DEATH.

Leddy.—On December 8, at the residence of her father, Ashprove farm. \Vak*nui, Maiiy Ann, second daughter of Daniel Leddy ; aged 22 years. U I.P.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 9, 1893. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Harding has been matched to row Bubear on the Thames. The Rev Mr Bannerman, Ben., will preach in the Presbyterian Churches at Ashburton and Wakanui to-morrow. . The " Gazette " further prorogues Parlia ment until February 15. The prorogation is only formal. The San Francisco mail is expected to reach Wellington at midnight on Sunday, and the Southern portion will be shipped to Lyttelton on Monday afternoon. In connection with the Canterbury and Westland Baptist Association meetings to be neldin Ashburton on Wednesday next, the morning and afternoon meetings will be held in the Primitive Methodist Church kindly lent for the occasion. Luncheon for the ministers and delegates, alao tea and public meeting in the Baptist Church, Peter street. Archbishop Redwood, who arrived at Auckland by the San Francisco mail steamer, left to-day for Wellington via the West Coast. He speaks in high terms of his reception in America, where he delivered a speech at the Parliament of religions at Chi cago. The condition of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States is most satis factory, owing to the action of the Pope and his representative Archbishop Satolli. The " New Zealand Times " (Wellington) has analysed the composition of the new parliament compared with that elected in 1884. It finds that there "are only fifteen of .the ninety-five then returned, and of these fifteen three—Sir Robert Stout, Sir Maurice O'Rorke, and Mr Vincent Pyke—have not sat continuously. Of theother eighty, twenty are dead, eleven are Legislative Councillors, and of the remainder some have voluntarily withdrawn from politics. Most of the crew of the Spirit of the Dawn have been engaged in Wellington to man the barque Weathersfield. In the light of the hard experience of the men on Antipodes Island, it has been decided to erect fifty finger posts on the southern islands, so that any, who may have the mis fortune to be castaway upon those desolate shores, ,would be easily guided to the sites of the store depots, where they would find food, clothing, and shelter, It was sad to think that, while all these were within so short a distance of the camping ground, for want of knowledge of such a depot, terrible hardships had to be suffered. The finger posts will do much to remedy this. On Sunday last Rev J. R. Hindea preiched the annniversary sermons in connection with the Newland Primitive Methodist Church. Owing to the heavy downpour of rain in the morning the congregation was small, but in the afternoon the church was full. On Wednesday the annual tea meeting was held and was well attended. The tables were tastefully and temptingly arranged, and were a credit to the taste and work of the ladbs. Addresses were given by Rev Mr Baumber, Cfuiatchurch, R°v T. H. Hamil ton, Mr J. M. Bourne, and Rev J. Cocker, Mr J. Lloyd being chairman. Mr G. Hi<?ht presided at the organ, and the choir ren dered some good pieces under the leadership of Mr G. Aston. The anniversary as a whole may be regarded as a success. The " versatile Travers " has been some what rough on t he Council of the Wellington Fine Arts Society. At the annual meeting of the Society on Friday, Mr Travers com mented very strongly on the Council appoint ing themselves both judges and hanging committee, and said that better works had been rejected than many of those accepted. He then went on to suggest that on exhibi tion should be held of the pictures refused. This in itself was pretty se ere criticism, but he went further, and so that no misun derstanding of his meaning should arise, added that the course adopted by .the Council deserved serious condemnation. The speech caused considerable discussion, but ulti mately a motion in the direction indicated by Mr Travers' speech was withdrawn, as the end of it had been Bended by drawing attention to what Mr Travers complained of, and doubtless in future the Committee would adopt different methods. There recently died in the Bellevue Hospital, New York an Indian who was described as a pathological giant. The man had been reported to be Bft in height and to weigh 3501b (or 25st), but the actual height was found to be oft 7in, and the weight 3001b (or a little more than 22at). Dr Charles L. Dana, who reports the case, says that death took pace suddenly, the immediate causa not being known. The brain was a little above the average s?Z3, weighing 530z. There was great enlargement of the pituitary gland, Ihis f »ct was one of great interest in view of the disease from which the man was suffering --namely, acromegaly. In acromegaly it is usual to find the pituitary gland enlarged, as recorded cases have shown. Most of the overgrowth which had gained for the man his reputation as a " giant" was due to the disease, and Dr Dana states that it is probable that many cases which are now being exhibited throughout the coun try aa giants are cases of acromegaly. Perhaps in time some animal extract will be discovered which will act as beneficially in this disease as is the case with extract of thyroid glands in myxcedem*. — Mgdical Press. A body of men in Sydney Jjnown as the •'Active Service Brigade," who had been conspicuous at public meetings for some time past for stopping proceedings, have now ex tended their crusade to rsligic.us services. On Sunday morning, November 21, members of t^fe brigade were asked to attend service, at Sft, Andrew's glathedral, Sydney, and some sixty turned up, but y^re endowed tyy a large body of police in plain clothes and in uniform, the result being that they did not the service. In the evening (according to a Sydney "telegram in the '.' Hobart Mercury") they went to far greater length. Assembling at the Que.^s statue, they raised an effigy representing a man on a crucifix, atfcir^d in ragged clothes, over the head of the figure was an inscription "1.H.5.," and the side was painted red to resemble blood. At the foot were the words "Murdered by the fich," and at the back were the words, ''Humanity sacrificed." With this elevated some 300 men marched through the streets to the Wesleyan Cen tenary Hall, wheye the police rushed the piC? Gssion. and seized the effigy. The men then entered the*]?* 11' where they remained during the service. Afterward, w*ica a reyiyal meeting was being held, the man Dodds, who cam* iai^ cqlljsion with the authorities at Parliament House through inteirup'ing one of the members, offered up a prayer of a blasphemous nature, in which Ue described ministers a 9 hypocrites, and said many of them wete shareholders in sweating dene,

ASHBURTON WOOL SALES.

