Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1894 SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

The annual blue book of the colony, giving statistics of everything im aginable within its borders, is fjorae what dry reading, but as it is a poor sermon, indeed from which the hearer can extract no good thing, so would it be a dry blue book indeed in which nothing interesting could be found. Under "the heading education a ruass of figures is printed, and among the tables are two dealing with the secondary or superior schools. The jlrsp qf. tljese--they are both for 1893 —shows the number q£ takers and scholars during the last quarter of the year. For all tli3 secondary or s^parjor schools in the colony the teachers, regular and visiting, numbered IQQ ; the students—l3l? bojs an' 483 4' girls— Spl—wjth an average Ef,tten : dance over all of 3133 3?be ages of the children avz tabulated thus—under ten years, 24; ten to fifteen years, 9-iO: fifteen to eighteen, 1,186 ; over eighteen, 101. Boarders, 330. Out q( t'lifS pi^io jy.e select the tigurofs re ferri.-ig to foft As'fcunyi Uj^h >'Ao>l. Jt had thrc,c regular tocher*, within visaing jinstructors. The numWs on its yoll o£ students fur tjje last quarter qI |80;5 were -boys \A, gii'fc ' The attendance was 36. It had ,one hoy un^ei* tQ f but no girl finder thftt »go- Froj# 'ten to fyi teen years old, tuei-o w^re p2 boys and Vi girls; fifteen to eighteen, no boysr, 8 girls , over eighteen, 1 boy. The annual rate of fees is given as—for boys, nine guineas, for girls seven guineas. The jsteoond table shows the income and ex penditure ( % fyp year 1893. Over .the jtwcnty-fou^' schools with, a fto'fcaj inpopje from land endowments fe >ho\vn fft £'SB,|'3| '8s bd, <# which : £21,6.80 x? 3 lid' w#s frojß rente, and £G,406 4-s 6d from sales," From otJ/er sources of endowment oame 4>4,G7Q 17s 7d. Fees brought £19,8J OSs M i other income ,£5.317 15s lid—making # tobfl inpome of £08,4JJ5 4a 7d. The ASpe^ditur^ \vhMi totalled £52,711 1 itrs id, is thus acpo.ujijted^or —Expense of manageuierifcandoii.ee salaried *£%$&. 19s 2d; teachers' salaries', SQ^fW Cs; scholarships, exhibitions, prizes, $>&,'ss .3s 2d; lands, buildings, Eurhitur.ej insuianotSj rent, rates, 2s Gd ;' other expenditure, ;i 439 & Gel. The Ashbnrtow tligU

School figures run as under—lncome I from rents of endowment reserves, ] £554 14s Id; fees, £224 19s; other( income, £21 13s Gd ; total, £821.* 6s 7cL Expenditure—Management: i office and salaries, £22 8s stl ; teachers' | salaries, £542 10s ; scholarships etc., £7 2s 6d ; land, buildings, furniture, insurance, rent, rates—£ls 15s 5d ; other expenditure (examiners, fees, printing and advertising, stationery, cleaning, fuel, light, etc), £143 3s 9d — j total £731 Qs Id. I

Why does a cat fall always upon it ef-i-jb ? Ttrs was the problem which occupied rhe leirned members ot P; r * the fatlj of Acidemyof ciencaatthuir tug cat. last meeting. In spite c>f its aeeming simplicity, it is, according to the savants, unsolvable oy the application tf all known physical lawa. Many of them indeed geemed inclined to deny that a cat could fall on its fsefo, but they had to yield to the evidence afforded by a series of instanta neous photographs exhibited by M. Marey, representing puas in the act of falling from a height of a metre and a half. The first photographs represented the animal with Its legs upwards, the following ones showed it gradually turn ing, while in the final picture it was seen touching the ground with its four feet and preparing to scamper off, tail in air, A great discussion followed thereupon, one academician declaring roundly that it was contrary to all known laws. M. Ma^ey is going to make a fresh experiment, taking every precaution to prevent the cat getting a "send off" likely to impart a rotatory movement to its boty. He will put a stiing round its body which will be cut at a given moment, the various phases of the fall being then photographed afresh. _

