MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the loiloTriag places *% under* £ subject to the necessary alterations :— TUESDAY, September 4. For Northern Poits, per Flora, at 630 p.m. WEDNESDAY, September 5. For Northern Ports and Australian Colo nies, per Manapouri, at 10.30 a.m. For the United Kingdon, Continents of Europe and America (via San Francisco), Sandwich Islands and Samoa, and also for Northern Forts of New Zealand, per Taka punaj as follows s— Ordinary letters, books I and newspapers at 6.15 p.m.; ] registered letters, 5 p.m; money orders, 3 p.m. Due London October 10. For Australian Colonies, and also for United Kingdom (specially addressed via Naples), India, China, Japan, etc., per ex press, to connect with ss. Tarawera, at Port Chalmers, at 15.30 p.m Due London October 24,

DEATH.

KbMiY, —At his residence, Newlands, on the 2nd inst., Robert Kelly, aged 44 years. , .

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1894. PROHIBITION ORDERS.

The proposal to photograph " pro hibits," and send their counterfeit presentment to each of the hotelkeepers in $he district in which the grog of the prohibited person is stopped, is a very serious matter. Before it becomes law it would be well to consider whether it would be more advisable to remove the penal clause, prohibiting publicans from supplying prohibited persons, altogether from the law. Licensed victuallers complain that they are the most persecuted class of trades men of any doing business in the colony, and truly the clause of the Licensing Act which makes it penal for a publican to supply liquor to a prohibited person, and throws the whole onus of identification of such prohibit upon the publican, is one which has not the most rigid justice on its side. Perhaps in thinly populated districts, where there are not many prohibited persons—at the outside no more than a publican or barman with { the bumps of individuality and even tuality developed to the moderate de gree could easily remember and keep readly at his finger's ends—this penal clause is no great hardship, at least to men who have been in the trade in the district for some time. But in a large city like Christchurch it is a great hardship indeed, and in large cities considerable trouble has arisen in con nection with the law as it at present stands. After a man's relatives have succeeded in obtaining a prohibition order on the ground that he is destroying his health and wasting his substance by excessive drinking, the name of the prohibited person is forwarded to the hotels in the district in which the order is to remain in force. This arrangement is all right enough so far as those hotels aro con' cerned which have been the haunts of the prohibited person. But there are doubtless many houses in which the man is absolutely unknown, either by name or feature. If the man has been so far gone in alcoholism as to require a prohibition order to protect him from himself, it is just at this point that the weakness of the protection is shown. So soon as the drunkard finds that his liquor has been stopped effectually at the houses where he is known, he immediately seeks fresh fields, and his friends are surprised to find that the prohibition order is useless as a means for stopping the man's grog. Of course there are other avenues independent of the hotel-keeper and his servants by which a man madly craving for alcoholic liquor can be supplied, but we are dealing with hotel-keepers now, and when the prohibit seeks the fresh fields referred to, and is successful in grati fying his unhallowed lust for liquor, but a short time elapses before the hotelkeeper to whom he has accorded , his patronage lands in trouble, if the prohibits identity with the name on the list supplied to the house is not the earlier discovered, and in many cases not even the name of the man who thus patronises the house is known to the hotel-keeper or his servants. Certainly all this is unfair to the publican. Recent legislation has, no doubt, made it a punishable offence for a prohibited person to obtain liquor by any means from a publican, and this has, it may well be assumed, materially helped to keep the prohibits within their own proper bounds. But then there is a feature of the matter we would do well to consider. Is it wise to clothe the police with authority to scatter a man's portrait abroad among all classes of hotels, and to publish a full, true, and particular account of his person, habits, peculiarities, 9tc, just as if he had been a dangerous criminal, fitted for a place in the police Gazette 1 A prohibited person, whose only offence is over indulgence in liquor is not a criminal, but a man afflicted with a disease, and instead of all this reprobation and hounding down, he ought to receive rather the help and pity of his fellows. If the proposal becomes law, the hotel-keepers will possess a gallery of photographs, amongst which will be found the, portraits of men and women who are not by any means of the criminal class, and rather than see this extreme inter ference with the liberty of the subject, we would prefer to see the publican absolved altogether from any punish ment at all under the licensing law in connection with prohibits. j

