MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the loiloTHig place 1? m uuder subject to the necessary alterations: — SATURDAY, September 15. For Australian Colonies, and also for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, via Brindisi, India, China, Japan, etc., per express, to connect with s s. Haurota, at J3.30 p.m. Due London October 30. The next parcel mail for the United King dom, per Aorangi, via Wellington, will close on October 3. The next mail for United Kingdom, via fan Francisco, closes on October 3, due London November 7.'

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1894. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Aorangi brought 2000 Martini- Henry rifles for Government:. Nineteen men left Lyttelton by the Tasmania yesterday en route to Cool gardie goldfields. Miss Jervois, daughter, of Sir William Jetvois, arrrived at Wellington by the Aorangi, on a nine months' visit to the colony. Captain Campbell Preston, of the Black Watch, has been appointed aide-de-camp to Lord Glasgow. Belgian and French capitalists are forming a ' corner' m tin, and at present hold 12,000 tons of the metal. A ball was given the other night at their picturesque home m Samoa by Mr and Mrs Robert Louis Stevenson, and the function appears to have been the first of its kind ever held m Samoa. The novelist and his wife had some important people amoung their guests, the American element naturally showing up m great stiength. While all was gaiety and happiness at the Stevenson home, how ever, the rebel natives lurked m great force not f»r off, m watch for their friend the enemy of tha government side. War's alarms m Samoa have, happily, no real alarm far the Stevenson family, who appear to be quite secure from any danger of native molestation m any event. Once more the Tantanoola tiger is alleged to jhave made its appearance m South Australia, and efforts are again on foot to capture the be^tt. The latest news from the hunting party at Mount Gam bier states that eighteen njtsn are engaged m the search. Tracks of the boast were found at the spot indicated by Donald Smith, near Lake Bonny, but the party were unable to follow them, and no trace of the carcase of the sheep was found. The party is engaged m beating the various tea-tree clumps, m which it is supposed to be fprobable the tiper nny have hidden. If they are unsuccessful they are expected to retufn, whe proba bly a larger party will be organised. It ia generally considered the party are not adopting the besb method m beating the almost impenetrable tea-tree, and that the better plan would be to sutround the supposed lair of the tiger and wait til the animal emerges for food. This plan will probably be adopted if another party goes down.

One of the remaining portions of the " Convent was shifted from the old site to the new this afternoon. Mr Page was the contractor. The polling for the Borough Council has beeii going on to-day bat apparently little interest has been taken m it by the general public. , The Mahinapua is expected to leave New Plymouth with the San Fraric'ifco mail afc nine Lo-night. The i Penguin will take the mail ?outh from Welling*oll to-morrow evening. During the passage of the Aorangi from the Caps to Hobart a saloon pas senger named Mr William George Kedge died from phthisis. Deceased, who was a native of Putney was coming to New Zealand for hia health. The present mayor of Christchurcb, Mr T, Gapes, has decided to offer him self for re-election. Mr W, H. Cooper, the senior councillor, will also be a candi date for the mayoralty. The annual bulb and camellia show of the Ohristchurch Horticultural Seciety I was held yesterday. The quality of the exhibits was good, but m number they showed a decided falling off, a fact which was attributed to the recent unfavorable weather. Rev. K. Erwin has resigned his position as convener of the Foreign Mission Com mittee of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. Rev W. Grant, of Leeston, has been appointed to act till next meet ing of the general assembly. At the meeting of Presbytery yester day, the Flemington congregation was authorised to apply to the Church Pro perty Trustees for a loan of £250 for the purpose of erecting a manse. The day of meeting of the Presbytery was altered to the second Tuesday m every second Month, Mr McGowan, Tax Commissioner, will visit Sydney m response to the invitation of the New South Wales Government to explain the details of the land and income tax department. He was to have left by the Manapouri, but owing to pressure of Parliamentary business he cannot get away till the end of the month. Mrs sVood, of Graham's Boad, had a narrow escape this morning from a serious accideilt. She was being driven by another lady over the Ashburton bridge m a buggy when the horse shied at a man engaged m repairing the bridge, the result being that the buggy was com pletely overturned. Both the occupants were a good deal shaken, Mrs Wood having co be conveyed to Dr Hunter's. One of the Alford Forest team, who played m the recent match against Mount Corners, writes correcting a statement made m the account published by us and supplied by a Mount Somers player. The paragraph said Mount Somers played three men short. The Alford Forest man says Mount Somers played fourteen strong, and as m the first spell one of the Forest's best men goc hurt and had to retire, they, too, played fourteen, Oar correspondent gives the names of the fourteen Mount Somers men. A strange occurrence is reported from tha district of Hsing Knochow, m the province of 4nhui, China, where there are extensive coal workings. A party of miners recently struck an ancient shaft, where history records th^t a great catas trophe occurred 400 years ago, the records being preserved amongst the loc»l archives. The miners on re-opening this old shaft came on upwards of 170 bodies of ths former workers, lying whera they had been overcome with foul gas four centuries back. The corpses were as if those of yesterday, quite fresh-looking, and not decayed m any way. The faces were like those of men who had only just died. On an attempt being made to move them outside for burial they one and all crumbled away, leaving nothing bud a pile of duefc and the remnants of the stronger part of their' cbthing. The miners, horrified, fled trom the spot, and, though there were va!uab)e,deposits of coal m the shaft nothing would induce tha supersti tious men to return to their work. A.n exhibition of sheep shearing by machinery was given recently at the farm of Gotterbie, Dumfriesshire, tenanted by Messrs Gartner. The machine used was Newall's ' Smoko,' driven by hand-power and working two shears. The trial was held under considerable disadvantage, the men working the machine never having used a machine before; bub, inexperi enced as they were at the commencement of the trial, they removed the fleeces off the sheep (crossbred hoggs) m from six to eight minutes, which was considered very smart work. As the time went on the men working the machine made better and faster work A large number of farmers witnessed the machine at work daring the • day. 1 A whistling snake has been discovered iin New Guinea In a late report, Sir j William MacGregor, the British Adminis trator, intimates that m the Rigo district a large number of deaths occurred early this year from snakebite. The Adminis trator explains that the island is infested by a small species of black snake, which is very fierce. The Natives declare that whenever a man goes near one it rushes at him uttering sounds which they describe as a whistle. 'Shortly before I was at the Government station,' writes I Sir William MacGregor, ' one of these 1 reptiles attacked the Government Agent, but it was killed before it did any harm. A little while before a boy of fourteen was m the bush near the station, when one of these snakes made a rush at him with the usual peculiar whistling sound. He thought the noise emanated from some cockatoos m a tree, and began to look for them. He did not discover his mistake until he received a bite from the snake, from which he died m a little while m great agony.

