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Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1894. CANNON V. COMMERCE.

" The pen is mightier than the sword," is an old saying with which we were all made familiar from having to write it and re-write again and again in our school copy books. The average man has heard it too so often that he believes it—up to a certain point. No intelli gent man, for instance, would ever believe that any pen, the effusions from which appeared in a New Zealand newspaper whose opinions were not of the same political "color" as the party in power would ever weigh a thistle down with the Ministry of the day ; and you have only to read the articles of the opposition newspaper about your pet candidate at an election to find that though the pan can smite one under the fifth rib, so far as raising temper is concerned, it is powerless to change the reader's opinion in regard to the man whom he has made up his mind to vote for. But there is one sense in which the pen is far mightier than the sword. When the pen is in the hand of a man with a stupendous bank account at his back, and that pen can trace a bignature that will be promptly honored by the officers of the great financial institutions, it is astonishing how at his wish the sword will seek the scabbard, and armies will " hang the trumpet in the hall and study war no more." Equally at the bidding of the same pen will armies take che field, and nations prepare for war. In the British House of Commons the greatest states man of the age as good as told the representatives of the people that the British Navy was the best in the world, and that although there was certainly great unrest abroad among the nations of the earth, there was no need to spend any great sum of money on strengthening the fleets of Her Britannic Majesty. But an immense gathering of the merchant princes of the wealthiest empire in the world was held in the great metropolis. That gathering in formal language said the navy must be increased, and in diplomatic language $dded another resolution saying (? Hang the expense." That last resolution " propitiated the joss" and (?reat Britain's Navy }s to }}6 increased by fifteen million pounds' worth of new vessels. France is generally supposed to be hand in glove with Bussia. France deciclecl. to in.\ her protective tariffs qn whe^t. JiH&sfc fa a jarge exporter of £hat grain &nd France % considerable importer. * " *riead.ship of tfrance may be of The . S pj aU! but he. great value w "^*u~^l^ j

could not bear the touching of his pocket in this way, and France buys his goodwill by the extension of free commerce to him in wheat. And so the whole thing here narrows dowu to the mercenary one of cash Kaiser William is not supposed to be on the " righteousness and peace kissed mutually " terms with the Czar of All the Russias, but be recently told his subjects that but for the commercial treaty that had been completed Ger many and I'rance would have drifted into bloody war. This commercial treaty caused the cessation of the war of tariffs, and extended the reign of meek-eyed peace. And so all round the commercial man's pen with which he foots the bill is far mightier than the sword, This was all we meant to show in this article, but we may add that Britain comes in for a share of the good things of this peace preserving treaty between Russia and Germany. Nations frequently insert in their treaties what is known as the " most favored nation " clause, and this clause exists in our treaty of amity with Russia. When a nation has this clause in its treaty with another nation, and gives a particular concession in trade or commerce to any other nation, the nation enjoying the advantage of this .clause has a right under it to claim the same concession in regard to her com mercial dealings with the nation giving it, so that any remissions of tariff to Germany are also remissions to Eng land. Long may the pen of the mer chant be able to control the sword in this way.

THE INFLUX.

