MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places aa under subject to the necessary alterations : — WEDNESDAY, January 24. B'or the United Kingdom, Continents of Europe and America, and West Indies (via 3an Francisco), Sandwich Islands, etc., and also for Northern Ports of New Zealand, per Takapuna, as follows:—Ordinary letters, books, and newspapers, at O. IS p.m. : registered letters, at 5 p.m. ; money orders, at 3p. m, Due London February 28.

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1894. COUNCILIATION COURTS.

" I will summons you if you don't" is the ultimatum oE the creditor to the debtor, whose long-windedness has at last exhausted all patience. The Court of law is only too frequently the resort of disputants who have lost their temper with each other, and costly litigation is entered upon to settle a dispute which the wise counsel of two sensible neighbors, adopted by the angry piarties, might have avoided, money would have been saved, peace and goodwill preserved between the two, and the lawyers would have been poorer by a fee or so. In New Zealand no provision has been made by the State forany friendly intervention with a view to conciliation before going into open Court And in this matter we are rather behind some of our neighbors. Giving a wider amplification to the apostolic advice to try every means of mediation before telling the trouble to the whole church, the Queensland Legislature some time ago passed a measure for the institution of Concilia tion Courts, and shortly since the " conciliation justices" under this measure were appointed. The duties of these justices are to preside at the Conciliation Courts, and endeavor to bring about an amicable understanding between parties who are about to appeal to the ordinary court of law to settle their differences. The procedure of these " courts of kindliness" as one contemporary on the other side has happily called them, or "courts of common sense" as fchjsy h#ve been equally happily termed by another, i$ very simple. A man has a grievance against another. He applies to these justices, either by letter or by word of mouth, and the ojher p^rty is served with a summons, asking him jfco a^piss-r on a date Bet forth. He is not com? ! pelled to appear, bistfc iC be elects not to appear he must giye notice to frhjis effect a day before fche d,at.e fijced for , the hearing and pay half a crown by way of fee. Should the case be heard, it is done privately. Lawyers are not admitted, and the reporter has to stay away 4 for he of all men must be absent, in the very suture of things, as the whole affair Is one b t &tw#ea the prin cipal »nd the j ustjees, J^fther p^y is bound by the justices' opinion, un less before coaimencing the parties formally agreed to be bound by th& justices' ruling. If no agreement of this kind has been come to, the dissatis fied qne gan still go on to the law courts as it nothing of the conciliation court procedure had taken placp. If ? however, by the exercise of that com mon ssngQ whigh is supposed to be the

