DEATH.

Cambridge, —At his home, Burnett street, Ashburton, on December 6, John Elus (Den) fourth son of John Miles and Jenny Cambridge. Aged twelve years.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1893. A PRESS CUTTING AGENCY.

It will interest many of our readers to know that a large number of people make a living ia London by simply cutting out extracts from the daily papers, to the order of all kinds of people who are intt rested in all sorts of subjects. Durrant's Press cutting Agency in Holborn Viaduct employs an office staff of seventy persons, chiefly young ladies, who cut out, sort, and paste on forms, extracts as re quired, and pack the parcels for custo mers. Hundreds of newspapers from all parts of the world, and in all lan guages, reach the office every day. Matters of interest to clients are regu larly translated from foreign news papers. The day's cuttings amount to over 20,000, and the number of pack ages sent oub is never less than 2000. Lord Randolph Ohu chill, who had long been a subscriber, received in six years no less than 500,000 cuttings, chiefly abusive and caricature, which in his library fill some twenty or thirty huge scrap books. Packages are not only sent to great men themselves; but to their friends and admirers. For ex ample, when H. M. Stanley returned from his last African expedition, dozens of parcels were sent out to his admir ers, who no doubt made them up into albums. The agency has at present a commission from the "Daily Graphic" to collect all press references to M. Zola's visit to England. These will be presented to Madame Zola as a me mento of her husband's visit. When Mr Spurgeon died, the agency received many requests for extracts about him, and no doubt many of his admirers possess Spurgeon albums of peculiar interest and value. Many well-known men are on the list of subscribers, par ticularly members of Parliament j while cuttings are also supplied to the lead ing Chambers of Commerce, the Board of Trade, and the Chinese Legation. Great business firms like to be well posted up with references to themselves in the press, and church going people would be surprised if they only knew how many of the leading clergy are on the subscribers' list. There is a con tract branch through which the agency communicates with firms who desire notices of land for building purposes, notices of the opening up of new rail way districts, and on a smaller scale they have had proprietors of Punch and Tudy shows on their lists, who wanted cuttings of forthcoming garden parties or picnics, at which they might offer to provide entertainment. A well known steeplejack applied for all notices about church spires in a dan gerous condition. The maker of a patent baby carriage received in one month 12,000 notices of births, ha in his turn sending 12,000 notices to mothers. Some firms subscribe for all notices of fires, in order that they may recommend their own fire proof ma terial, or their fire-extinguishing ap pliances. In fact hardly anything in the newspapers comes amiss j it all has its marketable value, and its pup chaser. A fair education is indis? pensable to anyone who wishes to make a living in a press agency. A good general acquaintance witn the events of the day is necessary, as well as much toe!-* and judgment in selecting the cuttings. The wages of employes dur ing apprenticeship are six or seven shilliugs a week, and from this they rise to twenty-five or thirty shillings, according to capacity. The work is light, the hours are usually from nine po four. Considerable training is re quired before proficiency can be at tainedinpress-cutting, Aft experienced cutter can put her hand on the re, quired extract with a certainty which an outsider could scarcely credit. The agency charge^ a guinea for 125 notices, and i| anyone will take the trouble fco

calculate the cost of obtaining the same ] number of cuttings from as many newspapers, besides the labor of find ing and cutting out, they will admit that the price is not unreasonable. It is gratifying to know that the profits are good, and business prospects most encouraging. Public and persona] curiosity is greater than ever, and t Im press-cutting agency seems to have quite as useful a mission as the news collecting agencies, A. similar busi ness was started in Wellington some time ago, but we have heard but little of its progress of late. Yet we fancy such an agency skilfully managed should soon pay handsomely ; it would certainly be an immense convenience to many public men and business firms. We used to wonder in our innocence whab became of all the old newspapers. Now we know. Just as the old moons are clipped up to make stars, bo are old newspapers clipped up to shed light on the great world of human ignorance, to inform the perplexed, to enlighten the darkened mind, and to bring help and pleasure and knowledge to all in telligent communities upon this go ahead planet.

