The " New fork Times " hws been sold, and will be published in*future by a syn dicate. It ia understood the price was 950,000 dollars. . Women will vote in municipal elections in all Kansas on April 24. They are re gistering by thousands. The fight between the United Garment Cutters, New York, and the Clothing Association affects the entire clothing '• trade of the United Srates. Ten thou* • sand men will be thrown out of wcrk. Neither side shows the slightest* sign of yielding. The remarkable operation of remov ing the spleen from a living body was performed on Frank Conger, a«ent of the Newhaven railway, by New York sur geons on March 20. It is reported thatthe Standard Jii Com pany and the Rothschilds have effected a combination to control the Russian oil business, the purpose being the diversion of the foreign refined oil trade, and the regulation of prices in an upward direc tion. An enormous meteor passed Bollard, California, on the night of March 24, close to the earth. Its rush through the air sounded like a mighty wind. Its light was a3 if the heavens were on fhe. Fifteen seconds after its passage intense explosions were heard. A woman was ripped in New York on the night of March 19, and a big knife left sticking in the wound. The knife was traced to Frank Castellans, an Italian barber, whose record has been under the police search light. There are circum stances connected with the case that in cline the police to believe that Castellans is none other than the mysterious "Jack the .Ripper." Johnston, a watchman of Virginia, picked up on the beach on March 20 a champ&gno bottle with several corks tied about the neck, and with a letter enclosed giving alleged information of the sinking of the Naronic. It reads—"3.lo am., February 19. Steamship Naronic, White Star Line, at sea. To who picks this up { report when you find this to our agents. If not heard of before that our ship is fast) sinking beneath the waves, and it is such a storm we can never live in small boat?. One has already gone with h&r human cargo below. God, let all of us live through this ! We were struck by an iceberg in a blinding snowstorm. We floated two hours. Now it is 320 a.m. by my watch, and the great ship's deck is level with the sea. Report to agents at Broadway, New York, M'Kersae and Co. Goodbye all.—John Oison, cattle man," The great silver statue cf Justice, for which Ada Rehan, the actress, posed, was successfully cast afc the factory of the American Bronze Company, Chicago, on Saturday, March 18. Sixteen hundred pounds of precious metal was poured into the mould—all from Montana. The total cost is in the neighborhood of 70,000 dollars. This statue will be the feature of Montana's display in the mining building at the Chicago Exhibition. It is an exact likeness of the noted actress. being five feet ten high, and will stai 4 upon a solid silver globe two feet in diameter. Prayer was offered and a short address given before the moulding, and when the gleaming white figure was ex posed to the light cheers were given for the state of Montana and for Ada Rehau, the model. More than a thousand negroes were in battle array at James City, nearNewbury, North Carolina, on March 11, to resist the eviction by the sheriff of the county and hie posse the negroes who were occupying lands held to them by a bogus agent, and the real owner, Jamen A. Bryne, had reclaimed his property by course of law. The sheriff being ordered to put him in possession, the negroes told the sheriff they would die before surrendering the fands, and the evicting party recreated The state troops will now be called on, and a bloody battle is expected. It hf>s been settled that immediately after -Kaster Dr McGlynn, the Roman Catholic clergyman, will comply witH the conditions attached to his return to the church, and visit Rt>mo. A tremendous explosion of flour dust took place in Kehlinei's Plane' a earn Hour mills, Lichfield, Illinois on March 22, involving a loss of i^OOO.OQO dollars' worth of property, loss of life, and many bodily injuries. The head millwright, John Came, in attempting to save hia took was thrown against a somke s tack, pinned there, and burned to death. Seven United States senators and seventeen Congressmen propose to visit the Hawaiian Islands on May next on a pleasure trip. There will be no official recognition whatever. Hippolyte Adolph Tame died of diabetes and pulmonary phthisis in Paris on March 6, Upon the advice of M. Pasteur recourse was had to the in jection of the Brown-Sequard fluid, about which was heard so much a year ago. After the fluid had been injected, Tame rallied and such improvement was shown in his condition that his friends believed he would recover. He soon suffered a relapse however. "' The Pope informed the French Bishops on March 20, of his decision to crown his episcopal jubilee by the beatification of the French heroine Joan of Arc Postmaster Backup, of San Franciscso received a letter from Mr Brooks, superintendent of foreign mails at Washington, on March 28, announcing that atchangß has been made in the days of departure for mail steamer from San Francisco to Auckland. As the mails from London for Australia and New Zea land will from Apiil next be carried across the Atlantic by either of the Cunard Sb .'amCorapany's steamers Etruria or Campania, which are fast vessels, it is anticipated,that the mails will reach San Francisco a day earlia: than hitherto Jt is therefore neci smry that the steamer* leave San Francisco one day early. Irving Latimer, a triple murderer who escaped from the state prison of Michigan after poisoning his guards, was recaptured on March 29 and lodged in hia old quarters. He had been at work on the plan of escape for a year, and had made an exhaustive study of the effects of poisons. He did not wish to kill the prison officials, only to stupify them, and says something must have gone wrong when ore of them had succumb.d. The dose he g tvo. was a mixture of opium and prussic acid in a glass of lemonade. San Francisco, Cal., is overcrowded with unemployed poor, and meetings have been held o/i the steps of the' City Jlall, numbering several thousands, to find a way out from the snfF/rings pf poverty, There were some anarchial sentences expressed 'by the speakers, but as a general thing the assemblages were quiet and orderly.

