BIRTH.

Ferguson.—On February 9, at Lark beare, Winter's Road, the wife of William Ferguson, of a daughter.

Ashburton Guardian MAGNA EST VERITAS ET PRÆVALEBIT. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1894. CONCILIATION COURTS.

In a previous article on the subject of Conciliation Courts we explained to tho best of our ability within the limits of a newspaper article the working of the Conciliation Courts in Queensland. These Courts, it will be remembered, *re not Courts for the settlement of trade disputes between workmen and their employers, only called into action to prevent the necessity of having re course to a stnke or a lockout, either of which is always followed by much loss and suffering to the workmen and their dependents, as well as serious in jury to the trade involved, and incon venience to the public who use the com modity produced. These are Courts specially constituted for dealing with trade questions, but the Conciliation Courts we wrote of were instituted for the purpose of giving disputants in ordinary everday social life an opportunity of appearing before two or more sensible men, and having their dispute, its cause and consequences, reasoned out in a sensible manner. It was calculated that the establishment of these Courts, which would touch all the disputes arising in social life, and that only too frequently find their way to the Magistrate's Court for settle ment, would afford an opportunity to the parties, under good advice given by the justices, to exercise a little for bearance towards each other, give and take a little, and so settle matters without reference to the law at all, without any lawyer's bill to pay, and with only a nominal fee by way of Court expenses. We expressed a hope that similar Courts would be established here, and though as yet we have noted no indication in this colony of a movement in the direction of having such Courts established, it is pleasing to note that the commercial men of Melbourne, realising the great saving in time, expense, and mental wear and tear, as well as the avoidance of the publicity which a law case in Court involves, have taken the initiatory steps for the formation of these volun tary Courts of Arbitration. The men of "marvellous Melbourne" have at last discovered, from seeing thfi work ing of these Courts elsewhere, that ever since the establishment of the colony they have been paying a terribly severe tax—a tax on temper, as one writer calls it—for the settlement of their disputes, Though perhaps the

