Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY. JANUARY 18, 1894 BUTTER.

Reference has often been made of late in our cables to the formation of a com mittee in London to regulate the selling price of colonial butter in the English market, and no doubt if such a Committee can keep together and get sellers to loyally act up to its de cisions, great good will result to Aus tralasian producers. It appears that every Thursday, a committee sits in Copenhagen, and fixed the selling pri.e of Danish butter. The value of Aus tralasian butter bears a fixed relation to that of Northern Europe, and on receipt of a telegram from Copenhagen the London Committee proposed to meet and declare the price of colonial produce for the following week. The Committee had an interest in securing the highest obtainable price, seeing that its members comprised some of the leading produce merchants in London, receiving among them about four-fifths of the butter sent Home by the colonies. One would have thought at the first glance that the law of sup ply and demand would have been likely to upset any arrangements made by a committee with functions of the nature of the London Butter Com mittee, but a slight study of the posi tion shows that it is quite feasible for such a body to remove the colonial article outside the influence of sup ply and demand, and fix the price on a scientific survey of the possibilities of the market. For a time we heard of little jealousies among the members, and charges were laid against some of its members of selling under the price fixed, but as we have heard no more of these we take it that the difficulties have been got over, but it yet remains to be seen whether the Committee's work will succeeed. If it does, a con siderable measure of benefit will result to the producers, and that combination was needed is evidenced by what the London correspondent of the "Australasian," writing on October 10, has to say about the losss sustained through the want of proper combination and understand ing between the produce merchants. Last year, he say?, when at the end of the season a great " slump " occurred in bttttep, every one of these firms held on, afraid to undersell %oh other, with the result- that finally they had to s#i|. the whole of what t-hey had held at very low prices. Had such a commit tee as this been in existence they would have at -first fijeed a small de cline and sold off as much ae they could at that price, and by slow ajid steady steps got rid of the butter at much better prices than they had ulti mately to accept. He goes on to say that by the loosest and most elementary understanding between importers, much has been done to onliance the price of the colonial product, and this is amoafc promising indication of what may be done in case of the existence of a rigid agreement to work towards the same end. This correspondent lias evidently

a good grasp of the situation and Las 1 taken notice of the market all through. He tells us that the steady and gradual rise in prices this season has been mainly due to the fact that there has been a kind of mutual understanding among the agents to raise the price of each succeeding shipment, and the con sequence is that the finest butters are selling at an average of over 120s. The.-e can be little doubt that one of the first fruits of this committee will be the gradual approach of colonial butter to the price of Danish, and it is more than probable that before the end of the season Danish butter will be only some three to five shillings above colonial, instead of as at present ten or twelve shillings. It is to be re gretted, however, that those fruits of the committee's labors have not been realised, as the last butter quotations showed that there was still a 13s mar gin between the best Danish and the 'best colonial, but the " Australasian's " correspondent gives a fair explanation of why this difference exists, which is that the producers in the colonies, not knowing to whom they should send their butter, consign it to people quite outside the provision trade, and the butter is mostly sold much under its value. He, therefore, suggests that colonial butter-makers can do much to assist in tho success of this most bene ficial movement by consigning their butter either to the members of this committee, or to some of the smaller firms who will act in unison with the committee. Certainly the object is worthy of the most cordial support of New Zealand producers, and if they , could further it by direct co-operation with the London agents, very much profit might result to those interested. And our dairying industry is not one now to be lightly neglected. In a re cent telegram from New Plymouth it was mentioned that 206 tons of butter had left that port during the past four weeks, and Mr John Sawers, the Government dairy expert, who has just finished a six months' tour of inspection of the dairy industry of the colony, gives a most hopeful report to his department, from which we extract the following :— "Throughout the colony the year has h aen an exceptionally bright and prosperous one for the dairy industry, and the out. put has been exceptionally large. This had been due to the fact that we were favored with an unusually good season, grass and green feed of all descriptions being every where abundant. As a consequence of this activity and success, farmers are taking a much livelier interest in dairying operations, and the next season—the present one being marly at an end—promises a large develop ment of the industry. Several new dairy * factories or ereameries in the AuckUnd dis ' trict are likely to be put in hand by May «ox% several in Hawke's Bay, a few in Taranaki, several i_ the Wellington district, ' probably two more in the Nelson district, a few about Banks Peninsula, and several in South Canterbury, while the Central Dai y Company are also likely to increase the num ber of their creameries. There is a possi bility of one or two butter factories being erected in the North Otago district, one or two in the district immediately contiguous to Dunedin, and probably one at Fortrose and another at Otara n Southland. These expectations denote the increasing favor with which dairying operations are regarded among _ the farming population gener ,lly.'