I chief recommendation of the justices s and the foundation of their Court, they have been able to bring the better nature of the parties to the surface, and thej have been brought to see the foolishness of their quarrel, and ac cepted a give and take course, the parties sign an agreement, which is registered, and becomes bind ing. And, more than that, if two angry men should have a calmer moment, and think better of their posi tion, proceedings in the law court may be stayed to allow the " court of kindli ness " to have a say in the matter. This is a necessarily short, but we think mainly correct summary of the chief points of the Queensland law. It is not altogether a new idea, as similar courts exist in some parts of Europe already and appear to get along very well indeed. And why should they not ? There can be no doubt at all that if suitors are taken in hand by sensible men, who hare no fees to get out of them, no pecuniary advantage to gain by adding fuel to the quarrel, no visions to realise of a fat law bill by tke holding out of hopes of victory to the one disputant over the other—no pos sible chance, in fact, of a repetition of i the old story " You pluck the one goose, I'll pluck the other " —the two may come to see the foolishness of fighting to the bitter end a quarrel that in cold blood could be settled by the exercise of common sense and the forgetting for a time of the hot blood out of which the quarrel arose, or In whioh it was cemented. Often cases come into our Courts that need not have come if the parties could only be made to see that something can be said on both sides, and that justice may be in the happy medium between the two. At any rate the pocket is a wonderful thermometer, aud when a glance is given at what a case would cost in the law courts, it is wonderful how much the bitterness of both parties in a dispute may be sweetened. And both parties may be made to see that in any case it would be best to give up a little and settle the matter, so that much expense, a detailed report in the papers, delay, ill-feeling, and the proverbial uncertainty of the law may aU be avoided, which certainly would not be the case if the matter should go before the law courts. One important feature of the new system is its secrecy. There are hundreds of people who would rather sit down under injustice than have their private affairs dragged out in the law courts, and such an institution as the one we are dealing with would give those people an opportunity of appearing before a court of common seme, where the facts of a case would be dealt with in a sensible way, the points of hw shown, the strength or weakness of either side pointed out, and perhaps, more potent than all the legal arguments under the sun, a quiet little talk, chaffingly done it may be, by the Justice, may bring both parties to a more amiable frame of mind, and the whole thing may end in a neighborly shake of the hand, and mutual forgivenness. IfsuchaCourt cannot settle the matter, of course the battle must be fought out to the bitter end, but after the case has been heard there, it will usually be shown that the decisio.i of the B.M. would be just the same, and that fact seen would be a great factor in bringing matters to a finale. The whole procedure is volun tary, and this fact ought to help to keep both parties in a reasonable frame of mind, so that the advice of the justices would be likely to have the good effect aimed at, and we believe th^re is great wisdom in setting up such courts as the Queensland people have instituted, and we would be heartily pleased to see a similar system established here,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the Police Court to-day—before Mr Alfred Harrison, Justice of the Peace- Thomas Daly, for having been drunk and disorderly in Moore street on Saturday night, was sentenced to seven days' im. prisonment with hard labor. On Saturday Messrs Miles and Co. sold the Junction Hotel, Rangiora, by auction for i 3500, the purchaser being Mr Mark 3<jott-~-late of Ttnwald—the present licensee. Eight or nine years ago the building, which is of brick and stone, was valued at about £8000. The place was sold by order of the first mortgagee. The following interesting " firm belief " of Mr Gladstone will be found in "Hansard," vol. 106, p. 721:—" My firm belief is that the influence of Great Britain in every Irish difficulty is not a domineering and tyrannise ing, but a softening and mitigating influence, and that, were Ireland detached from her political connection with this country, it might be that the strife of parties would then burst forth in a form calculated to strike horror trough the land."—"Church and Queen." j An official statement showing the presen and revised scales of pay for labourers in ths Imperial Naval Establishments has been issued. The principal alterations projjc-sed ar« as follows:—The standard rsj,te for established unskilled laborers to be jlß^ a week ; the standard rape for hired un skilled laborers to be Is 3 a week, the present minimum ra£,e of 20,3 a week for skilled labourers Ijired to be in future a probationary one for one year onlys men wow in pec(jipfc of this rate, with more than one year of service, t# be advanced 2ls, which is the minimum of a graduated scale ris'ng to 27s a week. The claim for £1,000, "Cassell's Saturday Journal " free insurance, which was made by the representative ot Mr W. A. Williams, of ya,pt^s»a^.t, jj'fjo met with his death in the Pontypr'^ caiiway accident^ has now been investigated! and" £? ,Ulerks', Jnsuranee Company (through whonl ] " Saturday Journal" insurance is effected) had written to say that a chequp for the amount will be forwarded on completion of | the usual formalities. Mr Williams pur chased a copy of "Cassell's Saturday Jour nal "of August 9, and by this meaas his family has become entitled to the Bum of £i,OQQ, .

