Shburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, JUNE 12, 1893. WELCOME NEW CHUMS.

The cable informs us that the reduced passage rates arranged by the Agent- General have been taken advantage of by eighty English farmers, so that we may soon hear of this contingent land ing upon our shores. We are not told whether or not they come directly to toke up land under the colonisation scheme of the Bank of New Zealand Estates Company, to which we made reference in a recent issue, or simply attracted by the good name as a colony New Zealand has at home just now; or if they have decided to come and take " pot luck." No matter under what auspices they come they will be welcomed, as men with farming know ledge and experience, and some capital to help the exercise of these, always will be. Nor do we believe this con ingent of eighty to be the last, for in view of the state of affairs at Home just now the emigration of eighty farmers in a body is a commentary onj

the agricultural outlook at Home that any one can read. The lot of the tenant farmer at Home to-day is not a happy one. He lias at his doers a market of forty millions of people, yet everything he produces ia below ' the paying minimum ; for be it remem bered that that forty million market is also open to us sixteen thousand miles away, to Australia, America, India, and the produce exporting countries of Europe. The Biitish growing season opened with a promising spring, but the summer has beon one long trying drought, and latest cable news tells us that England aud Wales are heavy sufferers in consequence, the probal ilifcy being that July and August will have but a sorry tale to tell in the grain yields. With low prices for every thing he grows, yet rent and taxes to pay all the same, and an increasing wages bill to meefc (for the labor ques tion was one ho had to grapple with and solve as well as other employers had to do it), the prospect after this harvest is not cheering, and therefore it will not be matter for surprise if those eighty (armors whose projected*emigra tionis announced turn out to beonly the pioneers of a numerous body of the same class. We can take them all, for there is plenty of room, and unlike men who come to this colony as trades men or simply laborers, they enter into competition with no one. Every journeyman of any trade, and every laborer, who come to the colony now enter into competition with those in similar lines already here. But a farmer with a little capital is no man's rival. But if the immigration oi skilled farmers is to be continuous, something more will have to be done by Government and Parliament thnn is doing now to provide land to make farms of. Fifty-five people made application for six of the Ben Lomond small grazing runs at Dunedin lasi week, and the Hon. Mr McKenzie told us in his address here that he had applications for land that it would take a good many Cheviots to supply. He told us, also, that he had been offered land for repurchase, under the Act oi last year, but some of it was in unsuit able places, and the rest too dear. He further told us that he meant to extend settlement at all hazards, arid if he could come to terms with the vendors he would apply to Parliament for power to take land by arbitration. It is to be hoped he will do so, and while attending to this not neglect taking steps to hurry on the opening of land for selection in the North Island, a large area of which successive Govern ments have bought from the Natives, bat which is still unoccupied. The late Sir Harry Atkinson said that all that Js Tew Zealand required to make her prosperous was population; the men who are announced as coming would have been an addition after his own heart, just the sort he wished tosee, for the more of them who come and settle among us on farm 3of moderate size,. the more work of every kind will there be for working men, and the more will the colony's produc tiveness be added to,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The piauo used'by <he Orchestral Society at the concert on Tune 9 was a Dresden from Mr H. A. Gates' establishment. The Chertsey Cemetery Board met 011 Saturday. There were present Messrs Campbell (chair), Murphy, and Childs. The business was tho adoption of the annual balance-sheet, which showed a credit balance of £3 18s 3d. One or two minor matters were arranged. A householder in Lyneton, Victoria, finding that his stack of wood diminished in size, collected a number of rabbit traps and set them on the stack close to the fence where the reduction in the size of the heap was usually noticed. In the morning he found one of the traps had sprung, and that one of his neighbours had an arm in a sling, the excuse being that a "splinter had got into his hand." A meeting of the Wakanui River Board was held on Saturday—Mr Clephane in the chair. It was resolved that twelve feet in breadth of the riverbed be planted with willows, eighteen inches apart, from the bulwark |down to Brown's paddock, and that Mr Brown be asked to have his gate closed so as to prevent stock damaging the willows. Accounts to the amount of £26 6a having been passed for payment the meeting adjourned. Mr Levi, the New Zealand consulting agent for N. Lazarus and Co., oculist opti cians, is as already notified making a tour of the*colony and will be in Ashburton for a few days from Weduesday next, the 14th instant. Arrangements will be made for a short visit to Rakaia which will be duly advertised. We understand that Mr Levi intends giving a practical illustration of his method of the treatment of the eye in the presence £of experts and others interested, which will no doubt prove very interesting. Mr Levi will have a consulting room at Mr Salek's, jeweller. " The New Zealand Railway Review" for May says'—"The following terms of leave of absence have been granted to some of the railway officials lately :—J. W. M'Leau, District Manager, six months on half pay; excuse, sickness. H. Christopher District Manager, three months, full pay, excuse, sickness. C B. Hankey, Resident Engineeer, six month*, half pay, excuse, urgent private business. J. JL Lowe, Chief Engineer, nine months, full pay ; excuse, twenty years' service. Mr Rotheram has just returned from a very jolly trip around this very jolly world at the public expense, in addition to drawing a full salary of £800 a year. The curious part of it is that during the absence of these gentlemen the work of the service went along just ns efficiently and satisfactorily without the addition of extra staff."

