Ashburton Guardian. MAGNA EST VERITAS ET PRÆVALEBIT. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1894. ASSIGNMENTS.

From time to time complaints have been made—more or less emphatically —-by business men against the system under which deeds of assignment were made by men in business who had been unfortunate enough, or other wise, to find it necessary to seek such refuge or relief from financial diffi culties. Dissatisfaction with the sys tem .is fairly widespread, and the Minister for Justice seeks to remedy the evils of the system by a measure which he is sanguine will cope with them. He is introducing an amending Bill to the Bankruptcy Act, making null and void any deed of assignment which has not been made in favor of more than one trustee, and these trustees must also be creditors of the estate. All claims not exceeding £5 against an assigned estate must be paid in full, and all claims for wages, no matter what the amount. All such deeds of assignment must be registered under the Chattels Tranfer Act, and. within seven days of execution the trustees must advertise the fact and call a meeting of creditors. The deed is subject to a stamp duty of £5, (pro vided for also in a Bill amending the Stamp Act) and must bear the day's date on which it was executed. These changes are certainly important, but the new measure makes more im portant changes still. It requires every assigning debtor to submit to public examination before the Bankruptcy Court in the same way that a debtor has to do who has sought refuge in the Bankruptcy Court. All the penal clauses of the Bankruptcy Act of 1892 are made applicable to debtors who execute assignments, and these clauses, as is well known,'are very comprehen sive and far reaching, so that a man may just as well go into the Bank ruptcy Court at once and make his bow to the learned and dignified Dud ley Ward, as make a private assign ment. Generally, the Bill aims at putting an end to private assignments altogether, and removes certain ambi guities in regard to stamps. Powers of deputy assignees are extended so that they may act as though they were official assignees. The new measure, it seems to us, was hardly required to be so very stringent. It is one of the privileges of the Briton that he can do what he likes with his own, and if a debtor is willing to surrender all he possesses to satisfy, as far as his estate will go, the claims of his creditors, and his creditors are willing to agree to the arrangement, while nobody is the worae off for it, we fail to see any right Government has to step in and say that the unfortunate debtor must sub ject himself to all the unpleasantness which is the experience of a man who has to go through the Bankruptcy Court. If the Bankruptcy Court pro cess were made less costly it would be better for creditors, and we are perfectly satisfied that the cost of that process has more to do with the frequency of private assignments than any amiable consideration creditors may have for the feelings of the debtor who finds it necessary to assign

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The annual meeting of the Ariel Bicycle Club will be held to-morrow evening. A Scotchman is launching a new form elf vegetarianism in Paris. Its members eat and drink nothing but; uncooked vegetable foods and natural liquids. The Ashburton Football Club's first fifteen will grt to Timaru by the express on Saturday to play the Timaru Club's representatives. The team will be picked to-night. A very tuclden death occurred at Gisborne last night, whenDr Burnaby, an American lecturer, was seized with a fit of coughing, and expired within ten minutes. He was staying at the Royal Hotel. Broken-down horses in Germany are said to be restoied to perfeat health by being fed with infusions of roasted coffee, and ground coffee beans mixed with honey. The Wellington Evening Post saya :— ' We understand that negotiations for the amalgamation of the Colonial Bank and the Bank of New Zealand are in such an advanced condition that the proposals are likely to be in the hands of the Govern ment within the next forty-eight hours.' Among the passengers by the Aorangi which arrived at Wellington this morning is Miss Yates, founder of the Bread and Food Reform League. The lady, who is a stnct vegetarian, maintained an active propaganda during the voyage, and de livered three addresses to the passengers. She intends to give lectures in the colo nies. The Stipendiary Magistrate at Temuka yesterday drew attention to the very lax way in which the claims of plaintiffs were put before the court. In many instances the particulars were very vague, and the writing illegible, while abbreviations were used which only experts could possibly understand. He intimated that he should non-snit plaintiffs in such cases In future. A person who has never been in the Polar regions can have no idea what cold is. When we have the temperature down to 10 degrees or 15 degrees above zaro we think it bitterly cold, and if our houses were not as warm as at least 50 degrees above zero we should begin to think of freezing to death. Think, then, of Hviner where the mercury goes down to 35 degrees below zero in the house, in spite of the stove- Of coursn, in such a case, fur garments are piled on until a man looks like a great bundle of skins. Dr Moss, of the Polar expedition of 1875-76, amongst other odd things, tells of the effect of the cold on a wax candle which he bttrned 'here. The temperature waa 35 degrees below zero, ana the doctor must have been considerably discouraged when, upon looking at his candle, he dis covered that the flame had all it could do to keep warm. It was so cold that the fl*me could not melt all the wax of the candle, but was forced to cut its way down, leaving a sort of skeleton of the candle standing. There wa« heat enough, however, to melfc oddly-shaped holes in the thin walls of the wax, and the result Was a beautiful lace-like cylinder of white, with a tongue of yellow flame burning inside it and sanding ouh into the dark ness many streaks of light.