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A. boy, sixteen years of age, giving cvi- ] dence at the Pahiatua Court the other day, j said he was working for 7s a week and his tobacco, and that he consumed a stick of J uno or Derby every week, •• Some of you smile," said the JEtev. Mr McNeill, to his congregation in Welling ton, who laughed at some of his quaint metaphors, "I would rather you didn't smile; it's the dry rot of your Christ ianity." The limaru Garrison Band have ra solved to take the necessary steps for holding a band contest in 1895 at Timaru The first week iv October is suggestei as the time. The programme is to include a quickstep competition. The Hawera Star says dai.ying has been a death-blow to the cocksfoot harvest, and this year there will be only a small quan tity of seed saved. Those who used to purchase paddocks in this district are .making enquiries elsewhera, but every where up and down the coisb the same repoit is heard that there is no cocksfoot this year. The ßangUikei Advocate reports tint during, a thunderstorm at Akura two Maori boys were looking through the win dow of a Native hut, when a fUsli of light ning struck them both. The leg of one boy was severely burned, and the other was discoloured. Iha lightning smashed the interior of the building and did consider able damage. t On the voyage of the Z*alandia from Liverpool to Wellington—in lat. 28 N., when the vessel was running before a seven-knot breeds—a seaman named Fay, who was working in the jmizsen rigging, fell overboari. A boat was promptly lowered under the clnrgo of Mr Cousins, chief officer, and F*y was picked up in Its* th-in twenty minutes from the time he fell overboard. At the Pdlmorston District Court sitt ings in bankruptcy, last wock, Judge Kettle remuked that a man had no bu<i ness to tako contracts at a loss. It might take time, but he would do hjs best to alter the piaclic^ by \vhiqh a man, on tha system of heads I win, tails you lose, went into business with the idea' of personally profitli g if he got on and making his creditors suffer if he lost. { At a North Island station this month six shearsrs, with machine shears, pub through in fi ?e and a half days 4485 sheep. Fur the best day's work the ta'ly was 093, two of the men shearing 224 and 5323 respecti^ ly- Tv#o of the hands were using the shears for the first time. The wot king houvs of ihe shed were from 6 a.m. to 6 p m., bu 1; the actual time spent in working was 8| hours. The Nelson Star says :—lt is believed by many residents qf" Nelson that the approaching summer will be a hot one. They ground their belief on the fact that certain of our Native flowering shrubs and trees, especially the flax and ti-trees, are flowering very profusely this year. There is an old belief held by the Maoris that profusion of flax blossom invariably means a hob summer.—The ti-trees (cabbage trees) are unusually prolific of flowers in this district also, this year, Tli9 Nelson Mail reports that last Satur day as the train conveying the Volunteers to Brightwater was crossingHhe Wairoa river the oscillation of the brake van, in which was the Garrison Band, jerked the mouthpiece of one of the instruments into the river. After reaching the station the player of the instrument ma.de for the river as quickly as possible, sjnd saw the missing piece lying on the bottom in aboutseven or eight feet of water. He strippad off his uniform, and, taking a header, wagsuccesa tul in picking up the mouthpiece. The delegates from the Canterbury Clubs met at j;he Clarendon Hotel, Christ church, on Friday night. MV A. Francis was the Aehburton delegate. The New Zealand Swimming Association wrote that the 1895 Championships hid been allo cated as under:—ChrJstjhurch Club, lpO yards; Eagfc Oh^jstchureh, 2^o yards; Afibburton, 4^o yards ; Richmond, Bt|Q yards, long dive *nd plunge ; Sydenham, polo. Io was agreed to swim the Half mile Championship under the auspices of the combined Shimming Cubs of Canter bury. The half-mile championship was fixod to be held at Lancaster Park on the same day as the long dive and plunge. His Lordship Bishop Julius held a confirmation service |n St. Stephen's yesterday 1 when bWween thirty and forty you ig people received confirmation. His i Lordshipaddrassadtheminthafclovingstyle which is pec^li&fcljr h;a own when speaking to young people with all their livea be» fore them, all'jthe temptations that beset j human nature to be met, all the victories oye'r self to be achieved, all tho good that man can dp to be done. Tf any of th.ose candidates went axyay jtrgm that service with an uncertain knowledge of what that rite meant, or how ifc aft'acted themselves, tho blame did not Ha at fche Bishop's door for want of clear elucidation, nor with the Vicar for want of nncadamisatiou of the yovds of truth to suib their understand ing in tiie preparatory work he did, so that the day should be i^amorable to those on whose heads the hand 3of the shepherd vsrere that day laid 'in hoJy blessing, pie service wss in every 1 respect special and suitable to tho occasion, $nd the Bishop's address uausnally telling His Lordship held sservkse and preached at Greenstreet in the afternoon.

