Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY. MARCH 2, 1894. THE GRAI OUTLOOK.

Never perhaps in the history of wheat growing-—not enly in New Zealand, but anywhere in tbe world—has the pros pect been less cheerful. For the first forty years of this century the legisla tive power of Great Britain was wholly in the hands of ian lowner?, and their eyes were kept keenly open to the dis charge of» sacred duty they owed to themselves—the maintenance of the value of land as represented by the word "rent." They placed prohibitory tar ffd on agricultural produce, and thus stimulated, grain was produced to an abnormal extent, Thh reached upon the intentions of the legislators and grain fell in price below tho minimum the prohibitory tariff* were calculated to maintain. Asa result farmers found themselves unable to pay the high rents they were asked, Grain gambling was the result of the g'iding scales that were laid down instead of the prohibitory tariff, but still prosperity did not follow to the farmer. The repeal of the Oorn Laws was the next turn of the kaleidoscope of the cereal market, and then followed the Crimean war, the Indian mutiny, and a long series of devastating wars waged by continents nations and our cousins of the United States. While these wars were in progress prices mounted np to an ob normal pitch. High prices continued for some time as the result of these wars* Bat a counteracting influence was at wort, Gold discoveries jn America and Australia had greatly helped to main tain these high prices, but they aided also the counteracting influence which was the beginning of tlmr redaction, for the minds of men who, when their gold fever hsd cooled a littlp, looked abroad apon the lands they had come through, were tnrned to the wisdom of wresting from those laads a yield of grain instead of om of gold. And away went the land cultivators everywhere. Amprica in a few years leapt from the position of a rough and ready colony to a nation foremost in the ranks of art and indus try. Her land was networked with railways, and some of the undertakings in connection with the3e Hues were of a character so stupendous as to stagger the engineers of the Old World ; bt^fc they recovered from their astonishment and accepted the object lesson. Richard Qobden hushed tbe British farmer to sleep in a fcoFs p»ra%e of a belief that the cost of pamage from the new countries that were now laying down land in wheat —not by the acre or two but by hundreds of miles—would ever be so great, both to the British seaboard and from the seaboard inland, hu fc& b$ $ pro tective tariff ia itself. But the rapid laying down of railways in every country and the tre medous development of the mercantile marine on every sea crunspl/pd p his theory and dispelled his vision like a dream of the morning. Now the wheat growers of Hindostan ana all Her Majesty's immense jtndian territory can lay wheat upon the London wharves at ft flbftyff fyW **» &9 S^W

