MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as under subject to the necessary alterations:— WEDNESDAY, December 20. For Australian Colonies, and also corres pondence (specially addressed "per French packet" only), for France, Algeria, Mauri tius, etc., per express, to connect with Mana pouriat Port Chalmers, at 15.30 p.m. For Northern Ports and Australian Colo nies, per Tarawera, at 10.30 a.m. WEDNESDAY, December 27. Saa Francisco mail. Due London Jan. 31.

Note.—ln order to pass at printed paper rates, Christmas cards must be in envelopes with the flap turned in, but not gummed, or in a wrapper entirely open at one end, so that the contents can be easily examined.

DEATH

Jones—November 6, at the City and County Hospital, San Francisco, U.S., America, Ted, youngest son of Edward and Ann Jones, late of Llangerrig Farm, Wakanui Road, Ashburton; aged twenty-one years.

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1893. PLEURO-PNEUMONIA.

On New Year's Day will come into operation another measure passed last session in the interest of the farmer. It is the Stock Act, 1892. This Act is no small aff'tir on paper, as any posses sor of a copy of it will see for himself. It is as comprehensive as it is volumi nous, comprising 85 clauses, and em bracing all sorts of things in connection with stock. So important is this mea sure to owners that all would do well to make themselves thoroughly conver sant with its provision?, and so avoid it') numerous penalties, for it is an axiom of the Courts that while a man may plead ignorance of the facts of a case, ignorance of the law cannot be accepted as a plea. One of the chief provisions of the Act has for its object the prevention of disease by damming it out at the ports of importation, and clauses have been introduced to enable the Governor, as may be deemed neces sary, by Order-in-Council, to prohibit the introduction of stock from districts in which the presence of disease is known. Acting on this provision of the Act, steps have been taken to pre vent the introduction of pleuro pneuinonia from certain parts of the sister colonies, * here outbreaks of that disea&e have recently taken place, and the following circular was recently is sued to stock breeders in New Zea land :—

11 Department of Agriculture, Live Stock Branch (October 11, 1893). Sir,—The Stock Act just passed will come into opera tion on January 1 next, and it is intended to issue new regulations under it to control the importation of stock. The- Conference of stock inspectors and others recently held here passed a resolution that the regulations of the different colonies should be uniform, or as near so as their respective acts will allow. The question has been raised whether, owing to the presence of pleuro pneumonia on the Australian continent, we ought nob to prohibit the importation of cattle from all colonies except Tasmania, which is free from the disease. Before deciding, I am directed to ask that you will favor Mr McKeuzie with your opinion on the matter. I need hardly point out that it is of the ut most importance to the colony that the greatest care should be taken to guard against the risk of introducing diseased Bpopk.—l have, etc , Jno D. Ritchie, Sec retary, Wellington."'

What replies to this circular havebe.en received, or of what tenor, we have not learned, as the Department has gp,en no $eliv,erance on the subject; jbut we feel certain that any farmer who knows anything about pleuro-' pn.eumqnia w^ll strongly object to any facility bjeing ofjfered to its introduction here, and that being so, that any stock fr#m a pljeuro pneumonia infected coun jtry wjll foe yery unwelpome jndeed. fhe .disease is of a most contagious and W® remember that in Scotland in 1,8§6 ifcs ravages were only equalled by that of the dreaded findev pesi, W importatJQn from Russia. Pleuro, when ODce it got a footing in a herd, infected every in&aW of it, and for the protection of the cattle in the district, where the disease had anjere/l every infected beast, and every beast that waa J£^ly Jo come in contact with the infection, was ruth; lessly slaughtered and the carcasy buried deeply in the earth, in order £hat the plague, for plague it certainly was, shovrti be sjfcam^d jfi.%. Victoria Jad' a BimiJar experience the «ame year, and ever since pleuro has been more or less a source of troubje and Joss to #ritish stocjf ofwp, Oejy

