see the real benefits to be derived from its adoption. Whenever the agitation in favor of irrigation was more than usually strong, • and a prac tical man wrote upon the subject in anything like a favorable strain, a letter on the other side was almost certain to appear from Mr Allan's pen in theca columns. The respect paid to Mr Allan's opinion on matters apper taining to practical farming is such that those letters could not fail to weigh strongly against the movement. As Mr Allan is a man who does not form an opinion hastily, but having done so, is quite as slow to change it. Within the last two years, however, he has been home to the Old Country, and on the way he disembarked at Naples and toured that portion of the Continent which includes the European countries where irriga tion is practised—notably Italy and Switzerland. The success of irrigation in these countries was so marked, and so evident at a glance to even the most casual practical observer, that but little investigation had been made by Mr Allan before the opinion formed by him in his old Rakaia home in regard to the Ashburton plains received such a shaking that the completion of his investigations left him a complete convert to the practicability of irriga tion in Canterbury, and opened up to him its possibilities in regard to increas ing the carrying capacity of the plains land. On the Continent he saw land farmed in what here he would have called absurdly small holdings, but yielding from their limited areas under irrigation and a necessarily closer system of tillage results that were magnificent, but impossible in Canter bury under the system pursued at present. With irrigation pursued in Canterbury as it is in Italy, Mr Allan easily saw grass and root crops raised independent of a rainfall; feed for stock abundant at the seison of the year when under the present system it is scarce ; the stock carrying capacity of the land so very materially increased as to enhance the value of the land by a percentage per acre he did not care to name le3t he should be called visionary Moreover, as he looked upon the results of irrigation in Italy and in Switzerland, he saw that the light land from Ashburton to Ohertsey and round that way was specially suited by nature to benefit by irrigation. The fall was made to order, the warm free coil was specially laid down so that the abundant water supply in the rivers should be utilised to fertilise it, and he regretted that any. advocacy ol his of the other side of the question had been undertaken. He saw how abundant would be the often meagre and always uncertain turnip crops that are now grown were they made sure of a drenching at the proper time with a copious bath of river water; and instead of thg miserable corky tubers almost devoid of nutriment and succulence that are so often to be seen when the turnips have suffered from dry weather, he law under irrigation well grown roots, hearty, sound, and sweet as apples. He saw many of the supposed difficulties in the way of irrigation melt awuy as though they had never been, and when he came back to his old home at Acton it was with ideas of irrigation the direct antipodes of those he held before he went away, and instead of being not only a sceptic but a bitter opponent, he is now a $rm believer and a warm advocate. This change of mind of course induead a change of action, and when the Doric scheme was spoken of it found in him a warm auppopter. But the farmers who are opposing it have not seSen irrigation in actual operation as Mr Allan has, and many of them hold doctrines as to irrigation and its results on these plains they learned from the teaching of Mr Allan him self, so that in this instance having sown the wind he is reaping the whirl wind. That being so he is all the more anxious for the farmers' own benefit that irrigation should bGcorae the practice in his neighborhood, and hence his advocacy of and aid tendered to the Doric scheme now before the County Council, and so enthusiasti cally urged by Mr John Lambie and those of his neighbors who are with him. Farmers doubtless have read the full and exhaustive report of the county engineer, Mr William Baxter, on this scheme, so tfeat any full refer ence f>o it in this notice is unnecessary, but it may be remarked that by tapping the river a little before the Rakaia township, a supply can be obtained — suitable channels being used of course—that will supply an area of 50,000 acres at a cost to the owners of 2|d per acre, Mr Allan has high hope that this scheme will be accepted by the farmers. If it is not he will make an offer to the County Council, in the name of the Acton Company, to introduce a system for thesupply of the Acton estate. He will ask the Council to deqjare the estate an irrigation district, and re lieve it from the ordinary water charges, letting it bear only the charges f<jr irrigation purposes only. Haying secured these concessions he will, sub ject of course to the approval ot the i Council and its engineer, and, un<J«