farmer. Wheat can be rusbed across to the American ecaboir.l «nd shipped for sale in the London market at a figure below what ihe Englishman c*n take and make a profii, and yet leave a profit for the American grower. Kvery year v fresh slice of the earth's surface is added to the wheat yielding area, and to the list of competitors wi»h the farmers of Canterbury for the feeding of the crowded million* in the o'd world towns and cities. In 1877 the farmers of Ashborton fanc:ed the 5^ 61 they got that year was hardly enough, bat it was g< od enough to be the great inciting cause of the transformation of oar tussock land into cultivated soil. From that year the price of grain has steadily fallen, until to-day we find the best quotation at Home is 27s 6d per quarter in a weak market. Compare this with the 56s 91 of 1877 and the range of the prices will be see a. At 27s 6d per quarter in England wheat growing on Asbbarton farms ceases to pay. Ihe great elements of profitable wheat growing are cost of production and transit. In neither c»n a reduction at all substantial be hoped for, at anyrate nothing that would be permanent, and there is grave fear that wheat hag not jet reached the bottom price. Oar tainly the competition by countries where both cost and transit ire lower than ours will not cease for many a day, and the fact has been dawning upon the minds of our farmers for a long time past that wheat growing must be to a 1 great extent departed from, except for our own consumption, and that frozen meat, dairy produce, mess pork, fruit, etc, must receive more attention. In fact they must receive more attention, for the markets for these commodities are still sound and healthy, and the men who cultivate onr soil will stand greatly in their own light if they do not make haste to benefit by them. The time we fear is not far distant when whnat grow ing in New Zealand for export will cease, and the quotations for New Zealand long-berried drop oat altogether from the official lists of Mark Line. And if the cereal give place to more pro fitable products there will be no cause to weep over the farewell.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The cause of Madame Patey's death was apoplexy. The mails via San Francisco per Alameda arrived in London on Thursday afternoon. The Belfast Factory haa been fitted up with a new anhydride refrigerator. The Wellington " Evening Press " has changed hands. It is understood to have been leased by the temperance party. At the R.M. Court this morning for drunk neßS a first offender (\ female) was dis charged on payment of police expenses. The following are the vital statistics of Ashburton for January:— Births s ?5; deaths, 8; marriages, 1. Major Sommerville states that probably two ladies from InvjrcargUl will enter for the Rifle Association, Mr Scobie Mackenzie was presented by hia late constituents on Wednesday last with | a gold w*tch and chain. The Rev A. W. Averill, the new incum bent of St. Michael's, Christchurcb, arrived by the Tarawera, and was formally inducted by Biahop Julius oa Thurday evening. The anniversary services of the Tinwald Wesleyan Sunday school will be continued on Sunday next, Rev. Mr Birks officiat ing. In the report of the R.M. Court proceed ings yesterday W. H. Collier was printel as plaintiff instead of W. H. Collins. As a matter of fact Mr Collier has not appeared in Court for three years past. Letters from places beyond the colony, addressed as under were received at the Aahburton Post Office during the month of January, and are still unclaimed :— D. McAlister, C S. Flanders (2), George Albert Johns, E. J. Perry. Under 'the Magistrates' Gonrfc Act, 1893, which came into operation on the Ist instant, the gentlemen hitherto described as " Resi dent " Magistrates will be known no more by that designation, the New A cb subrtitut. ing the title of •" Stipendiary " Magistrates, as in Australia. To-morrow the Ashburton High School will play a cricket match with the Kakaia School in the Domain. The following will play for the High School:—J. Fredlander, Denshire, ■Steward, Orr, D. Friediander, Purnell, Stephens, Anderson, Leggett, Silcook, and Douglas. Play will begin at eleven. At some trades (the " Morning " says) it {a impossible for womea workers to earn an honest livelihood. In tho confec : tionery trade wages range from 3s 6fd to $s per week. At Nottingham women earn form 4s to 7s per week. In London girls and women have to work for 12 hours to earn about 7d—and this for a fashionable under* clothing firm. The'>L.O.L., No. 25, held their regular monthly meeting in the Orange Hall on Thursd*y. There was a fair attendance of members and visitors. The routine business having been gone through, P.M. Bro Davis was requested to present P.M. Bro Cock burn with a handsome gold pen and pencil case, with a suitable insciiption—a present from the Ijodge for past services. The com pliment having been acknowledged the Lod'^e closed, after the brethren had spent a pleasant evening in harmony. The Tinwald Wesleyan Sunday School anniversary tea meeting was held on Wed nesday evening. The weather was fine and then; was a large attendance. An abundant supply of good "things haymg bee^ dispensed I by the ladies who had charge of the tables, the after meeting was held, over which Mr Bourne presided. Addresses were deljversd by the Revs Farley, Blake, and Lawry, and also by Mr Andrews. The Rev Mr L, wry distributed the award books tp the children with suitable oommeufcary, and aftepwapds made announcements in regard to subsequent services. The meeting was very enjoyable. At the special request of their numerous clients in the northern part of this district, Messrs Iples and Company, Limited, have decided to hold a special sale of breeding ewes and rams at the Rakaia Saley^rds, on Thursday, March 15. This wijl enable farmers in the district to obtain their require ments close at hand, and as several lines of ekceil^t sheep are to be marketed the sale gives promise of being a decided success. Mes3ra Ajliles and Company intimate that present entries number 8000 ewes and rams, and further entries are requested, particulars to be forwarded to the Company's pffice.B at AjsHb^oe'fod Rakaia,

