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Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1894 THE THERMOMETER.

While the residents in this county were on the first day of this week lan guishing under a temperature of 95 in the shade, and experiencing the hottest weather they have sweltered under for years, and while the heat wave was broiling up everybody all along the line to Dunedin, and apparently all over the east side of the Middle Island and away up to at least Wellington in the north, it was interesting to note that only five days ago the cables told us of the severest frost experienced for years holding the Thames in its icy grip, and that in many parts of the Continent zero had been reached and passed, while the severe weather had killed oft* numbers of people from cold and exposure. It used to be a proverb at Home that a "green Yule made a fat churchyard/ and when a winter passed over without more or less of hard frost, the wiseacres prophesied the deaths of many of the " oldest inhabi tants." We do r»ofc remember ever having been able to note the death of any of the old identities of the villages whose slipping of their hold of life's cord could be directly attributed to the fact that they had not been subjected to a stiff* freeze in the winter. But we could very easily call up from the corners of our memory instances of the aged poor being very materially aided in their journey to that " bourne whence no traveller returns" by the rigors of a winter against which they were but poorly provided. The cold has been as intense at Home this winter- for it is still this winter there —as the heat has been intense with us this week. The skater and the curler have had ample opportunity in the abundance and the length of the stretches of ice to enjoy the " poetry of motion " which a long spin on a pair of skates undoubtedly is to swain or maiden who can enjoy it to the full, but the intense cold that will freeze wide rivers to skating point is a serious thing to the poor, to the aged, and the weakly, ani many a one of them will be borne to his or her long home in consequence of this tremendous frost. And it has followed, too, upon a time of great suffering caused by ihe .coal famine which the strikes brought on, and must have helped in no slight degree to intensify that suffering. It has been indeed the coldest winter of the century, at least the frost has been the mosfc severe, and if in England fairly well to do people, clad in. the usual wraps that well to do people can afford in England and wear in an English winter, can b.e frozen tq death, what must the suffering have been for the poor? But there have been colder seasons no doubt, and on this subject a contemporary has worked up the following items of weather history ;— We we #ot yet out of the

century in which Napoleon retreated from Russia. 1812, 1814, 1849, and] 1855 were very cold years, though the severest cold did not always happen in 1 (he same part of Europe. In each century there seems to be about six severe winters. Those of 1716 and 1740 —the "hard winters"—were es pecially severe. Id 1621 the rivers of Europe and the Zuyder Zee were frozen hard, while the Hellespont was iced over. In 1658 Ciiaules Xof bweden crossed the little belt from Holstein to Denmark with hia army on the ice. The seas about Denmark, Sweden, and Pomerania have fre quently been frozen. It is on record that in 401 the Euxine was frozen over for 20 days, while in 764 during a frost at Constantinople the two seas were frozen for a hundred miles from shore. Drainage of marshes, de struction of forests, and the creation of towns have perhaps made the climate of Europe less severe.

WOOL.

