Ashburton Guardian. MAGNA EST VERITAS ET PRÆVALEBIT. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1894. THE NEW LICENSING BILL.

The Press Association has sent us its precis of the new Licensing Bill, which the Premier some days ago said would give satisfaction to all parties. He said the same about the last Licensing Bill he brought down, and our readers can judge for themselves how far his prophecy was borne out. We have not had time to study the provisions of the measure very closely, and prefer to wait for a printed copy of the Bill before noticing the proposed measure at any length. We refrain for the present from dealing with the question of the local option vote, which a reference to the precis will show is to be tinkered, and also with the pro posed changes as regards club, whole sale, railway, bottle, and New Zealand wine licenses, and will only have a few words to say as to the proposed new Committees. We feel perfectly certain that the proposed changes in regard to them will not please either party. If there is one country in the world the people of which dearly love an election, it is New Zealand, and the people of the colony will not cure to be deprived

of their right to elect the men who are to administer the licensing law in their midst. The licensed victuallers may be a sporting community, but we hardly think they will take kindly to delegating the Committees' powers to the Chairmen of local bodies, and tak ing the chance of the opinions of these gentlemen. We are quite sure the temperance party will not. Then there is just the possibility, if the change is effected, of transferring the fight over the liquor question from a pitched battle over regular committees to a guerilla warfare a each locsl election. The fight for the Mayoralty of Ash burton would resolve itself into a prohibition question. The same question would be imported into the County Council and Road Board elections, and those for Town Boards, for we take it all these bodies would come under the heading of local authorities. And it would be a great pity to have this question simmering and bubbling and occasionally boiling at every little local election in the county—but that is what would happen. Then, we fail to see what right Government has to saddle the men who may be elected to the position of chairmen of these bodies with the duty of fitting on a licensing Committee. A man may be perfectly willing to be Mayor of a borough, Chairman of a County Council or Koad or Town Board, or Chairman of an Education or Charitable Aid Board, | and yet have decided objections to have anything to do at all with the! licensing affairs of the district. Yet this Bill would compel him if he ac cepted office in either of these capacities (for all of which he may be abundantly qualified and anxious to serve) to accept also a seat on a licensing Committee, an office that may be thoroughly repugnant t,o him. The proposed component parts of the new Committees are a very strange mixture indeed.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Government propose to introduce a Bill to extend the time for payment of bonus on beet sugar to fifteen years. At the Presbyterian church to-night Mr Mansfieled will lecture on the New Hebrides. Illustrative magi 3 lantern views will be shown. The lecture is in aid of the Mission Hospital fund, and the curios which the lecturer has with him will be on view from half-past seven, the lecture commencing at eight. Mr H. Zander is advertising a patent German yeast which will certainly be a i great boon, if all we hear about) it is true, to thoae who bake their own bread. The second-hand dealers have decided to petition Parliament protesting against the Bill affecting their trade, and pointing out the great hardship which would be inflicted if the measure passes. Government have informed the Welling ton Chamber of Commerce that the ques tion of the purchase of the Wellington— Manawatu Railway Company's line will be considered by the Cabinet, , A house occupied by Mr S. 3 Chapman and family, and situated inAkph street, Wellington, was destroyed by fire early this morning, the occupants escaping by an upstairs window; Very little was saved. If the Duke of Westminster's last; will and testament were to come under the new Budget ii> would pay death dutieu to the amount of one million sterling. But then the ducal family would remain in possession of 16 millions. In Holland the peasant girls who are swainless at fair time hire young men for the occasion. A handsome man who is a good dancer has a high value, so much so that sometimes throe girls have to club together to hire one swain. The 'Fortnightly Review' for May said :' There is no doubt that the cost of bicycles to the public has been artificially maintained, and that altogether excessive sums h»ve been charged* There appears to be a chance of the extortion breaking down, as one London firm is offering machines with the usual guarantee, with cushion or any pneumatic tyre, for 9 and 12 guineas respectively. The residents of Seafield district are reminded of the Sunday school anniver sary on Sunday next. The preacher in the morning will be the Rev. J. Cocker, and in the afternoon the Rev. B. A, Scott, formerly of Ashburton. On the following Friday the tea will be held. It is to be hoped that the weather will be suitable, and the attendance encouraging to the Sunday school Workers. TheTimaru 'Herald* reports the sale by auction, under a mortgagee's order of a farm at Glen-iti. The farm lies principally in the upper angle formed by the Clareinont road and Otipua creek, » portion lying south of the Claremont road further back. The farm contains 280 acres, all fenced of course and subdivided, but without buildings. There was quite a large attendance at the sale, estimated at 200, the bidding began at £8 an acre, was mn up by 10a bids to £9 10s, aud ihen by 5s bids to £10, at which price it was knocked down. It the Hinds Wesleyan Church on evening the 15th inst, a service of song, entitled' Christie's old Organ,' was ren dered by an efficient choir, under the able leadership of Mr D. Miller, Mr W. Ford presiding ac the orijan. Mr J, Stout gave the connective readings. There was a largeandappreciativeaudience. Atthe con* elusion of the service of song, refreshments were passed round by lady friends. The church was tastefully decorated with ever greens, etc., for the oocasion. Votes of thanks to all who had heipod to make the gathering successful were carried by acclamation. A very enjoyable evening was brought to a close by singing the Boxology. The Custom house valuations of the chief articles of exports from the colony for the year 1893 were:—Wool B|d per lb, gold £3 39s lid per ounce, grain of all kinds 2a 4|d psr bushel, flax £17 18s 7d per ton, kauri gam £61 8a 34 per ton, butter 9§ i per lb, cheese 4§i per lb, and frozen meat 24s per cwt. "The export value is based on the exporter's declara tion of value, the correctness of which is inquired into by collectors of customs, There is no standard value accepted, if the exporter's value is found to be too. high or too low, he is required to furnish correct value." DOLLAR CIGAFETTES — 3<?. Nu olders or photos.—Hbnby Zander Wh*l ale agent

