MAIL. NOTICES,

Mails close for the following places as under subject to the necessary alterations :~ TUESDAY, November 21. For South America, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe (specially addressed, per " Ruapehu " only), and also for France, Algeria, Mauritius, etc. (specially marked " per French packet" only), and Northern Ports, and Australian Colonies, except Tas mania, per Tarawera. at 0.30 a.m. Due London January 5 WEDNESDAY, November 29. San Francisco mail Due London Jan 3.

DEATH.

At Aahburton on November 19, 1893. Lucy Francis Folan, sister of J. R. Chapman of this town, of Woolwich. Kant, England. Aged 51. The funeral win take place at half-past two to mor row -from Havelcck street.

Ashburton Guardian Megna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1893. CAN YOU SPOT IT?

11 Who can spot the winner ?" This is how the question is put by the sport ing element of the community, in reference to the Ashburton and Rangi tata seats. And the answer is usually a dubious shake of the head, because the answer is a very difficult one to give. Had the contests in each of the two districts been simply trials of strength between one man representing the Seddon Government with the dis turbing element of Sir Robert Stout eliminated, and one man repre senting the Opposition, it would have been comparatively easy to say what the result would have been—given, of course that the men seeking election were fairly equal. But the contests are not one of this nature only—nor is it altogether a question of men or of measures. There is, after all, no really burning question before the country, and to many politicians there is very considerable difficulty in choosing be tween the leaders. There are men who favor Mr Seddon's Government, and believe implicitly in his political creed. Others on the same side of the House look coldly upon the Kumara champion and would rather see the Bunedin Knight accede to power. The Opposi tion as we knew it in the last Parlia ment is, as a contemporary puts it, l( beaten and broken,butnotdispirited," and is but a remnant of what it was when its great leader Sir Harry Atkin son was Premier of the colony. But the division among its opponents gives new hope to this party of once again exercising influence upon the poli tics of the country. Among the candidates seeking election for Ashbur ton and Rangitata no two hold exactly the same views, and there is in addi tion a cross fire to disturb the prophets' vision from a not to be despised temperance party prepared to shoot (politically of course) every candidate opposed to direct veto; an also not to be despised liquor party whose fire will also be across the line, at all in favor of the veto, or further tinkering with the licensing laws in a way adverse to their trade. These two parties, if not stronger than they were at last election, are certainly more active in the campaign on this occasion than they were in 1890, while the labor party— so great a factor then—if not weaker is at least far less demonstrative to-day. And then comes in the great element of uncertainty—the female vote. And he would be a man strongly gifted with second sight, who would be able to say just how that vote will be bestowed. For If a woman will, she will— You may depend on't; And if she won't she won't— And there's an end on't. And with all due deference to the many intelligent electors among the fair sex, we are confident that too many female voters will be bestowed in extraordinary ways. So that with all three conflicting and uncertain in fluences at work, we say again he wiU be a smart man who can spot the winnera..

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Next Sunday will be Temperance Sunday in Ashburton. December 5 is the date fixed for the Wesleyan District meeting to be held in Ashburton. A meeting of the Women's Political Association will be held in the Templar Hall on Wednesday at 3 p.m. Cp §$nday afternoon, as Mr Anthony Thomson, o£ Springfield, was driving a young frorse jbbr.ough T ipwald ; with Mr Daniel Fitzgerald, they turned <Jowu Ford's i Road a Bhort dstance, to avoid a coining train. The train having passed, they were returning to the South road when, in turn ing the corner, the trap came in contact with the wire fence, throwing the occupants heavily to the ground. Mr Thompson who is a man of great stature (about 6ft 6in) I and 77 yeasa $f &S?j na<* his shoulder dislo catedi and* recewe'd internal injuries of a serious nature, $fr Fitzgerald had hjs face badly torn by the wire, and his nose nearfy eufc off. Mr Thoft?psc» Hep in a precarioug condition but th# graft of ftfr Fitzgerald's nose bids fair to strike mil, and he will nc> be much the worse for the acoideut. Both patients are in Dr Tweed's hospital. By the arrangements which are being made in connection with the Friendly Societies Sports, it appears that the affair will be what the placards announce—a mon ger gathering. For the Fire Brigades com petition tyo tesuwß from Christchurch, two from Rangiora,"one irb'iii lojx}tuxx, and one from Thnaro have promised ti)' con)pet,ei Mr G. A. M. Buckley faa« »grw4 t» present, in place of hia five guinea trophy, five m«ds.!s valued oni ?&»*» Bach *° the Bucces»f»l team. The Secretary has' juterylewed the railway aiithorities on the question of an* cxcursiojj trs>u> Jt>*4 epscial rates from Christchurch on the day 'of jthp cporjts, aad the manager has promised to recomraed to the Commissioners that the revest be granted. An application will also be made for similar consideration in respect to Timarcu The whole of the Druids from Christchurob ytty take 'part in the progwion,

