Ashburton Guardian Megna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY. JANUARY 6, 1894. COLONIAL LOYALTY.

When Mr Patterson, the Victorian Premier, suggested to the Premiers of the other colonies the idea of inviting the Duke and Duchess of York to pay a visit to the colonies, the suggestion was received with enthusiasm. The proposal was not talked of in a corner J it was publicly discussed everywhere, dealt with in the editorial columns of every newspaper in the Southern Hemisphere, and canvassed enthusi astically by the '' man in the street." Kot a dissentient voice was heard ;at any rate no echo of dissatisfaction on the part of any one reached the ears of New Zealanders. The replies from the Premiers were cordial and unanimous, and when Mr Seddon suggested to the originator that the invitations should be telegraphed simultaneously, the Premiers at once fell in with the pro posal. And so the Duke and Duchess received quite a handful of cablegrams inviting them to visit the dominions of Her Majesty in the Southern Seas. How pleased were the recipients of these invitations our cablegrams have shown, and the Queen herself, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the Marquis of Ripon, speaking for the Administra tion in which he is Secretary of State for the Colonies, have all expressed unfeigned pleasure at the loyal feeling which prompted the invitations. Domestic affairs will prevent the mvi. tations being accepted this year, and the Marquis of Ripon cables to that effect, and in his message deep regret in expressed that the proposal cannot be accepted. But another wire in forms us that her Majesty and the Duchess of Teck are considering the possibility of the young couple visiting the colonies in 1895, when, in the natural course of things, the difficulty now preventing the visit will be re moved. All this goes to show that the very hearty expressions of the loyalty of the colonies— as which these simul taneous invitations may be read—gave supreme pleasure to the Grown and the Royal Family. And the colonies have ever been noted for their loyalty and patriotism. The Soudan contingent which left Australian shores to bear its part shoulder to shoulder with the forces of the Mother Country struck the whole world with amazement, and its moral es'ect among the nations of the world was such as to increase Great Britain's influence by as much as that inijluence was increased when in 1859 nearly gQQ,QQQ volunteers formed up

at the call of the country, and without | pay, without a single penny or penny's worth of contribution from Govern ment found themselves uniforms, arms, and accoutrements. This state of affairs of course did not last long, be cause the tax was too great on the people, and the poorer classes were unable to join. But all were included when Government put the force on a proper footing, and pro vided the necessary equipments. That force is now one of the linest in the world. And every British colony has its volunteer force: every member ac tuated by the true spirit of patriotism, Loyal! Yes, Australasia is truly loyal. But what is this we hear from Mel bourne ? That an open air meeting has been held to consider the invitation sent to the Duke and Duchess of York, and that Government has bsen censured by resolution for inviting two " political nonentities." The same meeting passed a resolution in favor of abolishing the monarchy and substituting therefor a democratic republican form of Govern ment. SSome of the speakers, it is added, used very strong language. There need not be any doubt of the truth of the last sentence—men who essay the rooting up of monarchies and the overturning of thrones use lan guage far stronger than their strength of arm, but the meeting that passed these resolutions cannot by any possi bility be accepted as representative of the Melbourne people any more than the lamp-post meetings in Christ church can be looked, upon as repre sentative of the working men of Can* j terbury.

THE WELLINGTON ELECTION PETITION.

