BIRTH.

McGeegok—On April 9, at Tancred street, the wife of James McGregor, of a daughter.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1894. OCCASIONAL LICENSES.

Feom the decision arrived at by the Ashburton Licensing Committee at its informal meeting on Saturday, it is evident that the Ashburton race meet* ing, to be held next week, must be run as the Oamaru meeting was run, *f under the auspices of tea and coffee," I So was it put by a member of the! Oamaru Committee. "We were in | hopes that the Ashburton Committee would not proceed to this extreme, and were somewhat disappointed when we heard the decision that had been arrived at. Yet we need not have been so. The members of the Com-' mittee were the men chosen by the i teetotal people of the electorate to repre sent them in the regulation of the', liquor traffic on the licensing bench, and on this ticket they were elected by overwhelming majorities over the men who stood in the interests of the trade. I The Committee sought election with the unconcealed object of taking every opportunity of repressing the drink traffic. In fact suppression was their motto more than simple repression, for pne of the war cries during the election was ?'Vote out the drink." That' being so they would be acting inoon-1 sistently with the principles of those] who placed them on the bench if; they granted the other sidej any facilities at all that they! could withhold for the sale and' therefore the consumption of liquor.l The races at Ashburton, at Rakaia, atj Methven, and at any other place in the^ electorate where rac,e or sports meetings^ may be held ? mu§t now fye tyeld witlj-* out a beer booth }n the near vicinity. Tbjß decjsJQ» of tho Committee settles

the question that was so much discussed' by the A. and P. Association as to whether publicans' booths should be permitted upon the show ground. It is not now in the hands of the Society's committee to decide, The "teetotal members of the Society have attained what they contended for, but in a way j they certainly did noc hope for at the time. While we cannot find fault with the Committee for acting up to the principles they were elected to carry out, we fancy they might do worse than reconsider their decision. If acted upon, it is sure to cause much ill-feeling and heart-burning. >But probably to this the teetotallers will answer that they have been accustomed to all that sort of thing ever since the tem perance agitation began to extend half a century ago. In any case, whatever may be our opinion as to prohibition—or anybody else's opinion —we must accept the inevitable, for there sit the licensing authority, with no question at all as to their power^or intentions, and as they hold their seats on the votes of a large majority of the people of the county who took suffi cient interest in the matter to come to the poll, it is useless to kick against the pricks. Racing Clubs and Sports Committees must therefore lay their account with having to run their meet ings with no revenue from the sale of this class of privilege. The • North Otago Times," writing on the question of the refusal of an occasional license to the Racing Olub, the A. and P. Associa tion, and the Caledonian Society, says : — " It is possible that no injury will be done by the decision of the Licensing Committee, if we except that to the finances of the three bodies, who de pend for a considerable part of their revenue on the sale of their privileges; but as there is no vested interest in the thing, no one can look upon it as an injury or even injustice. "We shall see how the experiment works." While we are on the subject of the licensing question, we may note that in the tele graphic report of what the Premier had said to a deputation that waited upon in the North, it was stated that from places where reduction of licenses had been voted the Government had been deluged with applications for club charters. The telegram went on to say that " Government would be forced to grant them." This portion of the telegram is incorrect, and should have read " but it would be a farce for the Government to grant them"—quite another complexion altogether of the affair.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An enquiry into the lose of the s.s. Kiwi will be held before the Collector of Customs next week. The Lord Mayor of London has the use of plate and other valuables at the Mansion House estimated to be worth upwards of £20,000. The San Francisco mail will close at Ashburton on Wednesday next (18th inst.) at 6.15 p.m. Money orders can be procured up to 3 p.m. Messrs Mitchell and Turner are making their first autumn and winter show, and the gorgeous and tempting display will no doubt have its effect upon the female heait. The Maripoaa, with the English mails of March 24, left San Francisco for Auckland on April 5 - due date. The Monowai, with the colonial mails of March 24, arrived at San Francisco from Auckland on April 23— one day late. At the Christchurch Police Court this morning George Steel was committed for trial on a charge of burglariously entering the store of T. H. Papps, grocer, on Satur day night. He was caught red handed by the police. We notice that Messrs Stephens Bros., the well-known storekeepers of Burnett street, Ashburton, have resolved to relinquish business here, and announce a clearing sale of all their stock at twenty per cent below cost price. Thus while we are to lose from amongst us a firm that has earned the highest respect and esteem of the citizens, those citizens will be able to pick from the dissolution some extraordinary bargains , A Committee meeting of the Ashburton Football Club was held last Friday evening at the Somerset Hotel. Present—Messrs J. Wilson (Chairman), H. Stewart, R. Upton, T. Pauling, H. Curtis and J. B. Mayne. A large amount of correspondence was gone through and it was resolved to write and thank Mr G. A. M. Buckley for hie very handsome donation. The resignation of Mr George Cromie as C.R.U. delegate was re ceived. Mr W. G« Garrard wrote, saying that in all probability the Merivale first fifteen would visit Ashburton on the Queen's Birthday. The Southbridge Club wrote postponing their matoh fixed for the 18th. At the request of the C.R.U. it was agreed to change the Club coles to the old Liti wood Igreen and black hoops. The Secretary re ported that he expected to have the rule books out in a few days. Messrs B. 'Hanrahan, J. E. Jefferies, J. Welsh, and A. McNaught, were elected members. The selection committee deferred picking a teim for the Dunsandel match next Saturday, until after Wednesday's practice. In Holyhead Harbor the other day six men : belonging to H.M.s Colossus were in a boat 'acting as a "picking-up" party during torpedo practice, being engaged in recover? ing the spent missiles. During the progress of the operations a Whitehead torpedo was fired from a tube on board the Colossus, and the picking-up boat was stationed near the spot at whioh it was expected the weapon would have expended its force. No target had been fixed, however, and the result was that the torpedo, inscead of stopping or being arrested in its course, struck the boat with such violence that the craft immedi ately bßgan to fill with water. The men, finding the boat sinking beneath, th,em, jumped intq t>he sea ? and supported them? selves by clutching at some water beakers which floated out of the boat. Apparently, the accident; was not noticed by those on board the Colossus, and fully half an hour elapsed before a rescue boat was sent to the spot. Had it not been for the water beakers the men would certainly have been drowaed, as they were heavily clad in oilskins. KEATING'S POWDER destroys Bugs, Fleas, Moths, Beetles and all other insects whilst quite harmless to domestic animals In terminating Beetles the success of this Bowder is extraordinary. • It 'is per fectly clean in application. See the article you purchase is KRATING'S, as imitations are noxious and Mneftectual. Tins, 6d, Is and 3s Bd each, Sold, by all chemists,

