MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as under subject to the necessary alterations :— WEDNESDAY, November 29. For the United Kingdom, Continents of Europe and America, and West Indies (via San Francisco), Sandwich Islands, etc., and also for Northern Ports of New Zealand, per Takapuna, as follows:—Ordinary letters, books, and newspapers, at O.IS p.m.: registered letters, at 5 p.m.; money orders, at 3p. m. Due London January 3.

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1893. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr John Holmes addressed & meeting in the Oddfellows' Hall on Saturday afternoon. The Hall was crowded. Mr M. Stitt occupied the chair. The address was on the same lines as those delivered in the evening, and re ported in other co'umns. Considerable inter ruptions took place, many persons leaving the building during the meeting. We regret that space forbids us giving a lengthy notice of a most enjoyable concert givtß at the Hinds on Friday evening. The excellent programme was contributed to by Mrs Donald McLean, Mrs Withell, Miss Barrett, Miss Low, Mr Bateman, and Key Mr Farley, and their performances drew forth rapturous applause. Votes of thanks to the performers, etc., were given at the close. Christchurch housewife—" Tommy, do you want some nice j*m V Tommy—"Yes, ma." "I was going to give you some to put on your bread, but I~ve loat the key of the pantry." •• You don't need any key, ma. I can reach down through the fanlight and open the door from the inside." "That's what I wanted to know. Now, just wait until your father oomas home." An act of extraordinary heroism by a blind Irish boy named Stewart was preformed at Waterford on the 6lh Sept. H« was bathing with other boys when a lad named Myers was carried away by the current, and shouted for help. Guided by the cries, Stewart swam to his assistance, and with a great effort brought him aßhore. The cry was raised that a boy named Higgins was drowning, and the blind hero again entered the water, but was unable to save the boy. The jury which held an in quest on the body, praised Stewart's bravery, and recommended it to the consideration of the Royal Humane Society. Speaking in Christchurch on Saturday, The Hon. the Premier said:—He might say that the Government were not prepared to sacrifice the country corps. The idea, for instance, of disbanding the Ashburton corps only a few miles from Christchurch. Why, in case ot attack by a foe on Christchurch the Ashburton corps couldbecalledonasareserve. When the Christchurch men were called upon to recede, then the ABhburton men would be called up and the foe would be driven into tne sea. (Applause and laughter.) Captain Dolman, and an ex-officer of the Ashburton Rifles, waited on the Hon the Premier after the public meeting on Friday, and interviewed him on the subject of the country corps, but more particularly the Asburton Rifles. The Premier was mnwilling 1 *» receive any deputation on public business, but was glad to see Captain Dolman, as he (the Premier) placed a high value on the Ashburton corps, which would not be disbanded if he could help it. The Captain bad some conversation with Mr Seddon oo the subject of uniforms. The interview was held in Butler's hotel, Which Mr Seddon always makes his head-1 quarters when in Ashburton, ""uFbVmethod of raising ashes and cinders from the boiler-room of the great ocean steam ships by means of a rope and tackle and baskets is rapidly being superseded by the novel system of Mr See, an English engineer. The apparatus consists of a hopper placed in the fire-room, from which a discharge pipe extends upward below the main deck. The hogpep into which the ashes are shovelled is placed a little stove the boiler-room floor. At the bottom of the hopper ip the eiectop with its connection from the pump and iti discharge leading upward and outward to the side of the vessel above the water-line. The ashes, after being thrown into the hopper, encounter a jet of water from the pump and are forced up the discharge pipe clear of the vessel, from which the refuse will be discharged as fast as it can be shovelled into the hoppers. This discharge has been applied to the cmiser New York, the chief engineer reporting that ?? its conefcructioij ia simple, and consists of few parts; occupies leas space than other methods - f a less mlmber of men are required to work it; all dirt and noise are confined to the fire-room, and when at sia can be operated at any time, and without interfering with other parts pf the ship/

