MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as under, subject to the necessary alterations: — SATDRDAY, August 12. For Fortheru Ports, per Penguin, at 030 p.m.

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit SATURDAY, 12, 1893. FOREST TREES.

In TiMARU, in connection with the Domain, it has been decided to set apart a portion of ground for the special purpose of raising young trees for Arbor Day planting. The idea is an excellent one, and might be advan tageously adopted by our County Do main Board. With, apparently, the noble exception of Bakaia, the School Committees and other bodies who superintended Arbor Day arrange ments, confined their attention to the planting of macrocarpa and pinus insignia. These are all very well in their way. Macrocarpa make an ex cellent and ornamental fence, and for shade and shelter and ornamental trees serve admirably when grown singly* Pinm Insignia do well enough where shelter is wanted, but by and by the growers of them are only too glad to have them felled and rooted out. If then they were valuable as timber, which they are not, or good as fire wood—the Ashburton Domain Board got about three half-crowns per cord at auction for the last lot they sold— which is a matter of opinion, there would be some sense in planting them; but our experience of them here is that as soon as they are fairly well grown it is wise to get rid of them. We cannot, therefore, go on planting stuff of this kind extsnsively, and must, if plantations are to be valuable to u« in the future, or to those who are to come after us, turn our attention to forest trees that will yield us timber for the workshop, fourteen or fifteen years ago, when the county was bare of trees, and everybody planted fast growing speoies, Mr C. W. Purnell, vigorously attacked the policy then pursued. Not that he objected to the planting of pines, etc., as a measure of expediency, but he laid stress oa the unwisdom of neglecting the planting of hardwood forest treeß, slow growers like the oak and others, and prophesied that those who neglected these trees would in time regret it. There are many now who would be only too glad to have alternate trees of British timber with concentric rings £o the number of fifteen round their sturdy hearts. The Ashburton Domain is a county institution and a portion of it might very well be set aside for nursery purposes for trees of this description for the supply of public bodies in the county, who would doubtless be willing to pay for them such a price as would cover tho actual cost of raising, and no more should bo required.

A CENTURY HENCE.

An article appeared in a recent number of the "North American RevieM-', which has attracted a good deal of at tention- The author draws a picture of America as he expects it to be a hundred years hence. He ex presses the opinion that agricultural and pastoral pursuits will take prece dence of all others in public estimation. He considers that the population of the country will have increased to about 300,000,000, and that although the cities will accommodate vast numbers of the people—every acre of land available for tillage will be utilised. Even then there will -be no surplus food for exportation, owing to the great demand for Home consumption. The writer contends that, in view of the efforts being made—more especially in America —to improve the position or all agricultural industries, the con ditions and prospects thereof will be come more and more attractive, and &« number of people engaging in pur suits .connected with them will be con tinually increasing. Among the re sults of scientific farming, the facilities ior carrying on the dairy industry will be multiplied and extended, and the article in the " Review" predicts most wonderful results. For instance the systematic fertilisation of land by artificial means i* expected to enable one acre to support four eowg, where now only one can find sustenance. Waste products will be utilised in ways hitherto unknown, and the diseases of stock and insects and other pests will no longer trouble the farmer. In the vicinity of the cities, glass houses will enable summer fruits and vegetables to flourish all the year round, In short, it would be almost impossible to enumerate the many ways in which the progress of science and the ingenuity of man would improve the position of the fanner. The writer contended that all the large farms would be in the hand* of men of high culture and scientific attainments, while the bulk of the population out side the cities would be small land holders depending partly for support upon work done for others. In such a condition of things., when rural life will possess all the pleasures and re finement* now generally supposed to be confined to dwellers in citien—as well as those properly belonging to the country—it may naturally be supposed that professional men and those whose callings keep in the centres oi popula tion will regard the acquisition of wealth as a means of securing a home in the country, an. Arcadia where everybody could .end his days in peace tmd plenty. "Without going so far a$

