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Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1894. THE TOTALISATOR.

• . , •-■ .■ m— . Gambling, like drinking, is an ancient institution, and those who are laboring to bring about its abolition have a very large contract on hand. Joshua cursed,, the man who should build up Jericho, and prophesied that when the founda tions of the city were laid the eldest son of. the builder would dia, and when the gates were iset up the youngest' would see the last of the sun. It fell to the lot of the unfortunate Hiel, the Bethelite to be the victim of this pro phetic curse, but if we were to alter this prophecy in regard to gambling, and leave out the curse altogether we should say that the man who attempts to nproot gambling altogether will die long before his work his done, and his firstborn and his youngest son will be born and will die, and men will " lay the odds" long after their virtuous bodies have become food for worms. There is a crusade going on in Parlia ment now against gambling, and the opponents of the totalisator have girt their armour on, but we feel sure they will not triumph in the fight. It does certainly seem illogical that the Gaming and Lotteries Act should hound down the heathen Chinee who plays fan-tan in the opium den, and the dis sipated white men who in dark places for hours and hours stake their money on the varying chances of play, hungering for their neighbors' money, and yet allow all and sundry to j gamble by machinery on the "labor saving instrument, which, like Wash ington, never told a lie." Yet it is this apparent weakness of the Act which is its strength. When the totalisator was legalised as a betting medium, and made, in fact, the only legal means of gambling, a blow was struck at the professional gamblers who make betting their life's work, and depend upon it for their living. The totalisator certainly reduced gambling to a great extent, and to abolish it would simply bring back again the state of things that existed before the machine was legalised. Sir Robert Stout's Bill airna at regulating the use of this licensed gambling machine, and would restrict the num ber of days in the year on which it can be used. The idea of the restriction is to put a stop to a large number of race meetings which are held for gambling purposes only, and not for sport. Sir Robert has no hdp« of ever behig able to abolish gambling, but he is not without hope that, by confining the opportunities for staking money on racing'within something like moderate limits, something might be done to curb the dangerous passion which seems to hold the yonth of the colony in its terrible grip. We therefore think, the aim of the Bill being so philanthropic, it should have the support of all practical minded people.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tomorrow morning Rev. J. Cocker will preach a bpecial sermon to thoße recently con verted. iAt the monthly meeting of the Fire Bri gade held last Wednesday, it was decided to hold the annual social on Arbor Day, August, 1, and a committee was appointed to arrange the programme of entertainment. Mr Daniel Higgins, a well known farmer in North Canterbury, dropped dead while entering a train at Rangiora yesterday. Mr Weston has consented to be nominated as a candidate for the .North Canterbury Education Board to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr Anson. Dr Thomas Burns has been'appointed medical superintendent of the Auckland asylum; Dr Fooks to the Seacliff asylum. DrKing to Wellington and Forirua asylums,' and Dr Hassel to Sunnyside asylum. News from the Chatham Islands states that two young men named Williams and Clough were di owned by a boating accident on Lake Whanga on June 17. Williams was the son of Mr L. C. Williams a well known Canterbury resident. Major Henry Butler Storey, late Pay master 40th Regiment, died at Kawakawa, on Thursday, aged 78, He was an inspector of roads, and author of several works, the most interesting being Victoria during the Ballarat riotß in 1854. At a meeting of the society for prevention of cruelty to ( animate in Christchurch it was resolved to write to the Minister for Educa tion asking that lessons on kindness to animals should if possible be placed in the reading books used in schools. Says the 'Bulletin:— As illustrating an iniquitous aspect of distress for rent, at a recent Sydney ' distress' sale a piano, bought new two years ago for £106, was knocked down for £10 at a sale where morocco-covered dining-room ohairs realised a shilling a piece. At the Supreme Court yesterday an ap plication was made for leave to employ Mr i George Harper, member of tho late firm of Harper and Co., as clerk. The Canterbury Law Society opposed the application, on the ground that Mr Harris on whose behalf the application was made, was a clerk in the firm of Harper and Co. up to [the time of their bankruptcy, and had been in business for himself only a short time. Justice Denniaton took time to consider. The ' Cape Times' notes that a gentleman who not many years ago was a compositor in a Capetown printing office, is now so well off in gold mines that, he is known through out the Transvaal as the • Deep Level King' —deep level mines being the latest great discovery in Transvaal riches. This gentle man, whose name is Salmon, was one of two • comps' who once competed against an automatic type-setting machine at the Crystal Palace