Frequently of late, we have heard of the intention of President Cleveland and his colleagues in the Government of the United States, to introduce a i new tariff, which, among other things of less moment to the people of New Zealand, will place wool on the free list. The best news we could hear just now would be that President Cleveland had succeeded in passing this Tariff Bill, which Senator Wilson is now piloting through the Lower House. When Dr Renwick, the New South Wales Commissioner to the Chicago Exhibition interviewed the President, the latter assured the Australian re presentative that he, with the Chair man of the Committee of Ways and Means—the Senator Wilson already mentioned—intended to pass a Bill providing for the free introduction of wool, iron, and coal into the United States, and that they meant to do so in spite of the streuuous opposition which was offered to the measure. And this opposition is no insignificant affair. The United States as a nation has come to hold protection as a cardinal point in her political creed. While no one will deny that protection nursed her struggling infant industries into lusty maturity, neither will anyone gainsay that protection has made possible in that overgrown nation multi-million-! aires, "trusts," "syndicates/ "corners," and monopolies of the most objection able kind. The Democrats in 1892 routed the party of protection all along the line in the Presidential campaign, and one would naturally have expected that, after such a strong expression of opinion in favor of Freetrade someth ing in the shape of Freetrade would have been given to the people. But the hopes of those who protested are not to be very largely gratified. One correspondent writing on the subject says : — "A Democrat views Freetrade as a very good thing to beat a Republican with, but a moßt excellent thing to let alone after the beating is over. Tlrs time, however, some- j thing had to be done in view of the magni tude of the reaction against tariff plunder-, ing. So every Democrat, seeing he must start somewhere, at once advocated the plac ing of all those articles which were not manufac ured in his own constituency, but in those of some other Democrat, either upon the free list or under a greatly reduced schedule. And it is just here where the quicksand, upon which so many fair argosies of promise have been wrecked, lies hidden. Each State has its own specially protected and delicately coddled industry, for the con tinuance of which it wlil fight tooth and nail. By all means take the duty off iron, coal, steel, or wool, cries California, but keep it upon foreign wines, raisins, and lemons. Abolish the duty upon grain bags with pleasure, says Pennsylvania, but no tinkering with the present duties upon steel rails, if you please. We agree with you that lumber should be free, cry the Southern States, but we will fight to the last ditch against repealing the duty on sugar 5 and so on through the whole 44 States and Terri tories." But the Wilson Tariff has been formu lated, and the following are a few of the articles proposed to be admitted free of duty on and after the Ist day of March, 1894 :—All wool of sheep, hair of camel, goat, alpaca and other like animals, wool and hair on skins, noils, yarn waste, card waste, burr waste, bags and flogs, including all 1 waste of bags composed wholly or in part of wool; coal, coke, copper, agri- ! cultural implements, tallow and wool grease, limestone and other building stone, Manila binding twine, beef, hams, bacon, mutton, pork, and meats of all kinds prepared or preserved, sul phuric acid, etc. The advocates of the Bill claim that free wool will stimulate the business of the country to a great extent, but its opponents say just the Opposite will happen and that the wool trade has been on the decline since th@ last Presidential election. The Natio nal Woolgrowers' Association have held several meetings, the outcome of which is that a circular has been issued, addressed to the wool-growers of the United States. The Association state that it is now apparent that the House of Representatives at Washing- I ton will pass a Bill placing wool on the I free list, and it asks wool-growers to appoint committees to work with them in protesting against legislation plac ' ing wool on the free list or reducing j the duties on wool, as provided in the Tariff Act, 1890. The circular con cludes with the following : — " Free wooiwill undoubtedly substantially destroy tits American wool industry, But all wool-growers are earnestly uraed not to reduce their flocks, but keep and increase them as fast as practicable, eve»|if need be tor a time at some loss, for if free wool shall come it cannot t^ndure and will be followed by such improved and increased protective duties as to insure the future prosperity and success of the wool industry." The wt-pl growers of Texas say that free wool will reduce their prices for wotil from fifteen cents, a ppund to six cents., and the price o£ a sfreep from two and a half dollars to one dollar, while 100,000 men would be thrown

