MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as under subject to the necessary alterations : — SATURDAY, January 13. For Northern Ports, per Rotorua, at 0.530 p.m. WEDNESDAY, January 24. San Francisco mail. Dae London Feb. 28

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY. JANUARY 13, 1894. THE UNITED STATES FINANCE.

The United States, from having been perhaps the wealthiest; State in the world, has come down to that financial pass when, in the case of private indi viduals, if the difficulty cannot be tided over by the " flying of kites " a meeting of creditors is called. A State or a firm is, as " Punch " once put it, verily " done ts rag 3," when paying in " paper money " has to be resorted to. The great civil war had the effect of piling on the States an enormous na tional debt—a debt which, on paper, and stated in dollars, looked formidable indeed; but it was no more formidable in figure than it was in fact. The United States made progress both in dustrially and commercially with long and rapid strides after the war had ceased, and took a phenomenally high place among the nations. By the use of a strongly protective tariff the native industries were nursed, and an incen tive was given to that remarkably brilliant inventive genius for .which the American people have become famous In the case of the United States pro tection certainly let loose the springs of industry, and gave full play to that genius of invention, the benefits of which the whole world is reaping to , day, For it c^nnofc be gainsaid that we owe more in the matter of labqr saving inventions to America than we do to any other country. In proof of this we have only to quote the reaper and binder on the farm, and the sew ing machine in the household. We have no wish to be unjust in this matter of giving credit for good work done. We know that the first practical reaping machine was an English in vention, but to the Yankees belong the credit of having given us the sup erb, and almost perfect, machines, fty&h harvest the crops of New Zealand. V® might here > by the way as i,t wej?e ' digyesa a little just to trace rapidly and roughly .the history of the harvester. Rude attampts to invent a machine that supersede the sickle and scythe were nj{j.|e by t^e. ancient Romans, but without success, and |t was £Ofc#U £he present century, and late on in that, fhat anything like a practical machine fas ao.ftßfcruetgd;, Smith's, Bell's, au4