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON—THURSDAY.

(Before Mr C A, Wray, S.M. By-Laws ~T. H. Undrill was charged with having a stack of straw adjacent to building m the town. Dsfendant ad mitted the offence, and stated he was not aware that he was violating the law. As the case was brought as a warning to the public, defendant was fined a nominal penalty of one shilling. Dog Nuisance Act.—-H. W. Barrett for being the owner of an unregistered dog was fined £1, with coats 93. Civil Cases. — Judgment went for plaintiffs by default in—Rollitfc and Co. v T. Hicks, £25 19 j Mrs Harris v P. Angus, £2 Bs.—Trustees of W. J. S, McDowell v Charles Gallagher, £17 9s 7d. Mr Cuth ber^son appeared for plaintiffs and Mr Pumell for defendant. Defendants produced a set off for £17 5s for work alleged to have been done, and for disputed items. The account was gone through seriatim, by the court, and judgment was given for plaintiff for £12 18a 3d,

COMMERCIAL.

London, September 11 i At the Antwerp wool sales 3700 bales ! were offered, including 1400 Australasian- j 1700 bales were sold, and of these 430 were Australasian. There was only a medium at tendance and competition was poor. Prices realised were above those received at last Antwerp wool sales for River Plate wools, and above the London sales for Australasian. Only fifteen hundred bales were sold at the Antwerp wool sales owing to the high limits imposed by owners. River plate, irregular; Australian, firm. London, September 11 The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for ' the United Kingdom is 2,560,000 quarters and for the Continent 2,220,000 quarters. A portion of the Australian factory butter m store is selling at 81s. A cargo , of Victorian wheat, ex Richards, sold at 23a. London, September 12. Brokers hope to see a rise of five per cent m the price of wool, but it will depend chiefly on the American buyers, as the English, French, and German are well stocked.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following London cable message, dated September 11:— Wheat—Market is dull; quotations are unchanged since last telegram. Last quota tions were :—Average 24s 3d, long berried 25s 3d, per 4961 b; f.a.q., c.i.f., 22s 6d per 4801 b.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Christchurch, September 12. There were large entries m the meat de partments at the Addington market to-day, the attendance was good, and business was decidedly brisk* Pat Cattle.—lo2 head yarded; quality fairly good ; and price of beef remains at 25a per lOOlbs. Steers, £6 15s to £10 17s 6d ; heifers £6 7s 6d to £8 7a (3d; cows £4 Issto£lolsa Dairy Cattle.—Large yarding, and sales for all good sorts readily effected. Springers, £1 10s to £9 ; dry cows, £2 to £5. Store Cattle.—The entry mainly con sisted of inferior sorts of yearlings, for which there was little demand. Yearlings and eighteen-months-old mixed cattle brought 40s to 57s 6d. I'at Sheep.—Yards well filled, aud quality good. In spite of a large entry the price of muton, both for ireezing and butchers' purposes, was maintained. Cross bred prime heavyweights, 18s 6d to 21s 3d ; freezing quality, 16s to 18s 6d ; secondary sorts. 12s 6d to 15s; best crossbred ewes, 133 to 17s lid ; secondary, 9s 6d to 12s 6d ; best merino wethers, 12s to 163 Id ; secon dary, 7a to 103 6d ; merino ewes, 53 to 10s. Store Sheep.—Small entry and demand not active. Hoggets sold at 9a to 11s 3d. Pigs.—A large entry met an irregular, market. Prices ranged from 2d to 2|d per lb for baconers and porkers.