The three shops occupied by Mr S. Bur nard, James, and Madden, in Eait street amd owned by Mr T. Bullock, are about to be pulled down and new buildings substi tuted. Mr R. M. Cuthbertson invites the electors of the Rangitata electorate to meet him at the Schoolhoase Mount Somers to-morrow (Tuesday) and at the Sohoolhouse Alford Forest on Wednesday, 22nd instant, on both evenings at eight o'clock. On Sunday evening, at the Baptist Church, the Rev A. Ager introduced a new feature ioto our church life by exhibiting a large oil painting of the camp of Israel before Mount Sinai, and his first lecture of the series was listened to by a very numerous and appre ciative congregation. There is a common belief that alcohol gives new strength and energy after fatigue sets in. The sensation of fatigue is one of the safety valves of the human machine ; to stifle the feel ng of fatigue, in order to do more work, is like closing the safety valve so that the boiler may be overheated and explosion result. A French railway company, the Chemin de Fer dv Midi, is in a terrible fix just now. A short time ago a fire broke out in a pine forest in the south of France, and £75,000 damage was done. The fire was caused by sparks from a locomotive. For all this dam age the company is held to be responsible to French law. Roots draw enormous quantities of moisture from the soil, and by this means it is discharged in the atmosphere. For example, the common sunflower was found to exhale twelve ounces of water in twelve hours, and an oak tree with an estimated number of 700,000 leaven would in the nme way give off something like 700 tons of water during the five months it carries its foliage. The average speed of trains in America in not equal to that in England. The journey from New York to Boston, a distance of 234 miles, is got over in eight hours, and that from New York to Niagara, a distance of 444 miles, in sixteen hours, while the trip from New York to San Francisco, the longest railway journey in the world, takes eight days, the distance traversed being about 3400. The Kelso correspondent of the " Otago Witness " writes that the Greenvale estate, which was owned by the late Mr James Logan, is said to be under offer to the Government. The estate consists of twenty four thousand acres, twenty thousand of which is first-class agricultural land, well roaded, fenced, and close to a railway station, all down in English grass and other «rops. The estate if cut up should add at least fifty or sixty farmers to the district. The November edition of " The Triad " ia to hand. This popular musical magazine is more than usually interesting containing as it does a volume of useful and interesting information of music, science and art, interspersed with many humorous items. There is also enclosed as a supplement a selection of pictures from the Otago Art Society's exhibition* These pictures are admirably reproduced. Evidently " The Triad " has a local correspondent, as Ash burton news are faithfully chronicled. On Saturday last Mr S. Burnard, butcher, had on exhibition, enclosed in some hurdles opposite his shop, a six-tooth Hampshire Down-cross wtther of extraordinary size, measuring from the tip of the nose to the in sertion of the tail four feet nine inches, and two feet ten inches ia height behind the shoulders. In other respects the sheep was well made and in good condition, though not particularly fat. The wool was of even tex ture, fine, and six inche3 long on the ribs. The sheep was bought by Mr Burnard from Mr James Brown, Netherby, Wakamii. The steam passing through the engines in the United States approximates 600,000,000 tons per annum (according to an American authority). Does this enormous quantity effect the amount of rainfall? asks our contemporary. It probably does, but the processes of nature are on so grand a scale that even this inconceivable amount may sink into insignificance. The annual rain fall east of the Rocky Mountains varies from 20in in a very few places to over 63in in others, with an average of not less than 36in. This amounts in that territory to some 9,000,000,000,000 tons, so that if all the steam made in the whole country were confined to this side of the Rocky Moun tains it could add not over 1-150 ef 1 per cent, to the total rainfall, or l-4Coth of an inch—not enough to furnish one evening's dew.