In a recent article on the labor ques tion we pointed out that the anxiety of the Government to do what it could to help in the distribution of men out of work in the dictricts where men to work were wanted had gone a long way to attract to our shores people who would not otherwise have left their Australian homes, and who were perhaps disappointed at not finding the hopes they had formed of New Zealand fulfilled. But the influx to New Zea land is not wholly of men whom news paper accounts have glamored or the vaporings of politicians in busting speeches beguiled. Looking over a recent "Gazette" we find that in 1893 the total arrivals in this colony amounted to 26,135 souls, and the de partures to 15,723. This left a gain to the population of 10,412. We cannot seriously set down this vast in crease to the causes mentioned above. We have had no land boom—-no boom of any kind. No new goldtield haa been discovered to cause a rush from the sister colonies, or from anywhere else, and there has been no unusual expenditure of public money on public works. The colony is simply rolling along under easy sail, keeping well within her income publicly and privately, spending only what sheearns, and no more, but less than she earns. What, then, is the attraction feimply that the main body of these people have found out—what has often been said of the colony before —that New Zealand is, after all, and of all the colonies, the best place to settle down, make a home, and rear one's little ones Out of this total influx we have noted, 23,351 persons came from the other colonies, and out of our 10,412 of a net gain 8446 were adults, and 6120 of them males. A large proportion of the influx was of men and their families who left the colony during the time of our own depression some years ago, and when Melbourne waß suffer ing from her delirium of land boom. When the paroxysm of that brain fever of hers passed away and left the patient " sick, sore, sad, and suffering," those old colonists of ours found out that booms do not build up the stamina of a country, and a country that would be financially sound and safe in trade must earn her own living by raising products that have a real value in the world s markets, and must not hope to live by her winnings at the dice box of speculation. And having learned this stern fact, our old friends turned their faces towards their old colony and they are with us again. They came back to a country whose products prove how rich is her soil and how kindly her climate. Sir Harry Atkinson told us, when they left us, tfaai they would find out their mistake and return. He re gretted their going, because he re gretted the loss to the colony of so many good men, but he allowed that their going at the time they did would greatly relieve the congestion that then existed in the labor market. He said they would come back—many of them, he feared, sadder but wiser men. In an interview with two recently returned old Ashburton residents who have exploited all the colonies on the other side, and found none equal in their opinion to the old place they rashly left, we learned that the great majority of the New Zealanders who | hurried away from this colony during those few years of depression from which we suffered, would now only be too glad to return and take their places among us, and would, moreover, be content with an even less bright prqspect in life than was before them when they left us. And the prospect is better now. But few empty houses or business premises arp to be found in | any business centre, while the value of property i« really much higher than it i was then. Trade is conducted on a jcar pounder basis, and the nepessaries of life are cheaper to, buy. If we take our own social condition here in AiUbwrton jfi a. grfteripD, and readers

