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., wd also for Northern Ports of New Zealand, per Takapuna, as follows:—Ordinary letters, books, and newspapers, at 6.10 p.m. : registered letters, at 5 p.m. ; money orders, at 3 p.m. Due London January 3.

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit NOVEMBER 28, 1893. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

||We have made arrangements to obtain the earliest information as to the results of the polling throughout the colony to far as they can be known, and the same will be pub lished in the form of " Guardian " extras up to 11 o'clock to-night. A special edition of the "Guardian" will be delivered by the runners to-morrow morning, about 8 o'clock. An Anckland telegram says:—"Colonel Hume haa inspected the Rangariri Cemetery. A decent monument is to be put up in mem. ory of the soldiers interred there who fell in the Waikato campaign. The soldiers" graves inthedistricb cemeteries are to be also looked after." The following are the handicaps for the swimming races, in which local swimmers will compete in the Swimming Carnival on Wednesday afternoon :—IOO yards, seniors : —R, Upton, scr. jT. Grubb, 2sec ;H. Cur is, 7sec; A. Williams, 11 sec ; P. Cookson, LSsec ;H. Hoult, 203 ec 50 • ards, juniors : —F. Williams, scr; A. Witkie, 2dec; F Pri'chard, Oaec; H. Paje, llsec; A. Kelly, 14sec; H. Stephenson, 18:ec. In addition to these events Mr Civill has a grand pro gramme, and the public m*y look forward to an afternoon's sport not often seen here. A concert and dance were held in the Mayfield Hall on Friday evening in aid of the library fund. Mr Uellow Jjccupied the chair. The hall was packed, and as a result there will be sufficient money to get a number of books. Songa were sung by Messrs Broad, Kickman, Beckett, Deilow, and Hartle; Misses Rickman (2), Cree, Doyle and Roberts; Miss E. Rickman and Miss Roberts playing the accompaniments. After a very enjoyable dance the Ashburton singers left for home. Great praise is due to Mrs Kellahan for the excellent way in which she provided the supper. " Once I placed an aerial motor on a pair of fairbanks scales and set it going, says Thomas A. Edison." It lightened the scales, but it didn't fly. Another time I rigged up an disc of shutters and con nected it with a rapid piston rod in a per pendicular cylinder. These shutters would open and shut. If I could have gotten sufficient speed, say, a mile a second, the inertia or resistance of the air would have been as great as steel, and the quick opera tion of these shutters would have driven the machine, but I couldn't get the speed. I believe that before the airship men succeed they will have to do away with the buoy ancy chamber." A point not generally known in connection with the machinery of modern steamships is that all the shafting is hollow. After the shafts have been forged solid, a core, sometimes six or eight inches in diameter, is bored out from the centre, leaving a safe amount of metal in annular form for the work required. The reason for this is that a hollow shaft is really stronger as well as lighter than a solid one, and also that the core of a solid shaft often embodies impurir ties and incipient cracks which may radiate to the surface after long use and cause disaster. The same idea of hollowing out is carried through the entire system, even the crank pins being bored. An exciting scene was witnessed shortly after midnight one recent Sunday at Black burn, England. Sergeant Greenall and a large force of police were engaged in scouring' the town in search of an ex-convict named Diddle, who was wanted." Diddle had been tracked to the principal thoroughfare of the town, but a search among the houses revealed no clue to his hiding place. After a tjjro hours' search, nowever, he waßseen hiding on the roof of one of the principal buildings in the street, and the chase commenced. Diddle led his pursurers a long and hazardous pnr suit over the housetops before he was run to earth in an attic wheie he had taken refuge. Two constables entered the window of the room, and after a struggle secured their prisoner, who was lowered by ropes to the police belojy. Mr McLachlan addressed the pl^ctors at the Arcade last night, There wag a fab attendance, and Mr McLachlan was in good form. He was in a nice breezy humor, and he made irince meat of Mr TVaby's adver tisement, and regretted extremely that it had been necessary for him to take the steps that had been taken to vindicate hi« char acter agajnst mean and slanderous state ments cmanajtin^! from supporters of Mr Waby— more especially ©ne, whps^i? apology had been printed in the evening paper t'ffat night. The meeting was very enthusiastic, with one exception, and that was when he stated that with few exceptions the men in Scotland, when he was a boy, overstepped ||| bounds of strict sobriety on New Year's night. At that point Mr Andrew McKenzie, the well-known Highkui dancer, and a Scotchman of the Scotch, protested against this as a falsehood and a vile slander of hit countrymen,

