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Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1894 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Dunedln. Mayoral election if exciting considerable interest. The general opinion is that Mr Dawson will be re turned. Victoria will, under the bonus system, export £1,000,000 worth of butter this season aa compared with £28,000 five years ag >. By the collection at the Rev Juhn McNeiH's mission service yesterday about £7 will bn available towards the Wairarapa Belief Fund. Japan has 42,890 doctors, which U at the rate of a doctor and a fraction for every thousand of the population. There ■Are aUo 28.6 apothecaries One of the latest adverti ements in the Sydney Morning Herald;— "Miniates privately solemnised by duly or'ained ministers,, any denomination. Fee, £1; witnesses provided free without notice." The London Times thinks Victoria might save £400,000 a ye»r by reducing the municipal and eduction votes, and that the extension of the franchise to all adults or women is inopportune just now. A. thrilling incident occurred on the Waltuna Bridge, near Feildtng, the other day. Mr J. W\ Ransom wis driving a young horse, which became unmanage able, and jumped over the bridge. Strangely enough ©ne of its legs caught in the rail, and Mr Ransom keeping & firm hold of the reins, the animal was sus pended over the bed of the creek, about fifteen feet below. Assistance was quickly at hand and the horse lowered dawn with very little damage. An extraordinary story comes from the Manuan group of the South Pacific Islands, of the Queen, whom the natives elected against her wish. Her name is Margaret Young, and she is said to be an intelli gent and educated young woman. The people regard her as a gpctdeßS, and do not allow her outside her cabin limits unless cvnied on a litter by her maids, and when she ventures forth her subjects are ordered, under pain of death, to Keep hidden in their houses. The people reli piously follow the customs of their ances tors in acting in'this way. * Professor' Richard, who not long since pocketed a good many fees in Dunedin aft an electric healer, has been brought up w^th a jround tuj:n in Capetown. The Medical Council there has taken action against him for contravening the Medical and Pharmacy Act of I§9l, and at the criminal sessions last month he was fined £25, or in default one month's imprison* ment with hard labor. The Chief Justice, in reminding the accused that he had made himself liable to » fine of £ICO. said that seeing that he (the accused) had coma to Cape Colony %s an utter stranger, and haa been practising in other countries without being itoppe4> tbs puiuahtttnt WMR>Ui|iU4>

The Bawera Star says:—The milk n» ' machine, which was going to revolutionise dairying in this district han not come up 'to expectations, the machines in use in two large dairies in this district having been stopped, aid ban 1 labor again resulted to. In the last twa ye*r* and a h\'f Mil- 1 bnuvne has lost 46 000 inhabitants. For I (he ton yeirs endiner 1891 she increased at lan average rate of 21,0 0 a year, Since 1 then not only has th« increase c»:a ed, but a decrease of nearly 20.000 * y»ar has set [in. lc is very peculiar, remarks the Napier J Teleg<aph, th-^.t the listings R.fle Vel-m 1 teers, one of the corps condemned by Colonel Uoxinhun w historical report, hasduiing tho current year succeeded in winning every firing ma'ch ithaicoupc-ted in, and for two con<ecufiv« years has won the Government priz 8 for volley firing. With regnrd to the reported case of scaHet fever on the ss. G'thic, Oapfcam Kidley writes to the -New Zealand Times as follows :—The report as to illness on board tbe Grjthic U in some pHrticulars incorrect. Tho case was seen by two medical men. who considered ib one of influenza and tonsilitia The man wenfc 1 to the hospital at his ow& request. Last nigh)-, in Auckland, at a crowded public meeting, the Mayor presiding, under the auspices of the Early Closing Association, in view of the approaching meeting.of delegates to fix the day for the half-holiday, a resolution was carried almost unanimously in favor of Saturday. The Government will be urged to bring in an amended Bill to strike out exemptions, and make-the Saturday half-holiday permanent and universal throughout the colony. Amongst the many celebrities at the ttoent Cowes Regatta was Miss Maud Sutton, daughter of the late Sir Richard Button. She is owner of the crack Herres hoff-built one rater Modwena, which has already won many victories on the Clyde. Sfiss Sutton steered her yacht to victory thirty times last year, and her priaas are now represented in the aggregate by a splendid diamond crescent. She expects this year to eclipse her achievements of 1893 Her father was 'he English yach's man who endeavoured to recapture the American Cup. This was in 1876, when his Genetta was beaten by the Purit-in. He died on February 25, 1891, and left his, daughter a considerable fortune. Miss j Sutton is a most attractive young lady, and, as may be imagined, a most capable sailor. The Duneiin S'to?* gives the following sketch of the life of Mr It. L. Stanford, who has just been appointed Stipendiary Magistrate for the North Island : *Mr Stanford was born in county Cavan, Ireland, and received his early schooling at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Asa boy he entered a business house in Liverpool, and remained there for two years till sent to Exeter College Oxford. At this university he took thoß. A. degree. Coming to Otago in 1864 he resided for a while at Tok< mairiro, and after some years was appointed to the curacy of All Saints parish, Dunedin, a position which he held for six year«). After that he was principal of a college at Waimate In 1884 he took ihe LL. B. degree in the New Zealand University, and has since practised his profession in Dunedin. During his colonial career Mr Stanford had maintained an intimate connection with journalism, and is still edi or and proprietor of the New Zealand Journal of Finance and Insurance. Another position that he has held with honor is that of a member of the Univer sity Council.

