MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as under ' subject to the necessary alterations :— TUESDAY, July 24. For South America, United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, per Flora (to connect with s,s. Gothio at Wellington), and al^o ff r Northern Ports of New Zealand, at 0.550 p.m. Due London September 5. WEDNESDAY, July 25. For Australian Colonies, and also for United Kingdom, Continent of Europe, etc., (specially addressed via Naples), India, China, Japan, etc., per express to connect with s4. Waihora, at 15.30 p.m. Dae London September 12. The next English mail via San Francisco closes August 8. Dae London September 12.

DEATHS.

WniTKFooRD.—At Elberton Vicarage, Gloucestershire. England, on Whit- Sunday, Rebecca VVhiikfookd, the' beloved sister of Mrs William J. Steward. McLeod. — AtMra G. Veel's, Cameron Street, Ashburton, Archibald Mo Leod. Aged 52. '%\k V*"

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit MONDAY, JULY 23, 1894. THE OATH IN COURT.

Me Oadman has introduced a bill which will, i£ it become law, very materially alter the little ceremony which every witness has to go through m the wit ness box before he gives his evidence. Hitherto it has been the Custom for witness to listen to something like rattled off helter-skelter by a con stable or the bailiff :—Theevidenceyou shallgive bubble-übble-übble—truth, whole truth—ibble, übble, übble— truth." Without waiting to take breath the officer concludes with a snap m the words all run into one " Kissthebook." The witness lifts the book to his or her. lips, and kisses the board of a bible that thousands of lips have previously kissed, and which, for aught he knows to the contrary, may but recently have been kissed by an invalid —-but we need not specu late further m this unsavory direction. The Chinaman blows out a burning match, and does not kiss the book. Under the new bill of Mr Cad man, the book-kissing will be done away with, and for the mild oath as now ad ministered there will be substituted the Scotch formula and the Scotch ceremony. The witness on going into the box, will be asked to bare and hold up his right hand, palm open, and facing the Judge, will repeat after the officer of Court, or the Judge himself if the latter so choose, the following somewhat appalling words :—" 1 swear by Almighty God, as I shall answer to God at the Great Day of Judgment, that I will speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.' Eighteen hundred years ago, the Man Christ told us to do with out oaths altogether, and also to

love one another, but we do not love one, another sufficiently well to be able yet to take each other's simple word of spoken evidence without a binding oath—especially m civil cases. And to a man who has frequently to sit out the hearing of the cases that come before the Stipendiary Magistrate it is amazing to listen to the different versions that are told m the box of the same story. Evidently Mr Oadraan has had some experience of this, and fancies that if the phraseology of the oath were made a little more fearsome, and language made use of that will call up visions of the Day of Judg ment, and after death punishment of the sin of perjury, it will exercise somewhat of a deterrent influence on the false-swearing witness. The abolition of the book-kissing is a pro posed improvement which will doubt less be welcomed by many who now undergo the ordeal with a shudder.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Maori chief Te Wheti is danger ously ill from influenza at Parihaka. The Chinese have blocked the entranca of the Yang-tse-kiang, compelling ships to pass near the fort a. It is reported that the British Govern ment has consented to Italy occupying Kassalla. Lady Glasgow has left London on her return journey to New Zealand, via America. At the Bisley shooting meeting Private Itennie, of the 30th Lanark Regiment won the Queen's prize. The Dunstan Times expresses regrat that its columns are not as elastic as the consciences of some of our New Zealand politicians. The Westport Newa thinks it is a sign of * confidence m the future of the place' when the premises of a bank are given a fresh coat of paint. The other day a poor woman presented herself at the office of the Hobart Benevo lent -Society, and asked for her share of the £1000 bequeathed to the institution by the late Mr Joseph Solomon. She was labouring under the delusion that the money was to be dktribuced m cash among needy applicants, but she was informed that as yet the society had not even beon officially informed of the be quest. Half a fire-bar was found m the stomach of a large shark, which was entangled m one of the fishermen's nets at Wanganui Heads the other day. The broken fire bar had evidently been used as a sinker by someona on board one of the small steamers trading there, which often lie off the bar for an hour or two until the lids serves. In its ravenous haste to swallf w the tempting baits, the shark must have gulped down sinker and all, and then bitten the line m two.

