MAIL NOTICE.

Mails close for the lolloTiag placm^ as under subject to the necessary alterations:— TUESDAY, September 25. For Northern Poits, per Flora, at 6.30 p.im. WEDNESDAY, September 26. For New South Wales and Queensland, per Manapouri, at 10.30 »t.m. THURSDAY, September 27. For Australian Colonies, except New South Wales and Queensland, and also for United Kingdom (specially addressed, via Brindisi), India, China, japan, etc, per express, to connect with s.a. Hauroto, at Port Chalmers, a 155.30 p.m. Due London November 18.

Ashburton Guardian. Megna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1894. VOTES TO PROPERTY.

The Municipal Corporations Bill now before Parliament will give a nasty jar to people who have fixed ideas m their minds as to the sacred rights of " pro putty, proputty, proputty." The pre sent Government is going along at a great pace indeed m the direction of change and alteration, but there is a possibility of going too fast, as it is the " pace that kills." What the ultimate aim of the new Municipal Corporations Bill may be, only Mr Seddon who introduces it can definitely say, but when it is noted that one-man one-vote is to be the order of brings under the rule of this Bill, it is not difficult to foresee that sooner or later the Parlia mentary constituency—every man and woman over twenty-one years of age — will be the one to return our Mayors and Borough Councillors. The new Bill gives to the man or woman pay ing perhaps half the rates of a, whole municipality—because of the extent of his ownership—no more voting power , than the owner of an eighth of an acre of land, or less, on which he pajs a rate that it wiil riot pay to collect. This cannot surely be fair. The people who now pay the rates will continue to pay them, of course, under the new Bill, but the large ratepayer will have no more voice iv the election of those who are to expend them than will the man who, as we have said, is rated at a mere nominal sum. Under this, new rule the rates will be levied on one set of men while another set will have the pleasure of spending them. At pre sent the possession of a large amount of property m a borough carries with it the privilege of having a strong voice m the elections. But to that privilege bounds have been judiciously set and no man can exercise more than five votes, but the new Bill will sweep away these extra vo.tes, and the .elec tions for Councillors will be conducted on the same Hoes as those for Mayors, when each ratepayer has the right to a single vote and no more. We contend that the man who pays the rates has a right to a say m their expenditure, and the men who pay the lion's share ought to have the lion's share of repre geataUon.

QUACKERY.

The sage of Chelsea would have had his words abundantly proven m New Zealand —those oft quoted words of his m which the inhabitants of this world J are summed up as " mostly fools."' Let a man come to us but with outcry enough and pretence enough, and it is amazing the strength of following he i will draw after him. Let him come with a well-hung tongue ; a good-going I impudence, which is equal to genius any day ; a " front " of brass ; a facility m getting off like truth what is the reverse of it, —and if it be religion he is pretending to teach a mob of soft heads will pour their savings into his lap, and build him m a few weeks a noble " temple " equal m stature and m cost to a first class cathedral. He may rant and rave the veriest rubbish, and so long as that rubbish is gi^en m rolling sentences made up of high sounding words, and delivered with the theatrical effect which the ignorant lcve, his devotees will gape and claw the elbow and hail him as a teacher sent from Heaven. If it be some new discovery m occult science (so-called) he wishes to palm off on the silly crowd who have shillings to spend, it is matter for surprise the crowd of misguided beings who listen to his vaporings and believe m his interconrse with departed spirits and m the reality of his visitants from spirit-land. He has but to pre tend enough and he will have no lack of disciples to swear by his ability to foretell future events. But there is no realm m, which the pretender has so successful a range as m that of healing the diseases flesh is heir to. In this department the quack comes as a faith healer, or a healer by, it matters not what means, so long as these means are not the orthodox means, and he invari ably reaps a rich harvest. So long as he confines himself to healing by faith or by means of innocuous simples, he can do but little, harm, but when, puffed up by that conceit which is al ways the guiding star of ignorance, he dares dabble m dangerous drugs, then he has put too heavy a strain upon his tether, and the breaking of that tether is but a question of time; for sooner or later he will make some grievous mis take that will land him on the other side of the dividing line which separates the lawful from the unlawful. We are not prepared to donounce every man who practices the healing art without the diploma of the schools as an impos tor. There have been instances m which men naturally gifted have struck out new methods which have been ulti mately adopted by the medical faculty, and the medical faculty is not above being under obligations to laymen for improved methods. But there is too much to learn m materia medica for a layman to jump into the full feathers of a medical practitioner. There is no royal road either to medical learning or surgical skill, and the profession is a difficult one indeed. It is more. It is one of the noblest and most self-sacrificing that any human being cau follow. But to become a member of it a young man must devote to it long years of arduous study. He must fami liarise hirnsalf with the construction of the most delicate machinery known to man—the human body. He must know all that is to be known about anatomy, he must have physiology at his finger ends, and if he have not a competent knowledge of that most in tricate of all sciences, chemistry, his training is far from complete. In the acquirement of this theoretical know ledge hard work is necessary, but while he is acquiring this a concurrent study must be carried on for practical training m class under clinical and other professors And medical scienca is advancing every day with giant strides, so that, having obtained a dip loma the medical man, to keep abreast of the science he professes, must still continue a student during every mo ment he can spare from the demands of his practice. There is no branch of knowledge, no line of research, that has not contributed, and is not now contributing, to add to the aids and equipment of the men to whom we appeal when disease assails us. Yet there are thousands of people to whom all this does not appeal at all, who are only too ready to reoeive the first loud-mouthed and impudent pretender who comes along, to entrust their lives and limbs m his unskilled hands, and pay him not infrequently fabulous sums for failing (as he must) to work the cure he promised. It seems to us that many of our medical men would make huge fortunes if, with the real knowledge they possess, they were to conceal the feet that they have gone through the orthodox course of study and training, and posing as self taught empirics, launch themselves upon the throng of seekers after the novel and unorthodox. The success of quacks and quack medicines shows what a golden harvest they .^puld reap. And if they humbugged the people with some such " science" as that practised by hundreds of pre tenders both m this colony and m Australia—call it psychometry, or what you will—their success would be all the greater and their harvest all the more golden. When a diplomaed ( medical man comes to a patient his first duty ia to make a diagnosis of the disease he is required to fight. This is a branch of the profession m which heavy stores of knowledge havre been piled up, the accumulations of genera tions of men who have been m the front rank of their day, but still it is not perfect, and much is still left to the individual skill of the medical man to whose hands the patient has entrusted himself. And success does not always attend even the most talented. A difficult case is handled by the properly qualified medical practitioner, perhaps with grave misgivings, if he find symptoms present that are beyond his experience, and the fact that they are so will make him all the more careful, as he knows that upon the right course being followed by him will depend the life perhaps of the man whose body is m his hands for treatment. But the quack has no fear* If he has, he does not show it, but goes on with all the assurance of a man who knows every thing m medicine that is to be known m Heaven above, or the earth beneath, or the waters under the earth. It was this assurance that was the rock on which the man Beard m Auckland made shipwreck when he professed to diagnosce the disease from which the poor boy Maccullogh was suffering. He gave a written diagnosis and a

