Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1894. THE SESSION.

Government has given the House of Representatives plenty to do this ses sion. The Budget proposals m them selves would afford plenty of work, and, with the policy measures, were quite sufficient for Parliament to get through man ordinary session. But to those have been added a host of measures the passing of which, or even fair consideration, is quite impossible if the session is to close before the chimes of Christmas ring down the orators. Fifty speeches were made on the Budget proposals, by fifty different members, and it is some satisfaction to know that m a House of seventy there were twenty men who realised that if speech was silvern on these much de bated, much lauded, and much con demned proposals, silence was indeed golden. Had the twenty silent friends of the country elected to exercise their undoubted right to stuff Hansard with another hundred or so pages of solid but dreary reading—solid, m the printer's sense, we mean—we would have been a week or ten days farther off the close than we are now. But although these twenty men forbore to speak, and thus showed an excellent example to many of the wind bags who added only wind and words to the de batp, nearly every one of those who did speak was kind enough to inform the country that their speeches as yet had only dealt with principles. When the details came up for consideration they would give their opinions and ex press their wishes at greater length. The time limit will cut most of those orators down, but they are mostly men who, whether they have anything to say or not, must speak or burst. And speak they 1 will on each policy measure before the House The Labor Bills are being clamored for by the unionists, who have the satisfaction of knowing that the Con ciliation Bill has gone through all its stages, and that the Factories Bill is now m the Council. Then there is the Native Land Purchase Bill, on which those who are best able to speak will have little to say, but that little will be practical and valuable. Those who know the subject least will speak the most, comsume the most time, and throw the least light upon the debate. And we have a Kail way Bill too. which has matter m it over which not a few gladiatorial exhibitions will be made. In tbis Bill there is enough matter to keep the rain of words falling for a time equal to that during which the storm lasted that necessitated Noah building an ark for safety. The Premier will probably be the Noah, the Bill the ark, and the chief com missionership at £1000 the Ararat on which he will rest m safety for a time. He will be lucky indeed if the kindly rainbow— sign of his continuance safely m office—should be handy when he accedes to the position. And then, too, we have the Liquor Bill. This is a bone that will be very much worried indeed } but we have no idea that it will go through this session. The Premier is anxious that the business of the House should proceed at a faster pace than it is now doing, and on Friday night he suggested that sections of members in terested m a particular question should select a limited number of speakers to put their views before the House. He was very severe, too, on the. obstructive tactics of minorities who oppose local Bills, but he cannot, we are afraid, compel members to sacrifice the pleasure they take m hearing them selves speak. Private members' days will probably now be absorbed by Go vernment, and the House will have to sit on Mondays, but with that done, it ■will be impossible to get through the work before the House, and the inevi table slaughter of the innocents must take place. Of course, a larga number of Bills of minor importance will be jettisoned at the last moment, but there are strong indications that the three Bills which will kill most time, and will be passed, if passed they be, m a crude and undigested condition, are the Native Land Purchasing, the Railway, and the Liquor Bills. Yet fchere is do cause at all for haste with either, The Validation Court sitting m the North Island has removed any cause for haste ir regard to the Native Land Bill, as under the operation of that Court, thousands of acres of North Island Native land will soon be available. The Railway Bill can very well keep for another year, under present arrangements, and as existing legislation gives a strong lease of licenses for two years yet, there is not a bit of necessity for pushing on the Liquor Bill, which might very well stand aside till next session. If Go vernment sticks to its Budget pro posals, and can worry them through, with one or two of its Policy Bills, it will have left a well enough defined mark upon the session of 1894, with out attempting to bustle through legis lation that will keep well enough for another year.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Bishop elect of Wellington marries Miaa Williams m October. At Te Korero on Friday naxfc, the Rev. P. R. Munro will deliver his lecture on "Bums, as a Teacher." Friends of members are invited to attend. Mr Earnshaw :—The only difference between a hawker and a commercial tra veller is th*t whereas one wears a muffler round his neck, th<s other has a stand-up collar and half a ton of eide. Mr McL<*chlan interrupted business yes terday m a very determined way to tell the House that there were two hundred traction engines employed m Canterbury, and that the existing law compelled the attendance of four men to each engine. He wished the law amended. The Premier £aid there was another side to the question, and the local bodies should deal with it. Later he promised to legislate on the sub ject.