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It was snowing and hailing alter nately in Christchurch all yesterday morninp and the cold was intense. The Wellington Trades and Labor j Council have unanimously resolved to enter a strong protest against any import duty being placed on flour and coal. • The Ohristchurch City Council last nighfc 1 decided to pass through its accounts and 1 to hand over to the Charitable Aid Board I for the purpose of obtaining the Govern ment subsidy thereon sums now in hand or hereafter to be received by the mayor for the relief of the unemployed. The money now in hand amounts to about £50. On Friday evening a very enjoyable social was held in the Rakaia Town Hall under the auspices of the local Football Club. Dancing was commenced about 8 30 and was continued with spirit until a good portion of Saturday morning had vanished. Mr A. Walker supplied the music. The ball was a decided success. The refreshments were entrusted to Messrs Petrie and Co. and left nothing to be desired. The steamer Duco, from Picton to Wel lington, owing to the southerly gale had to anchor in Ohau Bay, and six of the pas segers started to walk into Wellington. A snowstorm came on before they had got halfway, and for some time they were sub jected to an icy blast, which almost be numbed them. One of the party suffered intensely, and it was with, the greatest difficulty that he was prevented from succumbing. At Port Chalmers Jamas Docherty, licensee of the Portobello Hotel, Porto bello, was charged with selling beer to George Harris and Lawrence Morrison, while in a state of intoxication. On the day in question Morrison was knocked overboard from his lighter and drowned-1 George Harris, in his evidence, stated that they had a few drinks, but he did not consider either Morrison or himself drunk. Mr Carew, S. M., dismissed the case, and a second charge of permitting the men to be drunk on the premises, was with drawn. The Taieri Advocate learns that several" new mineral springs have been discovered at North Taieri, and that in almost every damp spot on one side of the gully minera water in fairly large quantities can be ob tained by digging a faw feet below the surface. At one of the pools recently dis covered the noise of the water as it bubbles up can be heard several yards away, and when the supply of water ceases the gaseous vapour that escapes from the hole blows a match out, even though it be held some distance away from the hole. The top spring etill gives the strongest water —at least the water containing the most iron is obtained there, —but the water from the bottom springs is at times much clearer and has a pleasant taste, a large quantity of magnesia being contained therein. At a meeting of the Canterbury Trades and Labor Council a letter was received from the Railway Servants' Society sever ing its connection with the Council as the Railway Commissioners had nude chis secession a condition of their recognition of the Society. It was resolved— rt That the resignation of the railway servants be accepted, the Council 'expressing regret that the Commissioners appointed by a Liberal Government have seen fit to im pose such a condition as disaffiliation from TYades Councils upon the Society before consenting to give it official recognition." It was resolved to take steps to raise the question At municipal elections of the in sertion of a fair wage and sub-contract clauses in all municipal contracts. A motion was carried that Government should redeem its pledges by undertak ng the revision of the tariff in the inteiests of local industries during the present ses sion of Parliament. A writer in the Nelson Colonist says :— 'We cannot stand our own Captaian Edwin and Mr Wragge in one winter. They muat divide their forces, for since Mr Wragge laid down his new twenty-four inch water pipe we have figuratively been living in a water-butt, Mr Wragge's last consignment came duly to hand, viz., three water-spouts complete, two typhoons with earthquake attachments, four supe rior fchunderstorms, jewelled with light ning in every hole, and enough wind to blow New Zealand inside out. We do not think we shall require more until we have dug ourselves out; but should like to know if all our last consignment was f.o.b. During the summer months we could place a few first-class Queensland thunder-bolts, and if Mr Wragge has a second-class 'Aurora Australia,' colors warranted not to fade, we know of a good market. Our Captain Edwin will shortly visit Australia with assorted 'southerly busters ' and Antarctic butt-enters, and, with a reasonable concession in the tariff, no doubt a lively business might be done.' A resident of Timara who accompanied the late Mr Thomas Pringle, of Hokitika, on his first photographic excursion to the Franz Josef glacier in March, 1870, and who has examined the maps of Messrs Douglas and Harper in the annual lands and survey report, informs us that a great change has taken place in the terminal face of the glacier, more especially East ward of Sentiment Rock. The main outlet of the Waiho in 1870 was at the south west corner of the Sentinel Rock, the high and beautifully pinnacled face of the ice touching the rock jusb below where the first * welling 'outlet appeared. The water then flowed under the ice cave for a short distance, and cams out at the south-east corner of the rock, thense flowing in sight along the terminal face of the glacier. The present outlet is a mile away from the former one, and the terminal face has retraced nearly a quarter of a mile at the east side. Pringle's party went to the top of Sentinel Rock and saw not a sign of rhe rocks now visible and marked Mueller, Harper, Park, Strauchon. and Barron Rocks. It was the solitary watch and ! ward appearance of this dominaut rock which caused Mr Pringle to affix, the name •Sentinel' to his views of it,-— Timwu Herald.