ASHBURTON MARKETS.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited, (A. W. Steele, auctioneer), report on the stock market for the week as follows :—On Thursday, the 6th inst., the usual monthly sale was held at Rakaia, In spite of trie bad weather there was a large^attendance of auctioneers and farmers, but a small entry of about 500 sheep and six head of cattle. We sold steers at £4 12s 6d, and cows just on calving £7 10a. At Asaburton on Tuesday there was a fair entry. The sheep comprised mostly hoggets, which opened dull, but improved as the sale progressed. We sold fat merino wethers at 93. Crossbred hoggets from 6s Id to 9s 6d. Privately we placed a nice line of forward condition crossbred wethers at 13s 601, and 800 freezers at equal to 2d per lb.

THE BANKS AMALGAMATION.

Xlie .A grrw«iu«nt Sifirneil.

Wellington, September 12 The agreement as to the amalgamation between the Bank of New Zealand and the Colonial Bank was signed yesterday by Mr Murray, on behalf of the Bank of New Zealand, and the Hon. George McLean, Chairman of Directors of the Colonial Bank, and at ohce forwarded to Govern ment. It is now under consideration by the Cabinet. Should its terms be approved, the agreement will require to be submitted for comfirmation to the general meetings of shareholders m the two banks, which take place respectively at Wellington and Dunedin on September 26.

A " Guide" to Ashburton.

A funny little pamphlet has been handed to us, purporting to be " James' Guide to Ashburton.'' It is apparently the result of a canvassing speculation of the enterprising party who is referred to m the title page as " The Proprietor." Most of the leaves m this brochure consist of hashed up stuff from patent medicine circulars and old almanacs —one example being that the scale of " R.M. Court fees" is extracted from the N.Z. Gazette, May 30, 1889. The " Guide " pre tends to give a *' history " of Ashburton, but who the historian is we have not the most remote idea. Judging from the items which compose this roost veracious story of Ash burton's rise and progress, he muse be some Rip Van Winkle who has wakened up after a ten years' nap, but not where he lay down- Evidently he has written his account of Ashburton of to-day from his recollections of it as it was ten years ago, and so long as he writes with the shears he is only fairly near the mark, but when he writes with a pen, he is wofully astray. How will the past Mayors of the town who fought so nobly and so well for the new traffic bridge, and Messrs Wright and Walker who carried on the campaign for it m Parliament, feel when they find this botcher informing his readers that " the double bridge over the Ashburton is so desiged (sic) as to keep the road and railway traffic separate V We would ad vise the " proprietor " to try, just by way of experiment to cross the double bridge he re fers to, and see how his buggy would fare. This " guide " to Ashburton of to-day tells us that the Police Court stands m Baring Square, that the Colonial Bank of Austral asia is m West street; that the butter aad cheese factory of the district is situated at Longbeaoh ; that streams of pure water run down the street channels night and day; and so on. We were always under the im pression that Havelock street bounded Baring Square and that therefore the Court house was not m that square. The Colonial Bank has not yet found warrant for opening business m Ashburton, and from present ap pearances is never likely to, nor have we m our seventeen years of publication m this town run across the fifth bank. The butter and cheese factory at Plemington folded up just about the time this Rip Van Winkle went to sleep, and has not yet been re opened, and as for the streams oipitto water that flow day and night down our street channels—well, if they are of Rip's idea of purity, the jaundiced nature of his writing is easily accounted for. Even m Ashburton there are business men who can be deluded into the belief that a notice buried between the leaves of a pamphlet hardly any person would willingly open, is an advertisement worth paying for. As some of these are valued clients of our own, we give the Guide this free advertisement on their account.

PARLIAMENTARY .