COMMERCIAL.

London, November 26 A fouth Australian wheat cargo, ex JDuncrow, has been sold at about 24*. ■ November 27. A medium catalogue was ofl'erpd at the wool saks to-day. rlhe bidding showed an improvement, but the withdrawals were heavy. Messrs Nelson Bros, report New Zealand beat mutton at 3£d.

Proposed Palette Club.

A meeting was held lash evening in the School of 3tu-ic, which, owing to the bid weather, was but poorly attended. The object of the moetii.g was to consider he nd'vUabknsss of forming * Palette Club or Art Society in Ashburton. Mr C. W. Purnell was chairman of the meeting. Mr H \ Gites, who had acted as secre tary pro tern in arranging for the meeting, stated that all had been invited to attend whom the promoters knew took an interest in painting, but doubtless there were hundreds of otheis in the counf.y who were not known to them. The present meeting depended upon the publicity which it was trusted would be given to it by the kindly aid of the press, to bring the aims of the promoters before friends of art in tha town and county, and if this preliminary meeting did that, the meeting which was proposed to be held next Tuesday evening would probably be better attended, and there would be something more definite and tangible to pat before it. I' was proposed, if poesib'e, to form a Palette Club, or an Art Society in a humble way, and even if that could nob be done, it; might be possible to arrange an exhibition of paintings In the town. The idea of the exhibition was to brinqroutthe work of the many painting pupils and students cf art that were [known to be in Ashburton, and so en courage the young artiste to persev. re. Such an exhibition was calculated to do this, buc a small society was calculated to •o moro in that direction, as it would thro^ the artists together, and tend to their mutual improvement by comparison of each other's work, by tho exchange of thought and opinion, and by emulation. It; was known that there were a good many paintings of value in the c junty and for such an exhibition as was pro posed som* of those might be lent, to add fo t ve attractive ness of the display. Mr W. H. Talk, who was present, was willing to lend all the aid he could in the matter, and the other art teachers in the town were counted on to help. Circurn stances had prevented several well-known enthusiasts from being present that even ing, but they hoped to be present at the meeting next week. Names of art patrons and wei'-wishers were handed in by the ladies and gentle men pre; enr, and when the list was read out it was seen that there wag plenty of scope for the proposed (Society. Mr Gates agreed to continue to act as Secretary pro tern, and it was decided to write to the ladies and gentlemen whose names had been mentioned that evening, inviting them to the meetingon Tuesday nexfc, at which the Mayor-elsct was to be aske.^ to be present. Apologies from several tedies and gentlemen were read. The usual vote of thanks to tho Chair concluded the meeting.

The Charitable Aid Board Commission.