A meeting will be held in the Arcade Rooms to-morrow oighfc, at half-past seven, to consider the best means of assisting the families who lost all their possessions by the resent fire. This evening in the Grange Hall the sale will take place of the eighth appro priation of the Ashburton Industrial Building Society. The sale will take place at 7.30 p.m. A man named Westerlandi foraidinj? and abetting a prisioner (a female) to escape from the Huaterville lock-up, was found guilty and fined 40a and the costs of the prosecution. Two women named Allen and Cole were convicted of keeping a disorderly house in Palmerston North. The former was fined £20, and the latter £10, pay the costs of the prosecution, and enter into bonds for their good behavionr for twelve months. The Auckland Harbour Board elected its Chairman by lot. There were two candidates—Messrs A. H. Nathan and W. J. Napier. A ballot gave each six votes, and then it waa decided to draw lots, Mr Nathan proving the lucky man. The trophy for the Wellington Cup Race of 1895 will be a massive cup of 180 oz of solid silver, valned at 100 guineas. A drawing of the trophy, which has been selected in London by Mr W. G. Jackson, was exhibited at the annual meeting, and was generally admired. In Dunedin on Monday Judge Williams gave judgment in a case of some import ance to makers rf aerated waters. Plaintiff (Thomson) sued defendants (Phillips and another), seeking to prevent the latter from using bottles with plaintiff's name moulded in the glass. It was shown there was no attempt to defraud or to pass off the ftuff as the plaintiff's, seeing that the maker's labels were on the bottles. The bottles were come by in the ordinary way of business, and plaintiff had been in the habib of charging a penny extra for bottlea that were retained by the customers. It was these bottles defendants had bought, and His Honor held that if plaintiff charged for bottles In this way he was selling empty bottles, and could have no complaint against their being used for the only commercial purpose for which they were adapted. Defendant was therefore entitled to a verdiot. , ..,

Post Office Robbery.

Nai ier, September 3. Regarding the Hasting* Post Office burglary, the safe has been found in a ploughed paddock at Longlands, on the Maraekakaho road, about three and a-half miles from Hastings. The express was discovered near the racecourse, which was perhaps as far as the perpetrators could get, as the kingbolt was broken. There were some chisel marks on the joint?, and tho entrance to the safe seems to have been effected by cutting two plates of iron at the bottom, What contents there were have been abstracted, and the burglars must have had an idea that the property tax was paid in «n Fiidiy, but as the money (nearly £1500) was not left in the safe, they did not make such a haul as the burglars anticipated. Wellington, September 3 With re per<mc9 to the safe robbery at the Hastings General Post Office, it is reported that the postal notes, money order forms and saving bank books were recovered. On balancing it was found that stamps to, the value of only £83 2* 6d have been stolen, while the actual cash abstracted was found to be £66 16s 4d. The safe also contained registered letters, and these were rifled ot their valuable contents. Every post office in the colony and all licensed stamp vendors, dealers, and collectors, have been warned against purchasing stamps without satis fying themselves »a to the bonafides of the sellers.

TOWN BOARD.

HAxMPSTEAD.

The monthly meeting of the Hamp<if cad Town Board was held on Monday evening Present —Messrs Crooks (chairman), Rick m&n, Andrews, Elliott, and Macphereon. CORRESPONDENCE. Correspondence was received- from the Treasury, advising payment of 5s to credit ot the Board on account of fines. UNEMPLOYED. A circular was read from the Lin wood Borough Council, with suggestions for a solution of the unemployed difficulty.— Received. PETITION. A petition was received from certain ratepayers to have the eastern end of Princess Street opened and formed, and it was resolved to have the gorse cleared and the road opened, and to give Mr Young notice to remove his fence off the road, but the question of formation was deferred for the present. OBSTRUCTION. As Mr W Meaclem had taken no notice of the Board's request to repair or remove the culvert at his premises on Beach Road, it was decided to place the matter in the hands of the Board's solicitor. The Clerk stated that Mr Page had promised to remove his trolly from the road. i works committee; This Committee reported having had some repairs effected in Leesfcon and John streets. POISONED GRAIN. The Chairman stated there wai still about one bag of grain at Mr Brooke's available for distribution. RATE ROLL. Lot 21, R.S. 4949, was transferred from H. VV. Lockett to John Aslett, and lots 64 and 65 from the same to Annie Smithel.— The alterations were initiated and the roll for 1894-5 signed, and the rate of a half penny in the £ struck. BALANCE SHEHT. The audited balance sheet was received, duly certified by the Auditor General. ACCOUNTS. Accounts amounting to £9 6s 4d were passed for payment. FAREWELLS, Before adjourning, the Chairman stated j that as the present was the last sitting of the old Board, and as it was not his inten tion to stand for a seat on the new one, he would take the opportunity of thanking the Board for the great courtesy and assistance they had extended to him during the last two years, and he had no doubt, whoever was elected, that the business of the Board would be conducted with the same good feeling it had been in the past. Mr Andrews and the other members expressed the regret they would feel at the loss of Mr Crooks' services, and trusted he would yet alter his determination. Mr Crooks had thanked them for their assistance but the indebtedness was chiefly on the other side, for the chairman had never hesi tated to sacrifice his own time and business to the interests of the district, and they could ill afford the loss of his counsels at the Board or assistance outside.

