Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1894.

The necessity for provision being made either at the hospitals or else where for the treatment of persons suffering from alcoholism was shown at the inquest held on Saturday on the body of a man named J. S. Yigg. This man had been put in a police cell, and had died there, hence the inquest. The Coroner, Mr Beetham, in address ing the jury on the subject of accom modation for dipsomaniacs, made some very feeling remarks, aud well to the point. He said the hospital authorities refused to take in such cases as that on which they were sitting, and the ut most the Magistrates could do was to order the removal of the sufferer to the infirmary at Lyttelton where (as far as he could ascertain) such cases were carefully treated and attended to. In the particular case they had before them, Figg would not have been ad mitted to any hotel, and there was nothing for it but to put him in a police cell. And then the Magistrate went on to say—what most people will agree with—that he had seen for many years that it would be a desirable thing if some arrangement could be made under which such cases could get proper at tendance and treatment. The hospital authorities very properly refuse to ad mit persons Buffering from delirium tremens, which is simply insanity for the time being, and to attend to cases I of alcoholism necessitates a special class of nurses, and accommodation specially provided to suit the particular require ments of such cases. Nor are these cases desirable in an hospital in which are other patients to whom restful undisturbed repose is indispensable w recovery. Sleep is impossible to any one within earshot of a man suffering from delirium tremens, and a public hospital is no place for such a one, pro vision for whom should be made in the shape of an Inebriates' Home. It is no new discovery that has been made by Mr Beetham in the necessity that exists for such an establishment, Every resident magistrate in the colony has at one time or another advocated the setting apart of some building or other tor the purpose of the special treatment and attention to sufferers of this kind, and perhaps none were more frequent and earnest in their advocacy of such an institution than was the late Mr John Ollivier, and every fresh death that occurs from alcoholism is but further proof, if any were necessary, of the need for a special hospital for dipsomaniacs. There are those who have said the cost of such an institu tion would b.e too much to waste on the worthless lives of men whose lust for liquor has reduced them to so low a level morally, physically, and men tally, but the dipsomaniac is a sharer in our common humanity all the same, and as Mr Beetham nobly put it— "There is no question that, whatever sin a man may commit in getting drunk, or whatever law he may then break, he is when in the state the de ceased had been in, a wick dying man who ceases to be responsible for any i ill he has done, and who becomes, an

