Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1894. THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

Frequently indeed has the here ditary House of Legislature of Great Britain been the subject of proposed reform. Ultra-Radicals see no good thing in it at all, and urge its abolition. Leas sweeping would be the measure of reform suggested by more moderate men on the Radical side, but the re cently discovered politicians who object to law, law makers, and everybody in possession of anything requiring the protection of law to keep, would like to send the House and those who sit in Council therein to heaven, or at at least heavenwards—urged on their journey by a charge of dynamite. But the end of the House is not yet, in spite of all that has been said against it. Lord Rosebery mcc than hints at the taking of steps to limit the power of veto of the aristocratic assembly, and it is quite within the bounds of possibility that in the next session of parliament the Lower House may pass a measure which will ask the Upper House to consent to be divested of much of the power it now possesses, and be no longer an obstacle to the majority in the Com mons working its will in the matter of reforms, however radical and drastic these may be. But the House of Lords and the Conservative party may be safely trusted to fight every inch of the ground that lies between the Upper House as at present consti tuted, and any reform which may be expected to strip it of the functions it discharges as a second chamber, and deprive it of the right of revision, and rejection if it see fit, of any measure passed by the representatives of the people. The House of Lords, however, cannot be said to be in touch with the times. It is composed of something like six hundred members, all the lords temporal of whom sit by right of the fact that they are the sons of their fathers, while the lords spiritual are legislators in virtue of their office as bishops of the Church of England. By far the greater majority of the rank and fil* of the second chamber would be rejected by any constituency at the first time of asking, if they sought election to the House of Com. mons, and the holding of seats by the bishops may have been perfectly satis factory to the country generally at a time when there was no dissenters* Now, that dissent is a more telling power in the religious world than is establishment, and when a Bill to disestablish the church in Wales is about to be dealt with by the Lower House, the right of a cleric to a seat in the Upper House by virtue of his lawn is made the subject of very serious question. The rao3t recent suggestion for reform that reaches us is the scheme formulated by Dr Russell Wallace, the well-known naturalist, who has of late years turned the energies of his subtle intel lect to the study of the social problems of the hour. Readers of Stead's " Review of Reviews " will, doubtless, have noted the condensation of Dr Wallace's article in the '< Contem porary Review " on " How to save the Hou^e of Lords," and the doctor's scheme for reforming the House, it must be admitted, seems very feasible, and if the two branches of the Legislature could be brought to see eye to eye on the subject, would be an easy way across a rugged barrier, and a means of pre serving to the country all the best features of a second chamber, retaining all its advantages, and at the same ( time applying the pruning knife to its dead wood and useless overgrowth. Dr Wallace sees clearly enough that being born to the peerage does not necessarily mean the inheritance of qualities that fit a man for the position of a legislator, but freely admits that from tjhe peerage of the country the stuff from whjich good legislators can be made may be readily obtainable. He proposes to increase this field by the creation of life peerages, no new proposal, to b# s.urp, b,ut new in con junction with a proposed reduction of the strength of the second chamber^ and its election by the representative bodies of the country. Many of the