! the latter a supervision and control, j introduce the scheme he has in his mind. It will irrigate such portion of the estate as it is possible to treat, and he is quite certain that the results he will obtain will at once convert the op ponents of the main scheme into en thusiastic advocates. He points out that if it were possible toirrigate only two acres in ten of the land in bis; district, enough would be done to marvellously increase the stock carry ing capacity of the land and vastly increase the revenue derivable from sheep for freezing. By the small scheme he proposes for Acton, the whole surplus water can be returned to the river before it leaves Acton land, and no favors in the shape of water rights need be asked for by any one. Mr Allan believes the Council will help him in this tentative scheme, and is sure they will recognise its value in an educational sense to the farmers ad jacent. These farmers, he also feels satisfied, will be opponents no longer after seeing what irrigation can do for grass, clover hay, and clover seed. As [ for wheat he hardly fancies that the . broken land of Acton will be suitable for irrigation, but similar land is suc cessfully irrigated for cereal crop in California, and ought therefore to be here. But the lie of the land at Chert j sey is suitable for the irrigation of any crop. There will be no time lost in i proceeding with the tentative scheme should the farmers at Doric be foolish enough to reject the main scheme pro pounded by Mr Baxter, which is easy to lay down, and at a cost not at all great when the benefits are put in the other scale.

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wellington, August 17. The Council met at 2.30 p.m. BILLS PASSED. The Mining Act Amendment Bill and the Wellington City Empowering Bill passed their final stages. THE JTJBY BILL, Sir Patrick Buckley, in moving the second reading of the Juries Act Amend ment Bill, explained that its object was to enable the Judges in criminal cases where there was no chance of a jury agreeing, to discharge them afcer being locked up for six hours. The second reading was agreed to on the voices. THE ELECTORAL BILL. The second reading of the Electoral Bill was adjourned till to-morrow. ■ MAKBIAGE BILL. ,'^ Dr Pollen moved the second reading of the Deceased Husband's Brother Marriage Bill, which had passed through the Lower Rousa. He believed that the Bill if passed would afford great relief to many person". They hid the Mosaic law for their guidance, for under that dispen sation a man was compelled to espouse the widow of his late brother, and provide for his nephews and nieces under penal ties for non-compliance. Sir George Whitmore siid that he would go still further, and would suoport a Bill making all marriages of affiaity legal. Mr Stewart warmly opposed the Bill, as he viewed with alarm all attempts to alter the existing marriage laws. He moved that the Eiil ba read a second time thai: day six months. The amendment was agreed to by 20 to 18, the. Bill being thus thrown oufr. The Council thon a-ijourned.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House met at 2 30 pan. LEAVE o*' AB3ESOB. L^ave of absence for a woek was granted to Mr Jamas Mills on private business. BILL PASS'P. The William Robertson Estate Trusts Bill was put through its final stages. REPLtBS TO QUESTIONS. Replying to Mr Guinness, whether the Government would authorise the children educated at prirate schoote to compete for all scholarships which children edu cated in State schools are entitled to compete for, Mr Reeves said that the Government did not intend to bring in any amendment of the Education Act this session ii the direction asked for. Mr Guinness moved Che adjournment of the House, and contended that every "encouragement should be given to children attending private schools: He felt sure that more would be heard of this matter before next session. Mr Fish and Mr W. Hutchison took a similar view, and said th%t there was another sida of the question: If. they were to make scholarships free to all it would confer enormous advantages upon tl# r;ohman's children to the disadvantage of those of the poor man. Sir John Hall thought it was a great hardship that the children attending the Church of England and Roman Catholic schools should ba excluded from the scholarships because their parents did not send them to the public schools. After further discussion Mr Reeves pointed out that not only in this, but in other respects, there was want of uni formity, inasmuch as one system was followed in one district and another system in another, As to the general question raised by Mr Guinness he thought blame should not rest upon the Minister because the administration, of the Act was lefc to the Education Boards of the colony. The subject then dropped. KAIAPOI VESTING BILL. The Raiapoi Borough Council Vesting Bill wts pufc through its final stages. The House adjourned at 5.30 p.m. The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. MONOPOLIES BILL. Mr Shera moved the second reading of the Monopolies Bill to protect trade an< commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies. & Mr Taylor, Mr Reeves, and Mr Buck land strongly opposed the Bill, and con sidered it one of a mist extraordinary character. Mr iish condemned the Bill, and felt sure that Mr Shera had no idea of its effect. He spoke at some length in opposition to the Bill, and moved that it be read that day six months. j Sir Robert Stout protested against the I waste of time indulged in by Mr Fish merely because his (Sir Robert Stout's) Bill was down for committal that night. As the Government Bill had been circu lated, however, he should not proceed with his Licensing Bill, till the Govern ment measure had been considered. Mr Fish's amendment was parried by 34 to 17 and the Bill was losl. THE GUMFIELDS BILL. Captain Russell resumed the debate on che Gum and Gum fields Bill. Mr Buckland m.oved that the Bill be read that day three months. Mr R. Thompson regretted that this debate had taken place before they had rece ved the report of the Gumfields Commission, Mr Reeves moved the adjournment of the debate until that report was received. The motion for fhe adjournment was carried by .41 to 14. The House rose at IQ.IO, p.m.