Desirous of raising the musical tone of the community Messrs R, and 0. Wood have made a departure which we thiuk is a step 1 in the right direction, namely by aiming at teaching the young people orchestral work and educating them to a higher standard in music. The cfcws will meet every Friday in the school of music. Mr Joseph Thompson, well known in the northern district, chiefly in connection with the Wesleyan Church, died at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr D. Graham, on Tues day evening, at the advanced age of ninety four. Mr Thompson, before coming to the colony with his family twenty-seven years ago, held several public offices in Ireland. The list of noblemen who are to have cod siderable portions of their landed property brought to the hammer during the next few months is an unusually long one. It includes the Earl of Wilton, Lord Churchill, Lord Ashburton, and the Duke of Maryborough, who has just instructed a West End firm of auctioneers to dispose of about 4000 of his acres in Oxfordshire and Cambridgeshire. An Order-in Council has been issued mak ing new regulations under the Fisheries , Conservation Act, by Which provision it made for the seizure of fish unlawfully taken and of baskets, nets, &c, used in contraven tion of the Act and regulations under it* The general fishing regulations are not to alter or affect regulations as to fishing for trout or any of che salmonidse, or perch or tench. An odd mishap befell the Kaiser the other day, when, as the day was breaking, he returned from an unsuccessful attempt at bagging some capercailzie, and wishing to snatch a few hours' rest in the saloon carri age (shunted into a siding at the station), he found the door locked from the outside. The servants had nob expected his Majesty's return so soon, and had one and all gone to sleep inside. There waa a large meeting at Te Korero on Friday evening. Mr E, Saunders, vice pretident, occupied thei chair. Essays were read by Mr F. Rollitt on *The self-con tainedness of nations,' and by Mr George Cromie on 'Tools, and* their parallels in Nature.' Both essays proved highly interest ing, that of Mr Rollitt being freely criticised. After votes of thanks had been passed to the essayists and the Chairman, the meeting adjourned. Some Wanganui jokers played a game on a new arrival a couple of nights ago at his hotel, by placing alive crayfish in his bed. I He on coming in contact with it whipped out of bed in a terrible hurry, and there to his horror and surprise saw this ©rawing, i sprawling thing. Some of the boys who were trying to smother a laugh outside the door, burst into a broad grin when they heard their victim remark. ' Howly Moses! What kind of spiders d'yez bred in Wanga nui any how.' An interesting football match will be played in the Domain next Wednesday after noon. The Second Fifteen of the local Club consider themselves quite good enough to put down their senior team, so arrangements have been made for the meeting of the two teams. The First will include one or two men who have not yet played this season, and will be a fairly strong team. The Second will undoubtedly bs the best second that ever played for the Clubs as there is a very large number to select from. Mr Armer Orr will have charge of the game, and as both sides are confident, the public may anticipate a good game. Play will com mence at a quarter to three sharp. i The Emperor of Austria is a far less familiar personage to English people than his still beautiful, consort who has so often been seen riding to hounds in Ireland and in Cheshire, and who3e love of the sea has brought her into contract with maoy of our compatriots in the Mediterranean and elae-i where. His Majesty, now in his 64th year, has a tall, soldier-like figure, owing his slim proportions and erect bearing to the immense amount of active exercise which he has taken throughout his life. On his well marked and handsome features there is now stamped an impress of melancholy, which does notj however, obliterate the kindly expression, especially noticeable in his eyes and a full moustache, trimmed after the Austrian fashion, but his chin is close-shaven, and his well-shaped forehead is bare. Simple and laborious in his habits, the Emperor rise 8 every morning at five, and devotes the earlier hours to the affairs of State, entering into the minutest details. He is not a brilliant man. but fair abilities and long experience enable him to deal effectively with the problems of government. He daily drives out in a plain open carriage with an aide-de-camp and one chasseur in uniform, bub without escort, outrider or police.: Art is his hobby. No mean draughtsman himself, he delights in visiting ' studios, and he personally superintends all the plans for building or repairing the Imperial palaces. He is a devout Catholic, and most strict in all religious observances.

ROAD BOARDS.

RANGITATA.

A meeting of the Rangitata Road Board was held on Wednesday, July 4. Present —All the members. WORK. The Overseer's report was read and con isidered. The contract lefc by the Clerk and Mr Tarbot'on for clearing tussocks on road near Hinds was approved. < . ■ ; The Chairman reported that his attention had been called to a road near Ruapuna p which required stone picking—Clerk to in inspect #nd report at next meeting. Mr.-Yf.,.Bassett, on behalf of Mr Morrow, interviewed the Board to request that the stones be picked off the roads from the Montalto homestead to Mr Cree's boundary- Clerk to go over the ground and report upon the work required at next meeting. The clerk was authorised- to have the gorse cleared from the road fronting R.S. 31356, and to charge the cost to the Maronan Estate; to put a man on to clear the gone from road fronting R.S. 26177 and 8, and charge the cost to Dr Trevor; to do the same on road fronting R.S. 33027 and charge Mr T. Corbettj to have the stones picked on both sides of the road from Hackthorne road to May field; also on road at Ruapuria from Glassey's road to the school, and from; the Shepherd's Bushgate to the top of the cutting ; and sundry repairs in various parts of the district! TENDERS. Tenders were opened for work on Shep herd's Bush lower road, but were all con sidered too high.—The work to be done by day labor. KATES. , The rate collector was instructed to take legal proceedings at once to recover out standing rates. RORSK. Several applications were received for permission to plough the gorse on the road sides, which were granted on the usual aonditiqne* KAUKO RATLWAY STATION. The Clerk was instructed to apply for a road through crown lands to give access to the Baling Railway Station ; also to notify the occupiers of properties which had re cently changed hands that their names would be substituted for those of the late occupiers on the rate roll of the district. new work. It was resolved that, tenders be called for forming about 90 chains of road from near the Rangitata Bridge to the end of the metal on the road to Cracroft. The_ Clerk was instructed to. ask the attention of the County Engineer to the bad state of the water race ford near the Hinds Village Settlement. ACCOUNTS. Accounts amounting to £17 13s were passed for payment, and the Board »d» jourued,