The Enquiry t« 1)« In Private

The enquiry into the charge* preferred against the Charitable Ail Board and its • ffic^rs iv>f opened at two p.m nn Tues day, in the Land Board room before Mr .1 0. Martin, S M , and Mrs Ncill ' hecharge< as formulated in the adver tis ment issued by the Commission are as follows: — " Complaints having been made as to the administration of the North Canter bury and AshSurton United Charitable Aid Board, more particularly as regards cruelty of officers of the Board in refus ing assistance in deserving cisfs, the extravagance tf the Board In the scale of salaries paid to its officers and its parsi mony in dealing with old, sick, and un fortunate people ; and as to the conduct of the Inspsc-or of the Board in acting immorally towards some of those who astc for, or are in receipt of, aid, his Excel lency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Commissioners to examine, in quire into, and report upon the said comolaints." Mr Martin directed that proclamation should be made that members of the Com mission were now prepared to h«*r any one who had any evidence to offer or abatement to make in connection with the subject on which a Commission had been issued by His Excellency the Governor. This having been done and several members of the Board, together with witnesses, having taken their seas, Mr Martin said that two questions had arisen with respect to tho conduct of the enquiry. The first one was as to whether counsel should be employed, ani the second as to whether the public should be admitted. As to the first point, the Com [ mission did not think it advisable that counsel should appear, »b they did not know that the persons who were prepared to give evidence were acting in concert; and, therefore, one counsel might not represent all. Again, as the majority of those who would give evidence would probably be poor people, ifa would not be right; that counsel should be allowed, when they would perhaps not be in a position to employ one. As regarded the admis 'ion of the public, the character and scope of the enquiry seemed to the Commissioners to make the admission of the public undesirable. As would have been aeen from the advertisement issued by the Commission, there were charges of immoralty against one of the Board's officers, and there were said to be cases of refusing assistance. .The investigation of this latter class of cases would Involve the enquiry into the position and n?eans of the witneses, and it wa3 exceedingly undesirable, in the opinion of the Com missioners, that the poverty of these people should be brought out in public. The members of the Board, the officers against whom the charges were made, and the witnesses would, therefore, be the only persons allowed to be present at the inquiry. He had, therefore, to request the representatives of the Press who were present to retire. This was done and the Commission commenced its work in private, much to the disapprobation of the crowd assembled in the corridor

CORRESPONDENCE.

We lio not hoid ourseives resoofisme tor the opinions expressed bv our correspondents.)

BLOOD POISONING IN SHEEP

TO THE .EDITOR.

Sjk,—lf you are not already tired of this fcuhjecfc, you would oblige me very much by granting me space in your valuable paper to say a few wofds in regard to Mr Strachan's last letter Mr Straohan thinks it strange that I should advise so c refnlly how to avoid blood poisoning at, shearing, wh«n I bad met wilh so little of it in my experience. I may tell him that I wrote for the benefit of some inexperienced settlers who had been scired by the floating reports they had heard about the disease, and wished to sail clear of this sunken rock, if a reliable chart could be obtained to assist them in doing so. In reply to Mr Strachan when he says that I forgot to mention the o.ure for hoove. I miy say that I am quite familiar with all that i.3 said by the best authorities.in regard to this disease, and have had considerable ex perience cf it myse f ; but, in order to make the remedies for it praetisable, we would have to carry about with ua continually, probaDgs, and trocars with their carnu'as, ready for emergencies which might not be met with once in a number of yearg ; most people would prefer the risk of losing a sheep or two occasionally to doing this. Careful attention to the prevention of the disease is, however, worthy of the considera tion of everyone having to do with sheep. Mr Strachan remarks that I do not believe his sheep died from blood poisoning. I certain y do not believe that the large number he speaks of died from poison re ceived through wounds in the integument. He speaks of nitrogen as being one of the elements of danger. Now, Professor Huxley tells ua that nitrogen can only be taken into the blood through the medium of a solution of food stuffs; the chyle physiology makes us acquainted with. I believe Professor Huxley. Mr Strachan tells the public that my plan ia to keep the sheep several hours in the pens previous to shearing, to allow the gaseous matter time to escape, etc. On this point perhaps the composition of my last letter was not explicit enough.to indicate my true meaning, which was that the sheep when brought from any very succulent feed should be driven slowly from the field, and left undisturbed in some enclosure away from the shed ; not bustled into pens at all until after they have had time allowed them' to empty their bowels, and reduce to a digestible form the crude material in the rumeu by the process of chewing the cud— this wquld take from twelve to sixteen houra. I never said that sheep ought to have time to get rid of gases. The advice I gave was for the purpose of minimising the risk of fermentation tak'ng place. Fermen tation, either of a vinous or putrid nature, must supervene before gases are evolved in the paunch. Let it be understood that in this letter I am only speakitg of the danger from hoove. I see no occasion to add to or take from what my first letter contained on the subject of blood poisoning. Mr Strachan has evidently found out that shearing sheep off hard feed, as he terms it, gives them immunity from the disease that decimated his flocks in 1886, This confirms my con tention that the digestive organs were the seat of the disease. Shearing sheep off hard feed, or after a long fast, will in nowise protect them from blood poisoning by germs conveyed to wounds from putrid flesh, or any other source, but it is an infallible protection against hoove, Mr Strachan sayd that I forgat the laws of nature. This compliment 1 can return with interest when I tell him that my belief is, that if his knowledge of the laws of nature were real, in place of spurious, he would not now try to convince the public that his los esin sheep arose from some noisome disease emanating from the earth ; but would confess that for want of a knowledge of the said laws he entertained a wrong" belief as to the cause of his troubles, and in consequence did not adopt the precautionary measures the case dem nded.—l am, etc., D. Oliver.