A Chilly Experience.

Wellington, September 3. The steamer Duco, from Picton to Wellington, owing to th« southerly gale had co anchor in Ohau Bay, and six of the passengers started to walV into Wel lington. The snow storm came on bafore x they had got half way and for aome time they were subjected to an icy blast which almost benumbed them. One of the party suffered intensely and ib was with the greatest difficulty thst he was prevented from succumbing.

THE WEATHER.

Our Chertsey corre»pondent writes :— Early on Sunday af cernoon Cherteey was visited by a sudden, solitary, and ex tremely vivid flash of lightning, followed immediately by a loud peal of thunder that seemed to shako the very earth. Two of Mr Vucetisch's sons were working among the lambs at their father's Bushy Park farm about two miles from Chertsey, and the strength of the shock for a moment or two completely paralysed them, On regaining their senses they discovered to their amaiemenb that two stacks of wheat containing about six hundred bushels, wore fired, and despite their most vigorous efforts both were completely demolished. It is understood there is no insurance on the stacks.

COMMERCIAL.

London, September Tallow—Medium mutton, 24s 6d; beef, 239. . , , The English wheat market is weak in tone and without quotable change ; the Continental is dull and the American depressed. New Zealand and Australian white cheese has advanced a shilling ; coloured is unchanged. (Received September 4, 11.40 a.m.) London, September 3 TheMiowera left Plymouth for Austra lia via the Cape on Sunday. The butter merchants foresee a critical season, and fear that factory butter will be quite 15s per cwt lower. The present Etocks include two thousand tons of the Australian article, and large supplies from the Continent are expected.

ASHBURTON MARKETS.

Messrs Miles and Co., Limited (H. A. Mac kay, acting auctioneer), report as follows upon the special sale at the Hinds sale yarda on Monday, September 3 :—A largo entry of sheep was brought forward for disposal at this auction, the totals being about 3500 sheep and 8 head of cattle. Owing doubtless to the threatening weather the attendance was limited, and the buyers present acted with consider able caution. As a result a good propor tion of the entry was passed at auction, but several important sales were subse qu^ntly made. Old merino ewes in lamb sold at 2s 6d to 3s 4d, and a line of 900 sound-mouthed meriao ewes at 5 s lld» whilst crossbred ewes were withdrawn at 12s 3d to 14s. We sold a line of 200 good forward store hoggets, second cross, at 9s sd, and other ealae were made from 5s 3d to 9s Id—a few prime fat quality reaching 12s 3d. Of the cattle a Jersey heifer was sold at £4 53.

SPORTING.

A.R.C. SPRING MEETING.

Auckland, September 4 The following handicaps have been • declared for the Auckland Racing (Hob's Spring meeting on the 15fch inst :— Spring Handicap, of 110 sows; on« mile and a quarter.—Lottie 9.5, Pegasus 9.3 Yattenteldt B.P, Ingorina 8.3, Ben Godfrey 83. Grenadier 8,0, Eve 79, A.bel6.Lo. Haria6 10. Hurdles, of 55 sov8; one mile and threequwters.^-Belmont 11.0, Ingorin* - 10 8, Fishmonger 10 7, Marochal Neil 10 4, Bouquet 10.2, Warrior 9 12, Skittles 9 6, Joe Sedley 9 0 Derry 9 0. Flying Handicap, of 50 soys; six furlongs.—St Kilda 10 3, Lottie 9.8, Yattenfe'dt 8 9, Ben Godfrey 8.7, First Nelson 86, Grenadier 86. Dorto 8.0, Lady Moth 7.11, Webley7.lo, Swlftsur* 74. Ivy 7.2, Her Ladyahlp 7.0, Lady Marion 7 0, The Sharper 6.11, Barge 6.7. Steeplechase, of 80 soys 11.7, Fishmoneer 11.5, Austral 114, Union Jack 11 3, Crazy Kate 11.0. New Year 10 8. Malabar 10.7, Spectator 10.5, Volley 10.0.

Wakanui Road Board.