The installation of the Mayor will take , place in the Borough Council Chambers at twelve noon on Wednesday. The mating of the Arfc Society for tho election < f ffioe 6 will be held on Tu?sdiy evening, in dates' School ot Music, at eight oclf k. The arm ml tea meeting and concert in connection vriJi St Pavlip and St James' Church, Waterton, will ba held on Friday, December 21. Messrs L. F. Andrawes and Co.'.* establishment; will be op.'-n evevy evening this week for iln pale of Cliristmas cards, e<3., and for the c mvenience of those who are unable to m*ke their purchases in the day time. A popular entertainment, in aid of the funds of St Andrew's Church, will be held at the Temperance Hall, Tinwald, on Wednesday next,' cammenctag at 8 p.m The programme will be a varied one, consisting of instrumental music, songs, tableaux, and a charade, in which several well-known losal amateurs wHI take part. At Blenheim, the other day s the Educa tion Board were debating an important question when suddenly the sound of a brass band was heard. Two or three members interjected ' Oh, it's the circus !' and in a twinkling a rush wa3 made for the windows. The bottom panes are frosted and there was consequently a straining of necks, when a happy thought struck the Secretary and he advised opening the windows to secure an uninterrupted view. This saved standing on the table and look ing above the frosted panes which the younger trio of the Board were about to do, and for about five minutes an en raptured gaza was taken and business was absolutely suspended. Subsequently the Chairman announced that the circus had passed and the Board might resume its business. Tho Okujo Daily Times says — Even among the settlers of the Pomihaka estate there is apparently a great diversity of opinion as to the quality of the land. The interview between eight of the settlers and the Minister fir Lan3s on Thursday indicated that in the minds of those lessees — and they said they re presented others—there is considerable misgiving as to the result of their venture in taking up sections on the block, and one of the number told a reporter who wa3 oa the ground that he was sure the majority of the settlers would gladly accept two thirds valuation for the improvements th*y have effected and give up their sections at once. On the other hand, another settler, who has spent the greater part of his life on the estate, seemed to be supremely satisfied with his bargain. He is evidently, however, a smguine man, for he said, and reiterated the statement and adhered to it when more than once challenged, that the land would, in its uncultivated state, carry a sheep to the acre in winter and two sheep and a half to the acre in the summer —an estimate of its carrying capacity which is generally scouted on the Potnahaka and in its neighbourhood, although the settler who made the state ment avers that he has known the property to carry the number of she?pmentioned by him. One good feature of the estate is that there is an abundance of water about it and that Hißre is plen'y of fuel, for, in addition to lignite pi!n on the property, thete is timber very handy.

CRICKET.

ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA.

Sydney, December 15 The cricket match, England v Australia, was resumed.on Moore Park to-day, and the Colonials put up the record for the ground in their first iunings. The attendance totally eoMpsed all previous attendances, it being estimated .that fully 30,000 people were on the ground. The splendid batting form displayed by the Australians on the first day had aroused great enthusiasm, which, no-doubtj leci to. the immense gather ing to-day. The wicket was in perfect order, and the high scoring was quite expected. Australia—First Innings. Lyons, b Richardson ... ... 1 H. Trott, b Kichardson ... , %2 Darling, b Richardson, ^ , 0 Jredale, c Stbddarfc, b Ford ... ... 81 & Giffen, c Ford, b Brockwell ... 161 Reedman, c Ford, b Peel ... ... 17 Gregory, c Peel, b Stoddarfc . ... 201 O. MeLeod, b Richardson ... ... IS| Turner, b Peel , ... ... 1 Blackham, b Richardson .., ... 74 Jones (not out) ... ... ... 11 Extras ,« ... . 12 Total ... 586 Peel took two wickets for 140 runs, Briggs none for 96, Lockwood none for 1, Brock well 1 for 78, Stoddart ] for 31, Richardsoq 5 for 181, and Ford 1 for 47. Englakh— First Innings. ty[aolaren, cßsedmaa, b Turner .„, 4 Stoddart, c Jones, b Giffen .. ... 12 Brown, run oul ... ... ... 22 Ward (not out) ... ... ... 67 Brockwell (not out) ... ... ... 19 Total for th^eo wickets ... 124 (Received December 17> 3 p.m.) Sydney, DecemW 17 •L'lie weather is cool and a strong wind blowing. Heavy showers delayed the start of to-day's play. When the Englishmen's score had reached 133 the game was temporally stopped by a heavy sl^ower^

QBITUARY.

