Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1894. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Miscellaneous items on fourth page. The annual meeting of the Ashburton Cricket Club will be held m the County Council offices this evening. In view of the exhibition to be held m Tasmania shortly the Union Steamship Company are offering special facilities to intending visitr.rs. "Doyou like going to school?'' asked the youth's uncle. " Yes, Sir. I like pioin 1 all right. It's sittin' still m school afoer I get there that I don't like." Fou THH! Bt*ooi> is tmk Lifh—Clarke's World-famed Blood Mixture is warranted to cleanse the blood from all impurities from whatever cause arising. For Scrofula, Scurvy, Eczema, Bad Legs, Skin and Blood diseases Pimples and sores of all kinds its effects are marvel'ous, Thousands of testi monials. Beware of worthless imitations and betitutee 5)

Major Steward, as a representative of an agricultural constituency, suggests that' instead of the cheap money scheme there should have been a Fair Rent Bill. The Old Age Pensions Committee are considering a scheme broaght before them by Mr Buddc It is likely, however, that a Royal Commission will be recom mended. Harry Stewart's numerous friends will be pleased to learn that the injury to hU i knee is progressing, favorably, and he will probably m a few weeks return to Ash barton. His leg was not fractured, but the knee was Beverly wrenched. Mr Bell's Cemeteries Act; Amendment Bill is intended to enable local bodies to combino to provide a crematorium m a cemetery, as they can now combine to purchase a joint cemetery. If the Act is passed Wellington will, ib is understood, join with the adjoining boroughs and counties to establish a proper crematorium abKarori. A Press Association telegram from Nelson reports that a severe storm broke over the city about six o'clock on Thurs day evening, the lightning being very vivid, and continued a long time. Hail and rain accompanying it, within an hour the town was flooded, and every street from the hills was converted into a river. The water was flowing through some of the business premises m Trafalgar street and near the station. Horses had to be got out of their stables, the water being up to their bellies The downpour was phenomenal, and the water could not' escape. In some houses it was two feet deep. The damage must be considerable, but is nob ascertainable yet. An illustration of the changes of fortune that the ups and downs of life may bring to men was brought the other day under the notice of the Victorian Minister of Lands. It was explained to tha Minister by a friend, that a man made an appeal to him oh the previous day for enough to buy a meal and pay for a bed. He gave him sa, and it was arranged that he should go and see the Minister next day and get; a railway pass into the country to look for work. He failed, however, to attend at the Lands Department next day, for the very good reason that on the following morning he received a letter by the English mail enclosing a £50 bank note and intimating that he had become heir to £5000.

The Calcutta correspondent of the 'Times' telegraphs that the Queen's statue at Madras was recently smeared with Hindoo religious marks on the forehead j neck, and breast. The police inquiry resulted m the opinion being expressed that it was the work of a Hindoo who desired to worship the statue. This is not the first time that such a smearing has taken place. Some time ago a car penter was caught m the act of decorating the statue with garlands, and marks similar to those now found were detected on that occasion. He said that he was worshipping the great Maharanee, who, he hoped, would protect him and give him plenty of work. The inspector of police m whose division the statue is situated says that he himself has noticed people burning incense, breaking cocoanuts, and pros tratiag themselves m worship before it. Ad amußinjr incident took place at the City Hall, Auckland, while the Sapio- Ur=o concert was going on. Towards the close of the first part of the programme, says the ' Herald,' an individual m the pit got unpleasantly demonstrative, and was assisted to an outside ticket. During the interval he had got into the archway, and went up the back staircase to the back of the stage, apparently under the impres sion that ho was again getting into the City Hall by oae of. the ordinary public entrances to the building. This was just at the beginning of the second parfe of the programme, and Herr Scherek and Herr Sapio had commenced to play a piano duet m front, when the Unknown, to the consternation of the ladies m the dress ing-room, stepped forward and executed % jig. The ladies promptly banged to the door of the dressing-room, being unable to call for or procure assistance to deal with the unwelcome visitor, but the Unknown insisted as strenuously on the door being left open. There was nothing for it but for the ladies to get their backa up against the door and bravely withstand the siege. Meanwhile, Herr Scherek and Signor Sapio, finishing the item, hurriedly went behind the scenes and discovered the Unknown still dancing away and the ladies almost exhausted. The devotee of Terpsichore was handed out down the staircase and left to finish the rest of his step on the asphalt, The St. Petersburg correspondent of the ' Daily Telegraph' writes:—-' It seems well nigh incredible that a people who, two years ago, were m the throes of a famine, and publicly [offered up prayers to heaven for an abunden, harvest, shoulc be now concerting measures for the pur pose of counteracting the effects of the wished-for abundance. But it U none the less true ; and, stranger still, some organs of the press, m reply to the question, Should the corn bs reaped ? have delibe rately given it as their opinion that • for numerous districts it would be advisable to solve this problem m the negative.' Nay, more, it now appears that many landowners refused last year to gather m the harvest, and are determined not to remove it this year either. One landlord, for instance, who owns a large estate near Odessa, and whose facilities for export are therefore exceptionally numerous,foresee ing the fall of pricee, purchased 1000 sheep and unhesitatingly turned them into his fields of wheat. He is sa?d to be so satisfied with the result that he means to do likewise now that a further fall m prices is probable. The ' Odessa Novosti,' a journal which is usually very well informed upon agricultural questions, has published a series of articles to show that to gather m the harvest this year would ba tantamount to throwing good money nfter bad, for it can only be done at a h> avy loss to farmers A pood (361 b) of I barley, for instance, when it reaches the port of Nikolafff from the neighboring government of Poltava, costs the pro ducer 36£ copecks, whereas the market price is at present 34 copecks, and is bound to become less as soon as the abundance of the year's harvest is gene rally known.'

