MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the iolloTPrng placet as under subject to the necessary alterations: — The next parcel .nail for the United King dom, per Aorangi, via Wellington, will close on October 3. The next mail for United Kingdom, via San Francisco, closes on October 3, due London November 7.

Ashburton Guardian. Megna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1894. MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE.

Some time ago the British House of Commons expressed a desire for infor mation as to the state of the law on the subjects of marriage and divorce m various countries. A Blue Book has been published to gratify this desire of the Imperial legislators, and this book contains the answers to circulars sent out to the representatives of the na tion m the colonies and m foreign countries. An interesting item from Russia is that a man or woman may only marry four times, and that no one is allowed to do so after eighty years of age—a restriction which may either be construed as a tribute to longevity or as a serious interference with the Hberty of the subject. One of the questions specially asked was as to the age at which marriage can be contracted. It appears to vary from fourteen m Connecticut to twenty-one m Norway and Sweden. These ages are for males ; for females they are 12 and 18 respectively. In Austria a girl may marry at 14, but up to the age of 24 the consent of the father or guardian must be obtained. The laws respecting divorce are most lax m the Republics of France and America. In France, to call a wife " canaille " be fore her children is a sufficient ground for severing the marriage tie. In some of the American States the law is equally as accommodating, while the expense ranges from 100 dollars up ward. The operation is performed the cheapest m Saxony, however. There it is done for the modest sum of from £$ 10s to £5. In connection with ihjis subject a recent decision m the English JQourfc of Appeal may not be uninteresting. Hitherto m divorce ga,ses fc has been possible jEor the judges ■-huuitkis father to provide for the. to -->«c <d hi§ children only until maintena.. * ~ *«c oi W, The case they attained tin? "afit recently of Thomasset v Thomas the decided, has usefully exfceadeu jurisdiction of the Divorce Court on this point. The judges have, it seems, been under a mistuke as to the true j nature of a father's right to the custody of his children. He has this right, they have said, only till the children attain 16, and only till that age, therefore, is he bound to support tljeia, Hence, when the custody is

aiven by the Divorce Court to th« mother, the father's duty towards the children is still limited m the same manner. All this, the Court of Ap peal says, is erroneous. It is true that where a child over 16 is not living witk its father the father cannot com pel the child to return to him. A girl is considered to be old enough thus to choose at 16 ; a boy at 14. But a father's guardianship over his children, and his right to the custody of them, lasts till they are 21, although as j against a truant child he may not be j able to enforce his right. None the less, the right exists, and with it the duty to maintain the child. The Court of Appeal has now recognised this fuller right m the father, with the corresponding duty, and has held that where the custody of the children is given to the mother the Divorce Court may compel the father to make an allowance for their maintenance till 21. This is as it should be, for under the old rule the father whose misconduct had brought about the divorce was not liable m any way for the maintenance of his children after they had attained the age of 16 years.

INSANITY.