Death ol" JUi* It JL Mtuveiisou

Auckland, December 17 News has been received frcm Same* of the death of Robert Louis Stevenson, novelist, suddenly. Tin causa was appolexy. |Stey,pnsoc, Bobert Louis, was bqrn at Edinburgh, IS4E>, edi|cated at the University of that city, graduating M>A., and after wards called to the bar. He started a magazine while a student; but the venture vvaa not a success, though soji^e of bis own contributions to it gave prqmitie of the distinotjon \\<z has now attained. Qne of Mr Stevenson's earliest works was an account pf his travels in California, but the beqk which established his reputation was "Treasure. Island," jjublisljed jn Isß3. Annongst his otlier worljs are "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde," dramatised and payed at the Lyceum theatre in 1888; " Familiar Studies," <v Underwoods," "'Virginibus Puerisque," " Story of tlia Rebellion of 1845," the " Dynamiters " (written in con junction with his wife), "An Inland Voyage," " Travels with a Donkey," " New Arabian Nights," "The Silverado Squat ters," ''Prince Otto/"The Blackamoor" (1880), numerous essays, "Edinburgh: Picturesque" Notes," "The Master of Ballantrtie," "lii the Wrqiig Bqi, 1? "Kid uapped,'' -'Tl^e Wreol>ers," wrjtten in collaboration with Mr Lloyd Osborne, his stepson ? tf Oatpiona," a delightful sequel to " Kidnapped," published in 1893. He has also written a life of his father, the oelebrated lighthouse engineer. Since 1890 he has been living at Samoa, the climate of which seemed especially suited to his delicate health/. Mi" Steveuyoa had many plans of literary- work laid out *ud iv process nj execution. One of thasa ia a story called i"Tho Ebb Tide," which began tor«na» ( 1 n serial ia To-Day (November.) 3

ON THE PITCH.

By The Barber It must be the depression, I think. Either Hub or in sympathy wiih the, molligraming of raar.y of my farming I f fiends o*- Ter the low prlca of wool and l gran 1, my liver h'.s got out of order. At any rate I have been pulled up all stand ing by two people over ray last week's pitch. A member of your staff oolUrs me, and points out that not Sidney Wolfe, but J. H. Brooks, conducted "Patience" - the talented Sidney having worked out 1)H Ashburlon claim, and gone to the breakwater city or somewhere else, kng before "Patiences" wis 'thought of Sidney Wo'feconducted "Trill by Jury," it will be remembered. But on its second production J. H. Brooks assumed tha baton. Why his opera ran ashore in Ashburton, can you tell me '{ Surely with " forty leading amateurs," as one adver tisement had it, not so very long ago, and the natural increase of the population 4nco that advertisement appeared, there should be talent enough to get off a little one. But tho amataurs appear to have climbed down—or up. Oratorio was the fashion among them a little while ago. But oratorio is too heavy for the average listener, and he is ape to go to sleep. The Briton ia s ud to take his pleasures sadly, and there never was a truer thing said if it refers to an audience listening to the performance of ah oratorio by amateurs ay, or by professionals either. Living pictures had their run, too, tor a whila. Bit they are about played out, and only serve for padding in % programme that has not been very easy to compile. In fact amateur theatricals have gone out of date here, and entertainments generally, ex cept for the school prize funds, fail to pay—that is, they do not return anything like a satisfactory sum when the labor and trouble attending the getting up of them are taken into consideration. Perhaps that is why the Wairarapa concert hanga fire.

The other man sends me a letter, The first part of it is cheeky. I don't mind that much. After what you were good enough to show me In the ' ♦ Beggars and the Barber" controversy I can stand any thing, except being prayed for. When that happens I leave—the process does not require my presence, and the peti tioner has a larger liberty in his beseech raents in my absence. The second part is to the point. He says:—"You were wrong about the author of the Kinder spiels. It was not John Greig, ths M.A., and Mus. Doc. Oxon, -who composed them, but John Charles Grieve, a self taught man. Like you rself, for some time I understood that the Kinderspiels were the prodnction of Greig, and I find that a good many Scotchmen iv this colony still think so, fancying that " Glrieve" was only the pen name of the Edinburgh pro fessor. Greig's own note, however, on tli3 Wells o' Wearie,, in the sixth volume of "Scots MinstreJsi6 " clears up the difficulty. In this note he gives Grieves career, which is one of highly honorable achievement, and referring to his Kinder spiels s»ys — About nine years ago he inaugurated tha*; musical fa m known as the Kinderspielf a kind of musical opera, which owes its individuality as well as its name to Mr Grieve, and in which, although imitations have appeared, Mr Grieve reisfns supreme. In those kinder&piels, Mr Grieve is his own librettist: and he has now written' and composed ten works belonging to this category. Of these may be mentioned Old friends with new faves, in which we find a good deal of the nursery-rhyme character ; Playmates, in which the dramatic element is lightly touched upon ; Don Quixote, in which the dramatic e'eraent is somewhat more cUvtloped ; and Dan, the Newsboy, in which, to the preceding characteristic i is superadded the further attraction ef a plot. Bob Hoy brings the published series up to date. I hava to thank my correspondent for his correction. I certainly believed "Grieve" to be only a pen nime of Dr Grieg—why, I cannot tell ; but it was so. .