In explaining the position in relation to the petition presented against the return of Sir Robert Stout for Wel lington, we stated in our article of Thursday last that if an illegal practice were proved to have been conuaitted by the candidate's agent, though with out the knowledge or authority of his principal, the return would be invali dated, and the candidate disqualified for that particular electorate for the term of the Parliament for which he ] was elected. There can be no doubt whatever that that statement is in | entire accordance with the provisions' of the Corrupt Practices Prevention Act 1881, the terms of which we cited. But we notice that one of our Wei lington contemporaries takes exception to this view of the case, and points out that The Corrupt Practices Prevention Act 1881, Amendment Act 1882, en ables the Election Court to reduce the term of disqualification to such period as it thinks fit, even should it be only a single day. Now, it is quite true that section 4 of the Amendment Act provides that—" Any person, whether a candidate or not, who shall, on tha trial of an election peticion, be re; ported by the Election Court as having been guilty of a corrupt practice or of an illegal practice . . , . shall only be subject to such of the incapa cities, if any, specified in the said Act (1881) and in this Act, and for such time not exceeding three years as the Election Court in such report shall state, in their opinion, he ought to b» subject to." It is also true that in the Te Aroha election petition case in 1890, the Court which unseated Mr Allen at the suit of Colonel Fraser, limited the term of Mr Alien's dis qualification to twelve months. But it is to be remembered that Mr Allen was elected under the Electoral Acts in force in 1890, and to elections held under which both the Corrupt Prac tices Act of 1881 and the Amendment Act of 1882 applied. The question therefore is " Do both these Acts apply to elections held under the present Electoral Act, viz.—that passed in 1893 and under which the recent elections were held?" We do not think that they do. Certainly the Act of 1881 applies—as we stated in our previous article—it is specifically made to do so by section 169 of The Electoral Act 1893, which enacts that The Election Petitions Act 1890 and The Corrupt Practices Prevention Act 1881 shall respectively apply in re spect of all elections held under this Act." But it will be observed that the clause omits to say that The Corrupt Practices Act Amendment Act 1882 is to apply, and as it is generally ruled by the Courts that in construing Acts of Parliament the Legislature must; be understood not only to have intended what is speci fically enacted but also to have in tentionally omitted what is in fact omitted, we again say that we doubt the applicability to the Wellington case of the provision of the Amending Act of 1882. And, for what it may be worth, as somewhat strengthening this view of the case, it may be pointed out that while sections 3 and 4 of the Act of 1882 were of general application, the ra'son d'etre of the Act itself was not so much the amend ment of the main Act as to remove the penalties and disqualifications which Mr Walter Hippolyte Pilliet had incurred for an illegal act of a purely technical character. However, the point will no doubt be considered by the Election Court in the event of the allegations, or any of them, made by the petitioners in Sir Robert Stout's case being held to be proven. That the case will come to trial there appears to be now every probability, as the necessary security for costs (£200) has been duly provided. We observe that tj*e defence will be an absolute denial of a!l the charges, and tl|© whole natter will therefore turn