A Press Association telegram states that for three days not a single person han been confined in the Danedin lock-up This has not happened for the past quarter of a century. The Alliance Assurance Company and the Oommorci%l Union—«he companies interested in the recent tire at the Somer set Hotel—have conjoiutly subscribed a guinea to the funds of the Fire Brigade, to be devoted to pacing the men who were engaged as watchmen after the Brigade left the Bctne of the fire. The arrival at Auckland of the steamer TTpolu from Fiji brings tidings that six natives, charged with the murder of two •thers at Mataeaota, have been found guilty of the capital crime, but they had not been sentenced up to the time of the Upolu's departure. Incidents which accompanied the murder of the two men who fell victims at the outset of the out break were dwelt upon at the trial as furnishing a probable motive for the killing. It was proved that the bodies were out open and partially dismembered. The proseoution endeavoured to show that two of the accused were of the devil priests, and that a devil temple existed in their town. The theory founded on this attempt wan that the mutilations took place in accordance with the rites of dcvi! worship, and that the prisoners had oommited acts of cannibalism in connect tion therewith. So far, at least, as the accused were concerned, says the 'Fiji Times', this fell bo the ground, and th idea of the devil priest received a some what rude shock when one of those suspected of holding that office proved to be a lad of apparently about; fourteen years of age.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

FRENCHMEN KIDNAPPED IN MADAGASCAR

Paris, August 21. Hovas kidnapped three Frenchmen in Madagascar. A hundred and fifty French troops have been sent to re lease them, and are authorised to use force.

COSTA RICA.

London, August 20 In reply to a question in the House of Commons, Sir E. Grey Secre tary for the Foreign Department, stated that the report of the law ; officers had been received relative to the seizure of the Costa Rica Packet by the Dutch, and it would be con sidered without delay.

IMPERIAL POLITICS

London, Augus 1 21. The House of Commons sat all night. Sir W. "V. Harcourt refused to dis close Government's intentions regard ing the veto exercised by the House of Lords. The Irish and Welsh raised obstruc tions to the supply motions as a protest against the action of the Lords. Messrs Sextoji and Dillon denounced Sir W. V. Harcourt's policy.

THE ANTARCTIC.

Sydney, August- 22 ■ The Norwegian sealer Antarctic has arrived in Melbourne (not Hobart). After completing repairs and refitting, she leaves on a lengthened cruise to the Southern Ocean.

OFFENDED DIGNITY

Melbourne, August 22 The Legislative Assembly has passed a motion calling the Rev A. R. Kdgar, J Wesleyan minister, to the bar of the House for stating that certain mem bers of Parliament were a disgrace to the community.

BISHOPRIC OF WELLINGTON

London, August 22. The Rev Frederick Wallis, Fellow of Caius College, Cambridge, has ac cepted the Bishopric of Wellington, He occupies the position of Ex amining Chaplain to the Bishop of Salisbury. [The Rev Frederick Wallis was ordained deacon in 1878, and priest in 1879 He was curate of St Luke's, Chesterton, Cambridge shire in 1881-83, and Senior Procter of Cambridge in 1892-93 He took his B.A. degree (Ist class Cassical Tripos) in 1876, Ist class Theological Tripos in 1878, and his M.A. degree in 1879. He was elected a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College in 1878, was lecturer in Divinity in 1878, and was Oe»n of the same College from 1878 to 1891-]

THE WAR IN THE EAST.