Mr John McLachlan at the Arcade to night. The friends and supporters of Mr Maslin | are requested to meet him at Mr Beswick's store to-night. All telegraph and telephone offices witnin the Colony will be open for public business from 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 28 (election day), until 2 a.m. on November 29. Messrs Viles and Co. are advised by their London house, of the sale in October, on be half of a client in the fertile Forks, of 540 quartern of wheat, chiefly Hunter's White, at 295. to 31s. per quarter. Ashburton made 74 in their one innings against Hinds in the cricket match in the Domain on Saturday. Hinds batted twice, making 24 in each innings—total, 48. The local team thus had an easy victory. Space is too limited for a larger notice. At /MY John Holmes' meeting on Saturday afternoon one elector before leaving persum ably thought he wonld give the speaker a pill to swallow, Standing in front of the platform he said " You're running down th» best Government in the world. Not one of the best, but the best in the world. r Mr W. S. Maslin addressed a l»rge gather ing of electors in the Waterton school on Saturday night. The audience was an at tentive one, and at its conclusion a hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr Maslin for his straightforward address, and at his re quest a vote of confidence was left to be shown at the ballot. Ernie Cavill has received a challenge from Nuttall, the champion swimmer of the world, and his agents are entering into arrangements for a deciding match. Braid, who holds ibhi championship of Australia, will be the principal feature of agrandaquatic carnival to be held in the swimming baths on Wednesday. We would, therefore, advise all to take perhaps their only oppor tunity of seeing this noted swimmer before he leaves to appropriate the world's cham pionship. Ladies are speoially invited. A correspondent of " London Machinery'» has received the following interesting par ticulars from Mr Thomas A. Edison:-^"I am at work on an invention which I may now say will be a success, and which, while its commercial value will be very limited, may recommend itself to my friends as something curious. It is not yet complete, but I am vain enough to believe it will sur prise you! I hope to be able to combine the phonograph and the camera, and not only reproduce the sounds accompanying an event, but the actions of those taking part as well. For instance, if Madame Adelina Fatt should be singing, the invention will put her full length picture upon canvas, so that the expression of her /ace and the pose of her body can be seen whiU listening to the song she has sung. The eye will be pleased as well as the car. Th« invention has demon strated its practicability at a prize fight. I reproduced the ring, the two principals, the crowd about them, the intensely interested expressions of all, the sound of blows, the cheers of encouragement, and the howls of disappointment. My idea is that a man sitting in his library at home may be able to see reproduced upon his wall the business of the stage as well as the lines of the actor.

»»«! M,mtt«T l»«y on Bwmilitr Q.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We o not hold ourselves responsible rojrtbe opinions expiessed by our correspondents.)

CATHOLIC SCHOOS.

TO THE EDITOR. S:b,—ln answer to a question put to me the other day in Ashburcon, I said figures showed that the Catholic children numbered some 10,000, while those educated other wise, not in State schools, some 14,000. I took the figures from Mr Collins* speech reported in the "Lyttelton Times" of November 3, which read as follows:— " There Were (in the last quarter of 1891) ten thousand scholars throughout New Zea land educated in Reman Catholic schools and 14,009 in other denominational schools, and if a grant was made to one, surely all would have an equal claim." I thought at the time the figures were rather startling and I enquired if they were correct and wes assured they were and that Mr Collins bad them from the official handboook. I have not seen the book, but am assured'the figures are as follows :—

The above columns would rather seem to bear out Mr Collins' speech, but I have reason to believe that he had been misled, and perhaps led myself and some others into a similar mistake—viz, of adding the two totals together instead of subtracting the one from the other which would leave children attending Catholic schools at 9*74 and those attending other schools at 4152. I regret having uted the figures without varifying them tor myself s and am much obliged to you for giving me this opportunity of explaining how the mistake occurred, I am, etc., J. Cathcart Wason. [Apart from the table in the handbook, giving the figures for six years, there is a paragraph which Mr Collins must have over looked,—and he is a very smart man, too— in which it is stated—" There were 281 private schools in operation in the colony at the end of 1891. . . . The number of pupils attending them was 14,142. . , . Of the private schools 110 were Roman Catholics, with an attendance of 10,144 pupils."—Ed.l

WHO WILL WIN

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —Some of your correspondents seem to think that it is "difficult to spot) the winner," but the electors I am sure will hsysihe gogci sense to select & man to represent them of whom they need not be ashameii—*nd who Uj.e premier has re* ferred to as an able, honest and conscientious man—Mr Waby. The foul cry "don't count" will not influence the temperance people and the ladies, who will not forget that Mr Waby is the only oandidate who will go straight for the direct majority Vote on the liquor traffic, and who will continue to consistently support the rights and claims of the women and therefore they will be true to their principles at the jbaJlot box, and Mr Waby—the only candi date wh#" reeved a vote of thanks and confidence at the Oddfellows. 1 If all—will be at the top of the poll.—l am, etc., Elector.

THE BABIES.

TO THE EDITOR. g IR( —I am in a bit of a fix, and as I see you give your advice in the most generous $nd unsolicited manner I should like you to cell roe 1 wfr%t you yould recommend me to do. My "missus" says now she has a vote she means to exercise it to-morrow. Now, as we have £wo " kids " and one horse and trap and no servant, somebody mast stay at npme and ruind the " young 'uns" unless the people's government provides some convenience at the polling booth* tor the babies. If not then only those married peppl t e can exercise both votes who pan afford to pay someone to look after the little ones. The rifih will only profit by the feimle franchise,—! am, etc., Disfranchised. [Bring your bairns—God bless them— with you to the poll. Messrs Peter Williams, Barrett, Gideon Scott, and H. M. Jones, who we all the helmsmen of the four candidates and all gooa milliCi! !!*?"; will ccc to their being looked after while the old 'people vope. Jf they don't the IAcUeB PolitlcM JMQGMtion Will.—»O.]