{out of employment. It is thus cvi dent that a strong force of opposition will be arrayed against that portion of the Tariff Bill relating to wool, and even if it passes the Lower House the hope is that the Senate, largely made up of members from the "Western States, will reject it. But Mr Wilson * claims that he and his party have done their duty. Ihey have adopted the principle of ad valorem as opposed to specific duties, as of the two least open to fraud, and aim at freeing from taxation those raw materials which are the basis of these manufactures and industries. A big opposition indeed will be offered to this Bill, but should the measure pass and wool be placed on the free list, a market will be opened for our wool which will be invaluable, and that being so the despised San Francisco Mail Service will bulk at once in our eyes as a most important 'connecting link between the wool grower of New Zealand and the wool spinner and weaver of America. But the Tariff Bill is still protective as wit ness:—Clothing, ready made, and articles of wearing apparel of every description, is to have an ad valorem duty of 40 per cent. ! Plushes, velvets, velveteens, etc., 80 per cent.! Stock ings, shirts and drawers, valued at not more than 60s a dozen 30 per cent. !— others of a better quality, 40 per cent! Shawls, knit fabrics, and other manu factures, 40 per cent. " } women's and children's dress goods, coat linings, etc, 40 per cent.; cloaks, dolmans, jackets, ulsters and other outside garments for women and children, 45 per cent, ad valorem ! The goods in the cotton schedule range from 20 to 40 per cent. ad valorem, and so on in proportion with every article.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The weather yesterday was the hottest experienced in Dunedin for years. The thermometer registered 82 in the shade. The Oddfellows of the American Order in Dunedin intend inviting tne opinion of the i lodges in the district on the advisableness of i admitting female members. Yesterday was the hottest wealher of the present season experienced in Ohristchurch. At noon the thermometer stood at 110 in the sun and 90 in the shade. At^the inquest on the man Kelly, killed at the Hororata races, a verdict of accidental death with no blame attached to anyone was returned. 398 applications have been received for 24 sections of first class land on the Cheviot estate, and 73 applications for 18 sections of second class land. The ballot takes place on Wednesday. A preliminary meeting waa held last night in Chiistchureh to make arrangements for a memorial to the late Bishop Harper, A large committee was appointed. Nothing was decided as to the form the memorial should take, but the feeling was general in favor of completing the cathedral. Yesterday afternoon two young men named Cain and Clark observed dense smoke issuing from C. M. Brooke's •' Perfect" dip factory, and leaping the iron fence saw that the tallow press, out in the open air, was burning. A few buckets of water from the pump a few feet away, soon extinguished the Barnes, %ot, however, before the pr»a had been completely destroyed. No further damage was done. The fire bell was rung, and the curricle turned out, but the services of the firemen were not wanted. Fortu nately the wind was north-west, otherwise the shed in which there was stored a large quantity of carbolic acid and other chemicals might have been destroyed. There was no insurance on the place. An account of a very plucky attempt at rescue reaches aa English paper from Lahore. An orderly of the officer commanding at Sanger tried to commit suicide by throwing himself into a well 45ft deep. Captain Grif fin, of the Ist Bengal Cavalry, was in bed at the time, and heard a splash, but did not know what it was Hearing groans, how ever, he jumped up, and without hesitation lowered himself by a rope to the bottom of the well. The night was pitch dark. When Captain Griffin reached the bottom he found that the man had sunk ia ten feet of water there was in the well. Meanwhile Mrs Griffin collected a few servants and let down a lamp for her husband to see by. He dived three or four times, and at last got hold of the man. He then tied a rope roand him and had him hauled up. Just as the man reached the surface—he was then alive—the men on the rope jerked, and the man got loose from it, and fell to the bottom again. Captain Griffia then went down again and fastened him to a rope and got him up. The man was alive when he reached the surface, but died a few minutes afterwards. At the meeting of creditors of Mr Walter Bentley, held in Adelaide, it was explained that undue pressure of three comparatively small creditors necessitated the calling of the meeting. Mr Bentley had been touring the colonies with success since November 1891, and accumulated a considerable "sur plus. He had, however, sustained heavy losses in connection with a theatre in Sydney. His assets consisted chiefly of scenery s ward robes, and other theatrical properties, which cost upwards of £2000, but could not be immediately realised upon. All Mr Bentley desired was a little time and he would pay the claims in full, with interest. The total liabilities are under £700, his assets are estimated at upwards of £2400. The report that Mr Bentley contemplated leaving the colonies wa< given an unqualified denial. It was finally agreed that the creditors under £2 and all wages claims to the extent of £5 should be paid in cash within one month, and that the remaining debts should be paid by two equal instalments at four and six months, with interest at the rate of 5 per cent. The " Wairarapa Observer " says :—" A seventeen-year-old son of Mr Philip Goodin met with a curious and painful mishap on Thursday morning. He was amusing him self with a toy gun, through the tube of which he was expelling a metal dart by the iorce of his breath. To prepare himself for blowing with greater force he drew in his breath sharply, with the result that he drew the dart from the tube into his throat. He /jQuld pot draw it out with his fingers, so away he went to Dr Johnston. The doctor could not get to the foreign substance tp draw it out, and it was so situated that to prevent the lad being choked the small dart had to be forced further down towards the gullet. The case was so serious that Dr Beard, of Masterton, was called in con sultation, and tracheotomy was successfully performed on the sufferer. This allows him to breathe, bub the impediment is ftill pre sent in the throat, and grave doubts are entertained as to the possibility of removing it, as the lad's neck and head are swelling, rendering further .opera bio, ns §till mp,re u,a, certain,' 1 v ' ,;,. .-..^