A farewell coffee sapper will take place in I the Army Barracks this eyeing. I The appointment of Mr Samuel Baird as postmaster at Greenstreet is gazetted as from March 1, and the Springburn office has been opened for postal note business. There are no fewer than five Irish peers, ! who take their titles from places that are not to be found in the map of Ireland. These are the Duke of Abercorn, the Earl of Sheffield the Earl of Barnley, Viscount Bangor, and Viscouut Hawardea. By order-in-Council, forty reserves in the Rangitata, Hinds, Westerfield, Spaxton, Alford.and Shepherd's Bush survey districts ranging from one acre to five acres (mostly five acres) have been vested in the Ashbur tcn Council, and the vesting is now gazetted. An examination of the hull of the s.s. Moa which was recently stranded at Gisborne, revealed the fact that the vessel is severely strained, and the plates between the engine and boiler departments are badly dented. The repairs will take a week to complete. The Rev. T. Brooke, who has been recently appointed to the pastorate of the Ashburton Wesleyan Church, conducted the services in that church on Sunday. There were large congregations at both services. A social will shortly beheld to formally welcome the new minister. A murder has come to light in a curious way in Paria. While on his Jbeat in the Rue Auber, close to the Paris Opera House, a policeman was accosted by a young man, who said, " My name is Charles Petit, and I wish to give myself into custody for the murder of a woman on July 27, in the Rue Godot de Mauroi." The policeman attached little importance to the story, but the details were so circumstantial that he felt bound to take the man to the police station. Search was made, and ie did not appear that anyone , was " wanted " for any such crime as alleged. Further inquiry, however, elicited the fact that on the very date given an old woman, who was the concierge at the address in dicated, was found there with her throat cut. An inquiry had been held; and, in the i absence of any evidence incriminating any one, it had been concluded that the wound was caused through the woman having fallen through a skylight. As a matter of fact five pieces of glass were found in the wound. Petit declares that he went to rob the house, and wounded the concierge with a knife, but that accidentally knocked her out of a window she was cleaning at the time, he bolted on hearing the noise made by the falling glass. Holloway'B Pills and Ointment exert a rapidly tavaorable effect in all those diseases which are induced by exposure to damp or by great changes in temperature. They will therefore be found eminently serviceable to those who work in iron foundries, copper mines, and collieries. These well-known remedies present manifest advantages ,in reßpect of übo and effectiveness, being entirely compounded of vegetable drugs selected with the greatest care and regard less of price. When U3ed in accordance with the ample printed directions which accompany them, they ant surely but mildly, and do nob interfere with the daily work. There are bat a few diseases which are not capable of cure—or, at all events, of great relief—if Holloway's remedies are persever ingly used.