At the Wealeyan Conference on Thursday | the Station sheet was read a first time. It included the following proposals which are, however, subject to revision : - Invercargu Rev. P. Lawry ; Christchurch-Revs. H. B. Dewsbury, F- W. Isitb, and J. Nott; Connex ional secretary-Rev. W. Morley ; Syden ham- Rev. W. Oliver ; St. Albans-Kev j. Luxford and G. Frost; Lyttelton-Rey. **• Kairclongh; Springston -Rev. 0 (toma ; Leeston—Rev. A. C. Lawry ; Kaiapoi-ReV- J. Smalley; Woodend-Rev. J. Bellow; Rangiora—Rev. S. Garlick; Timaru—Rev. U E. Beecroft; Waimate—Rev. J. Murray ; Temuka-Rev. C. H. Staadage; Ashburton —Revs. R. Taylor and C. Abernethy. Dr Jay Seaver has recently contributed some interesting facts concerning the effect which tobacco produces in the physical development; of smokers. He claims that in weight the non-user increased 10.4 per cent more than the regular user, and 6.6 per cent more than the occasional user. In the growth of height the non user increased 24 per cent more than the user, and 14 per cent more than the occasional user. In the growth of cheat girth the non-user has an advantage over the regular user of 26.7 per cent, and over the occasional user of 22 per cent, but in capacity of lungs the growth is in favour of the aon-uaer by 77-5 per cent when compared with the regular user, and 49.3 per cent when oompared with the irregu lar user. The washing away of three spans of th« railway and traffic bridge at Kurow is the cause of much inoonvenience to the people living at Kurow and Sandhurst. At present the only communication is a rope stretched between the broken parts, on which, by means of a pulley, small parcels, mails, etc., are drawn across. In several cases parties belonging to one side of the river are now detained on the other, that is unless they care to go to Oamaru, thence to Waitaki North, and thflnoe by coach to Euro*, and 1 vice versa. While the bridge was hanging Mrs Gunn, of Station Peak, brought her child, a girl of nine >ears of age, to Kurow, to have a broken leg attended to, and the child and mother are now at Kurow. One narrow escape—that of a man who crossed whiles fiie bridge was actually breaking—is eported. As it will be months before the bridge is thoroughly repaired, the Sandhurst and Hakateramea districts are completely cut off from Kurow, and will have to make Waimate their head quarters.—" Timiru Herald."

New Zealand Rifle Asso ciation.

THE OPENING CEREMONY.

Beautiful weather prevailed on Thursday for the opening of the 33rd annual meeting of the Now Zealand Rifle Association on the range at Hillsborough. The total f ntries amounted to 210, and the number is sufficient to enable the Council to pay the prize money in full. There is only one entry from Australia, namely, that of Mr R. Qt. Norton of the Wangaratta Rifle Club, Victoria. Major Sommerville amt programmes of the meeting to the Secre taries of the New South Wales, Victorian, J and Tasmanian Rifle Associations, but he j has learned that the Secretaries ot the two : last mentioned Associations never dis* tributed the programmes senb to them. Mr Norton states that no one in Victoria knew anything av>out the meeting or the date of it. This ia disappointing, as the presence ot Australian marksmen would have lent additional interest to the meet ing, and it was hoped that a team would have sent over from Victoria. Among the most notable absentees is H >n. Mai Purnell, who won the belt in 1888. He was unable to get away to \ attend the meeting. The general opinion is that the range is a very good one, and given fine weather the meertng shou'd be a very successful one. Should a north-easterly wind pre vail throughout, ag is probable, there will be no puzzling currents to contend with and good scores ought to be mtde. At 3 p m. the men fell in, and were marched to the 200 yards range, and drawn up at the firm? point of Na. 13 target. Major Sommerville, addressing the men, said it was some seven years since they had assembled at the Hills borough Ranpe to hold their meeting. In the interval they had held their meetings in various parts of the colony. He was not prepared to say it was wise on the part of the Association to change from Wellington, but he admitted there was a good deal of justice in what the Southern men said as to the necessity for a range in the south as well as in the north. The ' ranges could'ba used alternately for theit meetings. Most of the men grumbled about the ranges, but it must be remem bered that they had good and bad weather in all parts of the colony. The men were just as much to blame as the ranges were. (Laughter). As the Hillsborough range was a Government one, he trusted that the Association would come there in alternate yaars. He hoped the public of Christchurch would be present to sea the Championship fired for. They had pro vided the range free of cost to the Associa tion, and the people of the district, *nd especially the Volunteers, deßerved the thanks of the Association. He would now ask Miss Gape* to fire the first shot. (Applause). Major Sommerville then sighted the rifle, which was placed upon a rest, and Miss Gapes fired the opening shot, using a pieca of ribbon att'ehed to the trigger. After a little delay th 9 shot was registered a bull's-eye, and three cheers were given for the young lady. The Mayor then gave an address, and firing for the first stage q? the Nelsoa Match of 200, §00, and 600 yards com menced. A fresh north-east wind blew across the range, and made scoring fairly difficult, but nevertheless there was some good average scores made. The new system of marking appeared to work well and give satisfaction, but the full benefit of it will not be realised till the lodger ranges are reached. Two competitors scored each one poinL, short of the possible. Private W. B. Scott, of the Honorary Reserve Corps, made a 4 and a 6 with his sighters, and, counting these, Ip put on five more bullseyes. Private Aitchesqn, Kaitangata Rifles, made the other score of 34. Thirteen men scored , 33 each, and twenty-two made 3S each. . Hilisborough, March 2. Shooting was resumed shortly after 8. The weather was very fine at the time, but as the time wore on a fresh N.E wind sprang up. The shooting was not so good as yesterday ; several of those who came back with good scores last night burst this morning. The following are the scores at 500 yds Nelson Match : — Ross, Napier, 31 ; Tiffen, Gisborne ; Wakeline. Christchurch j Gray, Dunedin, 33 ; Warring, Hunterville ; Spiers, Oamaru ; Gundersen, Woodvilfe ; Love day, Woodville ; Jones, Dunedin j Humphries, Walpukurau j Pairs, Auck* | land, 32. It has been decided to fire the team match to-morrow. Only 80 out of the 210 men live in camp. The Nelson match is finished. The fol lowing are the chief prize-takers : — Ross, Napier, 92, £8 ; Humphries Waipukurau, ; 91, £6 ; Tobin. iugkland, 90, £5 ; Scott, Christchurch, 90, £4 • Greensnields, Auqk i land, 89, £4 ;' Wagstaff. 88, £4 ; RomT llard, Christchurch, 87, £3; Wakelin, Christchurch, 87, £3 ; Cragie, Southland, 86, £3. ! i ' After lunch the Hawkes Bay match 50,0 and 6CO yards, 10 shots each, the firs|i match counting far the belt, was begun. It is nab expecbeel to finish before 4.30 p.m. The wind if still fresh. '