The Rev. Walter Hobhouse, a son of j the first Bishop of Nelson, New Zaaland, I has been appointed to the hesdmastership of the Durham Grammar School. The National Wool Company of Aus tralia has promulgated a scheme for award, ing prizes to the best got up clips m the Melbourne wool stores next season. Four British warships and two torpedo boats, while being prepared for the naval manoeuvres, were found to have defects m their machinery and broke down. They will be docked for repairs, A German savant says that the red backed spider, common about Sydney, is the most poisonous spider m the world. One 28th of a grain injected into the blood of a 12st man would be fatal. An unrehearsed incident took place m a dramatic performance at Christchurch the other evening, when a cask of beer m a tavern scene accidentally rolled off a canting rest, and collided with a lady actor.

A protrait of the late Premier of New Zealand, Mr John Ballance, is now on exhibition at the New Zealand Agency- General and ia generally admired. A suggestion has been thrown out that ie should be purchased by New Zealanders m London and presented to Mrs Ballance while she is m England. The Railway Department of Victoria has hitherto engaged an auctioneer when, ever required for the sale of unclaimed luggage, merchandise, etc., but the Com missioners have now decided to appoint an auctioneer specially to conduct all their sales. The Attorney-General has introduced into the Council a Bill to amend the Offensive Publications Act by providing that if the Justices before whom any charge under the Act is heard consider the offence of so gross a nature as to merit a greater punishment than already pro vided, they may summarily inflict a sen* tence of imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years. The ' Posb' voices local opinion as to the late Speaker's share m the amend ment of the Standing Orders thus :—-The Hon W. J. Steward certainly deserves | credit for the excellent manner m which he prepared the amendments to the Standing Orders, which have now m all their main, provisions been adopted by the House. Mr Steward brought to bear on the tack a fund of experience and special knowledge. Not having to deal with the questions at issue hurriedly, he was enabled to do thoroughly good work and the House and the country will bene fit by his laber,"

The * Press' correspondence says :— The glowing picture of the success cf the Cheviot Co-operative Farm, drawn by the Minister of Lands, lost some of its attractiveness under the ciriticisms of Mr Massey, who speaks with authority upon such questions as these. He read a letter ftotn one of the settlers on the Cheviot, stating that the co-operative works there were an utter failure. "Itis a mistake," interjected Mr Meredith. But Mr Massey retorted, "This man's opinions are as good as yourd." The letter wenc on to relate how the whole ylace was fast drift ing into a den of pauperism, and concluded by stating that ono could hardly believe this condition of aflaira without personal examination. In one or two years, when the present public expenditure will have ceased, the Cheviot settlers, so Mr Massey contends, will want their rcnto reduced, and they will be quite right m doing so, as, according to the present prices for agricultural produce, they will fird it impossible t© keep up the payments. With, says the member for Waitemata, eight million acres of Native lands and several million acres of Crown lands lying idle, there was no necessity for the Land for Settlement Bill at the present time.

At the Royal Observatory of Belgium, for a period of nearly two years, M. W. Prinz has been making observations on the variation of temperature m the interior of trees. The experiments show that the sap contains large quantities of gas, which often escapes with the noise which recalls ths murmur of effervescing water. This bubbling is sometimes so intense as to be perceived at a distance of two feet. The mean annual internal temperature of a tree is practically the same as that of the surrounding air, but the monthly means differ by two or chree degrees. In general, it takes a day for a thermal varia tion to be transmitted to the heart of a tree. On come days the difference between the internal temperature of a tree and that of the air outside can vary by as much as 10 degree C, Generally the difference is only a few degrees. Vhen the temperature of the air falls below the freezing point and continues to decrease, the Interior temperature of the tree descends to a point near that at which the sap freezes, and remains there. The sap freezes at some tenths of a degree above zero. The maximum absolute temperature of the interior of a tree may occur some time before th<> absolute maxi mum of the surrounding air, owing to the direct action of the spring sun and of the air upon the tree deprived of its foliage. During the high temperatures of the summer the interior temperature of trees maintain itself near 15 degree C, with a variation of 20 degree C. at the most, even when the thermal variations of them are exceptional. Speaking generally, a large tree is warmer than the cold air m the months,and a little colder than the air m the warmer months. <

Women in Parliament.