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

4 _ The income tax, it ia notified, is payable in one sum on Wednesday, the 31st inst. The aggregate of the Christchurch valua tion has nob yet been made out, but it is estimated the amount will be about the same as last year, when it was £195,326. A Christchurch boy named Caygill, seven years of ag?, was eating plums yesterday afternoon when a stone lodged in his throat. The mother was unable to remove it, and before the doctor arrived the boy was dead. Out in Japan the doctor never thinks of asking poor patients for a fee. A proverb among the medical fraternity of Japan runs: —"When the twin enemies, poverty and disease, invade a home, he who takes aught from that home, even though it be given to him, is a robber." In the report of Ranger Stuart read to the County Council at its lastmeeting Mr Charles Reid is made to appear as having sought out the ranger and given him information as to the tampering with race culverts, The ran ger has asked us to correct this impression, as he went to Mr Reid first, and learned from him that he had been with Mr Burnard when the culverts were found blocked. At the killing of an elephant the other day in Nill's Zoological Gardens, Stuttgart, there were present about 700 persons including many ladies. A single shot, fired by the pro prietor of the Gardens, was sufficient. A rifle of small calibre was used. The shot entered its forehead, and the gigantic beast fell dead. The poor animal was formerly amiable and tractable, but it recently had one of its feet hurt, and became wild and malignant. Photographing in a coal mine appears to be not an easy task. Mr Herbert Hughes states that about twice as much light is required to obtain a photograph in a coal mine as in the average metal mine, a°> not only is the coal itseH black, but the dust from the coal dark ens all parts. It is very difficult to keep the lens clear of moisture and coal dust, as some, times a sudden blast of damp air will cloud the lens at the last ' instant. Magnesium smoke, moreover, hangs about for a long time. _> Hughes considers it best to photo graph wheu the air current is along the line between object and camera. When the current is across, there is much greater tendency to " sharpness." If there is one point more strongly im pressed than any other upon the tryo in the use of oxygen and hydrogen, it is (says the "Journal of Photography") that he must be most careful to prevent any possible admix ture oi this t\</o, Tho advice is most desir able, although it is w. i Jtnpwn^ that for explosion to take place the proportion o| the mixed gasses to each other must be within certain well known limits. Outside those limits no exp'osicn will take p'ace. The knowledge of this fact underlies the novel application we refer to. At Huddersfield Brin's Oxygen Company J^aye erected an oxygen plant for tho purpose of supplying that gas to mix with the illuminating gas to be issued to the public. About six per cent is added just before it enters the station meter, and is then stored in special holders. The corporation gas is enriched to the extent of five apd a half candle power by this ad dition, a fact which is most singular when it is. remembered that atmospheric air is looked upon as a deleterious adulterant of ordinary gas, -