In a recent report by the British Com missioners on Lunacy some remarkable statements are made, tending to show that as a nation Britain is gradually going " off its head." Not only is the absolute number of persons mentally afflicted larger m England and Wales by 2000 than it was m any previous year on record, but the annual rate of increase is considerably above that of the preceding ten years. London shows the most conspicuous signs of increasing madness. In the metro polis, instead of the average annual in crease, about 300, there were 800 more mentally incapable persons last New Year's Day than on the Ist of January, 1893. So far as London is concerned, these figures admit of a tolerably satisfactory explanation. London has hitherto been grievously; deficient m asylum accommodation with the result that a large proportion of insane Londoners have been sent for custody to various places m the country. The deficiency is now fairly supplied, and so the lunatics are kept at home. The explanation does not apply, of course, to England and Wales as a whole, and the question is forced upon us, whether lunacy^ is really growing among the population. The answer, from the figures given, need not necessarily be m the affirma tive. It is possible that the increase m numbers may be more apparent than real. Very many persons, it is certain, are now sent to asylums who m former days were allowed to remain at large, and the returns are thus made to represent a growth of lunacy which may be m excess of the facts. This reassuring suggestion is accepted by the Commissioners, but we must wait another year or two before it can be regarded as established. For the present, however, we may hope that there is mo serious ground for alarm.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We have to direct attention to S. Salek's, jeweller, new advertisement which is worthy of perusing these hard tiroes. Mr J. Mackay, hairdresser, was peru quier for the ladies and gentlemen who took part m the comedy on Wednesday evening, and the manner m which his gratuitous services were performed was creditable indeed to his skill. The funeral of the late Mr Robert Hart. M.L.C., yesterday, waa very largely attended. The Governor was repre sented, and almost all the members of Parliament and leading citizens were present. Pour robbers stopped a train at Santa Fe, m Missouri, and shot the driver. The polica, however, had been forewarned, and had a party on board the train. They exchanged shots with the bandits, two of whom were killed. The others escaped, but are being pursued with the aid of bloodhounds. Two of the bast and strongest dairy factories m Taranaki have been built upon the co-operative plan (says the Examiner.) The capital to start them was provided by a guarantee with the bank, and was al) paid off m two years by deducting from the suppliers a shilling for every 60 gallons of milk. Shares were issued to suppliers for the amounts so deducted. Each factory has paid 4d a gallon for milk this season. Very little interest was taken m the election of commissioners for the Hamp stead Town Board yesterday. Only 160 votes were recorded, which, as there were seven persons to be elected, might have been polled by twenty-three electors or even less, supposing some had more than one vote, Only two of the old members — Messrs Andrews and Rickman—sought re-election, and were returned together with Messrs Hendty, Mcßae, Truckle, Patten and Berryman.

The new King haa ordered a special day to be set apart for the reception of Europeans after the arrival of the body of Tawhiao at Tekuri, The public will thus have an opportunity of witnessing aome of 'he most imposing ceremoniea m con nection with the great tangi which is now being held. Wiremu Te Whero and Henare Maihau, two of the leading chiefs of Waikato, have charge of the prepar ations, and are using their best efforts to give their Pakeha frianda a welcome. According to the New Zeahnd Times, theraemberß who journeyed toOhingaiti on Saturday speak m delighted terms of the scenery they witnessed m travelling through the district. At the banquet on Saturday evening Major Steward, m the course of a speech, urged the extreme importance of preserving the natural beauties of New Zealand scenery, and suggested that the Government should do more m that direction. He thought, also, that settlers should assist towards this excellent end by reserving portions of bush when clearing their land, and said that that precaution would have its benefit from a utilitarian as well as ornamental point of view. The entertainment to-night m the Odd fellows' Hall m aid of the Triangle Fire Relief Fund, will comprise an exhibition of Scottish scenery by Mr W. G. Murray. The scenes have been beautifully colored, and are well shown by Mr Murray's ex cellent stereopticon. The descriptive lec ture will be* given by Mac Lean Dunn, who. starting at Glasgow, from which city most tourists m Scotland set out, takes the sig^t seer through the whole of northern Scotland to John O Groat's, back by a line that includes, Lp.ch-na garr \ and Balmoral, along the north-east coast, * across country into Perthshire, anr ' 4thole country, the paae of ... , it _ ~nray to the base of eE&X-«.....- -—**.; B^n Ledi. Through the a... glance is taken ab the Lochs, and tin.. Stirling is visited, the Highland journey ending at Dunfermline. The farce at the close, which Mr Broad will produce, will gladden the hearts of the loiera and winners at the races,

The London Times says of Mr Ward's cheap money scheme, that it will remove the chief obstacle to extreme settlement, the lack of capital, and that the Govern ment), m venturing to borrow m the i English market for the purpose, is * lead in? the way more boldly than the other colonies. If the movement proves suc cessful it will be of an importance which can hardly ba exaggerated not only to the colonies concerned, but also to the rising generation of Great Britain. It seema, indeed, to carry with it something not far removed from the settlement of our I most pressing social question. But pre i cisely because it is so important, it is neccessary that it should be conducted with the utmosb caution.' Sir William Wastneys writes to the Napier News as follows:—! have been | informed by a working man, who is an excellent hand, that upon making applica tion at a station to be placed on the list of shearers, he was met with a refusal, and confronted with a circular requesting sheepfarmers not to employ anything but Native labor m shearing this season, as a reprisal against the labouring class for the Government legislation m favour of the working man. If it is a fact that such a circular has been issued and acted upon m Hawke's Bay, ifc ought to be brought to the notice of the Government, If it is not a fact, you will doubtless be glad to give the squatters an opportunity of denying an accusation of so flagrant a nature.

