MAIL NOTICES.

£ Mails close for th« following places as under, subject to the necessary alterations:— TUESDAY, July 25. For Northern Ports, per Rotorua, at WEDNESDAY, Jnly 26. For South America, United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, per OopHc, as follows : -Ordinary letters at O.SO pm. ; registered letters and parcels post parcel at 5 p.m. ; books and newspapers at 6.20 p.m.

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1893. THE FRENCH IN SIAM.

Upon the settlement of the trouble m Siam that has arisen between the authorities of thttt country and the French, the peace of Europe may de pend, for m that quiet .Asiatic country and among its inoffensive people lie interests of moment to more than one great Continental nation. To all the manufacturing countries Siam is more or less a desirable market, but more especially for products of the loom, and to Great Britain and the United States she has been for many years a good customer for cotton goods and to France for silk manufactures, while of the raw product of the silkworm she is an abundant producer. The area of the kingdom of Siam is about 200,000 square miles, and her population is about six millions, largely leavened with Chinese. Bangkok, the capital of the country, is about twenty or thirty miles inland, situate on both sidM of the liver Meinam, and some i idea of the climate may be formed when its latitude is given as 13.40 N. and longitude 101.10 E. The Meinam empties itself into the Gulf of Siam, and although its bar is shallow—l 4£ feet at its highest—the river otherwise is as safe and comfortable for naviga tion 9S any m the world, and the depth at Bangkok is about nine fathoms. One writer says the channel of the river is so equal that a ship may range from one side to the other, approaching the banks so closely that her yards may literally overhang them. The city of Bangkok extends along the banks of the Meinam on both sides for two or three miles, and on the left bank there are many floating houses and ware houses. Many tributary streams flow into the Meinam, and thus mostly all the intercourse with Bangkok is by water. From the above rough descrip tion it will be seen that once across the bar and past the antiquated forts which | defend the mouth of the river the French gunboats would have what sporting men would call a "soft thing on " m a river like the Meinam, and it is very easy to conceive that the citizens of Bangkok, not at all a war like people, would be only too happy to come to the very exacting terms diotated by the French, which we pub lished m a recent cablegram, rather than have such dangerous enemies m the narrow river that intersects their city. From the cablegrams that have reached us it is difficult to glean any reasonable excuse for the French attack upon Siam ; and the announcament at the end of last week that hostilities had been suspended, we fancy could be easily feund a cause for, m the very strong public indignation which the attack upon Siam provoked m Eng land. But if there be an absence of justification for the attack, there is motive for it easily found, Over the adjacent country of Annam, or Cochin China, the French exercise a protec torate, and France has long cast covetous eyes on the fertile plains and downs lying eastward of the Mekhong river. This large tract of fertile country is & very valuable possession, but it has hitherto been a Siamese possession, the boundary that marked the division between Annam and Siam being a ■ range of mountains lying nearer Annam. This range has long been accepted as the frontier line by everyone except the French, and while the Siamese were loth to be dispossessed altogether, they were prepared to sacrifice their right to a strip of the flat land about thirty miles wide by three hundred or thereby mile* long. This strip, how ever, they stipulated should be neutral, but the rapacious representa tive of La B«lle France m power ajb Annam would be satisfied with nothing less than the whole. Siam declined, and trouble, easily raised, very soon followed. In 1860 Sir John Bowring effected a satisfactory treaty of amity and commerce with Siam, and ever since Great Britain and the eastern kingdom have been on the most friendly relations, and Siara's com merce bas been valuable to Great Britain. The latter power cannot ve»y well afford to stand by with arms folded and see France easily accede to power m Siam as the result of this quarrel, and we do not fancy she will. If she did she would surrender a market for the sale of her own manufactures and the purchase of commodities useful to her people which she cannot m these times well afford to hand over to French control. Besides the present is a critical time m diplomatic circles at Home, and while France holds Annam, next door to Siam, and Siam is next door to our Indian possessions on the east; and Russia seeks to extend her frontier by way of Afghanistan to British India on the west, Great Britain must keep her eye on the integrity of her kfnajj? little neighbour on the Gulf of Siam, otherwise the sacrifice of the in tegrity of that neighbor's kingdom to French rapacity may haye th# serious effect of imperilling the integrity of h«r own empire m India,

THE EXODUS AND INFLUX.