he most heroic measures of stamping out can cope with the evil ia large herds, although inoculation has been tried and found to have some virtue in smaller herds, but where the herds are large the inoculation process is too slow to cope with the rapid progress of the infectious distemper. It was shortly after the New Zealand yorfcs had been opened to the admission of New South Wales stock—after the disease was presumed to have been stamped out in the Bister colony—that pleuro made its appearance in New Zealand, brought over by a shipment of new cattle. Prompt and vigorous measures were then taken, and thanks to them the disease was confined to a narrow area and finally eradicated. But no one wishes to see that experience re peated, and thanks to our isolated position it need not be if full advantage is taken of that position by the closing of our ports to the landing of stock from infected colonies and the placing in the hands of the inspectors tin limited power of exclusion. The pro visions of the Stock Act, as we have said, are well worth studying by farmers, and although some of them may be voted meddlesome, there can be but little fault found with such as would effectually dam out so dire an enemy as pleuro-pneumonia.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Shearing is very backward throughout the Hawke's Bay district. One Hawke's Bay farmer lost nearly £1200 in crops alone during the recent floods. A new scale of the tariff charges made upon ) the New Zealand Railways has been pub lished as a supplement to the New Zealand Gazette. Persons who have not yet paid their land tax are reminded that ten per cent penalty will be added to all unpaid after the 21st inst. Two duck eggs have been sent to the " Hawera Star" office weighing 4£oz and 4§oz respectively. They were laid on con secutive days by a Rouen duck. The Woodville Cheese Factory is now distributing in cash amongst the farmers about £230 a month, and the payments will probably reach £300 a month in the height of the. season. The half-mile and one-mile bicycle cham pionships of New Zealand under the rules of the N.Z.O.U. were won yesterday at the Christchurch Cycling Club's meeting by Ken Lewis. The "Hawke's Bay Herald" says:-An unpleasant feature of the land tax is that when the crops or stock of those subject to it are destroyed by flood, as has been the case here recently, there is no remission of the tax. A correspondent of the " Labour Tribute," calculating the cost of the great coal strike, says:—Every week the strike lasts it will cost the country not less than £1,500,000; lossofwagei, £440,000; losa of profits to mineowners, £80,003; loss to railways and. canals, £148,000; loss to shipping, £165,000; loss to ironworks, factories, etc , £420,000 : loss to consumers of coal by rise of price, £250000. . ; The returns published by the Department of Agriculture show the number of dairy produce factories in the various districts to be as follows:—Auckland, 35; Taranaki, 3S; Hawket Bay, 9; Wellington, 23; Nelson, 1; Marlborough, 2; Canterbury, 20 • Otago, 24; Southland, 17. The grand total for the colony is 169, made up as follows:-82 dairy factories, 22 butter factories, 8 cheese factories, 57 creameries. T. G. Marriott, formerly a farmer in the Ashburton Porks, but who has beenshepherd ing and shearing at Napier, a week ago went to sit on the end of the breakwater while the workmen were at dinner. He was not seen to leave, and on Monday his body was found in the sea near the end ot the work. An open verdict was returned. Deceased was a quiet, sober man, and had in his pocket excellent credentials. It is clearly a case of accidental death. The German Socialist organ, « Vorwartz," publishes a review of the German trade unions. During 1892 there were altogether 52 trade unions. Fourteen have fewer than 1000 members, 30 have betweep 100Q and 10,000 members, and only eight have more than 10,070 members. To these belong the Westphalian Miners Union, with 15,300, that of the miners in the Saar territory with 22,400, the printers with 16,000, the brick layers with 11,842, the metal workers with 10,150, the cigarmakers with 11,079, and the cabinetmakers with 18,092. Altoget her the number of organised workmen amounts to 227,000. The total revenues of all the trade unions amounted to about £100,000, rhe expenses to about £80,000, though the balance at the end of the year is given at £30,000. More than £2000 was spent on strikes, £12,000 to assist dismissed men and others, nearly £20,000 for travelling expends, and about £18,000 to assist the unemployed. There has been a falling off in the member ship of the unions of 33,000 in the year J. 392 as compared with 1891. . It would appear from these statistics that the German trade unions are really losing ground. The promoters of the Friendly Societies' Gala gave a concert in the Oddfellows' Hall list evening, which was fairly well attended. A programme of well selected items was opened by a piece by the local Orchestral Society, and this was followed by "The Old Brigade," given spiritedly by Mr Lionel Broad, who as an encore Bang •Tit Willow," from the '.'Mikado." Mr Kersal sang the rousing Scotch song 'f The Battle of Stirling," and at a later period "Tfce Soldier's Tear." Miss Carrie Fisher recited with archness the temperance frag ment " The lips that touch liquor shall vever touch mine." Ityiss Annie Gates was at home in "fiddle and L," and was well received, as was also the n^w basso Mp Mann..in f'Rpcked in the Cradle pf the Deep." Mrlß.road moved on to the comic side and sang two coster songs to. the great *n>usement of the young folks. Mr Andrew McKenjtie, just returned from the South bridge spopts with all h.is blushing honqrs thick upon him, was introduced and the cug exhibited which he had won that day at the BUesmere gathering, and the champion danced a fling and a Ghillie callum to Piper Robertson's stirring numbers. An interval of ted "uattte*'oUowed and the entertain ment closed with £: far<* Wb:ob .*•• 8° wgjl giver by the same amateurs some time ago, assisted' then, as w this occasion, by two lady professionals' from C yUtchurcfy I The piece went smoothly, and the fun of it was well maintained. ' '

Anniversary Day.