At the Police Court this morning— before Messrs David Thomas and Thomas Bullock, J. P.'s — Elizabeth Margaret Hussey was committed to Sunnyside asylum on the certificates of Drs Trevor and Tweed. ' Mrs Ye, the wife of the Corean Charge d'affaires at Washington, has so far emancipated herself from theconventialifcy that hedges in a woman in her own country that she now plays the piano, works a sewing machine and speaks English. On Tuesday night about eight o'clock after a combine with which a ciover sheller was worked, had finished working for the day at Mr Grigg's farm, Longbeach, the machinery was found to be alight and attempts to extinguish the flamas proving fruitless, th* combine was destroyed. The French military law in existence produces 200,000 soldiers yearly where the law 0! 1872 gave only 135,000, and after allowing for death and other causes of decease, that is calculated to provide a total military force of 300,000 between the ages of 19 and 45. The annual meeting of the Ashbarton Lawn Tennis 01 ub was held in the Arcade on Tuesday evening. Mr 0. W. Purnell occupied the chair. The annual report and balance-sheet were read aud adopted, The balance-sheet showed a credit balance of £12. It was decided to apply to the Domain Board tor permission to lay out courts in the Domain and to meet the additional expense thus incurred to double the subscriptions. The officers for the ensuing year were then elected, and the meeting adjourned. An egg expands when it is frozen so much that the increased bulk breaks the shell. Apples on the contrary, contract to such an extent that a full barrel will shrink until the top layer will be a foot below the chime. When the frost) has been slowly and carefully drawn ont they again assume their nornulaize and appear ance. Apples can be transported when the mercary is 20deg below zero. Potatoes once touched by frost are mined. A rather touching Incident occurred at the annual meeting of the Shipwreck Relief Society at Sydney on the 29th ult, during tha distribution ot awards for bravery. Young Grant, a son of the master of the steamer Mermaid, had just received the society's medal and a breast pin from the hands of Lady Doff for the part he took in saving life at the melancholy accident to the yacht Ripple, and he was stepping off the platform, whan a young lady he had rescued stepped forward and delicately pinned in his coat „» 'buttonhole' of beautiful forget-me-nots. The incident waa so unexpected that the whole of the spectators broke into a spontaneous; burst of applause. Mr Clement White, while returning to Dunedin from Melbourne, met the Rev John M'Neill at Hobart on hie way to Melbourne. Since his arrival here Mr White has received \ letter from a well known ex resident of Dunedin, in which the writer makes the following reference to Mr M'Neill's work in Melbourne : — * His mission here has in every sense been a thorough success, and very much in con trast with the visic of Dr Talmage. This week Mr M'Neill gives three concluding addresses in the Exhibicion Building in connection with the annual agricultural show, so. as to meet people from all parts of the country, and I have no doubt fche attendance will be as before, larger than any similar gatherings, and no doubt with good results.' Mr M'Neill will probably arrive in New Zealand about November, commencing his mission in Auckland, In a recent conversation with Sir John Hall he told me (writes a London corres pondent) that when talking with Mr Palmer (of the great biscuit making firm of Huntley and Palmer) about New Z aa land butter, Mr Palmer (whose firm pays £30.000 a year for butter) s*id that he had found all the New Zealand butter he had tried somewhit wanting in flavor— insipid in fact. On the other hand the Victorian butter was without any excep tion the fineat that came into the London market. He could not understand why there should be so much difference* Sir John remarked that heaven assuredly created New Z?aland as the idealof a butter making country, but suggested that the difference might consist in the fact that all the Victorian butter was factory-made, whereas much of the New Zealand product is dairy-made. Mr Palmer thought this might account for it, and suggested that the sooner the difference ceased to exist the better for New Zealand.

