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 of New Zealand, per Takapuna, as follows:—Ordinary letters, books, and newspapers, at 0 IS p.m.. : registered letters, at 5 p.m. ; moDey orders, at 3p. m. Due London February 28.

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1894. THE RAILWAY COMMIS SIONERS.

Those who joined the agitation to re trove the control of the railway pro perty of the colony from the Govern ment, and place the management of the lines in the hands of & non-political Board, had at the time good reasons ' for doing so. But the agitation went further than aiming at getting rid of the influence of party politics on rail way management. Apart from the political element in the management there was a feeling that those who composed the personnel of the railway powers were too autocratic in the atti tude they assumed t©wards the public, and a change in this direction was as much desired as in the direction of lifting the railways out of the reach of the political parties. On this question of the personnel the House of Repre sentatives spoke with no uncertain sound, and in deference to the clearly expressed wish of Parliament, the Gov ernment of the day, of which Sir Harry Atkinson was Premier, sent Home for a railway expert to take the manage ment of the system and conduct it " on commercial lines." Such an expert was searched for, but could not be found at the price the economical Gov ernment was prepared to pay for him, and so it was deemed best to retain such experts as had already been doing ! the work. Those of the agitators whose complaint was leas against the political influence over the manage ment than the management itself, had the disappointment of seeing the men they wished to have removed not only retained but removed still further from the possibility of being reached by out side influence or popular feeling. Mr Maxwell was appointed to. tfye Gom mission with Mr Hannay, while the Pjhief Surveyor, Mr McKerrow, a gentleman with no special railway ex perience thai: wje eyev heard of, was placed over both ass Chief Commis sioner. The appointment of the Chief Commissioner, as a matter of fact was not unpopular. He was known to be a shrewd,, hard-headed business man, with a good knowledge of the colony #$d its local wants, and possessed of ifcae.t suavity to a degree that would haye weighed a^d wjeasured those at tributes in his two colleagues twjee over. T'iid appointments once made were impregnable for five years, and opponents of the appointments had to grin and. bear it. But now a King ,bas ajrispn )?ho knows not the Joseph thajb r^ed fy $p person of Sir Harry Atkinson, and fn tfee fulness of time ,the Liberal wished a change. Last

year a bill was brought into the! House the object of which was. in plain terms, to remove its non political character from the Board, and place its whole operations under the control of the Minister for Public Works. It proposed to do this by providing for the appointment of that minister as Chief Commissioner, and endowing him with the power of veto over any proposal put forth by the others. The bill not pass, and meanwhile the five years' period of service of the Commissioners has ex pired. What was likely to happen after that time has been the subject of much speculation, and all sorts of disagreeable and unjust things were prophesied as certain to be done by the Hon Mr Seddon. But Mr Seddon has been better to those mournful prophets than their fears, and he and his cabinet have appointed the new commissioners in a way that was quite unexpected, and the carpers can hardly find fault with the new men chosen. Messrs Maxwell and Hannay's appointments were not popular from the first, so that their retention could hardly be looked for, especially after the events of last session. But it was generally understood that towards Mr McKerrow the Premier entertained a bitter antagonism. If he did so, ha he has not allowed it to weigh with him in filling the chair of the Chief Commissioner, for Mr McKerrow is the only member of the old board who has been re-appointed, and that too, to the position he previously occupied. Mr Maxwell evidently had no hope of beiflg reappointed, as he had before hand asked for the compensation which he believe 3 himself entitled to for the loss of his former position in the de partment. Mr Hannay will be pro vided for in another department of the civil service. Mr McKerrow's posi tion as Chief Commissioner is exactly i the same as he held previously. In fact the act under which he holds office defines that position with the duties its holder is required to dis charge, so that the Government iii! j power cannot alter it. The new men are Mr J. L. Scott, the well-known Christchurch engineer, whose practical engineering tkill will doubtless be useful in connection with the railway workshops, wh oh were practically outside tbe ken of the old Board, and | those in charge of these shops were a law unto themselves in a great measure; and Mr Ronayne, who is a railway expert, a man of large colonial experience, and should make an ex cellent commissioner. Mr Ronayne's railway knowledge will make him a power on the Board, and so far as the working details of the lines are con cerned, he will really be the manager, The appointments have been made for only nine months—that is to say, until parliament, which meets in June, has settled the fate of the question of whether the railways are to be con ducted on the old lines which were so bitterly condemned for years before the Government Railways Act was passed that took them out of the region of party influence, or under the new regime which that Act instituted.