Mr Thomas Holmes' house at Hinds > waa accidentally destroyed by fire a few nights ago. Miss Edith Howes has been appointed mistress at Elgin school, the Board at it£l meeting on Thursday ratifying the choice of the committee, Victoria's liquor b:ll last year was £3,750,000, or an average or £3 4* per head, as against £3 9i m New South Wales and £3 18s 5d ia England. Mr Charles Sanderson, advance ag'Ji-t for the Walter Bentley dramatic com pany, is m town making arrangements for the production of " Tho Silence of Dear Maitland " on August 20. At christchurch this morning, » man named Peter Pasch was fined £5 and costs for landing jewellery from the Wakatipu without having paid duty. He pleaded that being a passenger he did not think the goods were dutiable. A prisoner at Wellington when in formed that he could challenge any one of the junrors if he thought that person " had a down on him " immediately and sharply replied, "There's not a man under Heaven who has a down on me." The Mayor of Dunadin is forwarding a petition to the Premier from eighty-eight men out of employment, with 200 de pendent on them, praying the Govern ment to provide them with work m order that they may not have to depend on charitable aid. The Musical Society had a very good rehearsal last night of Farmer's Mass m B flat, which augured well for a successful performance to-night at St. Stephen's school. The orchestra will be strength ened by the addition of a clarionet, an instrument that has baen much wanted. Messrs Landells and Preston, cyclists, mechanical engineers and nail-makers, finding their present premises inadeqaate for their trade, intend removing to the shop lately occupied by Mr W. H. Paget- Extensive alterations are being made on tke premises for the convenience of the firm. Mr John Rennie, of Ellesmere, has been elected to the vacancy on the Education Board. 148 Committees voted, and thefollowiug figures show the poll ing:—For Mr John Rennie 56, Mr Thomas Shailer Weston 37, Mr Richard Moore 32, Mr John George Knight 10, Rev Patrick Robertson Monro 9, Mr John Moncrieff Douglass 3, and Mr Frederick Charles Hall 1. At the Wellington Supreme Court a man was indicted under the name of John Wheeler, alias Crooked Mick. His Honor Mr Justice Richmond said that it was quite improper to allow nicknames m in formations against persons. Nicknames were imposed upon a person by other people, and sometimes a nickname might carry with it an implication. For in stance, it would be obviously improper to have a person mentioned m an infonna-j tionaa "the Artful Dodger "—(laughter) —even though the public might call him 80. In " the good old days " Victoria gave pensions to her high officials. Sir Andrew Clark, who filled the office of Sur veyor-General for three years, has since drawn £22, !Ja7; and the Right Hon R C Childers (who besides has a pension of £2,000 from the Imperial Treasury, he having been a Minister of the Crown) » who held office for a little over five years, has m the interval received £17,288, Dr Moloney wants these pensioners to reside permanently m Victoria or to strike out their alio tfances, but he will not be successful with either proposal. The Land for Settleraonts Bill got through the Waste Lands Committee this morning, The lease m perpetuity was not there challenged, but will be m Com mittee of the Houae. As now amended, where notice is given to an owner that a portion of his estate h to be taken, he may within forty days of such notice^ notify Government that he desires that the residue be taken also, and the residue will thereupon be considered to be taken and full compensation, must be paid. Mr Duncan has given notice of an amendment to the Bill m Committee to the effect thab if the lessee within six years of the date of his lease has complied with the pre scribed conditions as to Improvements he shall be entitled to acquire the fee simple at the capital value upon which his rent was fixed. His Lordship Bishop Grimes returned to Christchurch on Wednesday from his trip to the South Sea Islands, m connec tion with the jubilee of the missions m the Islands. The Bishop has brought , with him a large quantity of very interest ing curios of all kinds, with which he in tends forming a museum m connection with the parish. The Bishop had a very enjoyable trip. There are now m JNew Caledonia 15,000 blacks practical Catho lics, 52 Marist Brothers, 7 lay brothers, 18 French sisters of the Order of Mary, 20 native nuns, 29 Sisters of St. Joseph, 30 native Marist Brothers, and a number of native teachers. The buildings include the Cathedral at Noumea, 26 stone churches, 28 chape 7s, 32 presbyteries, 1 college under the Marist Brothers, 3 girls' boarding schools, 2 boarding schools for blacks, 26 day schools, 2 orphanages, 2 hospitals, 1 leper lazaretie, 1 asylum for reformed convicts, 1 sshool for catechists, and 1 seminary. A trial was made the other day at the Natatorium, Sydney, of the model of a submarine vessel and a blockade-runner, Mr 0. Seymour Allen explained the capa bilities of the vessel m the presence of a ylprge company, which included the Gover nor, Major-General Hucton, Lieu tenant- Colonel Mackenzie, Colonel Roberts, several of the officers of the warships, consuls and members of the Marine Board. Mr Seymour Allen stated, says the ' Morning Herald,' that by utilising means for purifying air, six men could remain m the vessel, under the water, for thirty-six hours. The model was made to descend m the water and to appear to riischprge a torpedo at a given angle* I Upon the moiel being sent to the bottom of the water, and the application of power being cut off, the vessel spomaneously rose to the surface. It also performed other manoeuvres required of it—such as descending a foot below the surface and going ahead on an even keel. His Excel lency the Governor informed Mr Seymour Allen that he thought the vessel was a wonderful invention, and that he hoped he should see the full-sized one at mo distant date,