A lantern entertainment ;s announced for to-morrow night in the Wesleyan Sunday School. The Laghmor road race starts from the I corner of Carter's terrace, Tinwald, at three j o'clock to-moTow afternoon. Our readers are reminded that Rev; A. ' Chodowski, the Hebrew Rabbi, delivers a lecture to-night in the Oddfellows' Hall on " the Talmud." 1 he lecture, we can promise, will be interesting to everybody, more i especially to prohibitionists, and those who take any interest in the temperance question. In St. Stephen's Schoolroom on Monday evening Mr Wilkinson gave a magic lantern ! entertainment to a small house. The Rev ' T. A. Hamilton presided. The views, which were excellent, were taken from various points of interest touched at by the yacht Sunbeam in her voyage round the world. I Comic pictures were also shown. Owing to the small attendance Mr Wilkinson has kindly consented to repeat the entertaiu ment at an early date. John Temple Graves, of Georgia, wants to solve the negro problem by founding "a negro State, planted in the heart of our own great Republic; under the shadow of the flag; under the benediction of the Govern ment. In the region of Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona is to found an area of 150,000,000 acres, upon which our whole negro population could find subsistence s and yet not be so densely populated as I found Germany or Belgium,, The Government should lend them every aid in developing the country. Negroes alone should hold the offices and rule the country. Nor are they opposed to such action, Actual inves tigation has shown that numbers are ready to go even to Africa, where they can have » State of their own." There died at Liverpool on November 4 Captain W. Jahnke, whose name will be familiar to nautical men owing to the part he took in the rescue of the survivors of the ' emigrant vessel Cospatrlick That vessel f ook fire at midnight on November 17,1874 ( on her way to Auckland, under the command of Captain Elmslie, and out of 476 souls on board, only a few — five or six at most— escaped by means of lashing themselves to a raft, which was picked up by the British Sceptre, of Liverpool (Captain Jahnke), on November 27, and the few survivors were by him found in a dying condition. By dint of assiduous treatment he was enabled to bring them alive into St. Helena on December 6, and for this service ho was awarded a chronometer. The '• Post" states that several cases of a more or less distressing character was consid ered by the trustees of the Benvolent Society. A lady-like young woman—who was accom panied by her son, a bright, handsome boy of four years—attended, and with evident reluc tance, asked for assistance. Her husband was an accountant, but his health failing him, he had had to give up his employment. In order to obtain food they had disposed of their bedding and most of their clothing. She stated that she and her boy were suffer ing from bronchitis. In fact, the family, which have seen "better days," appear to be in a truly pitiable condition. The trustees granted rations, and also pecuniary assistance towards the payment of rent. A curious accident (says the "Oamaru Mail"), fortunately unattended by serious results, happened on the express from Danedin on Wednesday. A gentleman and his wife were en route to Timaru, and after passing Waitati the husband went out on the platform for a smoke. On nearing Sea cliff, while rounding a curve, he over balanced and fell off the train. Fortunately he fell clear and on a soft spot,, and escaped undamaged, as a visit to the medical super intendant at Seacliff soon satisfied him. He telegraphed to his wife at Oamaru to alight there and await his arrival by the late train, which she did, the te'egram being the first announcement she received of her husband's accident. She had imagined he had found a friend elsewhere in the train, and was quite easy in her mind.