The 4< Xew Zealand Times," the Wol lir gfcon Government morning paper has the following on the debate on Dr New mans measure to give women peats m Parliament:—"Last night's exhibition > was the most degrading m the history of our Parliament. For absolute moral cowardice, the conduct of the majority cannot be beaten. For lack of dignity, for want of courtesy, for boorish folly, j nothing worse could be conceived, and this is a House which prides itself on, being m the van of po i'ical progre s, poses as an example to the universe, and boasts of the lead it giveß m all things of importance to the future of the race. But bad as the exhibition was, it was, quite m keeping with the history ot women's suffrage m New Zealand. Thin country led the way it is true. But how 1 The method was as diegracef ul as the re sult haa been excellent. The majority which gave women the suffrage cared j nothing for the principle ; never coade-' scended to think about the principle;! gave no attention whatever to tlia possible consequences of its application, and studied the grave subject before them m no way. All they cared for was to make political capital for themselves. They tried two things, to get political capital and prevent women from getting the franchise. The friends of woman proved too strong for the finessing of her politi cal enemies, and she got the franchise. What the upshot of the agitation for j giving her the full consequences of the franchise will be it needs no ghost to tell us. The majority is dead against the proposal, but nearly every man of It is afraid to say so, and will not say so under any sort of compulsion. He who pretends to be enthusiastically m favor of the pro posal will be caught m the net of his false pretences. The result will be that women will get Into Parliament and every coward, who has shillyshallied openly and offered obstruction In secret, will pose as women's champion consistently from ' the first. That is the plain story of last night's exhibition*

OUR LORD'S PASSION.

W. ». Stead realises the ■•■»• «f it " If Christ came to Chicago." I shall never forget the almost over-! powering sense of sympathy and sorrow which overwhelmed me on the morning of the Conference m the Central Music Hall. I had been discussing until long paab midnight on Saturday with police* , men, saWn-keepers, gamblers, and keepers of houses of ill-fame what Christ would think of them and of as m this city of Chicago. I had heard their unconven tional exclamations as they were suddenly confronted with this ' unwonted sugges tion. I had seen the brutalisation of men by drink and vice until the human, i let alone the Divine, image had almost disappeared^ and the still sadder sight of women who were somebody's daughters continuing a life of vice from the terrible conviction that there was no escape. A feeling of sorrow for these people—a feeling of bitter heartache at the thought of my own inability to do them any good or give them any relief—was after a time completely swallowed up by a new emo tion which took possession of me almost m spita of myself. 7 felt so sorry for Christ! I have never been able to in dulge m these devout bub sombre meditations on the actml facts of our Lord's Passioa with any sense of real anguish. It was hard no doubt—all that wandering down the dolUro^a way, and cruel, brutally cruel, the martyrdom of the Cross, but it happened a long time ago. The halo of supewsatural glory which surrounds His tragic death cannot disguise the fact that so far as mere physical pain was con cerned, His suffering could not compare with that of uncounted myriads of His brethren who had gone down t» the in visible world amid protracted agonies of torture, compared with which the way of the Cross was a comparatively swift and easy relief. But when I had this fresh; realising sense of the greatness of the | sorrow which He came to relieve, and which still remains unstaunched, and of the maimed souls crushed and mangled out of all semblance of the Divine image, the sense of failure of it all, the thwarting of the great aspiration, came home to me with a freshness almost inconceivable, considering how long I have been familiar with some of the saddest sorrows of the world. Was it for this he came to earth 1 Is the Nineteenth precinct ef the First Ward with its poor girls m the Fourth Avenue houses, and its toughs and the crooks down the levee, the fruit which He might expect to find after nineteen hun dred years 1 If I felt it so much, having but seen for a few moments one infinitesi mal shred of the world's garment of mourning and heaviness, if I, all flawed and faulty as I am, yet feel the iron enter my soul, what must Be have felt who has heard the dropping of their tears m heaven these nineteen hundred years 1

It is this which ia the real passion of our Lord ! The unabandoned sin, the un staunched tears, the abonnding bitterness of the human heart, these are] the real crown of thorns which the world has crushed upon His wounded brow. Long ago Darwin's " Descent of Man " gave me a similar sense of the im manence of God. Until then, m a vague sort of way, I had had the feeling, common, I suppose, to most of us, that the world had been created long ago, and that creation was as much a past event as the Norman Conquest or the war of the American Independence. But Darwin made me see that the creative work is going on to-day as much as at any previous time m the history of the world, for we stand m the very workshop m which the Eternal is from day to day fashioning the world m which we live, So m the bitter ness of that dreary niehfc I felt that ©ur Lord's Passion and Crucifixion was no longer a bygone instance m the history of the human race. The Passion and the Cross are for us day by day and hoqr by hour, moment by moment. Nor will He cease from dwelling amongst us—ihe living Word made manifest m flesh—as long as men and women live, and love, and sin, and suffer, and go down forlorn j into the pit. There was sadness and anguish m the thought, but there was also a great con solation and a wonderful stay and solace m this new realisation of the omnipre sence of the Cross. And then there came the comforting thought m the midst of it all, that He who saw it from the beginning never lost heart, never struck sail to a fear, never doubted, even when the sky was blackest and hope seemed dim, that God was love, and that m the end we shall see «s He saw that even those things will work out for thoae who suffer and those that bleed a far more exceeding | weight of $lory,

FOOTBALL.

