Ashburton Guardian. Megna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1894. QUEEN VICTORIA.

To-day is the seventy-fifth anniversary of the birth of the Queen, She was born at Kensington Palace on May 24, 1819. To-day there would be no diffi culty in finding one of royal blood to succeed her Majesty, as she herself has given tothenation quitea little crowd of princes and princesses, while they in turn have very abundantly followed her maternal example. In 1819, however, representatives of the blood royal were less numerous, and very considerable importance was attached to the birth of this princess, in view of the strong probability that the little stranger then welcomed would in the fullness of time occupy the throne of Great Britain. Victoria's parents—- H.R.H. the Duke of Kent (fourth son of George the Third) and Princess Louisa Victoria of Saxe-Coburg (relict of the Hereditary Prince of Leiningen) —had been for some time resident abroad. But so soon as it became evi dent that their union was to be blessed with issue they hastened to the shores of England, so that their child should be "born a Briton." light months after her birth the little princess lost by death her father, and in due course, as every book almanac tells the world, Victoria succeeded her uncle William the Fourth, on June 20,1837. She was crowned in Westminster Abbey on June 28, 1838, and two years after wards, on February 10, 1840, « llbert the Good," as he has since been lov ingly called, led her to the altar. It is well to recapitulate occasionally all these dates, for the benefit of the yOMg tabjects of her Most Gracious

Majesty in our islands, so distant as they are—these far away isles of the sea—from that throne which our good Queen has so long occupied—an honor and an ornament to the people she governs, and of whom all nations speak but in (jne tone of the deepest respect And so, continuing the narrative as rapidly as we can in view of space, we go on to note that in 1861 the cala mity befel our Sovereign which has clouded her life ever since. In that year she w*s widowed by the death of the Prince Consort, and in the same year she had also to mourn the loss of her mother. All these items of fact are at the finger ends of most loyal people, but their repetition will do no harm on the Queen's Birthday. There are other facts, however, in connec tion, with Victoria's reign, which do not at once rise to the mind of the average reader. It has been said that the journalists keep the world's day book, and the historians its ledger. For a moment we will go away from the little leaf of the day book that falls to our keeping and in a humble way glance over a few of the entries that will one day go to make a brilliant page in the history of our great coun try. Since the crown was placed upon the head of the young Queen by the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1837, the march of civilisation and enlightenment has been one of long and rapid strides. We can but only faintly realise it, even when we remember that railways were then only in their infancy; that telegraphs did not exist—that is, there were no lines in England carrying messages from town to town; sub marine cables, telephones, and phono graphs, were still in the unexplored future; while but a few of the great possibilities of the usefulness of elec tricity that have been realised to-day, were only dreamed of by a scientific few, and those dreamers were as usual laughed at when they gave utterance to their pictures from dreamland. These colonies of ours, now teeming with busy thousands, with towns and cities as frequently dotted over them as in the Homeland itself—these towns and cities connected by road and rail and by post and telegraph; lit by gas and even electricity; their citizens able to surround themselves, if they care, with all the luxuries and comforts of civilised Europe — these colonies, when her Majesty ascended the throne were a terra incognita, inhabited by a few tribes of savages and a handful of adventurers of various kinds who had found their way to their shores. They present a widely different aspect now ! Changes of the most radical description have been effected by legislative enactment since the sovereign sceptre came into the hand of this true woman—Row land Hill's mighty idea of the penny post became an accomplished fact and is now one of the indispensables of social and commercial life; the Corn Laws have been repealed; the disabilities of the Jews have been removed, and a man's creed no longer bars his entrance into Parliament, as wit ness an educated Hindu gentleman being able to win a seat at the last general election in Great Britain. Purchase in the araiy is a thing of the past, abolished by Gladstone by Royal warrant, ia spite of Tory opposition. The franchise has been extended bit by bit, until to-day, instead of the elections being wholly in the hands of the lauded gentry, they are in the hands of electorates who enjoy some thing very nearly akin to manhood suffrage. A national system of education has been established, and twenty years hence a person unable to read and write will be looked upon in Great Britain as a curiosity. The enumeration of the items of pro* gress we have here given will doubtless serve as pointers to thoughtful minds, and call up a thousand and one minor steps of advancement which we cannot find room to catalogue. Shortly after Queen Victoria's marriage the Chartists agitated for the celebrated " five points of the people's charter." They struggled valiantly for the rights they claimed, yea, even violently, for riots were not infrequent. If any of those agitators are alive to-day—and doubtless some are still—they must look with com placent eyes indeed upon the political rights and privileges now enjoyed, for all the points of the charter have been bug ago concfided. Have we said enough to justify the hope that the beneficent rule of Her Majesty may be continued under God, and that she may be spared "long to reign over us?>! She has reached a good way beyond the three score and ten usually allotted to humanity, and we cannot hope to have her very much longer with us, the more especially that her health is not robust; but that she lives in the hearts of her millions of subjects in every clime ia evidenced by the loyal en thusiasm with which year by year her birthday is celebrated.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

