MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as under subject to the necessary alterations :— WEDNESDAY, July 11. For United Kingdom, Continent of Ame rica, etc, via San Francisco. Due London August 15.

Ashburton Guardian. MAGNA EST VERITAS ET PRÆVALEBIT. TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1894. THE NEW FRENCH PRESIDENT.

The death of President Carnot was speedily followed by the election of his successor. The septennial election was fast drawing near, but its approach was sadly harried by the act of the ruffian Santo, whose cowardly knife put an end to the possible candidature of Sadi Ckrnot for another term of office, and to the life of the reigning President at the same time. Carnot had several tinjes during the year said that he would not seek reelection, but up to the last it was not certain that he would abide by these declarations, and there were several candidates in the field. One or two of those would have opposed Carnot to the bitter cud,

others did not care to enter the field against him, and there were possible candidates who would gladly have opposed Oarnot,'but would have sup ported some of those who did not care to enter tho lists against him. Among those whosecaudidature was contingent upon Carnot not being in the field were M. Casimir-Perier and M. Dupuy. In April last, the Paris correspondent of the London "Times" was far from believing in Carnot's sincerity in with drawing from the contest, and he wrote as follows to his paper :~- M. Oarnot, after six years of power, has naturally arrived at the point when a man considers himself essential to a nation's greatness. I remember a scene which strik mgly illustrated this situation. I was present at a luncheon given by President S4"'*;' MSbSFJf S audience of the Sultan. Grevy remarked ISSThTC «£-£»• IS replied that, in his opinion, the best balanced brain must be affected by the sentiment of supreme power, and thab Sultans, Tsars, and Popes must be puffed up with pride to the point of madness. "If you attribute mad ness to Monarchs," remarked Gr6vy, "I hope you make an exception for Presidents Z&32S £££. *S"C-KSS be only a temporary madness." Gr6vy smiled, buti did not reply, and there, wm.a rather awkward pause. The guest little imagined how apposite the remark was, for shortly afterwards Grevy was overturned. Now, it is evident that M. Carnot'a years of power have impaired his sense of constitu tional propriety. He has reached the stage when a ruler feels thafc he is, under Provi dence, the one man essential to the country's welfare. Whatever may have been the deceased President's estimate of his necessity to the welfare of France, the assassin's knife has made it necessary for France to find another President, and in Casimer-Perier that man has been found. He has not bulked largely in the public eye, in fact 80 little has been heard of him that in none of the current biographies of important personages has he been considered imp ortant enough to have a place, but after aome research among our scrap books we find a cutting from an Auck land contemporary of some weeks ago in which a biographical sketch of Casimer-Perier is given, and we repro duce it as an item likely to be of some interest to our readers:— of M. Oarnot, have been statesmen for three SSSSSJ^tS: %!*&£ class stock. His ancestors made a com potency in business atMens,a small town in TtauphiD^. His grandfather, the first Casimir, was born at Grenoble, and with his brothers Paul, Scipio, and Augustin established a bank in Paris in 1802. Augustin Perier was a , Deputy under the Auditor of the Council of State in 1818, was ftLiSßf'lh^a^^'pS Minister in 1831, and waa the only Premier SiWajjuSSffi rfuK-SS: King reigns, but does not govern." He died in I^2 of c'olera, contracted by him while visiting the victims of the .epidemic. His son, Casimir 11., who incorporated his Christian name with hisjjarname, was at first a diplomatist, was a Deputy rrom 1846 to 1851, Was excluded from public life under the Kmpire, was kinister of the Interior under Thiers in 1871-72, was elected a life- Senator in 1875, and died in 1876. His brother, M Charles Perier, a shipowner at 2£^hi *£?!££?■ O&£ Third, the new Premier, was born in 1847, SrS^S^S'lS he was pefplexed as to voting for the exile of a dynasty under which his father and grandfather had served—an exile, which, however, he considered a necessary safe guard for the Republic. He accordingly re signed his seat, but after some hesitation accepted re-election. He was chairman of the Budget Committee in 1890, and was last January elected President of the Chamber. J

THE TRANSVAAL.