object of charity who must be attended j to in theinterestsof common humanity." Whatever the cost, some arrangement should be made in the direction sug gested by Mr Beetham, so that " re l manded to Lyttelton for medical treat ment " may mean a good deal more than it does now —more of the treat ment and less of the imprisonment — for in most cases the remand is only a preliminary sentence of imprisonment, the great cure being keeping the patient away from the curse that blights his existence.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Owing to the bad state of the road the Laghmor road race has been postponed until Wednesday next. At the Christchurch R.M, Court this morning, Dr Moorhouse, for failing to furnish his income tax return, was fined the minimum penalty of £5 and treble the duty. Owing to the weather which interfered with the attendance, the lecture on the Talmud which was to have been delivered last night by the Jewish Rabbi was post poned. A narrow escape from what might have proved another d sastrous fire in East street took place on Monday. Some articles at the back of the counter of the Aehburton Drug store accidentally took fire and the aspect began to look decidedly dangerous, A boy i was sent to ring the firebell but he did nob reach his destination as thanks to the promp j titude and presence of mind of Mr Cambridge and his assistant, the fire was extin | guished without any serious damage being done, The first tre at in connection with the Ashburton Forks School took place on Thursday, January 11, in a paddock kindly lent for the occasion by Mr Archibald McOormick. The weather was delightful. An energetic committee, under the leader ship of Mr John O'Shea, undertook the amusement of the young people, and they are to be congratulated on the success which attended their efforts, for seldom has a more enjoyable day been spent in that district. Excellent refreshments were provided by the ladies, to which ample justice were done, and the gentlemen were most liberal with prizes for school work as well as for running and jumping. After cheers had been given for everybody who had assisted with the picnic, the school broke up for the harvest holidays. Yesterday afternoon as Dr Malone waa stepping on to the footpath, after crossing Cass street, near its junction with Burnett street, he slipped on the greasy soil and fell, breaking his leg just above the ankle. Mr M. Smith, the Council's channel man, saw the doctor fall, and on ascertain ing that the leg wa3 broken Bent for Dr Leahy, and as certain passers by evidently had not time to act the good Samaritan, but " passed on the other side," he sent to Mrs Butler's hotel for the assistance that was readily forthcoming, to assist the an- j fortunate man into a cab. Dr Leahy was promptly in attendance, had the patient conveyed to the hospital, and set the fracture which is now in a favorab'e con dition and the doctor will doubtless soon be about again. The London County Council have adopted the following rule relating to wages to be paid by contracters under the Council:— " That where there is no trade-union rate of wages recognised and in practice obtained, the Council itself shall fix the minimum rate of wages to be paid, the maximum hours to be worked and the conditions to be observed" An addition was moved to the effect that in London no rate for men should be less than 6d an hour, or if paid weekly, less than 24s a week. Mr Frank Smith said it had been stated in the course of the debate that there was a man in their employ with a wooden leg who could not be kept on if a minimum of Gd an hour was fixed. He did not see why a man vath a wooden leg should not have a fair wage. If he had a wooden leg, he had not a wooden ' stomach, and it cost as much to lodge a ' wooden legged man as it did a man with two natural legs. The proposed addition was rejected. A romantic suicide has taken place at Montpellier, in the South of France. Fran cois Rouland, a fancy draper of that tovra, had the misfortune to lose his sweetheart, who died as long ago as 1886, and ever since then he had suffered from melancholia, and had frequently been heard to say that he wished he was lying beside her in the St. Lazara Cemetery. The other night a grave digger was passing through the cemetery, when he saw a great semicircular openiDg in front of one of the private graves. On examination he found that a stone had been tiken out of the structure, and that a body was lying on the top of the coma within. The police authorities were communicated with, and a numbsr of officiasl were soon on the spot with lanterns. A strange sight met their gaze. Upon a coffin was tne body of a man, clad in black. In one of his hands, which were covered with black kid gloves, was a heavy revolver. It waa evident that the deceased, ,who was none other than the draper, had proceeded with great deliber ation. Having stuck a pair of scissors in one of the walls, he hung his hat and watch upon them, and then lay down and shot him. self in the head. Under the head there were a number of bank notes, together with a let ter stating that they were for the expenses of the funeral, The " Sydney Mail," of January 6, pub lishes an article, "Some Home Notes and Questions," by J. A. Barry, from which we quote the following :—" Speaking to a gen tleman, manager for a great provision house in Belfast, whoae imports of butter, bacon, and cheeae from the colonies are growing yearly larger, and larger, he said that the improvement both in packing and quality of these articles was steadily growing. Indeed, he mentioned that he had lately received a line of New Zealand butter, which it would be difficult even for an expert to distinguish from the very best Danish, Higher praiss oould not be given. In his opinion the butter and bacon trade is the chief one of the near future. Now, as to that much-vexed and eternally-being-dis cussed question of the frozen meat. After making inquiries in every direction, and of all sorts and conditions of people, I must i confess that out of all the conflicting evidence tendered to me, I came away with but one clear impression, In praise of New Zealand beef and mutton everybody was unanimous, But for the Australian meat I could find few to say a good word. It was small. It went black at the bone when cooked. The fleshier parts smelled badly when cut into. Ib was flabby and 'squashy.' And every housewife professed to be able to tell the difference between the two in a second, either in the butcher's shop or on the table. No self-respecting tradesman, to the west of the City Griffin at bast, would dare to offer a customer any joint except as • Real New Zealand,' although it may have never been nearer there than, say, Liverpool Plains I Even the poorer classes, who do not eat meat every day in the week, do not care about touching Australian mutton," I