FARTHINGS AND THEIR USES.

Everyone is familiar with the system in vogue amongst drapers for pricing their articles. There is always an odd farthing. Bundles of calico, for instance, lie at the door ticketed 2|d. a yard ; cheap shirts are in the window at is. u2d.;hats at 2s. nfd., andso on. You rarely eyer see an even price, and the buyer scarcely ever gets the odd far thing, the tradesman preferring to give pins or hairpins, lead pencils, needles, crotchet hooks, or some other trifling articles. This farthing system is not much more than twenty years old. It was introduced first in Scotland by a man who still lives, and who thereby received - the name of " Farthing Johnny." This man, who be gan life in a very humble way, now keeps a steam yacht, lives in a magnifi cent house, and is the owner of a castle as well as of a large business. His first shop was just a room off the street that was entered by going down one or two steps. It was got up in tht style of a grotto, and was mainly stocked with children's toys. Such was its fascination for the children that the proprietor had to stand at the door with a whip t» keep them out. It is easy enough now, of course, for a tradesman to ticket his goods 2gd. instead of 3d., but the original adopter of this system must have had a very subtle knowledge of human nature, and espe cially of woman nature. ,- Women, we believe, are swayed by trifles more than men, and any one may notice that tht farthing system has its fullest develop ment in shops frequented by women. Articles for men are seldom ticketed with an odd three farthings on the price; those for a woman, on the contrary, art just as seldom ticketed with an even sum. But the imitators of" Farthing Johnny " are really robbing his system of all its merits by not always having a farthing to give in change ; for the people who are lured into purchasing an article be cause it is 2}d. instead of 3d. are just at likely to be driven away by the equally trifling circumstance of having trivial articles thrust upon them in lieu of.tht odd farthing? To many people a farthing is practi cally of no account; to just as many, however, it is a most important coin. Some small chandlers' shops in poor dis tricts are supported on their farthing trade. A farthing bundle of wood, a far thing's worth of pepper, of pickles, of sugar, of salt, of mustard, of matches, of sweets, and so on—such is the legend from morning till night repeated in these shops. .It is a tragic legend, too, for the farthing often is the last coin in the ever empty pocket of the ragged-skirted pur chaser, who in this way pays 100 pet cent, more than large purchasers. Not only are small chandlers 1 shops thus supported, but so are much more pretentious establishments. Not long ago we were shown over a large confec tionery and biscuit factory where several hundred men were employed. "This factory," said the proprietor, is entirely supported by farthings. What we make is sold in farthing packets, and the profit is consequently much greater, for we give less in four separate farthings'worth than in one pennyworth, on account ol the extra labour in packing." And it is this extra labour that makes the pool farthing purchaser have to pay more than the well off. A good illustration of the extra trouble involved in the farthing trade is furnished by the business of a big London refresh ment catering company. This company caters for the working classes, and at the beginning of the week their takings comprise chiefly shillings, florins, and half crowns. At this period only two girls are retained to count the day's tak ings. At the end of the week, however, when the previous week's wages of the customers are ebbing fast away, thou. sands of farthings have to be counted at night, and no fewer than six girls are re* tamed for this purpose. There are still, we believe, possible fortunes to be made out of farthings. "Farthing Johnny" and his imitators have by no means exhausted the power of this insignificant coin. We might have a farthing omnibus, or a farthing newspaper, for example. To bring about these and other farthing enterprises, it is only necessary that the extraordinary number of farthing customers should bt known.— CasselFs Saturday Journal*

