Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1894. SPOOK QUACKERY.

The case of tlje Hackets, just com mitted for trial at Wellington on a charge of swindling people under color of giving spiritualistic seances, is a sad j commentary on the educational results of the century. One would have I thought that in a colony like ours, where for a population of 600,000 an annual expenditure of something like half a million of public and private money is made to educate the people, education should have reached a point raising the people far above the possi bility of superstition having any hold upon the colonial mind. But apparently h is not so. This spiritualistic fad has so long been uade ameans of sMndlingjand the swindlers have been so often ex posed, that one would have thought the age had gone by when foolai willing to give £5 for a seance were to be found. Yet these two young people did good business in Wellington, and their career was only brought to a sudden termination in the Empire city, by a policeman tearing down the curtains and appropriating the " phosphorised oil" and the flimsy gauze which, it is alleged, were made use of to produce the X spook " effects in which the al leged " mediums" traded. And yet [ there have been people in all ages who believed in the possibility of the visita tion of this earth by the spirits of de parted people. And ever since the story of Saul's seance with the Witch of Endor, when the spirit of Samuel was raised up to pronounce the doom of the Hebrew King, whose sceptre was slowly but surely passing away from his royal hand to that of David, the chosen of God, —ever since that story found a place in Biblical history, thia kind of superstition has held a firm grasp upon weak minds. It has been said that everybody is a little mad — that all have some weak or crooked lino in their mental development And

when peopla begin to examine them selves and their neighbors and judge by their peculiarities of conduct they find that there is some degree of truth in the assertion. We find some men going to strange extremes in what others look upon as the pursuit of the impossible in mechanical science. On© man wants to discover perpetual f motion; another wpnts to invent a : machine that will enable him to keep company with a carrier pigeon in her swift flight through the air, covering impossible distances in impossible times, a third wants to sail under the waves instead of on their sur face 5 and bid defiance to storm and tempest, reducing the dangers of the deep to the merest minimum- The poet has it that Genius is to madness so near allied That thin partitions do their bounds divide, and it is to the madness of genius that we owe all the inventions of the present century, which has been of all the centuries that have passed away the most inventive. Science strikes out new paths for itself and we find scientific research probing into the secrets of psychology, but as yet with small result. Most men are satisfied that in the human frame there is a force, hardly as yet defined, but known by the name of annual magnetism, By its exercise " spirit rapping " is worked, and tables, etc., can be so charged with this influence as to become greatly agitated, and to be attracted towards a given point by its force. At the %me time it has never been accurately laid down how much these movements of inanimate objects are impelled by animal magnetism, and how much by the muscular influence exercised un consciously by the human circle taking part in the " seance." Sceptics favor the latter agency as being the only ono at work in the matter. But there is a well defined difference between animal magnetism and spiritualism, It is just as easy to become enthusiastic in spiritualism as in anything else requir ing an exercise of faith, and the more enthusiastic a man becomes in it just the more readily does he become a prey to the impostor. It is to this fact that the success of hundreds of fraudulent mediums is mainly due, and the more that imposture is exposed the more do votaries of the "spooks" seem to believe in the "science." fetrange things have come to light in this age of reason, to be sure, and it may be that a means of communication with the spirits of the departed may bediscovered. Whenthe spook believers have found out that, they had better tackie the other department of the study and try to hold converse with the spirits yet unborn. No spirit that has yet been called up by the mediums has been able to tell us anything really worth knowing, has communicated a single sentence that was of any benefit at all to the dwellers updn this earth, and the shabby people always come in the dark, and object to being examined and interviewed in the way proper living people are. In fact when a person who was really a good mannered individual on this side the dividing line crosses the boundary and comes back again at the call of a medium, the spook always leaves his good manners behind him, and declines to hold converse with the party who is most anxious to know how lie is getting aleng. Thus it al ways happens that a spirit whom no body in the company knows is always called up, and is made the medium of communication between the inquiring mortal and the spook asked after. And to the matter of fact people who live upon this earth it is astonishing to find men of even brilliant intellects wasting good time on this moat useless of all studies. The gifted and highly moral editor of the "Review of Be views" is gone on "spooks"—the subject evidently on which he is "a little mad," and in a recent letter from Home we are informed that Mr Charles Otto Montrose, a New Zealand joura list now on a visit to the Old Country, had contributed an article to a London Magazine, in which he told what he knew of spiritualism and its pursuit in \ Australasia. While he confessed that he had encountered much that he was not able to render a reason for, he was equally ready to allow that in the spiritualism on this side the Line there was a stupendous amount of quackery and imposture. A northern contem porary, dealing with the spook quackery question closes an able article with these words:— We have sometimes ventured to hope that these colonies would exercise a reviving and strengthening power on the whole age. With their free Governments, with thsir universal education, with the participation of every. one in political life, with their vast areas of virgin land, they ought to be the abodes of healthy people, sturdy in body and mind, engaged for the most part in agricultural and pastoral occupations, free from the diseased tendencies which crave for spiritual seannes and the like. But we have not as yet seen much symptom of the growth of a wholesome life, which might have an influence upon the world, and tend to cure the deep-seafced evils which all thinkers discern and deplore.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