The promise as n gards weather was not very bright on Sunday for the holiday on the day chosen for the celebration of Anniversary Day, which this year to avoid Saturday, the J6bh—the real anni- j versary of the province's settlement —was j fixed for Monday, the 18th. But Mon day dawned mildly, with a clear sky, aad an air chat; was quite Spring-like in its eoftness, and scarcely a breath of wind. Many picnics were organised, and many little family part'es were formed for an outing in the country, while the arrange ments of the railway authorities to accommodate holiday seekers were fairly well token advantage of. The Baptist Sunday School held its annual treat at Willowby. But the great feature of the day was the gala of the Friendly Societies which comprised a big proces sion and a sports meeting In the Domain THE PROCESSION. For the procession great preparations had been made, and many of the members of all the lodges interested had put them selves to considerable pains, not a little labor, and some expense to have their orders well represented. There were in consequence plenty of flags and banners, emblems, characteristic costumes, etc., so that the procession was quite an imposing spectacle. The procession started at the Odd fellows' Hall shortly before eleven, In the following order :— " '■""■■ ' THE FORESTERS. This body numbered about fifty includ ing horsemen. They were )ed and marshalled by five handsomely dressed Robin Hoods, mounted on white horses, and, on a waggon done up with evergreens and flowers was an emblem of the Shepherds' Order, two typical English shepherds with beautifully white lambs in their care, the whole making a most imposing tableau. The members of the order carried numerous lodge banners with the usual inscriptions, and all wore the silk sashes of the Order. THE DRUIDS. This Order came next, marshalled by Bro. E. E. Tasker, and the procession (which by the way was led by a mounted Druid in beard, cowl, and gown) was greatly set off by the two cars ,of th Druids. Mars, on horseback, carried c battleaxe and shield. Two mounte Druids, in robes and beards wi crooks, followed, and then came tth car with Britannia on her throne in the centre, surrounded by Jus tice, Art, Science and Music, all these being ladies. Druidical horsemen in robes and beards. More Druids on foot wilh robes and beards. An allegoii cal car with the Ancient Druidical Father; beside him a Druidess with orphan, sur rounded by the faithful bards with harps. The car was decorated with oak leaves and mistletoe, and at the feet of the Druii lay a bundle of sticks, bound with ivy, emblematical of unity and friendship. The present District Grand Lodge officers came next in an open carriage, and then members of the Order in robes and beards, with- Lodge officers in regalia, private and visiting merabais coming next, and the past officers, P.D.P.. P.A., and P.G., bringing up the rear. THE ODDFELLOWS This order was over a hundred strong, all wearing the sashes of their Order, and preceded by the handsome banner of the lodge can ied by eight men (staff and guy homers.) THE SPORTS, The whole procession, beaded by the Brass Band, proceeded along the principal streets of the town, wh'ch were lined by a dense crowd of sight seers. After parading the town the procession made its way^o the Domain. Arrived there the different 1 bodies who had taken part in the procession dispersed, some to take away the horses, waggons, and other vehicles which had formed part of the ceremonies, others to act as office's or to compete in the sports, while the remainder helped to swell the ranks of the large crowd ot spectators which had already assembled in the sports ground. Ihe first event was necessarily a few minutes behind time, Lut frfter that the racea and other events were decided with commendable punctuality. The principal foot race, the Grand Open Handicap, fell to J. Me- Naught, a promising young sprinter, for two firsts in the" 100 yds and 22'3yds respectively, and second in the 440 yds. The scratch man, T. K. Brosnahao, showed up well in the quarter mile, and he wa4 awarded second prize. He also appropriated the first race of the day, the 220 yds Hurdles, winning in good style from scratch. The cycling events formed a prominent and interesting portion of the day's sport, each event being splen didly contested. Unfortunately, however, the pleasure to the ppectatora in watching these races, to say nothing of that of the competitors in taking part was consider* ably marred in the two nrle roadster race by an almost exact repetition of the accident which occurred on December 6 at the Ariel Club's race mcc.ing. .No less than six riders came to grief in this race. Luckily no one was seriously hurt, and the machines ot the c mpetitors were not damaged to any great extent, but an accident of the kind spoils the raoe, as under the circumstances each rider who falls in a race imagines that but for the calamity he could not have helped winning. The fault 1;ft» in the narrow mess of the track, which necessitates an' undesirable proximity cf the riders to each other when there is a large field. Of the riders taking part., Findlay, a maiden rider from Timaru, showed the best form, winning his heat and t'e final heat of the one mile easily, and securing a pood second in the five mile race. In the three mile race he tell, and therefore was not pi iced. W. iVoods. from LongbeacY was also in good form winning the three mile race easily, and being second to Findlay in the mile. J. B. Griffith's win in the five mile race wan an excellent example of the m*nn-»r in which to ride a race tovin. Uting judgment worthy of an older rider (this is hh first season) Griffiths kept a good position, lying about third throughout the race, until the last half of the deciding hp when he came with a fiae spurt and crossed the tape an easy winner. Another source of dissatis : faction in the two mile roadster race was the fact th.at the real winner, J. T. Andrews, from Loigbeach, was obliged tq forfeit the prise through h»ving broken the rules quite through passing An'dtrsen on the inside during f^9 ksf; lapl A. |B. Pritchard, tjjesecond fuller, thus secured tfn first prize and deserved j.o too for consistent riding throughout the day. CJarksbn, the scratch man, evidently too severely treated in tj>e handipapping and did net get i placed. 4 feature of the aj?terno3n's program me was the Fire Brigade compe titions, and in tljese tip Ashburton representatives avowed up very well and their times and their execution, pspepHMyin the two men a^side manual, were exceedingly creditable, as well as evidence of devotion to the praotice which Is tha mainspring of such merit. One of the most popular wins of the day was that of J. Jamieson in the high jump handicap. Conceding as much as four inohes in a handicap he won easily by clearing sft *lin. aDpareßtljr wjth the greatest of ease. Enthusiastic cheering wnZZ** *» fine performance. In the advertised event, a tug-of-war? for } member^ of Friendly Societies only, two teams came forward, representing the Druids and Oddfellows respectively. The Oddfellows were the firat to pull tneir opponents over the mark, although the Druids shortly after wards reversed the position, but as the first team to beat the opposjog My