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wellington, August 9 I j The Council met at 2,30. \ , SECOND READING. The Tramways Bill, which Mr Mont gomery explained was modelled on the lines of the Victorian Bill, and pro vided that the promoters must obtain permission to construct tramways, was read a second time. IN COMMITTEE. The Designation of Districts Bill was committed, A new clause altering Maori names of places, towns, rivers, etc., where the native designation is incorrectly spelled, was moved by Sir Patrick Buckley, and agreed to. The Destitute Persons Bill was com mitted, and slightly amended m the direction of giving the control of children to the wife m cases of separa tion through the misconduct of the husband. Progress was reported to enable Sir Patrick Buckley to make further amendments. On the motion for the third reading of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Bill, Mr Jenkinson moved that it be recommitted with a view to insert a new clause making the Bill apply to all persons m Her Majesty's employ not included m the Civil Service. Sir Patrick Buckley ridiculed the proposed clause, instancing the ab surdity of including the police and Permanent Artillery m the motion, because immediately these men were ordered for special duty they might decline till they appealed to the Court of Arbitration, Mr Jenkinson's motion was nega tived. The Bill was recommitted to con sider the amendments proposed by the Government, none of /which were of much importance. The Biil was again reported and the third reading fixed for next day. The Council then adjourned.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Wellington, August 8 The House met at 2.30 p.m. THE FINANCIAL DEBATE. Mr Larnach resumed the debate. He suggested to the Treasurer an easy way of getting revenue, namely, by raising an aJ valorem duty on bank cheques and receipts. His proposal was to raise the stamp duty on cheques for every £100 one penny, for £200 twopence, £300 threepence, and so on. He admitted that the proposals of the Government were borrowing, but they would have collateral security for the money borrowed. While he held that the proposals of the Government were sound ones, he could not but admit that the success of them depended greatly on prudent and careful ad ministration. If the proposals were N' iroperly administered they could not ail to do the colony gieat benefit. He believed that the Treasurer could get £1,500,000 at 3 per cent. If he com municated with the Agent General he would find that he could probably get all the monpy he wanted at that figure, or at all events not beyond £3 4s per cent. He considered the speech of a certain hon gentleman m regard to the Bank of .New Zealand was much to be deprecated. The legislation passed was not for ten years, but the partner ship between the bank and the colony must go on for ever, and nothing could dissolve it. Mr McGuire said that if money to farmers was properly lent it might be a blessing, but if it was not properly lent, and the interest payable was too high for farmers, it would be one of the greatest curses that could be inflicted on settlers. Mr Harris generally supported the Government proposals. He was in clined to think that the Government would benefit the fruit growers more by assisting them to destroy the insects that ravaged the fruit than by putting a duty on imported fruit. He thought that the Railway Com missioners should continue to have control of the railways. Mr B. McKenzie (Buller) thought that the Financial Statement was the most liberal, progressive and im portant Budget ever delivered to the House. Speaking of the mining industry, he said that the West Coast did not receive the assistance or en couragement it was entitled to. The debate was interrupted by the 5.30 adjournment. The House resumed at 7.30. Mr Mackenzie (Buller), continuing his remarks, said he regarded the absence of a comprehensive scheme of local government as a blot on the Budget. He thought that the sooner the Railway Commissioners were got rid of the better it would be for the progress and prosperity of the country. Mr R. Thompson said that the Budget contained borrowing from beginning to end, and he did not think it was good policy to lead people to' believe that the colony was living out of its revenue. He hoped that the Government would alter the tariff so as to prevent the importation of coal from New South Wales. He was strongly opposed to the purchase of native lands except by a responsible Board, for the system adopted during the last ten years had been rotten to the core. As to the Budget as a whole he considered it was entirely m the interests of Can-1 terbury where it would create a boom for a few years, and ciuse stagnation j and depression m Auckland province. Mr Stevens spoke m support of the Government proposals, and dealt at some length with the land question. Mr Pirani urged Ministerial control of the railways and suggested a trial of, the Vaile system. He was m favor of State fire insurance, and would oppose the imposition of a duty on fruit, He strongly condemned the attitude of the Minister of Lands over the Land for Settlements Bill, and said that that attitude almost warranted Sir Robert Stout referring to the Government supporters as dumb dogs, Mr Buddo protested against the very slight reduction made m the estimates for the current year, but he thought that the Government were to be con gratulated on their earnest endeavor to adopt a self-reliant policy. Mr Hall-Jones approved of the financial proposals of the Government with the exception of the consols scheme, which seemed to him to be the old style of borrowing money to be used m the construction of public