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

£ER PRESS' ASSOQIATJfQiy.

fjONDON, April 21. It is believed that the majority in favour pf the Home Bwle Bill on the second reading will be forty-one. An all night sitting is probable, aa. many Conservatives have yeb to speak. The Bill goes into Committee on May 4. , . B Mr Sexton urged the retention of the full strength of Irish members in the House of Commons for six years, and appealed to the Premier to recon sider his financial proposals. Mr Gladstone declined to state whether the retention of Irish members at Westminster would be made a vital point of the Bill by the Government,

COMMERCIAL.

THE BANKING SUSPENSIONS.

PER PRKS3 ASSOCIATION) London, April 19. The opinion is increasing in the city that it is advisable that the Victorian Government should take power to extend their 5 per cents for some years, and also intimate early that they hare no intention of borrowing in London for several years. Experts consider that Victorian butter imported in cool chambers is quite equal to chat sent in freezing chambers. Mr Valentine; the butter expert, ad-1 vises ths New South Wales Government to exhibit a working model of moat and butter refrigerators at the Imperial Tnsti- ; tute, and Sir Saul Samuel is favourable to the proposal, if importers bear the ex pense. London, April 20. Experts have re-examined, in the pre senoe of Sir A. E. Clarke, Agent-General for Victoria, the consignment of butter and cheese brought Home by Mr Wilson, and they confirm the good opinion ex pressed on the first inspection. At the wool sales there-is good compe tition and prices remain firm, Good Tasmanian wool realised Is 4d per lb. The American visible supply of wheat is 99,400,000 buahels. Mr D. Wilson, the Victorian dairy ex pert, and the produce importers advise the appointment of a joint inspector to examine all colonial produce on ita arrival at Home ports. Mr D. Cameron, M.P. for the College Division of Glasgow, intends to move in , the House of Commons for a Select Com mittee to inquire into the practice of sell ing margarine as butter, and, on the ad vice of Mr D. Wilson, the Victorian butter expert, has agreed that the evidence of the various colonial Agents General should be taken on the subject. JjONdon, April 20. Representatives of the English and ) Scottish Chartered Bank have -begun touring Scotland with a view to induce those interested to assent to the scheme for converting the deposits into inset ibed deposits. The shares are to be offered at £40 per shar3, £20 paid up, £10 cash and the balance on call. Bank shares are recovering ; those of the London Chartered Bank of Australia are quoted at £10 10s. The suspension of the Australian Joint Stock Bank came as a complete surprise to city mon. Buenos Ayre^, April 19. The Government of the Argentine have decided to pay a million and a half yearly for five years towards the reduction of. the public debt, and then full interest, Sydney, April 21. The first million of the funded stock has been absorbed, and a fresh instalment of half a million has been issued. '-""'' Although recent failures had csjused uneasiness it was not until the announce ment »<f the suspension of the Joint Stock Bank that anything approaching alarm was felt among the public, The Savings Bank of JNew South Wales came in for a large share of attention. This institution «*as subjected to a heavy run some eighteen months ago, and to-day's run was not quite so bad as the former one, but this was probably the result of a proclamation issued by the Government guarantee ing that all depositors would be paid by the Government if such a course was necesrary. George street, in