The first wool sales of the season were held in the Orange Hall yesterday, when above four thousand bales (nearly one thousand more than last year) were offered —by far the largest quantity ever sub-; nutted in Ashburton. There was a large attendance of foreign and colonial buyers, and bu-iness commenced sharp to time, led off by Mr Staveley, for the N.Z. Land ( Association, and followed by MrJ. V. Ford for Mr Zander ; Mr D. Thomas ; Mr F A. Archer, for Miles and Co. ; and Mr R. Friedlander f >r Fried lander Bros. The sale as a whole was a decided suc cess. The bidding for everything at all up to the mark was brisk, and sellers ex pressed themselves well satisfied, as in deed they had reason to be, The aveiage prices were barely a farthing under last year's, although best croasbreds did not touch the same figure, 9JJ —B|d being the highest oh this occasion The result of this sale, as compared with last sea son's, may be summed up thus—first cross rather lower, coarse wools and good merinos rather better. The wool gener ally was of good staple and strong, al though lighter than we have seen it, and some of the inferior lots exhibited a good deal of dry yolk, which with a lack of brilliancy in some of it. waa no doubt due to the continuously wet weather ; but al together the wool was in decidedly good condition, and every care having been taken previous to the sale to display it to the best advantage, buyers knew exactly what they were bidding for. Our antici pations expressed in a previous notice as to the success of the sale were fully justi fled- Prices were quite equal to the last sale at Christchurch, and very little wooi remained unsold. MIUSB AND CO. Messrs Mi'es and Co., Limited (F. A. Archer, auctioneer), report as follows upon the initial wool sale of the season held on Friday, Bth inst: —This being the first year in which Ashburton has been allotted (special dates forks wool sales with other large centres, the Woolbroker's As sociation is to be congratulated upon now having fully and successfully established local wool auctions, as takicg into consi deration the weight and quality of our staple prices obtained were quite on a par with the rates ruling at Cbiistchurch and Timaru auctions. Ihe total quantity sub mitted during the day exceeded 4000 bales which were offered to an exception ally large attendance of buyers for export and colonial trade. Commenting on the wool generally the condition and weight was about equal to Christchurch, but licking the brightness of that sold at limaru. Competition throughout was animated, buyera ac4ne; with freedom up 'to a certain point. In contrast with former years the coarser qualities of wool appeared more in favor than tho finer classes. Our catalogue comprised 800 bale?, and subjoined we give in detail a record of our sales : — Bales—l D merino ewe sd, 1 crossbred ewe 6Jd, 2 bar over XL crossbred ewe 7d, 2 Ace of Clubs crossbred ewe 7<i, 2 W4 rams 6fd, 3 ,TB crossbred 74 1, SJB conjoined and re versed crossbred ewe 7f 1, 1 bellies and pieces <4d, 2 JG conjoined crossbred hegget combing 6£d, 4 crossbred hogg t combing 7d, 8 X crossbred 7<l, 2 crossbred ewe-7|d,'2" JT conjoined crossbred ewe first combing | No 13 dingy No. 20 part merino ewe 6Jd, 4 crossbred ewe second combing No. 16 part dingy 7d, 4 JT conjoined merino ewe cloth ing s|d, 2 merino ewe first combing No. 26 has-so me piece3>i s£rl;. 1 half bred pieces (stained) and locks 3|i, 1 half bred bellies pieces 4f d, 1 half bred pieces and 6 black fleeces s|d, 1 merino locks aid belly pieces 3|. 7 C over M merino ewe 6d, 1 crossbred ewe 9 matted fleeces in middle crossbred and wether in bottom 6Jd, dingy crossbred hogget merino ewe under 3 black fleeces on to 6d, 1 crossbred and 21 ram fleeces 61, 1 crossbred pieces half bred pieces and dead wool 4Jd, 5 C in circle crossbred hogget 71, 4 PL conjoined half bred ewe 7i, 6 half bred wether 7£d, 8 halfbred hogget -T^d, 1 half bred hogget pieces 3d, 3 A over stroke half bred ewe 7d, 6 halfbred ewe 7|l, 1 pieces' 4d, OT 6 merino 5Jd, 1 halfbred 20 merino fleeceß in bottom 7£d, 4 AX halfbrcd wether 7d, 5 crossbred wether 7d, 5 cross bred ewe 7, 6 TPB first halfbred ewe 7£d, 3 second halfbred ewe 7d, 6 first crossbred ewe No 16 has 6 black fleeces in 7d, 1 dingy 6£d, 1 first pieces 5Jd, 1 belly pieces 4Jd, 1 locks and stair ed pieces 3£d, 9 WL conjoined halfbred ewe No. 9 has 20 halfbred hogget fleeces on top Bd, 1 crossbred ewe and 8 pure bred Lincoln fleeces 7|d, 4 HZ merino 4£d, 4 crossbred 7d, 6 OT halfbred 7d, 2 cross bred 7d, 3 merino No, 12 has 4 crossbred fleeces 5Jd 1 bellies 4d, SLL conjoined, half bred hogget No 7 has halfbred ewe on top 7W, 4 halfbred ewe about 5 crossbred fleeces in No 11 7&d, 7 crossbred ewe 7Jd, 1 merino sd, 