peers of Britain belong to families whose names crop up in every chapter of the history of our country, whose education is the best that can be acquired at our highest seats of learn ing, and has been vastly enhanced by foreign travel and association with the , best minds of the day in every path of scientific research—natural, political, social. It is from these that, even under an elective system, many mem bers of the Upper House would be d»*awn, but the electors would be the Town and County Councils, and the Parish and District Councils, and to, each county in the kingdom he would apportion two members to be elected by these bodies, These bodies are themselves the representatives of the people, and may be entrusted with the selection of men to form the second chamber. The number thus obtained would give a House of something over | two hundred strong, and this would certainly be enough for all the purposes of legislation. In fact, to compare small things with great, we find in this colony that seventy members, even of the Lower House, are about one-half too many for all the wisdom the rank and file bring to bear upon the work given them to do. Dr Wallace would limit the age qualification for election to the Upper House to forty years, by which time the future member of the House of Peers would have given ample evidence of what was in him, and all titular honors conferred in future would be for life, and only for distinguished merit, but the range of choice for membership of the House would be extended to baronets and knights. Thus the peerage, as such, would remain for the present as it is, only being born a peer would cease to mean being born to membership of the House of Lords. Dr Wallace's scheme, as we have said, is a feasible one, and should commend itself to Liberal and Conservative alike as an excellent means not only of giving the country a useful Upper Chamber, but one that would be invested with proper dignity, composed of the best and most matured intellect of the best blood of the nation, in touch with the age, and likely to carry the confidence of a people, who at present seem to think the time has come for " mending " the constitution of a House they regard as effete, and that ought to be reformed up to a point in keeping with the spirit of the times, or out of existence altogether.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The " North Otago Times " says that an Oatnaru resident has invented a new style of bicycle with which a speed of forty miles an hour can be obtained. Justice (sternly) : " Why did you not in terfere io this disgraceful fight ? " Police man : "Faith, yer honour, Oi hadn't the heart to interfere in the best fight I saw since Oi lift Connemara !" There are about 11,000 public-houses in London. Allowing a frontage of twelve yards to each of them, this is a sufficient number to form a continuous street con taining nothing but liquor shops from Lon don to Reading. A meeting of the commitee of the proposed creamery factory was held in Mr Heseltine's r shop at Tinwald last evening. Plans, with 1 estimate of cost, of a factory were received from the Government dairy expert, with an intimation that he would be visiting the district shortly, and would then give all required information. Dae notice of the visit will be given, and a public meeting will then be held to take definite action with regard to the establishment of a factory. A young man named John Parker, residing on his father's farm at Drouin, Victoria, was gored by a bull as he was leaving the cow yard after milking. A young woman went to Parker's assistance and, exhibiting extraordinary courage, got between the injured man and the bull, which she beat off with a stick and kept at bay until Parker, sen., arrived with a gun and shot it. But for Miss Holman's pluck the young man would have been killed, and strange to say the bull would not attack her. It was a prize shorthorn, bought at the last Melbourne show. Young Parker is very seriously injured. A football match was played at South bridge oh Easter Monday between the Rakaia and Southbridge Clubs, the former being victorious by eight points to nil. The game was well contested, though the influ ence of anor'-wester wa« much felt, particu. larly at the beginning of the game, In the first spell Harvey, for Rakaia, potted a neat goal, and in the second spell A. Santy scored two tries, but owing to the high wind the attempts at goal were not success ful. For Kakaia Santy, Hewlett, Shannon, | and Withell amongst the forward*, and McMair, Har^y, Bruce, Liraman, and Bray bicks, played well, while Patterson, J. Niven, M'Cormack, and Short ia the for ward division, and Smith, D. Niven, and Brady amongst the backs, showed good form for Southbridge. Mr W. McMillan acted as referee, and Messrs Sharp and Smith a§ touch line judges. In the evenjng the visitors were entertained at a smoke concert, Mr C, Cowan occupied the chair. Some excellent songs were given, the customary toasts duly honored, and mutual good feel, ings expressed, and altogether a mosb enjoy able evening was spent. In America the " thousand mile ticket '■ book is in daily use, and is a very great con venience. EaGh railway issues its own thousand mile book, but doubtless the time will come soon when these books will be good on all lines. Some railways issue these tickets in little books of 10, 50, or 100 pages with 100, 20, or 10 miles on a page. The pages are perforated like a sheet of postage stamps, each representing a mile. If you travel 10 miles the conductor takes 10 stamps and gives you back the rest of the book. Qther companies ißsue the 1000 mile ticket in covers, the ticket being a tremend ously long slip' of paper, folded between, and marked off in 10QO divisions. If you travel, say 120 miles, the conductor pulls out the ticket as if it was a tape measure, tears it ofjhvhen he has run out 120, divisions. There ia no booking or stamping required,, You buy as many boo.ks as you wish at a ticket office down town as if they were I packets of cigarettes, and i.hen you can get on any trajn at any station and travel as many miles as you have stamps in your book, prices vary, but as. a thfng you can get a 1000 mile ticket for 20 dollars or £1, which is about a penny per mile, firgtclass.

A South Melbourne milkman, who mixed his milk with water, was recently fined £10 with costs or six weeks' imprisonment. The Paris Prefecc of Police has warned women cyclists that the new rational cycling costume which they have donned infringes the law against women wearing men's clothing. They must dress dif ferently. Intending entrants of ponies for the races at the Ashburton Autumn meeting, can have their entries measured, and obtain certificates of height at Mr Saunders' office in the Arcade on Friday afternoon, March 30. The secretary will b6 in attendance between two and four o'clock. Mrs Yates, Mayor of Onehunga, objects to her Council sitting till eleven o'clock at night, and, with the object of getting the meetings over earlier, has succeeded in carrying a motion " that five minutes be allowed to each councillor for a proposition and three minutes lor a reply." A French physician with plenty of time on his hands has amused himself by building a j colossal model of the human heart out of some substance which gives it the right colour and proper consistence. Every drtail is shown and this enormous heart pumps out a reddish fluid through the arteries on exactly the same principle as the organ underneath the inventor's waistcoat. The first sports meeting of the Temuka Athletic Club was held on Monday and proved very successful. Cyclists from Christchurch, Ashburton and Oamaru took" part in the bicycle events, which resulted as follows:—One Mile Bicycle Race—C, R. Wilson (40yds) 1, Merry (130 yds) 2, Barker (25yds) 3. Time-2mm 30 3-sth sec. Two Mile Bicycle Race—Barker (55 yds) 1, Wil son (75 yds) 2, Rapson (230 yds) 3. Time— smin 31 3-sth sec. Three Mile Bicycle Race —Wilson (120 yds) 1, Barker (80yds) 2. Time—Bmin 32 l-sth sec. Tradesmen's Handicap Five Mile Bicycle Race—Merry' (500 yds) 1, Barker (60yds) 2, Boyd (scr) 3. Time—lsmin ssec. Ploughing with camels is decidedly a novelty. The experiment, however, is being tried in Southern Russia, and, it is said, with remarkable success. Vice-Consul Smith states that the bad harvests of the last two years, together with the low prices of grain, having forced most agriculturists to look into the question of reducing expenses, and one great difficulty being to obtain aminal power which would cost less for feediag than horses, and yet be able to do the varying work of a farm, camels have been intro duced upon an estate not far from Kieff. At present eighteen camels are at work, and their keep is found to cost much less than that of horses, owing to oats being dispensed with in their feeding. The price runs between £6 and £7 per head, inclusive of transporb from Orenburg to Kieff.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves responsible tor the opinions expiessod by our correspondents.)