London, August 20. Lord Kimberley, foreign secretary, has seized the Islam at Glasgow, on suspicion that she is a Japanese or Chinese warship. The Shanghai correspondent of the "Times" says skirmishes are reported to have taken place at Penrang, and a great battle is expected. The Japanese position at Seoul, the capital, commands the approaches to the town and it will be difficult to dis lodge them, The Mikado demands the abolition of the Chinese suzerainty over Corea. London, August 21. The Japanese Legation is gratified at the measures taken by the Govern ment to preserve neutrality on the part of British subjects, The Islam's munitions were intended for Japan. Shanohu, August 20. General Oshima has sent forward a strong force to meet the Chinese, who are advancing on Seoul. Yokohama, August 21. The Japanese loan has been sub scribed in Japan. Washington, August 20 Many Japanese officers and students in America are returning home imme diately. Four carloads of Chinese left New Tfcork for China via Vancouver. (Received August 22, 10.50 a.m.) London, August 21 The Japanese Government has ordered one hundred thousand stands of arms, and a large quantity of ammunition from New York.

LABOR

Brisbane, August 21. An important conference of bosh workere' delegates at Longreach decided by 25 to 3 to carry on the strike, also to abandon the system of establishing strike camps, on the ground of the expense,

PARLIAMENTARY

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wellington, August 20 The Council met at 2.30. BKPLY TO A QUESTION. Sir Patrick Buckley, replying to Mr Kerr, said that it was not the intention of the Government to bring in a Bill to appoint examiners and auditors to audit the accounts of the Equitab'e Insurance Company, because the share holders had sufficient power at present to punish the directors if they had transgressed. MOTION. | Mr Stevens moved that it be recom mended to the Government to include in any Bill to amend the Municipal Corporations Act a provision by which 1 no signatures other than those of rate payers shall be admitted to any petition under the Municipal Corpora ; tions Act, 1886. , The motion was agreed to. i THE ARBITRATION BILL. i The Council decided not to insist upon the amendments in the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Bill to which the other Chamber took excep tion. SECOND READING. The Harbors Act Amendment Bill, which originated in the House, was read a second time. The Council then adjourned.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Wblmngton, August 20. The House met at 2.30. LOCAL BILLS. It was decided to take local Bills on ■ Thursday afternoon. REPLIES TO QUESTIONS. In reply to questions, it was stated that legislation was being prepared in the direction of the Government mak ing advances upon the sites, buildings, and plant of dairy factories and creameries : that the Government con* sidered that a conference should be held either in this colony or in some other colony to establish a tariff treaty, and the Colonial Treasurer was hopeful that something would be done this session to Help the people of the colony in this matter; that the Railway Com missioners could not grant concessions to police officers when on holiday leave; that the Great Powers had not accepted the recommendation of the Govern ment with respect to the federation of Samoa and New Zealand, but the Premier hoped to receive more favor able information later on; that the Government had no reason to believe that any other financial institutions would be adversely affected by the recent banking legislation; that the question of controlling the note issue of the colony would receive very careful consideration from the Government. Major Steward asked the Postmaster- General whether with a view to the preservation of public property he would make provision in the Estimates of his Department for the painting with hematite, the roofs of the old and new post office buildings at "Waimate at a cost not exceeding £20, such work having been recommended over a year ago. Mr Ward said that he would make inquiries in the matter, and if he found that the condition of the build ings was such as represented by Major Steward he would give instructions to have the work done. PROHIBITED PERSONS. The Premier thought that photo graphs of prohibited persons should be sent to hotel keepers. THE LICENSING BILL; The Licensing Bill was introduced by Message from the Governor, and read a first time. THE MIDLAND RAILWAY. Mr McKenzie (Ruller) moved the adjournment of the House to enable him to protest against the delay that was taking place in the prosecution of the Midland Railway. He said that the suspension of the contract was greatly retarding settlement on the West Coast, and the #hole thing had been a series of blunders. The people of the colony had not expected that the present Government would have treated this question so lightly. Mr McLachlan ventured the opinion that the Government would not have any majority at all in Canterbury next election, unless they pushed the Mid* land Railway on. The Premier was not surprised at Mr McKenzie moving in this matter, because he had always been opposed to this company. The Midland Railway Committee would have reported that day but for the late hours kept by the House at last sitting. In reply to Mr' McLachlan he said that the Govern ment could not delay the whole busi ness of the House for the/Midland Railway. As to what would happen to the Government in Canterbury, he said that a remark of that kind would not deter the Government from pur suing thb course they intended to adopt in this matter. The Government intended to do what was fair and reasonable, and he did not think it fair that members should accuse Ministers of playing with this subject. Mr Earnshaw said that the Premier had kept the House going till after 5 o'clock that morning, ramming one of his supporters' Bill down their throats. The Premier said that Mr Earnshaw himself had stonewalled the Bill, and that had kept the Midland Railway Committee from meeting that morning. Mr G. W. Russell said that there was a Strong feeling in Canterbury that the Government were not doing their best to push this railway on, and if they wished to retain their hold on that part of the colony they should make more satisfactory progress with the, line. They should deal with the question in the interests of the unemployed in Can terbury. Mr Graham protested against the late sittings of the House, which ren dered it impossible to transact business properly. After several other members had spoken the motion for adjournment was lost, and the subject dropped. LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS BILL. The Hon Mr McKenzie moved the third reading of the Land for Settle ments Bill. He thought that the Bill as a whole would be very fair, and any little consequential amendment could be made by the law officers of the Crown before it was considered in an other place. With respect to the con stitution of the Board, he thought that a majority of the House would be pre pared to make an alteration, but be