A Chiistcliurch telegram to-day says: —It has been raining from the east continu ously throughout the night, and rain is still falling with no sign of clearing. The Minister of Land arrived in Christ church on Tuesday evening. He was too ill to receive deputations, and is in a weak state of health. A special service by the Salvation &rmy will be held in the Presbyterian Church to morrow, in which the Cingalese Army missionaries will take part. The service will begin at three o'clock. An English female doctor, at present prac tising at Wellington, frankly owns that she smokes her cigarette, and sees no harm in doing so when done in private, when it offends no one's sense of propriety. As to the medical aspect of the habit, she says it is haimless, if moderately indulged in, and in many cases it is highly beneficial. Apart from the value of tobacco as a germicide, proved by the immunity from infectious diseases which smokers enjoy, a pipe or cigar has a soothing effect on the nervous system, and in the case of some constitutions it assists the progress of digestion.

The Living Wage.

At an enthusiastic meeting of clergy men afld others, held in the Holborn Town Hall on November 29 (following an inconclusive meeting a fortnight earlier) the following resolutions were carried —(1) " That the Christian organisation of industry involves the maintenance of a living wage, by which this conference understands such wage as shall enable the workers to maintain healthy and human homes." (2) "That the maintenance and improvement of this standard, is, in fact, to the interest of the whole community, as it tends to produce ia the end the best efficiency." (3) "That the distribution of wealth between all the interests con cerned in production, as well as the settlement of other industrial disputes, should be promoted by the formation of permanent boards of conciliation in each trade, on which Labor and Capital should be assisted by independent members re presenting the best conscience of the com munity, with provisions for a final appeal," In moving the first resolution the Rev. Canon Scott Holland said they were there to assert that society existed for man and not man for society, that wealth existed for man and not man for wealth, ?nd that labour existed for man and not man for labour. Their proposal was to govern the industrial market. It was now governed by lawis, and by under standing those laws man would himself become the governing axent, governing, directing, and controlling the action of its laws. There were unreasonable laws, and inexorable laws, and where there were inexorable laws they must take care not to run against them. There was an inexorable law that competition tended to drive down contracts and wages to a point at which they ceased to serve and secure human interests, but there was no inexorable law why competition should not be checked when it tended to reduce the condition of the workers to the verge of starvation. Competition unlimited and unchecked reduced the laborer to a level at which he ceased to be able to compete, It tempted the worker to accept that which was insufficient to provide him with the necessaries of Ufe, and it tempted the employer to employ men who were not lit for work. This process of sinking went on until at last the laborer ceased to be worth even the low wage at which he began. There were nun and women in London sinking into the bog of misery lower and lower, be cause the process tended to degrade and demoralise them, and make them less and lesa worth the wage that should be given them. They wanted to deal with that evil, and to tell the employer that there was to be a wage governed by law, which they must not interfere with. The world of u«ider-paid labor was a world of chaos into which they must introduce law which should stop this process of deterioration and decay. There must be a point be yond which nothing; must go, and the first thing to do was to find out what the mini mum wage was to be. The big trades with their unions were able to secure for them 3elves a living wage, but there were vast numbers of workers outside the unions who were at the mercy of the employers, and for these they said that tha wage should be that which would allow them to live under human conditions. That must be the basis on which capital would have to make its calculations. In moving the second resolution Pro feasor Cunningham said he took his stand on the principles of political economy, because he had endeavoured to fix with satisfaction what would be the probable results of a fixed minimum wage. It would mean a higher and improved standard of comfort, and it would make towards stability. At the present time the greatest evil which happened to work ing men m the country aroas from want of stability. When once the living wage had been settled there would be do starvation for such workmen as obtained work. Under the present system a period of bad times was apt to depress the whole classi of workers, and to bring them lower down, while under the system now pro posed the brunt of the burden would be thrown on the individuals unab'e to get work, who would be helped from the fund's of their fellows, and in that way he held that they would be saved from degradation. There was no objection to the 'living wage from economical theory, and there was no objection on the ground of experience, because it was no new thing they were pleading for. Alderman the Rev Fleming Williams seconded the resolution, and said a minimum wage had been fixed in the boot and shoe trade, and for seven years it had been paid with the best results, both to employers and employed. Of course if a minimum wago was fixed, the iucom petent workers would be thrown out of work, bub as against this small evil they would have the satisfaction of having con ferred a great boom on a vast mass of the workers. Before the bootmakers got their fixed wages, wages had got down to a very low figure indeed, and the «n ---limioe<7 competition caused both masters and men to suffer, but now only compe tent men were employed, with the result that the work was of a much better character, and the masters, the men, aDd the public were benefited. As soon as they fixed a minimum wage in any trade, the competition chanced from cheapness of production to excellence of production, Wha* could be done in one trade could be done in another,

Mrs Elizabeth Yates, J.P.

