THE CHOIR. Great improvement is noticeable in our j Choir; in greater regularity at all ser~ j vices :in the number of voices (we have now 38 members) ; in the quality and precision of the singing ; and lastly in the increased raverence in manner both at choir practice and during service. The ' raising of the choir seats has certainly' had the effect of a similar raising of the tone. lam very proud of the choir, and hope that it will always maintain this high level. Great interest has been taken by members in the production of special music, and the addition of an orchestral accompaniment at the festival services has been greatly appreciated. lam sure all ( must fael grateful for the valuable services j rendered by the organist and choir, and j especially so when it is considered, how the interests of the people are studied, and how thoroughly congregational our singing really is. THE BAND OF HOPE is flourishing and doing good work, but the Church of England Temperance branch is still in its infancy. THK GIRLS' FRIENDLY SOCIETY. One of the best institutions we have in connection with the Church is one for the young girls, called the Girls' Friendly Society. The meetings are held every Friday, and are most helpful to the girls in providing friendly intercourse and recreation and initial help. I should also like to see a Young Men's Friendly Society established. This room is nob only a Sunday schoolroom, but also the parish ; room, and should be the centre of all j Church life and activities. Our young! men and women should feel that the Church is in sympathy with them. We must bear in mind the natural conditions of youth. They hunger after companion ship and sympathy, and the Church should be prepared to satisfy these natural cravings by providing % suitable building for them 10 meet in and enjoy healthful and innocent recreation and mutual improvement through the medium of their own organisations. The young will gladly keep within the borders of their Church, and a spirit of loyalty and a bond cf union will be secured if we allow the gregarious instincts of youth to be gratified under due safeguards, and the Church in foster ing this feeling would do much towards securing the moral welfare of society. We cannot expect to put " old heads on, young shoulderu." Even a bootmaker/ knows his trade better. He tits the boots to the feet, and does not attempt to fit them te the boots. Let us make proper pro vision for our young men, and make them beartiJy ■welcome, by considering their requirements, and help them to rejoice in their youth. THE MOTHERS* UNION numbers a goodly roll, and meets every quarter. Addresses have been given during the year by Miss Torle^se, Mrs Scott, and Mrs O'Brien Hoare. THANKS. With all my heart do I thank all those who have shared with me the work and care of this parish, workers too numerous to mention, but I must specially thank the churchwardens and vestry men, and the lay leaders, who have given largely of their time to the temporal and spiritual welfare of the parish ; but I do not forget the zeal and devotion of others to the cause of our Master. Let us all this year steadily, earnestly, humbly, do each of us the bife that God gives us to do with hearts alive to the need of the Church. " Let us not be we»ry in well doing, for in due eeasun we shall reap if we faint not." The Church of God, to which we belong, is a Mutual Help Society. The members of it should " bear one another's burdens "-—the rich minister to the poor, the strong minister to the weak, the healthy minister to the sick, the prosperous to the unfortunate, the joyful to the mourners, the holy to sinners, all to all of their love, their sympathy, their prayers, so that it may be said r f all ** They hive done what they could." We live in an age of organisa tion. Everywhere it is acknowledged that *' Union is strength," and unions are formed for every imaginable purpose, in prevention of crime and in protecting innocence, etc., and every guild, or society, or union, must meet at intervals for prayer and consultation in their labors for Christ, Remember how He sought the strength which fitted Him for his stupendous lask, by intervals of retire ment for prayer. Our tasks may be small, and we are apt to faint under their bur den, but ** they that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength." Let us all "provoke one another to good works," and in Divine strength be up and doing, working while it is called to-day. What ever we have best, time, talent, influence, money, let us lay it down at the feet of Christ. Away with the works of dark ness, on with the armour of light. The cause of Christ must end in victory. Then let us work faithfully, hopefully, lovingly having freely received, let us freely give—walking in the Saviour's footsteps, fellow workers with the Sainta of God, travelling from time to eternity, •* With the cross of Jesus Going on before," We are pilgrims here, and know not what & day may bring forth. There will, how ever be surely trials and blessings, failures aa well as successes, joy as well as disao poiiitment for us all in individual work, and also In special charch work. Let our aim be to do the will of God. Then using the means of grace, deepening the spiri tual life day by day, we shall rise from the plains of selfishness to come nearer to God, ever feeling that He alone is our strength., and at last, when our little tale of years is past, reach His presence, where we shall realise the fuller meanings of eternal life.—-Your faithful pastor, Thomas A. Hamiiton. CHURCHWARDENS EBPORT. Mr Kempthorne, chtwebwarden, then read the churchwsrdens' report as fol lows J—