THE WEATHER.

ALFORD STATION. (The following is the Meteorological report for the week ending April 15, 1894 :~

Wellington, April 16. Captain Edwin say a that there are now strong evidences of the approach of northerly gales indicated on the 12th inst.; also that a cyclone centre, indicated on the 13th, is now about 450 miles to the north-west of North Cape,

CABLE ITEMS

The Emperor Francis has arranged to meet King Humbert of Italy at Maja in the autumn. The "Catholic Times" states that Bishop O'Reilly, of Port Augusta, suc ceeds Bishop Reynolds, of Adelaide. Baron Hirsch entertained sixty mil lionaires at dinner in. London. The total cost of the banquet was £1200. The personalty in the estate of the late Mr Dalgety, head of the firm of E&lgety and Co., was sworn at £480,000. By an explosion of firedamp in a colliery at Belgrade, sixteen miners were entombed. The work of rescue is proceeding. Berr Leist, Governor of Cameroons, has been recalled, owing to his having ordered the flogging of women. The Crown Prince of Sweden has abandoned his right to the Norwegian civil list owing to a quarrel with the Storthing, or Norwegian Parliament. Riaz Pasha, President of the Egyptian Oounci! and Minister of the Interior, has resigned and will be suc ceeded by Nubar Pasha. The Emperor of Germany met with an enthusiastic reception on his arrival in Vienna. Ten Archdukes and all the members of Parliament took part in the proceedings. The refusal of the French President to make further retrenchment in the military and naval votes has much in censed members of the Chamber of Deputies, and a dissolution is probable. It is reported that Bahia and Per nambuco have broken out in rebellion. Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, declares that the removal of the wool duty will kill the woollen industry in the United States. Mr J. H. Heaton says that the Im perial penny post scheme has been delayed twelve months. Mr Huddart proposes to connect the new Atlantic mail service with Franue by means of a subsidiary- service. Mr B^ru^e, of New South Wales, is endeavoring to induce a French Com pany to start canning works in Aus tralia to supply the French Army and Navy by way of Noumea. , The " Standard" states that Sir Charles Russell will succeed the late Lord Bowen as Lord of Appeal, and that Sir John Rigby, the Solicitor- General, will succeed Sir Glharles R^ sell as Attorney-General, Mr Reid, J^n^s^e* for Defence in Victoria, in addressing the volunteers in Westminster Hall, especially thanked the Duke of Cambridge for sending splendid officers to the colonies. The colonial volunteers, he said, were ready* to fight on behalf of Great Britain any where tfo.eir services were required*

The Mosgiel Factory.