SDhe estimated value of hotel property in t he colony is £6,000,000. The farmers of Westbury (Tasmania) are establishing a beet sugar factory. A Church of England service was held for the first time at Wyalong a few weeks ago. Many abandoned claims at Wyalong are being retaken owing to the fresh reef discoveries. Mr John Bale, a farmer of North Arm, in the Maclean district, has planted 900 coffee trees on about two acres of land. The Rev John McNeill and Me Burke expect to levre Capetown for Hobart and New Zealand by the b.s. Gothic on June 8. | The evangelists expect to spend about six* teen days in Capetown, after which they will visit the various centres ia South Africa.

la the case Canterbury Seed Company v. 3. G. Ward Association, the appeal was dismissed by the Appeal Court, with costs on the highest; scile. The Oamaru Harbor Board appeal, seek ing to exempt certain rates from the opera tion of the receiver, was dismissed by the Court of Appeal, A young married woman named Annie Rubina Yorke was committed for trial at Sydney recently under the Children's Protection Acb, on a charge of baby |arming. Francis Martin, alias Miohael Carey, alias Anderson, has been committed for trial at Sydney, charged with forging cheques on the Bank of New South Wales for *£1200 and £200. I "In spite of the panic," asserted Sir George Dibbs at Clarendon recently, "in spite of past extravagance, the credit of New South Wales stands higher now than ever it stood before." The Premier of New South Wales says that the theory of " more leisure, pleasure, and treasure," does not obtain ia the Hawkesbury district, where the people are famed for theip physique and energy. We would remind fanners and others that Messrs Friedlander Bros', sale at Selma takes place on Friday, and as everything is for absolute sale, to attend should be of ad vantage to all farmers, A conveyance will leave Ashburton at eleven o'clock. Tenders will be received up to June 19 for the lease of part of Crown lands reserve 2902 situated in the Rakaia river-bed. The area is 263 acres. Tenders are to be addressed to Mr Marchant, from whom all particulars can be obtained. The New Zealand " Times " understands that eight Maoris of the Napier district, who have been converted to Mormonism, have made preparations to leave t for Utah. One •f the party is Ihaka Whanga, one of the principal landowners in the Mahia Penin sula. The sum of £720, raised by subscription, has been handed to the Wellington Benevo lent Trustees in order to obtain the Govern tnent subsidy, previous to devoting it to work for the unemployed, A further sum is expected. The idea is to make the long projected Queen's Drive along the sea coast. The City Council, who have already voted £250,. will be asked to vote £500, about £2000 being wanted for the purpose, The following is the calendar for the criminal session ot the Christchurch Supreme Court, which opens on Thursday:—Annie F. Davis and > John Carey Dadfield, larceny; Charles Smart, larceny; Charles Corkin, theft; Thomas Boiton, larceny (two cases); Edward Parkerson, embezzlement (four cases); Frank Sheenan, attempted rape; George Steele, breaking and entering; Frank W. Hadfield, forgery and uttering (two cases)} Margaret Isles and William Thomas Edward Isles, robbery; Thomas Sutton, larceny ; W. M. de Weston, libel j S. H. Saunders, false pretences (two cases). On Thursday evening a very enjoyable social was held in the Rakaia Town Hall under the auspices of the Rakaia Football Club, The room was prettily decorated with native shrubs and piesented a very pic turesque appearance. The floor was in splendid condition, and dancing was kept up till a considerable portion of Friday morn ing had slipped by. Sever*! songa were given, and a local step-dancer contributed a jig in excellent style. During the evening refreshments were handed round; and were duly appreciated. Altogether the social was'successful in every respect, and reflected credit upon the managing committee. The usual monthly meeting of the Dhertaey School Committee was held on Saturday evening in the schoolroom." There were present — Messrs W. Oakley (chairman) Jackson, Scarlett, Copland, J. Stewart, T. Childs, and J, Downie. The master's report showed an improvement in the attendance, the average for the past month having been 53. It also referred to the establishment of a school library by the master and children. The Committee expressed its thorough approval of the encouragement of reading, and the Chairman undertook to try to