Mann's machines would all cut with fair success on some kinds of crop, but none were calculated to get rid altogether of the army of hand workers that seemed indispensible to the har vest field. Boyce's, Plusknet's, Glad stone's, Salmon's, Ogle's, and Garrett's all promised well, but it was left to the American, McCormick, to bring a machine for harvesting to a point so uear perfection as to be accepted generally by thb farmer. Many im provements, the piecemeal contribu tions of each year aa it passed, have been made upon this machine, and as the inventive genius of the American people was awakened innumerable other improvements were made, until now we have an army of almost perfect machines claiming the farmer's atten tion. And so with the sewing machine. And throughout the whole realm of mechanics the States have gone on with leaps and bounds. Wealth increased in a most extraordinary manner, and the Government found themselves in a position to set itself the task of pay ing off the national debt that had piled up against the country. Heroic measures were taken to do this. The army which had fought for the Union, and won it back for the American people, along with that grand star in country's forehead—the abolition of slavery—was reduced to the veriest ornamental minimum, and the navy was improved almost out of existence And other steps were taken equally drastic to provide the funds io place I the States in the position of being proudly able as a nation to say "We owe no man anything." The end was accomplished. But after the work was done the machinery that did it was still in existence, the stream of revenue kept on flowing into an already full treasury, and then this happened. A cry arose for pensions to the survivors of those who had fought in the great war, and those who had been widowed and orphaned in consequence of it. So successful was this cry that very soon a third of the population was on the pension list, and bleeding away the plethora of funds that had accumulated. No treasury of any nation could withstand the drain of this locust-like crowd of blood suckers, and now we find the Govern ment proposing an income tax, and other measures to recoup the deficit, and a charge formulated against the executive who granted the pensions so indiscriminately like the following :— Senator Wilson, in the course of his remarks, while introducing the Tariff Bill accused the Republicans of con verting an overflowing treasury into a bankrupt one, and recklessly wasting £70,000,000, of which £40,000,000 were spent on pensions, bounties, and prepayment of interest and principal. He declared that £30,000,000 had been lost to the revenue by the remis sion of duties on tobacco and sugar. And thus we find that in the course of a few years the immense wealth of the, United States treasury has been scattered to the four winds o f heaven, and a horde of paupers—or rather vampires—are being fed by the state on the plea that they themselves or their immediate ancestors fought and bled for their country. With honestly earned pensions no one can find fault, but when every clever swindler, pre tender, and impostor in the States has managed to get upon the list, and draw a pension for services that were never rendered at all, there is reason for complaint. Bat there is the fact of a tremendous treasury melting away before the attack of this locust like cloud of vampire pensioners who are drawing the nation's life blood, and in consequence of this Mr Carlisle, the treasurer, has asked the Finance Com mittee of the Senate to authorise the issue of treasury bonds in order to avert a financial crisis. The monthly deficit is stated to be a million dollars. Yet this condition of affairs affects New Zealand in an important degree 9 of which more anon.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The annual valuation of Wellington City property for 1894-95 showa an increase of upwards £17,000 over the previous year. The Public Trust office during 1892 and 1893 paid £10,269 into the Consolidated Fund, besides making good, out of profits, deficiencies on the realisations of mortgage securities to the extent of £3758. Ministers will decide next week whether it is desirable to incur expenditure in send ing New Zealand representatives to the military competition to be held at Queens cliff. The value of gold delivered at the Sydney and Melbourne Mints for coinage for the first eleven months of last ysar was £6,370,592—an increase of £527,414 on the total for the same period of 1892. The Paris Omnibus Company intend shortly to bring into use (k number of com. pressed air locomotive 3 for the tramway services. This motive power ft as not yet been used in Paris for the purpose of street loco motion. The Kumara "Times " says that Mr Sed don's voice was " like thunder in " Hark, the herald angels sing " on Chrismas Morning, in the church." The same paper further re marks that " a well-known tenor sat not far from him, and between them the orgvnisc blushed." Side by side in the Adelaide papers, in Cup week, were printed one paragraph stating that the police intended to strin gently enforce the Anti-Gambling Act and another announcing that ex-Minister Handyside had won the Assembly sweep with Tarcola. The following shows the ruthless manner in "which ,the influenza goes about its work of temporarily defe.ilit%tiijg mankind. At Mr D. Morrow's station, A£ontalto, which is in , the midst of shearing operations, three shearers, two pressers, two shepherds, two | fleece pickers, one wool roller, two rou3- ' abouts, one cook, and two laborer were suffering feni the complaint at the same I time. The ' itaka'fcere' station hapdc hare also bad more than their sUUro of €he'tfn> welcome visitant.