THE LOAN AND MERCANTILE

The final winding up and closing for ever of its business by the Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, would have been not only a slow and cobtly process to all concerned, but would have been matter for deep re gret by every settler in this colony. Shareholders and others interested have been kept on the hooks of sus pense in regard to the Company's future for some time, and now there is a degree of satisfaction felt in the fact that something like the end of the trouble is in view, and that the affairs of the company have reached a point very near to settlement if not alto gether settlement itself. The scheme of reconstruction proposed will be somewhat of a rasp to the shareholders, but it is better than losing everything by liquidation, which would involve the immediate realisation of all assets at a tremendous sacrifice. The call is heavy indeed, but the weight is materially reduced by the fact that out of the £5 10s per share called up, £$ 10s will become preference shares, and these will at once become quotable on 'Change, and will no doubt be readily saleable, The creditors will have to accept" debentures in place of cash; but even these terms are far better than those that were offered to the creditors of some of the Australian companies, under which the creditors became shareholders in concerns from which many rotten branches would have to be lopped off, and when the pruning was done not much of the tree remained that was likely to bear fruit. The creditors of the Loan anc} Mercantile I are in a far better case, for the New | Zealand business of the company was a sound and profitable one, and there is an ajmqst certainty that, properly handled, it pould be wqrked up again to the high point of success \t had, formerly reached. But with the creditors compelled to accept debent ures in place of cash it is hardly a correct statement of the position to say, as our cablegram said, that this was done so that the company would be " left free of debt." Still, these i WfjiQ tjif? best terms the suspended company could oii'ct' as a means of resuscitation, and the terms wore very much better than to await liquidation and the uncertain and very low diyi -1 dends that would have fallen to the creditors' share from that process. Those who have had the management qf ; the company's affairs in its jam© ${