One of the features in tlie wool trade of New Zealand during the last few years (saya the " Hawke's Bay Herald ") has been, the progress made in the local sales. Lut year 74,985 balea were sold out of »1,1b05 offered. The sales in 1892 were 60,192 bales, and in 1891 57,344 bales, The distri bution of the sales was curiously unequal. As might be expected, Ofcago and Southland head the list with 27,548 b.».les, Chrisst church coming next with 19,518 bales. Timaru is third, with 7323 bales, and Napier fourth with 6374. More bales were offered in Napier than in Timaru, but the sales were less. In Auckland, which has the smallest number of sheep, 7135 balea were oflered, of which 6526 were sold, while in Wellington, with three times Auckland's flocks, but 3720 bales were I offered and wnly 17i*3 were sold. At a little local coatre liko Ashburton nearly twice as many balea were sold as at; Wel lington. Rangiora, with 923 bales, almost doubled Gisborne's 500, yet more bales were offered at Gisborncs than at Eangiora. At Oamaru only 58 balea were offered, but all were sold. It is difficult to account for these marked differences in the appreciation of the local sales. One of the clowns connected with Fillis' circus was staying at' a well-known local hotel during the Wanganui Boason, and on Sunday last came down late for dinner. On asking what the bill of fare wag, the cook told him in no unmeasured terms, backed up by "language," that it was a pretty time to come for the meal, which had been cleared away, and that in point of fact there was nothing for him. All the eloquence that clown could bring to bear on the question was wasted, the cook being obdurate. The clown departed, and the "boss" coming in, the cook acquainted him with the fact of how he had " taken down " the funny man. While the twain were enjoying the joke the clown returned, end, presenting a uix-chambered revolver at the head of the cook, asked him in dulcet tones what the bill of fare was. The cook, trembling in every nerve, muttered something about beef—pork—mutton—lamb—sir, and fol lowing the lead of the boas waa speedily on his kneea, trying to state that he was only joking before and that the gentleman could have anything he wished. After again brandishing the shooting-iron, the clown allowed it to rest in his hip pocket, and then sat down to the discussion of the menu, merely prefacing the same by grace in the othodox fashion. Moral: Where there'B a will there's a v.'^y. In his speech at Gore the Hon G. F. Richardson, speaking of the special settle ment system, said that, of his own know ledge, in the Forty-mile Bush half the " settlers" sold their sections at a premium of 203, 253, or 30s per acre. They drew the land and never saw it. (A Voice; " Quite right ") Was it quite right to put in 103 er £1 and reap this large profit, or should the State get it. The Wellington Special Settle menb Association originally consisted of ninety-six members; seven were left. A settlement at Woodville numbered forty-six, of whom one was now residing, and the Masterton-Hawera, Association originally numbered thiry-two, of whom three were left. And it must not be supposed that the sections were deserted. On the contrary, they were occupied, and if nob highly culti vated the bush was cleared, the best of grass was grown, and there were houses on all the sections occupied by true settlers who had had to pay the city spielers for the right to get on to the land. Taking the whole colony through, of the 906 original names 206 remain; the number of transfers was 349, and not nine of these but what was for a substantial consideration ! The system was wronjr, as was any system which prevented men who honestly and really desired to occupy and improve our waste lands from having the opportunity of doing so.

SPORTING.

T&E GRAND PRIX DE PARIS.

(Received June l2, 11.45 a.m.) Paris, June 11. Ih<J following is tlie result of the Gr.iini Prze of Paris run to-day: -Ragotsky 1, Baveusbury 2, CallL -trate 3.

The course for the "Auckland Winter Meeting 1 on Saturday was a perfect sea of mud, heavy rain fall; g before the first event started. Mutiuy was sold to Mr Douglas, of Napier, for 235 guiueas. Hunters'Welteb.—lda 1, Ingorina2, Lottie 3. A grand race ", won by a head. Only three started. Time—2min 4sec. Dividends—£l lfs and £i 11s. Great Northern Steeplechase.—Despised 1, Scaltheen 2, Nero 3. Won by three lengths. Divi dends—lnside, J857 l?s ; outside, £ 93. Handicap Hdrdlbs.—Criminal 1, Belmonfc 2, Ib goiina 3. Wo aby half a length. Dividends— £s 10s and £4 9s.

FOOTBALL.

CUP MATCH—UNION V WAIHI.

The cup match Union v Waihi, played at Timaru on Saturday under the auspices of the South Canterbury Rugby Union was won by the Union—six points to nil.