should not ask the House to recommit the Bill, There was one alteration that would have to be made in the Board, namely, that two shall be a quorum instead of three. He thought that the Board as proposed in the Bill was a very fair one. If the Bill be came law he should ask the Board to get the best expert evidence available as to the value of land to be taken under the Bill. He. should not raise any discussion on the Bill at the pre sent stage, as it had been so fully de bated before, and any slight amend ments made by the Council could be fully considered when the Bill came back. Captain Russell recognised that it was quite impossible to do anything to stop the passage of the Bill, bat as it had passed through Committee he had seen reason to dislike it still more than he had in the first instance. » Mr Duncan defended the lease in perpetuity. ' Mr G. J. Smith was speaking in support of the Bill when the House took the usual dinner adjournmtat. The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. Sir Robert Stoat pointed oat that the Bill would be very far-reaching in its effects. By it all freehold in New Zealand was abolished, and he thought they might take a step farther and establish perpetual lease. H» objected to the constitution of the Board which was wholly a political one; aod the whole framework of the Bill was purely political. There was no judicial element on the Board as all held their office at the will of the Ministry of the day. It was well-known that the Civil Service of the colony were bow under continual dread of removal or dismissal. The Bill was entirely in the wrong direction, and was a borrowing measure to the extent of £1,250,000. Mr Pirani expressed greatdisappoint ment at the way in which the Minister for Lands had treated the amendments of which he had given notice. Mr Bell moved that the Bill be re committed for the purpose of limiting the £250,000 proposed to be borrowed under the Bill to one year. He said that as he had read the Bill it gave the Minister power to pledge the whole of five years' expenditure in one year, and that within a month of the passing of the Bill. The Premier said that the Govern ment could not accept Mr Bell's amendment. Members knew- that the Minister was responsible to the House and the country. There was a good many members who wished to destroy the Bill in order that the people might reap no advantage. The sum of £250,000 a year voted by the Bill was by no means too much for the purchase of land. As to Sir Robert Stout's contention that the abolition of the freehold was advanced liberalism the Premier thought that that was con fiscation, and he could not agree to it. He denied that the present Board was of a political character. It was an official Board and was the be^t that could possibly be. got. He combated the statement that the Civil Servants did not posses 3 souls of their own, and added thai it was totally incorrect to say that the Civil Servants were afraid of the present Government. He denied that the Bill Authorised borrow ing, a3 they could get land in exchange for money. Mr Earnshaw, Mr G. W. Russell, Mr Collins, and Mr Thomas McKenzie also spoke. . Mr W. P. Reeves resented what bad been said about the Civil Service as far as the departments he administered were concerned. It was an insult to the officers and a sknder on himself, for he could truthfully say that he never attempted to bully his officers in any way. The argument that the freehold would be abolished by the Bill, was fallacious, for any man could hold 1000 acres which would not be touched by this Bill. He defended the action of the Government over the Bill, and said that they preferred to get it passed with the lease in perpetuity rather than with the perpteual lease with the option of freeehold tacked on to it. He also pointed out that in 1893 the late Mr Ballance had supported the present Minister for Lands in provid ing the lease in perpetuity. Mr O'Regan, Mr Orowther, Dr New man, Mr C. H. Mills, and Mr Mclntosh also spoke. Mr Buchanan, Sir R. Stout, Mr Tanner, and Mr George Hutchison hav ing spoken, Mr Bell's amendment was put and negatived by 40 to 13. The Minister of Lands then replied. He reminded the House that on three different occasions the perpetual lease with the right of freehold was carried in the House, and on three different occasions it was swept away by the Council. What, therefore, was the good of contending for the shadow now. He was as much in favor of the perpetual lease as any man in the House, and he and the Premier had gone into the lobby with Mr Rollea ton to carry his perpetual lease, which was knocked out at the first chance by tha Conservative party. Mr Smith (Christchurch) had regretted that party ties had dominated the Bill, but that gentleman had acted as he thought proper over the Bill, and in future the whips would regard him as doubtful. He agreed with Sir R. Stout that the Bill would be far-reaching in its effects and he ventured to think that the day was not far distant when Great Britain would have to do the same thing as they were now doing. The Bill would do immense good to the colony, and it would mean that large areas of land which at present were unprofitable would be brought into cultivation. He had been questioned about intro ducing a Fair Rent Bill, but he asked whether those who clamored for it would support such a Bill. The Bill was then read a third time on the voices and passed. The House rose at 12.45 a,m|