'« The whirligig of time brings about ita revenges," and had Sir Harry Atkinson been alive to-day, and m the House of Representatives, he would probably have used the now proverbial quotation m regard to the unemployed It will be remembered that when Sir Harry initiated his great policy of • •retrenchment," and "saved the colony's I credit by a master-stroke of finance—a , self reliant policy which paredoff un warranted expenditure, reducing the colony's disbursements to a point well within its income, which income was increased by legitimate taxation to bring it up to the level of the reduced expenditure "-it will be remembered that public works suddenly ceased, and thousands of men had to seek employ ment m the sister colonies. In those days the sister colonies were " boom ing." "Marvellous Melbourne" was inflated with pride m the apparent success of her policy of protection, and a craze m land and real estate was intoxicating her capitalists large and small. Her unreal prosperity was felt throughout Victoria, and the whole colony was advertised to the world as the paradise of the emigrant. Her demagogues welcomed New Zealand working men to her shores with loud voiced effusiveness and demonstrative cordiality. Money was spent lavishly and work went «n with such speed and energy that employment was found for ! almost every New Zealand worker who could raise enough money for a passage to the other side. Sydney, too, the great freetrade centre, was able to absorb many of our surplus toilers— surplus m the sense that at tbe time there was nothing for them to do m a colony whose Treasurer had had to resort to heroically drastic measures to recover the lost balance m the colony's finance. And our unemployed people made their way with all speed to the more attractive colonies of Aus tralia. New Zealand is supposed to have lost 10,000 of hor population during that trying time, and the " exodus " was m everybody's meuth, and mentioned with a tone of regret. Perhaps the only man who looked upon the exodus calmly was Sir Harry himself, ior be it remembered, he fre quently ga<re expression to his strong hope m the colony's future, and his firm belief that the men who were then leaving the colony m such large num bers would soon discover their mistake, learn by hard experience that New Zealand was far and away the better country for them, and seeing the superiority of this colony hasten back to her shores as soon as the prosperity he predicted as near came back to her m full tide. These men would come back, too, with greater knowledge and experience than when they left us, and be better and more loyal JSew Zealand colonist* than ever. Ihe departure of the men who formed the •• exodus " was not at the time, as things have turned out, an evil with no redeeming feature of good to mako it bearable. Jt removed a heavy glut from our labor market, and made employment passible for many men who were left behind. Now all this, has been changed m a most remarkable manner, and had Sir Harry been alive he would have had a chance to quote the proverb with which this article opened, against those who taunted him with causing the exodus. He could have pointed to the fact that the influx to our shores—an influx more troublesome to us than the exodus ever was—of men from all parts of Australia ; men who had left New Zealand m the dull times, and were now on the back track when dull times had overtaken them m the land m which they sought betterment of their condition, and when better times appeared to have dawned upon their own country i^was ample fulfilment of his prophecy of the ultimate turning of the tide. The revenge that foas been brought about by the whirligig of time m this matter is that ie has been found necessary to stem this tide of men who are seeking to find shelter m New Zealand from the buffets of adversity to which they have been subjected m the sister polonies. The measure of prosperity that has come to us has been greatly magnified m Australia; our land legislation has been elevated to almost the position of a bountiful providence pouring a cornucopia upon the country; the labor bureau, »mji the beneficence of its operations, has glamored thousands of the operatives of Australia; and the belief was widespread that a land ing upon New Zealand shores was all that was required to be effected to change a condition of enforced idle ness, misery, and want into one of busy comfort and happiness. This belief caused quite a rush of men to this colony—a rush that was almost a panic, for the number of stowaways the steamers have had to carry, as well as the number they did not carry but ejected before sailing, h*s never been larger since the days of the earlier gold rushes. Had the rush continued, as it certainly would had no steps been taken to stop it, New Zealand would have been m as bad if not worse case than Victoria or New South Wales at this moment. As it is there arc hundreds of men m the colony whom, with their dependents, want of employment h&* brought into olose acquaintance with the stings, of poverty, and Government are at their wits' end to get over this difficulty. But, had there been no rush from Australia, the probability is that we would have been, able to tide over the winter without any public mention of the word "unemployed," The men who cannot &nd work at which to earn bread for themselves and their children very naturally fail jto se« 'where the "prosperity" of which this polony has been boasting comes m, and those men frgm the other side who came over here with echoes of the word m their ears as it; was sounded m Australia, and visions of plenty before their eyes which never reached more than tbe visionary stage after their arrival m New Zaalind, could have no very glowing tale to tell to those they had left behind. Doubt less to the letters these men have written, and to the official "cryirg down?' t&e Minister for Labor had to j do by his au^ogncjements m the Australian press that V.c had up wsrk for more than our own population, dp we owe the fact thafc the influx has virtually ceased—79 being the excess of arrjvaji over departurea during the

