Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1894. SIR ROBERT STOUT AND THE PREMIERSHIP.

We fancy very much more has been made of the story told by Sir Robert Stout at Wanganui than the story deserves. Let it be remembered that when the lamented John Ballance was on his deathbed Sir Robert Stout was not in Parliament, and had no chance or hope of getting into Parliament until the general electiou. His election for Inangahua was wholly owing to the accident of the momber for that district coming under the provisions of the Disqualification Act and having politi" cally to " pass in his checks." But for this piece of bad luck to the resigning member Sir Robert could not have gained a seat in the House, and outside the House he was as much a nonentity in the management of the business of the country as the veriest nobody who ever essayed parliamentary carididature and was left out in the cold. While Sir Robert Stout was not in Parliament he was useless for a-ny practical purpose to the party of which Mr .Ballance was the h°ad. Mr Ballance died on April 27 of last year, and Sir Robert did not obtain the Inangahua sea!; unttf June 8 following. In the interregnum who was to carry on the business of Government? Mr Seddon had been acting Premier while the Premier him- SQif waa ill, uud it was only natural to

suppose that to the man who was doing the work, and was depended upon to do it, besides being the man whom the oth«r colleagues had entrusted with the position, Mr Ballance should give hU confidence. Sir Robert Stout may have been able to seQure the Inangahua seat on his own merits, and without the aid of Mr Seddon, but be that as it may it is an acknowledged fact that Mr Seddon threw his vast influence into the campaign in Sir Robert's favor, and Sir Robert won. It was well enough understood that Sir Robert would enter Parliament as a supporter of the party now in power, but nobody who has any knowledge of the character of the Hon. Pdobard J. Seddon, ever fancied that the Premier would stand aside and quietly allow a man— not superior, in Mr Seddon's mind, to himself—to step in before him and secure the honors and emoluments of a position to which he considered him self just as much entitled. Mr Seddon | had the strength of the party with him, and he is Premier. With all due de ference to the memory of a great and good man, a man of towering talent and wealth of patriotism, and a states man whose memory will be ever green with the colonists of New Zealand, we yet submit that, however much hi dying wishes ought to have been re spected by the colleagues of the late Premier after the time came to " blend the living with the dead," there is no divine right to the Premership. Just as membership of the House is the gift of the people, the Premiership is the gift of the people's representatives, and it was no piece of heritable property for Mr Ballance to bequeath to one man or another. Sir Robert Stout, if he desires to be Premier, must first oust the Hon. Richard from that position. This is doubtless what he is trying to do, and judging from the attitude of the Premier towards the knight, he is evidently of opinion that far more broken ships have come to land than the bark of Sir Robert Stout.

TRACTION ENGINES.