The churchwardens »nd vestry while again able to show the parishoners that the Church finances are in a fairly healthy and sound state regret to have to report that general expenses including the clergyman's stipend for March to the amount in all of £59 8a 4d are still unpaid owing chiefly to the fact that the offertories amounting to £29112s fid show a decrease of £40 14a lOd as compared with last year. Some £20 for the building fond has also fco be provided for. During the year the parsonage has been enlargsd and necessary repairs to roof, outhouses etc., have been made at a coßt in all of £155. a new iroa gate at the entrance to the Church grounds and a handsome porch to the Dhurch have been erected, the latter was a gift by Mr David Thomas to whom, and to ladies of the sewing guild for their needlework and as sistance at the annual garden party, hearty thanks are due* The fabrics of the Church, school and parsonage are now in first class order, and no further ex penditure should be necessary for the en suing twelve months. The vestry desire to pface on record their appreciation of the faithful services of the layreaders, Sunday school teachers, and other Church workers during the past year. The choir ia strong in numbers and now consists of thirty-four members, the choristers main tain their numbers, the attendance has been good, and the cboir as well as the band which has kindly assisted at Ghriet mas and other festivals deserves the hearty thanka of parishioners. The Det tingen Te Deum is now in course of pre paration, and will be given shortly. The Sunday schools, under the able guidance olf their respective superintendents, are fairly maintained in respect to numbers. New teachers to supply vacancies con, stantly occurring are much needed,— Percy H. Cox, f. ]KJ»JPTHOB»», Church* f&rdens, !

1 BAkANOE SHKET. ( The balance sheet pfcowed the expendi ture for the year to have been £52214s 7d and the receipts £530 4s lid, lea\*ng a balance in the Bank of £7 10s 4d. The report and balance sheet were adopted, and on Mr Reea' motion, secon ded by Mr Twentyman, it was decided that the incumbent's and the church wardens' report and balance sheet should be printed for circulation amongst the parishioners, an adverse amendment by Mr Bean lapsing for want of a seconder. SUNDAY SCHOOL REPORTS. Messrs J. H. Twentyman and Bean forwarded reports from the Hampstead and Sfc Stephen's Sunday Schools re spectively, showing each to be in a , prosperous condition. ELECTION OP OFFICERS. The annual election of officers then took place and resulted as follows: - Incumbent's churchwarden, Mr Kemp thorne; parishioners' churchwarden, Mr Percy Cox; Vestry, Messrs E. Clowes, H, H. Pooka, E. J. Paul, W. G. Rees, D. Thomas, J, B. Mayne, Rollitt, E. Stephens, T. Gates, J. W. Twentyman. CHURCH LIGHIJNG. Mr Peter Williams drew attention to the unsatisfactory manner in which the church was lighted, and the matter was referred to the vestry to see what could be don©. VOTES OF THANKS. Mr Cambridge moved a hearty vote of thanks to the churchwardens, vestry and other church workers for their labors for tha church during the past year. As an old member of the vestry he was very pleased to see the great improvement which had taken place in the last few years in the services, the choir, and the attendance at the church. He was sure much of this success was due to their officers. Mr Simmonds seconded the motion which was heartily responded to. Mr Paul moved that a hearty vote of thanks be tendered to the Incumbent for his services to the church and parish dur ing his ministry. The Rev Mr Hamilton had been amongst them little over a twelvemonth and in coming had a hard task before him, inasmuch »b he stepped into the shoes of an exceedingly popular pastor, bufc he wasßure he was speaking not only for those present but for the whole of the parishioners in desiring to record their [ appreciation of the Incumbent's zeal and , talents in his efforts not only in the church services but in the work of the paiish. Mr Twentyman seconded the motion. He had been brought in con tact with the Rev. Mr Hamilton as much as i anyone in the parish and he could heartily i endorse what Mr Paul had said. The vote cf thanks was enthusiastically carried. i The Rev. Mr Hamilton thanked those present for their kindness in speaking in such a way of him. He had always tried to do his duty wherever he had been and would continue to do so. As regards i parish work he hoped to do more next year than before as he was beginning te know his parishioners bet; er. He wished to vhank them heartily on behalf of Mrs Hamilton and his family for the improve ments made in the parsonage and trusted that the temporary debt caused thereby would be removed during the coming year. In the course of his remarks he mentioned that in Easter week he had delivered eleven sermons which meant constant confinement to his study and during the year he had attended thirty five funerals against twenty funerals dur ing the previous year. All these things militated against his devoting as much time as he would wish to visiting in the psridh. The meeting was closed by the singing of the doxology.