On Saturday afternoon ths Rakaia Football Club sent a second fifteen, in cluding two or three of their first,, to play a Chertsey team. Though the game was played in the snow it was thoroughly en joyed and ended in favor of Rakaia by nine points to nil. Thovg'.v, almost new to the game, the local men iuauu a very re spectable stand, the game being a very even one all through. Mr Thompson kindly acted aa referee. Riddle, Shv-n^ti, and Dixon, each got a try, one of which Bray converted. For the losers F. and J. Smith, Childa, Unwin, »nd Shannon, played well*

\ [A meeting -of the Ashburton Football Club was held on Saturday evening, in Messrs Fooks' office. A challenge re ceived from the Tinwald Football Club to play the second fifteen on Wednesday next was accepted. Mr A. Fooks was elected delegate to the S.C.R.U., in the place of Mr Oox, resigned. Sundry minor business having been dealt with the meeting adjourned.

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS v CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.

London, June 9, The Australians, requiring 94 runs to save an innings defeat in the match with Cambridge University, began their second innings to-day, and have lost 3 wickets for 160 runs. Ihe chief scorers were:— Lyons 65, G. Giffen 37, Bannerman 33. In he first innings of the Australians Wells took 4 wickets for 52, Hill 3 for 35, and Devonport 2 for 35: London, June 11, The second innings of the Australians closed for 319. Additional leading scores were—Trofct fl, and Gregory 33. Wells j took 2 wickets for 92, Douglas 5 for 45. Cambridge required 226 to win, but they made a poor stand, and the team was dis posed of for the small total of 108, the Australians thus winning by 117 runs. Run jit Singh was again the highest scorer (or Cambridge, carrying out his bat for 37 • He was ably assisted by Perkins, who knocked up 32. Turner took 5 wickeis for 45, McLeod 1 for 5, Trotb 2 for 1, and Giffen 1 for 38,

NOTTS v. SUSSEX.

In county match, Notts v. Sussex, the former scored 674 in their innings. Shrewsbury was the highest scorer with 164, Gunn made 106, wid Barnes 102.

ROAD BOARD.

MOUNT HUTT.

The usual monthly meeting of th& Mount Hutt Road Board held on Thurs day, June 8. Present;— Messrs M. I. B owne, J. Wallace, and G. Miir loch. In the absence of Me Camsron, Mr Browtse took the chair. WORKS. Mr ■M. Friedlauder interviewed the Board re shingling the Chertsey road.— After some discussion it was decided to commence shingling at the Urrall road and shingle towards the Lyndhurst road. The Ulerk was instructed to write to the South Rakaia Board explaining the reasons for shingling on Thompson's track, pointing out to them that the boundary road was phced under the 1 control of the Mount Mutt Beard by the County Council. CLKUI FOB, DAMAGES. The Bydenham Borough Council for warded their claim for damages for shingle taken at Oairnbrae.—lt was re solved! to place the matter in the hands of the Board's solioitor, end to inform the Sydenham Borough Council- POISON BD WHEAT. The Ashburton County Council wrote informing the Board that the sum of £22 was available for poiaoned wheat.—lt was decided that the Clerk should get a bag of wheat and prepare it, WNANCB. It was resolved to deposit £200 of the present fixed deposit for a further period of three month*, and to write reminding those persons who had not yet paid that the 1892-93 rates were overdue. ACOOUKT3. ' Accounts to the amount of £56 4s 6d were passed for payment.

The Late Samuel Hold McDowell.

(FBOM Ot'R HINDS CORRESPONDENT.) The widespread feeling of regret that exists at the sad accident which has re sulted fatally to the subjeef of this memoir has strikingly illustrated the moral that good deeds long outlive the doer. Born of highly respectable parents near Coleraine, Ireland, about .six years ago he emigrated to New Zealand and settled at Hinds, joining his brother in business. On Saturday week he went to Aehburton, having previously arranged to meet his brother at the residence of a re lation at Ashburton Forks on the Sunday. On Saturday evening the accident happened already known to our readers. Less than a year ago he was appointed caretaker to the Hinds Saleyards Com , pany. The directors of the Company at their last meeting penned the following resolution—"That the directors of the Hinds Saleyards Company desire to place on record the very satisfactory manner in which the late Mr Samuel Reid McDowell discharged his duty a3 caretaker of the Company's silayards, and request the secretary to convey the directors' sym pathy to his surviving relatives in their bereavement." The body was interred in the new cemetery at Hinds last Wednes day, when a large concourse followed the funeral cortege. On Sunday last the Rev Christopher Abernethy referred to the subject in his sermon at Hinds. Since they had last raefc in that church they had gathered around the open grave of one whom they all knew well—one who, by the act of a dumb animal, had, as they believed, entered the portals of glory. Delicate iv youth he had grown out of his boyish weakness and had entered on a promising manhood. His good nature and obliging disposition had ma|e him a universal favoritsi with everyone to whom he was known. Boing brought up a Presbyterian ho had joined the congregation of the Rev A. Blake at Tiirwald. The rev, preacher then pointed out the many useful lessons to be derived from his sad accident, and concluded his sermon by urging his hearers to live lives of rectitude and virtue, and ever be ready tor the approaching end which awaits all, whather it comes after long warning or, as in the case of their departed brother, without a moment for preparation.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