Perhaps one of the most useful inventions of this inventive age is the traction engine, and in no district can the traction engine, managed as it should be, with due regard to the comfort and safety of other users of the roads common to the general public, be of more signal service than in an agricultural district. In hundreds of ways the traction engine is useful, and in the threshing season it is simply indispensable. The day may not be far distant, perhaps, when its use will not be restricted to the roads, and in threshing time to the paddock beside the grain stack, but may be introduced in cultivation, as it already has been, in this county, and not a few acres ploughed by its agency. No one can take upon himself to limit the possibili ties of the traction engine, and all are at one as to its usefulness. We would be the last in the world to say a single word in the direction of insisting that any harassing regulations should be placed upon traction engine owners, or that anything should be required of them in moving their machines from place to place, that would be likely to increase their working cost. But we do feel justified in demanding that those in charge of these machines should exercise reasonable care for the safety of riders and drivers using the same roads as they do. A recent decision by Mr Justice Denniston lays upon traction engine drivers a duty which will be to them an expensive one. They are now required by this decision to have a man on foot at some distance in front of the engine, and another man in the rear, also at some distance from the engine, when moving along the public roads. The duty of these men is to look out for and assist any driver of a trap or dray, or rider of ahorse, whose animals may not take kindly to the engine, and may feel inclined to " play up." We are rather inclined to think that this regulation asks too much of the tracbion engine people, and would be superfluous alto gether if those in charge of the engines were always as careful as they might, and as solicitous as they oughfc to be, for the safety and comfort of eques. trians and people driving horses who may have to 'pass them. The engine promptly stopped on the least sign of difficulty, and such assistance tendered at once by either driver or stoker, or both—they can leave the engine in a second for this purpose—would go far to reduce the possibility of accident to a minimum and tend greatly to remove the objections that many entertain to traction engines on the roads. Unfor tunately not all of those who, in the past, have bad charge of engines have shown any anxiety for drivers' com fort, and although complaints have not been made to us of late, the time has been when we have been deluged with them. Traction engines are no new thing in this dis trict, but there are many horses, old horses too, and otherwise quiet and honest, that have never become recon ciled to the machine. They will jog along the road quietly in company for the time of a railway train, and pay no attention whatever. But let a traction engine heave in sight, or its sound be heard though itself unseen, and there is uneasiness immediately in Pobbin's mind, as well as in the driver's mind } if he be at all timid or somewhat inexperienced. Be it remembered that the first care of the legislature, and the first duty of the citizen, is for the lives and limbs of the lieges, and however

useful the traction engines may be» their use can only be legal when not attended with danger to the public. If then the traction engine drivers would but display some care for their fellows' safety we feel cpxite sure the vexatious regulations under which they now have to work would in a great ! measure be quietly allowed to fall into disuse, and their observance would not be exacted. But it is to be regretted I that they do not display any such anxiety, in one particular at least. From all parts of the county complaints reach us of their carelessness in leaving heaps of cinders and ashes on the roads where they have raked out their fire boxes, and those heaps, sometimes actually left smoking, are a source of trouble and fright to most horses. The Wakanui and Upper A.shburton Road Boards have both signified their inten tion of taking strong measures to sup press this nuisance, which is really more annoying to the country than to the town resident. The farmers* horses are all more or less accustomed to the engine, but they, none of them, feel sure about the heaps on the road. We wrote in this strain in an article a few issues ago, and then urged increased care on the part of engine men in this matter. Surely it is a small thing to ask that a bucket or two of water might be thrown upon those'.heaps, and then a shovel passed through them to level them out, and scatter them on the road. The worst of it is that the heaps are usually left just at the approach to a bridge, and this very greatly increases the dangfr. The engine men, we trust, will be more careful in future, in their own interests as well aa in their neighbors', as no one wishes to see them harassed or annoyed in any way, but they have no right at all to make the highways depositories of rubbish calculated to cause danger to others, and as the danger can be with so little effort completely and thoroughly removed.