THE BIBLE.

The following Is a precis ot the sermon preached on Sunday morning by Rev George B. Inglis, in the Presbyterian Church :—Chosing by way of text, John v. 39—"Search the Scriptures, for in them ye think ye have eternal life, and they are they which testify of me "--the rev. gentleman said no other book in the world was so widely read aa thb Bible, so highly prized or reverenced. From the original languages in which it was written> it had been translated into 300 different languages and dialects, so that all nations could read in their own tongue the won derful works of God. And it had been J laboriously studied by the master minds of the ages, so that such a book on any ground was worthy of attention. When he spoke of the Scriptures he meant the sacred writing* contained in the Old and Bew Testaments. These were the Word of God—the revelation, of His mind and will. In the sense in which the words of a man were his words, revealing his thoughts, will, and purposes, so were the Scriptures the Word of God. He was their author, and their contents rested on His authority. They were not merely His aa written by pious men, not a human form of divine truth, but God's own exhi bition of truth. They were the words which His divinely chosen messengers spoke by the inspiration of the Spirit, It followed then that they were infallible. He had no wish to introduce debateable matter into his discourse, but he said he thought he would carry all his hearers with him if he said these Scriptures weie infallible in all that pertained to faith and manners. The sacred writers were the organs of God, so that what tbey thought, God (aught. But God used His creatures according to their nature. Men were in telligent, voluntary agents, and they were used as fiuch. They were not unconscious or Irrational, and the " spirits of the prophets were subject to the prophets." They were not machiaes. Their self consciousness was not suspended, nor were their intellectual powers laid aside .from action for the time. They were holy men who spoke, and inspiration did not interfere with the free exercise of the distinctive mental chatacteristics of the individual. If the man used were a Hebrew, it was Hebrew he spoke ; if he were a Geeek, he gave God's message in Greek ; if he were an educated man, he gave it as a man of culture ; if he were not educated, his language was that of the common people. And the writers of the Bible left the impress of their peculiarities on their books ; so that as the student of literature of to-day could tell Shakespeare, or Scott, or Dickens when in the course of reading he found these writers quoted, so the man who knew his Bible well could recognise the language of Amos, (he shep herd, or David, or Isaiah. This waß one of the phenomena of the Bible, but under lying it was this—that throughout the whole was to be found something pro claiming the superhuman origin of the book. If, then, the Scriptures are infallible they must be holy. God is a holy God. And his word is like himself. It must exert a holy or sanctifying influence on all who read it intelligently and honestly. The Scriptures deal with the most sub lime truths, with the destiny of man, they give insight into the moral govern ment of God, and must exercise a bene fisial influence ; and, when blessed by the Holy Spirit, must make wise the simple And the Word was quick and powerful. It had moulded the thought of the wisest and best men in past ages as well as to the present time, and had determined the action and destiny of men and nations. It had been mighty to pull down strong holds ; it had been stronger than fire, and sword, and death. Although written by so many different men, and extending over 1500 years the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were entirely con sistent. There was no contradiction in teaching or doctrine, and any variation was about numbers, dates, and matters of minor importance, deme apparent dis crepancies may be fairly ascribed to errors in copying, as the Scriptures were laboriously transcribed by hand so that copies may be multiplied and the word disseminated among the people of one language; or translated in the same way for the benefit of another people. But in spite of all the dangers of error they have passed through, we have in the Scriptures substantially the very word of God. In this respect the Bible stands alone. It was enough to impress the mind with awe to contemplate the Scriptures, filled as they were with important truth, speaking with the authority of God, and so free from the soiling touch of human fingers. This was unaccountable under any other supposition than that the writers were under the guidance of the Spirit of God. Then, the Scriptures were appointed to be a means of salvation. We must there fore " Search them," We are begotten, enlightened, sanctified, and saved by the truth. We can learn about Christ and His salvation only in the Scripture, and if the Bible is a neglected book, little looked at, and studied only in a half earnest desultory way if studied at all, there was little likelihood that the half hearted student would gather salvation from its study. But God's people read God's words, and to them they were a continual communication between their hearts and the heart of their Father in Heaven. The Scriptures were complete, containing all the extant revelation of God, and nothing cou'd be added, no new matter could be revealed. Gcd had given in the Bible all he designed to be the ruleot faith and practice, and no other was needed. The preacher then went on to speak of the Scriptures as a plain book for plain people, carrying light with it and scattering darkness, and afterwards said it was not denied that there were in the Scriptures many things hard to be under stood. He had no doubt that in the meat moat of his hearers would eat at dinner that day would be a proportion of bones. He would be a foolish man who would waste his time choking himself with the bones when he ougnt to be turning his attention to the meat. The hard things in the Bible required diligent study, and could not be elucidated by superficial skimming. All men needed the guidance of the Holy Spirit in order to arrive at a right knowledge and true faith. The Egyptian hieraglyphics were undecipher able until Champolion discovered the key. God's word yields its meaning to those who have the Spirit—the meaning must be spiritually discerned. But on all things necesi»ry to Salvation the Scrip tures were Sufficiently plain to ue under* stood even by the uiuearped. A number of youn? men standing at the street i corner once thought to ■'? take a rise "—as colonial talk has it-out of a bishop pf the Church of England and as tfrp bishop passed they asked him the shortest way to heaven? " Turn to $c n^f, and go straight on," said the bishop, and the bishop's words were words of wife and wisdom. After a stirring appeal to ear nestness in the search of the Scriptures, which testified of Christ and His salva tion, the preacher painted a vivid word picture of the wonders of the volume -its history, poetry,-philosophy, and morality —before which %c wonders pf sil ptherte werepuMn fc^e sh.* de ' *nd W t]f pared the rifihea of jtj» knowledge to the boundless and unfathomable s*a, the stores °f knowledge treasured up ,"„ which no man fiouW exhaust, The sea might be studied for a lifetime ! under d igerant aspects. It might be viewed frrreference to its distribution and topography; its great'e&pansd as it spreads from pole tp pole ; its Indentations, gulfs