The Rev James Cocker has been re t stationed at Ashburton for another year ' the fifth of his ministry in Ashburton. t Side by side with the records of the dis tress in Sydney and Melbourne come stories of improvidence, drink and gambling. A preacher in Sydney lately said he had been told by professed authorities that there were , 300 professional gamblers in Sydney at the present time, tend the income requisite to sup port them n their matner of living was at least £303 per annum each, which means £90,000 a year. At Reef ton, on Thursday, a man named Tom Roberts , lately employed at the Globe mine, was missed from his lodging. His boots aad part ot his clothing were found in his bedroom. 16 it is thought the reductions in the stiff of the Globe mine, and the poor prospects of the mine, in which he has a con siderable shareholder, preyed upon his mind. Large parties dragged the Inangahua river, and the body was found in the af term ©a in in a deep hole in the river under the Reefton cart bridge. The case appears Co be one of deliberate suioide, and makes the fourth incident of self-destruction in the same pool within two years. According to the Hon. A. J. Cadman the Victorian Government mining expert who | has come over to make an exhaustive report on the question of deep level mining in the colony will be accompanied during his tour of inspection by Messrs Gordon and Mackay, Government Mining Inspector and Geologist respectively. The party will arrive in Auckland shortly and proceed first to the Thames in order to inspect the gold fields there. I'tae Victorian expert is coming aoross here specially at the request of the New Zealand Government, and it is ex pected hia visit will result in valuable light being thrown on the proposals for deep level mining, A new standard time for Central Europe came into operation on November 1. At Rome time has hitherto been reckoned fifty minutes before Greenwich, but now the difference will be one hour, and the clock struck twelve ten minutes earlier. As re gards time the countries of Europe will now be divided into three groups : lhat of the West—England, France, Spain and Portugal —who take their time from Greenwich ; the Central Group—Sweeden, Norway, Den mark, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Switzer land and Italy—whose time is an hour earlier; and finally the Oriental Group- Russia, Turkey, the Balkan States and Greece—whose time is two hours ahead of Greenwich. I The Christchurch Knigkts of Labor yesterday resolved to request the Govern ment, in view of the number of men out of work, to find employment for them, and to purchase land on which those prepared to \ cultivate it should be placed. With regard to the invitation to the Duke and Duchess of York to visit the Colonies, it was resolved that, considering the many people out of work, or at best having only casual employ ment, the Assembly offers the strongest < protest against the Duke and Duchess being entertained by the colony if the expense is to be borne by the taxpayers. The protest was not made out of any disloyalty, but in the interest of those out of work, and who should be the colony's first care. A suicide prompted by Russo-manrt oc curred at Clichy on Outober 24. .As the train conveying the Russian officers to Ver sailles steamed over the viaduct at Asnieres a young wonun who was standing on the bridge over the river parallel with the viaduct, flourishing a Russkn flag in one hand and a French flag in the other, sud denly threw herself into to the river, shout ing at the time, •' To see them and die ! Long live Russia !" In spite of the prompt efforts to save her, she was dead by the time she was taken out of the water. The authorities at the morgue, to which her re mans were conveyed, discovered that her underclothing was made out of Russian flags, while her petticoat was composed of Russian and French flags sewn together. The Rev. A. Caodowski, the Jewish Rabbi, perhaps one of the most scholarly men of the province, is to deliver a lecture in the Oddfellows' Hall on Tuesday evening next on the " Talmud." The rev. gentleman will go exhaustively, yet in a popular style, into the subjects dealt with in the Talmud, which contains the Hebrew law, both written and traditional. He will deal with its jurisprudence, the science of medicine, sanitation, and what should be particularly interesting to a large class of people in Ashburton —the subject of temperanoe in its relation to prohibition. The Rabbi is an excellent speaker, deeply read, and in this colony it would be difficult to find a lecture; better qualified to speak Jon the subject he has chosen. There ought to be a large audience on Tuesday to listen to the rev. gentleman's exposition of the Hebrew codes, and hie argument in favor of volun tary temperance in the individual. A Sydney girl who has gone to Paraguay with the " New Australia" emigrants, writes the following joyful letter to a friend in N.S. W.:—" We all sleep on the floor, and have our mea's gipsy fashion, in the open air. It is great tun. We eat oranges all day and sit in the shade. We get 1000 for Is, and as many as we want for nothing Towards evening we go for a swim in the creek. We transhipped to Monte Video to a beautiful steamer, the Rio Parana. We used to have dances every night. Spaniards would often play the guitar, and when they didn't, our own fellows would play the violin or concertina. At Asuncion crowds of people came to welcome us, both Spaniards the Europeans. We camped two days in the theatre, an eaormous brick building built by King Lopez, and the Spaniards used to bring us eggs, oranges, meat, vegetables, and water, and would not hear of payment. Some of the upper classes are remarkably handsome. Some of the boya used to hand us in oranges and cigarettes through the gates, and the soldiers would peel them for us with their swords. They would tell us we were very pretty, and made us very polite speeches. One boy, about nineteen, told me he would be charmed to visit me in my new home, and pushed a bundle of cigars into my hand. All the women smoke, and I suppose they thought we did. Referring to the successful intervention of Lord Rosebery in the coal strike, Mr John Burns, M.P., says :—"I am extremely giad that so novel a step as the interposition of the government in a great industrial dispute should have proved successful. Its success will encourage an appeal to similar influences in future strikes. The present result kills the contention of the employers that wages must follow the prices, because if a Con ciliation Board can either arrest the fall of prices or increase wages that shows that, after all, the regulation of prices and the fixing of wages is a human institution capable of indefinite use, and not unalter able like the laws of "the M«ides and Persians. The part played so successfully in the pre sent instance by fche Foreign Secretary as the ' buffer state' is, I think, likely to prove the beginning Q,f a department under govern ment by means of wnich mimstierial machi nery may be beneficially brought to bear, not only on disputes of a national character, but also on disputes where the parties con cerned are willing to invoke such mediation ; but I would have all such interposition of a voluntary'character,"