A new advertisement in another column j announces G. J. Neill and Co.'a new price I list to capture a few extra harvest cheques. They offer some wonderful bargains to the harvesters and their wives- Mr E Herring, Alford, reports that on Monday last his Negretti and Zambra thermometer (black bulb) registered 98deg in the shade, while the maximum in the sun was 177deg, being 13deg higher than any previous record for the past nine years. The ballot for 42 sections of first and second class agricultural land on the Cheviot estate on lease inj perpetuity took place yesterday. There was a large number of applicants for several section", but in four cases no application was made. The area of land leased is 10791 acres, and the annual revenue £2942. The death of two brothers and a sister, all within a space of less than 12 hours, took place at Bally willan, near Coleraine, on the 22nd of last November. Alexander Dunlop, aged 87, and Catherine Dunlop, aged 81, died within a few minutes, and Allan Dun lop, aged 86, about 10 hours afterwards. All had been in good health until a few hours previously, when influenza attacked them. They resided in one house. The brothers, who commenced life as working carpenters, had attained independence, owning valuable properly in Portrush. All three were unmarried. The "Daily News" Paris'correspondent tells us that chemistry is offering a means to oblige would-be dynamiters to betray them selves should they try to carry about hand grenades and cartridges. It is to mix dynamite with certain salts that give out stench and to plunge cartridges into a solution of these chemicals. The fetid smell thus caused is not to be got lid of and is communicable. A person carrying an infernal machine, or who had carried or handled one, unless with leather gloves which had been taken off with great care, would at once be detected by the smell. Nature warns us in this manner of the presence of mice, foxes and musk rats, of wild felines, and of different species of snakes. At Chicago there are 1500 places where the railway lines cross the streets interrupt ing the traffic and endangering the lives of citizens. There are also miles of streets which are occupied by the lines. Under an ordinance passed unanimously by the ©ity Council, a suit has new been brought against one of the companies to compel it to remov« its rails. The ordinance requires the com panies to elevate their lines in the heart of the city by January 1, 1895. This would be an undertaking of great magnitude, the termini being in the oldest part of the city, and is likely to meet with stubborn resist ance. According to the Chicago papers 1 there hare been over a hundred deaths at level crossings during the first stven months of last. year. A heartless case of wife desertion is re ported by the "Southland News." A resident of the Bluff, disagreeing with his wife, made his way to Sydney, where he became ac quainted with a young lady from Auckland, in Sydney for the benefit of her health. He eventually proposed marriage and was accep ted, and the newly-wedded pair removed to Melbourne. 'Ihe husband's funds running short, he got money from his newly-married wife, who provided him with an outfit for the Bluff, where he intended settling down, and he left Melbourne in the Manapouri. About a month ago she followed him, only to find that he had not put in an appearance; but to her dismay she learned thab he had another wife, who h_. a prior claim. The man, it appears, had landed at Hobart, and it is thought may have gone to sea in a whaler. The second desertion is especially _uel, as the girl, who was only married on the 260h of October last, is but 19 years of age, and is left with the prospect of maternity before her, almost destitute, her deceiver having obtained something like £50 from her during the short time they lived together. She is now in service in South land. A curious accident, which narrowly escaped being a fatal one, occurred at Waverley last week. The " Wanganui Chronicle says :—" The Presbyterian Church at Waverley is at present in course of en largement, the intention being to increase the accommodation by extending the walls ' at one end, making the building into a • T ' shape. While work was proceeding on Wednesday, one of the walls which had been detached and placed back to its in tended position, and whieh was held by rope sjipportg, was observed by the mer. to give. Before those who were immediately under neath had time to escape the wall was on them. One man, however, by falling on the ground between the joists, escaped serious injury, but another, a Mr Swinbourne, had not an opportunity of shifting, and his des truction appeared certain. But, curiously enough, the place on which he was standing was immediately under one of the windows in the wall, which, in its fall, broke over him and left him stand:ng in the aperture, his only hurt being a somewhat severe scalp wound His escape was simply wonderful, as, had he been standing but a few inches in either direction from the spot on which he actually was, he must have been crushed, and, in all probability, killed." Mr Legine, the French Minister of Police, thinks vanity has a great deal to do with the Anarchists' craze. That is why'he begs the papers not to publish the portraits of men who are arrested for being concerned in bomb throwing and other offences of the kind. " I consider that all the Anarchists," says M. Lepine,'" have a mental twist, although I dp not class them as madmen. But it is noticeable that there is in then; a desire for theatrical display that must not be encouraged. They have a very high opinion of themselves, and they are much concerned with regard to what is being said about them. Whether they are at a public meeting or in a prison cell, they always keep their eyes upon the public. See what hap pened at Montbrison, at the execution of Ravachol. As Prefect of the Loire at that time, I had to take charge of that Anarchist, Ha had written an abominable song which he hoped to be able to sing on his way from prison to the place of execution, before a great crowd, I upset his calculation by having the guillotine fixed at a distance of only a couple of [spaces from the prison. When he found he would be without an I audience !_? fortitude forsook him. All who were present will tell you that h ft collapsed so utterly that he was, as it were, dead before the knife fell. Hollo way's Pills and Ointment—The attention of all sufferers is drawn to these well-known remedies, for they possess con spicuous advantages as a safe and reliable aid in all those emergencies to which travellers, emigrants and sailors are so especially liable They have been largely patronised by way farers by land and sea, and, in fact, by all classes of the community, to their very great advantage. The Pills are beyond all douli't one of the most effective remedies ever dis covered for cases of obstinate constipation, confirmed indigestion and colic, complaints which are engendered by exposure and irre gular feeding. The Ointment will be found of the very greatest service in cases of piles, absjess.es, erysipelas, and all kinds of local ulcerations, ' ■ •

Ashburton Rifles.

ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Ashburton Hiilcs was held in the orderly room en Tuesday. Present—Captain Dolman (in the chair), Lieutenant Hayes, and a good muster of non-commissioned officers and men. Captain Dolman stated that at this, the fifteenth annual meeting of the company, he was pleased to state that the company had pa&sed throush a very successful year. The present strength of the com pany was 51, out of which 49 men had quaK6ed for capitation, the amount of which was £122 10a, which he thought spoke well for the attendance at parades during the past year. He could also say that the company was in a good financial position, as, with the balance in hand, the funds would be about £200. He hoped that Government would Fettle the question of what uniforms should be worn, as it was his intention to re-clothe the com pany throughout with new uniforms. He would also urge upon members to be energetic in recruiting, as he would like to see the company much stronger than it is at present. The corps was inspected in May last by Colonel Fox, who ex pressed himself satisfied with the general appearance and efficiency of the men. The company had also attended the camp ab Purau at Easter, and a team had visited Christchurch on Queen's Birthday in order to take part in a military tournament held there. The company fired several shooting matches during the year, amonsrst themselves and with other corps, and he was haopy to state that tho shooting showed a marked improvement over previous years, and they were also successful ii| winning a Government prize of £4 4a at the annual course of volley firing. During the year a morris tube range had been erected, practice at which had no doubt a great deal to do in improving the shooting of the company. Since 1883, when the whole of the New Zealand Volunteers were re-swora, 238 men had passed through the ranks of this company, snd of all the men who joined the company when it was first raised in 1879, only two remain on the active list, namely Captain Dolman and Sergeant; Dee, and one on the reserve list", viz., Sergeant Nelsbn, Major Moore has kindly presented a silver challenge shield to the companies of the South Canterbury district, to be shot for in January each year : the shield to be won three times in succession and four times in the aggregate. Captain Dolman said he was happy to state that the discipline of the company had been very good, and he hoped that the good feeling that existed between officers and men would long continue. The treasurer, Lieutenant Hayes, then read the balance sheet, which was adopted, showing the company's cash balanca to be £75; value of company's property, £80 ; liabilities, nil. The reports of the Orderly Room Com mittee and Shooting Committee were read and adopted. The following Committees were then elected : - Shooting -Corporals Baker and Pauling, Privates Hodgson, W, Hefford, and Wilson. Finance—ln conjunction with the officers of the company, Color- Sergeant McDonald and Sergeant Baker. Lieutenant Hayes was re-elected Trea surer, and Sergeant Dee Secretary. Auditors—Color-Sergeant McDonald and Corporal Baker. A turn of £12 was voted for shooting prizes and £4 for drill prize ; also £2 2s to the Secretary, and £1 Is to the Auditors. Votes cf thanks to the chair closed the proceedings.

The Champion Swimmer.

-+ ■ — Tho Auckland correspondent of the "Otago Daily Times" says that Gorm ley's style of swimming is a revelation to Auckland swimmers His stroke is as effective aa it is peculiar, and it was no wonder that after the race was over on Saturday swimmers from ten years old upwards peeled off and essayed it in the dock. Gormley's power cannot be said to lie in either kg or arm action. In the arm he derive* the chief power by using the limb at full length. «>ne noticeable feature of his leg movements is the short action, which gives no resistance. There is no stopping between lis strokes, but he travels with the regula ity of a j machine. At every stroke his top leg comes out of the water half distance to the knee. The moment he strikes the water with the foot, however, ib is under the sutface, and then, working from the hip, it is brought round ia a circular, screw-like fashion, crossing the lower leg and enclosing ab tbe strike off a complete wedge. It is a stroke that will undoubt edly be copied in New Zealand. Gorm ley does not go in for regular trainfng, but spends most of his leisure time in the water.

COMMERCIAL.