amount in dispute is small, before two parties have fought out the matter in Court, they have found that it would have been far cheaper for either to have paid or surrendered the amount than to have fought the question, and so, with Court coats, witnesses' ex penses, and lawyers' fees, have to part with a very considerable amount of money, the payment of which benefits 'neither party. These Courts have ! been very successful at Home, and it seems to us that the establishment of the Courts of Common Sense here is only a question of time, and not a long time either.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tenders for the steamer Stella not reach ing the reserve of £2000, Government have decided to retain her. Miss Walker, cf Yaralla, Sydney, has forwarded a donation of £100 for the Bluff, Sailors' Rest. A Tasmanian named Thomas Neweli was bitten on the finger by a whip snake." He immediately cut off his finger; H.M.S. Lizard leaves Wellington in a day or two for the Antipodes and will search the island to see if there are any castaways. Mr D. Thomas will sell on account of Mr T. Tucker, Tancred street, on Friday next, a quantity of household furniture and sun dries. All this stock is nearly new. The Governor and Counteas of Glasgow visited the Lincoln Agricultural College yesterday, and expressed themselves pleased to say the institution was a credit to the colony. Two constables arrived from Sydney yes terday, to take Purcell and Shevrill, Sydney larrikins arrested in Christchurch for asoault ing a constable in Sydney on New Year's Day. South Australia is going to try to settle the unemployed on the land. The unemployed register is filling up alarm ingly. At their last meeting the Mosgiel School Committee took the somewhat unusual course of declining to nominate any candi date for the vacancies in the Otago Educa tion Board. A proposal has been made to the Trea surer by the Tasmanian Council of Agri culture to appoint an expert to supervise the sale and disposal of Tasmanian products in England. At a recent meeting of the Tasmanian Council of Agriculture Mr G. E. Piesse strongly advocated the passage of a measure through the legislature rendering sheep dipping compulsory. The Government have given notification to the various registrars of electors that the supplementary rolls are to be prepared in readiness for the licensing elections which take place in March next. The ground for the Rifle Association's meeting at Hillsborough is nearly ready. A trench is finished and targets made, Ihe new Bisley system of marking is to be adopted. Captain Sommetville is expected here on February 19. The journey fiom Naseby to Dunedin was recently undertaken on foot by a young lady in company with a nephew. The distance from Kyeburn to Dunedin was accom plish in three days —an average of 28 miles a day. Preaching at St. Kilda recently, Canon Pefctersaid: "I have been preaching more yfiara than I'll tell you and Ihave never found the way to keep politics out of the pulpit, and I have given over trying, because I be. lieve it is nonsense to try." The total cost of St. David's Cathedral, HobarN as it now stands is somewhere about £18,000, which includes £8000 for the Nixon Chapel. The charch will hold comfortably 1400 or 1500 persons, which is only a little above the ordinary attendance at the Cathed. ralat present. In Tasmania, in 1892, there were 1,622,388 sheep in the island, 1,000,000 of which were not dipped. If dipped, it is estimated the increase value of the clean fleece, taken, say, at sixpence per fleece, would mean annually £25,000 extra to the colony, making the export so much more. Downes, of Dunedin, being unable to play in the New South Wales match, Mr Ollivier has picked Palmer of the United Canterbury Club. Mr It. J. S. Harman has presented the Cricket Association with a New Zealand flag which will be hoisted for the first time at the match. Mr William Bradshaw, Tinwald, writes to us advocating the teaching of the Bible in Schoolß. His letter is too long for one thing, and for another enters upon ground we do not discuss in our columns. But he closes with a protest against the text book and objects to it for three reasons--(l) If there is more in it than in the Scriptures, there is too much ; (2) if less, too little; (3) if it is just the same as the Bible it is not needed, . as we have that already. Now that the season for turnip feeding is approaching the attention of farmers and others ia directed to Messrs Miles and Com pany's special advertisement respecting sheep netting. This firm has imported a consignment of netting which they have for disposal at exceptionally cheap rates. Those who have not yet made use of this means of dividiag their feed, have now an oppor tunity to procure it at a reasonable figure. There is no doubt this is the best article procurable, and the most convenient for all purposes of separating pasture lands and turnip fields into the required areas for feeding off. In the letter of the Minister for Agricul ture re the allowance by the Government of the travelling expenses of delegates to the Agricultural Conference, read at Thursday's meeting of the Committee of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association, there was a peculiar proviso. The Minister wrote informing the Association that the amount would be granted provided no politics were discussed at the meeting of the Conference. One of the members asked whether the dis cussion of the Bill for Removal of Noxious Weeds would be considered discussing politics. "No," smartly retorted another member, " but the discussion of a Bill to remove noxious Ministers would be." The old question of Hamlet's sanity or madness ia raised once more in a curious work by a French doctor, M. Levia Charnel, whose view, if we mistake not, is a novel one. Dr Charnel'a book is entitled " The Simulation of Madness by the Insane," and he is of opinion that Shakespeare intended to represent Hamlet as a man with a dis eased brain, who adds to what may be called his unconscious eccentricitiea.others of which he is well aware, and which are designed to give'the impression that he ia mad. Cases of this kind have been observed, says the writer, in our modern asylums and prisons, so that it is sometimes impossible to say whether a man is wholly shamming or not. In former times, Dr Charnel declares the li^en who saw most clearly the characteristic of madness were not the doctors but two authors of genius, Shakespeare and 'the author^ of