obtain from the Presbyterians the use of their books, which are at present lying in the school unused. Two accounts were passed for payment, and it was agreed to call for tenders for the erection of a new fence round part of the school grounds. Dr Anderson's inspection report was received from the Board, and showed the school to be in a condition very creditable to the teachers. From the ' Auckland Herald' we learn that in the charge brought against Mr Charles H. Manning, a Christchurch photo gtapher, on Tuesday last at Auckland, of maliciously damaging the property of Messrs Wrigglesworth and Binds, Mr Baume ap peared for the complainants, and Mr Cotter for the defence. Mr Cotter said he had a con* ference with his friend Mr Baume, and convinced him that it would be utterly impossible that he could get a conviction, and he understood he would offer no evidence. The case was dismissed. It will be recol lected that Mr Manning was arrested on board the Mararoa as she was about to leave for the south, at the instigation of one Hill, an employee of Messrs Wrigglesworth and Binnß, whose Auckland manager is Mr Eden George. The damage could not have been caused by Mr Manning, who was actually in his cabin in the Mararoa all night, having been loadvertently locked in by the steward. It is understood that Mr Manning intends to take legal proceedings in connection with the affair. At the Police Court this morning—before Mr Thomas Bullock, Justice of the Peace- Charles Tuckey, alias, Turner, was charged with the larceny of a hone, saddle, and bridle, the property of Mr George Robert son, of Winchmore* The Sergeant's evidence was that the horse was stolen from the Central Hotel on Tuesday last. Mr Robert son had left it outside the {hotel about five o'clock, and after having had his tea, three-quarters of an hour later he found the horse, saddle, and bridle gone. He immediately went home, thinking that the horse had made its way home, but on arriving found there was no trace of the animal, and next morning reported his loss to, the police All enquiries we re made by them, but as on Saturday last nothing had been heard the Sergeant concluded that the horse had been stolen, and directed his energies accordingly. On the same evening he received a telegram Reporting that an animal answering to the description had been sold by auction in Geraldine on Friday. On Monday, in company 1 with Mr Robertson, he went to Geraldine, and identified the animslf^The saddle and bridle had also been sold and were found at Straggler's Flat. The Sergeant afterwards arrested the man in a paddock adjoining the hotel at South Rangitata. 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It is reported that the Duke of York has, given a tentative promise to visit Australia in 1895. Lasker won tbe chess championship, beat" iog Steinitz by ten out of nineteen games. Pour games were drawn. There are twenty-five cases with twenty two prisoners for the Wellington criminal sessions next week, mostly of the usual character. A number of bank notes, torn into pieces, were picked up at Wellington the other day by two men, who handed their find to the police. Mr Joha Marsden, of the Railway Book stall, has received a very large consignment of new books, and has now a practically unlimited assortment to select from. The Queen's numerous grandchildren, not to mention great-grandchildren, hare ren dered an enlargement of Oaborne necessary. Twenty-four bedrooms and two bathroom* are to be added at a cost of £7000. The Mayor of Portsmouth estimates that the decision of the Home Office to close Portsmouth convict prison as a penal esta blishment represents a lost of £16,000 a year to the trade of that borough. Owing to the inclemency of the weather it has been decided to put off the perform ance of the cantata, " Buth.the Moabitess," till Friday, June 1, There will be a rehearsal qn Thursday, at 7.30 p.m. instead of to-night. , At Chertaey on Monday afternoon, while the school children were romping about in the playground, a daughter of Mr Peter Doig fell and broke her collar bone. She was taken to Rakaia where Dr Cordner attended to her injury. The greater part of the funds collected by the Hon W. Bolleston towards the erection of a memorial at the grave of the late Sir Harry Atkinson has been spent in England on a beautiful granite cross, which is now on its way out to Wellington. As soon as the cross has been placed in position the grave will be enclosed in a fence, probably of iron made from Taranaki sand.