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The steamer Wakatipu which left Lyttelton on Wednesday uight for Sydney via Wellington took a number of shearers under contract with the Pastoral Union of Australia to shear during the coming season. A telegram received at Napier from Pafcea announces the death of Mr Edward Jollie, of Jollie, Fulton, and Co , Napier. Deceased came to the colony In 1842 as one of the New Zealand company's cadets. He was the first mao to drive sheep over land from Nelson to Canterbury,where he settled and took part in local politics, being provincial secretary for some years. Subsequently be bad a farm at South bridge, but ten years ago after sojourning in England he bought a farm at Patea, where he ha* since resided. He leaves a widow and eight children. A meeting convened by the Mayor of Christchurch to consider the question of providing work for the unemployed in Chrietchurch and suburbs wa3 held on Wednesday evening. About three hundred peisons attended, and representatives of the various local trades were present.. Resolutions were carried—Or^. Urging upon the Government the pressing neces sity of some works being started for the purpose of affording employment for a largo numlar of men at present out of work. Two. Requesting Government to subsidise local bodies £ for £ on money spent for the purpose of providing work for the unemployed. Three. Asking the co-opeiation of local bodies throughout New Zealand in bringing pressure to bear on the Government in settling the un ployed difficulty. A man tramped into town (says the Napier 'Telegraph') from the country, having neither food nor money, his last meal being a crnst of bread somewheie near Awatoto. He entered a shop in the vicinity of the Post Office, asking if he might leave hia swag there while he went to inquire if there were any letters await ing him, His request being complied wifch, he in due course applied at the Po*c Office counter, and received a missive from Home which hid been lying there for the pest three Months or thereabouts which, on opening, proved to contain » draft on one of the local Banks for £80 The letter advised him of the death of a wealthy relative, »nd reqnested his return the old country to enjoy his unlookcd for, but much to be appreciated, fortune, which is said to amount to saveral thousands a yea?. A very interesting find of Maori curios (writes a correspondent of the * Mount Ida Chronicle ') was made in a cave on Sinclair's run, Fullarton's, Hyde, by Mr R. A. Mathewson. The articles found comprised chiefly Maori fUx Work—viz., a large piece of stuff woven out of flax fibre, which was very ornamental, and evidently meant for a chiefs dress; a handsome piace of fringed flax-work artistically woven ; apiece of cloth made out of the same material; a Maori kit, beautifully worked, containing two hanks of twine quite equal in strength and evenness to twine made by machinery ; in the kit was also a handkerchief made out of the fibre of some plant. The find was made in a very dry spot in a secluded cave, and, being carefully wrapped up in several ply of flax cloth, was beautifully preserved, and must have been there a considerable time. Vegetarians are outdone by a new diet reform prophet, who advocates the eating of natural uncooked foods. His name is Macdonald, and he seems (says the * Daily News ') to have gained a small number of adherents in Paris, It is a part of the ! system he advocates never to eat or drink anything but vegetable food and natural liquids, precisely in the state in which they are found in nature. Hot drinks of all kinds are specially condemned, al though it is not quite easy to sea how the use of water from natural hot springs would run counter to the prinoiple laid down. Carrots and turnips, beans and potatoes, we muse eat raw, it seems, if we value our health, and fruit we must eat just as nature gives it to us. Whether this means that we must not pee? an apple is not stated, Mr Macdonald himself eats raw oatmeal (not oats), which, as a Scotch man, he thinks not only extremely nourishing, bat palatable as well.