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wellington, September 12 ' The Council met at 2.30 p.m. i ANNIVERSARY DAY, Dr Pollen's motion that the founda tion of the colony should be celebrated on January 30, so as to bring it into accord with the historic facts, was agreed to, but Sir Patrick Buckley intimated that the motion would have no force unless the House of Repre sentatives passed a similar motioD, BILLS ADVANCED. The Timaru Harbour District Bat ing Bill, the Oaths Acts Amendment Bill, and the Hamilton Domain Em powering Bill passed their final stages. The Lake Forsyth Orainage Bill and the Gisborne Harbor Act Amendment Bill were read a secodd time. The Council then adjourned.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wbixington, September 12 The House met at 2.30. THE RAILWAY UNION " BLACK LIST." Replying to Mr J. W. Kelly. Mr Seddon said if Sir Robert Stout submitted In writing the charges he had recently made against the Railway Union m Ohristchurch, he would lay it before the Cabinet, and take its decision as to whether or not a com mittee of enquiry should be set up. Sir Robert Stout said the charges he had made would be found m Hansard. He should prefer a committee of inquiry into the whole matter, as he would like to examine some persons whose names he had not mentioned. BILLS ADVANCED. 1 The New Zealand Co-operative Land Claimants Act, 1892, Amendment Bill, and the Westland and Nelson Coalfields Administration Act Amend ment Bill ware read a seconi time. The Ngaire and other blocks of Native Claims Adjustment Bill passed through Committee without amendment. GOVERMENT RAILWAYS BILL. The House went into Committee on the Government Railways Bill. Clause 2—Minister for Railways. Mr G. W. Russell asked whether it was proposed to appoint an extra Minister for this department. Mr Seddon said he was not m a posi tion to reply to that at present. He ad mitted there was more work during the session than Ministers could pro perly attend to, but if Government decided to appoint another Minister it would have to be done by another Bill. In his opinion the Minister for Railways should be constantly on the move m order to meet the users of the railways, the producers, and also the railway servants of the colony. It would be impossible for anyone holding the position of Premier to also hold the portfolio of Minister for Railways. He wished to say that from the first he (Mr Seddon) had no idea of taking it, nor did he desire it. All he wanted was to see our railways managed m the interests of the country, and under the direct control of Parliament. Captain Russell said the Premier had just toid them that Ministers dur ing the session had more work than they could do, and yet he would im pose additional duties on them by the new portfolio of Railways. If the Minister had to travel all over the country railway management would have to stop altogether during the session of Parliament. They should have a distinct statement from the Premier as to whether or not it was proposed to appoint an additional Minister. After further discussion clause 2 passed unaltered. Clause 3—Minister to be ex officio a Commissioner without salary, m addition to three others. Mr Pinkerton moved to strike out this clause, and to insert instead that the railways now vested m the Com missioners should again be vested m Her Majesty the Queen, and the management of the railways should pass to the Minister. He had al ways been of opinion that the railways should be managed by the State, and not by Commis sioners. Mr G. "W. Russell said the position was a most extraordinary one. Govern ment had brought down a most im portant policy measure, and yet one of their supporters had moved an amend ment traversing the entire policy of that measure ', but he would like to know how Government viewed the amendment. Captain Russell ventured to think that if any hon. member proposed an amendment without the Premier's con currence, he would have made it a motion of no confidence m Govern ment. Mr Growther said it was perfectly well known m the lobbies that this was not Mr Pinkerton's amendment at all, but the Premier's own proposal. Mr Seddon said every member of the House knew that the Bill meant that within nine months the railways should revert to the State. He asserted that about two-thirds of the Government party were m favor of the State getting control of the railways immediately. He did not feel at all offended at Mr Pinkerton's amend ment, and if ib were carried he should not deem it necessary to " consider his position," Mr Pinkerton denied he had moved the amendment at the Premier's request. He had received no favor I from Government, nor did he expect any. A very long discussion ensued, which was interrupted by the 5.30 adjourn ment. \ , The House resumed at 7.30. GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS BILL. In Committee on the Government Railways Bill, clause 3 still being under discussion, on the question being put the clause was struck out by 32 to 15. Mr Pinkerton's amendment, as far as sub-section 2, but containing the principle of complete State control of the railways was then proposed to be inserted m place of clause 3, and was carried by 36 to 27. The following is the division list:— Ayes (36)— Messrs Oarnell, Carroll, Collins, Orowther, Duncan, Earnshaw, Hall, Heke, Hogg, Hutchison W., I Joyce, Kelly J W., Kelly W., Lawry.i Millar, Mackintosh, McGowan, Mc- Kenzie J., McKenzie R., Mills, Morri son, Newman, O'Regan, O'Rorke, Parata, Pinkerton, Pirani, Reeve*,