distribution has on cliti^ winds, rain, fertility, and hence on coerce, and the destiny of iho race. It i^ t be studied as to its basin, its depthfc n( j shadows ; as to its animal*, the inmi ra ble genera and pp?cies of living oi D j s ms with ■ which it abounds ;as to its k St currents, prevailing winds, chemifetry n( i so forth. There was betides the knowjge of how to use it. how to aval ouiives tf its power and resources. A si% r method of btudy could be applied j-the Bible, It could be studied uno different aspects, and in each furnish Exhaustible stores of knowledge, The^ble—as a history, as a chronicle of fac^ud their bearing on ethnography, civ'f Ht i..,n, the destiny of nations aid reli«io^_ was re* commended as a study, as wel^ wna t it taught of th<i nature and per&i onß of God ; what of man, his originate, his fall, his ability and responsibly,'and the plan of salvation provided j r him. The moral code of the Bible wa&nother wide field of study, including aUt did social, political, and religious dafc^with the limits set to human auth^ty in Church and State. After a few Iriher sentences, in which a high esfcimat, was placed upon the book, the preachelyent on to say that by an Act of the^ew Zealand Legislature this book waiex pressly excluded from the State Schnls. Thii to him seemed worse than a bluier. It was a dishonor to God, a reproacflto ourselves, an injury to our children, in such education the moral and spirital nature of man was wholly ignored. U was conceded that children ought to \e religiously educated, and Christianitr inculcated. " What," said the preachei "do you and I want our children to-be P God fearing and patriotic citizens, »»< this they could only become if they, wen Christian. Even family instruction, Sun day Schools, and religious teaching of the clergymen was inadequate. In all ages of the Church and in every part of Christ endom it had been considered m a first principle that religious teaching should be incorporated with the common school system. But our school system was a novel and featful experiment, peculiar to the nineteenth century, and it was with alarm that one looked forward to what must be the result of bringing up the great body of the people in ignorance of God and His Word, for the common school was the only place of education for a large class of the people of this colony. Education without religion was irreligious, and the Bible was the best of all books. A banker arid his nephew; who was of a sceptical turn of mind, travelling in the western States of America sought shelter in what did not look like the most inviting quarters. They decided to sleep and watch by turns, and the young man took the first sentry watch. Through a chink in the wall he saw the host of the for bidding looks reach to a shelf, take down a Bible, and proceed to his evening devotions. The watcher went off duty at once and to bed; The uncln whispered, "I thought you were going to sit up and watch." But the young man knew there Was no need to tit up and watch in a hut that was hal lowed by the word of God and prayer. Would a rum bottle and a pack of cards have quieted the young infidel's fears 1 In a drunken row was a woman's head broken with a Bible? No—a bottle. Where the Bible bore sway rows and quarrels come not. He urged his hearers to prize the book and give it to their children, search in it for the knowledge of God, for consolation, fcr holiness; to search reverently and submissively with a determination to believe every truth it affirms ; to search with diligence, depend ing on God's spirit,—with prayer and self application.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We o not hold ourselves responsible tor the opinions expiessed by our correspondents.)

