MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the lolloping placj* a,s under subject to the necessary alterations:— . The next parcel >nail for the United King dom, per Aorangi, via Wellington, will close on October 3. The next mail for United Kingdom, via Ran Francisco, closes on October 3, due London November 7.

Ashburton Guardian. Megna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1894. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

London city men are in fovoar of the Colonial and New Zealand Banks amalgamating. News from Algeria states that the Moore attacked a French convoy south of Oran, and killed two of the escort. Two men were killed and three injured at Ballinderry, Tipperary, in a fight caused by an attack on an emergency man. A public trial of t^e Massey-Harris cultivator ia to take place an Friday the 21st inst at one o'clock on the farm of Mr Jajmes Jones, Kuapuna. A new advertisement referring to 1 specially attractive lines in watches, jewellery, etc., is unavoidably held over* It will appear in our next issue. Mr J. P. Maxwell, ex-Railway Com missioner, has received a cable from London, offering him an Engineer- Inspectorship under a Government board, but he has decided to remain in the colony Special rates have been gazetted for the carriage of Oamaru and Mount Somers building stone f>r distance over 60 miles —51 to 60 miles. 5s 7d per ton; 100 to 110, 6s sd; 150 to 160, 7s; and intermediate stations are rated in 10 mile stages. A fiendish act is thus related by the A 7ew> ZealandHemld:—The other day some J boys at Waiweka caught a hawkin a trap, saturated it with kerosene oil, set a match to it, and then let it soar away, a blazing dall of fire. It makes one's blood boil to think that such an inhuman act is likely to go unpunished. On Tuesday afternoon, about four o'clock, there was another runaway in the town— this time a dray with one horse in the shafts and another alongside, belong ing to Mr Remington, of Laghmor. They took fright near Mr Thomas' offices, and the man at the horses head was unable to hold them. They took a coarse along West street, and when near Mr Brooke's sheep dip jumped the ditch instead of crossing the bridge, and continued up the lane, where they were stopped by a man who was working close by. No damage was dor.c except that one of the horses knocked his hoof rather severely. On Monday night the St. Andrews Band of Hope held its final meeting of the year in the Oddfellows' Hall, Rakaia, Mr Charles Dixon in the chair. A good programme was presented and included the following items besides several recitations, ebc, from the childerns— Pianforte selections, Misses Shepherd and Thompson j vocal duet, Mrs, Midgley and Mis* Ansley, songs by Miss Crawford, i Messrs Austin, and Shepherd;reading Mr Dixon. Two glees wore sung by an efficient choir, the accompaniments being played by Miss Thompson, and each rsceiyed a well earned encore. Miss Brace (piano} and Mr Austin (violin) "Uted .||j9 S|ceompaniiaenfcfl ;to Me t" ■ . hymns.