trouble have been able to pilot the concern into still water, and that in face of the strong position held by Baron Schroeder, and they have done admirable work indeed, for which they deserve not only the thanks of the shareholders and the creditors, but of the colony, for ail would have regretted the wiping out altogether of the old company, just as ail will be pleased to see it take again the prominent place it once held in New Zealand, and the regaining of which position is still within the bounds of probability if too much in the way of dividends is not aimed at for some time to come. To have the company once again a going concern will be pleasant news indeed to many old clients of it, who will be glad to do business again with the old people at the old places.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The attention of traction engine and | threshing machine owners is directed to the advertisement of Messrs L&ndells and Preston, which appears in another column. At the Police Court on Monday after noon before Messrs David Thomas and Alfred Harrison, J.P's.—Cornelius Bracken, j for larceny of a rug from Mr Nicholas Welch, of Chertsey, was sentenced to forty eight hours imprisonment. " Barclay has a wonderful imaginatin; he ought to employ it in story-telling " "He does." •« Are they published." " No, he j just tells them to his wife when he has been oat late." The total expenditure in England and Wales at the last general election was £796,588, while in Scotland the|total amoun £lll,76l, and in Ireland to £50,182. The votes polled were: Eagland and Wales, 3,725,855 j Scotland, 475,130 ; Ireland, 404,457. The average cost per vote was: England and Wales, 4s 2d; Scotland, 4s 8d; Ireland, 2s 8f d. The present larl of Carlisle is a strong teetotaller, and so is Lady Carlisle. Since he has had the management of his estates he has closed all the public-houses on the property. The cellar at Castle Howard con* tamed some of the best home-brewed ale in | England, and the brewhouses were famous everywhere; but they have been entirely destroyed and the vats emptied, One policeman at Paris has been dismissed from the force, and several others have been punished, for playing a practical joke upon a prisoner. A woman was arrested and conveyed to the police station for being drunk and incapable. While she was lying | in the cell the policeman obtained a pot of black paint and smeared the captive with it in a most scandalous manner. Speaking of the man Roberts, employed at the Globe mine, who was recently found drowned in a deep hole in the Inangahua river, the " Inangahua Times " sajs:—-" A cheque book and several documents were found left in an orderly manner, and the deceased even removed his false teeth before doing away with himself. 1' Mr Robert Paulin, says a Dunedia tele gram, has offered his Ngapara estate to the Government under the Land for Settlement Act, and the valuation is now being made. | A portion of the Goodwood estate has also 1 been offered by Mr T. Cilcutt. The surveyors who have been engaged in sur | veying the Pomahaka purchase have com pleted the field work, but the plans are not I yet ready. i The following story is told of Sir Andrew j Clark:—At a dinnerparty one night he noticed that the lady sitting next to him at table passsd a dish to which he helped him self plentifully. He asked it she did not like it, as it was excellent. She replied, "OO f : I yes, I iike it, but my physician forbids me to eat it." " Stuff and nonsense," said Sir Andrew ;" it could noc hnrfe anyone. Who is your physician ?" To whL'h the lady, whom the medical magnate had forgotten, answered, with a demure twinkle in her eye, "Sir Andrew Clark." ! No one can say that Ashbuttoniana, and especially their police are a slow-going lot. Yesterday at two o'clock a case of a rug having been stolen from Chertsey was re ported at the Police Station, and by half past three the guilty party had been found and arrested with commendable alacrity by Constable Moore, and had been convicted and sentenced with equal promptitude by Messrs David Thomas and Alfred Harrison, Justices of the Peace. Our police who at times appears to take things very easy are evidently " there " when they are wanted and if anything is missing we have much pleasure in recommending the persons wish ing to recover their property to " ask a policeman." The Ashburton Brass Band held their first practice last night with their new instru ments, and the improvement on the tone and general harmony of their work was very marked. The old instruments had been used till they were quite worn out— till, in fact, anything like decent music from them was impossible—and the getting of new ones was imperative. Twelve new instruments have now been procured, and by their introduction murch hard work will b? saved to the players, and their playing generally will be much more satisfactory to themselves and more pleasing to the public. Open air concerts by the Band will now be more frequent. An infant ten weeks old, son of Frederick Cates, of Washdyke, lost its life on Friday under circumstances peculiarly distressing to the parents. Mrs Gates washed the child about 9am., and she put it to sleep in a swinging cot, put a piece of muslin over it, and went about her household duties. Being very busy she did not lift the muslin to look at the child, and was rather pleased that it slept so long and allowed her to get on with her work. At noon when Mr Gates came in I for dinner he lifted the muslin, and found that the infant, which had been laid down on it 3 side, had turned upon its face, and shocking to relate, had been smothered. Dr Reid was sent for, but he could do nothing ; the child had been dead some time when he arrived, Ihe child was in good health, and the parents are naturally dread fully distressed. The monthly meeting of the Wakanui River Ifcard wa.s held on Saturday in the Arcade. Present—Messrs Clephanc, James Brown, Samuel Brown, Edwin Thomas, and James Wilson, The Clerk took the chair, and aaked for nominations for the position of chairman, when Mr Clephane, the only candidate, was duly elected. A report was read from the Returning Officer, stating that Messrs Clephane, James Brown, Samuel Brown, James Wilson, and Edwin Thomas, had bepn duly elected msn^bors of the Board. Messrs Clephaue, S. Brown, and Wilson, were appointed a works committee, with power to attend to any urgent cases in connection with river protection. The Chairman, and Mr Thomas were appointed to sign "cheques on behalf of the Board. A|ter discussing some routine business, accounts amounting to £11 }s 6xl were passed pr payment, ineetisg adjourned,