LECTURE.

On Wednesday evening, in the Orange Hall, Mr George Aldridge, of Auckland, delivered a lecture before a small but appreciative audience, his subject being " The dogma of the soul's Immortality un scriptural and unreasonable." In his opening remarks, Mr Aldridge called attention to the position which this doctiine held in the creed and faith of Christians, It being accepted as a clearly revealed Bible trufch. He contended that although so widely held there was not a sciatilla of proof for it. The Bible is a divine library, containing no fewer than sixty-six books by almost m many authors many of whom could have had no possible collusion. Yet they all wrote of man as mortal, and never so much as hiDted at an "Immortal soul to save.' He chal. ieneed the production of a single passage of Scripture which taught the popular theory. As an important item in his argument he emphasised the sileme of Scripture Taking next the speech of Scripture he affirmed that in all its declarations, whether on man as he is, or in the death state, or in resurrection, there ia no place for the "immortal eoul ' theory. Man is made of the duat of the ground, according to Genesis, and every succeeding passage relating to his nature a»ro«s with and enforces that. As to the death state, men are Baidtobe in the grave, in darkness and silence, where fehe-e is no thought, wisdom, device.' or knowledge; where the dead neibhar praise the Lord nor remember Him. That teaching being in perfect harmony wich the original declarations on men's nature, is in opposi tion to current belief. Then as to resur rection, it was very notable that the texts, both in the old Testament and the new, show that the day of resurrection finds the persons who are to be raised in the Krave, "in the tombs," in the dust of the earth Many texts were adduced by the lecturer, and some Bible illustrations were cited in graphic manner in support of his contention. The doctrine of eternal misery came in for some strong denunci ation, the speaker declaring that it might be held as part of a creed, but it was not a heart belief. To believe that any of our loved ones were Buffering in hell would dethrone reason. As a matter of fact few preachers can now be found who will avow their belief in that, dogait. Why '! The evidence has not changed. Ihe Bible statements remain as they ever did. For his part he declared himself suspicious of any theory, which in order to express itself was compelled to contradict the Bible language. This the popular belief has done by ignoring the terms death, perishing, destruction, and sach expres sive words applied to the doom of the wicked, and affirming that they shall live for ever in eternal suffering—the , ; very opposite to the Bible declarations. The lecturer spoke for over an hour in support of his thasis, and at the close invited questions. The invitation was availed of by two persons, one of whom took excep tion to the argument, and endeavored to refute it. The meeting closed just before ten o'clock.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold oirseives responsioie tor the opinions expressed fry our correspondents.)