which several of the leading banks are located, was crowded with people, and for a time the excitement was intense. There must have bsen a large number of withdrawals but no official information on tWs point is forthcoming. The banks interested state that there has been a slight run, but nothing serious. As the closing hour approached matters quiet ened down. An important conference was held this afternoon between the representatives of the Government, the Commercial Bank ing Company, and the Bank of New South Wales. The Government offered every assistance in their power to main tain the credit of solvent institutions. Despite the run deposits were lodged in the New *South Wales Savings Bank to the extent of £11,000, while the Post Office Savings Bank benefited to the extent of £29,000. Safes in the Sydney Sate Deposit Company's premises were at a premium owing to the number of firms who withdrew coin from the banks and placed it in these private safes. Melbourne, April 21. In connection vrith the feeling in Lon don in favor of extending the currency of five per cents, the Colonial Treasurer says that if the holders of the stock decline to exchange or conrert the five per cents into four per cents ac par the Government will consider whether it will not be in the interests of the colony to send Home the money to pay them off. The Government has not the slightest intention in. the future to pay more than four per cant, whether for conversion or other pur poses. (Received April 22, 10.45 a.m.) London, April 21. The London office of the Australian Joins Stosk Bank was surprised to learn through the newspapers of the suspension of the institution as the officers knew of nothing to induce fear. Recent cables to Sydney from the London offica stated that the latter wts in a position to assist, but assistance had not been asked. The securities in London amount to £461,500, which are free. (Received April 22, 11.10 %.m.) London, April 21. Che English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank cannot be reconstructed as a chartered bank, but must become a limited liability company under the new scheme. The calls will be £10 per share. - The appeal against the decision of Justice Sir Roland Williams, making an order for the compulsory winding up of the Federal Bank of Australia, was heard to-day. The Court dismissed the appeal with costs; The Commercial Bank has already received 2200 proxies, represent ing £2,000,000, in favor of the scheme of reconstruction. Owing to the Australian Joint Stock Bank failure shares are relapsing. At a meeting in Edinburgh of insured depositors in the Commercial Bank a re solution was moved to reject the recon struction scheme unless the insurance companies accept the liability of deposits. Eventually the depositors decided to take individual action. Messrs Merton, Smart and McDonald, the Edinburgh agents, have been long hostile to thg circular issued by the Com mercial Bank respecting reconstruction, and especially condemn the favored posi tion in which shareholders are placed. They say the Fdinburgh meeting is an in adequate expression of Scottish opinion on' the subject. The "Standard" asserts that the essential point in the English, Scottish jpd Australian Chartered Bank scheme consists' in the offer of 4 per cent to debentures in' lieu of 9, per cent to de posits. (Receive! April 22, 11.20, a.m.) Sydney, April 22. A Bill is being drafted to cope with the financial situation, It will probably include legislation with regard to the banlf notes of the remaining banks in New South Wajos.

What Every Lady Wants to Know.

HOW LOVELY OOMPLEXJOr>S AltF. ACQtIIKEO AND HOW THEY MAY BE RETAINED.