AFFAIRS AT HAWAII.

Washinbton, January 12. ' It is reported that the United States representative at Honolulu has been ordered to censure the proceedings of the provisional Government, but to remain inactive pending the final decision of Congress.

The Revolt in Sicily.

Rome, January 12. Two thousand rifles and four hun dred revolvers were seized at Palermo, the capital of Sicily. Several bomb explosions have occurred in various parts of the province of Ancona.

The Condemned Woman

Melbourne, January 12. Mrs Knorr is becoming worse as the day of execution approaches, and there is every prospect of a terrible scene on the scaffold.

THE ANARCHISTS.

London, January 12. A Dalziel's telegram reports that a bomb exploded in a poor district in New Yotk, shattering a tenement building. Several other bombs were found in the vicinity. Paris, January 12. Vaillant has decided to appeal against the death sentence.

CABLE NEWS.

Mr Geddes intends to consult shippers as to the feasibility of form ing a Chilling and Freezing Company in Queensland. Mr Fleming is obliged to return to Canada without seeing Lord Ripon respecting the Pacific Cable, the Colonial Secretary being ill. The War Office refuses to grant Australians commissions in the Im perial Artillery and Engineers until a Military College for Australia is estab lished similar to that at Kingston, in Canada. Lord Sheffield has abandoned the idea of bringing a team to Australia. The New South Wales Cricket Asso ciation has cabled to Mr Stoddart asking him to do so. News from the Islands states that the German man-of-war conveyed Mataafa to the Marshall group, and also shelled a number of villages in punishment of outrages. The Crown has decided to prosecute Burnett, who killed the boy at Geelong, on a charge of murder, though the jury at the inquest brought in a verdict of manslaughter. At a meeting of the Agents-General it was decided to request Lord Ripon to grant an interview for the purpose of supporting the claim put forward by the Sydney Committee on behalf of the captain and crew of the barque Costa Rica packet, seized by the Dutch, A sensational attempt at burglary occurred at a pawnbroker's shop in Williamstown, Victoria. The burglar fired twice at the proprietor while trying to get away, and wounded him slightly. The man was intercepted by the pawnbroker's son, whom he shot through the body, but the wounded man held him until he was arrested. The victim is in a precarious condition. An accomplice of the burglar was also arrested.

Universal Disarmament.

London, January 12. In the House of Commons Mr W. P. Byles, member for Shipley, urged that an attempt should be made to procure mutual disarmament in Europe before making large additions to the Navy. Mr Gladstone agreed that it was an important subject, but it was doubtful whether it would be of any use to move in the matter at present. He said Lord Clarendon, when Foreign Secretary, had suggested that all the nations of the world should disarm, and one great country did encourage the idea.

LABOR ITEMS.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

(Received January 13, Jl 45 a.m ) Sydney, January 13. The first movement in the direction of reduction in the western colleries has been made in the Yale mine. Hitherto the hewing rate in this mine has been two shillings per ton, bat the owners have given notice of their in tention to reduce it to Is lOd.

The Royal Visit Scheme.

