MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as under subject to the necessary alterations : — WEDNESDAY, January 24. For the United Kingdom, Continents of Europe and America, and West Indies (via San Francisco), Sandwich Islands, etc., and also for Northern Ports ef New Zealand, per Takapuna, as follows:—Ordinary letters, books, and newspapers, at O I*s p.m. : < registered letters, at 5 p.m. ; moDey orders, at 3p.m. Due London February 28.

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1864. THE REPRESENTATION OF MINORITIES.

Mv Edward Tuegear, of: the Labor Department, has issued a leaflet in which he explains his system of voting for minority representation. The dis franchisement of minorities has long been a subject on which some politi cians have freely exercised the Briton's right to grumble, end at every con tested election we hear the grumble reiterated, and with more or less frequency and force as the beaten party is large or small, and frequently the noise is all tin greater and all the more often repeated when it happens that a few " village Hampdens" are on the losing side, and full of the chagrin that impelled the Tooley street three to immortalise themselves. As Mr Purnell very truly put it in one of his election speeches, the decision of the majority is after all only a convenient way of settling who is to be the repre sentative of the electorate, as every elector has a right to be represented. No one man can be expected to be a reflex of the opinions of a whole con stituency, for those opinions vary throughout the community just as much as the people's countenances vary, and no two faces are exactly alike, any more than any two minds possess exactly the same powers of thought. But it frequently happens that elections are contested by more than two candidates, who all poll heavily, and the elected candidate holds opinions very much at variance jyith ijiofie of all the others. Take the recent Asijburton election for instance. The successful candidate polled 1109 votes, the next in order 10Y9, the third 711, the fourth 542. Mr McLachlan is thus the chosen of 1109 electors, ivhile 2332 voters who gave their support jto the other three are not reoresented, Apd the samp was the case in the Rangitata district, although the numbers o! those left out in the cold were not so large, the successful candidate polling 1181, and the total polling of the other three being 1383. Mr Tregear is, like many others, I thoroughly dissatisfied with the present system of f oting at elections. He says I that ii we grant thaf, the majority should rule we take every care at j,reseDt to defeat our own object, and then he gi v ea on to illustrate what he means by supposing # .case in which 4212 electors return a Conservative candidate out of 9000 who voted, tfae other 4788 votes being divided between two Liberals^ and these Liberal votes aro practically disfranchised, as f in stead of having a representative as t<he mouthpiece of; their opinions $eip