Jof the Volksraad requires twenty years'residence, and for a seat in the Second Chamber of the Volksraad fifteen years. In October of 1893 a « National Union " was established at Johannesberg to secure for "uitlandera" (outlanders) a recognition of their just political rights, and President Kruger announced that he proposed to reduce the period of residence qualify ing for a vote from five years to two, that qualifying for a seat in the First Chamber from twenty to ten years, and that for the Second Chamber from fi f teen to j; 0U r years. But even these , ■ ■ J, ■ promised reductions practically shut O ut the British resident from political y rights. It was in 1889 that Kruger introduced ft curious Refom BUI which: required every aspirant to election, to theFtatVotoad to have been for thirty years a member of a Protestant nij.,..-!. f w^- t xx. x h x * fl unurcn ■' Ams waß a w»t that but tew miners would be likely to pass. The j:~ pprg ftnnfi «i«^ <■« thn Ttritish R*wi aiggers appealed to the tfntisti Kesi dent at Pretoria for an answer to this question-Whether, on taking the o»th of allegiance to the Republic they wou ] d i ose their status as British sub . jects ? Lord Knutsford's decision was thafc the oath would not deprive a . . r British subject of his status, unless by the i aw 0 £ t he Republic it constituted .. £. . naturalisation. lliis opinion was based on the peculiar connection be tween t h e British South African Re public and Great Britain, the Queen De i ng suzerain over the Republic TranßV aal treaties are submitted to the Queen's Government before they become binding on the contracting parties. But President Kruger differs f rom Lord Knutsford on thin point, and he will have' it that the oath which his Bill would impose on a majority of the inhabitants would prevent the possibility of the Imperial flag ever taking the place of the Republic's, This Kruger was the leader of the Boers j n the war out of w j,j ch t h e English did not come off with the flying colors they would have carried had the forp j gn policy which prompted the cc been more f , spirited> » and he *■ * fc*»ft ?ommon to all the Boers, that the British army cannot fight. Themon°polyo£the »-«fc*»^*»■ portation, and sale of dynamite presses .ft ■■ . n  •„:„,,„, W thpv hp&r nam UPon tne miners» Due tney Dear the impost rather than do anything to -j-p-inJi-^p a disturbance which Would Palpitate a aisturDance whicn woum seriously affect their mining properties, cent trouble, however, may cause a **>*-»» the .Inn like it or not, and may involve Britain in a war with the Boers »hich may induce those ultra-Protestants to believe that the British army can shoot a little, J President Kruger has a little war to carry O n with a native chief Malabok. ,  . .. . . »"d to aid him m Ins campaign he has orc Jered all British residents to be , . ... .  ready for military service—residents be it noted, to whom he denies political •«** Then there »-,» the difficulty about Swaziland. Kruger wanted this —^ -d Sir Henry Looh and Kruger, after several conferences, de ■- d d ;th t tfc fi mi ht h . ° Swaziland if the people of that ferti'e country were agreeable to the cession, «.»••■, j j • j- Sir Henry has succeeded in persuading Kriiger not to enforce his order about ..." . , . , - .. . .. military service, but before that item of news reached us we were made aware by events that had already happened that Sir Henry is no particular friend of President Kruger. He visited Pretoria on June 23, but " declined to be a guest of the Transvaal Govern ment during his visit." The British population made a demonstration on the occasion of this visit, and S( con trary to President Kruger's desire," dragged Sir Henry Loch's carriage into the town, hoisted the Union Jack and sang the National Anthem. There was of course a counter demonstration, and a rush of armed men into Pretoria, men feeling that their President had been insulted by the compliment paid to Sir Henry Loch " contrary to the desire " of Kruger. Lest a noisy reception should provoke the Boers, Sir Henry will not visit Johannesberg, but before his decision not to do so was known ifcappearsth at Kruger forwarded a quantity of ammunition to Johannes berg in readiness for possible con. tingencies. At present serious trouble has apparently been averted, but it may break out at any moment. We have already had experience that the Boers are no mean enemies in the field, but the goldfields of the Transvaal are immensely rich, and British and British Colonial miners are flocking to them every day, and British capital has been and is being heavily invested in them* so that sooner or later the Boers will have to allow others than those of Boerish blood to have a voice in the govern ment of the country. If they do this, and sacrifice a little of their silly prejudice! for the Dutch language which they cling to for the transaction of all business, social, domestic, and political, they may manage to get along some what peaceably. But if they still adhere to their fiercely Conservative dog-in-the-manger tactics, then they may find it necessary to produce a better arm thaD their much loved rifle to meet the Maxim on the veldt.