THE AS£BURIOW GtJARDIAK: WBDNESDAI, AUGUST 22, 1*94,



Holloway's Pills avd Oinimknt.—The combined ill effects of over-crowding, seden" tary occupations and monotony of life are only too well known to those who have to pass the best part of their lives laboring in factories and crowded workrooms. The compulsory confinement weakens the general health and induces chronic constipation indigestion, and various forms of skia diseases. Holloway'i remedies are of prioe less value to persons of this claw, for they can be used without entailing loss of work being purely vegetable in their composition and consequently act without harshness on the most delioate system. The experience of more tfcan fifty years proves that no mcane surpass Holloway's remedies for curine bad iFd. breMt **pile8 'ftnd Mround* ** »v 1



j Wanted. WANTED Known.-rAll genuine Oil skins, .Leggings, Sou-Westers marked Yarmouth—Mitchell & Turner. ) HpHAT which brings moat light and 1. , hope to poorest homes is Titan Soap t %» ANTED Known—The Comer Is V v showing a magnificent Now Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier. ' OALE of Warehouseman s Stock at O Mitchell <& Turner's. Cheap lines in all departments. TUST Opened, a splendid line of fashion* O able Dress Stuffs, in Cardinals, Maroons, Navies, Browns and Blacks. To be bold under wholesale price.—H, C. Segers, Melford House. WANTED Known —The Cheapest House in town for First-class Millinery and Drapery is H. C. Segers, Melford House. ' WANTED Known —Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical me at S. Sauk'b, Optician. " WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Regatta Shirts, all sices, with or without collars, 2a 6d.~W. H. Collier.  ,; ANTED Known-Before buying your Hats come and see our Stock. Greatest variety to choose from inAnhburton. All marked vety Cheap. — H. O. Segers, Melford House. » — : : °—~ OWN Make in Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, Afuslim, Flannelettes, Trimmings etc., at Mrs Alcorn's new shop, Baker's Buildings. /~*l UNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock VIJ of Guns j ust to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Leaders, Rifles, etc. In spection invited. No old stock to select from at J. W. Hardley's Sporting Repository LTJSALTH TEA ia more esonomica HX. than ordinary ea. It undergoes a process whereby the injurious ingre dients are eliminated, whilst it renders the release of the better properties of the leaf more easy. Henry Zander, Autho rised Agent. " ■.- ROBERT ALCORN has opened in Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards, Bennett's and the Kaiapoi Sales, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought to Ashburton, Also an assortment of Boots. T ARGE Purchase Embroideries afc -*-^ Edwards, Bennett's Sale; over ninety pieces to cheese from. Ladies' Trousseaux made on short notice. Orna ments, Fancy Goods, and Dolls' Prams at Mrs Alcorn's new shop, Havelock Street BANG ! Bang ! B»ug < My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley'a, Kynock's and, Cluu Cartridges. Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Canes and all sporting material* of the first quality 'at J. W. Hardlby's, GunEmpo^ura. NOTICE 1 Notice Sport for all Guns let out on hire or sold on ' tim? payments. Having a professional 1 Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to , repair Guns of any description, Gun i fittings in stock. Prices low.—J. W I Hahdwby, Ironmonger, etc. GUOD Wews—.Juno Tolwcco 5-per llj, Natlrod, 4 * XOd per Ib, N»vy. Twist 4s lOd per Ib, Venus Twist 4i lOcf perlb. Lai^e Box Matches (1000) 5i per box, 4s 10a per duzs, 250 ditto 2d per box. Is 9d per dos, Plaid Vestas 3|d per dbz, 3s 3d per gross.—Fletcher Bros, Chriatchurch and Ashburton. 8 82 ; pALLAB D INSPECT? THE NEW Bernard Sewing Machine, THE BEST AND CHEAPEST IN THE WORLD. Hind Machine with Beautiful Cover £5 10i. Treadle Machine with Cover, £810*. SPECIAL DISPLAY TO-DAY. i The Machines are supplied on the easiest < of all Hire Purchase System, viz , A CASH DEPOSIT OF JOs, A WEEKLY PAYMENT OF 2s 6d. No matter where you live you may obtain a BISMARCK SEWING MACHINE. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, ASHBUBTONV ■ •',■. -■■ ■..■■■•■ ■ f, ALEX. HENDRY, Manager