To-moirow night is fixed for the Orchestra Society's grand concert in Sb Stephen's schoolroom, A young man named Giles Keeley was run over by a plough at Springston on Tuesday. His recovery is doubtful. Isaac Pitman, the inventer of the short hand system, which bears his name, has been knighted. A young man named Harry Corskie, son of a blacksmith at Waipawa, was out shoot ! ing in Umufcawa block yesterday and was climbing over a fallen trea when the gun ! caught in some fern, and the charge explod ing, entered under his jaw and killed him. KHKOnIATiSM.—Dr E, Gordon's remedy never tAiLS in permanently curing rheuma tism, lumbago, sciatic*, {gout, etc., one bottle gives relief. Price 10a, post free. J» W. Clayton, P.O. Bo* 234, Duuediu. (

Divine service will be conducted in the j Seafield schoolroom on Sunday at three o'clock by Mr J. H. Twentyman. The Hampstead school underwent an inspection by Mr Ritchie yesterday, and will not re-open till Monday next. The usual parade in celebration of the Queen's Birthday was held this morning by the Ashburton Rifles, and the customary feU'de-joie was fired. Almost the full strength of the company paraded. The Queen has reigned fifty-seven years. Henry the Third reigned fifty-six years, George the Third sixty years, Edward the Third fifty years, and Good Queen Bess forty-five years. The opening address delivered by Mr J. L. Purves, Q.C., counsel for the defence in the celebrated libel action Speight v. Syme, occupied no less than five days in delivery. Lady MaoMahon, widow of the late Sir Charles MacMahon, at one time Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, is at present,on a visit to Auckland. Stewart Island is not much of an agricul tural country. The crops returned this year are 2 Korea of oats, 3 acres of potatoes, 4 acres of hay, and 21 acres of grass after cultivation, 5 acres of garden, and 4 acres of orchard. Holiday makers should remember that they will have their choice of two entertain ments to-night, the one " Old Canterbury " —a lecture by Mr George Hart with lime" light views by Mr Seager—and the other a popular concert in the Oddfellows' Hall. Patrons of either may depend on an enjoy able evening. Van Ambrugh, the daring lion tamer, once bought a leopard at Jamrach's, and when j asked how he would like it to be sen!;, produced a collar and chain from his pocket, opened the cage, dragged the animal out, put on the collar, and drove off with his purchase in a four-wheeler. There is every reason to suppose that the cabman did not dispute his fare. Mr George Ransom, for many years well known in the drapery trade in Ashburton, and latterly with Messrs Spencer and Co., drapers, Burnett street,. is opening, as manager for the City Clothing Company, a draper's shop in East street, next door to Mr Salek, jeweller. Mr Ransom will open on Saturday with a varied stock of drapery, and his long experience is Ashburton should gain for him a large share of support. At a meeting of the North Canterbury Charitable Aid Board at Christchurch yes terday it was resolved to appoint honorary lady inspectors to investigate applications from women and children for relief. In April outdoor relief was afforded to 428 cases, comprising 1290 persons. The chair man denied the statement made at a meeting of the Unemployed Committee that the Board had withheld relief in deserving cases, or that any hardness had been shawa to applicants. About a year ago a rich old lady died, leaving to the Institute of France a legacy of £6000, to be given to the person, of no matter what sex or nationality, who could find means of communicating with any star or planet, and receiving an answer there from. The old lady herself suggested Mars as the planet offering the best chances of succes?, and the astronomers at the various observatories in Prance set to work, but have hitherto toiled in vain. The institute has now placed the question in the hands of the Comeil d'Etat, which will have to decide whether or not the legacy should be accepted. In the event of a refusal, the bequest is, in compliancce with the instructions contained in the lady's will, to be offered to the Insti tution of Milan, and if the latter is unable •ocomply with the conditions, it is then to be placed at the disposal »f scientific societies in the United States in the hope that Borne ingenious American may discover means of solving the problem of communicating with the inhabitants of the planets. At Lytteltoo yesterday a point of some interest came before the Stipendiary Magis trate. Dr T. 0. Guthrie, a local medical man, sued Sergeant Rutledge, officer in charge of .the police station, for the sum of £1 Is for a certificate given to the police by Dr Guthrie's locum tenens. It appeared that it came to the knowledge of the police that a family were suffering from poisoning, as a result, it is alleged, of eating brawn un fit for food ; and, with a view to taking pro ceedings, the police applied to the doctor in oharge of the case, and obtained written particul*rs. Dr Guthrie said that such in formation had hitherto been supplied free of charge, bub the practice of the police calling upon nwdical men for information regarding sick cases had grown to such an extent that the present proceedings were brought to test their liability. The defence was that Ser geant Rutledge followed an established practice, and ib was stated that if judgment were given against him he would personally have to pay the amount, the department having refused to recognise the claim. The Magistrate reserved judgment. At a meeting of the Christchurch Hospital Board yesterday the House Committee re ported that Government had been applied to for its promised grant of £500, but it was to be regretted that the Minister for the department had seen tit to alter hfs views on the subject, and now implied that if the Board finds it impossible to complete the building of the Nurses' Home, fresh pro posals must be laid before him. The Chair man said that the only letter referring to the grant received by the Board contained no stipulation as to the site on which the home should be built. Mr Wood, the former chairman of the Board, said he had distinctly stated at a meeting of the Board, when the letter had been read, that LSOO was stiven contingent on the garden site being used. The Minister had not altered his views on the matter, and the Board would have to accept the position and make a fresh appli cation as suggested in the letter now before ib. He had to protest against the clause in the House Committee^ report. It should not go out in that form. Several members supported Mr Wood's statement, and after some discussion the clause in the report was altered to read—" As some mis understanding has arisen in reference to the subject a fresh application be made to the Minister." *