Mission Service.

The Rev. .T«»lm M«W»II».

Two o'clock —the hour at which the Rev. John Me Neil 1 was announced to address a meeting in the Oddfellows' Hall—is no 1 a convenient time for tho majority of people to leave their ordinary occupations, but notwithstanding the building was crowded in every part yesterday to hear ',ho celebrated evangelist. The Rev. G. B. Inglis presided, and the meeting wa«s opened with the usual devotions. A mixed choir from the local churchea rendered assistance and Miss Ada Gates was organist. The Rev. Me McNeill first read the 55th chapter of Isaiah, and though there is no mistaking the land from which his broad deep voice had gained its accent, he is undoubtedly a clever elocutionist" As he read (he chapter, he made a running commentary on its teachings in a strikingly original manner, and his quaint though outspoken sayinas kept the audience in a ilow of good humor, A marked characteristic of his discourse was his essentially practical method of im preasing Biblical truths upon the minds of his hearers. Said he, "The Bible appeals to common sense. If people would only be advised by common sense, we would have the greatest revival ever known. It is for want of sense that you are not a Christian, if you are not. It is not because you have too nvjuh under standing, it is because you have too little. And then it is the only thing that pays, that brings back an adequate return for what you put out. Get a return for your expenditure. To live a life away from .God without faith, without prayer—it can't be due, it never was done, and it never will be done successfully. And if I am speaking to any one in this building who is trying to live without God,.he is mak'ng an everlasting fool of himself. So thao if you're going to live without God you can understand from the be ginning you're a fool: we will all see that in the great day. Sharp eyes can see it nowadays. Then why not try to live the only life that can be lived with profit and success" ? Speaking of God's promised covenant, ho satd, *' God shows us David as a sample casa, and the sack should be like the sample in all fair trade, and not as it sometimes is ; because the conrracc is not always up to the sample ; but it is not so with God. He says IDo you know Divid'? Of course, and every public house ruffian will tell you wh»t David was—a royal profligate and adulterer, whom God handled and dealt with, aud broke bia heart till the Psalms came bubbling ouc of it. God says, ' I will deal with you as I dealt with David.' I think the worst man here will say that would pull him through. Now you're a bigger fool than you look if ycu don't acoept such a bargain. We don't forgive ve^y readi'y, and if we do, it is inasrrudging way often. With some people their very forgivenness h*s a kick in it. May I never know it. There is something vitriolic in the way soma people forgive you. And therefore God says * Now don't judge me in this nutter'of forgiven ness by yourselves,' for it is written. My thoughts are not your thought?, neither are your ways my waya." He particularly called their attention to the eleventh verse, "It (ohe word of God) shall not return to me void." The harvest was sure to come in their own hearts, but they must remember that if they did not accept the word of God there would still be a legitimate harvest — condemnation. He said "I was at the Handel Musical Festival at the Crystal Phlscj three years ago, when the Messiah was sung by a ch ir of SOOQ picke 1 slnsrers from all over Grea' Britain, accompanied by 600 musical insb'umsnt*, and the finest orsjari in Kng lai d before an audience of 22,000 people; bui may I be there to see when " the mountains and the hills shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands." I teU you the day is coming when God will get his glory, the day when all these things shall be for a r tune for an everlasting sign that shall not be cub off." "During an interval a collection was taken, the proceeds after paying expenses to be devoed to the VVairarapa relief fund. The Rev Mr McNeill then chose for his text the first two verses of the 2?nd chapter of'the First Book of Samuel. As ib had fared with David when he was coming to the kingdom which God had promised him and those who joined him, so ib fares with David's greater Son the «pi itual David, theLord'sannointedking, the Qiptain of our salvation, and his followers He bid stress on the fact that God rarely used hi* power in a decisive and sudden manner, but rather kept his guiding band upon all things till they slowly but surely came ri?ht. So in Saul's case, though God might have crushed bad in a day and enthroned David at once, it was many years before David took his place. Bub he chose to give Saul a chance, a> d if he did not acb in thia way, but dealt summarily with wrong doers, many of those present would he in ever lasting destruction. As iu David's time, when those in distress, and Jn debt, and the discontented, joined David, po it was at the present day, A few years ago when all was prosperity, it was almost im possible to get people to attend to the wel fare of their souls. Throughout hia discourse the preacher spoke more in a conversational than rhetorical style, bat oC3asi nally, as in the tale o f Earl Douglas and the Bruce's heart, he shoved that he possesses very fine elocutionary talent. Very much in earnest throughout, he occupied the undivided attention of his hearers until the close of the meeting. The collection amounted to £9 10a sd, which, deducting expenses,, will leave something over £7 for tho Wairarapa Relief Fund. At Ohristchurch last night the Opera House (Tuam Street Hall) was crowd, d,, many unable to gaia admission. Mr McNeill said he felt a little mu3ty. He had been travelling since half-past seven in the morning, had preached at Ashhur ton in the afternoon, and come on by alow train, and, he added significantly, "I find New Zealand slow trains stick to their programme with a 6delity worthy of a better cause." He asked ttiem to pr*y for a blessing upon the tinging of the Gospel as well as upon the preaching of it, for those hymn^ were just simple, rhythmical, beautiful expressions of Gospel truths and experienca. " Why,' lie asked, " should it not be blessed aa WBll as a prosy sermon that sometimes has no poetry in it, or perhaps is not accurately quoted." Mr McNeill was sound on the financial question. "> We might," he said " have come here and said nothing about finance, and then after th3 mission was over gone round to a few wealthy people and asked for contribu tions. But I don't like to treat you as if you were a maan crowd, and that it is better not tq mention money to you. Well, perhaps you are, but (he added after a pause) you don't look like it.'' Ho then explained that all that was wanted was that thpy should pay the way of the mission, and "nobody would be burdenpd and nobody glorified." Tho=e who could not afford to give were asked to let the plate pass by with a blessing. To those who did nob care to give money to that kind of thin? he said in rones of intense sarcasm ** Well, keep if-, keep it, but don't make a song about it. Be the mean man that you we, bur be ib frankly, and d u't try to make out in some, way that your meanness Is generosity."

