MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as der, subject to the necessary alterations: — SATURDAY, January 14. For Northern Ports, per Penguin, at SJO p.m. ; late fee letters, van ex press train, 0.55 p.m. MONDAY January 16. For northern ports per Wairarapa, at 10.30 n.iw. TUESDAY, January 17 For Northern ports, South America, and spscially addressed correspondence for rhe United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, to connect with Tongariro at Wellington, per Rotorua, at {$ 3O » m The letter-box will be cleared for des patch of correspondence from Ashburton Post Office to the under-mentioned places as follows:— For am. p.m. V m Rurnham and Dunsandel daily) 3 15 Ohertsey and Rakaia (daily) 6.30 3.15 6.20 Christchurch and North (daily) .' 630 3.15 620 and on Mondays, Wed ,. nesdays, and Fridays... 10 30 Uroirore (daUy) 6 30 Eiffeltou and Willowby,, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays 10.30 'Elgin, Wakanui, River side, Seaview, Seafield, and Kyle, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur- „ days .... ... •■• 630 Flemington Mondays, Wednesdays, A Fridays 4 45 Geraldine (daily).. .. 10.30 Greenstreet, Winchmore, and Forks, Tuesdays, , Thursdays * Saturdays 630 Hackthorne and Lismore, , Tuesday?, Thursday?, and Saturdays 10,30 Methven (daily) 3 15 i Mt. Somers, Springburn, Bushside, and Alford Forest (daily) 4.0 Mayfield and Ruapuna, Mondays and Thursdays 4 0 Ncwlands, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur days 630 Timaru, Dunedin, and South (daily) 12.30 Selwyn (daily) 6 20 Temuka ft Timaru (daily) 10.30 12.30 and on Tuesdays, Thurs days and Saturdays ... 3.15 i Tin wald, Window, Hinds, | and Waunate (daily)... 10 30 and on Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Saturdays ... 3 15 Wheatstone, Ashton, Waterton, and Long beach (daily) 4.45 N.B. — Letters containing anything oi value should be handed to the Postmaster to be registered. Letters containing coin, or bank notes, if posted unregistered, will be eompultorily re gistered and cliarged double registration fee.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENT.

Counter Jumper.—Your letter has been handed to the police, who will no doubt take steps to put a stop to the nuisance.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1893. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

According to the •• Wanganni Herald ' of Monday the Premier intends to spend a fortnight in Wanganni at the beginning <»f February. Mr Balance continues to improve considerably in health, With reference to the cable message, stating that the Australian Mutual Provident Society held a mortgage of £40,090 over Sir M. D.ivies'property, advices from Melbourne show that the amount is only £20,000, and the society have no anxiety us to the value of the security. The London correspondent of the "New Zealand Times" hears that Mr Gisborne has inherited a large sum of money. Several months ago Mr Gisborne was lett an estate in the north, and (it was said) £20,000 by his wife's relative, Sir Richard Evans, \ An immense audience welcomed Max O'Rell at the Princess Theatre, Dunedin, laßt night. Our correspondent was delighted with the entertainment, which excited a Stream of laughter from start to finish. Max O'Rell'* humour is exquisite and hi? style inimitable. We ("Timaru Herald") do not know whether the matter was intended to be kept ■aoret or not, but a3 we heard of it in a pro miscuous way, we betray no confidence in publishing the information that a meeting of the flour-millere of New Zealand is now being held at. I>u»adin F for the purpose of arranging, if possible -fop a "combine," ••pool," " trnst," or general partnership of all the big flour milu in the colony.