upon the evidence and credibility of; witnesses. Without attempting for a | moment to prejudge the result, it is' we think permissible to say that it is 1 to us absolutely incredible that Sir Robert can have knowingly been a party to Any illegal or corrupt pro cedure, but it is possible for all that— as ifc is possible in the case of any candidate—that his agent may have, 1 without his knowledge or consent, i brought him within the operation of the law.,, In that case he would be unseated, and disqualified from being a candidate for Wellington, either for the full term of the present Parliament' (which is our reading of the law) or at least for such term, not exceeding three years, as the Election Court may appoint.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Matter of the Home desires to acknow-' ledge with thanks, a large cake from Mr W. Bryant for the use of the inmates. Mr F. Bowler, late schoolmaster »t I Greenstreet, leaves on Monday for Cheviot, where he intends to pursue the humble occupation of a cultivator of the soil. May success attend him. The father of the "Mail" and "Guardian" chapel acknowledges the Christmas and Now Year's greetings ot the "Bruce Herald" companionship, which.were conveyed on a very neatly printed card from the press of that office. The following team represent the Ashbur-, ton Cricket Club against Longbeach on Wednesday next:—Denshire, Russell, Owen, Andrews, Cuthbertson, Lane, A. Buchanan, Fooks, Flower, Orbell, and Todd, The team will start from the Somerset corner in Mr Newman's drag at eight a.m. This has beep an excellent honey summer, as evidenced by the yield of Mr Peter Andersons's apiary, Wakanui road. Mr Anderson has forty hives—Liguriau, Car niolian, and crossbred—which up to date this season have yielded him Scwfe of superb honey. He estimates the yield for the season to run well over a ton. We understand that the old established business of H. Mabson and Son is to be carried on in future by the sons of Mr J. T. Matson. This will necessitate Mr David Matson leaving Ashburton for Christchurch to join his brothers, an item of ne#s which all Mr Matron's Ashburton friends will learn with regret, although at the same time he will carry with him the best wishes of all, Presbyteriamsm in Soobland (says a writer in the Contemporary Review) was not originally a dissent from Episcopacy, as so many imagine, but the first shape the church assumed when it threw ofi Roman ism. The existing church, therefore, claims historic continuity, and those who value such matters claim for her also a true apostolic succession through her Presby ters The term " Back Maria," given to the conveyance which takes prisoners to gaol, is said to have its origin in the fact that in the old colonial days Maria Lee, a gigantic negress, kept a sailor's boarding-house in Boston. At one time she took three drunken sailors to the lock-up herself, and the authorities came at length to rely on her aid in arresting sailors. Hence the synonym. A most successful trial of the " Adriance " reaper was held yesterday in Mr Jones 9 pad dock next the Cemetery. About forty farmers were present, and a large number signed a testimonial expressive of their entire satis faction with the working of the machine. We understand that a considerable number of orders have already been given, and that the local agent—Mr- H. Zander—is nearly run out, and will only be able to supply two or three more for the present season. The machine is no* on view at Mr Zander's premises, Moore Btreet. Two American meteorologists have col lected statistics of rainfall over a large number of years to test the popular belief that rain is influenced by the moon. The results, which are published in Science, show that during 1881-90 the rainfall was liable to increase about the time of the new moon; that the new moon was generally followed by a diminution in the quantity of rain that fell; and that the wettest period of the lunar mon fh was that just preceding the new moon, while the driest was that just preceding the first quarter. The following team has been selected to represent Canterbury at the Amateur Ath letic Championship meeting at Dunedin:— Running event«-rW. Hayward, H. M. Beeves, L. Broard, E. A. Robinson, W. Baleh, J. Fitapatrick, C. G. Rees, and C. R, Clark. Walking events—W. Toshaoh and «. W. Smithson, Hurdles—D. Matron, W. J. Moir, J. Moir, W. Postlethwaite, and F. I. Cowlish&w. Long Jump —Postlethwaite and Mendelson. High Jump—W. J. Moir and Mendehon. Pole Jump-W. M. West. Throwing hammer—J. F. Wachsmau and W. J. Moir. The Victorian drlak bi I for 1891 was £6,500,000. Last year it was atout a million less. This (says the "Age") means an average of nearly £30 for every household in the colony ; aod when we deduct the temperance and teetotal homes we have it revealed to us what vast liquor consuming places some homes are. It raises the sus picion that now, as in Dryden's time, the occupants of some homes turn to work with j but " A short essay, Then hasten to be drunk—the business of the day," The Huugarians have resorted to a novel method of preventing the crowding and jostling at railway booking offices. On the Ist December the railway marks invented by Dr Lukais were to be adopted by all the ■ railways. For the future no traveller on Hungarian railways will be troubled to stand waiting at the ticket office for his ticket. He will be in a position to make out his foket for himself On a blank card he will write the name of the station from which he takes his departure and that of the station to which he means to go, and he will stick on the remaining empty apace on the card as many " railway marks" as his journey will cost. The blank cards will be obtainable at all tobacco shops. j Automatic electric reading lamps are now j in use on some of the English railways, j The lamp is an ingenious contrivance, by j means of which passengers can obtain half an-hour's light for a penny. Th« coin on being dropped into the machine winds a small clock, which connects the current, and a light with the intensity of twenty candles is produced. One battery in every carriage supplies the four lamps in each compartment. The lens attached to the lamp is sufficiently convex to concentrate the rays of light upon the paper or book of the passenger imme diately beneath it, and therefore the light is not annoying—or helpful, as the case may be—to the passenger sitting on the opposite seat. If the door of the lamp is tampered with the offender is detected, for directly ifc ia opened a Wl ia'ruug iq the guard's. y«n,'