It is, the height of every lady's ambition to be the possessor of a beautiful *com- I plexion. To acquire that delicate, soft, rose-tinted condition of the skin which is like velvet to the touch and alabaster to the eye, has been the desire of every woman from the days of .the beautiful Helen of Troy to the present time. The i art that lovely complexions have played in the history of this world would form an interesting study. It would be a tale of gallant knights and ladies fair, of intrigues, jealousies, and wars, of king doms lost and won. Specialists have struggled with this subject for centuries, and to-day, with cosmetics, powder puffs, lotions, and washes for the face, yet they are no nearer the real solution of the matter than were their brethren a hundred years ago. Cosmetics and jpowders only make a bad matter worse, by filling the pores of the skin with impurities, and throwing the burden of its labours upon other and more sensitive organs of the body. The secret of a beautiful complexion is simply a matter of pure, healthy, throb-1 bing blood. There is an intimate relation between the kidneys and the skin. Both have an eliminating process to perform. The kidneys relieve the blood of its uric acid, v the &kin of its watery matter. When the kidneys ara congested for any length of time, they are unable to perform their functions, and an additional burden is thrown upon the skin, with the result that the blood becomes poor and the circulation impaired. The effects upon the skin are pimples, blotches, and boils. These cannot be removed by lotions and powders. Nature has her own method, her own way. It is true that the effect is seen upon the surface ; but the causa is deep-seated, and is located in the kidneys. There is to be found the root of all the trouble. Free the kidneys from the poison that has partially paralysed them, and the blood will be pure—will possess all the elements of health; boils and pimples will disappear, the velvet and bloom will return to the cheek, and the result will bo a clear skin, a bright mind, a good appetite, and the power to enjoy every hour of life. The secret of a beautiful complexion, then, is healthy kidneys and pure blood. The two latter can be obtained by the use of Warner's Safe Cure, and with its use w.ll come the former. It should be taken at once upon the first indication of any roughness of the fkin, and if perse vered in it will not only, prevent the appearance of blotches, blackheads, and boils, but will soon restore the complexion t© that delicate condition which is the delight of ladies and the despair of art. Mrs Annie Jenness Meder, 23 W. 125 th Street, New York, the originator of the Dress Reform Movement, says :— " Warner's Safe Cure is the only medi cin3 I ever taks or recommend. It is a wonderful tonic, and gives new energy and vitality to all my powers."

THE ASHBTJRTON GOAKPI Aft ; gATtttDAY, APRIL 2s, 189 ft.



FOR COLDS, COUGHS, HOARSENESS, AND ALL Throat and Lung DISEASES. As au emergency medicine, a safeguard for children, an ever-ready remedy to be relied upon in cases of colds, coughs, croup, whooping-cough, influenza, and all diseases of the throat and lungs, Ayer's Cherry Pectoral has no equal in pharmacy, , Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass., U. s. A. SIP" Beware of cheap imitations. The name—Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is prominent on the wrapper, and is blown in the glass of each of our bottles. L , i ini_ '. , —v... ■■■■--umlH The Bkst Remedy fob Indigestion— Norton's Camomile Pills are confidently ecommended' as a simple remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all bhe diseases to which we are subjects Norton's Pills, with justice called the '•Natural Strengthener of th? Human Stomach,'' act as a powerful tome and gentle aperient, are mild in their operation, and «ale under any circumstances. Sold in bottles, at Is lid, 2s 9d, 11s, by all medicine vendors throughout tbe varld. r Entertainments. jOTFELTON QCHOOL. Xe;>, and Concert, In aid of Prize Fund. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26. .SO Performers. Tea at 5.30. Concert at 8, 4*186 WORKITSG MEN'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY. THE Quarterly Meeting is adjourned from Tuesday, April 25, to TUES DAY, May 2, next. THOMAS MYNETT JONES. j 4 165  President. PRESBYTERIA.N CHURCH, ASfiBURTON. THE REV. JAMES BLACKTE, of Lumsolen, will Peach in the above Church, and at Waknaui, TO-MORROW, at the usual hours. 4t171 AN AM A ROAD DISTRICT. "PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given JLT that in accordance with the "Road Boards Act, 1882," and amendments thereof, and 4V Regulation of Local Election Act, 1876," an Election of- TWO Members to serve on the Anama Road Board, in the peaces of Messrs Charles John Harper and Charley Qale, who retire by ballot and are eligible for re election, will be held at Mr James Coskerie's House, Valetta, as follows : — Nominations in the prescribed fp,rm (blanks forms obtainable from the Return ing Officer) must; be. addressed to the Returning Officer and delivered at Mr James Ooskerie'a House, Valetta, before 12 o'clock noon on WEDNESDAY, April 86, 1893. - A Poll, if necessary, will be taken between the hours of 9 a.m., and 6 p.m. on THURSDAY, May 4, 1893, at the same tlace. J. C. BELL, Returning Officer. Aebburton, April 17,1893. 45133