French Politics.

Paris, May 22. M. Casimir Perier, the French Premier, was defeated by a majority of fifty on the question of allowing work men in the employ of the State to attend the Trades XJnion Congress. May 23. M. Jonnart, Minister of Public Works, declined to allow the employees on the State railways to combine. After an excited debate the members of the Government left the Chamber amid shouts of " Vive la Ootntnune." The Chamber adjourned till Monday, but it is understood the Government will resign. A section of the Right coalesced with the Badicals in voting on the question. The President is suspected of pro voking a defeat of the Ministry in order to discredit the Premier, who is t a candidate for the Presidency,

An Amusing Dog Story.

Mr Sewell, the canine surgeon, tells a good and true story of a fellow practitioner living at Brighton. He was sent for last summer by a certain countess, who stated that her collie had been sick for some days. The surgeon encountered her ladyship and the ailing animal in the drawing-room, and after a cursory examination he was unable to discover any organic or local disease, so he came to the con clusion that the collie was suffering from the effects of over-feeding. The surgeon then recommended that the dog should be sent to his own private house for a week or two. The same J day, therefore, a pair-horse carriage drove up to the surgeon's door, and a footman hauled out a wicker cradle Hoed with sky-blue silk, and having a coverlet of crimson plush. In this was the sick collie. When they got the aiumal safely inside, however, the 'vet gave it several quiet cuffs on the head in order to make it move about; then he tied a piece of rope round the collie's neck and placed the animal in a kennel with a handful of straw, where he left it for two days without any food whatever. Nevertheless, every morning and evening an ele gant barouche would sweep up to the door, and a powdered footman would hand in a massive silver dish contain iug some exquisitely cooked food. The latter was invariably received by the | surgeon's man, who then retired to the stable and ate it, afterwards washing | and cleaning the piece of plate, in order that it might quickly b« ex changed when the footman called again. It was exceedingly funny to watch the man taking in the dishes from the flunkey. " How is Prince V the latter would ask anxiously; and then the other would sigh, and shake his head sadly. "Ah ! ve—ry poorly indeed at present, poor thing, but we hope to pull him round in time." The collie, however, quickly regained health and strength under the some what drastic treatment to which he was subjected: and one morning the surgeon remarked to his man, "I must be sending Prince back in a day or two, Jack;" whereupon the latter replied earnestly, " Don't, sir, for good ness' sake j I never lived so well in my life." _