CRICKET.

WELLINGTON v. HAWKES BAY.

Wellington, April 5. The cricket match Wellington v. Hawkes Bay began this morning. The weather is fine, but t- c wicket slow and attendance poor. At the luncheon ad journment Wellington had lost 7 wickets for 70.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Fatal Accident,

Auckland, April 5. A sad accident occurred at the Waipa races yesterday. An Auckland jockey, named Harry Priest, twenty years of age, who was riding Folly in the Flying Stakes, was pulling up tne mare on the post when she crossed her legs and threw Priest on his head fracturing his skull. He expired three hours afterwards. At the inquest it appeared that the death was the result of a pure accident. Verdict accordingly.

The Railways.

Wellington, April 4

The cash returns for the railways for the twelve months ended March 31. 1894, give a gross revenue of £1,176,000. As the Commissioners expect not to exhaust the amount voted for expenditure by £5000, the net cash result will be within £2000 of the return estimated at the be ginning of the year (£448,000) or neariy 3 per cent on the capital value of the railways, which capital value was con aiderably increased during during the year by the opening of unprofitable exten sions.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Received April 5, 11.45 a.m.)

A BANK BILL.

SpNEY, April 5. In the Legislative Council a private (member's) bill has been introduced to suppress the improper use of the title j of " Bank." It provides that no! person other than a corporate body with a paid-up capital of not less than £100,000 shall carry on business in the name of bank, banker, or banking. THE COSTA RICA. Advice has been received that the Netherlands Government positively refuses to compensate the owners and crew of the Sydney vessel " Oosta Rica," the packet seized in Java waters. The Premier has instructed the Agent-General to present petitions to the Imperial Parliament on the matter, and Sir Chas. Dilke has under taken to present them in the House of Commons and Lord Jersey in the Lords.

A VISITOR.

Melboueke, April 5. Arrived, Australian worship, Fasana, from Batavia. THE LATE MADAME PATEY. The particulars of Madame Patey's death show that it was almost tragic in its surroundings. She had been singing one of Handel's arias, and after endeavoring to silence the demands of the audience for a repetition, sang " The Banks of Allan Water." When she reaphed the last line, *' there the corpse lay," Madam Patey was ob served to be in pain, and swooned. She died in a few hours from paralysis of the brain, ,

Colonel Fox and the Government.

Wellington, Apiil 4. Ministers to-day received from the | Premier Colonel Fox's two letters, in which he suggested he should, be allowed to resign on certain conditions- In one letter Colonel Fox expresses his desire to be released from his contract with Govern ment, conditionally upon his being granted the sum of £1000 as reasonable compensa ■ tion for the loss he has sustained in coming out here, and the terminating of his engagement. A farther condition is passages back to England for himself and his military servant. In the event of these terms being accepted a formal resignation is attached) and reasons why a conclusion of his engagement is desirable are given. The reasons are very numer ous, but the chief are that the Premier as Minister for Defence controls the whole of the defence and defence force, in consequence of which the force has deterioratedj that he has retained the services of useless officers and non commissioned officers, and of corps re commended to be disbanded—this pre sumably for political reasons; that the Premier knew money was urgently needed for the chief posts ; that the Premier has refused to allow him to take up the duties of Commandant, and he is therefore Commandant only in name ; that he re quired a staff officer and recommended the appointment of one, and his recom mendation was ignored ; that the Premier sent his actingunder-secretary for defence to make extracts from his (OoJonel Fox's) letter book behind his back; that the Premier laid the volunteer report on the table of the House of Representatives in such a manner as to prejudice him ; and that the Premier sent that report to various persons, asking their opinions upon it, but only published that of Sir William Jervois, which differed in some respects from the reporfc,and did not pub lish chat of the Colonial Defence Com mittee, which waa in favor of it; that he (Colonel Fox) was detained in Wellington for a month doing nothing, on the ground that he was to be consulted re an ammu nition contract which, however, had not yet been put before him ; that the Pre mier asked his opinion as to the Martini- Henry rifles contract, and then sent his memo of advice to the contractors ; that on receipt of Sir William Jervois' letter, the Premier suspended arrangements which he (Colonel Fox) had made for sending six big gans to England to be chase-hooped; that the defence plans were transferred to the Public Works Department against his recommendation ; that without reference to him the Premier nonsuited a subordinate officer as to what stores, which he (Colonel Fox) said were required, should be dispensed with. ColoneJ Fox further states that, as it was apparent that his advice was either un sought or disregarded, he was Comman dant only in name, and therefore Govern ment must approve of his action in res;gning.