WAS WILLING TO BE ACCOM MODATING.

A prisoner was in the dock on a serious . charge of stealing; and the case having been presented to the court by the pro* secuting solicitor, he was ordered tej stand up. " Have you a lawyer? 11 asked tbo {court. "NosW "Are you able to employ oot?" " No sir." " l)o you want a lawyer to defend your case t" '♦Notpartickler.sir." "Well, what do you'propose to do about the case ?" «We-11-11," with a yawn, as If wearied of the thing; " I'm willin' to drop the case, s'far as I'm concerned."

CAREFULLY REARED.

Fond Mamma : " I am glad you had 1 such a nice time at Mrs. Tiptop's, and I hope she noticed how carefully you had been brought up. You did not ask twice for dessert, did you?" Small Son : " No, indeed, ma; I didn't have to. Every time I finished a dish and began scraping the plate with thji $poon a^d smacking my lips, the sep? jrant came and brought n>e sqme mp.n without saying a word."

He whom the good praise, and the wicked hate, ought to be satisfied with his reputation.

THIS ASHBOBf OK GPABBIAN": FBIDAY, ATJGtST It, 1893,



THE END. THE END OF THE WINTEU SEASON 1893. G. J. NkJi.L^ CO- J^k. room for thorn we «...**« d» W»» »' «» *«— Gwi' " ""* SO KEASONABLE OFFER EEFUSED. UdM.'H^s.taiwpnM- Alt wool dress goodß o§\ . Sh,n^ M Un e , unbl^ed »d wbi.e 9Jd, 7d 0"»«» B«>l<^sf^G. CLOTHING. W Tweed Suits 4s 1M G. I MILL & GO.'S,