works. He praised the Budget gener ally, but felt disappointed that it did not propose to render assistance to those who wanted help most. What, he asked, did it contain to benefit a , man who had no land and no wealth ? Mr Maslin congratulated the Govern ment on presenting such a favorable Budget. Notwithstanding the de | pressed state of the colony he justified 1 borrowing for acquiring land for settle | ment of the people, and said that the only advantage Canterbury gained from the Budget proposal waa in regard to land for settlement, which was re quired. He advocated a revision of the tariff. He thought the mil ways should be under the control of the Government. The debate was adjourned on the motion of Mr C. H. Mills. The House rose at 12.25 a.m.

SPORTING.

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING.

Ohrlstchubch, August 9 Following are the concluding event* :— , Tally-Ho Steeplkohase — Pahan I. Waverley2, Lascar 3. Five other* started. Dividends—£s 11s and" £7 Is. Ladiks' Bracelet—Leontine 1, Chaw 2, Abel Tasman 3. Bags and Mainstay alto ran. Dividends— £114s and £116 a. Enmeld Steeplechase—Robin 1, Roscuu 2, Lord John 3. Dividends—£2 16s 6d and £2 7a 63. <■ Winter Handicap—Musket 1, Mariner 2, Speculator 3. Dividends—£3 15s fid and £5.

At the Canterbury Trotting Meeting to. day, The Duke won the Maiden Plate, dm. dend£2 2s; Butcher Boy the Selling, divi. dend £119s; and Kelpie the National Trot. paying £16 13s.

COMMERCIAL.

(Received August 10,10 45 a.m.) London, August 9. A Victorian wheat carpo, ex the barque William Wilson, sold at 24s 3d. Owing to a glub m Australian frozsn meat, the provision merchants are using four vessels as store ships.

ASHBURTON MARKETS.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenoy Company, Limited (A. W. Steele, auctioneer), reports on the stock market for the week as follows:—The yarding at Tin wald on Tuesday was somewhat larger than during the last few weeks, and the market was tairly brisk. Four and six-tooth cross bred ewes m lamb were m good demand, and buyers are now drawing nearer to seller's reserves. Hoggets were irregular of sale, and there was a slight drop m cross bred two-tooths. Freezers were somewhat neglected. We sold fat crossbred ewes and wethers at 13s, second quality merino wethers 5s 4d, two, four, six and eight-tooth crossbred ewes m lamb 11s lid. During the week we have placed the following lines : —200 two-tooth halfbred freezers 14s, 407 six-tooth merino ewes m lamb 5s lOd, 500 crossbred hoggets 9s 6:1. We also placed a tine ot 42 head yearling to two-year-old cattle at 41s.

County Councils Confer ence.