The Hon J. G. Ward's speech m reply to the debate on the cheap money scheme, delivered after two o'clock on Thursday morning, is said to be a record ©ne for speed. He had a great of mass of matter to compress into half an hour, and he contrived within the time limit to say nearly all that he wished. The Hansard reporters were taking his remarks m turns of five minutes each, and each five minutes turn when written out was equal m length to an ordinary turn of fifteen minutes' duration. The speech bristled with figures, and the matter was closely I argumentative m style, yet there was the I utmost clearness both of utterance and statement, so that there was no difficulty m following the arguments. This is looked upon as another triumph for the time limit rule. A late asylum patient named Dr Carl Branting, formerly of Otaki, was found dead m the Tramway hotel, Wellington, yesterday. It is unknown whether he has any friends m the colony. He had previously attempted to commit suicide. At the inquest the evidence showed he had obtained twenty-five tabloids of morphia from a chemist, and also asked for eight ounces of prussic acid on behalf of the asylum. The latter was refused, but as deceased was a doctor he had bsen m the habit of getting things at the shop before, and the morphia was supplied. Dr King said he had regarded Branting as perfectly sane for some time before he left the asylum. The post mortem, showed #'iat) the heart and lungs were diseased, and a verdict of death from hydrothorax 1 was returned.

NEW SOUTH WALES LOAN.

London, September 18 It is expected that there will be heavy tendering for the .New South Wales loan, which is now quoted at a premium of £1 to £1 ss.

STATE SAKE OF ALCOHOL.

London, Septembnr 19 Mr Gladstone, m a letter, expresses himself m favour of the State selling alcohol for the public profit^ as against local option.

SOLDIERS KILLED BY BRIGANDS

Belgrade, September 10. Twenty two Servian soldiers were killed m an encounter with brigands.

LABOR.

London, September 19. The report of the Free Labor Society declares that the membership of the Trades Unions is decreasing. 200,000 seamen are registered as free men. Brisbane, September 19. The Council passed the Peace Pre servation Bill, without amendment. Mr Glassey has given notice of a motion for the appointment of a Special Com mission to investigate the charges by the Hon H. Tozer that certain Labor members and oth|rs connected with the Australian Labor Federation created strikes and incited persons to crime.

THE COREAN WAR.

Another IVaral Engagement

■xho Japanese Again Uppermost

Shanghai, September 19. The Chinese Govern merit has ap pointed two censors to watch Li Hung Chang's plans. A crisis is expected. Upon receipt of the news of the Chinese defeat at Pekin, there was a great outcry against Li Hung Chang, who was deprived by the Emperor of his last peacock's feather. The arrivals of Chinese reinforce ments m Corea reported m August were merely official fictions. (Received September 20, 11 a.m.) Shanghai, September 12 The Japanese attacked the Chinese at the head of the Yalu river, and there wa<3 desperate fighting for six hours. Four ships were sunk on each side, the Chinese warship Chin-Yuen being included m the number, and almost all on board were drowned. Admiral Ting was killed, and Captain Hannekin, a German military officer, who was saved when the Kowshing sunk, was among the wounded. The Chinese fleet were escorting transports toward the Corean coast, when the Japanese fleet suddenly appeared. Besides the Chin-Yuen, the cruisers Chayoing, Kinguen, and Yangwee, were sunk. In addition to the Japanese vessels sunk, they had several vessels damaged, and these withdrew from the conflict. The remainder of the Chinese fleet is at Weihaiwei. It is expected the Japanese, captured the Chinese troops landed at Yalu, just before the naval fight began. Two out of three traasport vessels did not return with the Chinese fleet, and it is belived they have been sunk, %vith all on board. ~" -"oingandYangweeweredriven TheUn^ ashore, and then «* WWW WM The Chinese' Officially acun^ iin the engagement m Bugyang. j