SWIMMING.

CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING.

Auckland, January 13. The New Zealand Swimming Champion ship Meeting commenced to-day at the Calliope Dock. There were 4000 peopie pre sent and the weather was splendid. The ladies' Bracelet, ICO yards, waa won by Gurnbleton, N.S.W.; W. March, Christ church, 2 ; J, Upton, Auckland, 3. Time, Imin 24sec. The 880 Yards Championship of New Zealand was won easily by Gormley, N.S.W., who led from start to finish. Time, 13min 53 2-sth sec; beating the New Zealand record by 61 3 -sth sec ; C. Helling, N.S.W., was second; Hoey of Auckland, third | Hedges, Auckland, fourth. E. Bailey gave up at the second lap, being apparently unwell. Long dive, 61yds—W. J. Allan, Auckland Swimming Club. Cassidy, New South Wales, was first in the 50 yards blindfold race. The local events were well contested. In the water polo match, Auck land v Christchurch, the latter were too good for the Aucklanders, and they won by 3 goals to 0, Owing to a false start in the 220 yards championship of New Zealand, it was postponed until Monday. The Sydney and Ohristchurch men are well satisfied with the results of the competi tions, January 15. The 220 yds Swimming Championship of Mew Zealand came off to-day in the Calliope Dock, under the auspices of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association. Eleven started. Gormley had all the best of the start, and led throughout. He made a spurt at the finish, and won in 2min 53 2-sth sec. Meadham was aejond, 3min 3sec, A. Holme third, 3min Bsec, C Sellings fourth, Biiley fifth, Hoey alxch. Meadham entered a protest on the grounds that Gormley left the platform before the fall of the flag.' The Committee consider it to morrow.

EALING.

[PROM OUR OWN CORRESPOKDBNT.j

Since las'; writing the crops and grass have made good headway, and harvest operations wiil soon be in full swing. The oats in this district are looking ex ceptionally well, and should yield from 40 to 60 bushels per acre, and the turnips promise to be a great: success, having long since passed out of the clutches of the fly, and benefited considerably by, the recent rains. } The first mob of sheep crossed over the . new bridge on Friday morning, A large line of first cross and three-qoarterbreds, the property of tine Longbeach estate,' crossed in less than an hour with the greatest possible ease. I watched the proceedings from a point on the terrace, and had Mr Eden OSeorge or any enter prising photgrapher been on the ground, and taken a few shots at the mob, as they marched in single file across the bridge, he could, doubtless, have sold his de velopments well in the Old Country. I could see by the way the shepherds per-, formed their duties that they ware neither paisley weavers nor Cockneys, one qt them proving to be no less tHan an off spring of the renowned Mr Hay Smith, senr., and' was ably assisted by Mr Bradley. In conversation wfth these gentlemen, I learned that it was the opinion of many slockowners and others 1 that it would be a patter of impassibility to cross sheep over the bridge, whereupon I remarked that I was glad it was not a December who crossed the first |