written prescription for the cure, but he did not write these himself. He used an amanuensis, but he did not take the trouble to see that his amanuensis had written what he had dictated. The post mortem examina tion proved that the cause assigned by Beard for the boy's illness did not exist, and further proved that the un heard of dose of tobacce juice which had to be used as a clyster according to this man's written formula had done the lad to death. Yet the judge was so lenient to this quack as to let him off with but six months' imprisonment without hard labor! And that boy was submitted to this aian's treatment by his own father. Doubtless the father meant well; but he assumed a grave responsibility when he stepped aside from the well-known and safe paths that have been trodden by our ancestors for many generations, and took out of the hands of men whose whole lives have been devoted to the study of the profession they follow— whose daily experience adds to their knowledge and their skill—the care of the health of his own son, and placed it m those of an unskilled and un vouched for layman. The bitter les son this unfortunate father has learned ought to be pressed home to all who are so ready to run after the first quack who comes round and tickles their ears with tales of his success. If that lesson have the effect of making people —no matter what their disease—con servative to the extent of confining themselves to the consultation of legally qualified men it will have been valuable. But while a gaping and credulous crowd continue to give patronage to men of the Beard stamp, men of the Beard stamp, and of ft stamp even worse, will not fail to be found 'among us, and m just such numbers as the demand. In the realm of quackery the supply will keep good pace with the demand.

THE AMALGAMATION.

In the House last night the Colonial Treasurer laid on the table the correspon dence that had passed between him as repre senting the Cabinet, and the representatives of the New Zealand and Colonial Banks. The representation on the governing body of the combined Bank demanded by the Government and other conditions safeguard ing the interests of the colony, were con sidered by the Banks to be too exacting on the part of the Government, and they aaked tor a modification. The Cabinet, however, would yield nothing, so the proposals for amalgamation are " off."