REit PKESS ASSOCIATION,

Turned tip. New Plymouth, June 12. The missing man Pointon, *bo "was supposed to have fallen off Parefcutu Island into the sea, has turned up at Stratford. Tc appears he had met with an accident in the bush, and did not hear that his being missing was causing the police so much trouble.. The " long- Firm. 5' Wellington, June 12. The charge of conspiring to obtain goods from Cunningham, Badham, and Co. against Good andjCrabtree came on at the Supreme Court this morning. Two hours were spent in arguing legal points as to flaws in the indictment which Mr Jellicoe contended failed on several points and particularly that no overt act was alleged. Justice Richmond eventually decided that the case must go on, but if during its progress he saw reason to doubt the* soundness of his decision he would reserve the points raised for the Court of Appeal.

OUR EXCHANGES.

THE CHANNEL TUNNEL. It i 3 said that the Gladstone Govern ment will support the Channel Tunnel Bill, and that Sir Edward Watkin's pet project is within the limit of practical politics. The tunnel is to leave the English coast between Dover and St. Margaret's Bay, and to pro ceed in a straight line to the French coast, near SSangalte, six miles south west of Calais. Another proposal is to build a bridge over the channel. The military objections would not be so great us to a tunnel, but the cost would be five iinv* aa great The cost is estimated at about £10,000,000 sterl ing, and the only great difficulty and danger is that sea water might find its way, by some unforeseen fissure, into the workings in quantities too great to be overcome, Proposals are before the English public to construct tunnels between the south-west of Scotland and the North of Ireland; under the Humber to connect Yorkshire and Lincolnshire ; under the Thames near Gravesend, and under the Solent, to connect the Isle of Wight with Hamp shire. TUB VIENWA HIDB. Lieutenant - Colonel Count Schaff gotsch, Adjutant to the Austrian Emperor, has g»thered into a book all the experience of the officers who took part in the ride from Vienna to Berlin. ' It was found, he says, that the bandages and other appliances were rather hurtful than otherwise, as the bandages, after watering the horses «r after rain, became as hard as glass, and cue the skin, and the leather straps, etc., hindered the circulation of the blood and caused inflammation of the sinews. Steel shoes, or steel sole pro tectors, were found to cause over heating of the hoof, while the shoes and nails got loose. The horses were generally fed three times a day, some times four or five times. A table* spoonful of "meating flour" (robur) given in the food had a good result, and pills of coffein refreshed the nerves. Most of the riders allowed their horses to drink Very often, about every tat hours. THE HORNED HOUSE. The very latest novelty at the Lon don Zoological Gardens in a small herd of three gnus. It is not so frequently their good fortune nowadays as it was in former years to receive more than a single specimen of an African ante lope at once. Local enterprise is play ing sad havbc with the larger game in Africa, and even with the smaller animals, too; for a sportsman's idea of what constitutes " game " is sadly apt to widen as he gets further away from this country, until it approaches very nearly to what is commonly ascribed to the votaries of sport across the Channel. The gnu is a very singular beast, with a hairy, frizzy countenance like a terrior, surmounted by a pair of horns, and with the hindquarters of a pony. It has been termed " the most whimsical of all Nature's vagaries," on account of its extraordinary mongrel appearance, which seems-to be a blend ing of horse and ox, with a slight flavoring of something altogether nondescript.. THE IRISH ■'" PARLIAMENT." One of the best of Mr Adrian Ross's clever lyrics in '♦ Morocco Bound," now being played at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, is perhaps that on the second reading of the Irish Whisky Bill in the Dublin Parliament, the last verse of which runs as follows i— Then an Orangeman from Deny and a member from the South Took their fists to move the Closure upon each other's mouth; And before the learned Speaker could persuade tjtie House to rise All the Ayes had broken nose 3, and the Noes had blackened eyes ! Then the Opposition went for shticks, the Government for shtones, And they argued out the question by the light of broken bones ; For they fought with all the fury of the noble Irish; Bull, Till half the seats were empty and the numbers all were full. Oh, the hear, hear, hear, And the laughter coming afther, Sure it nearly shplit the rafther And it burst the chandelier, Till the mimbers were all kilt and the money was all spint, And that was the finale of the Irish Parliamint. FAST TRAVELLING ! An energetic Torontonian, Charles L. Taylor by name, purposes re volutionising the Atlantic passenger traffic within twelve months. " With in another year the ocean voyage between Liverpool and America will be reduced to three days/ our colonist airily says. "The Canadian Pacific Steamship line will run direct to New foundland, this route being nearly a thousand miles shorter than that to New York. In fact, we propose to land passengers in Chicago five days out from Liverpool, or in the same time now occupied to make the ocean voyage to New York. A railroad will be constructed from Newfoundland to connect with the Boston and Maine road, and passengers bound for the United States will be enabled to take the short sea voyage, which is destined to become the popular route to Europe and change the direction of Trans atlantic travel."

