Ashburton Grardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1894. WOOL.

— — At last we have something tangible in regard to the wool question in the United .States. The tariff has been made a shuctlecock of for a consider-1 able length of time by the antagonistic parties in politics, but at last Congress seems to have come to a decision on that portion of the tariff proposals which aimed at the admission to the United States of foreign wool, duty free. Very soon, then, we may expect to place our wool upon the American market, without any handicap in the shape of direct taxation, either for revenue purposes or for the protection of United States wool producers. The news that wool will be admitted free to one of the largest markets in the world will be welcome indeed to flock owners in New Zealand. For many years, in fact ever since New Zealand and Australia began to grow wool ex tensively, and the protective policy of the United States kept these colonies out of the market of the New World, colonial growers have turned covetous eyes to the ports of the " land of the rising sun." It was with a view to in some measure opening these ports that the San Francisco mail arrangement was first entered into, and the hope was lovingly entertained that such re lations as the contract established wouldjultimately lead to the free admis sion of our then greatest staple. For in those days wool was far and away our greatest staple, and in any case America did not require our wheat, being able to grow abundance of her own at a lower cost than we could supply her. But America held on to her protective policy, and the hope that had been entertained so long was so long deferred as to make the heart of the wool grower sick indeed. But the Democrats of the great Republic are hardly in love with the at one time all pervading idea of protection, and when four years ago they scored a quite sudden and scarcely looked for victory the expiring hopes of Australasian pastoralists in regard to a free entry for wool were revived a little, rand every fresh discussion of the tariff in the States, and the very strong de mands that the new political power made for tariff revision, gave fresh life to the hope. That hope st last sees fruition fairly in view. How much New Zealand flock-owners will profit by the realisation of that hope we can. not say, and it would be no easy task for ouv best statisticians to set themselves to answer the ques tion. Suffice it that the long enter tained hope is likely to be immediately gratified, and this means the opening to bur wool groAvers of a market in which there are sixty-three millions of pro bable buyers. The opening of a new market of such an extent cannot but make a substantial difference to the New Zealander, and he will not be slow to exploit the country from which for so many years his product has been excluded. Tt would require but a few experimental shipments to tell to what extent we are likely to benefit, or if we are to benefit at all. The admission of our wool free of duty, while it is calcu lated to increase the value of the pro duct to ihis colony is calculated to reduce its price the American people who will be able to purchase woollen goods that are "a' ac 'oo" at the price they arc now paying for the most miserable shoddy, and once the real article gets into the hands of the artisan at a reasonable price, the days' of shoddy are numbered, and it will wither out of the market like Jonah's gourd. A rise of a penny on the pound in the price of the clip of the colony represents an increase of about £450,000, and a rise of twopence, halfpenny would bring over a million to our coffers, which, to perpetrate a vile pun would be anything but a " tuppenny-halfpenny" affair. We exported in 1892 (we quote the official year book) 108,190,912 lbs of wool, and as the production of wool is still increasing and likely to increase more i rapidly as cropping goes out of fashion frowned into unpopularity by low prices, it is easy to pee that if the hopes raised by the new tariff are realised the colony must very largely benefit. But a few months more, however, and we shall see how the change will affect us, as we expect that, as soon as our clip is in the market, we shall be visited by representatives of American houses, and shall hear their nasal twang in the salerooms in close compe. jtition with English and colonial | buyers. Doubtless, too, the change will compel a change in the route o* the direct steamers, and New York may be made a port of call to unload wool for direct buyers.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

«_ The snowstorm of Thursday nighj. appears to have been general over all Canterbury. The death of the New Zaa'and stallion' Maxim, is announced in the American papers to hand. The Penguin sailed from "Wellington at midnight with the San Francisco mail, which may therefore be looked for in Ash burton this evening. KEATING'S POWDER destroys Bugs Fleas, Moths, Beetles and all other insect, whilst quite harmless to domestic animals [n terminating Beetles the success of this Powder is extraordinary.- It is perfectly clean in application. See the article you purchase is KEAIING S, as imitations are noxiouß aud ineeffctual Tins, 6d, Is 6d 2s 3d each, Sold by"all chemists, i