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Fire Relief Committee will meet at Arcade Chambers at 7 30 this evening. Several burglaries have been reported to the Christchurch police, but m no case has anything of value been tiken. Green peas grown this season were much m evidence aba recent Masonic banquet at Cromwell. Mr TV ML Hardy Johnston, a well known Indian civil engineer, who has resided m Christchurch for a number of years, died yesterday, aged 78. It is not generally known that there is a market m Dunedin fjr Russian sun flower peed. Messrs Kempthorne, Peosser, and Co. are prepared to purchase it at £12 10s per ton. To encourage its cultivation they have imported the seed, and will enter into an agreement to pur chase the prop. At Melbourne recently a servant sued her former mistress for £150 damages for alleged libel. It appears that the mistress had accused her of stealing some jam bottles, within the hearing of some one else. The jury gave a verdict for £5 damages. The N. Y. Herald prints its news from China and Japan m the language of these countries, for the better information nf readers who are familiar with th<»ir dialects. This is a feat never before attempted man English or an American newspaper, and will of course, by the force of competition, be foJloired by other journals. A fire broke out; shortly before ten on Monday night m the detective's office m the Central Police Station, Lambton Quay, Wellington. It apparently originated m a waste paper basket under one of the tables, and was extinguished by the police officials with their own plant. Th<* damage was not very freat, but it is feared that papers of value may have been burnt m the drawers of one of the tables destroyed.

•Civis 1 m the Otago Daily Times, on He Hem Smith says:—Press corres pondents, I notice, are accustomed to refer to He Hem Smith as a ' chartered jester. ' Th&fc is a misdescription. Jester he is none, nor aspires to be ■ It is sufficient that he is occasion for other men's jests. A. Salvationist captain of the feminine gender, backslidden into politics, might talk with the breathless and hysterical earnestness of He Hem, and make his ' parliamentary .speeches!, always with the exception tkat she would probably not compose her own poetry. For all queer things m rerum natuta there is a use, and we must believe that; Providence had some worthy design, undiscoverable to us, m tha production of Mr He Hem Smith. It is difficult to exrend a similar charity to the electors of Taranaki. If, however, this must be done, let us re member the ethical value of a * shocking example,' and kindly suppose that Taranaki intended to present the House with an object lesson of this nature. What the said object lesson illustrates I could explain at long and at large, but, as Rudyard Kipling might say, that is another story. A very successful concert was held m the Elgin School on Friday evening last m aid of the prize fund. The building was crowded to the doors by an apprecia tive audience. Mr «T, Cochrane acfc?d as chairman. The programme opened with a pianoforte solo by Miss Kelly. The singing of Mrs Crisp and Miss Henry was much appreciated, and the latter m respose to an enoore sang "Killarney" very nicely indeed, and also look part m a duet with Mr Partridge. Mr Broad sang, " My old Dutch," Mr E. Craighead "I love the bonny lassies," and Mr Sharp " The Laird o 1 Oockpen," and as an encore " Every bullet has its billet." Mr Frank Henry danced a hornpipe, and also Rang "The man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo," and for an encore "Daisy Bell." Mr Partridge had to re spond to a like compliment for his singing of "T couldn't." Messrs Broad, Lane, and Sharp, gave the comic trio " A little farm well tilled," with due appreciation of its humor. Mr R. pullen played two violin solos, accompanied on the piano by Miss Friedlander, and Mr C. Hunnibell also assisted some of the items with the violin. Two items by the school children most not be forgotten, a chorus each by a squad of boys and girls being splendidly given, and. reflecting great credit on their teacher Miss Howes. On the motion of Mr Protheroe hearty votes of thanks were accorded to all the performers, A dance followed, aad was kept up till tl}o small hours of the mpmins. 1 DOLLAR CIGARETTES -r- S3. No holders or photQifc—HEtfßY ZA»»TO» Wh«le» sale agent

The preliminary announcement for the ' Haymakers' ' concert, on October 5, appears m our advertising columns. Six candidates from Wellington passed the Trinity College Musical Examination I with senior honors. There were also eight senior passes and fifteen intermediate honors. Owing to the inclemency of the weather ; it has been found necessary to postpone the Ariel Club's opening of the beas-m until Wednesday, October 3. Entries for ' the various events will close with the Secretary on Saturday evening. ' la Christchurch this morning a carpenter, named Alexander Malcolm, who came recently from Timaru, took a dose of * Rough on Rats.' He was taken to the hospital and remedial measures were successfully applied. He had been drinking lately, and was not on good terms with his wife and family* A Government caucus co-day decided on 41 Bills which should be struck off the Order Paper, and left 28 to be proceeded with. The Municipal Corporations Bill was the principal measure rejected. It was decided to proceed with the Licensing Bill. 1 At the Borough Council meeting on Monday evening, when the question of the Hospital liability came up for discus sion, another surprise was unearthed, and a perusal of the report of the Mayor's, remarks will show that the Government are £1200, perhaps even more than that, behind m their contributions to the Hospital Board. A man named Daniel Munro, known to the police, was arrested on Monday night at Wellington on a charge of being con cerned with two others m robbing the cook of the Metropolitan Hotel, m the Te Aro reclaimed ground. Screams were heard, and on persons rushing m the direction from which they came, the latter complained of beinp robbed, and three men were seen making off. Pursuit was given, and Munro was captured.