A special practice of the Wesleyan| Choral Society will be held to-night. Captain Russell : —Work hard, do we 1 Is the work we do co be compared with that of the honest artisan outside 1 Oh no ! The artisans ontside are serious m their work. Ihey have no local Bills. Mr Button, talking about late sittings : —Ij hold that it is distinctly immoral for the House to sec such an example to the country. And the members laughed as they thought of the poor guileless country. The Christian Outloole states that the Otago Chui eh has been paying more m annuities than its funds warranted. The actuary recommends that m future the highest sum paid to ministers shall m no case exceed £75 per annum. Two earthquake shocks were experi enced m Christcharch this morning. The firit, at 4.50, lasted about thirty seconds, but wa» not very severe, The second, at 6.30 waa vary slight. No damage is re ported, A sum representing about £214 (cash and value) has been received by the gentlemen who undertook the canvassing for special prizes m connection with the Wanganui A. and P. annual show. Last year's canvass only resulted m about £96 being collected. The Directors of the Equitable In* surance Company have communicated with the Government m reference to the de bate on the Company's affairs m the Legislative Council, stating that so far from objecting to any inquiry they court it. The Auckland Herakl states that a ter rific thunderstom ragedjat Waipu recently when a valuable three-year-old draught filly was struck dead by lightning. The electric fluid entered the beast's breast, and apparently escaped at one of the fore legs, a little below the shoulders, the flesh presenting the appearance of being burnt up. Mr J ,E. Coker died athisresidence, New Brighton.-last night. Deceased was an old resident, and was formerly proprietor of Coker's Hotel. At one tima he was In business m Wellington, and was wel known throughout the colony. He had an apoplectic seizure on Saturday nighc and never regained consciousness. The Colonial Treasurer informed Mr Pinkerton on Friday that a large merchant firm approached the Government for en. couragement m the growth and manufac ture of tobacco ; but that their proposals were declined, as a loss to the revenue of £80,000 would havß bd9n involved by the concessions asked for. The Treasurer remarked as a singular fact that though there was a duty of 2-» per lb on imported leaf; out of 33.0741 bof leaf used during the year only 3961 b were native grown. The House wrestled a lot on Friday night with the proposal to include com mercial travellers m the Hawkers and Peliars Bill. Mr Bell strongly objected that they were not hawkers and pedlars. ' What are hawkera and pedlars, then V asked Mr Houston. * Well' answered ! Mr Bell, aftec mature deliberation, ' a person who hawks and peddles,' a defini tion which carried conviction at once to the amused House. The Timaru Herald publishes the following paragraph • —* Three farmers who live not a hundred miles from Timara went m company to canvass their district for subsciipions to provide a harmonium for th«ir little church. They bailed Up a young farrrer, and had to use aIJ their persuasive power to get him to subscribe. At last he said " Wel J, look here. Will you give the same amount if I give something ?' The three promptly agreed. They had of course put down their names already for something, but they could stand another half guinea, or even a guiuea, to get as much out of their victim. Oh yes, they would each give the same amount. 'All right, here's my cheque for £5.' The troMen worm had j turned.' In the article on the Domain which ap peared m a recent; issue of our paper, the name of Mr Fooks was given considerable prominence, as indeed it ought to have, seeing that the idea of a garden m the Domain has been long cherished by him, and the Domain itself has been his Inces sant care ever since «he became Borough Engineer—aye, and before that time, too. Mr Fooks, however, m the excess of bis modesty, and like all enthusiasts, would rather himself sink out of sight, and the work he has m hand be brought to the front. He says m a letter to us, "It is the Domain and its improvements that I want people to be interested m; not m yours, etc." So do we all want that, but at the same time we cannot well forget the genial and kindly enthusiast to whose work and care the Domain and the public owe so much. At the Bankruptcy Court m Dunedin, before Mr Justise Con oily, a somewhat unusual application was made by Mr C. Buddie (Messrs Whitaker and Russell). \ The application was made under Section 162 of the Bankruptcy Act, which provides that any person adjudicated a bankrupt m any British Court, and being undis charged, who may be possessed of property m this colony, may be declared a bank rupt m New Zealand also. Mr Buddie applied, on behalf of the Sheriff of Midlothian, Scotland, that William Henry Soper, at one time carpenter on H. M, training ship Caledonian, might be so made bankrupt. The man, said Mi Buddie, has acquired land m the colony and registered it m his name. Mr Campbell, for the defence, put m affidavits to the effect that though the land was m the name of Soper, he was simply a trustee for his housekeeper, whose property ie waa. Both parties were put m the box,'and deposed as to the truth of the affidavits, whereupon his Honor dismissed the application.