Wanted S_a_rsws?&S Ajhburton. __________ — — T-T^paiTXField Glasses (&"<**• __£_«__?___• ton %<wito**KQ2zZ—--^ W" ""InTED Known—That A. J. Walker repairs Bkyc^' f «*!?? Machines, Lawn Mowers, Medical Coils, iKI descriptions of light machinery. INSPECT our ti*p'»y of Lamps, Paper *anging, ß and^utlery in windows G"~ ITRONS for preserving. Oranges, Lemon,, Banana*, aud all fruits in season.—ADiMs", Ea3t s|________,._, IKBPECT our stock ol Garden Tools of all ki»ds. Our 5s Spado is the best in the market. -Job* Orr & Co. TTVON'T Wotae* t0 fiend your 1 icycles XJU^afiSg to'ihe Old Kjndergaiten to bfrrepaired. »^™_|_s*il___!!_--- T~lPd: BarmnaSi Cookh g and Dessert ""■TV Apples. Pino _»i>i»l«" > Sevilie, Mandarin, Taliti, and Sydney Orange*.. Lemons, etc -Mm Whittjsgion, Burnett Street, opposite Mail Office. ■tTs EDIOAL Ceils made and repairtd IVI on tbe *hort«st notice at easy price* at A. J. Walkbk\ Old Kndor garten. SUITS t« measure, duiins thfl mle, 49s 66*,.'60*, 70^, and 75«. Fit and workmanship guArantetd.—U. sicohm, Saund'iV Buildings. _______ tT'HE Good Samaritan, ior the imme X diat» wlief of pain.-LioHT s Caab ftore. 1 „ 2i LADtE?' Fackcts, M»nt!ts, Fuperur Prnig (\<v<i\» furtlipr reduced, m OMhmuM lw-liml. CmpuLory bale at 8. W. AL«ollK" g^__ - *%nr r: A> l'Ki7Ku»wn.--Tn m^ke room VV for hprii g 80..ts I will give ten l»r c« nt f-r ca>b. ' ««i»us d.n.e at one sh«ap«itlmnev,rt.*tay Wl J»«ne*ov P r .fctJ. Mot-o>, Prenner l>ootniakvr.__o ■»" "XA7 ANrKDKnovn— 'me wrndirfal \\ job lines v Brap«ry, etc, now \ feeing«oV'; alto yeßents to nil jmrclißbero. n. C Sk«ph^. Mftiford • nnim. WANTED Known—"Hie Corner " v showing a munificent New Bu>vl of Drapery and Clotting. — W. H Collier. _ BERLTN WOOL, a^l Col-rs, 4d Skein, Oil Cloths, two yards wide, 2s; one,yard wide, Is.—MwcnriL&Titmsbr. PRESENT* - Beautiful Presents now being given away to all purchasers of Drapery, Millineiy, Bout*, Clothing, j etc —H. 0 Segers, Melford House. J rtTANTEDKnf'wn-Ct-iitrac'f'rp, i v V cultmaifcts, **><* Paslota? employers j oflnbcrcjin beMii'-ed with any number of tht.roufitbly t fficii nt hands liy nmkin? known th«ir rig 'iremems at \h« S >uth | Canleibury La!«>r Extlnii«e, Ashburton. No nect?w»ity for sending out ol the district for labor. Goto Hardlbt Bros, for Bargains in Blankets, 49 pairs of large w hit*, Bttitabte for double beds only, 16* 6d worth 255. Extra large Grey, only 10* •6d worth 1&4 6d. Selliug rapidly.-^- UaBDLEV Bnoa. Arcade^ *TTSE H. G. Flower's Sulphur Tablets, l_J Cough and Eucalyptus Drops, and lop coughing. BANG ! Bang! Bang I Guns 1 Guns 1 Guns I by the best makera and Stted with all the latent improvements Powder, Shot, C»p«, Cartridges, Wads, nod Cases at J. W. Hardlet's, E?.st Sir^t;. Guns repaired. WANTED Known. — Seasonable Gonds. Cashmere Gloves, 6d pair ; 3»*h Mitts 6d pair ; Fnr Collar?, 2s lid ; Ladies' Skirts, 2s lid ; Bolyn Wool, 3., per 1b ; Wool Shawla at half price, at Andrew Orr'h. WHO is your Plumber ? Why, J. W. Habdliy, who ie * Manufacturer of Ppouting, Ridging, Steel Gutters, Baths, Sinks, Tanks, etc., and wh» has on hand the largeat stock of Pumps and ipe in town.