Russell G. W., Smith E. M., Stevens, Stewardj Stout, Tanner, Ward, Willis. Noes (27)— Messrs Allen, Bell, Buchanan, Buddo, Buick, Button, Flatman, Fraser, Graham, Hali Jones, Harris, Hutchison G,, Lang, Mac kenzie T., Maslin, Massey, McGuire, McLachlan, McNab, Meredith, Mit chell, Montgomery, Sounders, Smith G. J., Te Ao, Thompson, Wilson. Pairs—Ayes: Messrs Cadman, Lar nach, Duthie. Noes: Messrs Russell W. R., Green, Oarncross. Mr i>. W. Russell urged the classi fication scheme for the railway service similar to the post and telegraph clas sification scheme. Mr Seddon suggested that a short clause should be put m the Bill giving the Governor-in-Council power to make regulations m this direction. Subsections 3, 4, and 5 of Mr Pin kerton's amendment were then replaced by three subsections proposed by the Premier, providing that those persons m the railway service before the ap pointment of the Commissioners should resume their positions m the civil ser vice, this also applying to any Com missioners who were previously m the civil service. The clause as thus amended was added to the Bill. Consequent upon this amendment, clauses 4 to 15 inclusive were struck out of the Bill. In clause 16, providing for a Board of Appeal for railway servant*, there was considerable discussion as to the chairman. Eventually the proposal providing one Board for the whole colony was lost, and it was agreed that the chairman of either Board should be a Judge of the District Court or a Stipendiar The remainder of the Bill was altered to read m accord with the amendment of Mr Pinkerton, abolish ing the Board of Railway Oommis iioners. Mr J. W. Kelly moved a new clause giving every railway officer and em ployee one week's leave of absence m the year. Sir Robert Stout moved to insert a proviso that nothing m this section shall be deemed to limit any leave of absence granted under the existing regulations. The clause with the proviso was added to the Bill. Mr Pirani mov9d a new clause, giv ing the Minister power to enforce a trial of the Vaile system on the rail ways. The Premier said that as the rail ways were now vested m the Crown there was no necessity for this clause. The clause was rejected. Mr Morrison moved a new clause appointing two managers, one for the North Island and one for the South Island. The Premier explained that if it were necessary to appoint two man agers there was already power under the Bill for this to be done. Mr Morrison accordingly withdrew the clause. Mr Buick moved a new clause divid ing officers of the railway service into three classes—clerical, technical, and manual-—and regulating the appoint ments to the service. The Premier thought that the new clause would prove unworkable and asked that it be withdrawn, and he would make enquiries on the subject. In reply to Mr O'Regan the Premier said that he positively could not allow railway servants on leave of absence to have free passes over the New Zealand railways. Eventually Mr Buick withdrew his new clause. In reply to Mr G. W. Russell the Premier promised to bring down a clause to-morrow containing a scheme for classification of the railway service if he found such a scheme practicable. The Bill was then reported with amendments, which were ordered to be considered next day. SECOND READINGS. The Premier moved the second read ing of the Criminal Code Act Amend ment Bill to raise the age of consent to 16 years, which was agreed to without debate. The Premier moved the second read* ing of the School Attendance Bill, making more stringent provisions for compulsory attendance of children at school. After debate the motion was agreed to on the voices. The House rose at 12.20 p.m.

ROAD BOARD.

RANGITATA. A meeting of the Rangitata Road Board was held on Thursday. Present—Messrs C. J. Harper (chairman), Goodwin, Peter, and Tarbottom; overseer's report. The report of the Overseer was read and considered. TENDERS. A tender was accepted for the formation near Mr Elmslie's. Tenders for stone pick ing on Coskerie's road were too high, and the Clerk was instructed to let the necessary work privately, and to have sundry repairs required m various parts of the district attended to, CORRESPONDENCE. Correspondence was read from the Com missioner of Crown Lands informing the Board that the proposals for the expenditure of thirds on road work, amounting to £4685 11s Bd, have been submitted to the Land Board and approved, and that the receiver of land revenue will pay over the thirds accruing for expenditure m accordance with the approved proposals, also enclosing a detailed statement of a sum of £33 10s paid over to this Bsard, being fourths accrued from small grazing runs, rural sections 33420—1 for expenditure on a road for the benefit of the two runs. Prom the Commissioners of Crown Lands requestiug to be furnished with particulars of work required to improve the road adjacent to the Mayfield village homestead settlement.— Clerk to furnish particulars asked for. From Mr D. J. Hickman asking the Board to consider the charge £5 11b Sd for sustenance of 670 sheep for ten days m the Mayfield pound.—The Clerk to reply, while regretting the heavy charge, the Board had no power to interfere. From Mr H. H. Stephens, asking for the use of reserve 2129. The Chairman had given the required permission subject to the usual conditions. From Mr S. Miller, asking the attention of the Board to a road, running m front of his land.—Clerk to inspect and report at next meeting. From Mr W. G: Gallagher, referring to the stone picking on the road at Mayfield south, and renewing the offer made by him some months ago to do the work.—The Clerk to reply that the Board accepted his ofter. The Clerk reported that a sum of £203 17s 5d had been paid to the Board's account by the receiver of land revenue from accrued thirds. BALANCE SHEET. The balance sheet, duly andited and certified, was received from the Audit office and laid on the table. ACCOUNTS. Accounts amounting to £60 4s 4d were passed for payment and the Board «4« {owned*

THE ASHBUETON GUARDIAJB: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1894.



l_ X EALTB. TEA is more economica ; I. than ordinary ea. It undergoes a process whereby the injurious ingre dients are eliminated, whilst it renders the release of the better properties of the eaf more easy. Henry Zander, Autho rised Agent.



Holloway's Pills.—Teaching of Experi ence. —The united testimony of thousands, extending over forty years, must strongly recommend these pilts as the best purifiers, the mildest aperients, and the surest re sioratives. They never prove delusive, or give merely temporary relief but attack all ailments of the stomach, lungs, heart and bowels m the only safe and legitimate way, by depurating the blood, and so eradicting those impurities which are the source and constituents of almost every disease. Their medicinal efficacy is wonderful m renovating enfeebled constitutions. Their action env braces all that ia desirable m a household medicine. They expel every noxious and effete matter and that the strength ia putured and the energiee stimulated.