LATEST CABLE NEWS. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.

T ONDojt, No'vembrr 25 Mr Ollivier (SMr P. M. OlKvier). in a letter to the Financial Times, sug gests that the B ink of New Zealand should increase its ordinary capital to a million and a half at the end of five years by converting the shares to £10 each.

A RUSSIAN LOAN.

Londojs, November 27 The. Times reports that Kussia is about to float a loan of forty millions (? roubles) at 3| per -cent.

FRANCE AND MADAGASCAR.

Paris, November 23 After an angry discussion in the Chamber of Deputies the vote for the Madagascar expedition was parsed by a three-fourths majority. The Cham* ber, by a majority of 289, rejected {he proposal of the Socialist members to consult the nation by means of a refer endum before coming to a decision upon the Madagascar question. Owing to the insults levelled at him during the debate, M. Foincare has challenged M. Eouanet, a Socialist.

ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOPRICS.

Bomis, November 2 1? The Vatican, owing to the increase of the number of Catholics, has decided to create additional bishoprics in Aus tralia.

THE GERMAN NAVY.

Berlin, November 27. The Kaiser, who has been minutely watching the Eastern war, has ordered the next cruisers constructed to be more heavily built.

OBITUARY

Berlin, November,27 The death of Princess Bismarck is announced.

THE COREAN WAR

Shanghai, November 27 The American Admiral reports that the Chinese lost 2000 at Port Arthur. The Japanese seized Reuter's special correspondent at Port Arthur, alleging he was in the Chinese service.

INTENSE HEAT.

Melbourne, November 27 The heat is the greatest recorded at this period of the year for forty years. The thermometer registered 105deg. in the shade to-day.

The Char's Wedding.

Pt. Petersburg, November 27 The Czar and his bride are walking about the streets of the capital un guarded. The Czar has announced his inten tion to remit debts to the Crow'n and arrears of taxes in honor of his marriage. He will also restore their birthrights to the Polish rebels of 1863, and direct an enquiry as to the pos sibility of granting an amnesty to many political prisoners. The police exer cised little interference with the crowds, who were allowed to press close to the carriages of the procession. Bands I stationed at intervals along the streets greeted the Czar with the National Anthem. The crowd heartily cheered the Princess of Wales and other guests. A salute of three hundred guns was fired upon the completion of the marriage service. The Czar gavo diiners to forty thousand poor in memory of the occasion. The Czar does not restore to the Poles the property confiscated in 1863. The Czar expressed his pleasure at bis appointment as Colonel of the Scots Greys. London, November 27 The Queen gave * dinner to a number of royal personages in cele bration of her granddaughter's marriage. Paris, November 27 The wedding was celebrated in Paris by church services.