W anted WANTED— General Servants and Girls to assist —South Canter bury Labour Exchange, Arcade. WAN TEDKnown—Colonial three ply Fingering 3s.—Mitchell and Turner. . WANTED Known—W. H. Col___'s noted four clasp Kid Gloves, 2s Bd, have just arrived in all sfces. WANTpED Known—Ladies who are about to change their Domestic Servants are invited to make known their requirements at the South Canterbury Irtbor Exchange, Arcade, Ashburton, where they can be suited without delay. o 14 WANTED Known—Persons peeking employment of any description cannot do better than register their names at the South Canterbury Labor Exchange, Arcade, V&hburton, the proprieter being in daily communication with the principal Labor Offices in the Colony. 8 15 800K 5* in good order and complete bought or taken in exchange, fcew Stock arriving every week. Circulating library.—J. Ma^sden, Newsagent. K AILWAT Book Stall.—A very large and choice lot of books to select from. . _____? I \ i ANTED Known—^Omen's Black 1 V v Cashmere Hose from Is, Boys' nil Wool Knicker Hose from Is 4d. Mitchell & Turner. WHEKK do you Rec yuur Ironmoii geryl At Hakdliv gof course, where we g«t the best value in Sheet Lead, Kails, Locks, Hinges, Plough Chains, Rope, Wire Knotting, Gorse Knivet, Spades and Forks, Lamps, Fender and Fire Irons, and scything on require- BOOKS in great variety to suit aIJ c'asses ofreadere, at the Railway Hook Stall „_____§ IE7ASTB PAPER for sale. Apply W office of Ashburton Publishing Company, Limited. WANTED Known-T. Hoult has fresh Povk Sausages daily, bo 1 Pies, also a good assortment of Jams, Pickles, Sauces, etc. OMERSET Meat Mart. Tbe oldest the largest, tha best, and tin choap ast. Small Goods a ■ptcialty. Ful freights guaranteed. A trial solicited. -W. J. Silcocib^ J lllß2 STOCKTAKING SALE at R. Alcorn's, Saunders' Buildings. Everything reduced, lor Ctwh only, for One Month. Note prices of Blankets ia advertisement. Boots and Shoes all reduced. \\7ANTKD Known. — Special ship- VV went of Linen Goods, diract from Belfast. Splendid value. See window »t ANDREW ORR'S. Y^~olj N G Ladies' Journals (August), •* Review of Reviews,*' Weldon's Journals, Ca sails' Royal Academy Pic ture* B< ys of England, (New Volnme). New Games insluditia;Tiddl*dy Winks Is. i New Books and Fancy Goods, Boxes Notepaper and Envelopes, etc.—L, F. Andrewpj and Co, Stationers' Hall.



THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory Supply Genta' Hats, Shirt?, Ties at Factory prices. THE N.Z.C.F. Supply Gents' Underclothing in Wool, Merino, and Cotton all at Factory prices. THE K.Z.G?. Keep the Largest Stock of Gents' Mercery in Ashburton. THE N.Z/Jf! Supply Gents Eeady-made Clothing to fit stout men, thin men, tall men, or short men. ~ THE N.Z.C.F. Supply Boys' and Youths' Beady-made Clothing at prices that defy competition. #ECIAL"!"SPECIAL N SPECIAL \\ \ ! THE N.Z.O.F. Are prepared to make a Single Garment ■to your order. Over 200 patterns to choose from. All at ready-made prices and guarantee a fit. "the n.z.c.f. Make Men's Trousers to Measure from 178 6d, Men's Suits from 59a 6d. Sewing machines on timo payment. ~~ THE N.Z.C.F. Supply Men's Boots, Women's Boots, and Children's Boots all at Factory prices. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY ALEX. HENDRY; Manage.



\i ) (INDKKFUL Sariafaction.— *'*' The «p«-ei»i' nickel wntch made for 8, Salek, sod at 22c* M and 20.s in the }*»at.— .Olj&.hmble onJy from 8. SaleK, JewtJh-r. . T 63 "I IFAKTKO Known-For good v%lue in \ V first class Drapery, Millinery, Boots Ulothing, etc., go to Mbjlfoku Bouse. Beautiful presents now giving •way to all purchasers. U<INGERING Wool 3d, 2Coyds Cotton JtJ Reelr li«i, 4»»0>d8 3a. fcnoniKUS ttock of LaaW and Childreu's Ltse further reduced it S. W. Ai<w & Co.'b



IMPORTANT SALE —OF A— WHOLESALE WAREHOUSEMAN'S STOCK _OF— 1170MENS' AND CHILDREN'S ULSTERS. WATERPROOF CLOAKS, a beautiful lot. FURLINED CLOAKS, Extra good quality. IHR&E-QUARTER GAPES. FEATHER BOAS. UR COLLARETTES. WCOL SHAWLS. CARDIGAN JACKETS. — Also — A Largt und^aried Stock cf WCMENS' UNDERCLOTHING. Hardley Bros, Wili;Submit the above L*rge Purchase to their Customers >n SATURDAY MORNING AT "~^ REMARKABLE PRICES- Having Cleared every line as above at a price thab willjlenable .them to Sell at Lees than WHOLESALE COST. — SALE, SATURDAY AND FOLLOWING DATS. HARDLEY BROS.; ARCADE.