I The Master of the Some desires to ac-1 knowledge with thanka a case of oranges from the Rev. G. B, Inglis for the use of the inmates. An impudent robbery has been com mitted at Kempihorne and Prosser's works n?ar Burnside, from which £500 worth of platinum has been stolen. : Mr David Thorns, the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agrency Company, and Mr E G. Staveley, advertise a large number of sheep for sale at the Hinds on Monday next, and late advices point to a yarding of about four thousand. There is no trace of the boy John Hay ward, who went rabbiting on Wednesday at Wailacetown, and whose boots aud hat were found opposite the sides of a deep channel. Hettie Montague, daughter of Frank MontagUß, a settler at Hukernui, Auck land, was found dead on the public road on Thursday. She is supposed to have fallen from her horse. A human hand has been found on the Wellington beach, and in the vicinity is a quantity of wreckage, leaving no doubt thit a small vessel has been wrecked, and that the crew perished. The body of a man named Iraeny, an ex publican, who has been missing some weeks was found in the Wellington har bour on Thursday. The body had been in the water a considerable time and was 1 in a shocking state. John Turabull, an expressman, was found dead yesterday on the road from his residence to Mornington, Dunedin, He had evidently died in a fit, as the horse was standing quite still. Deceased was a widower without) family. George Moison was charged at the Christ church Police Court yesterday with the larceny of £2, and sentenced to four months' imprisonment. He had been lay ing odds at the Canterbury Trotting Club's meeting and failed to pay the dividend on Kelpie, the winner of the National Handicap. The case is the first of the kind in Christchurch. News has been received of the death by accident of Mr W. N. Bowman, fifth son of the late Mr J. Bowman, of Victoria street, Ohristchureh. Deceased was re presenting the Sydney musical firm of Messrs Parling and Co,, in the Bo wen district, to the north of Brisbane, and was out riding, when he was thrown from his horse, sustaining concusssion of the brain, from which he died without recover ing consciousness. The unfortunate man, who was only twenty-six years of age, leaves a wife and three children to mourn hia less. At the Police Court yesterday after noon—before Messrs David Thomas and Alfred Harrison, Justices of the Peace — Jamas Monk was charged with lunacy, Dr Tweed certified to the insanity of ac cused but Dr Hunter would not. It ap peared from evidence that the man had been living iv a tent oh the river bed and was suffering from religious mania. The bench decide! to commit the man to the Sunnyside Asylum conditional on another doctor's certificate being forthcoming. This was obtained later in the day. and the accused wa3 ordered to be taken to Christchurch. With reference to the cable message stating that people were seen from the Warrimoo on Hull Island, the Auckland 'Herald' says ;—-Until recently the Island has been uninhabited, but lacely a guano depot has been established there by Mr J. T. Arundel, and the people seen by those on board the Warrimoo would be some of those connected with the guano works. The barqueutine Ysabel, at present in harbour, oa her last voyage visited Hull Island with acirgo of green cocoanuts for the islanders workitig there, and came on from the island to this port. The island is a lagoon island, and has a little fresh water and a few cocoanut trees upon it. It is situated in lat. 4deg. 29orin 48 sec S., long. 172, 20min 52 sec W. f and was discovered by Commodore Wilkes, of the U.S. navy, in 1840. A good story appears in the ' Licensing World' about an English conjuror who was performing before a rough and ready audience in one of the 'prohibition 1 States of America. ' I am now about to undertake a feat, 1 he said, 'in which I shall require the use of a pint flask of whisky.' There was a dead silence, ' Will some gent in the audience favor me with a pint flask of whisky ?' There was no response, and the conjuror began to look blank. ' Surely,' he said, 'in a south eastern prohibition town I ought not to have to ask a second time for such a thing, I give you my word I will return if uninjured. Is there no—' 'Stranger,' said a tall, gaunt man, as he rose slowly from a front seat, * wouldn't a quart flask do just as well?' 'Why, certainly; I merely ' But before he could finish, the generous open-handed audience had risen like one m&n, and was on the way to 'the platform in a body, A meeting was recently held at West minster in support of a scheme for enabling the working classes to become owners «of their own houses, the main principle being that municipalities should be empowered to advance the necessary money for the purchase of the houses, and that the tenants should, instead of rent, repay the advances, together with interest, by weekly instalments over a term of years. Particulars of the pcheme were sent to Mr A. J. Balfour and Mr J. Chamberlain, and Mr Balfour has written in reply :—'l entertain a vory warm sym pathy with the object for the promotion of which you have called a meeting, and, though there are doubtless difficulties in the way of carrying it out, should hope it would not be impossible to find means of surmounting them.' Mr Chamberlain writes: —* I am duly in receipt of your letter, and am very glad you are pressing on public attention thn desirability of affording facilities to the industrious work ing classes to become the owners of their own houses. I have myself no doubt that this object could be effected without risk to the State, and its realisation will do much to improve the sanitary condition of the dwellings of the poor, and to increase the happiness of the people. I shall gladly do anything in my power to help this movement on the lines you have indicated.