of the other papers of the colony will find that it is a fair sample of the whole colony, we find that the work of the police has been reduced to a minimum, the civil cases before the R.M, last but a few minutes, while the time spent in Ashburtnn by His Honor Judge Ward is only a pleasant holiday. The reign of confiding credit to all who ask is past, and people have learned to live on the fruits of their labors and be content, The smaller economies are more extensively prac tised by all, as is bound to be the case as soon as the full value of a shilling is made apparent to a man—and the want of a shilling is the best and truest teacher of its purchasing power We feel that with all that may be said against her, New Zealand is on the high road to happiness and prosperity —not trying to get along that road with a hop, step, and leap gait, but with the steady, plodding stride of those who have the road of life to walk, and are content to do it.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Those persons who have not yefc paid their income tax are reminded that a ten per cent, penalty will be imposed after the 14th inst. At the Borough Council meeting on Mon- : day night on Cr. Cuthbertson's motion it was decided to make a donation of three guineas towards the expenses of the Ashbur ton Fiie Brigade's team, which will take part in the competitions at Napier next month. Cr. Thomas was immediately on his feet to support the motion, and to offer a donation of one guinea on his own behalf. The brigade have not sufficient funds in hand to pay the extra expense of sending 1 the team, and it is to be hoped that the above examples will be followed by other citizens. The brigade both in the town and at competitions are a credit to any borough, and deserve support in such a case as the present; Referring to Mr W. F. Massey, who is announced as a candidate for the Waitemata seat, the Auckland correspondent of the i " Otago Daily Times "saya :—" Mr Massey's manly and straightforward fight in the re cent election for B'ranklin has proved him to be a capable man and one possessing every qualification for the position, he being a practical farmer and acquainted with all the wants of a country constituency. Mr Massey has long been President of the Auck land Agricultural Association, and has been identified as a leading man with various institutions. He is Vice-President of the National Association. Mr Massey was for five years with Mr Grigg on Long beach estate, Canterbury. He is a native of Londonderry, and came out to the colony in 1856." The collections of violins formed by the late Mr W. S. B. Woolhouse and the late Sir William Cusins (Master of the Queen's Music) were sold by auction iv London a few days ago. Some high prices were realised for several fine instruments, amongst which the following lots are of interest:— A violin, by Nicolo Amati, of Cremona, dated 1676, £170; a violin, by Guiseppe Guarneri del Gesi, of Cremona, dated 1741, £270; a violin by Ant onio Stradivari, of Cremona, dated 1720, £620 ; another violin by Antonio Stradivari, £200. On the same occasion a manuscript concerto for pianoforte and orchestra, in C minor, full score entirely in Mczart's own writing, small folio oblong, 74 pages, composed in 1786, was sold for 101 guineas. The Paris "Matin" gives what it believes is a complete list of Anarchist papers published in Europa and America. One of these jour, nals is in the Dutch language ; ten in Ger man ; eleven in French ; eight in Italian; nine in Spanish ; two in Spanish and Italian; two in Portuguese ; six in English ; and two in Czechish. Of the German sheets, one, Der Lumpenproletarier, has a London address in Charlotte-atreett Fitzroy Square ; and more than half have their home in the United States. It is a matter of satisfaction to us, though notprehapsto ouc American cousins, that two of the journals printed in the Eng lish language are also produced on Transat lantic soil. The others are (according to the "Matin ") as follows: Freedom, the Com mon weal, the Torch, and the Worker's Friend (Hebraic characters). A Dunedin " Star's" letter from the United States says:—" The business depres sion still continues, lhe volume of holiday business is unusually small. The increasing number of unemployed, and the consequent need and sympathy felt for them, haa diverted large sums of holiday money into ' charitable channels. The railroads are losing | money, and are reducing expenditure every where. The banks are accumulating money —a sure sign of commercial stagnation. Some of our large concerns have resumed work, while many have closed, and others have reduced wages. However, industry is doing nothing on speculation ; the needs which the wonderful growth and past pros perity of the people have created aie press ing upon supplies exhausted by months of reduced production. So that a change for the better seems to be near at hand. Some curious incidents are related by the Postmaster-General for the United Kingdom in his report for the year ended in March last. He stated that a lady requested one of the postmasters to supply her with the | address of a " widower gentleman, rather short, wears glasses, with one little boy two | years of age," and that the task proved too much for the resources of the post-office. I A young woman who was about to despatch a telegram was heard to remark to her com panion, " I must write this out afresh. I don't want Mrs ——— to see this untidy writing." Such ignorance (says Mr Arnold Morley) though rare at the present time, was common enough in the early days of the telegraph. At Ventnor a lady entered the post-office one evening and asked the counter clerk to take charge of her poodle while she attended the service of a neighboring church. The raquest was politely refused, much to the indignation of the lady, who said in wrathful tones that she considered the refusal most disobliging on the part of a ''public servant." Hollow ay's Pills ani> Ointment. — Travellers to and from different climes would do well to bear in mind that these changes and the altered diet and surround ings of their lives entail manifold risks to health. Occasion is sure to arise in which they will need a remedy such aa these re nowned pills ointment, and no traveller by land or sea should ever fail to have a supply at hand. Then he may truly be said to have a physician always at his call for the various emergencies of travel. Chills a,nd fevers should be promptly treated, and the printed directions should be carefully studied a,t the commencement of any illness, for Ho,lloway's emedies can be safely used in a,U climates. KEATTNG'S POWDER, ostvoys Bugs, Fleas, Moth Beetles and ft'l other insects, whilst quite harmless to domestic animals. In exterminating Beetles- %he success of this Eqw^pr is e:jtrqorclitiary. • It is perfectly clean in application. See the article yoi( purchase is KEATING S» iwifcstows are aossgHs an 4 iaeSagtwl