What is a Social?— This was the question put by his Honour Mr Justice Demrston yesterday in a breach of promise case to Mr T. S. Wenton. The same question puzzled many others besides his Honour. Mr Weston cut the Gordian knot by decribing it as " a sort of a dance." Whether this will prove sat isfactory to the many enquiring minds who have endeavored to eolve this difficulty re mains to be seen. We learn from the "Sydney Morning Herald " that David Douglas, of Edinburgh, the celebrated Scottish publisher, who in troduced to the reading public Dean Ram say's " Reminiscences of Scottish Character," has thought to well of the latest work ot the Australian writer, Mr James Inglis' " Our Am Folk " as to make him a satisfac tory proposal for its immediate publication. Mr Inglis is known to thousands of readers as " Maori," and he has accepted the offer so that the book may shortly be expected. Professor Jack, of Glasgow University, formerly editor of " Macmillan's Magazine," has promised to look over the proofs for Mr Inglis, and under such auspices it may be safely anticipated that Mr Inglis will score another literary success.;

CORRESPONDENCE.

We p not hold oaneives responsible tor the opinions txpiewed by our correspondent*,)

GOVERNMENT CANDIDATE.

TO THi! feDITIJR. '■" ' ;*' r''. Sib,— v [Elector," nukes a clever Attempt to conjure electors into the belief that Mr Seddon selected Mr Waby as the Govern* ment candidate when he said Mr Waby was "an able, honest, and conscientious man." whilst as a matter of tact, he declined to do so. Under what circumstances did the Premier use those words ? These : When he arrived at the Hall on Friday evening (io the company of Mr McLachlan) he was met by a deputation of direct vetoists. They represented to th« Premier that the Liberal Association and Temperance workers generally had accepted Mr Waby as the Liberal candidate, and that he was a sup porter of the present Government. The Premier then referred the deputation to the newspaper report of Mr Waby's meeting, at which he (Mr Waby) announced his inten tion of opposing the Government on the direct veto question if necessary. It was then argued that Mr Waby misunderstood the question asked by Mr Maynard. But alas, Mr Seddon was ready, and immedia tely produced a letter written by Mr Waby wherein he affirmed his previous statement, and Mr Seddon had nought left but to accept Mr Waby's word (i.e., the would oppose the Government) against that of the deputation. The attempt to pawn Mr Waby off as a Go vernment supporter was thus frustrated. Regarding "Elector's" statement that Mr Waby is the only candidate who has received a vote of confidence at the Hall, one oould easily see it was " cut and dried," as Mr Sawle himself stated he had been asked to second it.—l am, etc., Alf. J. Tirmll-Baxteb.

THE ASHBURTON ELECTION.

TO THE El ITCH. Sir, —The leader that appeared in the Christchurch " Press of Saturday appeared to be about the moat incredible specimen of illogical partisanship that the whole history ot New Zealand journalism can furnish. The writer makes the modest request that Mr Purnell should withdraw from the contest, pointing out how graceful and |utterly beautiful such an act on his pare would be. Can the Christchurch ' Press " be ignorant that three years ago \Mr Purnell did so sacrifice himself for th» good of his party, and that it was largely owing to that sacri fice that the Conservative member was re urned ? Do they not remember how on that occasion the Opposition j lurnais de clared such an act on a future occasion ought to be rewarded. This being so, and Mr Purnell now looking round for their promised support, he meets with the astounding suggestion that it would be a " graceful" act for him to retire again. And for whose benefit is this retirement sug gested. It is not for one who his like Mr Purnell himself spent some of the best years of his life in the district, whose business interests and the interests of his family are bound up with the district. It is for a gentleman whose occupation* in times of political quiet are best known to himself, and who at election times duly makes his appearance and condescendingly aiks the electors to return him as their .member. We can only hope that the answer on Tues day will be final and complete. Trusting you will oblige a deserving citizen by pub' lishiog this.—l am, etc, A. J. Buchanan. Wakanui Road, Ashburton,