COMMERCIAL.

London, September 10. Mr Paterson, of the Fresh Food Company, Sydney, is convinced that duriug the new season factory butter will not exceed 110s, He has advised his clients in the future to sell immediately and not store their produce, by which process he believes they will ultimately beat the Danish article and secure an increased demand. Vienna, September 11. The official report submitted to the Government on the Australian frozen meat recently imported here, recommended that larger quantities should be imported as its excellence is beyond doubt. Sydney, September 12 Wheat, chick, 2s lOd ; milling, nominally 2a lOd to 2s lid ; flour, roller, nominally £7 5s to £7 15s. Oats, prime, 28 Id. Barley, Cape, 3s. Bran, 8d; pollard, 6|d. 1 Peas, Prussian blue, 3s 9d. Potatoes, local, £2 10s to £3 103 5 Circular Heads, £3 10a to £4. Onions £12 10s. Butter, dairy 9d to lOd; factory, lid to la. Cheese, prime, 4ijj-d, Bacon, prime, sd. Melbourne, September 12 ' Wheat, firm, 2s 3d- Oats, fair demand ; Algerian, Is 8d; stout, Is 9£d, Barley, quiet; Cape, 2s 2d. Pollard, fi^d'; Bran, s£d. Potatoes, dull, £1 15s to £2 sd. Adelaide, September 12 • Wheat weak, 2s 3d. Bran and pollard 6£d. (Received September 12, 1.20 p.m.) London, September li. The Australian and New Zealand Mort gage Agency Company have declared an in terim dividend of five per cent.

Disastrous Fires.

Palmkrston North, September 11 A disastrous fire occurred here this after noon at four o'clock, by which the premises of Mr Rett, coaehbuilder. Messrs Smith and Hall, stable-keepers, Mr Wood, black smith, Mr Browning and Mr Tory, ooach builr'ers, were totally destroyed. The total damage is estimated at £35Q0, covered by insurance to the extent of £1500, as follows :—£6oo in the Victoria, £250 in the Standard, £100 in the Alliance, and £550 in the New Zealand. Three horses were burned. AH the vehicles in the coachbuild ing establishments were saved. September 12. A second fire broke out in Fitzherbert's law buildings at 2.55 this morning. A two storey building was completely destroyed. The nouses on each side occupied by Harris, Chemist, and Withers were burned through the roof. The concents *of both were saved, though injured by handling. Mr Fitz herbert lost a valuable law library and several deeds were partially destroyed. Mr Haggitt, his managing clerk, lost his law library valued at £150. Messrs Perceval, father and son, one a musician and the other an artist, lost property valued at £200, including a collection of paintings. Neither were insured. Mr Fitzherbert'a insurance was £550 in the New Zealand, National £100. He estimates his loss at £500. Mr Haggitt's library was insured for £50 in the Norwich Union. The origin of the fire is unknown.