member goes up to the House pledged I to defeat their views. In reply to the ! argument that once elected the ques tion of political opinion matters little, as the number will do his best for all his constituents, Mr Tregear points out that with the Conservative party in Opposition "Mr Jones " would be able to talk, and impede legislation, ; bub otherwise he would be helpless The Government, with a majority at its back, can pass measures in spite of the Opposition, who are thus practically and legislatively powerless, so that the only districts in possession of national functions are those whose representa tives vote with the Government of the tliy. " Thus, only a small minority of New Zealand's voters can be said to be represented at all, and certainly the numerical majority doe^ not rule if we add to those defeated at elections those who are extinguished in the House." Recognising, as most people do, the cumbrousness and complexity of the Hare system, Mr Tregear has thought out a scheme of his own which is very simple He would allow the number ..of members of the House to remain as at present—74; but he would divide these into two classes—Local (or majo rity) members aad National (or mino rity) members. Local members are those elected to represent consti tuencies, and National members those returned by the whole voting power of both islands. There should be 54 local and 20 national members, and the election of the former should proceed precisely as at present, but each elec torate would require to be slightly in creased in size, so that as a whole they may swallow up sufficient present; electorates (20) to reduce the number of their representatives 54. National members should be persons sufficiently distinguished to be known throughout the whole country, and any person not so distinguished would find candida ture a mistake. To prevent too many candidates standing for national membership, which would make voting papers confusingly full, only those nominations should be received which are accompanied by requisitions signed by ten electors in each provincial district of the colony. We give below the details of the working of the scheme in Mr Tregear's own words, and his own form of ballot paper, and only add that it has much to recommend it to public consideration especially that remark of the author's that there would be fewer seats for " parochial politicians " to fill. The form of voting paper should be printed somewhafe as under : — " local " " Rational" Ca > dictates Candidates E. JONRS VT. GBEEN" T. BROWN Sir j/THOMSON | F. ROBINSON Hon. W. QREY G. SMITH B. WHITE &c. &o. N. BLACK &c, &c. Each voter, on receiving his ballot paper, should mark with red pencil on the left-hand s»ide of the paper the name of t!ie person for whom he wishes to vote (» reversal of the I present " scoring out ") ; and then mark one of the names on the right-hand side of the paper, afterwards depositing his paper in the ballot-box as usual. On examining the papers, She Recording Officer should ascertain the number of vo'es for the Local candidates, and declare the result of the poll. This poll is final as regards the Local or Majority Members. The voting papers should then be gone through a second time (uot necessarily on evening of election day ; the next day would do), and divided in the following manner : Each paper on which the name of a successful Local Candidate has been marked by an elector should be de stroyed, because that elector is now repre sented by a Majority Member. But those papers which are vote-marked with names of unsuccessful candidates only, should be re-considered, and the vote on the right-hand side, for a National Candidate, counted in its placfi. Thus the elector who had lost his representation by voting for the losing Local Candidate would be able to repair his mis fortune by having a share in some National Candidate, with whose views he is in sympathy. The House would gain con siderably by the introduction of distin guished men as National Members, and there would be fewer seats for ''parochial politicians " to fill.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Owing to the wet weather the bicycle road race to Lighmor has been postponed for a fortnight. A professional notice in our advertising columns announces that Miss Solomon has resumed teaching—her rooms being at Mrs Ranger's. The Mariposa with the English mail of December 30 left San Francisco for Auck land on January 13, two days hte. The Monowai with the colonial mails of December 30 arrived at San Francisco from Auckland on January 19, one day late. The annual picnic of the Sunday Schools connected with St Stephen's Church was to have been held to-day, but owing to ),he Domain being required by the cricketers, the treat is postponed until Friday. The schools will meet at Sfc Stephen's Church at 2 p.m. on Friday, The Aehburion Building Society's appro priation of £300 was sold last night in the Orange Hall by Mr I). 4'homas. Ih^o appropriation was divided into two lots of £150 each, which were secured, onß by Mr AJ. Norrish, of Hinds, at £30103, and one by Mr Arthur Paterson, of Allenton, at £28, The dearth of eaiyle news to-day is owing to a break in the overland Australia line, whiehTias its terminus at Port Dirwiii. The New iiealaud, service is also somewhat crippled by the break in the three-sore cable across Cook Strait, and it will be a week before the cable steamer Terranora will be able to pick up and join the two ends. A great crowd assembled recently outside a house at Folkestone, it being reported that : a burglar there. A thorough search of ■ the premises proved th&t tiifc burglar existed only in the imagination of the domestic E6t\ vant. But the throng still blocked the road, and a novel expedient was resorted to make a clearapce. A sham burglar was improvised and escorted by several gentlemen residents in the direction of the police-stetion, the crowd bringing up the rear. Close by the station, however, the burglar and his captors entered a i>ojt.cl together, the ruse having effected its purpose^