Ashburton Gas Company.

) The annual general meeting of share holders of the Ashburton Gas Company was held in the Arcade Chambers on Thursday, November 23. A fair number of share holders attended, and Mr Bullock presided. REPORT AND BALANCE SHEET. These documents were taken as read, and on the motion of the chairman seconded by Mr Hugo Friedlander, were adopted, The chairman congratulated the share holders on the generally prosperous condi tion of the company. There had been a gradual ncrease in the consumption of gas, and after miking provision for new plant, it was proposed to increase the dividend by one percent, making it on this occasion seven percent. PIVIDENP. On the motion ot Mr Friedlander, seconded by Mr Cookson, it was resolved that a divi dend of seven per cent be declared payable on Monday, November 27. ELECTION OF OFF.CERS. The retiring directors—Messrs Douglass and Bullock —were re-elected, and Mr George Jameson was re-elected auditor. THANKS. A vote of thanks was passed to the directors for their services during the past year; a? was also a similar compliment to the staff, and another vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings.

At a meeting of directors held subse quently Mr T. Bullock was re-elected chairman of directors.

COMMERCIAL.

Sydney, November 27. Private advices indicate that a sharp decline is probable in the London batter market. Melbourne, November 27. Communications from a leading London firm point tp an early and profitable trade in Australian fodder.

The British Navy.

THE SUPREMACY OF THE MEDITERANEAN.

London, November 24. %1 he English press unanimously de mand an increase in the Mediterranean cquadfon. Lord Roberts considers that, in pon : sequence of the recent action of the Russians, the fleet must be reinforced in order to regain the supremacy in the Mediterranean. November 25. In the House of Commons, Mr Glad stone stated that more shipbuilding would begin shortly, as it was the in tention of the Admiralty to retain the original naval stvpgth of (Great Britain.

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

MR C. W .PUBNELL AT THE ODDFELLOWS' HALL.