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wem.ington, Angubt 8 \ The Council met at 2.30. SYMPATHY. Sir Patrick Buckley referred to the recent bereavement of the Speaker, the Hon H J. Miller, regarding which he felt sure members would sympathise with that gentleman. DESIGNATION OF DISTRICTS BILL. The Designation of Districts Bill, empowering the Governor and local bodies to alter the names of towns, streets, rivers, etc., with a view to afford better facilities for delivery of letters where there are two or more towns bearing the same name, was read a second time. The Hon 0. C. Bowen suggested that Government should alter the name of | the colony to the name of Zealand by this Bill. The proposition was opposed. DESTITUTE PERSONS BILL. The Destitute Persons Bill, which is a consolidation measure, was also read a second time. The Council then adjourned.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Wellington, August 8 The House met at 2.30. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT. Mr Lawry, who resumed the debate on the Financial Statement, asserted that the whole colony had approved of the action of the Colonial Treasurer with respect to the Bank of New Zea land. In that action he had saved the colony from a serious crisis. As to borrowing, he cared not how much money was borrowed, provided it was judiciously expended. He combattett the statement that the Government policy would impose a grievous burden on the people, and that they were adding to the public debt by such transactions as the Cheviot purchase or the purchase of Native lands for settlement. Mr Buchanan considered the debate had utterly exposed the pretensions of Government to be a non-borrowing Government, when it was so clearly shown that they had added to the debt of the colony by one million and a half since they took office. The cheap money scheme undoubtedly meant borrowing. Witn respect to the recent change of Railway Commis sioners, he asserted that it was well known that several men in the railway service were marked men, and would no doubt be dismissed during the next recess.