COUNTY COUNCIL.

The following concludes our report of! yesterday's meeting :— RANCUTATA LICENSING ELECTION, The Clerk to the Rangitata Licensing Committee forwarded a resolution of the Committee that he receive £i sas salary. Mr Harper pointed out that the Clerk of the Ashburton Committee was charging £40 for an election which did not cost newly so much as the election respecting which the present application of £15 was before them. It was decided that the payment be agreed to pro rata as in the case of the Asbburton Clerk. ASHBURTON LICENSING ELECTION. A letter was received from Mr Ward, i Returning Officer for the Ashbnrton election, requesting payment for expenses incurred at the Supreme Court, in con-! nection with the election. j The Chairman said that before the poll was declared he had heard that Mr Ward was in doubt with re ference to the counting of the in formal votes, and he (the Chairman) thought it his duty to tell him .that a legal opinion on this point had been obtained from the County Solicitor, and if he wished to avail himself of that decision he could go to the Council Office, and he would see Mr Purnell's opinion. Mr jv; ainwaring was out at the time when Mr Ward called, and he (the Chairman) ad vised Mr Ward to see Mr Purnell. In stead of doing so and availing himself of the advice for which they how had an ac count from Mr Purnell, and which advised that Informal votes should not be included, he had acted in an opposite manner. The result was that he got served with a writ to show cause why the informal votes were included. He then took the same solicitor's advice that he had no case., Mr Grigs said that as the Returning Officer had altogether disregarded the County Solicitor's opinion and the matter had been dealt with at meeting, he would test the feeling of the Council by moving that the next business be pro ceeded with. Mr Williamson seconded the motion. Mr Wright said that he would move as j an amendment that the amount bo. paid. I It was irue that Mr Ward had not taken the opinion of the solioitor, and that lie had acted in opposition to that solicitor's , advice. Had he acted tipon the advice \ he would have given a different decision, and this important question would nothave been settled in a proper manner. He had - t made a mistake, and acted on his own i judgment, and the matter was brought: before the public courts and a decision given on the subject for the benefit i and future guidance of all returning officers similarly placed. The whole cost waa a mere bagatelle, £10. i It had been expended to determine an | important point which had to be deter ' mined some day. He had carried out his other duties most economically at about i one half the cost of the returning officer of the adjoining district. He thought this should have some weight with the Council. Mr Ward had made a mistake that anyone might have made in prefer ring his own opinion to that of the solici tor. Solioitors were not infallible. Mr Harper seconded the motion. He presumed tbe money would come out of the licensing fees. He was supporting the motion more on account of the fact that Mr Ward's charges in conducting the elec tion were so reasonable, and that under these circumstances they might recognise this. On the other hand the decision which had been obtained at the Supreme Court really ought tp be charged to the whole colony* The Chairmen was astonished at the j remarks made by the proposer and; .seconder of the amendment, inasmuch as he could not agree with the principle in volved which they advoca cd. They advocated that because a man had donp his duty and for which they bad paid him what he asked i because he had done i what everybody else would have done, in the same circumstances, they were asked to pay for his blunder. If the man would : hwe taken the solicitor's opinion and asted on it, and then been sued in Court, then any expenses incurred the Council, should pay, but after taking the solicitor's opinion and acting in the very opposite manner he should not come to the Coun cil and ask them to . pay for his blunder. If th>y had sympathy with Mr Ward, let them put their hands in their pockets and pay for it. but don't let them spend the ratepayers' money like that. They had a duty to perform, and a very serious duty —that they, representing the ratepayers, should not deal with their money in the manner proposed. (A voice—" Ifc is not the ratepayers' money. 11) Yes, most de cidedly it was, for the local bodies inte rested had to make good the expenditure incurred. Mr Cameron said he thought they might consider than it had been a test question. Had Mr Purnell's advico been taken the decision of the Supreme Court might have beer, against it, and under the circumstances ha had a good deal of sym pathy with Mr Ward. Messrs Johnstone, Macfarlane, and Richards opposed the amendment. Mr Williamson saw no reason or argu ment brought forward for the amendment. It had been said that the question had been finally settled. The law might soon be altered, and then where would the. opinion be ? Besides they were not called on to legislate for the colony. He did not think they would be justified in spending the ratepayers' money that way. Mr Grlgg said it was an utter fallacy that Mr Ward had done a virtuous action for the benefit of the whole colony. Did they suppose that if his decision had been th 6 other way that the parties interested on the other side would not have taken action in the Supreme .Oourfc if they thought they had a ghost of a show. He did not see any virtue In Mr Ward hap pening to take that view. To *use rather a strong expression ifc was absolutely moonshine, As to sympathy, it was false sympathy If they used the ratepayers' money in defiance of common sense, and in defiance of anything like proper consi deration of their own responsibilities and dudes. No case could be clearer. As to Mr Ward having done his duty, fairly and reasonably that was no argument; Were they, because some man at the other end of Ashburton had exceeded his duty, and made exceptional charges which the Council had been able to resist, and which, by the time they were done with, would probably not exceed Mr Ward's charges very much, to pay this amount '( Mr Ward had done nothing which for a single moment would justify them in acceding to his request, The Chairman then put the amendment which was lost, only Messrs Wright, Harper, and Cameron voting for it. The motion was therefore carried, | ROI.L. 1 Several applications for roll, alterations were agreed to. ANAMA. The Commissioner of Crown Lands wiote, informing the Council that his Department could not Agree to the terras proposed for a road through reserve 2573. It was resolved that the Ahama Road Board bs requested to refund the balance of amount expended by the Council for water races. WESTERFIELD MILL. An application of Mr Widdowson for payment of £6 due for water supply waa deferred till next meeting. PAYMENT OF MEMBERS. ' Consideration of the returns forwarded | with reference to the payment of members i expenses was held over till next meeting. I KAHGITATA LICENSING ACCOUNT. ' The Chairman stated that a cheque had been drawn up to the amount agreed on by the Council at) last meeting, and for' warded to Mr MoKeagu.9, The cheque