MR MASLIN AT WILLOWBY.

TO THE EDITOR. Sib,—l understand that Mr Maslin said at his meeting at Wilkwby on Thursday night that on that day the licensed victuallers of Rang'tata electorate held a meeting at Tlnwald and decided to support Mr Wright. He said a publican from 'Greraldine was there. There was a ibeeting of people interested in the trade held at Tinwald that day, and I was the only hotelkeeper from Geraldine present. I am secretary and treasurer of the above Association, and I think I ought to know what transpired, so I can give Mr Maslin's utterances an emphatic denial. If any one told Mr Maslin we came to that conclusion they were taking a "quiet rise " out of him. How could we support Mr Wright, after the way he voted on the Alcoholic Liquor Bill and his public utterances from the platform. We asked no pledge from him and got none. It Is not for me to tell Mr Maslin what line of action we shall take. I notice Mr Maslin changes his politics to suit hib audience. For instance, in Willowby he was a Prohibitionist out and out, and had been one for the last number of years. He knew where he was. In Peel Forest he was not one at all. He didn't believe in closing all the hotela. He left it to the people. One thing is certain, if Mr Maslin pledged himself to support our claimsj we would not accept him.—l am, etc., John Farreix, Crown Hotel. Geraldine, November 20,1893.

BRAZIL.

New York, November 18. Intelligence is to hand that the in surgent leader, Adniir&l Mello, intends to prpclaim the Comte P'Eu, son pi the late Emperor, monarch of Brazil, but it is regarded as doubtful whether he will ftucceed before the arrival la Bio of the war vessels recently pur chased by President Peixoto. Eight of the foreign Powers inte rested in Brazil have decided to pro vent the landing of munitions of war in Rio.

SPORTING.

Wellington spring meeting. seconiTday. (per press association.) Hutt Rac rcourse, November 18 Following are the concluding results :— November Handicap. - Krina 1, Revolt 2, Dreamland 3. Time-2.3. Dividend — £% 18s. Wscijiß Handicap.—Musket I, Scot Free 2, 'King Hifrry 3, Time—2.l6l', Dividend— £2 9s. Petonb Handicap.—Swordbelt 1, Ban* ner+, Busybody t. Time— l. &. Eivl« dend-^£sl3s. Consolation.—Senator 1, Prince Cola 2, Violence 3. Time—l.46. Dividend— £4 Bs.