Mrs Elizabeth Yates, Mayor ot One himga, has been sworn in as a J.P. She is the first lady Justice in the British dominions. It appears that as a Mayor Mrs Yates is no more an unqualified success than many of her confreres, and an injured individual writes to the "New Zealand Herald" imploring that paper to''protect the citizsns of Onelmnga from what he terms the vagaries of the lady Mayor." The " Herald," in reply, points out that the ratepayers of the township placed Mrs Yates in her present position, and though she has since her election done some things which are irregular aud occasionally broken away from some established rules in the conduct of the meeting yet she has had exceptional circumstances to deal with, and considerable latitude should be allowed. It therefore, while not approving of women taking any active part in local or general politics, urges that Mrs Yates should be allowed a fair trial by the ratepayers, who, if they are not satisfied with their experi ment, have an easy remedy in their power at the end. of a year,

BRAZIL.

Bio db Janieeo, January 16. 1 The insurgents have captured the Island of Concicoa. The Royalists > bombarded the insurgents' hospital at Entuadus, killing twelveof thepatienls. (Received January 17, 11.40 a.m.) New York, January 16. ■ The Brazilian correspondent of the " New York Herald " wires that be : fore abandoning; Page, which the insurgents had captured, their leader [ ordered that all loyalist prisoners be beheaded. "While retreating from the position the insurgents were attacked by the Government forces, and lost 400 man.

THE ANARCHISTS.

PLOT AGAINST THE CZAR,

Rome, January 16. Troops ha^e been despatched to Leghorn and other cities to suppress Anarchist disorders, which are spread ing at a great rate. Many arrests have been made. St. Petersburg, January 16. A largo number of Nihilists have been arrested in the city, their appre hension being the outcome of papers found in the houses of Anarchists in Paris, showing the existence of a plot to take the life of the Czar at a Russian New Year reception, which happened to be postponed.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Supposed Suicide. Auckland, January 17. Ifc was reported to the Kawakawa police on Wednesday last that a man Fred Lowe, storekeeper for 0, 0. Napier ( atPukiti, wasmissing, as a notice was found tacked to his door in his own handwriting stating he had gone to commit suicide. News has since come to Kawakawa stat- I ing that the man's remains were found with his head nearly blown off, and the I body considerably disfigured by pigs. Embezzlement. Mr J. W. Churchward, of Gisborne, charged with the embezzlement of £20 from Mr James Hicks, of Waipiri, was remanded till Tuesday. A. Deserved Sentence. A man named Thomas Hamilton, arrested for using obscene disgusting language to a nurse girl and children in Albert Park, was sentenced to four months' hard labor. A. Pronperoni Year. Wellington, January 17. The Trust and Loan Oompany have a profit for the year of £9977, besides a balance brought forward of £1176, The directors recommend an eight per cent dividend, half of which ia already paid ; also to add £1000 to the reserve fund, and write £500 off the properties valuation. The Batter Experts. Messrs Valentine and Sawyers have deferred their visit to the Coast till Mon day. They have been inspecting butter for the Rimutaka, and have found some inferior packages. It is intended to ask lor power to brand such consignments. Cool storage chambers are to be erected at ports. There are now 172 dairy factories in New Zealand. Expenditure of the Colony. The expenditure of the colony for the last quarter was £1,460,290. A Child JStirued. Nelson, January 17. A boy named Hambrooke, two years of age, was burned to death yesterday at Takaka. He had been left alone in the house, sleeping in a cot. He had got up, and getting hold of some matches had set his clothes on fire.

ALFORD FOREST.