the writer in the " North American Review," we find no difficulty in pic turing a brilliant future for a country blessed with a salubrious climate, a fertile soil, and an industrious popula tion, if unscrupulous politicians could be kept in check and the social re lations maintained on an equitable basis. Ihe writer we have been quoting does not seem to have made any allowance for the operations of these difficulties, although the history of the past furnishes ample evidence of their disastrous influence. The path of time is strewed with the wrecks of nations caused by the malign influences of political intrigue, personal ambition, and private greed. Their lands were as fertile, their climate as genial, and and their people as industrious as the bulk of those who are following pretty closely in their footsteps. Their ruin can be traced to the selfsame influences that are at woik in the front ranks of the nineteenth century civilisation, and which, if we mistake not, will prevent the accomplishment of the beautiful dream of the writer in the "North American Review." These are the cankers at the root of the social and political systems of the age. The land may be fertile, the air balmy, , and the people industrious ; but none of these things can ensure permanent prosperity in the face of political jobbery, and an ever increasing social inequality. It is probably only due to the operation of a natural law that the rich become richer, and the poor poorer, as civilization—as it is now understood —becomes developed in a nation. But we believe the signs of the times in all those countries that claim to be in the van of civilisation should serve as a warning not to be neglected. When the ties which should bind the various classes of the people together begin to be strained and weakened —when the extremes get further and further apart—the point of rupture is being approached, and rupture means at the least revoluj tion. The people of the Uniced States, claiming to be in the very foremost rank of human progress, are yet a long way from that elevated position from which they can decry even the entrance to that Arcadia—that land flowing with milk and honey painted in such attractive colours by the writer in the "North American Review."

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Entries tor the Maiden Pla'e ftt the Spring Meeting of the Ashburton Racing Club close on Saturday, September 2. A poll of ratepayers of Lyttelton taken yesterday was in favor of the proposal to raise a loan of £3000 for the purpose of re placing the water main between Heathcote and Lyttelton. A memorandum sent by the Premier to the Speaker notifies that, in consequence of a person having been detected travelling on the New Zealand railways with a gold pas* stolen from the residence of a New South Wales legislator, Australian passea would only be granted on presentation of letters of introduction. Members of the New Zealand Houses should be prepared to act similarly in Australia. It will be seen by advertisement that the RevE A. Siotfc officiates at St. Stephen's Church to-morrow (Sunday). The Rev T. A. Hamilton be'ng summoned to preach at the Cathedral on Sunday evening, an ex change of duties was happily arrauged w th 11 c former incumbent. Itgoos withoutaayiDg that Mr Scott will ba most heartily welcomed by his old parishioners, and should the weather prove favorable large congregations may be expected to assemble. A public trial of the celebrated Carlyle Spading Harrow manufactured by Messrs Booth, Macdonald and Co., and for which Messrs David Thomas and F. Ferriman are the Ashburton agents, has been arranged to take place at Mr Duffy's paddock, on the Great South Road, near the Ashburton County Saleyards. The trial will be held on Tuesday ne*t,«August 15, and farmers and others interested »re jnvited to inspect the working of the new implement, The following are the Ashburton prise- j takers at the Christchurch Poultry Show hold yesterday. Mr Stephens first for Leg horn cockerel, and 1 and special for Leghorn pullet. Mr E. E. Tasker 1, 2, highly com mended and special, for gulden pencilled Hamburg cockerel, 1 and 2 for hen, and 1, 2, and special for pullet. The following are the Titnaru prize takers t—J. £rown, 1 and special, Orpington cock. A. J".. Ennjg, I, 2, and special, Spanish cock, I and 2, cockerel, 1 and 2, pullet, 2, hen, Mrs fifunnell, 1, 2, and special, Minoioa cockerel, 1 and h cfaen^ Thefollowing rather malicious paragraph is going the rounds of the Australian press :— Dialogue between two Victorian farmers which is reported to have recently taken 1 place i—r" Talking abo.ij.fc weeds ; how about I this new crop of Canadian thistles that's springing up everywhere about?' 1 " What, have you gob them too?" "Yes." "Well, dye know where they come from ?" " No." "Hayo you been getting much grass seed lately from JjTew Zealand ?" " Yes, I have; I thought the sample 19 good, and the price moderate, that I've beea ranging on it a good deal." " Well, that's where IVe found mine come from. The thistle's thick over ther& and ever since the New Zealand grass seed Gawe 89 pjjiich into fashion we have had the Canadian thistle, and J'ye determined to buy no more New Zealand gr«#s without a test guarantee. The Canadian thistle is like Cape weed, it only flourishes in rich land $ afyj let either of them get a hold, and good-bye <to yop land," It is becoming more and mot ( e .evident (says the parliamentary correspondent ,oi a Southern paper) that many and great changes will taka place in the pertonel of the House after the next general election. It Is certain yhat a considerable number of the present jpousbera will not come back after the poll, but apart fj?<?m this some of the best men in the House are t»rei ,of politics The Opposition will suffer severely in thyi way, fpr no less than «even are said to have signified ; tjtteir intention to retire from political life at the end of tfoe present session. These are :—Sir Jokn Hall (Bllesmere^ Mr Bruce (Eangitikei), Mr Bllc.kl.and (Manu kau), Mr Fergus (Wakafcipu^ Mr Harkness (Nelson), Major Hamlin (Franklia), Mr JL-ake (Waik*ibo), and Mr (Tuapeka). Pressure being brought to bear upon these to reconsider the£r decision, it is to be hoped with some measure of succeea, for ( the list contains the names of some of the besi i > debater)! soundest politicians in the I I House, I

CRICKET.