The old saying of 'penny wise and pound • foolish' was strikingly exemplified on Monday evening afc the Council meeting when a suggestion was made by Or Cuth bertson thar the Council bake up the last share reqnired to initiate a telephone exchange for the fire brigade. The sug gestion was scarcely considered, and nee ing the manner in which it was received, Or Cuthbertson did not move his motion. The cost; to the Council would havo been £5 per annum. A meeting of temperance people was held on Tuesday evening to consider the new Licensing Bill. The attendance was small. Mr James Keir was voted to the chair. The Chairman explained some of the alterations proposed by the Bill. A long discussion took place on clause 44, and the farm of voting paper, the general opinion being that these were improve ments in as much as prohibitionist are to be allowed to vote for or against reduc tion, as they may think fife, There was » difference of opinion as to the polling day, and the cxofficio committee, also regard ing the three-fifths majorities. The following resolutions were carried : -That the proposal to abolish elective com mittees is retrogressive, and opposed tn the spirit of the times, unless the functions of such committees are made purely ad ministrative. That the local option poll should not be taken on the day of the general election. That existing, as well as new, club licenses should be subject to the local option vote, and under the control of the Committee. That where a majority, bub leas than three-fifths, has been cast in favor of prohibition at two successive local option polls in any dis trict, that proposal shall be deemed to be carried. That the words ' granting or' be struck out of clause 72. Thab copies of these resolutions be forwarded to the Hon the Premier, the member for the district, the Secretary New Zealand Alliance, and the local papers. The British Medical Journal says:—We have once and again received the strong 'denunciation of temperance reformers for nob having discovered a cheap, platable, and popular teetotal beverage. The advocates of abstinence are not, however, specially blameworthy in this matter. Repeated attempts have been made, by the offer of handsome prizes by abstainers and others, to stimulate the production of such a drink, bub the issue hitherto has been a failure. In a well-known attempt of this kind, of the 47 competing beverages ib was truly said that the unintoxicating was repulsive. There are several varieties of effervescent pleasant non-alcoholic drinks, such as orange and lime-fruit champagaes; bub a still and pleasing liquor has nob yet been forthcoming—at least such a one as would prove acceptable to the public. Whoever succeeds in producing such an article will spsedily secure a competency. This achievement ought not to be beyond the resoarces of modern manafacture. Meantime, we know no more refreshing drink, especially in hot weather, then lemon juice in iced water, but it ought to j be drunk moderately. Ginger beer in penny stone bottles, or * home made ' selling at a penny a bottle, is an extremely pleasant, wholesome drink, to our palate more acceptable than champagne of what ever brand. It is far more refreshing than the costly ginger ales of commerce, of which the price is at least three tinws as high. The usual attendance that graces con certs of sacred or classical music when given by amateurs in Ashburton honored the Presbyterian Choir interpretation on Tuesday evening of Mcc Pattison's can tata ' A day with our Lord-' The cantata was given by a strong choir of about thirty voices and an orchestra comprising Messrs H. A. Mackay, F. Bateraan, W. If. May en berg, and Mrs Mac Lean Dunn (violins); Mac Lean Dunn (flute), and Mr H. A, Gates (double bass) Mr Edwin Craig head made a satisfactory conductor. Ttie points of the choruses were taken with j precision and the time was well kepb, the j whole going steadily. the quartets showed that careful study had not been wanting, and in regard to them and the trios for female voices the choir were greatly indebted to Miss Boyle, who at the lasc moment took the place of the lady to whom the alto parts had been allotted, but whom a severe cold had disqualified. The soloists were Miss L. j Grubb (soprano), Misa Nellie Birratt fcontralto), Mr Kersell (tenor), and Mr Leslie Buchanan (bass), all of whom j acquitted themselves admirably. Nearly every number was heartily applauded, the music, though far from of equal merit throughout the piece, being all of a popular character. The cantata, however, , taken hs a whole provided an admirable entertainment, and the choir is to be congratulated on the success of its pee- 1 sertation.

THE COINVENT.

The moving of the convent from its original site on the Wakanui Road to the back of the Catholic Church was by no means the whole of the undertaking pur posed by the authorities, and when the large building had been successfully placed on its new site there were still several months of labor for a large number of men, in making the extensive additions which were required. These additions are now in a fair way towards completion, and the whole of the work will be finished in less than a month. The parish schoolroom, which in the present position of the convent is at the east end, has had ten feet added to its width ; and at the west end, adjoining the select school, and in the position formerly occupied by the chapel and reception room, a T shaped addition has been made which is to be the nuns' private portion. At the end of this T addition is to be placed the chapel and reception room, while the kitchen, pantry, wash-house, laundry and other outbuildings are situated on the.south side at the western end, well towards the church. Although the floor of the old building remains intact, the whole aspect of the interior has been changed by the removing of the old p&rtifcious and a gensrai re-arrangment. A class room has been placed between the parish and select schools. Some idea oan be given of the dimensions of these alterations by a few figures kindly supplied by Mr Stewart, the gentleman who has been the manager of the work; The main building, previous to the additions, was 31 feet wide and 80 feet long, and of this the parish school occupied 31 feet square, whereas it now measures 31 feefc by 41 feet. The next rooms, the class room and the select schoolroom, though altered considerably internally, retain the same measurements as before: The important addition at the west end, which really alters the whole aspect, is 40 feet by 31. This addition also supplies eight rooms in its upper storey for the nuns' piivate use. The chapel and reception room remain as before. The buildings when completed will extend 120 feet east sgid west, and the same distance north and south, and being 50 in height will certainly present a very imposing appear ance, creditable to the town, and a pleasing contrast to the somewhat bare "looking structure which previously met the eye of the passer-by in Wakanui road. The materials and labor employed have been wholly local, and must have had an appreciable effect on the surplus labor of the wiater months. About thirty people have been employed for several months on the alterations, and prior to this quite an army of workers assisted in removing the convent. Air John Wilson has fcxd the contract for painting, and the umber color with stone fa.cinqs used give the buildings a neat and tastefu aspect. Four 1100 gallon galvanised iron tanks have been supplied by Messrs Hardley Bros, for lavatory purposes. Mr Crum has had charge of the brickwork, whilst the timber has been obtained from Unm Collins and Co?

Rev. T. A. Hamilton on Gambling and Drink.

Some Itraig-lit Talk.