A Dublin doctor, who weighs twenty-seven stone, rides a bicycle to keep down his weight. The bicycle, at all events, will have little chance of rising. A few days ago a woman disappeared from a country township in Victoria. At the inhabitants and police searched the dis_ trict and a creek without result. Then blacfc ; trackers were got and one of them picked up ] the women's tracks in a few minutes ran to the water's edge, arid brushing away the dead gum leaves,|which where strewn along the bank, said «' Women go in here." He pro ceeded down the creek a few yards, and pointing with his finger, said "There woman," and there she was. The creek had been dragged before that. At the Chicago Exhibition there was a hay-loader shown which picked up hay from a swathe eight feet wide, reduced the width to four feet in transit on to the load, de livered it in good forkfuls as fast as two men could take and arrange it, saved all labor in lifting the hay, and loaded up twice aa quickly as it could be done by hand. The loader is hitched on behind the waggon, and directly the hoise3 start on the hay field, the loading comes in as fast as the men can stow it. A new pattern of mower was shown, which leaves the hay in a long swathe instead of across, and teds the hay without the aid of forks. ] A gentleman in New South Wales writes to a newspaper as follows:—" I have in my possession a most uncommon bird, viz., a talking canary. 1 have had it for about seven years, i.l obtained it from a gentleman, who advertised for a Spanish rooster in ex change for a canary, when quite young. I have always placed it near a small parrot we call ' Joey,' who talks a good deal. Well, the canary has picked up all Joey'H talk. 'Pretty Joey,' 'Dear, dear,' 'Joey's a pretty boy,' ' Pretty dear.' It imitates the parrot so exactly that it is often impossible to distinguish them. It has surprised a good number of the residents i» Lower Randwick, where we live." At the meeting of the Committee of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Asso ciation on Thursday, Mr S. Garforth brought under the notice of the members a new development in the direction of noxious weeds. This was the skin of a Bheep, from which the wool had been removed at Belfast, which was full of the seeds of the wild barley. These had penetrated through the wool and the pelt, rendering the latter com mercially valueless. So thick were they that one of the members, who is facetiously inclined, believed it to be a porous plaster. The appearance of the skin |was that of a carraway cake Jpretty full of carraways, and the sharp points of the geeds had gone right through the skin itself. As the weed is most abundant in everj part of Canter bury, it is important that vigorous steps should be taken to eradicate it. The matter was referred to a Sub-committee, consisting of the President, Vice-Presidenta Sir John Hall, Hon E. Gray, Messrs Deans, Overton, Henderson, and Garforth, to report.

SPORTING

OJ.C. AUTUMN MEETING.

Dunedin, February 9. Lady Zetland has bean scratched for the Publican's Handicap.

CRICKET

J?RR PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Duneiun, February 10. It has been raining heavily all the morning and a postponement till two was agreed upon but there is little prospect of the game starting to-day. The New Scuth Welshmen will remain here on Monday and Tuesday, leading probably co the abandonment of the Oamaru match. They return by the Wakatipu leaving Lyttelton on the 21st, so that no North Island match will be possible.

LONELINESS

Thare is nothing sadder than that a man shall live until seventy years and ten more, and then be unable to keep away from the grindstone. Poor old man !he must be carried to his work every morn ing at 8 o'clock, or he will go mad. He has read so little, thought so litcle. laid up so little in his mind, that if he be not taken to the ecene of his daily employment he will not know where he is, he will be a prey to solitude ; he has no thought to cheer him, no music in his soul, nothing to sing to him, no heart brood that will come to him and say, " loneliness to the wise is impossible." I do not call that working. Some of you, I fear, are working in that way. There are some (Treat men in London that could not do without the warehouse. It is essential to them that they should be there. Some of them hardly know their own warehouse from another man's; memory is giving way, the power of indentification is becoming Wunted ; but still to be in the neighbourhood is to be as near heaven as they will ever get.— Rev. Joseph Parker.

Distress and Politics.

A New Zealander in Sydney writes to the " Otago Daily Times " :—Not within ordinary memory at any time in Sydney has there been so much real distress, and co many sturdy beggars. The regulations for the control of mendicancy and vagrancy are harsh ; while there is no public provision for the relief of distress, There is neither poorhouse nor bene volent institution, while the only way to get rid of an importunate beggar is to hand him over to the police. It is con sequently highly probable that by so doing the complainant becomes the first instrument in converting a man, who may be unavoidably mendicant, into a criminal. This condition of things ia freely referred to in all the public speeches of the hour, and is customarily charged upon the Government. But the Government is no more responsible for this condition of the people than they are for the last epidemic. Naturally a very considerable majority are led to think, or desire to think, that their present distress is due to someone whom they can reach with a stick. You cannot flog the unseen subtle course of opinion that brings about distrust, de pression, and distress, but you can kick out a Ministry. Hereditary "animism leads a child to bang about something if he is hurt. So the grown children of lower political life feel in these pinching times a strong desire to infi ot damage on some thing or somebody. On top of this feel ing there is evidently in New South Wales a desire to clip the wings of party Government which is denounced as the Government of force, fraud and failure. The continual struggle among needy men for handsome salaries is accredited with being the curse of party. Nothing is commoner than to hear it imputed to the leaders of fche Opposition that there are 1500 or 2000 reasons, as the case maybe, for their opinions ; while the imputation, so far from being indignantly denied, is scarcely, if ever, noticed. The rank and file naturally talk at each other in the same strain. On the whole the impres sion is that in their excitement and disappointment the New South Wales people are in a highly irritated condition. The evidences of disorganised feeling are on every side obvious.