A general election always produces a plen tiful supply of amusing anecdotes. Luring the contest last ye »r a leviathan picture dealer was the Liberal candidate in one of the county divisions of Lancashire. He was engaged at a crowded gathering comparing Tory promises with Liberal preformances, ' ! and to clench the matter cried out, " Look [ on this picture and on this," when immedi- I ately a stentorian voice from the gallery, in | a tone of command, called out, "No shop." The effect was instantaneous and disastrous. This Napoleon air.ongat dealers in art col lapstd utterly. The re reat from Moscow or Waterloo was nothing to it. In view of the agricultural distress, Mr Thomas Goodchild, a well-known Essex fanner, has given notice that he will move the Halstead Board of Guardians at their next meeting " to petition the Local (jtovern ment Board to pass an Ac authorising a scheme providing sufficient funds to find employment in the Eastern Counties next winter and spring for the '»"ge number of unemployed who will want work; to suggest the making of all soft lanes into hard roads and to widen the narrow ones, this being a national question and reproductive in its character ;to clear out rivers; and to buy cheap land where practicabl« at £5 per acre and plant it with trees thus making a good national investment." Mr Grant, of Onewai, reports at Auckland that he has picked up en Onewai beach what appears to be a portion of a cabin's fittings consisting ot cedar shelves (polished), a hat peg and a small box with "Noumea" printed on it, and "M. C. Commander! Seorff," written in blue pencil. Between "Commander" and "Scorff" is a word which he cannot decipher. There is also a butcher's basket, evidently recently used- At Waiwera an empty box which had con tained Swiss milk, with a piece or two of rough scantling and some small pieces of board came ashore. The box has " E.8.F., Noumea," and " 11 E. 29" printed on it. The French warship Scorff left Auckland for JDunedio on Friday last, and there has not been any news of bad weather on the coast since. , Ob Tuesday morning the railway employes | met at the Statioumaster's office to say good bye to Mr A. Jones, who is leaving Ashbur ton to take up the duties of guard at Little River, to which he has been appointed. The staff, determined not to let one of their comrales leave the district without some suitable mark of esteem, presented Mr Jones with a marble clock. Mr Stevenson, in making the presentation, referred to the good feeling existing between the employes, and congratulated Mr Jones on his promo tion, and trusted he would always de his duty as he had done at Ashburton, It gave Mr Stevenson much pleasure to know that Mr Jones, although not lone at the Ashburton station, had made himself popular with his fellow employes. Mr Jones having suitably replied, thanking the staff for their handsome present, the proceedings termi nated. List evening after the usual drill in the drillshed the members of the Ashburton Volunteer Rifle corps adjourned to the Orange Hall to hold their annual social. There was a good muster, including the district inspector, staff sergeant-major Jones and the other officers. Captain Dolman presided. There wa3 an ample array of refreshments, which was well attended to between tha honoring of the usual toasts. Excellent songs were ren dered by several of the officers and men, the national anthem concluding on enjoyable evening's entertainment. During the even ing nine recruits were enrolled, a satis factory beginning for the new year that should auger well ior the future success of the corps, Mr Gladstone is still unable to make up his mind as to the disposal of Lord Derby's Garter, which the Court would very much like to see given at onca to the Duke of Fife. As a matter of fact, there is no eligible person of eminence in the Gladstonian camp (except, perhaps, Lord Aberdeen) upon whom the honor has not already been con ferred, and Mr Gladstone is said to be ua willing to follow the precedent created in the case oi Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, and bestow it on one of his followers below the rank of an earl. Lord Aberdeen is in the running (unless he would, as a loyal Scotch man, prefer the Thistle), and so is Lord Duiferin, but neither of their chances would I be as good as that of the Duke of Suther- j land, if he only saw his way to finding salva tion. While he waa Lord Stafford every j effort was put forth to induce him to formally join the Liberals, but without j avail. It is probable that Mr Gladstone's new K.G. will remain unrevealed until the scanty litt of " Contents " is favor of Home Rule in the House of Lords in before the country. —" World." I A Wellington telegram says that the reef found in the Wakamarina ig in new country near the Golden Bar, but in slate instead of hard stone sand like the latter. The owners have named it the Empire City Company, j Tests have been made here which give good results, and a quantity has been sent for assay to the Thames School of Mines. About 7 per cent is soheelite, from which tungstio acid is made. Germans use it largely, especi ally at Krupp's works, and as it is a scarce mineral it is worth £30 to £35 per ton. Mr Wilkie, in a report on the mine, estimates that fourteen tons- would be obtained from each crushing. A thirty acre lease has been pegged out near the road, and there is an old water race which gives sixty * head of j pressure. The owners are greatly pleased at the unexpected find, as they had no idea of anything but scheelite, and they believe they h»ve dropped on very good gold. The ' old tunnel looks like the work of new hands at mining, who either did not know the value of the quartz or did not want to have the trouble of working it. ■ Shortly after ten o'clock last nighfc in formation was given to the police that a man named Harry Lewis, late barman at the Somerset hotel, was wandering about the streets in an excited state. Constables Moore and Jackson found that the man, who had been in bad health for some time, was seriously ill, and had him conveyed to the hospital. They waited and saw him put Baisly to bed £nd then went away. They had nojsooner gone, however, than lbtfe patient displayed all the symptoms of. delirium tremens and became exceedingly violent, so much so that it took Mrs, Mackay and her staff—very limited as re" gards the physical powers necessary for coping with Buch a patient—all their time to keep him to his bed. All through the long nighfc they were with him, md this morning Dr Trevor ordered his remoyal to the padded room. He appears to be suffering from very pronounced heart disease In any case it is a pity, when such a case has to be attended to, that there is no course open to the police but to take the person to the hospital, where at present the (staff are totally inadequate for the require ments of suoh ewes. Mrs Mackay can scarcely 'be ' expected to cope witji the frenzies of a madman, nor can the kindly old warder be expected to do much better. A. solution of the temporary difficulty might be a padded cell at the police station, but irob&bly &4s will remain conspicuous by its ] absence, until,' as happeses recently in I Christchurch, some one smashes Mb jttead against the walls* k v '•■