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wellington, September ll The Council met at 2.30 p.m. ANNIVERSARY DAY. The Joint Committee recommended that the official Anniversary Day of the colony be January 30, BILLS PASSED, The Waimakariri Water Supply Bill and the Newmarket Hall Bill were put through their final stages. TIMARU HARBOUR DISTRICT RATING BILL. The Timaru Harbour District Rat ing Biil was further considered in Committee. J The two new clauses proposed by Mr McGregor were adopted without altera tion. The Bill was reported, the third reading being fixed for the following day. OATHS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The Oaths Act Amendment Bill was farther considered in Committee. Mr McGregor's new clause, enabling Magistrates at their discretion to permit children to make a declaration instead of taking an oath in courts of justice, was agreed to. The Bill was reported with amend ments, and the Council adjourned.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The House met at 2.30 p.m. REPLIES TO QUESTIONS, Replying to questions, it was stated j that full enquiries would be made as to the expediency of urging upon the Imperial authorities the desirability of establishing a depot of warlike stores at Wellington, from which direct steamers trading to the colony could, if necessary, be turned at short notice into armed cruisers ; that the question of introducing legislation to enable local bodies to convert their loans was now under consideration. DESTITUTE PERSONS BILL. The Destitute Persons Bill was read a third time and passed. GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS BILL. Mr Mitchelson resumed the debate on the motion for the second reading of the Government Railways Bill. He was opposed to State control, as he was of jopinion that the management by Commissioners had been a success. The Bill now before the House was neither one thing nor the other. Under it the Commissioners would be powerless, and he did not believe that the Premier would get any men of spirit to act with him on, the Board. He held that the question of State control had never been before the country at the late election. It would, in his opinion, be a huge mis take to revert to State control of the railways. There was not a tenth part of the dissatisfaction expressed through out the country now at tht manage ment of the railways under Commis sioners as compared with the expres sions of dissatisfaction when they were under the control of the State. The proposals of the Premier and those who supported the Bill practically meant that the railways were to be controlled by the workers and not by the users. Although he was opposed to the Bill as introduced, he agreed that a Minister should have a seat on j the Board, but not that he should possess the powers given him under the Bill. Mr Buick said that he agreed with all that had fallen from Mr Mitchelson with respect to this Bill. He was strongly opposed to Ministerial control of the railways. The Bill proposed that the Minister should simply control the whole concern, and the result would be chaos and uncertainty, while the discipline of the whole service would be absolutely undermined, and the depart ment would fall a prey to the selfish designs of unprincipled agitators. He had no objection to a Minister having a seat on the Railway Board with two Commissioners, but he was opposed to the proposal in the Bill to give him power to do so much mischief without any responsibility being on his shoulders. Mr "Willis could not agree with the remarks of the last speaker. He thought that his statements as to the evil effects that would follow on this Bill were entirely without foundation. Large sums of money were lost owing to the Commissioners having refused to assist the important white pine in dustry. Mr Morrison regretted Mr Buick's speech as being a carefully compiled gallery utterance, containing nothing whatever of arguments. He (Mr Morrison) thought that two railway experts should be appointed as Com missioners, one for the North Island and one for the South Island, with a Minister in charge, who could^insist that the Commissioners should carry out the policy laid down by the Government. Under the Bill as drafted the Commissioners would be simply a buffer and tools in the hands of the Minister of the day. The Railway Commissioners had done fairly well, but he deprecated the system of petty economy which had been allowed to govern railway management in various directions. Because of the false economy practised by the Com- I missioners several of the railway bridges in the South Island had been neglected for years past. Mr Carncross thought that it was the will of the people that the railways should revert to Government control. He did not approve of the present Bill, and would prefer to see the absolute control vested in the Government. Some of the railway bridges had been allcwed to get into decay, and proper supervision should be exercised in this direction. Mr Flatman did not agree that the Minister should have the power of veto in this Bill, but approved of the pro posal to appoint two Commissioners with a Minister on the Board. The railways as at present managed were simply taxing machines, and the freights charged on them were alto gether too high- Mr Meredith defended the adminis tration of the Commissioners. The farming community were opposed to the Bill. He admitted that; in some directions there was a strong feeling of dissatisfaction, but he held that this existed chiefly amongst the railway employees and the residents of the cities. He saw no objection to a Minister having a seat on the Board. Mr Thomas McKenzie thought that the Bill was neither one thing nor the other. There was roow for improve.