DRUNKENNESS.

TO THE EDITOR-. Sir,— Kindly allow me space for a few remarks concerning the amount of drunkenness at the present time in Ashburton. I cannot understand what some of the publicans are thinking of, to allow men fco sp^nd all their earnings In their houses, and to keep serving them with liquor until every penny ia spanb j then to kick them into the street for the police to lock up Do these publicans give one thougho to their own future. They must sorely forget that this month a vote is to be taken and recorded in f *vor of the hotels b-^ing dosed o* otherwise. Who can blame the Prohibitionists, ? So sensible person, I feel sure, when such a state of thing jis allowed to exist. Only last evenirg a farmer's wife was dragged off the station platform in a beastly state of drunkenness and locked up, her husband being already locked up for the same offonca. Now, I will ask you, does the publican deserve to hold a license, after serving a woman, or any other person in such a state, with drink ?. If I had my way I should fine the publican, say £10, for each offence when a person was found drunk on licensed premises, and after the third offence cancel his license.—lam, etc., Resident.

THE WEATHER.

TEMPJEBATURE AND RAINFALL AT CHERTSBY FOR FEBRT7ARY, 1894.

The Hobart Tragedy.

Hobart, March 1. At the Supreme Court to day, Thos; Normoyle was sentenced to two years imprisonment for shooting George Henry Knight, at Newtown, near Hobart, on the 20th alt. The evidence showed that the accused had planted himself in order to watch Knight's con duct with his wife, and when he saw him embrace h?r he fired and shot him dead. The wife admitted her infidelity at the inquest on Knight. The jury strongly recommended Normoyle to mercy.

The Defence of England.

Lovdok, March 1. Sir Oh tries Dilke, Lieutenant- General Ohesey, Lord Spencer, Messrs Porster and Wilkinson hare addressed letters to the leaders of the Government and the Opposition show ing the dangers of the existing system of national defence, and urging that a single Minister should combine the secretaryship to the Admiralty with responsible military and naral advisers who should also be the principal executive officers in each branch of the service. Messrs Balfour and Chamberlain generally approve of the schema, which also meets with the support of the Unionist Press.

A Sensational Statement,

Roue, March 1. la the Chamber cf Deputies tiignor Crispi explain ?d that the recent Anarchist conspiracy in Sicily was the outcome of the deliberations of a revo lutionary Society, which could com mand the support of 300,000 men* A rising had besn arranged, to take place about the middle of February, and the conspirators relied on war occaring during the year, through the help of Russia, to which nation they intended to cede the principal ports. Crispi's statement has created a great sensation throughout the country.

Canada and Qeensland.

Lonron, February 28 Sir T. Mcllrtith considers that Huddari's mail steamers are superior to the British India Company's, and of a much improved type, but additional vessels are required. He did not expect that Queensland would renew the con-, tract with the British India Company.

Rifle Shooting.

The Aehburton Rifles held another 6f their priza matches on Wednesday which was well attended. Good shooting was very difficult, the light and wind Doing changeable. The Following are tha scores: —

In the competition for Mr Jesson's medal for aggregate scores in two matches th« names run as follows:—Bugler D. Leitoh 111, Private J. Wilson 110, Private B« Baker 102, Corporal Pauling 100.

THE ABHBURTON GOARDIAN : FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1894.