THE WEATHER

ALFORD STATION.

The following is the Meteorological report for the week ending May 27, 1894:—-

Wellington, May 29 Winter set in last night with a violent southerly gale, accompanied by heavy rain which is still raging. The autumn has been unusually mild and prolonged. Spring flowers had begun to appear and trees were budding.

RECONSTRUCTION.

TIMARU FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION.

A TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY.

Timaru, May 29 Some sensation was caused here this morning by the public announcement that the Farmers' 1 Co-operative Associa tion must reconstruct, A meeting of shareholders has been called for the 16th, June. The reason, however, has nothing to do with financial stability of the association, but the memorandum of the association has been found inconsistent with the articles of Association. It is questionable whether the Association have power to give creditor to exercise the ordinary powers of borrowing, both of which powers have been exercised all along, In order to remove the doubts the Association have been advised to re construct; and render their position secure. The reconstruction, therefore, is purely technical. The business is in a good position, the assets being £45,000 over li&bllitiei. Business is being carried on as usual, except that no deposits are received or liabilities paid pending the reconstruction.

The Escaped Prisoner.

Wellington, May 28. The Wakatipu was searched at Napier for che escaped prisoner Trudgeon, but he was not found. The police believe he is in hiding in the suburbs.

O'BRIEN v. STEAD.

THE CHALLENGE STAKES.

WKLLiNGToir, May 28. Judgment wae delivered by the Appeal Court in O'Brien v Stead Me O'Brien, owner of the racehorse Loyalty, winner of the Challenge Stakes at the Canterbury Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting of 1893, had sued Mr G, G. Stead, treasurer of the Jockey Club, to compel him to render accounts of money received by him in connection with the race, claiming that this was considerably in excess of the sum of £1520, received by plaintiff as stakes in the event. Mr Justice Denniston had giver, judgment for defendant and against this decision plaintiff had appealed. Mr Justice Willhma read the judgment. It was to the effect that tha Court was asked to decide whether the Challenge Stakes was a sweepstake in which all moneys subscribed should be divided amongst the winning herses. The New Zealand rules of racing, ?4 to 24, were specially relied upon by plaintiff, but afforded no assist ance to the Court, as "Entrance," "Race," "Stakes " were used indefinitely, whether the race was a sweepstake or not. The evidence of those who entered horses ex- j eepting that of plaintiff was against the plaintiff's contention, and the Court could not decide that the race was a sweepstake. The evidence of experts most to be relied upon was that the race was for a fixed sum. Plaintiff was aware of the construction placed on the advertisement by the Jockey O'ub when he entered his horse and received prize money. The appeal was dismissed, with costs against the plaintiff on the highest scale. Mr Edwards asked for leave to appeal to the Privy Council, Mr Fisher, who appear. 4 for defendants, asked for security for costs. Mr Justice Richmond said it was almost scandalous to bring such a case into a Court of Justice, and sending it t© the Privy Council increased the scandal, That was the reason he was putting .plaintiff under the severest! terms. Ie waj a pity such cases were allowed into a Court of Justice. Mr Edwards said that ■as long as Courts were open to him the plaintiff was justified In availing himself of them. Leave to appeal was granted on security\pf cos's being given.