PARLIAMENTARY

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wellington, August 28. 1 The Council met at 2.30. LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS BILL. Mr Montgomery moved the second ( reading of the Land for Settlements Bill. i Dr Pollen said that he was rather surprised that the Bill, after the bray ing of trumpets and beating of drums at the late election, had proved not more objectionable than it was. The Government thought that they made a discovery, and that State aid to settle ment was a new thing. This was wrong, for during the last half century succeeding Governmentsand Governors had endeavored to carry out the same system, but had been forestalled by private enterprise, which had m nearly every province settled land without the aid of the State. His experience had been that settlement had been m an inverse ratio to interference by the Government. Earth hunger could easily be appeased, as advertisements m every paper m the colony proved that anyone who wanted land could acquire it on easier terms than those offered by the State through the Bill now before the Council. He feared that the measure would not solve the cry of the unemployed. His opinion was that the colony did not possess citizens who would make good settlers either for themselves or for the colony. Mr Oliver contended that the ques tion of settling the people on the land had not been put before the country at the last election—the issue being that of Prohibition. The question now was one of the breaking of contracts. People had purchased land from the Government who now desired to break the contracts by resuming possession of the land they had sold. The con sequences would be alarm, disquietude, and dismay, on hearing that the Government might at any moment resume possession of the land they had purchased. The success of the ex periment of the Government purchasing the Cheviot Estate had yet to be proved. He predicted that it would prove a failure because after cropping the virgin soil, the experimenters might some fine day be found non est. Sir George Whitmore admitted that this Bill was vastly superior to last year's Bill, but was still insufficient. The area was too limited. If the Government desired to benefit the working classes he would hare pre ferred that the Government had asked for power to borrow at least three times the amount they had asked for under the Bill. He believed, however, with the late Lord Shaftesbury that State-aided farming must prove a failure. Mr Pharazyn opposed the Bill as it struck at the rights and the roots of landed property, any attack on which must not only retard settlement and civilisation, but mnst raise a feeling of insecurity, which must inevitably injure every class of the community. Settlement was not desired by the Government so much as the partition of certain favored localities. The Bill had the tendency of dragging down all classes, rather than of levelling up the masses. The debate was interrupted by the dinner adjournment. The Council resumed at 7.30 p.m. Mr Pharazyn resumed the debate, his contention being that not only the prooertised but the poorer classes must suffer if the Bill passed. Mr Rigg supported the Bill. Mr Stevens hesitated to say whether the country had or had not at the hustings decided m favor of the Bill. At any rate the country had decided before the election that the State should compulsorily resume land re quired for settlement, and therefore it was the duty of the Council to bow to that decision. From experience he could say that after thirty years many settlers owing to being far away from the markets were now worse off than when they commenced. ' The second reading was agreed to on the voices, and the Bill was referred to the Waste Lands Committee. SECOND READINGS. The Factories Bill and Wellington City Drainage Bill were read a second time without much discussion. TIMAEU HARBOR RATING BILL. The Timaru Harbor District Bating Bill passed through Committee without amendment, but Mr McGregor gave notice of two new clauses, and progress on the measure was consequently re ported till next day. At 10 p.m. the Council adjourned till next day.