COLEftTANE AND SONS EUCALYPTB EX tract is the only genuine in the market, and was a warded medals and diplomas at Sydney, Melbourne,and Adelaide, beating all competitors. For all affections of the Chest and Lunc;s, Consumption, Asthma, Coughs, Colde, Gravel, and Kidney Com plaints, id has no equal. AgenU— Ashburwh Dkvq Comply.



I MPOUNDED fiom Tinwald on the 1 20th inst., by J. Primmer, one Bay Draught Gelding, white face and nmd fetlocks ; one Bay Hack, white face and hind fetlocks; and one Brown Mare, hack, near hind foot white and star. If not chimed and expenses paid will be bold on MONDAY, May 15, at 12 noon. W. de B. COMPTON, 4 188 Poundkeeper, Ashburton.



Mr T. Bullock. ~SAIURDAY, APRIL 29. Cottage and Section just off Wakanui Road and near the Convent. MR T. BULLOOK has received instructions to sell by Public Auction Ht"tfier Arcade, on the above date, — Lot 22, containing 32 perches, pait of R.S. 14380, with Cottage thereon, situated just off the Wakanui Road and near the Convent, at present occupied by Mr Capil. Easy terms if required. Sale at 11.30. T. BULLOCK, 4t183 Auctioneer.



Mr John G. Restell. ASH BURTON SALEYARDS. TUESDAy7~APRIL 25* MR JOHN G. RESTELL (in con junction with the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited), has received instructions to sell by Public Auction at the above yards on TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1 A OH SOUND MOUTH MERINO X c±\J\.f E WES from Hakatere Station On arcount of a Client, 2!K Str« usr Combine MERINO O KWJiK Uvd !>y Sir-John Tit J 9« StioiKj Comlinj? MERINO £O F.WES, bred by John Boi ~[P\f\ CROSSBRED EWE^, in ■*-*J\J lamb to Eris-lish Leicester rams A nd some R A MS. 11. H SECRETAN, Agent. 4 163 JOHN R. BLAND, Auctioneer. N.Z.L. &MA. Co.



JJRESDEN piANO ViOMPANV PIANOS, ORGANS, ;",.,£;, harmoniums, On the TWO YEARS HIRE SYSTEM SHEET MUSIC, VIOLINS, VIOLIN STRINGS, ar,d VIOLIN REQUISITES, HORACE A. GATES, AGENT AND HANAGER School of Music, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS. 1162 STUDY HEALfH. TpHOR SUMMER PORRIDGE, Kiln JL" Dried Whole Meal is recommended by the faculty for its Dietetic and Nutri tive properties. SOLD IN 5, 7, 14, and 251b BAGS. FOR CAMP, COTTAGE, FARM, AND STATION. JUMBO BRAND BAKING POWDER is invaluable. Bread, Scones, Cakes, etc. made with this Powder are Wholesome and Digestive, and will not Sour, the Powder being absolutely pure and contains no Alum. Sold by all Merchants and Storekeepers in Ashburton. WHOLESALE by MANUFACTURERS tin*! er son A Co., TIMARU