DOLLAR CIGARETTES.-3d. No| holders pr photos— Hbhry ZANDEB f I Wholesale agent,



Wanted. j OALE of Warehousemans Stock at] O Mitchell <fc Turner's. Cheap lines m all departments. TIT ANTED Known.-—No more wet W clothes and bronchitis, Yarmouth Oilskin to hand.—Mitchell & Turner ' a/ANTED Known.—All genuine Oil- V* skins. Leggings, Sou-Wester, marked Yarmouth—Mitchell*Turner. ' } fITANTED Known-Before buying W your Hata come and see our Stock. Greatest variety to choose from m Afihburton. All marked very Cheap. — H. C. Seoers, Melford House. GUNS ! Guns ! Guns !~My new^itock ' of Gunsj ust to hand direct from i the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Leaders, Rifles, etc. In spection invited. No old stock to select from at J. W. Hardlby's Sporting Repository BANG ! Bang ; B»ug i 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 J. W. Hardley's, Gun Empo^um. ! WANTED Known.-Just received » 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. Moisom's, the Premier Bootmaker, Town Hall Boot Store, East Street, Ashburton. 5 156 ' ROBERT ALCORN has opened m Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards, Bennett's and the Kaiapoi Sales, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought to Ashburton. Also an assortment of Boots. N~~ OTICE! Notice Sport for all Guns let out on hire or sold on tims payments. Having a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description. Gun fittings m stock. Prices low.—J. W. Hardley, Ironmonger, etc. GOOD NEWS.—Juno Tobacco 5s per lb of seven sticks, Nallrod 4j lOd per lb, Navy Twist 4s lOd per lb, Venus Twist 4s lOd per lb. Large Box Matches (1000) 5d per box, 49 lOd per doz, 250 ditto 2d per box, Is 9d per doz, Plaid Vestas 3£d per doz, 3a 3d per gross.—Fletcherßßro s Christchurch and Ashburton 8 82 f^HEAPEa^Than Ever.—Books and Magaaines, Writing Papers and Envelopes, Pocket Books, Purses, Writ ing Cases, Inkstan<?s, Pictures, Music, Accord eons from 7s 9d, Concertinas, Violins, Banjos, Zither Harps, Photo Frames and Albums, Scrap and Postage Stamp Albums, Indoor Games, Wall Texts and 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. Andrewbs and Co.'s, Cheap Sale. BOOKS.—Circulating Library. Half yearly volumes of Something to Read with Novellettes, cloth 5s ; British Battles, cloth 7a 6d ; Papefceries, 2j 6d ; Photo and Scrap Albums, from Js ; half yearly London Journal, cloth, 4a 6d; fiong Books, with and without music; Band of Hope Reciters and Dialogues ; Dictionarys m great variety, from 9d. Birthday cards, Text cads, Picture books, fc'craps, fancy, plain, and mourning Stationery. '— Bookstall and Shop—J. Maksden. WANTED Known—That owing to tfie buccess of the Sale now being held I up at Saunders' Buildings, opposite Rail way Station, it will be continued lor another twenty-eight day?. I am not advertising a few cheap lines, but the whole of the stock. Don't lose the oppor tunity of securing genuine bargains —A. Lawbie 7 166