The Hon. Major Steward said he had great faith in the Colonial Treasurer, and thought he was en titled to great credit for the way he managed the finances of the colony since he took office. He held that although the Budget con tained borrowing proposals, they were very much smaller than had been re presented. Referring to the Bank of New Zealand, he hoped Government would not take further responsibility in the matter, as he feared that the trouble was only beginning. At the same time he did not agree that two millions guaranteed to the bank was borrowing, neither did he regard the million and a half to be raised for the assistance of settlers as borrowed money. The debate was interrupted by the 5.30 p.m. adjournment. The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. Mr George Hutchison referred to the position of the Public Works Fund, which he pointed out was not in a very satisfactory condition. It was a curious thing that in no part of the Budget was there a word mentioned about borrowing, although it was pro posed to raise money for loans to farmers, land for settlement, and other purposes. He was strongly in favor of the proposal to devote £250,000 fer land for settlement, and would be willing to vote even a larger sum for the purpose. He contended, however, that the Treasurer might just as well have told the House that he was going on the London market for those three proposals. If Mr Ward were more candid he would be more likely to secure support for his proposals As to the recent banking legislation he felt the best was done that could be done on that occasion, He hoped Go vernment would cast aside all party feeling in the selection of president of the institution and he believed that before tne end of the time for which the guarantee was given the colony would be entirely relieved of its lia bility. He was strongly opposed to tbe consols scheme, especially; until he knew what the destination of money was to be. As to the cheap mouey scheme he doubted whether the money could be raised at par in London and suggested it should be raised from the three lending institutions of the colony, viz., the post office. Government Life Insurance, and Public Trust Gffice. His summary oil the Budget proposals was that Government proposed to bor row for three years £7,750,000 not in cluding the guarantee to the Bank of! New Zealand and he asked how these proposals would have been received be fore last Gemeral Election. He strongly condemned toe leadership of the Premier. The Hon W. P. Beeves said that they had just heard a very clever speech but he doubted whether it was likely to change a single opinion in the House on a single section of the country because; I b came from a gentle man who was scr utterly inconsistent. He resented one of Mr Hutchison's j remarks directed against the Premier i and said that what ever faults his chief might have he was a man who never turned his back against a man who had fought with him side by side and that Mr Hutchison had done. With respect to his (Mr Hutchison's) criticism of the expenditure of last year he asserted the expenditure as compared with the revenue was £74,000 in favor of the Government. The Hon gentleman had stated there was no money to be got for their consols in the colony and yet he advocated raising a million and a half within the colony without going to the London market. Government did not want to go on the London market for everything and that was why they proposed to get money for their consols in the colony. Mr Hutchison had stated with a melo dramatic air that the best way to get cheap money was to restore confidence. He (Mr Beeves) asserted that this revolu tionary liberal party during its tenure

of office had seen New Zealand stock !at a higher price than it had ever reached before. They had seen the 1 credit of the colony rise higher than at . any time whilst [the colony was ruled |by the business principles of the Con servative party. Government had restored confidence in the colony at Home and for that reason would be able to go on the London market and get money cheaply. He held it was a wise plan to raise money for their treasury bills locally and from institutions which they would be quite sure would have confidence in the Treasury and would deal fairly with the Treasury. It might be asked whether Government could not avoid the issue of those Treasury bills and that *raa exactly what the Treasurer desired to do in asking for payment of the land tax in August instead of December. The reason why Mr Ward had opened the debate was because like a true Hibernian he thought he would answer all Opposition speeches before they were delivered and he (Mr Beeves) considered the Treasurer had done it most effectually. The Literal Party were opposed to borrowing, but there was a great difference between the present proposals and the bad old borrowing of former times, which laid unending burdens on the people of the colony instead of assisting the farmers of the country to develope their pro duce and assist their enterprises which the proposals of the Government would undoubtedly do. The power in New Zealand which could cheapen money was the State because the State was the only power that could get money cheaply from the London market. Mr Mackenzie (Clutha) said by their policy the present Government had caused the withdrawal of capital from the colony in such a manner as wu wholly unnecessary considering the securities held by the colony. Re ferring to the unemployed question he said the Minister for Labor had legis lated to such an extent that it was al most impossible to get employment in the colony at all, as employers were so hampered in every direction that they would not invest a single shilling to develope the industries of the colony. He did not condemn the whole of the Government proposals as he was in accord with some of them. Hr Hogg spoke at length in support of the Government proposals. Mr Flatman also approved of the Government policy. It was not bor rowing that had injured the colony in the past; it was the way in which the borrowed money was spent broadcast without any judgment whatever. On Mr La roach's motion the debate was adjourned. The House rose at 12.45 a.m.