! Twelve Allotment* of land clow to the I Arno station, on the Waimat* Gorge rail i way, ranging in area f ram 37 to 50 acres each, will be open for application on lease in | perpetuity on the 24th inst. The land is of I excellent quality, and admirably adapted for small farms. Ihere was on view to-day at the shop of Mr Davis/East street, a fine collection of choice carnations and piccofcees, 'grown, from seed raised by hinself, by Mr Porter, of AUenton Nursery. It comprised fifteen distinct varieties, among them being self colors in white, primrose, and crimson, and seme very lovely fancy blooms |of lemon» saffron, mauve, and rose pink, splashed or striped with dark purple, crimson, or chooo* ate; The annual treat in connection with the Greenstreet School took place on Wednes day, Jan. 3. The weather was anything bub favorable, but under the adverse circum stances the Committee are to be congratu lated on the success of the gathering, the children enjoying themselves heartily. In the evening a conceru was held in the school room, and passed off very well. Songs by Ashburton friends and recitations by the children were given. Mr Stratford exhibited his menagerie of wild scenes, and greatly delighted his audience. The German Emperor (says the "West* minister Gazette ") maintains his boycott of Bismarck. In his speech at Bremen, »t the unveiling of the statue to his grandfather, he had a good opportunity of paying a compliment to ths real' founder of the German Empire. But a bald reference to the Emperor William having to " find great men who should share in the honour of carrying out his ideas and co-operating with him as his counsellors" was as near as the Imperial speech-maker could get to a recognition of the part that Bismarok played in the establishment of German unity. The annual congregational meeting of the Wakanui Presbyterian Church w*s hold ia the church on Wednesday evening, January 3—the Rev G. B. IngUij occupying the chair The meeting was fairly well attended* The Treasurer's report was read by Mr John Doak, treasurer, and proved very eatwfac lory. £90 was paid towards the minister's salary, and after all expenses in connection with the church had been paid there was ft small balance in hand. The report was adopted. The Secretary's report was read by Mr W. Corbett, and also adopted. The following gentlemen were elected a com mittee for the ensuing year:—Messrs J. Doak, A. Leatham, J. Cairns, H. Sinclair, P. Stewart, W. Corbett, and G. Clephane. Mr J. Doak !wa« re-elected treasurer, and Mr W. Corbett secretary. A musical treat is in store in the sacred concert to be given by the Palmer-Beaumont i Company in the Oddfellows' Hall on Sunday evening; A glance at the programme will show that the selection has been made with due care,, and that some real germ of sacred song will be given. Mrs Palmer's contribu tions "With verdure clad" and "Angels ever bright and fair " should in themselves be worth going specially to hear. Miss Stirling will sing "O, rest in the Lord" and "The lost chord," while Mr Armes Beaumont will render "In native worth" and "If with all your hearts." Gounod's " Nazareth " and Adam's " Holy City•> will be interpreted by Mr A* H. Gee. The instrumentalists willjplay suitables elections, and the vecal quartet will give concerted pieces. The admission is by ticket, which can be obtained as advertised.

SWIMMING.

At quarter past six last evening the swimming match to oount points towards winning Mr G« A. M. Buckley's trophy, took place at the Baths. The distance was 100yJ.9. Owing to the time being unsuitable, though its selection was un avoidable, there were nob many spectators present to witness the race. Thoee who had put themselves about to attend were rewarded by seeing ah exciting race and a close finish. Following is the result :-- E. Furchaae, 9iec, 1 ; 3. Curtis, 7sec, 2 ; R. Upton, per, 3. Purchase swam well throughout, and thwgh Curtis looked like winning towards the finish, the former touched the rope a yard in front, Upton and Hoult who both lost considerably through not taking a straight course, third and fourth respectively. Clowes 9sec, A. Williams 11 sec, and Wilkie 25sec, also started. Time, 105 sec. Mr A. Harrison acted as starter, and Meson U. Gates and W. Burns as judges.