2 Lincoln containing 25 hogget 40 ewe and 4 ram fleeces 6|d, 1 pieces 3£d, 6 D-B conjoined second combing halfbred hogget 7Jd, 15 first combing half bred hogget 7Jd, 1 halfbred bellies and pieces, 4|d, 1 bellies and pieces 4|d, 1 halfbred locks 2d, 6 Square halfbred ewe No 6 and 16 wether fleeoes 7£d, 2 >alfbred ewe (two-tooths) 7|d, 1 merino ewe and 11 crossbred fleeces s|cl, 1 crossbred ewe 7d, 1 bellies 4M/ 1 OXO crossbred ewe 7£d, 1 bar over OP crossbred I ewe 2 Wack fleeces and dead wool 7£d, i crossbred ewe 7£d, 4 bar over AS merino s|d, 1 AM merino sid, 1 GJ halfbred ewe 7|d, 2 M over R halfbred ewe No 2 and 10 crossbred fleeces on top 7|d, 28 CJH first combing halfbred hogget 7|d, 10 second combing halfbred hogget 7^3, 1 first and secoad combing halfbred hoggefc 7Jd, 1 dingy halfbred hogget 7d, 1 dingy second combing 7d, 2 first combing halfbred ewe 7|l, 1 first and second combing halfbred ewe 7£d, 3 halfbred hegget pieces 3d, 1 halfbred hogget pieces second quality 3d, 2 halfbred pieces Sd, 1 pieces sd, 1 pieces second quality j^d, 2 halfbred hogget bellies 4|d, 1 locks 2§d, 1 bellies and locks 4£d, 20 halfbred hogget (earthy) 6d, 2 half bred hogget pieces and bellies 4|d, 1 aalf bred hogget locka 2d, 11 OB first combing halfbred wether 7&d 5 second combing halfbred wether 7jd, 4 first combing cross bred wether 7Jd, 1 bale 1 fadge 8 reversed with 4 after halfbred hogget 6fd, 1 merino 4|d, 3 H8 crossbred 7id, 2 mmno 4|d, 9 cash box handle half bred ewe No 9 has a few hogget fleeces in 7|d, 5 8D hUfbred wether 7d, 3 crossbred wether 6|d, S -HS halfbred hogget 7d, 1 pieces 21d, 1 S under circle pieces 3|d, 1 locks 2|d, 11 halfbred ewe 7fd, 1 crossbred wether 7d, 2 halfbred ewe 7sd, 1 'halfbred ewe a few cotted fleeces 14 rams 7d, 6 merino ewe s£d, 1 2Q undei? half circle oellies 4|d, i pieces and locks 2£d, 1 pieces 4|d, Q V 2 combing merino sd, 4 clothing merino 4|d, 2 bellies and pieces 31d, 2 first pieces i|d, 1 locks 2\d, 2 S.S conjoined halfbred hoggets 1 blaok fteece ?d, 1 merino sd, 5 WS over bar crossbred ewe 7£d, 5*7 A halfbred 7Jd, 2 WX crossbred ewe 7d, 4 T over R halfbred ewe 7|d, 1 halfbred ewe and long wcol 7Jd, 1 cotced longwool 6^d, 4 cross bred ewe 7£d, 3 merino ewe s|d, 1 half bred hogget k/£rl, 1 bellies 4td, 23T merino ewe s|d, 1 crossbred ewe 2 AjEL crossbred ewe and hoggefc 7d, 6JE conjoined halfbred hogget 7d, 3 crossbred ewe 7}d, 7 TL cross ewe *l\&, i hierfco ewe s|d,' 5 D | B merino ewe and wether op, 3 crossbred ewe 7|d, 1 merino ewe and crossbred ewe 6|d, 1 Cross bred hogget ewe and wether 6|d, 1 bellies and P^oes 4|d, 1 locks 2|d, 9 RI C halfbted hogget 7d, 21 h^lfbrpd pwe, No 83 has 7 black fleeces 6|d, 18 cross bred hogget 6|d, 12 crossbred ewe 6|d, 5 merino 4fd, I rams 6|d, 9 bellies and pieces .54, 4 locl^s and pieces 2|d, 4 WJE halfbrod hogget 7d, 3 bellies and pieces 4|d, 5 C over •?• halfbred ewe 7Jd, 4 ZR halfbred hogget I »". •,» """""* «we Bd, 2 crossbred ewe 7fd, 17 hauu^v. «-^-j hnveot 7|d, 2 crossbred ewe 7^d, 2 srossuio^ >*-^ 7.{ ; d, 1 liincoln ram 6f 1, 1 merino wether s|d, 4 bellies, s|d, 1 pieces 3|d, 2 KG half bred 7|d, 3 merino s|d, 8 — over I? 8 ctobs bred hogget 6Ja, 1 bellies and pieces 2sd, 1 17 mixed wool 7|d, 1 locks and pieces 3d, 1 Hl£ conjoined halfbred hogget 74d, 1 cross bred ew« 7fd» I triangle with legs three.

quiirterbredhcgget6£tl,lhalfbredhoggefc7d,s 113 halfbrei eve 7^d, 2 crossbred hogget 6fd. 4 (JL merino ewe s£-d, 1 memo ewe, 3 rams, and about 5 crossbrad s|d, 1 T over J crossbred hogget 7d, 1 crossbred wether 7Jd, 1 10 fleeces crossbred, dead wool and belly pieces sd, 1 firsf; and second cross ewe l<i, 2 «-iB merino e\v3, sjd, 2 5M erossbied hnggets, 7d, 3 TVV crossbred pieces 4j' t 6 AP "crossbred pieces 2^l, 1 locks l£-d, 2 mfir no locks 2d, 2 6R merino ewes ■ % ', 1 Xl} black 4|d, 1 DX hilfbred 6:J.1, IBW nieriiioSd, 1 TWS dead wool sd, 1 DZ cross bred s^l, 4 4AX rams 6td, 3 8P croeabred bellies 4Jd, 2 T5 merino bellies 3jd, 3 — over WS merino ewe sd, 2 crosebred 1 cks Ud, 6 1R crossbred ewe 7&d, 1 crossbred ewe and merino 6d, 2 SE merino pieces 2£d Bigs - 2 GJ halfrred ewe 6£d, 1 WS over — bellies 4Jd, 1 pieces 4,{d, 1 UT dead wool SJ, Bales—3 RM crossbred ewe I\A, 3 merino owe s*d, 1 halfbred hogget 7d, 2ER con joined s^d. MR J)AVJD THOMAS. Bales—2 W4 merino sjd, 1 J over D part crossbred part merino sfcJ, 1 bar over R. 9 merino 6|d, I NR merino ewes 4£d, 1 OK over bar merino ewes o|d, I KG tnorino wethers 4-|d, 1 J2 Lincoln hoggets 6id. 1 C beside bell second cross hoggets 7|d, 2 SS crossbred ewes 7k<i, 2 crossbred hoggets 7Jd, 4 bar over 3X crossbred ewes 7sd, 7 M over B merino ewes 5|J, 3 HR conjoined crossbred hoggets >7d, 2 M over B crossbred hoggets 7£d, 8 merino ewes 7|d, 1 ET rams and cross bred 6£d, 