The monthly meeting of the Wakanui Road Board was held oa September 1, 1894. Present—Messrs M. Bruce (chairman), G. Coe and D. Leddy CORRESPONDENCE. Correspondence was read from the Fay master-General, notifying that the ■urn of £66 18s 4d&B subsidy for 1893-94 had been remitted to the credit of the Board at the Bank of New Zealand.—Received.—From the Hampstead Town Board agreeing to de fray half the cost of re-forming part of Smithtield road, as per agreement.—Re ceived.—Prom Mr John Cochrane drawing the attention of the Board to the state of Elgin road and requesting some repairs.— Considered.—From Mr D. Cochrane re questing that Mr John Murphy's name be put on the valuation roll for R.S. 7185 and 4920 in lieu of his. Alteration to be made. —From Mr D* J. Doak asking for an ex tension of time to complete his contract on Beach road—Clerk to reply.—From the j Mayor of Linwood, a circular containing ! < Suggested solution of the unemployed problem.'—Received. CMHtK'B REPORT. The clerk's report was read and adopted. DEPUTATIONS. Mr M. Friedlander and others, part of the committee of jthe Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association interviewed the Board requesting the use of the front room of the Wakanui Road Board office, as a meeting room and office. The Board agreed to let the room to the Association subject to certain conditions. Mr Timothy Clark waited on the Board with a letter from the Minister of Lands to J. McLachlan, Esq., M.H.R., relative to the * Thirds' accrued from reserve 1496 and suggesting an application to the Land Board respecting the matter. The clerk was in structed to apply to the proper authorities. rule's road. The chairman and clerk having inspected Rule's road the latter was instructed to in form the occupiers of land fronting the same, that the hedges must be cut and the gorse grubbed before any work can be undertaken. TENDERS. The clerk was instructed to invite tenders for the following works:—Wakanui road, patching with five yards to the chain; Elgin road, repairing with 100 yards of metal; Cochiane road, repairing with 50 yards of metal' Mr Samuel Hume's tender was accepted for re "forming pare of Smithfield Road. PAYMENTS. Accounts amounting to £36 18s lid having been passed for payment the Board adjourned.

THE AbHBUKIOJS GUAKDIAK : TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 1894



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; W anted. GOOD .News—Juno Tobacco 6s per lb, Nailrod 4i lOd per lb, Navy Twist I 4s lOd per lb, Venua Twist 4s lOd perlb. Lar^e Box Matches (1000) 5d per box, 4a lOd per doz, 250 ditto 2i per box. 1» 9d per doz, Plaid Vestas 3£d per doz, 3s 3d per gross.—Flrtcher Bros, Christchurch 1 and Ashburton. 8 82 SALE of Warehouseman s Stock at Mitchell & Turneu's. Cheap lines in all departments. JUST Opened, a splendid line of fashion able Dress Stuffs, in Cardinals, I Maraons, Navies, Browns and Bkektt. To be sold under wholesale price.—H, C. Segers, Melford House. I BANG ! Bang l Sang 1 My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand j Eley's, Kynock's and, Cluu Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and all sporting materials of the first quality at J. W. Hakdley's, Gun Empo^um. i ROBERT ALCORN has opened in Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards, Bannett's and the Kaiapoi Sales, the cheapest lot of. goods ever brought to Ashburton, Also an assortment of Boots. ' WANTED Known. - J ÜBb received a 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, Town Hall Boot Store, East Street, Ashburton. 