CHEAPENING STOCK.

TO THE EDITOR

Sir, —Most people are anxious to secure nibbles af sties by auction, bub in their anxiety to rlo so many of t hem are apt to undaly infl'iPtice the pale in a way that seriousiy iujures the seller while they themselves are not benefited. There are always present at our periodical stock sales men who. from sheer force of habit, decry every head of stock entered for sail. Thby do this, as I say. from foroe of habit, because they are always on the outlook for a bargain, but stock they do not want and do not intend to buy, comes ia toe a share of their crying down. They frequently make mistakes in this way— that in the course of their general de nunciation they belittle stock entered by 1 heir own personal friends, and finding this out come and apologise. The conduct of these men would not do much harm if all the buyers were men of experience. The large majority are, to be sure, but there ate many small farmers who are not experienced judges of sheep, and are apt to take the openly expressed opinion of the detractors for the true opinion thsy hold about the stock, and the one they would give utterance to were they sellers instead of possible buyers. And if those detractors are men of known experience, the mischief done to the seller with the small buyer ia all the greater. By far the better way would be to publicly question the auctioneer about the stock, and if he make any serious blander, or have been wrongly advised by his clieot, the con sequences would be taken by the vendor. Both squatter and cockatoo, and dealer as well, are all in the same boat, and must at some time or other in the course of the year sell sheep or wool, and it would be far better 10 try to do business in a fair and equitable way, and in all dealings work from a spirit of justice. There is no necessity for being as serious as a grave digger over business, as he who laughs most lives longest, but we might try to live and let live, An Irishman once said to me that instinct made a Scotchman try to joke, but there was nothing in it '• How } 8 that, Pat ?" " Sure, it Is'nfc dry enough. Poor Sandy was born in a web climate. Too much whisky."—! am, etc., W. Straohan, Rakaia, March 26.

Mayfield Sports.

The Mayfleld sports were held in Mr Bellow's paddock on Easter Monday, and despite the nor! wester were Well attended, visitors from Mount Somers, Pee! Forest, Geraldine, Dunsandel, and Christchurch being present. Towards evening the wind calmed considerably and made the outing pleasanter. The Committee worked hard to make the sports a success, and to them and Messrs Bellow (secretary), and How den (treasurer) much praise U due. ! Meaars Doak and Burgass acted efficiently ' &s handicappers. 100 yards maiden race—Gurney 1, W Doyle 2, A.shby 3. 440 yards hurdles^-. J Annefc scratch 1, Grcon 2yds 2\ Boys under 15—Albert Annefc 1, R Doyle 2, F Grieves 3. High jump—Henry and l/orgery tied at sft l|in. Half mile flifc— J A nnet scratch ], D Murray 25ydn 2. Annet ran with good judgment and won after a close race. Boys under 16—Aitken 1, Sandeiban 2, D Kellahan 3. 100 yards handicap— first heat—Gurney 1, Jones 2 ; second heat—Orton 1. W Doyle 2 ; final—Jones 1, Gurney 2. Old men's , race—S Sewell 1, D Sawell 2. 220 ya»*ds flat—Orton 1, Beckley 2, Jones 3. Vanlt ing wiHi pole—Lorgery 1 (Bft s|in), Doyle 2. Wrestling—Lorgery 1, Hulien 2. 440 yards flat—W McNaught Byda 1, C Beckley 14yds 2. Won on the tape by a yard. Stons ar\d basket raea — J Annett 1, J Allen 2. Marri«d women's race— Mrs S Sewell 1, Mrs D Sewell 2. 1 mile flat—J Annet scratch 1, D Murray 55yds 2. Single women's race—E McLauchlan and L McLauchlan tied. Sack race— I Gallagher 1. J Annet 2. Obstacle race- Allen 1, Gurney 2. Three-legged race-- Lorgcsry and Henry }, Dickie and Gallag her. 2. A number of children's races were successfully got off during the, afternoon by Messrs Brown, Ohristensen, and Ray ner. In the evening a concert was held in Mr Dpak's new store, whish h@ h^^ kindly |oft without partitions for the occasion, in aid of the new library building fund. The room was well filled and a good programme was gone tnrough!, Mrs Rayner Kindly acted, as accompanist! i

The Cycling Industry.