A singular outrage is reported f com: Kaiapoi. About a fortnight ago Messrs Belcher and sbns, farmers, Kaiapoi Is land, found that several pigs running on their farm had died without any apparent cause A day or two afterwards three cows died from poisoning on the same property. Last week, a valuable draught horse was found with a triad leg shattered, and had to be destroyed. On Sunday morning a draught mare was found dead, having been stabbed through the lungs with a sharp instrument. At a meeting of the Auckland Prohibition and Temperance League last night thefol lowing resolution was adopted:—'This League urgently appeals to the Government to press the Licensing Bill through before this session closes, and to provide that the national and local option polls shall be taken on the general ■ election days ; that the local vote shall cover all kinds of liquor licenses and charters ; that renewals shall be unlawful m such largo areas as county ridings ; and that some such provisions as those suggested by the Alliance Executive shall be enacted for making a national vote m favour of prohibition effective. Yesterday evening, as Mr P. H. Cox, Mr S. EL. Graves, and Mr Hyatt (a friend of Mr Graves) were driving on the south side of tl:e traffic bridge, the horse stumbled, and, falling on his nose, shot all the occupants of the buggy out on the road. Mr Hyatt, who was injured m the bacik, is suffering considerable pain, tnd will' not, the doctor says, be out of his bed for a week. A whael went over Mr Cox's legs, which are consider ably bruised. Mr Graves was not hurt, and the horse being caught as soon as he was up, no further damage happened. In respoo.se to the circular issued by the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company m July last, inviting applications for space for next summer's freezing, no fewer than 254,000 sheep have (aaya the Lyttdton Times) baen Booked for freezing between December and Juae. For two months, viz., January and February, the booking exceeds 64,000 per month. These are the largest numbers ever booked for this period since the formation of the com pany, and those for the two months above specified approach very nevly to the full capacity of the Belfast works. As show ing the growth of the industry it may be stated that the company's first year's freez ing, m 1883, was only 61,000 carcases. When the pteamer Tsinan laft Kobe, Japan, for Sydney (ays the /Sydney Mom> m? Herald), the Japs were so confident of whipping the Chinese that they had actually fixed the sum of money to be demanded from China as an indemnity. The amount was so many million dollars m gold. The captain of the Tsinari mentioned this little incident! as showing how cheeky the Mikado's subjects became after a little success at the outset of the war. The Chinese were a long time be fore they seemed to realise that war was really intended. They are slow to move out of their regular groove, but Europeans who have spent years m trading with both Japan and China firmly believe that when the list shot m the present war has been fired it will be found that the in demnity will not be paid by China.

COMMERCIAL.

London, September 23 Tallow, medium mutton, 24s ; beef, 235. The English wheat market is depressed, the Continental dull, and the American declining. A cargo of Victorien wheat* by ! the barque Saxon from Geelong sold at 233. The total quantity of wool catalogued up to date is 57,200 bales, ef which 58,400 have been sold. Crossbreds are very firm, and scoureds are selling well.

Victorian Politics.

Resignation of the Ministry.

(Received September 25,3 p.m) Melbourne, September 25\ Government has resigned, arid the Governor has summoned Mr Turner, leader of the Opposition, to form a new Government.

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary meeting of the Aehburton B trough Council was held on Monday. I'ret-ent —His Worship the Mayor m the chair, and Councillors Richard Bird, W. H. Collins, J. M. Tweed, W. H Rule and 1.1, M. Cuthbertson. FINANCE The Mayor reported the debit balance at the bank to be £1352 5s Id. The receipts from all sources since last meet ing were:—Rates, 1893, £1 16s ; 1894, £23 19s; rents reserves, £60 9a 8d ; licenses, dogs £1 ; earth sold £8. i NEW COUNCILLOR. ! The Returning Officer announced the , result of the recent election and Mr Rule was welcomed to the Council. j LICENSING CLKRK. ' The County Council wrote stating that at a meeting of joint committees of the two Councils a resolution had been carried to the effect that £20 was sufficient payment for the Ashburton licensing clerk. The action of the Committee was approved of. TELBPHOMK. Mr H. Z wider wrote asking that the Council re-consider its decision of last meeting with regard to the proposed telephone being connected to the fire brigade station. After diwsusaion, owing to the small attendance the matter was allowed to stand over until next meeting.