Sydney, July 2:^^| In the annual football match between K<^^H South Wales and Queensland, under Rugtq^H rules, the former won by four points to three^^B Wellington. July 23. :"'^B At the New Zealand Rugby Union meeting it was decided to appoint a member of the 1 appeal committee — Logan, Henderson, 1 Campbell, Firth, and Cotterill—to select both the North Island team and the Now Zealand team, the committee to communi cate with the various Union selection com mittees as to eligible men. It was contended that it was impracticable to held trial 1 matches owing to the r umber of engage : ments the various Unions have to fulfil. The New South Wales Union wrote asking as to alternative terms m the event of New Zealand deciding not to return the visit next year. It wag decided to cable that the team could come:— Either paying its own expenses, or on the same terms as those on which the New Zealand beam visited Mew South Wales last year.

LATEST CABLE NEWS. IRISH ETENANTS

London, July 21. The Parnellites are insisting on all evicted tenants being reinstated; the Unionists desire that the reinstatement shall be voluntary.

WRECK OF A BARQUE

Melbourne, July 21* The barque Freetrader has been totally wrecked at Warnambool, owing to her anchors parting during a heavy gale. The vessel arrived from London, a short while back, and had just com pleted discharging her cargo of general merchandise. The crew reached the shore safely.

FATAL EXPLOSION.

London, July 20. A charge, exploded m a boat engaged i* blowing up a sunken yacht m the Solent. Three men were blown into fragments.

SUPPRESSION OF MASSAGE HOUSES.

London, .July 21. The Home Secretary has ordered an enquiry with a view to suppress mas*, sage houses m London on the grounds of immorality. There are reported to be numerous flagrant cases of open vice, and it is asserted that society women are m the habit of visiting them.

A SECRET DISCOVERED.

London, July 22. A Sheffield firm, hiving discovered the secret of manufacturing the shells made for the Russian Government, have offered to supply the Imperial Government with the missile.

BARBED HOOKS IN FROZEN MAET.

London, Tu.y 22. The press complani that the barbed hooks used m fastening the coverings of the New Zealand frozen meat are permitted to remain m the meat, thus endangering the life of the consumer.

THE CONGO QUESTION.

Brussels, July 20, The King of the Belgians has ap pointed two delegates to negotiate with the French Government upon the Congo question.

COREA.

Yokohama, July 22, It is reported that the authorities m Corea have consented to the reforms proposed by Japan. The Chinese Government is dispatch ing 12,000 troops to Corea. British and United States Marines have been landed at Seoul, the capital of Corea, to protect their respective legations.

WAR BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN.

Shanghai, July 22. It is' reported here that China has declared war against Japan.

HAWAII.

San Francisco, July 22. A Republic has been declared m Hawaii, with Mr Dale as President. The same Cabinet is retained as m the previous Government. Affairs at the islands are quiet.

THE ANARCHISTS.

Romk, July 20 Lega, upon receiving his sentence, smiled, and cried " Long live Anarchy! Brethren avenge me;"

EARTHQUAKES IN TURKEY.

Constantinople, July 21. Earthquakes continue here, but lately have^. been only very slight. Thousands of the people have left their home, and are encamped on the Bosphorus.

NEW AUSTRALIA

Buenos Ayres, July 12. Mr Pope, a New Australian, residing here, has received a letter from Para* guaj dated towards the end of June stating that the adherent* of Lane, who is chief administrator m the New Australia settlement m Paraguay, intended to migrate into the Argen tine. The letter stales that the people of Gonzalez are nearly starving, and unless assistance is rendered must descend to the level of the natives.

LABOR.

Washington, July 20. Over one hundred leaders of the recent strike will be indicted for con spiracy. * July 21. The great exodus of American opera tives to Europe continues. Sydnby, July 21 A force of police has been de spatched to Bourke m anticipation of difficulties with the shearers, (Received July 23, 11 a.m.) Brisbane, July 23 1 Conflicting accounts are given of the shooting of the shearer Ashton. Sub-Inspector Carr states that the man Prior fired a shot, which accidentally wounded Ashton. Garr snatched the revolver from Prior and arrested him, Ashton seeing the revolver m Carr's hand accused him of shooting him. Prior is alleged to have confessed that he tired the fatal shot. The wool shed at Kedclifte station has been burned down. There is every [indication of incendiarism, , *

fctlE AStifeURTUjN QttARDIANi: MOftDAfr, JtfLt iS 1894.