To-morrow will be St. Valentine's Day. A general meeting of the Ariel Bicycle Club will be held in the Arcade Chambers to-morrow night. A full attendance of ' members is reques'ed. The entry of West, for the pole jump at the athletic championship meeting, has not been accepted by the secretary of the I Association. The Borough Council has received quite a budget of correspondence lately from other Corporations asking for information as to how various matters in this borough are worked. This is certainly a compliment to 1 our Council. The Rev A. Chodowski will deliver a lecture on " The Talmud " in the Masonic Hall on Sunday afternoon. The rev gentle man's well-known übilities as a thinker and lecturer, together with such an interesting subject, should ensure a large attendance. Arrangements have been made for the pro vision of music by the Masonic choir. At the Borough Council meeting on Mon day night, attention was drawn to the fact that Borne persons are in the habit of writing obscene language on the gates and buildings of the Domain. Discussion followed on the best means for dealing with this despicable practice, and it was decided, to take effec tive measures to find and punish the culprits. A reward of £25 has already been offered for information leading to the conviction of the offender,, and we would like to point out to the guilty person or persons that apart from a question of morality, under these circumstances they are bound to be caughc in time. The heights of waves have been grievously exaggerated by timorous voyagers, who are responsible for the " mountain-high " esti mates of the unscientificH. Dr Sahotfc, an eminent German geographer, has been measuring with all the accuracy which in struments could command, those observed during a voyage to the Cape of Good Hope. Instead of being " mountains high," in even the stormiest weather, the loftiest did net attain the dimensions of the humblest hills. A wind force of eleven on the Beaufort Scale gave a mamximum elevation of 32 feet. In a hurricane, 60 feet wstyes must occur rarely, if ever, and even 50 feet is a very excep tional elevation. In an ordinary trade wind the height of the waves chasing each other over the South Atlantic is about 3 feet to 6J feet. These data entirely confirm those of Scroseby and the Novara and Challenger expeditions. Dr Schott is, however, in clined to put the length of a wave during storms, with the wind at twenty-eight miles, at between 400 feet and 425 feeb, which is rather less than one measured by the Chal lenger expedition during a gale off the Crozets, when the wind was blowing at the rate of thirty miles an hour.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nbw Plymouth, February 12. Mr Richard Rundle, pioneer settler, died on Saturday night in his eighty eighth year. He built the railway bridge over the Wanganui river at Aramoho, built the first wooden store erected in New Plymouth in 1841, and most of the bridges in this district. One hundred and seventy-seven tons of butter were exported to England during the last four weeks, Wellington, February 12. The Terranora has been at work on the broken cable all day, and at 12 30 p,m. was engaged on the final splicing. Mr Logan then expected to have the work completed by 8 to-night, and he was not far wrong, as full communication across the straits waa restored at 8.30 p.m., when the party started on their return to Wel lington," arriving shortly before 10 p.m. A proclamation has been gazetted further formally proroguing Parliament until May 17. Ministers in Cabinet to-day were en gaged chiefly on departmental matters, j The gentleman to represent New Zealand at the Commercial Conference in Canada was chosen, but his name is not to be divulged until his acceptance of the position has been received. The shipping in the harbor to-day represented upwards of 40,000 tons, in cluding five steamers—the Gothic, Perth shirej Waikata, and Ruahine, which are four of the largest vessels trading in Australian waters. Westport, February 12. Samuel Alexander Pinker ton, a driver in the employ of the Wesfcport Coal Com pany, at Coalbrookdale, hanged himself in his hud. His head was affected by an accident he met with a few years ago. He was well known in Nelson and on the West Coast.

The Waitemata Election Case.

A uckland, February 12. A sitting; of the Judges of thn Election Co art (Sir James Prendergast and Mr Justice Conolly) was held in chambers this naming, when a certiticate under Section 21 of the Electoral Act, 1892, was granted to Mr Jackson Palmer, in order that he might bo allowed the oosts paid by him to witnesses. It is roughly estimated that the costs in the case are something like £500.

The Wreck of the Gazelle

Nelson, February 12. The complets nimes of those on board the Gazelle at tl\e time of the wreck have now been ascertained as follows :— Captain lagers, A, Viking mate, J. Anderson,, J. Olson, George Patterson (who, wai only called Gaorge), John Wilson (known as Tommy). Jamea Miller (known as Andy), and H. J, Clark (known as the steward).. The last six shipped at Auckland. Davidson and Quintal were saved. A fifth body was washed ashore on Saturday, and has not yefc been identified.