was to g*in the prize it appeared Shit the Oddfellows were the winner*, hubsequently however, as certain rales dad not been compliei w th, tha judges' ceoided that the rvenfc should be again ton Seated. As the winning team refused '. to compete again for what they considered hoy h*d already won, Mr Thorn is 1 prize [ «f twr> guineas will bi he'd over unti next year Later in the afternoon Messrs G A. M. BuckUy and Donald McLean off red prizes for two tuje-of-war, and these were won by Colonial representatives in etch case.: Besides a varied pro gramme of sports there were several other attractions. The Aahburton Brass Band, of course, was there, playing lively and pleasant airs to the holiday makers. Professor Mitchell gave a farewell exhibi tion of the phonograph on the ground, and was well patronised, the reproduction ot Mr Thomas' auc ion s»le being in great demand. The proprietor of ihe t hooting gallery appeared to be doing good business, and Mr.Davis was kept busy in his refreshment booth, which contained ell the good things desirable on such 'a warm day. Mr G. Jesson's handiwork was also in evidence in the shape of a large eight d*y clock placed in front of pavilion. The clock is three feet six inches in diameter, and was made by Mr . Jesson at his shop in East street. Follow ing are the results of the different events :— Hurdle Race, 220 yds (h&ndieap). First prize £110 a, second 15s, third ss—T. E, Brosnahan, sor, 1; C. Annett, 2; A. T. L. Huston, 13. This was a fine race. The scratch man came well in the straight and won by a few yards, second and third men close up. Time, 27 4-sth sec. Boys' Race under 16,100 yds handicap. First prize 10j, seoond ss—F. Johnston*, 1; Phelps 2. Won easily. Three Mile Bicycle Handicap. First prizs £3, second £1, third 10j— W. Woods, 326 yds, 1; E. P. March, 375 yds, 2; A. Pritohard, 320 yds, 3. This was a very close race throughout, but Wood* appeared to be riding freshest, and taking the lead several laps front home won by a dozen yards. Findlay fell when the race was about half over. Time, Bmin 22|see. Druids' Race, IOOydB handicap. First prize £1, seoond 10a—T. Pauling, 7yds, 1;C. Henry, scr, 2; Birch, 3. There were nine ttartera. Won by several yards. Time, 12sec. ;„ Grand Open Handicap; tint distance 100 yd- First prize £4 10j, second £1 10s, third 10a.—J. McNaught, 71yds, 1 $ R. Todd, s£ds, 2; M. T. Healy, 6yds, 3, McNaught won easily by three yards, with the rest of the field close 'ogether. Time—lo 2 6th sec. Two-Men Manual Fire Brigade (dry) ; open to all comers First piiie £2 —J. Kennedy and J. Dorm (Ashburau), 34 l-sth sec, 1; T. Barber and R. Dorm (Ashburton), 39« ec, including 3sec pen* alty, 2. Four representatives of the Rangiora fire brigade also competed. Sack Rase; 100 yds. First prize 10 j, second Rs.—W. Houston 1. Two.Mile Bicycle Handicap (roadsters). First prizs £2 lOi, second £l, third 10s. —A. Pritchard, 125 yds, 1; A. Anderson, 180 yds, 2; T. Hawkins, 220 yds. 3. This was the prettiest race of the day until the last lap. There were ten .competitors and all were together when two laps had been completed, and the race became ex ceedingly interesting as different riders in turn went to the front, and to the ordi nary spectator looked like winning. Bat it was in its pictureequ ness that danger lay ; especially wiere in many cases the riders were comparative novices to track work, and in the excitement of entering