[PROM OUR OWN COBRESPONB.KNT.]

To-day, Tuesday, is again wet, and a large party from Cnristchuich, who have been as far as the glaziers near Lake Heron, and now on their return journey, are weather bound here. Their next camping place will be near the Pakaia Gorge bridge, and slionld the day be fine there is not a more beautiful scene than that in the immediate neighborhood. It is amusing to read in books principally addressed to European visitors details of numerous places worth seeing ; but how few town dwellers in this fair land know anything of their surroundings ? Visitors 9ven from London know more of the sights than those born on the spot. A walking, riding, oi driving tour is far preferable to a monotonous journey by steamer; but many prefer the latter simply because thsre is nothing to do—well enough for invalids certainly. To give some idea of the wet weather I may mention one shed employing eighteen hands and having 24,000 sheep ready for shearing managed to get 5000 shorn in six weeks. Never before has such bad weather been experienced. Thu weekly handafare far better than the "ringers." But the quantity of feed is phenomenal and most places oould carry double their pres3nt number of sheep or cattle, and turnips are ehowing well. The only news of any note lately ia the purchase of the Single Tree station' by Mr A. McFarlane, *ho may be con gratulated OA acquiring it at a very reasonable figure, and we wish him every success with his venture. Small fruits are in abundance, the only kind at all scarce being strawberries and perhaps black currants. Apples make a good show. With regard to the health of the district; irtiuenza has'retr.rned, and has startled many whom it did not attack before, and though severe in its symp toms r>o fatal case has occurred. Mrs L. 0. Bimler continues very ill, and but little improvement can ba expected. It will be remembered she underwent an operation some time ago, which was con sidered most effectual at the time, but the fell disease continued. Great sjmpathy is shown with the sufferer. After re peated applications the Education Board ha*g arranged boundaries for the Bushside school which will now be called the " Bushside" school instead of the " Bush " side school. Mr John Cooke of the Alford Forest school has passed his final examination with credit to himself and to the senior teachers, Mr A. J. Gillman. The sawmill at Springburn is turning out an enormous quantity of timber which meets with ready s-ile. The Presbyterians will hold a social in the Altord Forest school in a few weeks, due notice of which will be iriven. Ie will be in aid of the church fund.

A Killing Tailoress.

A FATHER ELOPES WITH H S SON'S WIFE.

An episode with more than a epice of romance in it has just come to light in Auckland, A young Dunedia girl whose mother still re:-ides in the Southern ciiy, and who ia a ttiiloress by trade, a few years ago went to Melbourne where she met a young fellow, 'lhe couple became engaged and eventually they were married. This was two years ago. The sou worked wich his father, who waa a grocer. After a time the son and his wife went to live with the old man, then father and son began to quarrel, and next the two parted company. Finding work difficult to get in Melbourne the son went up country, the daughter-in-law going to keep house for the old main, taking her child with her, for by thisi time a little ono had been born. On his return to Melbourne, about five weeka ago, the husband was astonished to find that hla father and wife had disappeared, and his suspicions that all was not; as it should be were awakened. Feeling anxious to know the worst or beet, and desirous at any rate of obtaining possession of tha child, he seb to work and traced the couple to Auckland. He then stwted off in pursuit, and arrived there on Friday week. Scarcely had he got there when in walking up Queen street he espied his wife with a lady friend carrying his child, his father bring up the rear. The whole party turned into a grocer's shop. The husband followed »nd demanded the baby, which was snatched up by the " lady frieud." The old man interposed, was struck by the son, the wife fainted in her husband's arms, and the friend dis appeared with the child. By and by things cooled down, and the wife con seated to go back to her husband. Lodgings were taken at a boarding house in Queen Street, and things appeared to go quite smoothly for five days, bub on 'Friday both father, wife, and child again disappeared. The husband now says ha has ascertained that a passage under an assumed name was booked for a southern port, that, so far as he cares, father and wife may go " rip," but his intends hav ing the baby if he goes all over the world for it,

Hassan and his Mystery.

A CLEVER FEAT.