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary meeting of the Ashburton Borough Council was "held on Monday night. Present—His Worship the Mayor (in the chair), and Councillors David Thomas, W. H. Collins, Richard Bird. R. M. Jones, Joseph Scaly, H. H. Stephens, and R. M, Cuthbertson. FINANCE. The Mayor reported the debib balance afc tbo bank to be £914 8a 3d. The fol lowing were the receipts from all sources since last meeting :—Rates, 1893, £17 16s ; renta, reserves, £15 8s; licensas, petroleum, £1; dogs, £6; Domain ac count, 163. CORRESPONDENCE. TheTemuka Mechanics' Institute wrote, asking for information concerning the mathod of conducting the library with re spect to the local body. The association of Municipal Corpora tions wrote, asking for Information res pecting the different committees of the Council and their duties and powers, MOORE STREET CROSSING. The Railway Commissioners wrote stat ing that the application for a crossing at Moure street would receive their conside ration. engineers' report. The engineers' report was read and adopted aa follows :— 1. Labor Gang.—The men have been engaged in removing soil and filling hollow at the western fire brigade reserve, and cartina fco Cass street footpaths, ploughing and taking grass off streets, clearing out outfall drain, repairing timber kerbing afc reservoir guard fence at water race. Alford Forest road, repairing channelling and watering streets, painting the urinals, cleaning oat side channels, attending to the water supply and other maintenance work. 2. The Works Committee recommend that the side channel at the S. W. end of West street be contintittd from Kermode street to the Government reserve in order ito give an outlet for the water causing a swamp in the street and reserve adioimne 3. Riverbed Paddocks.—lt is recom mended for the purpose of lessening the risk from fire that the dividing fences be altered by removing the two fences enclos ing the dividing plantation and erecting one fence running along the centre of the plantation. 4. Lighting-Finding that the damages to the street lamps were unusually heavy this year, with the consent of the Chair man of the Lighting Committee, we called for tenders fcr repairing, painting and glazing the lamps. Three tend ere were received, of which thab of Mr J. R. Chap* man, being the lowest, was accepted 5. Railway Crossing. N.IC. Belt —The railway crossing at the N.E. Belt was left by the railway engineer two chains wide which w unnecessarily wide and expensive to form and keep m order. Previous to reforming this eroding, w } lioh ia re . quired, we consulted members of the two bodies also interested the Upper Ashbur ton Road Board and fche Hampstead Town Board, and they agree with us that ife would be advisable to reduce the width to one chain. We also spoke to Mr Burnett. the resident engineer, on the matter, who has offered to alter the cattle stops if the Council authorise the alteration, THE MRE BRIGADE. ' The Captain of the Ashbnrton Fire Brigade reported fchab at their annual meeting all the officers were re-eleefced. He also forwarded the name of an appli cant for membership. The fire brigade inspector forwarded a report of the recent fire at Pollock's bake house. _ Cr Cuthbertson said the Fire Brigade intended to send a team to the Napier com petitions and asthe brigada was B horb of funds he thought the Council inisht well assist so worthy an object. He moved that the Council vote a sum of three guineas towards paying the team's ex penses. Cr Bird seconded fche motion The Mayor thousrht ib was an institu tion they should deal liberally with. He would support the motion. n.Or T h°^ as thou Sht the object was one they should support; so much so that he would give a guinea himself. Cr Jones, " Can we do ib ?' Or Cuthbertson stated that if any other Councillor wiabed to make guinea donations they would be most wel come. The motion was carried unanimously. NUISANCES. ■ The insp-ctor o? nuisances forwarded » It"?*™ g f^ed -among other matters that Mr Bullock had not compiled witli Wa request to abate the nuisance in his right-of-way at the back of East street. The report also notified the laying of s«veial informations for breaches of th© by-laws. URINAL. Mr David Thomas asked for water for the purposes of slushing the urinal on his premises, he agreeing fco consfcruob the necessary channelling and make the whole public property. The matter was referred to the Works Committee with power t© act. Ihe Ashburton Wesleyan Tennis Club wrote asking permission to use part of Baring Square as a tennis court. The letter pointed out that no attempt could be made fco prevent access to the ground. On Cr Stephens' motion the request was granted, the applicants to keep the whole of the ground in order. An amendment by Cr Jones that only half ot the ground be required to be kept in order, lapsed for want of a seconder. !tOWN CI.OCX. for £100 de°ided t0 itlSUre the tOWn Clock ACCOUNTS. Accounts to the amount of £114 5s 7d were passed for payment and the Council adjourned.

DOMAIN BOARD.

The Domain Board then mefc. It was decided to call for tenders for the clover in the Domain. OBSCENE LANGUAGE, ■ Considerable discussion took place as to the best remedy for preventing the writing of obscene language en the gates and «U dl nff J\ tihe Do*n»in, but as the Board ha* already offered a reward of £25 nothing further was done in the matter. The Board then adjourned.

LAWN TENNIS.

On Thursday lasfc, teams from the Ashburfcon and the Southbridge Tennis Clubs met on the court at Rakaia, kindly lent by Mr C. A. 0. Hardy, for thtf occasion. The teams found the court wet, but busy hands with brooms soon had it clear and fit for play. The Clubs played two doubles and four singles, the base out of nine games in the aggregate number of games for the whole of the matches to be the conqueror. Following are the results :— & n , .  games games Clowes, Ashburton, 9 beat Gates, South er. '. , bridge, 4 Wlntehowse, South- beat Paterson, Ash n,brTldgf',. 9 borfcOß» 7 ; Black, Aahbartoo, 9 beat Wifch ere, T i , Southbridae, 7 •Jackson, Ashburton, 6 beafeWillis,South- I r>i i . bridge, I ; Black and Jackson, beat Withers an€ Aahburton, 9' WilHs, South _., , bridge, & jWhitehouae& Gates, beat Clowes and! ; 6 Paterson, Ash- I burton, 3 ; Ashburton'thus won by ten games (43 iTO«w.) The visitors were most hospitably , entertained by Mr and Mra Hardy, who kindly offered fcfielqselof jfcheip court i<s ft Petqrn match. n

THB ASBBT3ETON GOABDUtf : TOESDAS, FBBBUAB* lft, 1894.