the last lap a collision took place, and out of the ten riders only four were left) to contest the finish. These, however, made a good race, and Andrews won with several yards in hand, his win, however, being disallowed fur the reason mentioned above. The liders who fell were—E. J. Craighead, W. Woods, J. B. Griffiths, J. Burns, James Wilson, and E. P. March. Running High Jump (handicap). Firs!) ' priza £1, second 10*—-John Jamieaon scr, sft 7Mn. 1; W. Green 4in, sft 6in, 2; W. Kidd l£in, oft 4^in, and W. Edge 3£in, sft 4inJ, 3. Tug of War, 10 men a-side. Prise trophy value £8 2*, given by Mr D. Thomas.—Oddfellow* 1, Druids 2 Owing to the mistake mentioned above no prize was., awarded. . Two scratch matches arranged later on, resulted in favor of the Colonial representatives. Grand Open Handicap. Second dis tance, 220yds—J. McNjught, 12yds, 1; T. E. Brosnahan, ecr, 2; C. Henry, 6yds, 3. Won easily. The scratch man re duced his handicap well bat could not get near McNaught. Five Men Fire Brigade Competition (wee). Open to all comers. Prize, five medals value £1 Is each, given by G. A, M. Buckley, Esq.—This was a very .in teresting event, and the activity displayed by the men in dressing and getting the hose to work was most commendable. The Ashburton team, consisting of Rand J Dorm, F Nokes, T Barber, and J. Kennedy, was the successful team, the men occupying 48 2-sth seconds from the report of the pistol to the time that water was laid on. The time of the Rangiora team was 52 2-sth seconds, Ope Mil? Bipycle Handicap. First Srize, £2 10a; second, £1; third 10s. irst heat-J Burns, 100 yds, 1; John Wilson, 130 yds, 2; A. Pritchard, 140 yds, 3. These were the only starters and Burns won easily. Tima—2aun 40 3-sth sec. Second Heat-C G Findlay, 130 yds, 1; W. Wood*, 150 yds, 2; James Wilson, 160 yds, S. Won easily. Time—2min 39£3tc. Oddfellows' Race, 100 yds handicap. First prize £1, sec nd 10s.—Shields, 6 yds, 1; C. Campbell, scr, 2; Hardy, 9} yds, 3. Ten starters; a good race. Time—ll l-sth sec. Donkey R»ce, 200 yd-; prize £l~Henry and Brosnahan, 1; Pritohard and Patter* •on 2 One Mile Bicycle Handicap. Final heat- O. J. Findiay 1, W. Woods 1, Jno Wilson 3. This, fas a yery good race, but Findlay had his men in hand the wfyqle way. Time—2min 37 I:sth sec. Grand Open Handicap. Third distance, 440yds—T. E. Brosnahan, scr, 1; J. Mp« Naught, 16yds, 2; C. Henry, «yds, 3. This was evidently Brosnahan's best dis tance, and coming through his men in fine sfyle he. won easily. Time-58 3 $th sec. One Man Fire Brigade Drill (dry*. First prize £1, second 10s. R. Jordan (R.F.B), 1; T. Barber (A.F.8.), 2; J. Dorm (A.F.8.), 3. Won by five yards. Time—lmin 17 2-s,th sec. Five-Mile Bicycle Handicap, first miz3 £5, second £2, third £I.—J. B. R. Griffiths, 495 yds, I; C. J. FineUay, 390 yds, 2,; John Wilson, 390 yds, 3. A genqd raoe and an exciting finish. Won by a. few yards, second and third men qlom . fcot;e-her, and the remainder in a bunch. Andaews fell at 'the end of the seoond mile. Clarkson also was unfortunate in breaking his machine at the report of the. pistol. Time—=lsmin 2seo. Fobbsters' Race, 100 yds, handicap. First prize LI, second 10a—W J Bennett* cr 1; G Hitching*, 7yds, 2; A. Betts, syds, 3. Won easily. Grvasy Polb—Prizi, trophy-^-Gibsoh I. Out of two competitors In this event, which created considerable amusement, Gibson .climbed tiw highest, and was I awarded the prize—a ham.