The School of Agriculture.

After being disappointed last week by «he wet weather his Excellency the Governor and Lady Glasgow paid their visit to the School of Agriculture at Lincoln on Uriday, and were the guests of the Board of Gover nors of Canterbury College. The Clerk of the Weather was again, however, on his worst behaviour, and after tempting the visitors with promises of a pleasant; day to make a journey, he turned on the rain when they were within a mile of their destination and upset nearly all the arrangements. To inspect the farm under the conditions was ! out of the question, and after a look round the buildings and partaking of luncheon the party returned to town.

Estate Sales at Home.

Puddington Hall and the extensive estate, comprising upwards of 2000 acres, the property of the late Sir J. S. Emagton, situate in Cheshire, was lately submitted to the hammer. The property was divided into Hinty-two lots. Puddington Hall, together with 177 acres of land, was offered in one lot. The biddings commenced at £4000, and advanced to £9500, but as that did not reach the reserve it was withdrawn. A family residence on the estate, known as Denhall, together with fourteen acres of land, realised £1950. Some remarkabb prices were then bid for small farms. A farm at Uewton-cum-Larton, West Kirby, extend ing to 62 acres, was started at £1200, and after a spirited bidding was knocked down at £3400, or £55 an acre; 25 acres of land i in the same pariah were sold for £1020 j 23 acres at Newton fetched £950; and ten I acres of land at Puddington £700. In Scotland, tha estates of Glenlee and iorest, in the parishes of Kells and Dairy, rathe Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, have been purchased by Mr John Henderson, Dum fries, on behalf of Mr Prince Smith, Keighley, Yorks, at a prije approaching £50,300. The estates extend in all to over 15 000 acres. The present proprietor is Mr George Maxwell. Sir X, J. Matheson, Bart., pt Lockalsh and Ardrero, has just sold by private bargain a large tract of his landed property in Easter Ross to Mr 'Urquhart, a retired practical engineer, presently residing in Invergordon, for a sum of £10,000-equal to twenty-six years purchase. The lands, which are situated in the fertile plains of Easter Ross, on the Oromarty Firth, include the well-known farm of Delny and other similarly large holdings, giving a gross annual rental of £450.

New Zealand Apples.

Colonel Sir James Johnstons, who is on a visit to the colony from England, accompanied the members of the Board of Governors of th« Canterbury College to the School of Agriculture on Friday. He was shown over the orchard by the acting director, Mr Gray, and was struck with the remarkable size of some of the apples on the trees. There is a very gobd crop this year, a number of the trees being literally loaded. Colonel Johnstone made a collection of some of the finest fruib, and he intends taking it home with him, so as to show his friends what the colony will produce. He leaves for England by the Ruahine, which sails from Wellington next week.

The Last of the Kearsage

New Yoek, February 8. The warship Kearsage, which sank the Confederate steamer Alabama dur ing the civil war in America in 1864, foundered in. the Carribean Sea. All on board were saved.