Mr Purriell addressed a fairly large gathering of the electors at the Odd fellows' Hall last night. The Mayor was in the chair, and introduced the candidate. Mr Purndl slid they had now reached the eve of the day which was " big with the fate of Cato and of Borne." They had passed through an exciting time, which had proved too much for some of their Liberal friends, some of whom had been illustrating in a feeble way the advantages of " com pulsory arbitration " in the settlement of political differences. He would first speak upon the subject of LIBERALISM. It was really surprising how many people were led away by names. He had no doubt that on the polling day numbers of persons would vote for can didates in whom they did not believe simply because these candidates called themselves " Liberal." It was indeed curious to notice how unanimous the great body of Liberals were In holding the opinion that most of the candidates standing upon the Liberal ticket were totally unfit to be members of Parlia ment, but nevertheless they intended to vote for these candidates because the latter dubbed themselves " Liberal" and wert prepared to swear by some shibboleth or another. If, however, a candidate was to be elected quite irres pective of his personal qualification they might as well send a voting machine to Wellington at once, which would do the work quite as well and much more cheaply. It did seem to him that the first and foremost thing they had to consider was whether a candidate was a fit and proper person to represent the constituency, and not whether he was prepared to swallow a programme which would catch votes. He (Mr Purnell) was willing to be tried by this test. What was called Liberal ism in this colony, however, had really nothing in common with the principles of the great liberal party of which Mr Gladstone was the head. It was a different thing altogether—it was Socialism. Some of the so-called Liberal leaden in this colony recog nising this fact suggested that Liberal ism in New Zealand should be called Socialism. Mr Purnell then read some extracts from the electivtrpro gramrae of the Dunedin Workers' Poli tical Committee in order to show the aims of the so-called Liberal organisa tions. Then, too, all sorts of measures, in support of which no sound argument could be adduced, were dubbed " Liberal," and received large support solely on that account, although there was really nothing Liberal in them Why, for instance, was it more Liberal to place our railways under the man agement of a Cabinet Minister, who knew nothiug whatever about them, than under that of those experts, who did know. They should not allow themselves to be carried away by cries of Liberalism and Conservatism, but should test measures upon their merits, arid support or oppose them accord ingly. PARTY GOVERNMENT. The same principle should be ap plied to the conduct of business in Parliament. There was an outcry against party Government as it was carried on in New Zealand, and he did not at it. The party system was greatly abused in this colony. He Gould not admit the right of a Parlia mentary leader to call upon his fol lowers to oppose a measure merely because it emanated from the opposite party. That was party Government run mad. If a Ministry were attacked by a motion of no-confldence, that Minisfcry^had a right to call upon its supporters to assist in lepelling the attack, while the leader of the Opposi tion was entitled to ask "feis own fol lowers to support the motion, but it was lamentable to see bad measures passed through the House and good measures rejected for party purposes. MR SBDDON'S SPEECH. He would now say a few words in reply to Mr Seddon. Although the Premier's speech at the Oddfellows' Hall Was virtually a repetition of speeches previously delivered by him elsewhere, the misstatements in it had been refuted in the newspapers over and over again. Mr Seddon's speech too was largely made up of the expressions "the people " and " the will of the people," which seemed to convey much conso lation to some persons' minds. Be (Mr Purnell) would just protest in ■ the strongest manner possible against the indecent and unconstitutional act of Mr Seddon in coming to Ashburton to deliver an address at the taxpayers' expense, just in the thick of a con tested election, and for what purpose ? ■yrhy,tp ensure the return of a candidate who would assist in keeping Mr Seddon and his colleagues in office. It was a most unwarrantable interference with the freedom of electors*, and he hoped the constituency would resent it. Mr Seddon's speech was of a most opti: raistic character, and according to Mr Seddon, the colony was in a full flush of exceeding prosperity ; but was it so? No doubt Mr Seddon himself was in a highly prosperous state just now; and when a man was doing well, he was apt to think that the world was a very pleasant place to live in, and that everybody ought to be happy and con tested. They all knew, however, that the colony was not in a flourishing condition just now; but the reverse* When Mr Seddon talked about the policy of the last Ministry having driven away thousands of their fellow colonists from the country, while the policy pf the present Ministry had qaused an influx of 35,0Q0 persons into the colony, he was simply insulting the intelligence of his hearers. They all knaw that the cause of the exodus was the land boom in Melbourne: and when that boom collapsed and financial disaster ensued, the persons who had left New Zealand returned bringing others with them, as Sir Harry Atkinson predicted they would do. Neither Ministry had really anything f;o do with tfie exodus or the influx. What, indeed, had the present Ministry done to cause an influx of population to promote industrial enterprise 1 What encouragement had they offered :o capitalists to invest their money in thii country Their whole career M typo, "fit crusade against capital,