TUB AflfttttlftTO* GDARftUK : TUESDAY, DECEMBEK 19, 1693.



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Re The Assigned Estate of lessbs Hardley Bros' STOCK OF Drapery, C lofbingr, milllnery» Wools and ifeoes. AROADE, ASH BURTON — TO — W. W. SPENCEB. SELLING VALUE Three Thousand QM f\ HE PURCHASER of this Magnificent Stock is determined to clear the whole Of it out of ihe Premises, and it niuft be SOLD within a short period. Tremendous Sacrifice, Terrific Slaughter, Terrible Reductions, Will be shown on every item or the Stock. HEADS OF FAMILIES AND OTHER*. A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY CO SPEND your Ore Ut Balances to your great'advantaga. You jiust buy now ; the Reduction effected oil all Gooas will compel you. Hard times, low prices of Grain, scarcity of labor all tends to compel «U to seek the Best and Cheapest market for their requirements, and ON THR EVE OF A FINANCIAL CRISIS AW> warn Us to cleai this Stock at any Coat and turn the whole of it into SOLID GOLD. SPEC I A L We have added Eleven Cases of QPEOIALyOB T INES which will all be"*offered to you at IRRESISTIBLE PRICES. j CAT A L 0 6 IfE'S ire'in* cour:e 'of preparation and will b~] issued in'a'few days meanwhile the whole Stock Is being re-marked in RED"LMTERS, *nd will only be Fold at those prices from date Of Sale' COMMENCING Thursday, JNoyember S3 ANI» COMINUttD TILL lUETHER NOTICE I 12



Special Watcli Advertisement, ROTHERHAM'S WATCHES. ROTHERHAM'S WATCHES. KoiUerli-viirs WuUlies T TJST OPENED UP a consignment of Rothorham's GOLD AND MLVER ENGLISH LKVER3 exprebsly made by Rotherham for PRACTICAL WATCHMAKKR, Ii MANUFACTURING JEWELLER, ANI» The consignment consists of a large and varied assortment of th«so unrivalled Watches, comprising Gents 18 ct Gold, hunting and open face, key winding or key less, and 18 cb keyless open face and huntingjyith centre seccndß. - 'A SPKCIAL LINE of Rotheram's Silver Watches expressly made by Rotherham to S. Salek's order for jHTen WorklDff on Firms being absolutely dust proof, with extra heavy cases and searatess writs, with the special advantages for keeping the dust out These watches are confidently recom- SUnded[as strong, serviceable, and reliable Timekeepers, and will, stand a lot of rough usage. They are made in Hunting caws and open face, key winding or keßur« good Rotherham Watch, and let the first cost be the laj. Don't buy cheap nickel trash that you can never rely on, and which mthe end costs more than a BOFor Wpwtty and useful Xmas Wedding and Birthday Presents p V a visit to the J eweUery Establishment of S. SALEK, EAST STREET. THE WATCH, CLOCK, AND JEWELLERY REPAIRING DEPARTMENT is very complete in its arrangements, and every description of work Is turned out only In a First-class manner, at charges a* low as is consistent with SOTJND AND RELIABLE WORKMANSHIP. S. SALEK, EAST STREET.