N.Z. ALLIANCE.

Wellington, April 4. The annual Conference of the New Zea land Alliance opened to-day. Mr Withy, Auckland, was in the chair. Ifc was de cided to place on record the Alliance's sense of loss in Sir William Fox's death The secretary's report, detailing the doings of the fear, was read. Discussion is proceeding as to intended legislation. The Secretary's report showed the year to have been one of exceptional Interest, as evidenced by the rapid increase of public opinion. The agents of the Alli ance worked unceasingly in organising and lecturing in every parfc of the colony, whereby workers had been cheered and publio^opinion strengthened. The Rev L. M Jskts mission and the efforts of Mr Melville, M.L.A. of Hew South Wales, had also been successful to a very great degree. A Direct Veto Convention had j been held here last July, and was charac- | • erisedas the most representative gether-1 ing of temperance workers ever held in New Zealand. The Convention having declared the nature of its attitude in politics, late events had witnessed the re sults of the efforts that were made. In the matter of drink consumption and con victions, things were changing for the better, whilst the difference between New Zealanders born and those from other lands was yearly becoming accentuated. After reviewing the progress of the temperance movement throughout the world, the report concludes that the events of the year point to the cheering fact that people are becoming more than ever alive to the importance of temperance reform. Church and State had propounded a method, showing at least that serious thought had been awakened. A better understanding of this grave subject was arising, and of the right remedy, the growing number of supporters giving good hopes that the longed for measure nmab in a very short time find a place upon the Statute Book.

Frozen Meat Trade.

London, April 4

The scheme formulated by Mr P. H, Geddes, of New South Wales, fqr the disposal of frozen meat at Hamburg is answering very well. Eight hundred customers purchased Australian and New Zealand frozen meat from one shop on Saturday.

Revolt in the Soudan.

Cairo, April 3 Information has been received of a revolt in the Soudan. Rahah, formerly a slave belonging to Zobehr Pasha, as sembled about 30,000 followers and raided the Borun country, east of Lafre Tchad, The rebels have been success ful all along the line, and defeated the Sultan of Wady's troops with great slaughter. The Sultan himself was amongst those killed. Hahah headed a similar rising towards the end of ladt year and occupied Bagherini, a State of Central .Africa, bu,t the. Sultan, of Wady to whom the country pays tribute afterwards defeated the rebels and drove them to the north.

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

London, April 4. In the House of Gomraons to-day, Mr G. H. Dalziel, member for Kirk caldie, moved for the establishment of a separate Parliament for Scotland, but retaining B.riti^h supremacy. The motion was carried on a division by a majority of 10 votes, the result being received with loud cheers. Sir W. V. Harcourt was absent from the House when the division was taken. The other Ministers silently supported the motion. It is understood th,at the Parnellite party na Ye officially withdrawn their suppott from the Government on questions affecting the stability of the Ministry. Mr John Redmond, aays that Irish agitation has betrajed and reduced the power o,f the party, and he advocates an early dissolution.

MAGISTERIAL.