At half-past seven this evening, in the Orange Hall, Mr D. Thomas will sell the A&hburton Industrial Building Society's appropriation of £300. Messrs W. Pickford and Co, in this issue solicb a visit to their furnishing warehouse in Tancred street, and a reference to the advertisement will ►how that anything in the way of furniture, cabinet work, Venetian blinds, etc., can be obtained at their establishment. The Master of the Home desires to ac , knowledge, with thanks, the receipt of a cheque for £3 3s from the Hon Secretary of the Ashburtoa Amateur Cycling Club—the amount collected at the opening sports in the Domain in aid of the Home library fund; nine dozen eggs from Mrs Major Steward ; fruit from Rev G. B. Inglis ; and ! a parcel of clothes from Mr Cuthbertson, for I the use of the inmates. The Feilding " Star " publishes an artif tic statement to the effect that a young lady in that district followed the example of the girl who, unable to decide between three lovers, | wrote their names on three eggs, and married him whose name appeared on the egg first hatched. In the case of the tfeilding girl, the winning egg bore the words " old maid,' 1 and she has not yet recovered conscious ness. Complete specifications have been accepted j for patents from Mr Job Osborne, Doyleaton, for improvements in sinking artesian wells ; from Mr J. Richards, of Richmond, for improved weight-bar, to be attached to hoofs of trotting horses; from Mr Peter Duncan, Christchurch, for a manure force feed ; from Mr Thomas Boyd, cycle manu facturer, for improvements in bicycles; from Mr A. B. Peache, Mount Somera, for improvements in tipping hoppers. A young Danish journalist, M. Waldemar Wiren, has just returned from a tour round the world under original circumstances. He wageredthathe would make the voyage with out spending a farthing of his own. To accom plish the feat he engaged himself on board the s'eamboats as a stoker, steward, or in any other capacity. At New York, Chicago, and San Francisco he was welcomed by brother journalists, who got up a subsciption for him. He continued kis voyage gratuitously, and having visited Shanghai, Singapore, Suez, Tunis, and Hamburg finally reached home. It i* said the wager amounted to £2000, but the time he took to win is not stated. Cyclists and their friends are reminded of the road race to Lagmohr and back, which starts from the Tinwald end of th<3 traffic bridge to-morrow afternoon at three o'clock. The race is for trophies presented by G. A. McLean Buckley, Esq., President of the Amateur Cycling and Athletic Club. All those who wish to see an exciting race should take a walk across the bridge, as experts perdict a very close finish. The race ia expected to take from fifty to fifty six minutes for the sixteen miles. The following will be the starters:—R. F. Curtis, scr; A. J. Daly, 35sec ;R. G. Shearman, 2min ; W. J. Shearman, 2min 55se'c; H. Curtis, 3min 35aec; A. Hunnibell, 4min; E. Purchase, 4min 303 ec; A. T. H. Williams, 4min 30sec; H. Stewart, Snrin; W. 6. Murray, 6min 15sec. A startling incident is related by the crew of the yacht Weka, which returned to Wel lington recently from a cruise in the Sounds. The "Post "reports j hat during the time she was in Akaloa Bay, Peiorus Sound, she was taken into shallow water for the pur' pose of being cleaned on the bilges. The work was being done after dark, and a i lantern was used to facilitate the operations. After the men had been scrubbing some time, the discovery was made that a shark I wals swimming about between them and the shtore, distant several hundred feet. By lash ing the water with their grooms, the crew we^-e able to keep the brute off until they returned to the beach, where two .or thiee harpoons were procured, and with these it was soon despatched. The unwel come visitor measured lift, and on cutting it open not a particle of food was found in the stomach, showing that it must have been very ravenous when it ventured 60 clo°e to the human beings. Baron Konigswarter, whose death recently took place, was (says a London contem porary) one of the most remarkable members of the Jewish community in Austria. His fortune is estimated at £4,000,000, not a vast amount as compared with the hoards of some of his compatriots. But his liberality was unbounded. He gave away hundreds of thousands in larger schemes of charity, j whilst his hall porter had always 10,000 florins in hand as small change for the relief of casual applicants. Yet with this he was an austere man. When one of the baron's sons married some 'years ago a charming actress of the Burg Theatre, he sent him off to Frankfort, and only provided for the barest necessities of the young couple's -life. Moreover, he possessed a very caustic tongue, which inspired even his co-religionists with, terror. Though an orthodox Jew, he | , was a member of the Upper House, and j frequently entertained cardinals and bishops i»t his table. He was carried to his last resting place in a pauper's hearse, but an endlsss procession of carriages, covered with emblazonments and armorial beringe, fol lowed him to the grave.