CABLE NEWS

The German warship Falke is bound to Samoa. The Khedive has appointed Maher Pasha, late Undersecretary for War, Governor of the Suez Canal. The London and North-Western District Bank nas suspended payment. The Admiralty has given instruc tions for the immediate building of a number of torpedo destroyers at the Newcastle Yards. Captain Baker has been appointed to the command of H.M.S. Katoomba, and Captain Graham to the command of H.M.S. Wallaroo. Mr Joseph Chamberlain advocates j the formation of a National party to; maintain the integrity of the Empire, and to include in its ranks men of all shades of opinion. « Le Temps " says that in revenge for the occupation of Timbuctoo the I Arabs massacred the entire French force. Relations between the Czar and the Pope are strained in consequence of the persecution of Russian Catholics. The United States Senate has adopted the Federal Election Bill which is intended as a safeguard against corruption. The Democrats and Finance Com mittee of the Senate propose to reduce the free list, and to retain the duty on coal and iron. The House of Assembly in Nova Scotia has addressed a petition to the Queen asking for power to abolish the Legislative Council. The French Government has given orders for the construction of nineteen new torpedo boats of modern type. The work is to be taken in hand immediately. The Calcutta correspondent of " The Times" says the feeling in financial circles in Calcutta is something ap proaching panic, and the Bank of Bengal has raised the discount rate to 9 per cent. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Kemp, late Secretary to the Treasury Tender Board, Melbourne on a charge of embezzlement. The amount involved is believed to be about £10,000. Judgment has been entered for Mr Speight for £100 and costs ia accord ance with the verdict of the jury in the libel action against the Melbourne " Age," but the money is to remain in Court until the other issues on which the jury disagreed are decided. Rosebery, replying to the representations made by Mr Robert Held, of Victoria, said that personally he was in favor of a Pacific cable, but he was still considering the question of differential duties. He was willing to assist Mr Reid in the csiuage ques tion, and would also gitre what assist ance he could in his other missions.

THE S.S. GOTHIC.

Wellington, February 9. The White St»r liner Gothic, 7730 tons. Captain Jennings, which is under charter to tha Shaw Saville Company, arrived late this afternoon from London, via the Cape and Hobart, and was berthed along side the Queen's Wharf shortly after S o'clock. The Gothic ia the largest vessel that has yet been in New Zealand waters, and her arrival was watch d with con siderable interest by crowds of people who lined the wharves, and to whom she wm an object of graat admiration, Her purser reports that the Gothic left Ply mouth on December 30, but waa unable to communicate with the shore at Tenenfte owing to bad weather. The C*pe waa reached on January 18, and Hobart on February 4, The vessel ran into a thick fog when nearing the coasfc of New Zealand, which delayed her some hours. Her best day's run during tne voyage was 370 miles. She landed 60 passengers at the Cape, 35 at Hobarfc, and brings 90 for New Zealand, Her cargo for all ports in New Zeahnd consists of 4000 tons. She carries a full compiet ment of 136 handa, and has a small job printing office on board, where the menus and programmes of concerts, ballsj etc, held «n board are printed. Mr W. 8. Graves, one ot the chief owners of the White Star line, accompanied by his wile, is making a round trip in the vessel for the benefit of his health. General Sir Mark Walker, T.C., X.0.8,, and Lady Walker, are among her pas sengers from the Caps, and Bishop Julius, of Christchurch, same from Hobart* Rev W. C. Brown, of Brisbane, a well known temperance advocate, is a pas senger from Home. In her cool cham bers the vessel brought a shipment of parasites to order of the New Zealand Government for the destruction of the Hessian fly.. The Gothic will be thrown open for inspection to*morrow and Sun* day, and a charge made for admission, the proceeds to go to some local charity. Before her departure from London she wa9 thrown open to the public on Decem* ber 23, and a charge of Is was levied for admission in aid of the xunds of the i Dreadnought Seamen's hospital. The [jpurser's report states that "the whole affair was a colossal success, and never before had suoh a number of visitors been seen on any vesjsel in the port of London. As a resale of the day's proceedings the hospital benefited to the extent of £4000. The Gothic is magnificently fitted up, and het arrival has been a source of considerable excitement to-day in ship* : ping and commercial circles.

ROAD BOARDS.

MOUNT SOMERS.

The usual monthly meeting of . the Mount Somers Road Board was held last Monday. Present—Messrs Peaehe (chair man), Hood, Harrison, ani MeCormick, oyerseek's report. The Overseer's report was read and, considered. Gorge Road.—The Overseer vfa* in* struoted to arrange to have this road re paired near the lime kilns, also to get stone breaking done on the Wool Shed Flat, and to inspect the road to the Lake stations and report at the next meeting. Flood Water Channel at Mount Somen- Wool Works* —The Overseer was in structed to arrange for this channel to be extended, provided Messrs Johnston and | Go. would contribute towards the work. McFarlane's Road—The Overseer re ported that a small drain was wanted on this road. As the drain would benefit Mr McFarlane, it was decided to ask him to contribute towards the work. The Overseer reported that he had given Mr McNeill permission to take a small quantity of water over the road near hia place.—Approved of. OUTSTANDING RATES. The collector was instructed fc> adver-, fcise that the rates must be paid before February 26,1894 ■, after that date to sue for any outstanding. ACCOUNTS. Accounts amounting to £5418s 4d were pissed for payment and the Board ad journed. ,

COMMERCIAL.