' last month. But our failure to absorb ! all the labor m our market, our own [labor at that, shows that Sir Harry I.was only half a prophet after all, for he used to tell us that all New Zealand wanted to make her a great nation was p ;pulation. Yes, population makes a great nation, but population must be fed. The Hebrews became a great nation m the wilderness during their forty years' wanderings—so would we, had we a power behind the lawgivers to supply a daily ration for the gathering.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Twenty members of the House have yet i to air their oratory m the shape of Budget speeches, so that the financial debate is not expected to close until Friday. Measles have much to answer for. From a Southland paper we leatn that the Birch wood Hunt Club bad to expunge the meet at Want wood from their list of fixtures, owing to an outbreak of measles at the latter ' place. Threepence halfpenny per gallon is now the price paid for milk supplied to the Woodlands Dairy Factory Company, Southland. The Directors have also declared a dividend of eight per cent to the share holders. V , The American Salesman's levee m the Oddfellows" Hall on Wednesday evening will take the form of an entertainment, not a sale, and he advertises the engagement of a special company of artistes for the occasion. The sixth country " people's popular con cert" will be held m the Eiffelton school room on Wednesday evening. For the evening's entertainment, besides an abun dance of musical talent, there will be a number of magic lantern views and a plum pudding eating competition. The Mayor of Christchurch introduced another of his so-called reforms m the Christ church City Council on Monday evening. He moved for the passing of a by-law to compel all newsboys and news runners m the stree' sto be licensed. The motion could only get a pro forma seconder, and fell to the ground. The New Zealand Cyclists' Union are making an attempt to grapple with the color difficulty amongst cyclists. To this end their energetic secretary, Mr Walter Thomson, has compiled a registered color book foi the Union, m which nearly 4000 distinctive colors have been arranged and printed. EaOh competitor will be required to register his color, and must wear a silk or satin jacket, long sleeves, plain white knickerbockers, and black socks or stockings. By these means uniformity of costume will be secured, and the public wi 1 be enabled easily to distinguish one competitor from another m cycle tacing. To-night the direct veto war will be re newed m our local Bunnymede the Odd fellows' Hall, when Mr T. E. Taylor, another champion of the direct veto cause, will reply to the lecture of Mr W. W. Collinß delivered m the same hall last Tuesday evening. The promoters of this meeting invite—nay urge—all and sundry to attend this 1 lecture, at the close of which discussion will take place,— " reasonable discussion siys the advertise ment —and a vote. In the last there seems to be a challenge thrown out to the other aide to a trial of strength. If the challenge should be accepted the result will be in teresting. A Wellington telegram says :—With refer ence to the statement published m the colony, accredited to Sir William Jervois, that the Atkinson Government m 1887 had under consideration the question of offering a portfolio to the Hon W. P. Beeves, the