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wellington, September 19 The Council met at 2.30 p.m. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Dr Pollen was granted leave of absence for the remainder of the session. SUNNYSIDE ASYLUM. Mr Jenkinson moved for a return of the cost of the new buildings at Sunnyside Asylum, together with the wages earned by day or week by each, man, whether on the co-operative sys tem or day work. Sir Patrick Buckley said Govern- i ment had no objection to the motion. Dr Grace said it appeared to him the men under the Government co operative system were ill-paid and ill provided with tools. Mr Jenkinson said he thought, from what he had observed, the Govern ment co-operative system was not a success. He asked for the return both m the interests of the workpeople and the public service. He had visited Sunnyside, and found the men badly provided with tools. The return was agreed to. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS AOT. Mr McOuilough moved m the direc tion that Government, m any Bill to amend the Municipal Corporations Act, should include a clause enabling Borough Councils to acquire private gas <>r water works, A long debate ensued. Mr McCullough contended that as Government desired, under the Lands for Settlements Bill, to take over private land, it war competent for municipalities to to take over gas and water works. Sir George Wbitmore said if private works were interfered with by cor porations, then goodbye to private , enterprise. ; Mr Oliver and Mr Stewart also op posed the motion. Mr Stewart re marked that it appeared to^him no sooner did private enterprise pay, than an attempt was made to annex it, either by Government or by a cor poration. The motion was lost by 22 to 9, After several Bills had been ad-j vanced a stage, the Government Rail ways Bill was read a first time. The Council then adjourned till next day.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wellington, September 19 The House met at 2.30. UNEMPLOYED MINERS. Mr Roderick McKenzie gave notice of a question asking whether Govern ment is aware that 220 miners on the West Ooafit had been dismissed from their employment within the last fort night, and that 400 people are on the verge of starvation. The Premier informed the hon. gentleman that it was not necessary to burden the Order Paper with his question. The position had become so serious that Government had taken the only alternative that was m its power. The Coal Companies had .not acted upon the report of the Railway Com mittee, and men being out of employ ment and starving, Government had given instructions to immediately determine the leases of the whole of the mines of the two companies—the Cardiff Coal Company and the Moki hinui. REPLIES TO QUESTIONS. In reply to questions, it was stated that a small quantity of seed for sugar beet had been ordered, and would be distributed amongrst farmers who had land suitable for growing beet; that a leaflet would shortly be issued on the subject of foot-rot m sheep. GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS BILL. The Government Railways Bill waa reported from the Committee, read a third time, and passed without debate. RATING BILL. The Rating Bill was further con sidered m Committee.

Clause 22 was amended so that ten days instead of seven days should be allowed m which to make objection to valuations. The House rose at 5.30, The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. RATING BILL. In Committee on the Rating Bill. Clause 63—Rates overdue for two years cannot be recovered —-caused considerable discussion. Several mem bers defended the clause, whilst others opposed it on the ground that local bodies should not be put on a different footing from private persons who could recover debts due for six years. The clause passed by 41 to 17. The remaining clauses passed un altered, and the Bill was reported without material amendment, read a third time, and passed without de bate. NEW ZEALAND CONSOLS BILL. Mr Ward moved the second reading of the New Zealand Consols Bill, to afford facilities for investment of sav ings by the creation of New Zealand inscribed stock, He said the Bill was necessary m order to enable people to deposit larger sums of money than could be placed m the postal savings banks, which did not pay interest on larger sums than £500. Building societies, and other societies who could not now deposit more than £500 m the Postal Savings Banks, would be able to do so under this Bill, and receive four per cent interest. In the British dominions the system of consols had existed for many years with great success. One purpose for which the consols moneys would be used would be for paying off from time to time treasury bills, the maximum amount of consols would be one million, and the rate of interest was not to exceed 4 per cent. A safeguard hid been introduced into the bill to prevent any syndicate? outside the colony from in vesting m these consols, and if the Bill was not properly safeguarded m m this respect, he should be willing to I amend it m Committee to meet such objections. When he told them that the amount of consols m England reached 525 millions, he thought it was sufficient to show_ that that form of investment was considered m that great country to be sound. J)v Newman thought that before long the people of this colony would be wringing their hands over the large amount of debt that this Government • was heaping on them. This Bill wag only another one of the borrowing measures introduced by the Govern ment became the finances of the colony