Max O'Rell has commenced bis Jjfew Zealand tour at Invercargill most auspic iously. He was welcomed by a crowded audience, whom he carried with him all through, " The man's utter freedom from conventionality,' (Bays the "Southland Timea" "constitutes one of fete greatest charms. With him a look conveys a para graph, a shrug a column, and a gesture a volume. He tells a story inimitably, and in this combination of literary deftness with dramatic skill lifts the secret of his power. Messrs Ackland, Dudley and Co. have received the following report from the manager of the Zealandia Silver Mine at Zeehan, and also a statement that further information would be given at the end of January:—" During the pft&t two wteks the crri-SUt towards the fortuna lode has been driven a father *ist*™° of Bft; total distance driven lC?ffc- Still faring in tight country, for a more "XWwed, slight increase of water. Drive on a C?nt*e °j galena lode extended a further distancee oi lift; total distance 119 ft. Good chaiige to report. Water coming freely from face lode formation, now 4ft wide, 3ft of which is showing good metal all through. There is a small lode of solid metal on the hanging wall, wiiich has every appearance of making shoot of clean ore as it advances into the hill. Lode formation c ilcite, with veins containing oxidised matter, a little carbonate of lead showiug in the back of the drive. Footwall slate, well defined. Hanging wall dolomite, slightly disturbed. Expect to get more stratified country after we get through the break of the hill. Have laid a floor for first class ore and made a paddock for second. - At a meeting of the Christchurch Presby teryj on Wednesday, the Rev Dr Elmslie reported on behalf of the Commission ap pointed to visit Ashburton, that the annual congregational meeting and presbyteri&l visitation had taken place the previous evening, and the Commission had had a good opportunity of learning the real state of things in the congregation They found from the answers to the questions put that the Rev Mr Beattie was discharging his ministerial and pastoral duties very faith fully and well, preaching three time* every Sunday; twice at Ashburton and ence at Wakanui. A Bible class was held and a week evening service was conducted monthly at Wakanui and Ashburton Forks. The answers given to the questions put to the minister and his officebearers were satisfac tory, and at the meeting ample testimony wa* borne to Mr Beattie's paetoral visita tion. The report touched upon the question of elders, and it had been recommended to the congregation that more should be ap pointed. From a sessional point of view matter* were the same as they had been for the past three ytars. The number of names on the communion roll was 328, which was somewhat larger than at any pievious! time in the Church's" history. The financial affairs of the congregation were managed by a, Committee who seemed to be doing their I work fairly well. The % hole report was a satisfactory one, and one for which the Presbytery had cause to be thankful. The report was adopted, with the hope that the Rev Mr Beattie would be successful in carrying out the recommendatiocs of the CompjiKsion,

TELEGRAPHIC.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

(I'KK PRESS ASSOCIATION)

THE PANAMA SCAVDALS.

Pakts. January 12. A statement which has been pub lished shows that the Paiama Canal Company's bonds and shares realeised 1,434,000,000 francs. Of thi* amount 550,000,000 francs were expended on the works, 416,000,000 francs were spent by the Company itself, and the balance went to the contractors. Eiffel received 18,000,000 francs for a supply of materials which only cost him 2,000,000 francs. [According to the report of M. Achille Monehicourt, the last liquidator which ap peared in papers received by last mail, the amount spent by the Panama Company reaches the colo3sal figure of £52,000,000, or 1,300,000,000 francs. The following are the generic heads under which this sum has been disbursed:—Preparatory works ani organisation, £7,000,000: concession and general expenses, £2,560,000; advertise ments, taxes, &c, £3,520,000; construction, material, and transport, £6,640,000 ; con tractors, £17,720,000 ; purchase of Panama railroad, £3,720,000; paid to shareholders as interim interest and invested for payment of lottery bonds, £10,840,000.] Paris, January 13. The engineers gave evidence that the scheme failed owing to De Lesseps insisting on a level canal. London, January 12. The " Pall Mall Gazette " says ix, is persistently rumored in Paris, and also hinted by the newspapers, that M. Oppenheim was bribed by th« Panama Canal Company.

LABOR MATTERS.

A conference between the cotton operatives ou* on strike and the mill owners failed to effect a settlement of the dispute. The National Agricultural Union has fizzled out.

FEDKR&'IION.

The " Pall Mall Gazette" thinks that there is not the faintest chance of the failure of Australian federation, and its achievement is only a question of time and terms.

N.Z. HARBOR LOANS.

Mr Perceval, Agent-General for New Zealand, denies the " Standard's " statement with regard to the conver sion of the Harbor T nans.

OBITUARY.

The death of Sir William Wiseman, Bart., is announced.

MOROCCO.