A *a derof the Lytleltoa gaol attacked I by influenza, had to be removed to the j Ohristohurch hospital. ' At the Police Court to-day, before Mrj obert Alcorn, Justice of the Peace. Patrick Cashaa, for drunkenness, was fined 10s and costs. The Rev James Cocker, who has repre sen! Ed Ashfaurton at the Piimitive Methodist Conference at New Plymouth, returned to-day by the north express. Thirteen Christchurch bicyclists were : to-day fined 5s each and costs for riding at night without lamps, and fifty informa tions have been laid against drivers of vehic'es for ignoring the new bye-law pro hibiting driving over certain ctossings at I other than a walking pace. At the Timaru R.M. Court to-day judgment was given for £21 against a debtor of a bankruptcy firm. The debtor swore he had paid the whole amount to D. M. Ross, formerly Deputy-Assignee, three yeaiß ago, and got a receipt, but bad lost it. For lack of corrobative evidence the B.M. said he must give judgment for the purchaser of i the debts. At the Christchurch R.M. Court this morning Mr K. Beetham gave judgment in the case of the Crown v Eraser, in which the defendant was charged with a breach of the Printers and Newspapers Registration Act, by having printed a paper containing an article on the Alcoholic Liquor Sales Act, and omitted to print thereon the name and abode of the printer. He was fined £5 18s with costs. A small public meeting held in Christ church on Tuesday night decided by a large majority that the completion of the Cathedral was the most fitting and worthy monument to the memory of the late Bishop Harper. This decision meant the adoption of the Commit* tee's recommendation. An attempt was un successfully made by the minority to carry a different scheme, and afterwards with no better result an effort was made to adjourn the meeting for a fortnight in order that the financial pulse of our wealthier colonists and the country people might be felt. The meeting, however s would have only the Committee's recommendation, and after adopting it appointed a committee to carry it into effect. HEATING'S POWDER destroys Bugs, Fleas, Moth Beetles and all other insects, whilst quite harmless to domestic animals. In exterminating Beetles the success of this Powder is extraordinary. It is perfectly clean in application. See the article you purchase is KBATING'6. as imitations are noxious and iceffectual Tins, Bd, Is, and 2s 6d each. Sr.'rt bynl ichPirifif.

A Story of Love and Jealousy.

An extraordinarily romantic case has (says the " Westminster Gazetbe" of 3rd November) been brought to the notice of M. Mourgues, p >lice commissary of the Champ -Elysees district in Paris. J asfc as he was leaving his office on Wednesday mcrning, in order to take his luncheon, he was told by one cf his assistants that a lady wanted to see him immediately on private business. The person was shown in, gave her name, and. told her story amid a great deal of emotion and excite ment* She said that she was the daughter of a prominent city official, iind thafc one day as she was leaving the Academy of Painting, where she took lessons, she was accosted by a well-dressed man, to whom she indignantly refused to have anything to say. This, however, did not repel his advances, for he waited for her next day, until at last she accepted him as an admirar. The stranger e»id he was a" wealthy Milanese merchant named IVtaderua, an 3 formerly an officer in the Italian Army. She lived with him for some time, but he became madly jealous of her and wanted to lock her up. She escaped, and one day as she was entering a cab, Maderna met hf»r, and got into j the vehicle despite her remonstrances, and obliged her to accompany him to his rooms in the Rue do Berri. There she saw six charcoal stoves a'ight in a bed room, and Maderna, cosing the door of the place, said the two of them should die. If she did not die from suffocation from tha charcoal fumes, he said he would shoot her, ar>d thereupon pulled a revolver from his por-ket. She cried and shrieked, but Maclerna gagged her and fired at her. The girl succeeded in pushing back his hand, and the bullet nearly entered his own wrist. Ohen&hetold him she was ready to die, but begged to be allowed to return to her own lodgings In order to write a letter to her family. After some hesitation the Italian cemented, aad they wont in a cab to the Rue Richer, where she had rooms. It was nearly midnight, and Maderna waited in the street until 3 o'clock in the morning. Finally he went away, and she resolved to com municate with the police, fearing lest the Italian would murder her. Maderna has been arrested, and has oonfirmed the I young woman's statement. He says that he was so fond of her that ha couli not live a day without her. M. Mourguea has also <*ecertained that Maderna was a lieutenant of Bersaglierl stationed at Milan, and that he has been absent from hla regiment without leave,

COMMERCIAL.