Wanted j WANTED KNOWN -That a Meeting j of Temperance People to cmsider tho Government Licanaing Bill will he ; held m the Templar Hal 011 Tuesday, the 18(-h inst., »t 7 30 p m. 9t102 ' ANTED to sell Photographing ' Outfit, complete ; half-plate Camera ; cheap. Apply "QZ." Guar dian Office. / \ALIJFd7ksIAN Society^ Wind-up | Dance will be h«H on tRiDAY. September 28, Orango Hall. 9 99 v\ ANTED-Board and Residence priv.ite family, by married cruale. one child ; or would rent two front 10 mis, I Apply RC.FL, Mail Office. 9 98 SEED Envelopes for Sale ; a cheap line. Apply this office. 9 73 OURKBRED Partridge Cochins as •*• large ss turkeys, youns birds, for Sale. Apply, for address. Mail Office. 9 21 FOR bale—Two Shares m Ashburton Industrial Building Society. Apply Cakson & Co. 9 79 f r\O Let, at a low rental, Bake House m i East Street, paddock and stabling combined, lately m occupation of the Co-Operative Society. Apply to George James. 8 39 A POPULAR Entertainment will be h?ld at the Temperance Hall, Tinwald, on FRIDAY, September 14, m connection with St. Andrew's Sunday School. Distribution of Frizes, Songp, Instrumental Music, Recitations, Choruses etc Daors open at 7 p.m. Admission— Adults, 6d ; children, 3d. 9 100 FOR Sale.—-Cheap, Valuable Building Sites at Hampstead, m blocks to suit purchasers, highly improved. For parti-1 culars apply to the Ashburton Permanent Building and Investment Society, Tancred Street. 8 116 8~ ALE now on—White Calico 2s lid pet dozen, Towels 2s 6d per dozen, Lace, Curtains, from Is lid per pair, ah Arcade House. 0 4 27 I PRIME Christchurch smoked and I Lewis' pale cured Bacon Hams, best Akaroa and local-made Cheeses from sd, at Taylor's, East Street Bakery. 6110 \\J ANTED Known — Men's strong VV Tweed Suits from 16s 6d; shirts from 2s 6d,—Arcade House. 4 24 {"IRUSHED Oats, 31bs over usual weight, 5a sack included. All kinds of produce cheap for cash —-J. Thomas, Havelock street. 7 51 IF you wish your socials and parties to be successful, buy your cake, pastry, etc , at Taylob's, East Street Bakery. Parties supplied on the shortest notice. 6 111 _ TF you want good prima Cheese and ■*• Bacon, try Taylor, East Street Bakery. 6109 VISIT the Sale. Trimmed Millinery going at any price Ladles' TJnder lothing reduced to 20 per cent, below ost.—-Arcade House. 4 64 WANTED Known—The Corner Is showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier. __ \\7 ANTED Known-The Cheapest H « House m town for First-cl&ss Millinery av;d Drapery is H. C. Segers, Melford House. WANTED Known —Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything m the optical me at S. Silek's, Optician WANTED Known—Special line of Genta' Kegatta Shirts, all sites, with or without collars, 2s 6d.—W. H. Collier. TUST Opened, a splendid line of faahion *J 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 9>l. Extra large and heavy 15s 6d and 16 i 6d.~- Robert Alcorn, Baker's Buildings. T ARGE Purchase Embroideries afc -»—' Edwards, Bennett's Sale; over ninety pieces to choose from. Ladies' Trousseaux made on short notice. Orna ments, Fancy Goods, and Dolls' Prams at Mrs Aloorn's new shop, Haveloct Street OWN Make In Ladies" and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, Muslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., at Mrs Alcorn's new shop, Baker's Buildings. I" ADIE3' and Gentlemen's left-off J Clothas bought, sold, or exchanged. —Mrs Knight, Wakanui Road, opposite Templar Hall. 7 102 fTTANTED Known -L W Pants 3a V V lid, Flannel Shirts 3s 9d, Worsted Socks 8d per pair.—Arcade House 425 OQ PR AY is selling Firewood 25s _ * O per cord, delivered. Coal from 63 per quarter. Good heart fencing material very cheap. Opposite Mercantile Store, West Street. NO more Indigestion ; no more ncr vousness from indulging m too much tea drinking, for those who drink \ Health Tea One trial will convince you. Henry Zander, Authorised Agent WANTED Known. — Embroideries from Id a yard, Corsets 3s lid, Ladies' Ulsters from4s lid, Ladies' Glc-ves four pair for Is, Kid Gloves four buttons Is 6d.—Arcade House. 63 j^DWARDS, Bennett's Sale. Grand lot *-^ new and. fashionable Furs and Mantles ; half price. Come and take your pick at Mks AoAMrf rST ANTED Known. — Men a Tweed * * Suitd 153 6d, Men's Tweed Trousers 111, Mv?ns' Strong Flannelletto Shirts 2s 6d, Mans' and Boys' Boots and Shoes greatly reduced.'—Arcade House. 465 EARLY POTATOES. — Beauty of Bath, Early Rose. Snowflake, and other Kidneys—by the sack and m small I lots. Customers may rely on the seed being true to name. —A. W. Randell, \shburton. and Allenton. 8£57 aAKATERK -The Somerset Meat Mart has long held " tha cake "as the best and cheapest shop m town for cash purchasers. The old reputation will be maintained Mutton. 2i per Ib, Saua asjes 4d per Ib. All other lines reduced. For Cash only.— W. J. Silcock. 8 52 WA N PJSD Known—-The whole of the stock co be sacrificed by order of the Purchaser, Arcade House. 4 26 „_ WEEPING Reductions. —Is Books J for W, Ifi $d Books for Is, 2i Books for Is 6J, 2i 6d B.ooks for 2a, and all others at equal ra'e of reduction at L. F. ■ Indrewes and Qo'ti., Cash Sale. $IB < — . fl fXTANTED Knpwn-r-All goods m Show' I* » Room to be slaughtered at any j ' price.-r Arcade S0OBS& i 28



/^ A L L' A N D INSPECT THE NEW Bismarck Sewing \ Machine. THE BEST AND CHEAPEST IN THE WORLD. Hand Machine with Beautiful Cover £5 103. Treadle Machine with Cover, £8 10s. 1 • SPECIAL DISPLAY TO-DAY. j The Machiirs are supplied, on the easiest of all Hire Purchase System, viz , A CASH DEPOSIT OF 10s, ! ANO A WEEKLY PAYMENT OF 2a 6d. I No matter where you live you may obtain a BISMARCK SEWING MACHINE. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, ASHBURTON. AIMX. aSNDRY, Manager TO LET. —Cottage of live rooms ; well situated, near fche Woollen Factory, Alford forest Road. I T. BULLOCK. RAKAI/V Sections.—Offers are invited for any of the following numbers, j viz -26,124, 291, 292, 295, 297. Terms if required. J ! H T, BULLOCK.