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PRELIMINARY NOTICE. HYDROPATHIC ESTABLISHMENT, Ashburton. W. H-~RULE "O EGS TO INTIMATE to the residents J3 of Canterbury that he will shortly open at Ashburton an Establishment for the treatment of all ailments by the system of Hydropathy. To insure the adoption of th« most recent improvements In the system, W.H.R. has procured the services of Me Herbert Holme*, a practical bathman, who haa learned his business at Smed ley's Celebrated Hydropathic Establish ment at Matlock m Derbyshire. This gentleman having spent almosb all his life at Smedley's has a thorough acquaintance with all the details of the Hydropathic treatment, Massage, etc. A qualified physician may be consulted by patients should they wish to do so. Arrangements will be made whereby a female attendant will wait upon Lady patients. Rheumatism, Bronchitis, and Sciatica a Specialty. Further particulars m future advertisement, < W. H. L X, MATLOCK HOUSE, 'TMienri Street Ashburtop. 7 3



t Business notices. WHAT TO DO WITH OUR BOYS ? | Clothe them well with SUPERIOR CLOTHING, to be had at the Iff E W r^EALAND Clothing: Factory. JUVENILE DEPARTMENT — Boys' All Wool Saits, our own make, 10s. Boys' Tweed Sailor Suits, our own make, lla 9a, Boys' D.B. Knicker Suits, made to ycur order. Boys' Norfolk Suits, hundreds of patterns to choose from. Boys Three-garment Suite from 21s 6d. — SPECIAL — Tf your Boys are hard to fit" we will make to their measure from any of our large range of tweeds, and at ready made prices. ■; Boys'j Macfarlane Overcoats, deep capes. Boys' Overcoats from 10s 91. Hoys' Reefers from 10a 61. Boys" Odd Knickers m serges and "tweedp. Boys' Tweed Caps from 6d. Boys' bailor Caps, m cloth "a?)d sei gbs, from 3 s 3d. Boys' School Boots from 4s 6d. — SPECIAL.— If; will s*ve you money by buying your boots at the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, ALEX. BENDRY, Manager A CHEERFUL GIVER BUYS Jewellery Imjorter and Manufacturer. f Diamond, Opal, & Pearl iove, j Brooches and Bracelets, 1 to Suit 1 all Parses. Half-Hoop Rings, Op&l j COUJaTSHiPJand Diamond Cluster Rings, Fancy Rings, 'Novelties In Electro plate. ThestockotSilvei and F.P. Ware is the J latest and finest m the district. Fancy Clocks, ]. retty designs. All new- j °st designs. No old stock ; f Watches, Chains, Studs, HiHTllitir Lsckets, Links, Pins. Match Boxes, Pencil ~— Cases, etc. Own makei AND \ttnd importing. Mugs, Knives, Forks, £Chri«teniwgr J and Snnnnn Serviette Rings, etc. All Goods Stamp* d Quality and marked Plainly {Old Jewellery Exchanged or Re-made. Watches and Clocks thoroughly Repaired m a workmanlike manner. Satisfaction Guaranteed. At £§• Snlelc'N Jewellery Establishment, East Stre*t, Ashburton. Sole Agencies lazilcus' Spectacles and Dixit Watches.



; Warned. IF you want good prime Cheese and Bacon, try Taylob, East Street j I Bakery. 6109 I ■ ■ / fpHAT which brings most 1 ht and | JL hope to poorest homes is Titan Soap SALE of Warehouseman s Stock at Mitchell & Ti-eker's. Cheap lines m all departments. > y ■" .—— : " ~-—; —— NO Stimulant has given so much f*vor with the Natives aa Health Tea. It must be good ; ask your Grocer for it WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Uegatta Shirts, all sizes, with or without collars, 2s 6d.—W. H, COLLIKt!. tITANTED Known-Before buying W your Hats come and see our Stock. Greatest variety to choose from tn Ashburton. All marked very Cheap. — H. 0. Segers, Melford House. ill ANTED Known.—All genuine Oil- YV skins, Leggings, Sou-Westers , marked Yarmouth— Mitcheij. ft Turher. ! Tl/ ANTED Known—The Corner is VV showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier. WANTED Known—Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything m the optical me at S. Saiek's, Optician. LARGE Purchase Embroideries at Edwards, Bennett's Sale; over ninety pieces to choose from. Ladies' Trousseaux made on short notice. Orna ments, Fancy Goods, and Dolls' Prams at Mrs Alcobn's new shop, Havelock Street. GUNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock of Gunsj ust to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Leaders, Rifles, etc. In spection invited. No old stock to select from at J. W. Habdley's Sporting Repository . BANG ! Bang i Bang i My new sea, son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Ky nock's and, Cluo Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and all sporting materials of the first quality at J. W. Hardley's, Gun Empo^um.