London, August 10. The wicket was rather heavy. The Australians made 195. G Giffen 46, M. Bannerman 27, Trotfc 55. Bruce 25 Conninghmi not out 23 The L'verpool team have lost ore wicket for 5 Trott. played a brilliant int i-'gs. Bannerman blocked in his u-u-»t way, and the other three played woli and gave no chances. London, August 11. Flowers, (119 Notts \v ifesstonal, has been invited to play for Ail Fngland on- Monday. (Received August 12, 10.50 a.m.) London, August 11. In the cricket match Liverpool hid lost four wickets for 29 runs when rain stopped the game. Coningham and McLeod opened the bowling, and only 13 runs were scored in fourteen overs.

San Francisco Mail.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Auckland, August 11. Arrived—Alameda from Sydney, and the Mariposa from San Francisco. The latter's dates are—San Francisco, July 22; Honolulu, July 29; Apia, August 5. She had a smart voyage of 18 days 17 hours. She sails for Sydney at 6 p.m. The Mariposa'a dates are— Europe, July 21; America, July 22.

GENERAL SUMMARY.

,- J, S. Shans 1 wool warehouse in Brad ford, England, was burned on July 3. The loss was £50,000. An extraordinary story which is said to have been the cause for a tradesman effecting an insurance against the royal wedding not taking place is related in the American summary as follows. It is that between four and five years ago George, the Duke of York, was married by the Roman Catholic ritual to a daughter of a British naval officer of high rank and that , there are children by the marriage. It is told by a ladylj that one Week before the marriage a letter received lrom Princess May was being shown about in Court circles in which tha Princess said to her titled lady correspondent that she knew all about the whole affair. The German Emperor is delighted at the passage of the Army BUI, and rumor has it that he will confer on Mr Caprivi the dignity of Prince. The Jews of Yalta, on the Crimea, refused to obey the decree and retire to their homes. For several days an anti- Jewish mob broke into houses occupied by Jews. The Jews fought back and dozens were dragged into the streets beaten, and many were killed. The houses owned by the Jews were plun dered and wrecked. Troops were called to restore order. None of the rioters were killed, but a few were injured.

AMERICAN SUMMARY.

Charles Miller, a negro, who ravisbcd and murdered two young girls at Sikes town, Missouri, was lynched on July 8, He was first hanged, and the body after wards burned. Miller died protesting his innocence. Pomeroy, in lowa, a town of 1000 inhabitants, was struck by a cyclone on July 6, which swept away all buildings, i and injured a la'-ge number of people. The latest returns show 100 persons killed in the town, and 200 injured. Fonda and Manson also suffered. In the place first nimed five entire families were I blown away fend lost, as no trace have been found of them. The quaker sttfement of Falsington, New Jersey, was the tcene of a shocking whitecap outrage on Friday, June 30, prompted, it; is said, by jealousy. One of the victims was Mrs Hannah Church, a comely widow ; the other was James O'Ntil, a young man who vr. rks in the vicinity Five masked young . men, entered the To.im where Mrs Church and ONeil were sitting, seized O'JSiil aud held him fast while others sprang upon the woman, tore off all her clothing and after cutting her flesh in places, took a large paint pot, filled with Japan varnish and lampblack, and poured it over her naked body, rubbing it in wich their hands. Meantime O'Nejl wasiiokedand beaten till almost insensible, and they subjected tbe woman to further torture too revolting to describe.

Parliamentary Notes.