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JAMES ELLIOTT To those desirous of acqnlr ng apiece of land near town : For Sale or To L&% CO AL M KRCH ANT lots 84- 85 ' 86« originally part of Fairfield ' Estafe, below the County Sabyards and ASHBURTON near Fairfield road. iinLTOCK' fI^LJUJft W^S ~\~bl¥pY New Year to~a\U tut es )mk ff\^M '»- pecially to the great and ever in i^m, W %^ \lsf^g^^k. creasing.number who drjpk the wonderful & Health Tea,— Henky Zandza, Wholesale THE REASON WHY fe^Jgfp^ CRAICHEAO AHO BERRYMAH #¥ V^ »RE the J>a-ling Tailors and Outfitters B *^ jL^r 111 *% -t\. in Ashburton— _ * KmdMmko BECAUSE They keep the Largest "TUC DCCT Stock of Fashionable Tailor- I ML Bts>l wz Goods. Family Medicine *«>«»*£&.-$'&?S2 * T«ilora. CURE SICK HEADACHE. BECAUSE They do che Largest Tailor ina Business. CONSTIPATION, BECAUSE They give the Besc Value, - . T , m ,i Fit, and Workmanship. 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'Wantea j THE Tinwald Wesleyan Sunday School Anniversary Set vices will be con tinued on Sxtnpay next, when Revd Mr Bibk3 will conduct services at 3 p m. and 6.30 p.m. 3 11 WANTED, Good Second-hand Ameri can Organ ; two rows reeds and octave coupler ; mention stops and maker. W., Box 4, Ashburton. 3 10 THOR SALE -A Cottage Piano (English AJ make); very cheap. Apply W., Guardian Offi^ 2 196 fXTANI ED to buy for cash, five-roomed * * House at Altenton, or within mile and half of Ashburton ; acre land. X, MAit office. 3*5 WANTED— A competent man to act as Secretary and Cashier to the Ashburton Working Men's Co-Operative Society, Limited. Duties on application to the Secretary. Applicants to atate salary requirtd. Applications, with testi monials, received till WEDNESDAY, March 7th inst. _3J WANTED Known—Tomatoes, good ripe Grapes, Plums, Apples, etc., at Marsdbn's Fruic Shop, below Mitchell and Turner's. 2 109 GOOD Sheaf and Straw Ohaff; very cheap for caeh. Also, all kinds of Mill and Farm Produce.—J. Thomas, Havelock street. 2 2 rpO Let—That House at present ocou X pied by Dr Hunter, Tancred street. Apply A. Orb. 2 56 OYSTERS and Fresh Fiah of all sorts arrive evening per express at Deep Sea Fibhing Go.'a Shop, Burnett street, Ashburton. 2 62 WANTED Known. — Our Cheap Slippers ate selling in dozens. Children's from Is, women's Is 9i, Buy one pair and you will buy more.- Mitchell awd Turner Clearing Sale of Drapfiry, vT Boots, Clothing, etc., at Melford House, from 20th February to 20th March,—H. C. Segers. /|>Ha.T which brings most light and •*- hope to poorest homes is Titan Soap. 11 183 DON'T miss our Great Sale. For one month only, from 20th February to 20th March. Drapery, Clothing, Boots, etc.—H, C. Segers, Melford House. WANTED Known.—No reascaable ofier will be refused for the balance of our Summer Dresses, Milli nery, and Mantles. — Mitchell and Turner, GUNS Guns ! Guns ! My new stock of Guns just to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Loaders, Rifles, etc. Inspection invited. No old stock to select from at J. W. Hardley's, Sporting Repository. P|RINR HEALTH TEA. It is the -*-' Best, the Purest, the most Invigj rating Tea. Henry Zanber, Wholesale Agent. WANTED Known—Spectacles, eye protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical line at S, Salkk's, Optician. H' ANTED Known,—To make room V V for Spring Boots I will give ten per cent for cash. Repairs done at once cheaper than ever to stay bad times over atJ. Moihon, Premier Bootmaker. 8 18 » SK your grower for Health Taa, and -\ when once yon try it you will be g*tisfied with no other.—Henry Zander Wholesale Agent. 2 43 U ANTED Known -W. H. Collies s noted four-clasp Kid Gloves, 2s 6d, have just arrived in all sizes. TVi O different qualities ot Health Tea ■J-'l there is only one quality, and that s " The Best. '—Henry Zander, Whole ale Agent" 2 45 /"IHOICE Ornaments, Folding Screens, \J Own make in ladies' and children's underclothing, Aprons and Pinafores. Mrs Aloorn, Saunders' Building. it ANTED Known.—To Harvesters V\ —Dungaree Jackets and Overalls, Harvest Hats and Shirts and Suits of all kinds, at prices to meet the times. — Mitchell & Turner. WANTED Known—" The Corner " is showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.— W. H. Collier. WANTED, Everybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. fl. Zander, Sole Agent, 11 181 fr»IRT Class Drapery, Boots, Clothing, e'e, to be sold cheap at Segers' Sale, from 20th February to 20th March. —Melford House. NOTICE i Notice I Sport for all. Guns let out on hire or sold on fcirae payments. Having a professional gun smith on the premises, I undertake to re pair Guns of any description. Gunfittings in stock. Prices low.—J. W, Hakdley, Ironmongers, etc \/i EDIOAL Coils made and repaired iVJL on tho shortest notice at easy prices at A. J. Walker's, Old Kinder garten. ANTED Known—That A, J. Walker repairs Bicycle?, Sewing 4achines, Lawn Mowers, Medical Coils, and all descriptions of light machinery. IF you want $ist-class fruit go to Adajis' for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrous, Lemons, etc. SOMERSET Meat Mart. The oldest the largest, tho beat, and the cheap est Small Goods a specialty. Full weights guaranteed. A trial solicited. -W, J. Siloook. BANG! Bang! B.ang! My new sea sun's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Club Carttidgea, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and all spotting materials of the first quality at J, W. llakdley'.s, Gun Emporium. M~ RS ALCORN has? on sale for the j Holidays vaiied assoi?tß>enf of j Toys, Dolk, Prams, Fancy Goo Is and Christmas Presents. Saunders' Buildings j ON^'T Forget to send your Bicycles along to the Old Kindergarten to oe repaired, M moderate rates. MR JOHN MARSDKN, at the Rail- j way Book Stall, will open a Book and Stationer's Shop two foo™ below Mitchell and Turner's, on SATU RD \Y, i'Qih Qt February. Books and Stationery at the lowest Hj??sible prices. Books clean, complete, ana in g,<;od order will be taken in exchange. ( Circulating library. & *? TtZIENTENES, Valentines. Boxed, '¥ Love cardß,B.ooki£ts, pd Comic. Fire Screens, Piotijrea, QUwb Ornamenta, TeJnif ifatori»L Photo Albums and! Frames, ar>d h*rr!reda of other articles ."to be -old * » eaortfoe > te Ga*h during thia month only, ** ** *