FOOTBALL.

Napier, August 8. The weather for the football match between South Canterbury v Hawkes Bay was fair. There waa a pood attendance of spectators. Mr W. J. Cotterill of Christ church was referee. Mr C. Colliaon wa« line Umpire for the visitors and Mr A. G. Bennett for the local team. The game waa fairly even but the Southerners hai if any thing the best of the match although on the points it was won by Hawkes Bay, the score at the end of the game standing:—Hawkes Bay 6, South Canterbury 3. The play was ss a rule of a packed description and in the first spell was slow. Thh was improved upon in the second spell which was much faster. The score of the winners waa made up of a try obtained by C. Bennetb and a penalty goal kicked by J. O'Connell. For the losers Heelan obtained a try.

The Gisborne Libel Case.

Gi-sborne, August 8. In the libel case Mrs Dnnlop gave evidence that she wrote the letter from her own ex press knowledge and information supplied to her by persons whom she thoroughly be lieved, especially by an ex-public*n. She had no malicious intention, and intended the remarks to apply generally. In cross-exami nation she admitted the only express know ledge she had was from staying at a public house for a few days, and seeing people going in and out late at night. His Honor asked wHat her object was in writing the letter, and she replied that she wrote it on high moral and religious grounds, and partly to influence the elections. She still believed the things to be true of hotels generally, but had no intention of reflecting on the publicans o! Gisborne, who, if the cap fitted them, were at liberty to put it on. Her husband, who held a wholesale liquor license, saw the letter and advised her not to publish it, but she declined. His Honor, in summing up, commented strongly on Mrs Dunlop's action in writing such letters which, in his opinion, applied to Gisborne hotels only. Nearly all the statements of fact were not within her knowledge. The Jury, after three hours' deliberation, returned a verdict for plain* tiffs with £50 damages.

COMMERCIAL.

London, August 8. The total quantity of of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom id 2,910,000 quarters, |tnd for the Continent 1,290,000 quarters,

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, has received the following cable message dated London, August 7. Wheat.—Market inactive; quotations nominal, and unchanged since last tele gram (last quotations. New Zealand long berried 25s 3d per 4961b, New Zealand average 24-t 3d per 4961b, f.a.p., c.i.f. 22s 6d per 4801 b).

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Chbistchcbch, August 8, All classes of stock were well repre sented at the Addington market to-day, and though the attendance was small business showed a f*irly healthy tone. Fat Cattlb —127 head were yarded,, more than half of which was sold pri vately, Oow and heifer beef predomi nated. Beef remains at about 22* per lOOibs ; stears, £6 10s to £8 ; heifer-. £4 12a 6d to £7 2s 6d ; cows. £5 5a to £10. Dairy Cattle —A medium yarding sold as follows: Springers, £3 10i to £9 ,* dry cows, £2 to £5. Stork Cattle.—The yarding was larger than has been the cue lately, but the entry consisted of aged beasts and poor specimens of young cattle, acd practically no business was done. Fat Sheep.—A good entry, and the quality the best that has been at the yards for some time All good sheep sold well, some picked lines bringing very high prices. Primo freezers 2£d per lb (factory weights) ; butchers' bent up to 2|d Crossbred prime heavy weights, 19s to 21s 6d ; freezing quality, 16s to 18s ; secondary sorts 12s 6d to 14s 6d j best crossbred ewes 12.4 to Jss ; secondary, 9s 6d to 12s 6d ; merino wethers, prime, 12s to lGs; secondary, 9a to 10s 6i j merino ewes, 5s to 10a 64. Stork Sheep.—These were well repre sented and sold up to late rates. Hog gets 7s to 10s 3d ; mixed two-tooths, 11s co 12s 8d; crossbred ewes in l&mb, 8a to 12s 7«*. ; Pigs.—A fair entry sold at last week's r»t«s,