PER PRESb ASSOCIATION. (Received January 24,10 50 a.m.) Sydney, January 24. The weekly wool sales havo practically terminated. The firm tone which pre vailed at Ghri-.tmas has scarcely been main tained since. Oom petition has been ex cellent, bub values for »U descriptions of greasy merinos were about a farthing lower. Crossbreds and scoured sorts fared better, and were fairly firm at last quotations. Greasy err ssbreds, 6|d to 10J ; washed, 8d to ll^d ; scoured, lOji to Is 3|d. . , Wheat, chick 3s ; milling nominally 3s Id. Flour, rolkr made, £8 10* to £815s. Oats dull, crime feeding 2s 7d ; bran, 7d ' pollard. 7|i. Peas, Prussian blue, 4* 3d to 4-< 6\. Potatoes, locally grown, £2 15s to £3 54. Onions £6. Butter/dairy made 6d to 7d ; factory 7d In 81. Cheese 3idto4i. B»con6lto7d. Mel/BOURNB, January 24. Wheat is easier, prime 2a 6^. Flour, stone mad*, 1 £6 ss; roller £6 7s to £7, Oats, Algeiian prime Is 6d to Is ia; i stout 2a Id. Barley, cape Is 9ld ; malt ing 4s 3fi. Bran 6|d. Po^ 6!?- Potatoes £2 10^ Onions £4 10s to £5 Adeiaidb, January 24. Wheat 2s 51. Flour, roller made £7 2i6d. Barley, Oape, g-s 5 malting 4s 6d. Bran and pollard 8d to

CABLE NEWS.

It is expected that telegraphic com munication on the Port Darwin line will"'be restored before to-morrow or Thursday. The distance between the two stations where the break oc(surre<J is 200 nales,

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington, January 24. An old man named William Strachaa, over sixty years of age, was found hang faTdwd in an outhouse at his radence. Hopb* iteeet, this moTOin* He was q Sy sober ni^i, bW was demtt*} Ltely owing to WAPy ttaatb's. AtjhJ nmi«st the evidence showed that he ha!d been in a state of despondency for come time owing to firiancial troubles. A v^r SwS turned cf « Suicide while te^ j

Extraordinary Heat in Australia.

Sydney, January 23. I Fears of drought axe entertained in iJßourke; whirlwinds, which are tc garded as forerunners of the visitation, have been very frequent lately. Mblbournk, January 23 Intense heat has been felt through out the country. Four thousand acres of grass were burnt at Colejaine, and nearly ten thousand acres at East Hopetown. The crops so far have escaped. At Hope town the thermo meter registered 114 degrees in the shade. Adelaide, January 23. Great heat prevails in South Aus tralia, the thermometer ranging from 108 degrees to 115 degrees in the shade.

TO-DAYS TELEGRAMS.

PEK PKRB3 ASaOOIATION. " ' ■ The JRuhlilne. Wellington, January 24. The Ruahine has arrived from London, And was berthed this morning. Her dates are London, December 7 j Plymouth, December 9 ; Capetown, December 31; Hobarfc, January 19. She had no com* munication with shore at Teneriffe, owing to the prevalence of cholera. The passage which was uneventful occupied 44 dayi 14 houra » minutes. The Xtolla. Applications for registration are coming in very slowly. Only some two hundred so far have been received, and very few of them women-

The Railway Commis sioners.

I PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Wbilhtotok, January S3. None of the Railway Commissioners are entitled to a pension, but only tocqmpen sation Mr Maxwell states he did not apply for compensation before the de termination of the Cabinet arrived, as he was offered but refused compensation on Saturday, before he was actually aware he was not to be retained. He and Me Hannay received letters stating their services would not be required, but on Saturday Mr Maxwell then applied lor and obtained compensation. The Com missioners' engagement terminated yester* day, not on the 27th an was generally supposed. They had therefore only forly-aight hours' notice.

INEBRIATES.