SPORTING

PKR PRBSB AHUOOIAXIOP.

Wellington, January 6. Boulauger, Noyade, Weetaere,. Ranri* puhi and fUngivtea, are scratched for the Wellington Cup- ' In the Magistrates' Court this after noon the ** Tote " cases arising ouc of the ?otfce.mdon Boxing Day were heard* 'he first ewe wm that against .fames P. Wallace, of Manners Street, of accepting half a ticket on Rosefeldt for the Auok land Cup after the telegraph office had closed and was dismissed on the ground! that Wallace was absent at the time, and if his wife who accepted the money had broken the law it *>as for the police to show that it had been done. The in formation against J. H, Simmons also was dismissed, it being proved that de« fendsnt was outside his premises when hying the wagar and taking the money. In the case against Robert W. Patterson, defendant proved that he had some forty grands on Rosefeldt in the Auckland up, and alleged that a client arming after the telegraph office closed he g»ve him half his share on Rosefeldt. . The Magistrate reserved his decision until Tuesday.

COMMERCIAL.

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London, January 4. The weekly returns of the Bank of England published to-day show the total reserve to be £15,552,000, and th« pro* gortion of reserve to liabilities 41*44* bnsols, 98|; three months bills dis« counted at l|, market quiet. New Zealand Icng-berried wheat, tX warehouse, is firm at 293 j Sooth Aos« tralun wheat, ex warehouse, is firm at 29s 6d ; Victorian steady at 29d 3d. Th« weather is hardening the wheat market* Frozen mutton, first quality, 4|d.

INVERCARGILL WOOL SALE.

Invercargill, January 6. The firsb wool sale of the season, which was held to-day, was very satisfactory in point of the attendance of buyers, and, prices with two exceptions were better. Good crossbred*, coarse do and Letoestersj were H to f J.higher, matted and dingy |d, bellies and pieces £d to Id higher. Merino was withemt change, and fine half breds Jd lower than last year. The wet weather having delayed shearing, the catalogues totalled about 1000 bales less than the first sale in 1893, abr>ub 6500 being offered and newly all sold. Fine halfbred made up to 9|d y fine crossbred 9£sL other B|l, Leicester B|d, merino 6|d, Lincoln 7sd t bellies and

THE ABfiBt)KK)S .GCA#OIAN■:..SATURDAY. JANUARY 6, 1804.



Very Sorry. Alas, too true ! tl7 E ARE VERY SHORT OP CASH, A*ND WE MUST HAVE SOME. NOW IS A GOOD CHANCE. G. J. NBILL and Co. Good Washing Muslin 3s lid dozen Good Washing Prints 2s lid dozen Strong Cotton Shirting 3s lid dozen ■ N»w Dreas Goods, double width, 10£ d White Calico 2s lid dozen White Double Bed Sheeting B£d CLOTHING- CLOTHING- Men's Colonial Tweed Suits 19a 6d, guaranteed all WuOL Men's Tweed Suits 16s 6d Boys' Tweed Suits 4s lid Men's Straw Hats 6d Men's Strong Cotton Shirts Is 9d Men a Woollen Sox B|d BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. Our Boats are all Guaranteed to give Satisfaction or we will replace them. Men's Colonial Nailed Shooters 7a lid Men's Bluchers 4s lid Women's Strong Leather Shoes 6s 94, reduced to*ss lid Women's Strong Elastic Sides 8s lid, reduced to 5s lid Women's and Children's Tan, Leather, and Canvas Shoes .in>U.slzea Call and See our Window. Call and See oar prices. No one pressed to Bay. Q. J. luhVCd GO., FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER,