5 166 WANTED Known—That owing to the success of the Sale now being held up at Saunders' 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 tunity of securing genuine bargains.—A. Lawbib. 7 166 UNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock of Gunsj ust to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Leaders, Rifles, etc. In spection invited. No old stock to select from at J. W. Hardlby's Sporting Repository NOTICE! Notice Sport for all: Guns let out on hire or sold on tim 9 payments. H&ving a professional, Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns or any description, Gun fittings in stock. Prices low.—J, W. Hakdley, Ironmonger, otc. BOOKS.— Circulating Library. Half yearly volumes of Something to Read with Novellettes, cloth 5s ; British Battles, cloth 7s 6d ; Papefceries, 2s 6d ; Photo and Scrap Albums, from Js ; half yearly London Journal, cloth, 4s 6d; Song Books, with and without music j Band of Hope Reciters and Dialogues ; Dictionarys in great variety, from 9d. Birthday cards, Text caids, Picture books, Scraps, fancy, plain, and mourning Stationery. — Bookstall and Shop—J. Marsdbn. DOLLAR CIGARETTES — 3d. No holders or photos,—HrwßY Zander Whhle sale agent HALL AND INSPECT THE NEW Bismarck Sewing Machine, THE BEST AND CHEAPEST IN THE WORLD. Hand Machine with Beautiful Cover £5 10d. Treadle Machine with Cover, £8 103. SPECIAL DISPLAY TO-DAY. : The Machin s are supplied on the easiest : of all Hire Purchase System, viz., A CASH DEPOSIT OF 10s, AND A WEEKLY PAYMENT OF 2s 6d. No matter where you live you may obtain a i BISMARCK SEWING MACHINE. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FAGTORY, ASHBURTON. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager TO FARMERS AND OTHERS. 536 acres 536 WAKANUI PLAINS. Reserves 25093, 26849 and 27117. OFFERS are inviied for any of those sections on accountof the Mortgagees. A low price will be accepted and ex ceptionally liberal terms. Owners of rich heavy land ia the Wakanui Disttrict are invited to inspect, as it would be suitable to work with theirs. T. BULLOCK ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. THE Monthly and other payments will be received at the Office, TancreU Street, ] THIS DaY TUESDAY, SEPTEMBR 4, 1894, From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and froxn 7 p.m to 9 p.m. i EDWARD STEPHENS, Manager. ; Prehaps the most unique and valuable testimonial ever given, is that which the Empress of Germany has just sent to the Proprietors of Mellin's Food, in which she declares that their food has been used with the best results by the young princes, sons of their ImperialMajes'fas the Emperor and Empress. As the eldest of their seven sons was a full blown officer at ten, Mellin's Food will doubtless soon be uaed in every German household. We hear, by the way, that Miss Maud Holmes, Major Knox Holmes's grand daughter, the champion five-year-old cyclftt of the world, was brought up entirely on Mellin's Food, to the efficacy of which h4r grandfather ascribes much of her phenomenal strength. JPQQ~I As* A BARGAIN Sections, numbered 10,11, and 12, three quarters of an acre, having three frontages on South street, Dobson street, and Cas* I street. : ! X BULLOCK,