RBSBavE. An application from Mr MoGrandell to rent a reserve was referred to the Reserves Committee. NUISANCES. The Inspector of Nuisances forwarded particulars of informations which he had laid against persons for breaches of the by-laws. Dr. Tweed moved that the inspector's attention be drawn to the by-law dealing with obstruction of the streets by shop* keepers placing goods outside their shops. His horse had shied nearly into the monument at the corner of Burnett Street through cases of oranges being placed m an objectionable manner—at 'least his horses thought they were ob jectionable—on the footpath. The matter was left m the hands of the Mayor, engineers' repout. The engineer's report was adopted as follows: —The men have been engaged during the past two weeks m ploughing and carting grass off the streets and foot paths, shingling footpaths, working m Domain, watering streets, repairing the traffic bridge, fencing gravel reserve, ploughing m Domain, grubbing tussocks and gorse on streets, cleaning out water race m Hospital grounds, fixing guard post and putting m culverts, attending to water supply and other maintenance work. Moore Street West.—We have pegged out, taken levels,and prepared level section for the formation of Moore street west" We would ask the Council whether this work should be done by the council's teams or by contract. Tbe work m Moore street was referred to th« Works Committee.

THE TRAFFIC BBIDGE. Cr Tweed again drew attention to the bad state of the traffic bridge. He wished to know if the Council would be willing to pay the expenses of a case if he were to lay the information against the County Council for damage done to his trap. He had had the axle repaired since last mooting and it had again been broken over the bridge. Mr Steele would certify that the work had been properly executed. The bridge was disgraceful. The Council had tim« after time inter' viewed the County Council with the object of persuading them to dd some thing towards making] tie bridge—well, not the worst m the Aahbutton, County as it was at present. At any rate it could be improved considerably. The Mayor remarked that Cr Tweed drove very spirited horses and he went at a great rate t* show their pacea. He reminded Cr Tweed that a meeting of the County Council had rot been held eince last meeting when it had been de cided to bring the matter of the bad state of the bridge before that body.

THE HOSPITAL LIABILITY. On the Mayor rising to give a report; on fch». conference of committees of the two councils which had been appointed to investigate tho debt to the Hospital , Hoard, Cr Tweed objected to the report being received, as being a member of ihe | committee he hai not received notice of the meeting which had bean held. i The Mayor considered Cr Tweed was within his right m making the objection. ; Cr Cuthbertson suggested that the report be read, and if the views expressed agreed with Cr Tweed's, probably he i would waive his obj action. This was I agreed to. ' The Mayor said the committee had met | on Friday and discussed the matter fully, and after going through the whole account I carefully, considered that they were still owing the £240. During the time speci fied the County Council had contributed £5940 and the. Borough Council £710, or 1 m other words the County Council had i nnde ninety-nine payments of £60 each, while the Borough Council had made only seventy-five instead of ninety-nine pay ments of £10. Another matter, however, had been pointed out to him by Mr Fooka that evening. It had always been under stood that the Government were to con | tribute pound for pound of the amount ; paid by Icoal bodied . On going through ! the whole amount they found that the local bodies had contributed £6650 where as Government had only paid £5150\ ear that Government was indebted to the hos pital Board m the sum o*£l2oo. The matter had only been brought under his notice that evening, so that it would appear that the board had shown as much. laxity m 1 collecting from the Government as from them. He did not wish to reflect upon anyone at the present moment, but it seemed strange to him that these amounts had been allowed to stand over year by year and to drift behind to such a large extent. He thought the matter would have to be gone into again by committee, to s«*e if they could not compel Govern ment equally with the Borough Council to contribute their fuU share. There was no doubt the matter had been overlooked. There was also £1472 which had been contributed by donations and pafieuta' fees, and he beliuved Government was also supposed to give pound for pound on all donations, but not on patients' fees. The question was agtin referred to the Committee.

COMMITTEES. The committees for the year were then appointed as follows :—Worka—Cra Bird, Scaly, Thomas, Tweed, Collins, "Paul. Reserves—The Mayor, Crs Thomas, Bird, Paul, Cothbertson, Collins. Finance— Crs Thomas. Scaly, Biri, Brooke, Collins. Lighting—Cra Collins, Scaly, Pattl, Bird, Rule. By-laws—CrsCufchbertson, Collins, Scaly, Bird, Brooke. Fire Brigade—-Ors Cuthoßrtson, Thomas, Paul, Bird, Brooke, Library—Crs Paul, Thorn-is, Cuthbertson, Brooke, Tweed. Hospital delegates— The Mayor, Cr Tweed. The Domain Committee same as the Works Committee, with Cr Scaly as chairman. The Mayor is ex officio, a member of all committees, LIGHTING. It was stated that the Gas Company had promised to attend to the defective lamps complained of at last meeting, WATERING THE STREETS. The tenders opened for watering the streets were referred to the Works Com mittee, with power to act. ACCOUKTB. Accounts to the amount of £120 were passed for payment and the Council adjourned. SPECIAL MEKTING. A speoial meeting of the Council was then held for the purpose pf sanctioning

THE ASHBURTON GUABDIAN: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1894.