JOHN OER & CO. TXAVE LANDING ex Coptic, Pakeha, and,Tekoa from London and Mary Hasbrouck and Alice from New York— { LARGfc AND WELL SELECTED STOCKS OF } LAMPS, HEATING AND COOKING STOVES AND RANGES, REGISTER GRATES AND FENDERS, FIRE IRONS, GARDEN SPADES, FORKS, HOES, ETC. CARPENTERS' TOOLS BY THE BEST MAKERS. TOBACCO CUTTERS, DRAY AND CARBIAGE AXLES IN ALL SIZES. PAPERHANGINGS, PAINTS AND OILS, AND VARNISHES. WIRE NETTING, TRAVELLING TRUNKS AND BOXES, TABLtt CUL'LERY, SCISSORS, RAZORS, AND CARVERS (IN CASE), POCKST KNIVES, TIN; WARE OF ALL KINDS. John Orr & Co., IRONMONGERS and GENERAL PROVISION MERCHANTS.



/^^^^m^^^^ Mtw SEASON'S SHIP- X^^S^S^^^^&^.^^kn v~ .« Duke - O f Devonshire " Tainui/' and " Otaramn," the balance of IS BEIKG OFFERED AT Large Reductions FOR FOURTEEN DAYS. W. H. Collier, "The Corner."



HE ESTABLISHMENT PAR EXCELLENCE FOR FIRST-CLASS t WATOH AND CLOCK REPAIRING. S. Salek, Watchmaker, MANUFACTURING JEWELLER, AND OCULIST OPTICIAN' 3 AGENT. (For Lazarus' Spectacles.) THE Watchmaking and Jewellery Repairing Department is now very Complete in its arrangements. The upmost care is taken overall Jobs, and work Is urned out only in a thoroughly reliable manner. The Charges are as low as can "Toundlnd reliable workmanship. As usual, the High Chaa Stock of Silver and E.P., Gold and Silver Jewellery, Watches, etc. (which is being constantly added to with goods of tha latest style and design), will be found well worthy of inspection, especially by those desirous of m*klng WEDDING PRESENT, BIRTHDAY PRESENT, OR PRESENTATION. S. S iLBK. tfATOrIMAKER AND JEWELLER.



! HOLLOWAT'S OINTMKTT AHD| PILLB.-Victeitude of climate, exposure, an 4 hardships, tell heartily on soldiers and sailors, sowing the seeds of diseases which may ultimately break up the constitution. N turally careless of their health a word in season may avert many evils, and may cause them to resort to timely meas res without any difficulty or publicity. Hollo way's effectual remedies are suitable, and are so easily adapted for the varied complaint* to which our soldiers and sailors are liabje, that a supply should always be obtained before Proceeding abroad. It mky with confidence be sweet t&is 'many • TaluaWeTifa might be saved," or confirmed' cripple prevented from begging in the streets* if Hotyoway^ remedies had beeii used Jn timel ' ' ■ • coiiEmanb and Son bEucaltptic Extract is the only genuine in the market, and was awarded medals and diplomas at Sydney, fcfelbourne, and Addaidt beating all oompetitpn. For ail affectiom of Urn Chest, and Lungs, gonsumptk> n , AaUuns, GounT Qravel, and Kidney C^pfi^ots, tthM mTmhS l^"'1"T t*"m*T' T>Tfr ftTTTTTj' ~™



KBATING'S COTT(JH LOZENGB3 care Couprhs Asthma, Bronchitis. 'AJtadioal testimony states that no otber medicine is bo effectual in the cure of these dingeronß maladies. One Lozaugo alone gives case, one or two at bedtime ensures rest. For relieving difficulty of breathing they are invaluable. Thoy con tain no opium nor any violent drug. Sold by all oUpmJM In Hui, U ' Vfi W »» W «»*.