1 Wanted j J "PRIMITIVE Methodist Jubilee on *• WBDifWJaATfA Nhxt. Great Tea, great Speeches, and great; attendance ex pected. Lookout-. 8 153 j BOOKS.— Circulating Library. Half yearly volumes of Something to Read wiih Nnvellettes, tfoth 5a j British Battles, cloth 7s 6d ; Papeteries, 2s 6d ; Photo and Scrap Albums, from Js ; half yearly London Journal, cloth, 4s 61 ; Song Books, with and without music; j Band of Hope Reciters and Dialogues ; Dictionarya in great variety, from 9d. Birthday cards, Text cads, Picture books, Scraps, fancy, plain, and mourning St'atio.iery. — Bookstall and Shop -J. Marsden. ' ' ' ■ FOR Kale.—Cheap. Valuable Building ] [ Sites at Hampstead, in blocks to suit ( purchasers, highly improved. For parti culars apply to the Ashbnrtoih Permanent Building and Investment Society, Tancred Street. , 8 116 EARLY POTATOES.—Beauty of Bath, Early Rose. Snowflake, and other Kidneys—by the sack and in small 1 lots. Customers may rely on the seed being true to name.—A. W. Randeia, Ashburton and Allentor. 8£57 HAKATERE- The Somerset Meat Mart has long held "the cake" as i the best and cheapest shop in town for cash purchasers. The old reputation will ; be maintained, Mutton 2d per lb, Saus ages 4d per Ibi All other lines reduced. For Cash only.—W. J. Siicock. 852 1" ATEST Telegram.—The Governor of -*-^, Victoria has ordered that none but Health Tea shall be used in Government House. CO PR AT is selling Firewood 25a • |O per cord, delivered. Coal from 6a per quarter. Good heart fencing material very cheap. Opposite Mercantile > Store, West Street. npO Let, at a low rental, Bake House in 1 East Street, paddock and stabling combined, lately in occupation of the 00-Operative Society. Apply to George James. 8 39 /IRUSHED Oats, 31bs over usual J weighe, 5s saok included. All kinds of produce cheap for cash—J. Thomas, Havelock street. 7 51 ANTED Known. — Embroideries from Id a yard, Corsets 3s lid, Indies' Ulsters from4s lid, Ladies' Gloves , four pair for Is, Kid Gloves four buttons Is 6a.- Arcade House. 63 BLANKETS bought at Edwards Bennet'a Sale, a special line of Double Blankets at 7a 9d. Extra large and heavy 15-s 63 and 163 6d.~-Robert Alcorn, Baker's Buildings. INHERE are two qualities of Health -*- Tea, both unsurpassed for strength purity and lovely flavor. Prices, 2s 6d and 2a per lb. Ask your grocer for Health Tea, and see that you get it Wholesale at Zander'sj \T7ANTED Kn^^^inesTSeparator W Butter la 2d per lb. Rolled bacon, hams, and eggs ac lowest rates.— John Okr & Co. "DOLLAR O[GARETTES.^3d; No holders or photos—Hbmry Zander , Wholesale agent. IF you want good prim« Cheese and Bacon, try TayiiOß, East Street Bakery. 6109 WANTED Known—The whole of the stock fo be sacrificed by order of the Purchaser, Arcade House. 4 26 PRIME Christchurch smoked and Lewis' p*le cured Bacon Hams, best Akaro* and looil-made Cheeses from 51 at Taylor's, East Street Bakery. 