HARVEST CHEQUE*, OF 1894, WILL FIND THEIR WAY TO G. J. NEILL and Go's AS THEY GIVE THK BEST VALUE IN ASHBURTON FOR READY MONEY X>RA.PJBR,Y AND CLOTHING. Women's Hata 6d Turkey Ret? s|d Women's Ribbed Hose 6d Men's Tweed Suits 169 6d Chiff ma in ah colors Is 3J, reduced to Men's Colonial Tweed Suits 19i 6d B£d Boys' Tweed Suits from 3a lid Washing prints 2* lid doz A ftw Boys' Washing Suits left, to be White Muslin 3s lid doz cleared at 3s Pd Summer Dresses 3d lid Boys' Caps 6d each Cretonne 3hd Men's Braces 8d Double- bed"Sheeting 9*d 20doz Men's Merino Socks 6d Berlin Wool Is lid BOOT!!*. BOOTS. The Best and Cheapast Baoto in New Zealand are to be had ab 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 Shoes, in all Men's Nailed Shooters 7s lid sizes at ridiculous prices Women's strong Leather Shoes 03 lid A very large assortment of Children a Women's strong Elastic-side Boots 8s and Maid's Gem shoes m Tans and 6d, reduced to 5a lid Black. Good and cheap WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. SMALL PROFITS AND QUIOK RETURNS AT G. J. NEILL & GO% FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER, •EAST STREET,



fAd Assigned Estate of Messrs Hard'ley Bros' ■■■:0 ;■-" ■*'■ OXK the- V«ltt« in Oar PRIBIM R^DUOHID bo HALF PRIOE WASHING DRILLETS REDUCED FROM 9Jo to 6ja. : Alt llre^s fflUiterhtfg | BEDDOED TO NEARLY HALF TflS FORMER PRIUE3, FOR INSTANCE PLAIN CASHMERES, REDUCED FROM 16Jd TO 90. STRIPE AND CHECK ALL WOOL DRESS TWEED REDUCED FROM Ud TO Bd, AND ALL OTHER DRESS MATERIALS EQUALLY REDUCEO. a«SGK OM(;ftlMi aBDUOISDfpROM 104&: TO Ho] ALL MANCHESTER GOODS SUCH AS CALICOES, STOCKING 4, FLANNELS, BLANKETS, HOLLANDS, TICKING,! SHIRTINGS, SELSEIAS, FLOOR-CLOTHS, ETC., REDUCED TO .COSTiPRICE. MSN'S SHIRTS, HA.T3, SOCKS, -TIES, Etc, RB-nJCKD TO 0O« PRIC3,I AND !IN; MANY|OASH!S VERY MUCH UNDER COST. Men's and 'Bop 1 Clothing m OUR MEN' 3 ALL WOOL COLONIAL SUITS: AT 32s 6d AND 35s 6d, NOT TO M BKATBN IN THE COLONY UHtS HOUSE HAS ALWAWi BBBiTNOTED FOR THE VERY BEST VALUE IN BOOTS but now come and;sb?\ -. \';. SPBVCBR. Ak:;A 1) R ABIIBII RT 0 N •■■ -•■' J



Wanted OPEN Ihis Evening till nine o'clock for Sale of Valentines. Great variety.—L. F, Andrewes and Co.. Stationers' Hall. 2 93 riTHEELMEN pedzT^T^ 30 To »» morrow, Pos>t Office, Tip top run. All riders invited. Baneshakers to the front. 2 97 JOST— -Last Saturday, large black -^ smooth haired sheep dog. Finder please returned to Mail Office. 2 98 ANTED,— JTfuli house at Templar Hall, Wednesday next, February 14, 8 p.m. Views of the world, Songs and rauaic. Collection on behalf of 1.0 G.T. Lodge. 2 95 TO LET.—Bed or Sitting-room In private house. —Apply Mail Office. TO LET, small four-roomed Cottage close to Hampstead School. Apply Mrs Croabie's Store, Hampstead. 2§62 TO Let—That House at present cccv pied by Dr Hunter, Tancred street. Apply A. Obr. 2 56 WANTED, Scrap Lead in any quantity for cash. — Landells and Preston, Burnett street, Ashburton. 2 61 YSTERS~and Fresh Fish of all sorts arrive evening per express at Deep Sea Fishing Oo.'s Shop, Burnetb street, Ashburton. 2 62 /"! OOD Sheaf and Straw Chaff; very \JT cheap for cash. Also, all kinds of Mill and Farm Produce.—J. Thomas, 1 Havelock street. 2 2 j