On Sunday evening, the Rev T. A. Hamilton, preaching on the subject of the Rechabites, whose history he traced, went onto speak of the purity of their lives : and said :—You c«i imagine a poor fellow j in England, where they are not over fed. He meets his mates and haa a glass of J beer just, to make him feel that he has had ' a gcod dinner, which he has not There is some excuse for that man, but there ia not that excuse for people here. But why is Ib that a man becomes a drunkard 1 Because there is something wrong with that nun's conscience, and wheu reformers are working and striving to make a differ ence, this ia what they mast take into account. It uno good asking a man to sign the pledge unless you have removed that disease, that warp in his character which ia there. You mast deal with that man's soul. There is something wrong with him or else he would not drink as he ia doing. Ho is drinking to drown care: so that he can forget the misery which is gnawing in his breast he flies to the drink. Bat there is something behind the drink. Gambling and betting : that is the graab spot of leprosy which is upon this land. It is not the drink. Drink comes after, and immorality comes after. Gambling and betting ia the black spot in our civilisation. But some people say " What dofifl a clergyman know about gambling and betting 1" I can assure you lam nofc speaking without my book, Ido know something about it, I have not been twelve years in Her Majesty's navy without knowing something about the world. A man must have his eyes shut if he dons not see something of what is going on, and I know there are great temptations in the way of men, because there ia such fascination and infatuation in connection with ib that though a man may go into it thoughtlessly perhaps, when once he gets accustomed to gamb ling and betting, nothing but the power of &od can bring him out of it. And we all know something of the misery and disgrace wrought by these things. And there are some who try to make the excuse in order to gamble and bet that it is simply speculation, the same as we have in business, but that is altogether wrong. The two cases are different. In the one case & man puts his money out in the hope of being fortunate enough to obtain the money of others; in the other case because he hopes to get an equivalent for the money expended. It is not so in gambling. There ia no equivalent. It is simply robbing. You hope to rob another man and he hopes to rob you, That is the whole meaning of gambling and batting. And what law of God does he break % Why he breaks every one of God's laws. You never find a gambler or battera worshipper of God. HedenieaGod in every way, he becomes reckless ; he loses -ill self-respect. On St Leger day in Eng land a man was heard by a clergyman to say " Now its home or no home " and he actually pub the whole of his e«tafces and home into one bet—and he lost: and there he was a beggar, ruined and dis graced, and his posterity for ever lost their glorious home which had been their forefathers for years and even centuries— lost to them. '* Home or no home " life or no life, that is what it almost amounts to. Then think of the dishonesty. "Thou shalt not steal," we are told. Think of the temptation in the way of the young man to rob his employer, and we know the trouble that thus comes into the homes and hearts of the young men who are ruined and disgraced, and that simply for robbing their employers to pay what they call their debts of honor. Why, if persons who employed young men only thought of these temptations they would say " Yon shall nob be in my employment if you eambla and bet." But they dare not, because they do the same themselves, and so their mouths are shut. But if people would only think of these things they would have some regard for their employees and kesp them from the thing itself and also to shield young men from this terrible temptation. Then they would guard themselves not only against carelessness but against dishonesty. This same clergyman, the Bishop of Chester, says he came across a man who went into a workhouse, and he followed, and there was a woman whom he had once known as having a comfortable home, and he knew she had a son and daughters who were respectably and comfortably off, and so he went to the son who, by the way, was a gambler and better, and he said " why can't you do something for your mother, and take her out of this place, and pay for her board and lodging: give her a comfortable home," and he said '* If you had lost £40 over that cursed race last week you mightn't be so ready to look after other people." And she was his mother. There is the hardness of heart a man gets into when once he looks after himself j and so it goes on to even worse than this. Why, you must have gieen in the newspapers from time to time of men who, in despair, have put their pistol to their head and blown out their brains, when they hsvt lost all. Thou shalt not covet other people's goods. Why It is simply robbery. Gamblers and betters simply desire to get other people's money without giving an equivalent for it. This ia a terrible disgrace, and de tracts from our national honor, from the industry and prosperity of the nation, and worse than that, it invades our domestic happiness. This working man has put his pound or two pounds on the totalisator: he comes home after the races are over, and his wife comes to him and says ** I have no more credit at the shops and here are the children crying for food : have you anything in your pocket for me V But he has spent ifc at the races. And this is the case in many a home after the racas. But what are the real stakes that are run for '{ Fortunes, homes, character, and even death sometimes. At one terrible race in Australia recently one of the horses fell, and the rider of the win ning horse, with others, was driven over him, of course to the destruction of both horse and rider. So this is the monstrous disease which has laid hold of the nation, which is striking its roots deep down into our national life. There is no harm in a' horse race. There is no harm in a dozan horses trained to fleefcness. flying along trying their speed. There is no harm in two well-matched elevens m et ing on the cricket field, there is no harm ia two football teams contending for their club's honor. But ifc is the gambling and betting and drinking which spoil every true sporb of this kind Why should I not go to the races this week ? You would look with astonishment if I were to come upon the course. You would say, 'What! he here.' Why ( should I not be there? Why, simply because of the people. All the unde ir abl* characters of New Zealand will be gathered together on that racecourse. If it were only the sport of seeing the horses r&oe we might all go thera, but simply because the vice, and the impurity, and the drunkenness that are there prevent any honest and decent person from going to such things. And this because we know that vice has taken away all that can be called true sporb. Then look at the waste to the nation. An authority has said that we spend abom half a million yearly on racing. But when we come to think of that half million, thrown into a very cesspool. All this money might be spent on public works, on railways, on the unemployed whom we make such a fuss about relieving^ and at the same time we are wasting half a million of money every year upon gamb ling and betting at races. How can we expect our country to be prosperous, our ' [ people to be full of Industry, how can wo!