(FROM OUK OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Wellington, August 11. BILL. The Electoral Bill has been read the third time and will be sent to the Legislative Council for the first reading on Tuesday. Eden, at the instance of the Hon E. Mitch el son, who represents it, was struck out of the schedule of the Bill which defines that the hoar of polling in certain electorates shall be extended to seven o'clock. When the third reading was put the leader of the Opposition ex pressed the opinion chat the Bill had been carried through in a slovenly condition and it was going up to the Legislative Council in a slovenly manner. Mr Fish having had a parting shot at woman's suffrage, Sir R. Stout safd that after the representatives of the people had fchrice expressed themselves favorably to Female Franchise, it would be entirely wrong and unconstitutional for the Council to refuse to concede it. Sir John Hall fol* loved to the same effect. He said that he had never spoken disrespectfully or in an unfriendly manner concerning mem bers of the Legislative Council, and he hoped that they would not now do 6Uch an unconstitutional act as to refuse to concede women's (suffrage. sypp horses. The Minister for L^nds has promised to consider the question of imposing a tax on stud horses. BOILING STOCK. Mr Joyce was assured this afternoon that the Railway Commissioner propose to have all their new engines built in the Colony, and t$ replace those worn out or obsolete. fla??:/ The Minister for Lands says, if it is possible to draw a satisfactory specifiear tion, he would be in favor of offering a bonus for improvements calculate! to cheapen the manufacture of flax. The matter is to bjp referred to the igricul tural and Pastoral 6um«ji tjfcejg, :

Direct Veto or Local Option.

(From the " Otago Daily Times.")

It is the practice of the advocates of what is called the "direct veto "to term the proposal an appeal to Go vernment by the majority, and to apply to those who object to it such epithets as sham or bastard Liberals. The proposal ia really an appeal from the majority to the minority. Except in the case of a comparatively insigni ficant minority, liquor and the right to purchase it are not opposed as in themselves evil things. The common consent of mankind shows that wine, beer, or other fermented liquors are the means of pleasure and eujoyment. If the right to obtain them con veniently ia to be taken away, it will only be so taken on the ground that the evils caused by the abuse of liquor justify such interference. If the general sense of the community, de clared in the constitutional way by the representatives of the people, decides in favor of such interference, the minority, as in other cases, must sub* mit. But at present, tested by the existing state of the law, the majority of the people has not so decided. Sub ject to certain restrictions for police purposes, liquor can now be drunk and purchased. What is proposed by the " direct veto" is the substitution of local majorities for the majority, of the whole people. So important a restriction of an individual liberty should not be so imposed. It may be necessary to submit, eve» in so strong a restriction, to the declara tion of the national conscience, should it ever bo declare; but not to the conscience of an accidental majority of a ward of a borough. If it it against the interests of^public morality —and nothing short of this can justify the restriction—to purchase drink on one side of a street, it most be equally so to purchase it on the other. It may be said that the control of licensing ques tions has already been given to local bodies—that is, to local majorities. But such control, as defined by the highest court in the colony has been limited to regulat ing selling of liquor, not to abolishing it. Such regulation must be gone about in a manner consistent with the requirements of such of the population as desire reasonable facili ties fur obtaining liquor. The right to such reasonable facilities is not at the mercy of local majorities. Whether, even to the limited extent now given, the judicial duties which licensing bodies have to perform should have been entrusted to elective bedies may be open to question. Very many think that the licensing Acts were adminis tered with most fairness when such ad* ministration was in the hands of capable and impartial magistrates. The fact that a limited right of veto, in the local option clauses, has been given to local majorities does not prove the right to further powers. Certain mat ters such as involve merely local in terests are properly the subjects of lecal control. But these considerations do not touch the main question, which is : Why should the right of any indi vidual to reasonable facilities to buy »nd drink wine or beer, conceded as such right now is by the voice of the majority of the colony, be taken away in any small subdivision in which for the moment a part of the minority of the colony has accidentally a majority 1 It is idle to say that the" direct veto " i« not prohibition. It is local prohibition to a large part of the community ; for the denial of the power to buy liquor in small quantities at convenient places. is to very many the denial of the right to buy it at all, National prohibition by the national majority may in the opinion of many be tyrannical, but it would be sanctioned by democratic principle. Local prohibition contrary to the national majority is illogical and unjust. There are very many people who object to compulsory vac cination (prohibitionists will not object to the illustration) and who produce very strong reasons for their object tipns. At presept the majority are against such objectors, and they arg obliged to submit and to. have their right of managing their children interfered with in what is to them a very objectionable way. But suppose the majority the other way. Would a nmn be a *' sham and bastard Liberal" who objected to a law which allowed hU rights aiid liberties on this point to be controlled by the accidental majority in the borough or ward of a borough in which he lived ; com pelled to have his children vaccinated if he lived in one side of the street, and nojt so compelled if lived in the other? ■'"."''■: '