TOE ASHBURTOJS GUARDIAN: THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1894.



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W anted. ~7l TO^SON, Hairdresße7, • MJn YV (lateofMcGt-o^or's). Th« best Hair-cut and Shave in town, next Lublow's, Arcade. 8 44 rp HE B^S~r FIELD pleTs are ■*■ " Telephone's." p oved to be so by Mr John Hunt. Having bought the line of 38 sicks fiom him I will sell for 12s 6 ( per sack included, usually sold as garden peas for Is perlb.—J. Thomas, aveloclc Street. 7§41 fT O Let, at a low rental, Bake House in 1 East Street, paddock and stabling combined, lately in occupation of the 00-Operative Society. Apply to George James. 8 39 WANTED Known. — Embroideries from Id a yard, Corsets 3s lid, ladies' Ulsters fmm4s lid, Ladies' Gloves four pair for Is, Kid Gloves four buttons Is 6d.— Arcade House. 63 \\l ANTED Known—Finest Seperator VV Butter Is 2d pel lb. Rolled bacon, hams, and eggs ac lowest rates. — John Orb & Co. 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Trimmed Millinery goins; at any price Ladies' Under lothing reduced to 20 per cent, below ost.—Arcade House. 4 G4 OYSTERS and Fresh Fish oFall sorts arrive evening per express at Deep Sea Fishing Uo.'s Shop, Burnett street Ashburton 2 62 TXT ANTED Known—All goods in Show » Room to be slaughtered at any price.—Arcade Bouse. 4 28 I" ADIEd' and Gentlemen's left-off J Clothes bought, sold, or exchanged. —Mes Knight, Wakanui Road, opposite Templar Hall. 7 102 rTT ANTED Known -L W Pants 33 VV lid, Flannel Shirta 3a 9d, Worsted Socks 6*d per pair.—Arcade Houae 425 I^D WARDS, Bennett's Sale. Grand lot new and fashionable Furs and Mantles ; half price. Come and take your pick at Mrs Adam« SALE now on—White Calico 2s lid per dozen, Towels 2s 6d per dozen, Lp.ce, Curtains, from 1* lid per pair, n'c Arcade House. 4 27 11TANTED Known-Before buying VV your Hats come and see our Stock. Greatest variety to choose from in Afihburfcon. All marked veiy Cheap. — H. C. Segers, Melford House. i^" •"" ■■■'■■■■ ' " - .i ii,, r, i, . i r, i i ■ .■ OWN Make in Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, ' Afuslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., ab Mrs Alcorn's new shop, Baker's Buildings. / iHKaP Cash cialeat JU. b\ Andrews \.J and Co, Good Notepaper Is packet. Envelopes from 3* 9d per ICOO, or 6 Packets for Is. Boxes Paper and Enve lopes (good quality) from sd. Large Stock of Books at all prices, from 2d upwards. 2s Games of various kinds reduced to Is Bd.—L.F. Andrewes and Co. COAL. Coal. Coal.—lf you want Cheap Coal and Firewood just try C. Spray» the old site opposite Mercantile Store. 6 4€ WANTED Known. — Men s Tweed Suits 15a 6d, Men's Tweed Trousers lid, Mens 1 Strong Flannelled Shirts 2s 6d, Mens' and Boys' Boots aud Shoes greatly reduced. —Arcade House. 465 ANTED Known—That owing to the success of the Sale now being held up at Saunders' Buildings, opposite Rail way Station, it will be continued for another twenty-eight days. I am not advertising a few cheap lines, but the whole of the stock. Don't lose the oppor tunity of securing genuine bargains—A. Lawhie. 7 166 ANTED Known —Spectacles, Eye' Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical ine at S. S ilek's, Optician, t WANTED Known. —Just received a Large Winter Stock of Boots. Liberal discount for cash. As usual, we do the best work. Repairs done at once A staff of men always ready at J. Moison's, the Premier Bootmaker, Town Hall Boot Store, East Street, Aahburton. 5 166 BANbi-! Bang i naug 1 My new se* son'a stock of Ammunition to hand Eley'a, Ky nock's and, Cluo Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and all sporting materials of the first quality at J. W. Hardley's, Gun Empo^'um. VTOTIOEI Notice Sport for all IN Guna let out on hire cr sold on time payments. Having a professional (Junsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair. Guns ot any description. Gun fi tinga in stock. Prices low, —J. W. £UivCL.fiY, Ironmonger, etc.