1 merinos and crossbred^ 6J, 2 merino ewes 4|i, 9 crossbred 7Jd, 5 firot cross ewes 7£d, 3RB over bar cross ewes 7|d, 6 C beside bell half bred hog gets 7d, 3J2 two bales crossbred ewes 1 bale hoggets 7£d, 5 first cross ewes 7Jd, 6 8D halfbred hoggets 7%d, 6 J over D merino ewes s£d, 3 4 over O crossbred ewes four hogget fleeces 7J3, 2 7B cross bred ewes Bd, 2 T9 crossbred ewe* 7|d, 3 qA crossbred wethers 7d, 20 SB cross brsd hoggets 7fd, 56 D-B first combing crossbred hoggets 7hi, 33 second combing crossbred hoggets 7Jd, 10 8 first combing and 2 second combing halfbred ewes BJ, 6 first combing threequarter-bred ewes 7£d, 3 Lincoln 6|J, 1 dead wool ssd, 1 black s£d, 9 bellies and pieces 4£1,2 hnlf bred bellies and pieses SJ, 2 first cross bellies and pieces 4jl, 3 locks 2d, 4 stained pieces 3Jd, 1 bellies and locks 2£d, 1 first combing and merino 5J 3, 4 G with feather merino wethers 5£ 1, 7 heart over H cioss bred ewes 7|J, 12 DV first cross wethers B|d, 9 first cross ewes 8&d, 2 crossbred wethers 7id, 3 two bailies and pieces. 1 pieces sd, 1 locks 3d, 1 merino ewes 5Jd, 5Z6 merino s£d, 33 first combing half bred 7d, 1 locks 11 i, 3 pieces 4|d, 4 RT second cross hoggets s id, 6 tirst cross I ewe BH, 10 CH over bar crossbred hog gets 7d, 4 CH merino sjd, 3 x over C 2 crossbred and 1 halfhred and crossbred 7£d, 2 halfbred 7*4, 3 92 crossbred hog gets 7d, 3 Ml crossbred ewes 7|d, 2 merino 54, 4 H8 merino 54, 5 87 cross bred hoggets 7£d, 3 crossbred hoggets 7d, 3 seoond cross hoggets 7i J,3 C over 3 ' merino ewes 5|J, 3 horsesho9 merino ewes 5d 1 crossbred and merino sd, 1 3M , crossbred 7^d, 3 F3 merino ewes SH, 5 j 6Z 3 first cross 2 second eros? 7s, 3 j merino 5Jd, 1 TD merino ewes sd, 1 RX ' over bar merino ewes sd, 7 crossbred ewes 7d, 3 Z7 crossbred ewes Bd, 1 SH crossbred and merino sfd, IDL merino SJ, 2 crossbred 7d, 1 83 crossbred ewes and hoggets 6|d 1 merino 54, 8 crossbred 7£d| 5 SH over bar cross bred 7£d, 7 BW halfbred 18 fleeces thrje quarter-bred in one bale 7d, 3 EiG in half circle first cross 7,{-4, "'2 AB conjoined! crossbred ewes 7£d, 4 crossbred hoggets 7|d, 4 X \. first cross hoggets Bd, 11 cross bred ewes 7Jd, 9 HS first cross hogged 7<l, 9 VR conjoined crossbred 7£d, 10 halfbred hoggets BJd, 2 merino with twelve fleeces crossbred s£l, 1 07 20 merino fleeces, 34 .crossbred fleeces 6£d, 7 *-D merino ewes 63, 4 ,J X halfbred ewes Bd, 2 merino 5*4, 1 S8 merino sd. 1 Fi washed wool 7d, 13 — ovar BH 11 bales first cr-^ss, 2 bales cross bred 7 i, 2- — ovar O^ merino ewea sd. 1 — over BH rams 6^, JB B5 merino • wea s|d, 1 T over H enssbred hoggets 7d, 4 TT crassbred ewes 7fJ, P CS over — 6 bales crossbred ewtw, 2 do crossbred wethers, 1 do crossbred hoggets 7^3, 2 DP conjoined first cross h >ggets, with 22 merino flieces 7£d, 1 T.overH merino ewea SJ, 5 UP conjoined merino ewes fif J. 14 07 halfbred hoggets 6|% 4 28 halfbred ewes Bd, 2 TU bellies a d pieces sd, 7 crossbred ewes 7^-1, 6 Shrop <hire hoggets 7|d, 3 2 bales Shropshire ewe?, 1 bale ewes and hoggets Bd, 3 HH conjoined halfbred ewes 6|d, 2 f)5 mrrino s|-d. 1 KS merino, wirh 10 cms bred fleeces SJI, 4 P3 crossbred ewes B|d, 2 TD crossbred wethers 7|d, IJR over — marino and crossbred fi|d, 3 TD first cross ewes 7JI, 1 48 second cross ewes 7d, 1 merino, Lin coln and crossbred s|l, 1 JR over — crossbred 7d, 3 X diamond crossbred ewes i 7d, 2 6M 1 ba'e merino, 23 quarter-back, j 21 fleece merino, 7 Leicester rams s£d, 2 quarter-back ewes 7£d, 8 3U h»lfbred hoggets 7Jd, 6 threequartor-brpd hoggets 7|d, 5 threequarter-bred ewea 7*d, 6 long i wool 7Jd, 4 halfbred ewes 7£d," 1 three quarter-bred, with 16 merino fleeces 6£d, 1 rams and 6 black fleeces s|d, 2 bellies and piece", 3| J, 6 °° over M crossbred ewes 81, 6 f)E over — crossbred ewes 7-f 1, 4 M 8 crossbred hoggets 7£d, 21 first cross ewes 7Ji, 18 crossbred ewes 7JI, 1 rams 6jd. 1 dead wool and pieces 5^ '. 2 locks and pieces 3Jd f 2 P over merino sd, 10 9 M crossbred ewes 7|d, 7 over IT merino 63, 3 crossbred ewes 6jd, 5 W. A crossbred ewes 7f 1, 2 Lincoln 3f 1. 1 T.I 8 rims 12 crovbred 25 meriro fleeces 5Jd, 12 Hiatham h«lfbred hojzgets 7|d, 10 halfbred ew s 7£l, 10 8 crossbred ewes strong. 2 second cross 7J', 13 cross bred ewes 7*d. 3 b >llies and fir^t- pieces sd, 2 dead wool and p'uees 4J', 1 second pieces 31, 1 lock- 2JI. 13 *JH crossbred Bd, 6 crossbred 6i 1, 1 b liion and pieces 3|d, 2 IB under 'ar crossbred hoggets 7i'd, 20 H/fT rne^'n > ewps s|d, 12 cross bred eves 7£: l. 7 first c o«s ewes 7*d, 1 rams 6^l. 1 beMi*»s and pieces 2Jd, 3 bellies and pieces 4|d, 1 RT second pieces 4|d, 1 VR oo^j >snea lock- 2Jd, 1 M ovor B bellies si, 1 rams crossbred and black 6Jd, 2 one ba'e bellies one pieces 4d, 1 J over D merino bellies and cro^-bred ?bi, 1 pieces and Hhck wool 4d, 1 ET belfiea and pieces 41. 