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House met at 2.30 p.m. SHOPS AND SHOP ASSISTANTS BILL. It the debate m Committee on the Shops and Shop Assistants Bill, on Friday night/ the report stated that Mr Reeves, after asking the Committee to reject the amendment df the member for Clutha, relating to the dinner hour for shop assistants, voted for it himself, The explanation given by Mr Reeves at the time was that Mr McKenzie had reminded him of a promise which he had given some time since that he would accept this amendment. Mr Reeves therefore 'stated that, as a matter of honor, he would redeem his promise, and he accepted the amend ment. REPLIES TO QUESTIONS. Replying to questions it was stated that the Public Works Statement would be brought down when the General Estimates and Policy Bills of the Government bad been disposed of; that tne debates on the Government Railways Bill, Licensing Bill, and Libel Bill, would be taken after the financial proposals of the Government were disposed of;that the Government could not agree to provide uniforms for the police force of the colony, as the men were well paid for their ser vices ; that the men m the Addidgton railway workshops would be put on full time on and after the 15th of October next. The Premier said that the Railway Commissioners were to be commended for putting the men on short time in stead of discharging some and keeping others on at full time. He presumed that the men m other workshops m the colony would also be put on full time as soon as work warranted it. In reply to Mr Mitchelson the Premiec said that there was no doubt

that Ministers' salaries m this colony t were too low when compared with the salaries paid m other colonies. Tho House could express its opinion on the question of increasing Ministers' sala ries, and the Government preferred • that course to bringing down a Bill proposing an increase. GOVERNMENT BUSINESS. It was decided that after Wednesday next Government business take pre* cedence on Wednesdays. SHIPPING AND SEAMEN'S BILL. The Shipping and Seamen's Act Amendment Bill was put through its final stages. SHOPS AXD SHOP ASSISTANTS BILL. , Mr Reeves moved that the amend ments made m the Shops and Shop Assistants Bill be agreed to. He said that there was one amendment which be did not concur m, namely, the one which brought hotels under the work ing of the Act. He thought that an amendment like that should be made m the Licensing Act, and he took no re sponsibility for it. He should not, however, ask for the recommittal of the Bill. v Mr Hogg moved that the Bill be re committed for the purpose of consider ing a new clause prohibiting the hawk ing of meat or other goods othtr than fish or fruit or milk on shop half holidays. After some discussion Mr Reaves promised to consult the Law Officers) on the subject, and said that if their advice was that the new clause could be included m this Bill he would have | it done m the Council. : Mr Hogg asked leave to withdraw his amendment. Leave was refused, and the amendment was lost by 43 to ils. After considerable discussion the Bill was read a third time and passed. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. The House went into Committee of Supply for consideration of the Esti mates. Consideration of the votes m the Colonial Secretary's Department was resumed. In the Agent-General's Department, Dr Newman asked who was to be the next Agent-General for the colony. Mr Ward said that the Government ! were perfectly well aware who the new Agent-General would be. He was an excellent m»u, and the colony would be informed who he was before December next. In the Printing and Stationary De partment, Mr J. W. Kelly objected to such a large quantity of priuting and lithographic work being done m Wel lington to the detriment of tradesmen m other parts of the colony. Mr