: * : : [PER PKBSS ASSOCIATION.] (Received January 18,10 45 a.m) London, January 17. The total quantity of wheat ar,d flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,880,000 quarters, and for the Continent a million quarters. The total number of bales of wool arrived is 3H6.000 of which 8,800 have been forwarded direct to the manufactur ing districts. With the quantity held over from last series 270,000 bales will be available for the presen- series. At the sales bidding is spirited and prices well maintained.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Christchukch, January 17. The entiies for the Adding on market to-day except in the case of fat sheep and lambs was not large. The attendance was small, probably in consequence of the wet day, but there were buyers for all stock offered, and the general tone of the market, was good. Fat Cattle. —The supply consisted principally f•£ cows and heifers of nice quality. Bidding was brisk and prices firm. Best bullocks, £8 to £8 17s 6d ; heifers, £6 5* to £7 129 6d ; best cows, £6 10s to £7 17s 6d ; medium, from £4 10s Store Cattle —The entry consisted mainly of yearlings and two-year-olds, of which a satisfactory clearance was effected. Vealers and yearlings, 18s to 58s ; two year-olds, £3 5s to £4 15s ; dry cows, 503 to 80s ; springers and milkers, good £7 t*£9 10s, secondary £4 5s to £6. FAr Sheep. —A large supply of cross bred ewes predominated. The quality generally was fair, a few good lines of crossbred wethera brought fully late rates, but other sorts were slightly easier. Best crossbred wethers, 133 6d to 16 s 3d; secondary, lis lo 13s *, best crossbred ewes, lis to 12s lOd; secondary, 9s to 10s gd ] merino wethers, best 8s to 10s lOd ; secondary, _to ?S ? Wes, good 63 to 83. / Fat Lambs.-—A fair proportion of a very large entry was of export quality and sold at fully late rates.: Lighter sorts were scarcely so firm. Freezers 10s to 14s 2d ; secondary and light from 6s. Store Sheep,—There was a small supply but strong demand for good con ditioned lines and prices were firmly maintained and in some cases higher than those of last weeji. Two to four-tooth crossbreds, IQa 6d to] 1_ 8d j twortookjh crossbreds, 9s to 12s; crossbred lambs, 5s lodto6sßd. Pigs.—All classes of a very small entry sold at extreme rates. Baconers, 35s tb 49d j porkers, 20a to 3JLs ; stores, Bal to gSsv

SWIMMING.

.—«, CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. Auckland, January 17. 100 Yards Championship—Meadham 1, Holmes 2, Helliogs 3. All Sydney men, rime, 69 4-sth sees. V.ry close race.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hoM oarseives responsible tor the opinions expiessed by our corresoondents.)

HARVEST LABOR.

TO TBE EDITOK. SiK,—Can you kindly enlighten the unemployed in this district as to the special advantages derived by employers of labor in sending to Otago for men for harvest work, at a time when th re are some hundreds of aa good men ae the world can produce waiting in this town of Ashburton for work. It appears a long way to go to obtain harvest work, but many of us are thinking seilously of tramping off to Dunedin for this purpose. —I am, etc,, A Fajrm Labokeb.

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON—THURSDAY. (Before Mr C. A. Wray, R. M.) The Sheep Act,—T. H. Baxter was charged with having in his possession 180 sheep indistinctly branded, and with not having registered his brand. He was fined in the sum of £2 15s 2d and costß. Civil Cases.— W. H. Collins and Co. v 0. J. Cleary, £1 17s 5d cash lent; •judgment for plaintiff by default.—W. H. Collins and Co, vG. H Bryant. This was an interpleader ease. Mr Paraell appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr Cuth bertsonfor James Leeson. Collins and Co. had a judgment against Bryant for £9 16s Bd, and had seized a cart, which Leeson claimed as his property. The following, evidence was called:—James Leeson said he sold a cart, value £14, to Mrs George Bryanb. He took it bask for some alterations, and lent it to William Bryant, and while in the latter'* possession it was seized by the bailiff. No money had been paid by Mrs Bryant. Collins, the plaintiff, had supplied him with some timber to build the cart.—Mrs Bryant, wife of George Bryant, gave evidence to having agreed to purchase the cart from Leeson. Her husband had nothing to do with the purchase of the cart. Had not paid Leeson any* part of the putchase money.—George H. Bryant said he had nothing whatever to do with the purchase of the cart, nor was it in his possession when seized by the bailiff.— W. H. Collins said Leeson cams to him in October for some timber to build a trap for George Bryanb. The material was supplied on credit. Leeson said on several occasions that he was making the cart for George Bryant. Leeson never once mentioned Mrs Bryant's name la connection with the building of the cart. -A. M. Pearson said that when he seized the trap George Bryant was close by. Leeson subsequently said Mra Bryant had paid him £5 on account of the purchase of the trap.—Judgment was given for Collins, the execution creditor, with costs. :

The Cheviot Estate.