1 HS pieces 2|d, 2 VR conjo'n^d haL'bred bellies and pieces sd, 1 BVV bellies and piece s sd, ] Q bell locks ! 2|d, 1 ev*r bar bellies 4|d, 1 merino s|d, 1 BH under bar pieces 2d, 1 Heart over H bellies and pieces sd, 1 SB bellies nnd plec3B 3^d, 1 83 nine. 1 black fleeces balance bellies and pieces 4|d, 107 pieces 2£d. 1 t) over W merino | 6jd. 2 40 merino 6^l, 2 first cross hog gets 7|d, 3 4Bunder bar merino ewes ojd, 2 PF first cross 6| 1. 2 three-quarter bred 6{d, 1 AD conjoined merino with 17 ram flaooes 6d. 1 cotted QJd, 2 bellies and p'eeei sd, 2 locks 3|d, 1 (■?) merino 1 If v bsliiQ^ and piec9ssJ, 1 circle in circle pieces 3i, X HO conjoined 5 merino 5 rams 17 crossbred fleeces, bal ance hollies 5,f 1, 3 42 man no ewes 4|cl, 3 H in Kqu tre sheepskins 3J, 6she-pskins 3d, 2 H first halfbred pieces 1 ba'o first and second pieces sd, 3 merino eiyes with 6 ram flees 51, 1 h'alfbrert ewra 7d, 1 pieces dead wool and locks 4d, 1 t^ over J crossbred ewes 7%-i. 1 95 crossbred hoggefcs 7|d, 4 J and S crossed msrino ewes 7|d, 1 SR merino ewea s|d, 1 TU stained pieces 3^i, 4 SR halfbred ewes and hoggets Bd, f balloon halfbred hog gets B^d, 2 crossbred ewesßd, 8 M merino ewes 5Jd, 2 halfbrei hoggets 7sd, 1 cross bred bellies 41, 1 f*dge y halfbred 7|d, 6 bale? JVV crossbred hoggets 7J<l, 2 crossbred ewes 6§d, 5 merino s|d, 2 J6, merino ewes s£d, 11 HR oonjoined under W three-quarterbred ewes 7id, 5 cross - - ■• in "i «; ono- | bred 7d, 4 one bale Deuiea auu —- . - bale first pieces 2 bales second pieces 3£d, 1S in squire cros?br«>d ffd, 1 merino si. 7 fir3t cross ewes 7|d, 5 4K first cross hoagets 7|d, 6 over 6, merino ewes s^d, 2 McA liieriDQ cwea 4|d ? I W orer B

merino ewes 4|d, 1 — over Heart cross bred hoggets 7d, 2 W over B crossbred ewes 7d, 3 square and O crossbred ewes 7d, I merinc 4^l. 1 WG hilfbred 7^J, 6 merino ewes SH, 6 UD conjoined firsi cross ewes B^l, 3 — over 71 first cro«s hoggets 7si. 18 circle in circle first ess hogeet > 7s, 13 AD con joined crossbred ewes 7£. 3 mer'no ewes ti^d, 5 Ky halfbred hoKgets 7d, 2 msrino eves sid, 7 J:L halibred ew^s 7^. 1 merino 5£ 7 A war! macros bred ewes 7|l, 13 halfbred ewes 8&1, 12 halfbred ewes S-hd, 2 cotted 6|d, 1 rams 6^l, 2 first pieces s|d, 2 1 bale bellies 1 bale bellies and pieces 6d, 3 pieces 4^, 1 locks 3|', 1 Nil, merino s£d, 3 X over 8 merino ewes 5] 1, 2 LX merino ewes 511, 1 DO 24 rams fleece?" 24 crossbred fleeces 6|J, 1 dead wool sa, 3CR halfbred hosg^ts 7d, 3 threa-.^uarterbred ewes 6| 1,10 halfbrtd ewe* 6|), 1 23 locks 2| I, 3 bellies and pieces 4|d, 2 merino ewes s^d, 3 second cross wethers 7^d, 2 first cross wethers 7H, 15 halfbred ewes 7£d, 10 crossbred h'tggetH 7h. Bins—l dtal wool s|d, 2 rams 61d,"3 crossbred wool 7^3, 4 merino wool 4|d, 5 cotted 6J, 6 crossbred bellies and pieces sd, 7 second crossbred pieces 'Shd, 8 first merino piecs 44, 9 second merino pieces 3sd, 10 crossbred fir-t locks 31,11 crossbred second lockt 2d, 13 second merino locks 2£d, 14 black wool 4fJ. Bales—2 I in tear merino ew«a sd, 7 crossbred f|d, 3 (C) merino o^J, 1 5M locks 2\ 1 merino wethers 4|d, 1 cross bred and 8 rams 7d, 2 first cross wethers 7-id, 3 crossbred ewes 7£d, 8 crosebred hoggets 7^d, 5 C between ban Bd, crossbred hoggets Bd, 5 82 ,3 bales halfbred 2 crossbred 6J4, 3^ orer TS crossbred ewes 7^l, 3 merino fiM, 6 M over <n crossbred h»gge(H 7Jd, 19 S in hexagon half brad hoggets 7Jd, IJ/B cross bred with 6 rams fleeces 6J4, 10 JL merino ewes sd, 7 DN 5 crossbred ewes 2 hoggets 7Jd. 3 merino ewes 6d, 4 J/B crossbred 6fd, 6 merino ewes sd, 4 OD ovar — merino ewes &£d, 6 8W crossbred hoggets 6|d, 7 WS merino ewes 6J, 2 crossbred ew«s 7d, 2 — over JJ crossbred 7d, 7 LX crow bred ewes 6|d, 4 halC bred ewes 7d, 2 fine crossbred 7d, 2 halfbred hoggets 7|d, 3 merino ewes s£d. 1 JL belliei and pieces 3|d, 1 LX pieces 4d, IJL cross bred 7H, 1 C between bars bellies and rams 4|d, 6 JR crosahred 7£d, 16 PH crossbred 7Jd, 4 RC over hair circle three bales first cross hoggets, one bale first cross with twelve merino fleeces 7£d, 6 SO 5 three-quarterbred ewe, 1 three quarterbred hogget 7d, 7 first cross ewe 7|d, 4 first cross hoggets 6|d, 2 long wool 6|d, 6 S over — crossbred Bd, 3 merino, 7 rams fleeces and 1 black 6Ad, 17 70 crossbred ewes with 20 hoggets fleeces 7 jd, 2 70 1 bale bellies 1 bale pieoes 4d, 1 AD under bar rame, merino fleeces and pieces 4|d, 3 2 halfbred ewes, 1 crossbred 7d, 5 merino ewes sid, 3 DA orossbred ewes 7|4,1 merino s|d, IMe merino 6d, 3 crossbred 7£d, 4 BM crossbred ewes 7id, 3 EL under bar crossbred hoggets 7|d, 2 merino ewes 4f d, 4 W7 2 crossbred ewes, two croesbred hoggets 7d, 5 merino ewea sd, 2 H7 merino 4|l, 1 gF con* joined merino SJ, 1 crossbred 7|d, 1 H7 crossbred 