were going to the bad so quickly that this money was required to keep it up. He would like to know what the Government really intended to do with this money, for if it was only wanted for Treasury bills he hoped the House would not pass the Bill. Sir R. Stout said that nothing pained him more than to see the easy way m which the proposals to borrow millions of money had been received by the House. If all the financial Bills of the Government -were carried, the colony would be pledged to £5,250,000 for this year and £2,250,000 for next year, and so the amount would go on increasing. They were simply going by this Bill to borrow £1,000,000 of money to convert the floating debt of the colony into a permanent debt for forty years by encouraging people to take up morey by these consols. It would limit the business of the banks and financial institutions, cripple the business of every manufacturer and trader m the country, and cause great injury to all mercantile business. Grave responsibility rested on the House at present, and they were on the eve of a great financial crisis, such as he had never known for years past; from every point of view the Bill would injure the colony, and it would not improve the condition of one hundred of the people. Mr Seddon expressed his surprise at the speech just delivered, for he did not expect to find m the senior mem ber for Wellington an apologist for financial institutions and syndicates. This was the first opportunity that had b«en given to the people to invest m the consols of the country, and it was forced on them by the fact that thou sands of money had been leaving the colony for years past. Money had been locked away m safes, people being disinclined after the Australian crisis to trust even the Postal Savings Bank, but he was glad to see that the people had every confidence m the Govern ment, and would willingly "place their money with them m consols. Instead of injuring commerce, the Bill would assist it by keeping the Laoney m the colony where large sums of money were lying ready for investment The Colonial Treasurer had been altogether misrepresented by Sir Robert Stout when" he asked that the permanent debt would be locked up for forty years. The Government had no de sire to weaken the banks, and this Bill would m reality strengthen their position. He denied that this scheme was borrowing, and said that whatever money the Government were asking the House to grant they intended using for developing the country and promoting settlement. Captain Russell said it was amusing to hear the Premier talk about Sir R. Stout being an apologist for syndicates and financial institutions when Mr Seddon was leader of a Government which had done more to bolster up banking institutions than any Govern ment that had ever sat on the Treasury benches Captain Russell regarded this Bill as a perfect monstrosity, designed to give the Colonial Treasurer a million of money to squander m any way he chose, as soon as he could get it. If the borrowing policy of the present Government were persisted m, the credit of the colony would be ab solutely damned, and repudiation would be the word that would be used. He moved as an amendment— " That it is not desirable by the New Zealand Consols Bill to still further extend the policy of borrowing m direct contravention of the will of the people as declared at the last general election."

Mr George Hutchison seconded the amendment, and strongly condemned the Bill. He quite agreed with Sir R. Stout that they were on the eve of a great financial crisis, and said that a Bill of this kind was never resorted to except as a last resource. It was a most wanton and profligate scheme in troduced by politicians of easy virtue. Mr'Reeve3 said that Captan Russell's amendment was a direct attack on the Government policy, and this time had come from she proper quarter. The Government expected that their finan cial policy would be attacked by the representatives of financial institutions. If the Consols Bill were not passed the Government would raise the same amount of money, but by other means. Simply put, the question was whether they would have a certain number of •onsols or a certain number of Treasury Bills or debentures. So far from this scheme taking money from the Bank of New Zealand it would put money into it, because every sovereign received as consols would be deposited m that bunk. He saw no cause at all for think ing that to invest money m consols would weaken the banks.

Mr Buchanan strongly condemned the Bill, and said that the speech just delivered by Mr Reeves consisted of tragic humbug of a most transparent character. Mr G. W. Russell supported the Bill and Mr Bell and Mr Crowther opposed it. On a division the amendment was negatived by 38 to 16. The following is the division, list:— For—l6.—Bell, Buchanan, Crowther, Earnshaw, Fraser, Harris, Heke, Hutchison G., Lang, Maesey, O'Regan, Mitchelson, Hus^ell W. R, Saundera J. G., Smith G. J. Wilson. Against.—3B,-^-Buddo, Carncross, Buick, Carroll, Carnell, Collins, Flafc man, Graham, Hall-Jones,. Hall, Hogg, Houston, Kelly W., Larnach, Lawry, Maslin, McGowan, McKenzie J., McKenzie R., McLachlan, McNab, Meredith, Millar, Mills, Montgomery, Morrison, Parata, Pinkerton, Reeves, Russell G. W, Seddon, Smith E. M,, Stevens, Steward, Tanner, Thompson, Ward, Willis. Pairs—Ayes—Green, Allen, Button, Duthie, Newman, Kelly J. W., Stout, Te Ao. Noes —Mackintosh, Cad man, Pirani, Joyce, Guinness, Wi Pere, Hutchison W., Duncan W. The debate on the second reading was then adjourned on the motion of Mr Montgomery. , The House rose at 1.20 a.m.