Such a storm in a teapob, to be sure, over the anniversary holiday. And all because the merchants could not agree to close o.i the same day. It is there, I am afraid, you hava to seek the trouble. I don't believe, there were half-a-dczsn of them cared a tinkling tuppence about which diy was the holiday. They all felt more or less as John Gilpin did when, mounted for his memorable ride, he got down because he saw two customers come in, and tlpugh loss of time would trouble him much, " loss of pence would trouble him full more." I fail to see any absolute necessity that existed for changing tbe day to Wednesday. The sports could have been very well held on the day to be celebrated by the province generally as the holiday, and the meeting would not have suffered in the least. But having changed it to Wednesday, and made such a fuss aboub it, the couatry people are in a terrible fog as to what the merchants mean to do, and they will naturally ask what have they done that, in the face of no reliable assurance as to which was the holiday, they come in on Wednesday and find closed doors where they want them open, and doors open they don't want. A half-holiday on Wednesday would have suited well enough in these times when there is ao little doing, and people want to do as much as they can.

There ought to exist ia Ashburfcon soi^e sort of a body like a Chamber of Com merce. It need nob necessarily be exactly like the one in Ohristchurch, but rather a Traders* Guild, that would look after matters commercial that specially affect our own town and county. There are many ways in which such a body would be useful, and If it did exist matters of the kind referred to in the last paragraph would be settled in ono act. A resolution would be passed by tho meeting, a copy of it sent to the Mayor, and the holiday , would be proclaimed. The Ashburton merchants may think this rcatter over. It covers a gooi deal more than holidays, as they doubtless know.

"Soant yu zae a black'n white dpok on't road. Hur be a drake '<' I told him I had nnfc scon a fowl answering the description.

CYCLING.

Sydney, December 16 Fjvo Mile Bicycle Championship of K"ew Spu'h Wales resulted as follows : - Brown 1, Simpson 2. Time—l3m>n 42 4 S.h sec.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

MR GLADSTONE

London, December 15 Mr Gladstone will spend the winter in Cannes ai.d Biarritz.

Imperial Politics.

London, December 15 Lord Rosebery, addressing a meet ing at Stratford^ advUed the Indepen dent Labor Party to coalesce with the Liberals, who were determined to deal with the working class questions thoroughly, though unable to accept the Norwich programme. He promised to introduce a Bill for the unification of London.

LABOR

London, December 14 The Seamen and Firemen's Union has dissolved, through want of funds.

THE LATE SIR J. THOMPSON

London, December 14 The Agents-General attended requiem service in London in memory of the late Sir J. S. D. 1 hoinpson. Ottawa, December 15 The despatch of the cruiser B'en heim from London with the remains of the late Sir J, S. D. Thompson, and the Queen's message of sympathy, have created immense enthusiasm through out Canada.

THE COREAN WAR

Shanghai, December 14 The Japanese have sent a thousand sledges for the use of tho army ia Manchuria, in order to enable it to travel over the snow. Tt is thought likely that Ii Hung Ohang will go to Japan as envoy to treat for peace. December 15, General Tachile's forces checked the advance of Major yon Hannekin after sharp fighting. The Chinese wera the offensive party. A further war loan of 50,000,000 dollars is to be raised in Japan. v Shanghai, December 16 The Japanese advance force met five thousand Chinese troops at Fenghu angtching on the Moukden road, Where some severe fighting took place. The Japanese were unable to advance, but they gained a vetj strong defensive position.