School Committee.

ASHBURTON. The. monthly meeting of the Ashburton School Committee was held on Thursday. Present Messrs Bean (chairman), Meddina, Bjaddell, Craighead, Macpherson, and Silcock. Apologies were received from Messrs Paul and Chapman. ■■'... ' FINANCE. The Chairman reported the credit balance at the Bank to be £18 Is 3d. CORRESPONDENCE. Correspondence was received from the Board of Education approving of the reten tion of Miss Curd's services until after the examination; declining to make a grant towards the payment of a drill instructor; enclosing salaries for July, £98 16a Id ; deferring repairs to the roaf for the present; enclosing new scale of teachers' salaries. The Canterbury Progressive Liberal Asso ciation forwarded a report on the govern-, ment oi Canterbury. College. master's befoul I The headmaster's report showed tk« attendance for the past month to have been:—On roll- Boys 265, girls 225; highest attendance—boys 242, girls 201; average boys 234, girls 180. VISITING COMMITTEE. Messrs Silcook and Macpherson were appointed a visiting committee for the eusuing month. ACCOUNTS. Accounts to the amount of £411s 3d were passed for payment and the Committee adjourned.

COMMERCIAL.

London, August; 16. Cvlunial stocka have risen one-half, owing to the expectations that the Ameri- ' can tariff will improve ttieir trade. 4 New Zealand frozen meat, best quality, 3|d per lb ; second quality, 3d j iamb, first quality, 4£d per lb; Australian lamb, 3§l. New Zealand long berried wheat, ex warehouse, 24a ; South Australian wheat, ex wareh. use, qaiet at 25i ; Victorian, 24s 6d. Ac the Bradford wool sales there was spirited competition* All sorts advanced |d per lb. Americans are buying wools, and at last sales paid the best pricea. The ship Colintraive, of 1747 tons, Captain Raymond, which left Newcastle, New South vv ales, for San Francisco on Murch 16, With a cargo of coals, is re ported miss-iag at Lloyd's. The weekly returns of the Bank of England published to-day show the total reserve to be £29,644,000, and the pro portion of reserve to liabilities 67.&0. Consols 102; three months' bills dis oounred at § per cent. New Zealand 4 per cent inscribed stock, 108; 3£ per cents, 101. I

ASHBURION MARKETS.