Hon Mr Mitchelson writes to the "Press" denying it, and says :— " I have no hesita tion m sayiug there is no truth m it. I was m the late Sir H. Atkinson's confidence from the beginning, and among the names of those considered that of Mr Beeves was never mentioned. It is, of course, possible that Sir William Jervois may have suggested something of the sort to Sir H. Atkinson, but if so it could never have been enter tainsd by h:m." Dr Grace writes to the '* Press " as follows ;—Sir William Jervois was strongly of the opinion that it would be wise for Sir Harry Atkinson to offer Mr W. P. Reeves a seat m the last Ministry. Sir Harry, after his first interview with the Governor, called on me to ask me to help to disabuse Sir' William Jervois' mind of this idea. Advance programmes and news notices have reached qb of .Fitzgerald Brothers' circus, now performing m Sydney. The circus will close m Sydney about the end of this rronth, and immediately thereafter start for New Zealand. We should have a visit from it about September or October. The Sydney " Bulletin,'' writing on July 8, has the following characteristic chat about a change m the programme :—Fitzgerald Brothers' circus aw some more new programme this week, and the business m the region down by the Sydney Benevolent Asylum is good. A prospective sensation is a kangaroo-hunt, which is m active preparation, and will be put on as soon as the kangaroo has learned his part, and can be relied upon not to turn upon the firm m anger and rend it with his hind claw. Pa massive kangaroo lands his back olaw just where jt would be most effective, it generally wrecks so muoh of the defendant's anatomy that his digestion is exposed. Captain W. E. Humphreys, who describes himself on the card as" elephant subjugator" — what's the matter with " hywna paralyser,'' or M bison petrifier ? " —is training Fitzgerald's lions to various exercises, and they and the if su^Jugatop " will probably make a joint appearance next Saturday, Work is proceeding vigorously m Baring Square west. This is aspo 1 that has been i much neglected m the past, ri the uiievfn j eharagter of the ground, overgrown with rank grass and other vegetable growths that would have made the hair of the fpamer of the Noxious Weeds Bill stand on end, all tended to make the Western Square any? thing but a beauty spot, Now, however, Mr Fooks evidently means business and the borough staff are working at the square '•eyes but," levelling down and up its many inequalities with a view to providing a nice lawn m the centre and a shrubbery border all round the margin. A short time ago a fence uniform with that round Baring Square east was erected all round, and when the work inside the enclosure has been completed, and the " thistly curse repealed " of the land the men are engaged upon, the coming Spring and Summer shoiild bring to the square a sweet and cheerful appearance that ought to be refreshing to everybody, but especially tQ the members of the Borough Council, more especially those of them who pride themselves on punctuality m attending at the proper time for opening business—7.3o p.m. To sucli members tfce improved Bquare will afford a pleasing pros pect for the eye to rest on, as the patient punctual ones stand and gaze upon it on the Sumwet flyfjnjngs, waiting for the laggards to come m an 4 make fhs indispensable quorum.