/ -«,HEAP Cash Sale at L. F. Andrewes \_J and Co. Good Notepiper Is packet. Envelopes from 3* 9d per ICOO, or 6 Packets for Is. Boxea Paper and Enve- I lopes (good quality) from sd. Large Stock of Books at all prices, from 2d upwairds. 2s Games of various kinds reduced to Is Bd.~L. F. Andrkwbs and Co. WANTED Known-L W Pants 3s lid, Flannel Shirts 3a 9d, Worsted Socks 6d per pair.—Arcade House 425 t^DWARDS, Bennett's Sale. Grand lot '-* new &nd fashionable Furs and Mantles ; half price. Come and take your pick at Mrs Adams \%f ANTED Known. — Embroideries W from Id a yard, Corsets 3s lid, Ladies' Ulsters from4slld, Ladies' Gk-ves four pair for la, Kid Gloves four buf^ona Is 6d.— Arcade House. 63 SALE now on—White Calico 2s lid per dozen, Towels 2s 6d per dozen, Lace, Curtaine, trom Is lid per pair, at Arcade House. 4 27 WANTED Known—The whole of the stock to be sacrificed by order of the Purchaser, Arcade House. 4 26 PRIME Christchurch smoked and Lewis' pale cured Bacon Hums, best Akaroa and local-made Cheeses from sd. at Taylor's, East Street Bakery. 6110 W~ ANTED Known — Men's strong Tweed Suits from 16s 6d ; shirts from 2s 6d,—Arcade House. 4 24 IF you wish your eoclals and parties to be successful, buy your cake, pastry, etc., at Taylor's, East Street Bakery. Parties supplied on the shortest notice. 6JII J _____ TTTSITthe Sale. Trimmed Millinery » going at any price Ladies' Under lothing reduced to 20 per cent, below ost.—Arcade House. 4 64 OYSTERS and Fresh Fish of all sorts arrive evening per express at Deep Sea Fishing Oo.'s Shop, Burnett street Ashburton 2 62 ¥T7"ANTED Known—All goods m Show » » Room to be slaughtered at any price.—Arcade Fouse. 4 28 T' ADIES' and Gentlemen's left-off 'J Clothes bought, sold, or exchanged. —Mbs Knight, Wakanui Road, opposite Templar HalL 7 102 VITATCHES, Clocks, etc., (all guaran * • teed) at wholesale cost for one month only. JXow's your time.—Lums den's. 3 219 ANTED" KnowrTl-The Cheapest House m town for First-class Millinery and Drapery is H. C. Sjegers. Mcl ford House. WANTED Known.—No more wet clothes and bronchitis, Yarmouth Oilskin to hand.—Mitchell & Turner ROBERT ALCORN will opnn on! Saturday, the 7th July, m Baker's Buildings, next the Courthouse, with a stock of Clothing, etc., nought at Edwards and Bannett"s and the Kaiapoi Sales, the cheapest lot ofgoods ever brought to Ash barton. Also an assortment of Boots. 6 179 % ANTID Known. - Just received a "'" Large Winter Stock of Boots. Liberal discount for cash. As usual, we do the bttst work. Repairs done at once AataffofmenfilwaysreadyatJ. Moison's, the Premier Bootmaker, Town Hall Boot Store, East Street, Ashburton. 5 156 NOTICE! Notice Sport for all . Guns let out on hire or sold on tim 9 payments. Having a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns ot any description. Gun fittings m stock. Prices loWt— J* W» HiKULEY, Iruu,«acmgtt.r, etc,