ment in the management of the rail" ways, especially in the fc'outh Island. This was particularly applicable to the conveniences of the travelling public. The debate was interrupt ci by the 5.30 p.m. adjournment. The House resumed at 7.30 a.m. Mr E. M. Smith strongly supported the Bill. He would also support the motion giving the Minister sole responsibility. Mr Montgomery intended to vote for the Bill, although he did not agree with all it contained. He believed in management by Commissioners, but thought that a Minister should have a *eat on the Board, but not with two votes. Mr Bell opposed the Bill. He had sat on an elective Board similar to that proposed by the present bill, namely, the Government Insurance Board, and tnat Board was useless be cause of the presence on it of political control in the person of the Colonial Treasurer. Mr Firani supported the Bill, not because he believed in the principles in it, but because he wanted full Ministerial control, and he should endeavor to amend it in Committee in that direction. The railway rolling-stock and permanent way had never been in a worse condition than at present. Mr Pinkerton was in favor of the railways being under full political control. The principle of management by Commissioners was wrong, and should be discontinued as soon as possible. He hoped that his amend ment on the Order Paper, handing the railways over to the complete control of the Government would be carried. Mr Collins thought that our railways compared very favourably with those of the other colonies, but still he believed that the management coald be improved. There was no deny ing the fact that the people had de manded a change, and he should support the Bill. Mr Mills said that the Bill provided nothing more than was allowed on all local bodies, namely, giving the chair • man a deliberative as well as a casting vote. The country required a change in the management. Mr J. Kelly would support Mr Finkerton's amendment. He regretted the tone of Mr Buick's speech, and thought that he should have accepted the Premier's statement that he did not wish to be Minister for Railways. Mr O'Regan would vote for the second reading of the Bill, but would move in committee to substitute two Commissioners forthree Commissioners. He thought it strange that Mr Buickj who had held the position of organiser of the National Liberal Association and Government Whip should round bo severely on the Premier as he bad done that afternoon. Mr Hall urged 'that the State should have full control of the railways. Mr Massey supported management by Commissioners, although their past control had not been perfection. In the course of his reply the Premier held that very little had been said during the debate to induce those who favored political control to change their views, fie had frequently stated that he had no personal objections to Mr Maxwell or Mr Hannay, but as he had objected to the principle from the first, uo Commissioner that could be appointed could have satisfied him. tie denied that the farmers of the colony were protesting against the proposed change, and said that the users of the railways wanted a change. With respect to Sir Robert Stout's charges against the Commissioners in dismissing certain men at the instiga tion of the Railway Union, he said that he hod communicoted with the Commissioners that day on the sub ject, and had received a reply to the effect that the Commissioners had had no communication whatever from out side persons as to reductions in the service, and that any reduction that had been made was the outcome of deliberations with the heads of branches. He regretted the tone of Mr Buick's remarks. An for the Bill itself it was simply intended to give back to the people rights whish should never have been taken from them.' On a division the second reading was carried by 45 to 13. The following is the division list:— Ayes, 45.—Button, Carncross, Oar roll, Carnell, Collins, Crowther, Dun can, Earnshaw, Flatman, Graham, Guinness, Ball, Hall-Jones, Harris, Hogg, Houston, Hutchison, W., Kelly, W., Larnach, Lawry,' Mackintosh, Me- Gowan, McKenzie, J., McKenzie, R., McLachlan, McNab, Meredith, Mills, Montgomery, Morrison, Newman, O'Regan, Parata, Pinkerton, Pirani, Reeves, Russell, G. W., Seddon, Smith, E, M., Smith, G. J., Stevens, Tanner, Thompson, Ward, Willis. Noes, 13, —Allen, Bell, Buchanan, Buick, Fraser, Green, Hutchison, G. Lang, Massey, McGuire, Russell, Wi R., Saunders, Wilson. Pairs—Ayes— Buddo, Joyce, Kelly, W., Cadman. Noes—Mackenzie, T., Duthie, Teao, Mitchelson. MINISTERIAL STATEMENT. In reply to a question the Premier said that the second reading of the Licensing Bill would be taken on Thursday night and the second reading of the Government Advances to Settlers Bill on Friday night. He in tended to dispose of the Railway Bill to-morrow. CROWN LANDS BILL. Mr Ward moved the second reading of the Crown Lands Bill to provide for payment of rates in respect of Crown lands. After a short debate the motion waa carried by 27 to 23. The House rose at 12.40 p.m.