Messrs Friedlander Bros repart upon the | live stock market for the week ending August 17 as follows:—The entry at the Ashburton yards was 4122 sheep, 19 head of cattle, and 16 pigs. The entry of sheep did not include many first-class lines, being j chiefly hoggets, merino ewes, and crossbred ewes of ordinary descriptors. The fat pens I were made up chiefly of merino ewes and wethers, although there were some few prime crossbred sheep, and the prices ranged for merino ewes from 4s 3d to 7s, merino wethers 4s 2d to 4s 6d, crossbred ewes and wethers 12s to 14s, a line of freezers being passed in at 13s 6d and sent on to Christchurch. Oar ! entry for the day was 1842 sheep, of which we disposed of 1722, 1 head of cattle, 13 j pigs, and the following prices were obtained —25 fat two-tooth croaßbreds, 13s lOd ; 14, I 13a 7d ;37 fat merino ewes, 6s 6d, 13 fat two-tooth halfbred ewes, 12s 9d; 103 merino ewes, 4s 4d; 300 three-quarterbred hoggets, 8s 8d; 300 merino ewes, 4s lid ; 122 half bred lambs, 9s 3d ; 259 halfbred ewes, 10s 6d ; 300 halfbred hoggets, 8s 2d; 105 Shrop cross hoggets, 9s ; 52 crossbred ewes, 11b 4d; 1 bull, 25s ; 13 porkers at from 18s 6d to 243. ; Prices were well maintained, although the bidding was not by any means brisk. Dur i ing the week we have sold privately cross bred hoggets and crossbred ewes at full 1 market' rates, also a line of 209 three quarterbred fat two-tooth ewes and wethers at 14a 3d, and 400 halfbred wethers at 14s 6d. We have enquiries for good halfbred hoggets and young ewea in lamb. Messrs Miles and Co., Limited, report as follows upon the weekly stock sale held at the ABhburtoa yards on Tuesday, AugUßt 14: 4122 sheep, 19 head cattle, and 16 pigs were collected for the week's requirements, tha bulk of the sheep entries being formed of crossbred hoggets. 9 pens of merinos and 7 of crossbreds constituted the entries in the butchers' pens, all of which were disposed of at fair rates, crossbred ewes and wethers making 123 9d to 14s; two-tooths, 1& 7d ; merino ewes reached improved figares in 63 6d and 7a; backward merino wethers out of place in fat pens sold at 4s 2d and 4s 4d. It has been decided to reserve a few yards fol lowing the butchers' pens which are to be retained for freezing sheep, the sale of which will in future follow immediately after the fat pens The only line of freezing sheep offered in this instance was withdrawn at 13s 6d after slack bidding. In hoggets a superior lot of 3^o realised lls sd, well < grazed store lines making 8s Sd to 9s 3d, next quality 7s 7d to 83 2cL Good crossbred circs in lamb were freely competed for, and we ieached top price in 13s 6d for good con dition, well woolled two-tooths; other Bales for older sheep being Bs, 10s 6d lls 4 V 12a 6d Merino ewes in fair condition but low mouths, 4a lid and ss. All the cattle entered were fat, except 3 stores, and late values were well maintained. We made best price in £8 12a 63 for a heavy fat cow ; other cows £6 2s to £7 12a 6d; small steers £4 17s. We sold 119 crossbred ewes at 13s 6d ; 145 crossbred lambs, 8s; 96 old cross bred ewes, 8s Id; and have also sold pri vately crossbred ewes and crossbred lambs at Satisfactory rates.

"The Silence of Dean Maitland."

"The Silence of Dean Maitland " is a strong and absorbing drama. The story is that wkh which the reading public has been made familiar by Maxwell Grey's novel of the same name. Ib is that of a young churchman, cultivated, eloquent, ambitious, and cherishing glowing con ceptions of a brilliant future, who, before his ordination, becomes entangled in a liaison with Alma Lee, the daughter of a farmer, wbo, in one of tbeir stolen inter view", surprises the lovers, and so learns who has betriyed his daughter. !n the quarrel that ensues Lee is killed. At the time Maitland fs wearing the clothes of a college chum, Dr Everard, engaged to his sister Lilian. Everatd is than a visitor at the house, and when suspicion fixes on him * ait land keeps silence. Everard is 1 convicted ; Maitland is ordained, and be -1 comes one of the shining lights of the Church, and ultimately Dean of Bel minster. Then he is offered a bishopric, and just as ho is about to accept Everard is released, and Alma returns, from America where she has been sent with her child, The Dean expects that de nunciation will follow, but, after an interview with Lilian, Everard writes to the man who has so cruelly wronged him a letter of pity and forgivenness. This, with the remorse that has been constantly eating into" the Dean'a heart, decides him to confess his crime in the face of the whole congregation. He does so, and performs the grand act of self denuncia tion on the steps of the high altar in the cathedral, and falls dead as its appropriate conclusion. It is this difficult character of fche Dean that Mr Walter Bentley en deavors to pourtray.