Re The Assigned Estate of Messrs Hardley Bros' ——jo :— ——■— OKI the Value in Oar PRINTS REDUCED to HAkF PRIOK m ii i ii ■» WASHING DRILLED REDUCED FROM 9|o to 6j». AH Dress Materials REDUCED TO NEARLY HALF THE FORMER PRtUES, FOR INSTANCE PLAIN CASHMERES, REDUCED FROM 16Jo TO 00. STKIPJii AND CHECK ALL WOOL DRESS TWEED REDUCED FROM Ud TO 80, AND ALL OTHER DRESS MATERIALS EQUALLY REDUCED, j CHECK GINGHAMS REDUCED FROM 10J» TO e|o. ALLIMANCHE^TER GOOD 3 SUCH AS CALICOES, STOCFINGS, FLANNELS, BLANKETS, HOLLAND 3, TICKING, j SHIRTINGS, SELSEIAS, FLOOR-CLOTH 3, j ETC., REDUCED TO COST PRICE. MEN'S SBIRTS, HATS, SOCKS, TIES, Etc, BEDUCED TO COST PRICE, AND IN MANY CASES VERY MUCH UNDER COST.



Men's and Boys 1 Clothing. SEEI OUR MEN'S ALL WOOL COLONIAL SUITS AT 32s 6d AND 35s 6d, NOT TO BE BEATEfc IN THE COLONY. THIS HOUSE H iS ALWAWS BEEN NOTED FOR THE|VERY BEST VALUE 1H BOOTS BUT.NOW COME AND SEE. W. W. SPENCEP. AROADE ASHBURTON.



I For Christmas & Hew Year «ifis, PAY A VISIT TO THE JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT J§. BAJLEK, PRACTIOAL WATCHMAKER, MANUFACTURING JEWELLER, AND OCULIST-OPTICIAN. SQ Is now showing the Largest and Choicest Stock of High-class O* Goods in Gold and Silver Jewellery, Silver and Electro-plated Ware ever seen in the district, and very suitable for Christinas & few ITei^r Presents, WEDDING PRESENTS, BIRTHDAY PRESENTS, AND PRESENTATIONS. Special attention is drawn to the Magnificent Stock of ladies' King:* A Gtold firooches. These are in plain gold and set with diamonds, rubies, pearls, sapphires, etc.. At prices ranging for GOLD BROOCHES from 12s 6d upwards, RINGS from a guinea upwards. The Stock of ENGAGEMENT RINGS is very choice. PLEAS B NOTE—Goods are now marked in plain figures, at prices that compare favorably with Christchurch. No necessity now to go to Ohristchurch, when at «. SAIiEK'S You can get such a Large and Choice Selection o£ High-class Goods at REASONABLE PRICES. 8- "BALEK, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER. I AGENT FOR LAZABXJS' "SPEOIALITE" SPECTACLES, And System of Sight Testing, Ensuring Comfort and Correct Sight THE WATCH, CLOCK, AND JEWELLERY REPAIRING DEPARTMENT is very complete in its arrangements, and every description of work is turned out only In a First-class manner, at charges as low as Is consistent with. SOUND AND RELIABLE WORKMANSHIP. S. SALEK, EAST STREET.



H, M. JONES Cycles, Cycles, Cycles, riEARED Ordinary Reduced to £20 Raleigh Bicycles 5 per cent off list prices New Howe Bicycles 5 per cent off list prices Humber Bicycles 5 per cent off list prices Now is the time to buy. Send for Catalogues and forward orders at Once. DOLLS. DOLLS. DOLLS. Exceptional Valuo for Ghristmas Trade. TOYS. TOYS. TOYS. BOOKS! BOOKS!! BOOKS!!! For Prize and Presentation purposes. School Committees very liberally dealt with to endeavour to keep trf»de m the placs. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR OAEDS H. M. JUNEK



w amea \\ EjsLKYAN Church, Baring Square. m Preacher To-morrow at 11 and 6 30, Rev S. LaWky ; Covenant Service and Communion evening. __JL/ W~^ ANTED, a Good General Seivanf Apply to Unien Bank, between the hours of seven and eight, Saturday evening. Itoo WANTED pupUs for pianoforte. Quarter commences at pupil's convenience. Moderate terms. Mis M. A. Mckcnnon, Peter street^ 1J& ■TaPTIST Church -Rev A. Ager To -t> Morrow. Morning 11, Evening 6.30. Evening subject—"The Temple of God." 1 43