Wanted ' WANTED KNOWN—That I will Nob be responsible for any debts contracted in my name by John Holmes j —better known as Jack Hyde. I 9 25 GE'JRGK HYDE, Fork?. OUREBREC Partridge Cochins as * largo 8,8 turkeys, young birds, for<! Sale. Apply, for address, Mail Office. _ __UL l W AN TKD—Purchaser for 300 Acre Farm, with dwelling house and , outbuildings. Apply to 0, W. Purnell. 9 20 flttO 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 Jambs, ; 8 39 CIOR Sale.—Cheap. Valuable Building ■- Sites at Hampstead, in blocks to suit purchasers, highly improved. For parti culars apply to the Ashburton Permanent Building and Investment Society, Tancred Street. - 8 116 SALE now on—White Calico 2a lid per dozen, Towels 2s 6d per dozen, Lace, ' Curtains, from 1* lid per pair, afc Arcade House. 4J17 PRIME Christchurch smoked and Lewis' palo cured Bacon Hama, best Akaroa and local-made Cheeses from 6d, at Taylor's, East Street Bakery. , 6110 WANTED Known — Men's strong Tweed Suits from 16a 6d; shirts from 2s 6d,—Arcade House. 4 24 I^ADlE^and Gentlemen's left-off J Clothas 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 i Socks 6d per pair.—Arcade House 425 A^TED Known. — Embroideries from Id a yard, Corsets 3s lid, Indies' Ulsters from4a lid, Ladies' Gloves four pair for Is, Kid Gloves four buttons Is 6d.- Arcade House. 63 OWN Make In Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, tfuslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., at Mbs Alcorn's new shop, Bakers Buildings. WANTED Known.—No more wet clothes and bronchitis* Yarmouth Oilskin to hand.—Mitchell & Turner. WANTED Known—Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical me at S. SiiEK-s, Optician- "YT/ ANTED Known—The Corner Is YV showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier. _ ) WANTED Known —The Cheapest House in town for First-class Millinery and Drapery is H. C. Segers, Melford House. 1 "TOWARDS, Bennett's Sale. Grand lot -* new and fashionable Furs and Mantles ; half price. Com! and take your pick at Mrs Adams , EARLY POTATOES. —Beauty of Bath, Early Rose. Snowflake, and other Kidneys-—by the sack and in small lots. Customers may rely on the sepd being true to name.—A. W. Randell, Ashburton and Allentor. . 8J57 HAKA.TEBE.— The Somerset Meat Mart has long held "'the cake" -m the beat and cheapest shop in town for cash purchasers. The old reputation will be maintained.. Muttoa 2d per Ib, Saus ages 4dper lb. All other lines reduced., For Cash only.—W. J. Silcook. 852 A nTEITKuo wn— the whole of the stock to be sacrificed by order of the Porcbaser, Arcade House. 4 2i g LANKETS bought at Edward Bennet's Sale, a special line o DouUe Blankets at 7s 9d. Extra Urge and heavy 151 6i and 16a 6d.—Robert Alcorn, Biker's Buildings. tITANTED Known-Before buying W your Huts come and see our Stock. Greatest variety to choose from JnAahburfcon. All marked very Cheap. — H. C. &EGERS, Melford House lAßGE Purchase Embroideries ah -^ Edwards, Bennett's Sale; over ninety' pieces to choose from. Ladies' Trousseaux made o:i short notice. Orna ments, Fancy Goods, and Dolls' Prams at Mrs Alcorn's new shop, Havelock Street WANTED, Everybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. fl Zander, Sole Agent. j WANTED Known.—All genuine Oil skins, Leggings, Sou-Wester, marked Yarmouth—Mitchell <fc Turner. WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Regatta Shirts, all sises, with or without collars, 2s 6d.—W. H, Collier. OWEF.PING Reductions. —Is Books \ O for 9d, Is 6d Books for Is, 2a Books ! for Is 6d, 2s 6d Books for 2s, and all others at equid ra'e of reduction ar L. F. Andrewes and Go's., Cash Sale. 618 ANTED Known. — Men'! TwQ|d Suits 15s 6d, Men's Tweed Trousers 111, Mens' Strong Flannellettq Shirts 2s 6d, Mens' and Boys' Boots aud Shoes greatly reduced. —Arcade House. 465 fXTANTED Known—All goods in Show ' ' Room to be slaughtered at any price.—Arcade Bouse. 4 28 T7"ISIT the Sale. Trimmed Millinery » going at any pricej Ladies' Under lothing reduced to 20 per cent, below oat.—Arcade House. 4 64 WANTED Known—Finest Separator Butter Is 2d per lb. Rolled bacon, hams, and eggs at lowest rates.— John Orr & Co. {CRUSHED Oats, 81bs over usual" weight, 5s saak included. All kinds of produce cheap for cash,—J. Thomas, Havelock street. 7 51 IF 'you wish your goctals and parties to bs successful, buy your cake, pastry, etc, at Taylor's, East Street Bakery. Parties supplied on the shortest notice. 61M GCJ PRAY is selling Firewood 25s • i^ P er cord, delivered. Coal from 6s per quarter. Good heart fencing material very cheap. Opposite Mercantile Store, West Street. XF you want good prime Cheese and Bacon, try Taylor, East Street Bakery. 6 109 ("CHEAPER. Than Ever. —Books and V-V Magazines, Writing Paper's and Envelopes, Pocket Books, Purses, Wiic ing Cases, Inkstands, Pictures, Music, Aecordeous from 7a 9d,' Concertinas, Violins, Banjos, Zither Harps, Photo Frames and Albums, Scrap and Postage tUamp Albums, Indoor Games, Wall Texts und Fancy Cards of all kinds. School Bags, Books, Exercises and requisites of every description, and a great variety of goods roo numerous to mention ; all at greatly reduced prices for ca^h this month afc L, F. aupbewbjS asts GQ-.'s, Ch«»p Sale, j