While the almond-eyed Chinese and Japs seem to be on the verge of flying at each other's throats, we are not at all certain that trouble is not at hand in the Transvaal, That country is an independent Dutch State, and is offi cially styled the South African Re public. It lies north of the Vaal river and south of the Limpopo river. It is bounded on the west by Bechuana land, on the east by Portuguese terri tory, on the south by Swaziland, Zulu land, Natal, and the Orange Free State, so that the Transvaal borders closely on countries in which Great Britain is very largely interested. A large minirg population earn a living in the Transvaal, the greater propor tion of whom are English speaking, and in and around Johannesburg this population is to be found. But the government of the country is in the hands of the Dutch Boers, whose President, Kruger, is of that race. Between the Boers and the English there has never been much love, am readers of Rider Haggard's "Jess" are familiar, no doubt, with the bitter feeling which the native Dutch enter tain towards the English. One would hare thoughtthat the two races might in time have to some extent amalgamated, but apparently every year only tends to widen the breach that keeps them angrily aparb, and the bitter feeling becomes intensified and the bitter memories all the more carefully cherished. On several occasions this bitterness of feeling has come to a head and eruptions have followed, and the peace that has existed has been of the most hollow character, and liable at any time to burst into a struggle in arms that wouM be disastrous to Boer and Briton alike. And the fear is that this unhappy state of affairs will sooner or later reach a climax which will be a struggle for the mastery in the government of the Transvaal. The area of the country is 113,642 square miles, while the population is about 769,000, of whom only 119,000 are whites. The revenue is mostly derived from the miners, most of whom are English. The franchise in the Transvaal is very exclusive. To ob tain a rote necessitates a five years' residence in the country, and to be eligible for a seat in the First Chamber

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr David Thomas notifies that he cannot accept any more iat pigs except at a redac tion of Jd per lb on late rates. At the inquest yesterday, on the woman Helena Parker, who was fatally burned in Wellington last week, the evidence failed to show how she sustained the barns and a verdict of accidental death was returned. Letters for the following persons were re ceived at the Ashburton Post Office during the month ot April, and unclaimed on July 1 :—R. Butler, Abraham Connoily, Thomas Flynn, Thomas McMillan, James Henry Roberts, and G. Warren. The anxiety caused by the discovery that the fire-hose at the Wellington Supreme Court Buildings had been cut for a consider able length has been allayed by the Fire Inspector stating that he had condemned the hose and cut it himself. It was at first sup posed to be a part of the incendiary plot reported a few days since. The Rev Dr Talmage, who will leoture this evening in the Oddfellows' Hall, arrived by the express to-day. A crowded house is already assured to hear the great American on • The bright side of things,' and we would remind our readers that the only opportunity they have of hearing one of the foremost orators of the present day ia one not lightly to be passed by. The Rev Albert Ager^is about to «ive up the charge of the Ashburton Baptist Church, and is returning to his family in Melbourne, feeling that his present prospects are scarcely bright enough to warrant his removing his family over here. Mr Ager'a loss is to be regretted as the rev gentleman has made many friends during the short time he has been in the district. A football match was played at .Mount Somers on Saturday between Mount Somers and Alford Forest, and ended, after a very evenly contested game, in a win for the home team by three points (a try secured by Peters) to nil. For the winners Peters, Park, Bechley, and Daly played the best game, and for the losers Oilman, Chapman, and Fagan were the best. The Loyal Waterton Lodge, 1.0.0.F,, M.U., held its usual quarterly summoned meeting on Saturday evening last. There was a fair attendance of members. After the usual routine business had been disposed of, the election of officers for the ensuing term was proceeded with, and resulted as follows:—G.M., Bro. E. Ashton ; N.G., Bro. Walter Dawson ; V.G., Bro. P. Woodward ; E.S., Bro. W. Timms. Bro. I. Read was re-appointed secretary, and Bro. W. Pearce treasurer. It was proposed, to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary with a social gathering. Receipts for the quarter, £70 6a ; expendi ture for same time, £15 6s 7d. The usual monthly meeting of the Chertsey School Committee was held on Saturday last—all the' members being present. On the motion of Mr Downie the minute of last meeting relating to prize giving was re scinded. The Chairman reported that the Piesbyterian Church had kindly given the use of their books to the school library* The Master's report was a satisfactory one, and showed the average for the past month to have been fifty. In answer to the Board's enquiry it was agreed that a school was necessary at Rosedale. Tenders for build ing the new fence were opeued, and Mr F. W., Page's at £9 2s was accepted, and Messrs Copeland, Childs,*and Scarlett were authorised to arrange about cutting down treea. A Johannesburg correspondent of the Stan dard writes :—' A discovery of great interest to antiquarians, and especially to numismat ists, is reported from Matabeland. Eight coins, all in a fair state of preservation, were discovered a few mouths ago by a Matabele native in the neighbourhood of the famou a ruins of Zimhabye. A local collector has now come into possession of the coins, which are undoubtedly Roman. . On the obverse of two of them is the head of a woman, with the words ' Helena Augusta,' and on the reverse the figure of a woman can also be made out Foul of the coins bear on the obverse the figure of a man, with the words ' Constantius Cu)3.' One bears on the reverse figures which appear to represent Romulus and Remus being suckled by the wolf. The coins will probably be sent to England for fuller examination." The repeal ot the Arms Act is the last chapter of a long history. In the early sixties it was found unsafe to allow the free sale of arms in New Zealand, and to this day absurd precautions have to be used in pur chasing gunpowder even in this island. , These, which were never necessary save in '' the North [stand, operated here very much like the Danegild of old as a mild impost-. We are now on even term* with our Maori brethren, and the time has admittedly come in this respect for doing uway with the special laws which involve treating them with suspicion. This is as it should be. A cautious advance on the same lines in Native land legislation may be fairly commenced when the education of the Maori people in the English language has advanced a little further. It is time that this interesting people emerged from tutelage. The New York State Legislature has passed a Bill abolishing' days of grace.' Thii Bill, which goes into force on January 1, 1895, provides that on all notes, drafts, cheques, acceptances, bills of exchange, bonds, or other {evidences of indebtedness made, drawn, or accepted by any person or corporation after that date, and in which there is no expressed stipulation to the contrary, no grace, according to the custom of merchants, shall be allowed, but that the same shall be due and payable, as therein expressed, without grace. The passage of this 'Act is part of a general movement which has been largely promoted, among others, by the American Bankers' Associa tion, which at its New Orleans meeting a ! couple of years ago directed its executive council to have a draft of such a law pre pared, with a view of having it adopted by the various State Legislatures. The cheap sale of drapery stock at Messrs Spencer and Co.'s, Burnett street, is attract ing a good many purchasers, more especially trom the country districts—visitors from all parts being anxious to secure some of the bargains mentioned in the advertising columns of this paper.—Advt.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Napier, July 2. A very old resident named William Parker, aged 71, dropped dead to-day from failure of the heart's action.