Were bursting-up taxes and haras sing and one-sided laws fettering the action of employers likely to in duce the investment of capital ? The Ministry boasted and bragged of their land policy, but their land policy was uituply the policy of their predecessors. The Land Act under which the Atkin son Ministry worked remained in force until nearly the end of 1892, and the new Act, which was pawed in 1892, was virtually a consolidation of that mea sure—the only new featureof any import ance in it being the " eternal lease." The present Government claimed to be a non-borrowing Government. Mr Seddon affirmed that his Government bad refrained from borrowing, but then proceeded to show that since they had been in office the net public debt had increased by half a million sterling. It had actually increased much more than this. The public accounts showed that upon the 31st March, 1891, the net debt stood at £37,859,157, while upon the 31st March, 1893, it was £88,144,070, or an increase of £784,913. Since March, by the con version of the half million loan, guaranteed by the Imperial Parliament, a further increase of £270,000 had taken place, making a total increase of £1,054,913 in the net public debt since the 31st March, 1891. This was not bad for a non-borrowing Govern ment. The Opposition had aptly de signated it as " borrowing on the sly," because the increase was made imper ceptibly, and without any intimation I on the part of the Government that it professed to increase the debt. The annual charges in respect of the debt had, it was true, decreased by about £20,000, but this was effected by our setting aside less for sinking fund, but this could not be regarded as a saving, although tbe Premier chose to call it so. Mr Purnell then fully explained the recent conversion of the half a million, showing that, by the operation, the net public debt had been increased by no less than £270,000, while the colony lost in interest £7254 annually. And all this was done to enable the treasurer to get hold of £160,000 in ready money, at a time when the Ministry were boast ing of the large surpluses they had in hand! The Government, too, last session took authority to borrow £250,000 at 5 per cent to pay for the Cheviot estate, although Mr McKenzie, speaking at Ashburton a few months ago, declared that the Government had paid for the estate out of revenue. Yet at that very time a treasury bill for £200,000 was in the hands of the purchasers on account of the: purchase money. Mr Purnell then criticised Mr Seddon's remarks upon the Land for Settlements Bill, pointing out that Mr Seddon dealt with the Bill in the form in which it emerged from Com mittee, and not as it was originally introduced into the House. The reply to Mr Beddon's assertion that the Bill was only meant to affect large estates was to be found in the fact that the Government only asked for power to expend £50,000 a year under it, while Mr John McKenzie expressly stated in the House that it was proposed under tho Bill to take farms near towns which might be thought suitable for cutting up into small holdings. Mr Heddon" declared that the Ministry were not land nationalisers, but whom did they think presided at the meeting held in Dunedin when the National Liberal Association was formed and its plat form adopted, the most important plank of which was the nationalisation of the land. Why, the Honorable Richard Seddon ? CHEAP MONEY. He looked upon the land scheme for enabling farmers to borrow money upon mortgage of their farms at a low rate of interest which was published a week or two ago as merely an election dodge on the part of the Ministry to revive their waning prestige in the country districts, but if any practical working scheme for effecting this end were laid before Parliament it would receive his most cordial and hearty support. THE MOUNT SOMERS TRAMWAY. . This district had enjoyed very little public works expenditure during the last few y*ara, and he thought they might fairly ask the Government to expend a few thousand pounds in extending the Mount Stamen railway a couple of miles or so, and then bring it nearer to the bush country, which would tend to cheapen the cost of firewood and other bush products to the people in the towjb. CONCLUSION. Mr Purnell complained of an adver tisement, comprising an extract from the " Press "newspaper, which appeared in last night's Guardian, as being pub lished in such a manner as to lead the reader to suppose that it was a leading article of the Guardian, This was hitting " below the belt." The Christ church " Press " had treated him most ungenerously during the election; but the Ashburton paper had been ex tremely fair and impartial. He did not come before them as the represen tative of a body of large landowners,., eagerly striving to regain that political power which they once possessed, which . they had sadly misused, but which had now passed away from them for ever. He had not enjoyed the advantage of the assistance of large landowners giving unwonted picnics to unwonted guests, nor of the eloquence of Mr John Holmes, whose run extended right into the township of Methven and half strangled it. He would not do any injustice to large landowners, but he did not belong to their cloth. It would be for che electors to decide whether they would elect the large landowners' nominee; or whether they would choose their own repre sentative. He had not during the election grasped the hand of every working man he met with and inquired affectionately after his health and welfare, as though that working man were his beloved and long-lost brother; but then they all knew that he would be just the same after the election as he was before it; and he might remind those working men who, during the last few weeks have been so tenderly embraced by the other three" candidates, that after the polling day they'would see very litylfl more of those candidates j whereas he (Mi Purnell) would still remain here. He had met with great encouragement during the, election campaign, and be< lieyed by this time to-morrow he would, be the member for Aihburton. (tikeat

THE ASBTOHTON GHABDIAN■; TUESDAY, NOVEMBEB 28, 1898.