j had been returned, *ud he had la-tt-n upon ,) himself to get fresh cheques signed and had sent them to the vari. us poll clerks. These had been accepted with the excep tion of «?Bvcn. A letter was received from Mr Me Keague, statins; that he had been threatened with legal proceedings in con nection with thr: expenses of the election, and again requesting payment of his account. It was decided that the matter of settl ing the acsounts be left in the hands f the Chairman. lIOBNSE. A slaughtering license was granted to George Shellock, NOTICE OF MOriON. Mr McFarlane gave notice to move that the Council consider the question of the annual payment of the Council solicitor. . MOUNT SOMERS TRAMWAY. A special order was parsed in connec tion with the Mount Somere tramway rate. The meeting then adjourned.

The Harper Cases.

At a meeting of creditors of Harper and Co on Thursday, It was resolved that a legal opinion be obtained as to the claim of the Official Assignee or separate creditors in respect of the trust funds which it had been alleged had been transferred from the firm to the Union Bank.

A letter from the manager of the Bank to the Official Assignee contains the fol lowing :—(1) In 1886 the firm kept four current accounts with the Bank, viz, Harper and Co. No 1 account, Harper and 00. No 2 acsount, Harper and Co. No 3 account* Harper and Co. invest ment account. Some of these accounts were overdrawn; others were in credit. (2) The following, was the position of the respective accounts on the morning of November 17. 1886, the day on which the cheque for £31,035 18s 84 was drawn— overdrafts —No 2 account;, debtor, £24,467 9s 2d; investment account, debtor, £1670 Is 4d ; total, £96.137 10s 6d. Credit balances—No 1 account, creditor, £1577 14s lOd ; No 3 account, creditor, £11,153 4a 3d; total, £12,730 19a Id; debtor balance £13,406. Us 6d. (3) It will be obseivoi that excluding the investment account the firm's indebted ness to the Bank on November 17, 1888, was £11,738 Joi Id. The bank did nob demand payment of this or any other sum; on the contrary Harper and Co. : were informed that they might continue to overdraw up to the limit of £15,000. They did so, continued to do so, and their indebtedness on the account ia question at the date of theit bankruptcy in 1893 was £18,383 3s 2d. (4) The in vestment account on the date on which Harper and (Jo. closed, it by drawing a cheque for £31,095 18s 8d was overdrawn £1670 Is 4d. Harper and Co. paid in a fixed deposit for £20,000; also cheque £12,766 on their No 2account adebtor one. This was obviously a mere cross entry. At the same time they drew a cheque for the balance £31,095 18s Bd, which they paid to the credit of No 2 account.

Tinwald Harriers.