ASHBUKTOH MARKETS.

Messrs Frledlander Bros, report [on the lire stock market for the week ending February 9 as follows:—There was only a limited entry of about 2000 sheep at the Tinwald Yards on Tuesday last, in cluding the fat pens, which contained crossbred ewes, realising from 9s 3d to 11s for the best, and inferior 7s, the latter price beiog obtained also for fat merino ewes A pen of first class crossbred wethers sold at 15s. Two small pen* of crossbred store lambs made from 7s 4d to 8s 2d, two-tooth halfbreda from 10s 7d to lls lid, and four-tooth wethers 12s lid. A line of merino wethers in very poor condition sold at Is 6d, There were very few sheep (falling for special notice yarded, and although the attendance waa small on account of harvesting being in full swing, those present operated freely, and good sound crossbred sheep are, eagerly looked after. We expect that as soon as harvest operations are concluded there will be a decided demand and conse quent increase in values of young sheep. In cattle there was only a medium entry of fat and a few springers sent forward, and prices were About on a level with previous sales. We sold 5 heifers at £6, fac cows at £6 17s, springers at £612s 6d, steers £5 10s, and a small heifer at £5, On Thursday laßt we held a clearance sale on account of Mr Mark Scott who is leaving for Rangiora. The attendance was large and we effected a clearance of the whole of the household furniture and effects, (piano excepted) at fair 7alues.

The Wanderer's Return

The crimson glory of the dying sun was lighting up the mountain peak; the lowering of the kine was heard across the meadow, the tinkle, tinkle of many bells, and the occasional crack of the horseman's whip, told the return of the cattle, and the usher ing in of the closing scenes of the day. At the portico of the homestead sat an old man with white flowing beard and silvery hato A glance was sufficient to reveal that bis life had been one of many changes and much sorrow. Great lines were written upon his. brow, and his skin was tanned and weather* beaten. By his side stood a man of thirty years, with head erect and stately gait. The old man's face frequently lit up with joy as his son talked of wondrous scenes he had witnessed in many parts of the world. Iti was a story oft told. Many years ago Tom left the old home in the hope of getting deliverance from wasting disease that was eating out his life. His days were joyless and his nights hours of distress. It seemed that fate had ordained him to a career of suffering and a life of constant pain. Neither doctors nor drugd alleviated him or brought sunshine into his heart. Gradually he sunk until he became a mere skeleton of hit former self. When all hope had apparently fled he heard of Warner's Safe Cure and its wonderful results. Out of sheer desperation he tried one bottle and was overjoyed to find a slight improvement. He persistently used it for months until his strength returned, aud his emaciated frame became what it had been years ago, strong and robust. Itsteadj of life being a burden, he now finds it a de* light. Warner's Safe Cure has proved _to him, as to thousands more, the elixir of life. The father and son have unbounded faith in, it, for it has torn away the shadow of death, that rested upon the home, and filled it with hope and cheer. Wasting diseases, loss o£ nervous power, weakness and general de* bility are speedily and permanently healed. Old complaints connected with liver, kidneys and stomach, as well as disease of the bladder; and retention of the urine, are invariably cured by Warner's Safe Cure fwthfall| supplied