tfiß ASfcBtJETOtt GtJAKDiAtf: THUBSDAY, SEPTEMBER SO, 1894.



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EARLY POTATOES. —Beauty of Bath, Early Rose, Snowflake, and other Kidneys—by the sack and m small lots. Customers may rely on the seed being true to name.—A. W. Randelt,, Ashburton and Allenton. 8J57 VI7ANTFD 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. Moison's, the Premier Bootmaker, Town Hall Boot Store, Bast Street, Ashburton. 5 156 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 not advertising a few cheap lines, but the whole of the stock. Don't lose the oppor- j tunity of securing genuine bargains —A.! La-wbib 7_l^ H"~~ AKATERE.—The Somerset Meat Mart has long held " the cake " as i tfee best and cheapest shop m town for cash p^chasers. The old reputation will ibeoiaintains^. Mutton 2d per lb, baus jaaes 4d per lb. Atf .other lines reduced. *^ C»^only,-W.J' :^^oo^: __^B32 f" *^5& Irfcaji Ever.—Books and, CHEAi. • Wf*bi»g Fe-peiS a"d! Magazines, ~^«, Parses, Writ-, Envelopes, Pocket bo, "-*«•♦ M«sic, ing Oases, Inkatant's, Pictt. "^U»^. Aocordeons from 7s 9d, Conc L . Violins, Banjos, Zither Harjis, Phouv. Frames and Albums, Scrap and Postage Stamp Albums, Indoor Games, Wall Texts 'md Fancy Cards of all kinds, School Bags, Books, Exercises and requisites of every description, and a great variety of goods too numerous to mention ; all at greatly reduced prices for cash this month at L. F. Anbrewes and Co.'a. Cheap Sale. i_j EALTH TEA is more eoonomica 1 .2. than ordinary ea. It undergoes a process whereby the injurious itigre dients are eliminated, whilst it renders the release^f the better properties of the eaf more easy, Henky Zander, Autho rised Agent,



WANTED Known.—No more wet clothes and bronchitis, Yarmouth Oilskin to hand.—Mitchell & Turner. WANaED, Everybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age ETZander, Sole Agent. WANTED Known—The Corner Is showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing-—W, H, Collier. OWN Make m Ladies'and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, Muslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., at Mks Alcokn's new shop, Baker's Buildings. PRIME Christcharch smoked and Lewis' pale cured Bacon Hams, b?st Akaroa and local-made Cheeses from 51 at Taylor's, East Street Bakery. 6110 | /"IRUSHED Oats, 31bs over usual J weight, 5a sask included. All kinds of produce cheap for cash —J. Thomas, Havelock street. 7 51 IF you wish your pocials and parties to be saccessful, buy your cake, pastry, etc , at Taylor's, East Street Bakery. Parties supplied on the shortest notice. 6 111 ._ IF you want good prime Cheese and Bacon, try Taylor, East Street Bakery. 6 109 I"' ADIES' and Gentlemen's Teft-off J Clothss bought, sold, or exchanged. —Mbs Knight, Wakanui Road, opposite Templar Hall. 7 102 j^DWAEDS, Bennett's Sale. Grand lot *-^ new and fashionable Furs and Mantles ; half price. Come and take your pick at Mbs Adams WANTED Known. — Men s Tweed Suits 15s 6d, Men's Tweed Trousers 111, Mens' Strong Flannelled Shirts 2s 6d, Mens' and Boys' Boots and Shoes greatly reduced.—Arcade House. 465 CQPBAYis selling Firewood 25s • O per cord, delivered. Coal from 6s per quarter. Good heart fencing material very cheap. Opposite Mercantile Store, West Street.