PARLIAMENTARY

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Weiungton. August x - The Council met at 2.30. THE ADULTERATION PREVENTION BILL. The Adulteration Prevention Bill was recommitted. Clause 3 was amended in the direc tion of exempting " rolls" and " French twists " from the provisions of the Act. The Bill was then reported. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BILL. Mr JBowen moved the second reading of the Middle Districts of New Zealand University College Bill, which pro vides machinery for starting an affiliated college in Wellington. The motion was agreed to after slight opposition oa the part of Messrs Shrimski and Kelly. companies' accounts audit bill. Mr Montgomery moved the second reading of the Companies Accounts Audit Bill, which provides that a majority of shareholders in public com panies may aßk for an audit by the Auditor-General's department. Mr Stevens objected to the measure as not being calculated to protect shareholders,, who should themselves take great interest in their affairs. Mr Pharazn pointed out that if State audits were allowed Government thereby would be guaranteeing the soundness of the Company. Messrs Oliver and Shrimski sup. ported the Bill. Mr Bowen expressed a fear that the Bill would not have the effect of pro tec ting shareholders. The Bill was read a second time and the Council then adjourned.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Wellington. August 17. The House met at 2.30 p.m. OVERTIME. It was decided to meet at 7.30 on Monday next for consideration of local bills. LAND FOE SETTLEMENTS BILL. The Land for Settlements Bill was further considered in Committee. Clause 7—that the Colonial Treasurer may borrow money for purposes of this Act within limits. Mr Earnshaw moved that the sum to be borrowed should be £150,000 in tead of £250,000. Sir Robert Stout supported the amendment, and contended that £250,000 was too much to be spent in one year. The Hon. Mr McKenzie pointed out that if the lands were to be purchased at £5 an acre he would only be able to purchase 50,000 acres in one year, and that amount could easily be disposed of in one year. They had last year pur chased Cheviot estate of 84,000 acres, besides 9000 acres under the Land for Settlements Bill. He hoped the Com mittee would agree to the clause as it stood. Discussion on the amendment lasted nearly the whole of the afternoon. The Minister for Lands said that no more than £250,000 would be spent from now till next session, and added that engagements had already been entered into for the greater part of this sum. Captain Russell (Hawke's Bay) said the whole principle of taking land from farmers who were making uae of it, and giving it to persons who could not make proper use of it, was wrong, and he was altogether opposed to the Bill. He opposed the amendment as he con sidered £250,000 was not too much to be spent on the purchase of land in one year. Sir Robert Stout said this Bill vir tually proposed to borrow one million and a quarter, and if it passed in its shape it would give the Legislative Council a good excuse for throwing it out. Eventually Mr Earnsbaw's amend ment was rejected by 41 to 12. Mr Earnshaw then moved that the sum to be borrowed be £200,000 in stead of £250,000. The debate was interrupted by the 5.30 p.m. adjournment. The House resumed at 7.30. In Committee on the Lands for Set* tlement Bill, speaking on Mr Karn shaw's amendment to reduce the amount to be borrowed under the Act from £250,000 to £200,000, Mr Ward pointed out that it was distinctly understood by the country that Government were going to raise money to assist small settlers and pur chase land for settlement. All the Bill asked for was £250,000, which meant , that if £5 an acre were paid for land (which was not a high average) only about 250 settlers with 200 acres would I be placed on the land in one year. After two hours' discussion Mr Earn shaw's amendment was lost by 46 to 16, and the clause passed. Clause 12—JNature and currency of | debentures. Sir Robert Stout raised a question as to the interest chargeable on these debentures. He said the Government Insurance Department was one of the departments from which this money would be borrowed, and as the interest upon debentures was fixed at four per cent, the Government office would be unable to compete with foreign offices without incurring loss, which would be unfair to the colony. The House ought not to do anything to deprive that institution of its profit or en daDger its solvency. The rate of in terest should not be less than 4 A per cent, and even that would leave too small a margin. Mr Ward pointed out that many of the large life offices at Home were in vesting a proportion of these securities in consols at as low a rate as 2A per cent, and were sending money out to the colonies to be invested at less than five per cent. He also knew that one large life office, doing business in this colony, was lending money in Australia at less than five per cent. As to the argument that it would be unwise to borrow from the Government Insur ance Department at four per cent, the head of the department, Mr J. H. Richardson, had said it would be quite safe to lend money at that rate. After some discussion Mr Ward said it was intended to place the relation ship between Government and the In surance Department on a more satis* factory footing, and in view of this Sir Robert Stout said he would defer any further remarks he had to make oa the subject until the Bill was brought down. The clause was then agreed to with the interest at 4 per cent