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

MR JOHN HOLMES IN THE ODD' FEUOWS' HALL,

The Oddfellows' Hall was crowded on Saturday night when Mr John Holmes, Who has recently returned from a visit to Great Britain, addressed the electors of Ashburton. His Worship the Mayor occupied tha chair, and said that Mr Holmes had come to address them on the political questions of the day and most of them were aware that he was an able politician. As a little disturbance had occurred in the afternoon he would ask them to give a fair heating, especially as there were ladies present, lie hoped they would have ■ little con sideration for those who would like to listen. The Premier hai said on the previous night that he (the chairman) was insulting the audience by putting thorn on their best behaviour. He thought he had said sufficient. Mr Holmes, who was applauded on rising, said he wished them to understand that he was not there for the purpose of advocating the cause of any particular candidate. It might have got abroad that he had come there with some indirect means to get Mr Wason, or Mr Purnell or Mr Waby or Mr McLachlan to retire. He did not want any of them to retire. He was there supporting Mr Wason, it was true. He had as much regard for Mr Purnell, who was a man of considerable ability and honesty of purpose, as any body, but as regarded the Ashburton con stituency, for certain reasons he was going to support Mr Wason; but beyond that he had nothing to do with any candi date. He would continue the subject of ! his address of the afternoon. In the first i place, they had got the ladies' franchise or ! rather the woman's franchise. Nothing I could be said more complimentary to a | womaothanthatshewasawomanlywoman. 1 They had entrusted a vote to what was practically equal to the whole previously enfranchised community. He thought it only right that as they had heard one side of the question the previous night they Bhould hear the other side that night. Most of them knew that the hall had been taken for him. Mr Seddon had telegraphed asking him to give place as he (Mr Seddon) could not very well change his night and he did ho. Having done so he had to ask them for a fair hearing. It was the first time he had ever had to ask for a fair hearing any where. He would address himself more particularly to the ladies, who had never had anything to do with voting up to the present) time. In the exercise of a vote not only was a great privilege conferred, but also there was involved a serious duty— a duty as electors to choose men to re present them who were able and willing to make laws for the benefit, noc of one class or another class, but for all the people of the community. (App'ause). Nothing could be more detrimental to what they called" the liberty of free citizens than that the legislation should be run upon lines of 4 class character. These classes were formed in the olden time because there was a privileged class which had ill the wealth of chit country, and looked down upon all other classes. If they wished to make this glorious country a glorious democracy, such as he saw in America, they would unite in getting men into Parliament who bad sympathies with all classes! In America '■ there was no class distinction and that he | considered the great feature in the whole American democracy- There was no feeling of class against class. A man who ! by his ability had risen in the world was there admitted into the highest social circles. He thought men should look for ward to the time when they could rise from the lowest rung to tiie very highest, That was the object *of whak they called Liberal Government, fl^ true ' prosperity of a country rose from equality in the lines of administration. I In America the greatest evil was party government. They had imported into this country party trovernment from Eng land. The parly government in Englani was because there were distinct classes. In the o!d n ' itnes there was the aristo cratic class and there was the middle class (the working class was not in it, then). The aristocratic class was the stronger, and fought to k ep back the privileges got by conquest from those who wanted to share them. That was the origin of party government. Thus the Government ww formed out of the party that had the majority. We had made an improvement in this country, but Et ill it was here, and he would show them how foolish a course it was to pursue. Let them take for instance last election. There was what was called the Conserva tive party (which no longer existed) and there was what was called the Liberal party. The Liberal party were in the majority and elected. When they went to the House, say for argument that the majority consisted of 250.000 people and the minority 240,000. They would admit that if any Government at all should be composed of themselves it would be sure to contain some repre seßtatives of the minority as well. But the head of the successful party took the office of Premier, and he elected his colleagues to the Cabinet. Thus the party was formed to do benefit for that party disregarding the others. That was not governing the people for the benefit of the ..whole nation. And that ww entirely opposed to the principles of Liberalism. It was impossible that there should be no parties in the country. But to have parties was one thing, and to have party government was another thing. They should choose good honest men, with strong will, cf cjnbider able brains, of determined character, who would not sacrifice principles to party. For instance now they had got prohibi tionists, single tax people and others, and those who disagreed with them. These would each tupport parties. And so long as men existed, so long would there be people who had different yiews on different subjects, and they would fdyrn parties, Wfteii the parties ! were elected by these people to repre sent them they would really only repre ! sent one party. They should elect none but able men and leading men who were not altogether biassed, and would there fore introduce laws into the country for ' the benefit of the whole community. They would be fair laws and Liberal laws, not merely for one party or one class. That was Major Steward's idea in his bill for thi reform cf the epcutlve, and it seemed to him extremely* reasonable. At present supposing next session Mr Sed don Were elected, as he very likely would be—he was a man well liked and with great ability — if he brought a Bil down, say, the Conciliation Bill as broughi; down now, one side, the Government side, brought it down. Then the Opposi tion heard that some Government sup porters were a little displeased with it. And they, every man of them, set to work to try and find fault with it in order to get these few malcontents with a view to get tinii a majority to turn the Government out! Then the Government send their whips round to say "Sou must stack to your Government and vote for tins mea- Sure." If he were* strong party man *n<l % weak principled man he would vote &KTS& <*» *r w fhes- ht f p Holmes) was a supporter of Bir J«hus Vozel's Government a sum was placed on the estimates to assist immigration. To. nether with Mr William White and a few others he took a firm stand against this being passed ana as the Govern ment were only in a majority of *"' * •—•**.•». nnutd not afford three or iour »~~, .- ; "■*■- to lose thoir votes, and the»result *«2«| a compromise, was, effected, and «W W»