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""WantedL ~" ANTED—Four Shearers at once. _____J^P pJLD> THOMAa> ll 211 ANTED Known,—To meet the times Dresses made from 9a 6d.— Mrs Meboh, Tancred street. 11 ltfg GENERAL Meeting of the Ariel Bicycle Club will be held In the Arcade Chambers, To-Morrotf Night, to 8 o'clock. All members are requested at attend.. Business Important. 11 212 USINGS in Maori Land by Bracken, Lajs and Lyrics do., Birthday Books, Diaries.—H. M. Jones. fiiH&T which brings most light and •L hope to poorest homes is Titan Soap. 11 183 XMAS and New Year Cards in great Tariety. Gelatine hand painted and Slush packets ot cards from 3d.--H. M. ONES. HOW does McKay cut your hair 1 A$ you like it. (tiltakesgeure), James McKay, Hairdresser and Ornamental Hairworker, Kaet Street, next Bank of flew Zealand. _i!__? ANTED, Everybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. fl. Zanixer, bole Agents 11 181 mWKNTY-EIOHT Pounds to 100 Tons X of Tunnage and Sons' Celebrated li'ibh truano may be had from Mks Whittisoton, agent. Cabbage Plants, Celery, Lettuce, itadidhes, etc. DUNT wash yourself. Titan Soap does, the work. Ho rubbing. .Mo machinei. H 182 WANTED Known—loo Ladies Fashionable .c uushadesat Am>kkw Qkk -a. 11172 WANIED ivnown -A mauutactui«r'h Stock of Shot Silk Ui»ck and colored Suuehades and Umbrellas at halt price.—AMBMEW Okm. 1117b I HE Best .Nickel Watch in the Market __. for 15s. Usually sold by Jewelkrb At from _0d to 25d eacu. Specially mait in £uulabd to our order.—dona Ok» ani> 00. « -yii WAJiTIfiD Known— Spectacles, eyi prcticiois, Gogg'es, Folders, mtL everything in the optical hue at b Salek's, Uptician. WANTED— Buyers of drapery ana clothing, lo ace ihe value we are ottering.—MlTCHiLL & Idkaer. BUO&.S in great variety to suit an classes ol readers, at the lUilway ISOOK bTAIt. 7 10* WANTED. —Everyone to know thai we have too much Stock, aud too little money.—Miichbi.li and Tukneb. WANTED— Mothers of families to know that we cannot be beaten for value iv Drapery and Olotbiiig.— Mitchell «fc Tukkek. . UMi-iioUiT Meat Mrtiu. Ihe olae.-<t O thejapgest, tha best, aud the cheap eat biuall Uoods a tipccialty. Fun Weights guaranteed. A uiai solioitttd. —VV, J. ftimocK. -t!B2 WANTED Known—" The Corner " is showing a magnificent New Stock ot Drapery and Clothing. —W. 11. Collier. WANTJ-D Known -W. H. Collibb's nuleU loui-clabp Kid Ulovea, 2s t>u, imve ju»t anived in -11 sizes. |i; ANI'ED Known.—To make room W for Spring Boots I will give ten per cent for cash. Kepairs done at once cneaper than ever to stay bad times over ac J. Moison, Premier Bootmaker. 8 18 WANTED Known—Some wonderful job lines n Drapery, etc., now oeingsold; also present* to all purchasers. H U. Segehs, Melford House, SUITS to measure, during the sale, 49s 555, 60s, 70s, and 755. Fit and workmanship guaranteed.—R. Alcorn, Sannders' Buildings. ANTED Known—Forfars, 4£d ; Tick ings, 4H ; Brown Hollands, 4£d.— AKJBEwORRr 11175 W"~ ANTED Known-60 Pieces black and colored French Merinos and Cashmeres at Is 4£d to Is 6d.-AHDR*v; ORK. Ul7b AN TE D Known—For Election Week, 100 Pairs Boots, 2s 6d per pair.—Andbew ORhu __liiZi WANTED Known—That A. J. Wilkeb repairs Bicycle?, Sowing ' -lachines, Lawn Mowers, Medical Coils, and all descriptions of light machinery. D^ ONT Forget to send your Bicycles along to the Old Kindergarten to De repaired, at moderate rates. RAILWAY Book Stall.—A very large and choice Lojb pf books to select 7^. 1 103 CHRISTMAS Cards for your friends in the Old Country jt L. F. Ajprbweb and Co. ____? M'~ EDIOAL Coils made and repaired on the shortest notice at easy prices afc A. J. Walker's, Old Kinder garten. IF yon want fitst class fruit go to Adasis' for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc. DIARIES for 1894.—L. F. Anpkbwes and Co. 11 16 BOOK^ in good order and complete bought or taken in exchange. New Stock arriving ©very week. Circulating Library.—J. Madden, N.ewsag©ut. EW Annual "Volumes, Boys' and Girls' Own Annuals, Little Folks, Chatterbox, Children's F«"iflnd, Child's Companion, Biistish Workman and Workwoman, Band of Hope, Sunday, Family Friend, Young England, all at lowest prices —L. F, A^prbwes AKD Co., SUtioopfp' Hall,