Cheap Money.

Bankers' Magazine. Bankers ate reticent men; they are accused of hoarding gold, and they^ cer tainly are addicted to keeping their ideas strictly to themselves. The following statements, however, have been made by a leading banker id a representative of the " Melbourne Argua," and as the bankers are unanimous in their views on this question, to consult one is to consult: all. "Is cheap money coming V was the first question put. " Yes," was the reply. "There is every reafion to suppose that it is. Gold is accumulating in nearly all the banks, not perhaps to the extent that is popularly supposed, still it is accumu lating. This points to a great stagnation in business. The brisker business is, the greater is the amount of money that is kept in active circulation, while whenever trade falls off currency finds its way to the banks. It is not the object of the banks, however, to have money on hand for which they have to pay interest with out making any use of itj and an accumu lation of money means that they must make efforts to encourage trade and enterprise. They have to endeavor to put the money out as it is called. Money is certainly falling in price now, and it would have' fallen much more but for the action of the various Australian "Govern ments, and of different state tastitntions, in coming on the local market for heavy loans, and more especially for loans not to be applied to reproductive purposes. Last year the Victorian Government ob tained £750,000 from the Victorian public. To that extent the Victorian Government competed in the market as against the farmers and traders. Since then the Treasurer has sold a large amount of debentures. All this money practically goes in the same way. Mr Carter and the farmers cannot both have it. New South Wales has also been selling debentures heavily, and bo have some of the other colonies. "Mr Garter has raised the price of debentures, has be not T *' Yes. That was a prudent step, how* overmuch it was grumbled at. It ii complained that people are deprived of an investment by his action, but the object of the. Treasurer ought not to be to enable cautious people to earn good interest with out any effort on their part to engage in any of the enterprises of the colony. People jqst now are afraid of touching land or manufactures, or other enterprise; but this is not a feeling to be encouraged. We want to restore confidence in all these ventures, to squeeze people, as it were, into using the money themselves, and the action of the various colonial Governments is a great obstacle in this direotion. " Do the Metropolitan Board of Works loans come under this category also 1 "Decidedly. The work that the Board is doing may be necessary, but it is not reproductive. The interest on the Metropolitan Board of Works loans will come, not out of the enterprise, but out of taxation. Mr Fitzgibbon is a very for midable obstaoie in the way of cheap money. The banks are not aided in any way in reducing the deposit rate to three per cent, so as to enable them to lend cheaply, when Mr Fitssgibbon offers whole sale four per cent interest, and has the power to pledge the city rates to pay it, "Then the banker's view, in short, is——— t( That money was S3nt up by excessive speculation and by over-trading. Men who expected to make 100 per cent In a few months were ready to pay eight, nine, or ten per cere per annum for the advances ; but money is coming down now in consequence of the collapse of trade and of enterprises, and the main retarding agency is the action of (he Governments in borrowing, and in borrowing; mainly fotr unreproducfcive purposes. You know the old rule of the economist that there are two ways of wasting money, first by prodigality and luxury, and next by in vestments that do not pay." "Then the bankers are alive to the necessity of money being cheap." *'Of course they are* >No men could be more so. The country must be pros perous if they are to be prosperous ; bufc these changes cannot 4» forced on, pro bably the more interference there Is the longer will he the postponement." " About a state bank of issue. Would that relieve the money, market; at all 1" " Not in the s-ighfcesL On this point it is singular what delusions prevail. Paper money can only supplant s certain amount of gold and silver. It does that in proportion to the confidence that the public have in it. The banks have never circulated more than £1^500,600 worth of paper money in Victoria, although, ss tha events of the panic showed, the pablic have never had the slightest doubt about ! the security of those notes. To change the mode of issue would probably not In* crease the circulation of the notes at all j and if it did increase the circulation it would only be by throwing jsold and silver out of the currency. There would be no addition to the money or tha capital of the country; and this is whore the delusion comes in. True, it might be said that the Government would obtain a loan to the extent of £1,500,000 without paying interest on the money, but they already obtain two per cent on the bank note circulation, and they have neither to maintain an issue department, nor do they have to keep a gold reiervo, as they would assuredly have to do if they ventured upon this undertaking. The profit, therefore, would be scarcely worth taking account off, while the attendant risks would be very great, ** To whafc risks do you refer ?" "The first proposal is that the notes Bhould bn payable in gold on demand, and that, as has been pointed out, would restrict the circulation Immensely. But the bottom idea of the scheme is that paper could be made to take the place of gold. You may be sure that we should speedily have demands made, which some Premier might find it hard to resist, that the paper should be used/ia a forced jaay ment, or, in other words, that the Gov | ernmentjahould pay in irredeemable notes. Already I see one member of the Assembly has spoken, to an audience about an issue of £10,000,000 of notes. Why, the total amount of gold in circu lation apart from the banking reserves Is not half that. In such an event any one knows what would follow —extensive depre ciation inlpropart'on to the over issue, »nd a serious loss to the national credit. No one would suffer more than the poorer classes, especially the wage-earners, who would of course, be paid in depreciated currency." ■♦* What about the Savings Banks* loans to farmers ?" "Well, I should have thoughtfthat recent events would have shown the impropriety of receiving money on de posit at call and locking it up in mortgages. That business is forbidden to the Savings Banks elsewhere, and there seems no reason to jusUfiy its adop tion here. The proper line is to put tha Savings Banks' funds In the Government debentures, and leave the present pur chasers of debentures to find industrial investment. That reluctance of people to find industrial openings is one of our rocks ahead. The state Is undertaking the business which ought to be left to individuals, and thrusting upon individuals the investments that properly belong to institutions of the state."