7^d, 4 M merino ewes 6d, 4 Ll2 halfbred 81,2 morino s|d, 271 under bar merino 4|3, 1 J:L halfbred pieces sjrd, 1 looks and pieces 3| 1, 4 0 over T crossbred 7£4, 4*M over bar conjoined cossbred ewes 7£d, 1 20 fleeces first cross 9 rams 1 black flaece 6£d, 2 RA merino ewes 4fd, 7 crossbred wool 7J t 4 jX mer'no ewes SJ, 5 R in circle merino sd, 5 2 half bred hoggets, 3 h »li bred ewes 7d, 8 5 cossbred hoggets, 3 crossbred ewes 7d, 1 locks 3id. 1 mixed 64, 5H2 crnwj bred hoggets 7^d, 4 crossbred hoggets 7d, 3 crossbred hoggets 7d, I H2 crossbred and half bred bellies and pieces 4|i, 1 M rams 6d, 1 diamond with bar J merino with 6 crosbred fleaces s|l, 9 2 over J meiino ewes s|i, 4 PI under, bar merino ewes 5d f 4 shepherd's crook 3 hilfbred pii-cos 1 pi«ces s£d, 5 first cross hoggets 7|d, 11 halfbred hoggeto 7U, 10 9 half bred ewes, 1 crossbred 7|l, 2.merino ewes bhi, 1 locks and pieoes 3d, 21 HL halfbred ewes 7^d, 12 Lincoln and merino cross 7^d, 3 cotted an I nuns 6|d, 4 HL 3 bales pieces 1 merino black and dead wool 4.1. 7 SL crossbred 7d, 1 SC locks 3JI, 1 P over H mixed 6H, 2 OTO m9riao 51, 1 M over 5 locks and pieces 4]d. 1 DM locks and pieces 3Ad, 2 OS merino sj, 1 square over R in circle locks and pieces 3J, 3 JG crossbred 7^l, 5 S over triangle merino ewes 5Jd, 4 cross bred ewes 3d, 1 crossbred ewes and 20 merino fleeces 64. FRIEDLANDER BROR. Bales—l D Leicester rams 6|d, 2 H2 meriuo ewes 4|d, 1 JS merino 54, 1 H 6 triangle crossored 6^4, 4 WL conjoined merino s£d, 2 HK Ist cross hoggeto 6^d, 2 ER over — second cross ewes 6|,i, 3 second cross hoggets Pfd, 3 MS conjoined merino ewes s|d, 3 7G halfbred ewea 7£d, 1 qT un«?er — crossbred ewes 7^4, 8 JG merino 5Jd, 4 FB first cross ewes 7£4, 2 HB merino sd, 1 H over F crossbred ewes 6|l, 1 merino ewes sd, 2 halfbred ewes 7|d, 6JU first cross ewes 7sd, 4 JC second cross hoggets 7Jd, 8 HX first! cross ewes 7£d, 8 X 6 h^ltbred hoggeta and wethers 7i^« 5 S and Ace of Glubs meriuo 51, 2 S under square halfbred hoggets 6|], 4 RH conjoined merino 5d t 7 63 first cross ewes and orossbred hoggets 7^4, 6 merino ewes si, SKD in red firdt merino s£d, 5 merino ewes si, 2 second crass ewee 7d, 3 2nd erosa hoggets 7d, 22 first crow hoagets 7^d. 11 first oross wetheri 7*4, 3 half circle RM first cross hoggets 7f d 3 merino 6sd, 3— X over — first cross hoggets Bd, 2 / over R merino s£d, 5 merino sd, 6 UK under—conjoined crossbred ewef 7d, 8 crossbred hoggets 6£d, 3 halfbred ewes7|l, 13 halfbred hoggets 7d, S 83 halfbred hoggets 7|' f 2 half bred Doww hoggets 7|d, 2 crossbred ewes and Down hoggsfcs 7i, 4 " over JO crossbred ewea 7|d. 4 L.2 half bred hoggets and h%lfbred wethers 7^d. 3 hmlfbred ewes 7|d, 4 merino sd, 2 OX° halfbred wethers 7d, 1 20 first cross ewes 6ld, 2 merino sjd, 7 XL first cross ewes ?|d, 10 M 7 cross bred hoggets 754, 11 first cross ewes 7|d, 6 Recond cro3sbred ewaa 6|d, 3 merino 4|d, 1 M 7 raras6}d. 1 half merino half first bellies 4|d, 10 HB over — mer'no sd, 1 oak flat over MB locks 211, 3 crossbred bellies s|d, 3 crossbred pieces sd, 1 Leicester matted 6}d> 1 cross* bred pulled wool with 8 dingy fleeces 6d, 2 second Leicester hoggets 6|d, 5 cross* bred matted 7d, 4 second cross ewes 7Jd, 4 oak fl»t over MB halfbred «w»i Bd, 18 first cross hoggets 7}J, U TJj-first cross ewes 7|d, 4 second cross ewes 74d< 4 151 halfbred hogget* 7M, 3 seoond cross ewef 7*d, 3 merioo s^, 18 «M first cross hos T gets 7*4, 4 merino wethers 6i, 7 Ah con« joined" half bred hoggets 7R 5 crossbred ewes 7£d, 8. B over bar halfbred ewes 8-d, 6 O over X crossbred ewes 6|d, 9 halfbred ewes 6Jd, 10 crossbred hoggets 7£d, 3 meriao s^, 8 4J first cross ewes BJd, 2 B9 m< rino ewes sd, 5 crossbred ewes 7d, 3 L 2 first cr ss hoggets 7Jd, 2 halfbred ewea B|d, 4 K8 crcssbreds. 7^d, 1 sauare and It conjoined merino s^l, 1 shepherd's orook: merino 4|d, 3 crossbred 7^d, 2 B5 merino 4£d, 4 JD over bar first cross ewes 7^d, 1 D M hair pieqes and h»}f combing 6,4,1 dingy 6|d, 5, second cross hoggets 7 jd, 9 first cross hoggets 7^4, 9 HW conjoined tirst cross hoggets 7|d, 11 first cross ewef 7&d, 3 second cross ewes 7d, 2 first and second cross hoggets and ewes 7d, 11 B over F halfbred ewes 7W, 57A crossbred ewes 7*cl, 3 TT crossbred ewes 7sd, S merino 7d, 1 BB orossbred ewes 6}d, $ 1 WT W merino sd, 9 HW conjoined merino ' s^d, 15 QD oonjoinel halfbred ewea Bd, 6 halfbred hoggets 7^4, 1 KD merino tad part crossbred s|d, 2 meiino s£d, 21 firetf cross hoggets 7£4, 12 halfbred 7W, 7 x 1» C halfbred ewes 7fd, 8 halfbrei boggjt* 7i4, 3 SR first cross nogfijets 7^ £y^ halfbred ewes 7d, 2 crossbred ewea "t^jk merino 4|d, 12 TH.in pirole halfbred ewef« 7|d, 3 4fl conjoined crossbred eweayf<^ 3 morioo 4|d r 5 RB over bar 6r»t mg^