Tnieri Advocate. Oar readers have probably read the an nouncement which has appeared in the Bunedin newspapers to the effect that the directors of the Mosgiel Woollen Factory Company have declared a dividend for the half-year at the rate of 8 per cent, per annum. No doubt shareholders will con gratulate themselves upon the dividend earning capacity of the company, feel gratified with the result of the half-year's work, pocket their dividends and go on their way rejoicing, in full confidence that another dividend will be forthcoming at the end of the next half-year. We are quite willing to congratulate the share holders upon their usual dividend, and hope their good fortune may continue ; but there are som« facts in connection with the Mosgiel Woollen Factory that are not nearly so pleasant to cogitate upon, and to them we intend to make reference. For about six months the factory opera tives have been working only half-time, and this one fact represents a deal of hardship, if not actual suffering. For men with families to be earning only about £1 a week is a wretched state of affairs, and not pleasant to contemplate. The workers have been reduced tc this state of affairs, and have endured ie for several months ; but the more highly paid officials of the company rejoice in their full salaries, and the shareholders, as usual, collect their nice little dividend of 8 per cent. Business may be dull in connec tion with the factory, but to us it appears very hard that the only sufferers from the dull times should be the toilers of the mill. A continuation of the half-pay principle must eventually result in the driving away of a number of experienced workers from Mosgiel, who will have to seek fresh fields and pastures new in search of work, and this would be a result much to be deplored. Could not the directors strain a point in the interest of the workers, and effect some economies by reducing some of the high salaries and the dividend, and thus enable the workers to be employed perhaps three quarter time ? It seems to us a most one-sided and selfish policy to keep all the big salaries in full swing and a full dividend going, and yet the men and women, boys and girls of the mill to have their comparatively small earnings reduced by one-half. In politics we hear a good daal about " equality of sacrifice," but this is a matter that does not appear to have struck the directors of the Mosgiel Woollen Factory Campany. We recom mend it to their attention, and hope that when they have given it due consideration they will be less solicitous for the well fare of the officials with the big salaries, less anxious to grind out an eight per cent dividend, and a little more thoughtful for the welfare of the workers who have for so long been earning the bare pittance that is represented by the term " half pay." Owing to the seeming scarcity of work at the Mosgiel Woollen Factory it is natural that some of the workers should begin to consider how they can bette* themselves. An idea is being ventilated among tbem that would not require a very large amount of energy to bring into practical existence. The idea is to take up some particular branch of Industry suitable to the district, such as the making of stockings, men's drawers, etc,, and start such an establishment on purely co operative lines, and sell direct to the retail consumer. It is calculated that the amount of capital necessary to make a commencement with would be ho small that it would be quickly subscribed and the company easily floated without going out of the Taieri to look for shareholders. It is said that the necessary land could be obtained fcr a merely trifling sum, and that very cheap buildings would b« suitable. We don't think the scheme has taken any definite form as yet, but that it is only being whi&pared about, but we refer to the matter as it reaches us, and no doubt practical msn are thinking it out and planning the details. Scarcity of work and half-pay sharpen men's wits, and this is probably what has caused the co-operative idea to force itself to the 1 front,

N.S.W. Politics.

Sydnsy, April 15. In the course oi an interview, the Premier said a dark cloud of socialism and anarchy was threatening the sta bility of our institutions, and that this sort of thing could not be allowed to run riot without some combined eftort being made to check it. No doubt, he added, free trade and protection were questions of vast importance, but there were questions of far greater impor tance to be dealt with, which might compel the good men of both parties to stand shoulder to shoulder. If the elections had taken place twelve months ago they might have been fought upon the fiscal issue, but things were changed now. What was wanted was good government above all things.

UGANDA.

London, April 13. Sir W. V. Rarcourt, in announcing in the House of Commons that a British protectorate would be estab lished in Uganda, said this step was essential in the best interests of the British Empire, a statement that was received with loud cheers. The British East Africa Company will claim a quarter of a million sterling compensation for their colonis* i ing work in Uganda. |

LABOR.

Sydney, April 15, The Federal Council of the Pastoral ists' Union has given notice of the termination of their agreement with the shearers. The new agreement con tains only minor and unimportant alterations. Shearing rates are prac tically unchanged, the principal addi tion being the equalisation of earnings as between hand shears and machine shears.

NEW AUSTRALIA.

Sydney, April 15. The Premier has received, through the Agent-General, the following cable gram from the British Consul in Para guay :—" Some colonists applied to »^ie for passages to. Buenos Ayres, which I am now in a position to grant. Six paid their own passages, I found work for another, a poor man. A hundred and ten souls have abandoned the colony. The latest intelligence is un favorable. Some are dissatisfied with the administration and will return to Australia. Those who have gone to the Government colonies are satisfied."

MATABELAND.

Capetown, April 14 \ The remains of the late Major 1 Wilson's party have been interred in the ruins of Dimbadine. The Company have made provision for the widow *nd children of Loben gula, who, hays refcuraed to Buluwayo.

BRAZIL.

Rio be Jaseiko, April 14 Admiral de Mello has placed in Uruguay territory those who surren dered to him. Admiral de Mello has withdrawn from Rio Grande. April 15. Admiral Mello, with several hundred troops, surrendered to the President.

SAMOA.

Washington, April 14. It is reported that the Government is seeking to withdraw from the agree ment existing with Germany and Great Britain regarding the administration of Samoa. ______

SWAZILAND.