The " Times " says that Colonel Sir J. West. Ridgeway, special British Envoy to Morocco, will be attended on his arrival at Tangier by a naval display of sufficient magnitude to impress upon the Moors that Great Britain intends to have her demands satisfied. Lord Duflerin, the BritioU Am bassador ifl Paris, has notifbd M. Ribot, the Premier, that Colonel Ridgeway's mission to Morocco will not prej'jdics the rights of the Euro pean Powers.

IRISH AFFAIRS.

Mr Johu Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland, is removing a large number of governors of . lunatic asylums, and replacing them^by Roman Catholics. Rqmg, January 12. His Holiness the Pope gave audience to Archbishop Logue, of Ai magh, and expressed a hope that the Irish Home Rule cause would triumph, London, January 1.1. The Liberal party are trying to find Sir R, G. C. Hamilton, lute Governor of Tasmania, a seat in the House of Commons. London, January 13. In the course of an interview Sir R. U. C. Hamilton, es-Governor, of Tas mania, denied that he <vas assisting in drafting a Home Rule bill.

MRS MAYBRICK,

The daugher of President Harrison has visited Mrs May brick in prison.

A CONSPIRACY QUASHED.

Constantinople, January J3. A conspiracy to seize Zettinje, the capital of Montenegro, and replace Prince Nicholas by his eldest san, Dainto Alexander, has been discovered. Some three peasantry were concerned in thp plpfc, which was pro moted by the priests. The govern ment troops disarmed the rebels, forty of the latter being . killed and ninety wounded.

U.S. IMMIGRATION.

Washington, January 12. The Bill, which was introduced to prohibit immigrants from entering the .United States for a period of one year, has been abandoned.

THE CORRIENTES REBELLION.

BifßNcs Avrks, January 12. The rebellion in Corrientes province has been suppressed.

THE GERMAN ARMY.

Berlin, January 12. Genera*! Yon Oaprivi, in the fleich stag, urged the expediency of passing the Army Bill, alleging that it .<.: t s possible that France might take ad vantage of any complication with Russia, relying on Germany's Eastern frontier being too long to Jb a defended with the present army ; in such case the only safety lay in assuming the offensive, and to do that the army must be materially increased.

LORD WOLSELEY.

Ottawa, January 13." It is believed that Lord Wolseley will succeed Lord Stanley of Preston as Governor-General of Canada.

THE LOSS OF THE UTOPIA.

JiOME January 13. The families of some of those drowned in the s.s. Utopia, which foundered off Gibraltar in March, 1 §91, after collision with the British ironclads Anson and Podney are suing the Anchor Line owners of the vessel for damages. The case is being heard at Naples.

HONOLULU HARBOUR.

San b BAHoisco, January 13. The Hawaiian Government *rp borrowing £150,000 for the extension of Honolulu harbour.

ATAL FIRE IN JAPAN.

Tokio, January 13, By a fire which destroyed a spinning mill at Osuka one hundred and twenty five girls were burnt to death.

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

Berlin, January 12. , In his speech in the Reichstag, General Yoa Caprivi |ai4 tUat the

sudden appearance of ;i dictator in France would not surprise anybody. As to the Triple Alliance, he was not, certain wl •ther Geru any would renew | the agreement, but peraoria'.ly he whs ' desirous of seeing the Alliance renewed, i us in case of a European war Germany would *>c the subject of the first attack, Tlie guiding principle of the German policy was to preserve the status of Austria-Hungary us a great power. Paris, January 13. General Yon Caprivi's speech in the , German Reichstag has had the effect of depressing the! French bourse. The Chamber of Deputies by a majority of 120 declined to dissolve arid rejected on tlie voices a proposal to revise the constitution.

AUSTRALIAN.

THE BANKING FRAUDS.

Melbourne, .Tauuary 13. Tlie report of the liquidator of the Land Credit |3ank shows that the books of the institution were never balanced for years. The loss on Tay lor's (late manager) account was £90,000, but if the accounts in which he was also interested were included then the loss would amount to £140,000. About £120,000 of the unpaid capital was unlikely to be realised. The bad debts amount to £217,000. A prose cution of the auditors is suggested, but owing to lack of funds the action must be lett to the Government. ;