FOR ' WEDDING PRESENTS, BIRTHDAY PRESENTS AND PRESENTATIONS, PAY a Visit to the Jewellery Establish ment of 8. Salek, WATCHMAKER and JKWELLER, Where isto be seen the LARGEST and FINEST STOCK in the District of— SILVER AND SIVERPLATED W ARE, GOT d AND SILVER ' i JEWELLERY, and Other HIGH-CLASS GOODS Suit able for PRESENTS AT LOWEST PRICES. Watoh, Clock and Jewellery Repairing SPECIALTY. SPECTACLES to suit all Sights, "~NEW~^EALAND CiiOTiiiMe Factory. THE "BISMARCK," HIGH-ARM SEWING MACHINES, have all the latest improvements, A First-class Machine at a moderate pries IT IS SIMPLE, DURABLE, LIGHT^RUNNING, NOISELESS. OUR Mr'B. Hallenstein, while in Germany, seeing the great success of the New " Bismarck " Sewing Machine succeeded in obtaining for our firm the sole proprietorship for New Zealand. HAND MACHINE, i With beautiful polished cover and all ac cessories £6 10s. FAMILY MACHINE, With new and handsomely designed stand £8 10s. HAND & TREADLE COMBINED, Highly finished Table and Cover £9 10s. Any of the<»e machines can be hai on the time payment system 2s 6d per week. Our Agent will have the pleasure of calling on you at an early date. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. HALLENSTEIN BROS.. ALEX. HENDRY, Manacer]