Cadman said that as the printing for all the Departments was done m this office centralisation could ;"not be avoided, and the printing of law re ports was the only work that could fairly be done outside. The House rose at 5 30 p.m. The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. On the vote for Miscellaneous Services Mr Allen took objection to such a large contingency vote, and ia order to test the feeling of the Com mittee he moved that the item of £7008 for general contingencies be re" duced by £500. Lost by 30 to 17. In reply to a question Mr Ward said that Mr Lee Smith, representative of the colony at the Canadian Con ference, had proved himself a very able delegate, and had done the colony much good by his speeches. The sum of £1100 on the Estimates would cover all the expenses m connection with his mission to Canada. Mr George Hutchison wished to re duce the item, £500 New Zealand In stitute, by £1, as an indication to the Government that the expenditure under this head should be curtailed. Mr Ward accepted the amendment, which was carried by 37 to 21. Mr Meredith moved that the item, £100 house allowance, for the Hon Mr Carroll be struck out. Mr Ward said that Mr Carroll re presented the native rac<s m the Cabinet, and that it would not be right to ask him to put his hand m his private purse for his expeases when called to Wellington on public busi ness. The Premier explained that the vote was really a saving, because if £100 were not paid, Mr Carroll would have to receive 30s a day as travelling allow ance, except during the recess. Mr Hone Heke said that although he had nothing to say against Mr Car roll personally, he should like to see the position done away with alto gether. There was really nothing m the position. Mr Stevens was surprised at Mr Heke's remarks, and contended that as the natives were entitled to special re presentation m the House they were surely entitled to special representation m the Cabinet. Mr John McKenzie said that Mr Carroll had saved far more than his salary to the colony. Mr Carroll said that he should always do his best to advance the interest* of the colony, but if the House wished to do away with allowances to Ministers they should go to the root of the matter and abolish allowances altogether.. He considered that his services to the colony were worth what he received, but if the House thought differently he was quite willing to accept its decision. Mr Hone Heke said that his con tention was that as long as Mr Carroll represented the native race m the Cabinet there was no necessity also for Mr Seddon to act as Native Minister. To this Mr Seddon replied that if members wished the work of the country done and the wants of the native race attended to, they should . not object to the present arrangements. No other Minister was treated m the way Mr Carroll was heing treated m this matter, and he failed to see why his feelings should be hurt m this way. After further discussion Mr Mere* dith's amendment was negatived on the voices. The total vote for the Colonial Secre tary's Department, £67,982, was then passed with the reduction of £1 m the item £500 to the New Zealand Insti! tute. The estimates of the Colonial Treasurer's Department were next considered. THE LAND AND INCOME TAX. In reply to a question Mr Ward said that the income tax would bo levied this year as soon as the require* ments of the Treasury warranted it! There was n.o desire to unduly push