allocated to another purpose. He would say that any man who stood for their suffrages should be agked if he were in favor of such * reform in party govern ment, else they would never hare a fair and just government. He would like to talk to the ladies, who now h«d the fran chise riphte, upon the granting of the franchise They had had their opinion?, on a petition signed by about 10,000 women, supported by Sir John Hall, and he would like to say to them that it wu Sir John Hall and Sir Harry Atkinson who, in 1889 or 1890, he forgot which, passed a bill which gave one man one rote. Of course they had to frequently hear other parties take credit for it, bub the men who introduced the bill were Sir John Hall and Sir Harry Atkinson in the Atkinson administration of one man one vote. He did not say that it was done altogether of their own free will. It waa possible that they were driven to it, but they fact remained that they did so. He would add this—it simply killed the Con tiervative party* There could not be a Conservative Government, although they might see it mentioned In the papers. Any man who supported one man one vote was absolutely democratic It was merely a question now of whether the policy pro posed by one side was more for the interests of the community than the policy proposed by the other side. There were no Conservatives—it was simply Liberals I on one side and Liberals on the other, moderate Liberal on one side and extreme Liberals on the other. The policy of the moderate Liberals and the policy of the extreme Liberals had fallen in with the principles of the old Liberal party. In this statement he was oorrobonted by Sir Robert Stout. The policy of die moderate Liberals advocated liberty, equality, and justice, and so were fair for the country, and which the other party oarrled to 1 extremes. It was admitted generally that a moderate course was always better ; than extremes. In coming to criticise to any great extent any important measure it would be seen that the policy of the present Government was acoepted by I almost every candidate standing at the j present time. The question was whether they thought that this policy, if pushed to extremes, was better for their constituency than carrying it out on 1 moderate lines. It was recognised by almost every politician in the country that it was for the benefit of the country at large that closer settlement should take place. Also, that the Government should buy this land to distribute amongst the people on what was known as easy terms. The easy terms first proposed were by Mr Rolleston in 18S2, and Mr Rollaston's terms were practically the terms of the present Government. That was his per* petual lease with right of purchase system. It was not neoessary for him to explain it to them. With the parpe'ual lease the extremists themselves agree. They also gave the right to take up land under the purchase olauae with the right of purchase. The difference between the moderate and the extreme Liberals in this was that tbe extreme Liberals said that no matter if a long lease were granted, they would re serve the right at a moment's notice to say "we want this land from you, we want the house where you reside." The two principles were incompatible. It was for them to decide if they thought It was better that the people should be settled on the land with the assurance that it should be secure for them or that • hey should have no security, or so that the Government should be able to take it away at any time and subdivide it. Tbia was the question between the two Liberal parties. On the other side the extreme Liberals said the people must have the con! rol of the land. If they (the electors) said they were willing to give any man security of tenure they would support the moderate Liberals. Supposing for some reason they were compelled to leave New Zealand and go to America, and suppos ing that a government similar to the present government offered them land to settle upon »nd they leased ie for fifty years, but that after a peiiod of five and twenty years tbe Government said they wanted the land and took it, would that be justice? (At this time a number of people left the hall causing Mr Holmes to say that he hoped all who were going to leave would do to then, because he Tinted to speak reasonaby to reasonable people who were willing to hear). Hn did not want or desire to press any body who did not desire to hear, nor to thrust his opinions down the throats of any unwilling people. The hall belonged to him at the time, they were his guests ; if they did not wish to remain the door was there.) (Applause). He had en deavoured to point out distinctly the difference between the moderate and the extreme Liberals on the land question, The difference between them was that though the one party was as anxious ta settle' the people on the land as the other, the moderate Liberals said they must give security of tenure because if they wanted a man to work the land well, to take care it would produce to the greatest extent, that man would have to take an interest in it, work-on Ir day and night, and figuratively nurse it as if it were a baby, and in order to de that they would have to encourage that etas of settlers and give sf entity of tenure. (Applause). He was quite in favor of the Government buying up the land and settling the i people on it, but they ought not keep the power to regain It at any moment and tajce it from them. He would say that they would never get the right kind of settlers to settle on the land so long as they recognised that principle. He would give them another instance where there was a slight difference between the moderate and the extreme liberals. The moderate Liberals recognised the faot that very large tracts of country not fully cultivated were not beneficial to the country. The extreme Liberals did also. But they said that these large tracts should be what was known as "bunt up." The moderate Liberals said this— " Tou should have in every district little farms, middle sited farms, and Urge farms/ 1 This was necessary because they then helped one another. Vert of them knew Mr Grigg. Well, Mr Grigg em ployed a targe 1 iiuwber 'df snull' farmer*, if not them he did the sons of small farmers, and most small farmers were married men, had families, and had not sufficient land to make work for all. Therefore there hid to be somebody in the conntry who had sufficient capital to employ thene children when grown up. Could any man in the hall deny that? (Voice: yes). If plaoes like Mr Grigg*s were burst up where would these people find employment? (Voice: Lagmhor), They would go into the towns. They would have there tooom^eto with other labourer*. That would not cause an increase m the rate of wages. They could find u_b< stance in the province of Qaebrt. The farms there ranged from the largest, 1000 acres, down to a quarter acre lection, and the rate of wages was about two; thirds of what they were iv this colony J This was because there were mostly small farms, and the only time when they could get work was in harvest time, class of farms was It that took in and employed the sons of small farmers or th,e snjaj) farmers all the year round $,t fair warns, and kept then} 9 (A Blight dlstyrbanei occurred h,ere and the mayor was obliged to call for order.) He had b,e*rd tha| iq the afternoon it was a ineniber of the Shearers' Union wh# had disturbed the meeting. He hoped not, as he had always had a better opinion of that Union and the shearers. Suppose they bunt up all these large farms he would ask where would Mr Shearer make his big oheque in the shearing time. (Applause.) if he went to the small farmer he would be told »• Mr son can do that." Bant up all the large, farmi and. they'd fiodVUfore anothei