I ASHBURTON—THURSDAY,

(Before Mr C. A. Wray. S.M.) Vagrancy.—John Whitburgh was charged with being an idle and dis orderly person. He pleaded not guilty. The Sergeant of police bore testimony to the accused having been loafing about for the last week or so, " sponging" for liquor upon drunken men. The accused had had no money all this time, but was 1 able to get the worse for liquor, and had been offering clothes for sale. How he came to be possessed of Hie c!othes would form a subject for His Worship's atten tion in another form, and with that in view the Sergeant asked for a remand, to enable the procuring of fuither evidence. ■ Accused said he had earned 14s this week carrying sacks at one of the stores. The remand was granted. Alleged Poaching.—William Tait,' junior, was charged with having illegally taken trout out of the river Ashburton on Sunday, March 25, by means of a gaff. The charge was laid under the Fisheries 1 Conservation Act, which makes gaff fish ing illegal, unless as an auxiliary to rod ! fishing. Mr Orbell End Mr Cuthbertson appeared for the prosecution and Mr Crisp for the defence. Herbert Mutton, ranger for the 4cclimatisation Society, said that on March 25, under instructions from the society he went up the river towards Westerfield. He saw the Taits— father and eon—on the river bank. Was within seventy-five yards of them, and watched them through a field glass. | Saw young Tait gaff a trout from the I river. Was on horsebask at the time, and rode to where the men were. Tait iunior had the trout in his hand, and when he saw witness he lay down under a gorse bush which was in the water, and the water reaohed up to accused's neck. He was trying to hide. He was dressed in short trousers, boots and shirt. When asked where the trout was he said he had nob taken one, and in reply to a question as to what he was hiding for he said he did not know that it was witnesb. He also denied having a gaff. Rode away, and at some distance saw an eel. Called young Taib's attention to the eel, and the young man came over, bringing a gaff with him, and gaffed the eel in excellent style. He said he was astonished to see an eel in the daytime.—By Mr Crisp—They could not have seen witness five hundred yards off because of the cover and the river turnings.—William Tait, the accused, said that he had been a black smith at Westerfield. He had promised to get an eel for a fellow workman there, and spending Easter with his father, the two went oufe to get an eel. Saw an eel in the shallow of the backwater, and tried to get It. Missed it there, and went round to the other end of the backwater, whera he met MutfcoH, Was fully aware that Mutton was in the vicinity. Mutton accused him of having caught a trout, which he denied. Mutton saw an eel shortly after and called him, Went to where Mutton was, and then went back and got his gaff and caught the eel. Denied all Mutton's statements, and paid of Mutton •• He is as much a liar as me." By the Bench—Was not tunning away from Mutton when he dropped the gaff. Could not say why his father walked away when Mutton came up—WilUam Tait, father of accused, denied that previous to Mutton's appearance a fish of any kind had been caught, and said the object of the fishing was wholly eels. His Worship held that Mutton's story was the more reasonable of the two, an 3 accepted it in preference to thab of the two Taits, He finr jd the accused £5 and cos's. Borough By-Laws—JSelson Eden was. found guilty of driving a traction engine along East street at half-past seven on the evening of March 27, contrary to the provisions of the •B<irough,by-lawH., He was also charged with travelling his engine at night without the required lights. He pleaded guilty to the latter offence, and was fined 10s on each, with costs. Lousy Sheep—Samuel Anderson was fined 5a and costs for exposing lousy sheep for sale, contrary to the Sheep Act. No Lights—Max Fiiedlander, in his absence, was fined 5s and costs on two charges of driving without lights after dark in the borough. Unregistered Dog—John Kelly was fined 10s and costs for having an un -1 registered dog in his possession. Obscene Language.—John Kelly was charged with having used obscene language in a public place—to wit, the Arcade—towards W. de B k Oompton. The language alleged to have been used was not very savoury, and was nob read out in Court. Mr Purnell appeared for Compton, to whom the abuse had been given over the question of an unregistered dog. Mr Cuthbertson defended. The case took some time in hearing, several witneasess having been examined on both sides, and at its close the Magistrate said that all things considered he thought the ends of justice would be met by a small fine, and fined Kelly five shillings. Stray Cattle.—Philip Williams was charged with allowing cattle to stray on the public roads. The evidence given by the ranger's witnesses was to the effect that Williams had been really grazing the cattle on the road, loitering on the road to allow them to feed. The Bench found no offence disclosed under the statute the provisions of which were sought to be made to oover the casfi, and the charge was dismissed. [Left Sitting.!

SPORTING.