TALMAGESLECTURE TO-NIGHT

T>l*£l> WHEN IHEMONJ*..

Napier, July 2. Within the last three days two deaths of men under the influence of liquor hare occurred at Napier. One was Andrew Hansen, a laborer, who felt into the harbor on Saturday night. The verdict was accidentally drowned. A. similar verdict was returned in the case of W. R. Fairbrother, a settler, who fell down on a road with his face in a water channel where there was but a few inches of water,

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The ordinary meeting of the Ashburton Borough Council was held on Monday evening. Present:—Councillor! David Thornaa, E. J. Paul, H. M. Jones, Richard Bird, W. H. Collins and R, M. Cuthberfcacn. In the absence of the Mayor, Councillor Thomas was voted to the chair. FINANCE. The Chairman reported the debib I balance at the bank to be £1080 18a Id. ' The receipts from all sources since Ust meeting were :—Kates, 1893, 14s ; 1894, £4 18a ; rents reserves, £18 ; publicans' licenses, £240 ; wholesale license, £20 ; refund water supply intake, £57 4s; earth ■old, £18 Is ; sundries, 10s ; library sub scriptions, £1 2s. RAILWAY PLANTATION RESERVE. The resident engineer for the Railway Commissioners, wrote asking if it were understood that the Council were to take charge of the railway plantation under the conditions laid down. TheOhairmansaidthatthough thematter I had been settled they could still withdraw if they chose. It was for the jneeting to decide. Cr Pan! thought (hey might well sare the money and expend it on the Domain gates. Or Collins moved that the arrangement be not entered into. Cr Cuthbertson rose to a point of order. They could not go back on the resolution of the previous meeting. The previous correspondence on the subject was read, and it was decided to agree to the proposal. Cr Collins said, to be consistent, the Council should look after the trees around the Courthouse. RESIGNATION. Cr Scaly forwarded bis resignation. The chairman moved that the accepting of the resignation be held over until next meeting, he (the chairman) promising to see Cr Scaly and endeavour to persuade him to retain office until the annual eleo* tion in September. reserves. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company wrote, asking that the reserve held by the Company be sublet to Messrs Friedlander Bros. The applica tion was agreed to. ACCJSSS TO PROPERTY. Mr J. G. Good wrote, requesting the Council to give him access to his pro perty on the West Belt, Allenton, as ab present the water was. so deep that it was not safe to cross, The matter was left in the hands of the engineer to deal with. i LICENSING. The clerk of the Ashburton Licensing Committee wrote, forwarding a resolution of the Licensing Commissioners at their annual meeting, recommending to local bodies that the clerk of the Licensing Committee receive £40 per year as hereto* fore, namely—County Council £30 and Borough Council £10. Cr Cuthbertson moved and Cr Jones seconded, that this Council pay £10 towards the salary, as heretofore. PETITION. A letter was received signed by three ratepayers calling attention to the state of the footpath in Tancred street between Moore street and the Belt, asking that an improvement be effected. The letter was referred to the Works Committee. LIBRARY REPORT. The Library Committee's report was read as follows:— Your Committee beg to report that at a meeting held on the 28th ult. it was resolved to make the following re.com mendations to the Council:—New Books. — As the annual grant of £25 for tht> pur chase of new books for the library, which was voted by the Council on March 4, 1893, has not yet been expended for this year, your Committee recommend that books be ordered forthwith from Messrs Bell and Braifute of Edinburgh, as formerly. Catalogues—That a supple mentary catalogue, containing those books not already in the printed catalogues, be , printed, and in otder that the extent of the present library may be known, that copies of the whole catalogue ba posted to residents of the town. Reading Room— That the following papers be ordered for the Reading Room, viz:— "Black and White," "The Queen," and the "Pall Mall Magazine.' CrPaul thought that as only a few catalogues had been sold in the past, for the coafc of a few shillings it would be for the