At the invitation -of the South, Canter bury Hunt Club, the harriers paid a visit to the Timaru district, the meet taking place ab the Levels on Thursday last. The master and huntsman were toe guests of Mr C. N. Orbell, who <tlso kindly placed his stable ab their disposal for the accommodation of the hunt horses and the hounds, and spared no pains in entertain ing the visiting pack, A etart w&s made at h*3f-pasb ten, the hounds being thrown off on the flat country in front of the homestead. A hare was soon.viewed away, and a fast run of twenty-five minutes ensued, eventually resulting ia a kill. After luncheon, the hounds were taken on to the downs, and during th& afternoon some excellent sport was en joyed, although no kill resulted. Hares ' wore tar too numerous, and onse or twice the hounds changed when their quarry | was dead beat). A very large number of spectators viewed the proceedings from the high ridges, and the sight was a very pretty one. Galloping up hill and down ; dale,, with a good deal of stiff fencing, told severely on the horses towards the end of the day. Many saddles were emptied, but with the exception of the whip (R. Walker). no one w»s seriously • hurt. Dagmar fell very heavily at a double wire fence, aud Walker's collar bone was. broken, besides rsceiving a severe shaking. Although the field con sisted of about one hundred and eighty ' horsemen, they rode in a most sportm&n like spirit, keeping well away from the hound?, and showing every consideration. to the visiting pack. The huntsman (Mr Clarldge) rode T Will-if -I-Can and Bache- ' lor; the whip (R. Walker) rede Picton and Dagmar, and the master rode Victor and Punkah > There were f oliowinjr—M» McDonald, Mrs Withers, Miss Hayes, Messrs Lindsay, Barker, Wynn-Willhms (2), Melville Gray, Gordon Wood^S; Roberts, Higginbotham, Wareing, Orbell, Melton, Lovegrore, Drs Thomas and Drew, and others too numerous to men tion.

COMMERCIAL.

London, July 5. The weekly returns of the Bank of England published to-day, show the total reserve to be £29,300,000, and the pro portion of reserves to liabilities 62-6 Consols 101! J three months bills dis counted at § per cent. New Zealand 4 par cent inscribed stock, 108*: 34 n«r cents, 101|. -■' * p New Zealand frozen mutton, first quality, 3gd per Jb; other sorts un changed. New Zealand long-berried whesfc, ex warehouse—business restricted—2ss 3d ; South Australian, weaker, 25s 6d; Vie' toriap, 255. Afc the wool sales bidding was animated and P«ce| have an upward tendency. "Leslie Hills," New Zealand, iealised 84. The Bradford market is firm though quiet, buyers hesitating to follow.the London prices. 1 London, July 6. The French are buyinc freely at the wool sales. ~

ASHBURTON MARKETS.

Messrs Friedlander Bros, report upon the live stock market for the week ending July 6as follows:—There was an entry of 3722 sheep, 25 head of cattle, and 15 pigs at the Ashburton yardß on Tuesday last. The fafc pena contained principally merinos^ the balance being made up of crossbreds. We were pleased to note a brisker demand, most of the sheep entered being disposed of. Our sales for the day on account of various clients were as follows j—3o merino ewes 5a Id, 60 at 6s 6d, 40 at 4s, 10 two-tooth wethers 14s, 57 crossbred eweß«ta6d, 9 small Jambs 63 sd, 39 at 6s, 87 lambs at 9s 2d, 70 two-tooths lls 9d, 611 halfbred"lambs 7s 6d 306 fat two-tooths ISs 9d, 37 lambs 10s 6^ and 180 freezers at 15s. In pigs we sold 6 baconers at 38s, and 3 weanerß at 63 6d The competition for beef was ' keen, bufc most cf the best sorts were bought fur out siders. Store cattle did not meet with much demand. Privately during the week we disposed of 400 freezers at 15s, and 90 at. 14s 3d.

THE ASBSURTUB StIARDIAK; SATURDAY, JULY 7 t 1894.



Business Wot ices GUEaT FORCED SALE, ~ AT -' . ; G,.J, NEILL'S. f ■ WIlsG to pressure of Creditors whose patience is exhausted, we are forced to realise on our Stock of . Drapery, Clothing 1, & Boots, 'at • V-: ' : ■:'■" LESS THAN COST PEICE. Heavy Twill Sheeting, 2 yards wide, 9|d Dress Goods 2|d White Calico, is lid doz. Dress Tweeds, 4£d Unbleached Calico Is lid doz. Dress Goods, s|d Heavy Flannellette, 3jd yard These are all less than half price All wool Grey Flannel, 7|d Black Silk Velvet 4s 6d, reduced to Is 9d CHILDREN ,S ULSTSRS, 2s lid WOMEN'S ULSTERS, 4s lid Men's Tweed Suits, 13s 6d Extra heavy Winter Suits, 19s 6d Heavy Colonial Tweed Suite, 393 6d re- Boys' Tweed Suits, 3a lid duced to 25s 6d Men's Tweed Trousers, 6s lid Men's 8s 6d Moles, reduced to 6s lid Boya'.CapSn 6d , : BOOTS, BOOTS. Men's Colonial Made Nailed Shooters, 7s Men's Colonial Made Bluchers, 4s lid lid Women's Shoes, all sises, 4s lid Boys' Strong Nailed Boots, 5a 9d EVERY PAIR OF BOOTS IN THE HOUSE REDUCED. This is no Oatohpenny, reducing only ene or two lines to take the eye EVERYTHING REDUCED TO LESS THAN OOST PRICE, as we must aye the money. G J, JEILL, FRIEDLANDER'S BUILDINGS, EAS^T STREET, ASHBURTON GASH! GASHII