Wellington, August 9 The County Council Conference made further recommendations that the Act be amended to enable pigs to be'impounded; that during the recess the Government con sider the question ot adjusting the bound aries of councils ; that m the case of deferred payment or perpetual lease land being paid fqj m scrip the Government be asked to pay the thirds to local bodies as if the cash were paid; thab provision be made for rating native lands on the same basis as land held ■by Europeans ; that metal for country roads be carried on the Government railways at a nominal cost; that m cases of cash purchase of lands not fronting roads constructed by Government previous to sale, one-third of the price be dealt with as though sold under lease m perpetuity, where leased m perpe tuity and the deposit paid for survey fees and afterwards credited for rent, one-third to be handed over to the local body inter' ested ; that provision be made to compel owners to clear gorse to the full width of the road; that a clause be added to the Counties Act enabling counties to procure from municipal corporations the information they may require, the same as Road and Town Boards; that the Hospitals and Charitablo Aid Act be repealed; that county licenses be issued to hawkers according to the different classes. The following motions were rejected—to consolidate loans to local bodies, exempting counties from issuing collars and badges under the Dog Registra tion Act, approving of the extension of control ot town districts over main roads. The Conference to-day passed the follow, ing resolutions:-That section 26 of the Hospitals and Charitable Aid Aot be repealed (not the whole Act); that with a view of affording immediate relief to looal bodies the Government be requested to amend during the present session the Local Bodies Loans Act, 1885, and Counties Act, 1886, bo aa to empower the following ihran to be done—(l) that a local body shall be permitted to borrow money under the Government Loans to Looal Bodies Act, 1885, m order to pay off overdraft, (2) that as soon as any local body shall have paid off 1 its overdraft m the above manner it ■hall not be lawful for it to incur liabilities m overdraft which shall at any time exceed the amount of uncollected revenue at that particular date; that the powers granted to several counties under the Wheel Tax Act, 1893, be extended to all counties ; that the Government be requested to place the asso ciation on the same footing m the matter of privileges as the Municipal Conference. The Ifoxious Weeds Bill was considered m committee, and a number of amendment* were made. The committee resumed, but; the motion for the adoption of the report was lost. A deputation will wait on the Premier to* morrow, and lay before him those resolution! requiring immediate attention.

The Masters and Ap prentices Bill.

The Minister for Labor has circulated his second and amended Masters and Apprentices BUI. The new measure is compulsory only m case of apprentices employed m factories, m other oases the provisions are optional on both bides. The provisions as to requiring that ap prentices be sent to church, etc., hare been struck out. The Government Ap prentices Act is amended to abolish soli tary confinement as a punishment for apprentices. The percentage of appren tices' wages which must be Invested has been simplified by making it a pro.rdta contribution of Id m every Is during the second and third years, and 2d m the shilling for the remainder of the term, the contributions to be placed m the Govern ment Savings Bank, to accumulate at in terest to the end of the apprenticeship. Apprentices' wages must be paid weekly or fortnightly. The consent of the ap prentice is necessary to the transfer of indentures. The Governor-in-Council may make regulations as to terms of apprenticeship, what trades or occupations I shall come under tbe Act, minimum scale lof washes or percentage rates. The Masters and Apprentices Act, 1865, is to be re pealed. It is provided that the following proportion of the average of adulb wages m each handicraft shall be the minimum scale for apprentices :—First year 14 pec cent, second 20 per cent, third 33 pet oent, four 60 per cent, fifth 60 per cent, sixth 75 per cent.