Wanted. DON'T wash yourself. Titan Soap does the work. No rubbing. No machines. 11 182 WANTED Known—That A. J. Walker repairs Bicycle?, Sewing -facilities, Lawn Mowers, Medical Coils, and all descriptions of light machinery. WAN'I'ED Known —A manufacturer's Stock of Shot Silk black and colored Sunshades and Umbrellas at half price.—Andrew Orr. 11173 WANTED Known-60 Pieces black and colored French Merinos and Cashmeres at li 4|d to Is 6d.—Andrew Orr. 11 176



WANTED by respectable young man board and residence in private family. Apply at once •* C,' Mati office. pnjß^uner7Mß Tempest Woob, will ' ' visit Ashburton next week. — Dresden Pi*no Company. Horace A. Gates, Agent^ ______ REVIE «V of Reviews for December ; I Review of Reviews, extra number ;' Something to read ; and new books.—it. M. Jones. lANOS, PianosTPi^noP, from £1 per month. Cycle", Cycles, Cycles, re duced price*. —H. M. Jokes. T\yJTRS JAMKS has Removed into East XVJL Street, next to Miss Adams. Cole man's Buildings. Raspberries at 3d per 1b n any qnantity. 12 41 MRS~ALCORN has on sale for the Holidays varied assortment of Toys, Dolls, Prams, Fancy Goo Is and Christmas Presents. Saunders' Buildings.



( \ O to Mrs Whithngton's for Mar \ T malade. Half a dozen Bottles for 4a 6d. _____________ 'liHaT which brings most light and •»■ hone to poorest homes is Titan Soap. 11 183 WANTED Known^-That a 9d bottle of Cambridge's Herb Boer Extract mikes eight gallons of Herbal Beer. 12 178 ! WANTED Known -W. H. Collieb's noted four-clasp Kid Gloves, 2s | 6d, have just arrived in all sizes. F'~ OR Sale of Christmas and New Year Cards, etc , our establishment will be open every evening this week until nine o'clock. L. F. Andrewes & Co., Stationers' Hall- 12JL80 W^^ ANTED Known—All Accounts due to S. W. Alcorn & Co. must be Paid on or before December 30. 12 181 WANTED Known—That a 9d packet of Cambridge's Ginger Beer Pow der makes two gallons of Ginger Beer. 12 177



WANTED Known—That » 2s. bottle of Cambridge's Vinegar Essence makes one gallon of Best Malt Vinegar (for fc%bla use or pickling. Ashburton Prwg So , Agents. ll_L 7 W"°"~^A~s: FE"ir J^nown—loo Ladies Fashionable feunshadmt Ajsbrew Obii's. WANTED Known—Forfars, 4|d ; Tick ings, 4£d ; Brown Hoilands, *P-~ AM»»KWrCOEUr _fll' i'5 /-UUPHIC Xmas No., Pears' Annual, Ur aad Lady's Pjctoriai-all with beau tiful colored supplesnents. Sew wls. of Sunday at Hoaae, Leisure Hour, Bo Peep, Little Dote, and others. New Books for prizes andFreflentatkm.— U F. A jfiuwwus & Co., Stationers' Hall.



WANTED, Everybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. fl. Zander, Sole Agent. 11181 /CHRISTMAS Cards for your friends in v-> the Old Country at L. F, Andrewes and Co. 11 17 TLr A N T E D~Known—For Election ' T Week, 100 Pairs Boots, 2a 6d per pair.—Andrew Orr. 11177 SUITS to measure, during the sale, 49s 555, 60s, 70s, and 755. Fit and workmanship guaranteed.—R. Alcork, Saunders' Buildings. VTTANTED Known—Spectacles, eye W protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in. the optical line at S, | Salkk's, Optician.