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Warned. { jjpOUND, on «v .nchraoreKojtd/iVenty- JU five Merino Kwos in larab. fi> pply IV\ illiam Htjtton, Winchmor. • 8 123 — "' Her T. G. Bo ke. Morning — * Sixth Commandment.' «!ve:;in<{, " Para dise of tools " Public invite -<, strangers welcomed. 8122 OKI M IIIVit Methodist Chu.ch To *~ morrow. Pre.chers—Morning, Mr Lloyd ; Evening, Hey J. Cocker. Fr«* ** at sand a hearty welcome. 8 128 EIOR Sale.—Che*p, Valuable Building *- Sites bt Hampstea', in blocks to suit purchasers, highly improved. For parti* culars apply to the Ashburton Permanent Building and Investment Society, Tailored Street 8 116 EARLY POTATOES. — Beauty of Bath, Early Rose. Snowflake, and other Kidneys—by the sack and in email lols. Customers may rely on the seed being true to name.—A. W. Randbll, Ashburton and Allen ton. 8557 MAKaTERE.— The Somerset Meat Mart has long held " the cake " as the best and cheapest shop in town for cash purchasers. The old reputation will be maintained, Mutton 2d per lb, Saus ages 4d per lb. All other lines reduced. For Cash only.—W. J. Silcock. 862 aOOD .News—Juno Tobacco 5s per lb, Nallrod 4 * lOd per lb, Navy Twist 4s lOd per lb, Venus Twist 4a lOd per lb. Lar^e Bos Matches (1000) 5d per box, 4a lOd per duz, 250 ditto 2d per box, Is 9d per don, Plaid Vestas 3£d per doz, 3s 3d per gross.—Fletcher Bros, Christctiurch and Ashburton. 8 82 BUOKS, Books, bookal Circulating Library. Terms eat>y. Half-yearly volumes of something to read with Novelettes, eaoh Volume complete in it self, bound in cloth ss. British Battles handsomely illustrated, bound in cloth 7s 6d. Boys' Illustrated Annual 5s 6d. Papeteries 2s 6d. A splendid lot of Albums from 3s, Birthday Cardfe, Text Cards, and Picture Books, nil in great variety, everything good and cheap. Bookstall and shop.—J- Marten. CQ PR AY is selling Firewood 25s • IO per cord, delivered. Coal from 63 per quarter. Good heart fencing material very cheap. Opposite Mercantile Store, West Street. flpO Let, at a low rental, Bake House in L East Street,- paddock and stabling combined, lately in occupation of the Co-Operative Society. Apply to George James. 8 39 /^RUSHED Oatii itra over usual *' weigtic, 5s sask included. All kinds of produce cheap for cash—J. Thomas, Havelock street. 7 51 AKTED Known. — Embroideries from Id a yard, Corsets 3s lid, Ladies' Ulsters from4s lid, Ladies' Gloves four pair for Is, Kid Gloves four batons Is 6d.— Arcade House. 63 WANTED Known—Finest Separator Bubhr Is 2d pei lb. Rolled bacon, hams, and eggs at lowest rates.— John Ore & Co. IF you want good prime Cheese and Bacon, try Taylor, East Street Bakery^ 6JLO9 TXTANL'ED Known—The whole of the *» stock to be sacrificed by order of the Parchaser, Arcade House. 4 26 PRIME Christchurch smoked and Lewis' pale cured Bacon Hams, best Akaroa and local-made Cheeses from sd, at Taylok's, East Street Bakery. 