THE LABOR PARTY IN THE CHURCH.

Tom Mann has become a clergyman of the Church of England. We take it that this indicates a willingness oil the part of the Church to come more into touch with the people—that she has awakened to the fact that to make her future safe she must stoop down and attempt the uplifting of the masses as the Master did. But the stooping is not a congenial attitude apparently, and it is interesting to note how some of the truths uttered by the now con secrated Tom were received at St. Thomas Square Chapel, Hackney, on a recent occasion, when he preached to a crowded congregation. It is not usual to hear a preacher cheered in the course of his sarmon, still less usual are hisses and loud contradictions of the preacher's statements, but all these interland the report of the preacher's words. The subject of Mr Mann's address wps " The Religious Hypocrisy of the Churches," and from the report of the address we make the following ex tract :—Mr Mann said he did not find that the people who were closely identified with churches exhibited the requisite capacity to understand where evil consisted, nor did they show an earnest desire to uproot the evil in order that good might take its place. There was much that was good in every human being. There was very little that was evil in the average man and woman, otherwise they would not struggle as they did, year in and year out, against the most adverse conditions | which it was possible to imagine. Some people seemed to think he ought to apologise for daring to claim to be a religious man. He had no apology to make to any man or to any society, (Cheers.) While he was a trade unionist, a co-operator, and a politician in a labor sense, he would refu&e to be identified with any party that was ashamed to admit religion to a place in its constitution. (Cheers) His opinion was that many of those who attended churches were distinctly irreligious. (Loud hisses.) Why did the average orthodox man and woman attend church ? Not for the purpose of gathering an increasing amount of knowledge to enable them to overcome the evils which existed, but they did attend in order to fall into a little re spectable niche. (Loud hisses and cries of " False !") Sotne of his friends were apparently getting stung. (Re newed hisses.) He reasserted that these people did not attend church for the purpose of endeavoring to under stand the difficulties he had mentioned. When it was suggested that the Church should endeavor to grapple with industrial difficulties they pro fessed the most complete astonishment. Those people were bound down with an amount of class prejudice, the like of which had never been seen before. (Cheers and renewed hisses.) They had as much hypocrisy in London churches and chapels as the whole world beside could show. (Loud hisses.) Captains of industry went to church and mumbled the Lord's Prayer, and then for six days of the week violated every principle contained in that prayer (Cheers.)

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We notice in Messrs Mitchell and Turner's advertisement in our current issue that they have landed another lot of new goods. Evidently thia firm, means to prevent Ash burton ladies going to town for their drapery !if possible. We wish them every success. The Spreydon School Committee have issued a summons against Mr G. W. Russ.ell> M.H.R. for Riccarton, claiming £5 for dam. ages caused by him by breaking into the schoolroom on an occasion mentioned some timeagq. At the OhrUtchurch Police Court this morning a youth named George Oakley waa charged with having posted a letter bearing a postage stamp which had pre viously been used and defaced. He was fined £8 and costs, amounting altogether to £4 18s* The Wesleyan Church is evidently not inclined to slacken its zeal in the work of temperance. At the annual district meeting on Tuesday it was deeded to ask the confer , ence, which will Bhortly be held in Christ church,, to set apart the Rev L. M. Isitt for another year to prosecute his mission thoughou X' the colony. Mr Cambridge's little boy, "Don" died on Tuesday evening from the effects of his injuries received on Saturday last. St. Stephen's Church Band of Hope, of which the lad was a member, was in session when the news reached the hall, and the meeting was immediately adjourned as a mark o sympathy with the bereaved parents and respect to the memory of their late comrade,