benefit of the library to circulate cata logues aa proposed. The report was adopted and a resolution that the ex penditure not exceed £25 as a whole was carried. engineers' report. The Engineers' report was read as follows: — The labor gang have been engaged in maintenance work, repairing and shingling footpaths, spreading shingle on streets for contractor, grubbing broom, etc. on streets, repairing and reinstating bridges and culverts, carting clay and soil to sections •tc., repairing concrete and other channels, and attending to the water supply; also erecting new fence and taking down old fences in Domain, cutting down, removing and transplanting trees and shrubs, and otherwise assisting the custodian in Domain work. The Works Committee at an in formal meeting held on the 26th ult. resolved, in view of the numerous applications for work, to recommend the Council to employ a limited number of men at a reduced rate, of wages, aay 5s per day. There are several improvements in the borough that may not be absolutely necessary to oe done at once but would be advantageous in the shape of relief works. Cr Paul thought the extra labor should as far as possible be devoted to footpaths. This work he considered would be more useful than In removing broom. The chairman explained that the matter had been brought before the Works Committee and the work was brought for the. sole purpose of giving work to the unemployed. Certainly some of the footpaths were sloppy, but with such weather as had been ex perienced lately nothing else could be expected. TOOWAIHS. Cr Paul moved thai the Works Com mittee be instructed to attend to the footpath in Havelock street from Park street to the Belt. That footpath had long been in a bad state and required immediate attention. The motion was seconded and carried. Cr Jones referred to the bad state of« portion of Cameron street to which complaints had been made. The matter was referred to the Works Committee. The chairman thought that some would like a carpet laid down, The Council could not help the rain falling. SANITATION. Cr Jones brought up the question of the inspection of the cows from which the milk of the town was supplied. Medical men had stated that fche germs of disease , were largely disseminated through milk and as a board of health they should en quire into the matter. But recently the death of a child in Napier had been traced directly to milk. The Christ church Hospual Committee had also referred to the amount of disease caused by milk from diseased cows. The chairman said there was a deal of truth m what Cr Jones said. It was a matter that required consideration, and though it was a big matter, ie might be money well spent. He suggestad that Cr Jones bring up the matter when the Mayor was present and a full Council. The matter of the slaughterhouses was a similar one, and had been brought up and considered, but it was too big for the Council and it had been winked at and passed on and he expected that the same would happen in this case until the urgency ef the matter fortti itself upon the whole oommunity. • The matter was deferred, until n«*t

THE AfcitfctJßlON GtUUDtAN: TUESDAY, JtILY j, Ig9*.



-—___ Business Notices _ G-HEaT FORCED SALE, _ A <£ G, J. NEILL'S. /■"• WIJSG to pressure of Creditors whoso patience is exhausted, we are forced to realise on our Stock of Drapery, Clothing, & Boots, AT "^ LESS THAN COST PEIOE. Heavy Twiil 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, 6§d Heavy Flannelletfce, 3Jd yard These are all less than half price All wool Grey Flannel, ?|d Black Silk Velvet 4s 63, reduced to Is 9d CHILDREN S ULSTERS, 2s lid WOMEN'S ULSTERS, 4a lid Men's Tweed Suits, 13s 6d Extra heavy Winter Suits, 19s 6d Heavy Colonial Tweed Suite, 39a 6d re- Boys' Tweed Suits, 3s lid duoedto2ss6d Men's Tweed Trousers, 6s lid Men's 8s 6d Moles, reduced to 6s lid Boys'^Oaps, 6cl BOOTS, ~ BOOTS. Hen's Colonial Made Nailed Shooters, 7s Men's Colonial Made Bluchers, 4s lid lid Women's Shoes, all sizes, 4s lid Boys' Strong Nailed Boots, 5s 9d EVERY PAIR OF BOOTS IN THE HOUSE REDUOED. This is no Catchpenny, reducing only one or two lines to take the eye EVERYTHING REDUOED TO LESS THAN COST PRICE, as we must have the money. G J, M £ ILL, yRIEDLANDER'S BUILDINGS, EAS7 STREET, A SHBU ETON CASHI CASHII!