Tflß AflutitmTOi* GtiAKftUK : MONDAY, ftoVfiMfcEß 26, 189&



Owing to dulness of the season G. J. NEILL and Co. ARESELLING- Womens Strong Corsets at 2 <6d _,„,:„,„ Women's Hats of every description at very low prices White Mv n4|d[per yard Good Washing Print 3|i New Dress Goods 4|d m Doable Bei White Twill Sheeting 9£d Children's Sunshades Is each CLOTHING- ~ CLOTHING JSSS^SumuL^SSS nnn. maarma iv. WUOL, 21s Boys Suits 4s lid Men's and Boys' Straw Hats from,6d Boys' Felt Hata li 3d Men's Felt Hata 2s 6d BOOTS- BOOTS, BOOTS. In BOOTS we DEFY COMPETITION forlQwlltyland Price. Men's Bluchers 6s Men's Nailed Shooters 8a 6i. Women's Strong Bpote 6s 9d i ,_, i _______ G. J. NEILL d GO:S. FRIEDLANDER'S BUILDINGS, EAST STREET. OASH,-SMALL PROFITS AND QUICK RETURNS. PRELIMINARY AMOUNCEMENT. SB THE ASSIGNED ESTATE OF MESSRS HARDLEY BROS.' STOCK OF Drapery* Clothing, Millinery, Boots and Shoe*. ABOADE, ASHBURTON — _ o — W. W. SPENCER. SELLING VALUE Three Thousand Odd. mHfi PURCHASER o! this Magnißoent Stock is determined to clew the whole ont out of tin rrembea, .nd it m«t be SOLD within a short period. TREMENDOUS SAORIFICIS, TERRIFIC SLAUGHTER, TERRIBLE REDUCTIONS, Will be «hontt on every Item of the Stock. HEADS OF FAMILIES AND OTHERS. A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND yoor Ore lit Balances to your great advantage. You mast bay now; the Reaction effected on all Goods will compel you. Hwd times, low prices of Grain, scarcity of labor all tends to compel %11 to seek the Best and Cheapest market for their requirement*, and ON TOE EVE OF A FINANCIAL CRISIS Ako tram OS to dear this Stock afc any Cost, and turn the whole of It Into SOLID GOLD. SPECIAL- Wt h.Tt added Eleven Caees of Special Job Lines, which will all be offered to you at IRRESISTIBLE FRICES. CATALOGUES A« In «mr« of preparation and will be Issued in a few days, meanwhile the whole Stock Is being re-marked in RED LETTERS, and «rill only be Sold at those prices from date of Sale, COMMENCING %^,... Thursday, November 23, AND CQHTttUED TILL FURTHBR NOTICE.



i X -^^^^ =SS!J~'-A— ~i"~' CSSSSSR mJ—__i_-Bk TIHIS SPACE is RESERVED for particulars of NEW GOODS, comprising GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY —AND- IIHpII CMiM lILVBB & B.P. WARE For the CHRISTMAS TRADE, to be opened op by S. SALBK, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER.