SOUTH CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB'S AUTUMN MEETING. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION Timabu, April 5. There is fine weather and a good at tendance. Timabu Handicap Hurdles, of 45 soys. About one and three-quarter miles.—Em pire 1, Invader 2, Clarence 3. Won [easily. Dividend, L 2 7s. WaSHDYKE WIiLTKU HANDICAP, of 40SOVS. One mile.—Lupus I, Victim 2, Wheedler \ Won by a neck hard held. Dividend, L 4 Site, Hack Rack, six furlongs.—Joss 1, Pivii dend L 6 Gjs,

The Iwoture anuoumed by the Rev A. Agev intituled "My visit to the battle-field of Sedan " was delivered to an appreciative and sparse audience at the Oddfellows' Hall on Wednesday evening. It was full of interest, the descriptive powers of the lecturer being of a high order, and the lecture abounding with incident tragic, pathetic, and amusing. The proceedings closed w^th the Katioaal Anthen^. Mr if. Zirider who has been again endeavouring to secure the establishment of a telephone exchange in Ashburton is in receipt of a reply from Mr Gray, secretary of the department, in which the writer says that "it is the invariable rule to require sixty subscribers before a telephone exchange. '* As this number cannot at present be obtained Ashburton will have to " wait a, little longer."

THE Ab'HBtJETON GUARDIAN: THURSDAY, APBIL 5, 1894,



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Government Notices. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. NOTICE. HHHE Rakaia Bridge will be blocked to 3 Road Traffic on nights of MON DAYS, WBDNKSD 17S and FRIDAYS until further notic9. BY ORDER Railway Engineer's Office, Christchurch, March 29, 1894. 3 220 Entertainments. "C 1 R I D A V, A.PKIL.6. •*- Ticket?,' 3s ; ladies frea. Refresh ments provided. 4 6 ODDFELLOWS' OTALL, Ashbmton. JZL SATURDAY/APRIL 7, SUNDAY, APRIL 8. A CtllAlVD SACRED COITCKRT By the Talented Australian Musical Artiates, The JPgbyiie Family. "Vocalists, Violinists, Pianiste, Flautist and ttELLRINGERS, acknowledged to be the finest Bellringers in the colonies. .. Family prices/—2a and la; children, half-price, ('■ PRED..DAWSON, Ageut. RAKAIA^FKIIJAy, April 6. 4 3 Mr D Tnomas, ~~~~". TINWALD. CLEARING SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 6,1894. MR D. THOMAS has received in structions from Mesers; Mardon Bros., fl»x dressers, of Tinwald, (who are leaving the district) to sell by Auction as above, on the premises known as Jones and Bradshaw's, — THE WHOLE OF THEIR LIVE AND DEAD STOCK, as follows, viz:— -\ f\ GOOD DRAUGHT HORSES, JL \J splendid workers -1 A SETS HARNESS, nearly new 2 Light Harness Horses and their Farnesa 4 Farm Drays, three of them nearly new Spring; Dray, Horsa Covers, Chaff, Empty Sacks, Press for baling Chaff, Wheelbarrow, Tools, and a lot of Sundries. ALSO,— 20 Feet 2|in Shafting, 22 Feet 2gin Shafting; with Plumraer Blocks, Brasses, etc., complete. Number of Pulleys, various sizes. Luncheon provided. Sale at 1 o'clock. D. THOMAS, 3*214 Ashburkm To Let—A small shop with two room attached, situated in Burnett street T. HULLOOK.



THE GEEAT SUBPEISE FIRM OF PHOTOGRAPHERS HAVE OPENED IN ASHBURTON FOR TWO WEEKS ONLY FOR TWO WEEKS ONLY



1 DOZEN Enamelled Cabinet Photcs and a ? beautiful 15 x 12 opal or bromide enlargement all for one pound (£1). Every person should avail them salves of this chance. All work finished in a thoroughly artistic manner. Terms —Deposit ticket 2s 6d; balance on ap proval of proofs. Samples now on view at Mk Gates' shop, East street, 3 179 A. E. BING, Manager,



ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. NOTICE is hereby given that the scalo of Fees of Licenses for Pedlars and Hawkers as fixed in Borough By-Law 22, has been altered in pursuance of the sub section thereto by resolution of this Council at a meeting held on March 27, ult., and is now as follows :— To hawk any kind of goods, produce, books, or articles carried by hand, or in a basket, or otherwise upon the person, £2 10s per quarter; £5 per annum. To hawk any kind of goods, produce, books, or any articles whatever, carried in a cart, for each cart, £2 10a per quarter ; £5 per annum. CHAS. E. FOORS, Town Clerk. Borough Council Office, Ashburton, April 2, 1894. 4 10 COOPER'S SHEEJP r>IP, TO THE SHEEP FARMERS OF THE ASHBURTON DISTRICT, T Beg to notify that I have appointed MR J. G, RESTELL, ASHBURTON, Agent for tho Sale of COOPER'S CELEBRATED SHEEP DIPPING POWDER, ANi> ALBO That in future all appoints) enfe for the DIPPING OF SHEEP AT THE TINWALD DIP (Which has given such unanimow satisfaction to its supporters) n^usl; be made with Mb RestsW, who will see that the same success ia ensured in the future. MORE SHEEP ARE DIPPED annually throughout the World with COOPER'S SHEEP DIP THAN WITH Al*li OTHER DIPS ADDED TOGETHER. W. LAKE, Agent, 126 Hereford Street, Ohristchurch. TINWALD. TO L E T—Four-roomed Cottage, Situated not far from the Railway Station. T. BULLOCK.



FOR INFANTS AND INVALIDS MELON'S LACTO-GLYCO^E OK JMmLdH: FOOD. SPECIALS ADAPTED FOR CQUNTRIfS WHERE FRESH COW'S MILK CANNOT BE OBTAINED torn (toodi are.fm front Animal G*»*y and keeygmxHnmyClimat*. toicobtaineifromaUXyrntnntuanatUym^ MITCHELL! TURNER. HAVE ON HAND -4 LARGE STOCK OF HOUSE FURNISHINGS, -COMPBISING ... Y^IARPEIS and Carpeb Squares - . , Oilcloths and Linoleums, all prices Table and Bed Linens Afternoon Tea and Tray Cloths Table Napkins and D'Oyleys Bedroom and Bath Towels, in all sizes English and Colonial Blankets White and Colored Quilts, all sizes Mitchell and Turner, TANCRED STRIET. Ammuniti on, Ammunition, Guns, €*uns, 3riing, POWDEP, SHOT 3 CAPS, CARTRIDGES, CARTRIDGES, qPORT^MEN Requiring a First-class GUN should inspect our Stocks 0 Every Gun warranteed new from the factory. W. H. COLLINS & GO. MERCHANTS AND IMPORTERS. Royal Insurance Company Grey Valley Coal Company AtttficTCi vr\rt i Springfield Pottery Company AU&m is *UK Corben and Oo , s Oe i ebrated js uamelled Mantelpiece McKenssies Furniture Renovator STEPHENS BROS., MARKET HOUSE, 6UMS. €JUM)i» FROM 30s, SINGLE AND. "DOUBLE BA RRE LS. MARTTNI-HENRY AND HECATE PATTERN, ALL GUARANTEED, AMMUNITION AND ALL SPORTING REQUISITES At Ohristchurch Prices. Come Early and Often and Secure Good Value. STEPHEN BROS MARKET HOUSE. 1o and This Week/ 50 CASES OF NEW SEASON'S GOODS, IX S.S. TEKOA. 'Tl MESSRS G. L. BEATH & Co., Tancred Street, purpose making thalr FIRST DISPLAY OF NOVELTIES IN AUTUMN AND WINTER DRESS GOODS, On THURSDAY, APRIL 5, and Following Days. ■M-pw The Shipment Consistß of NEW WINTER HOPSACKS, DRESSES. CHEVIOTS, l>iiEb»^S, WHIPCORDS, wnnT NEW DIAGONALS, N^ Tm^^ WTNTER CROFTERS, WINTER nRTAsTrq INVERNESS, DRESSES. jJKJ3i»»^»x AJSD ESTAMSNE SEBGES, NEW In all the Newest and Most Fashionable wr*KWEm WINTER Shades of Brown, Tans, Navys, r^fvJorra DRESSES. Petunias, Maroons, etc. UKUiSSfife, v PW —Also— NE^ ■ WTKTKR G. L. BEATH AND CO., TANOKED STEBET, ASHBDRTON,