BIRTH.

Cocker.—On May 16, afc Ashburfon, the wife of Rev. James Cocker of a sen, stillborn. Mrs Cocker doing well.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1894. THE OTTAWA CONFERENCE.

The Conference to take place in June at Ottawa is one of very considerable importance to this colony. The great object of it on the part of the prime mover in it—the Canadian Govern ment—is to open up commercial rela tions between the Dominion and the Australasian colonies. The Canadian Government appear to be whole hearted in this intention of theirs, as with a wholly unexpected liberality they have agreed to handsomely sub sidise the steamers on the Atlantic and Pacific oceans that would have to be chartered to provide a fast line between Great Britain and Australasia through Canada. It will be remem bered that some months ago a member of the Canadian Government in the person of the Hon. Mackenzie Bowell paid a visit to these colonies, and saw for himself what they were like. He at once recognised the importance that a well established trade with Austral asia would be to Canada, and he saw further that the advantage would not! be all on one side, but that the southern parties to the arrangement would get a fair share of any good things that may be going. There were many articles of Australasian product that Canada could take and make a good market for—not that she was wholly innocwit of producing these articles herself, but as the seasons of the two ends of the line were almost reversed, the southern products would reach Canada at a time when these products would be specially acceptable. Then, Australasia deals very largely with America for many products both of the grower and the manufacturer, and gets in return little more than a polite

bow of thanks. All this and much more was known to the Canadian Government who sent the Hon. Mac kenzie Bo well over here, but his visit clinched matters very considerably, and arrangements were immediately proceeded with for this conference. But while steam services are being laid on, and subsidies voted for their maintenance, there were other things to be done. While the tariffs at both ends were such as was more likely to prevent trade between the two parts of the empire than to foster or encour age it, it would serve no good purpose to spend money lavishly in subsidies to steam services. The latter would be useless without open doors at either end of the lines to admit the commerce carried by the steamers, and this conference has been arranged with a view to foming to some understanding —something like reciprocity, or give | and take, in the import duties. At both ends there are duties imposed for the express purpose*—no secret made of the purpose either—of excluding goods and products coming from beyond sea, and removing them from a usarkbt in which the local growers and mamu facturers would have to compete with them, Canada has shown the way to some extent in this direction, and has been modifying her import tariff for some time, but to an extent that does but little good either to us in New Zealand or to our neighbors on the other side. "When the delegates nteet, well posted as they will all of course be in the tariffs ruling in their own colonies, they will at once see where the shoe would pinch, and where a judicious slackening off would be bene ficial. In fact, this slackening off must be the first step towards any benefit being secured by lines of com munication, and it will be the duty of the delegates to find out where it can be best done. That ascertained they will then probably make the necessary and proper recommendations to the Governments who sent them to the conference. Mr Lee Smith, of Dunedin, attends for New Zealand. It would have been better perhaps that a Minister should have gone, but the very best man for the duty, the; Hon. J. G. Ward—in fact the only man really qualified by his commercial training and experience that Govern ment could have sent from their own membership—could not be spared, so the Government did the next best thing : they sent a gentleman of known Standing in the commercial world. Of Mr Lee Smith we do not ourselves know much, but his Otagan neighbors are perfectly satisfied with the choice of the Government, and when a man's neighbors speak well of him under such circumstances the appointment is likely to be a satisfactory one. The Postal Conference recently held indi cated by the resolutions adopted what course Mr Lee Smith will have to follow on the question of the Vancouver service, in which a sine qua non for securing New Zealand's aid is the making a port on ou«? coasts a port of call. This cast iron condition may perhaps have the effect of leaving us out in the cold altogether, but if we have to pay we are entitled to a share I in the benefits.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Tongariro left for London yesterday witb a full cargo of produce. The date of the sale at Messrs McCormick's has been altered from Wednesday, May 23, to Friday, May 25. And he would be an ill conditioned auctioneer indeed who would hold an important sale like this on the date of a wedding in which » son of Mr John Small and a daughter of his neighbor across the road from him, Mr J. Bishop, are the contracting parties. The cargo steamer Matua now at Lyttelton took the bottom when coming out ot Oamaru on Saturday, and upon arrival at Lyttelton the matter was reported to the proper authorities. The Collector of Customs yesterday held an enquiry into the circum stances, and the evidence is to be forwarded to the marine department at Wellington; As the steamer is not making water it is not considered necessary to dock her. A diver went down yesterday and made a minute examination ot the ship's rudder and the sternpost, she having struck well aft, but found nothing amiss. A hard-headed, bluff, straight out digger of the old school left Ashburton some time ago for Coolgardie. He promised to write to some friends here who thought of going to the field, and to let them know straight out, just what he thought of ifc. Writing from Melbourne on the 4th of April, this is what he saya to an Ashburton chum :—" I am just back from Coolgardie to-day, and of all the rashes I have ever seen, that is the greatest duffer. You can advise your friends and the public in general to remain where they are. Remember me," etc. This letter tells its own story, and comment on it is needless. James Payn tells of a man who, travelling on business over the Berkshire Downs In his gig, dined at an inn, when the conversation fell upon knights of the road, at one time to be found in those parts. He had a sharp country boy travelling with him, and after dinner he came to his master saying— " Please, sir, 1 heard those gentlemen say ing among themselves as how they meant to stop hs on the Downs to*night, and frighten We a bit." "Very good," he said } "well fill the gig with tke worst eggs we can get." And when four masked horsemen suddenly rode up to the gig, and demanded " Your money or your life !" of its occupants, they received, very literally, an ovation. The preliminary arrangements for the local poultry show of 1894 are going on very satisfactorily under the energetic supervision of Mr H. W. Barrett the hon. sec. At a meeting of the Committee held last evening the date of the exhibition for this year was fixed for Friday and Saturday, July 27 and 28, which should just suit the majority of breeders, as the birds will then be in capital condition. Mr E. Stephens was unanimously elected treasurer to the society. By the way^we notice that some pens of pure bred poultry will be offered for sale on Saturday next by Mr D. Thomas, just in time for fancier* to replenish their stock in view of the coming show.;