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Wanted fl* O Lat, at a low rental, Bake House m 1 East Street, paddock and stabling combined, lately m occupation of the Co-Operative Society. Apply to George Jamks. 8 39 i -- '—— EDWARDS, Bennett's Sale. Grand lot new and fashionable Furs and Mantles ; half price. Come and take your pick at Mrs Adams SALE now on—White Calico 2s lid per dozan, Towels 2a 6d per dozen, Lace, Curtains, from U lid per pair, at Arcade House. 4 27 PRIME Christchurch smoked and Lewis' pale cured Bacon Hams, best Akaroa and local-made Cheeses from sd, at Taylor's, East Street Bakery. 6110 WANTED Known — Men's strong Tweed Suits from 16a 6d; shirts from 2s 6d,—Arcade House. 4 24 Q WEEPING Reductions. —Is Book* O for 9d, Is 6d Books for Is, 2ai Books for Is 6d, 2i 6d Books for 2s, and all others at equal rate of reduction at L. F. Anbrewbs and Cos., Cash Sale; 618 WANTED Known. — Meft s Tweed Suits 15s 6d, Men's Tweed Trousers lid, Mens' Strong Flannelled Shirts 2s 6d, Mens' and Boys' Boots and Shoes greatly reduced.—Arcade Houst. 465 ry ANTED Known—All goods m Show »» Room to be slaughtered at any price.—Arcade Bouse. 4 28 MRS HOOPER, Monthly Nurse, offers accommodation to-patients at her residence, Alford Forest road, near Mr Cunningham's Store. Ten minutes' walk to a doctor. BANG ! Bang l Bang 1 My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Cluo Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and all sporting materials of the first quality at J. W. Hartley's, Gun Empo^um. WANTED Known.—Just received Large Winter Stock of Boofcp. Liberal discount for cash. As usual, we do the best work. Repairs done at once. A staff of men always ready at J. Moison's, the Premier Bootmaker, Town Hall Boot Store, East Street, Ashburton. 5 166 GUNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock of Gunsj ust to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Leaders, Rifles, etc. In* spectlon invited. No old stock to select from at J. W. Hardley's Sporting Repository ROBERT ALCORN has opened m Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards, Bannett's and the Kaiapoi Sales, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought to Ashburton. Also an assortment of Boots. "VTOITOEI Notice Sport for all IN Guns let oufe on hire or sold on tim 9 payments, Hfcvina; a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description. Gun firtinqs m stock. Prices low.—J. W. Harditsy, Ironmonger, etc. GOOD News—Juno Tobacco 5s per lb Nailrod 4< lOd per lb, Navy Twist 4s lOi per lb, Venus Twist 49 lOd per lb. Lar,»e Box Matches (1000) 5d per box, 4a 101 per doz, 250 ditto 2i per box. Is 93 per doss, Plaid Vestas 3£d per doz, 3s 3d per gro-js.—Fletcher Bros, Christchurih and Ashburton. 8 82



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Warned. WANTED Known—Sons of Temper ance B nefifc .Society monthly mesting Thubsday (Templar Hall) 8 p.m. Full attendance requested. 8 200 JU«T Arrived—ivuirtquiu oi^.^.^y Sugar, Fern L< af Separator Butter, New Indian, China, and Ceylon Tflas.— Oaeson and Co. 8 194 \ I /ANTED, a lady help, principally 4 * to look after a Baby, from one o'clock to six o'clock evsry afternoon Apply Mits Stkwabt, Union Bank. 8 196 C<OR Sale.—Che»p« Valuable Building ■- Sites at Hampsteacl, m blocks to Buit purchasers, highly improved. For parti culars apply to the Ashburton Permanent Building and Investment Society, Tatiered Street. 8 116 X3ooKS.—Circulatins Library. Half ■"-* yearly volumes of Something to Read with Nwelleites, c'oth 5s ; Britinh Battles, cloth 7a 6d ; Papeteries, 2* 6d j Photo and Scrap Albums, from Js ; half yearly London Journal, cloth, 4$ 6d; Song Books, with and without music j Band of Hope Reciters and Dialogues ; Dictionarys m great variety, from 9d. Birthday cards, Text cards, Picture books, Scraps, fancy, plain, and mourning Stationery. —Bookstall and Shop-J. Marsden. EARLY POTATOES.—Beauty of Bath, Early Rose. Snowflake, and other Kidneys—by the sack and m email lots. Customers may rely on the seed being true to name.—A. W. Randell, Ashburton and Allenton. 8J57 HAKATERE.— The Somerset Meat Mart has long held "the cake" as the best and cheapest shop m town for cash purchasers. The old reputation will be maintained, Mutton 2d per lb, Saus ages 4d per lb. All other lines reduced. For Cash only.—W. J. Silcock. 852 "yiSlTthe Sale. Trimmed Millinery " going at any price Ladies' Under lothing reduced to 20 per cent, below ost.—Arcade House. 