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, January 13. Inspector Broham, who leaves to-night for Christchurch, was fo-day presented with a purse of 150 guineas, at % large meeting of citizens, over which the Major presided. , . Two stowaways found on board the steamer Te Anau on the voyage from Sydney were fined 20s and costs each at the police Court to-day, with the alter* native of fourteen days' imprisonment with hard labor. The men stated they had no means to pay the fine. Things were very had in Sydney, there being no work at all, and therefore they were forced to come away. At the annual meeting of subscribers to the jubilee Ir.stitute for the Blind it was announced that the credit balance at. the bank amoui.ted to £994. I The inquest on the bod} of Walter .Nelson, who recently died after eating a | i portion of a jam sandwich, was resumed to-day, wheniMrJi A. Pond, analyst, deposed that he had found in the stomach of the deceased a quantity of arsenic, more than enough to cause death. There was no evidence to show how the arsenic got into the jar from which the grocer supplied the, family with the supposed ere.am of tartar. This jar full of th« article sold as cream of tartar was bought from Sharland and Co. An employee of the t firm deposed that the cream of tartar was sent out from London, and arsenic could not have got into the jar while it was at Thailand and.Company's premises. He did not think the firm was to blame, as the arsenic and cream of tartar were kept in separate department?. The jury returned a verdict that death was caused by arsenical poison contained ih a jam sandwich, and added a rider that chemists should bo more careful in future, but in formed the.Coroner that this was n>)t intended as a reflection on any particular chemist or chemists ; they wished to give a general warning to those dealing with poisons. Nbw Plymouth, January 13. Mr John Skinner, writing to the "Taranaki Herald," states tfwt the Natives are wanting to sell land, but there is no one here to purchase tor the Government. They are Belling in large blocks to syndicates. .He says —''It was only last week that several .Native owners of the Mohakahino-Pararini block, one of the most important, blocks in the Tara naki district, were in town to sell their interest, but were informed by the local Native agent that he had no power to act in the matter, and could not inform them wh6 had, The result of this is that the Natives sell to private syndicates." Otarj, January 13. Lord and Lady Glasgow and party, ac companied by several of the directors of the Manawatu Railway Company, arrived here this afternoon, and were driven to the Maori meeting-house, where they were welcomed by Mr Taipua, M.H,R, and other native celebrities. The Otaki Maori brass band played the National Anthem. Mr Taipua made « short speech. In replying through an interpreter, His Excellency said that his Government was doing all that was possible to settle the native land question and to put the natives on the same foot ing as Futopeans. The viceregal party afterwards left on a visit to> other native settlements in the vicinity. Wellington, January 13. The Government state that there is no truth whatever in the London "Stan dards announcement of a conversion loan to cover Harbour Board loans. They describe it as a mere shot on the part of the "Standard/ A precaution it taken to insist that the coupons of Harbour B)ard debenture* shall bear a statement that the Colony is not liable. James Cutt, the prisoner who escaped from custody on Saturday last, waß com mitted for trial. > The MartinUHenry rifles ordered by the Government last year will ret*oh the colony in June or July. Two hundred have been ordered. Government were anxious that the weapons should be avail able for the present meeting of the New Zealand Rifle Association, but the delay in completing the order has been caused through the factories being busily engaged in the supply of extensive army orders. < I . Kelson, January 13. ! At a meeting to-day, final arrangements I were made \n connection with the Carnival ! week, commencing on 20th January. ! The programme includes a friendly i societies' fete, for which a large number of entries are coming in, two days' racei, a monster free picnic, a fire brigade de monstration, etc The Union Steam Ship Company have promised to run cheap excursions. Blenheim, January 13. At the R.M. Court to-day, Frank Shaw, charged by the Pharm&cy Board with practising as a chemist and druggist, not beiiig registered, pleaded a technical defect in the information, which was dis flowed, and he was fined £5 «nd scats. He gave notice of appeal. Dunkpin, January 13, The Government have decided to make a thorough search for Mr Quinton McKinnon, .the well known Te Anau guide, and have accepted the offer of Mr T. ftlcKempie, M.H R., to assist. Mr ! McKensie. who led th* "Daily Times" search expedition for Professor Miyn warini! Brown, leaves in the morning with six members of the permanent force, ' and will visit Pompbland Hut, which was not touched by the first search party. A determined effort will be made to -solve the mystery of McKinnon's disappearance, Jnvercargill, January 13. The Wairarapa last night brought two hundred and thirty passengers from Mel bourne which, with the arrivals by the Tarawera and the Warrimoo on Tuesday, bring the total for the week up to seven hundred and thirty,

THE LONDON WHEAT MARKET.