FLETCHER BROS XT7 ISH TO THANK the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding Districts foi the generous Support given them, and hope that those who were enable to get supplied, on account of the crush and shortage of room, will kindly excuse} and, as a further proof thoy intend to study the want of their customers, they hare taken the large Shop next door, and with the addition of a large BrJck and Iron Building at rear of two Shops, they will be ablo to meet present requirements, and as a further guarantee that tht-y intend to stay and soil the Finest Quality Goods at LOWEB RATES than have been sold in Ashburtba before They quote ihe following list:— GREAT REJ UCTI fOMS If ol lit is Holler Flosir* 251bs 2s Od. 501bs 3s 10|d lOOlbs 7s 6d. 2001bs 14s 251b Moir's New Oatmeal 2s 6d Neave's Food lid per tin, 10j per bag, 4 bags 9s lid 9d per dozen Best Mauritius Sugar 2fd per lb Bryant and May's Safeties 7-Jd Finest Sago, Tapioca, hplit Peas per dozen, 12 dozen 7s 4|d I|d per lb, 71bs Is Sunlight Soap Is 2d per box oJ New Currants washed and dried, 6 ! ablets 3|d f 121bs 3s 9d Candles s^d per lb, I2lbs 5s 3d Baisins washed and dried, 4|d Corn Flour (Brown's) 3|d pei per lb, 121b 4s 6d lb, 12]bs 3s 5d Sultanas 4fd, i 21bs 4s 8d Edmonds Baking Powder, large Extract of Soap 13 packets for tins, I] d per tin, 12 tins 10s 9(] Is, 141b box 3s lld Cream of Tartar, pure, Is 2d pei Lemon Peel 8d per lfy 21b Is 3d, lb, 121bs 13s 71b tins 3s lid ' Our Own Baking Powder 9d 11 Essence of Lemon, Vanilla, Coffee, purest and best, ground Cochineal, Almond, Date sjd on the premises daily, Is 2c bottle, 6 bottles 2s 6d and Is 6d per lb, Eeductior Oxford Blue 8d per lb, 121b box to large consumers 7s 9a 1 Pure Pepper Is 2d per lb, 121bs Plaid Vestas 3|d per dozen, 12 13s packets os 3d Baking Soda 3d per lb, 51be h Preserved Kabbit 9d per tin, 8s Caustic Lye, for Soap making 9d per dozt>n large tins lid, 12 tins 8s 9d Sheep Tongues lOd per tin, 9s. feuperior IJlack Leads|d dozen 9d per dozen 12 dozen 5s 3d Note the Prica we sell TEA. Ai y 3lbs of the followirg brands 5s 6d— Matchless, Arab, Kelson and Moate'e, Jameson and Anderson's, Tiger, and any other. 3d per lb Reduction on 101b Tins ; Tins free. SrOTiTbDRESS— I?1^4-^"Urvi« R»»r*c! 10? and 109- Hl'«h street« Ohrirtoburoli j Tele X lGtCllOr DJ Übi, phono 731; and B.iST STEEET, Ashburton. Remember to patronise the firm who brought an^ ' 3ep down the prices, and giv< the people of ABhburtonthe benefit of all nibbles oought in the Home and Oonti nental markets for Cash. LARGE CONSOttERS LIBERALLY DEALT WITH. A Complete Price List now in press will be forwarded to any address FREE. IS MARRIA6E A FAILURE ? «HO." Tp SPECIALLY when you Furmsi~~*fc thi ASHBUETON FORMTURE WAREHOUSK, for there yon get Valve tor Your Money, and there is no cause for after regrats and disappointments-, as your Furniture lasts a Life Time '_J_ ji I'j KJ x* XJ "»o l jijO Xxx J3 J^XOfjLiM. JjX^l j- WICKIR CHAIRS—Jusb the thing for W^mvmuMM'ii^^mi ' "4tAI^ B*IDsaT*}PA^ls't0 **soM C3Jjeap AUSTRIAN AND AMERICAN CHAIRS --^^^^^^^^^^^L= CX)ME AND SEE THE GOODS ■i H, Undrill & Oo's ? CABINIii MAKEKa, UPHOLPTERKRS, Eto., TAKCRED STREET, NUXT BUILDING SOCIETY » OFFICE.. j