expect the depression to pass away when I we allow such a thing, or countenance ifc \ in any shape or form, or make it possib'e i It is draining the life blood of the nation. . , . The money is not outs to bet or wager. It belongs in the first place to our families, and if we have any over and above what is necessary for that purpose, ifc should be given fco the poor and suffer ing. Let us ask ourselves '' Can we stand under the cross of Christ and do thia thing ?" But you know such a thing waa planned under the cross of Christ. While the Saviour was hanging on the cross in fche agonies of death for the sins of men, women were weeping heart broken, and the discipl?s conscience striken standing afar off, and the centurion smiting his braast, we read that close to Che foot of the cross were the Roman soldiers gambling for hia vesture. Gambling must; be an awful crime, to be carried on near a Saviour bleeding for the sins of the world. Will you then look on these things with indifference 1 knowing fche dangers, will you not avoid them 1 Will you not keep yourselves pure and be true and just in all your dealings, man to man. Do to ycnr neighbour as you trust he will do to you, and keep your soul in health, because it depends upon this what you are. Let 1 all your work be right and He will say " Well dona thou good and faithful eervant" and if we will only observe that command ments which God has placed upon us the same blessing shall come as upon the eons of Jonadab ''Thus saith the Lord of Hosts, God of Israel, the sons of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever."

THE COREAN WAR

London, September 17 The engagement began at daybreak and continued all day. The Japanese advanced in. three columns, attacking on the centre, on the right, and on the flank simultaneously. The Chinese were strongly entrenched in the front, ! but weak in the rear. General Wai, the Goaiinander-in-Ohief of the Man* churian army, was taken prisoner.- The victory was brilliant and complete. September 18. Fifty thousand Japanese were en gaged in the battle near Seoul. A report is current that Li Hung Chang has committed suicide in conse quence of his degradation. Many Japanese noblemen volunteer as soldiers. The war fever continues to rage fiercely. The " Times " considers the battle has changed the balance of power in the East, and may have far-reaching effects. The victory was due to the Japanese supremacy at sea enabling them to convey troops to Oorea. ' Shanghai, September 17. i The Chinese loss in killed was 2800. i The majority of the 16,000 prisoners are wounded. They surrendered within ten hours after the fight. The Japanese are fortifying Pinyang and have completed a telegraph line to Seoul. Flying columns are pushing northward to secure the passes and prevent Chinese reinforcements arriving. The Chinese stuck to their forts and were caught in a trap by a flanking column. The Japanese plans were laid to this end, and they took the precau tion to have a superior forcQ before making the final attack. The Chinese gave way to panic on finding retreat impossible, and surrendered. The Mikado has warmly congratu lated the Commander, Marshal "Xama gats. There is some alarm in Shanghai at the prospect of a possible invasion. (Received Sepcemoer 18, 11 a.m.) Shanghai, September 18. The Japanese captured the entire effective staff of Chinese troops, in cluding commander Fonk Wai and four generals. Great piles of rifles and a large quantity of warlike stores were also taken. The Japanese are arranging to ship fourteen thousand prisoners taken in the recent battl« to Japan. Several Chinese towns are showing signs of panic, as a Japanese invasion is feared. On news of the victory reaching Tokio there was great rejoicing, and the bells were set ringing, and salutes fired. A strong patrol is searching the field of battle for Chinese officers, who are alleged to have been secreted by the Coreans. It is doubted whether the Japanese will engage in war with the Ooreana before winter. Japanese spies have for some con siderable time swarmed in the arsenals, forts, and camps in Pekin and the | provinces. The Chinese are dealing severely with spies when captured, whether Japanese or Chinese. CRsceived September 19. 2.30 p.m.) The Japanese are advancing on Moukden. The reported suicide of Li Hung Chang is not true.

FOOTBALL.