By Royal fSfHs Letters Patent. JOSEPH FORD'S, Hcour and L.mng' Worm Mixture. THE RENOWNED SHEEP MEDICINES. O 1S E drenching as per instructions will be found in mosb cases to be thoroughly effectual. ..,„,. ECONOMY 18 WE .4 LTH.-Trae economy is attained by drenching with Ford's Spour and Lung Worm Mixture. False economy does without i\ and even if the sheep do not die, they would thrive infinitely better with it, HE IS W«JLL PAID THAT IS WELL SATISFIED. Eiffelton, January 20, 1894. Dear Sir —My Crossbred Lambs were suffering so badly from fche Lung-worm and Scour vboth), that I had 40 deaths in a flock of 350. After one drenching with Ford's Mixture, the 310 in my astonishment, improved beyond anything I have ever seen. Only two deaths occured after drenching, and these two were almost dead when drenched. The Mixture paid me well and I would advise anyone to use it.—Willson From Mr John Deans, the celebrated breeder ot Prize Stud Sheep.— Riccarfcon, February 9,1894, I Dear Sir,—-In reply to your enquiry re Ford's Scour and Lung-worm Mixture, |£ i may say that my manager at Methven used it on some of the smallest and weakest hmbs we had, and that it stopped the scour in them and they seemed benefited by the dose they had.—Yours faithfully, John Deans. i February, 14, 1894. Dear Sir,—Since seeing you the other day I have been going through my lambs, and find that they are beginning to scour. Will yon please send to the RieoMfcpn railway station about the same quantity that you sent to Methven last yew.—Yours faithfully, John Daans. I PRICE.—I7s per gallon, in 2 g%Uon tins. Two gallons will drench 320 .Sheep. In most cases one dose will be sufficient. David Thomas, Ashburton.



QMOJiE Star andi Stri^es'j 13 in a O Packet. —H. Zandef Wholesale Agent. J_ 3 37 TUB " Dollar Oigarectea " are becoming wniveraal. fi. Z^n^bb, Wftolewie



/^OMMBN'OE the New Tear by smoke \J ng ''Starsand Stripes, * Whole* ale at Zander's. 2 38 KEATING'3 POWDER destroys Bugs, Fleas, Moths, Beetles and all other insects whilst quite harmless to domestic animals In exterminating Beetles the success of this* Powder is extraordinary. It is per* fectly clean in application. See the article you purchase is KRATING'S, asi nutations are noxious and ineffectual. Tins, 6d, Is and 2a 6d each. Sold by all chemists HAWJDKR * »•■• «a«»lypU Kxtract Thereare imitations of Eucalypti Extract in the market now, products of simple distillation forming rudo resinous oils.' In order that' these cruda oils miy not be talcen, Our l*are Volatile JEacat? lyatl iSxsr»ct, whioK is recognised % th« medical division of the Prussian Government to be of perfectly pure origin, as per information forwarded to us through the Consul at Melbourne, March S, 1878 wa state :— It is provrsid by tests made by the Medioial Clinics of he Univs ties at Bonn and Grelfswall, Prussia, and reported by Dr Schulz, Professor of Pharmacology at Bonn, and Professor Dr Hosier, Director of tha. Medical OUnio at Qreifswald, that only products tha are saturated with oxygen and freed at tpids, rainoa and other substances, adherent to primary distillation, will develop the sanative qualities proper to. th,e' pla^tl, according to tti&se aifthoiities, and according to Bro lessor Dr Lister, of ingland, and to Dra Bauer, Mclntiro, Wood, Hazard, etc., of America, Is the only extract oorreapondingto scienttao tests, and the only one which possesses the proper therapeutic valufe SANDBR & SON'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT All other erode oils are to be classed among the, turpentines, which have, when used as medicine, nd therapeutic effect andore abandoned as an internal medicament. These a a called Kuoalyptt Extracts which may have received disinction at Exhibitions as commercial articles and a re used for mechanical pur* poses only are discernible :•— . By their deficiency in pungent'odoar (which OM product, the only genuine Eucalypti Extras • de velops moat freely through its.surplua of oxygen),l S By their alco^olio thin and mobile appearance^ being .reduce in specific density through th« preaen-eoff 'd* . *. By their ta»K the result ot the contracting tefl denoyof resUwandtonuates. If these crude oils, n oalle* edcalypti extracts m» applied by mistake in «a«s of croup,'b -onchitlg, diph theria/interaaHaflamwattonS. dyßehtery,'wouuds,tWs theo^nsequenoeswmost appalltnis. For safety alwas ask always for ftaatlar asid »•■•' SißC»lV||it Kxtract ana get the old, well•fiasted and Irali^li Dren«ritioa.-Sbndhurs(i, Victoria, A.u»tr*U • - ™