Much is expected of the proposed new suffrage law of Belgium. It is based upon f>ur qualifications—intelligence, age, matri mony, and property. Graduates of colleges and universities may vote twice at each elec ion. A married man wh-> has leached the age of thirty-Sve may also vote twice. A married man who possesses a certain specified amount of property may vote three time?. At the same time there are only about 1.'0,000 legal voters in Belgium. Under the propo e:l plan there will be 1,200,000 voters with a voting power of J.,800;000 vo'.es. Ihe "Times"correspondent^ Wellington says:—-A good deal of speculation i 3 rife as to Lhe probable recipients of Birthday hon ours lam inclined to think that if a knight hood were offered to Mr Seddon he would probably follow the example set him by his late chief and decline it. The chances aie that Mr Perceval will have the first offer, and if a second knighthood should be a£the disposal of the Colony it would be a graceful act to bestow it on Mr Steward if Ministers should decide, as they no doubt will, to reinstate Sir M. O'Rorke in the Speaker's chair. The Premier was in a quandary on Thurs day last according to the "New Zealand Times." He wished to send a congratulatory message to Mrs Yates, the newly-elected i Mayor of Onehunga. The point was the proper form of address. " Her Worship the Mayor" did not sound exactly right, and " The Mayoress" was certainly open to J grave doubt, seeing that the lady had been elected to the office of Mayor. Finally Mr i Seddon adopted a form of address which no one could cavil at—" Mrs Yates, Mayor of Onehunga," He offered the lady his cordial felicitations upon having achieved the dis tinction of being the first woman in the British dominions to contest and win a Mayoral election, and he wished her a pleasant and successful year of office* Britishers owe a lot of money to each other, and claim a huge debt from other people. Mr A. J. Wilson in the Investors Review says: Our national debt of £700,000,000 may be looked UDon as a first mortgage upon the empire. Next to it stands the local debts, and the debts and guarantees of our railways. They foot up, these mortgages to more than £1,000,000,000 and below them again come the unascertainable sums we have put out in >jountries not under the British flag. They are a* least £500,000,000, so that we have about three thousand million sterling out on mortgage, of which two-thirds or so is upon the empire itself. This is excluslre of the immense sums embarked in private adven tures abroad or at home, in the form of share capital, or in other " unsecured " in vestments. One. effect of the coal war has been a pro posal by Sir George Elliott that the coal trade should form one vast trust for the purpose of consolidating the various colliery interests throughout the United Kingdom, Its object is stated to be " not to create a monopoly for the benefit of the colliery pro prietors, but to form a combination which it i 3 believed will be equally advantageous to the coal owners, colliery proprietors, work men, and purchasers and consumers of all classes, and therefore permanently bene ficial to the nation at large," With regard to the royalty owners, it is intended to pur chase their interests from time to time as opportunity occurs. Every colliery pro prietor in the United Kingdom will be invited to join the company, and an experiment in profit sharing is to be made by giving the workmen, in addition to their wage*, a share in the profits, A public meeting was held in Ihe Ashbur ton Wesieyan Church on Tuesday evening 1 for the purpose of giving a public welcome to the members of the district meeting to this town, "x'he chair wa3 taken by Mr John Orr, who briefly expressed his pleasure at extending to the district meeting a hearty welcome to Ashburton. He then called on Rev S. Lwry to speak on behalf of the circuit. In doing so Mr Lawry referred to the progress which had been made since the first minister was appointed in 1877, when there were hardly any church members and no church buildings, now there were 253 church member in the circuit, six churches, three of which had been enlarged, and two parsonages, with seven Sunday Schools, having 476 scholars. Revs W. Mprley, J. S, Smalley, and P. W. Fairclough responded on behalf of the district meeting in veiy interesting addresses. After the public meet ing a communion service was held, when there was a large number of communicants. A short address was given by Rev H. R. Dewsbury, of Chistchnrch.

SCHOOL COMMITTEE

HAMPSTEAP.