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

W-* Lovdov, August 10. Sir F. K. Shuttleworth, Secretary to the Admiralty, in the House of Com mons said that there had been thirty accidents to British warships since J390 owing to incorrect charts. Whe Hquss qi Commons by 221 to B§, restored the b,ett'ernient cjause ty the London County Council Bill, whim was struck out by the House of Lords. Sir E. Grey said that [the Powers interested would discuss what was to be d«ne with Mataafa, of Samoa. August 11. final arrangements h^e'to^en n^ado ia the House of Lords for the debate on the second reading of the Home Rule Bill. Lprd ft. phijrpl^ill hajs issuefl % powerful manifesto on behalf of th^ House of Lords, who are charged with the duty of fighting Home Rule on behalf of the British majority. Mr Chamberlain, in the course of the Home Bale debgtee, said that it would be tJetter'to r|sk civil war ths^n to ha^g the Jrjsh CQntinually wringing im; proved financial conditions from to© Imperial Government. (Received August 13, 11.15 p.m.) London, August 11. Jn the House of Commons Mr Glad- Stone accepted thp addition of a clause to the Home Rule Bill* forbidding iha Viceroy of Ireland to suspend Habeas Corpus by a proclamation,

teß ASBBOBTOM OtUfIDIAN : SATURDAY. AUGUST 12, 1893



THE END. THE END OF THE WlOTEtt SEASON 1893. G. J- NEILL_& CO. S.UR first shipment o!SPFISo"GOODS are to arrive in a fortnight. Lake room for them we are offering the balance of our Winter Goode at M7V*%O SEASONABLE "OFFER REFUSED. ladies' Hats at any price. Fashionable Feathers 6d. Dress Goods heavy blue and maroon 3d AW wool dress goods &fed Silk plush Is 3d Flannelette* 3|d, heavy and good tSSSXSL** bleached and white 90, 7d om^fffififfifi^ CLOTHING. S:&£y^^ Boy. 1 Tweed Smts 4s lid Men. Colonial made Blnchers 6« Men's Colonial made Bhootere, nailed,Bs 6d Women's Strong Shoee 4»»IU Woinen'.strc«gli*th«r | Shoes«s«d Q, I HEILL d GO.'S, FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER, EAST STREET.