A successful practice match of the Ashbur- I ton Football Club was bald in the Domain I on Wednesday. Judging [by the improved f form shown in the practice matches, the j Club should be able to put forward credit- \ able teams against outsiders when required. 1 Oa Saturday last the Rakaia Football Club's first fifteen played a match against the Lincoln College representatives at Lees ton. Ihe match resulted in a win for the College by eleven points to nil. The winners played with more combination than the Raktda team, and were superior in back play, fcufc the forwards were evenly matched. Rakaia meet an Irwell team at Meadow bank on Saturday. Captain Edwin reports that the recent easterly weather in the districts north of Napier, Taupo, and Raglan has been caused by an extensive cyclonic disturbance which has been travelling to the south-east. The lowest pressure was probably 29 inches, and passed at about from 150 to 200 miles from the coast, Evidences now show that there is a barometric depression to the westward, which will [probably cause high winds and rain in most parts of the country south ward of Napier and New Plymouth between noon of the 18th and midnight of the 19th insl). An early sign of its approach will be the cessation of frosty weather in the South Island, A fatal balloon accident took place afc Cannes on March 25, resulting in the death of an aeronaut named Wilton. He made the ascent hanging to a rape attached to the balloon, intending when it had reached a certain altitude to descend. When » height of 4500 ft had been reached the balloon began to drift towards sea under the influence of an air current which w»s travelling in a south-easterly direction, ■ A few minutes later the balloon collapsed and fell into the sea about 500 yards from the there. Several boats hurried to the spot in hopes of rescuing Wilton, but they were enable to find him for sometime, and he waa drowned. The body was recovered about 20 minutes afterwards. Before making the ascent Wilton took the precau tion to send up two or three small balloons to ascertain the direction of the wiud t These balloons were all carried to the north, ward, so that there was every reason for him to suppose that he would be able to make his descent on the land. Senor Domeneoh, the special Judge of Instruction in the prosecution against the Barcelona Anarchists, has proposed to the Government the creation of a special force for checking the plots of Anarchists. This force he suggests should be recruited from the police, the municipal guard, and the old gendawterie* Every street and house should be watched, no lodger should absent himself, no householder should receive a strange visitor without the authorities being advised of the fact. Barcelona, he says, is the hot bed of Anarchy, and the regulations he proposes are similar to those in force in St. Petersburg when Nihilism was at its height. It has transpired that when Natcher, the Anarchist implicated in the Lyceo explosion, was upon his death-bed he denied Anarchy, and said he had always been a Christian. Asked why he, being a Catholic, had worked with the Anarchists, he replied that he had found it very profitable to sell his pamph lets on Anarchy and recipes for the manu facture of bombs. He confessed to the priest, received the communion, and died a devout Catholic. Surgeons now can grafjb ears on to the heads of such people as happen to have lost them. At the Bicetre Hospital, in Paris, the well-known surgeon M. Landry has per formed a curious operation of this class on a workman of Belgian nationality. The Belgian, it appears, got drunk a short time ago, and was taken to the police station at Geatilly, when in a state of utter helpless less. While he was in the cells another drunkard, a mechanical engineer named Marchant, was brought in in & state border ing on delirium tremens. Marchant was in a terribly excited state, and he attacked his fellow-prisoner with extraordinary ferocity, striking him and, horrible to relate, biting off both his ears. When he came to him self Marchant became very penitent, and asked to be taken to the bedside of his victim, who was now in the Bicetre Hospital, in order to ask his forgiveness. Dr Landry, who was there, said, ' Should you like to give him back his ears 1 ' ' Certainly/ said the man. •Then,'said the doctor, * let me cut a couple of small felips of flesh from your arm, and it can be done." The man consented, and the|doctor did as he had sug gested. The piec.es of flesh he shaped as well as he could to the likeness of a pair of ears, and joined them to the wounded places. According to the latest account the opera tion has been a complete sucooss.