W anted TOD AY from 2 to 7 p.m. bazaar in Primitive Church, come, see and buy %t reasonable prices. ANTID a general Servant. Wash ing put out. Apply, MnaH. C Segbrs. v v I~iHAT which brings most light and hope to poorest homes is litan Soap. U J B3 T OST between Domain and Cameron \ j street, silver broch. Finder please return to Mail office W 1M L~OST on 16th met, between Winslow Hotel and Mr Framptons, Flem ington, a parcel containing drapery; pliase leave at Winslow Hotel. 12 165 MBS JAMBS has Removed into the Arcade, opposite the Cooperative Store; h»s any quantity of Fruit| a.d Vegetables always on Sale. i& *l O OMERSET Meat Mart. The oldest ■ J the largest, tha best, and the cheap est Small •Soods a specialty. Full weights guaranteed. A cnal solicited. —W, J. StLTiOCK. ~OW does McKay cut yourhhair!r r! As you like it. (Shakespeare), James McKay, Hairdresser and Ornamental Hairworker, East Street, next Bank ■ of New Zealand. Jf^ riASH Prioe iiliTfor 8f sacks (17 V » cWt) of Tunnage and Sons' celebrated Fish Guano. Regular price \h per sack. Apply Mrs Whittinoton, Burnett street, 8~~ OOK**. — Picture Books in great variety. Books suitable for presents. Great deduction in Prices.—Railway and Arcade Bookstalls. fTTTANTED Known.—Finest Cheese, VV Butter, Bacon, from the best dairies in Canterbury. -Stephens Bros.v Market House. 1J bl W~~ XI^TED Known—For Election Week, 100 Pairs Boots, 2s 6d per pair.~-A»PRBw Orr. X 1177 RAILWAY Book Stall. — Country Libraries supplied at cost price. Parcels of cheap reading made up to order.—JoHN_MAß"Dg^' I W""~ ANTED, everyone to purchase all | classes of Ironmongery from Hard ley. Preserving Pans just to hand Cheapest house in town. •\ M V Business Premises will be Open! D/JL each'evening this week till 9 o'clock lor the sale of Christmas and New Year Cards.-H. M. Jomks. ___^ PECIAL Reduced prices for Toy* *ancy Goods, and Basketware fo^ Christmas trade. Only come. Inspect and buy.—H. M. Jouis. W" "ANTED, Everybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. H. Zandkr, Sole Agent. JILH OS'T wash yourself. Titan Soap does the work. No rubbing. No machines. H 182 ANTED Known—loo Ladies Fashionable bunshadesat Andrew Obr^__ 1H72 MEDICAL Coils made and repaired on the shortest notice at easy prices «fc A. J. Walker's, Old'Kinder'- garfce»u__^ ; ~\\f ANI'ED Known -A mattufacturer'a W Stock of Shot Silk Hack and colored Siinenides and Umbrellas at half price>—Andrew Ouu, 11173 WANTED known—That A. J. Wamckr repairs Bicycler, Sewing -fachinefi, Lawn Mowers, Medical Coils, and all descriptions of light machinery. "If ANTED Known—Forfars,4|d ;Tick- Vv " {'m #d ; Brown Hollands, 4£d,— Anijhew Orr. WANTED Known-^W Pieces Fashion able Prints at 4|<J,' 50 dozen Towels from4id; White Counterpanes, 30 per ceat under usual price.—-Akdrew Orr. 11 174 W""~ ANTED Known—6o Pieces black mid colored French Merinos and Cashmeres at Is <ihd to Is 6d.—Andrew Ori.^ 11 176 IF yot. want fast-class fruit go to Adams' for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc. DON'T Forgftt tp send your Bicycles along to the Old Kindergarten to w repaired, at moderate raies. CHRISTMAS Caids for your friends in ' the Old Country at L. F, Andrewes - a>to Co. __, UJ7 fIRAPHIC XmasNo,, Pears' A»uu»l, vT »nd Lady's Pictorial—all with beau tiful colored supplements. New y,ols. of Sunday at Home, Leisure Hour, Bo Peep, Little Dots, and others. New Books for Prizes and Presentation. —L. F. A kdhewkh & Co., SUtiuu«rs' Hall.