The Butter Expert.

Wellington; January 22. Me Valen'ina, the new Government i dairy expert, has returned from his flying visit to the butter factories in Manawatu and Taranaki districts. He went as far as Stratford, and was much" impressed with the magnificent dairy country he passed through. After having visited the chief dairy countries of thß world, Mr Valentine ( is of opinion thtt the country he has already,] passed through in New Zealand excels any thing of fche kind he has yet seen. Mr Valentine was also pleased with what he saw in the factories he visited, but sees room for various improvements with which he will deal later. Notable amongst these is the necessity tor some freezing apparatus ] for the production of cold air, in order that the temperature may be maintained in certain processes of manufacture.

CRICKET.

A cricket match will be played to morrow between the first eleven of the A.C.C, and eighteen of all comers. The eleven will consist of the following players:--Denshire, Flower, Orbell, Lane, Todd, Russell, F.ooks, OweD, A. Buchanan. Mitchell, ami Jackson. • The eighteen wi^l be selected from the follow ing :_Davis (2). Alingfcon, Cuthbertson, E. Andrews, Marshall, Kidd, Alcorn, Danlop, George Andrews Pauling, D. Thomas Con t%ble, Purchase, Smith, Hdwards, Hefford, Dixon, Simpson, L. F. Andrews, Oonter, and W. Saunders.

CABLE NEWS.

A band of Tonquin pirates caught a French force in an ambush at Caihiuh, killing and wounding twenty-five of their number. Lord Elgin met with a brilliant re ception in Bombay. In replying to addresses the Viceroy said he was cer tain that he would enjoy the support of all loyal people. News has been received that almost the whole of Jeremie, a seaport tawn of Hayti, has been destroyed by fire, and 6000 of the people are homeless. An Anarchist magazine, containing sufficient explosives to ha^e destroyed the wh*/Je town, has been discovered in Gelsenkrachen. A number of arrests has been made. News has reached San Francisco that the natives of Aana have rebelled and proclaimed Tamasese King. The natives resist a general disarmament. The Marine Board enquiry into the loss of the Auckland schooner Eileen Doonan found that it was due to the careless navigation of the Captain, who under-estimated the distance from the dangers of the Chesterfield Group. | The Captain has been called upon to show cause why his certificate should | not be suspended.

The Italian Army.

JKcme, January 21. Signor Crispi states that the slow mobilising of the troops intended to pre vent the extension of the revolt proved that Italy is unprepared for war.

Compulsory Military Service.

London, January 21. The Paris correspondent of "Tha Times " says that statesmen of various Continental nations are considering the propriety of reducing the terms of compulsory military service to one year instead of two <jr three years, in order to alleviate the burden of the people.

Russian Affairs.

St. Vetjbesbbbg, January 21. The Russian Government has agreed . to renew the modus vivendi in connec- f tion with the Behring Sea fisheries, Russia is sending the warship Rurik, of 11,000 tons, to Mediterranean waters. The Ozar has created Queen Olga Hon Admiral of the Russian navy.

New South Wales Parliament.

Sydney, January 22. While a section of members are desirous of Mr Copeland being re tained in the Ministry, another section think his retention would give the Opposition cause for further attacks on the Government. (Received January 23, 11 a.m.) Sydney, January 23. Mr J. Lee, Colonial Treasurer, will probably deliver his financial statement in the course of a few days. The Cabinet has not yet arrived at a final decision with regard to Mr Copoland's resignation.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN.

[per press association.]

CABLE INTERRUPTION.

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Sydney, January 23. The Port Darwin telegraph l^NMi are interrupted. The West Australian, lines were also interrupted at the feamo time, the cause being attributed to the hurricane in the north-west.

JOINT STOCK BANK.

The Joint Stock Bank shows a profit for the half year of £51,000. A divi dend of five per cent has been declared, while £22,000 has been placed to the reserve fund and £3000 carried for* ward.

THE BINGERA DIAMONDS.

As a result of his visit Mr Streeter, the well known London diamond mer chant, says the Bingera district is lich in diamonds, but the precious stones were unfortunately too small to be of aity commercial value. The field pre sents a problem rather to science than to commerce, but if the difficulty is successfully solved, a bright opening may be anticipated for the diamond fields in New South Wales.

A. J. BODY HURT.

I (Received Jan vary 23,1115 a. m.)

Melbourne, January 23, A. J. Body, the New Zealand! cyclist, while training with, a view to lowering the record for an* hour's riding, collided with a fence, breaking his collar bone, and injuring one of hii arms,

ASSIGNED.

(Received January 23,11.45 a.m.*

Sydmey, January 23. Messrs Loritner and Rome, the well known shipping 'firm, which was crippled by the systematic embezzle* ment of one of its confidential em ployers, the amount a;pproporated being upward of £13,000, has decided to assign its estate to the creditors. Tha liabilities have nob been made public, but the principal creditors are in Great} Britain.

THE CROPS.

The wheat yield for the colony is estimated at 7,845,000 bushels, tha average being 12*6 bushels per acre. The oats average is 24 bushels per acre, and barley 21 bushels, while the yield of potatoes is 44 per cent better than last year. The total yield o£ potatoes is expected to amount to 75,000 tons, averaging 4"8 tons pet acre^ With the exception of blight, which is reported in this northern din-* trict, the condition of the crop i» good

RETRENCHMENT.

. Melbourne, Jaauary 23. Government lias decided, as part of its retrenchment scheme., not to allow pay to school teachers absent on sick leave.

THE RECENT HURRICANE.

Perth, January 23;. It is now known that twenty-sevetij lives were lost in the north-west dis* tvict 4urla§ the recent Immcaae,

WRt ASfl6t)ItM)H CiCAKDIAii { TUESDAY, JAKtJARY 2l JB§4,



fIiRTEIT CHEQUES, OF 1894, ' WILL FIND THEIR WAY TO G. J. NEILL and Go's AS THEY GIVE THE BEST VALUE IN ABHBURTON FOR READY MONEY. »KAF»£JiIY A2*D CLOTHING. Women's Hafca 6d Turkey Re<? s|d Women's Bibbed Hose 6d Men's Tweed Suits 16s 6d Chiffon* in all colors la 3d, reduced to Men's Colonial Tweed Suits 19a 6d B|d Boys' Tweed Suits from 3s lid Washing prints 2a lid doz* A few Boys*' Washing Suits left, to be White Muslin 3s lid doz cleared at 33 Pd Summer Dresses 3s lid Boys' Caps 6d each Cretonne 3sd Men's Braces 8d Double-bed Sheeting 9^d 20doz Men's Merino Socks 6d Berlin Wool Is lid BOOTH. BOOTS. The Best and Cheapest Boots in New Zealand are to be had at G. J. NEILL AND GO'S. Men's English Balmorals 7s lid Babies Slippers Is pair # Men's Strong Leather Shoes 7s lid Canvas and tan Leather Shons, m all Men's Nailed Shooters 7s lid sizes at ridiculous prices Women's strong Leather Shoes 5s lid A very large assortment of Children a Women's strong Elastic-side Boots 8s and Maid's Gem shoes in lans and 65, reduced to 5s lid Black. Good and cheap WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. SMALL PROFITS AND QUICK RETURNS AT G. I NEILL d GO'S, FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER, EAST STREET. Re The Assigned Estate of lessbs Hardley Bros 1 _• r\ « aEElhe ValuelinOat PRINTS REDUCED to HA.LF PRICE WASHING DRILLETS REDUCED FROM 9Jd to 6|o. 11l Dress Materials KEDUOED TO NEARLY HALF THE FORMER PRtUES, FOR INSTANCE PLAIN CASHMERES, REDUCED FROM 16§d TO 90. STKIPiJi AND CHECK ALL WOOL DRESS TWEED REDUCED FROM Ud TO Bd, AND ALL OTHER DRESS MATERIALS EQUALLY REDUCED, CHECK GINGHAMS REDUCED FROM 10|d TO 6&fi. ALL MANCHESTER GOODS SUCH AS CALICOES, STOCKINGS, FLANNELS, BLANKETS, HOLLANDS, TICKING, SHIRTINGS, SELSEIAS, FLOOR-CLOTHS, ETC., REDUCED TO COST PRICE. MEN'S SHIRTS^ HATS, SOCKS, TIES, Etc, REDUCED TO COST PRICE, AND IN MANY CASES VERY MUCH UNDER COST, Men's and Boys' Clothing. \ m OUR MEN'S ALL WOOL COLONIAL SUITS AT 32s 6d AND 33s 60, NOT TO BE BEATEN IN THE COLONY. THIS HOUSE HAS ALWAWS BEEN NOTED FOR THE VERY BEST VALUE IN BOOTS ; BUT NOW COME AND SET". '-. w. SPEKCBB. KCAI) E, ASHBUKTON



"Wanted. YITANTED, Contract Stackers ator.ee. JOHN GRTGG, 1 129 Longbeach. GIUOD Kidney Potatoes, by tack or I" cwt., for sale cheap.—Apply, A. W. Randell, Abhburton. 1 4 DON'T Forget — Changes, Bananas, finest quality, 12 and 18 for a shilling, at Mrs Whithngton's. 1107 RS ALCORN has on sale for the Holidays vaiied assortment of Toys, Dolls, Prams, Fancy Goods and Christmas Presents. Saundera' Buildings. WANTED Known—loo Ladies Fashionable bunshadesat Akdbew Obr^ 11J72 WAJNTIfID Known—All Accounts due to IS. W. Alcorn & Co. must be Paid on or before December 30. 12 181 WANTED Known.—No reaaoaable ofter will be refused for the balance of our Summer Dresses, Milli nery, and Mantles. —Mitchell and Turner. WANTED Known.—Melford House cheapest ehsp in town, extra value in presents now being given to each purchaser till further notice.—H. C. Segkrs. „ /""IHOIOE Ornaments, Folding Screens, \J Own make in ladies' and children's underclothing, Aprons and Pinafores. Mrs Alcorn, Saunders 1 Building. WANTED Known.—Extra value in presents now being given away for Christmas and New Year. Cheapest House in Town.—H C. Segers, Melford House. CIT ANTED Known—Spectacles, eye YV protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical line] at S, Salek's, Optician. *v ANTED Known,—To Harvesters W —Dungaree Jackets and Overalls, Harvest Hats and Shirts and Suits of all kinds, at prices to meet the times.— Mitchell & Tobner. SUITS to measure, during the sale, 49s 555, 60a, 70s, and 755. Fit and workmanship guaranteed.—R. Axcorn, Saunders' Buildings. WANTED Known—Forfars, 4£d ; Tick ings, 4|d ; Brown Hollands, 4|d.— Andrew Orr. 11175 WAN TED "Known—For Election Week, 100 Pairs Boots, 2a 6d per pair.—Andrew Obr^ 11177 I~F yot. want fii at- class fruit go to Adams' 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. WANTED Known.—Half as much again in presents given to each purchaser during Christmas and New Year. H. C. Segkrs, Melford House. 11/"ANTED Known—Bo Pieces Fashion- W able Prints at 4§d; 50 dozen Towels from 4^d ; White Counterpanes, 30 per cent under usual price.—Andrew Obr. 11 174 WANTED, all Farmers to reduce Hardley's Large Stock of this Season's Oil, which he is selling at his usual ridiculous low price by the Gallon or Case. WANTED, tha Public to know that Haudlky's Tanks am giving univer sal satisfaction. Testimonials if required. Fow is the time for Batha and Tanks, from 30a upwards. DON'T wash yourself. Titan Soap does the work. No rubbing. No machines. H 182 WANTED Known -A manufacturer's Stock of Shot Silk black and colored Sunshades and Umbrellas at half price.—andkew Ork. 11173 WANTED Known—6o Pieces black and colored French Merinos and Cashmerea at Is 4£d to Is 6d.—Andrew Obk. 11 176 W*~ ANTED Known -W. H. Collier's noted four-claßp Kid Gloves, 2s 6d, have just arrived in all sizes. W"ANTED~Known— "The Corner "is showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.— W. H. Collier. . W"~ ANTED Known. — Our Cheap Slippers ate selling in dozens. Children's from Is, women's Is 9d. Buy one pair and you will buy more.- Mitchell and Turner. f|>HA.T which brings moat light an •i- hope to poorest homes is Titan fl«Pl_ 1 - - H- 183 DON'T Forget to send your Bicycles along to the Old Kindergarten to oe repaired, at moderate rates. TToMiBiET Meat Mart. The oldest O fche largest, tha best, and the cheap est Small Goods a specialty. Full weights guaranteed, A trial solicited. -W, J. SILOOOK. Vt7a"nTED 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 le RAPHIC Xmas No., Pears' Annual, and Lady's Pictorial—all with beau tiful colored supplements. New vols. of Sunday at Home, Leisure Hour, Bo Peep, Little Dlote, and others. New Books for Prizes andPyeswtetton.—L.F. Akdrewes & Co., Stationers' Hali, SALE. SALE, of Books, Stationery Fancy Goods, Music, etc., fire Screens, Pistures, Glass Ornaments. Christmas Cards, Cricket and hmn Tennis Material, Pkoto Albupjs »ndj Frames, and hundreds of other artjejes 9 re to be sold a* a great sacrifice forGagi during this month only, »t L. *. Andrewes&Co. Stationer a Hal, WE HAVE for Private Sale a double seated Phaeton with hood, pole, and shafts complete ; nearly new. Also a 4o.ubjo safe of harne&s in perfect order. Fall jpayticwlars fr<ora jrßi*P FBiB»L4¥PER BROS. in 4 Au^tionaei 1.. , EOT FLY. ! itMjNCHINS Patent Horse Throat iH. Pjroteotora can be had in any num ber at low prfeeft at James Hjbskltine's, Saddler, Ashhurton#«d Tmwatd. All infringes of the pafcepfc will be pro secuted. __^!Zr 'TINWALD. — Cheap Property, Centrally situated, be^ng not far from \ t&© Kailw&y Statioa T.S, *i? 0, contain ing 1 mod i 6 perches wibh well-ibuilt four roomed eottoge thereon. Mj»U««Jd. j