On the Verge of Bank ruptcy.

A HARD-SET COX.OSX

Received November 28,10.15 a.m. Melbourne, November 28

The Premier, replying to the hostile motion of Mr McKenzie, declared that the circumstances of Victoria were so desperate that the House must agree to the proposed taxation. He ex plained that the Government had used all available moneys, including trust funds. This statement, he said, had been withheld from the Budget, and now was only disclosed to show the present necessity of the House accord ing support to the Government's finan cial proposals. Sir J. B. Patterson, ex-Premier, condemned the action of the Premier repeatedly declaring the colony oa the verge of bankruptcy. Personally, he was prepared to sup port Government, providing the land tax were withdrawn, The House jg still sitting. Members of Government are conlident of a majority of at least ten (Received November 28,12 00a.m.) Mr McKenzie's motion was lost by 55 to 33.

GOOD GOLD.

Pfhto, (W.A.) November 28 A parallel reef to the Londonderry Consols mine has been struck, and carries good gold throughout.

UNAUTHORISED EXPENDI TURE

Pikxh (W.A.j November 28 A long debate has taken place in the Legislative Assembly on a want of con fidence motion based on the disapproval of unauthorised expenditure. On a division Government won by a major ity of eleven. Parliament prorogues to day.

ALLEGED KIDNAPPING.

Bkisuane, November 28 At the kidnapping trial the boy who acted as interpreter for Captain Vos gave evidence that the latter asked the chief who came on board to steal some boys, and gave details of the resistance offered by the men who were Vis* napped,

THE ASHBURTUIN GUAKDIAfI: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1894.