Fire in the Wellington Opera House.

, Ww,ungto», Jane 13. During the fire scene in the perfor mance of "'Mlies" at the Opera House on Saturday night, some of the scenery caught fire. The curtain was dropped as it was the end of the act, So that the audience knew nothing about it. Mr Hollo way and Miss Maggie Moore were severely burned in tearing down the flaming canvas, but the hose was got on before serous damage was done.

$Hft ASSBtJBTON fIUABDIAN, MOtiDA?, ftffifl 12, 1898,



Wanted _ rpEA, Coffee and Cocoa ready at all i- hours ; Ripe Banav.ts, Marmalade, and sweet Oranges, Cooking and Desert Apples, s'.ring Oniors, etc., ht Whit tington's, Burnett Street. _, W* ANTED Known—T. Hoult has fresh Pork Sausages daily, hot Pits, aisj a good assortment of Jams, Pickles, Sauces, etc. WANTED" Known —Fine it qua'ity Buttor, Bacon, and Cheese f«om the best dairies in Canterbury. Market jj ouse ,__STePHFAS Bkos. o_7J ii r>EVIEW of Reviews" for May, JT\i ,Youn« Ladies' Journal. Chess Players' Tdxt Book; Ihe Odd Women, The Marquis of Lossie.—H. M. JoN^ 7 TTSE H. G. Flower's Sulphur Tablets, yj Cough and Eucalyptus Drops, and stop coughing. f •rEATHERS"~C^aned, Dyed and P Curled. Ladies' *nd Gentlemen s Gloves Cleaned. —Misses Hitchcock, Stafford street, Timaru. AN rED KNOWN .—For One Week Only, Men's Boots and frhoea, 6s 6d ; Ladies' Boots, 4a 6d ; Ladies Cloth Boots Is 6d , Girls' Boots, 2s bd ; a few Infanta' Boofe for 3d per pair, at Andrew Orr's Cheap Sale. 6 W lANO Tuning and Repairing. Our Tuner, Mr Ghat^awiy. is now in Ashburton. Orders promptly attended to.—H. M. Jonbs^ 6 213 S~^OMERSBT Meat Mart. The oldest the largest, tha best, and the cheap est. Small Goods a specialty. *ul weights guaranteed. A trial solicited. -W. J. Siloock. 4+182 CJurANTED Known-First Class Walch » » Repairing at Graujoer's, Lsist s*2ggs*2gg ' LHINGERING Wool 3d, 2Coyds Cotton JJ Reels l|d, 400 yds Si. Enormous stock of, Ladies' and Children's Bose further reduced at S. W. Aicorn & Co. a Sale. . — BEST Brooch Pin 3d, at Gjriinger'h, East street. s*gg T ADIES' Jackets, Mantles, Superior J j Drees Goods further reduced, ss cash must be had. Compulsory Sale at S. W. Alcorn's. - LOST by me, Pair New Boots. Finder kindly leave office D. Thomas.- 7. M. JONB3. ,__. ______! 8 1 IDE a " Humber Pattern Sc r Cycle," and be «p to date. Work- j manfihip and fiai.sh fint-ckss. Ensy j terms.—H. M. Jonbs, Agent. 6 23 "VT'" ANTED, Clocks to Repair, at VV Gkjinoer's, East street. 5*230 BRING your orders to 11. M. Jones who will fir you up with a first class " Safety Cycle " from £15 10s. Easy terms. Enquiries*, eic, promptly rephed to. H. M. Jvisus. STOCKTAKING SALE at R. Akorn's, Saunders' Buildings. Everything reduced, tor »"Vh only, for One Month. Note prices of Blankets in advertisement. Boots and Shoes all reduced. S" UITS to measure, duiina tho eiilc, 49?, 55^, 60s, 70s and 755. Fit and workmanship guaranteed.—R. Saunders' Buildinas. fT*HW Goodijamaritan, ior the imroe *■ diate relief of pivin.— Light's Cash tore. ___J XJVVJBRYOIsE to se« our, window of Is Jjj Tips.—Mitchbll A>-ir Turner. O" fjj.i 4 •Government Mixture" Trousers 14s 61.—Mitchell axd Tuekeu. H' EAVIEST Colonial Knitted" Pauts h± 61— Mitchell and Turner. WANTED Known—Just opened an English Manufacturer's Mock of fearaple Boots and Shoes purchased at half price ; on pale now.—ANDREW Oru. 7 V6to" Hardle^ IJRog. for' Bargains I~T in BlanTtets, 49 pairs of large whito, suitable for double beds only, 16; 6d worth 25-j. Extra large Grey, only 10a Bd worth 18s 6il. Selliug rayid'y.— HiBDLBY Bros, Arcade. ', riTANTED KnownT-Jacket & Dres T» Department a specialty. High class goods marked cheap. H. C. Skokks, llelford House. WANTED Known.—For Jacket, I Ulsters, Dress Stuffs, etc. Come I id Melford House. H. C. Segues. kxrANTED Known—' l The Corner " is » ▼ showing a .magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clotting. — W. H. OqUjbe. \ ; 'TUNE Ladies Journals, New Games, 0 new Rupply of the Zither Harps and Autoharps, New Books, Stationery, and Fancy Goods. Sub ■cribers wanted for our Circulating Library. L. F. Andrbwes awd Co, Stationers' Hall. ■ _ BANG ! Bang ! Bang ! Guns I Guns ! Guns! by the besb makers and fitted with all the latest improvements. Powder, Shot, Caps, Cartridges, Wads, and Cases at J. W. Hardley's, East Street. Guns repaired. *' THE Missus Adams' new Refreshment Rooms now open. Tea, Coffee, " Cocoa, Lemon Squash, Soda and Milk and all the new summer drinks ready at all times, Colemari's Buildings, East Street. I HOMKOPATHi(f~Medicines, price Is. Sole agent for district, Light's Cash Store. 2 34 \ $ ANTED Known—W. H. Collier's Vi noted four clasp Kid Gloves, 2s fid, have just arrived in all si^es. f\TANTED Known.—Como and see » » our beautiful Mantles, Jackets, Ulsters, .Macintoshes, Dress Stuffs, etc. H. C. Segers, Melford House. \ ";.. HO is your Plumber ? Why, J. W. V ' "Hakdley, who is a Manufacturer 01 >p ■».-*■'<'■'!, Ridging, Sbeul .Gutters, ■ Baths, "Irik-H Tanks, etc., and who has oii hami the large-it stock of Pumps and Pipe in town. *i^- ISST Nickel Watches in the market, ' I.** are those at 22s 6d and 255. Specially made for S. Salbk, Jeweller. Guarantee with sach watch. O ALVAGE, ex " Ruahine, Blankets, O Shirtings, and Flanellettets nothiiio the woist-, bub which tlie extra insurance on my other goods will enable mo to sell less 'halt u-iunl prices, awd as they are dire ••'•■ h'.AVL the Manufacturers any one waudr;<r ought-to secure a supply at once ftorißKT a-lgorn, Ssundara' JLJuildings- WHfciit E do you get your IronmoD gery? At Haudxey 3of Course, where wo got the be&t value, in Sheet Lead, Nails, Locks, Hinges, Plongli Chains, Rope, Wire Knotting, Gorse Knives, Spades And Forka, Lamps, Fender and Fire Irons, and anything you require^ "TNTER Suits. Boys three garment long Trousor Suita at 15s. Boys, Colopial-made Knicker Suits fron; 10s, Men's nicely made Colonial Tweed Suita 30s. Colonial Tweed Suits h measure from 50s.~Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. Robbht Alwrk,