Ihe Pdlmerttoi South Volunteer rifle J corps has been disbanded. f Farmers in South Lincolnshire, who have , 1 this year a large acreage i|nder potatoes, are / selling them at £20 to £25 an acre. One farmer in fihe LongSutton district has sold a crop of 50 acres as it stands for £1,000. These prices will prove very remunerative to the growers. The following Crown lands are gazetted for sale at the Aahburton Courthouse on Wednesday, February 14:—Twenty quarter acre sections, Block xm, at South Rakaia ; nine quarter-acre sections, Block xm, in Aahburtoa township; and twenty-eight quarter-acre sections in Blocks xvii and xvjii, Hinds. The upset prices will be found in this week's " Gazette." The farmers in the Ashburton county have allowed no grass to grow at their heels since the weather "took up." At daylight to-day every fairly ripe paddock was attacked, and the crowd of idle men about the streets has very palpably diminished. A fortnight of such weather as to-day's will tell a flattering tale on the harvest of the season. The extent of the signalling apparatus at the great London railway stations, and the work devolving upon the staff, can be imag ined from the fact that afc Charing Cross Cannon Street, and London bridge nearly 33,000 movements for signalling and point levering have to be made every 24 hours, quite apart from, the telegraphic signall ing. Herr Ehlers, the German traveller, was received the other day by the German Emperor, when his Majesty particularly desired to see the servant he has brought home with him. The boy, who is fourteen, is very quick and sharp. On his Majesty asking him how he liked Berlin, the little i fellow, half African, half Asiatic, replied without any shynesf, " The town ia very fine, but the people are not very intelli gent, or they would not laugh at me and perpetually make fun of me in the streets." A correspondent informs the " Spectator " that his daughter writes to him from Bangalore that she is "obliged to cover up " her "looking glass with a towel, for the sparrows come in, sit on the frame, and tap at themselves, making both glass and dressing-table in a horrid mess. At first the towel kept them away; but they were always on the watch, and if anyone threw back the towel they would be there in a minute. But now they hold back the towel with one claw, hold themselves on with the other, and peck away at their images." A strange shooting fatality occurred near Sydney on the 30th ult. A young man named Harry Rose was out shooting with two others named Brown and Smith. Brown fired at a wallaby, and the bullet passing through the body of the animal struck Ros^ in the left breast. Brown rode 25 miles to Bingera for a doctor, and during his absence Smith going in search of water, lost his way in the bush, and when Brown anrt the doctor reached Rose they found that he had lain exposed in the hot summer sun from morn ing till afternoon, suffering from intense thirst. Everything was done for him, but life ebbed away. He stated just before dying that the casualty waa entirely the result of accident. A mysterious lady singer is exciting atten tion in Bradford, England. It is said that night after night for more than a week pre ceding the 13th November, a lady, with a rich contralto voice, has appeared in various parts of the town and attracted thousands of people by singing in a pleasing manner a number of familiar songs. She ia always closely vei'ed, and nobody knows whence she comes or whither she goes. She generally begins to sing in one of the principal streets just aa darkness sets in, and when she finishes takes a tram to one of the stations and books to ne'ghboriog towns. It is said by some that her husband has lost his money ■ hroitgh au unfortunate speculation, and that she has adopted this method of support ing him and five children, whilst others assert that the coal strike is responsible for her present mysterious appearance in the streets. Be the cause what it, may, the result has justified the experiment she has made, for it is computed that she collects between £2 and £3 per night. The Wellington " Post" says:—Amongst those employed on board thes.s. Bimutaka, now in port, is a young man named Alfred Henry White, one of the survivors of th« ill-fated warship Victoria. White, who is twenty years of age, was at the time of the catastrophe in the service of Admiral Tryon. He was sleeping in the pantry aft of the battery-room when the collision occurred, and was roused by the shock. With his shipmates he assembled on deck in answer to the call, and when the sauve quipeui, was I ordered he sprang off the gangway on the port side and struck out for H. M.S. Camper down,by the crew of which he was ultimately ! picked up. The remainder of his immediate comrades, consisting of nine servants and three cooks attached to the Admiral's staff } were all drowned. He was eventually taken to Malta with the other survivors, and thence to London, where he took his dis charge and obtained his present situation on the Rimutaka. A new branch of confidence industry has just been started in Melbourne under what appear to be particularly suspioious condi tions, the enterprising promoter netting £180 on his first transaction. The person who stood the racket was not the common type of sheepishly avaricious bushman, but a romantic widow of fifty winters and a modest banking account. How she shelled out for the support of a new native industry waa told the other day in the shape of a criminal information setting forth the follow ing facts :~She was sitting in the Fitzroy Gardens, when a fascinating gentleman of about thirty struck up an acquaintance, the result of which was love at first sight fol lowed by a proposal of marriage. Without the formality of referring him to papa she closed with the offer on the spot, and they bsgan ajb once to make arrangements for a honeymoon trip to England. She advanced him the money to buy their tickets, but, like the young lady by the Blue Alsatian Mountains, she never saw the stranger where the fountains fall again. Being ot a rather more practical disposition than that interest ing but gritless girl, she, however, did not wither like a flower that was waiting for the rain. She went straight aw»y and started the detectives after him, so that if she could not get back her confiding heart, she might at least recoyer her pash and " jug " the thief. Hqlloway's Ointment.—Sores, Wounds, Ulcerations, and other diseases affecting the skin, are capable oi speedy amendment by this cooling and healing ointment, which has called forth the loudest praise from persons who had suffered for years from bad legs, bad breasts, piles, abscesses, and chronic ulcers. None but those who have experienced the seething effect of it can form any idea I~* the gonjt'orfc ifc faestcwa by restraining Inflammation ana f^ ? heT,f Holloway's Ointment has been once "se?i *l has established it own worth, and again been eagerly sought for aa the easiest and safest remedy for all complaints, In neuralgia, rheumatism, and gout, the sanxeapplication, properly us^d, gives wonderful relief.

CRICKET.

AUCKLAND V. NEW SOUTH WAL&S.

PRR PRESS ASSOCIATION

Auckland, January 20. The cricket match between New South Wales and Auckland took place to-day in the Domain cricket ground. About 1000 spectators were prei-ent. Notwiths'and ing the heavy rains of yesterday the ground was in excellent condition, the moisture being soon dried up by the sun. Auckland won the to?s and s^nt their op ponents to the wickets. Mills and Law son were unable to get away for the match, which weakened the Auckland team considerably. The New South Welshmen's first innings closed fcr 185— Moore 68, Walford 22, and K. Noble 29 being chief scorers Though the visitors played a good game their batting was. hardly up to expectations. Shortly after 2 o'clock the Auckland men began to bat, their opponents having been at the wickets since 10.30 a.m. Yates and Lloyd-Quinterley (a new player : recently from England) were the first to go to the wickets. Both batsmen played vigorous'yi Yates getting several boundary hits. With the score at 36 Quinterley, who had played a fine Innings for 17, was brilliantly caught at the wickets by Searle. The Rev I. Richards filled the vacancy, but was caught by "Noble off Austin without scoring. This was the signal for what looked like a panic, for Fowke and Arniel were also disposed of for "duck's eggs," and KaUendar was almost Immediately afterwards splendidly j caught by McKenzie off a leg hit with the score at 67. Neili soon followed Kallen der, and was replaced by Nicholson, and he and Lundon batted well together until 87 was reached, when Lundon was magni ficently caught by Cowley. C. Hay was next man, but he placed almost his first ball in Walford's hands, and D. Hay, che Auckland last man, filled up the gap. With the score at 93 Hay ventured too far out of his ground and by a smart re-, turn Searle ran him out. The Aucklanders being 92 to tbe bad required to follow on, commencing their second innings at 515 p.m. It presented no features of interest, but some excellent play by Kallender, who made top score of the day for the Aucklanders with 32. The total score was 102. New South Wales went to the wickets again to make the 11 runs required, the game concluding past 7 p.m., New South Wales winning by nine wickets. The fielding of the visitors was good all round, Searle as wicket keepei being especially smart. The following are the scores:— NEW SOUTH WALES. First Innings* Moore, c Fates b Kallender 68 Cowl ey, b Kallender 7 Walford, b Lundon 22 McKenzie, low, b Neill ... ... 10 Austin, c Fowke b Neill 5 A, Noble, b Kallender ... . 2 Gould, b Neill... ... 9 E. Noble, c and b Nelll 29 Miller, b Lundon 8 Davis, st Fowke b Neill .« ... 16 Searle, not out... , 2 Extras 7 Total 185 Second Innings* McKenzie, st Fowke b Neill.., v .» 2 Searle, not out ... 1 Cowley, not out 10 Extra 1 Total for one wicket ... 14 AUCKLAND, ! First Innings. Yates, st Searle b Aus4n 23 Lloyd Quienterly, c Searle b Miller... 17 , 1 Rev I. Richards, c A Noble b Austin 0 Kallender, c McKenzie b Austin  21 1 Arneil, b Austin ... ... .. 0 Fowke, bMilUr 0 Neill, b Moore 1 Lundon, c Oowley b Noble 14 Nicholson, not out 8 !C. Hay, c Walford b Austin ... 0' D. Hay, run out ... ... ... 4 Extra* 2 Total 93 Second Innings. Lloyd Quienterly, et Searle b Gould 11 Yates, c W»lfcrd b Gould ... ... 12 Fowke, b Austin 8 Kallender, b Gould ... 32 Nicholson, c Moore b Austin ... 4 Nelll, bNoble '.. ... 7 Arne.il, run out ... 8 Lundon, c Cowley b Noble 3 Rev I Richards, st Searle b Gould ... 10 D. Hay, not out 9 C. Hay, run out 2 Extras 6 Total ... 102

Wellington, January 20. It has been arranged that the cricket match New South Wales v Wellington shall be played on Saturday next, ana on the Monday following the New South Wales team intend to play Napier.

(Received January 22, 11.45 a.m.) Melbourne, January 22, In the match against South Melbourne the East Melbourne eleven scored 573 in their first innings, Layer making 258.

The Crisis in Italy.

RUN ON A STATE BANK

Home, January 20. The Premier, Signer Orispi, asserts that the commercial rupture with France is driving Italians into the German markets. A run has taken place on the State Savings Bank iv this city. Paris, January 19. The French Press are publishing re ports to the effect that the King of Italy is seriously thinking of abandoning the country. Queen Margherita is repre sented as being always in tears and passing whole days in prayer.

Ashburton Hunt Club.

The annual general meeting of the Ashburton County Hunt Club was bold at; Henry's Commercial Hotel on Saturday evening. The master, Mr G. A. M. Buckley, presided. The secretary read the report as follows :—Yonr Committee beg to report that at the adjourned annual meeting, held on February 7, 1893, sufficient money hid been collected and promised to pay off all outstanding liabilities, and it was unanimously decided to hunt the hounds again during the then ensuing season. The first meet was at Lagmhor on April 12, and from that date to the end of the seamen the pack was out twenty! hre 3 tin «s. On most occasions there were good fields, and capital eporli was enjoyed, a total of thirty kills for the season being recorded. Several visits were made by members of cheChristchurch Hunt Glub, and on each occasion the fields were large, nice country was selected, and excellent sport resulted. One of these visits was returned by members of the Ashburton Club enjoying a day with the Christchurch hounds over the Dunsandel country. The best thanks of the Club are due to the Ashburton farmers for the sportsmanlike manner In which they readily allowed their land to be hunted over. Mr F. P. Claridge, the huntsman, always had the hounds In the best of condition, and the season's sport was one of theltest ever enjoyed in tha Ashburton county. Mr E. Robert ■ acted as whip, rendering very valuable assist ance in this capacity. Special mention should be made of the plucky manner in which his younger brother, Master 0. Huberts, rode to the hounds all the season, and of the great assistance he was both to the huntsman and whip, riding his pony straight over every obstacle which confronted him, ani always keep* ing well within *h:p cracking distance of any hound shewing a tendency to work too wide or to lag behind. Tho thanks of the Club are specially due to the master, Mr G< A. M. Buckley, not only for the true sportsmanlike interest he has evinced in the general welfare of the Club, but also for the ability with which he filled the office of master, and for his great liberality in many other respects. The special thanks of the Club are also due to Dt Leahy, Mr J. 0. N. Grigg, and others for their liberal donations towards the Club funds. It was decided at the adjourned annual meeting in February that the subscrip tions for hunting members should be £3 3s and £1 Is for non hunting members, and the sons of farmers over whose coun try the hounds hunted, but your commit tee have again to express that owing to depressed times the total subscriptions and donations have not been sufficient to meet the total expenditure, the balance sheet showing a deficiency of £29 13a 6d. Against this there are donations promised and which may be relied upon that will reduce the deficit to £22 8s 6d, and in all probability to considerably less. It will be for the meeting to consider how best to meet this, and what arrangements, if any, shall be mad« for hunting the hounds next season. The Point to Point Steeplechase was held on August 13 over a figure of eight: course at Winslow and capital sport was shown. After due consideration and a conference with the Ashburcon Racing Cub the Hunt Club deemed fr advisable to for go the annual steeplechases in f&ror of an amalgamated steeplechase and race meeting. The new departure proved a great success so far as sport was con cerned, the attendance being large and the jumping events adding very nruch to the popularity and interest of tbe meeting. It is matter foT regret, however, that the meeting did not result in any great finan cial profit, and so far the Hunt Club funds have not derived any benefit thereby. ■he Secretary has, howeve , wiitten the Racing Club, and it is hoped the commit tee of that body will see its way to vote a small sum towards the Hunt Club funds. It would b« a great pity to see so genuine a sport as hunting die out in Ashburton, and the committee trust Boon satisfactory meant will be devised of con tinuing to hunt the hounds. The report and balance sheet were adopted. The question of meeting the small de> ficlfc and the equ*'ly important one of hunting the hounds in future was then settled in a few words, and in a manner which augurs most auspicious^ for future hunting in the Ashburton district. The warmest thanks of the Club were conveyed to the master, Mr G. A. M. Buckley, for the practical and genuinely sportsmanlike spirit he had always evinced in connection with th* Ashourton Hunt Club. Votes of thanks were also passed to the farmers for so freely giving the use of their country, and to the secretary for his services during the past year. The meet* ing then adjourned.

Railway Commissioners.

TBR NEW APPOINTMENTS.

Wklungtoit, January 20, The Railway Commissioners hart ra ceived notice that their services will nob be required after the 27th insb. Long meetings of the Cabinet were hell this -■ morning and afternoon, and shortly a'tet one o'clock it was known that the ques tion of the Railway Commissioners had been decided, but members «f the Govern* ment flatly declined to give any informa tion to the Press in the matter. L%ter In the day it was stated that Mr McKerrow,. the Chief Commissioner, had been re* appointed, and that Messrs Ronayne, District Manager at Greyraouth, and J. L Scott, of Scott Bros., Ohriatchurch, had been appointed members of the Board. January 21. In the course of an interview this morning the Premier admitted that Messrs McKerrow, T. Ronayne, and J, L. Scotd had been appointed as the new Hail way Commissioners, and pointed out that the appointments had not been made withoid mature consideration. Mr Ronayne, he said, had been in charge of Eaipara so fat back as 1875, and in 1876 took com mand of the Greymouth railwayo, subse quently going to Christchurch. Mr Scott i« senior partner of the well known, engineering firm of Scott Bros., Christ* church. Mr McKerrow's re-appointment was * pleasant surprise. Mr Seddon says that the appointments are only for nine months in order that the i new Parliament meeting about the third week in June may have a free hand in dealing with the question. Mr Maxwell, it is known, did not desire re-appointment, and even before the decision of the Government was announced he had made claim for the compensation to which he was entitled. As regards Mr Hannay it is understood that he will receive an appointment in the Civil Service. Mr Seddon explains that the secrecy observed yesterday was due to tne Absence of a reply from the Governor authorising some one to sign the Order-In-Oeqnoil foe the appointments, but it is known that it ia not necessary to Gazette the appoint ments at once. Mr Carroll was not present at the meeting of the Cabinet, It is understood that the appointment} of the Raiiway Commissioners was known in varioaV parts of the colony before ft was divulged here by Ministers.

THE ASBBtIHTON GPABDIAN : MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 18§4.



iI%RVH*T CHKUIIJi OF 1894, ' WILL FIND THEIR WAY TO G. J. NEILL and Go's AS THEY GIVE THE BEST VALUE IN ASHBURTON FOR READY MONEY. XmAEMSITY JLNU CLOTHING. Women's Hats 6d Turkey Re<? s|d Women's Ribbed Hos© 6d Men's Tweed Suits 16* 6J Chiffons in all colors Is 3d, reduced to Men's Colonial Tweed Suits 19s 6d g_4 Boys' Tweed Suits from 3* lid Washing prints 2i lid doz_ A few Boys' Waahing Suits leffc, to be White Muslin 3i lid doz cleared at 3 S f»d Summer Dresses 3j lid Boy*' Caps 6d each Cretonne 3M Men's Braces 8d Double-bed Sheeting o£d 20doz Men's Merino Socks 61 Berlin Wool Is lid BOOTS. BOOTS. The Best and Cheapest Boots to New Zealand are to be had at G. J. NEILL AND GO'S. Man's English Balmorals 7« lid Babies Slippers Is.pair Men's Strong Leather Shoes 7s lid Cj»*aa and tan Leather Shoes, in all Men's Nailed Shooters 7b lid »>«•» »*> ridiculous prices Women's stroag Leather Shoes 5a lid A very large assortmsnfc of Children s Women's strong Elasticside Boots 8s and Maid's Gem shoes in Tans and 6d, reduce! to 5s lid Black. Good and cheap WB GUARANTEE SATISFACTION, SMALL PROFITS AND QUICK RETURNS G. J. NEILL & 00% FRIBDLANDER'S CORNER, EAST STREET. Re The Assigned Estate of Messes laidley Bkos' OEE.lhe Valualtn.Oar PRINTS REDUCED to HALF PRIOE WASHING DRILLETd REDUCED FROM % to 6£d. All Brefi Materials REDUCED TO NEARLY HALF THE FORMER PRIUES, FOR INSTANCE PLAIN CASHMERES, REDUCED FROM 16*0 TO 9d. SIRIPiIi AND CHECK ALL WOOL DRESS TWEED REDDED FROM 14d TO 80, AND ALL OTHER DRESS MATERIALS EQUALLY REDUCED. CHECK GINGHAMS REDUCED FROM lOJd TO 8i». ALL MANCHESTER GOODS SUCH AS CALICOES, STOCKINGS, FLANNELS, BLANKETS, HOLLANDS, TICKING, SHIRTINGS, SELSEIAS, FLOOR-CLOTHS, ETC., REDUCED TO COST PRICE. ___«________ *A*«__^w_--ir MEN'S SHIRTS, HATS, SOCKS, TIES, Etc, REDUCED TO COST PRICE, AND IN MANY CASES VERY MUCH UND3SR COST. Men's and Boys' Glothing. EE| OUR MEN'S ALL WOOL COLONIAL SUITS AT 32s 6d AND 35s 6i>, NOT TO BE BEATEN IN THE COLONY. THIS HOUSE HAS ALWAWS BEEN NOTED FOR THE VERY BEST VALUE IN BOOTS BUT NOW COME AND SEE. i W. V, SPENGEB. ARCADE, ASHBU 11 TO N



( Wanted. OFFERS oi a Township Section in Athburton wanted, Stafe number ofseCion.—TH. Banger's Hotel. 1 124 GOOD Kidney Potatoes, by pack or cwt., for &ale cheap.—Apply, A. W. 1 Ramdeix, Ashburton. 1 47 DON'T Forget — OiansrcS, BaDanas, finest quality, 12 and 18 for a shilling, at Mrs Whittinoton's. 1 107 MRS ALCORN has on sale for the Holidays varied assortment of Toys, Dolls, Prams, Fancy Goo is and Christmas Presents. Saunders' Buildings. ANTED Known—loo Ladies Fashionable sunshades at Am drew Übb'3. 11172 WANTED Known—All Accounts due to S. W. ArtORN & Co. must be Paid on or before December 30. 12 181 WANTED Known—Fotfars, 4|d ; Tick ings, 4£d ; Brown Hollands, ifd. — Andrew Orr. 11175 SUITS to measure, during the sale, 49s 565, 60s, 70s, and 755. Fit and workmanship guaranteed.—R. Auiorw, Saunders' Buildings. K\> ANTED Known -W. H. Collier's W noted four-claßp Kid Gloves, 2s 6d, have just arrived in all sizes. fir ANTED Known—Spectacles, eye VV protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical Hnej at S, Salkk's, Optician. WANTED Known—" The Corner " is showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.— W. H. Collier. W~^ ANTED Known.—Our Cheap Slippers ate selling in dozens. Children's from Is, women's Is 94. Buy one pair and you will buy more. — Mitchell and Turner, /""CHOICE Ornaments, Folding Screens, \_y Own make in ladies' and children's underclothing, Aprons and Pinafores. Mfis Alcorn, Saunders' Building. ANTED Known—For Election Week, 100 Pairs Boots, 2s 6d per pair.—Andrew Obr^ 11177 WANTED Known.—No reasonable ofler will be refused 'or tha balance of our Summer Dresses, Milli nery, and Maiitles. —Mitchell and Turner. WANTED Known.—To Harvesters —Dungaree Jackets and Overalls, Harvest Hats and Shirts and Suits of all kinds, at prices to meet the times.— Mitchell & Turner. IF you want fiist-class fruit go to Adabis' for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc. WANTED, Everybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. fl. Zander, Sole Agent. 11 181 WANTED Known—6o Pieces Fashion able Prints at 4|d; 50 dozen Towels from 4jd ; White Counterpanes, 30 per cent under usual price.—Andrew Obr. 11 174 DON'T wash yourself. Titan Soap does the work. No rubbing. No machines. 11 182 ~\\f ANTED Known -A manufacturer's VY Stock of Shot Silk Hack and colored Sunshades and Umbrellas at half price.—Andrew Okk. 11173 : : . ——_ : $ . WANTED Known—6o Pieces black and colored French Merinos and Cashmeres at U 4|d to Is fid.—Andrew Ork. 11 176 cj.H^T which brings most light an •*• hope to poorest homes is Titan Soap._J_ 11_183 DON'T Forgec to send your Bicycles along to the Old Kindergarten to oe repaired, at moderate rates. W~ aJStED, all Farmers to reduce Hardley's Large Stock of this Season's Oil, which he is selling at his usual ridiculous low price by the Gallon or Case. W" ANTED Known.—Melford House cheapest bhap in town, extra value in presents now being given to each purchaser till further notice.—H. C. Segers. ______ SOMERSET Meat Mart. "The oldes 1 the largest, the best, and the cheap est Small Goods a specialty. Full weights guaranteed, A trial solicited. —-W,, J. SlLfiOCK^ __ _ ii 7 ANTED Known.—Extra value in W presents now being given away for Christmas and New Year. Cheapest House in Town.—H C. Segers, Melford House. W" >~ANTED7Ith') Public to know that Hakdley's Tanks am giving univer sal satisfaction. Testimonials if required. Now is the time for Baths and Tanks, from 30a upwards. WANTED all and sundry to know that Habdley is still to the front with all classes of Tinware. Repairs promptly executed. Spouting and Eidging made and fixed at unheard of rates. \TJ ANTED Known.—To make room VV for Spring Boota I will give ten per cent for cash. Repairs done at once cheaper than ever to stay bad times over at J. SJoison, Premier Bootmaker. 8 18 W~~ ANTED Known.—Half as much again in presents given to each purchaser during Christmas and New Year. H. 0. Segers, Melford House. _f« RAPHIC Xraas Mo., Pears' Annual, VJT £nd Lady's Pictorial—all with beau tiful colored supplements. New rols. of Sunday at Home, Leisure Hour, Bo Peep, Little Dots, and others. New Books for Prizes and Presentation.—L. F, Andrewes & Co., Stationers' Hall. SALE, SALE, of Books, Stationery Fancy Goods, Music, etc.. Fire Screens, Pictures, Glass Ornaments, Ohrietmas Cards, Cricket and Lawn Tennis Material, Photo Albums and Frames, and hundreds of other articles are to be sold a f a great sacrifice for Cash during this month only, »fc L. F. Andrewes & Co. Stationer's H»li. TINWALD.—For sale, a bargain.-4 sections in one block between Harland and Grove Btaesta. To™®^l^™ * F!OR SALE—Lot 22, |-acre y (Church i Street Efompstead. T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE—2 sections well situated in Clark Street, Allenton, being lots 22 , and 23, containing 2 rods 6 parches, | part of R,S. 8767. T* BULLQCK- The bbbt Kkmedy For Imoiges'^oh-Norton's ramomile Pills »ra confidently recommended as a simple remedy for Indigestion, wlricu is the oause of I npirlv all the diseases to winch we are subject. Norton's Mis which '* Justice " called the « Natura- Strengtbener of the Humai Stomach." act as a power! ful tonic and gentle aperient, nje mild in their opera tion, and sufe nnd« any eweutnstances. Sold in inttiea. at U IJd, 2i id. ty aU | medicine, vendors UE<mgUr*tt!>ewoi:l<i.



8 SALEK, WATCHMAKER, & MANU FACTURING JEWELLER. FOR HIGH-CLASS GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY, PLATE & MARBLE Cr4QCKS, pay a visit to the Jewellery Establishment of S. SALEK, Prac tical Watchmaker, Manufacturing Jeweller, and Oculist-Optician. SOLE AGENT for Lazarus' Patented System of Sigrtt Testing and " Specialite " Spectacles, ensuring comfort and correct Sight. FIRST-CLASS WORKMANSHIP IN WATOH, CLOCK, AND JEWELLERY REPAIRS. 8. BALEK, EAST STREET. ' __,— _ ______________________________ NEW ZEALAND CiiOTiiiMa Factory. SEASONABLE GOODS. FOR HARVESTIfcG, Men's Gambroon Trousers Men's Duck Overalls and Jackets Men's Harvesting Straw Hats Is —Also— i New Ties 1 New Silk Handkerchiefs ) New Studs Bathing Pants —Towels and Running Pants New shapes in Hard Hats-brown, black and drab. The new Soft Hat—Land and Water Tennis Hats—art shades A good holiday Hat for Is lid ! THE LARGEST STOCK OF HATS IN ASHBURTON TO CHOOSE FROM. Tennis Shirts in silk, crepe and cash mere Boja' Washing Suits from 4s 9d. Boys' and Youths' Summer coats 2s 6d, i Men V Summer Coats in silk, alpaca and sateen BOOTS BOOTS!! BOOTS!!! Canvas Shoes for Men Canvas Shoes for Women Canvas Shoes for Children Just opened this week, 18 pairs Women's Calf Shoes for 6s 6d. Wonderfu value. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY 'HALLEHSTEIN BROS.. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager



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