STARS."

A quiet and unobtrusive youns; man found his way to our office last night and we were noc long learning that the noted Fred Adams, of Star cycle fame, was in our den. We had boen forewarned of the visit-, and had steeled our journalistic heart accordingly to the extent of an in tention to limit this young man's notice re cycles to one inch. Wilh die one inch in view we thought to be quite safe in listening to his account of cycling in general and Stars in particular, but the oily and persuasive tongue, together with the earnest and energetic conversation which has planted Stars all over New Zea land, found its way int3 hitherto imper vious channels, and though he has not yet succeeded in selling a bicycle to each of the stall, he has seduced us into an at tempt to do justice to his firm's share in the present advanced state of the cycling industry in Ohristchurch. Messrs Adams and Curties' career in the cycling trade could be made fill several columns, but briefly summed up it is thus :—Four years ago the cycling trade in Christchurch had attained large dimensions, and yet there were but two cysle manufacturers— Messrs Oates and Kent—to cope with a rapidly increasing demand. Then ie was that our modest friend F. N. A. appeared on the scene in company with Mr Walter Ourties, a cycle expert of considerable ability and experience, gained from a long engage ment) with Mr R. Kent. The partneiship of Messrs Adams and Curties was formed, and the firm started business in a small way in Colombo street. A few months showed that the comparatively small pre mises were already too small for a daily increasing trade, and the two young part ners were obliged to look round for more accommodation. A large two storeyed shone block of buildings with about thirty yards frontage on St Aeaph street and ten on Manchester street was available. It was a bold step for beginners to take, but, on the principle of nothing venture nothing gain, the Rubicon was crossed, and the firm found themselves in the largest and mostconvenientcycle manufacturingbuild ing in the Australasian colonies. It is pleasing to note their venturesome under taking has been rewarded in a manner exceeding even their youthful enthusiastic hopes, Since that time the business has advanced with long and rapid strides till at present the firm employ no less than fifty hands, and Stars are bumming all over New Zealand. There are two rea sons for their success. The one is that the machines are good, and this is entirely due to Mr Curties' engineering supervi sion, and he is to be congratulated on sending out machines which under good riders can put up such times as 2 26 for the mile on Lancaster Park. But the main cause of success in the business capacity—unequalled in the cycle trade in New Zealand—of Mr A dams. Mr Curties takes car 3 that the machines are good, while Mr Adams, with a Herculean capacity for hard work, a rest less ambition, an ambition regardless of all obstacles, undertakes that everyone in New Zealand shall know ie whether they will or not. As a means to this end, for several months past Mr Adams has been making a display of bicycles iD the princi pal centres of the colony, both North and South Island. The venture has, we be lieve, been most successful in "booming Stars " throughout New Zealand. Mr H. M. Jones is the firm's local agent, and it is in his shop in E-ist street that the Ash burton show is being held. The machines are each standard patterns of machines manufactured and kepc in stock for imme diate delivery by the firm in Christchurch. The Hunter Star Model B is perhaps the best of the collection. It is a light road ster, with a built up frame fitted with plate crowns, weighs 321bs, and will strip to 28. The machine is beautifully Bnished, and on this pattern the firm stake their reputation as a sample of a *' Star up to date." A Model G- is a lady's cycle, fitted with '93 Dunlop tires, and made with direct tubing. The weight, "all on," is 351bs, Novelties are shown in the shape of a spokeless bicycled instantaneous change gear, by which ivrider can change the gear of the machinf/without dismount ing. The combined p*Ar case and oil bath are also fitted on to one of the patterns. Limited space forbids an adequate deacrip tionjsuflicientbeit to say that the collection forms a first class object lesson in cycling, and is well worth a visit.

Picton Regatta.

Picton, March 27 In the race for the Amateur Sculling Championship of JSew Zealand, M. Keefe Auckland, won easily by six lengths from J. McGrath, Dunedin, Rodgers, Blen heim, third. Hume, of the Stars (Wel lington), also started but capsized about halt way home when holding a good position. McGrath lead for some distance but Keefe gradually wore him down, and passed him a quarter of a mile from the winning post.

LABOR.

London, March 6. Owing to the attitude of the Govern ment, thfi masters of ironworks and ship and machine builders intend to organise resistance to the eight hours system, on th°< ground that it is prac tically offering a subsidy to foreign competition. Three-quarters of a million of workmen will bp affected by this step. Berne, March 26 A general strike of Swiss workmen has been arranged on behalf of the tailors whose wages have been reduced. Hobabt, March 2^ In the ballot taken among the miners working at the amalgamated mines, Zeehan, only one vote was recorded in favor of reduction in wages. The pro posal to reduce is only suggested by a few mine managers, and not by the latter's association. Many say reduer tion is unnecessary.