r]?HB AfififrtmftOft OOABfilAft: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2f, ilafc-



BSS .889 .890

10. of pnval schools ! 299 I 293 i 298

Pupils IJ 13853 I 13453 I 136261

PupilsatCatl Schools 9340 9024 4474

ho

DllC



Very Borry. Alas, too true t W E ARE VERY SHORT OF CASH, AND WE MUST HAVE SOME. NOW IS A GOOD CHANCE. G. J. NEILL and Co. Good Washing Muslin 3d lid dozen Good Wa»hlng Prints 2a lid dozan Strong Cotton Shirting 3s lid dozen N«w Dress Goods, double Width, 10_d White Calico 2a lid dozen White Doable Bed Sheeting B£d CLOTHING. CLOTHING. Men's Colonial Tweed Suits 19s 6d, guaranteed all WuOL Men's Tweed Suits 16s 6d Boys' Tweed Suits 4s lid Men's Straw Hats 6d Men's Strong Cotton Shirts Is 9d Men's Woollen Sox B£d BOOTS- BOOTS, BOOTS. Our Boots ar. all Guaranteed to give Satisfaction or we Will replace them. Men's Colonial Nailed Shooters 7s 1 1* _iiS3££*iHSs- C.U .nd See our Window. CWI and Se. our price,. No one Rressed to Buy. G. iHEIIL & GO., rBIEDLAMDEB'S COBNEB. : Re The Assigned Estate of Messes Hardley Bkos- ITOCK OF Drapery, Cloltolngr, HlUUiery. Bool§ and Shoes. ARCADE, ASHBURTONj ■.. —$o — . W. W. SPBNCEB. SELLING VALUE Three Thousand Odd. frHE^l/RCHASER of this Magnificent Stock is determined to dearthe>hole of t out of the Fremfeeß-randlitßmurt be SOLD>ithln a>hort period. Tremendous Sacrifice, Terrific Slaughter, Terrible Reductions, Will be shown on every Item of the Stcck. HEADS OF FAMILIES AND OTHEB& A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO 6t»3ND your Credit Balances to your great advantage. nust buy now j the Kerfuction effected o.i all Goods will compel you. Hard times, low prices of Grain, scarcity of labor all tends to compel »11 to seek the Best and Cheapest market for their requirements, and ON THE EVE OF A FINANCIAL CRISIS Also warn US todear this Stock>t any^Jost^andturn the whole of It into SOLID GOLD. SPECIAL- We have added Eleven Caees of ,? gp.oiar.J ob L i* « b which will all be offered to you at IRRESISTIBLE PRICES. CATALOGUES JLce in course of preparation and will be issued in a>w day. meanwhile the whole Stock Is being re-marked in RED LETTERS and wil only be Sold at those prices from date of Sale, COMMENCING Thursday, Noyember 23 AND CONTINUED TILL FURTHER NOTICE.