The monthly meeting of the Hampstead School Committee was held on Tuesday evening. Present—Messrs Crooks (chair man), Orr, Sage, Strange, Blackler, Hendry, and Elliott. master's bepokt. The masted stated that the recent wet weather had considerably interfered with the attendance, but the average far the I month waa 306. ' CORRESPONDENCE A letter was read from the Coird of Education, consenlin<? to Mis* T.rgget* 1 j not presenting her elf for examination this month, on the un 'pr>!an<Jr g that she remain as a first year's pupil teacher for next yea*. Some other commu'iieatir.ns from the 1 Board of a formal nature were received. HOLIDAYS. The Ariel Bicycle Club wrote, r q c fc iner tint the children ba given a half holiday on Wednesday on account of the Club's meeting.—Thii w»s left for the master to see what pr^p^ct thera was of a g-">od attendance at the school, and use his own discretion in tha matter. Ifc was also revived Mat the prizes be given *nd Urn Si hool break up on Friday, December 15 and re-open on Monday, January 29.1894. DRAINAGE, The Chairnvn sated tha*-, until it was seen how m»ny pe'sons were wJllin? to pay far the Nether by water, he could • not say if it could be nwle available for flushing the school d-ain ; but in the meantime arrangements have been made for keep'rig it *tid the side channel clean. VISITING COMtfITTEJE. The visitlna commUtee reported that the authorised repairs had be«n done, and that the filter had been received, It was decried that, the fi'cer should be fixed and both the. tanks mads secure, PRIZES. Messrs Crooks, Orr, and Ilendry were appointed to assdstfc.■■Jhe master in selecting and purchasing prizes, ACCOUNTS. The ehairrran was authorised to pay accounts at the end of the quarter, and the meeting adjourned.

School Examinations.

NEWLAND.

The following is the Inspector's report on the Newland School:— *

Percentage of passes, 52"4. Percentage of failures, 0. Mark" Class Subjects. (oto 100) Grammar ... ... ... ... 50 History 40 Geography ... 45 Elementary Science, Object Les sons, etc. ... ... 45 Total 180 Percentage on class subjects—4s. *~ : : Marks Additional Subjects. (Oto 20) Repetition and Recitation 13 Drill and exerciss — Singing .., 12 Needlework ... ... 14 Subject matter, reading lessons ... 11 Additional marks 60

Organization—Miss Susan Anne Buck, sole teacher. General Remarks*—The results of this examination show that during the past year the instruction of the pupils has been carried on with due care and diligence. Through* oat the S andard clarses the work is fairly done. In the Infanta' division reading and spelling are very good, aiithmetic very fair, , and writing fair. The children are orderly and well-behaved.—Thomas Ritchie, In spector. The Board's letter to the Chairman ef Committee, forwarding the Inspector's re port, says :—" It ia a very satisfactory report, and very creditable to the mwtresa in charge." .

WESLEYAN CHURCH.

DISTRICT MEETING.

For the first time in the history of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canter* bury. Us Annual District Meeting met this year in Ashburton. Its sessions began in the. Baring Square Church on Tuesday afternoon. After devotional exercises, led by Rev H. R. Dewsbury and P. W. Fairclough, the Rev D. J. Mumy, of ' Wairuate, was elected secretary, with Re* J. Dellow, of Temnka, assistant secre tary. ahe chairman of the district, Rev W. Morley, gave a very able and appropriate inaugural address. Dv iug the course of his addrees, the chairman gave a hearty welcome to ihosa who met in this district for ilia firot timp. He taid that some things deserved special attention in this meeting. Ona waa whether they were working the legislation of the last General Conference astomembership-as thoroughly as they ou«ht 1 Another was : Were they doing all they might to induce their young people to declare thems.lres on the side of Christ ? Attention was also called to the importanca of cultivating among ministers and people a high standard of Christian experience. Such.matters as ihe working of the Sunday Schcol Union, Methodist Union, religious education in school", and any recommendations to be made tor transmission to the General Conference would also be considered, A fter arranging hours of session, and transacting some miscellaneous business, the roll was called, and the following ministers of the district were present:— Revs W. Morley, S. R. Dewsbury, P. VV. Litt, L. M. lsitt—*rom Christchurch ; J. S. SmalUy, Kaiapoi; P. W. Fair clough, Lyttclton; C. H. Standage, Woodend ; S. J. Garhck, Rangiora; 0. Uriffin, fpringstou ; S. Lawry, Ashbur ton ; C. Abernethy, Willowby; J. N. Buttle, Sydenham; W, Baumbar, Sfc. Albans ; W. G. Parsonson, Leeston ; C. E. Beecroft, Timaru ; J. Dellow, Temuka j D. J. Murray, Waimate; J. T. Nott, M.A., Wools*on; C. C. Harrison, Mai vein ; G. Frost, Brookside. Letters of sympathy were ordered to be sent to Revs J. Aldred and J. W. Smith, who were unable—one through the frailties of age, and the other through sickness —to be present. A lengthy conversation took place on the request of the Rev L. M. Isitt that he be released from circuit work for another year, in order to prosecute his temperance mission. The ability and success with which he had carried on his work was recognised by all who spoke, and Cou ference was recommended to allow Mr Isilt to continue in his present work. A number of routine questions were next dealt with, having reference to minis* tsrial character and discipline. These i were for the most part satisfactorily re ported on. , . Reports were presented by the Princi pal anrl Tutors of Wesley College, Ausk . land. These reported the wotlc of the studentf, both Jfiurope^n and Maoii, to have been prosecuted with considerable success. Among other items it was noted thai, the Al&ori students were receiving instruction in physical science, especially on the lines of the Ambulance Associa tion, in which many of them were said to be very proficient. Wednesday morning was occupied with routine work in preparation for the finan* cial meeting beginning in the afternoon.