The English paperg for the fir<;t wM(k ;; ;v ■■ in December were long in coming to '■£ ■< hand, and when they came they did -p. not bring much comfort to farmers and ; grain merchants. The tringranis re ceived daring October had much the : same effect upon our fanner* as wim described by the "Field" a* being the effect of the month's business on their Eugiish brethren. "October has chilled the marrow of the iiurket, and made the hearts of farmers to despond. , This year has not be«n as in recent !, years, when, in September and October, the large :! ■■".". veries of fresh wheat from farmers. were said to be suicidal to their interests. No, just the contrary! The English wheat supply has been conspicuously short of its usual autumn delivery scale ; and yet, what is the situation? Why, that in October, 1892, the price of wheat has fallen below any quotation in the memory of living man! When farmers, known to the writer, committed suicide—at the thought of their future—in the years after the abolition of the corn duties, even then the prices' (as taken from . the books of a firm of Norfolk millers) were in October, 1848, 49s 9A ; Octo ber, 1849,40s 2d ;, October, 1860, 4()s 4d; October, 1851, 365; October, 1852, 37s 6d. Yet, in October, 1892, farmers have had to part with their wheat at under 28s per quarter! . . . October, 1892, will have the black history of being worse than-ever %ny October was before. This is a v«y remarkable position in face of the fact that farmers' deliveriesr^JAJ^li^BjDaber and October of the present season^ have only been about 445,000qr5, in , 196 towns, in which in 1890 and most other years, at least BOO,OOOqrs have been sold." .The estimates of • short. English crop are generally accepted as being not far wide of the mark,but the immense American stock overshadows all. This season the American farmers —following their action of 1891—are pressing forward early supplies. These are in motion before they are wanted, and they have no present outlet. Consequently the lines, are blocked, and a supply has accumulated beyond precedent, although the total export wheat crop of the United States is less than it was a year ago. This season stocks of foreign wheat and flour are. 4,028,000qra; and the quantity afloat is 2,276,000qra,—t0ta1, 6,304,000qr5, : which compares with 2,ll6 > oooqrs. | and l,979,oooqrs,—total, 4,095,000qrs | held, or on passage, last season. Prices certainly advanced during the month, but the improvement had been lost by | the end. * The burden of large stocks lof old wheat in granary, the large i weekly receipt of foreign flour—lower in price than English millers could 1 make the article out of the cheapest imported and foreign wheat—and the almost complete abstention of. 1 France from buying,, were influences ! the market could not withstand. !la Septembsr and October, 1891,. ! France took 2,691,000qr5. of wheat; whilst, in the past two months, her imports were only. 132,000qr5. This. released 2,500,000qrs to knock down r English prices!, Since 1867 the price of wheat kept above 40s until 1874, the subsequent yearly prices being:—ln 1884, 35s 9d ; 1885, 33b lOd ; 1886, 31s 2d; 1887, 32s 6d; in 1888, 31s lOd; 1889, 2959 d; 1890, 31s 9d; 1891, 37s Id. In 1892 the ditch line to which wheat has fallen is' 28s Bd, dipping to 27s 9d for the we* ending October 8. The abnormal posi tion of wheat, in comparison with other grain, continues. Reckoned ,by ; the cwi.»__Yaluea are- about :-~W&eat, 6s 8d; Barley, 7« 10d; Oats, 6s sd; Maize; 5s 4d, This is an explanation of the fact that much wheat is being fed to stock instead of being converted into bread, Some«of the cable news received sinoe the date of the reports from which we quote have given a, gleam of hope that the position may, not be quite so hopeless as these: reports indicated, but the latest intelli-: genoe is again despondent in tone, and iwe fear the Home market is too heavily supplied to rally to. any great extent for some time to come. The. question is—Can .the world go on > supplying the requirements of England and Franoe at 3s 6d a bushel in Mark Lane? We think it oannot, and if we , are right the price cannot remain ajt this low level for eviar.

SPORTING.

SCRATCHINGS.