U NYIELD2_N_G FACTS. G J. NEICL & CO. New Winter Dress Goods. 4s lid per d.«. New Winter Dress Goods (extra value), 6|d Flannelettes 3s 9d per d-z , " Heavy Twilled Flannelette. os4 ShOALfco7s 4iND SHEETINGS, MARVELLOUS LOW PRICES. S6in Wide White Calico, 3s lid per doz; IN^^a^S^N&TMiS for QUALITY and PRICE. Men's Tweed Suits, 19j 6d Men's Heavy Tweed Suits. 2«w 6d Bffi£S#!H£"shti\ S Mo.c Trouaer., Tie,, fa. Woadorful ■■nrirvrq BOOTS. BOOTS. K^^S-Wh^iwe^*. BEST BOOTS for Lh. LKAST MONEY? TRY . - Pf) '$ G, I NEILL & Cu.b. ALL OUR BOOTS GIVE SATISFACTION. Ladies' Strong Sshoee, 4a lid S£w£3 *£« »-. Sides Boot., 6a Ud, poritively giv. from «l to twelve months' Wear . Men's Colonial made Shooters, nailed, 8s Od G. J. Neill & Co.. FRIEDLANDEBS' BUILDINGS, CORNER OF EAST STREET AND MOORE STREET, TERMS-CASH. No Discount. OUR MOTTO—Small Profits and Quick Returns. __ ASH BURTON. SATURDAY, JUNE io. In Premises-TANCRED STREET, OPPOSITE THE ARCADE, FOE TWSNTT-OFE DAYS ONLY. „ IMPOETAJNT BA.LE OF THE BALANCE OF A CHRISTOHURCH WAREEIuUSEMAN'S WHOLESALE STOCK, CON STING OF I<l Rales BLANKETS 408 Dofcen Ladies', Gents' and 1750 Yards All Wool and Twill Children's Pocket HANDKER FJ ANNELS CHIEFS 90 Pieces pure make Grey and; 53 Heavy Tweed OVERGO ATS White CALTCOES 31 All-Wool Tweed SUITS 2670 Yards Twill FLANNELETTES 574 Yards Colonial TWEEDS 600 Yards T4BLB DAMASKS j 55 Pieces Fashionable DR&bb 124 DHOSimY Bla°k °aShmere 1010 vfrf. NivT SERGES ' 131 Dozen Men's Cashmere and 200 Pairs Printed MOLESKINS Merino SOCKS ' . Liaeue, Alhambra Qai'.ts, Hiibib Cloths, Cretoas. Snoetiogs, &<i., &j. Gr l> Q "'^/-v HAVING ParchtJsed tho above Stocks , Xj. jJ6311l iSC 1_>O« ? at a largo Discount off Wholesale^Cosfc, "^ and having Imported in excess of Ohrist- OF CHRISTCHURCH church requirements in Manchester, Dress ard Clothing Departments for the pre- IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS, sent Winter's Trade, will offer the in habitants of Ashburton some AST O U »»I 5k T » BABGAIIfe FOB 21 DAYS ONLY, Commencing Saturday, June 10, 1893 Cl D O OH Regret not being able to secure more comraodiou3 Premises t Li U. Ot UU. for this Important Sale, bus trust that the public will be pre pared to put up with a little inconvenience under the circumstances. Gl D O Ofi Guarantee that you will bo more than pleased with your pur • Lf V» 01 llU* chase*. Their object in opening in your town being^to SELL STUFF ac a low figure and advertise their Cnristchurch House. NO ABATEMENT CAN BS MADE "FROM MARKED PRICES. TEKMS STRICTLY CASH. 6J55 THE ESTABLISHMENT PAR EXCELLENCE FOIi FIRST-CLASS WATCH AND CLOCK REPAIRING. * 8. Salek, Watchmaker, MANUFACTURING JEWELLER, AND OCULIST OPTICIAN'S AGENT. (For Lazarus' Spectacles.), THE Watchmaking and Jewellery Repairing Department in now very Complete in its arrangements. The upmost care is taken over all Jobs, and work 10 turned out only in a thoroughly reliable manner. The Charges are as low as can ""■UfoTfiD RELIABLE WORKMANSHIP. As usual, the High Class Stock of Silver and E.P.. Gold and Silver Jawellery, Watches, etc. (which is being constantly added to with goods of tha latest style and design), will be found well worthy of Inspection, especially by those desirous of makIDgWEDDING PRESENT, BIRTHDAY PRESENT, OR PRESENTATION. S* S AL EX. WATOKMAKBS AND JEWELLER. A SUCCESSFUL LOCAL INDUSTRY- :o: IN ORDER to meet tha Demands of our Large and Increasing Business, wes ail c again EXTENDING and RE-BUILDIKG our PREMISES, and we areetiabled to employ more labor ;. "B E a A. U S Ji Our Customers GET SATISFACTION, and recommend their Friends TO TRY Craighead and Berryman, FOR FIRST-CLASS TAILORING AT REASONABLE PRICES, —Comfort and Durability,— We have Ju*t Imported direct, from the Best English Makers a Splondid Assortment of MEN'S HAND SEWN BOOTS AND SHOES. English Leather and Porpoiso Hide Boots from 103 6d to 35s per pair. - Vf\* |M| WATERPROOF OVERCOATS in any style Made to Measure. Guaranteed Thoroughly Waterproof. CRAItiIiMAD & BERRYMAN THE LEADING TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS, ASHBURTON.