MR MUNDELLA

Los don, December 16 Mr A. J. Mundeila, formerly Presi dent of the Board of Trade, in address ing his constituents, explained his connection with the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, and his reasons for resigning his portfolio after Judge Williams' remarks on his action as a director. He declared that the reason why the explanation had cot been given earlier was that the case was still subjudice. He had, he said, done his duty, and feared no man's censure.

France and Madagascar.

« Paris, December lji French marines have occupied Taroa tivvfi, the Hovas fleeing after thte& shells had been fired from a warship.

THE BANK OF ROME SCANDAL

lll4ie, T/ecember 14 The Committee of the Chamber of Deputies has advised that most of the documents relating to the Banca*. Romana scandal be published, and that some referring to Signor Crispins private affairs be suppressed The Chamber adopted the report, as it is generally thought that the Premier's action in producing the documents was, un justifiable.

THE ARMENIAN OUTRAGES

Rome, December 14 Austria and Italy will not permit Great Britain and Russia a free hand in dealing with the Armenian outrages. Constantinople, December 15 The Porte consents to the British, Russian, and French Consuls in Erze routn, the capital of Turkish Armenia, being appointed to hold an enquiry into the recent outrages in Armenia by Turkish soldiers. The invitation to the United States Government to take part has been withdrawn by the Sultan owing to the limitations placed on the Consul by President Cleveland.

THE NEW FOUNDLAND CRISIS

i Sx Johns, December 15 The Newfoundland Government has arranged to pay the interest on the public debt, falling due in January. Operatives are in a state of semi-star vation, being without money to pur chase bread, and employ era have no money with which to pay wages.

RETRENCHMENT

Sydney, December 16. A return asked for in the Legisla tive Assembly, showing the retrench ment made by the late Ministry^ shows that on the plea of retrenchment 372 officers were dismissed, while 1578 were appointed. The report has caused a mild sensation.

DUNN'S REEP

I Pert*!*, Dscember 18 The Supreme Court has awarded Earle, who claimed it, a one fifth share !in the discovery of the rich reef by ' Dunn brofchsrs in the Coolgardie district. The Dunns liave given notice o| appeal,

THE QUEENSLAND ATTORNEY GENERAL

Brisbane, December la The l^on. T. I. Byrnes, Attorney* General, has left on a visit to New Zealand, and goes thence to the Federal Council.

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Wanted i o(>K.—Christmas Magazines, Holly I - Leaves, New Zaalaid Graphic, Illustrated London News, Biack and White, Father Christmas, Ladies Journal, Illustrated Magazine, Illustrated Paper, Ske eh, Yule-Tide, Otago Witness,} Weekly Press, Cmterbury Times. Christmas, New Yo-ir, Birthday, and Text Cards, at a'l ptices. Plain, Fancy, and Mourning Stationery. Picture Bocka Scraps, etc. Circulating Library Term Easy.—John M/ksd.?n, Shop and Book -1 stall. /■^HKISTMAS Presen's, Choice Orna- Kj ments, Zithers and Jew's Harp*. Balis and Dolls for everybody from lil each ; Jointed Dolls for 63, Sleeping Beauties Is, Chinese Conquerors 6J, Russian Embassies Is. Walking Men, Talking Dolls, Scotch Greys, and Ennis killen Dragoons all wonderfully cheap at Mbs Alcobn's Ladies-' Underclothing and Fancy Bazaar, Havelock street. WANTED Known—That owicg to the success of the Pale now being held up at Saur.deie' Buildings, opposite Rail way Station, it will be continued for i another twenty-eight days. lam not advertising a few cheap lines, bat the whole of the stock. Don't lose the oppor tunity of securing genuine bargains—A Lawbie. 166 /CHRISTMAS and New Year Cards for V^ the Home Mai!. A beautiful assort ment just opened up, Paokets of Cards of choice designs from 3d upwards- Writing Papers and Envelopes, Pocket Books, Purses, Writing Cases, Ink stands, Pictures, Music, Accordeons from 7s 9d, Concertinas, Violins, Banjos, Zither Harps, Photo Frames and AJbums, Scrap and Postage Ktamp Albums, Indoor Grames, and a great variety of goods too numerous to mention ; all at greatly reduced prices for cash this month at L, F. Andreses ani> Co.'s Cheap Sale.