6110 WANTED Known — Men's strong Tweed Suits from 16s 61; shirts from 2s 6d,—Arcade House. 4 24 8 WEEPING Reductions. —Is Books for 9d, Is 6d Books for Is, 2a Books for Is 6d, 2s 6d Books for 2s, and all others at equal ra*e of reduction at L. F. Andrewes and Cos., Cash Sate. 618 TF you, wish your socials and parties to •*- be successful, buy your cake, pastry, etc, at Taylor's, Eist Street Bakery. Parties supplied on the shortest notice. 6_m_ _J TTISITthe Sale. Trimmed Millinery * going at any price Ladles' Under lothing reduced to 20 per cent, below ost. —Arcade House. 4 64 OYSTERS and Freeh Fish of all sorts arrive evening per express at Deep Sea Fishing Co.'a Shop, Burnett street A«hbnrton. 2 62 iADIKs' and Gentlemen's left-off J Clothss bought, sold, or exchanged. —Mbs Knight, Wakanui Road, opposite Templar Hall. 7 102 WANTED Known-\L W Pants 3s lid, Flannel Shirts 3s 9d, Worsted Socks 6i per pair.—Arcade House 425 WANTED Known.—No more wot clothes and bronchitis, Yarmouth Oilskin to hand.— Mitchell & Turner 4, DWARDS, Bennett's Sale. Grand lot *-^ new and fashionable Furs and Mantles ; half price. Come and take your 1 pick at Mks Aoam«, 8"" ALE now on—White Calico 23 lid per dozsn, Towels 2s 6d per dozen, Lace, Curtainp, from la lid per pair, at Arcade House. 4 27 WANTED Known. — Mens Tweed Suits 15s Bd, Men's Tweed Trousers Hi, Mens' Strong Flannellet!9 Shirts 2s 6d, Mens' and Boys' Boots and Shoes greatly reduced.—Arcade House. 465 ry ANTED Known—All goods in Show Room to be slaughtered at any price.—Arcade Fouse. 4 28 SALE of Warehouseman s Slock at Mitchell & Turner's. Cheap lines in all departments, MRS HOOPER, Monthly Nurse, offers accommodation to patients at her residence, Alford Forest roid, near Mr Cunningham's Store. Ten minutes' walk to a doctor. WANTED Known—That owing to the success of the Sale now being held up at Saundera' Buildings, opposite Rail way Station, it will be continued for another twenty-eight days. I am not advertising a few cheap lines, but the whole of the stock. Don't lose the oppor fcunity of securing genuine bargains —A. IjAWBIB 7 166 k \z A.3STTFD Known.- Just received a V* Large Winter Stock of Boots. Liberal discount (op cash. As usual, we do the best work/ Repairs done at once 4 staff of men always ready at J. Moison's, the Premier Bootmaker, Town Hajl Boot Store, East Street, Ashburton. 5 166 /CHEAPER Than Ever.—Books and Vv* Magazines, Writing Papers and Envelopes, Pocket Books, Purses, Writ iui; Cases. Inkstands, Pictures, Music, Aocordeous from 7s 9d, Concertinas, Violins, Banjos, Zither Harpa, Photo Frames and Albums, Scrap and Postage [.Uamp Albums, Indoor Games, Wall Texts and Fancy Cards of all kinds, School Bags, Books, Exercises and requisites of every description, and a great variety of goods too numerous to mention ; all at greatly reduced prices for cash this month afc L, Fv Akprewj^s amp G0.% Cb«»p Sale,