The Workman was scratched ou Thara* day morning for the Publicans' Handicap at the Dunedin Autumn meeting. Hippomenesand Tempest were scratched for the Wellington Cup on Monday morn »g. . "'

HORORATA RACKS.

(FROM OUB RBPOBTBll.) Horobata, January 13. Weltrr Handicap—Beau Nuh 1, Aquarius 9, White Squall 3. Dividend— £117s. Novel Rack.—Chester Lad 1, Xisbod 2, Euphroayne 3. Dividend—£7 1«. New Ykar« QiFT.-Mari* Mwtin 1, Warrington 8, A.v Reroir 3. - Drrideiid-r £121(}s. Consoi.a.tiom Handicap.—Boeehi|l lv Crown Jewel 2. Dividend—£9 18s,, ': Ihe dividend on die Trot was£67 oa 7d.

Educational Institute.

PER FKKSS ASSOCTATION.

Wellington, January 117 After a lengthy discussion the recom mendation of the committee on " standard regulations'," that the estimation of results' by percentage value does not afford the true estimate of the " condition of a . school,'• was carried. ~ ■ 7 . Other recommendations, ?'That it is ' desirable that freedom of classification I should be tried in schools as far as and !inclusive of standard 3," "That the ! council request the Minuter of Education ,to consider the possibility 'of m%king ; standard examinations uniform through- ■■ out the various education districts of J*ejr Zealand," were carried Without n»iict| debate. ". - . 1 * The report of the constitution Oom. s ; mittee, which was as follows, was adopted: : —*«(1) That the bbjecta aimed at by \ those whp wish to establish a teachers' '■' union can be best gained by extending '■ and strengthening the existing New Zea land Educational Institute; (2) That the . - executivo be requested to enquire into the ;" feasibility of affiliating with the Oml Set- vice Association and report to the ObunsU > at next meeting; (8) That a branch of r the Institute be ret|ueatld to again eon* ' aider the quoftien of « oommOion v

THE ABHBURTOJS QI/AKDIaN,: BATIJRDA^fANI3ARY 14, 1893.



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WANTED the Public to know that S. W. Alcorn and Co's Summer Sale it now on. Great Bargains in' Millinery, Underclothing etc. WANTED Known.—High class Dress Goods, latest patterns, now selling under wholesale prices. Speci«l line of double width stuff 6d and la, less than half price. -H. C. Seoeks, Melford House. .. WANTED Known—We are now giving »w»y beautiful Presents to every purchaser of 5* and upwards. Uorae and see our bnrgains in Drapery, &o. —H, C. Segum, Mulfurd Honae. __^ TITHY not Bake your own Bread when »" you can sret 50lb» of the Oest Roller Flour for five shillings cash or fire shillings and sixpence hooked at Robert Alcorn's, 3aundera' Buildings. DON'T let the rain water destroy your buildings. Get Spouting fixed at 4d per foot and buy & tank, complete with t*p, tested before leaving workshop, for 30s, at J. W. Jlakdlby's. aITtED Known that S. Salex, Watchmaker and Jeweller, hits removed to new shop near New Zealand Clothinsr Factory. H» 213 WANTED Known—Ur isoott'a cele brated Electric Corsets can only be obtain*:! in Ashburtoii at W. 11, Oollisr'h, '*Th« CV.rnor."



Tucker and Bean ETAVE 'P U R SALE ALL KINDS OF COAL, WHITE & BLACK PINB FIREWOOD, lIME AND CEMENT, AND BUILDING MATERIALS of every description. PRODUCE. OATS, BRAN, CHAFF, Ac. SPECIAL TO THRESHING MACHINE PROPRIETORS. Jus'; Landing—Splendid Shipment of NEWCASTLE COAL. Tucker & Bean, COAL. TIMBER, AND GENERAL PRODUCE MERCHANTS.