— , . ♦ : ■ — The New South Wales team, replying to the New Zealand Union, decline to play a return match against New Zealand. A match was played at Springburn on Saturday between the Bushside and Mount Somers schools, and resulted in an easy win for Bushside by thirty-five points—four goals from tries and five tries—to nothing. Mou -t Somers were outdated in every department of the game, the play being in their territory most of the time. The following scored for Bushside:—W. Stephen, three tries ; G. Fitlock, two ; D. Fergus, E. Goldsmith, L. Syme, and J. McKenzie one each. The last mentioned player kicked the four goals. Besides these, J. Fittoek, A. Bishop, ¥. Fagan played well for the winners, as did Vincent, Hurdley, Hood; and Harvey for the losers. A match between the Alford Forest and Methven football teams was played on Saturday last at M* hven, which resulted in a TJctory for Alford Forest by twenty eight points to nil. Alford Forest played | two men short. The captains were B. GOlman, Alford Forest, and A. Dobbs, Methven. The Meiiven team played a. plucky game, but their superior strength and weight was counteracted by the well organised passing of the opposing backs. Scorers: B. GilJman three tries, W. i Moses one, W. Fagan one, and F. Chapman one* Five of the six tries obtained were converted by W. Moses. The following played well for the losers :—Boucher, Dart, Johns, Quinn (2), and Middleton. Mr Gillanders officiated as referee. ,

THE DUKE OF ORLEANS.

London, September 16. The Duke of Orleans has declared his intention of returning to France, declaring he prefers risking his head to remaining in exile. The donate de. Paris, in his political testament, asks his friends to rally ! round the Duke of Orleans and return to monarchy as the only means of appeasing political and religious pass- Idas. Though thousands have lost religious sentiment, he does not believe that God mil abandon France,

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wellington, September 18 The Council met at 2.50 p.m. THE LATE MR HART. On meeting the Council at once adjourned out of respect to the memory of the late Hon. Mr Hart. THE SHOPS ASSISTANTS BILL. 1 The Labour Bills Committee before the adjournment brought up their report on the Shops and Shop Assistants Bill with amendments, the principal ! one being in clause 3—" compulsory half holiday." The amendment is that railway book-stall keepers shall be compelled to observe the half holiday. The committee further reported that they had no recomendation to make with regard to the Bill, which was ordered to be committed next day.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The House mat at 2.30 p.m. COURSE OF BUSINESS. In reply to Mr Mitchelson the Premier said that the Government in tended first to «jet through the financial policy Bills, after which they would proceed «rith the public works pro posals, Native Land Bills, Licensing Bill, etc. He would be in a position about Friday week to say what Bills the Government intended to drop. It would be impossible to bring the session to a close before the second week in October. ADVANCES TO SETTLERS BILL. Mr Montgomery resumed the de bate on the second reading of the Government Advances to Settlers Bill. He supported the Bill because of the policy it initiated for giving cheap money to farmers, but thought there • was a good deal in some of the objec tions raised by Sir Robert Stout. He did not think the Bill would drive capital and loan companies from the colony, but it would tend rather to re duce their rates of interest, Mr Duthie attributed the rise that had taken place in the rates of interest since the present Government took office to a feeling of insecurity their legislation had caused. He did not think it would be possible for the Treasurer to raise money in London on the terms proposed in the Bill. He thought the Bill was altogether dangerous. Mr Hogg strongly supported tbe Bill. Mr Buick was in accord with the principle of the Bill, but urged several committee objections. He was op posed to leaseholders being included in the Bill; objected to money being raised as high as 4 per cent; urged that one-half valuation should be substituted for two-thirds valuation, thought that the lending power should be limited to £500. Mr Willis hoped the amount allowed to be borrowed under the Bill would be reduced iD committee. Mr Meredith in supporting the Bill said that he thought the maximum loans should be fixed at £3000, or even £1000. The debate was interrupted by the 5.30 p,ru. adjournment. The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. Mr Bell severely criticised the Bill and expressed the opinion that no business in the world depended as much on special individual skill as money-lending. Mr G. W. Russell spoke strongly in support of the Bill, which he said would make or break the Liberal party. He thought that the proposal to lend money for 36| years was too long, and that mortgages should be renewed more frequently. Mr Orowther said the whole success of the Bill depended oi the administra tion. Mr Maslin questioned very much whether the Government were justified in taking this new departure. The scheme was altogether of too large a character, and would undoubtedly create a land boom which might prove very undesirable. He should support the second reading of the Bill to affirm its principle, Mr Allen said that one great argu ment against this Bill was that many of the money-lending institutions who held doubtful securities would bee a means of getting out of their difficulties by its means. The Bill was in reality only another means of supplementing the consolidated fund and public works fund in an indirect manner. Mr Saunders did not so much object to the Bill as to its principles, and said that the Government came into office on the avowed intention of carrying out the principle of self-reliance enun ciated by the late Mr Ballance. He could not, therefore, support this Bill without going back to his constituents. Mr Earnshaw was distinctly opposed to the Bill. The only portion of it he could support was the title, which he thought was a very taking one. Being a strong supporter of Mr Ballance and his non-borrowing policy he could not vote for a Bill of this kind. Mr Wi Pere urged that the Bill should apply to natives. He should like to see it get into Committee where it could be amended. Mr O'Regan strongly opposed the Bill. It would give money to the well to-do people and not to the small farmers, and was likely to prove disastrous to the whole coionyt i Mr Massey thought that in this matter the Government were rushing in where better men had failed. He opposed the Bill as detrimental to the best interests of the colony. Mr Duncan said that the Bill was a valuable one. Mr Hutchison thought that the principles of the Bill were such that they should command the support of the whole people of New Zealand. Mr Pirani would vote for the second reading of the Bill a<i he believed in cheap money for farmers, but he did not believe in the system sketqhed out in this Bill. Mr Buchanan, although his sympa thiei were undoubtedly with the small settlers, could never be led to see that it would be safe in a colony which was already in debt to borrow money to lend again to settlers. Mr Thompson felt sure that when the Bill came out of Committee it would be so altered that Mr Ward him self would not know it. He could not vote even for the second reading of the Messrs Graham and R. MdCenzia would vote for the second reading.