FLKTGHER BROS TTTISH TO THINK the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding Districts for the generous Support given there, and hope that those who were unable to get supplied, on accourt of the crush and shortage of room, will kindly excuse; and, as a further proof they 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 rear of two Shops, they will be ablb to meet present; requirements, and as a further guarantee that they intend to stay and sell the Finest Quality Goods at LOWER RATES than have been sold in Ashburtoa bafore. They quote the following list:— GREAT BEDUCTIONS 1 : ■ IN ■ ... ■■■.*...■ IKolHtt's H011er...'F10ur...... 251bs 2s Od. ■■■. '■•6Qlbs 3s lOjd lOOibs 7s 6d. 2t)olbs 14s 251b Moir's New Oatmeal 2s 6d Neave's Food lid per tin, 10s per bag, 4 bags 9s lid 9d per dozen Best Mauritius Sugar 2|d perlb Bryant and May's Safeties 7-|d Finest Sago,, Tapioca, Split Peas per dozen, 12 dozen 7s 4Jd Pd per lb;7lbs Is Sunlight Soap Is 2d perbox of New Currants washed and dried, 6 Tablets 3M, 121bs 3s 9d Candles SJd jjer lb, 121bs 5s 3d OaisVs washed and dried, 4|d Corn Flour (Brown's) 3|d per perlb, 121b 4s 6d lb, 12]bs 3s 5d • ultanas 4|d, 121bs 4s 8d Edmond's Baking Powder, large Extract of Soap, 13 packets for tins, lld per tin, 12 tins 10s 9d Is, 141b box 3s.lid Cream of >Tartar, pure, Is 2d per Lemon Peel 8d per lb, 21b Is 3d, 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, Keduction Oxford Blue 8d per lb, 121b box to large consumers 7 S 9d Pure Pepper Is 2d per lb ; 121bs Plaid Vestas 3Jd per dozen, 12 13s packets 3s 3d Baking Soda 3d per lb 51bs Is Preserved Babbit 9d per tin, 8s Caustic Lye, for Soap making, 9d per dozen large tins lid, 12 tins 8s 9d Bneep Tongues lOd per tin, 9s Superior Black Lead s|d dozen, 9d per dozen . 12 dozen 5s 3d v Hote the Price we sell TEA. Any 31bs of the following brands 5s 6d— Nabob, Matchless, Arab, Nelson and Moate's, Jameson and Anderson's, Tife'or, and any other. > 3d per lb Reduction on 101b Tins j Tins free. NOTE ADDRESS— T7<l r^'M n»na 1W and 109' Hi«h Sj*eet« hrisfcchuroh ; Tele- ] JC I©teller OFOS., phone 1731; and EAST STEEET, Ashburton. Remember to patronise the firm who brought an«? -aep down the prices, and give the people of Ashburton the bemfit of all nibbles nought in the Home and Oonti nentalmarkets toOjA. LIBERALLY DEATjT WITH. A Complete Price List now in press will be forwarded to any address FREE. IS MARRIAGE A FAILURE? "HO." TT SPECIALLY when you Furnish at the ASHBURTON FURNITURE WAREHOUSE, for there you get Value for Tour Money, asd there is no canso for er icgreta and disapioir ments, as your Furniture Jaßta a Life Time x.XXjcj KJxjUJstKjl. -i-JOXxXiJXJAOXIJjxA-ii.1 * -L aWMwffW^nMM WIOKEB CHAIRS—Jast the thing for (^S^S^l^^mWwM^^^^m «'UBfc Landed—a splendid line of BRASS AIL BEDSTEADS 't0 be 80ld Cheap AUSTRIAN- Ihl) AMERICAN CHAIRS COME AND HEW THE GOODS =S"^ J"H. tJnd rill & Co's, 04(UHn MAKERS, OTHomEKgS, |£ STRBET, 101