A Biship on Strikes and State Socialism.

The Bishop of Manchester addressed the clergy and churchwardens o! Old ham and Bury recently. He devoted himself entirely to the question of capital and labor. Hb said if such dis turbances as that o£ the recent coal strike became normal, and such losses as were then sustained became com mon, capital would either desert the cotton industry altogether, or seek some other and more favorable sphere than England as the scene of its opera tions. Considering the possible reme dies, he did not believe that the world might not one day be ready for a Socialist organisation of labor, but he did say that to-day it could not bear it. He would ask them to remember that if they once made the experiment of State Socialism there could be no turning back. Schemes of profit-shar ing and productive co operation might fail without greatly disturbing the public prosperity, but State Socialism meant the total destruction of private capital. If, therefore, •it failed, there would be a community of paupers who without the weans of recovery, must suffer all the horrors of famine, conflict, and public bankruptcy* With an issue before them so tremendous, the greatest enthusiast might well pause before shooting Ningara and taking all the risks of the operation. The inter ests of capital and labor were identical, and they could not injure one without affecting the other. The wars of strikes (in extreme oases perhaps necessary) could produce nothing in the ordinary case but mutual loss and exasperation, and the endangering of the national prosperity. As alternatives to such conflicts he urged the clergy to en courage all attempts at profit-sharing and co-operation, and to do their ut most when industrial misunderstand ings arose to promote meetings for mutual explanations and compromise.

A Princess to take the Veil.

With regard to the statement that Princess Clementine of Belgium is going to take the veil, the "Daily News " Berlin correspondent writes s—» It is known that the Princess, of her own free choice, and with the consent of her parents, even if not officially, was the betrothed of her cousin, the late Prince Baldwin. After the Prince's death she decided to go into a con vent. She has stuck to this deter mination during the last three years, although the royal family, and especi ally the King, were very much against it. The Princess was strengthened in her resolutions, on the one hand, by her thorough acquaintance with the convent life of the Dames dv Sacre* Occur, as, since her childhood, she has been accustomed to spend one after noon a week in the seminaries of the sisterhood with the pupils, and, on the other hand, by the fact that lately the daughter of M. de Burlet, the Premier, and Minister of Public Instruction, who is the Princess' most intimate friend, resolved, with her parents' con sent, to enter a convent. Since then the Princess has pleaded more urgently with her parents, and the King has by degrees yielded. He has not yet given his formal consent, but has promised it. The Queen, who, like her daughter, is a regular visitor at the convent at Jette, has long since yielded to the Princess' wishes. There is no doubt now that the Princess will enter the Order of the Sacre Cqjur, like her friend Mademoiselle de Burlet.

WEDDING.