THE WEATHER.

ALtORD STATION.

The following is the Meteorological report for the week ending July 23, 1893 :—

Mr C. F. N. Wroughton's "Rajah."

MRS HOMERSHAM'S PICTURE.

We are indebted to Mr Thomas A. Gates, picture dealer, Saunders' Build ings, for a view of a clever and life-like portrait m oil color of tbe well known hunter, Rajah, from the eaael of a local artist, Mrs Amy Homersham. The work has been executed Co the order of the Ash burton Hunt Club, for presentation froMrO. F.N. Wroughton, m recognition of his ceaseless and untiring effort* (extend ing over several years) to. keop the pack ; together, and maintain the sport m the county. As a mere portrait the work is especially meritorious, from the fact that Rajah has no prominent feature," pecu liarity of color, conformation, or mark that would render a less perfect picture of him unlike many another "powerful, well made animal of the same class. And this what we may call normal type is m all animal life, including the human face, extremely difficult to copy, as the minute variations which together stamp the in dividuality of a particular subject, and constitute all the difference between one and another, are most difficult to deal with, and it is only the true artist who is able to appreciate and handle them m such a manner as to produce a faithful likeness.

Although Mrs Homeritham is well kno^n as the painter of many clever landscapes and sea pieces, we believe this is her first attempt at pourtraying animal life, and it is no reflection on her talent to say that the lady must have suc ceeded far beyond her awn expectations, and the result to herself and f rienda, in cluding the owner of the horse, cannot fail to be highly gratifying. The same normal condition that had to be contended with m feature also presents icself m re gard to the naturally rather dull bay color of the horse's coat, rendered still more sombre and less responsive to the effect of light and shade by periodical dipping, but this also has been over ; come m the same masterly manner. The coat is true to color, and very natural and healthy m appearance—in fact any person not blind to form and color, having once seen Rajah, will instantly recognise a faithful likeness m the portrait. The perspective and background are weU managed, and throw into strong relief the animal m the foreground, and a minor though not less pleasing feature m the foreground is a really good representation of a gorse bush, the dark green of which is enlivened, and the whole character of the picture brightened, by the judicious disposition ot a few of the golden blooms, which, together with the dear blue sky and the whiteness of the snow on the cliptant ranges, suggest a lovely spring day (as such days are m New Zealand) and impart a sense of life and brightness seldom associated with similar subject!. The picture has been well set by Mr Gates m a handsome gilt frame and will form a pleasing souvenir for Mr Wroughton of the o'd days when he was connected with the Ashburton Hounds, and Rajah carried him season after season without making a single mistake, besides winning, under the pilotage of Mr E. Saunders, a maiden hteeplechase at the Hunt Club races, and taking first honors for the high jump at the show grounds.

FOOTBALL

Sydney, July 24. The recruits for the New Zealand foot ball team had a good passage by the Wakatipu, and will take part m the Bathurst match on Wednesday. The team returned from Brisbane to-day, and the men all appear m good condition. The following will represent Ashburton TI. against Longbeach on the Domain on Wednesday afternoon:—Backs—Stewart, Henry, Pritchard, Purchase, Smith, Booth ; forwards — Clark, Clarkson, Conter, Tqdd, Johnatpju, Hewson, Williams, Burns, Shearman. Emergencies. —Dunlap, Leggett, Cookson, and {Mitchell.

FLOODS IN NELSON.

Nsuon, July 24. Reports from the country district show that considerable damage was done by Sunday's flood, although the rain only continued for seventeen hours. The Wai-iti and Wairoa rivers were m higher flood than for twenty-five years before, and even insignificant little streams stuck up horsemen. The Motupiko and Motueka livers were also heavily flooded, and a cart bridge on the West Coast coaoh road at the junction of those riven has been damaged. One row of piles wm scoured out, and the deck of the bridge had sagged a foot. The approaches to Foxhill cart bridge were rendered un safe, and the Brightwater bridge £o Waimea West had theoentre pier carried away, the bridge hanging by the bolti only, and will not oarry a hone. On Sunday evening the approaches to these bridges could not be waohed. Bright* I water was like a lake. The riven carried away some land, and a number of sheep were drowned. At Spring Grove the water was three feet deep, and at Rich mond railway station the yard was under water, and co\?s took refuge m the wait* ing room The railway men kept the culverts clear, and no damage wm done to the line, but the local bodies will be, put to large expense,