CORRESPONDENCE.

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

TINWALD TOWN BOARD.

TO THE EDITOR. Sib, —Seeing that no leu than nine | gentlemen have allowed themselves to be nominated to represent the district on the Town Board, I would respeottulty suggest that the chairman call a public meeting in the Temperance Hall, where these candi dates may have the opportunity of giving their views on matters affecting the district Trusting that this auggertion will be acted upon,—lam, etc., "_ Ratfpayek.

THE lASHBUETON GUABMAN: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1894.



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Apply to Geoeoe ! James. 8 39 1 ___ __________ , _____ SALE now on—White Calico 2a lid per dozen, Towels 2s 6d per dozen, Lace, Curtains, from la lid per pair, afc Arcade House. 4 27 T>RIME Christchurch smoked and -1- Lewis' pale cured Bacon Hams, best Akaroa and local-made Cheeses from j 6d, at Taylor's, East Street Bakery. ' 6110 \» / ANTED Known — Men's strong V V Tweed Suits from 16s 6d j shirts from 2s 6d.—Arcade House. 4 24 ' CIOR Sale.—Cheap. Valuable Building L Sites at Hampstead, in blocks to suit purchasers, highly improved. For parti culars appjy to the Ashburton Permanent Building and Investment Society, Tancred i Street. 8 116 £^ALE of Warehousemans Stock at; O Mitchell & Turner's. Cheap 1 lines in all departments, WANTED Known.—No more wet clothes and bronchitis, Yarmouth Oilskin to hand,—Mitchell & Turner. WANTED Known.—All genuine Oil skins, Leggings, Sou-Wester, marked Yarmouth—Mitchell ife Turner. \j ANTED Known—The Corner Is, rfV showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W. H. Collier. WANTED Known —The Cheapest House in town for First-class Millinery and Drapery is H. O. Segers, Molford House. WANTED Known —Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical me at S. S 4 lek's, Optician. \ RANTED Known—Special line of » V Gents' Kegatta Shirts, all sizes, with or without collars, 2s 6d.—W. H. Collier. JCST Opened, a splendid line of fashion able Dress Stuffs, in Cardinals, Marions, Navies, Browns and Blacks. To be sold under wholesale price.—H, C. Segers, Melford House. lADIEV and Gentlemen's left-off J Clothaa bought, sold, or exchanged. —Mks Knight, Wakanui Road, opposite Templar Hall. 7 102 ITT ANTED Known -L W Pants 3s VV lid, Flannel Shirts 3s 9d, Worsted Socks 6d per pair. —Arcade House 425 /~1 QPRVYis selling Firewood 25.! \.J* 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 vcusuesg from indulging in too much tea drinking, for those who drink Health Tea One trial will convince you Henry Zander, Authorised Agent W "ANTED Known7in_ ra broide7ies from Id a yard, Coraets 3s lid, lilies' Ulstera from4s lid, Ladies' Gloves four pair for Is, Kid Gloves four buf- fons Is 6d.~ Arcade Houae. 63 hi DWARDS, Bennett's Sale. Grand lot * new and fashionable Furs and Mantles ; half price. Come and take your pick at Mrs Acajw, W"~~"ANTF.D KnownT^-Mens Tweed Suits 15s 6d, Men's Tweed Trousers lid, Mens' Strong; IMannelletH Shirts 2s 6d, Mens' and Boys' Boots aud Shoes greatly reduced.—Arcade House. 465 EARLY POTATOES.—Beauty of Bath, Early Rose. Snowihke, and other Kidneys—by the sack and in small lols. Customers may rely en the seed beinw true to name.—A. W. Randell, Ashburton and Allentoi?. 8J57 HAKATEBE-The Somerset Meat Mart has long held " the c*ke " as the best and cheapest shop in town for cash purchasers. The old reputation will be maintained. Mutton 2d per lb, Saus ages 4d per lb. AH other lines reduced. For Cash only.—W. J. Silcock. 852 ANTED Known—The whole of the stock to be sacrificed by order of the Purchaser, Arcade House. 4 26 SWEF.PING Reductions. —Is Books for 9d, Is 6d Books for ls,*2s Books for Is 6d, 2s 6d Books for 2s, and all others at equ&l ra'ie of reduction at L. F. Andrewes and Go's., Cash Sale. 618 riTANTED Known—All goods in Show * * Room to be slaughtered at any price.--Arcade Bouse. 4 28 WANTED Known.-Just received a Large Winter Stock of Boots. Liberal discount for cash. As usual, we do the best work. Repairs done at once A staff of men always ready at J. Moison's, the Premier Bootmaker, Town Hall Boot Store, Eaat Street, Ashburton. 5 156 ROBERT ALCORN has oponed in 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 pver brought to Ashbnrton, Also an \ assortment of Boots. THERE are two qualities of Healfch Tea, both unsurpassed for strength, purity and lovely flavor. Prices, 2s 6d md 2s per lb. Ask your grocer for Health Tea, and see that you get it Wholesale at Zander's VTOTICE! Notice S t jort for al UN Guns let oub on hire or sold on tini9 payments. Hfcving a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description. Gun fittings in stock. Prices low.—-J. W. HAiu?LEy, Ironmonger, etc, 1