SMALL-BISHOP. Yesterday was a d»y of ref oioinjr and much merriment in the Wheatstone and surrounding districts consequent on its being a day^ which had for some time past been looked forward to with considerable mcerest by the friends of Mr James Small and Miss Kelly Bishop and their parents the occasion being the wedding of the young couple. The wedding took place in th* Catholic Church, and the ceremony was conducted by the Very Key Father O Donnell. The church was crowded, and after the marriage service the priest cele btated a nuptial mass. The bride, who wes given away by her father, Mr James Bishop, looked charming in a cream orepon dress with train, trimmed with cream lace and ribbon. She also wore a very handsome veil. Her jewelry was all of gold, presented by the bridegroom. Miss Mary Bishop, bridesmaid, though not a bride would have looked well as one, id her dress of pale pink nun's veiling trimmed with white insertion and lace, with hat to match. Mies Mary Ann Small who wore a drees of brown diagonal cloth tommed with brown beaded braid j and JSlX"?!. Sm*U ',ia • CMdiMl dM« trimmed with cream lace, and hit to match were the remaining two bridesmaids, and those mentioned, together with thebride groom and his beat man, formed a pretty E»ch of the bridesmaids wore gold tion of best man with becoming dimity and was as stood as a host* The weddimr ceremony concluded, the happy coupff after a deluge of rice, entered their carri age and accompanied by numerous friends were driven to the home of the bride's pareute on Graham's road, Wheatstone. Adjoining the house a large marquee had been erected with a first class boarded floor. .Two long tables were here, laden with mnds of tie most temptfngdescrip tion and just the kind to be welcome after the pleasant eight miles drive from Ash burton. Thejery Rev Father O'DonneU presided, and was supported on Ms left by Father Hyland. $$ on hte%ht by the parents of the contracting parties. Among the numerous gnests at breakfast were visitors from BrooksideandLeesfcon, as well as friends from all over the Ashburton county-from the hUls to the *%.■*•?« O'Donnell proposed the health and prosperity of the Vide and bridegroom. This was honored with great enthusiasm, and many were the kindly words spoken and tha sincere wishes expressed for a successful career for the Jffi? J f l!r wd Pair'« The nexfc ***** Thomas. Mr Thomas, in a more than usually felicitous speech, said it gave him great pleasure to say a few words about Bishop. He had known them for nigh seventeen years, and could truly say that throughout that time no single action had come to his knowledge which was incon sistent with straightforward, honest desk mg. Hard-working, intelligent, of ster hß g integrity, these werethe class of people who were the bulwark of a country, and he could wish no better they should follow m the footsteps of heir parents. During the afternoon, football and quoits were indulged in for some time, but these afterwards gave place to games m which the young ladies could also take part. About five o'clock, the marquee was again brought into requisition-the tables being laid for tea. In the evening the tables were taken away w v fl, oor waß free ft» dancing. Numbers of young paople who had not been able to attend in the daytime found their way there as evening approached, a id the accommodation of the commodious marquee was taxed to the utmost by the dancers. To enumerate the presents would require a column, sufficient be it. to say that they filled an orduury sised room, and were without exception, both useful and valuable. 4 very handfome marble do ;k was the gift of the brile grooms father, and a Singer sewing machine was presented by the bride's father.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

PER FKESS ASSOCIATION.

SERVIA.

_, ,_. .London, May 22. The " Times," referring to Servian affairs, states that the Prince Alexander's coup domestique is not likely to influence European Powers, The Prince has resumed personal power

THE QUEEN'S RECEPTION.

The Queen was deeply touched at the warmth of the reception extended to her in Manchester.

IMPERIAL DEFENCE.

«• «r ■«• Imnxw, May 23, Sir W. V. Harcourt stated in the House of Commons that he had much sympathy with the views of the Im perial Federation Defence Committee.

PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE.

Professor Bryce succeeds Mr Mun* della as President of the Board of Trade, and Lord Tweedmouth takes Mr Bryce's place in the Cabinet as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

EQUATORIAL AFRICA.

The Imperial Government has agreed to lease to King Leopold of Belgium half of the equatorial province for* merly governed by Emm Pasha.

STRIKE OF COOLIES.

Cairo, M»y 23 The coaling coolies at Port Said have struck. Many of them have been inj jured in riots. British gunboats are in readiness to suppress the disturb ance, if necessary.

THE SULTAN AND THE KHEDIVE.

Cairo, May 22. The Sultan of Turkey will not give permission to the Khedive to make his proposed visit to England next month.

WRECK OF A STEAMER.

New York, May. 22 News has been received that th.s steamer Oalisfco, bound from Sunder? land to Baltimore, ran ashore at Horse Cove, Newfoundland. The crew were rescued by a life boat,

THE AMERICAN TARIFF.