CRICKET.

London, May 16 Stoddart's cricket team sails for Aus tralia in September,



11% 11. .ni.l» REV. ». M. STtIART* 1».».

Obit. May 12, 1894.

(Written on the day of the funeral.) Up on the sunny hillside, down by Dunedin Bay, There is a new-turned furrow in the Acre* of-God to-day, Waiting the tearful sowing of the precious seed of corn That shall spring into life and beauty on the Resurrection morn. , And gather Otago's children, sorrowing deep and sore For a form that is seen, and a voice that Is heard, and a heart that beats no more } For a Prince of the People has fallen) a Father in Israel gone, And never, ah ! never, perhaps, shall we look his like upon. Noble of mind and mien was he, strong sou of a sturdy race, No petty, unworthy littleness could find in his soul a place, Upright, and faithful, and staunch, and true, yet gentle of heart and glad, And full of a strong man's tenderness for the weak, and the poor, and sad. But the flower of the grass hath faded in the North wind's icy breath, And the citadel hath yielded to the mighty arm of Death, And hither the bearers bring him, climbing the fern-clad steep, For the Lord that he loved and served so well hath given His servant sleep. And here in the land that loved him—the land that he loved the best- Down by the Bay's blue waters they have laid him down to rest, And lo! t'was a voice from Heaven that spoke of the sainted dead— " Blessed are they that die in the Lord "—* these were the words it said. —Wm. J. Stkwabdj May 16, 1894.

Potato Digger Trial.