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The fortnightly meeting cf the Ashbur fcon Borough Council was held on Tuesday evening;. Present-His Worship the Mayor (in the chair) and Ceunci'lon E. M. Cuthbertson H. H. Stephens, H G, blower, a. M. Jones and Richard Bird. FINANCE. The Mayor reported the debit balance at the bank to be £1230. The receipts from all sources since last meeting wer« _ Rates 1893, £2 16 *; licenses, hawkers' 10s; dogs, £1 10d ; earth sold, 10s' library account, 15s ; rent of pound, £12 10s. MOORE STREET CROSSING. The Railway Commissioners wrote, stating that the cost of erecting a crossing at Moore street would be £76. The letter was referred to the Works Committee. engineers' report. The Engineer's report was read and adopted as follows :— Labor Gang. —The men have been engaged faring the past fortnight in levelling the Wakanui road west, and forming Winter ree% .rei"ovin« trees from the Western * ire Brigade Station, ploughing and filling on the N.&. Belt, cleaning side channels, watering streete, repairing the decking of the traffic bridge and railings at the approach, carting soil to section, forming footpath in Cameron street, grubbing gorse witnm the borough, repairing the fence fixing bridge over water race at mTd. Williamson's, altering culvert in Winter's Office, attending to the water supply and maintenance work. *v * aJSS^^Vr 11"1 Wo, rkß Committee have drawn up the annual estimates for the ensuing year, which will be laid before you this evening. J hawkers' licenses. Or Stephens, pursuant to notice, moved o«U Q fufcure ha^ers' licenses should be £2 10s per quarter and £5 per year. His reason for moving this was that at present hawkers could travel the district, pay no taxes to the borough, and take the ready cash which really belonged to the trades people of the borough. Cr Cuthbertson seconded the motion, and Cr Jones supported it. Cr Bird favored an increase, bub he thought the increase suggested was too large. Ine ratepayers were not all store- £ pc4 8 ' and had t0 be considered. Cr Flower thought the general public did not consider these travelling hawkere a benefit but a nuisance, by their impor tunacy it selling their goods. Or Stephens pointed oat fchab these hawkers bought their stock in the large towns, took the money away, and did nob leave a farthing in the borough. Usually they even brought their horse feed with them. The motion was thenpu«; and carried. Cr Bird dissenting. ANNUAL ESTIMATES. Ihe annual estimates were taken M rend, and will be duly advertised. ANNUAL RATE. The Mayor gave notice of motion that an annual rate of one shilling in the pound be struck for the present year. LICENSES. A petroleum license was granted to Joseph Taylor, and a hawkers' to W. Grreen. ACCOUNTS. Accounts to the amount of £87 2a were passed for payment, and the Council adjourned. There was no Domain business.

CABLE NEWS.

Russia hag reinforced her troops on the Afghan frontier. _ Scotland beat Wales in the Associa tion football match by 5 goals to 2. The Queen will attend the Duke of Hesse's wedding in Coburg. The new directors of the Bank of England show important changes. Some Edinburgh roughs atoned Mr Chamberlain^ carriage and smashed the windows. He escaped injury. j The Imperial Institute is inviting the colonies to send contributions to a China and Glass Exhibition in June. The death is announced of Sir Robert jPrescott Stewart, the well known musician, aged 69. The Newfoundland sealers expect the season to become a complete ; failure. The "Daily Chronicle" hopes that when Colonial finance improves, the so'onies will assent to an Imperial | penny post. Warwick, the Australian cyclist, won the international race at Nice, and also the prize winners' race, after a bril liant finish. The Lord Mayor of London will give a banquet to the Agents-General on April 28, St George's "Day. Lord Ripon has consented to attend liliuokalani, the deposed Queen of Hawaii, is now in England on a lectur ing tour. She appears on the platform in her Royal robes. The Buenos Ayres correspondent the « Pall Mall Gazette " declares that the "New Australia" settlement in Paraguay is a complete fiasco. The Ameer of Afghanistan has re called the Governor of Shignan owing to his intriguing with Russians to assist their advance in the Pamirs. The King of Denmark declared to the Czar and Emperor of Austria that, with a view to maintain the peace of Europe, he was ready to reduce the military expenditure. A school attached to a convent afi Rouen, France, was burned, and six o the inmates, who were unable to escape, perished in the flames. The " Economist" estimates the Im perial deficit this year at a million and a half, and considers it will be ncces sary to provide an extra four millions of revenue for next day. Mi 0. B. Balfour (Conservative) and Mr H. Tennant (Liberal) • have been nominated for the Berwick seat, rendered vacant by the accession of Mr Marjoribanks to the Peerage. The "Forum" says the Irish Tam many Ring entirely controls and corruptly administers the municipa Government in New York, Brooklyn, Boston, New Orleans, Chicago, and other ofctef cities of the United States, Tke report pr-sented to the United i States Congress reveals grave defects in the armour plates supplied to the navy. The contractors are refunding the money they h»v© received. The Pop© has issued an encyclical letter addressed to the Poles. He re- J calls the ancient glories of the coun try and urges the catholics to obey the Czar, who is the present source of their present liberties. The « Times " regards Mr Huddart's 1 request for an imperial subsidy for the Atlantis service as a reasonable onej owing to its advantage for military purposes, and adds that the prospect of the construction of th© Pacific eabfe should justify the British Government in agreeing to. the guarantee for the latter. Great Britain, it says, muse remove obstacles in the trade between the colonies, and it considers that it would be an easy matter to rearrange i the Belgian, mi German treaties,

TflE ASBBUBTUJS OTARDIAK : WEDNESDAY, MABQH 28, lS9i.