6110 \\J ANTED Known — Men's strong v \ Tweed Suits from 16a 6d; shirts from 2s 6.i—Arcade House. 4 24 WANTED Known.—No more wet clothes and bronchitis, Yarmouth Oilskin to hand.—Mitchell & Turner QWEfIPtNG Reductions. —Is Book* O for 9d, Is 6d Books for Is, 21 Books for Is 63, 2d 6d Books for 2s, and all others at equfcl ra*e of redaction at- L. F. 1 ANDRBWJSi and, Cd*s., Cash Sale. 618 1:11 ■ 1 , 1 TF you w^h your socials and parties to ■*■ be uacceesful, buy your cake, pastry, etc, at Taylor's, Etst Street Bakery. 1 Parties supplied on the shortest notice. 6111 i TTISITthe Sale. Trimmed Millinery * going at any price Ladles' Under lothing reduced to 20 per cent, below ost.—Arcade House. 4 64 YSTERS and Fresh Fish of all sorts arrive evening per express at Deep Sea Fishing Oo.'b Shop, Burnett street Ashburton 2 62 lADIES' and Gentlemen's left-off J Clothss bought, sold, or exchanged. —Mbs Knight, Wakanui Road, opposite Templar Hall. 7 102 WANTED Known -L *W Pants 3a lid, Flannel Shirts 3s 9d, Worsted , Socks 6d per pair.—Arcade House 4 25 1 EDWARDS, Bennett's Sale. Grand lot *~* new and fashionable Furs and Mantles ; half price. Come and take your pick nt Mks Adam* SALE now on--White Calico 2a lid per dozen, Towels 2s 6d per dozen, Lace, Curtains, from U lid per pair, at Arcads House. 4 27 WANTED Known. — Men s Tweed Suita 153 6d, Men's Tweed Troupers 111, Mens'Strong Flannelled Shirts 2s 6d, Mens' and Boys* Boots aud Shoes greatly reduced.—Arcade House. 465 OTANTED Known—AH goods in Show " Room to be alalightered at any 1 price.—Arcade Fouse. ''\ 428 MRS HOOPER, Monthly Nurse, offara accommodation to patients at her residence, Alford Forest ro^d, near Mr Cunningham's Store. Ten minutes' walk to a doctor. WAN TED Known—Thit owing to the success of tho Sale now being held up at Suunders' Buildings, opposite Rail way Station, it will be continued for another twenty-eight daye, I am not advertising a few cheap lines, but tho whole of the stock. Don't lose the oppor tunity of securing genuine bargains —A. LAWBIE 7 166 WANTJfD Knowril-Just received a Large Winter Stock of Boots. Liberal discount for cash, As usual, we do the best work. Repairs done at once. A staff of men always ready at J. Moison's, the Premiar Bootmaker, Town Hall Boot, Store, Bast Street, Ashburton. 5 156 ( 1H E\PE It Than" Ever.—Books and Migaaines, Writing Papers and Envelopes, Pocket Books, Purses, Writ ing Oases, InkHtanr's, Pictures, Music, Aocordeous from 7h 9cl, Concertinas, Violins, Banjos, Zither Harps, Photo Frames and Albums, Scrap and Postage Stamp Albums, Indoor Games, Wall Texts <md Fancy Cards of all kinds, School Bags, Books, Exercises and requisites of every description, and a great variety of goods too numerous to mention ; all at greatly reduced prices for cash this month at L, F. Andrewiss and Co.'s, Cheap Sale, I