Wanted. WTANTfcD, a Strong Biy about 17 r T yoars to drive a cart. Address at Mail Office. 9 162 \I T ANTED Everyone to try Peerless V T Tea, 31b for sa, 61b for 9s lie 1. Dess'cated Cocoanufc 81 per lb; Wir^ Natting, lyd wide, 2J;I per yd by r,ho coil. Note address—Fletcher Bros, Cash Supply stores, East street, Ash burfcon, Next Bank of New Zealand. ___ OYSTERS, Fried Flounders, and Whitebait every night at Jjbwitt's, Deep S^a Finning Company, opposite Mail Office. Oyster Supper free for all losing Jockeys on Thursday night. 9 141 \S7 AiNTED,—Married Couple without V? encumbrance ; man with know ledge of all farm work; woman to take charge of house. Apply D. THOMAS, 9 109 Aehburton. OYSTERS.— Oyster Suppers Sixpence during Race Nights at Marsbens Oyster Saloon, opposite Beach's boarding house. 9 152 SEED Envelopes for Sale; a cheap line. Apply this office. 9 73 PUREBRED Partridge Cochins as large as turkeys, young birds, for Sale. Apply, for address, Mail Office. FOR Sail—Cheap, Valuable Building Sites ac Hampstead, m blocks to suit purchasers, highly improved. For parti culars apply to the Ashburton Permanent Building and Investment Society, Tancred Street 8 116 QALE of Warehouseman s Stock at O Mitchell & Turner's. Cheap lines m all departments. "ANTED Known — The Cheapest House m town for First-class Millinery and Drapery is H. 0. Segers, Melford House, WANTED Known—Special line oi Gents' Regatta Shirts, all sizes, with or without collars, 2s 6d,—W. H. Collier. __ iITANTED Known—Before buying VV your Hats come and see our Stock. Greatest variety to choose from tn Ashburton. All marked very Cheap. —H. C, Segers, Melford House. 117 ANTED Known.—All genuine Oil- YV skins, Leggings, Sou-Wester, marked Yarmouth—Mitchell <feTurner. JUST 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. BLANKETS bought at Edwards Bennet's Sale, a special line of Double Blankets at 7s 9d. Extra large and heavy 15s 6d and 16s 6d.—Robert Alcorn, Baker's Buildings. WANTED Known —Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything m the optical me at S. Silek's, Optician,



FLETCHER BEOS. JUST LANDING, 23 Tons New Crop Cane Sugar. 25 561 b Bags Finest Snowdrop Sugar 12s 9d. FLOUR. FLOUR Caustic Lye for Soap Making Blacking 4Jd doz 12 doz. 4s 3<j lib tin 10d per lb Marmalade m Glass Jars 8^ 21b tin 8d per lb flew Dates 7d per lb. 101 b tin Td per lb Book Salt 6s 9d per cwt. TEA. TEA. TE4. THE NOTED WAREHOUSE FOE TEA. Wh Poprlpqq Tea 5s 31b Premier Tea, 5s 5d 6 b FeerS Tea '9s lid 61b Premier Tea, 10s 6d 2s Tea, Peerless, for Is 9d m 5 and 101 b tins, tins free. j *-^ «« °. h mckpfc of Arab. Matchless, Premier, Jameson and **} VQt'\lnonZZ^ V^b^dmy known baU and on 5 and 101 b r"?'""Ths'frte! Uc£l ?and half Ohdrta, Ceylon, Indian and Chin* at Is 3H Is sd,"and Is 9|d. B*at valoe i» Canterbury. 251 b Moir's New Oatmeal 2s 6d Neave's Food lid per tin, 10s r bao- 4 bags 9s lid Per dozen Finest Sago, Tapioca, Split Peas Sunlight Soap 1b 2d per box of l3 i -^Jrih 7iv>a is 6 1 ablets New 4Curriwashedanddried, Candless id per-lb, 121b..6. 3d 3£d 121bs 3s 9d Corn Flour (Browns) 3^d per E^b^sfd dlied>4id EdS^Powder, large B ll» a 'Ai 121b.4s 8d tins, 11dpertin,12tins 10s6d t« 1 ai\* "hn^ *k lld lb. 121bs 12s 6d LemonKdptlb,2lM 8 3d, Our W Baking Powder 9d lb mtins3s6d Coffee, purest and best, ground Essence of Lemon, Vanilla on the premises daity, Is 4d Zond etc., sid per bottle. and Is 6d per lb, Eeduotaon: TT 9a a a to large consumers OsMßluef 8d per lb, IMb box Pure Pejper Is 2d per lb, IMb., 7a Qd lIS yd PWd Vestas 3id per dozen, 12 Baking Soda Mp« JbJHta 1. dozen packets 3s 3d S^f^ Black Lead 5Jd dozen, Sheep Tongues lOd per tin, 9s 12 dozen 5s 3d n<mt*l marketa. CONS DMERS LIBERAL!* DEALT WITH. 107 and 109, High Street, Chriatchurch ; Tele phone; 731; and EAST STREET,