There is a general desire throughout the United States for a decision on the Tariff Bill. The Republicans admit that it is impossible to defeat the measure, which; it is expected, will pass next month,

THE ASHBPRTUJS GUABDIAN; THORSDAY, MAY 24, 1894,



v ! Business Notices AWING TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES G. J. NEILL IS COMPELLED TO REALISE. Buing practically a new beginner in business, I have not TOO MUCHMONE3T. In anticipation of doing a BIG BUSINESS this Winter, I laid in a very LARGE STOCK. Hopes have not been realised, consequently I am in a corner, for the WANT OF CASH. To meet ray engagements with Pressing Creditors, lam compelled to realise. THIB IS A CHANCE NOT TO BE LOST SIGHT OF. Everything NEW. No Old Stook. A GREAT FORCED SALE OF Drapery, Clothing, & Boots. Remember this ia only to realise sufficient to meet pressing engagements. As soon as that amount has been reached the REDUCTIONS CEASK. No $ne can possibly afford to sell for less than oost all the year round j at least I cannot. I have no option at present, as I must have Money, and have only a short time to get it, and possessing no friends rich enough to lend* am thrown on my own resource?. In order to induce large purchasers to Buy» and at once, I will give every person, spending £6 in a month, a Beautiful Tea-Set of 40 Pieces. This is a most Valuable present, and equal to a 30 per cent reduction. Don't Miss the Opportunity. Come at once. The mast Genuine Sale ever held in the annals of the Drapary Trade of the Colony. Don't mistake the Address: <n T TVT^tII friedlander's corner, \ X* el • *•' Ulllj Bast Street, Ashburton. CASH I CASH I! \ THE BEST HOUSE IN / O\ TOWN / ■<* \ FOB / xy j • * X / <y / \ *\ /// •"5 \/ «?- A SSI t* / <&% / \ s ■*■ ///$\ ' /&/ \ % \ // / \ '\\ /// \ \ N /V / LINOLEUMS, \ W / FLOOR CLOTHS, \ y ETC., KTO. \^ BLANKETS ( FLANNELS BLANKiSTS 81l AHKETfI. FLANNELS I LANKETS RUNNELS BLANKETS -. # n , * n FLANNELS BLANKETS WOM« G. L Beattl (S CO., fLAN NELS BLANKETS TANORED STREET, FLANNELS BLANKETS FLANNELS ARE Now showing a Luge Stook of „ tf FLANNELS BLANKETS B A X T FLANNELS BLANKETS L N E S FLANNELS BLANKETS in the BEST Makes* FLANNELS BLANKETS —• FLANNELS BLANKETS COLONIAL AND ENGLISH '""""" BLANKETS tLANNELS BLANKETS frf m6e lld Z23 6d peF Pak' FLANNELS BLANKETS FLANNELS blankets. All Wool Flannels flannels BLANKETS Roslyn, Kaiapoi and Mosgiel. FLANNELS BLANKETS FLANNELS BLANKETS ALL wool WELLING ton flannel. FLANNELS BLANKETS FLANNELS BLANKETS WHITE  SHETLAND BLANKETi HNK O^j.U ORKNEY FLANNELS BLANKETS FLANNELS BLANKETS G, L« BEATH & CO. 5 FLANNELS BLANKETS TANORED SIR RET. FLANNELS BLANKETS FLANNELS NOTICE m THE ASSIGNED ESTATE OP ROBERT ALCORN. THE TRUSTEES BEG TO NOTIFY THAT ALL ACCOUNTS OWING IN THE ESTATE MUST BJK I\A.ll> A/T OINCE* OR LEGAL PROCEEDINGS WILL BE TAKEN FORTHWITH. W. TKBBB HAS BEEN AUTHORISED BY THE TRUSTEES TO RECEIVE ALL PAYMENIS. ALL CLAIMS SHOULD BE SENT IN AT ONCE. OFFICE HOURS, 10 to 1, &2to 4. SAUNBERS' BUILDINGS.