A number of farmeis assembled at Mr J. Harrison's paddock, St Albans, on Tuesday afternoon to witness a trial of 1 Messrs P. and D. Duncan's potato digger.! The trial took place in a twenty-acre pad- i dock, in which the machine had already satisfactorily performed » couple of day's work, and the manner in which it Aid all that waf| | required of it yesterday gave every satisfaction. The implement some wbab resembles a double furrow plough in appearance, and was drawn by four horses It has two leading wheels, which carry the weight of the front part of the body when turning, or when it I* being moved from place to place, bat by means of a lever the implement can be immediately lowered to work at any depth which may be desired. A half-round share in front somewhat resembling a shovel enters the ground <*nd is forced underneath the rows. As it is drawn along it lifts mould and potatoes together, which are then forced by elevators up an inclined grating. On reaching the top of the incline the pota toes fall on to shakers at the rear of the implement), by the action of which any earth remaining on them is knocked off, and the tutors then left are lying on top of the ground behind the digger. The power to work the elevators is obtained from sprocket wheels connected with the main driving wheels, which act on endless chains. The driving wheels are spiked, so as to give them a better grip of the ground, bat the spikes are so adjusted that they can be easily removed when the digger is taken along the roads. The crop was a fairly light one and the land was most suitable for the trial, being dry and friable. Mr Harrison, who has dag about seventeen acres with the machine, expresses himself thoroughly satisfied with it, and contends that he can dig three acres per day with it at a cost of about 2d per bag. One great advantage with the implement is that it thoroughly cleans the land of weeds and also culti vates the ground to such an extent that, by merely running the harrows over it, it is ready for a succeeding crop without further working. Mr Harrison also states that fewer potatoes are cut by the machine than by digging with a fork in the usual way, and that it does not leave so many in the ground was proved yester day by several experiments. That the implement is capable of still farther im provement there is no doubt, but it is certainly a great advance on digging by hand.—" Star."

THE MARKETS.

(Eeeenred May If, 11.60 a.m.) London, May 16. TKe^biftl quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 4,070,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,600,000 quarters.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Christchukcb, May 16. The lire stock market at Addington to day was fairly filled in most departments, and the attendance was good. Fat Cattie--158 head were yarded, but the demand was decidedly slack and a number were passed. Last week's prices were barely maintain sd. Where sales were made steers brought £410s to £912* 6d ; heifers, £4 to £8 ; cows, £4 to £7 10s. Dairy Cattle—A. fair number of mixed quality were yarded. AH good cows sold at a slight advance on recent rates. Store Cattle—This section of the market was poorly represented, both as to numbers and quality. Business was almost at a standstill, and prices were un quotable. Fat Sheep—A large entry, mainly crossbred ewes. Good crossbred wethers sold up to 183 6d, but the market for second rate sorts was very dull. Cross bred prime heavy weights 12s to 16s €d; secondary, 9s to 11s ; best crossbred ewes, lls to 14s ; secondary, 6s to 10s ; best merino wethers, 7s to lls 2d ; secondary, 53 to ?d ; merino ewes. 2 i lOd to 5s 6d. Fat Lambs —A small entry met with a slightly improved market for beßt sorts, prime bringing 7s to 10s. Store Sheep —A fait number osma for ward, but there was little enquiry for any but the best, Two-tooohs. forward tur nlpars, 9* to 10a 6i ; secondary, 6s 6.1 to 8s 6d ; Ejood crossbred breeding ewes, 7s 6d to 10*; aged, 3a to 5s Od; crossbred lambs, 3s 6d to 6a 6d; sound mouth merino ewes, 2s 9d ; culls. Is to Is 9d. "Figs—A. large entry sold at prices about on a par with those of last week. Heavy baconers, 40s to 48s ; light, 28s to 37s 6d; porkers. 17s to 265; stores, 8s to 16s.

ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET.