IMPORTANT SALE OF FAT AND STORE CATTLE AT TEMUKA SALEYARDS, ON TUESDAY, APRIL 25. "pHE New Zealand Loan and Mercan x. tile Agency Company, Limited, (Timaru), have rsceived instructions to Sell by Public Auction, on account <>f Newlands 1 Estate (lease expires May 1). WITHOUT RESERVE,— 90 Head Prime Fat STEERS, three and four-year olds 50 Head Prime Fat HEIFERS, thiee and four-year-olds 86 Head three parts Fat STEER-*, three and four-year-olds 32 Head three parts Fat HEIFER 3, three and four-year-olds 21 SPRINGERS 279 The Sale will commence on arrival cf 8 a.m. train from Christchurch. Buyers can have the right to send the cattle back to Newlands to graz-5, if they wish, free of charge, till MEay'lv \ F. LiCREN, Manager. 4*145 JAMES ALLAN, Auctioneer. Tenders.



T)EOPLE about to marry and furnish JL their houses, are invited to call on Pickfora X Undrlll, AT THE ASHBDRTON FURNITURE WAREHOUSE, TANCRED STREET, . Next Building Society. '■ ■-. ON VIEW--- - ■ ! Dining-room Suites in Rimn, Bedroom Suites in/Rimu, Iron and Brass Bedsteads, Chests Drawers, Washstands, Spring Mattrecses, English and Colonial Peram bulators, Horse Hair, Kapoc and Flock Mattresses^ Duchesse and Fancy Tables, Float Oloths and Linoleums, Carpets, Hearth Rugs, and Mats. Furniture Repaired, Restuffed, and Repolished on the Premises. —Note the address— TANORED STREET, Next Building Soaiety. Hampton's "CIURNITURE TITAREHOUSE, TANOaED STREET, Is Opposite Mitchell and Turners. TRY HAMPTON'S FOR Perambulators from 22s 6d Perambulators Reversible Hoods from 355, Patent Rubber Tires Basket Ware Cheßt Drawers Chairs and Tables Bedsteads Cheap Furniture All Repairs Colonial Couches Wire Spring Mattrasses BRANCH BUSINESS, EAST STREET, Below Patching's. GREAT ASSORTMENT OF CROCKERY, AND FANCY GOODS.— 3|3r» CHE IP



TO LET BY TENDER. Qt\ ACRES Land at Tinwald, to bo Ll\j let on L?ase for term of five years. Tenders close on TUESDAY, 25th inst., with Mrs H. Smith or Mr James Gudsel], Tinwald. 4J185 X LENDERS are invited for renting • Tinwald Domain, for grazing only, as a whole, about 172 acres, or in time blocks, comprising 74a lr 31p, 60.i Or 27p, and 37a 3r Op, more or less, respec tively. Conditions of lease may be seen at Grove Farm. Tenders close on SATURDAY, April 29. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. EDWARD GATES, 4 181 Chairman.



Government Notices. NEW ZRALAND RAILWAYS. NOTICE. qiHE RAKAIA BRIDGE will be _1_ blocked against Road Traffic, nightly, for repairs, between the hours of 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. from April 17 until further notice. BY ORDER, Railway Engineer's Office, Chrietchurch, Apiil 10, 1893. 4 89