«f« iSIBf)R*ON GttABDtAS: TtJBSDAt, JULY 2§, 189 C



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G. L. BEATH & 00. At the request of our numerous Customers, wejhave decided to CONTINUE OUB GREAT SALE OF DRAIEEY, UNTIL TUESDAY", 25th Inst., UP TO WHICH DATE THE BALANCE OF OUR STOCK WILL BB BOLD REGARDLESS OF COST. TAMED STREET. - TOADIES' AI3D GENTLEMEN'^ HIGH CLASS TAILORING. WILLIAM WILLIAMSON, OOLEMAN'S BUILDINGS, EAST STREET, HAB lately returned from London, where he spent eighteen months, studying the cutting under the latest and most improved scientific principles ; at the same time gaininp more experience m the leading Ladies' and Gentlemen s Tailoring Establishments of the West End. He is therefore m a position to assure his Customers that orders intrusted to him will be finished m a style not to be surpassed. 7J129



THFSE FACTS ABE MONUMENTS OF TRUTH, —AT— " ■ : '''■ G. J. NKILL & CO.'S STOU CAN GET 4, 61 Silk Plu ß h for Is 3J, Dress Goofa 7s 6d reduced to 3s a dozen All Wool Dre?s Goods 12s 6d, reduced to 6s 6d Unbleached Calico Is lid a dozen Scoured Gr«j Calic > 3s lid a dozen Yard Wide Foifar s^d Double Bed Twilled Sheeting, white and unbleached, £d Men's Tweed Suits 16s 6d Men's Colonial Heavy Tweed Suits 37».6d>r:25s 61 Men's Tweed Trousers 5s lid Boys' Tweed Suits 4s lid Men's Woollen Sox 9jd Women's Colonial made Shoes 4s lid Men's Colonial made Bluchers 5s Men's Colonial made Shooters, nailed, Us 6d for 8s 6d AT 6. J. NEILL & GO.'S. FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER, EAST STREET. THE ESTABLISHMENT PAR EXCELLENCE FOR FIRST-CLASS WATCH AND CLOCK REPAIRING. S. Salek, Watchmaker, MANUFACTURING JEWELLER, AND OCULTST OPTICIAN' 3 AGENT. (For Lazarus' Spectacles.) THE Watchmaking and Jewellery Repairing Department « ™* ™7 P^SK Si its arrangements. The utmost care is taken over all Jobs, and work is turned <5 onTy m a thoroughly reliable manner. The Charges are as low as can Ind reliable workmanship. As usual the High Class Stock of Silver and E.P.. Gold and Silver J^ellery, Watches Sc. (which is being constantly added to with goods of th«I»UM style and Sn)Twm be found well worthy of Inspection, especially by those desirous of maWingWEDDING PRESENT, BIRTHDAY PRESENT, OR PRESENTATION. B.SALEK. MATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER.