| Wanted ■ TyANTKD, To Let, a Four Roomed T T Cottaee well situated. Rent low. CHiRLES BRAPDBtI. 7 37 wJ-COND Hand Pneumatic Tired Humber Bicycle, double valves, for sale. Bearings, etc, in perfect, order. Apply Landelis & Preston, Burnett atreet, Ashburton 7 33 "I OST—Ladies' Green Plush Bag, con }-*-' taining Spectacles, etc, between Hospital and Willowby School. Reward at Mail Office. 7 38 PRIMITIVE Church" To-morrow.— -*- Preacher—Rev. J. Cocker. Sub jects—Morning, Witnesses for Christ; a, special sermon for new Converfca ; Even ing, God's fountain for man's cleansing. Strangers made welcome. 7 39 ■pKV. A. AGKR, Baptist Church, ■*-*> Morning and Evening, Oddfellows' j Hall, afternoon Subject: "Baptismand land its meaning." Validictory Tea on Monday week. 7 34 ESLEYAN Church To-morrow. Morning—Rev. Abernethy; even ing—Rev. Brooke. Evening subject, "Brotherhood." Working men eapeci ally invited. 7 35 /CRUSHED Cats, 31bs over usual \J weight, ss, sack included. All kinds of produce cheap for cash.—J. Thomas, Havelock street. 7 5 RS HOOPER, Monthly Nursed offers accommodation to patients at her residence, Alford Forest ro-jd, Mr Cunningham's Store.,, Ten minutes' walk to a doctor. /"I AMES for Winter Evenings, Word \~T Making and Taking, Jenkins' Missing Woid, Stanley's March through Africa, Quartets, and many others.— H. M. Jones, Tj^NVELOPEfcJ from 4s per 1000, Note- XL, paper from 3s 6d per ream net cash, during reduction sale. Maori Land illustrated, 2s.—H. M. Jones. (mWEKPING Reductions. —Is Books O for 9d, Is 6d Books for Is, 2a Books for Is 6d, 2 3 6d Books fo* 2s, and all others at equ&l rate of reduction at L. F. Ahdrewbs and Go's., Cash Sale. 6 181 WANTED Known.—Hunter and Sox are selling Salt 4s 9d cwfc. 3ago lfd, Tapioca Ud, Mixed Peel 7d per lb. Candles sjd, "Mixed Biscuits 6d per lb, 51b 2s Tea for 5s 3d, Cups and Saucers 3s 6d doz. 6 138 "VfJSW BOOKS,—Verbena. Camellia, JJN Sherlock Holmes, Web of the Spider, Flower of Fdrgivennessj Catherine Lauderdale, Saint/ Anns, Troublesome World, Cawnpore, Princess of Paris, Dorothy's Double, The Anarchist, A Valiant Ignorance, Miss Dividends, An Excellent Knave, Christina Chard, The Fascinating Miss Lamarche, Found and Fettered, An Old Maid's Secret.—Cir culating Library ; J. Maksdes, Book Stall and Shop. /HHEAP Cash Sale at L. Fi Andrewbs \_J and Co. Good Notepaper Is packet, Envelopes from 3s 9d per 1000, or 6 Packets for Is. Boxes Paper and Enve lopes (good quality) from sd. Large Stock of Books at all prices, from 2d upwards. 2s Games of various kinds reduced to Isßd.—L.F. Andrewbsand Co. |<i DWARDS, Bennett's Sale, Grand lot '*-*. new and fashionable Furs Bnd Mantles ; half price. Come and take your pick at MbsAdamh. COAL. Coal. Coal.—lf you want Cheap Coal and Firewood just try 0. Spray, the old site opposite Mercantile Store. 6 46 WANTED Known. —No more wet clothes and bronchitis, Yarmouth Oilskin to hand. ~- Mitchell & Turner. WANTED Known.-31bs of our noted 2s Tea for 5g Id. For other quotations see Price List on Pae;o 3.—Jo-MOmtA'Co. ._ ; 6|97 JUS? Opened, a splendid line of fashion able Dress Stuffs, in Cardinals, Maroons, Navies, Browns and Blacks. To be sold under wholesale price.—H, C. Segers, Melford House. tITANTED Known-Before buying VV your Hats come and see our Stock. Greatest variety to choose from in Afihburton. All marked very Cheap. — H. O. Seoers, Melford House. WAIT for your Blankets till the 7th July, '"hen Robert, Alcorn, will be open in Baker's Buildings, with a stock bought at Ed wards,, .Bennett s sale. Double Blankets from 6a 6d, a special line at7s9d. 6U78 AJSTTED Known. — Men s Tweed Suits 153 6d, Men's Tweed Trousers 1L d, Mens' Strong Flannelled Shirts 2s 6d, Mens' and Boys' Boots aud Shoes greatly reduced.—Arcade House. 465 WAITED Known. — Embroideries from Id a> yard, Corsets 3s lid, Indies' Ulsters from 43 lid, Ladies' Glebes four pair for la, Kid Gloves four buttons Is 6d.— Arcade House. 63 ' ( IF you want good prime Cheese and Bacon, try Taylor, East Street Bakery. , c 6109 SALE now on—White Calico 2s lid per dozen, Towels 2s 6& per dozen, Lace, Curtains, from 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 OYSTERS and Freeh Fish of all sorts arrive evening per express at Deep Sea Fishiag Oo.'s Shop, Burnett street Ashburton 2 62 IF you wish your foclals and parties to be successful, buy your cake, pastry, etc, at Taylor's, East Street Bakery. Parties supplied ori the shqrtest notice. 6 111 ■.;■ ■ ' -•; .'■^"••. "TTISlTthe Sale. Trimmed Millinery * going at any price Ladles' Tinder clothing reduced to 20 per cent, below cost.—Arcade House. 4 64 WANTED Known -L W Pants 3s lid, Flannel Shirts 3s 9d, Worsted Socks fid per pair.—Arcade House 425 riTANTED Known—All goods in Show it Room to be slaughtered at any prioe.—Arcade Bouse. 4 28 PRIME ChrSstchuroh smoked and Lewis' p«»lp cured Bacon Hams, best Akaroa and■ldcil-made Cheeses from sd. at Taylor's, 1 East Street Btikery. 6110  . ' ■ , • 4/ ANTED Known — The Cheapest VV House in town for First-class Millinery and Drapery is H. C. Segers, Melford llout-e. _______________ rpRED. S. JEKFRIES, Manufactur- IJ ing Confectioner, haa opened a Shop in East street, next "The Corner,' for sale of all kinds of superior Con fectionery. Nothing inferior ecld. No cheap cigarettes. . §114 BANtt ! Bang i r>i»u ß 1 My new sev son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Ciuu Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and all sporting materials of the first quality at J. W, Habmey's, Gun Enipoi"um.