Wamea BANG 1 Bang I Bang t Guns t Gnus; Guns! by the beeb makers and Itted with all the latest Improvements. Powder, Shot, Caps, Cartridges, Wads, and Oases at J. W. H&kdiby's, East Street, Gans repaired. WANTED Known—For good value in first class Drapery, Millinery, Boots, Clothing, etc., go to Mklfokd Aottsb. Beautiful present* now giving away to all purchasers. '^ f ITHEBBdo you gee your Ironmon- VY gery 1 At Hakdlit sof course, where we get the best value in Sheet Lead, Nails, Locks, Hinges, Plough Chains, Rope, Wire Knotting, Gone Knives, Spades and Forks, Lamps, Fender ano Fire Irona, and anything you require WANTED Known—6o Pieces Fashion able Prints at 4sd; 50 dozen Towels from 4|d ; White Counterpanes, 30 per cent under usual price.—Andrew Obk. 11 174 WHO is your Plumber 1 Why W . Habdlst, who Is a Manufacturer of Spouting, Ridging, Steel Gutters, f Baths, Sinks, Tanks, etc., and who has on hand the largest stock of Pumps and Pipe in town. SALE, SALE, of Books, Stationery, Fancy Goods, Music, etc., Fire Screens, Pictures, Glass Ornaments, Christmas Cards, Cricket and Lawn Tennis Material, Photo Albums and Frames, and hundreds of other articles are to be sold a* a great sacrifice for Cash during this month only, at L. Ft Akdrewes A Co., Stationer's Hall. ~~ ~sTpic \Tjll~votiotl WANTED KNOW . NEW ZEALAND BIBLE and BOOK SOCIETY hps opened a depot in the shop lately occupied by Mr Harry Friedlancler with a large and well assorted stock of >ew Books, G*rdß, etc , includ ing New Prize Books and all the New Annual Volumes, Boys Own, Girls Own, Chatterbox, Sunday, New Xraas Catds, etc.— N.B. —Will remain until December 7 only. J. K. MacDONALD, 11 104 Agent. gaAXJUKIt* Song' Eucalypti Extract There are imitations of Eucalypti Extract in th market now, products of simple distillation forming rude resinous oils. In order that these crude oils may not be taken, Oar Pure Volatile Kac«> lyptl Extract, which is recognised by the medical division of the Prussian Government to be of perfectly pure origin, as per information f awarded to as through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2, 1878 we state s— It is proved by tests made by the Medicfal Clinics of the Universities at Bonn and Q-roifswal', Prussia, and reported by Dr Schulz, Professor of Pharmacology at Bonn, and Professor Dr Mosbr, Director of tbe Medical Ollnic at Greifswal 1, 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'B EUCALYPTI EXTRACT according to these authorities, and accor in g to Pro fessor Dr Lister, of England, and to Drs Bauer, Mclntire, Wood, Hazard, etc., of Ainerlck, Is the only extract correspondingto scientific tests, and the only one which possesses the proper therapeutic value. Allother crude oils are to be classed among the turpentines, which have, when used as medicine, no therapeutic effect and are abandoned as an internal medicament. There so called Eucalypti Extracts, which may have received dist nctisn at Exhibitions as commercial articles and are used for mechanical pur poses only are discernible :— 1. By their deficiency in pungent odour (which our product, the only genuine Eucalypti Extrao de velops most freely through its surplus of oxy c ). 