4 64 I" ADIES' and Gentlemen's left-off J Clothes bought, sold, or exchanged. —Mbs Knight, Wakanui Road, opposite Templar Hall. 7 102 CTTANTED Known -L W Pants 3s VV lid, Flannel Shirts 3s 9d, Worsted Socks 3d per pair.—Arcade House 425 WANTED Known. — Embroideries from Id a yard, Corsets 3s lid, Indies' Ulsters from4s lid, Ladies' Gloves four pair for Is, Kid Gloves four buttons Is 6d.— Arcade House. 63 WANTED Known—Finest Separator Butter Is 2d per lb. Rolled bacon, hams, and eggs ac lowest rates. — John Orr & Co. /^RUSHED Oats, 31bs over usual >•' weight, 5s sank included. All kinds of produce cheap for cash,—J, Thomas, Havelock street. 7 51 IF you wish your eoclals and parties to be successful, buy your cake, pastry, etc, at Tayloe's, E*st Street Bakery. Parties supplied on the shortest notice. 6 111 CQ PR AY is selling Firewood 25 i _ • O per cnrd, delivered. Coal from 63 per quirfcer. Good heart fencing material very cheap. Opposite Mercantile Store, West Street. WANTED, Evflrybody to use Titan Soap, groateat marvel of the age. H Zander, Sole Agent. IF you want good prima Cheese and Bacon, try Taylor, East Street Bakery. 6 101 WAN TED Known—The whole of tho stock to be sacrificed by order of the Purchaser, Arcade House. 4 26 WANTED Known.—All genuine Oil Bktns, Leggings, Sou-Wester marked Yarmouth—Mitchem. <fc Turner WANTED Known.—No more wet clothes and bronchitis, Yarmouth Oilskin to hand.—Mitchell & Turner "TTy ANTED Known—The Corner is W showing a magnificent No'v Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier, SALE of Warehouseman h Stock at Mitchell & Turner's. Cheap lines m all departments. JUST Opened, a tplendid line of fashion able Dress Stuffy m Cardinals, Maroons, Navies, Browns and Blacks. To be sold under wholesale prices—H, C. Segers, Melford House. rTTANTRD Known~Fin»l Notice.— W All Accounts not Paid by Sep. tember 1 will be Sued for.—H. H. Stephens, Jor Stephens Bros. 8 131 WANTED Known —The Cheapest House m town for First-class Millinery and Drapery is H. 0. Segers. Melford House. , ■'- WANTED Known — Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Foldefs, and everything m the optical me at »S. Salek's, Optician WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Kegatta Shirts, all sizes, with or without collars, 2s 6d.—W, H, Collier. OWN Make m Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, Muslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., ab Mrs Alcork's new shop, Baker's Buildings. WANTED Known -Before buying your Hats come and see our Stock. Greatest variety to choose from m Ar.hburton. All marked veiy Cheap. — H- O. Segers, Melford House. B r~^L~ANKETS bought at Edwards Bennet's Sale, a special line of DouMe Blankets at 7s 9d. Extra large and*; heavy 15s 6d and 16? 6d.—Robert Alcorn, Baker's Buildings. lARGE Purchase Embroideries ah •^ Edwards, Bennett's Sale; over ninety pieces to chcose from. Ladies' Trousseaux made on short notice. Orna ments, Fancy Goods, and Dolls' Prams at Mrs Alcorn's new shop, Havelock Street WANTED Known—That owing to the success of the Sale now being held up at Saunders' Buildings, opposite Rail way Station, it will be continued for another twenty-eight days. I am not advertising a few cheap lines, but the whole of the stock. Don't lose the oppor tunity of securing genuine bargains —A. LtwßiE. 7 166 CIHEAPEa Than Ever.—Books and J Mag/iaines, Writing Papers and Envelopes, Pocket Books, Purses, Writ ing Cases, Inkstanr's, Pictures, Music, Accordeous from 7a 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, Ahprewbs and Co.'s, Cheap Sale,