The following is a copy of th.3 circular note issued by Mr Patterson on this subject: —" Premier's office, Melbourne, December 6, 1893. Dear Sir—Would it not have a good effect on the whole of Australasia just now to get our future king and queen, the Duke of York and his young wife, to pay us a visit, say dm ing next year ? I think it would be beneficial in every point of view. Anything that strengthens the cord between us and the O.d Country strengthens our position and importance. The visit would probibly be extremely interesting to " Young Australia," with whom it would assist the growth of patriotic and loyal feeling, and tend to popularise our connec tion with that old land fora which we sprang. At this juncture, too, an event like this would do much good in raising the spirits of these communities after the late depression, which we have all felt so much. The Ptiace has been here before, when he came in his boyhood as a young sailor in the Bacchante, and this may be e^pejted to whet hjs interest in revisiting the same scenes wjth his, wife, now that he fs heir presum'ive to the throne. I would propose that we should each send a cordially worded telegram through fie Governor simultaneously, instructing the Agents- General, and following up with a memoran dum, which the Governor can forward by mail. Kindly let me have your answer aa early as convenient, as the Prince's programme is probably filled for some time ahead."

Death of Mr Timaru Rhodes.

Mr E. Tiraaru Rhodes who died at his residence, Badlow. Timaru* on Thursday morning, waa the fourth and youngest son living of Mr George Rhodes, who, with his brothel Robert Rhodes, took up the land as a run in the early days on which Timaru is now butft. The deceased was bom at Purau, Lyttelton, on September 26, 1863, and was in his thirtieth yoar. He was educated afc Christ's College, Ohristohurch, and passed on to Jesu* College, Cambridge. Since coming of age in 1884, and settling down at Hadlow, near Timaru, he had identified himself closely with athletics, holding prominent offices in the South Canterbury Amateur Atble'ic Club and the Timatu blowing and Cycling Clubs He was President and took a keen and liberal interest ra the South Canterbury Jockey Club and th« South Canterbury Harrier Club, there being no keener lover of first olass sport In South Canterbury. In public bodies also he took a practical part, being a member and one term Chairman of the Levels Road Board, a hard working mem ber of the Timaru Hwbor Board, and tho Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Ifcwsaid that the two latter bodies will adjourn their regular meetings, which fall in a day jr two/for a week, out of respect! to his memory. As the owner of consider able property, he spent his income in the town of Tinwru and the district, and so with his brothers Robert, George, and Arthur, invested largely in town proper ties, one block of which is among the best in Timaru. Mr Bhodes' widow is the daughter of Mr Hackworth, late Collector of Customs in Timaru, and he also leaves a family of three young children, for whom the most heartfelt sympathy v extended by all. Cut off at such an early age his loss is felt moat keenly, for he was a man beloved by his servants and deeply attached to » large circle of friends, , At the meeting of the Committee of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association, on Thursday, a resolution was passed placing on record the Com* mittee's sense of the loss which agncul* tural and pastoral pursuits have sustained An the death of Mr E, T. Rhodes.

Primitive Methodist Con- ference.

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New Pi/smooth, January 12. At the Primitive Methodist Conference the discussion on the union of the Methodist Churches occupied a considerable portion of the day. A motion by Mr Goldie that the basis of union prepared by a joint Committe be printed and a copy be sent to each station with a view of ita being considered at the March quarterly meetings and further pro viding that if three-fourths at such meeting are in favor of it, that a copy of the J>aws be sent to the Eng ish authorities with the request that they give their consent to the union, was lost by 24 to 18. An amendment by the Rev. J. Sharp that the Confer ence deems it premature to entertain the question at present was carried. Several delegates said their stations would lot join any united charon* The Conference received deputations from the Presbyterian, Baptist, and Wesleyan Churches- The Rev Gray (W, esleyan) al. luded to the desirableness of a United Metho dist Church. Ie was decided to send a tele gram to the Methodist Free Church and to the Bible Christian Church conveying the finding of the Conference on the question oi union. Thß Conference aijourned until to-mor« row. ■ To-night a big temperance meeting la being held, addressed by the delegates. There will be an open air meeting to-morrow night and a camp meeting on Sunday.