Recently, Mr Richmond Beetham, while sitting as coroner at the inquest on the man Fi?g, who had literally "drunk himself to death " as the saying is, spoke at some length and both sensibly and in a highly benevolent spirit on the question of the treatment of habitual drunkards. A contemporary opportunely quotes tha remarks of the Hone Secretary, Mr At-quith, in reply to an influential deputa* tion which waited upon him on December 5 last, to urge him to use his influence to obtain mere practical legislation for the benefit of inebriates. Mr Asqaith, in reply, said the deputation were aware that this subject had been thoroughly in vestigated by a Departmental Committee of the Home Offica, appointed by his predecessor, and it was his hope that in the next session of Parliament they would be able to introduce s, Bill. The subject was one the importance of which, from » social point of view, could not be exag gerated. The defects which had been pointed to under the present legislative system appeared to him to reduce them selves to two. In the first place, the system provided by the Act of 1879 could not be taken advantage of, as had been pointed out, except by the comparatively well-to-do. What wag the consequence ? Why, that th« only meth d of dealing wi h—he would not say the pauper drunkard—bub the drunkard who belonged to the lower part of the pocial scale, was to punish him, and the punishment was merely by punitive measures, which were largely, i! not wholly, ineffective. It waa therefore very desirable, hethought, if it be possible to do so, that the system in Its present comparatively defective form should be extended on a much wider scale. The second point urged was that it was a voluntary and not a compulsory system. He would like, first of all, to say that ha was very strongly opposed to anybody having the power of depriving the subject of his liberty, whether with his sanction or against his will, He thoughb, however, there were forms of habitual inebriety m to which precedent, and the forms upon which our legislation had hitherto pro* ceeded, would entitle the Government to adopt the principle of compulsion. He deprecated veiy strongly the intervention of the doctor as a person on whose certifi cate a person was to be incarcerated. He deprecated still more btrongly, if he might aay so in the presence of so many of the cloth, the Inteivention of the clergyman, and in his judgment no man should be confined, either wich his will or against it, except after application to a judical authority, acting upon the principles* and subjected to the safeguards which regulated judicial action, He thought, however, that if the ptinoiple of com pulsion was adapted it would by neces* sory to see that an application was made to the Divisional Court of the Queen's Bench. There was one other point which they as skilful advocates had quite ever* looked, and that was, " Who was going to pay for all this 1" At the present time the system paid for Itself. Then, again, if they were going to make it a charge upon the public funds they w«uld also nave to make up their minds whether ib was to ba an Imperial or a local charge. That was a difficult question, and one upon which a very great deal could be said both for the one and for the other. He could not conceal from himself th.at there were practical difficulties o| considerably magnitude would require 9 gooff deal of forethought and judgment. In conclusion, he said he thought they might rely upon it that the proposals contained in the report of the Dapartmental Com mittee would be followed wifch such modi* fications as the exigencies of th.c case r.e« cmire.

The Dora Dora Murders.

London, January 19. Wi'He, an aboriginal, arrested in connection with the Dora Dora murders, admitted being at the placa at the time of the murder, but accuses his mate Jackie of murdering a settler, and also of the murder of a woman at Benalla.

THE ABBBPBIua GUABDUN: WEDNESDAY, JAKPARY 24. \BU.



HABTBST CHK«HJB». OF 189*. WILL FIND THEIR WAT 10 G. J- NEILL and Go's AS THEY GIVE THE BEST VALUE IN ASHBURTON FOR READY MONEY. DBAPBRY AND CLOTHING. *» > -a t. ra Turkey Re<? s|d SEBSfci—- SSSr, _ *ffl . . o ** AAn j» A few Boys' Washing Suits left, to be WaaMnß prints 2« lid doz, A M«w2d at 3s Pd White Mu«Un 3s IWdoz Boyfoaps el each Summer Dresses 3s lid 7 , g gd Do'Sb^heeting 9*i 20doz Men's Merino Socks 6d Berlin Wool Is lid BOOTS. BOOTS. The Best and Cheapest Boots in New Zealand are to be had at a J, NEILL AND GO'S. Men's Englishßalmorals 7e, 1M gjta Mjpj- "-jg^ shofiß , in a ll Men's Strong Leather Shoes 7s H« Sm at ridiculous prices Ifn'i N»ikl Shooters 7s Ud very large assortmant of Children's Wonwn'B strong father Shoes 5a lid A Gem shoes in Tans and Women's strong ElasUc-side Boots 8s g^ Good and cheap 6d, reduced to os lid *" WE GUABANTBB SATISFACTION. SMALL PROFITS AND QUICK RETUBNS AT G. J. NEILL & 00% FRIEDLANBBR'S CORNER. EAST STREET. Re The Assigned Estate of Messes Harbley Bros' gEEjhe VdwKOwBPBWTB REDUCED to BkLV PRICE .' WASHING DRILLET3 REDUCED FROM 9Jo to 6Jd. AH Dress Maierlals BEDUOED TO NEAELY HALF THE FORMER PRICES, FOR INSTANCE PLAIN CASHMERES, REDUCED PROM 16Jd TO 9c STRIPIii AND CHUCK ALL WOOL DRESS TWEED REDUCED FROM Uv TO 80, AND ALL OTHER DRESS MATERIALS EQUALLY REDUCED. CHECK GINGHAMS REDUCED FROM lO^d TO 6Jd. Lhh MANCHESTER ©00D3 SUCH AS CALICOES, STOCFINGS, FLANNELS, BLANKETS, HOLLANDS, TICKING, SHIRTINGS, SELSEIAS, FLOOR-CLOTHS, ETC., REDUCED TO COST PRICE. MEN'S SHIRTS, HATS, SOCKS, TIES, Etc, RBDUCBD TO COST PRICE, ATSD IN MANY CASES VERY MUCH UNDER COST. Men's and Boys 9 Clothing. BE! OUR MEN'S ALL WOOL] COLONIAL SUITS AT 32s 6d AND 35s 6d, NOT TO BE BEATEN IN THE COLONY. | THIS HOUSE HAS ALWAWS BEEN NOTED FOR«THE VERY BEST VALUE IN BOOTS. NOW COME AND SEA RCADE, ASHBUH TO N