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION

Unatft «f a Joclcey. ; Marton, January 16. \ The jockey Watson, who was injured in the hurdle race on January 2, died ab Bulls this morning. Until Sunday he was making satisfactory progress, then a change took: place, brought on, it is I thought by the heat, and he gradually sank. Deceased was 25 years of a^e, and hie parenta are understood to lire at Upper Kiccairton. ' ¥atal .Boating* Accident. Wktmngton, January 16. Three brothers named Tippler were boating in the lagoon near Pencarrow Head, when one fell out, and was drowned before the others could rescue him. The father died recently, just after his shop ha i been burned down. The Cabinet. The Premier is expected back on Thurs day. Cabinet meetings will then be held to settle the question of the Railway Commissioners, and others awaiting de cision. She Heat. The thermometer went up to 83 yester , day, the highest reading since February 21, 1883. Some surprise is expressed at this, as it was certainly not aa hot a d*y as several experienced since then. The Bezar Caie. Bezar, of the permanent artillery, who attempted suicide last week by taking rat poison, was committed for trial; bail re- I fused, I lov« and Kucifer Matches. I Dunbdin, January 16. \ Mary Platts, a domestic servant em-V ployed at the Newmarket Hotel, attempted to commit suicide this morning by dis solving wax matches in warm water and ■ then drinking the liquid. The girl was subject to fits, on learning w! ich her I sweetheart jilted her. This bo preyed^ on her mind that she tried to take hettfl life. Th« Weather. ■ The recent hot weather has been f^^| lowed by a welcome fall of steady ra'u^^H

THIS ANARCHISTS.

Vienna, January 14, / A dynamite plot, based on the methods used by the« Parisian convict Vaillant, has been discovered in Galicia, The police are on the qid vive, and all visitors are searched. Paris, January 15. Eighty members of the Chamber of Deputies have petitioned for the re prieve of Vaillant.

LABOR ITEMS.

Sydney, January 15. Owing to the reduction of a penny in the hewing rate the Hetton colliery is likely to be laid idle. New Zealand will not lie representbd at the Conference of Labour memberso! Parliament, which meets here on Wed nesday. Sydney, January 16. The miners are endeavoring to arrange a conference with the owners to discuss the question of reduction in the hewing rates.

CABLE NEWS

Lord Kimberley is better. Mr Gladstone has gone to Biarritz, a French watering place. Joseph Thorley's cattle food stores at Thornhill Bridge, Oaledonian Boad, London, have been burnt to the ground. The damage is estimated at £70,000. General Ignatieff cays that Russia is Servia's true protector and will shortly demand the evacuation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria. Hr Huddarfc expects the Americans ' will send letters by the Vancouver route alternately with the San Fran cisco steamers. Mr Geddes proposes that the capital of the Queensland Freezing Company shall be £45,000, the half of which he is assured can be obtained in London. Memmott; the Australian billiard champion, defeated Ooles, the well known player, winning nine out of a series of twelve matches. Sir W. V, Harcourt refused to con sider the question of payment o£ members during the present Parlia ment. The son of a well-known Irish squire has been arrested in Paris on a charge of bigamy, He is said to have six wives, and the arrest has caused a great sensation. The " Daily News " says the Govern ment have decided to build eight new battle ships, in addition to the annual ship building programme, and also to increase the number of I cruisers. ! The New Zealand Loan and Mer cantile reconstruction scheme is on the lines of which a forecast has already been sent. Baron Schroder is given the privilege of nominating on© Director. Severe fighting has taken place be tween Mussulmen and Protestants in Uganda, the latter being victorious, The territory of the Mussulmen has been assigned to the Protestant* and. Catholics. Campbell, who was committed for trial for fraud in connection with the Gore Hill estate, involving £100,000, and also committed for trial for perjury in the same case, is to be further charged on twelve counts of forgery in connection with - land transfers at Cook's river.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington, January 15, ; The Premier is expected here on Than* d&y' • ■ A. sad drowning accident happened ■ Palmerston North. A man namea George Davey and his brother were bathing in Lake Awapuni when the former disappeared despite the gallant) efforts of his brother to rescue him. The body was recovered, but all efforts to re suscitate him failed.