Wanted. ; ANIED-^A. Good General Servant, at once. Apply Mrs Randkll ■ ___i?_ll s WANTED— Respectable Housekeeper Apply Maurice O'Bbiew, Tinwald 12 120 WANTED — Everyone lo see oar splendid display of Christmas Fruit, e'c. D p't miss seeing the Fine t .^how in Ashburton. Note address— Fletcher'Bros , Wholes tie and Reta'l Grocer.*, Cash -Supply Stores, Ashburton. WANTED KNOWN--W O -,leyan Church Anniversary. Grand Social and Mv ical Evening. Wednesday, Dec. 19, at 730 p.m. Songs, etc, by Miss Vesib Flowbr and others, Parlor games, Refreshments. Tickets I*. 12 122 LO-T, Saturday, Half bred German I Collie (Slu ) collar on. Answers to name of Rose. William Hooper, near Gas Works. 12 116 TTy ANTED Known—The Corner Is YV showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier. WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Regatta Shirts, all sizes, with or without collars, 2a 6d,—W. H. Coilier. "ORESENTS. We are now giving _L Presents to all purchasers of 2* 6d and upwards.—H. C. Sjegeks, Molford House. ANTED Known—Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical line at S. S ilex's, Optician. R" EOENT Arrivals —Ladiea' and Gentle men's Summer Boots and Shoes, Cricketing and Tennis Shirts. Unlimited selection of Summer Ties and Hats.— MITGBEH AND TURNER. T ADIF.S' and Gentlemen's left-off I_J Clothes and all kinds of goods bought, sold, or exchanged. — Mrs Knight, opposite Templar Ball, near Post Office. 11 170 NO more Indigestion ; no mjre ner vousness from indulging in too much tea drinking, for those who drink Health Tka. One trial will convince you. Henry Zander, Authorised Agent. CHEAP Cbristnun Present, Cheap New Year Gifrs, Cheap Toys. Cheap Dolls, Cheap Fancy Goods. Mes Adams, Saundera' Buildings. TTTANTfiD Known -Hoklera of VV Present fckets can now get them changed. —II C. Segers, Melford House. BOY'S and Girls Own Annual, British Workman and Workwoman, Infano's M igazlne, The Prza, Child's Companion, Hhi'dren's Friend, Little Dot, Family Friend, Band of Hope, Young England, and other New Bocks at Lowest, Prices.— L. F. Andkewks and Co. 11 98 TDEAUTTFULa'-d useful Presents to I") all purchasers of 2-j 6dand upwards. —It. C Skgers, Meltcrd Hou*.e. r"~CE CREAM, Ice Cream, Ice Cream, now ready at H A, Flower's, East street, Ashburton. Ice supplied at •shortest notice. 10 114 OYSTFJIS. Fried Flounders, ?nd Whitebait every night at Jkwitt'k, Deep Son Fi hing Company, opposite MAiLoffioe. " 9JL6B S^WEFPING; ~RldwTionsT^nfl"Book* for 9J, Is 6J Hooks for Is, 2? Books for Is 63, 2* Ccl Books for 2s, and all others at cqus.l ra c of reduction afr L. F. Andkewrs and Co'h., Cash Sale. 018 FaNICETS bought at Edwards Bennet's Sale, a special line of Double Blankets at 7a 91. Exhra Urge and heavy 151 6.1 and 161 6d.--Robert Alcorn, Biker's Building AFACL\ —<Aiiy<.ne drinking Health Tea and discarding all other brands will cortainly add ten years to lib life. Jti3t your try it. To be bad from ai Grocers. WANTED -Every U<!y tp try Madam Halcojibe's latent V.x panding Belt (Jurset Cwgister 3), guiran teed whalebone i h-< ugh; ut Orders left -it Mr E. HV.l's, Hcfbali-.t, Ashburfon. will receive promp f- attention. 10 86. Everybody to use Titan *V Soap, greatest marvel of the ago. il. Zakdeh, Sole Agent. TO LADJES.-^Spring Cleaning.—We have just received Three C*sos of Curtains and Liberty Muslins, together with new Patterns in Carpets, O Iclolhs, and Linoleums. China Matting from Bi3 per yard.—Mitchell and Turner. WASTED Ivnowi).—Miss Murihy D.-essmaker, h;s removed to Burnett Street, next to Orange Hall. Weddinc a.Rfl Mourning orders especially Attended t®« WANTED Known — Mus Hopjjpß (monthly nurse) is open to accept eß&'igfinenrs. Apply, by letter, to Mrs Hop^fc, Ajford Forest ftoid, Ashburton. ;in^ _____ _ n ROBERT ALCORN has ofihft'id in Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, With & Stock qi Clothing, etc., bought at Kd wards, J^rmett's and the Kaiapoi S»fes, the cheap/est |fit of goods ever brought to jtsbburton, Also at. assortment of Boots. NOTICE 1 Notice Sport for all Guns let out on hire cr sold on fcima payments. Having a professional GunbtjjSth on the premises, I undertake to repair Guvs mf any description. Gun fittings in stock. Fripfis low.—J. W IlAHii^ev, Irourtionger, etc 1* OWN Make In Lades' and Children's, tfaderclothing, and Pina totofii a^o » good assortment of CaiicwJS, O/laslhi"', FURtieUbtcx, Tiimniinga, e.tc.j at MM &wovw's it&V mnp, U.iker's Uuildinga. WE Hold a Large Slock o£ tfjo Latest Novelties in Materials for Blouses and Walking Presses. Just oi*6t«jo!, tx Pakelia and lonic, Dress Goods of choice selodion, Sumha^s and Umbrellas,—Wrcoh ill and Turner. BANG! Bang! BtM.ij-1 My new sea son's stock of Apjmunitjiou t,o fcznd Eley's, Kynocfc's and, <31ub Giixtridgos, I Powder, Shot, Caps, Wade, iGases and i ail sporting materials of tixo grst i afc J. W. Hahdiey'B, Gun Empo^am. WANTED Known —That if you are in want of a first! class art'ele in sum ffi&x fio rt» and Shoes, you cannot do ; b«ttor tha# »t J. Moison's ; you will got Mva very bo:*l t& p&Aftaad prices. As for hia own iuak<2 t ifi*^ »re w'e^l jfno^ya in the delight of the wewars, tUrw^foout tlie ius(ralaslan col Jtiiea. Kepaiea well done Mid nt. o»co Piemier Boot Maker, Town $[all fl^oo/b Store. East street, A&hburton. GUNS I Guns 4 G#ns I My new stock of ,0-unsj ast to .#«pcp from the manvifacturera. Double saol 'Swaie jß*prel Breech L-aders,'Rifles, etc. In ijpe,etiott invited. No old stock to select tfro.ni at W. Hardlky's Sporting