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| _ Wanted. ] ry ANTED Known — Mrs Hcopek , 1 * (montblj nurse) is open to accept I engagements. Apply, by letter, to Mrs ' i Hooper, Alford Forest JKo»d, Ashburton, J ll*l3l BKAOTT"ULa''d useful Presents to all purchisers of 2^ 6dand upwards. —IT. C. Segers, Mcltcrd Hou*:e. WANTED Known—Special line of Henta' Uegat.t» Shirts, all siees, with or without flollars, 2s 6d.—W. H, Collier, tITANTED Known-Holders of ? V P.esent t i-k«ts can n«" w get them changed.—H, O. Segers, Melford Hou^e. OWN Make In Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, tluslin*, Flannelettes, Tiimminga, etc., at Mm Aicokn's new shop, Bikei's Buildings. SWEEPING Reductions. —Is Books for 9d, Is 6d Hooks for Is, 2a Books for Is 6d, 2. 6d Books for 2s, and all others at equal ra'e of reduction at- L. F. Ajsdrew-M and Co's., Cash Sale. 618 JCE CREAM, Ice Cream, Ice Cream, now ready at H. A, Flower's, Ease street, Ashburton. Ice supplied at shortest notice. 10 114 WANTED Known—Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical Li?e at 8. S.xek's, Optician. "TTi ANTED Known—The Corner is YV showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier. NO Stimulant has given so much favor with the Natives as Health Tea It must be good ; ask vour Grocer for it Henry Zander, Wholesale Agent WANTED KNOWN — Dressmaking prices to suit the times. Material dresses from 8s 6d, Prints from 7s 6d. Fit and style guaranteed.—Miss Murphy, Old Kindergarten, East Street. T3 B0 ENT Arrivals —Ladles' and Gentle -*-t/ men's Summer Boots and Shoes, Cricketing and Tennis Shirts. Unlimited selection of Summer Ties and Hats.— I Mitchell and Turner. FSTERS, Fried Flounder^ and j Whitebait every right at Je Witt's, Deep Sea Fishing Company, opposite Mail office. 9 16S "PRESENTS. We are now eiving _L Presents to all purchaser* of 2» 6d and upwards.—H. 0. Seders, Melford House. _____________________________________________________ i BLANKETS bought at Edward. Bennet's Sale, a special line of Double Blankets at 7s 9d. Extra large and heavy 15 i 6d and 16s 6d.—Robert Alcorn, Biker's Buildings. ROBERT ALOORN has opened in Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards, Bennett's and the Kaiapoi Sties, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought to Ashburton. Also an assortment of Boots. BOY'S and Girls Own Annual, British Workman and Workwoman, Infant's Magazine, The Prza, Child's Companion, Children'* Friend, Little Dot-, Family j Friend, Band of Hope, Young E lgland, and other New Bocks at Lowest Prices.— L. F. Andrkwes and Co. 11 98 '|M) LADlES.—Spring Cleaning.—We -*• have just received Three C<«es of,j Curta'na and Liberty Muslins, together with n.ew Patterns in Carpets,* 0 .cloths, and Linoleums. China Matting from Bkl per yard.—Mitchell ind Turner. HEALTH TEA is more economical than ordinary ea. It undergoes a process whereby the injurious ingre dients are eliminated, whilst it render the release of the better properties of the eaf more easy. Henry Zander, Autho fised Agent. LA ROE Purchase Embroideries ah Edwards, Bennett's S4e j over ninety pieces to chrose from. Ladies' Trousseaux made oi short notice. Orna- ' ments, Fancy Goods, and Dolls' Prams at Mrs Alcorn's newehop, Havelocic Street \,\ ' E Hold a Large Stock of tho Litest V V Novelties in Materials for Blouses and Walking TSresses. Just ©pt>ne'}, ex Pakeha and lonic, Dress Goods of choice selection, Sunshai*>s and Umbrellas.— Mitchell and Turner. BANG ! Bang ! S»ug ! My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Cluu Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and all sporting materials of the first quality at J. W. Hartley's, Gun Emponura. WANTED — Every Lady to try Madam Balcojire's Patent Ex panding Belt Corset (registered), guaran teed whalebone throughout. Orders left at Mr E, Hall's, Herbalist, Ashburton, will receive prompt attention. 10 86 WANTED Known—That owir.g to the success of the now being held up at Saunderß* Buildings, opposite Rail way StatioD, 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 Lawbie 7 166 Ii^DWARDS, Bennett's Sale. Grand lot ■t-1 new and fashionable Furs and Mantles ; half price. Come and tike your pick at Mrb Adabm dfKJJST'Notice Sport for Guns let out on hire or sold on tim9 payments. Having a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description. Gun fittings in stock. Prices low.—J. W. Hardley, Ironmonger, etc r —__—_ _ .—— GUNS J Guns ! Guns ! My new stock of G runsj ust to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Leaders, Riftes, etc In spection invited. No old stock fco select from at J. W. Hardlby's Sporting Rapository W"" ANTED Known -That if you ate in want of a firs, class artiple in sum mer Boots and Shoes, you cannot do better than call at J. Moisox's; you will get the very best at reduced prices. As for his own make, they are well known to the delight of the wearers, throughout the iustralaslan cobniea. Repairs well done and at once- Premier Boot Maker, Town Hall Boot Store, East street, Abhburton. /^IHRISTMAS and New Year CarJs for \J the Homo Mai!. A beautiful assort ment just opened up, Packets of Cards of choice designs from 01 upwards. Writing Papers and Envelopes, Pocket Books, Purses, Writing Cases, Ink slam's, Pictures, Music. Aocordeon* from 7< 9d, Concertinas, Violins, Banjos, Zither Harps, Photo Frames and Albums Scrap and Postage Stamp Albums, Indoor Games, and a great variety of goods too numerous _to mention > all at greatly reduced prices for each this montfa afc Jj. F. Aitdreves axd Co 's Cheap Sale. "DOLLAR CiGARETTEB.-3d. No holiers or photos -Husky Zander J Wholesale agen I



r>K^- PRIOR R quired for Small dW/ SECTION of Good Lind at Fampstead, with CO'TACiBof 8 Rooms und hcallery. Very easy terms of pay ment. T. BULLOCK. *-VCRE, Capital Building Sit*, wall situated la C"X Street, being T.Ss 796 and 797 ; for sale on veiy easy terms of p»y mer.c. T BULLOCK. fHO JjKT, at a low rental, small shop in 1 rtio Ajrxsade. next hut one to Tancred



TINVVALD. FOR »ALF, on ™y liberal trrmu, Sccrj«.i. a3, cnm«r «»f Archib»ld and James -treeca It is well Bituated. nut far from the lUilw*y Matimi, and fronting the Ma-u South IW. t BULLCCK# THERk. ar« two qitaiiiwn of H>wlth Tea, both ut>Biirp*»ted for«treugth pnrity and lov«ly fl»*»r. Pnc «, 2* fid ai>d«s l>er Ib. Ahk your grocer fur H«wltn Tiia, and *e« fh»t you get it. Waol«s»>« at JUvofw'ft