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Special Prices for this Month AT q. J. Neill and Co/s THE CHEAPEST HOUSE IN ASHBURTON FOR »J*A.PJBXfcY, CLOTHING, BOOT». j Long Lace Curtains Is 9d paitf Double Width Dress Goods 9|d Cretonne 3id Dreßs Goods 3a lid doz Double-bed"White Twill Sheeting 9£d Juarge Turkish Towels Bjd rey Calico 2s 3d doz. Women's Ribbed Hose 6d pair Won Shirting, very strons^d Doable-bed Quilts 3s 13d each tong Ticking s£d " Heav Forfar s|d CLOTHING. CLOTiIINa. Boys' T>eed Suits 3s lid Men's Shirta at any price Men's Tweed Trousers 10.3 6J now 6s lid Men's Merino Socks only 6d pair Men's Colonial Tweed Suits only 19s 6d Men's Ties at half price. Men s New Zealand Tweed Suits 33.3 6d Men's Colonial-knit Woollen Socks only aow29*6d 9^d pair BOOT®. — BOOTS*, In Boots we defy competition, all our Boots are nude specially to our order. We guarantee every pair to give satisfaction. Women's Elftstic-eide Boats 8a 6J, now Men's Balmoral Boots 10a 6d, now 7s lid a nd Men's Bluchers 5 i Women s Kid Shoes 7s lid, now 5a lid Men's Nailed Shooters 10s 6d, now slid Women's Leather Shoes 7a 6d, now 5a lid Waraen's Carpet Slippers la 6d Children's Patenb Leather Shoes and Slippers^ in Endless Variety at G. J. NEILL AND COS, FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER. TERMS CASH.



WANTED, Evprybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. H. Zander, Sole Agent, 11 181 COOPER'S SHEEP DIP. TO THE SHEEP FARMERS OP THE ASH BURTON DISTRICT, T Be« to notify that I have appointed MR J. G. RESTELL, OF ASHBURTOF, .Agent for the Sale of COOPER'S CELEBRATED SHEEP DIPPING POW EP, AJStf ALSO That in future all appointments for tne DIPPING OF SHEEP AT THE TTNWALD DIP (Which feas ftiven such ttnanimou& satisfaction to its supporters) must bo made with Mr Kkstkll, who will see that the same success is ensured in the future. MORE SHKeFaRE DIPPED atvrrauJly throughout the World with COOPER'S SHEEP DIP THAN WITH ALL OTHER DiPS ADDED TOGETHER. W. LAKE. Agent, 126 Hereford Street, Christehurch.



NEW ZEALAND Clottting* Factory. n^O those looking about for a good JL Waterproof Coat for the Winter. CALL AT THE FACTORY IN EAST STREET. JULEOT YOUR OWN PATTERN. OVER 100 TO CHOOSE FROM. JN o perished goods in stock. AH sewn seams. Waterproof Coats with Cape Waterproof Coat Macfarlnae Waterproof Fishing Outfit Waterproof Shooting Oape Waterproof Wad era Waterproof Riding Aprons Waterproof Ponchos Waterproof Bicycle Capes. SPIGIAL SPECIAL SPECIAL LADIEb' WATERPROOFS LADIES WATttRPBOnps LADIES' WATERPROOFS MADE TO MEASURE. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY AND WATERPR 1 OF MANFACTURERS ALEX. HEN DRY, Manager. THS GIVQC SURPRISE FfRM OF PHOTOGRAPHERS HAVE OPENED SM ASHBURTON FOR TWO WEEKS ONLY ) FOR TWO WEEKS ONLY



fIiHERE is only one quality of Health | Tea and that is the best. Ask yonr grocer for it, and see that you sset tt- - Hbnby Zandee, Wbolesale agent. boomoFstaFotcles. Adams, Cnrtles* Co. MANUFACTURERS OF STAB, CYCLES, j AP Exhibiting Sampled at Mr H. M. Jones's Shop, JEast Street, Ash barton. Comb a d »cc the novelties in up to date Ojc'-es, spokeless wheel-, instantaneous chango gear, gear case and combined oil bath fitted to Star wheels. Light Roadstera and L*dlcs' Safeties. KMiy p*ym«ntß~£B deposit, 50.^ per Mdofeh. Jmmediate delivery for Sta».daid patfcsrus. i ADAMS, CUKTIES & CO., JH. M. Jones, Agent, Ea«t Street, Ashbuiron. 3 SOL |)OLIjAB CIGAKETTEti— U par packe