Breach of the Postal Regulations.

FINE OF £5 INFLICTED.

At the Chrlstcburch Police Court, yes terday, before Messrs R. Westenija, J. P, Jamlecon, and W. W. Tanner-^Jna tices of the Peace—Meredith Wilson, of Wakanui, was charged with having, on December 14, at Ashbnrton, committed a breach of Ike postal regulations by, plac ing upon an envelope a penny stamp which had already been used for postage purposes Mr Stringer appeared to prosecute on behalf ff the Crown; Defendant said that if the offence had been committed it was entirely without his knowledge. W. G. Douglas, postmaster ac Ashbur* con, said that about December 14 last hia attention was called to the envelope pro duced. A penny stamp which had been used was affixed, and, npon making en* quiries, witness ascertained that defen* dant had posted the envelope.. When questioned by witness on the subject, de fendant said he was not aware of the fact that one of the penny stamps had been used before. In reply to the Bench, Mr Stringer said this was the third prosecution of the kind. He thought it was a deliberate case of evading the regulations'. The unused stamp had been carefully gummed over the corner of the one that had been can* celled by the postal authorities. Defendant said he had no wish whafc ever to defraud the Government. The Bench imposod a fine of £5 and co3ts, solicitor's fees £1 Is, witnesses' ex« penses £1 4s, and court costs 7s.

An "Isle of the Blest."

11 An Arcacian Island" withapopula] tion of about 400 simple Christians fa pleasantly described by AdeHa Gates in *he " Leisure Hour " :—This isle of the blest is one of the Lipari group, lying to the soufcb of Italy, and between it and Sicily ; and It is known to the world aa Panaria. Within its borders there is neither doctor nor dentist; yet its inhabl* tants live to a good old age,, and keep their teeth well. There is no lawyer ana no prison ; yet there ate no disputes over boundary lines, no quarrels between debtor and creditor, and no thefts There is no liquor-seller, nor tobacconist, not tea-merchant; and yet the people are nob unsocial nor gloomy. There is no alms* house, and no beggar. . . Each family wins from its own plot of ground enough grain, vegetable, qiland win« for home consumption, and of the two latter pro* ducts sufficient is exported to procure from abroad the materials for their simple clothing, which the housewife makes up in complete independence qf tailors. The sea yields them ail their animal food, ex* cept perhaps a few chickens on great <m oasions, as a christening or a wedding. lij the whole island there Is no carriage road, and few have ever seen a herse, Thii idyllic state of affairs is largely due to the work of a simple priest, a sort; of Catholic, Oberlin, a personal opitome of the Civio Church :—Whan he came to Panaria he found no port, no post, no school, no church, no anything but a verdant and fertile island, and a people, not savage nor bad, but utterly illiterate. He has remained there until this day, devoting himself to their welfare as faithfully at Father Damien to his lepers, baptising, marrying, burying, preaching, teaching, and growing old serenely in hid consecrated service. Thanks bo his untiring effortf Panaria has now a little port, postal com* munication with tha mainland, and sub* marine teiflgraph to Sicily, a school, and a commodious church, where 3(J5 morning! of the year and 52 afternoons, there li « service. All the public offices are united in one person. Pedre Michelangelo It priest, mayo?, harbormaster, postmaster, and master o! the marine telegraph, aided in the last-named office, however 1, by tiif widowed neice, If you would give almg at pan*ria, there is no one to reejff}. them.

fE% ASMBtJBTON (*oAffi>tAH ; SATURDAY, JAKItARY 11 18&4.