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NOTICE. IN THE ASSIGNED ESTATE OF ROBERT ALCORN. '*■ THE TRUSTEES BEG TO NOTIFY THAT ALL ACCOUNTS OWING W THE ESTATE MUST 13 JE FAXL> A.IC OISOE, OR LEGAL PROCEEDINGS WILL BE TAKEN 4FOETHWITH. W. TEBBSHAS BEEN AUTHORISED BY THE TRUSTEES TO RECEIVE ALL PAYMENTS. ALL CLAIMS SHOULD BE SENT IN AT ONCE. OFFICE HOURS, 10 to 1, &2to 4 SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS.



NO more Indigestion; no more ner vousness from indulging iii t<?o much tea drinking, for those who drink Health Tea. One trial will convince you. Henry Zandeb. Authorised Agent. NEW Indoor Games Accordeons from • 8s 6i, Autoharpa and Zithers, Photo Albums *md frames, Opals for painting on, Oil and Water colors, and Artists Requisites, new Books and new Editions, cheap reading; all at. reduced prices for Caah.—L, F. Andebwjsh <&0o Stationers' Hall. M~~RS ALOoivN has on sale for h Holidays a varied assortment of Toys, Dolls, Prams, Fancy Goods, and Christmas Presents—Saondera Buildings. WANTED Known—Speotaoles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Foldees, and everything in the optical me at S. Silek's, Optician. ■■ ■ ' ' . 1 , busmeos notices. IMPORTANT WATCHMAKING ANNOUNCEMENT. 8. Salek, PRATICAL WATCHMAKER and MANUFACTURING JEWELLER, YDEGS to announce the arrival of a LARGE STOCK OF ROTHERHAM'S MATERIALS for Watch Repairs. Every Single Part (ready finished) of a Rotherham's Watch kept; also a Large Stock of Finished Parts for all other Watches. —— Where repairs through Breakages are needed, time and expense is thus saved in finishing which means^Money. S- SALEK 1 therefore announces what most prove a 1 Great Consideration these Hard Times. A BIG REDUCTION IN THE COST ' ' OV WATCH REPAIRS. Repairs entrusted to S. SALEK means RELIABLE WORKMANSHIP, SATIS FACTION & LOWEST CHARGES, Jewellery Repairs receive Special attention. ~— SIGHT TESTING by Lazarus' System, SPEOTAOLES to suit all eights. jj B w rgEALAND Clothing 1 Factory SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. WE WISH to draw your attention to the Specially LOW PRICES of High-class Goods. Mens All Wool Tweed Suits, our own make, 28s 9d Men's All Wool Tweed Trousers, our own make, 9s 6d Men's All Wool Tweed Overcoats, our own make, 29s 6d Boots. Boots. Boots. TRY US FOR A PAIR. THE LEADING HOUSE FOR GENTLEMEN'S MERCERY. We keep all the leading lines., New Shapes in Hard Hats. The latest in Soft and Frame Hats. Boys' Caps from b'd ach. DON'T PASS THIS BY. Men s Trousers to measure from 143 6d Colonial Tweed. WATERPROOF GOODS. Men's, Youths', and Ladies' The number we have s M this season is a guarantee that we keep the genuine article. The "BISMARK " Sewing Machine is now to he had at the New Zealand Cloth ing Factory. The Cheapest and Best Machine in the World. On time pay ments— 2s 6d per week. HALLENSTETN BROS. ALIX. HENDRY, Manager.