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Yerj Sorry. Alas, too true ! TrfE ARE VARY SHORT OF CA.SH, ASD WE MUST HAVE SOME. NOW IS A GOOD CHANCE. G. J. NBILL and Co. Good Washing Muslin 3a lid dozen Good Washing Prints 2s lid doz^n Strong Cotton Shirting 3s lid dozen N*w Dress Goods, double width. 10£ d White Calico 2s lid dozen White Double Bed Sheeting B|d CLOTHING- CLOTHING- Men's Colonial Tweed Suits !9a'jSA t guaranteed all Men's Tweed Suits 16s 6d Boys' Tweed Suits 4a lid Bf en's Straw Hats 6d Men's Strong Cotton Shirts^ls 9d Mens Woollen Sox Bid BOOTS- BOOTS, BOOTS. Our Boots arealllGuaranteed^givelSatisfactlon or we>ill replace them. Men's Colonial Nailed Shooters.7O Id 1* Men's Bluchers 4s lid Women's Strong Leather Shoes 6a 9i, reducedjto 5s lid Women's Strong Elastio Sides 8a lid, reduced to 5s lid Women's and Children's Tan, Leather, and CanvaslSboes m all sizes Call and Sef our.Window. Call and See ouif prices. No one pressed to Buy. G. l~Nl)VC~~d GO., FRIEDIiANDER'S CORNER. ' ■ " " "" ™™"~ He The Assigned Estate of Messes Hakdley Bros 1 ITO € X OF l>raperj, Clolblngr, imilllnery, Boolfl and Slioc*. ARCADE, ASHBTJRTON - to — W. W. SPENCER. SELLING VALUE Three Thousand Odd, r HE VUBCHASER of this Magnificent Stock is determined to clear the whole ft out< f the ['remises,'and ,t *ruus>t beJSOLD within a short period. Tremendous Sacrifice, Terrific Slaughter, Terrible Reductions, Will be; shown on every Item or the Stock. mmmmm^ O , ■■■■ - EADS OF FAMILIIS AND OTHEB*. A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY ?O SPEKD your Credit Balances to your great advantags. You nubt buy now ; the Ke^uction effected on all Goods will compel you, Uard times, low prices of Grain,"6carcity of labor all tends to compel »11 to peek the Best and Cheapest market for their requirements, and ON THE EVE OF A FINANCIAL CRISIS AJn vwa us'to clew this Stock tf any Cost, and turn the whole of [it into SOLID GOLD. SPECIAL. We hare added Eleven Cases o t , PBOIAL -TOB "TINES wHch w all be offered to you at IRRESISTIBLE FRICES. CATALOGUES .re 'in cou-se of preparation and>ill'b] issued ;in a few^ days! monnwliiic the whole Stock is being re-marked n RED LETTERS] and ffil only be FoM at those prices from date of Sale, COMMENCING Tlnnsday, .November 23 >Nl' CONTINUED TILL 113RTHER NOTICE 1 J 2



New Goods for Christmas Presents WEDDING AND BI&THDAY PE'SEKT^, AND TESTIMONIALS. PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER, MANUFACTURING JEWELL'fiP, AN! OCULIST-OPTICIAN, ' Has just received a Magnificent lob of New Goods, comprising— GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY, HIGH-CLASS SILVER AND E.P. WARE, NOVELTIES IN FANCY GOODS. i Ladies' Gold Watches Fruit and Cako Diahes Silver Mounted Card Case! Gent's Gold Watches Teapots Scented Sachets Gold Brooches Silver &E.P Butter Knives Ladies' Companions Kngsejement Rings Single Jam Dishes Ladies' Hand Bags (with Gem Rings Double Jam Dishes E.P. Mounts) Diamond Rings Bread Forks Fancy Clock? in Cases Gold Bangles Ink Stands Ladies' FashionablePursei Diamond Scarf Pins Afternoon Tea Sets Triplicate Mirrors 18ct Wediing Rings Tea add Coffee Services Writing Sets Ladies' Gold Chains " A " quality Cutlery Bronzes Gents' Gold Chains Pretty Breakfast Cruets Hand-painted Opals Silver Brooches (l&rge stock Oak Butter Dishes Silver Book Marks of new designs) Oak and E.P. Trays Clock in Shell Cases Ladies' and Gents' Gold Oak Bisouit Barrels Etc. Etc Etc. Sleeve-links and Studs Ladies' Dressing Cases Marble Clocks, and a great variety of 8-day and 30-hour Wooden Clock?, at Very LOW PRICES, Attention is drawn to the splendid stock oi LADIES' RINGS AND BROOCHES, at all Prices. Ladies' Gem Rings from a guinea upwards. Gold Brooches from 12a 6d upwards. A very large stock to choose from. There is a nice selection of RINGS set with diamonds, pearls, rubies, sapphires, etc, etc. The stock of BROOCHES comprise the very newest and most novel designs. Plain Gold and set with diamonds and other precious stones. SPECIAL ATTENTION is directed to the Magnificent Stock of High Class Goods. The Largest and Finest Stock in che District to select from, equal to any in Christchurch. At REASONABLE V RICES. Those desirous of making a present would do well to pay a visit to the Jewellery Establishment of S. 8 A L E X, WATCHMAKER, JEWELLER, AND OCULIST-OPTICIAN (Agent for N. Lazarus and Co.'s Specialies Spectacles) Sight Testing a Specialty Every description of Spectacles, Eye Preservers, Goggles, Gold, Silver, and Steel Folders, in Stock. THE WATCH, CLOCK, AND JEWELLERY REPAIRING DEPARTMENT U very complete in its arrangements, and every description of work is turned out only in a First-clasa manner, at charges as low as is consistent with SOUND AND RELIABLE WORKMANSHIP. S. SALEK, TaST STREET.