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CHBOK GINGHAM 9 REDUCED FROM lOJd TO 6^D. ALL MANCHESTER GOODI SUCH AS CALICOES, STOCKINGS, FLANNELS, BLANKETS, HOLLANDS, TICKING. SHIRTINGS, SELSEIAS, FLOOR-CLOTH 9, ETC., REDUCED TO COST PRICE. pHaanHfe 9 Q -1"1"1""" "'■""" MEN'S SBIETS, HATS, SOCKS, TIES, Etc, REDUCED TO COST PRIC3, ANDjIN MANY |CASES VERY MUCH UNDER COST. Men's and Boys' Clothing. SEE^OUR MEN'S ALL WOOL COLONIAL SUITS AT 32s 6d AND 35s 6d, NOT TO BE BEATEN IN THE COLONY. THIS HOUSE HAS ALWAWSfBEEN NOTED FOR^THEIVBRY BEST VALUE IN BOOTS BUT NOW COME AND.SEE. •——••■-— *"***^^«, • mt Q|>VV Pp P A R AD E. ASHBURTON



Wanted. ( WESLEY AJN Church, Baring Sqmrc. Preachers To-morrow -11, Ma McLaren j 6.30, Bey S. Lawry. Even ing Service on Lawn if weather favorable. 1 83 \\j AN'I ED, six strong willing Br-ys to J VV weed Mangels and Carrots at Westerfield. Apply before 630 to-night lor before 10 on Monday morning at Heseltinb's, saddler, Aahburton. 186 BAPTIST Church, To-Morrow. Rev A. Ager. Evening subject: "One Lord, one Faith, one Baptism.'' General invitation. 1 84 rpHE *4 Fchool oi Music," Saunders' L Buildings, will re-open on Monday, ! January 15—Hora.ce A. Gates. 172 GOOD Kidney Potatoes, by sack or cwt. t for sale cheap.—Apply, A. W. Kandell/, Ashburton. 1 47 RS JAMBS has Removed into East Street, next to Miss Adams, Cole man's Buildings. Kaspberries at 5d per 1b n any quantity. 12 41 MRS ALCORN has on sale for the Holidays varied assortment of Toys, Dolls, Prams, Fancy Goods and Christmas Presents. Saunders' Buildings. GO to Mrs Whittington's for Mar malade. Half a dozen Bottles for 4s 6d. WANTED Known—All Accounts due to S. W. Aioorn & Co. most 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 DON'T Forget to send your Bicycles along to the Old Kindergarten to oe repaired, at moderate raws. f|iH&T which brings most light and J- hope to poorest homes is Titan Soa Pl __ 11 183 IF you want fiist class fruit go to Adams' for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc. i WANTED Known—6o Pieces Fashion able Prints at 4£d; 50 dozen Towels from 4|d ; White Counterpanes, 30 per cent under usual price.—Andrew Orr. 11 174 RAILWAY Book Stall. — Country i Libraries supplied at cost price. Parcels of cheap reading made up to i order. —John Marsden. DON'T wash yourself. Titan Soap does the work. No rubbing. No machines. H 182 WANTED Known -A manufacturer's Stock of Shot Silk black and colored Sunshades and Umbrellas at half p r i ce . —Andrew Orr. 11173



WANTED Known—6o Pieces black and colored French Merinos and Cashmerea at Is 4M to Is 6d.—Andrew Ore. 11 176 WANTED, Everybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. fl. Zander, Sole Agent. 11 181 WANTED Known—For Election Week, 100 Pairs Boots, 2s 6d per pair,—Andrew Obk. 11 177 BOOK*. —Picture Books in gra&t variety. Books auitable for presents. Great deduction in Prices.—Railway and Arcade Bookstalla. SUITS to measure, during the sale, 49s 655, 60s, 70s, and 755. Fit and workmanship guaranteed.—R. Saunders' Buildings. WANTED Known -W. H. Collier's noted four-clasp Kid Gloves, 2s 6d, have just arrived in all sizes. fITANTED Known—Spectacles, eye W protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical line at S, Salek's, Optician. W~ XNTED~~Known—That you can buy Good Slippers for children from Is a pair ; Women's, all sizes, Is9d. —MircHHLL & Turner. WANTED Known—Now offering Men's Leather Shirts, 2s 9d ; Men's All-wool Suits, 25s 6d ; Men s Heavy Merino Pants, 2s lid.—Mitchell and Turner, ANTED Known—loo Ladies Fashionable JSunshadesat Andrew (Ws. 1H72 WANTED Known—"The Corner "is showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W. H. Collier. WANTED Known-Colonial Tweeds at very low prices ; Colonial Tweed Trousers, all Men's Sizes, three pairs for £I,—Mitchell and Turner. TTJ ANTED Known.—To make room VV for Spring Boots I will give ten per cent for cash. Repairs done at once cheaper than ever to stay bad times over at J. Moison, Premier Bootmaker. 8 18 WANTED, ali Farmers to reduce Hardley's Large Stock of this Season's Oil, which he is selling at his usual ridiculous low price by the Gallon or Case.