jrVi\ O [WwATcHJ^ER^JFy IcJk TIHIS SPACE is RESERVED for particulars of NEW GOODS, comprising GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY -AND HI&H CIiASS SILVER A B.P. WARE For the CHRISTMAS TRADE, to lie opened up by S. SALBK, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER.



~ Wanted. THE Women's Temperance Union wishes all wanting instructions rt voting to call at the Templar Hall before B[oing to the poll to-morrow. ?__ WANTED Known,—To meet the times Dresses made from 9a 6d.— Mrs Mehoh, Tancred street. 11 198 USINGS in Maori Land by Bracken, Ujs and Lyrics do., Birthday Books, Diaries.- H. M. Jqnes. r|>HAT which brings most light and -a- hope to poorest homes is Titan Soap. UlB3 X MAS and New Year Cards in great variety. Gelatine hand painted and plush packets of cards from 3d.—H. M. Jones. ._ HOW does McKay cut your hair? As you like it. (Shakespeare). Jamb 3 McKay, Hairdresser and Ornamental Hairworker, East Street, next Bank of New Zealand^ U*-25 Ari*l» mm *>•*•***** *■ ANTED, Everybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. fl. Zander, Sole Agent. _JJI^ 1 TWENTY-EIGHT Pounds to 100 Tons of Tannage and Sons' Celebrated Fish Guano may be had from Mrs WHirrraGTON, agent. Cabbage Plants, Celery, Lettuce, Kadishes, etc. D~ON Tt~wash^curself. Titan Soap does the work. No rubbing. No machines. H 182 W~ ANTED Known—loo Ladles Fashionable feunahadesat Andrew Qbr'3. 11 2 LIGHL' Koadster Bicycle, Boothroyd Tyres, £24.— H. M. Jones. W~ ANTED Known^-A^manufacFurer's Stock of Shot Silk black and colored Sunshades and Umbrellas at half price.—Andrew Okr. Hl*3 ALEIGH Bicycle, Hall brake, guards, etc., £28 10s.—H. M. Jones. OOKS in great variety to suit all classes of readers, at the Railway Book Stall. 7102 S~~OMERSET Meat Mart. Theoldest the largest, tha best, aud the cheap est Small Goods a specialty. Full weights guaranteed. A trial solicited. —W, J. Siicock. *^5 2! "QERSONS willing to Lend Convey- IT ances to Mr Waby's Committee on j Polling Day, please coiDmuoicate with IS- H. Andrews, Secretary, or any of the Committee. ! Committee meeting To-Night at 7 en*l?- ANT-CD Known—Forfars, 4|d"; Tick ings, 4^d ; Brown Hollands, 4U.— Andrew Orr : Hii W~~' iNTED Known-60 Pieces black and colored French Merinos and Cashmeres at 1* 4£d to Is 6d.-ANDRRW Ork. n 17? ANTED Known—For Election Week, 100 Pairs Boots, 2s 6d per pair.—Andrew Orr- __ n 177 WANTED Known—That A. J- Walker repairs Bicycler, Sewing Machines, Lawn Mowers, Medical Coils, and all descriptions of light machinery. D" ON"! Forgec to send your Bicycles along to the Old Kindergarten to oe repaired, at moderate rates. RAILWAY Book Stall.—A very large j and choice lot of books to select rom. . ? I°3 /"IHRTSTMAS Cards for your friends in \J the Old Country at L. F, Andrewbs and co^ ___^ m iii? EDICAL Coils _?•*• »nd "P»ired on the shortest no^ »' prices at A. J. Walker's, Old Kinu* r" garten. IF yot. want fiist class fruit go to Adams' for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc. DIARIES for 1894.—L. F. Andrewbr and Co. 11 16 BOOKS in good order and complete bought or taken in exchange. New Stock arriving every week. Circulating Library.—J. Maksden, Newsagent. 'I HE Best Nickel Watch in the Market ' for 15s. Usually sold by Jewellers At from 20,4 bo 25s each. Specially made in England to our order—John Orr and Co. 9 192 WANTED Known—Spectacles, eye protectors, Gopg'es, Folders, and everything in the optical line at S Salek's, Optician. W~~ ANTED—Buyers of drapery and clothing, to see the value we are offering.—Mitchell & Turner. WANTED. -Everyone to know that we have too much Stock, and too little money.—Mitchell and Turner. WANTED— Mothers df families to know that we cannot be beaten for value in Drapery and Clothing.— Mitchell & Turner. WANTED Known.—To make room for Spring Boots I will give ten per cent for cash. Repairs done at onqp cheaper than ever to stay bad times over »t J. Moison, Premier Bootmaker. 8 18 BANG 1 Bang I Bang ! Guns! Guns ! Guns! by the best) makers and Ittod with all the latest improvements. PorAar, Shot, Caps, Cartridges, Wads, and Cases ** J. W. Hardlet's, East Street. Guns repaired. GALE, SALE, of Books, Sfcajiow, O Fancy Goods, Music, etc., Fire Screens, Pictures, Glass Ornament*. Christmas Cards, Cricket and Lawn Jennie Material, Photo Albums and j[+'r*qies, a>jid hundreds of other articles j»xe to b ( e sold a*^ a great #ge for Cash during ,this montjh onjly, j,b Jj. F, AjfWEWES & Cq., Stationer's Hall, '