Business Notices. " NEW ZEALAND C/LOTHING PaOTOKT, AND BOOT & SHOF, WAREHOUSE. ' '.VOOLLEN GOODS. hen's All Wool BOOTS MEN'S SUITS 3Os 7a 6«1 AU Woo i MEN s MEN'S TROUSERS 9>6d lft BO<TS All Wol 10s 6D MEN'S TROUSERS and VESTS 21a men's boots All Wool T _ S /: D MEN'S " I 2^ O^ OVERCOATS 35s Gd boys All Wool BOOTS BOYS' GUARD 68 3d suits ios BoW All Wool BOYS KNITTED PANTS 5s 6d SCHOOL BOOTS All WOOI From FLANNEL 58 6d SHIRTS 3s 6d women's ALI^OOI^ l 8 BOOTS «B<Mt ALL WOOL COLONIAL RUGS women's 16a d LEATHER A j T WQOL SLIPPERS TROUSERS TO ;*S 6A MEASURE 17s 6d NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY AND ' WATERPROOF MANUFACTURERS. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager. Hardley Bros. HAVE OPENED THEIR FIRST SHIPMENT OP WINTER GOODS, WHICH HAVE BEEN MARKED AT Very Low Prices TO CLEAR. Special Value in Blankets and Flannels Colonial Blankets from 17a 6J. Waterproof Ovorcoats, grand goods, from 29$ 6d. Men's Colonial Suits from 23s 6d. DON'T FORGET TO CALL AND SEE THEM & COMPARE VALUES. We aro selling a Splendid Dress TweetJ at6id. All Wool, double-width Dress Tweed, only Is lid. BOOTS. BOOTS. Our Boot Stock is now Complete iv everj Branch. Splendid Dancing Shoes, 3s lid. Men's Watertight from 12* M* Shooters, nailed. 8s 6dU ; i Boys' and Girls' Boots in endless variety OUR MILLINERY DEPARTMENT i Is now showing some Splendid value in HATS, FUFS, RIBBONS, LAGE, Etc. ' Coma and Secure Arcade Straw Hats, latest shapes, only Is, only a limited number lefc. Splendid Ft* Collarettes, only 33 9d. THESE ARE GENUINE BARGAINS. JffI ARJMLKY BROS, AROADE. mJ  , _ |IL _ ,_ . I, i " 1,, ■-- ■. -"*■ ■ - "■■■* ■ FOE SALE, A NICE HOME, AND LAND FOR A COW. A WELL BUILT BRICK HOUSE of five rooms, and about TWO ACRES of LAND of first cUhs quality ; in a central position^ only a few minutes walk to the Railway Station, near to good schools, frontage on Main road. A safe and sound investment, as the purchase will let well and return a good interest on the price required if the buyeS does not wish to live on the property. £F. FERRIEAN. TaiTGENERAL ELtiCHON. REGISTER ! REGISTER !! rpORMS of CLAIM to VOTE can be obtained at the office of the Mail and Guardian.