Wanted. LOST, Kickel-PJated Lamp Soiktt. Finder wouM much oblige by returning to office > f this paper. 5 232 WANTED Known.—All accounts due to Stephens Bros and not paid by June 4, will be sued for. R. G. Shear man will receipt all accounts for us — Stephens Bros. 5 203 ™ANTED Known, good red Carrots for Sale, 15a a ton cash. Apply A, W. Randall ; Allenton. 6 198 WANTKD to Let, Commodious pre mises, Wakanui road, shop, large 1 room, and fine dwelling rooms. —H. M. Jokes. 5 208 WANTuD to Sell, cheap, Strong double Buggy, lamps, harness, quiet mare broken to saddle, suitable for lady to drive. Apply Box 73, P.P. 5 209 ij ECOND Hand Safety Jtlamber Frame O Duniop tyres; in very good order, dash, £12; terme, £13 10a.—H. M. Jones. BOOKS.— Just arrived from London and Melbourne, 2471 New Books, Birthday Cards, etc. Book Stall—J. Maksuek. 5 219 BOOR&. —An entirely new stock of Aldine Detectives, O'er Land and Sea, Tip Tops, Adventure, Garfields, etc. —J. Marsden, 5 220 BOOKS.— A splendid assortment of Stationery, Booklets, Text Cards, Picture Books. Book Stall and Shop.— J. Marsdbn; 5 221 B' OOKS.-Circulating Library. Terms: 2a first bookj 4d on changing every book afterwards.—J. Marsdbn. 5 222 BOOKS.-— New Books being almost constantly coming in, subscribers will always have something up to date to fall back upon.—J. Marsden. 5 223 BOOKS.— Second hand Books will not be bought or taken in exchange alter this date. Inspection invited.— J. Marsden. 5 284 BOOKS.— Please to observe that my Shop is next door to Mr Pollock's Baker's Shop.—J. Marsden. 5 225 BOOKS.- Cheapest Shop in Town. All Goods marked at Lowest Prices. No abatement.—J. Marsden. 5 226 BOOKS. —More New Books to arrive per Tainui next week, 3000 J*ooka to arrive about September. More to follow.—J. Marsden. 5 227 LOST, May 12, Chestnut Hack mare, height 15-2, star on forehead, scar on inside hind leg in line just above hocks, When lost was shod with bar shoes on front f set and had on cover. Information rewarded. H. C. Segers, Melford House. PIG Feed—A few tons damaged flour for sale, cheap.—John Orr. 690 O RANGES—New Season—very cheap. Please leare orders for Marmalade Fruit to arrive shortly.—Mrs Adams, Saunders' Bnildingd. WANTED Known.— Mas Hooper, Monthly Nurse, Alford Forest Ruad, will be pleased to receive patients Terras moderate. 5 112 \ % , ANTED Known—Special line of VV Gents' Uegatta Shirts, all sites, with or without collars, 2a 6d,—W. H. Collier. WANTED Known—All accounts due in th 3 Estate of Robem Aicobn must be paid at once. Office hours : 10 to 1 and 2 to 4, Saund^rs' Buildings. WANTED Known—The whole of the stock to be sacrificed by order of the Parchaser, Arcade House. 4 26 WANTED Known.