Wanted fTTESLEYAN Church, B*ring Square. ▼T Preachers tomorrow —U, JJ» $•*» " Qod'* Fellow-Workers."___o^g IN3PKOT our di«.p'ay of Lamps, Paper hangings, and Cutlery in windows this week -JoHßrOKi^C^^^S^ WANTED Known.-Sons of Tem peranc9 Benefit Society monthly meeting Moxday. August 14. Full at tendance requested. ° °* INSrEOT our stock of Garden Tools of »U kinds. Oar 6s 6d Spade is the best in the market.—Johh Okr & Co. WANTED Known—All our new Gar den Seed- jut* in. Very best kind*, Call early.-SwHEKS Bros, Market House. 8 7° PRIMITIVE Church services To morrow. Preachers—morning. Mr Bnchanan. Evening-Rev. J. Cocker. Subject: "An Important Question^ LARGE Fat Hens and Roosters (real boomera\ Umons, Sweet Oranges, Bananas, Apples, Marmalade Oranges, •to. — Mbs Whiotisgiow, Burnett Btreet. WANTED- Geneial Servants and Girls to a«sit.t.—South Canter bury labour Exchange. Arcade. TTTAN TbiDKnown—Colonial three ply VV Fingeiiog 3s.—Mitcheu. ahd rCRKBB. s »rHK Good S*aiaritan, ior the imme I diate relief of pain— Lights Cash 8. ore. - _. "AHTKDKnown— W. H- Coiner's noted fonr oWp Kid Glovea, 2s 6d, luite just arrived in all sires. SUITS to measure, duriniz the fale, 49", 66>, 60a, 70s, and 755. Fir. and workmanHhip guaranteed.—«• *lcork, Saundera' Buildings. T ADIES' Jackets, Mantles, Superior J_J »Dre» Goods further reduced, as cash mnflt be had. Compulsory Sale at 8. W. Amx»rh'». m "\ 1 * AKTED~Known.—To mhke room W for Spring Boot* I will give ten per cent for cash. Repairs done at once cheaper than ever to stay bad time* over ■tJ.MoisoK, Premier Boot maktr. o >8 STOCKTAKING SA LE at R. Alcorn's, Saundero' Buildings. Everything reduced, lor Cvih only, for One Month. Note prices of Blankets in advertisement. Boom and Shoes all reduced. "VI7 ANTKD Known. — Special ship- VV ment of Linen Goods, dir»ct from Belfast. Splendid value. See window •I AnDßtw Orb's. T~OV N~G~Lrdi9» rToiirnalw (A ugust), «*Revi*w of Rtvbws," Weldon'a Journals, Ca salla' Royal Academy Hi turea,Bcysof England, (N«^w Volume), Kew Games inslnding Tiddludy Winks Is. Kew Books and Fancy Goods, Boxes Kotepaper and Env«lo£es, etc—L. F. Jhdrkwm asi> Co, SwtioreV Hall. ANTI&D Known— ome wunderful job lines n Drapery, etc., now being sold; also presents to all purchasers. H. O. Skobbw, Melford House. CITROSS for preserving. Orange*, Lemon*, Banana-, and all fruits in icunn.—Adims', Eass Strtd* W' ANTlFknown—" The Corner "is showing a magnificent New Stock »f Drapery and Clothing. — W. H. CoitlKß , BERLIN WOOL, all Colors, 4d Skein, Oil 6lothe, Iwo yards wide, 2s ; one y*rd wide, Is.—Mitchell &To«mbb. |^> IMWI IB I - . • ■■■•■■ " Ml" """r '■' "' V mm ' '"" PRESENTS* -Beautiful Presents now being given away to all purchasers of Drapery, Millinery, Bootc, Clothing, etc.—H. C Segekp, Mcl ford House. fITANTED Known—Contractors, >gri » culturaliets, and Pastoral employers of labor can be suited with any number of thorouehly efficient hands by makinsr known tl:eir requirements at the South Canterbury Labor Exchange, Ashburton No necessity for sending out of thf district for labor. GOto Habdmt Bros, for Bwcainp in Blankets, 49 pain of large white, suitable for double beds only, 16s 6d worth 265, Extra large Grey, only Mb 6d worth 18s 6d, Selling rapidly.- Hjkdlbt Bros, Arcade. BANG I Bang 1 Bang t Guns t Guns Guns t by the bent makers anrl tth«l with all the latest improvement* Powder, Shot, Caps, Cartridge*, Wads, «nd Oaaeß at J. W. Hardluv's, Eaßt Btr*at. Gvne repaired. WASTED Known. — Seasonal*] Got d*. Cashmere Gloves, 6d pair ; Oatth Mitts 6d pair ; Fur Collar*, 2, lid : Udies' Skirto, 2s lid ; Rc^lyn Wool, 3 |«r lb ; Wool Shawls at h<wlf price, at Avvkkw Orr'*. VV HAfcv&BT, who ia * Manufacture: of Hpoutibf, Ridging, Stoel tiutterc Bathfe, Bifiie, Tanks, etc., and whe ha on hand the Urgent itock of Pumps an J^intvwm,