.Last Seren Days. »'" '■ ■ ■nBFORE Closing I will Clear out any line at or UKDER COST PRICE, AND MANY USEFUL ARTICLES AT LESS THAN HALF-PRICE. — Note Especially— j5 Ladies Tweed Jackets, l*2s 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 PRICE. A Lot of Untrimmed Hats, Good for School, from 2d each FLANNELS, BLANKETS, BROWN HOLLAND, SHIRTINGS, CURTAINS, QUILTS, Etc., at Cost or finder. 'SntKISYOUR LAST OPPORTUNITYFOR SAVING MONEY THIS SEASON S. W.ALCORN JAST STREET, ASHBURTON.



FLETCHER BROS. JUST LANDING, 25 Tons New Crop Cane Sugar. 25 561b Bags Finest Snowdrop Sugar 12s 9d. F OUR FLOUR. *51b Finest Boiler 2s Od 1001b Finest Roller 7s 6d 501b Finest Boiler 3s 10|d 2081b Finest Roller 14s Od Caustic Lye for Soap Making Blacking 4-Jd doz , 12 doz. 4s 3<j. Jib tin lOd per lb Marmalade in Glass Jars 8^ tl 21b tin 8d per lb Kew Dates 7d per lb. 101b tin 7d per lb Bock Salt 6s 9d per cwt. TEA. fIA. TEL THE NOTED WAREHOUSE FOE TEA. 31b Peerless Tea, 5s 31b Premier Tea, 5s 5d 61b Peerless Tea 9s lid 61b Premier Tea, 10s5d 2s Tea, Peerless, for Is 9d in 5 and 101b tins, tics free. 21 v*v lb «ducri..n <m 3 b picket of Arab. M»tohle«s Premier, Jameson and &\ p«i i , Moat's Nab;»b, and any known bi*nd, anl on 5 and lOIm tiSf Tins'f 1 lu l Ch-tsand h»lr Ohd.ts, C«ylo», Indian and Chin* at Is 3R la 6d, knd Is Ojl. B«wt value in Canterbury. 251b Moir's Kew Oatmeal 2s 6d Neave's Food lid per tin, 10s per Vag, 4 bags 9s lid 6d per dozen Finest Sago, Tapioca, Split Peas Sunlight Soap Is 2d per box of l- 3d per lb, 71b3 Is 6 Tablets New Currants, washed and dried, Candles 5Jd per lb, 121bs 5s 3d 3*d 121bs3s9d Corn Flour (Browns) 3|d per, Baisms washed and dried, 4Jd lb, 121bs 3s ?d per lb 121b 4s 6d Edmond's Baking Powder, large Sultanas 4|d, 121bs 4s 8d tins, lid per tin, 12 tins 10s 6d Extract of Soap, 13 packets for Cream of Tartar, pure, Is 2d per 'is, 141b box 3s lid lb, 121bs 12s 3d Lemon Peel 8d per 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., 5Jd per bottle. and Is 6d per lb, Reduction 6 bottles 2s 6d to large consumers Oxford Blue Bdper lb, 12lb box Pure Pepper Is 2d per lb, 121bs 7s 9d 11 s 9d Plaid Vestas 3|d per dozen, 12 Baking Soda 3d per lb 51bs Is dozen packets 3s 3d buperior Black Lead s|d dozen, Sheep Tongues lOd per tin, 9s 12 dozen 5s 3d 6d per dozen Remember to patronise the firm who brou&ht an-? k 3 ep down the prices, and give thf^opW Lhburtonthe benefit of all nibolea ooaght in the Home and Conti nental markets. jARGE CONgUMERS LIBERALLY DEALT WITH. NOTK ADDRESS— 107 and 10J) Hi«h Street, Christ church ; Tele phono 731; and EAST STREET, Ash burton.