Business Kotiee . j IF YOU WAET j good value for your money go to— ' G. J. NEIL US WHERE THEY ARE SELLING AT LESS THAN COST PRICE. HaRDOP.~~~H\RI) UP ML USX MLA.VJB2 M.OMASIT. TVTO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED FOR ANY ARTICLE IN IN THK SHOP. DRESS GOODS 2*d DRE3S GOODS 3*d Double width Dress Tweeds Is lid Heavy Shirting Is 6d—Reduced to 9id Reduced to Is Union Shirting Is 2d—Reduced to 7£d T)WELS2*d Kid Gloves, four clasps Is 9d Double Bed-tw;.ll Sheeting, unbleached Flannelettes, yard wide 7id—Keduced and White 9£d to 4£d White and Grey Calico Is lid doz Dr Warner's Ooraline Corsets, 8s 6d All Wool flannel 7£d Reduced to 5s lid- MILLINERY 9A??i) PIJNDER.OLOTHING AT YOIJR OWN PRIOE CLOTHING CLOTHING' Boys' Suits 3s lid Men's Tweed Trousers 6s lid Boys' Suits 4s lid Men's Woollen Socks 7sd Boys' Caps 6d Men's Tweed Overcoats, with capes Men's Tweed Suits 13s 6d 17a 6d Men's Heavy All Wool Suits 35s 6d Men's Tweed Macintoshes, with capes Reduced to 22s 6d 39a 6d—Reduced to 23s 6d MEN'S SHIRTS, TIES, HATS, CAPS, etc., AT ANY FRIOE. BLANKETS. " BLANKETS. TIC EVERT CONCEIVABLE MAKE, COLONIAL AND ENGLISH,.AT ANY iJN MEini w PRIC E-FROM o» »<* PER PAIR. NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED. BOOTS. BOOTS CHEAPER THAN EVER, WE CANNOT HELP IT AS WE WANT THE MONEY Women's Shoes 4s lid Women's Leather Lace B all sizas 5s lid women s onoes THBSB ABE S J M PLY GIVEN AWAY. Men's Bluchew 4s lid Boys' Nailad Shooters, Strong, 5a 6d Men's Nailed Shooters 7s Hd and 5s 9d Men's Heavy Watertights, pegged, Ladies' French Snoes 11s 9i—Reduced Isa6d-Reducedtolls6d to 8a 6d CHILDREN'S TAN SHOES AND SLIPPERS AT YOUR OWN PRICE G J, M E TI L L'S. FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON Cash. We Want CASH. FLETCHER BROS. JTJST LANDING, 25 Tons New Crop Cane Sugar. 25 561b Bags Finest Snowdrop Sugar 12s 9d. FLOUR* FLOUR 251b Finest Boiler 2s Od 1001b Finest Roller 7s Gd 501b Finest Boiler 3s lO^d 2001b Finest Roller 14s Od Caustic Lye for Soap Making Blacking 4|d doz 12 doz. 4s 3d lib tin 10d per lb Marmalade in Glass Jars Bfd -21b tin 8d per lb tfew Dates 7d per lb. 101b tin 7d per lb Book Salt 6s 9d per cwt. TEA. TEA. TEA. THE NOTED WAREHOUSE FOR TEA. »Ik Pom-IP** Tea 5s 31b Premier Tea, 5s 5d °m leetLTe Ca%snd " ,61b P~ Tea, 10. 5d 2s Tea, Peerless, for Is 9d m o and 101b tins, tins free. o, ' , ii, lv du-tion on 3 b picket of Arab. Matchless, Premier, Jameson and 2d per lb dua2 Moat's and any known bland, and on 5 and 101» HnfXJf^ee In Chfsts and half Chd.ts, Ceylon, Indian and Chin, at U BJJ, Is sd,' and Is 9|d. Bpst value in Canterbury. •251b Moir's New Oatmeal 2s 6d Neave's Food lid per tin, 10s dot lag 4 bags 9s Hd 6d per dozen Finest Sago, Tapioca, Split Peas Sunlight Soap Is 2d per box of iMwrlb 7lbsls 6 Tablets New Currants, washed and dried, Candles 5Jd per lb, 121bs 5s 3d BM 121bs3s9d Corn Flour (Browns) 3Jd per Baisli washed and dried, 4ld lb, 121bs 3s 3d Der lb 121b 4s 6d Edmond's Baking Powder, large Sultanas 4|d, 121bs 4s 8d tins, IMpertin,l2tms 10s 6d Extract of Soap, 13 packets for Cream of Tartar pure, Is 2dper Is 141b box 3s lid lb, 121bs 12s 3d tenon Peel Sd per lb, 21b Is 3d, Our Own Baking Powder 9d lb 71b tins 3s 6d Coffee, purest and best, ground Essence of Lemon, Vanilla on the premises daaty, Is 4d Almond etc., 5Jd per bottle. and Is 6d per lb, Reduction 6 bottles 2s 6d to large consumers Oxford Blue Bdper lb, 121b box Pure Pepper Is 2d per lb, 121bs 7s 9d 's Plaid Vestas 3Jd per dozen, 12 Baking Soda 3d per lb 51bs Is dozen packets 3s 3d Black Lead s|d dozen, Sheep Tongues lOd per tin, 9s 12 dozen 5s 3d 6d per dozen nental markets. CONSUMBRS LIBERALLY DEALT WITH. NOTpTIb DRESS— 107 and 109, High Street, Ohrwtchuroh ; Tele phone 731 j and EAST STREET, Ashburton. JLast Seren Days. TJBEORE Closing I will Clear out any line at or tJNDER COST PRIOE, j AND MANY USEFUL ARTICLES AT LESS THAN HALF-PRICE. — Note Especially— a 5 Ladies' Tweed Jackets, 12s 6d to 21 for 4s lid each Ladies' Trimmed Hats (light and aark) from Is 6d each Ladies' and Children's Ulsters at less than Cost A Few Lines of Prints at 6|d, now going at 4d A LOT OF SUMMER DRESS MATERIALS AT C3OSSX MUCK. A Lot of Untrimmed Hats, Good for School, from 2d each FLANNELS, BLANKEM, BIfWN HOLLAND, SHIRTINGS, jfLAWn^R), CURTAINSi QUILTS, Etc., at t os>t «>r IJnder. IBK IS YOUR LAST OPPuRTUMTyIoR SAVING MONEY THIS SEASON S, W.ALCOR N EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. |