I Wanted WANTED Known-For good value in first class Drapery, Millinery, Boats, Clothing, etc., go to Mblford Hou»i. Beautiful present* now giving away to all purchasers. TjMNGERING Wool 3d, 200 yds Cotton JJ Reek ljd, 400 yds 3d. Enormous ■tock of Ladies' and Children's Hose urther reduced at S. W. Aicorn & Co.'s ale. WONDERFUL Satisfaction.— The special nickel watch made for S. Salek, sold at 22s 6d and 26s is the best.—Obtainable only from S. Saleß, Jeweller. 7_63 WANTED Known—Ladies who are about to change their Domestic Servants are invited to make known their requirement* at the South Canterbury I*bor Exchange, Arcade, Ashburton, where they can be suited without delay. 8 14 WANTED Known—Persons peeking employment of »ny description cannot do better than register their names at the South Canterbury Labor Exchange, Arcade, Vahburton, the proprieter being in daily communication with the principal Labor Offices in the Colony. 15 BOOKS in good order and complete bought or taken in exchange. Hew Stoc'i arriving every week. Circulating Library.— J. MAKSPEy, Newsagent^ RAILWAY Bonk Stall.—A very largo and choice lot of books to select from. Ll^ BOOKS in great variety to suit all classes of readers, at the Railway Book Ftail 7 102 \4 AS IE PAPKK for sale. Appiy W office of Ashburton Publishing Company, Limited. XTSE/BE. G. Flower's Sulphur Tablets, VJ Cough and Eucalyptus Dropi, and top coTighing. WANTED Known—T. Hoult has fresh Pork Sausages daily, hot Pi«s, also a good assortment of Jams, t'ickl<'». Sances. etc. OMERSET Meat MariT The qjjdest the largest, tho best, and the cheap ast Small Goods a specialty. Ful we ibta guaranteed. A trial solicited. " Y» 'J* Bonos*. *tlB2 WANTED Known—Women's Black Cashmere Hose from Is, Hoys' all Wool Knicker Hcse from Is 4d. Mitchell & Tcrkbr. iITHKKEdo you gee your Ironmon* W gery t At Hakdlvv aof course, where we gnt the best value in Sheet Lead, Nails, Locks, Hinges, Plough Chains, Rope, Wire Knotting, Gone Knives, Spades and Forks, Lamps, Fender and Fire Irons, and anything ou requlw THE *(EW ZEALAND Clothing Factory Supply Gents' Hats, Shirts, Ties at Factory prices. THE N.Z.C.F. Supply Gents' Underclothing In Wool, Merino, and Cotton all at Factory prices. THE~N.Z.C.F* "" Keep the Largest Stock of Gents' Mercery in Ashburton. THE JS.lTcir" Supply Gents Ready-made Clothing to fib stout men, thin men, tall men, or short raer* rf HE N.Z.QF. Supply Boys' and Youths' Ready-made Clothing at prices that defy competition. SPECIAL f ¥pECIALI ! SPECIAL ~,)TI THE N.Z.O.F. Are prepared to make a Single Garment to your order. Over 200 patterns to choose from. AH at ready-made prices and guarantee a fit. "the n.z.c.f! Make Men's Trousers to Measure from 17s 6d, Men's Suits-front 69* 6d. Sewing machines on time pa) ment. ~ Ti-HS N.Z.C.F. Supnly Men's Boots, Women's Boots, and ChilJren's Boots at Factory prices. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY ALEX. lIENPRY, Manage-.



KEATIKO'S COTrort LOZENOIH core Coughs Asthnift, Bronchitis. Medical testimony states that no other medicine is so effectual in the cure of these danjteioos maladies. One Lozongo alone gives ease, one or two tt bedtime ensures re*t. For relieving cdifficulty of brßathing they are invaluable. They con tain no opium nor nry violent drug. Sold by all thtmMn, iv " !<iti, is I^l and 2s 0d each. Tub best remedy; for ixdigrßtion —Norton Cumomile Pills arc confidently recommended as a timplc remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to which we we subject, Norton's Pills, which " Justice" called the "Natural Strengthener of tl>e Human Stomach," act as a power ful tonic rod gentle apcrent. aremiid in tttir opera tion, ati<i sa fe under -t\mj circum*t«nons. Sold in bottles, at Is ijd, 2s OJ, IU Uy all weaiciw vend«» thWUfllicuHUe W.tl4



IMPORTANT SALE —OF A— WHOLESALE WAREHOUSEMAN'S STOCK —OF— WOMENS 1 AND OHILDRKN'S ULSTERS. WATKRPROOF CLOAKS, a beautiful lot. FURLINED CLOAKS, Extra good quality. THREE QUARTER CAPES, FEATHER BOAS. CTR COLLARETTES. WCOL SHAWLS. CARDIGAN JACKETS. — Also — A Urgt and varied Stock of WOMEFS' UNDERCLOTHING. Hardley Bros., WfflJStibmit the above Lsrge Purchase to their Customer! on SATURDAY MORNING AT REMARKABLE PRICES- Hivtna Cleared every line as above at a price that will enable them to Sell at Less than WHOLESALE COST. — SALE, SATURDAY AND FOLLOWING DAYS. HAEDLEY BROS.; ARCADE.



Prepare for a Rainy Day. HAVING PURCHASED » ohoioe lot of Manufacturer's Samples ef Waterproof Ceato very much below the regular price*, we have decided to give our c—*. — — BARGA|NS Men's Tweed Waterpreof Overcoats, sewn throughout, usual price 38a, reduced to Men^Tweed Waterproof Overcoats, sewn throughout, usual price 455, reduced to Men?? IVeed Waterproof Overcoats, sewn throughout, usual price 60s reduced to Menftweed Waterproof Overcoat*, sewn throughout, usual price 655, reduced to Men? Tweed Waterproof Overcoats, sewn throughout, usual price 70s reduced to Men^Tweed W*terproof Overcoets, sewn throughout, usual (price 80s, reduced to 65a* OBSEHVE. \1 ET We are now -king^EN^ BJTmgjggg I. our well-known style from 15s to 20a LESS than Ohrisfcchurch advertised prices for same Quality. Lareest Stock of Tailoring Goods in the District to select from. GENTS' BOOTS and SHOES of the Best Quality^. HAJ?S SHIRTS* TIES, and every description of seasonable MERCJtiKi, etc., LOWEST PRICES. craigheadT" bebryman, THE LEADING TAILOBB AJSD OUTFITTEBS, ASHBURTON.