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Bespoke Tailoring. TW"EW SPRING and SUMMER TWEEDS and COATINGS. WANTED KNOWN— We are making and will gua rantee a perfect fit. Men's Trousers from ... ... 15s WANTED KNOWN- Men's Single or Double Sac Suits made to measure from... 553 WANTED KNOWN— That these garments are Tailor made and not Factory made. WANTED KNOWN— Men's Covert Coats to measure from ... ... ... 4756 d WANTED KNOWN- Men's, Boys', ani Ladies' Waterproof Coats made to measure. The best m the colony, WANTED KNOWN- We can supply Boys' and Youths' Clothing from our I large range of patterns at Factory prices. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, ALEX. HENDRY, Manager'



j Wanted j siJANx'ED, Everybody to use Titan W Soap, greatest marvel of the age H Zander, Sole Agent. OWN Make m Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, .andPina'-< fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, i Muslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings*, etc., at Mrs Alcobn's new shop, Biker's Buildings. ' __ \\/ ANTKD Known.- Just received a w Large Winter Stock of Boots. Liberal discount for cash. As usual, we do the best work. Repairs done at once A staff of men always ready at J. Moisosr's, the Premier Bootmaker, Town Hall Boot Store, Eayt Street, Ashburton. 5 156 NOTICE! Notice Sport for all Guns let out on hire or sold on tima payments. Having a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description, Gun fittings m stock. Prices low.—J, W. Hakdiky, Ironmonger, etc. LARGE Purchase Embroideries at Edwards, Bennett's Sale; ever ninety pieces to chcose from. Ladies' Trousseaux made on short notice. Orna ments, Fancy Goods, and Dolls' Prams at Mrs Aiit'OKN's new shop, Havelock Street GUNS 1 Guns ! Guns ! My new stock of Gunsj ust 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. Haedley's Sporting Repository .'.. ' BANG ! Bang i Bang 1 My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Cluo Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and all sporting materials of the first quality at .T. W. Hardley's, Gun Empo^'ura. ROBERT ALOORN has opened m Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards, Bannett's and the Kaiapoi Sales, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought to Ashbnrton, Also an assortment of Boots,



CQ PR AY is selling Firewood 25s • O per cord, delivered. Coal from 6* per quarter. Good heart fencing material very cheap. Opposite Mercantile Store, West Street. EARLY POTATOES. — Beauty of Bath, Early Rose. Snowflake, and other Kidneys—by the sack and m small lols. Customers may rely on the seed being true to name.—A. W. Randell, Ashburton and Allenton. 8J57 I WANTED Known—That owing to the success of the Sale now being held up at Saunders 1 Buildings, opposite Rail way Station, it will be continued for another twenty-eight days. I am nob advertising a few cheap lines, but the whole of the stock. Don't lose the oppor tunity of securing genuine bargains.—A. LiWBiE. 7 166 HAKA.TEBE.— The Somerset Meat Mart has long held "the cake" as the best and cheapest shop m town for cash purchasers. The old reputation will be maintained, Mutton 2d per lb, Saus ages 4d per lb. All other lines reduced. For Cash only.—W. J. Silcock. 852 CXTAR ! WAR I —Greac Sacrifices as » Go ds muso be sold cheaper than ever, to make room for other goods to arrive shortly. Books and Magazines, Writing Papers and Envelopes, Pocket Books, Purses, Writing Cases, Ink stands, Pictures, Music, Accordeons from 7» 9d, Concertinas, Violins, Banjos, .Zither Harps, Photo fFramea and Albums, Scrap and Postage Stamp Albums, Indoor Games, School Bags, and a great variety of goods too numerous to mention; all at greatly reduced prices for cash this month at L, F. AspjutWßß ay» Cq.'B, Cheap Sale,



WANTED Known.—All genuine Oil skins, Leggings, Sou-Wester, marked Yarmouth—MiTCTtELt <fc Turner. ANTED"Known — Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything m the optical me at S. Silek's, Optician. tYTANTED Known-Before buying VV your Hats come and see our, Stock. Greatest variety to choose from In Afihburton. All marked very Cheap. — H. C. Segbiis, Melford House. BLANKETS bought at Edwards Beunet's Sale, a special line of Double Blankets at 7s 9d. Ex»ra large and heavy 15« i6d and 16a 6d.—Robert Alcorn, Baker's Buildings. /CRUSHED Oata, 31bs over usual J weight, 5s saak included. All kinds of produce cheap for cash,—J. Thomas, Havelock street. 7 51 IF you want good prime Cheese and Bacon, try Taylor, East Street Bakery. 6109 lADIEi' and Gentlemen's left-off J Clothes bought, sold, or exchanged. —-Mks Knight, Wakanui Road, opposite Templar Hall. 7 102 Q WEEPING Reductions. —Is Books O for 9d, Is 6d Books for Is, 2a Books for Is 6d, 2a 6d Books for 2s, and al others at equal rate of reduction at L. Fl Andkewbs and Go's., Cash Sale, 618 1 EDWARDS, Bennett's Sale. Grand lot new and fashionable Furs and Mantles ; half price. Come and take your pick at Mbs Adams, ANTED Known. —Mens Tweed Suits 15a 6d, Men's Tweed Trousers lid, Mens' Strong FlannelletH Shirts 2a 6d, Mens' and Boya' Boots aud Shoes greatly reduced.—Arcade House. 465 j