-:TIME : lU3T landed direct from the Manu facturers a largo stock ot 0' 0 C L L L 0 0 O C C C X X X Sj Sj S. Eight-day Strike Kitchen and Dining Room Clocks, also Marble and Fancy Clocks in Great Variety, at very Low Priceß. SAVE 20 PER CENT & BUY FROM 8. SALEK, 1 WATCHMAKER, MANUFACTURING JEWELLER, AND OCULISTS' OPTICIAN. Sole Agent for Lazarus' Spectacles as*d Patented System of Sight Testing.



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WANTED Known.-Melford House cheapest shop in town, extra value in presents now being given to each purchaser till further notice. —H. 0. Segers. PIANOS, Pianos, Organs, Organs, from 20s per month. Cycles, Cycles, cash or terms. Extras.—H. M. Jones. IF you want fiist-class fruit go to AdabUs' for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc. ~X~HAPPY New Year to all, "but es jCjL. peoially to the great and ever in* creasing number who drink the wonderful Health Tea.—Henry Zander, Wholesale Agent. 2 41 O (JITS to measure, during th« sale, 49s O 555, 60s, 70a, and 75a. Fit and workmanship guaranteed.—Et. Iloorn, Saunders' Buildings. j 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, Everybodyto use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. fl. Zander, Sole Agent. 11 181 WANTED Known.—No reasonable offer will be refused *or the balance of our Summer Dresses, Milli nery, and Mantles. — Mitchell and Tuener, ___ WANTED Known.—Our Cheap Slippers ate selling in dozens. Children's from Is, women's Is 9i. Buy one pair and you will buy more. — Mitchell awd Turner ASS your grocer for Health Taa, and i\. when once you try it you will be aafcisfied with no other.—Henry Zander, Wholesale Agent. • 2 43 fITANTED Known—To Harvesters VV —Dungaree Jackets and Overalls, Harvest Hnts and Shirts and Suit 3of all kinds, at prices to meat the times. — MircHELL & Turner.



/""idOlClfi Ornaments, Voiding Screens, V^ Own make in Udies' and children's underclothing, Aprons and Pinafores. Mas Alooen, Saunders 1 Building. S* 7)111^1^^ oldest the largest, tha beat, and the cheap est Small '.looda a specialty. Full weights guaranteed, A trial solicited. —W, .T. SlLnooK. MRS ALCORN has on sale for the Holidays varied assortment of Toys, Dolls, Prams, Fancy Gools and Christmas Presents. Saunders' Buildings DON'T wash yourself. Titan Soap does tha work. No rubbing. No machines. 11 182 j r|iHA.T which brings most light and JL hope to poorest homes is Titan! Soap. _ 11 183 \VT A nITe D~J\no~wn-^That A. J. W Walker repairs Bic.yclep, Sewing I •laohines, Lawn Mowers, Medical Coils, and all descriptions of light machinery. WANTED Known—" The Corner " is showing a magnifioent Now Stook of Drapery and Clothing.—-W. H. Collier. WANTED Known.-~To make room for Spring Boots I will give ten per cent for cash. Repairs done at once cheaper than ever to stay bad times over atJ. Moison, Premier Bootmaker. 8 18 WANTKD all and sundry to know that Hardley. is still to the front with all classes of Tinware. Repairs promptly I executed. Spcutmg and Ridging made and fixed at unheard of rates. WANTED Known.—Kxtra value in presents now being given away for Christmas and New Year. Cheapest House in Town.—E C. Segebs, Melford House. ,________-,«-^— CTT ANTED Known—Spectacles, eye W protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical line at S, Salek's, Optician.