Wanted WAITED Known—All accounts duo in tha Estate of Robert Alcokn must be paid at once. Office hours : 10 to 1 and 2 to 4, Saunders* Buildings. ALL Claims against the Estate of Robert Alcorn should be sent in at once.—Saunders' Buildings, May 22. "Old <)wnt«rbnry," Mt. 8«<i»lie»'« Schoolroom. May '-■*. O RANGES—New Season—very cheap. Please leave orders for Marmalade Fruit to arrive shortly.—Mrs Adams, Saundera' Bnildingd. LOST, May 12, Ohestnufc Hack mare, height 15.2, star on forehead, scar on inside hind leg in line just above hooks. When lost was shod with bar shoes on front f set and had on cover. Information rewarded. H. 0. Skgers, Melford House. WANTED Known.— Mrs Hooper, Monthly Nuroe, Alford Forest Road, will be pleased to receive patients. Terms moderate. 5 112 WATCHES, Clocks, etc., (all guaran teed) at wholesale cost for one month only. Nbw's your time.—-Lums dbn's. 3 219 r\YBTERS and Freah Fish of all sorts \_/ arrive evening per express at Deep Sea Fishing Oo.'a Shop, Burnett street Ashburton. 2 62 WANTED, by a steady Man. employ ment aa a Chaffcut-ter—feeding or engine-driving. Has had twelve years experience in the Old Country at a woollen factory. Address J. 8., office of this paper, 5 126 ANTED Known. — Embroideries from Id a yard, Corsets 3a lid, ladies' Ulaters from4s lid, Ladies' Gloves four pair for Is, Kid Gloves four buttons Is 6d«—Arcade House. 63 PIG Feed—A few tons damaged flour for sale, cheap.—John Orr. 590 f iHOICE Ornaments, Folding Screens, \J Own make in Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pinafores.— Mbs Alcorn, Saunders' Buildings. VISIT the Sale. Trimmed Millinery going at any price Ladies' Under clothing reduced to 20 per cent, below cost.—Arcade Home. 4 64 f>OOD afternoon, Mrs Smith. Not V* feelhjg well? Have a cup of Health Tea! Nothing so invigorating and strengthening! My word, Mre Brown, this is simply lovely. Wholesale and retail at Zander's. BALE8 ALE now on—White Calico 2s lid per dozen, Towels 2s 6d per dozen, Lace, Curtains, from Is lid per pair, at Arcade House. 4 27 Off ANTED Known—All goods in Show "" Room to be slaughtered at any price.—Arcade Bouse. 4 28 ANTEDiKnown—TOTnaioesr^ood ripe Grapes, Plums, Apples, etc., at MarsdbnsFruit Shop, below Mitchell and Turner's. 2 109 WANTED Known — Men's strong Tweed Suits from 16s 6d j shirts from 2s 61 —Arcade House. 4 24 O RUSHED Oats, 53 per sack. Al ..„ kinds of Farm and Mill Produce cheap for cash.—J. Thomas, Havelock Street.___ WANTED Known -L W Pants 3s lid, Flannel Shirtß 3a 9d, Worsted Socks Si per pair.—Arcade House 425 WANTED Known-The Oheapetit House in town for First-class Millinery and Drapery is H. O. Seoers, Melford House. WANTED Known.-31bs of our noted 2a Tea for 5* Id. For other quotations see Price List on Page 3.—John Orr & Co. 6|97 WANTED Known—For Millinery, Mantles, Jackets, Ulsters, and Macintoshes, Ladien' and Children's underclothing, try Mitchell <fe Turnek. TTV ANTED Known—The Corner is YV showing a magnificent New (Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collies. nnHAf which brings most light and JL hope to poorest homes is Titan Soap AFACi'.— Anyone drinking Health Tea and discarding all other brands, will certainly add ten years to his life. J"usfc your try it. To be had from all Grocers. WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Regatta Shirts, all sires, with or without collars, 2s 6d.—W. H. Collier. tfTANTED Known-Before buying YV your Hats come and see our Stock. Greatest variety to choose from in Anhburton. All marked very Cheap, —H. C. Segers, Melford House. MRS ALCOBN has on sale for he Holidays a varied assortment of Toys, Dolls, Prams, Fancy Goods, and Christmas Presents—Saundera Buildings. FRED. S. JEFFRIES, Manufactur ing Confectioner, has opened a Shop in East street, next " The Corner,' for sale of all kinds of superior Con fectionery. Nothing inferior scld. No cheap cigarettes. §114 lATEST Telegram.—The Governor of -^ Victoria has ordered that non« but Health Tea shall be used in Government House. "VTOTICE! Notice! Sport for all. LN Guns let out <n hire or sold on time payments. Having a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description. Gun fittings in stock. Prices low.—J. W Hakdlky, Ironmonger, etc. WANTED Known. — Ladies are invited to inspect the Novelties in oar Dress Department and Show Room without being pressed to buy.—Mitchell and Turner. BANG ! Bang i Bt»ug ! My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Cluo Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and; all noortingr materials of the first quality at J. W. HardleYs, Gun Empc'cm. WANTED Known.—Cheviots, Hop sacks, Diagonals, Fast Dye Serges, i Tweeds and Fancy Dresses, &c , with Trimmings to match at Mitchell and \ Turner's. i WANTED Known.—Just received a Large Winter Stock of Boots. Liberal discount for cash. As usual, we j do the best work. Repairs done at once A staff of men always ready at J. Moison's, the Premier Bootmaker, Town Hall Boofc Store, East Street, Ashburton. 5 153 \T EW Indoor Games Accord?one from 8a 6i, Autnharpa and Zithers* Photo Albums -md Frames, Opals for painting on, Oil and Water colors, and Artists Requisites, new Books and new Editions, cheap reading ; all at reduced prices for Oash.—L, F. Andrewes & Co Stationers' Hall. j