I BEG to announce to my Customers and Friends, I huve commenced Business of FILTER-MAKING IN WILLIAM AND TANCRED STREETS. Now the hot weather is set in no one should be without a Filter,, as the most eminent authorities on sanitary matters in Europe, America, and Australia have long since decided 'hat death in its most appalling forms lurks in impure water or beverage? made from or cooked m it. THE ACME FILTER supplies the long wanted Filter for the Plains water races and tank water. It can be now supplied, charged with Charcoal", etc., or the Limestone Block. The latter is used all through Australia in Hospitals, Asylums, Schools, Hotels, and Railway ' Stations, etc. It is easily cle&ned and imparts to the water lime that is required for the body. Every medical man advises the use ot filtered water, and apart from the sanitary point of view, the luxury of clean, pure water is recognised by all. PATENTEE & MANUFACTURER, W. ll* Rule, 2*165 ASHBTIRTON.



BEAR in mind that J. W. Habdley, Plumber and Gastitter, East Street, has the largest Stock iv town of Pumps, Pipes, and Fittings, and that he is selling them cheaper than ever at prices hitherto unheard of in Ashburton. Now in the chance for a cheap Pump ; improved No. - 4. Price, 16s. Larger sir.es in proportion. ! (CHRISTMAS Suits, Buys, throe, J garment long Trouser Suiti 4t 15s. Boys, t'olorial-made Knioker Suits from 10s. Men* nicely made Colonial Tweed Suits 30 i. Colonial Tweed Suits to mcemre from 50s.—Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saundera' Buildups. Rohbkt AtbotLS. DON'T Forget the Borough Bye-Laws re Carr ags Lamps, and that Habdls . as large Stock on hand, also a large assortment <>t Tinware and Iron mongery, Scythes, Reaping Hooks, Hay ' Kniveft, Forks, etc., of best quality, and all at lowest pwdble prices. J. W. HABDLET, East Street, Ash bur ton, NEW YEAR'S GIFTS.—Card, Book lets New Games in great variety. Beaut fullotof Vases, Fancy O lass ware, and Fairy Lamps. Boys' and Girls' Annuals, and other new Volumes. Prize Books at reduced prices. New Birthday Reward and Wedding Cards.-L. F. ANDREWE* & CO., Stationers' Hall.



WANTKD Kaown—Thit J. Moison keeps the best stock of Boots in Aahburton, for this reason that he pays cash and is not under or bound to any one firm like many in the trade, which enables him to procure and supply the public with the Best Colonial and English makes ; and his well-known make needs no recommendation. Always on hand Best Sole Leather, used for repairs and done at once.—J. Moisox, Impermeable Bootmaker, Town Hall, East Street, next Court House. To Sheepowners, T GIVE One Shilling Each for Five ' Gallon Oil or Sheep Bip Drums in any quantity. A7so 1/d per pound for Clean Fat, or l£d for tallow. €. JH. BROOKE, SHEEP DIP MANUFACTURER, ASHBURTON.



Stephens Br^s,, Market Oovsk. JAM. JAM. JUST ARRIVED, special Consign ment of English and Mauritius SUGARS- Crushed Loaf, etc. Also, One" Ton of the Finest Patras and Vontizza CURRANTS, Valencia RAISINS, Sultana Raisins English. Peels and English Crystalised Fruits — 11 new and specially selected. A few nice parcels FANCY, CROCKERY and CHINA WARE, etc., suitable for Christmas presents. Very Lowest Legitimate Market Prices] Come and INSPECT OUR STOCK EARLY AND OFTEN. STEPHENS BEOS.



F;R THE HOLIDAYS. G. J. NBILL and OO's SPECIAL PRICKS FOR THIS MONTH Ladies' Cashmeretle Hose, double knee, 10£ d Ladies' Cnshmere Hose, Is New Fashionable Dress Ooode, 3s lid a dozen Wonderful Value in Summer Dress Tweed, b£d Value from Is 4d Black Cashmeres and French Merinos, all prices Wonderful vaiue^irom to 5a 6d per yard All Woo :Flannel, W per yard Flannelettes at 3s 6d per tvzen Good Heavy Twilled at s£d _... ' A Leather Shirting, Swansdown Back, at 7*a per y«d . Washing Prints, 3s lid per dozen A special line of White Muslin, 4sd Pongee Cloths and Delaines in most beautiful patterns CLCTKIffG. Men's Colonial Tweed Suits, 23s 6d Men's Serge Suits, 22a 6d Men's Tweed Trousers from 5s lid Boys' Tweed Suits in endless variety Men's R'bbfd Cotton Pants, Is (id Men's Colonial Knit Wool Socks, llsd per pair Man's Regatta Shirts, 2s lid Men's Strong Braces, »d per pair Boys' Strong Bwces, 4d per pair. BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. UNMISTAKEABLE VALUE. * f'i Ladies' and Children's Tan Shoes, a specialty .. , Brown Canvas Shoes, all sizes . Men's Bluchers, 5a 3d .. ■ Bwee at very low prices. G. J. NBILL and CO: FRIEDLANDER'S BUILDINGS, CORNER OF EAST * MOOBB SlPKBta. ,