Buauicas Notioes. IF YOU WANT GOOD VALUE FOR YOUB MONEY GO TO— G. J. NEIL L'S WHERE THEY ABE SELI/NG AT LESS THAN COST PRICE. j H\KD UP. HARD UP, MUST HAVJB MONEY. MO REASONABLE OFFER itEFCJSED FOR ANY ARTICLE IN JN THE SHOP. DRESS GOODS 2Jd DRESS GOODS 3Jd Double width Dreas Tweeds Is lid Heavy Shining Is 6d-Redu 3 ed to 9|d Reduced to Is TTmon Shirting la Sid—Reduced to 7fd T »WEI/8 2id Kid Gloves, four clasps Is 9d Double Bed-cW4I Shfeting, unbleached Flannelettes, yard wide 7£d—Reduced and White 9W to 4§d White and Grey Calico Is lid doz Dr Warner's Ooraline Corsets, 8a 6d All Wool Jjlanuel 7£d > Reduced to 5s lid MILLINERY AT YOUR OWN PRICE CLOTHING. CLOTHING Bow' Cap. 6d Men's Tweed Overcoats, with capes Men's Tweed Snits 13i 6d m 17s U M«n'a Heavy All Wool Suits 35s 6d Men's Tweed Macintoshes, with capes Reduced to 22s 6d ■■ 39s 6d-Reduced to 23a 6d MEN'S SHIRTS, TIES, HATS, OAPS etc., AT ANY PRICE. BLANKETS. " BLANKETS. IN EVER. CONOEIVABLE^AK^^^^ NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED. BOOTS. BOOTS. CHEAPER THAN EVER, WE CANNOT HELP IT AS WE WANT THE MONEY Wnmtm'a Shoes 4s lid Women's Leather Luce B->ots, all sizes 5s lid Women* Shoes *s ug^ are gJMpLy GIVEN AWAY Men 1! Bluchers 4i lid Boys' Nailad_ Shooters, Strong, 5s 6d ££ "tof^^SrtWSf pegged, Ladies' Frelh £L Us 9d-Reduced IS 9 6d Reduoed to lls 6d to 8a 6d CmiLIHUHS'S) TAH SHOES AND SUPPERS AT YOUR OWN PRICE Q J, JN £l L L'S. FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER, I EAST STREET, ASHBURTON Cash. We Want CASH. IWCHER BBOS,~ JUST LANDING, 23 Tons New Crop Cane Sugar. 25 561b Bags Finest Snowdrop Stigar 12s 9d. FLO.UB- ' " FLOUR. 251b Finest Boiler 2s Od 1001b Finest Koller 7s 6d 501b Finest Koller 3s IOJd 2001b Finest Roller 14s 0d Caustic Lye for Soap Making Blacking 4|d doz 12 doz. 4s 3d. ilb tin lOd per 1b Marmalade in (ilass Jars B^d 9\b tin 8d per lb Kew Dates 7d per lb. 101b tin 7d per lb Bock Salt 6s 9d per cwt. JEA, TEA. TEL THE NOTED WAREHOUSE FOE TEA. 31b Peerless Tea, 5s 81b Premier Tea, 5s 5d Gib Peerless Tea 9s lid 61b Premier Tea, 10s 5d 2s Tea Peerless, for Is 9d in 5 and 101b tins, tiiisfree. oi lb reduction on 31b picket of Arab. Matchless Premier, Jameson and a i . ««'« Nftlaon and Moat's Nabob, and any known bland, and on 5 and 101b r S«'ffee In Ch^ts and half Chd s t«, Ceylon, Indian and Chin* at la 3§d, Is 6d?Hiidlß 9ld. BeßtvalaeinCanterbary. 251b Moir's New Oatmeal 2s 6d Neave's Food lid per tin, 10s per bag, 4 bags 9s lid 6d per dozen Finest Sago, Tapioca, Split Peas Sunlight Soap Is 2d per box of l- 3d per lb, 7lbs Is 6 Tablets * New Oun-ants, washed and dried, Candles 5Jd per lb, 121bs 5s 3d 3 3 d i2lbs 3s 9d Corn Flour (Brown's) 3|d per Eaislns. washed and dried, 4jd lb, 121bs 3s 3d Der lb 121b 4s 6d Edmonds BalangPowder, large gultanas 4|d, 12ibs 4s 8d tins, lid per tin, 12 tins 10s 6d Extract of Soap, 13 packets for Cream of Tartar, pure, Is 2d per Is 141b box 3s lid lb, 121bs 12s 3d Lemon Peel 8d per lb, 21b Is 3d, Our Own Baking Powder 9d lb 71b tins 3s 6d Coftcc, purest and best, ground Essence of Lemon, Vanilla on the premises daily, Is 4d Almond etc., s^d per bottle and Is 6d per lb, Reduction « bottles 2s 6d to lar S e consumers Oxford Blue 8d per lb, 121b box Pure Pepper Is 2d per lb, 121bs *7s9d lis 9d Plaid Vestas 3|d per dozen, 12 Baking Soda 3d per lb 51bs Is dozen packets 3s 3d bupenor Black Lead s|d dozen, Sheep Tongues lOd per tin, 9s 12 dozen 5s 3d 6d per dozen » ™w to mtroniae the firm who brought »n<? keep down the prices, and give thf^pTeoriSSthe benefit of alinibblea oought in the Home and Conti nental markets LARfIB coNSUMB RS LIBERALLY DEALT WITH. NOTE ADDRESS— nw «.ui to<J High Street, Uhristchurch ; Telephone 731; and EAST STREET, iv i auu twi s Ashbnrton. LEAVING ASHBUETON, Great Slaughter of Drapery for the Fourteen Days Only. » r, ■rwc.niT^u'n TO LEAVE ASHBURTON at fchn cud of this month, HA^S«!^s«^^the REATEST BARGAINS they have ever h»i foMhe NKXT FOURTEEN DAYS, so a 8 to save cost of removal. Terms —CA»ii aifi-ir. All Accmnts owing %re requited to be paid at once. %ST Sale Commences SiTUKDAY, AUGUST 4. DKSniABI.E FAMILY EESIDENCE I'OR SALE. s. w. ale orh EVST STREET, ASIIBURTOy.