IDO7jK% Flannelled Cabinet Photcs and a beaWWrf ?5 xl 2 °Pal °f bromide enlargement aii &?r OItG pound ! (£1). Every person should &$$ them i selves of this chance. All work gnis^ed | iin a tborowghly artistic manner. lerms| —Deposit ticket 2a 6d; balance on ap-| proval of proofs. Samples now on view; at Mv Gates' shop. East $tr«efc. ■ 3 179 A- E. »IMG, Manage, IF your mind is troubled : : nothing else, will give the troubles so thoroughly «wayaa Health Tea. Try it.--H*sw Zandbr, fVholeaale Agent. iLE, Section No. ifl wedl situated in Archibald Street, not f»r from ttie Railway Station, with square built dwelling fifcacepn, Stable, Shed, etc Price, £150 Smalt cask 4«psit, balance hv instalments, bearino internet at the rate of 7 per cent p&r annutn.-^,! BUUA>C3L



Wanted \ wPEOIAL Committee meeting of *3 temperame workers To-night, at 8 o'clock, in Templar Hall. 3 210 .^IYC'LES, CYCLES, CYCLES.-Call \_J and sea Exhibition of Cycles Now open. Up to date machines Easy payments—H. M. Jones. 01/' ANTED KNOWN.—Best House , * for Grocery, Crockery, Glassware, Holloware, Tinware and Brush ware.— Stephens Bboh., Market Houae. 3 176 WANTED Known.—Waterproofs to measure, all styles »nd patterns. LatesG shapes and designs in stock.™ Mitchell & Tuknek. II .' ANTED—Buyers for High-class YV Knglish Cycles, Ladies' and Gentlemen's Safeties, light and rigid, reliable pneumatic tyres. Low price; cash.—Walkbe. 3 155 WANTED Known—Tomatoes, good ripe Grapes, Plums, Apples, etc., at Marsden's Fruit Shop, below Mitchell and Turner's. 2 109 WHY grumble about the price of Bread and Meat when you can get 501b best Roller Flour for 4s 6d and good Fresh Butter at 6d per lb at R. Alcorn's sale, Saundurs Buildings. 3 116 WANTET>~Kn^nv~Watop7o6f Rugs and Aprons, Heavy Trap Rugs from 4s 9d, Heavy Grey Blankets 9a 6d.— —Mitchell and Tuenee.



FRED. S. JEfFRIES, Manafaotur 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 OYSTERS and Freeh Fish of all sorts arrive evening per express at Deep Sea Fishing Co.'a Shop, Burnett street Ashburton 2 62 IBOY and Sell for Cash, therefore"! Sell Oat Sheaf from Is 3d per sack or £2 2s 6d per ton. J» Thomas, Havelock street. ■ ANTE~D Known"Men a Heavy „ Ribbed ail wool Pants 5s 6d, Heavy Knitted bocks, double heels and toes, Is.—Mitchell and Turnbk. DON'T Forget to send your Bicycles along to the Old Kindergarten to be repaired, at moderate rates. IF you want first-class fruit go to Adams for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc. "pXTENSION~oF"SaI^ alTTvfelford -" House. We are still selling nearly all our Goods, with New Sfcook added, at I reduced prices.—H. C. Segf.es. j WANTED Known.—ln consequence of the scarcity of money, we have extended our Sale till further notice* — H. C. Segers, Melfotd House. MEDICAL Coils made pnd repaired on the shortest) notice ac easy prices at A. J. Walkee's, Old Kinder garten. KS ALCOhN has on sale" for he Holidays a varied assortment of Toys, Dolls, Prams, Fancy Goods, and Christmas Presents—Saunders Buildings.



DON'T wash yourself. Titan' Soap does the work. No rubbing. No machines. 1 182 /""CHOICE Ornaments, Folding Screens, V-/ Own make in Ladies' and Children's Underclothing. Aprons, and Pinafores.— Mrs Alcoen, Saunders 1 Buildings. BALE8 ALE at Meifori Houoo still on until further notice.—H. 0. Segers. .. . . -d nnHAT which brings moat light an X hope to poorest homes is Titan Soap. 11 18 ' \l/"ANTJfiD Known—wThTcolukr W noted four-clHsp Kid Gloves, 2s 6d, have just arrived In a 3 sizos. DOLLAR CIGARETTES-iwcst'Aimerf. can Tobacco.— Hknry Zander, Wholesal Agent. BaNi-i ! Bang i i>»ug \ My new sea son'a stock of Ammunition to hand EleyV, Kynock's and, Cluu Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and aU sporting materials of the first quality at J. W. Hardley's, Gun Emporium. WANTED Known — Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical me at S. j Saxek's, Optician HAVING tried Health Tea and found it Al, I sell it.—J. Thowus, Produce Dealer, Havelock street. 3 104 DOLLAR CIGARETTES—3d per packet ANTED "Known—To make room for Spring Boots I will give ten per cent for cash. Repairs dene at once cheaper than ever to stay bid times over at J Moiso*' Premies, Bootmaker.