HARDLEY BROS. BIiKOAIIT <*l*rD IJSKFIJfci GOODS At Low Prices. EVERY ARTICLE OF OUR NEW STOOK WARRANTED. TN Gallins Special Attention to the Large List of DRAPERY, CLOTHING F ami NOVELTIES in MILLINERY, described from time to time in these Coiumns, we wish to Impress ON ALL the following :— Ist-Every Article is Warranted to give SATISFACTION, and if ever, a person receives anything that don't suit, they can return it to be exchanged, or they can have the money returned if they so desire. 2nd -All the Goods will b 3 FIRST-CLASS of the Newest and Most Desir able Styles, and the Prices are Much Lower than such articles can elsewhere be obtained for. ; 3rd —We deal in NO SHODDY GOODS whatever, and all who Order of US may be SURE that they will receive the BEST. 4th—We are satisfied with a Small Profit, and aaOur Business is of such Large Proportions that through buying ?^ Goods oft the Manufaoturers m Immense Quantities for Cash, we are enabled to SELL our Goods for LEfeS MONEY than others, thus giving our Customers the advantage. *&- Those who want GOODS should rjend to US and Save Money. Just Arrived—A Splendid of Men's and Boys' SUITS. SPECIALLY FOR CHRISTMAS WEIK. i""r HARTLEY BHOS, ABC VUJB HOUSE, BURNETT STREET, ASHBU X T 0 N. i



S. SALEK'S NEW JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT. n,ti P MAP^TffrrwNT HIGH-CLASS STOCK IS NOW OPENED I}P. O. S^LEK b£ toil**"^e Mention of the Publ'c to the fact that having R fiSu? his Shop in first o las 9 etyle, he is showing a Stock which for D n ?^* a Tnd Iwest designs compares favorably with any in Christchurch. quality, price, •ndng *»g Requirements of the Ashburton District in e"ery 8 braU of tKeieHery Trt<te, andl showing a Larger Stock than has ever before been unique Stock specially witable for vma^ PRESENTS WEDDING PRESENTS, PRESENTS, AND XMAS PRESENIS, J^^^rnoN TESTIMONIALS. fiold and Silver Jewellery ot every description. THE WATCHMAKING AND JEWELLERY REPAIRING liitt wax DEPARTMENT m «iofn in its arrangements, and additional assistance having been oItS."'SiSJSi -J 'I on •havi.s tWir work don, promptly ,»d atisfactorily s S. SALEK, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER.



Mew Zealand Clothing Factory. FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON. TT-E are now Showing the Lar^TTnl Best Assorted Stock of MEN S VV MERCERY and HATS in Ashburton. «  n • rwirAtina TTafcs Gents' Ties in endless variety EsSSISIs-. NgSSfei, BOOTS AND SHOES. SHOES AND BOOrs>. n *«,' T«nhi« Shots Ladits' Button and Lace Shoes CLOTHING OTrARTMENT. wish to buy a handsome Christmas Present, get one of the Wertheim Sewing Machines. See one in our window. HALLENSTEIN BROS. " ALEX HKNDRY, Mana S er



Commune ani> So.r JKucaiyptje Ex tract is the only genuine in the market, and was awarded medaia and diplomas ik Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, beating all competitors. For all affections of the Chest and Lungs, Consumption, Asthma, Coughs, Colde, Gravel, and Kidney Coin plaints, ifc has no equal. Aleuts—



The Best Tea IN THE WORLD Ilyslop's Ceylon. NINIAN HYSLOP, and CO., Tea Importers* 138 C» hel street, Chtiatchurcb,



Ckackmbll and Digestive Biscuits for Invalids are unsurpaswd. Mado by