JOHN ORR & CO. XIAVE LANDING ex Coptic, Pakeha, and Tekoa from Londun and Mary Hasbrouck and Alice from New Yoik { i^Gtt AND WKLL_SELJO]^S^SSJLJF } La npf, Heating and Cooking Stoves and Ranges, Beguter G;at s and Fenierß, Fire Irons, Garden Spades, Forks, Hoes, &c. Carpenters' T(ols by the best makers. Tobacco Cutters. Dray and Carriage Axles in all sizes. Paper hangings, Paints and Oils, and Varnishes. Wire Netting, Travelling Trunks and Boxes, Table Cutlery, Scissors, Razors, and Carvers (in cases), Pocket Knives, Tinwar« of all kinds. John Orr & Co., IRONMONGERS and GENERAL PROVISION MERCHANTS. S. S. PAKEHA, "ST M. &T. / EARLIEST SPRING ARRIVALS. r\UR MUCH ADMIRED ••Cameo" QUILTS, all sizes. Findlav's SHEETINGS, all widhts. TnompWs noted "True Fit" CORSETS. " The European " CORSET, all b:zss, 2s lid. We hod the LARGEST STOCK of LINOLEUMS AND OILCLOTHS IN SOUTH CANTERBURY, And have vat received Fke Cases NEW PATTERNS, including the latest " Floral " Designs. MITCHELL, & TURNER.



HARDER 4c Moms' Eucalypti Extract There are imitations of Eucalypti Extract in the market now, products of simple distillation forming 'diMe resiaoßß oil*. In order that these crude oils may notfbe taken, Oar Pare Volatile JB«e«« lyptl Extract, WlK* is t^afeid by the medical division of the Prussian Covenant *t> to df perfectly pure origin, as per information forwarded to us through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2, 1878, W6lt fg proved by tests made by the Medickl Clinics of the trniypraitiei at Bonn and Groifswal *, Prussia, and ireporte'd by Dr Senate, Professor of Pharmacology at BonH," and Professor Dr Mosler, Director of the Medical' Clinic at Greifswald, that ojdy products that accerding to these authoritie*. and wcor jlnar totfrj fessor Dr Lister, of England, (Bid to ta Bano, Mclntire, Wood, Hazard, etc., cf America, is the on y extract corresponding to scientific tests,^ and the only one which possesses the proper therapeutic value. All oj;h 8? crude oils we to be classed among the tur"peniui4'w^.ohhaT(f' wl»eu ■üßed. as medil? t *n<? medicament. Tbeee w called EgcaJyßtißxtfac^s, whichmay have received dirt notbfc i* Exhihitiopg f n pXmeffiarticleTandltft W& t or mechanical pur coses only are discernible :— 1 Ey their defieieucy in pungent odour (which our " *ro&wt»thflffii!y genuine Eucalypti Extrac de velops most fMy tHi-ouga its |i??rjrtn? of oxy t > 2 By their alcoholic thin and mobile apjxaiautfo " being reduced in ■pecifiC density througnl'the prssenoe of acid*' ' ' . .. S. ByaeifjastS,the result of the contracting ten dency of rosiri/aiid'fcSnafiifi?, ' " If these crude oils, W called "eucalypti exjir^ebs are applied by mistake in cases of .croup, bronchitis! "diph theria, internal inflamawtwms, dysentery, wound?, etc., the consequences are most appalling. For safety sake 'i£k always for »»»d*r and !>•»■•' Eacalyptl Extract nud get tLe old, well-tested and reliable prao»ratjon,—SftDdhiifst, Ticforiai AustaJift.— * ; ■■"



COLBMANB ANO £JOg gEDOAI.TPTIC EXTRACT 18 the ly genuiile-'in thS market, and' Wash*av<ie<! ffiedajs and diplomas at Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide beating all competitors. For all affections of the 'Ck*3t and' Lungs, Consumption, Asthma, Coughs, Gravel, and Kidney Complaints, it ha* no equal. gents—ASHBCRTON DBUO QOHPAH7J TheONSLOW Biscuit. The latest and most deliottt bii^ttit mjuiijfuotuwd by «ad gp.| . • •'-