Wnnted. SUITS to measure, during the sale, 495, 555, 60s, 70s, and 75a. Fit and workmanship guaranteed.—R. Alcorn, Saunder.' Buildings. ______—_————-————-———————— —-~~""—— ——— WANTEDKnown— ColoniaHhree ply j Fingering 3s.—Mitchell amd FXTRNBR. ' T ADIES' Jackets, Mantles, Superior Li Dress Goods further reduced, as cash must be had. Compulsory Sale at S. W. Alcorn's. \\ / ANTED Known—Some wonderful VV job lines m Drapery, etc., now being sold; also presents to ali purchasers. H. C. Skobbs, Melford House. WANTED Known. — Seasonable Gcmxls. Cashmere Gloves, 6d pair ; Jash Mitts 6d pair ; Fur Collars, 2a lid ; Ladies' Skirts, 2s lid ; Roslyn Wool, 3s per lb ; Wool Shawls at half price, at Andrew Orr's. ORESENTS--Beautiful Presents now 17 being given away to all purchasers uf Drapery, Millinery, Boots, Clothing, etc.—tl. C Sjegers, Melford House. ANTED Known—" The Corner " is showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing. —. W. H. Collier. WANTEDKnown— W. H. Collier's noted four clasp Kid Gloves, 2s 6d, have just arrived m all sites. { Oto Hardlby Bros, for Bargains '' * m Blankets, 49 pairs of large white, suitable for double beds only, 16« 6d worth 265. Extra large Grey, only 10s 6d worth 18s 6d, Selling rapidly.— Hardlet Bros, Arcade. BANG I Bang 1 Bang I Guns! Guns I Guns I by the best makers and otted with all the latest improvements. Powder, Shot, Caps, Cartridges, Wads, «ml Cases at J. W. Hardlet's, East Street. Guns repaired. WANTED Known—For good value m first class Drapery, Millinery, Boots, Clothing, etc., go to Melford House. Beautiful presents now giving away to all purchasers. IITHEBEdo you get your Ironraon- YY gery 1 At Hardutv sof course, where we get the best value m Sheet Lead, Nails, Locks, Hinges, Plough Chains, Rope, Wire Knotting, Gone Knives, Spades and Forks, Lamps, Fender and Fire Irons, and anything ▼on require. Public Notice. THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory Are prepared to take Measures for MEN'S, YOUTHS', & BOYS' CLOTHING at the following LOW PRICES. FIT AND STYLEJIUARANTEED. MEN'S TROUSERS 17s 6d, Mosgiel Tweed, MEN'S TROUSERS 20s, Kaiapoi Tweed. MEN'S SAO SCITS 59s fd. HUNDREDS OF PATT6RNS TO CHOOSE FROM. MEN'S SIC SUITS 63a. The best ot trimmings BOYS' AND YOUTHS' CLOTHING AT EQUALLY LOW PRICES. Waterproof Tweed Goats to measure from BOOTS. BO~OTS. BOOTS. A Single Pair at wholesale price. See our Special Display of BOOTS m Window lor this week. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY ALEX. HENDRY, Manage . | 9 O ACRES for Sale. Nice little home -■-^lOatead. Situated about 4£ miles from Hinds Railway Station, near Maro nan. Camfortable Dwelling House, Gar den, Orchard, Stable, and other build ings. Inspection invited. Easy terms. T. BULLOCK. TINWALD.— 2£ Acres with Dwelling Houae and other buildings, on account of Me llopwood.—Not having sold this by Auction, lam prepared to receive offers for it. Desirable home for an industrious man" T, BULLOCK.



IMPORTANT SALE : .—OF.A- o , -WHCL'SME WAREHO'JSCM^'S fiX —OF— WOMKNff AND OHILDBWrS ULSTIRS. WATERPROOF CLOAKS, a.beautiful lot. FURLINED CLOAKS Extra good quality. THREE-QUARTER CAPES, FEATHEK BOAS. FUR COLLARETTE WCOL SHAWLS. CARDIGAN JACKETS — Also — /it i * WPMFN*' UNDERCLOTHING. A Lug, *nd v*ri*d Slock d WOMR? - r Hardley Bros., «fl| Submit the .hoy. b>K P""*"" "» "»« O""""18™ °n SATURDAY MORNING AT REMARKABLE PRICES. WHOLESALE COST. g AUB , g/iTDBDAT AND TOLLOWIfia DATS. HARDLEY BROS., AKCADB.