WANTED Known.—Melford House cheapest chap in town, extra value in presents now being given to each purchaser till further notice.—H. 0. &EGKKS. WANTED Known.— Extra valus in presents now being given away for Christmas and New Year. Cheapest House in Town.—H C. Segers, Melford Bouse. _______ W"""TNTiD7 th«s Public to know that Hahdlky's Tanks aro giving univer sal satisf wtion. Testimonials if required. Fow is the time for Baths and J anks, trom 30* upwards^ _^ WANTED all and sundry to know that Hakdley is still to the front with all classes of Tinware. Repairs promptly e^cuted. Spouting and Eidging made and Di*d at unheard of rates. RAPHIC Xmas 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, &ud others. Few Books for Prizes a ndPresentation.-L.F. Andkewes & Co., Stationers' Hall. W/ ~~" ANTED Jpiown.—Half as much again in presets gipen to each purchaser during Christmas jM New Year. H C. Secjers, Melford House, j /-^THofCE^rnamenta, Folding Screens, (j Own make in Udies' and children's undertetftPg. AProna, «»d Pinafores. m» AtW. Saffn^ersVßmldmg. fTAL^^xSrorßooks, Sfc^ionery S Fancy Goods, Music, etc., F.re> « Pictures, Olass Oraamente. j a /cards Cricket and Lawn i Chris »as Cards F& Otjer articles Jw to he sold J* great «aai&oe .to Cash [during this month only, at U t.



S. SALEK, WATCHMAKER, & MANU FACTURING JEWELLER. FOR HIGH-CLASS GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERS, PLATE & MARBLE C LOCKS, pay a visit to the Jewellery Establishment of S. SALEK, Prac* [ tical Watchmaker, Manufacturing Jeweller, and Oculist-Optician. SOLE AGENT for Lazarus' Patented System of Sig it Testing and " sSpecialite " Spectacles, ensuring comfort and correct Sight. FIRST-CLASS WORKMANSHIP IN WATCH, CLOCK, AND JEWELLERY REPAIRS. 8. BALEK, EAST STRE ET.



NEW ZEALAND CiiOTiiiMe Factory. SEASONABLE GOODS. FOR HARVEST^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—art shades A gond holiday Hat for Is lid THE LARGEST STOCK OF HATS IN ASHBtJRTOX TO CHOOSE FROM. Tennis Shirts in silk, crepe and cash mere Bojs' 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 j Canvas 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 ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH. THE BISHOP OF CHRISTCHURCH OTILL CONDUCT the SERVICES * * on j SUNDAY, 14th Inst. Order of Services-8.30 and 11 am., 8 and 6 30 p.m. : lt7o-



Holloway's Ointment and Pills. — Counsel for the Delicate.—Those to whom seasons of changeable temperature are pro tracted periods of trial should seek the earliest opportunity of removing all obstacles to good health. This cooling ointment, per severingly rubbed upon the skin, is the most reliable remedy for overcoming all diseases of the throat and chest Quinsey, relaxed throat, sora throat, swollen glands, ordinary catarrh, and bronchitis, usually prevailing at this season, may be arrested as soon as discovered, an| fcvery symptom banished by Holloway'a simple and'effective !treal«ient. The ointment and pills' are highly com mended for the facility with wnich they successfully conquer influenza ; they allay in an incredibly short time the distressing ever and teasing cough,'