SEED Envelopes for Sale; a cheap line. Apply this office. • 973 FOR Sale.—Cheap, Valuable Building Sites at Hampatead, m blocks to suit purchasers, highly improved. For parti culars apply to the Ashburton Permanent Building and Investment Society, Tancred Street. 8 116 of Warehouseman s Stock at O Mitchell & Turner's. Cheap lines In all departments. PRIME Christchurch smoked and Lewis' pale cured Bacon Hams, best Akaroa and local-made Cheeses from sd, a( Taylor's, East Street Bakery. 6110 ____ TUST Opened, a splendid line of fashion ** able Dress Stuffs, m Cardinals, Maroons, Navies, Browns and Blacks. To be sold under wholesale price.—H, C. Segers, Melford House. WANTED Known.—No more wet clothes and bronchitis, Yarmouth Oikkin to hand.—Mitchell & Turner. ANTED Known—The Corner Is showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier. v fc / ANTED Known — The Cheapest House m town for First-class Millinery and Drapery is H. 0. Segers, Melford House. W~~ ANTED Known—Special line of , Gents' Regatta Shirts, all sizes, ! with or without collars, 2s 6d.—W. H. COLLIHtt.



\ Wacted. ( I OST, Sunday evenit g, whi^e knitted -*-• Shawl, on Alford Forest Road. Reward on returning to Stkele's Store. y 194 \lj ANTED—Good general Servant. V V References required. Apply afc runes to Mrs Ferguson, " Lark beam," Wintei's Road. 9 200 MEMBERS of the Crescent Footb*H Club are requested to meet at fhe Domain To-morrow, at 2 o'clock shirp, to play Jlakaia Football Club. 9 199 BOARD and Residence for two or three gentlemen m town ; piano. Terms moderate. Apply B, Post Office. __ 9 202 IHA.VE for Sal« a few tons of Oamaru Derwent potatoes for seed. Also a few b»ga of Uamaru Kidneys.— Peter Williams. 9 182 TDARTRIDQE Cochins for sale. A JL purchaser just received three from advertiser says :— "They certainly are splendid birds." Address, Mail Office. CIRCULATING Library.—Any one V/ bringing or buying a Yellow Back or Cloth Book can exchange the same by paying 4d for each exchange. New books are constantly added to the library. Photo and Scrap Albums, Text, Birthd&y, Christmas, and New Years Cards Cheap, and m Great variety; Picture Books, Scraps, Band of Hope Reciters, and Dialougss, Fancy, Plain and Mourning Stationary. Book Stall and Shop.—J. Marseen. YSTERS, Fried Floundere, and Whitebait every right at Jewitt's, Deep Sea Fishing Company, opposite Mail office. 9 166 \ST ANTED—AII Accounts due to the VV undersigned muse be paid at once or they will be sued for without further notica.—James Gudsell. 9 168 WANTED Everyone to try Peerless Tea, 31b for sa, 61b for 9s lid. Deaeicated Cocoanut 8i {(per 1b; Wire Natting, lyd wide, 2|d per yd by the coil. Note address—Fletcher Bros, Cash Supply Stores, East street, Ash burton, Next Bank of New Zealand.



W/H. COLLINS & CO Timber. Timber. Timber. -JUST LANDED- Exluvercargffl- 30.000 ft RKD PINE ,____ Ex Rosamond - 25.000 ft FLOORING and UNING Ex >n<erpri«e — l7,oCo?fc FLOORING and LINING From Little River - 29,000 ft TOTARA DRY FLOORING AND MATCH LINING ALWAYS IN STOCK. Ironmongery of Every Description . , , . taper Hangings of Artistic designs PAINTING BY >■■■ COMPETENT WORKMFN, and none but GENUINE Materials used, W^ H- COLLINS <fe CO- Royal Insurance Company Grey Valley Coal Company „.-(, -„ Springfield Pottery Oomnany AGENTS FOR ; C orben and Co s Enamelled Mantelpieces McKenaib's Furniture Renovator Black Ball Opal Company