The area of land sold for cash on the Cheviot Estate is now 6365 acres, for which £33,608 has been received. The area leased is 27,312 acres. The capital value of this is £142,809, and the yearly rental £7140. The area remaining for disposal is 46,267 acres.

Alleged Infanticide.

[per pkess association.] Weiiington, January 17. The case against the young woman Lizzie Price, charged with the murder of her newly born child at Otakl in December last was heard in the Police Court this afternoon. The evidence dis> closed nothing new. Mr Martin, R.M., said he thought the evidence warranted hlra sending the case to a jury but_ he wonld take" time to consider some points raised by the counsel for defence and give his decision on Friday.

THE ANARCHISTS.

_ ——« : OOLLISION WITH THE TROOPS. Rome, January 17. A serious encounter took place between the troops and Anarchists at Carrara, many of the latter being killed and wounded. The Labor leaders at Palermo, in Sicily, have been arrested for inciting the populace to riot.

The Convict Butler.

— • —♦ Saturday's Dunedin *' Star " says :—lt may not be unsatisfactory to this part of the country to be assured that New Zea land has seen the l_t of the notorious criminal Butler, We are enable to state on authority the fact as to his leaving the Colony, and his present location. When Butler was within a few months of com pleting his sentence the Government, we think wisely, determined thab he should be encouraged on his release to seek other climes, where he might have the chance of rehabilitating his character and for« tunes, and be removed from the oppor tuni'y of avenging himself, as be had often threatened to do, upon certain per sons against whom he entertained strong animosity He was approached on the subject through a proper official channel, and eventually, in consideration of a short remission of his time, he agreed to clear were at once, provided that arrangements are made for his doing so without publicity, so that he should not land in a new country a branded man. t)„ leaving prison he was consequently quietly em barked on board one of the direct steamers under an assumed name and his passage paid. Ife was furnished with a gmaj|i sum of money, so th^t he shqgld npt be w'thout means until he couid find em ployment. He landed at Rio, and waa there until quite recently, but, by advices received, was contemplating proceeding to the United States, where, by this time, he has presumably taken up his per manent abode, unless something haa turned up to keep him in the Brazils, which, in the disturbed state of tho country, is not improbable.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Welmngto**, January 17. I It is still raining heavily and shows nc signs of clearing off. Mr Farquhar Gray, one of the pioneer settlers of Wairarapa district died last night. ■> ' The directors of the Wellington Gas Company recommend a declaration of a s_■ per cent dividend, making 11 per cant for the year —jfilOOO written off the plant and £1700 carried lorwar4. ! l'' 250 packages of produce from Auckland and 2650 packaged from Taranaki were brought by the Takapuna this 'morning for transhipment to the e.s. Rimataka as i a result of the examination by the dairy experts of the butter sent down for ship* ment by tha Rimutaka. Some prosecu tions are likely to take place for failure to comply with the law as to branding. < __xso_, January 17. I The Acclimatisation Society has fixed the shooting season as opening on 17th February and closing on $lst Maroh, -

mo™ Ara*n™.«i_ -rtifAftlHAN _ THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1894.