ASHBURTON Trotting Club. AUTUMN MEETING. WEDNESDAY, APBIL 26, 1893. Handicappers — Messrs H. Piper and J. C. Duncan. P11O«1IAJ(||IE. Maiden Handicap (saddle) of 20 soys; second hcrse 3 soys from, the stake. Nomination, 10s. Acceptance, 10s. Qne m,ile and a-half, Lacsmhqr Handicap (harness) of 25 soys; second horse 5 soys from the stake; Nomination, 12s 6d. Acceptance, 12s 6d. Two miles. District Handicap (saddle) of 20 eovs; second hcrse 3, sdva from the stake. Nomination, lO*. Acceptance 10^, Two miles. , AsH^RTfpN (saddle) o.f 30 soys ; second horse 5 soys from the sta,ke. Nomination, 15s. Acceptance, 15s. Three miles. Novel Handicap [saddle) of 20 soys. The winner to be sold by auction and all proceeds to go to th,e funds of ti\e Club. Nomination, I^3, Aacep.tance free. Ope m.ilq and a-half. D;ASH Handicap (saddle) of 25 soys ; second horse 5 soys from the stake. Nomina- ! tion, 12s 6J. Acceptance^ 12s 6.d. One mile. Handicap R^ovfry Sf akes (saddle) of 25 boys } second horse 5 soys from the stake. Nomination, 12s 6d. Accept ance, l?s 6d. Two miles, REGULATIONS. NOMINATIONS, with the last two performances, by 9 p.m. on SATURDAY, April 15, 1893, at Central Hotel, Ashburton. Handioaps declared Wednesday, April 19. ACCEPTANCES by 9-p.m. on SATUR DAY, April 22. . The District Race shall be confined to horses owned and trained in the Ashburton County prior to March 1, 1893. DAVID ZANDER, Secretary.



Zealandla Boots. I THE Wonderful Reputation of these Grand BOOT»S is still maintained, and to-day the demand from AUCKLAND TO.THE BLUFF IS GREATER TITAN EVER. I — There are more ZEALANDIA BOOTS manufactured than any other make in the Colony. *■ The Manufacturers are so. confident of the excellent wear of these Boots that they guarantee every pair branded ZEA LANDIA. For real hard wear and comfort they cannot be excelled, and they are made in so many different fittings that every kind of foot can be accommodated. Householders should buy this brand for themselves and their children, Once buy a Zealandia Boot and you will never but any other make. The Boys' and Girls' Dependable School Boors and the Paragon (Patent) are wonderful; they are regular warriors. The Ashburton and surrounding districts can now obtain these FINE BOOTS FKOM ! Mr J. Bishop, 2JEALANDIA BOOT STORE ASHBURXO&



DP TO DATE. THE SUCOESS OF OUR BUSINESS, which now enabled us to give constant I employment to the largest stuff of First-class Tradesmen (Tailors) in the district, proves that our Customers appreciate FIRST-CLASS TAILORING A.T THE MOST REASONABLE PRICES. The advantages of many years' experience as Practical Cutters, coupled with the Best Skilled Labor, are observed in every Garment which bears our name. ' Come and see our New Winter Goods, Comprising the Latess Stylos in Suitings, Fancy Serges, Real Irish Tweeds, Real Bannockbums, West of England Trouserings, Coatings, All Wool Meltons, Beavers, Heal Irish Frieze, and the finest productions of all the New Zealand mills. JBT Compare our New Winter Suits to measure for £3 10* (cash) in a large v»riefcy of All Wool Tweeds—warm and durable. CRAIGIEAD t BERRYIAN, THE LEA )ING TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS, ASHBURTON.



MR T. BULLOOK. OUSE PROPERTY FOR SALE ON • ..,. ' Ea«y Terms of Payment, as follows, viz I £ 17£>—Price requiredfer 8 ec tion 584, Wills street, fronting the Do main, and near the Railway Station, with two Cottages thereon. Cheap property. £125 — Section Cox Street, east, with four roomed Square House and Passage. I ► £112 10s—House of Three rooms, with verandah, and Quarter-acre Section, Grey street -£105—Corner Section and Cottage of four rooms, fronting Graham road. Tinwald £i 15—Section in Grey street, together with three roomed Cottage . £130—I acre Section, toge ther with four roomed Square House, Cox street east £38 10s—4-roomed Cottage, with Two. Buck Chimneys, for Sale for removal ; price as above. To Let—Dwelling in Moore street. Apply T. BULLOCK.



[A CARD]. TEACHER OF -PIANOFORTE & ORGAN, COX STREET, ASHBURTON. TKBMri ON APPLICATION." 3 2 1



RE MOUNT SOMERS COLLIERY. LL outstanding accounts of monies '""" due to me for coal purchased prior to 31st March, MUST BE PAID before APRIL 11, otherwise they will be sued for without further notice. CUTH. B. .KNIGHT,- ASHBURTON.