A clever form of trick has lately beetl shown at the Canterbury Music Hall, London, by a man named Hassan, who succeeds in completely mystifying Ma audience. Oa the stage is a plain stoutly built wooden box, about three feet square, free from mechanism of any sort. In the top is a circular opening, rather more than 6in in diameter. One side of this circle is cut out of the aolid wood ; the other is formed by means of a hinged flap, which can be opened and shut. When this flap is raised the aperture is naturally considerably larger than when it is closed. Yet, even so, the opening appears quite in sufficient to permit the passage of a human being'si body, unless it were that of a very small boy. Hassan, though a little man, ia not bo small as this. In the side of the box in front are two small openings—a couple of round holes, just large enough to accommodate a man's wristsi without incon venience. These apertures can also be made rather bigger by the opening of a hinged flap. These are the only means of entrance which the box possesses. The sceptical having examined the box to their hearts' content, Mr Hassan, a lithe, dapper little Frenchman, takes his stand behind the box, curtains are drawn around him, and in the space of a few seconds ha is discovered inside the box with his hands through the orifice in the top and his head through the hole 3in the side. Mystery No i 1: How did he get in. He is then pad locked in, by the onlookers, the flaps re ferred to being securely fastened down in this manner. Again the curtains close around him for about half a minute ; and when they are withdrawn he is seen standing quite free by the side of the box as at the outset, while the padlocks, on examination, appear to have been un touched. Mystery No 2: How aid he get out? ! The only conclusion one can come to is 1 that tha compressibility of the human body is far greater tkan one would imagine ; and i that, given a certain natural aptitude, a man | can contrive to get through a space which | looks insufficient to admit a good-sized dog. , The presence of the hinged flaps which have j been alluded to teems to lend some support to this theory. Otherwise there appears no reason for their existence, for the trick would obviously be even more effective if the holes were cut right out of the wood. As i vi is, we may imagine that, ia order to get out of the box, Hassan first of all pulls his hands through the wrist holes, and gets them inside. This looks impossible, ■ bufc then it is well known that the hand can ba made to follow almoßt anywhere the wrist goes, and so it may really be quite feasible. Secondly, one may suppose he getß his head down through the opening. This, too, seems quite out of the question, but here again one's ordinary notions on matters of this kind may be quite as faulty. This done, hia next business will be to put his hands out through, and, having provided himself with duplicate keys before-hand, to unfasten the padlocks. After this he will naturally bo able to make the opening bigger by raising the flap, and so will be permitted to climb out. Assuming that the box contains no sliding panel or hidden mechanism—and any ofcher supposition seems almost out of the question —it is hard to imagine in what other way the trick could be done. Unfortunately* however, for this particular theory, Hassan declares that you can provide your own keys and padlocks if you choose. In any ooae the trick ia a marvel.

The Swimming Championship.

The Auckland " Herald " thus refers to the 880 Yards Swimming Championship Race :--" Out of the eleven men entered, seven descended to fche plunge board, and at the word went off well together, Bailey if anything being the laggard of the bunch. They had to swim fche length of the dock five times, with a few yards over. At the end of the first lap 0, Hellings and Gormley, both Australians, who were swimming splendidly together, led, fol lowed by Hedges, Hoey, Bailey, all of Auckland ; Tasker and Holmes, both of New South Wale?. At the end of tha second lap Bailey, either from overtrain ing or his efforts in the 1220 yards, gave up, The third time up the dock saw Gormley, who swam a powerful yefc peculiar leg stroke, holding a distinct) lead, Hellings being second, and Hoey third- This position they maintained to the finish, the only alteration being tha increase in the distances apart. Gormley, i who looked as if he could have done it in less time, for he never once showed a semblance of a spurt, won in 13min 53 2-sth sec, Hellings being 27sec, Hoey linin 16 sec, and Hedge Imin 23sec behind him. Some of those who were looking atter the * clocking' at first gave Gormley'a time as 12min 52sec, and this was placed on the telegraph board. Had it been right Sehloter's record of ISmin 4|sec atr Surbiton in 1885 would have been lowered, and Nuttall's professional record of 12min 25£ sec closely approached. Some enthusiasts rushed off to the tele graph office to wire the good news to Sydney thai) their man had broken the world's record, but it was not so. Two of the timekeepers made the times as even 13nain 52 2-sth sec, so the coveted honor did not fall fco the Auckland championship. Still ifc looked as if Gormley might have done it, for he was so fresh at the finish that he again raced the third m%n the last 25 yards and beat him. Both Gorm ley's aad Helling's times were better than Bailey's last year, who swam the diptanca at Ashburton in 17nun 21ssc, and afe Lyttelton, iv 1892, in Uvain 65sec