Wanted ] F"OR SALE—A good Cow, just calved; very quier. Apply Ebwabd Ste phbns, Trevorton. 7 126 \%J ELL worth seeing at the Salvation y* Army To-night the Oxy-ether Lime Lighb. Silver coin admission. 7 27 BOUKS. Scationery. Books. Cir^ culating Library. Terms easy. Something to Rend and Novelettes, half yearly volumes 5s each. British Battles, 7* 6d. English m Egjrpt, with Life of General Pordon, 5 3 6d. Boys' Illustrated Annual, 5s 6i. Plain and Fancy Station ery from 9d per box. Birthday Cards, Text Cards, Picture Books, etc. All Goods at lowest possible prices. Book Stail and Shop, next Pollock's.—J. Maesden. (ORNAMENTS, China, Glassware, and " Fancy Goods, greatly reduced for cash. Call and see. Novels at published prices.—H. M, Jones. /"^ RUSHED t)aU)j Slbs over usaal J weight, 5a sack included. Al kinds of produce cheap for cash.—J. Thomas, Havelock street. 7 51 WANTED Known. —Mens Tweed Suitd 15a fid, Men's Tweed Trousers 11 d, Mens' Strong Flannellette Shirts 2s 6d, Mens' and Boys' Boots aud Shoes greatly reduced.—Arcade House. 465 TUST Opened, a splendid line of fashion " able Dresa Stuffa, m Cardinals, Maroons, Navies, Browns and Blacks. To be sold under wholesale price.—H, C Segers, Melford House. WANTED Known—All accounts due m tha Estate of Robeut Alcork must be paid at once. Office hours: 10 o 1 and 2 to 4, Saunders' Buildings. W~ ANTED Known.~3lbs ot~out noted 2s Tea for 5a Id. For othe/ quotations see Price List on Page 3^— John Orr&Co. 5J97 VITAIT for your Bllankets till the 7th "™ July, when Robert Alcorn will be open m Baker's Buildings, with a stock bought at Edwards, Bennett a sale. Double BUnkets from 63 6d, a special line at 7s 9d. 6J178 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. OWN Make In Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, tfaalins, Flannelettes, Trimmings etc., at Mrs Alcorn's new shop, Baker's Buildings. GOAL. Coal. Coal.—lf you want Cheap Coal and Firewood just try C. Spray, the old site opposite Mercantile Store. 6 46 / 1 AMES for Winter Evenings, Word **T Making and Taking, Jenkins' Missing Woid, Stanley's March through Africa, Quartets, and many others.— H. M. Jones. TJIHYE LOPES from 4s per 1000, Note .jLjJ paper from 3s 6d per ream net cash, during reduction sale. Maori Land illustrated, ?3.—H. M. Jones SWEEPING Reductions. —la Books for 9d, Is 6d Books for Is, 2a Books for Is 6d, 2a 6d Books for 2s, and all others at equal ra^e of reduction at- L. F Andre we-? and Go's.. Cash Sale. 6 18