Wamea STRAWBERRIES in any quantity at Hotot's 6d per ljv \ LL^interested in the Direct Veto *1l Question are invited to meet at the flemington School on Wednbsday, 22nd tnst, at 8 p.m. n*l37 Vl7 ANTED, "General Servant, no wash] W ing. Apply Mks Hugo Fkied iander, Burnett Street. 11§U* WANTJfiD at once, tenders for gorse cutting. For further particulars apply to D. McLean, Laghmor. 11J124 MR WABY'S Committee meets every night in the Rooms opposite Templar Hall, at eight o'clock sharp. HOW does McKay cut your hairi As you like it. {Shakespeare), James McKay, Hairdresser and Ornamental Hairworker, East Street, next Bank of New Zealand. 11*125 BTAIN Good Vegetables and Grain by using Tonnage and Sona' cele brated Fish Guano. Particulars at Mm Whittinqtos. Marmalade, Jama, Bana nas, and all Fruits in season. ANTED Known—That A. J. Walkbe repairs Bicycles, Sewing •faehines, Lawn Mowers, Medical Coils, and all descriptions of light machinery. DON'T Forget to send your Bicycles along to the Old Kindergarten to oe repaired, at moderate rates. SOMERSET Meat Mart. The oldest the largest, the best, and the cheap Small Goods a ip&cialty. Ful eights guaranteed. A trial solicited. -W. J. Silcock. *tlB2 BOOKS in great variety to suit all classes of readers, at the Railway Book Staii,. 7 10&; /CHRISTMAS Catds for your friends in v-/ the Old Country at L. F, Audrkwes audCo. 11 17 MEDICAL Coila made and repaired on the shortest notice at easy prices at A. J. Walker's, Old Kinder garten. AIL WAT Book Stall.—A very large and choice lot of books to select rom. 7 103 IF yoc want fiist class fruit go to Adams' for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc. BOYS' and Girls' Own Paper, Family Reader quarterly parts, fit Bits, Weldon's Journal, Renew of Reviews for October.—H, M. Jones. DIARIES for 1894.—L. F. Andrewes and Co. 11 16 fT HE Best Nickel Watch in the Market X for 15s. Usually sold by Jewellers At from 2fa to 253 each. Specially made in England to our order. —John Orr and Uo. 9 192 BOOK"* in good ordfir and complete bought or taken in exchange. New Stock _" pivinß every week. Circulating Library.—J. XWP™* Newsagent. TUDY Health and use junibo Brand Baking Powder. Purest and besfc. /COFFEE aa a Beverage is more pala \_J table and wholesome than Tea. Use Oriental Coffee. ORIENTAL Coffee is the blend of the Choicest Ceylon and Mocha. Try it. CTTANTED Known—Spectacles, eye YY protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical line at S, Salek\s, Optician. ANTED. —Everyone to know that we have too much Stock, and too little money.—Mitchblt, and Turner. A NTED— Mothers of families to know that we cannot be beaten for value in Drapery and Clothing.— MIICHKLL & TtJRNBR. TTIOR Bread, Scones, Pastry, etc,, you Jj *ill find Jumbo Baking Powder unsurpassed. WANTED Known—" The Corner " is showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W. H. Collier. , . WANTED— Buyers of drapery and alothing, to see the value we are offering.—Mitchell & Turner. TIHE Boys' Illustrated Annual, The | JL Prize, Infant's Marina, C^tjber* J box, Story after Story, Little Dot, | Children* Friend, British Workman.— H. M. Joke*. NEW Annual Volumes, Boys' and Girls' Own Annuals, Little Folks, Chatterbox, Children's Friend, Child's Companion, Briatish Workman and Workwoman, Band of Hope, Sunday, Family Friend, Young Fngland, all at lowest prices— L. F. Andrbwbs and Co., Stations' Hajl.^ ,_____, C*ALE, BALE, if Books,, Stationery, r> Fancy Goods, Music, et^o.,, Fire Screens, Pictures, Glass Ornaments, Chrißtmas Cards, Cricket and Lawn Tennis Material, Photo Albums »nd Frames, and hundred, of other articles we to he sold a* a great sacrifice for Cash during tf»p m.onth only, at L. *. AjroßEwea & Gp. t &4¥>Ps* « HalL ' NQTICK T)LANS, Specifications, and Eatimatea JL for any kind of Buildings can be had from Georp' W. Andrews, East Belt. Ageat fos Mr W. A, P. Clarkson, Architect, A.R.1.8.A., Christchurch. Specimen plans on hand. Charges moderate. Ageafc for Waters" Celebrated Ranges and Austin and Sop's Chimney Pots and Glazed Drain Pipes, <OjccU|jp* taken for Brick, Concrete, »nd Asphal work 9 5J