Messrs Miles and Company, Limited (E. W. Haniner, auctioneer), report as follows upon the weekly stock sale held at the Tinwald yards on Tuesday, May 15. More than the average yarding for the season was collected at the Tinwald yards on Tuesday, the totals being 11,650 sheep, 27 head cattle, and 46 pigs, of which oar numbers were 2560 sheep and 37 pigi, A good proportion of the sheep submitted were well advanced sorts, and as the freezing factories have again resumed full operations rather better demand existed for fat sheep. Several lines of store lambs also mat with good enquiry, and although prices were not on a par with those ruling last week, vendors in most instances were satisfied, and a fair clear* anoe of these was made. A line of store Silestan merino lambs submitted by us excited much attention* and sold satisfac torily at 5s Id and sa, crossbred lambs ruling from 3? to Bs. The fat pens were half filled, the bulk being crossbred ewes, which realised 10s 5d for best sorts of young sheep, and 63 6d to 7s 3d for second quality on offer, fat merino ewes were scarce and sold at 3s and ss, fat lambs were taken for export at 9a 4d, 9s ?d and 10a sd, several lines of good turnip •heap sold at 10s lid and 11s for two-tooths. Although the attendance of buyers was good, sheep for breeding purposes and also for turnip feeding did not quite reach sellers' deas of values, and several with drawals resulted. A draft of station merino ewes, sound mouths •— pro bably the last of this class dur ing the present term — were neg* lected and passed in at 2s 9d and 2e, culls selling at Is 6d, fanners' lines, in lamb, making Is 10d and 2s for indifferent quality, crossbred ewes realised 4s 6d to 10a 6d and lls 3d. We have sold privatelf a good mob of fat lambs at 10s. Pigs and cattle met with medium competi tion, fat cows making £4 10s to £6 ss, heifer £6 2s Od. Our sales were 149 crossbred ewes at 10s 6d, 370 merino lambs at 5s Id and ss, 136 merino ewes Is lOd, 175 quarterback ewes at 4s 7d t 23 lambs afc 4 lid; stores, 53 culls at 3s, 83 merino wethers at Is 10d, 441 crossbred ewes and wethers at 12s'ld, 324 lambs 7s lid ; 7 pigs, baconers at £2 ss, 30 stares at 15a 5d and lls 9d.

Electricity For Domestic Purposes.

The use of electricity for household purposes has hardly got beyond the ex perimental stage, save in the department of lighting ; bat enough has been done (says *' Chambers' Journal") to show what a transformation m»y he worked by its aid when it will be possible to have houses heated by it. Then the mere turning of a switch will suffice ; and the current, passing through a suitable heater, which may be as ornamental as meana and taste will permit, or, if desired, entirely con cealed, will do the rest, eupereeding fires, with all their attendant trouble, smoke, and dust. With regard to cooking, there are numerous appliances already devised, and only waiting for the cheapening of the current to bo widely taken advantage of. Each cooking utensil, being con* structed with the heating coll as part of it, is its own stove; and the whole array of pots and pans need only to have the connection made, and the cooking can go on under the most perfect control. Some of the possible arrangements even appear So puti a premium on laziness, for, with the food put in the cooking nntensils at night, and the necessary connections made, the turning of a switch in the morning in the bedroom starts the cook tog cf the breakfast. A New York lady is said to have so contrived matters that she e*n, before getting out of bed, start a fire in the kitchen by turning on the current; and when she comes downstairs mds the kettle boiling and the place com fortably warmed. The heat powers of the decide current are also turned to account for raising to the desired tem perature hand-stamps, curling-irons, OTaniiag-kona, and the like; -while in argc laundries electrically heated irons have been found very economical, as they maintain far hours at a time the eiaot amount of heat suitable for the work, thus saving the ironen much time and tronbls. The electric light lends itself admirably to household decoration. Among other curious displays is a table decoration in which jelly is Illuminated by a light, shining through the maw from the centre; and when the dish, at lint hidden by a silver cover and a masc of flowers, is suddenly uncovered, the effect is vary striking. Edison is said on one occasion to have had on the table an aquarium in which were gold fish, each ef which had in some way been made to swallow a tiny elsotric lamp connected with a dynamo by a hair-like wire passing out of its mouth. When the current was turned on, the fish presented a strange apper ranee, their delicate bodies showing all the minute details of their anatomy. The use of very small secondary batteries provides means for startling effects in personal decoration, by lighting up jewels and flowers, as has been largely done on the stage ; and even walking-sticks have been furnished with small incandescent lamps.

Major Wilson's death.