Wanted Australia V. Wew Sealaad •■ December •• TTT ANTED Known—Seme wonderful 'W job lines n Drapery, etc., now being sold; also presents to all purchasers. H C. Sbobbs, Melford House. 8~" UITS to measure, during the sale, 49s 655, 60b, 70s, and 755. Fit and workmanship guaranteed.—R. Aicorn, Saunders' Buildings. \ \ t ANTED Known -W. H. Collier's V V noted four-clasp Kid Gloves, 2s 6d, have just arrived in all sizes. WANTED Known—"The Corner* 1 is showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W. H. Collier. , WANTED Known—6o Pieces Fashion able Prints at 4W ; 50 dozen Towels from 4£d ; White Counterpanes, 30 per cent under usual price.—Andrew Obr. 11 174 All the ChamploMi >■ Btcwlwr €>.- NEW Annual Volumes, Boys' and Girls' Own Annuals, Little Folks, Chatterbox, Children's Friend, Child's Companion, Bristish Workman and Workwoman, Band of Hope, Sunday, Family Friend, Young England, all at lowest prices—L. F. Andrbwes ay» Co., Stationer*' Hall. - WHO is your Plumber ?" Why W . Habdlbt, who is a Manufacturer of Spouting, Ridging, Steel Gutters, Baths, Sinks, Tanks, etc., and who has on hand the largest stock of Pumps and Pipe in town. WANTED Known—For good value in first class Drapery, Millinery, Boots, Clothing, etc., go to Mklfobd House. Beautiful present* now giving away to all purchasers. f JTTHEKEdo yon gee your Ironmon- YY gery 1 At Hakdusv sof course, where we get the bent value in Sheet Lead, Nails, Locks, Hinges, Ploujth Chains, Rope, Wire Knotting, Gotse, Knives, Spades and Forks, Lamps, Fender and Fire Irons, and mything yon require Aahburten Domain December •• ftjaAHiVßtt* »on«'BM«a lyptl Bxtract There are imitations of Eucalypti Extract in th '> market now, products of simple distillhtion forming rude resinous oils. In order that these crude oils may not be taken, Our Pure Volatile JBuca* Ijrntt Xx tract, which is recognised by the medical division of the Prussian Government to be pf perfectly pure origin, as per information forwarded to us through the Consul at Melbourne, March 3, 1878; It is proved by tests made by the Medicial Clinics of the Universities at Bonn and Oreifawal , Prussia, and reported by Dr Schuli, Professor of Pharmacology at Bonn, and Professor Dr Mosier, Director of the Medical Clinic at OreifswalJ, that only products that are saturated with oxygen and freed of arlds, resinous and other substances, adherent to primary distillation, will develop the sanative qualities proper to the plant, SANDER & SON'S EUCALYPTI BXTBAOT according to these authorities, and according to Pro fessor Dr Lister, of England, and to Drs Bauer, Mclntire, Wood, Hazard, etc., of .America, Is the only extract correspondingto scientific tests, and the only one which possesses the proper therapeutic value. All other crude oils are to be classed among the turpentines, which have, when used as medicine, no therapeutic effect and are abaadoned as an internal medicament. These so called Eucalypti Extracts, which may have received dist nctim at Exhibitions »s commercial articles and are used for mechanical pur poses only aTe discernible :— 1. By their deficiency in pungent odour (which our product, the enly genuine Eucalypti Extrac de velops most freely through its surplus of oxy «• ). J S By their alcoholic thin and mobile appearance, being reduced in specific density through the S. Bytheir taste, the mult of the contracting ten dency of resins and tennates. If these crude oils, so called eucalypti extract* are i applied by mistake in oases of croup, b onchitis, djph' theria, internal inflammations, dysentery, wounds, tlie theensequencesre most appalling. For safety alway ask always for Baader and Son' JEacalvptl Extract and get the old, well-tested and reliable preptr»fcion.—Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia. - MMt aa< >»■> ; D» you nacmner Hoyd. THE EJL.ECXIOIV. ♦ ■—■ , Extract from the "Christchurch Press" of Saturday, November 25,1893. —The contest for the Ashburton seat is complicated by the fact that we hay» two Ministerialists and two Opposi tionists I" *he field> Ifc ia to be re' gretted thatthe stride wasjiot left to one candidate for each pai .:"•" -8 this, however, appears to be impossible, it is the duty of those who desire to see Ashburton represented by an op ponent of the Ministry to take care tbat they do not throw away their votes. We have the utmost respect for Mr Purnell's political opinions. On nearly ail questions except that of education they are sound and states manlike. Tfte are of opinion, how ever, that he has little chance of winning, and it would, therefore, be a graceful act on his part to retire in favour of Mr Wason. If he did this he would earn the gratitude of the party and secure for himself claims which-at ft future time could aot be ignored. Mr Wason, as we. have already said, would mosi ably an 4 fittingly represent a constituency like Ashburton in the General Assembly. His acquaintance with public affairs, his past experience in Parliament, his knowledge of the requirements of the agricultural community, fit him admir ably fop the position. As for the other candidates they haye^ from our point of view, disqualified themsefyee from representing the farmers of the district, by expousina; the cause of a Government whose whole policy is de vised in the interests of the towns as against the country districts. What that policy is in the opinion of the most thoughtful farmers of the colony is set clearly forth in the article ad dressed to farmers in another column. It is also worth remarking that Mr Waby is the selection of the " Liberal Association," although not very long ago he was an opponent of the Govern ment and a strong supporter of Sir .John Hall, Mr McLachlan, the other '*' Liberal» candidate, is the selection Of tie Ljce^se^ yicjtj#llers, although at the last ejection lie su^por^ed the I Direct Veto.—(advt.) n oy d -will XCide an Ata« ' * ■ lttut«, ;■•.,,