S BALEK> j WATCHMAKER, & MANU FACTURING JEWELLER. XnOK HIGH-CLASS GOLD & SILVER J- JEWELLERY, PLATE & MARBLE C'iOCKS, pay a visit to the Jewellery Establishment of S. S ALECK, Prac tical Watchmaker, Manufacturing Jeweller, atid Oculist-Optician. SOLE AGENT for Lazarus' Patented System of Sight Testing and " Specialite " Spectacles, ensuring comfort and correct Sight. FIRST-CLASS WORKMANSHIP IN WATCH, CLOCK, AND JEWELLERY REPAIRS. 8. BALEK, EAST STREET. NEW ZEALAND CiiOTinii& Factory. SEASONABLE GOODS. FOR HARVESTS G, Men's Gambroon Trousers Men's Duck Overalls and Jackets Men's Harvesting Straw Hats Is —Also- New Ties j [ 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 j Tennis Hats— wt shades '■ A good holiday Hat for Is lid THE LARGEST STOCK OF HATS IN ASHBURTON TO CHOOSE FROM. Tennis Shirts in silk, cre*pe and cash mere I Bojs' Washing Suits from 4s 9d. Boys' and Souths' Summer coats 2s 6d, Men's Summer Coats in silk, alpaca and sateen BOOTS BOOTS!! BOOTS!!! Canvas Shoes for Men Canvas 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 BROS.. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager



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