WANTED Known—That you can; buy Good Slippers for children ! from Is a pair j Women's, all sizes, Is9d. —MITCHELL & TCKNER. BOOKS, _ Picture Books in graat variety. Books suitable for presents. Great B eduction in Prices.—Rail way and Arcade Bookstalls. WANTED Known—Now offering Men's Leather Shirts, 2s 9d ; Men's All-wool Suits, 253 6d; Men s Heavy Merino Panfcs, 2s lid.—Mitchell AND TtJRKER. WANTED Known—" The Corner " is showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W. H. Collier, WANTED Known-Colonial Tweeds at very low prices ; Colonial Tweed Trousers, all Men's Sizes, three pairs for £I,—Mitchell and Turnbb. TTT ANTED Known.—To make room W for Spring Boots I will give ten per cent for cash. Repairs done at once cheaper than ever to stay bad times over at J. Moison, Premier Bootmaker. 8 18



WANTED, all Farmers to reduce Hartley's JLanje Stock of this Season's Oil, which he is selling at his usual ridiculous low price by the Gallon or Case. WANTED Known.—Melford House cheapest eh op in town, extra value in presents now being given to each purchaser till further notice.—H, 0. Sbokks. IT7 4JSTJJOD Known.—Extra value in YV *present? npy being given away for Christmas and New Cheapest House in Town.—H 0. Segbhs, l^eilord HOQ.Sj3. WANTED, tha F^toiic to know that Haiiblky's Tanks aro giving univer sal satisf action. TestimoQials if required. Fow is tihe tirpe fo^ Paths and Tanks,



O OMERSET Meat Mart. The oldest' •j the largest, tha best, and the tfheap j eat Small Goods a specialty. Full weights guaranteed. A trial solicited -W, J. SILCOCK. WANTED Known—6o Pieces Fashion able Prints at 4|d ; 50 dozua Towels from 4£d ; White Counterpanes, 30 per cent under usual price.—An drew Orr. 11 174



RAILWAY Book Stall. — Country Libraries supplied at cost price. Parcels of cheap reading made up to order. —John Marsden. IF yot want fiistclass fruit go to Adams' for Fjji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc, I \/I EDIOAL Coils made and repaired j\L on the shortest notice at easy prices at A. J. Walker's, Old Kinder garten. WANTED all and sundry to know that Hardley is still to the front with all claeses of Tinware. Repairs promptly executed. Spouting and Ridging made and fixed at unheard of rates.



WANTED Known.—Half aa much again in presents given to each Purchaser during Christmas and New "ear. H. C. Segers, Melford House. /"CHOICE Ornaments, Folding Screens, KJ Own make in Udies' and children's underclothing, Aprona and Pinafores. Mrs Alcorn, Saunders 1 Buildi g. SALE, SALE, of Books, Stationery Fancy Goods, Music, etc., Fire Screens, Pictures, Glass Ornaments, Christmas Cards, Cricket and Lawn 1 Tennis Material, Photo Albums »nd Frames, and hundreds of other articles are to be sold a* a great sacrifice for Cash during this month only, at L. Andrewes & Co., Stationer s Hall ,



CHRISTMAS ) AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS NEW ZEALAND Clotiiinu Factory. WE HAVE OPENED A NEW LOT OF GOODS FOR THIS WEEK New Ties New Silk Handkerchiefs New Studs Bathing Pants—Towels and Running Pants i New shapes in Hard Hats—brown, black and drab. The new Soft Hat—Land and Water Tennis Hats—a*t shades A good holiday Hat for Is lid THE LARGEST STOCK OF HATS IN ASHBURTOS TO CHOOSE FROM. Tennis Shirts in silk, cr&pe and cash mere Bojs' Washing Suits from 4s 9d. Boys' and Souths' Summer coats 2s 6d, Men's Summer Coats in silk, alpaca and sateen BOOTS! BOOTS!! BOOTS !!! Canvas Shoes for Men Canvaa Shoes for Women Canvas Shoes for Children Jußt opened this week, 18 pairs Women's Calf Shoes for 6s 6i. Wonderfu value. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, HALLENSTEIN BROS.. ALEX. HE.NDRT, Manager]