Business Notices _ IF YOU WAKT GOOD VaLUB -FOR- YOUR MONEY GO TO— : G. J. NE ILL'S WHERE THEY ABE SELLING AT LESS THAN COST. PRLCE. MUST HAVIi MONMT. "MO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED FOR ANY ARTICLE IN Pi THE SHOP. DRESS GOODS 2£d DRESS GOODS 3Jd Double width Dre«s Tweeds Is lid Heavy Shirting Is 6d-Redu 3^to 9|d Reduced to Is TT ™>n Shirting Is 2d-Redu Cl dto 7|i T )WELS 2*d Xli Gloves, four clasps Is 9a Double Bed-iwill Sheeting, unbleached Flannelettes, yard wide 7£d-Reduced White andnGrYy hCalfci d lB lid dcz Dr Warner's Ooraline Corsets, 8s 6d . All Wool JJlaoneHid Reduced to 5s lid MILL\ SSY^iND PIJNDER.OLOTHING AT YOUR OWN PRICE CLOTHING- CLOTHING BoP Capped d Men's Tweedy Overcoats, with capes ,K;T^xH£ uit6 358 6A MEN'S SHIRTS, TIES, HATS, CAPS, etc., AT ANY PRICE. BLANKETS. ' BLANKETS. m EVERY CONCEIVA^LE^^ NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED. BOOT S. ~ BOOTS. CHEAPER THAN EVER, WE CANNOT HELP IT AS WE WANT THE MONEY Wnn,«n'« Shoes 49 lid Women's Leather Lace B Kits, all sizea 5s lid Women s Shoes « "j^ ARE SIMPLY OIVEN AWAY. Men's Bluchers 4s lid Boys' Na.lad Shooters, Strong, 5s 6d EX "Sf^^lS! P^, Ladies' F^hjls 11s 9^-Reduced CHILD^EN'ITANfHOE^ND AT YOUR OWN PRICE G J, JN E TI LL^ KRIEDLANDBR'S CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON Cash. We Want CASH FMTCHER BROS. Tin ISH TO THANK the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding Districts for the generous Support given them, and hope that those who were unable to get supplied, on account of tha crush and shortage of room, will kindly excuse; and, as a further proof thoy intend to study the want of their customers, they have taken the large Shop next door, and with the addition of a large Brick and Iron Building at tear of two Shops, they will .be-ablt. to meet present requirements, and as a further guarantee that they intend to stay and sell the Finest Quality Goods at LOWER RATES ihan have been sold m Ashburton before They quote the following list:— GeE AT REJUOT I 0 M S Bolltitts Holier Flour. 251bs 2s Od. 501bs Ss IOJd lOOlbs 7s 6d. 2001bs 14s 251 b Moir's New Oatmeal 2s 6d Noave's Food lid per tin, 10s ' per t, ao . 4 bags 9s lid 9d per dozen Best MaSitins Sugar 2f dper lb Bryant and May's Safeties 7id Finest Sago, Tapioca, Split Peas per dozen, 12 dozen 7s 4^d l- 3d per lb, 7lbs Is Sunlight Soap Is 2d per box of New Currants, washed and dried, 6 Tablets ■_ S B d i2lbs 3s 9d Candles 5Jd per lb, 121bs 5s 3d Baislns washed and dried, 4|d Corn Flour (Browns) 3Jd per per lb, 121 b 4s6d . lb, 12 bs_os 5d Sultanas 4f d, 121bs 4s 8d Edmonds Baking Powder large Extract of Soap, 13 packets for tms, l]dpertin,l2tms 10s 9d Is 141 b box 3s lid Cream of Tartar, pure, Is 2d per UmonPeelßdpe*lb,ablßßd, lb 121bs 13s 71b tins 3s lid Our Own Baking Powder 9d lb Essence of Lemon, Vanilla, Coffee, purest and best, ground Cochineal, Almond, Date s*d on the premises daily, Is 2d bottle 6 bottles 2s 6d and Is 6d per lb, Reduction Oxford Blue 8d per lb, 121 b box to large consumers 7s 9(1 Pure Pepper Is 2d per lb y 121bs Plaid Vestas 3Jd per dozen, 12 13s, , packets 3s 3d Baking Soda 3d per lti 51bs Is Preserved Babbit 9d per tin, 8s Caustic Lye, for Soap making, 9d per dozen l^ge tins lid 12 tins 8s 9d Sheep Tongues lOd per tin, 9s Superior Black Lead S^d dozen, 9d per dozen 12 dozen 5s 3d Note the Prica we sell TEA. Any.3.us of the following brands 5s 6d- Nabob Matchless, Arab, Nelson and Moate's, Jameson and Anderson's, Tiger, ' and any other. 3d per b Reduction on 101 b Tins ; Tins free. NOTE ADDRESS— ■ •vi x 1 O«,^« 107 and 109, Hic;h Street, Ohrißtehurch; Tele ! ICtCiI6T bfOS., phone 731; and E.vST STREET, Ashburton. Remember to patronise the Brm who brought an«» 3 ep down the prices, and give thf^pTeoE Ashburton the benefit of all nibbles oought m the Home and Conti nental markets ftoOjgh. C(|NSUMBRB LIBE RALLY DEALT WITH. A Coinp?ete Price List now m press will be forwarded to any address FREE. ifIIARRIAQE A FAILURE?. "NO." T7 SPECIALLY when you Farnis"h~at the ASHBURTON FURNITURE WAREHOUSE, for there you gtt \Ulue for Your Money, an-J there is no camae for gratß and disßi)polni ments, as your Furniture lasts a Life Time V7ICKER CHAIRS—Just the thing for jgg^^^^^^M^WJ^^m^m J«fftit Landed—a splendid line of BRASS W^SWmMuijM^R <? AIL BEDSTEAi>S» t0 be sold Chea P H^^^^fflim Woven Wire Mattresses from 25s TO THOSE WHN SUFFER FROM /^^C^^^^^wwKC^Mi2§»^W \!\7E are Showing some Splendid *^^^^^^^^^^^^^SS^^3SBl^^^^ To be Bold Cheap. See our Window Tr~H~Undrill & Oo's, CABINET MMSERS, UPHOLvSTEREBS, Etc., TAXCRED STREET NFXT JSUTLDIKG SOCIETY 8 OFFICE ]