HARVEST CHEQUES, OF 1804, WILL FIND THEIR WAY TO G. J. FEILL and Go's _3 THEY GIVE THE BEST VALUE IN ASHBURTON FOR READY MONEY. ' r>_tA.¥»__X_-Y AND CLOTHING. Women's Hats 6d TorW* e*„_ d-.. -,« pa Women's Ribbed Hose 6d Men s Tweed baits 16s fed Ohiffi.ns in all colors Is 31, reduced to Men's Colonial Tweed Suits 19a 6d p..,] Boys' Tweed Suits from 3i lid Washing prints 2, lid <K A few Boya' Washing Suits left, to be White Muslin 3s lid doz cleared at 3s Hd Summer Dresses 3.» lid Boys Chps 6d each »___*» Bi a ____:_*. *_ u Berlin Wool Is lid BOOTS. BOOTS. The Best _« __„ anest) B oo ts in New Zealand are to be had at G. J. NEILL AiaD GO'S. Men's English Balmorals 7s lid Babies'Slippers Is pair _ Men's Strong Leather Shoes 7s lid Canvaß and tan Leather Shoes, in all Men's Nailed Shooters 7s lid sizes at ridiculous prices Women's strong Leather Shoes 5s lid A very large assortment of Children £ Women's strong _Elastic-side Boots 8s and Maid's Gem shoes m Tans anc 1 6d, reduced to 53 lid Black. Good and cheap WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. _■__—•*_ SMALL PROFITS AND QUICK RETURNS AT 0, J. NEILL _ GO'S, FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER, EAST STREET. Re The Assigned Estate of Messes Hakdley Bros' —, ; o :— —■ i_EE the Valua in Our PRINTS REDUCED to HALF PRICE 1 _V WASHING DRILLETS REDUCED FROM 9|o to 6|n. AH Brem Materials REDUCED TO NEARLY HALF THE FORMER PRICES, FOR INSTANCE PLAIN CASHMERES, REDUCED FROM 16Jd TO 9d. STRIPE AND CHECK ALL WOOL DRESS TWEED REDUCED FROM. 14d TO 80, AND ALL OTHER DRESS •MATERIALS EQUALLY REDUCED. CHECK GINGHAMS REDUCED FROM 10*0 TO 6*d. ALL MANCHESTER GOOD3 SUCH AS CALICOES, STOCFINGS, FLANNELS, BLANKETS, HOLLANDS, TICKING, SHIRTINGS, SELSEIAS, FLOOR-CLOTHS, ETC., REDUCED TO COST PRICE. MEN'S SEIRTS, HATS, SOCKS, TIES, Etc, REDUCED TO COST PRICE, _ND IN MANY CASES VERY MUCH UNDER COST. Men's and Boys' Clothing. SEE 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 BUT NOW COME AND SEE. . , ■■■■■■ t o i b j.i i > ; -* ARc A1) lv. AS ii BUH T0 N