Wanted BOOKS. — Picture Books in great variety. Books suitable for presents. Great Reduction in Prices.—Railway and Arcade Bookstalls. APTIST Church.—Rev. A. Ager To-morrow Evei*ing's discourse (last of series) •' Aaron's Pontifical Robes." 12 88 "PRIMITIVE Church To-morrow. JU Morning-Rev J, Cocker and Mission Band. Evening—Rev J. Uocker. Subject: " The Bramble King " 12 90 IPE Bananas, Apricots, Plums, ' X Oranges, Lemons, Raspberries, Currants, Vegetables, Ac, at Mrs Whittington's, Burnett street. B""~1lV J. T. NOTT, M.A., of Chriat church, will conduct Anniversary Services at the Wesleyan Church, Baring Squue, at 11 and 6.30 To-morrow. Welcome to all. 12JH. WANTED Known.—Finest Cheese, Butter, Bacon, from tho btust dairies in Canterbury. —Stephens Bros., Market House. 12 *>7 \\/ AHTfilf—Two Boarders.— Apply TT Mrs Hunt, opposite Templar Hall, one minute's walk from Railway Siation. Terms moderate. *2 54 MRS JAMES has Removed into the Aieide, opposite the Co-jpera'nve Store ; has any quantity of Fruit a d Vegetables always on Sale. 12 41 VI7ANTED Known.—Splendid New * * Potatoes, Mellow, lj per lb.— Stephens Bkos., Market House. J2*43 t_| UW does McKay cut yourhhair!r r! As AJ- you like it. (Shajcaspe'ire), James McKay, Hairdresser and Ornamental Hairworker, Bast Street, next Bank of New Zealand. 11*125 WANTED Known—For Election Week, 100 Pairs Boots, 2<s 6i per pair.— Anpkbvv Obu. 11177 WANTJB^Knovrn -NY. H. Collier noted four-clasp Kid Gloves, 6d, have just arrived in all sizes. DIARIES for 1894,—L. P. Anduewes AND CO. __ 11 I 6 aIZwaY Bjok Stall. — Country Libraries supplied at cost price. Parcels of cheap reading made up to order.—John Maßsden. SOMERSET Meat Mart. The oldest the largest, tha best, and the cheap eat Small Goods a specialty. Full weights guaranteed. A trial solicited. —W, J. Siloock. WANTED, Everybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. fl. Zandkr, Sola Agent, JLI 181 ON^F wash yourself. Titan Soap does the work. No rubbing. No machines. HJ^? W"~ ANTED Known—loo Ladies Fashionable bunshadesat Andrew Qbr's. n 172 EDIOAL Coils made and repaired on the shortest notice at easy prices at A. J. Walker's, Old Kinder garten. , WANTED Known -A manufacturer's Stock of Shot Silk Hack and colored Sunshades and Umbrellas at half price.—andkew Okk- 11173 w/ ANTED Known—That A. J. V V Walker repairs Bicycle?, Sewing •lachines, Lawn Mowers, Medical Coils, and all descriptions of light machinery. WANTED Known—6o Pieces Fashion able Prints at 4|d; 50 doz3ii 'rosrals from 4|d ; White Counterpanes, $9 per ce»t »nder usual price.—Andrew Obr. ___„__„ X 1 1U WANTED Kaown—Forfors, 4Jd ; Tick ings, 4|d ; Brown Hollands, **v,-— Anduew Orr 1^ 175 ri^HAT~which bringT most light and -1- hope to poorest homes is Titan Soap. 11 ig3 WANTED Known-60 Pieces black and colored French Merinos and Cashmeres at Is 4£d to Is 6d.—Andkbw ORR. U_^ 6 riHRIST¥AS~Caids for your friends in \j the Old Country at L. F, Anduewes AND CO. X 1 17 MALE, SALE, of Books, Stationery O fancy Goods, Music, eU»« Fire Screens, Pictures, Glass Ornamente. Christmas Cards, Cricket and Lawn Tennis Material, Photo Albums and Frames, and hundreds of other articles are to be sold a+ a great aaprjifiee for Cash during this montli only, L. *. a^iirewes & Co., Stationer's Ilail. ' ""colemaKe and So?? bEdcaltptic Extract is thai only gennVne in the wKk*.m& was awarded mcdas 4U d diplomas at Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, l«ait(r»g all competitors. Fqr aH afflootions of tl c, Cbest and Langs, Consumption, Asthma, Congb,; 'Gravel, and Kidney CorapWuts, it ha" jjo equal-»



Wanted. XF you want fhstclass fruit go to Adams' for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc. WANTED all and sundry to 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. WANTED, everyone to purchase all classes of Ironmongery from Hard ley. Preserving Pans just to hand Cheapest house in town. WANTED, ths Public to know that Ha tiDLEY'a Tanks ar« giving univer sal satisfaction. Testimonials if required. Fow is the time for Baths and Tanks, from 30i upwards. WANTED Known—Some wonderfu job lines n Drapery, etc., now oeing sold; also presents to all purchasers. H C. Segeks, Melford House. SUITS to measure, during the sale, 49s 555, 60s, 70s, and 755. Fit and workmanship guaranteed.—R. Axcokn, Saundera' Buildings. WANTED Known—" The Corner " is showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—-W. H. Collier. WANTED Known-For good value in first class Drapery, Millinery, Boots, Clothing, etc., go to Melpord House. Beautiful presents now giving away to all purchasers. WANTED Known—Spectacles, eye protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical line at S, Salek's, Optician. ~"j vCXN'T Forgec to send your Bicycles jLJ along to the Old Kindergarten to oe repaired, at moderate rates. : HE Best Nickel Watch in the Market i for 15a. Usually sold by Jewellers at from 20i to 25a each. Specially made in England to our order.—John Orr and Co. 9JL.92 ANTICD Known—That you can buy Good Slippers for children from Is a pair ; Women's, all sizes, Is9d. —Mitchell & Turner. WANTED Known—Now offering Men's Leather Shirts, 2s 9d ; Men's Ail-wool Suits, 25s 6d; Men's Heavy Merino Pants, 2* lid.—Mitchell axd Turner. WASTED Known-Colonial Tweeds at very low prices j Colonial Tweed Trousers, all Men's Sizes, three pairs for £1. —Mitchell and Turner. ITTT ANi'ED Known.—To make room W for Spring Boots I will give ten per cent for cash. Repairs done at once cheaper than ever to stay bad times over at J. Moison, Premier Bootmaker. 8 18 GRAPHIC Xmas No., Pears' Annual, and Lady's Pictorial—all with beau tiful colored supplements, vpla. of Sunday at Home, Leisure Hoar, Bo P^ep, Little Dots, and others. New Books for Prizes and Presentation. — It. F. A ndrewes & Co., Stationers' Hall. NEW ZEALAND CiiOTiiiMO Factory. NOTICE TO OJJB CUSTOMERS AND THE PUBLIC GENERALLY, TO avoid dieappointpient those wishing to secure measure goods for the Christnw holidays, please call at the Factory on or before the 13th inst. Ajll orders entrusted to m will be delivered not later than SATURDAY, the g3rd. TROUSERS TROUSERS TROUSERS To Order To Order To Order 17s 6d. 20s. 23s 6d. SpITS SUITS SUITS To' Order T° oKte To Order 69s 6d. 655, 70s, READY M A.DE OLOTHINO. For a GOOD AND CHEAP ARTICLE the Clothing Factory is the place to go. Men's Suits, our own make, 303. Men's Suits, Mosoiel Tjsreed, 355. Men's Suits, Kaiapoi Tweed, 393 #d. Boys' Summer Suits, 49 9J. Boys' Sailor Suits, 8s 6d. Boys' Summer Coats, 2a 6d. BOOTS, BOOTS, BOOTS. We bsg to thank the Public for the support they ha&e given us in this de partment. We intend ksemug a GOOD ARTICLE at die JOTSSTPRIG& JHALLENSfEIN 3ROI. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING tfAGTOBY, AND BQOT 4ND SHOE WAREHOUSE j