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Wanted O*~ OMPORTABLE Home for Single Gentleman.—Mrs Thomas Totty, Hussle House, Wakanui Road. 2 75 BAPTIST "Church. — Rev A. Ager. Morning, 11; evening, 6.30 ; and Oddfellows' Hall, afternoon, 3 o'clock. 2 70 RKV J. COCKER commences To morrow Night in Primitive Church a series of sermons on Life of David, 2 73 WESLEYAN Church, Baring Square. Preachers to-morrow—ll, Rev C. Abernethy ; 6 30, Rev S. La wry. Subject —The supreme claim of the Gospel, what it can do. 2 74 { i O LET.—Bed or Sitting-roem in I private house.—Apply Mail Office. 10 LET, small four-roomed Cottage close to Hampstead School. Apply Mrs Crosbie's Store, Hampstead. 2§62 " TO Let—That House at present cccv pied by Dr Hunter, Tancred street. Apply A. Obr. 2 56 WANTED, a Boy about 14 years for House and Garden. Apply to Henry Zandbk. 2 46 WANTED, Scrap Lead in any quantity for cash. — Lanbelis and Preston, Burnett street, Ashburton. 2 61 ~YSTERS and Fresh Fish of all sorts arrive evening per express at Deep Sea Fibbing Co.'s Shop, Burnett street, Ashburton. 2 62



WANTED Known.—Melford House f cheapest shsp in town, extra! value in presents now being gi7en to J each purchaser till further notice. —H. 0. • Segers. f /""IHOIOE Ornaments, Folding Screens, \J Own make in ladies' and children's ' underclothing, Aprons and _ Pinaforeß. Mrs Alcorn, Saunders 1 Building. DRINK HEALTH TEA. It is the Best, the Purest, the most Invigo rating Tea.— Henry Zander, Wholesaiß Agent. 2 35 -: TIME •• TUST landed direct from the Manu facturers a large stock of 0 C 0 L L L 0 0 0 COG X X X S) Sj D. Eight-day Strike Kitchen and Dining Room Clocks, also Marble and Fancy Clocks in Great Variety, at very Low Prices. SAVE 20 PER CENT & BUY FROM 8. Salbk, WATCHMAKER, MANUFACTURING JEWELLER, AND OCULISTS' OPTICIAN. Sole Agent for Lazarus' Spectacles am) Patented System of Sight Testing.



FOUND between Tinwald and Ash burton, swag. Owner can have same by paying advertisement. J. F. Clarke, Hampstead. 2t581 &OOD Sheaf and Straw Ohaff; very cheap for cash. Also, all kinds of Mill and Farm Produce.—J. Thomas, Havelook streets 2 2 PIANOS, Pianos, Organs, Organs, from 20s per month. Cycles, Cycles, cash or terms. Extras.—H. M. Jokes. g 'COMMENCE the New Year by smok KJ ing "Stars and Stripes." Whole sale at Zander's. 2 38 ANTED linown — Our Cheap Slippers ate selling in dozens. Children's from Is, women's Is 9d. Buy one pair and you will buy raore.— Mitchell and Turner A SK your grocer for Health Tea, and' J\ when once you try it you will be satisfied with no other.— Henry Zander, Wholesale Agent. 2 43 417 ANTED Known.—To Harvesters W —Dungaree Jackets and Overalls, ( Harvest Hats and Shirts and Suits of ail kinds, at prices to meet the times.— Mitchell & Turner. ___ __ WANTED Known.—No reasonable offer will be refused *or the balance of our Summer Dresses, Milli nery, and Mantles. —Mitchell and Turner. £F yot want fiisb-class fruit go to Adams' for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc,



WANTED Known—" The Corner " is showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W. H. Collier. \T y ANTED Known.—To make room | VY for Spring Boots I will give ten per cent for cash. Repairs done at once cheaper than ever to stay bad times over atJ. Moison, Premier Bootmaker. 8 18 WANTKD all and sundry to know that Hakdley is still to the front with all elapses of Tinware. Repairs promptly executed. Spcuting and Ridging made and fixed at unheard of rates. \\; LISTED Known.— Extra value in W presents now being given away for Christmas and New Year. Cheapest House in Town.—H C. Seqbbb, Melford H ouse. __^ SOMERSET Meat Mart. The oldest the largest, the best, and fche cheap est Small Moods a specialty. Full weights guaranteed , A trial solijitcd. —W, J. SILOOOK. MRS ALCORN has on sale for the Holidays vaiied assortment of Toys, Dolls, Prams, Fancy Goois and Christmas Presents. Saunders' Buildings WANTED, Everybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. H. Zander, Sole Agent. 11 181 DON'T wash yourself. Titan Soap does the Work. No rubbing. No machines. H 182