WantedL TIT ANTED, Contract Stackc-ra at or.cc. JOHN GRIGG, I 129 Longbeach. GOOD Kidney Potatoes, by tack or cwt., for sale cheap.--Apply, A. W Randell, Ash burton. _____ RS ALCORN has on eale for the Holidays varied assortment ot Toys, Dolls, Prams, Fancy Goo Is and Christmas Presents, launders' Buildings. WANTED Known—loo Ladies Fashionable Hunshadesat Akdrew Obe's. J ___^J±l1 2 ANTED~Known--All Accounts due to S. W. AMORxN & Co. moat bo Paid on or before December 30. 12 181 WANTED Known.—No reasonable ofter will be refused 'or tin ! '! balance of our Summer Dresses, Milli [nery, and Mantles. -Mitchell awd Turner. WANTED Known.—Melford House cheapest shep in town, extra value in presents now being given to each purchaser till further notice. —H. C. Segers. ; /"CHOICE Ornaments, Folding Screens, \J Own make in ladies' and children's underclothing, Aprons and Pinafores. Mrs Alcorn, Saunders' Building. WANTED Known.—Extra value in presents now being given away for Christmas and New Year. Cheapest House in Town.—H 0. Sjsgebs, Meiford House. %XJ ANTED Known—Spectacles, eye YV protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical line] at S, Salkk's, Optician. "TTaNTED 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. SUITS to measure, during the sale, 49s 555, 60a, 70s, and 755. Fit and workmanship guaranteed.—R. Axcorn, Saunders 1 Buildin^___ ___, WANTED Known—Forfars, 4jd ; Tick ings, 4£d j Brown Hollands, 4£d.— Andrew Orr. 11175 "aTN~TED Known—For Election Week, 100 Pairs Boots, 2s 6d per pair.—Andrew Orr. VL^I F"~yo& want fiTst-class fruit go to Adabis' for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc. WANTED, Everybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. H. Zander, Sole Agent. 11 181 WANTED all and sundry to know that Hardley is still to the front with all classes of Tinware. Repairs promptly executed. Spouting and Ridging made and fixed at unheard of rates. \\j ANTED Known.—Half as much W again in presents given to each purchaser during Christmas and New Year. H. C. Segbrs, Melford House.^ WANTED Known—6o Pieces Fashion able Prints at 4_& ; 50 doz3n Towels from 4|d ; White Counterpanes, 30 per cent under usual price. —-Akdrew Obr. U 174 WaNTED, all Farmers to reduce Harbley's Large Stock of this Season's Oil, which he is selling at his usual ridiculous low price by the Gallon or Case. W" ANTED, tin Public to know that Haudley's Tank* ar« givh.g univer sal satisfaction. Testimonials if required. Fow is the time for Baths and Tanks, from 30d upwards. DoiFFwash yourself. Titan Soap does the work. No rubbing. No machines. 11 182 WANTED Known -A manufacturer's Stock of Shot Silk black and colored Sunshades and Umbrellas at half price.—an deb vv Okr. 11 17 '■* WANTED Known-60 Pieces black and colored French Merinos and Cashmeres at Is 4M to Is 6d.—Andr&w T7 ANTES ?nown -W. H. Cgllleb's I W noted four-cia:^ KM Gloves, 2s 6d, have just arrived in all sizes. ANTElTKnown—" The Corner "is showing a magnificent Now Stock of Drapery and Clothing. ~W. H. Collier. _. "7\7 ANTED Known-—Our Cheap VV Slippers aie selling in dozens. Children's from Is. women's Is i)i. Puy one pair and you will buy more.- MITCUBLT, AND TURNEIt, rf>_t-JE which brings most light an i- hope to poorest homes is litan Soap. U 183 DON'T Forget to send your Bicycles along to the Old Kindergarten to oe repaired, at moderate rates, S"~~OMERSET Meat Mart. The oldest the largest, the best, and the cheap est Small floods a specialty. Full weights guaranteed, A trial solicited. "_WJ J. Siloock. TJT ANTED Known.—To make room W for Spring Boots I will give ten per cent; for cash. Repairs done at once cheaper than ever to stay bad times over at J. MoisoN, Premier Bootmaker. 8 18 cJaLE, SALE", of Books, Stationery IO Fancy Goods, Music, etc.. Fire Screens, Pictures, Glass Ornaments, Christmas Cards, Cricket and Lawn T«nnifl Material, Photo Albums and Fjwneß. nnd hundreds of other articles BrP to be sold a* a great sacrifice for Lash during this month only, »tL. 1. AnprkwbS A OaStotioner a Hal. ,^^ WE HAVE for Private rSa!e a double seate<'. Phaeton with hood, pole, and shafts complete ; nearly new. Also a double set of harness in perfect order. E. FRIEBLANDJSR, i#\a Auctioneer. ; " THE BOT FLY. MIN CHINS Patent Horse Throat Protectors can be had in any num ber at low prices, at James Hkseltine's, Saddler, Ashburton and Tinwald. All mfringers of the patent will be pro secuted. 1^ 1 OUARDUN. CHRISTCHURCH AGENCY. TiyTR J. R. SIMPSON lias been appointed our AGENT at Christchurch, and is authorised to make Contracts for Advertising and Printing, and to give receipts on our behalf, THE ASHBURTON PUBLISHING COMPANY, LIMITED, per Wm. J. Sxewaw). Jani&ary 6, 1894.