1 By their alcoholic thin and mobile appearance, being reduced in specific density through the presenoe of acid* J. By their taste, the result of the contracting ten dency of resins and tennates. If these crude oils, so callc 1 eucalypti extracts are applied by mistake In oa*es of croup, b onchitia, diph theria, Internal inflammations, dysentery, wound*, the tbeensequenceate most appalling, for safety alway ask always for Saad«r and S«aa'J3acalvi*tt Extract and get the old, well tested and reliable prenrr*tion.—Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia.— a««<»r mst* Imi '^OLLOWAlrT^PiLLS^lniportarit for the delicate. It is difficult to determine which is the more trying to the human constitution, the damp.cold days of autumn and winter, or the keen, dry, easterly winds of spring. Throughout the seasons good health may be maintained by occasional doßes of Tiolloway's Pills, which purify the blood and act as wholesome stimulints to the skin stomach, liver, bowels and kidneys. This celebrated mediciup needs but a fair trial to convince the ailing and desponding that it will restore and cheer them without danger, pain or inconveniencr, No family' should bp without a supply of Holloway's Pills and Ointment, as by a timely recourse to them the first erring function may be reclamed, suffering may be spared, and life saved Hmtislprecious. -♦— —— ■ ' i Time is precious when you want to eateb a train, but it is priceless when the question of health is considered. Do not delay a moment if you suffer any of the symptoms of fjrjght's Disease, Bladder, .Liyer, oi Kidney t^iseaa.e, Rheumatism, Nervousness*, Dyspepsia, Dropsy, Diab>lra, Gravel, Female Weaknesses, or prostration, £aks one or other of Warner's Safe pure* as pre scribed in Warner and Go. Limited f pamphlets. Warner's Safe Cure was a_ great medical discovery, not a sneaking imitation of some other medical preparation. Warner's Safe Remedies are made on honor, none but the purest and best in gredients entering iota their composition. They are not cheap in a#y jieps,e of jb^aword, and cannot be sold in oompetitio^ 'vify cheap and nasty decoctions. We trust our friends,«for their own good, will insist on having wh&t they ask their chemist for, and not be put oft' w^h any vile substitute or iiriitatiotn for" \Varner • §afe f GureV or uiy 9fo*r #" Wwßv'p^a|t pewedje,/' ' •*? I



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ThK BEST REMEDY FOR INDIGESTION—Norton' Camomile Pills sro confidently recommended as of simple remedy for Indigestion, which ii the cause te nearly all the diseases to which we we subjccai Norton's Pills, which •' Justice " called the '• Naturra Streugthener of the Human Stomach;" act as a powec fuj sonic end (rentle aperient, are mild id' their opern 'florii and s&fa ur it any circumstances, Sold t bottles, at is' ljd 2* 1«, medicine veud • brpugbODUh* world,