_. ___ ■- : . ; ■, Mr IF JYOTT WANT '^ ■ •■■//■' GOOD VALUE FOR |OUE MOHEY GO TO— G. j;'NEILL'S WHERE THEY AXE SELLING AT LESS THAN COST PRICE. ■■H\KD PP.^HvKD UP MUST I-lAVlfi MONEY, Alt) REASONABLE OFFER IuSFCSED FOR ANY ARTIOLF-IN IN THE SHOP, DRESS GOODS 2ii> DRE3S GOODS 3JD Double width Dresa Tweeds Is lid Heavy Shirting Is 6d—Reduced to 9M Reduced to Is TVion Shirting Is 2d—Reduced to 7jd T'WELS 24d Ku Gloves, four clasps 1« 9d Double Bed-tw'4l Sheeting, unbleached Flannelettes, yard wide 7£d—Reduced and White 9^d to4|d White and Grey Calico Is lid doz Dr Warner's Coraline Corsets, 8s 6d AH Wool *J»nnel T^d Reduced to 5a lid MILLINBRY AND UNDER-CLOTHING AT YOTIE OWN PRICE CLOTHING- CLOTHING. Boys' Suits 3s Hd Men's Tweed Trousers 6s lid Boys' Suits 4s lid Men'« Wotllen Socks 7jd Bops' Caps 6d Men's Tweed Overcoats, with capes Men* Twe«d Suits 133 6d 17s 6d Men's Heavy AH Wool Suits 35s 6d Meii's Tweed Macintoshes, with capes Reduced to 22s 6d 39s 6d—Reduced to 23s 6d MEN'S SHIRTS, TIBS, HATS, GAPS, etc., AT ANY PRICE. BLANKETS. ~~~ BLANKETS. IV EVERY CONCEIVABLE MAKE, COLONIAL AND ENGLISH, AT ANY IJJI ** PBICE-FROM e» »d PER PAIR. NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED. BOOTS. ""BOOTS. CHEAPER. THAN EVER, WE CANNOT HELP IT AS WE WANT THE MONEY Women's Shoes 4a lid Women's Leather Lsce B ots, all sizes 5s lid wotuw« THESE ARE SIMPLY GIVEN AWAY. Men's Bluchers 1% lid Boys' Nailad Shooters, Strong, 5s 6d Men's Nailed Shooters 7s lid and 6s 9d Msn'd Heavy Watertights, pegged, Ladies'£ rench Shoes 11s 9d—Reduced 15> 6d—Reduced to Us 6d _ to 8a 6d CHILDREN'S TAN SHOES AND SLIPPERS AT YOUR OWN PRICE G- J, JN fflL L'S # FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER, , EAST STREET, ASHBUETON Cash. We Want CASH. TmIER BEO&r JUST LANDING, 25 Tons New Crop Cane Sugar. 25 561b Bags Finest Snowdrop Sugar 12s 9d. FLOUR. ~~ FLOUR. 251b Finest Roller 2s Od 1001b Finest Roller 7s 6d 501b Finest Roller Ss 10-|d 2001b Finest Roller 14s Od Caustic Lye for Soap Making Blacking 4|d doz ,12 doz. 4s 3d. lib tin lOd per lb Marmalade in Glass Jars Bjd. 21b tin 8d per lb Dates 7d per lb. 101b tin 7d per lb Bock Salt 6s 9d per cwt. TEA, TEA. TEL THE NOTED WAREHOUSE FOB TEA, 31b Peerless Tea, 5s 31b Premier Tea, 5s 5d 61b Peerless Tea 9s lid 61b Premier Tea, 10s 5d 2s Tea, Peerless, for Is 9d in 5 and 101b tins, tics free. 2d per lb reduotion nn 3 h packet of Arab. Mitchiess, Prenaifr, Jnmeson and Anrlnrmon's Nelson and Moat 'a N»b>V», «nd any known biand, and on 5 and 101* > Hnii Tina'free. In Chests and half Chd t», Ceylon, Indian and Chin* at Is 3^ 1, Is 6fl, and Is 9jd. Best value in Canterbury. 251b Moir's New Oatmeal 2s 6d Weave's Food lid per tin, 10s per bag, 4 bags 9s lid 6d per dozen Finest Sago, Tapioca, Split Peas Sunlight Soap Is 2d per box of J.|d per lb, 71bs Is 6'Jablets New Currants, washed and dried, Candles s|d per lb; 121bs 5s 3d 3M, 121bs 3s 9d Com Flour (Brown's) 3Jd per Raisins washed and dried, 4|d lb, 121bs 3s 3d per lb, 121b 4s 6d i Edmond's Baking Powder, large Sultanas 4|d, 121bs 4s Sd . tins, 13 d per tin, 12tins 10s 6d Extract of Soap, 13 packets for Cream of Tartar, pure, Is 2d per Is, 141b box 3s lid lb, 121bs 12s 3d I^emon Peel 8d per lb, 21b Is 3d, Our Own Baking Powder 9d lb 71b tins 3s 6d Coffee, purest and best, ground Essence of Lemon, Vanilla on the premises daily, Is 4d Almond etc., s|d per bottle and Is 6d per lb, Reduction 6 bottles 2s 6d to large consumers Oxford Blue Bdper lb, 121b box Pure Pepper Is 2d per lb, 121bs 7s 9d 1{ S 9d Plaid Vestass 3£d per dozen, 12 Baking Soda 3d per lb, 51bs Is dozen packets 3s 3d Superior Black Lead s|d dozen. Sheep Tongues lOd per tin 9s 12 dozren 5s 3d 6d per dozen Remember to patronise the firm who ihr'»uuhfan^ ksep down tho prices, and give the iwople of Aehburtonthe bmieSit of all nibalea uooght in the Home and Conti nental mHrketß' LARGE GONSUMERB LTRERALLY DEALT WITH. | NOTE ADDRESS— | 107 and 109, High Street, Ohristchurch ; Tele phone 731; and EAST STREET, j Ashburton. j LEAVING ASHBURTON. Great Slaughter of Drapery for the Fourteen Days Only.' HAVING DECIDED TO LEAViS ASHBITRTON at the end r,f tlm month, Will Sve the People of Ashbnrton the GHEATBaT BARGAINS they have ever had for the NKXT FJURTEEN DAYS, so *s to savo cunt of removal. Terms CAiH OiVE,Y. All Accounts owing are requested to be paid at once. Sale Commences SATURDAY, AUGUST 4. DESIRABLE FAMILY RESIDENCE FOR SALE. S. W.AICORK EAST STREET, ASSBURTO^. i