frilE ASHBOBTUJS GUARDIAN: FBIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1894.



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Wanted pHEAPER Than Ever.-Books and v^ Magazines, Writing Papers and Envelopes, Pocket Books, Purses, Writ ing Oases, Inkstands, Pictures, Music, AocorJeois from 7s 9d, Concertinas, i Violins, Banj 08, Zither Harps, Photo ] Frames and Albums, Scrap and Postage Stamp Albums, Indoor G-an os, Wall Texts and Fanry Cards of all kindt, school Bass, Books, Exercises and requisites of every j description, and a great variety of goods j roo numerous to mention ; all at greatly reduced prices for cash this month at L, i F. Akdri;wjbs and Co.'s, Cheap Sale. ; BOUKB, Books. Books, Circulating Library. Teims easy. Half-yearly volumes of something to read with j Novelettes, each Volume complete m it self, bound m cloth sa. British Battles handsomely illustrated, bound m cloth 7s 6d. Boys' Illustrated Annual 5s 6d. Papeteries 2s 6d. A splendid lot of Albums from 3s, Birthday Cards, Text i Cards, and Picture Books, all m great i variety, everything good and cheap. Bookstall and shop.—J. Marsdbn. MRS HOOPER, Monthly Nurse,-! offers accommodation to patients at her residence, Alford Forest road, near Mr Cunningham's Store. Ten minutes' walk to a doctor. BLAINKETS bought at Edwards Bonnet's Sale, a special line of Double Blankets at 7s 9d. Extra Urge and heavy 15a 6d and 16s 6d.—Robert Alcorn, Baker's Buildings. GUNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock' of Gunsj ust to hand direct from' the manufacturers. Double and Single j Barrel Breech Leaders, Rifles, etc. In- Bpection invited. No old stock to select from at J. W t Hardlby's Sporting Repository LARGE Purchase Embroideries ab Edwards, Bennett's Sale; over ninety pieces to choose from.. Ladies' Trousseaux made on short notice. Orna ments, Fancy Goods, and Dolls' Prams at Mrs Alcorn's new shop, Havelock Street ROBERT ALCORN has opened m Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards, Bannett's and the Kaiapoi Sales, the cheapest lot of goods j ever brought to Ashburton, Also an assortment of Boots. ■ NOTICE 1 Notice Sport for all Guns let out on hire or sold on time payments. H&ving a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to j repair,; Guns of any description. Gun fittings m stock. Prices low. —J. W. Hakdley, Ironmonger, etc. pALL AND INSPECT THE NEW Bisnftarck Sewing Machine. THE BEST AND CHEAPEST IN THE WORLD. Hand Machine with Beautiful Cover £5 10d. Treadle Machine with Cover, £810s. SPECIAL DISPLAY TO-DAY. The Machines are supplied on the easiest of all Hire Purchase System, viz , A CASH DEPOSIT OF 10a, AND A WEEKLY PAYMENT OF 2a 63. No matter where you live you may obtain a BISMARCK SEWING MACHINE. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, ASHBURTON. ] ALEX. HENDRY, Manager AC H E E R F U L GIVER BUYS AT ■ i &. SAIEH'I, Jewellery Importer and Manufacturer. /"Diamond, Opal, & Pearl lOVCi •' Brooches and Bracelets, Suit all Parses, f Half-Hoop Rings, Opal COURTSHIP. | and Diamond Cluster (.Rings, Fancy Rings. /■Novelties m Electro plate. ThestockotSUver and E.P. Ware is the tf HEi>nin«, < largest and finest m the district. Fancy Clocks, pretty designs. All new lest desipns. No old stock fWatches, Chains, Studs, BIIITIIUAI, Lockets, Links, Pins. -i Match Boxes, Pencil „ Cases, etc. Own make AND , an( j importing. Mugs, Knives, Forks, Chrlitfttlng- . 1 aacl gp Oona . Pr«.«nt«. l Setv j efcte Rin gg f etc# All Goods Stamped Quality and marked Plainly. Old Jewellery Exchanged or Re-made. Watches and Clocks thoroughly Repaired m a workmanlike manner. Satisfaction Guaranteed. At 9m Salelc's Jewellery Establishment, East Street, Ashboeton. Sole Agencies Lazarus' Spectacles and Dixit Watches.