~\Xf ANTED Known—The Corner Is VV showing a magnificent New (Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier. NOTICE I Notice! Sport for all. Guna let out on hire or sold on thri9 payments. Having a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guna ot any description. Gun fittings in stock. Prices low.—J. W Hahdlky, Ironmonger, etc f^S UNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock VX °f just to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Leaders, Rifles, etc. In spection invited. No old stock to select from afc J. W. Hakdley's Sporting Repository. BOYS' three garment long trouser Suits for 10--«. Men's Colonial made nailed Shooter Boots at 7s 6d per pair ar, R. ailcokn's sale, Ashburton Clothing Mart, launders' Buildings. 1 115 MR John Mabsden, of the Railway Bookstall, has opened a Book and Stationer's Shop two doors below Mitchell ar»d Turner. Books and Stationery at the lowest possible prices. Books clean, complete, and in good order will be taken in exchange. Circulating libiary. fpASTER Oardß, and Booklets, Fire tv Screen*, Pictures. Glass Ornaments, Christmas Cards, Cricket and Lawn T^snn^s Material, Photo Albums, and frames, $.%$. hundreds of other articles are to be sold at & great sacrifice for Cash during thia month only at L. F. Andkewes & Co. Stationers' Hall. ,



ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH. Harvest Thanksgiving Services will ,be held on SUJS DAY, April 1 The Churchwardens and i/estry have de cided to allow the offertories on that oc casion to be devoted to the completion of the parsonage building fund, £4Q being, needed. Whilst thinking tlie members of,the .congregation for their generous re sponse to'the special appeal on December, 31- (when £§0 was giytTn) it ig ho^ed that. this supplementary efor.t w,iir ,be aa heartily supported in oeder that # .clear balance sheet raay be presented at the annual meeting of parishoners on Wednes day, April 4. E _ KBMprHORNBf r t cox. 3§20& phurcjjwarclens.



FOR WEDDING PRESENTS, BIRTHDAY PRESENTS, ' AND PRESENTATIONS, PiY a Visit to the Jewellery Establish- i ment of 8. Salek, WATCHMAKER and JEWELLER. Wheie is to be peen the LaFGEST and FINEST PTOCK in the District of— SILVER AND SILVER-PLATE WARE, GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY, and Other HIGH-CLASS GOODS Suit able for PRESENTS AT LOWEST PRICES. Watoh, Clock d Jewellery Repairing SPECIALTY SPECTACLES to mit all Sighta-



jJA3¥»l!I*& Son* Eucalypti Extract There ar ■ imitations of Eucalypti « Extract in the market now, protliwts of s mple distillation forming ru'ie rrsinoua oils la order that these crude-oils miy not be taken, Our Pore Volatile Eucalypti Extract, wtiio *• is reooenised: by the medical division of ihe Prussian Government to be of per fectly pure origin, as their information forwarded to us through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2,1878 we sute : - t i 3 proved by tests by the Medical Clinics of Ithe Universities at Bonn an<i Griefswal", Piussia. ani repoctel by Dr Schulz, Profe'forof Parnwcology. at Bon, and Professor Dr Mosler, Director of the Medical Clinic at Greifswald, that only products that »f? saturated with ovygen and freed of a°ids, resinocs and other substances, adherent to primary distillation, will develops the sanative qualities proper to the yttyit according to these authorities, and according to, Pro fessor Dr Liter of England, and to lira Bauer, Mclntire, Wood, Hazard, tte., of America^ is thoonly extract corresponding to scientific tests, aud the only one which poss sses th» p^opey iherapeutic val'ie. Sandkb & Sosf's Eucalypti Extract. AH ojher crude oils are to be classed among the I turpentines, which h've.when used as medicine, no I therapeutio effect and are abandoned as an internal medicament. These so called Eucalypti BxtrapSs which may have received distinction at Exhimioas as cornmerci-l articles are used for meshnaroal pur poses are only discernible:— 1 By their deficiency In pungen^ odour (which oitr product, tbe only genuine, Jixicalypti, Extracts de velopes most f^aly through its surplus of oxygen) By their iatepholic thin au'l mobile appearance, being recuced in specific density thrQHals, the. presence of aoids ' 8 By their"tfiste, the result of t^ eoiitractin^ ten r dency of resins and tennatoa, v ° If these crude oils, so, caßed eucalypti extracts, are. applied by mist^i in pases, of Qroup, bronchitis, diph theria, internal infaajmations, dyienterj, wounds, the conse.quen.ccs are,appalling For safety always ask for Saheieb, aud sofi s Eucalypti Extract and get the old, well-tes'od and reliable preparation.—Sand hurst, Victoria, Australia. SANDEK AND SON'S. HEALTH TEA. "DelighchJ "Wholesome,"-^Befreahin?," All