W anted. SUITS to measure, during the sale, 49s 555, 60s, 70s, and .755. Fit and workmanship guaranteed.—R* Alcorn, Saunders' Buildings. . W~ ANTED Known -W. H. Collier's noted four-clasp Kid Gloves, 2s 6d, have just arrived in all sizes. WANTED Known—For good value in first class Drapery, Millinery, Boots, Clothing, etc., go to Melford House. Beautiful presents now giving away to all purchasers. WANTED Known—Spectacles, eye protectors, Qosrgles, Folders, and everything in* the optical line at S, Salek's, Optician. ; ' ANTED Known—That you can buy Good Slippers for children from Is a pair ; Women's, all sizes, Is9d. —Mitchell & Turner. I HE Best Nickel Watch in the Market for 15s. Usually sold by Jewellers at from 20s to 25s each. Specially made in England to our order.—John Orr and Co. 9 192 WANTED |Known—Now offering Men's Leather Shirts, 2s 9i ; Men's All-wool Suits, 253 6d ; Men s Heavy Merino Pants, 2* lld.^MrroHELL AND TURKER. \ WANTED Known—" The Corner " is showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing. -W. H. Collier. WANTED Kn;wn-Colonial Tweeds at very low prices ; Colonia\ Tweed Trousers, all Men's Sizes, three pairs for £I.— MITCHELfc AND TURN E.R, 11 ' ANTED 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 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. lARIES for 1894,—L. F. Andrbwes and Co. 11 16 WANTED, tha Public to know that Haudley's Tanks are giving univer sal satisfaction. Testimonials if required. Fowls the time for Baths and Tanks, from 30j upwards. TTT ANTED Known—Some; wonderfu W job lines n Drapery, etc*, now oeing sold; also presents to all purchasers. H 0. Seoers, Melford House. CHOICE Ornaments, Ftncy Goods, Christmas Presents, own make in Ladies' and Children's under-clothing. Mrs Alcork will open on Saturday, December 16, with the above assortment for » few weeks in the fourth shop Sauitfers' Buildings. 12 110 SALE, BA.LE, of Books, Stationery Fancy Goods, Music, etc,. Fire Screens, Pictures, Glass Ornaments, Christmas Cards, Cricket and Lawn Tennis Material, Pbcto Albums »nd Frames, and hundreds of other articles are to be sold a*- a great sacrifice for Cash during this month only, at L. F. Andrewes & Co., Stationer's Hall. OGKB. BOOK*, BOOKS r -Special Notice to Sphoo! Committees. A large assortment of Books suitable for Prizes, cloth bound ; to be sold ai whole sale prices from 6d upwards, comprising the following series: —Pansy, Lilly, Bessie, Star, Anchor, and other series ; all new and beautifuily illustrated. Christmas Graphics, Etc. —Railwayßook By^L. r 12 112 GHEAP PROPERTY, 372 aoT*B 372 situated near the County S#l«yar4s and Agricultural and Pasjtoral Asspcjar tfon'a Show Grounds. Account of tta» Mortgagees. Pried £% lOs Per acre- THIS was originally part df the Fair field Estate and formerly owned b7 Mr Grant. There is a dwelling house, j stable, and other buildings erected on the property. On account of its being close to itown an increase in value may reason ably be expected. Apply to '*T, RULLOCK, TOWN SEC WON - 443 and 444, corner of Burnett and William streets, with seven roomed house, etc., thereon, on account of tft<» Mortgagee. Not having sold this by auction f asi prepared to receive offers for the property. T. BJJLLQCIK. The reported refusal of the imperial Government to Bflbsidige the Jfritisb. Paoi^c cable will probably cause ,the scheme to fail.



CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. NEW ZEALAND CM»Tiitii& Factory. WE HAVE OPENED A NEW LOT OF GOODS FOR THIS WEEK. New Ties New Silk Handkerchiefs New Studs Bathing Pants—Towels and Running Pants Now shapes in Hard Hats—brown, black and drab. The new Soft Hat—Land and Water Tennis Hats—an shades A good holiday Hat for Is lid THE LARGEST STOCK OF HATS IN ASHBURTON TO CHOOSE FROM. Tennis Shirts in silk, crepe and cash mere Bojs' Washing Suits from 4s 9d. Boys' and Youths' Summer coats 2s 6d, Men's Summer Coats in silk, alpaca and sateen BOOTS ! BOOTS !! BOOTS !!! Canvas Shoes for Men Canvas Shoes for Women Canvas Shoes for Children Just opened this week, 18 pain Women's Calf Shoes for 6s 6d. Wonderful value. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, HALLENSTEIN BROS.. ALEX. HENDRT, . Manager.



KEATING'B POWDER destroys Bugs, Fleas, Moth Beetles and all other insects, whUst quite harmless to dStic^anii»rfs. In exterminating Beetles, the success of this Powder is extraordinary. It is perfectly clean in application, - See the article you purchase is KEATINO'ft as imitations are uoxious and ioeffeotiwl Tins, 6d, U, attd as 8d eacl), Sold by all chemist? ; i' ,



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