CABLE NEWS.

Moscow monks have robbed a aionaa* tery of sacred vessels and valuables of the value of £150,000. # The Queen's cattle at Smithfield Show took six first prizes, including the cup for shorthorns, It is reported that President Cleve land iptends to send a Special Com* missioner to Honolulu. President Cleveland's message to Congress advocates the holdiug of ft fresh international conference on the subject of coinage. The Archbishop of Canterbury has refused to set aside a special Sunday to collect fanda for the unemployed, on the ground that he did not approve of sensational efforts. The London "Daily Telegraph " states that in the event of the outbreak of hostilities in the Balkans it would be impossible to localise it, and the danger is daily increasing. The London " Times " refers to the adoption of the village settlement scheme by the Queensland and South Australian Governments as a novel attempt to supply the greatest need. Mr John Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland, is suffering from the effects of overwork, and has been ordered by his medical advisers to take a complete rest. Mr Bryce will undertake hit duties in the House of Commons untjj he i« fully restored to health

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Very Sorry. Alas, too true !  ■ ABB VJtBT SHORT OF C^H, ASD WE MUST HAVE SOME. * NOW IS A GOOD CHANCE. G. J. NBILL and Co Good Washing Muslin 3s lid dozan Good Waehing Prints 2s lid dcz^n Strong Cotton Shirting 3s lid dozen N«w Dress Goods, double width. lUscl White Calico 2s lid dozen White Double Bed Sheeting B|d CLOTHING. CLOTHING- Men's Colonial T*eed Suite 19 3 _6d,«guaranteed all WuOL Men's Twessd Suit* 163 6d Boys' Tweed Suits 4a lid Men's Straw Hats 6d Men's Strong Cotton Shirts> 9d Men's Woollen Sox B£d BOOTS- BOOTS. BOOTS. 3 Our B W ts>re>U Guaranteed to give SUisfaction or we will replace them.l Men's Colonial Nailed Shooters'^ Hd G. J. Ne)VC & CO., FRIEDLANDEB'S COBKBB, Re The Assigned Estate of lESSBS HIEDLEY BROS' ITOCH OF Drape ry, C lotliins, WHUncry» Hoots'and ilioes. AROABE, A S^H B'J3 B T;O N] — W. W. SPEiNCi^P. SELLINGJYALIIE Three Thousand OdaJ 1 rpHIB^CfRCHASER of this Magnificent Stock is determined bo clear the>hale ft clltof Lh, P.tm:«B, and t <u«t be SOLD within a short period. Tnmendous Saorifioh ftrripc Slaughter,, Terrible Reductions, Will befrhownl on every Item "or .the Stcck. I'BADS OF FAMULUS AND OTHERS. A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY K> SP2ND your Oredib lalances^o your great advantag *. You fl u,fc biynoM the He^iction effected <u>3 Goo.s will ccmpel joa. Harl 1 mea, low prices of Grain, aourit, of>bor all .enls toeompel «11 to seek the Bert and Cheapest market for their requirements, and ON THK'EVB OF A FINANCIAL CRISIS Al* if»ra ttstodeai tii^S tosk a-any CosN and;tur C |the>;.cle:of it|into SOLID GOLD. SPECIAL We have adc ed Eleven Cases o gPBOIALJ O D L I N E S *feich «ill lall be offered to jou at IBBIBISTIBLByUICES. CM TALOe IM-S r, inTcouric ndwillbe usued in> few .day & l roeMiwi.ile the whole Stock is b.-» g re-marked d BED LETTEB^ and wilfrnly be So" J at.thoßa \ lices from dt te of Sale, COM M* NCI SO Thursday, Not ember 23 AND Cv ST^UED ITLL FUR)HER NOTtOE I^_ 122