WANTED Known —W. H. Colmeb's noted four-claßp Kid Gloves, 2s 6d, have just arrived in all sizes. W~ HOls your Plumber? Why W. Habdlet, who Is a Manufacturer of Spouting, Ridging, Steel Gutters, Baths, Sinks, Tanks, etc., and who has, on hand the largest stock of Pumps and Pipe in town. WANTED Known.-—To make room for Spring Boots I will gire ten per cent for cash. Repairs done at onoe ! cheaper than erer to atay bad times over at J. Moisok, Premier Bootmaker. 8 18 TIT ANTED Known—Some wonderful J W job lines n Drapery, etc., now being sold; also presents to all purchasers. H 0. Sxobbs, Melford House. SUITS to measure, during the sale, 49s 555, 60s, 70s, and 755. Fit and workmanship guaranteed.—R» bxcokit, Saundera' Buildings. _____ BANG! Bang I Bang ! Guns 1 Guns I Guns 1 by the best makers and Stted with all the latest improvements. Powder, Shot, Caps, Cartridges, Wads, and Cases at J. W. Habdlby's, East Street. Guns repaired. WANTED Known—For good value in first class Drapery, Millinery, Boots, Ulothing, etc., go to Mslfobd flousK. Beautiful present* now giving away to all purchasers. f ITMKKK do you gee your Xronmon- YY geryl At Hakdlsv sof course, where we get the best value in Sheet Lead, Nails, Looks, Hinges, Plough Chains, Rope, Wire Knotting, Gone Knives, Spades and Forks, Lamps, Fender and Fire Ironi, and anything you require NEW ZEALAND CiiOTHiM & Factory SPECIAL DISPLAY OF NEW GOODS FOR THIS WEEK. BOOTS I HATS NEW PATTERNS BO°TS faltoi'.Boy.'A HA*S BOOTS Youth*' Suits; HATS BOOTS __ ™~ t"£ZMW. HATS BOOTS Tennis Shirts WWTO Cricket Shirts HATS JiUVIS Cycling Shirts HATg BOOTS HATS BOOTS All Kbw Goods. HATS BOOTS —- HATS BOOTS White Shirts I Regatta Shirt* HATS BOOTS Oxford Shirtg HAT^ BOOTS The Largesfc Sfcock HATg BOOTS iQ Aahburton. HATS BOOTS HATS BOOTS TIES- TIES- TIES HATS BOOTS See our Special Dis play in Windows. HATS BOOTS HAIXENSTEIN BROS. ALEX' HENDRY, Manager 1 WANTED KNOWN. XTEW ZEALAND BIBLE and BOOK IN SOCIETY will open temporarily in Ashburton on NOVEMBER 16, for three weeks only, with a large and well assorted stock of ISew Books. C«ds, etc , including all the New Annual Volumes, Boys Own, Girls Own, Chatterbox, Sun day, etc.—N.B.— For three weeks only. " J. X, MCDONALD, 11104 Agent, The Holidays IN Order to keep pace with the ruth of Tailoring Orders already received, we have engaged a number of extra hands (first-class tailors). Customers requiring New Suits, etc., for the Holidays* should leaye their orders as car 1/ as possible. just opeled out Newest Materials for Suits, Coatings, Trouserings, Fancy Summer Vesting^, Cricket, Tennis and Cycling Cos tumes, ex s.s. Otarama. Three Oases of Novelties In Ties, Hats, Shirts, etc.. for the present season. GENTS' BOOTS AND SHOES. CRAIGHEAD & BERRYMAN, THE Lls UHNG T^XLOBS AND OUT FITTERS/ ASHBUETON. FOR SALE—2 sections well situated in Clark Street, Allenton, being lots 23 and 23, containing 2 rods 6 parches, pMt ,f RS . B 76V. TBDLLOCg FOR SALE—6O Acres, all in English grasses, not far from the Tinwald Sale yards, A property such as this has often it rONEY TO LEND on upprove securities, in sums to suit borrowers, »t L#WpT CURRENT RATES. $. gToebell, SoUciior, As^burton £100.—CHEAP PROPERTY. £ Acre, well situated on the North East Belt, neir the Bigh School, being lot 4, part of 1 R.S 5800, on which Is erected a four roomed Cottage. Good opportunity for $n industrious man acquiring freehold cottage prnperty on ™!«™^ mt



We have received by last mail from Lon don an account of the proceedings at the half yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Bank of Australasia, which was held in London on 6th ultimo. The balaace-sheet for April 10 last then presented showed specie, bullion, and cash balances, £3,281,013; loans at call and short notice in London, £2,022,000; and Government securities, £899,292, making the enormous total of £6,202,306 of immediate available* assets. The Chairman (Sir Thomas Sutherland), in his speech, in indicating the state of pre paration the bank was in to meet any possible demands upon them during the crisis then nearly at its height, stated that f* they ipere sitting—if he might call it so— upon £6,000,000 of money without calling up a singe advance from any one of their customers," being •' £1,500,000 better off in this respect than they were at the previous October." The cash reserve waß equivalent to 40 per cent of thsir current and deposit accounts. Sir Thomas Sutherland stated that during the crisis the bank had obtained 700 new accounts in Melbourne and Sydney. He also pointed out that the bank had recently over £2,000,000 of money lying practically idle in London, so that it was not seriously agected by the loss of some deposits for a short time—indeed, it was possibly an advantage in the absence of local investment for the money. Deposits were* however, he said, again coming in freely. A dividend of 7£ per cent was declared, and the meeting broke up with mutual con gratulations. With such figures as the above before us, it is easy to realise how it was that the Bank ef Australasia was enabled to face witn calm confidence—as evidenced in the disregard of the famous bank holi day prqelamatien of Ist "May—the recent banking crisis. It is gratifying to Aus fcralians \>Q gather from the Chairman'jj speech that he entertains no doubt as to the ultimate future of these colonies, and con; aiders that in the years to come the crisis of 1892 will be looked back| to as the turning point which had ushered in a new era of prosperity.—[ Advt. ]



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