Wanted { — : ; I DON'T forget the Auction Sale in the { Orange Hall To-Moeeowj one. o'olock sharp.—Cabson and Co. 7 I '} .  i / 1 AMES for Winter Evenings, Word * T Making and Taking, Jenkins' Missing Woid, Stanley's March through Africa, Quartets, and many others.— H. M. Jones. LpNVELOPEB from 4s Note lli paper from 3s 6d per ream net cash, during; reduction sale. Maori Land illustrated, 2s,~ET. M. Jones (jWEF.PING Reductions. —la Books O for 9d, le 6d Books for Is, 2a Books for Is 6dj 2i 6d Books for 2a, and all others at equ&l rate of reduction ar L. P. Andeewes and Go's., Cash Sale. 6 181 TTTANTjED Known.— Hunter and * ' Son are selling Salt 4s 9d cwt. Sago l|d, Tapioca l£d, Mixed Peel 7d per lb. Candles 6£d, Mixed Biscuits 6d per lb, 31b 2s Tea for 6s 3d, Cups and Saucers 3a 6d doz. 6 138 NEW BOOKS.—Saint Arms, Santa Barbara, Prince Schamyl's Wooing, Tom Bullkley, Dorothy's Double, The Anarchist, Opera Singer's Wife, All Along the River, A Valiant Ignorance, A Princess of Paris, My Offichl Wife, Misa Dividends, A Complication of Hearts, An Excellent Knave, Christina Chard, The Fascinating Miss Lamarche, In Low Relief, Found and Fettered, The Old Maid's Secret.—J. Maesden, Book Stall and Shop. 7 11 /^IHEAP Cash Sale at L. F. Andeewks v_/ and Co. Good Notepaper Is packet, Envelopes from 3a 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 Is Bd.—L. F. Andkewesand Co. 1 IJIDWARDS, Bennett's Sale. Grand lot *-* new »nd fashionable Furs and Mantles ; half price. Come and take your pick at Mks Adamm, WANTED Known — Men's strong Tweed Suits from 16s 6d; shirts from 2s 6d,—Arcade House. 4 24 COAL. Coal. Coal.—lf you want Cheap Coal and Firewood just try C. Spray, the old site opposite Mercantile Store. 6 46 WANTED Known. — Men s* Tweed Suits 15s 6d, Men's Tweed Trousers 11 d, Mens' Strong Flannelled Shirts 2a 6d, Mens' and Boys' Boots aiid Shoes greatly reduced.—Arcade House. 465 WANTED Known. — Embroideries from Id a yard, Corsets 3s lid, I*iies' Ulsters from4s lid, Ladies' Gloves four pair for Is, Kid Gloves four batons Is 6d.-Arcade House. 63 OEMOVALfroraSaunders 1 Buildings. *-*> —Mrs Alcorn will give 2s in the £ off Children's and Ladies' made-up under clothing, Pinafores, and Aprons till July 5, when she will be removing to Baker's Buildings. IF you want good prime Cheese and Bacon, try Tayloe, East Street Bakery. 6109 NO Stimulant has given so much favor with the Natives as Health Tea It must be good. Ask your Grocer for it SALE now on'—White Calico 2a lid per dozen, Towels 2s 6d per dosen, Lace, Curtains, from Is lid per pair, at Arcade House. 4 27 WANTED Known—The whole of tho stock to bo sacrificed by order of the Purchaser, Arcade House. 4 26 OYSTERS and Freeh Fish of all sorts arrive evening per express at Deep Sea Fishing Co 'a Shop, Burnett street Ashburton 2 62 O ANTED Known—The Corner Is ¥?' showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Coixiee. WANTED Known— Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical me at S. Saxek's, Optician. IF you wish yrsur goctals and parties to be successful, buy your cake, pastry, etc, at Tayloe's, E*st Street Bakery. Parties supplied on the shortest notice. 6 lU_ ___ "IXISITthe Sale. Trimmed Millinery * going at any price Ladies' Under dothing reduced to 20 per cent, below cost. —Arcade House. 4 64 yJ7ATO~HKS f Clocks, etc., (all guaran * " teed) at wholesale cost for one month only. .Now's your time; —Lt)ms- den's. 3 219 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 tha Kaiapoi Sties, the cheapest lot ofgoads ever brought to Ash barton. Also an assortment of Boots. 6 179 WANTED Known-L W Pants 3s lid, Flannel Shirts 3s 9d, Worsted Socks 6d per pair.—Arcade House 425 (If ANTED Known.—All genuine Oil "V skins, Leggings, Sou-Westers marked V armouth—Mitchell <fc Turner. WANTED Known—Special lintTof Gents' Kegatta Shirts, all sites with or without collars, 2s 6d.~W, H. Collier. of Warehouseman s Stock a O Mitchell «fc Tuenee's. Cheap lines in all departments. W* Ta~NTED Known.-31ba of our noted 2s Tea for 5a Id. For other quotations see Price List on Page 3.—JOHN Obe & Co. _ 5|97 tV>AKTED Known —The Cheapest VV House in town for First-class Millinery and Drapery ia H. 0. Seoees, Melford House. WANTED Known—All accounts due ia ths Estate of Robeict Alcobn must be paid at once. Office hours : 10 to 1 and 2 to 4, Saunders' Buildings. BANG ! Bang ! Bang i My new ae**, son's stock of Ammunition to hand I Eley's, Kynock's and, Club Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wada, Cases and all sporting materials of the firat quality at J. W. Hakdley's, Gun Empo'-'ura. /"^ HNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock \J{ of Gunsj usfc to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Leaders, Rifles, etc. In spection invited. No old stock to select froai sjj J. W. Haedley'3 Sporting Repository WANTED KnowEj.—Just received a Large Winter Stock of Boots. Liberal discount for cash. As oscaj,, we do the beat work. Repairs done at once A staff of men always ready at J. Moison's the Premier Bootmaker, Town Hall 800 Store, Bast Street, Ashburton. 5 15 NOTICE I Notice Sport for all Guns let out on hire or sold on tim? payments. Hfcving a profeaaiona Gunsmith on the premisea, I undertake to repair Guns or any description. Gun fittings in atock. Prices low,—J, W. HAitksY, Ironmonger, etc.