Business Notice. | NEW GOODS. NEW GOODS. TO ME E T~HE;. TIMES. . OWING to the scarcity of money and dulness of trade generally, we are over stocked. To ensure a speedy clearance, we have marked the whole of our Stock at the Very l»owoni I»o«gti»l«* Pric*. NOW IS YOUR TIME. MAKE NO MISTAKE. G J. JN~ITI L li'rt IS THE SHOP FOR A GENUINE BARGAIN. New Print*, guaranteed to wash, 3sd I New nod Fashionable lJreea Goo Is, double New O*lateat», very «rr>ng, 6^i , width, worth 2« for la 31 New DeUinM, very pretty, 7_i?, gaaranteed j Calicos, 2s lid drzen to wash | Double-bed Sheeting, white twill, 9_<l New Dreia Goo !s 5s 1 Id, dress worth double | Towe'n, 2£d ; Cotton Shirting, 4_d i M[LLINERY~MILLINERy IN ALL IT3 BRANCHES EXCEPTIONALLY CHEAP. Strong Comets, 4a 6d bow 2a lid j Children's Sunshades Is ' Ladies'SunehndM of every description j CLOTHING. """^CLOTHING. Mea's Suits, 13» 6d , Boys' Tweed Suits, 4s lid Men's Colonial Tweed Suite, 37s 6d Cow 27s Straw Hats for men and boys at any priue 6d Hats, Socks, Shirts and Ties at your own Wen's Colonial Tweed Suits, 45s now 32s 6d price. BOOTS^ "BOOTS. We were never beaten, and we defy competition. All our Colonial Boots ate made specially to our order, and we guarantee them. If not as good as recommended, we will replace them. -JUST TO HAND -120 pair of Ladies' Lace Shoes, 4i lid Children's Tan Shoes and Slippers* specialty Indies' Tan Strapped Shoes, 6s lid with box to match Ladies' Canvaa Shoes, tan »nd black Men's Colonial-made Shooters, najled 7s lid Ladies* French Glace Kid Shoes, the best to Men's Colonial-made Shooters, nt> iled 8s lid be had in New Zealand Men's Balmoral- and Cookhams of every Men's Bluchen, 4* lid description. COME AND SEE. G. J. NEILL'S FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBUBTON|j -JUST ARRIVED- W*B-BSB**B_a»S_-_«S>» (|^i <«"^****«""*l' ■TjiIBST SHIPMENT OF NEW SEASON'S FRUIT FOR CHRISTMAS TRADE- Finest New Currants Finest New Sultanas Finest New Valencia JRaisms (all cleaned by our new process) Also, Finest new Prunes FINEST NEW TUKKEY FIGS, All of which we intend to Sell at The .Lowest Possible Prices. SOLE AGENTS FOB THE FOLLOWING— Peerless a0 d Premier Tea* Peerless Tea, §lbs for 5s Peerless Tea, 61bs for 9s 9d Premier Tea, 31bs for 5s 5d Premier Tea, 61bs for 10s 5d BAWLINGS' SOAP MANUFACTORY (First Prize at the Ghristchurch Show,, 1894) POTTER'S HERBAL BEER EXTRACT— 7d per Bottle, 12 bottles for 6s 6d. Sufficient to make six gallons of Splendid Herbal Beer. «SS-k4SS-SiS----Sr *O" •B^BB--BS-_IB* —REMEMBER— WE BUY FOB CASH, SELL FOB CASH, MAKE NO BAD DEBTS, therefore we are able to SELL CHEAPER THAN ANY HOUSE IS ASHBUBTON. ■ #_» _________ FLETOHEE BROS-, WHOLESALE AND KETAIL GROCERS, |&c, f EAST STREET, ASHBUBTON, AND TOWER HIGH STREET, CHRISrCHURCff. 1 lie f urge*t v the Choicest, the fewest, and the Cheapest STOCK OF /iniD AND SILVER JEWELLERY, SILVER & PLATED WARE, OOLU ANU an- OLOOKg AND WATCHES, IS 10 BE FOUND AT THE JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT OF S. SALEK, WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER, EAST STREET. # , WatahM Ckanti ui Guaranteed twalf• ninths si. Bast English Mainspring 4,6d PROMPTNESS AND SATISFACTION.