JOHN WILSON, PAJNTEB GLA3IER & PAPEREANGE B, orner oi Arcade and Bui?*W Street, AeWton NEW SEASON'S WALL PIPEES Just Arrived BEST ASSORTMENT IN TOWN. ESTIMATE OP HOUSE DECORATIONS GIVEN FEEE. 67 m , , - - OO* \f\ Sptcial Sura 60 lend on Fir^c TO LET.—Cottage of five rooms ; well 3wOvU class Freeh jld Security, situated, near the Woollen Factory, A Iford T. BULIOPK Forest Koad. . . _. — T> BULLOCK. TINWALO.—I or bale 0.1 easy i«?iui*, _____ T.S.s CO, 51, and 52, three-garter*l of an -p ARMA rfections ,^ o fferß are invited acre, corner of McMurdo and J,, neß JX f o{ fche following numbers . S^JS_rjP"2!! 7 W via -26, 124, 291, 292, 295,297. Tern* Slispoae of khem at once. if rpnn i-«j T. BULLOCK. Ifre^«d« T. BULLOCK.



BusmftS'- Kovee'v | IF YOU WANT J GOOD VALUE FOE YOUB MONEY GO TO— G. J. NEILL'S WHERE THEY ARE SELLING AT LESS THAN CuST PRICE. HARD DP.~HAB P UP MtJSX HAVE MONEY. A ]O REASONABLE OFFER "REFUSED FOR ANY ARTICLE IN j\ THE SHOP. DRESS GOODS 2*d DRESS GOODS 3Jd Double width Dress Tweeds Is lid Heavy Shirting Is ed-Krfnjed to 9|d Reduced to Is Pnion Shirting Is 2d—Reduced to 7fa TOWELS 2U Kid Grtoves. f°ur «laß Pa t, a «~a Double Bed-tw;4l Sheeting, unbleached Flannelettes, yard wide 7£d—Keaucea White and Grey Calico Is lid doz Dr Warner's Coraline Corsets, Ba.6d AH Wool Flannel 7£d Reduced to 6s lid milunery9aSd p tjnder-olothing at your own price CLOTHING- CLOTHING. Boys' Suits 3a lid Men's Tweed Trousersi 6s lid TioW Suits 4a lid Men's Wocllen Socks 7|d BoyJ Cape 6d Men's Tweed Overcoats, with capes fcs^Heavy AU Wool Suits 35s 6d Men's Tweed Macintoshes, with capes Reduced to 22s 6d 39 3 6d-Reduced to 23a 6d MEN'S SHIRTS, TIES, HATS, CAPS, etc., AT ANY PRICE. BLANKETS. ~ BLANKETS. IN EVERY ™j^^^ AT ANY NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED. BOOTS. BOOTS CHEAPER THAN EVER, WE CANNOT HELP IT AS WE WANT THE MONEY Wnman's Shoes 4s Hd Women's Leather Lace B^ots, all sizes 5a lid Womens bhoes 43 i^ ARE SJMpLY GiyEN AWAY Men's Bluchers to Hd Boys' Natlad Shooters, Strong, 6a 6d fi£ pegged. Ladies' j£££L Us 9ct-Reduced OBJLWSS^W^ AND SLIPPERS AT YOUR OWN PRICE G J, M E TI L L SS. FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON Cash. We Want CASH.