Customs.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Wellington, January 15, The following is tha return of the revenue of the colony for the quarter ended December 31. Last ordinary revenue from customs £41%319 53 3d; I stamps £135,065 IQa 7d ; postal atid tele graph cash receipts £12,6015 ald ; pro* j perty tax £37 lls 8d j land and income ~J tax £270,973 16s 9d; beer duty £17,82UT 19s 3d ; railways £270,718 2s; regutfK^ i tion and other fees £11,142 5s 7d; nu/rfne A £5344 0s 4d ; miscellaneous £11,738 13s 1 8d ; territorial revenue cash land sales'-.J £16,380 17a 2d ; deferred payments land M sale £8214 2s 8d ; pastoral runs, rents,^! and miscellaneous, £20,054 lls 8d ; total^H £1,195,539 0a 6,d. For the corresponding^! quarter of the previous year the total W4i ■ $1,195,510. Is or «?9i9asd lew. ]

THE ABHBUBTOJSI &UABDIAN : TUESDAY, JANtfAB* 16, 1894.



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f Wanted. \ MISS SOLOMON, Teacher of Piano forte, Voice Production, and Sing ing, will resume lessons MONDAY, January 22. For terras, etc., apply at Mrs Ranger's Boarding House. 1 9J ! Spectacles ! Spectacles! All sights. Where to get the be&fc from — Lums den's, Ojulisfc's-Optician, Tancred Street. 1 94 G1 OOD Kidney Potatoes, by tack or ' cwt., for sale cheap.—Apply, A. W. Randell, Ashburton. 1 47 MRS ALCORN has on sale for the Holidays vaiiwl assortment of Toys, Dolls, Prams, Fancy Goo Is and Christmas Presents. Saunders' Buildings. WANTED Known—All Accounts due ' to IS. W". Alcoen & Co. must be Paid on or before December 30. 12 181 [ WANTEDKnown—Forfars,4|d ;Tick-! VV ings, 4£d j Brown Hollands, 4|d. — Andrew Orr. 11175 'liHaT which brings most light and *- hope to poorest homes is Titan Soap. Jii? 3 IF you want fiist-class fruit go to Adams' for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc. ANTED Known.—Melford House cheapest shap in town, extra value in presents now being given to each purchaser till further notice.—H. 0. Segers. „ WANTED Known—Now offering Men's Leather Shirts, 2s 9d ; Men's All-wool Suits, 25s 6d ; Men s Heavy Merino Pants, 2a lid.—-Mitchell ( and Turner. WANTED Known.—Extra value hi presents now being given away, for Christmas and New Year. Cheapest { House in Town.—H C. Segers, Melford | House. SUITS to measure, during the sale, 49s ' 555, 60s, 70s, and 75a, Fit and ' workmanship guaranteed.—-R. Axcokbt, Saunders' Buildings. ANTED Known.—Half as much again in presents given to each purchaser during Christmas and New Year. H. C. Segers, Melford House. WANTED, Everybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. H. Zander, Sole Agent. 11 181 WANTED Known -W. H. Collier's noted four-clasp Kid Gloves, 2s 6d, have just arrived in all sizes. { i 7* AN TED Known—Spectacles, eye VV protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical line at S, Salek's, Optician. WANTED Known—That you can buy Good Slippers for children from Is a pair ; Women's, all sizes, Is 9d. —Mitchell & Tubnek. WANTED Known—"The Corner "is showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W. H. Collier. WANTED Known-Colonial Tweeds at very low prices ; Colonial Tweed Trousers, all Men's Sizes, three pairs for £1, —Mitchell and Turner. TY7 ANTED Known.—To make room VV for Spriig Boots I will give ten per cent for cash. Repairs done at once cheaper than ever to stay bad times over atJ. Mokon, Premier Bootmaker. 