Capetown, April 14. The President of the Transvaal claims Swaziland. The "Times" asserts that all the residents at the Cape and on the Zambesi support President Kruger.

Sir George Grey In England.

London, .April 14 Sir George Grey has arrived in excellent health. He intends to work in the interest of Professor Aldis, lato of Auckland University. April 15 Sir George Grey was welcomed by the Marquis of Stamford, Sir W. B. Perceval, and a number of others. He intends to interview Mr Gladstone and Lord Bosebery respecting Irish auto* noray. Sir Westby Perceval called upon Sir George Grey shortly after his arrival, Sir George may attend the Ottawa Conference,

IMPERIAL POLITICS

London, April 13. In the House of Commons during the discussion on the new Registration Bill, Sir Henry James declared that under its provisions half a million ownership voters were disenfranchised, and a million occupation voters. Mr Balfour complained of the injustice of dealing with an anomaly while matters far worse were left untouched. ! April 14. { Replying to a question in the House of Commons, Sir W. V. Haroourt said no doubt any attempt to legalise marriage with a deceased wife's sister would be rejected by the Lords. April 15. Mr John Morley's Electoral Bill re duces the residence period, which will increase the register by 600,000 votes, and it abolish .s^the rating qualification*

The Loan and Mercantile.

London, April 13. ; Judge Williams, referring to the caution displayed by bir Edward Staf ford, said he had evidently made eorn mercial euphemism a fine art. Sir George Russell admitted that ths j Directors had been neglectful per sonally, Bis Honor said if he refused to sanction the reconstruction scheme be would only punish the weakest of the bond holders. April 15, Mr Justice Williams said he sanc tioned the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency's reconstruction scheme, believing that the Company would be successful in future, if those personally interested "would cordially support the scheme. He was not satis fied that the scheme treated the uncon verted holders with injustice, and be recognised that holders of the sixtb. issue had been deprived of rights, of priority, but there was not sufficient to justify him in a refusal of the scheme. Sir John Gorst stated ho had not noticed irregularities in the report of 1892, and he accepted tft e responsi bility. He admitted that Mr Thomas Russell was unable to meet his liability at the time of the transfer of shares, as he was hopelessly inscftvent. The Court adjourned until Thurs day. The new Directors of the Company include Mr, Martin, of Messrs Turn bull, Martin and Go. ; Mr John Beau moat, formerly of Christchurch: and Me W. W. Oswald. The Directors intend to increase the frozen meat business, and advocate a scheme of immigration of farmers with small capital. It is expected thafc they will apply the pruning knife to over-encumbered properties. 1 At the Oourt to-day Sir John Gorst said it was extremely wrong for the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company to insert in the profit and loss account of 1892 a portion of tha suspense fund, also interest which was not earned. " The Times" states it is safe to assume that the Company is certain of reconstruction, and it is expected that the New Zealand Government will assist the immigration scheme.

Auckland, April 14* Tha General Manager of the Loan and Mercantile Company has received a cable gram confirming the cablegram published by the Press Association respecting tha reconstruction of the Company being sanctioned by Judge Williams. A speedy incorporation of the new Company will now folio or, together with, the resumption of business at a reaaoiy*t>ly early date. April 16. The General Manager of the Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, at Auck land, state 4 that all the colonial creditors and shareholders haying been consulted: fictions to the meeting held on February 20, no further meetings will be required.

THE ASBBUKTUiS flUAfflJlAfl: MOflflAl AffBIL 16, 1894.



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Stable, Shed, etc. OOR SALE-Three Seotions, F ell Price, £i» Small cash deposit, balance L «il«*bed, Corner of Jane and W instalmentt hearing interest at the McMurdo etrsets, numbered §0, 5jL and ri» of T per per annum.~T. 52, m mmt JJULLUOK. 1 ' #; EV.&J0 0*