Wanted. WANTED Known. — Men s Tweed Soita 153 6d, Men's Tweed Trousers 73 lid, Mens 1 Strong Flannellette Shirts 2s 6d, Mens' and Boys' Boots and Shoes greatly reduced.—Arcade House. 465 NO more Indigestion j no more ner vousness from indulging in too much tea drinking, for those who drink Heaith Tea. One trial will convince you. Henry Zandee. Authorised Agent. WANTED Known—The whole of the stock to be sacrificed by order of the Purchaser, Arcade House. 4 26 G~"~ UNS ! Guns 1 Guns ! My new stock of Gunsj ust to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Loaders, Rifles, etc. In spection invited. No old stock to select from at J. W. Hakdley's Sporting Repository WANTED Known —Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical me at S. Silek's, Optician, I « business notices. IMPORTANT WATCHMAKING ANNOUNCEMENT 8. Salek, JPRATICAL WATCHMAKER and MANUFACTURING JEWELLER, OEGS to announoe the arrival of a LARGE STOCK OF ROTHERHAM'S MATERIALS for Watch Repairs. Every Single Part (ready finished) of a Rotherham's Watch kept; also a Large Stock of Finished Parts for all other Watches. — Where repairs through Breakages are needed, time and expense is thus saved in finishing which means* Money. S- SALEK therefore announces what must prove a Great Consideration these Hird Times. A BIG REDUCTION IN THE COST OF WATCH REPAIRS, "^Repairs entrusted to S. SALEK means RELIABLE WORKMANSHIP, SATIS FACTION & LOWEST CHARGES. Jewellery Repairs receive Special attention. —— SIGHT TESTING by Lazarus' System, SPECTACLES to suit all sights. MEW 7 II A LAND ClotUtngr Factory SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. WE WISH to draw your attention to the Specially LOW PRICES of High-class Goods. Menu All Wool Tweed Suits, our own make, 28s 9d Men's All Wool Tweed Trousers, our own make, 9.9 6d Men's All Wool Tweed Overcoats, our own make, 29s 6d Boots. Boots." Boots. TRY US FOR A PAIR. THE LEiDING HOUSE FOR GENTLEMEN'S MEKCERY. We keep all the leading lines. New Shapes in Hard Hats. The latest in Soft and Frame Hats. Boys' Caps from 6d ach, —— DON'T PASS THIS BY. en s Trousers to measure from 14s od, Colonial Tweed. WATERPROOF GOODS. Men's, Youths', and Ladies' The number we have sold this season is a guarantee that we keep the genuine article. The " BISMARK " Sewing Machine is now to be had at the New Zealand Cloth ing Factory. The Cheapest and Best Machine ia the World. On time pay ments—Sß 6d per week. HALLENSPEIN BROS. ALEX. HEN DRY, Manager* Dun't i»ru« "Old Canterbury "~ Q,a«cn'c Birthday.



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DOLLAR Cf&JJßETTES3iw*pwfr«b 'INHERE is only one quality of Health L Tea and that is the best. Ask pur grocer for it, and see that you g«t it.— Husky Zandsr, Whpleeale Agent?