1 THE ASttBtJEtO^GtJAKbIAN t WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBiSft 19, UU.



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Wanted OYSTERS, Fried Flounders, and Whitebait every night at .Jbwitt's, Deep Sea Fishing Company, opposite Mail Office. Oysrer Supper free for all losing Jockeys on Thursday night. 9 141 \\J AJNTED,—MarIed Couple"wltho7t' V? encumbrance ; man with know ledge of all farm work ; woman to take charge of hoase. Apply D. THOMAS, I 9 109 Ashburton. T3IOYCLES.—A splendid £24 English _|3 machine for £18—cash or terms. Orders now being booked by Caisson akd Co, 9 122 SEED Envelopes for Sale; a cheap line. Apply this office. 973 PUREBRED Partridge Cochins as *• large 843 turkeys, young birds, for Sale. Apply, for address, Mail Office. | 921, WANTED Known —Spectacles, Bye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical me at S. S^lek's, Optician. jmOR 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 of Warehouseman a Stock at Mitchell & Turner's. Cheap lines In all departments. TTy ANTED Known—The Corner is W showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier. WANTED Known.—No more wet clothes and bronchitis, Yarmouth Oilskin to hand.—Mitchell & Turner. WANTED Known —The Cheapesb House in town for First-class Millinery and Drapery is H. C. Sjegers, Melford House. WANTED Known.—All genuine Oil skins, Leggings, Sou-Wester, marked Yarmouth—Mitchell A; Turner. ANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Regatta Shirts, all sices, with or without collars, 2s 6d.—W, H.; Collier. tVTANTED Known-Before buying, VV your Hats come and see our Stock. Greatest variety to choose from in Aehburton. All marked very Cheap. —H. 0. Segers, Melford House. TUST Opened, a splendid line of fashion ** able Dress SfcuflPa, in Cardinals, Maroons, Navies, Browns and Blacks. To be sold under wholesale price.—H, C. Segers, Meiford House. DLANKETS bought at Edwards *-* Bennet's Sale, a special line of Double Blankets at 7s 9d. "Extra, large and heavy 15a 6d and 16a 6d.—Robert | Alcorn, Baker's Buildings. T)RIME Christchurch smoked and -*- Lewis' pale cured Bacon Hams, best Akaroa and local-made Cheeses from sd, at Taylor's, East Street Bakery. 6110 /CRUSHED Oats, 31bs over usual J weight, 5a sack included. All kinds of produce cheap for cash—J. Thomas, Havelock street. 7 51 IF you wish your socials and parties to be successful, buy your cake, pastry, etc, at Taylor's, East Street Bakery. Parties supplied on the shortest notice. 6 111 _J TF you want good prime Cheese and, ■*- Bacon, try Taylor, East Street Bakery. , 6 109 T ADIBS* and Gentlemen's left-off JL> Cloth as bought, sold, or exchanged. —Mrs Knight, Wakanui Road, opposite Temper Hall. 7 102 |^D WARDS, Bennett's Sale. Grand lot —^ new and fashionable Furs and Mantles : half price. Come and take your pick at Mrs Adams TIT ANTED Known. — Men s Tweed ** Suits 15a 6d, Men's Tweed Trousers Hi, Mens' Strong Flannellett<s Shirts 2s 6d, Mens' and Boys' Boots and Shoes greatly reduced.—Arcade House. 465 BANG ! Bang : B»ug ', My new aei son'a stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Cluo Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and all sporting materials of the first quality at J. W. Hartley's, Gun Empo*'um. OQ PR AY is selling Firewood 253  • O per cord, delivered. Coal from 6s per quarter. Good heart fencing materiaWery cheap. Opposite Mercantile Store, west Street. EARLY POTATOES.—Beauty of Bath, Early Rose. Snowflake, and other Kidneys—by the sack and in small lots. Customers may rely on the seed being true to name.—A. W. Randell, Ashburton and Allenton. 8J57 WANTED Known.-Just 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 ~ANTED Known—That owing to the success of the Sale now being held up at Saundera' Buildings, opposite Rail way Station, it will be continued for another twenty-eight days. I am not advertising a few cheap lines, but the whole of the stock. Don't lose the oppor tunity of securing genuine bargains —A. Lawrie 7 166 HAKA.TERE.-The Somerset Meat Mart has long held " the cake " as the best and cheapest shop in town for cash purchasers. The old reputation will be maintained, Mutton 2d per lb, Saus ages 4d per Ib. All other lines reduced. For Cash only.—W. J. Silcock. 852 Q WEEPING Reductions. —Is Books O for 9d, Is 6d Books for Is, 2s Books for Is 6d, 2s 6d Books for 2a, and all others at equ&lrrfc of reduction at L. F. Andrewes and Go's., Cash Sale. 618 f^HEAPER. Than Ever.—Books and VV Magaaines, Writing Papers and Envelopes, Pocket Books, Purses, Writ ing Cases, Inkstands, Pictures, Music, Aecordeona from 7a 9d, Concertinas, Violins, Banjos, Zither Harpa, Photo Frames and Albums, Scrap and Postage fttamp Albums, IndoorOaraes, Wall Texts and Fancy Cards of all kinds, School Bags, Books, Exercises and requisites of every description, and a great variety of goods too numerous to mention ; all at greatly reduced prices for cash this month at L, F. Andrewbs and Co.'s, Cheap Sale. BOOKS.— Circulating Library. Half yearly volumes of Something to Read with ¥ovel!ettes, cloth fa ; British Battles, cloth 7s 6d j Papeteries. 2* 63 5 Photo and Scrap Albums, from Jg ; half- j yearly London Journal, cioth, 4s 6i ; Song Books, with and without music; Baud of Hope Reciters and Dialogues ; ■ Dictionarys in gr<*at variety, from 9d. I •May cards, Text ea^ds, Picture Biru.. ~t«, fancy, plain, and mourning books, fccr*.^ ~*- <*lrstall »"d Shop-J. Stationery. — boo. j MARSDEivr. — x"^ DOLLAR CIGARETTES — 3d. - holders or photos,—HfNßV 2ANDISR Whvte j sale g&ent L