Fkirndly Societies' Ppobto, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19. Monster Procession STARTING FROM TEMPLAR iIiLL. ROMN HOOD IN ALL HIS GLORY. nniIIBU THE WIDOW AND ORPHANS. ANCIENT DRUIDS DRESSED IV THE R;;BES WORN IN THE DAYS OF OLD. TABLEAUX AND BANNERS, . SPORTS IN THE DOMAIN STARTING AT ||,30 A.M. BIOYOLB RAOES, INTERNATIONAL TUG OF WAR, BABY RESCUING COMPETITION. STEAM MBKRY-GO-BOUfID, "WONDERFUL." TOYS WTLL BE FREELY DISTRIBUTED AMONG ALL THE CHILDREN. THE EVENT OF THE YEAR, ADMISSION, Is, Children 6d. 13 97 G. J. NEILL, Secretary. Public Notice. ANNIVERSAEY DAY, J1894. F.LBTCHEB BEOS-, WILL CLOS E ■' ■ ! TBElfit ASHBURTON ESTABLISHMENT OKI MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, fl'Bß inniversary of Canterbury, but will be Open to do business all thereat of the week, WEDNESDAY, D.camber 10, INCLUDED. FLETCHER BROS. WHOLESALE AND KETAIL GROCERS, CASH SUPPLY STORES, ASHBURTON AND CUBISTCHUKCH. Holidays. Holidays. HOL DAYS AXE NOW IN FULL SWING. •rpH.B CHEAPEST HOUSE IN CANTERBURY FOR Hiapery, Clotbln?, and Boots. G. J. WEIL L. H-i n «no,i«H*>« 9^ lid doxr-n I Double Bed Sheetina; dhi SSdW-Sngfttt W A Man's Heal Good *>« t.r a Pound A Holiday D ess for 3s lid A Boy's buit for 6s lid Calico ?s lid dozen BOOTS. BOOTS. Ladies' Shoes 4s lid j Wtn's Bluchers 4s lid Men* failed Shooters 7s lid | WE WILL BE OPEN AS USUAti ON MONDAY, DEOBMBEft 17, AND WILL RECOGNISE Wednesday, December 19, AS THE HOLIDAY G. J. NEILL, EAST STREET, FRIEpLANpKft'3 IJDI^DINC^.