—For Millinery, Mantles, Jackets, Ulsters>, and Macintoshes, Ladies' and Children's underclothing, try Mitchell «& Turner. X\i ANTED Known—The Corner"Ts W showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, U. Collier. WANTED Known. — .Mens Tweed Suits 15a Bd, Men's Tweed Trousers 7s lid, Mens' Strong Flannellette Shirts 2s 6d, Mens' and Boys' Boots and Shoes greatly reduced.—Arcade House. 465 A LL Claims against the Estate of t\ Robert Alcorn should be sent in at once.—Saunders Buildings, May 22, W" ANTED Known. — Ladies are invited to inspect the Novelties in our Dress Department and Show Room without being pressed to buy.—Mitchell and Turner. ANTED Known. — Embroideries from Id a yard, Corsets 3a lid, Ladies' Ulsters from4s lid, Ladies' Gloves ! four pair for Is, Kid Gloves four buttons Is 6d.- Arcade House. 63 fTTANTED Known —Before buying W your Hats come and see our Stock. Greatest variety to choose from In Anhburton. All marked very Cheap. — H. C. Segers, Melford House. WANTED Known — Men's strong Tweed Suits from 16s 6d; shirts from 2s 6i,—Arcade House. 4 24 CRUSHED Oats, 03 per sack. Al kinds of Farm and Mill Produce cheap for cash.—J. Thomas, Havelock Street. i YlSlTthe Sale. Trimmed Millinery going at any price Ladies' Under clothing reduced to 20 per cent, below cost. —Arcade House. 4 64 /"CHOICE Ornaments, Folding Screen^ \J Own make in Ladies' and Children's Underclothir.g. Aprons, aad Pinafores.— Mrs Alcorn, Saunders' Buildings. \\ RANTED Known-L W Pants 3s V V lid, Flannel Shirts 3a 9d, Worsted Socks fid per pair.—Arcade House 425 , WANTED "Known.— Cheviots, Hop sackn, Diagonals, Fast Dye Serges, Tweeds <md Fancy Dresses &c, with Trimmings to match at- Mitchell and Turner's. NO Stimulant has given so much favor with the Natives as Health Tea. Ifc must be good. Ask your Grocer for it. WANTED Known.—3lbs of our noted 2a Tea for 6s Id. For other quotations see Price List on Page 3.—John Orr & Co. 5J97 SALE now on—White Calico 2s lid per dozen, Towels 2s 6& per dozen. Lace, Curtains, from Is lid per pair, a£ Arcade House. 4 27 V\T ANTED Known—All goods in Show *» Room to be slaughtered at any price.—Arcade Bouse. 4 28 ANTED Known"— The~""Cheape£t House in town for Firsfc-class Millinery and Drapery is, H. C. Segers, Melford House. ANTiD Known.—Just received a Large Winter Stock of Boots. Liberal discount for cash. As usual, we do the best work. Repairs done at once. A staff of men always mdy at J. Moison's, the Premier Bootmaker, Town Hall Boots Store, Bast Street, Ashburton. 5 163



L FAO'l I.—Anyone drinking Health -^»- TjJA^d discarding all other brands, Will 6eftainly\ add ten years to his life. Juab yoiir try s it. To be had from all



CTEALTH TEA Is more economic*! I than ordinary te». It undergoes ft process whereby ihe-injurious Ingre* dients are eliminated, whifsfc it wndera the release of the better properties of the leaf more easy, Hehr* Zutlttß, Aalho riseci Agent*