Business Notices,. ■ ________» IF YOU WANT GO )D VALVE FOR YOUB MONEY GO TO— G. J NE ILL'S WHERE THEY ARE SELLING AT LE-38 THAN CodT PRiCE. HUP UP.~fl^D DP MUST HAFE MUNKY. NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED FOR ANY ARTIOLF IN THE SHOP. DRESS GOODS 2io DRESS GOODS 3*d Double width Dress Tweeds Is lid Heavy Shirting Is 61—Reduced to 9|d Reduced to Is TTnion Shirting Is 2d—Reduced to 7|d T> »WELS 2|d Kid Gloves, four clasps Is 9d Double Bed-tw:4l Sheeting, unbleached Flannelettes, yard wide 7£d—Reduced and White 9jd to4£d White and Grey Calico Is lid doz Dr Warner's Coraline Corsets, 8a 6d All Wool *lannel 7fd Reduced to 5s lid OQR.SFTS la 9(1 per oair MILLINERY AND UNDER-OLOTHING AT YOUR OWN PRICE CLOTHING- CLOTHING Boys' Suits 3s lid Men's Tweed Trousers 6* lid Boys' Suits 4s lid Men's Wotllen Socks 7£d Boys' Caps 6d Men's Tweed Overcoats, with capes Men's Tweed Suits 13a 6d 17s 6d Men's Heavy AH Wool Suits 35s 6d Men's Tweed Macintoshes, with capeß Reduced to 22a 6d 393 6d—Reduced to 23s 6d MEN'S SHIRTS, TIES, HATS, CAPS, etc., AT ANY FRIOE. BLANKETS. ~~~ BLANKETS. IN EVERT CONCEIVABLE MARTS, COLONIAL AND ENGLISH, AT ANY i« m MI PRICE-FROM o» »<* PER PAIR. NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED. BOOTS. BOOTS. CHEAPER THAN EVER, WE CANNOT HELP IT AS WE WANT THE MONEY Wnmtm'a Shoes 4s lid Women's Leather Lace B 'ots, all sizes 5s lid THESE ABE SIMPLY GIVEN AWAY. Men's Bluchers 4s lid Boys' Nailad Shooters, Strong, 5s 6d Men's Nailed Shooters 7s lid and 5a 9d Men's Heavy Watertights, pegged, Ladies' French Shoes 11s 9i—Reduced 15a 6d—Reduced to 11s 6d t08 3 6d CHILDREN'S TAN SHOES AND SLIPPERS AT YOUR OWN PRICE G J, IN El L lAS. KBIEDLANDER'S CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON Cash. We Want CASH ""^EeTOHER BROS. jfTl ISH TO THANK the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding Districts for he generous Support given them, and hope that those who were unable to get supplied, on account of the crush and shortage of room, will kindly excuse; and, as a further proof they intend to study the want of their customers, they have taken the large Shop next door, and with the addition of a large Brick and Iron Building at r«ar of two Shops, they will be ablb to meet present requirements, and as a further guarantee that they intend to stay and sell the Finest Quality Goods at LOWER RAI'ES than have been sold in Auhburton before. They quote the following list:— GREAT REDUCTIONS IN HolliU's Holler Flour. 251bs 2s Od. 501bs 3s 10 Jd lOOlbs 7s 6d. 2001bs 14s 251b Moir's New Oatmeal 2s 6d Neavc's Food lid per tin, 10s per lag, 4 bags 9s lid 9d per dozen Best Mauritius Sugar C2|d per lb Biyant and May's Safeties 7|-d Finest Sago, Tapioca, Split Peas per dozen, 12 dozen 7s 4Jd lfd per lb, 7lbs Is Sunlight Soap Is 2d per box of, New Currants, washed and dried, 6'J ablets 3fd, 121bs 3s 9d Candles 5Jd per lb, 121bs 5s 3d Raisins washed and dried, 4£d Corn Flour (Brown's) 3£d per per lb, 121b 4s 6d lb, 121bs 3s 5d Sultanas 4|d, 121bs 4s 8d Edmond's Baking Powder, large Extract of Soap, 13 packets for tins, 1] d per tin, 12 tins 10s 9d Is, 141b box 3s lid Cream of Tartar, pure, Is 2d per liemon Peel 8d per lb, 21b Is 3d, lb, 121bs 13s 71b tins 3s lid Our Own Baking Powder 9d lb Essence of Lemon, Yanilla, Coffee, purest and best, ground Cochineal, Almond, Date 5Jd on the premises daily, Is 2d bottle, 6 bottles 2s 6d and Is 6d per lb, deduction Oxford Blue 8d per lb, 121b box to large consumers 7 S 9& Pure Pepper Is 2d per lb, 121bs Plaid Vestas 3|d per dozen, 12 13s packets 3s 3d Baking Soda 3d per lb, 51bs Is Preserved Babbit 9d per tin, 8s Caustic Lye, for Soap making, 9d per dozen large tins lid, 12 tins 8s 9d Sheep Tongues lOd per tin, 9s Superior Black Leads|d dozen, 9d per dozen 12 dozen 5s 3d Note the Pries we sell TEA. Any 3.bs of the following brands 5a 6d— JSabob, Matchless, Arab, Nelson and Moate's, Jameson and Anderson's, Tiger, 'and any other. 3d per b Reduction on 101b Tins ; Tins free. NOTE ADDRESS— 1/1 4Jia,. Rrnca 107 and 109 ' Hi£;h Rtreet' j TeleJ I J<?tCJlor DFOS.S phone 73L ; and EAST STREET, Ashburton.: Remember to patronise the firm who brought anc 1 aep down the prices, and give the people of Ashburton the benefit of all nibales uought in the Home and Oonti nental markets for^a^. CONS(JMERS LIBKRALLY DEAT-T WITH. A Compete I'rice List now in prtss will be forwarded to any address FREE. LEAVING ASHBURTON, Great Slaughter of* Drapery for the JNext Three Weeks. HAVING DECIDED TO LEAVE ASHBURTON at the end of this month, will give the people of Ashburton the GIIEATBbT BAK(i A.INS they have ever had for the NEXT 'J HR.EE WEEK?, so as to save cose of removal. Terms —ca»?hl oarLir. All j^cciunts owing we requested to be paid at once. fjg" Sale Commences SiTUJRDAY, AUGUST 4. puwniiuTirQ Mwtmmum DESIEAULB lAMILY IUKIDJ2NCE FOE SALK ... S. W. ALC OIIN EAST STREET, AfcSHBURTOX,