Business Notice . IF YOU WAKT GO )D VALUE FOR YOUK MONEY GO TO— G. J NEIL US '.THERE THEY ARE SELLING AT LE^S THAN COST PRICE. h\kp rp.3THiel) UP MUST HAVE MONEY. -\O REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED FOR ANY ARTICLE IN l\ THE SHOP. -DRESS GOODS 2Jd DRESS GOODS 3Jd Don bio width Dresn Tweedo Is lid Heavy Shirting Is 6d—Reduaed to 9Ad Ueduc.d to Is 1 'nion Shirting Is 2d—Reduced to 7£d T >WEUS 2|d Xii Gloves, four clasps Is 9d Double Bad-twW Sheeting, unbleached Flannelettes, yard wide 7^4—Reduced and White 9£d to 4jd White and Grey Calico Is lid doz Dr Warner's Ooraline Corsets, 83 6d AH Wool flannel 7sd Reduced to 53 lid _r*_ r*tßm?' rPI^» Ift *)d_ ddf D£&ir MILLINERY AND UNDER-CLOTHING AT YOUR OWN PRIOB CLOTHING CLOTHING- Boys' Suits 3s lid Men's Tweed Trousers 6s lid Boys' Suits 4a lid Men's Woollen Socks 7£d . Boys' Caps 6d Men's Tweed Overcoats, with capes Men 1. Tweed Suits 13s 6d 17s 6d Men's Heavy AH Wool Suits 35a 6d Men's Tweed Macintoshes, with capes Reduced to 22, 6d 39s 6d—Reduced to 23s 6d MEN'S SHIRTS, TIES, HATS, GAPS, etc., AT ANY PRICE. BLANKETS. ~ BLANKETS. IN EVERY CONCEIVABLE MAX*?, COLONIAL AND ENGLISH, AT ANY PRICE-FROM o» Odl PfSR 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 sizes os lid THESE ARE SIMPLY GIVEN AWAY. Men's Bluchers 4s lid Boys' Nailsd Shooters, Strong, 5s 6d , Men's Nailed Shooters 7a lid and 5a 9d 1 M«n'» Heavy Watertights, pegged. Ladies' French Snoes 11s 9d—Reduced 16a 6d—Reduced to 1 Is 6d to 83 6d CHILDREN'S TAN SHOES AND SLIPPERS AT YOUR OWN PRICE : G J, JN #1 L L'S. FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON Gash. We Want CASH.