Wanted. \ I / E have just to hand a faw Bags of V v very Early Seed X idney Potatoes; new variety.—Shearman Bros. 8 47 Wlf ANTED, energetic man as Can " vasser. Address-— A 8., Mail office. 8 49 R" f| 7\7ILSUJS, Hairdrelfw^ • U« W {late of McGregor's). Th« l>e>t Hair-cut and fchave m towr, next Lublow's, Arcade. 8 44 AKATERE—The SoinerseTltf^ti Mart has Jong held " tha c*ke " »« the best and cheapest shop m town for cash purchasers. The old reputation will be maintained, Mutton 2d per lb, Saus ages 4d per Jb. All other lines reduced, i For Cash only.-W. J. Silcock. 8 52 /I Q PRAY is selling Firewood 255, •-/• O per cord, delivered. Coal from 6s per quarter. Good heart fencing material very cheap. Opposite Mercantile Store, West Street. 'pHE BEST FIELD PEAS are -* " Telephone's," p-oved to be bo by Mr John Hunt. Having bought the line of 38 sacks from him I will sell for 12s 6d per sack included, usually sold as g«rden peas for Is per lb.—J. Thomas, davelock Street. 7§41 '"€' 0 Lit, at a low rental, Bake House m I. East Street, paddock and stabling combined, lately m occupation of the Co-Operacive Society. Apply to George i James. 8 39 W' ANTED Known. — Embroideries from Id a yard, Corsets 3s lid, j Indies' Ulsters from4s lid, Ladies' Gloves J four pair for Is, Kid Glovea four buttons Is 6d.-Arcade House. 63 WANTED Known—Finest Seperator Butter Is 2d pel lb. Boiled bacon, hams, and eggs at lowest rates.— John Orr & Co. TF you want good prime Cheese and •*- Bacon, try Tayiok, East Street Bakery. 6109 WANTED Known—The whole of the stock to be sacrificed by order of the Purchaser, Arcade House. 4 26 WANTED Known.—No more wet clothes and bronchitis, Yarmouth Oilskin to hand,—Mitchell & Turner. WANTED Known —The Cheapest House m town for First-class Millinery and Drapery is H. 0. Segeks, Melford House. WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Regatta Shirts, all sines, with or without collars, 2s 6d.—W. H. Collier. "¥Tn ANTED Known—The Corner Is W showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H» Collier. ; WANTED Known.—All genuine Oil skins, Leggings, Sou-Westers marked Yarmouth—Mitchell ft Turner. SALE, of Warehouseman s Stock at Mitchell & Turner's. Cheap lines m all departments. TUST Opened, a splendid line of fashion *~* able Dress Stuffs, m Cardinals, Maroons, Navies, Browns and Blacks. To be Bold under wholesale price.—H, C. Segers, Melford House. PRIME Christchurch smoked and Lewis' pale cured Bacon Hams, best Akaroa and local-made Cheeses from sd. at Taylor's, East Street Bakery. 6110 WANTED Known — Men's strong Tweed Suits from 16s 6d; shirts from 2s 6d,—Arcade House. 4 24 /^HUSHED «/ats, 31bs over usual J weight, 5s saok included. All kinds of produce cheap for cash —J. Thomas, Havelock street. 7 51 SWEEPING Redactions. —Is Books for 9d, la 6d Books for Is, 23 Books for Is 6d, 2s 6d Books for 2s, and all others at equ&l rate of reduction at" L. F. Andrewes and Cos.. Caah Sato. 618 TF you wish your poclals and parties to ■*■ be successful, buy your cake, pastry, etc , at Taylor's, East Street Bakery. Parties supplied on the shortest notice. 6_m i _ TTISITthe Sale. Trimmed Millinery * going at any price Ladies' Under lothing reduced to 20 per cent, below ost. —Arcade House. 4 64 OYSTERS and Freeh Fish oTall sorts arrive evening per express at Deep Sea Fishing Oo.'a Shop, Burnett street Aahburton 2 62 fTT ANTED Known—All goods m Show »" Room to bo slaughtered at any price.—Arcade Bouse. 4 28 T ADIRs.' and Gentlemen's left-off \,J Clothes bought, sold, or exchanged. —Mbs Ksk HT, Wakanui Road, opposite Templar Hell. 7 102 WANTED Known -L W Pants 3h lid, Flannel Shirts 3s 9d, Worsted Socks 6d per pair.—Arcade House 425 I^DWARDS, Bennett's Sale. Grand lot -^ new and fashionable Furs and Mantles ; half price. Come and take your pick at Mrs Adams- SALE now on—White Calico 2s lid per dozen, Towels 2s 6d per dozen, Lace, Curtains, from Is lid per pair, at Arcade House. 4 27 «ITANTED Known-Before buying VV your Hats come and see our Stock. Greatest variety to choose from m Afihburton. All marked very Cheap. —H. 0. Segers, Melford House. i«i - • ■ ■ OWN Make m Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, tfuslins, Flannelettes, Trimming*, etc., at Mrs Alcorn's new sliop, Baker's Buildings. < WANTED KnownTlTMeTs ~Tweed Suits 15s Bd, Men's Tweed Trousers lid, Mens' Strong Flannellefcte Shirts 2s 6d, Mens' and Boys' Boots ai>d Shoes greatly reduced.—Arcade House. 465 WANTED Known--Thatowing to thl success of the Sale now being held up at Saunders' Buildings, opposita Rail- 1 way Station, it will be continued for another twenty-eight days, I am not advertising a few cheap lines, bat the whole of the stock. Don't lose the oppor tunity of securing genuine bargains—A. Lawhib. 7 166 ANTED Known —Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything m the optical me at S. Saxek's, Opfcjpj^^ WANTED Known.-Just received a Large Winter Stock of Boots. Liberal discount for cash, Aa usual, we do the best work. Repairs done at once A stall' of men always ready at J. Moison's, the Premier Bootmaker, Town Hall Boot Store, East Street, Ashburton. 5 156 BANG! Bang < Bang ! My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Club Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Canes and all sporting materials of the first quality at J. W» Haudljjy's, Qua Emporium,