New Goods for Christinas Presents WEDDING AND BIBTBOUY PRESENT*, AND TESTIMONIALS. nuanoAL watobmak^^m^o.acturi.o dweller, asl Has just received a Magnificent Lot of New Good., eomprMng nrvrrk Ain^ITVER JEWELLERY, HIGH-CLASS SILVER AND GOL3> A^ p SI^S;nOVELTIES IN FANCY GOODS. WW Gold Watches Imttjad Cake Dishes ™-<^ C»- Gent's Wold Watches i eapdm 0 nioM GolJßtooehes WleTam Dishes Ladles' Hand Bags wem Kings twad TTnrka Fancy Clocks in Cases Diamond Rings vSrStZrS* Ladies' Fashionable Purses Gold Bangles A f?«?noon Te^ Sets Triplicate Mirrors gg&fzr iJg-jJ* KKar aSh ianoOHES aT all Prices. Ladies' Gom Rings from a guinea upwards. AND BKUUWiaifc, ac »" ""*, » _ lar2e stoc k to choose from. There Gold Brooches from 12s 6d upwards^ rubieg> sapphires , etc , e to. foZttw^^SSto^ newit and most novel designs. Plain Gold and set with diamonds and other precious stones. <*P!TCIAL ATTENTION is directed to the Magnificent Stock of High Class SPECIAL. 11**1*"Ji.'™ fc Sfcock i n c he District to select from, equal to any Those desirous of making a pn re S CenfwSt wel? to^afa^ft to the Jewellery Establishment of S. S A L E X, SOUND AND KELIABLE WORKMANSHIP. ;gi§ o HiT.TT.K. UsT STEEET.