{ "Wanted. I Greatest **■•■*, Or Xalin«g«'« )—: ; ■ 1 VV ANTED Known~All g°°dß in Show » » Room to be slaughtered at any price.—Arcade Bouse. 4 28 ; WANTED Known. —Mrs Hooper, j Monthly Nurse, Alford Forest j Ruad, will be pleased to receive patients. Terms moderate. 5 112 PRIME Christchurch smoked and Lewis' pale cured Bacon Hams,; best Akaroa and local-made Cheeses from sd, at Taylor's, East Street Bakery. 6110 tITANTED Known-Before buying YV your Hats come and see our Stock. Greatest variety to choose from inAfihburfcou. All marked very Cheap. —H. O. Segeks, Melford House. JUaT Opened, a splendid line of fashion able Dress Stuffs, in Cardinals, Maroons, Navies, Brownß and Blacks. To be sold under wholesale price.—H, C. Segers, Melford House. WANT E D Known.—No more wet clothes and bronchitis, Yarmouth Oilskin to hand,—Mitchkll & Turner. MRS ALCORN wil give 4s 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. W~*~ANa vED, Everybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. H. Zander, Sole Agent. 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 sold. No cheap cigarettes. §114 NO more Indigestion; no more ncr vcusness from indulging in toe much tea drinking, for those who drink Health Tea. One trial will convince you. Hbnry Zander. Authorised Agent. WAIT for your Blankets till the 7th July, when Robert Alcorn will be open in Baker's Buildings, with » stock bought at Edwards, Bennett s sale. Deuble Blankets from 6a 6d, a special line at 7s 9d. 6J178



bubuiess notices. > SPECIAL VALUE ..■ — IN- . Oold Brooches, Gold Brooches, fjiold Brooches, AND Ladies' Blngs, Ladies' Btngs, Ladies' Kings rpHE Largest, Choicest, and Cheapest Stock in the district to select from, at the establishment of 8. Salek, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER MANUFACTURING JEWELLER, and OCULISTS'OPTICIAN. SEE WINDOW for New Goods, marked up at hitherto UNHEARD of PRICES in Ashburton.; S- SALEK- WHAT TO DO WITH OUR BOYS ? Clothe them well with SUPERIOR CLOTHING, to bo had at the MEW nr B A L A 'N D Clothiitg: Factory. JUVENILE DISPARTIViInT — Boys' All Wool Suits, our own make, 10s. Boys' Tweod Sailer Suits, our own make, 11s 9d. Boys' D.B. Knicker Suits, made to your order. Boys' Norfolk Suits, hundreds of patterns to choose from. Boys' Three-garment Suits from 21« 6d. — SPECIAL — Tf your Boys are hard to fit we will mako to their measure from any of our large range of tweeds, and at ready made prices. Boys' Macfarlane Overcoats, deep capes. Boys' Overcoats from 10s 9d. Boys' Reefers from 10d 6d. Boys' Odd Knickers in serges ani tweeds. Boys' Tweed Caps from 6i. Boys' Sailor Caps, in cloth and Beiges, from Is 3d. Boys' School Boots from 4s 6d. — SPECIAL. — It will s*veyou mouey by buying your boots at the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, ALEX. HENDRY, Manager



Holloway's Ointment and Puxs.-— Those who have given these remedies a fair trial freely admit that they inherently possess every property suitable for healing and removing eruptions, ulceratiofl3, pilei, abcesses, sores, bad legs, gathered breasts, and all disorders of the glandular system. When carefully rubbed in the ointment relaxes the swollen muscles, diminishes in flammation, assuages pain, and even allevi ates dangerous maladies which may have lasted for months, or even years. Holloway's excellent preparations are effective singly, resistless in combination, and have been recommended by grateful patients to be re sorted to as alteratives when all other means of regaining health have failed. Their action is temperate, not violent or redttoiogt