/ Wanted. | W" ANTED, a~_rwg and useful Boy, , about 16, to milk a cow, kill sheep and do odd jobs on the farm. --Apply to " Mail "'Office at 1 p.m. on Saturday, 20th inst. I*los WANTED, Four Boys to deliver Circulars. Apply R- Flston, Oddfellows' Hill, nine o'clock Friday morning. 1 H2 ( MISS SOLOMON. Teacher of Piano forte, Voice Production, and Sing ing, will resume lessons MONDAY, January 22. For terms, etc., apply at Mrs Ranger's Boarding Bouse. 1 91 a rAON'T Forget— Oiang^s, Bananas, \_J finest quality, 12 and 18 for a shilling, at Mrs Whittington's. 1 107 G\ OOD Kidney Potatoes, by sack or j" cwt., for sale cheap.—Apply, A. W. Randell, Ashburton. 1 47 V|7 ANTED Known.—Extra value in 1 VV presents now being given away for Christmas and New Year. Cheapest House in Town,—H C. Ssgehs, Melford House. MRS ALCORN has on sale for the Holidays varied assortment of Toys, Dolls, Prams, Fancy Goo Is and g Christmas Presents. Saunders' Buildings, J \jfc T ANTED Known—loo Ladies VV Fashionable Sunshades at Andrew Obr^s. 11172 SUITS to measure, during the sale, 49s 555, 60a, 70s, and 755. Fit and workmanship guaranteed.—R. Alcorn, Saunders' Buildings. ~ANTED Known -W. H. Colubh _ noted four-clasp Kid Gloves, 2s 6d, have just arrived in all sizes. iTTANTED Known—Spectacles, eye W protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical line at S, Salek's, Optician. WANTED Known—That you can buy Good Slippers for children from Is a pair j Women's, all sizes, Is 9d. —Mitchell & Turner. ¥T7 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 ab J. Moison, Premier Bootmaker. 8 18 WANTED Known—" The Corner " is showing a magnificent New Stock } of Drapery and Clothing.—W. H. Collier. WANTED Known—Now offering Mens Leather Shirts, 2s 9d ; Men's All-wool Suits, 25s 6d; Men s Heavy Merino Pants, 2s lid.—Mitchell and Turner. WANTED Known-Colonial Tweeds at very low prices ; Colonial Tweed Trousers, all Men's Sizes, three pairs for £I,—Mitchell and Turner. W_NTED, 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. W~~"~ WANTED Known.—Melford House cheapest thop in town, extra value in presents now being given to each purchaser till further notice.—H. O. Ssanne. ANTED Known —All Accounts due to S. W. Alcorn & Co. must he Paid on or before December 30. 12 181 WANTED Known—Forfars, 4|d ; Tick ings, tyd ; Brown Hollands, Ud.~- Anouew Orr. 11175 I'F~yo„ want fiist class fruit go to Adams' for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc. WANTED, Evrrybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. H. Zander, Sole Agent. 11 181 WANTED Known—6o Pieces Fashion able Prints at i_d ; 50 doz_i Towels from 4£d ; White Counterpanes, 30 per cent under usual price.—Andrew Ohk. ___ 11 174 DON'T wash yourself. Titan Soap does the work. No rubbing. No machines. H 182 "I \ /"ANTED Known -A manufacturer's W Stock of Shot Silk Hack and colored Sunshades aud Umbrellas at half price.—Andrew Ork. 11173 WANTED Known—6o Pieces black and colored French Merinos and Cashmeres at Is U& to Is 6d.—Andrew Ore. _ U___! WANTED Known-For Election Week, 100 Pairs Boots, 2s 6d per p a i r# —Andrew Orr. 11 177 "aNTED, tin Public to know that Hardley's Tanks ar« giving univer sal satisfaction. Testimonials if required. Now ia the time for Baths and Tanks, from 30j upwards. _ WANTED all and sundry to know that Habdley is still to the front with all clasps of Tinware. Repairs promptly executed. Spouting and Ridging made and fixed at unheard_of_rate ANTED Known.—Half aa much again in presents given to each purchaser during Christmas and New Year. H. C. Seobr*, Melford Houße.__ Oh7ho¥ Ornaments, Folding Screens, Own make in ladies* and children s underclothing, Aprons and Pinafores. Mrs Alcorn, Saunders' Building. RAPHIO 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 Dots, and others. New Books for Prizes and Presentation.—L F. Andbewes & Co., Stationers' Hall. riAT_ir^ALE, of Books, Stationery O i'ancy Goods, Music, etc., Fire Screens, Pictures, OUsh Ornaments. Christmas Cards, Cricket; and Lawn Tennis Material, Photo Albums and Frames, and hundreds of other articles aw to bo sold a<- a great eaonhoe for Cash during this month only, at L. _. Andrkwes & Co. Stationer s Hah. ASOTURTON WOOL SALES f pHE Second Sale of the Season wil take place at the ORAN3E HALL, ON MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1894. At 7 p.m. When all the Foreign and New Zealand Buyers will be represented. \ MILES & C0.., Limited. FRIEDLANDER BROS. DAVID THOMAS ! JOHN G. RESTELL, (for the N.Z. Land Association). H. ZANDER (for Ford and C0..) KKATINO'SPOWDKR destroys Bugs, Fleas, M^th Be^and _1 other i^ct,^^ {"g^g : ic f f,"" Powder exffl& *It is perfectly eiictoss of tl ib Jo»uu is e.xui purchase is | lit 6d, SSU ££d eacb. BJd by al lfitwmuta.



j Business Notices 8 BALER, WATCHMAKER, & MANU FACTURING JEWELLER. T7IOR HIGH-CLASS GOLD & SILVER -£ JEWELLERY, PLATE & MARBLE CLOCKS, pay a visit to the.Jewellery Establishment of S. SaLEK, Prac tical Watchmaker, Manufacturing Jeweller, and Oculist-Optician. „,,o.- 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. Salek, east street. ~~~new zealand (goiiiiv^ Factory. SEASONABLE GOODS. FOR HARVESTING, Men's Gambroon 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—art shades A good holiday Hat for Is lid THE LARGEST STOCK OF HATS IN ASHBURTON TO CHOOSE FROM. Tennis Shirts in silk, crepe and cash mere Bojs' Washing Suits from 4s 9d. Boys' and Souths' Summer coats 2s 6d, Men's Summer Coats in silk, alpaca and sateen BOOTS BOOTS 1! 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