NOW IS A CHANCE TO SAVE MONEY. . NEW GOODsTnEW GOODS, JUST TO HAND. IF you want a Good Suit at a low price, go to the Ashburton Scientific Tailoring Company, where you will have a grand assortment of Fancy Trouserings, Coatings, and Tweeds of great variety to choose from. Don't forget the address, TJLNCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. G. J. F LUBLOW, Manager.



TINWALD TO THE FRONT. C. HAWKINS HAS now got settled in his new Shop with a nice assortment of ALL KINDS OF DRAPERY, i»» * BOOTS, which he is selling at prices that are bound to give satisfaction, as C. H. is determined to merit a share of your kind I favor. Men'a Wafcerfcights and Shooter Boots made to order for 17s 6ii. REPAIRS NEATLY * CHEAPLY DONE, Call on your way to town and see for yourselves the price and quality of Goods.



PUBLIC MOTICE. J. T. Ford & Co. Have the pleasure to announce to then OLD FRIENDS AND CLIENTS, as well as to the FARMERS and GRAZIERS of the Ashburton district generally, that they will REGULARLY ATTEND the ASHKURTON and TINWALD Stock Markets, and have arranged to act in conjunction with i Mr Henry Zander, who will receive ENTRIES and take all instructions, and also render prompt ACCOUNT SALES WITH NET PROCEEDS. THE PERSONAL SUPERVISION AND ATTENTION OP Mr J. T. FORD will be given to all Stock, etc., committed to their care for disposal, either by Public Auction or Private Treaty, and Client may have entire confidence that their interests will be fully protected. CLEARING SALES will also hare their careful attention either in Town or Country. J.T. FORD & CO., LAST), STOCK, <fe WOOL BROKERS, 154 Hereford Street, Christchorch HENRY ZANDER, MERCHANT ASHBURTON



KAIAIOI HOUSE. IMMENSE SHIPMENT UP WINTER SLIPPERS, ' IN VARIOUS MAKES. CLEARING PRIOES ? CHILDREN'S, Is PER PAIR, WOMEN'S, Is 9d PER PAIR, WOMEN'S, 2s 9d PER PATH, BEADY FOR SALE AND ON VIEW ON Friday. MITCHELL and TURNER



AS WE ARE DETERMINED TO CLEAR OUR STOCK OP GUN'S THIS SEASON, WE HAVE MADE FURTHER REDUCTIONS. A CAN NOW QUOTE „ . GrUIIS, 3^MBHBHH ATTHE LOWEST >ts we .stock only the b*nt 1 arlri»gCy ? BMM||fcJßli£jgSMft""li'y Oooda, and won and all ,«- guarantee to give Custo* SPORTING AMMUNITION fIHMHHHHHVmers eveiy salisfaotion. patterns of Hoating and Coolhuk IfIRiffiH9HBBHJiWSNM|^HHMHI|iI^HH Afhburton County, and fot John Orr & Co., HARDWARE AND PROVISION MERCHANTS.



' GEEAT^BEDUCTIONP. IMPORTANT NOIICE. i' . i ANDREW ORR TT/ILL be found iti his new premises W fiXnext Union Bank) on •/,, , THURSDAY MORNING, when £B0& worth of New Goods will be iromediately' opened. Just landed at Railway Station, ex "Otoraica." 'ANDREW ORR.



WILLIAM SPARROW t '(Late of the f?im of Sparrow and Berrym%n>, Tailor and Outfitter, I AM DETERMINED TO DO THE Tailoring Trade of the Town And to enable me to do this I Lave decided ho charge Prk** +h»t bare a<*er b«« heard of in Ashbnrtob Come and-See for YonrseH NEWKSI Tvreeds, Coating's, & Fancy Suiting* !TOT» THE ADDRESS $38* The^Shop Wworai J. ■•' n ' . ; ■ ■ b r s^,-. % • . i ■ -\ i ■'■■■ • %