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Wanted. WANTED, a strong and useful Boy, aboub 16, to milk a cow, kill sheep and do odd ji-bs on the faim. --Apply to " Mail " Office at 1 p.m. on Saturday, 20Ji mat. I*los DON'T Forget — Oianges, Bananas, finest quality, 12 ;md 18 for a shilling, at Mks Whittington's. 1 107 MISS SOLOMON. TeacheiToTPiano forte, Voico Production, and Sing ! ing, will resume lessons MONDAY, January 22. For terms, etc., apply at Mrs Ranger's Boarding House. 1 91 SPECTACLES ! Spectacles ! Spectacles! All sights. Where to get the best from — Lumsden's, Osulist's- Optician, Tancred Street. 1 94 GOOD Kidney Potatoes, by sack or cwt., for sale cheap.—Apply, A. W. Randell, Ash"burton. 1 47 \ ~A y|"ES ALCORN has on sale for the JjLL Holidays varied assortment of Toys, Dolls, Prams, Fancy Goods and Christmas Presents. Saunders' Buildings. WANTED Known—All Accounts due to S. W. Alcorn & Co. must be Paid on or before December 30. 12 181 WANTED Known—Forfars,4|d ; Tick ings, 4|d ; Brown Hollands, 4£d.— Andrew Orr. 11175 '■VHAT which brings most light and ■*■ hope to poorest homes is Titan Soap. IX 183 IF you want fiist-class fruit go to Adabis' for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc. ASTB^^iown^Sford~Honse cheapest shap in town, extra value in presents now being given to each purchaser till further notice.—H. 0. Skgkrs. WANTED Known—Now offering Men's Leather Shirts, 2s 9d ; Men's All-wool Suits, 25s 6d; Men s Heavy Merino Pants, 2a lid.—Mitchell and Turner. IT7ANTED Known.—ExtraTvalue in VV presents now being given away for Christmas and New Year. Cheapest House in Town.—H C. Segers, Melford House. SUITS to measure, during the sale, 49s 555, 60s, 70s, and 755. Fit and workmanship guaranteed.-— R, A.lcorn, Saunders' Buildings. W" ANTED "Known.—Half aa much again in presents given to each purchaser during Christmas and New Year. H. C. Segers, Melford House. WANTED, Everybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. H. Zander, Sole Agent. 11 181 11/ ANTED Known -W. H. Cglllek's **' noted four-clasp Kid Gloves, 2s 6d, have juat arrived in all sizes. tTTANTED Known—Spectacles, eye VV protectors. Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical line at S, Salek's, Optician. W^NTED~Kno^^^t"~yolTlan buy Good Slippers for children from Is a pair ; Women's, all sizes, Is 9d. —Mitchell & Turner. WANTED Known—"The Corner" is showing a magnificent Now Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W. H. Collier. WANTED Known-Colonial Tweeds at very low prices ; Colonial Tweed Trousers, all Men's Sizes, three paira for £I,—MITCHELT, AND TURNER. ITT"* ANTED Known.—To make room W for Spring Boots I will give ten per cent for cash. Repairs done at once cheaper than evp.r to stay bad times over at J. Moison, Premier Bootmaker. 8 18 WANTED, all Farmers to reduce Hardley's Large Stock of this Season's Oil, which he is selling at hia usual ridiculous low price by the Gallon or Case. ___ W~~~ANTED, tin Public to know that Haudley's Tanks am givirg univer sal satisfaction. Testimonials if required. Fow is the time for Baths and Tanks, from 30a upwards. WANTRDaII and sundry to know that Hardley is still to the front with all classes of Tinware. Repairs promptly executed. Spouting and Ridging made and fixed at unheard of rates. WANTED Known—6o Pieces Fashion able Prints at 4£d ; 50 dozen Towels from 4^J ; White Counterpanes, 30 per cent under usual price.—Andrew Obr. 11 174 DON'T Forget to send your Bicycles along to the Old Kindergarten to ac repaired, at moderate rates. OJJnTwaßh yourself. Titan Soap does the work. No rubbing. No machines. 11 182 T \ T ANTED Known -A manufacturer's VV Stock of Sho! Silk Hack and colored Sunshades a* d Umbrellas at half price.—Andrew Okk. 11173 WANTED Known—6o Pieces black and colored French Merinos and Cashmeres at Is 4i^d to la 6d.—Andrew Ore. " 11 176 8OM lißSET~Meat~Mart. The oldest the largest, fcha best, and the cheap est Small Goods a specialty. Full weights guaranteed, A trial solicited 1 -W, J. Silwck. WANTED Known—For Election Week, 100 Pairs Boots, 2s 6d per pair.—Andrew Orr. 1^ 177 A~N~T E D Enown^-100 Ladies Fashionable Sunshades at Andrew (Ws. 11A72 GRAPHIC Xnias No., Pears' Annual, and Lady's Pictorial—all with beau tiful colored supplements. New vols. of Sunday at Home, Leisure Hour, Bo Peep, Little Dots, and others. New Books for Prizes and Presentation. -—L. F. A ndrew.es & Co., Stationers' Hall. HOICE Ornaments, Folding Screens, Own make in ladies' and children's underclothing, Aprons and Pinafores. Mrs Alcorn, Saunders' Building. CJALE, SALE, of Books, Stationery JO Fancy Goods, Music, etc., Fire Screens, Pictures, Glass Ornaments, Christinas Cards, Cricket and Lawn Tennis Material, Photc Albums and Frames, and hundreds of other articles are to be sold af a great sacrifice for Cash during this month only, L, F. Anprewes & Co. Stationer'B Hall, ' CHEAP CHRISTMAS GIFTS. MKS "ADAM ft tIJILL hold a Monster Cheap Sale of FANCY GOODS and TOYS WOU OHE MONTH In Shop lately used for Refreshment Rooms, COL^MAN'S BUILDINGS, IS 192 13est CoHior'e.