Bitbiueas Notices. IP YOU WAKT god value for youb money go to— G. J NEILL'S. WHERE THEY ABE SELL'.NG AT LESS THAN COST PRtOF. H\KP OP.3rMD UP MUST IIAVJiJ 31UNEY. lITO REASON ABLE OFFEEI REFUSED FOR ANY ARTICLE IN IN THE SHOP. DRESS GOODS 2*d DRE33 GOODS 3Jo Double width Dress Tweeds Is lid Heavy Shirting Is 6d—Redused to 9|d Reduced to Is T'nion Shirting Is 2J—Reduced to 7|i T »WELS 2id Km Gloves, four clasps Is 9d Double Bed-tw'Jl Sheeting, unbleached Flannelettes, yard wide 7^l—Reduced and White 9sd to 4£d White and Grey Calico Is lid doz Dr Warner's Coraline Corsets, 83 6d AH Wool #larnel 7*d Reduced to 5s lid CORSETS Is 9d per pair MILLINERY AND UNDER-CLOTHING AT YOUR OWN PRICE CLOTHING- CLOTHING. Boys' Suits 3s lid Men's Tweed Trousers 63 lid Boys' Suits 4s lid Men's Wodlen Socks 7stl Boys' Caps 6d Men's Tweed Overcoats, with capes Men's Tweed Suits 13a 6d 17s Gd Men's Heavy All Wool Suits 35s 6d Men's Tweed Macintoshes, with capes Reduced to 22a 6d 39s 6d—Reduced to 23s 6d MEN'S SHIRTS, TIES, HATS, CAPS, etc., AT ANY PRICE. BLANKETS. BLANKETS. IN EVERt CONCEIVABLE MAKE, COLONIAL AND ENGLISH, AT ANY PRICE-FROM o» »<i 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 <ots, all sizoa 5s lid THESE ARE SJMPLY GIVEN AWAY. Men's Bluchers 4s lid Boys' Nail 3d Shooters, Strong, 5s 6d Men's Nailed Shooters 7s lid and 5a 9d M«n'a Heavy Watertights, pegged, Ladies' French Snoes lls 91 —Reduced 163 6d—Reduced to 11s 6d „ to 8s 6d CHILDREN'S TAN SHOES AND SLIPPERS AT YOUR OWN PRICE AT G J, JN EI L L'S, FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON Cash. 4 We Want CASH. FLETCHER BROS. JUST LANDING, 25 Tons New Crop Cane Sugar- 25 561 b Bags Finest Snowdrop Sugar 12s 9d. FLOUR- FLOUR, 251 b Finest Roller 2s Od 1001 b Finest Roller 7s 6d 501 b Finest Boiler 3s 10|d 2001 b Finest Roller 14s Od Caustic Lye for Soap Making Blacking 4|d doz., 12 doz. 4s 3d. lib tin lOd per lb Marmalade m Glass Jars B^d, 21b tin 8d per lb TSW Dates 7d per lb. 101 b tin 7d per lb Rock Salt 6s 9d per cwt. TEA. TEA. TEA. THE NOTED WAREHOUSE FOR TEA. 31b Peerless Tea, 5s 31b Premier Tea, 5s 5d 61b Peerless Tea 9s lid 61b Premier Tea, 10s 5d 2s Tea, Peerless, for Is 9d m 5 and 101 b tins, tics free, 2d per lb ■ reduoti-m «n 31b picket of Arab. Matchless, Premier, Jameson and Anderson's Nelson and Moat's Nabob, and any known bland, ani on 5 and 101 b tint*. Tins'free. In Chests and hatt Chdits, Ceylon, Indian and Chin* at Is 3|i, Is 6d, and Is 9^d. Best value m Canterbury. 251 b Moir's "New Oatmeal 2s 6d Neave's Food lid per tin, 10s per bag, 4 bags 9s lid 6d per dozen Finest Sago, Tapioca, Split Peas Sunlight Soap Is 2d per box of l|d per lb, 7lbs Is 6 Tablets New Currants, washed and dried, Candles 5Jd per lb, 121bs 5s 3d 3^d, 121bs 3s 9d Corn Flour (Brown's) 3|d per Paisins washed and dried, 4|d lb, 121bs 3s 3d per lb, 121 b4s 6d Edmond's Baking Powder, large Sultanas 4|d, 121bs 4s 8d tins, 1M per tin, 12 tins 10s 6d Extract of Soap, 13 packets for Cream of Tartar, pure, Is 2d per Is, 141 b box 3s lid lb, "l2lbs 12s 3d Jjemon Peel Sdper lb, 21b Is 3d, Our Own Baking Powder 9d lb 71b tins 3s 6d Coffee, purest and best, ground Essence of Lemon, Vanilla on the premises daily, Is 4d Almond etc., s|d per bottle and Is 6d per lb, Reduction 6 bottles 2s 6d to large consumers Oxford Blue Bdper lb, 121 b box Pure Pepper Is 2d per lb ; 12ibs 7s 9d l!s 9d Plaid Vestas 3|d per dozen, 12 Baking Soda 3d per lb 51bs Is dozen packets 3s 3d Superior Black Lead s|d dozen, Sheep Tongues lOd per tin, 9s 12 dozen 5s 3d 6d per dozen Remember to patronise the firm who brought m* ksep down the prices, and give the people of Ashburton the benefit of all nibbles oought m the Home and Conti nental markets. LAR6B CONSOMERS LIBERALLY DEALT WITH. NOTE ADDRESS— 107 and 109, High Street, Uhristchurch ; Tele phone 731; and EAST STREET, Ashbnrton. * ' " . — Last Seven Days. T|BM)RE Closing I will Clear out any line at or UNDER COST PRICE, A*D MANY USEB'UL ARTICLES AT JLESS THAN HALF-PRICE. > —Note Especially— io Ladies' Tweed Jackets, 12s od to 21 for 4s lid each Ladies' Trimmed Hats (UgM and dark) from Is 6d each Lades' and Children's Ulsters at les< than Cost A Few Lines of Prints at C^d, now going at 4d A LOT OF SUMMER DRESS MATERIALS AT COST PRICE. A Lot of Untriramed Hats, Good for School, from 2d each FLANNELS. BLANKETS, BROWN HOLLAND, SHIRTINGS, CURTAINS, QUILTS, Eic, at fofet or Under. XHI^ IS YOUB LAST OPPORTUNITY K>tt SAVING MONEY THIS SEASON S. -W. ALCORN EAST STREET, ASHBURTON,