! Wanted WANTED, Good General Servant, must be good cook. References required. Apply at once to Mrs 1 kevor, Ashburton. 4§85 WANTED, a re-peetaWe Youth as apprentice. Apply, New Zea land Clothing Factory. 4 87 TjX)R SALE, cheap, a lot of Boot D Trunks ana Empty Cases.—New Zealand Clothing Factory. 4 88 WANTED, young girl as general servant, must be able to do plain cooking, washing put out. —Apply Mrs Sbgers. 4J69 I OST from paddock in Burnett street, •*-* next Presbytery, Chestnut Mare and Roan or Steel Grey Mare. Finder kindly communicitw with Ray Father O'JDonnell orE. J. Paul, Burnet street. 4_78 VITATCHES, Clocks, etc., (all guaran ** teed) at wholesale cost for one month only. Now's your time.—Lums den's. 3 219 VI7 ANTED Known.- Ladies are * " invited to inspect the Novelties in oar Dress Department and Show Room without being pressed to buy.—Mitchell and Turner, riTANTED Known—All goods in Show * * Room to be slaughtered at any price.—Arcade Bouse. 4 28 WANTED Known. — For Millinery, Mantles, Jackets. Ulsters, and Macintoshes, Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, try Mitchell & Tubnjsk. REVIEW of Roviews for March, bound volume in ; The Kingdom of God is waiting you; Tolstoi, and other new books.—H. M. Jones. pATHOLIC Prayers, Prayer and v Hymns, Bibles, in various styles and bindings.—H. M. Jones. SALE at Melfori Mouse still on until farther notice.—H, 0. Segers. WANTED Known.—Oheviofcs, Hop sacks, Diagonals, Fast Dye Serges, Tweeds and Fancy Dresses, <fee., with Trimmings to match at Mitchell and Turner's. WANTED Known-L W Pants 3s lid, Flannel Shirts 3s 9d, Worsted Socks 6d per pair.—Arcade House 425 Fyou want first-class fruit go to Adams for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc OYSTERS and Fresh Fish of all sorts arrive evening per express at Deep Sea fishing Oo.'s Shop, Burnett street Ashburton. 2 62 WANTED Known—The whole of the stock to be sacrificed by order of the Parchaser, Aroade House. 4 26 i^iRDSBED Oats, 5a per sack. Al \J kinds of Farm and Mill Produce cheap for cash.—J. Thomas, Havelock street. TTISITthe Sale. Trimmed Millinery * going at any price. Ladies' Under clothing reduced to 20 per cent, below cost.—Arcade House. 4 64 I/\RED. S. JEftFRIBS, Manufaetur- JJ ing Confectioner, has opened a Shop in East street, next "The Corner,' for sale of all kinds of superior Con fectionery. Nothing inferior sold. No cheap cigarettes. 3§114 GALE now on- White Calico 2s lid per | *3 dozen, Towels 2s 6a per dozen, Lace, Curtain?, train Is lid per pair, at Aroade House. 4 27 WHAT is most essential to a tea drinker's happiness 1 Why, Health Tea, and don't you forget it. Bkney Zander, Wholesale Agen f DOLLAR CIGARETTfiS-3d per packet t |~|ON'T wash yourself. Titan Soap •*-' does the work. No rubbing No machines- 1 182 TEN Crates—New goods from the manufacturers in R. Alcorn's sale. Tea sets for six persona, 9a 6d ; 40 piece Tea Sets from 15s ; Bedroom »ets from B<9. L«*rge coloured hand or gilt, very handsome, 19s 6d. 3 \ \ T ANTED Kno wn—W. H. Collier's 1 VV noted four-clasp Kid Gloves, 2s , 6d, have ju3t arrived in a ll siz«s. J _____ : I . ____ . HpHERE is only one quality of Health I 1 Tea and that is the bent. Ask your • grocer for it, and see that you get it.— . Henhy Zander, Wholesale agent" b T^XTKNSION of Sale afc Metford I -*-^ House. We are still selling nearly all our Goods, with New Stock added, at ' reduced prices.—H. C Segrrs. WANTED Known. — Embroideries from Id a yard, Corsets 3s lid, ladies' Ulsters from4s lid, Ladies' Glebes four paic for Is, Kid Gloves four buf>ons Is 6d.— Arcade House. 63 TTTANTED Known—To make room VV for Spring Boots I will give ten per cent for cash. Repairs dene at once cheaper than evei to stay bad times over at J. Moisoji's, Premier Bootmaker. "TT^ ANTED Known—The Corner Is VV showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. . Collier. WANTED Known —Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and \ everything in the optical me at S. \ S_lek's, Optician. BANG ! Bang i Bang '. My new aea , son's stock of Ammunition to hand t Eley's, Kynock's and, Cluo Cartridges, ! Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and • aU sportinj? materials of the first quality ■ at J. W. Hartley's, Gun Emporium. ■ "T^TOTICEI Kofcice! Sport for all. JJN Guns let out on hire or sold on timg payments. Having a professional ; Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to i repair Guns of any description. Gun 1 firtings in stock. Prices low.—J. W, ! Hardley, Ironmonger, etc. MRS ALCORN has on sale for he Holidays a varied assortment of Toys, Dolls, Prams, Fancy Goods, and Christmas Presents—Saundera Buildings. BOYS' three garment long trouser Suits for 10a. Men's Colonial m*de nailed Shooter Boots at 7s 6d per pair at R, Aluorn's sale, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. 1115 MR John Marsden, of the Railway Bookstall, has opened a Book and. Stationer's Shop two doors btlow Mitchell and Turner. Books and Stationery at the lowest possible prices* Books clean, complete, and in aood order will be taken jin exchange. Circulating library. Rl ASTER Ca-dc, and Booklets, Fire ■' Screens Pictures. Glass Ornaments, Christmas Cards, Crick6t and Lawn Tennis Material, Photo Albums, and Franjes, and hundreds of other articles . are t,o be sold at a graat sacrifice for Cash : during this month only at L, F. ( Affpßiswss * &<?» H.&U, '