8 BAIEK, WATCHMAKER, & MANU FACTURING JEWELLER. ! FOE HIGH-CLASS GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY, PLATE & MARBLE C! A3CKS, pay a visit to the Jewellery Establishment of S. S3ALEK, Prac tical Watchmaker, Manufacturing Jeweller, aad Oculist-Optician. SOLE AGENT for Lazarus' Patented System of Sight Testing and " Specialite " Spectacles, ensuring comfort and correct ' Sight. ' FIRST-OLaSS WORKMANSHIP IK WATCH, CLOCK, AND JEWELLERY REPAIRS. 8- Salek, east street.



NEW ZEALAND CJL.OTHIM& Factory. SEASONABLE GOODS. FOR HARVESTS G, Men's Gambroon Trousers Men's Duck Overalls and Jackets Men's Harvesting Straw Hats Is -—Also- New Ties New Silk Handkerchiefs New Studs Bathing Pants—Towels and Running Pants New shapes in Hard Hats—brown, black and drab. The new Soft Hat—Land and Water Tennis Hats—a>*t shades A good holiday Hat for Is lid THE LARGEST STOCK OF HATS IN ASHBURTON TO CHOOSE FROM. Tennis Shirts in silk, cr&pe and cash mere Bojs 1 Washing Suits from 4s 9d. Boys' and Souths' Summer coats 2s 6d, Men's Summer Coats in silk, alpaca and sateen BOOTS BOOTS!! BOOTS!!! Canvas Shoes for Men Canvaa Shoes for Women Canvas Shoes for Children Just opened this week, 18 pairs Women's Calf Shoes for 6s 6d. Wonderfu value. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY HALLENSTEIN BROS.. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager



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