Business Notice*. IF YOU WANT GOOD VALUE FOR YOUB MONEY GO TO— G. J. NEILL'S WHERE THEY ABE SELLING AT LESS THAN CoST PRCOE. HARD DP.3THARI) UP MUST HAVE MONEY. TiJO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED FOR ANY ARTICLE IN J.l THE SHOP. DRESS GOODS 2£d DRESS GOODS 3Jo Double width Dress Tweeds la lid Heavy Shirting Is 6d—Reduaed to 9|d Reduced to la Union Shirting la 2d-Reduced to 7|d TOWELS 2*d Kid Glovea, four claspa Is 9a Double Bed-tw'4l Sheeting, unbleached Flannelettes, yard wide 7£d—Reduced and White 9£d to 4|d White and Grey Calico Is lid doz Dr Warner's Ootdlne Ooweta, Bs_6d All Wool flannel 7|d Reduced to 5s lid MILLINERY AT YOUR OWN PRIOE CLOTHING- CLOTHING' Boys' Suits 3s lid Men'a Tweed Tronaeral6s lid Boys' Suite 4a lid Men'a Woollen bocks 7Jd Boys' Caps M Men'a Tweed Overcoats, with capes Men's Tweed Suits 13a 6d 17S 36<L . t . . A Men's Heavy All Wool Suits 35s 6d Men's Tweed Macintoshes, with capes Reduced to 22s 6d 39a 6d-Reduced to 23a 6d MEN'S SHIRTS, TIES, HATS, GAPS, etc., AT ANY PRIOE. BLANKETS. BLANKETS. m EVERY CONCEIVABLE MARH, COLONIAL AND ENGLISH, AT ANY PRICE-FROM o» »«1 PER PAIR. NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED. BOOTS. BOOTS. CHEAPER THAN EVER, WE CANNOT HELP IT AS WE WANT THE MONEY ! Women's Shoes 4a lid Women's Leather Lace Boots, all sizes 5a lid I womens onoe TWSSE gj MPLY GIVEN AWAY. Men's Bluchera 4a lid Boys' Nailad Shooters, Strong, 5s 6d Men's Nailed Shooters 7s lid and 5a 9d M«n's Heavy Watertights, pegged, Ladies' French Snoes lie 9d~Reduced 15a6d—Reduced to lls 6d to 8a 6d CHILDREN'S TAN SHOES AND SLIPPERS AT YOUR OWN PRICE G J, M £l L L'S, FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON i Cash, We Want CASH. JUST LANDING, 25 Tons New Crop Cane Sugar. 25 561b Bags Finest Snowdrop Sugar 12s 9d. FLOUR. FLOUR, 251b Finest Roller 2s Od 1001b Finest Roller 7s 6d| 501b Finest Roller 3s IOJd 2081b Finest Roller 14s Od - Caustic Lye for Soap Making Blacking 4Jd doz 12 doz. 4s 3d lib tin lOd per 1b Marmalade in Glass Jars 8 J<*. 