The Bkst Bemkdy fob Ihdigkstion— Norton's Camomilfl Pills are confidently ecommended as a simple remedy for [ndigestion, which is the cause of nearly all he diseases to which we are subject* Norton's Pills, with Justice call# the "Era! Streigthener of the Human Stomach," act as a powerful tomeandgentk Sent,' are mild in their operation and «afe under any circumstancea. Sold in bottle?, at li lff,.*"M. «***•" m<jdloUle vendors throughout the w«fMi \



SANDER AND SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT There are imitations of Eucalypti Extract in the market now, products of simple distillation forming crude resinous oils. In order that these crude oils may not be taken Our Pure "Volatile Euca* lypti Extracts which is recognised by the medical division of the Prussian Government to be of perfectly pure origin, as per information forwarded to us through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2, 187 state:— It is proved by tests made by the Medical Clinics of the Universities at Bonn and Greifswald, Prussia, and reported by Dr Schulz, Professor of Pharmacology at Bonn, and Professor Dr Mosler, Director of the Medical Clinic at Greifswald, that only products that are saturated with oxygen and freed of acids, resinous and other substances, adherent to primary distillation, 1 will develop the sanative qualities proper to the plant; Sander and Sonet' Eucalypti Extract, according to these authorities, and according to Professor Dr Lister, of England, and to Drs Bauer, Mclntire, Wood, Hazard, etc., of America, is the only extract corresponding to scientific tests, and the only one which possesses the proper therapeutic value. All other crude oils are to be classed among the turpentimes, which have, when used as medicine, no therapeutic effect and are abandoned as an internal medicament. These so called Eucalypti Extracts, which may have received distinction at Exhibitions as commercial articles and are used for mechanical .purposes only are discernible: 1. By their deficiency in pungent odour (which our product, the only genuine Eucalypti Extract, develops most freely through its surplus of oxygen). 2. By their alcoholic thin and mobile appearance, being reduced in specific density through the presence of acids. 3. By their* taste, the result of the contracting tendency of resins and tannatee. If these crude oils, or so called eucalypti extracts are applied by mistake in cases of croup, bronchitis, diptheria, internal in flammationß, dysentery, wounds, _etc, the consequences are most appalling. For safety sake ask always for Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Ex tract and get the old, well-tested and reliable preparation—SandhurstjViotom, AuetrftU»,-s»ud^r ana If oug]



KEATING S COUGH fiOZENGES cure Coughs, Asthma, Bronchitis. Medical teeti mony states that no other medicine is so effectual in the cure of these dangerous maladies. One Lozenge alone gives ease, one or two at bedtime ensures rest. For reliev ng difficulty of breathing they are invalu ible. They contain no opium nor any solent drug. Sold by all Chemists, in Tins, iUJd and 2s 9d each. The Best Tea IN CANTERBURY for the money, and fr«o from any excess of stringency. COUNTESS 2s t