8. SAIEK, WATCHMAKER, & MANU FACTURING JEWELLER. FOR HIGH-CLASS GOLD & StLVKR \ JKWKLLER7, PLATE & MARBLE CLOCKS, pay a visit to the.) ewdlery Establishment of S. SaLKK, Prac tical Watchmaker, Manufacturing Jeweller, and Oculist-Optician. SOLE AGENT for Lazarus' Patented System of Sig it Testing and " iSpecialite " Spectacles, ensuring comfort and correct Sight. FIRST-CLASS WORKMANSHIP WATCH, CLOCK, AND JEWELLERY REPAIKS. 8- (SALEK, EAST STRE ET. NEW ZEALAND Clothiio Factory. seasonable goods. FOR HARVESTING, Men's Garnbroon Trousers Men's Duck Overalls and Jackets Men's Harvesting Straw Hats Is —Also- New Ties New Silk Handkerchiefs New Studs Bathing Pants—Towels and Running Pants New shapes in Hard Hats-brown, black and drab. The new Soft Hat—Land and Water Tennis Hats—a*'fc shades A good holiday Hat for Is lid THE LARGEST STOCK OF HATS IN ASHBURTOS TO CHOOSE FROM. Tennis Shirts in silk, cre*pe and cash mere Boje 1 Washing Suits from 4s 9d. Boys' and Ifouths' Summer coats 2s 6d, Men's Summer Coats in silk, alpaca and sateen BOOTS BOOTS!! BOOTS!!! Canvas Shoes for Men Canvaa Shoes for Women Canvas Shoes for Children Just opened this week, 18 pairs Women's Calf Shoes for 6s 6d. Wonderfu value. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY HALLENSTEIN BEDS.. ALEX, HENDRY, Manager



Holloway's Ointment.—Sores, Wounds, Ulcerations, and other diseases affecting the skin, are capable of speedy amendment by this cooling and healing ointment, which has called forth the loudest praise from persons who had suffered for ye&rs from bad legs, bad breasts, piles, abscesses, and chronio ulcers. Fone but those who have experienced the soothing effect of it can form any ide* of the comfort it bestows by restraining inflammation and allaying pain. Whenever Hdlloway's Ointm&t has Been onefc used ifc has established it bwn worth, and again bpeA eagerly sought for as the easiest and safest emedy for all complaints, In neuralgia? rheumatism, and gout, the same application properly used, pive* woaoetwi relief,