8 18 WANTED, all Farmers to reduce Hardley's Larjre 1 Stock of this Season's Oil, which ho is selling at his usual ridiculous low price by tho Gallon or Case. ANTED","tnVPiibiic" to know thai HaUßLEvr's Tanks ar« giving univer sal satisfaction. Testimonials if required. Fow is the time for Baths and Tanks, from 30a upwards. WANTED all and sundry to know that Hardley is still to the front with all clashes of Tinware. Repairs promptly executed. Spouting and Ridging made and fixed at unheard of rates. X IT" ANTED Known—6o Pieces Fashion- VV able Prints at 4.H ; 50 dozen Towels from 4|d ; White" Counterpanes, 30 per cent under usual price.—As drew Obr. 11 174 DON'T Forgec to send your Bicycles along to the Old Kindergarten to oe repaired, at moderate rates. Stall. — Couotry ; Libraries supplied at cost price. Parcels of cheap reading made up to order.—John Marpden. DON'T wash yourself. Titan Soap doea tho work. No rubbing. No machines, H 182 WANTED Known -A manufacturer's Stock of Shot Silk black and colored Sunshades and Umbrellas at half price Andrew Okr. 11173 WANTED Known—6o Pieces black and colored French Merinos and Cashmeres at Is 4jd to Is 6d.—Andrew Ork. 11 176 rToWKRSETMeat Mart. The oldest; iO the largest, the best, and the cheap est Small Goods a specialty. Full weights guaranteed, A trial solicited 1 -W, J. SILCOCK. WANTED Known—For Election Week, 100 Pairs Boots, 2s 6d per pair.—Andrew Orr. H 177 B~ OOK* 3. — Picture Books in graat variety. Books .suitable for presonts. Great deduction in Prices. —.Railway and i Arcade Bookstalls. WANTED Known—loo Ladies Fashionable himshadesat Andrew j Obb's. llJl 2 /"SIIAPHIC Xmas No., Pears' Annual, : VX and Lady's Pictorial—all with beau- '< Hful colored supplements. Hew vols. of ►Sunday afc Home, Leisure Hou ', Bo Peep, | I Little Dots, and others. New Books for Prizes :> nd Presentation. —L F. A kckewes & Co., Stationers' Hull. C 1 HOICK Ornaments, Folding Screens, / Otvn make in Udies' and children's unu?rolothinß, Aprons and Pinafores. Mks Alcol:.^ Saunders' Building. BALI3 .SALE, of Books, Stationery I'&ney Goods, Music, etc.. Fire Screens, Pictures, Glass Ornamonte, j Christnus Cards, Cricket and Lawn Tennis Material* Photc Albums and Frames, and hundreds of other articles are to be sold a* » gwsat sacrifice for Cash ■, during this month only, at L. F. Akduewes & Co. Stationer g Ha3l, ji—Hiiiiiiiiiii »»»ii»»i^«»«ii ;"|_"^|^'" p" l"'""™'*"*'"*-!!!"T?'"'-T!!L r!!!3^!^? WB3 are soiling, as wo have been for j eighteen months past, seven feet I Birch Hardies at 2* .)!; Keven feet V D L. Hurdles at 5s 61 each. TUCKER & BEAN, Wesb street ! "&1000 to Lend on First-class Freehold [ Security at purrcnt rate of interest. Appjy to T. BULLOCK. "FOIrTsALB—2 sections well situated ! in Clark Street, Allenton, being lots 22 i and 33, containing 2 rods 6 parches, j^.w..«w.- TiBCLLOOK .



NEW ZEALAND Clothim^ Factory. SEASONABLE GOODS. FOR HARVESTING, Men's Gambroon Trousers Men's Duck Overalls and Jackets Men's Harvesting Straw Hata Is —Also— New Ties New Silk Handkerchiefs New Studs Bathing Pants—Towels and Running Pants New shapes in Hard Hats —brown, black and drab. The new Soft Hat—Land and Water Tennis Hats—a^t shades A good holiday Hat for Is lid THE LARGEST STOCK OF HATS IN ASHBURTON TO CHOOSE FROM. Tennis Shirts in silk, crgpe and cash mere Bojs' Washing Suits from 4s 9d. Boys' and Youths' Summer coats 2s 6d, Men's Summer Coats in silk, alpaca and sateen BOOTS BOOTS!! BOOTS!!! Canvas Shoes for Men Canvas Shoes for Women Canvas Shoes for Children Just opened this week, 18 pairs Women's j Calf Shoes for 6s 6d. Wonderfu I value. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY JHALLENSTEIH BROS.. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager