THE ANARCHISTS.

London, February 23. The funeral of the Anarchist Bour din took place to-day. The hearse was wrecked, and the body would have been torn to pieces had it not been for the efforts of the police. In spite cf the mandate of the authorities the friends of the Anarchist Bourdin attempted to make a demon stration on the occasion of his funeral. This was resented by a great crowd which assembled at the cemetery, who hooted, hustled and spat on the mourners. The police, at great hazard to themselves, protected the cortege from many ugly rushes on the part of the mob, while the mounted police with great difficulty stemmed the crowds of people, who endeavoured to crowd round the grave. The funeral procession was met with cries—-" Down with anarchy," " Keep in your own country," and "No bomb business in England." The hearse was pelted with stones and mud and garbage. The women were especially infuriated. Subsequently a band of students smashed the windows and doors of the Autonotnic Club. At the cemetery the police seized a large uumber of Anarchist flags and banners. Paris, February 24. Twenty-five Anarchists have been expelled from Nice. The Anarchist Henri has confessed ! to the authorship of the bomb out rages which killed six policemen in I November, 1892. His trial begins on Maroh 8. Copenhagen, February 24. An Anarchist Olub has been die covered in this city. Vienna, February 24. Two Anarchists have been sentenced respectively to ten and eight years rigorous prison duty. (Received February 25, 11.10 a.m.) Paeis, February 25. A bomb exploded yesterday in front o£ a door at Lyons. No harm was done.

CABLE NEWS

A powder magazine at Ghent ex ploded, many persons being killed. The Bengal Chamber of Commerce has carried a resolution opposing the re-opening of the Mints. Nftws has been received of the safe arrival at Monte Video of the barque Royal Tar with the New Australia emigrants. Oauthier, who stabbed the Servian Minister at a banquet in the Paris Opera House, has been sentenced to imprisonment for life. The Spanish Government has decided | to open a wine depot in London on! similar lines to that established by South Australia. Owing to a practical joke in the use of cJalorine gas at Cornell University a number of students are critically ill, and one has succumbed to the effects of that poison. Lieutenant-General Sir James Bevan Edwards is endeavoring to secure the appointment as Governor of South Australia on the expiration of the Earl of Kintore's term. The joint Commission at Adelaide of the Methodist bodies, by 19 votes to 4, carried a motion favoring the early organic union of the Methodist churches in toe colony. The Orient and P. and 0. Companies deny any knowledge of a concession in the freights on dairy produce from Australia to London, and declare that the matter is still under negotiation. The Sultan of Morocco declines to name a time when he will fulfil the demands of Spain over the Melilla incident, and Marshal Camos is return ing to Spain apparently satisfied. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Steel, an accountant, for alleged defalcations in connection with the Hobart Coffee Palace Company. The accused is supposed to have sailed in the Tarawera for New Zealand. The Court has quashed Jabez Bal four's motion for release, and the Attorney-General has given advice that there are grounds for his extradition to England to answer charges of fraud. Messrs Geddes and Bruce, of New South Wales, are in communication with the Manchester Chamber of Com merce; urging that assistance should be given to establish a direct produce trade between the Australian colonies and Manchester via the canal.

IMPERIAL POLITICS

London, February 24. The House of Lords has abandoned moat of its amendments to the Parish Councils Bill, but has re-adopted tha amendment ralative to the acquisition of land, and has also adopted an amendment by Lord Salisbury to re strict the number of elective trustees by parish charitable societies. It is regarded as ceitain that the House of Commons will oppose the amendments, and once more return the measure to the House of Lords.

Disaster in West Africa.

London, February 24- News has been received froto Gam bia, West Africa, that a detachment of the West Indian regiment, acqom panied by a force of blue jackets from H,M, ships Baleigh, "Widgeon, and Magpie, under command of Oaptain Gamble, of tho Raleigh, attacked the chief, Fodisolah, a noted slave dealer, near Bathurstj the capital of the colony. After the capture of two stockades and villages the force, -while returning to the boats, was attacked on ail sides. Lieutenants Hervey and Arnold, of the Raleigh, and Lieutenant Meister, of the Magpie, and ten men were killed. Six officers, including paptain Gamble, and forty men were wpunded. The native porters deserted with the ammunition of the British force, thus adding to the disaster. Fears are entertained for the safety of the gunboat Widgeon, as it is be lieved that she has been lost on the West Coast of Africa. (Received Febroary 25, 11.10 a.m.) London, February 25. Lieutenant Boyle, of the Raleigh, is also among those dangerously wounded in the fight near Bathurst, Admiral Bedford is forming a larger expedi tion to drive Fodisolah into the French territory, where the natives are on the look-out to capture him.

BRAZIL.

Rio de Janibeo, February 24. A Bolivian force has invaded Brazilian territory and established, military post 3on the Purus river, The rebels expect to captuve Santos shortly. The National police are deserting the President.

LABOR

Sydney, February 24. I A large number of miners are leav ing the mining districts for the Ooo^gardie goldfields in Western Australia.

COURSING.

London, February 24. In the final round for the Waterloo Cup, Texture beat Falconer.

Possible Redaction of Grain Freights.

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Wellington, February 26. Speaking at Shannon, the Premier dis claimed any personal friendship in the appointment of Mr Ronayae as a railway commissioner. He scarcely knew him, and had no Idea what his politics might be. He was appointed solely on his merits as a railway expert. Mr Seddon remarked that in view of the bad harvest in the south, if the Commissioners were to allow a discount of 25 per cent on the ordinary grain rates this season, in his opinion it would be warranted; and the treasury woald not object. If he were a member of the Board he would not hesi tate for a moment, and believed it would be supported by Parliament. The meet ing passed votes of thanks and confidence in the Government.

SPORTING.

D.J.C. AUTUMN MEETING.

THIRD DAY.

Dtjnedin, February 24 The following concludes our report:— Marshal MemorialStakes.—Forbury, 9afc 2lb, 1 ; Casket, 6sc 91b, 2 ; Blue Fire, 6st 41b, 3. Won easily by a length and a half. Time—l 20£. Dividends-£5 4s and £4 11b. Flying Handicap —Wolseley, 7sfc 71b, 1; Rangialea, Bat. 2; Captive, 7st 91b, 3. Won by four lengths, Time—l.49. Dividends— £3 and £4 la. Maiden Two-year old Handicap— —Barmby, 7s t 131b, 1; Georgie Sharp, 7ab 111b, 2; Britomarte, 7sfc 51b, 3. Won by two lengths. Time—l.7J. Dividends ~£2 69 and £2 7s. Disposal SiAKEs—The Diver 1, Trlxie 2, Aspirant 3. Won by half a length. Time—l 9. Dividends—£3 Is and £3 la. Consolation Handicap — Rememb rance, 7sfe 101b, 1 ; Maribymong, 7sb 71b, 2 ; Exile, Bst 71b, 3. Won by two lengths. Time—l.so. Dividends -£6 12s and £6 Bs.

CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB'S AUTUMN MEETING.

The following weights have been declared for the Canterbury Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting :— Great Easter Handicap, of 500 soys. Seven furlones.

Great Autumn Handicap, of 500 soys. One mile and a half.

Under the Fig Trees.

The following significant; and touching ballad is from Sydney " Trnfch " :~ Under the trees in Sydney Domain— under the leaves of the spreading fig, Drenched by the pitiless, misty rain, huddle the sleepers, little and big. Here a pallid-faced, wretched boj, there a stalwart saOoring man. With the youngster's rags the chill winds toy ; such a worn old face for so brief a span Of life; but what is Life to these 1 The wretched dossers beneath the trees. Singly, In pairs, in groups they lie; stretched on the sodden, chilling ground, While the death-damp night-wind sigheth by, as mourning the human wrecks around, And many a prayer its sent on high ; many a groan on the night-winds borne Prayers —"Oh, Jesus ! let me die. Let me bo found a carpße at morn," For Life 1 Why, what is Life to these ? The wretched dossers beneath the trees. No work to do, no home to hide ; no hope for the morrow to bring relief. No fireside's glow and a " full inside " to 'sijage these outcasts' bitter grief. Many a wretch who ehu Mering lies under the trees in the bleak Domain, Was once the head of a happy home—a home he never will own again. And Life ! What left in Life for these 'I The starving dossers beneath the trees. Scattered now o'er the starving earth, single-handed to fight for lif a Parents, and them they have cursed with birth ; parted—husband, children, wife. Capital's greed and strikers' haste ; sick ness, idleness, drunkenness, crime. Have strewn these saddening wrecks to I waste; these "images of a God sub lime." A God ! Oh, where is the God of these. The shivering dossers beneath the trees'? Oh, Christ J who soothed the widow's panga, who ever pitied the poor and weak, Rend the cloud that over them hangs; succor these starving wretches meek. Soften the hearts of the rich and great; show them the way to help Thy poor ; Enlighten the leaders of the State, ere the people 11 faith in Thee abjure. Jesus ! we beg it upon our knees, Pity the dossers beneath the trees. .Neville Fob deb. Sydney, January 28,1894.

LATEST CABLE NEWS. HOME AND FOREIGN.

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ABSCONDED.

(Received February 25,11.10 a.m.) Vienna, February 25. The head cashier of the Austrian State debt department absconded with a hundred thousand florins.

PEACE AT LAST.

New York, February 25. The allied forces of the Nicaraguan and Honduras liberals have captured Tegucigalpa, and the war which has been in Honduras for some time has ended.

AUSTRALIAN.

Received February 29, 11.45 a.m.) THE VICTORIAN REVENUE. Melbourne, February 26. The deficit in the Victorian revenue for the current year is estimated at £270,000. FRICTION, Friction has arisen between the Premier of Victoria and Archbishop Oarr. In declining the invitation of the Trades and Labor Council to take part in a deputation to the Premier on the subject of the unemployed, Arch bishop Carr wrote regretting that he could not, with any sense of respect, join the deputation, asthe attitude Mr Paterson bad adopted towards the Leongatha labor colony forced him to believe that participation in the pro ! posed deputation would be useless and humiliating. The cause of the dis approbation is that the Premier praised the founders of the Leongatha colony for their self sacrifice, but veered round when asked for a larger amount of monetary support than he had at first promised. v

(Received February 26, noon.)

MORE WRECKS.

| Bkisbane, JBebruary 26 The Danish barque, Aarbus, from New York, struck on Smith's rock, near Cape Morton, and sank in a few minutes. The crew barely had time to launch a boat and escape from the sinking vessel. The barque Jennie Parker, bound to Newcastle from Manilla, encountered a terrific hurri cane, which drove her over the Bellona reefs, near Chesterfield group. By working the pumps continually till her arrival here, the crew managed to keep the vessel afloat, but they suffered great privations owing to the whole of the provisions and water on board being spoiled by the salt water, which "was shipped during the hurricane.

DROUGHT.

The country round Oharlesville, the terminus of the Great Western rail way, 403 miles inland from Brisbane, is in a deplorable condition owing to drought. Stock is dying in large num bers, and unless rain falls shortly selec tors will be forced to abandon their holdings.

GOLD.

Adelaide, February 26, A rich gold discovery has been made near Wankaringa, 225 miles inland. A portion of the lode submitted to assay yielded seventy ounces per ton.

BASS STRAUS LIGHTHOUSE.

Melbouknk, February 28. The Government of Tasmania has preferred a claim of several thousand pounds against the Victorian Govern ment for the latter's share in keeping Bass Straits lighthouse in repair. The i claim . came before the Victorian Cabinet as a complete surprise, and the Premier, Mr Patterson, intends to re mit the matter to the Intercolonial Conference on Lighthouses, which meets at Hobart in April next.

The Mountaineering Wagner.

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New Plymouth, February 26. Herbert ascended Mount Igraont yesterday from the mountain house to the top, got a card placed there, and re turned, doing the distance of four thou sand feet in one hour fifty minutes, and four second wagers on his not doing it were all but one withdrawn.

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j Friedlander Bros SaTUBDAyT MAECH 17, 1894. AT THE ORANGE HALL, ASHBURTON. "jIyfESSRS FRIED LANDER BROS. JjIJL have received instructions from Mb 0. C. Ross, who is giving up farming, j TO SELL ON THE j ABOVE DATE j His Property, consisting of— ab Westerfield, adjoining Messrs Maw son Bro.'s Estate. 120 Acres are reclaimed swamp, and have been properly drained and sub divided into Six Paddocks, well fenced, and now in perfect state for cultivation. 65 Acres are laid down in English Grass. 150 Acres consist of Good Light Land, well fenced and all in grass. The whole of the Property is served with water races, and has a good substan-; tial four-roomed Dwelling House built j thereon, with Scullery, Dairy, and Bath room attached. The outbuildings com- j prise—Four Stall Stable, with loose box, Sheep-yards, and other necessary con* veniences. It is almost adjoining the Westerfield Railway Station and School. As a compact; little Farm we can con fidently recommend ib to intending pur chasers, who should take an opportunity of looking it over before the sale. Terms at Sale, which is fixed for 2 p.m. FRIEDLAKDER BROS, per R. FRIEDLANDER, 2*117 Auctioneer. , Public Notices l_ £5 RE wAKa "■" THE above reward will be paid to Any Person giving such information as will lead to the Conviction of the person or persons who broke the windows of the Waterton Hotel on three separate occasions lately. 2 176 JAMES PORTER, of the Clifton Kurseries, Allentoa, Ashburton, hav ing gained the silver medal at the Christ churoh Horticultural Society's Show for the Best 48 Dahlias, distinct varieties, will be pleased to show all lovers of I flowers round his Nurseries; ASHBURTON HIGH SCHOOL. mHE BOARD OF GOVERNORS of J. the Ashburtoa High School offer ' TWELVE Scholarships for Public com petition open to all school children resident in the County of Ashburton, except those in attendance at a High School. The Sch'olcifsEips are tenable lor twoy_ears, and during good conduct, and will entitle the holders to free education and the use of Books at the Ashb'aJiEon High School for that'penoifc —iu-*£por- tioning the Scholarships it is the Bjard's intention to grant six scholarships to boys and six to girla. Candidates must not be more than 14 years of age on the Ist May nßxt. The subjects for examination will be English, Grammar, and Composition, English History, Geography, and Arith metic. The standard of excellence required will be equal to that possessed by pupils of the sixth standard in the Primary schools. The examination will be conducted in the Boys' Schoolroom or: TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, May 22 and 23 next. \ Successful candidates must qualify in each subject and must obtain in the aggregate not less than 50 per cent of the possible number of marks. Any candi date gaining not more than 25 per cent of tb.9 maximum possible in any one subjecb will be deemed to have failed in that subject. Candidates must enter their names with the Secretary fco the Board not later than SATURDAY, May 19. Further parti culars may be obtained from the Head master or the undersigned. C BRADDELL, Secretary. Ashburton, February 24, 1894, 2 175 AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY New Zealand Branch Head Office, Custombous«-quay, Wellington! Local Board of Directors : fhe Hon Morgan S. Grace, M.D., C.M.Gh, M.L.O. (Chairman) The Hon Charles J, Johnsrtonj M.L.C. (Deputy Chairman) Alfred de Bathe Brandon, Esq TheHon Edward Richardson, CM.Q., M.L.C John Duncan, Esq Medica' Officer : JDr W. Q. Kemp, M.R.C.S. (England) THE OLDEST, WEALTHIEST AND MOST PROSPEROUS Australian Life Office, \nd THi LARGEST IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE, The only Colonial Life Office which declares a BONUS EVERY YEAR Ihe Method of j Valuation adopted by this Society is of the most Stringent Character, and ensures a Consi derably Larger Reserve to meet Liabilities than that held by any other office in the Australasian €olonies. ACCUMULATED FUND EXCEEDS £11,<MM>,OOO (ELEVEN MILLIONS) Steeling All invested to yield nearly 6 per cent. POLICIES IN FORCE ... 116,Q05 Sum Assured ... ... ... 4533,880,28,3 Accumulated Funds .. .. 41i»328,448 Amual Income   „ £1,960,123 Cash Bonnes Bivided .. .. £5,434,622 BONUSES i CASH BONUS for ONE year, 1892, £504,261, yielding .Reversionary Bonuses amounting to £1,030,000, after making SPECIAL RESERVES, amount ing to £234,511 . j CASH BONUSES declared for last FIVE years, over ! TWO MILLIONS, yielding Reversionary Bonuses i exceeding FOUK MILLIONS j ass^belour life ' IN THE I A. M« P. SOCIETY And Secure a BONUS EVERY "SEAR Expenses of Management 9| per cent on the total income ' EDWARD W. LOWE, Resident Secretary Branca Office- Custom House Quay, Wellington W. H. DERRY, District Secretary, Chrietchnrch, H ZASfDE-K, ■ ' ■ t ocal Broker, Ashburto



THE BEST igate BLOOD Jmk AND TONIC i ■!■ ■■Millifc Anc* Yown^ IST H QUICKEN 13 pAppetite, ||!u 18l Remove that IK p3Tireil Feßiin& II FA is AND -llLxil MMake the Weak H STRONG ...iiiiilllimilmJfP USE Ayer'sSarsaparilla Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell) Mass., U. S. A, pures otliers, will cure you Rip" Beware of cheap imitations. The name — Ayer's Sarsapariila—is prominent on the wrapper, ancles blown In the class of each of ouv botties. LOYAL ORANGE LODGE. mHE Monthly meeting will be held at 1 fche Grange Hall on THURSDAY, March 1, at 8 p.m. 2 178 By Order o£th^W.M. HEALTH TEA 3s a boon to humanity a blessing to mankind, a real elixir of life, — Henry Zasdbr, Wholesale Agent.



Public Notices. FOR SA L F,' IN the township o£ Woodbury, six roomed House and Blacksmith's Shop doing a good business. Six miles from any other business of the kind. Reason for selling, having leased a farm at Cheviot. Apply to L. GICK, 2 158 Woodbnry. THE " Dollar Cigarettes " are becoming universal. H. Zander, Wnolesale Agent. 2 < SINGING, PTANCFORTE, OLA.SS i SINGING, THEORY, etc. ! Miss JHLaliel Bell WILL be at home to pupils at Gates School of Music, each WEDNES DAY, from 1 p.m to 4.30 p.m. 2 152 To Let—A small shop with two rooms attached, situated in Burnett street, T. BULLOCK. NICE LITTLE HOME STEAD. 123 A °"s 123 With Convenient and Suitable build- Ings all in good order, well situated in the Hinds Survey Dis trict, about 4| miles from the Railway Station. Plentiful supply of water. Easy terms of payment if required. For further particulars apply to T. BOLLOCK. ""CORNER SECTION, Tinwald, om. trally situated, cot tar from the Railway Station. For sale, a bargain. No 33. Terms if required. T. BULLOCK. SMOKE Star and Stripes? 12 in a Packet. —H. Zahdep Wholesale Agent. 2 37 ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. THE NINETEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE SHAREHOLDERS Will be held at the Society's New Office, Tancred Street, ON MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1894, at Three o'clock in the afternoon. Business : I—To Receive the Directors' Report for year ending 1893-4. 2—To Elect two Directors in the room of Messrs Hugo Friedlander and Thomas Bullock, who retire by rotation but are eligible for re election. 3—Any other General Business. Any duly qualified member offering himself as a Director shall give notice in writing to the Manager. Such notice must be left at the Office, at or before 4 p.m., on SATURDAY, the third day of Maich, 1894. By order of the Board of Directors. EDWARD STEPHENS, 2 164 Manager. "fly O family can be happy without Health •*• ' Tea when once tried. 2 HENRY ZANDER FEBRUARY SPECIAL ANNOUNCE MENT. I BEG TO INTIMATE that I have just landed a Large and Varied Stock of €311113 €tuns i filing HOLLIS 1 BEST MAKE. and Double Barrel, Breech and Muz#e Loading, well worthy of inspec tion. REVOLVERS, REVOLVERS. AMMUNITION AMMUNITION] Cartridges and Cartridge Cases, Caps, Shot, Gunpowder, Powder and shot Flasks, Cartridge Belts, Recappere, Loaders, Wads, Punches, etc. SCOTT'S WELL-KNOWN RANGES ab Greatly Reduced Ptices. T HAVE IN STOCK AND TO LAND -100 Drums Linseed Oil 20 Cases Valvoline 200 Cases Castor Oil 10 Bates best 6 ply Seaming Twine China and Glassware Hornsby'a and Ransome's Plough Shares Barbed and Fencing Wire Mauritius and Queensland Sugars China, India, and Ceylon Teas Beet English Leather Belting. -now in stock- Two Hundred Galvanised Steel Elastic Horse Collars (in all sizes). Early application necessary. They are giving UNIVERSAL SATIS FACTION. Wines and Spirits, Ales and Stout, Liqueurs, Havana Cigars, Cigarettes, of best brands only. Also, a choice assortment of the FINEST DELICACIES fronf all parts of the world. Henry Zander AGENT FOR Australian Mutual Provident Society Sun Fire Office Canton Marine Office Health Tea.



1 Public Notices. FOR SALS.—Perpetual Lease of 41 acres of land close to railway shed, Dromore, subdivided into three small , paddocks, well fenced, water in each, laid down in English grass and red clover. ' There is also 3-roomed house, new, and 4-sballed stable and chaff house. Rent 2a 6d per acre, paid to June 1894, For ! further particulars apply, ! 2 169 THOS. KING, Dromore. | ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. REWARD TEN POUNDS. qiHIS COUNCIL offers a Reward of _l_ Tea Pounds to any person giving such information ai will enable the Council to convict Threshing Machine owners or others of Tampering with Sluices or Water Races. By Order, WILLIAM BAXTER, 2 117 County Engdneer: PUBLIO ANNOUNCEMENT, T Hi YE much pleasure in announcing i -*- to the Public of Ashburton and Surrounding Districts that I have opened , a shop in Tancred Street, under the management of Mr H. Field, where all ray well known Herbal Remedies and all kind of Patent and Proprietary Medicines may be had at Christchurch Prices. Yours Truly, E. W. HALL, MEDICAL HERBALIST, 152 Armagh Street, and 117 Lower High f53 Street, Christchurch. r\RINK~HEALTH TEA. It Is the ■*J Beat, the Purest, the most Invigo rating Tea. Henry Zanbeb, Wholesale Agent. To those desiroua of acqutr ng a piece of land near town : For Sale or To Lab, lots 84, 85, 86, originally part of Fairfield Estate, below the County Salayards and near Fairfield road. __^^ T. BULLOCK. % „»" Guns! REVOLVERS, REVOLVERS, SALOON RIFLES, SALOON RIFLES. POWDER, SHOT, CAPS, LOADING MACHINES, CARTRIDGES, AT Heduced Figures. r^Ult Shipment of NEW SEASON'S GUNS has just^ar rived, ex Gothic, and we request all intending purchasers to to inspect them, feeling sure that we are able to offer thema selection which for VARIETY, QUALITY, and CHEAP NESS, will be found SECOND TO NONE. JOHINORR&Co., IRONMONGERS, AND PROVISION MERCHANTS /"COMMENCE the New Year by smoke \J ng " Stars and Stripes." Whole sale at; Zander's. 2 38 U.S,S. CO j WiM U.B.S. C ■■ft-- ** kA UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANI OF NEW ZEALAND. STEAMERS SAIL from LYTTEL TON AS UNDER: For Wellington—Monday, Tuesday, Wed nesday, Thursday, md Saturday. Picton and Nelson—Tuesday, Thursda and Saturday. Auckland, via East Coast ports—Every Monday. Auckland, via West Coas ports—Every Thursday. Dunedin—Monday, Tuesday and Friday Hobart and Melbourne—Every Tues day. Sydney, via Auckland, every Monday. Sydney, via Cook Straits, every Tues day. ' EXCURSION SEASON.—During the months of December, January, and February return tickets will be issued over the Company's Intercolonial lines at Reduced Kstes, available for return for three months from date of issue. For particulars apply to MILES & CO. LIMITED. AQENTS, ASHBURTON



«. M . ", I "TIT Haryesters, Harvesters, & Others. TjTOR GOOD AND CHEAP SUITS, Clothing, Aaaburton, Shirts, Street, Flannele, Tanered Drawers, in Socks, House Hats, Kaiapoi Boots, Established Blankets Old and Rugs. Is the A COMPLETE OUTFIT. — WITH — Heavy Colonial «rey Blankets, £2 10s 9d The Lot. MITCHELL & TUBiSBB. . — ■ . - . > MAEKBT HOUSE, TJI^E GUARANTEE that for Value, Parity and Economy there are no Teas as yet that can Surpass the Mandarin and Tiger Blends, They|are now so popular as to be a Household requisite, used in the Mansion and the Cottage, the Tent and the Station. EVJBJRYBODY SHOULD SAMPLE THESE TEAS. SOLE AGENTS FOR ASHBURTON, btephens Bros., market house. j;oole Agents for New Zealand—J, EATTRAY & SON, DUNEDIK] STEPHENS BROS., M.A.JECILET MOUSE : AISK ALL REQUIRING Chilli* or Iportlfi^ fiteqaisites TO GIVE THEM A OALL. Cannot be beaten for Tip Top Value. Stephens" Bros. Boot Manufacturer and Importer. tITILL open on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY,^, a Rtail Branch in Easts Street, Ashburton in the premises lately occupied by Harry TMecUander, or Sale of HIGH CLASS BOOTS;AND2SHOES. S. AJNDERBON.



IK MACPH^fCSOir (Late with Alcorn) , jr\ ROGER AND TEA DEALER* VJT (The Green Frosted Windows opposite Mitchell and Turner's), CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, TINWARE] HARDWARE! BRUSHWARE, Em Em Threshing Machines supplied. CASH CUSTOMERS will find I am selling best goods, cheaper than any House in Town. Orders promptly attended to. Goods delivered daily. D MACPHEESON, Tanered Street. OUR FIRST CONSIGNMENT OF tfHE Noted Health Tea To Hand GUARANTEE© THE BjEST VALUE IN THE MARKET. 'JOHN ORR and Co. 188



PIANOS 1 PIANOS !! PIANOS ORGANS ! ORGANS!! ORGANS VIOLINS! VIOLINS!! VIOLINS MUSIO! MUSIC!! MUSIC 'TjWERIBOJYY should have a copy o JJA TRIAD >j MONTHLY MAGAZINE Of Music, Science, and Art;. DRESDGN~HA.7TO CO., SAUNDERS BUlj DINGS. HORACE A. GATES, Agent and Managerf T^i O different qualities ot Health Tea, -^ there is only one quality, and that s " The Best.'—Henry Zander, Whok ale Agent 2 45 THE REASON WHY CRAICHEAD AND BERRYMAH ARE the Lealing Tailors and Outfitters in Ashburton— BECAUSE They keep the Largest Stock of Fashionable Tailor ing Goods. BECAUSE They employ the Largest I Number of First Class Tailors. BECAUSE They do the Largest Tailor ing Business. BECAUSE They give the Besc Value, Fit, and Workmanship. BECAUSE Their Motto is- OEAIGHEAD THE LEiDING TAILORS AND OUT FITTERS, ASHBURTON TO LET. — Dwelling-house of five rooms, centrally situated, corner of Cass and Moore streets. Possession can be given nest *&c** T. BUI&OOK