NEW ZEALAND CiiOTHiMct Factory SPECIAL DISPLAY OF NEW GOODS FOR TfllS WEEK. BOOTS ' HATS NEW PATTERNS BOOTS .  , « , . HATS "vv in Men's Boya' <fc BOOTS Youths' Suits; HATS BOOTS I HATS BOOTS Tennis Shirts ' Cricket Shirts HATS JJWAO Cycling Shirts HATS BOOTS , HATS BOOTS All New Goods. HAT 3 BOOTS HATS BOOTS White Shirts Regatta Shirta HATS BOOTS OxfordShirta HATg | BOOTS The Lupg^t Stock 1 BOOTS "* Ashbnrton. HATS BOOTS _ BOOTS TIES> TIES> TIES o ^ HATS BOOTS cc our "P60111! dis play in Windows. HATS BOOTS i . HALT.ENSTEIN BROS. ALEX HENDRY, Manager



Wanted every elector to know that Mr Waby has been unanimously selected by the temperance societies and the Liberal Asso ciation of Ashburton as the only oandidate who will represent their principles in the New Zealand Parliament—(Advt.)



Holloway's Pim/s.—lmportant for the delicate. Jt is diftowlt to determine which is the more trying to the human constitution, the damp,cold days of autumn and winder, or the keen/dry, ewterly winds of spring. Throughout the seasons good health may ho maintained by occasional doses of Holloway's Pills which purify the blood and act as wholesome stimulants to the skin stomach, liver bowels and kidneys. This celebrated medicipe needs but a fair trial to convince the ailing and desponding that it will restore and cheer them without danger, pain or i&onveniaaee. JJp family should be without a supply of Hollo^ay's B4lg an<| tement ? asbyVtimeTy rßOomwTto them' W» fffst errinc function may be reclaifla«d, mffering m»jfUipar«d,»|»<lWe»ave4 * 1