- Bua»meas Notices. _ r _ , IP YOtT WANT GOOD VALUE EOK YOUR MONEY GO TO— G. J. NEILL'S WHERE THEY ARE SELLING AT LESS THAN CaST PRICE. HOD UP.~EaM> UP MtTSX HAVE MUNEY, NO SEASONABLE OFFER REFUSED FOR ANY ARTIOLF IN THE SHOP. DRESS GOODS 2Jd DRESS GOODS 3Jd Double width Dress Tweeds Is lid Heavy Shirting Is 6d—Reduaed to 9id Reduced to Is Union Shirting Is 2d—Reduced to v^d i TOWELS 2id Kid Gloves, four clasps Is 9d Double Bed-twi4l Sheeting, unbleached Flannelettes, yard wide 7Jd—Reduced and White 9*d to4|d White and Grey Calico la lid doz Dr Warner's Coraline Corsets, 8s 6d All Wool Klannel 7£d Reduced to 6a lid MimNERY^D^NDER-OLOTHING AT YOUR OWN PRIOE CLOTHING- CLOTHING Boys* Suits 3s lid Men;s Tweed Trousers; 6* lid Boia' Suits 4s lid Men's Wocllen hocks 7£d Sots' Gape 6d Men's Tweed Overcoats, with capes Sen's Tweed Suits 13s 6d 17s 6d MWa TTflßvv All Wool Suits 3Ss 6d Men's Tweed Macintoshes, with capes Reduced to 22s 6d 39a 6d~Reduced to 23s 6d MEN'S SHIRTS, TIES, HATS, CAPS, etc., AT ANY PRIOE. BLANKETS. ~~ BLANKETS. TW FVERY CONCEIVABLE MAKE, COLONIAL AND ENGLISH, AT ANY IN KVJ.KI wr<u p RIOE _ FROM OJB 0d PER PAIR. NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED. BOOTS, BOOTS CHEAPER THAN EVER, WE CANNOT HELP IT AS WE WANT THE MONEY Wnman'ii Shoes 4s lid Women's Leather Lace Biota, all sizes 5s lid Women s snoes 43 mE SIMPLY GIVEN AWAY. Men's Bluchers 4i lid Boys' Nailad Shooters, Strong, 5s 6d 55!ni NH^ bmtertiKhta, pegged, Ladles' French Snoes 11s 9d-Reduced lsi6d~Reducedtolls6d _ toßs6d CHILDREN'S TAN SHOES AND SLIPPERS AT YOUR OWN PRICE G J, M El L L SB, FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON Cash. We Want CASH. ~~^LiTOHER BROS. £V ISH TO THANK the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding Districts for he generous Support given them, and hope that those who were unable to get bOppHed. on account of the crttsh and shortage of room, will kindly excuse; and, as a further proof they intend to study the want of their customers, they have taken the large Shop neyt door, and with the addition of a large BrJck and Iron Building at rear of two Shops, they will be ablb to meet present requirements, and as a further guarantee that they intend to stay and sell the Finest Quality Goods at LOWER RAfES than have been sold m Ashburton before. They quote the following list:— CREAT REJUCTIONS RolliUa Holler Flour. 251bs 2s Od. SOlbs 3s 10 Jd lOOlbs 7s 6d. 2001bs 14s 251 b Moir's New Oatmeal 2s 6d Neave's Food lid per tin, 10s per bag, 4 bags 9s lid 9d per dozen Best Mauritius Sugar 2fd per lb Bryant and May's Safeties 7^d Finest Sago, Tapioca, Split Peas per dozen, 12 dozen 7s 4|d l- 3d per lb, 7lbs Is Sunlight Soap Is 2d per box of Ncw'Currants, washed and dried, 6 Tablets 3M 121bs 3s' 9d Candles 5-|d per lb, 121bs 5s M Baisins washed and dried, 4|d Corn Flqur (Brown's) 3|d per per lb 121 b4s 6d lb, I2lbs 3s 5d Sultanas 4|d, 121bs 4s 8d Edmond's Baking Powder, large Extract of Soap, 13 packets for tins, lid per tin, 12 tins 10s 9d Is 141 b box 3s lid Cream of Tartar, pure, Is 2d per! UmonPeelßdperlb,2lbls3d, lb 121bs 13s 71b tins 3s lid Our Own Baking Powder 9d lb Essence of Lemon, Vanilla, Coffee, purest and best, ground Cochineal, Almond, Date 5Jd on the premises daily, Is 2d bottle, 6 bottles 2s 6d and Is 6d per lb, deduction Oxford Blue 8d per lb, 121 b box to large consumers 7 S 9^ Pure Pepper Is 2d per lb, 121bs Plaid Vestas 3|d per dozen, 12 13s packets 3s 3d Baking Soda 3d per lb, 51bs Is Preserved Babbit 9d per tin, 8s Caustic Lye, for Soap making, 9d per dozen large tins lid, 12 tins 8s 9d Sheep Tongues lOd per tin, 9s Superior Black Lead 5Jd dozen, 9d per dozen 12 dozen 5s 3d ——01—— Note the Price we sell TEA. Any Slbs of the following brands 5s 6d— 2Wx>b Matchless, Arab, Nelson and Moate's, Jameson and Anderson's, Tiger, 'and any other. 3d per b Reduction on 101 b Tins ; Tins free. NOTE ADDRESS— -, T . -■ D«^%« 1W and 109, High Street, Ohristchurch; TeleJ; T letCll6"l' tsrO»«s phone 731; and EAST STREET, Ashburton.: Remember to patronise the firm who brought an<? -aep down the prices, and give the people of Ashburton the benefit of all nibbles oought m the Home and Oonti ne^lmwkfitßffßGE A CONSUMERS LIBERALLY DEALT WITH. A Complete Price List now m press will be forwarded to any address FREE. LEAVING ASHBURTON, Great Slaughter of Drapery for the INext Three W&eks. HAVING DECIDED TO LEAVE ASHBURTON at; the end of this month, *ill ttbe thelowple of Ashburton the GREATEST BARGAINS they have ever had for the NEXT THREE WEEKS, so as to save cost of removal. Terms CASH OUTFIT. All Accounts owing are requested to be paid at once. ST Sale Commences SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 0 * DESIRABLE FAMILY RESIDENCE FOR SALE. S. W. A L CORN EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.