Wanted WATSTED-Two Boarders.- Apply Mrs Hunt, opposite Templar Hall, one minate'f walk <7om Railway Saturn. Teima moderate. __ _ and Lecture, Is 6d ; Lecture, la. 12 » Store; has any quantity of Fruit ad Yegetobleaalways^Sale^ a*J^ i r p OU ND at Adiburton Forks -Bay \j GeSing, with bridle and breast W ANTED Known.-Splendid New Potatoes, Mellow 1* per lb.- _1 2 « SRSaHTwo~P of vegetables, includ ing many Tomatoes, Fruit Trees, etc <£ one acrV, opposite Police fetation ■ a bargaia.-MK a VVumi^oN, Last OOK~Stal!~m Arcade, on Saturdays Unly -New and Second Hand Books to be sold very cheap.-John Marsden. H" O~W~doea McKay cut, your hair lAs you like it. (Shakcspetre), James McKay, Hairdresser »nd Ornamental Hairworker, East Street, next Bank of New Zeahni. J™ \I7AN TB D Known-For Election VV Week, 100 Pairs Boots, 2* U per pair.—Andrew Okb. v 177 Railway" B^k st*ii. — Oouotry Libraries supplied at cost price. Parcels of cheap reading made op to order.—.lohx Maesdes^ —^iliailnlSrori Land by Bracken, M. Lajs and Lyios do., Birthday Books, Diarie^-HJ^JONKS- rToiiißSET~Meat Mart. The oldest liS the largest, tha best, and the cheap 'Jit Small Goods a specialty. Full weights guaranteed. A cnal solicited. —W, J. SILOOCK. W" ANTED Known-Colonial Tweeds at very low prices : Colonial Tweed Trousers, all Men's S.acs, three pairs for £I.—Mitchell and Turner. Cards in great A. variety. Gelatine hand painted and plush packets ot cards from 6.U—a. m. Jones. W- Collibb-8 noted four-clasp Kid Gloves, 2s 6d, have just arrivedjnjtUjzeg. ANTED, Everybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. fl. Zakdkr, Sole Ageiit^ 3-.—. DOKT^Wash^ourself. Titan Soap does the work. No rubbing. No machines. l!i5 J "fIT AN TED Known—loo Ladies \V Fashionable : uashadesat Abijekw Obr's. ____-_— M' EDIOAITOoTIs made and repaired on the shortest notice at easy prices afc A. J. Walkek's, Old Kinder gftrten.__ _^__ Tr - T «..^ — r \%r ANTED Known -A manufotfjurer p W Stock of Sbo' Silk tlaek and colored Sunshades and Umbrellas at half price.—Andrew Okk^ _. TrrO^r¥s~Kn^wn^Tha7 A. J. * V Walker repairs Bicycle?, Sewing 4aohino«, Law« Mowers, Medical Coils, and all deserip^io^oni^^acliinery^^ TFrANTEDIKn^wi—6O Pieces Fashi 4 n, W aV.Se Prints at 4J* ; 50 dozw Towels from 4|i ; While Counterpanes, 30 per cent under usual pnce,-A»i>BBW Qrh. ___^ U til \ll ANTED Known--Forfars,4|d ; Tick- W ings, 4|d ; Brown Hollands, 4|d - Anl'UewOeu *Z-1 • ■.H.vT~whieh~bri»gß mosfc u? hfc*nd 1 hope to poorest homes v litan Soap. - \NTKD Known-60 Pwoes black * and colored French Merinos and Cashmeres at 1« 4#L to Is 6d.-Am>E»w Ore. ______ 1 'iHEiWPMA^CaTds^^your friends in U the Old Country at h. F. Andkbwes AND CO. fF~yo"t."*^ant fiistclass fruit go tfi L Adams' for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland *nd Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc. D"1AR1E570r1894.-L. F. Ahdrbwbs AKD^ iii^ WASTED Known—That yo«; can buy Good Slippers for children from Is a pair ; Women s, allsiz3S, Is yd. - M i tohkll «fe Turner. . £1000 TO LEND on firbt-class freeiiold land* T. BULLOCK.