Warned. \\! ANTED Known — Men's strong VV Tweed Suits from 16a 6d;shirts from 2s 6d.—Arcade House, 4 24 ;r \I7ANTED Known—All accounts due .VV in the Estate of Robej.i Alcobn must be paid at once. Office hours : 10 to J and 2 to 4, Saunders' Buildings. tJEJUOVAL from Saunders' Buildings. *-** —Mrs Alcorn will give 2a in the £ off Children's and Ladies' made-|jp under-, clothing, Pinafores, and Aprons till July 5, when, she will be removing to Baker's Buildings. . , GUNS ! Guns ! 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. Hardley's Sporting Repository WAN: S>f~Kverybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age, fIU Zander, Sole Agent. "YTy ANTED Known—The Corner Is VV showing a magnificent New iStock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier. v ANTED Known.—All genuine Oil skins, Leggings, Sou-Westers marked Yarmouth-rMiTCHELL <fc Turner. WANTED Known —Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical me at S. Silek's, Optician, WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Regatta Shirts, all sises with or without collars, 2s 6d.—W. H* Collier. SALE of Warehouseman s Stock a Mitchell & TrRNER'a. Cheap lines in all departments, MRS ALCORN wil give h In the £ off Children's and Ladies' Wool Singlete, Children's Jackets, Capes, Wool Pelises. Hoods, etc, Ornaments, and Fancy Goods till July 5, date of her re moval to Baker's Buildings. ■ ROBERT ALCORN will open on Saturday, the 7th July, in Baker's Buildings, next the Courthouse, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards and Bennett's and the Kaiapoi Sales, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought to Ash borton. Also an assortment of Boots. 6 179 TIT ANTED Known.-Just received a VV Large Winter Stock of Boots. Liberal discount for cash. As usual, we do the best work. Repairs done at once A staff of men always ready at J. Moison's, the Premier Bootmaker, Tbwn Hall Boot Store, East Street, Ashhurton. 5 15 NOTICE 1 Notice Sport for~dl Guns let out on hire or sold on tima payments. Haying a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns ot any description. Gun fittings in stock. Prices low.—J. W, Hardley, Ironmonger, etc. '



Dixtt! J»ixlt! Oixitl WHAT IS IT? l>ivit '■■ , IMxit!: WHAT IS IT ? SEE FUTURE ADVERTISEMENT. WHAT TO DO WITH OUR BOYS ? Clothe them well with SUPERIOia CLOTHING, to be had at the "JY E W 7 EAL AN D Clotblngr Factory. JUVENILE DEPARTMENT — Boys' All Wool Suits, our own make, 10s. Boys' Tweed Sailor Suits, our own make, 11s 9d. Boys' D.B. Knieker Suits, made to your order. Boys' Norfolk Suits, hundreds of patterns to choose from. Boys' Three-garment Suite from 21s 6d. --SPECIAL — If your Boys are hard to fib we will make to their measure from any of our lars;e range of tweeds, and at ready made prices. , Boys' Macfarlane Overcoats, deep capes* Boys' Overcoats from 10s 9J. Boys' Reefers from 10.* 6d. Boys' Odd Knickers in serges and tweeds. Boys' Tweed Gaps from 6J. Boys' Sailor Caps, in cloth and , seigts, from 3 b 3d. Boys' School Boots from 4i 6d. — SPECIAL.— Ib will s»ve you money by buying your boots at the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, ALEX. HENDRY, Manager' 110 Yott isl mown IMPOSED UPON with flfiiiHiiinfi UNSCRUPULOUS XI^II ■ fI WM\ (MITATtQNSPF UUDflliritf



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