cbiHaT which brings most light and -*- hop© to poorest homea is Titan Soap. _ __ _ 11J83 ANTED Known—That A. J. Walkbr repairs Bicycles, Sewing ■laohines, Lawn Mowers, Medical Coils, ■ and all descriptions of light machinery. ON'T Forget to send your Bicycles along to the Old Kindergarten to oe repaired, at moderate rates. MEDICAL Coils made and repaired on the shortest notice at easy prices at A. J. Walkbk's, Old Kinder garten. _ ZJSTJSDTair Farmers to' reduce j Hardlby's Large Stock of this Season's Oil, which he is selling at his usual ridiculous low price by the Gallon : or Oase. ""T~~HAPPY New Year to all, but es /A. pecially to the great and ever in creasing number who drink the wonderful Health Tea.— H»nry Zander, Wholesale Agent. U± QUITS to measure, during the sale, 49s O 55a, 60s, 70s, and 755. Fit and workmanship guaranteed.—R. Alcorn, Saundwrs' Building^ W"~~ ANTED Known -W. H. Collier's noted four-clasp Kid Gloves, 2s 6d, have just arrived in all sizes. •"CTTXNTED Known.—Half as much W again in presents given to each purchaser during Christmas and New Year. H. C. Segeks, Melford House.



iITA IS TED Known—Spectacles, eye \V protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical line at S, Salbk's, Optician. aInTED, th<? Public to know that Tanks ar« giving univer sal satisfaction. Testimonials if required., Fow is the time for Baths and Tanks, from 30d upwards __._ ' r'JoHN MARSDKN, ot the Rail way Book Stall, will open a Book and Stationer's Shap two doors below Mitchell and Turner's, on SATURDAY, ]oi-h of February. Books and Stationery at the lowest possible prices. Books clean, complete, and in good order will bo token in exchange. Circulating library. _£_47 ■XTALENTtNES, Valentines. Boxed, i Love cards, Booklets, and Comic. Fire Screens, Pictures, Glass Ornaments, Christmas Cards, Cricket and Lawn Tennis Material, Photo Albrms and Frames, and hundreds of other articles are to be sold a*" a great sacrifice for Cash during this month only, at L. JJ. I A3PBBWEB & Co. Sfcationeee Hall.



I NEW ZEALAND CJLOTMM& Factory. THE "BISMABCK," HIGH-ARM SEWING MACHINES, have all the latest improvements. A First-class Machine at a moderate price, IT IS SIMPLE, DURABLE, 4 LIGHT RUNNING, NOISELESS. OUR Mr B. Hallenstein, while in Germany, seeing the great success of the New " Bismarck " Sewing Machine succeeded in obtaining for our firm the sole proprietorship for New Zealand. HAND MACHINE, With beautiful polished cover and all ac« cessories £5 10s. FAMILY MACHINE, With new and handsomely designed stand £8 10s. HAND & TREADLE COMBINED, Highly finished Table and Cover £9 10s. Any of those machines can be had on the time payment syatem 2s 6d per week. Our Agent will have the pleasure of calling on you at an early date. NEW ZEALAND CLOTIIINGIFACTORY 'HALLENSTEIN BROS.. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager



SMOKE Star and Stripes 5 12 in a Packet. —H. Zasder, Wholesale Ageut, 337



Holloway's Ointment and Pills.—Old Wounds, Sores, and Ulcers.—Daily experi ence confirms the fact which has triumphed over all opposition for more than fifty years, viz., that no means are known equal to Holloway's remedies for curing bad legs, bad breasts, sores, wounds, diseases of the skin, erysipelas, abscesses, scalds, and, in truth, all maladies where the skin is broken. To cure these infirmities quickly is of primary ' importance, as compulsory confinement in doors weakens the general health. The ready means of cure are found in Holloway's Ointment aud Pills, which heal the sores and expel their cause. In tbe very worst cases the ointment has succeeded in effecting a perfect cure after every other means^had failed in giving adequate relief. -^•&Q& TiiO different qualities of Health Tea, i J3I therp is only one quality, and that is " The Best, '—Henry Zander, Whole sale Agent 2 &Q