WANTED, ths Public to know that Haudmv's Tanks am giving univer sal satisfaction. Testimonials if required. Fow is the time for Bathe and Tanks, from 30s upwards. W" ANTED Known -W. H. Colliek's noted four-clasp Kid Gloves, 2s 6d, have just arrived in all sizes, WANTED" KnownT—HalFlis much again in presents given to each purchaser during Christmas and New | Year. H. C. Segbrs, Melford House, i ON'T Forget to send your Bicycles along to the Old Kindergarten to ue repaired, afc moderate rates. MJJDIOAJj Coils made and repaired on tfee shortest notice at easy prices at A. J. W+Lfcß&'s, Old kinder garten. of the Rail- JVI wa y Book Stall, will open a Book and Stationer'e Shop two doors below Mitchell a»d Turner's, on SATURDAY, Mill of February. B.ooks and Stationery at the lowest possible prices. Books dean, complete, and jn good o?der will b® Ibtikon in exchange. •Gir^ilating library. jj? Valentines. Boxed, "V - - «ards,Booki#te, Comic. Fir<j ~ Lovt '^ye» Gka? O?namenj3B. Screens, Pictc »vi t<awp Christmas Cards, v. albums »»d Tennis Material, Photo - -Hicles Frames, and hundreds of other » *■ are to be sold a* a great sacrifice for Casu , during this month only, at L, J [ A jfDEEWEb & Co. Sbationera' H»l! >



NEW ZEALAND CiiOTinw& Factory. THE "BISMARCK," HIGH-4RM SEWING MACHINES, have all the latest improvements. A First-class Machine at a moderate price, IT IS SIMPLE, DURABLE, LIGHT RUNNING, NOISELESS. t OUR Me'B. Hallenstein, while in Germany, seeing the great success of the New •' Bismarck " Sewing Machine succeeded in obtaining for our firm the sole proprietorship for New Zealand. HAND MACHINE, With beautiful polished cover and'all ac cessories £5 10s. FAMILY MACHINE, With new and h<indsomely£designed stand £8 10s. HAND'& TREADLE COMBINED, Highly finished Table andJCover £9 10s. Any of tho<*e machines can be had on the time payment system 2s 6 d per week. Our Agent will have the pleasure of calling on you at an early date. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING.FACTORY. HALLENSTEIN BROS.. ALEX. HENDRY, Manaper



gJAWDXItdc SonsEnealypti Extract There are imitations of Eucalypti Extract in th market now, products of simple distillation forming rude resinous oils. In order that these crude oils may not be taken, Our Pure Volatile JEuc«*» lypti Extract, which is recognised by the medical division of the Prussian Government to be of perfectly pure origin, as per information forwarded to us through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2, 1878 we state :— It is proved by tests made by the Mediclal Clinics of he Universities at Bonn and Greifswal \ Prussia, and reported by Dr Schulz, Professor of Pharmacology at Bonn, and Professor Dr Mosler, Director of the Medical Clinic at Greifswald, that only products that are saturated with oxygen and freed of anids, resinous and other substances, adherent to primary distillation, will develop the sanative qualities proper to the plant, according to these authorities, and according to Pro fessor Dr lister, of England, and to Drs Bauer, Mclntire, Wood, Hazard, eto., of America, Is the only extract correspondingto scientific teste, and the only one which possesses the proper therapeutic value, SANDER & SON'S EUCALYPTI EXTBAOT All other crude oils are to be classed among the turpentines, which have, when used as medicine, no therapeutic effect and are abandoned as an internal medicament. These so called Eucalypti Extracts, which may have received dist nctisn at Exhibitions bs commercial articles and are used for mechanical pur poses only are discernible :— 1. By their deficiency in pungent odour (which onr product, the only genuine Eucalypti Extrac de velops most freely through its surplus of oxy « ). 2 By their alcoholic thin and mobile appearance, being reduced in specific density through the presence of acids: 8. By their taste, the result of the contracting ten dency of resins and tennstes. If these crude oils, co oallei eucalypti extracts are applied by mistake in cases of croup, b onchitis, diph theria, internal inflammations, dysentery, wound*, the thecmsequeucesre most appalling. For safety alway ask always for Sander and Sons' JSncalrptl Extract and get the old, well-lested and reliable prepmtion.—Sandhurst, Victoria, A.UBt'ali «nndor» »•»«



fy O family can be happy without HealtS * Tea when once tried. Q3a SMOKE Star and j 12[ in a Paqket,— H. YfhQlesale Agent. '