"Wanted. GRAPHIC Xmas No., Pears' Annual,' and Lady's Pictorial—all with beau tiful colored supplements. New vols. of Sunday at Home, Leisure Hou*, Bo Peep, Little Dots, and others. New Books for Prizes s^nd Presentation.—L,F. Anjdrewes & Co., Stationers' Hall. ANTED Known—Now offering Men's Leather Shirts, 2s 91 ; Men's All-wool Suits, 25s 6d ; Men's Heavy Merino Pants, 2$ lid.—Mitchell and Turner. ri TAN TED Known—Spectacles, eye W protectors, Gogg'es, Folders, and everything in the optical line at S Salek's, Optician. ft HE Best Nickel Watch in the Market J for 15s. Usually sold by Jewellers at from 20s to 25a each. Specially made in England to our order —John Orr and Co. 9 192! WANTED Known—"The Corner "is showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothiag. -W. H. Collier. ___ VT"* ANTED Known.—To m#e room VV for Spring Boots I will give ten per cent for cash. Repairs don Sat once cheaper than ever to stay bad times over at J. Molson, Premier Bootmaker. 8 18 WANTED Known —S'-.me wonderfu 1 job lines n Drapery, etc., now oeingsold ; also presents to all purchasers. H 0. Segebs, Mdford tiouse. . , BUITS to measure, during the sale, 49s 555, 60s 70s, and 755. Fit and workman&hip guaranteed. —R. Ilcorn, Saundera' Buildings. WANTED Known—For good value in first class Drapery, Millinery, Boots, Clothing, etc., go to Melford House. Beautiful presents now giving away to all purchasers. • _^ DOIST Forgec to Rend your Bicycles along to the Old Kindergarten to oe repaired, at moderate rates. W^~~~ ANTftD all and sundry to know that Haudley is still to the front with all classes of Tinware. Repairs promptly executed. Spouting and Ridging made and fixed at unheard of rates. BOOKS in good order and complete bought or taken in exchange. New Stock arriving every week. Circulating Library.—J. Maksden, Newsagent. WANTED, everyone to purchase al classes of Ironmongery from Hard ley. Preserving Pans just to hand. Cheapest house in town. WANTED, ths Public to know that Hardley's Tanks are giving univer sal satisfaction. Testimonials if required. Fow is the time for Baths and Tanks, from 30s upwards. QALE, SALE, of Books, Stationery, O Fancy Goods, Music, etc.. Fire Screens, Pictures, Glass Ornaments. Christmas Cards, Cricket and Lawn Tennis Material, Photo Albums and Frames, and hundreds of other articles ! are to be sold a* a great sacrifice for Cash | during this month only, at L. F, ' & Co., Stationer's Hall. jO •.> .> —THE SUM required for tho dW*-> -• • grazing ( f about 80 acres close to Tinwald Sale Yards, until Ist September 1894. Yerysuitabie for a Sheep Dealer. Apply at Once to hV T, BULLOOK. ASSIGNED ESTATE OF W. J. S. Mc- DOWELL, OF HINDS, STORE KEEPER. ALL CLAIMS against above Estate pugb be forwarded within ONE MONTH from date to Messrs Cook and Gray, Accountants, 204 Hereford Street, Christ church, to whom Ahi* DEBTS i OWING are t© be paid. Wm. R, COQK 1 T f HUGO FRIbDLANDER | lrUbees Cbristchuroh, November 27,1893. 12*5y I _______ (Late J. Quinn), PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER AM) JEWELLER, GOLD AND SILVERSMITH, I OPTICIAN, &o. ' East Street, Aphburton. HAS iusti-e/eeifed an entirely NEW STOCK ofJBWKLLEY for the Christmas Trade, which ho is now offering at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES for Cash for one Month only. Old Cnjefa, Spoons Forks, etc, Electroplated" equal t# bpafc Birmingham P witches cleaned and guAranted 12 jaonths, 4a 64-



NEW ZEALAND Clotiiikci Factory. NOTICG TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND THE PUBLIC GENERAL 1/T, f X "O avoid disappointment those wishing 1 to swure measure goods for thy Uhristmas holidays, please cull at ttie Factory on or before the 13th insh. All orders entrusted to us will be delivered not later than SATURDAY, the 23rd. TROUSERS TROUSERS TROUSERS To Order To Order To Order 17s 6d. 20s. £3s 6d. SUITS SUITS SUITS To Order To Ordtr To Order 59s 6d 655. 70s. READY MADE CLOTHING. For a GOOD AND CHEAP ARTICLE the Clothing Factory is the place to go. Men's Suits, our own make, 30j. Men's Suits, Mos^iel Tweed, 355. Men's Suits, JKaiapoi Tweed, 39a 6d. Boys' Summer Suits, 4s 9d. Boys' Sailor Suits, 8s 6d. Boys' Summer Coats, 2s 6d. BOOTS, BOOTS, BOOTS. We beg to thank the Public for the bupport they have given us in this de partment. We inte.id keeping a GOOD ARTICLE at the LOWEST PRICE. HALLENSTEIN BROS.. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, |and BOOT AND SHOE WAREHOUSE.



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