Bubixiess Notices. i IF YOU WAKT GOOD VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY GO TO— G. J. NEILL'S WHERE THEY ARE SELLING AT LESS THAN COST PRICE. H\HD DP.~HvRD UP MUST HLA.VJ2 MlXNfcßir. TVIO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED FOR ANY ARTICLE IN JY THE SHOP. DRESS GOODS 2in DRESS GOODS 3|d Double width Dress Tweeds Is lid Heavy Shirting Is 61—Reduced to 9Ad Reluced to Is Tfnion Shining Is ad—Reduced to 7£d TOWELS 2M '■ KH Gloves, four clasps Is 9d Double Bed-tw:4l Sheeting, unbleaohed Flannelettes, yard wide 7§d—Reduced and White 9sd tu4£d White and Grey Calico Is lid doz Dr Warner's Coraline Corsets, 8a 6d All Wool *lannel 7£d Reduced fco 5s lid CORSETS In 9d per pair A1 _ 1T n^rnT , MILLINERY AND UNDER-QLO'-HING AT YOUR OWN PRICE CLOTHING. CLOTHING Boys' Suits 3s lid Men's Tweed Trousers 6s lid Boy»' Suits 4s lid Men's Woollen Socks 7£d Boys' Caps 6d Men's Tweed Overcoats, with capes Men's Tweed Suits 13s 6d 17s 6d Men's Heavy All Wool Suits 35s 6d Men's Tweed Macintoshes, with capes Reduced to 22s 6d 39a 6d—Reduced to 23s 6d MEN'S SHIRTS, TIES, HATS, CAPS, etc., AT ANY PRIOE.



SHEARMAN BROS., GROCERS AND IRONMONGERS. Reductions." Reductions. For CASH ONLY. 701 b Bags No. 1 Snowdrop KOLLITT'S Supreme Flour, Sugar 16s 251 b 2s, 501 b3s 10±d, 561 b Bags No. 1 Snowdrop lOOlbs 7s 6d, 2001bs 14s Sugar 12s 9d Heave's Food lid per tm Caustic Lye, for Soap making, Candles 5Jd per lb, 121bs for lOd pertin, 12 tins for 8s 6d 5s 3d Marmalade m glass jars 8d Corn Flour (Brown's) d|d lb, Choice Figs 6d per lb 12lbs 3s 3d Eock Salt 5s 6d per cwt Edmond's Baking Powder, large 251 b v Blue Bell" Oatmeal 2s 6d tins, lid tm, 12 tins 10s 6d per bag, 4 bags 9s lid Cream of Tartar (pure) Is 2d lb, Fmect Sago, Tapioca, and Split 121bs for 12s 3d If d lb, Tibs for Is Baking Soda 3d lb slbs for Is Bheep Tongues lOd per tin, 9s 31bs of our noted 2s Blended Tea 6d dozen for 5s _ Lemon Peel 8d lb, 71b tins 3s 6d Essence Coffee, large bottles, Is New Currants (cleaned) 3|d lb Fine Salt 5s per cwt. Eleme Kaisins (cleaned) 4£d lb White Pepper Is 2d lb, 121bs Dunn and Hewitt's Cocoa Sd lb for 12s Sunlight Soap Is 2d box of six Safety Matches 4d per dozen, 6 Tablets dozen for Is 6d KONE BUT THE BEST BRANDS OF GOODS KEPT IN STOCK. Full Weights Guaranteed. Goods delivered Daily. JSimmn and Blair's reliable Vegetable and Flower Seeda always on hand Sole Agents for Tiger Teas and " Blue Bell Oatmeal. , hH V, AKMIn" B&O3., MARKET HOUSE-



JOHN WILSON, PAINTBB GLAZIEB & PAPIRHANGJEE, orner ot Arcade and Burnett Street, Ashburton NEW SEASON'S WALL PAPERS Just Arrived BEST ASSORTMENT IN TOWK ESTIMATE OF HOUSE DECORATIONS GIVEN FREE.



BLANKETS. BLANKETS. IN EVERY CONCEIVABLE MARE, COLONEL AND ENGLISH, AT ANY PRICE-FROM e» »<* PER PAIR. NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED. BOOTS. BOOTS. CHEAPER THAN EVER, WE CANNOT HELP IT AS WE WANT THE MONEY Women's Shoes 4s lid Women's Leather Lace Boots, all sizes 5s lid THESE ARE SIMPLY GIVEN AWAY. Men's Bluchers 4? lid Boys' Nailad Shooters, Strong, 5s 6d Men's Nailed Shooters 7s lid and 5a 9d M«n'a Heavy Watertights, pegged, Ladies' French Shoes 11s 9d—Reduced 15s 66—Reduced to 1 Is 6d to 8s 6d CHILDREN'S TAN SHOES AND SLIPPERS AT YOUR OWN PRICE AT G. J,KEIL L'S ; FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTONJ Cash. We Want CASH.