Wanted W~~ ANTED Girl, 15 10. mmd chUdrtn, assist m house. Apply, M»s A.. Youmo, Wakanui road, AshbnrtoiuJ^* WANTED, everyone to try m for Iron and Wood Bedsteads, Spring Mattresses, and Bedding of all B°rtß'"T^ H. Umdriu. & Co. ' A AIL WAY Bo k Stall.—A very large and choice lot of books to select, from. U™ ANTE P~l_nown.— Vot Drawing Boom, Dining Room, and Bod Room Furniture ga to T. H. Uudriil _k» Co. :" ■ ■ jL__: BOOKS m good order and complete taken m exchange New stock. arriving every week. Circulating libra- y. Johx M-RSDBJf, News Agent. 7lw WANTED Known. — All kinds of Furniture m*de on the shortest »»ticeby first class workmen, atT. fl. Undril- asd Go's Furniture W»rehoafe, T*ncre_ Street, Ashburton^ *_}_ W" AJNTE~D Known.—For TabUs, Chairs, Couches, Wat-hstands, Toilet «!aBM.e, Toilet Ware, etc., you ftmiiot beat T. H. Undrill akd Co. 7 152 T^ngaT»landOrange*, B-nnnan, ►31 Apples, Poultry, and Tabbage Pißiits of cood early vnrieHes a^ Mbs Whit tinotos's opposite Mail iffice, Burnett »tre«t, *"\ \T A NTEDrievfiryonw to inspect, the \'\ Ashburton Furniture Warehouse. No cno press, dto buy.— T. H Tnd ill A Co. (Ute Pick ford and Undrill), Tancred Street, nwtb Building Society's Office. 7 1-4 "" ANTED Known -That the Under * Ritrned nM ca*h purchaaers of Prinio Oatshwaf Chaff, m large or small quantities —Kobinson Bros., opposite MttMon'4 Horse BazjUir, Ohtistr-boEch. 7 101 ■'"* BIK^KS m great variety to suit all Masses of readers, at the Bailway BookStail 7102 X4/ABTE PAPER for saleT Apply VV office of Ashburton Publishing Company, Limited. _^ WANTED, everyone to har« their pictures Framed at T. H. Un mitt, & Oo.'s. Splendid assortment of mouldings »o choose from. Picture Framing a specialty. 7 145 WO N DEITrUL Satisfaction.— The special nickel watch made for S. Salek, sold at 22s 6d and 25s is the best.—Obtainable only from S. Salek, Jeweller. 7 63 „_ |M ■ ■ B||| m ' pM^__MBMN>W| A ! Ai;HO is your Plumber? Why, J. W. VV Hardlbt, who is _ Manufacturer of Spouting, Ridging, Steel Gutteis, Baths, Sinks, Tanks, etc., and who has on hand the largwt stock of Pumps and I ip« m town. A GREAT Clearing Sale of Fancy Goods, to make room for New Stock. Everything at cost price. - Mrs Ad Alia, Saunders Buildings. STOCKTAKING SALE at R. Alcorn's, Saunders' Buildings. Everything reduced, tor Tash only, for One Month. Note prices of Blankets m advertisement. Boots and Shoes all reduced. TTTBE H. G. Flower's Sulphur Tablets, l_j Cough and Eucalyptus Drops, and top coughing. i+ EATBERS Cleaned, Dyed, and t Curled. Ladies' and Gentlemen's Gloves Cleaned. — Missis Hitchcock, Stafford street, Timaru. ; SOMERSET Meat Mart. The oldest the largest, tha best, and the cheap •st. gniHll 'loods a specialty. Ful weights guaranteed. A trial solicited. -W. J. SiLoooi. 4t182 i LINGERING Wool 3d, 200 yds Cotton " Reek lid, 400 yds 3d. Enormous stock of Ladies 9 and Children's Hose orther reduced at S. W. Alcokn & Co.'s oale. ITITANTED Known—T. Hoult has ■»" fresh Poik Sausages daily, hot Pies, also a good assortment of Jams, Pickles, Sauces, etc. AIT ANTED Known. — Special ship- V V roent of Linen Goods, dirsct from Belfast. Splendid value. See window »t akdrsw Orr's. \ k ANTED Known—Women's Black Csnhmere Hose from Is, Hoys' all Wuol Kaicker Hosa from Is 4<i. — Mitohkll <fc Turner. BERLIN WOOL, aU dolors, 4d Skein, Oil Cloths, two yirds wide, 2s ; one yard wide, Is.—Mitoh.kix&Tuhnbr. "TUNE Ladies Journals, New Games, tJ new supply of the Zither Harps and Ausoharps, New Books, Stationery, and Fancy Gooda. Sub scribers wanted for ->ur Circulating Library. L F. AkDR»W«B AMD Co, tfUti<m«c*' Hall.