To shearers. ■jl/TESsSRS ACLAND, DUDLEY & Co., 142 Oaf hel Street, Corner Manchester Street, Acting aiider instructions from the Pastoralists' Union, are now ENGAGING SHEARERS FOR QUBENSLA I). 50 Shearers Wanted, TERMS— 20* per Hundred, hand 17a per JBundred, machine Shear*™ will l^ave Lyttelron on the 18th September, per Wakatipu. FREE PASSAGES GRANTED FROM LYTTELTON XC SHED. 3 MONTHS WORK GUARANTEED. No disturbance m Queensland. JSarly application neeeswf ry. Full p*rtical-*rQ »<v\ cotnos of agree ment to b« fi^en at the offices of the undersigned. ACLAND, DUDLEY & CO., 142 Cashel Street, Corner of M*nche»tor Street. Oj?—Local Agent, W. BvRKHTT, g 97 Arcade, Aehbu;ton. „! i -* THERE are two qualities of Health Tea, both unsurpassed for streugth, •puri^ aod lovely flwor. Prices, 2s 6d nvA 2m <p«r lb. Ask your grocer for •Her-Jth Tea, and see that you get it Wholes**© at Acer's



Ll as t Set c n Days. "HEFORE Closing I will Clear out any line at or UNDER COST PRICE, AND MANY USEFUL ARTICLES AT LESS THAN HALF-PRICE. — Note Especially— jo Lidies Tweed Jackets, 12s 6d to 21 for 4s lid each Ladies' Trimmed Hats (light and dark) from Is 6d each Ladies' and Children's Ulsters at less than Cost A Few Lines of Prints at 6|d, now going at 4d A LOT OF SUMMER DRESS MATERIALS AT COST PBICE. A Lot of Untrimmed Hats, Good for School, from 2d each FLANNELS, BLANKETS, BROWN HOLLAND, SHIRTINGS, , CURTAINgj QUfLTS, Etc., at Coat or Under. THH IS YOUR LAST OPPORTUNITY!^ SAVING MONEY THIS SEASON S. W.ALCORI EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.



JOHN WILSON, PA.INTEE GLAZIBB & PAPBRBASOBE, Corner oi Arcade and Burnett Street, Ashburton ',ijf NEW SEASON'S WILL PIPERS Just Arrived, BEST ASSORTMENT W TOWN. ESI I MATE OF HOUSE "^DECORATIONS GIVEN FREE. 9 67 —— —



Business 7, i IF YOU WANT ! GOOD VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY GO TO— j G. J. NEILL'S WHERE THEY ARE SELLING AT LE^S THAN COST PRtCE. H\RO !]P.~TH^D UP MUST JEIAVJS MONEY. fJO REASONABLE OFFEa REFUSED FOR ANY ARTICLE IN IV THE SHOP, DRESS GOODS 2io DRESS GOODS 3Jd Double width Dress Tweeds Is lid Heavy Shining Is 6d—Reduaed to 9Ad Reduced to Is . Tfnion Shirting Is 2d—Reduced to 7|d T >WELS 2^d Kid Gloves, four clasps Is 9d Double Bed-twill Sheeting, unbleached Flannelettes, yard wide 7fcd—Reduced and White 9|d to 4^d White and Grey Calico Is lid dcz Dr Warner's Coraline Corsets, 8s 6d All Wool Ulacnel 7|d Reduced to 5s lid CORSETS Is 9d per pair . _^ t^_ MILLINERY AND UNDER-OLOTHING AT YOUR OWN PRICE CLOTHING CLOTHING. Boys' Suits 3s lid Men's Tweed Trousers 6s lid Boya' Suits 4a lid Men's Wotllen Socks 7£d Boys' Caps 6d Men's Tweed Overcoats, with capes Men's Tweed Suits 13* 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, OaPS, etc., AT ANY PRICE. BLANKETS. ~ BLANKETS. IN EVERY CONCEIVABLE MAK«J, COLONIAL AND ENGLISH, AT AKY PRICE-FROM OS 9d 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 B vots, all sizes 5s lid THESE ARE SIMPLY GIVEN AWAY. Men's Bluchers 4^ lid Boys' Nailad Shooters, Strong, 53 6d Men's Nailed Shooters 7s lid and 5a 9d Man's Heavy Watertights, pegged, Ladies' French Snoes 11s 9d—Reduced 15a 6d—Reduced to Us 6d . to 83 6d CHILDREN'S TAN SHOES AND SLIPPERS AT YOUR OWN PRICE G J, JN E TI L L'S, FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER, EAST .STREET, ASHBURTON Cash. We Want CASH.