WANTED Known—ln consequence i of the scarcity of money, we have 1 extended our Sale till further notice. — H. 0. Segeks, Melfoid House. CHOICE Ornaments, Folding Screens, Own make in Ladies' and Children's Underclothirig, Aprons, and Pinafores.— j' Mrs Alcokn, Saanders' Buildings. [ "jVTO more indigestion ; no more nervous •*-' neas from indulging in too much ea drinking, for those who drink " Health Tea." One trial will convince you.— Henky Zandbk, Authorised Agent. WANTED Known — Men's strong Tweed Suits from 16s 6d ; shirts from 2s 6d.—Arcade House. 4 24 WANTED Known. — Men's Tweed Suits 15s od, Men's Tweed Trousers 7s lid, Mens' Strong Flanneliette Shirts 2s 6d, Mens' and Boys' Boots and Shoes greatly reduced.—Arcade House. 465 f^\ UNS ! Guns ! Gunß ! My new stock VX of Guns just to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Loaders, Rifles, etc. In spection invited. No old stock to select from at J. W. Hardlby's Sporting Repository.



Special Consignment r^IRECT from the Manufacturers, LADIES' COLD RINGS, GOLD BROOCHES, COLD BAHCLES, In plain Gold, and eeb with Diamonds, Rubies, Sapphires and Pearls. A large and very choice stock of newest designs just received- Bought for Cash, DIRECT FROM THK MANUFACTURER in England at a liberal discount, will be ofteied at TWENTY Pflß CENT LOWER than usual prices by 8. Salek, WATCHMAKER and JEWELLER, ASHBURTON. NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory. rpo those looking about for » good X Waterproof Coat for the Winter. CALL AT THE FACTORY IN EAST STREET. KLEOT YOUR OWN PATTERN. OVER 100 TO CHOOSE FROM. No perished goods in stock. All sewn seams. Waterproof Coats with Cape Waterproof Coat Macfarlane Waterproof Fishing Outfit Waterproof Shooting Cape Waterproof Waders Waterproof Riding Aprons Waterproof Ponchos Waterproof Bicycle Capes. SPECIAL SPECIAL. SPECIAL. LADIES' WATERPROOFS LADIES WATERPROOFS LADIES' WATERPROOFS MADE TO MEASURE. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY AND WATERPR' OF MANFACTURERS ALEX. HEN DRY, Manager*



HEALTH TEA. " Delightful, "Wholesome," Refreshing." Al Grocers, Wholesales 7user's.



TV EAL T H »p EA* Wandering afar ocr Australasia seas ; Sighing in softness, murmuring in air, Comes the desire for Health imparting Tbas, Fragrant in flavor, with aroma rare. At last! at last! the breezes murmur, Is found the Tea is well-named "Heamh, lr And Connoisseurs declare in accents firmer This tea contains within itself a priceless wealth. The daintiest leaf by cleanliest arts pro served, Blended with flavor that on the tante ne'er 1 pallfi. ** Health Tea " has won the pride of place deserved, Is drunk in cottage home* and palace hailft HEALTH TEA HEALTH TEA 4 Health Tea " cures indigestion, Ot^et tfp causei t, 80