21b tin 8d per lb New Dates 7d per Ib. 101b tin 7d per lb Rock Salt 6s 9d per cwt. TEA. TEA. TEL THE NOTED WAREHOUSE FOR TEA. 31b Peerless Tea, 5s 31b Premier Tea, 5s 6d 61b Peerless Tea, 9s lid 61b Premier Tea, 10s 5d 2s Tea, Peerless, for Is 9d in 5 and 101b tins, tins free, 2d ocr lb reduction on 31b packet of Arab. Matchless, Premier, Jameson and za per luieuu v pj a hob and any known bwnd, and on 5 and IOU> d<srTn 9 S 'ffee S° \To^J^^^n, Indian arid China at Is 3|d, Is sd, and la 9Jd. B^st value in Canterbury. 251b Moir's New Oatmeal 2s 6d Neave's Food lid per tin, 10s bas 4 bags 9s lid 6d per dozen Finest Sago, Tapioca, Split Peas Sunlight Soap Is 2d per box of 13d ocr lb 71bs Is 6 Tablets New Currante, washed and dried, Candles SJd per lb, 121bs 5s 3d Pd»3» 9d Corn Flour (Brown's) 3|d per Kais^s washed and dried, 4|d lb, 121bs 3s 3d Sultanas4|d, 121bs4s8d tins, ndpertin,l2tinßlos6d IxSo{ 4Soap, 13 packet, for Cream of Tartar pure, Is2dp e r Is 141b box 3s lid I^IDS lzs oa Lemon Peel 8d per lb, 21b Is 3d, Our Own Baking Powder 9d lb 71b tins 3s 6d Coffee, purest and bes , ground Essence of Lemon, Vanilla on the premises daily, Is 4d Zond etc. 6Jd per bottle, and Is 6d per lb, Reduction c w+lp« 6d to lal'ge consumers Oxlrd Blue Sdpar lb, 12lb box Pure Pepper 1. 2d per lb, 121b. 7 qa lis yd HaW Vesta 3|d per dozen, 12 Baking Soda 3d per lb 51bs Is dozen packets 3s 3d Superior Black Lead s^d dozen, Sheep Tongues lOd per tin, 9s 12 dozen 5s 3d 6d per dozen . l •„ a. fi pm w ho brouaht an<? kaep down the prices, and give «at>l m»tk»u. L4BOB CONSOMBR s LIBERALLY DEALT WITH. 107 ..J IM. High Street. OtoSSSirtf Tdfplone 731, and EAST STBKET, Aahburton, JOHN WILSON, PA.INTEE GLAZIBE & PAPE RBANGB B, orner ot Arcade and Burnett Street, Ashburton JSJBW SEASON'S WALL PAPEES Just Arrived • t w TOWN .BEST ASSORTMENT iiH M —— "-IVEN FREE. ISTISIATE OY HOUSE DEOOBATIONS k,./"" 67 , —— ■ ; well _O n f\f\ Special Sum to lend on Fiwt TO LET.-Cottage of five roo.. --rcl abOUU olaas FreehoJc! Sooarity. situated, near the Woollen Factory, Aiiv. JVBOLLOC^ *o re .tßoad. TINWAIiD. — F>v Sale on easy terms, —— — r!lß.'s CO, 51, and 52, thrne-qoarters of an j> AKA.IA. Sections.—Offers are invited wnre, cornot* ot McMucdo and J»mesi *\> for any ri the following numbers, utreets. Owner particularly wishes to viz ~ 26, 124, 291, 292, 295, 297. Terms iispone of them at once, if required. • V T. BULLOOK, H T. BULLOCK.