Some fresh and interesting side lights on the gallant death of Major Wilson and his band of heroes are to be found in the following! letter from Bulwayo which Mr E. Garrett has sent to the press:—Bulwayo, Jan. 23, 1894—0n Sunday I went to a place about twelve miles away, where Chalk is stationed in charge of some police, Chalk had just had a full description of the fight where Wilson's patrol was cut up from a Matabele who was in it. He said that just at day-break the enemy closed in and began firing on our men. They returned the fire, evidently with good effect, for the Matabele fell back, and Wilson's patrol tried to get away to join Forbes* column. They reached the wagon, track where they had followed the King's trail the night before, and there the enemy cloHed round them again. Our men tried to make a rush two or three times, but they were too many to get through.' They then dis mounted and tied their horses to gether in a circle, which they went inside and shot from. They were in a little open place, and the Matabele, who were in the bush all round, got quite close to them and shot all the horses. Our fellows lay down behind the dead and wounded beasts, and fired, killing a large number of the enemy; they only had about fifty rounds of ammunition per man, which they soon ran through, and then the firing stopped. The Matabele at once said, " Oh, this is some trap of the white man's; they want us to come closer." So they waited for nearly two hours, and at last, when they did not see anything moving, they crept up and looked over the circle of horses, ani there they saw the white men lying, all either deader wounded. Those that were wounded pulled out their re volvers and shot several Kaffirs, and with the last bullet they shot them selves—just put the revolvers to their heads and fired. Those who had no revolvers put their hands over their eyes and lay so until they were killed —never spoke a word or asked for mercy. The Kaffir who told Chalk said the white men died beautifully. Sir John Willoughby and Gifford have just returned to camp with the re* mains of Captain Williams, who was shot coming in with the column. They brought with them the native boy who guided them, and who also describes the fight with Wilson's patrol exactly as Chalk's boy did; but he adds that long after all the others were down, one very tali white man, with a moustache (and he des cribed his dress) stood up* A wounded man loaded for him, and he kept on firing and firing for about a quarter of an hour, and every time he fired he killed ft Kaffir. They kept shooting at him too, but could not kill him, though they saw the blood run ning from his clothes. At last he fell. From the boy*s description it must have been poor Allan Wilson, fie pointed at Gilford's hat, and said:—* " The man who fought so bard had on a hat the same as that." Gifford had given Wilson a cowboy hat like his own, and they were the only two men in camp who had them. Poor Allan. Wilson, t can quite imagine him fight iag like a cornered lion* The boy sayt they killed ten Kaffirs for every one white man. Once during the fight some of the fellows were going to mount and try to clear, but Wilson called them back and pointed to the wounded men, and then they never at* tempted to get away Again; and once between the attacks, when the Mata* bele had fallen back, they all stood up and took off their hats, and sang. The Matabele say they will never attack the white men again, for when men can fight and die like Wilson's party* Kaffirs can do nothing against themi

THE ASHBUBTON GUABPIAW : THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1894.



Business Notices. ______ G. J. NEILL AND CO, A RE UOMPELLED tc REALISE, and [CONSIQ DES TLY AT LESS THAIS COST PBICE, f DRESS GOODS 1b 3d, REDUCE® to BJd NEW DRESS TWEED, ONLY 6|d HEAVY UNBLEACHED SHEETING 2yds WIDE, REDUCED to 9|d MEN S TWEED SUITS Ms 6o BOYS' TWEED SUITS 3s lli> MEN'S COLONIAL MADE BLUCHERS 4s llu MEN S COLONIAL MADE, NAILED SHOOTERS 7s 11d ADIES' SHOES, All Sizes, Now 4s 11d We Unlit HaTe Casli, BONT FORGET WE ARE SLAUatTERING EVEBYTHING 'LJ " ~* M G. J* Neill and Co> FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER! at OHMSTOHUBCH.TO THE FKONT. Look! What is This ? WHY Groceries Lower Than Ever, f\UR MR A ,H FLETCHER, having bought large lines at a Low Rate will rite to the Public of Ashburton and Burrounding district these Goods ©t Bankrupt Stock but Fresh Gooda-toec* from the Manufacturer. Peruse the following Price List:— Fine Sago 2d per lb-*lb Is 2d lb ~ Via^r U p>r b«l a , 1. 91 par gUta. """JS^t Z" 3' " " Finest Ooffw, groand on the ptanrnss^lsUd, Is 6.; the beat la Si pirilb. PATRONISE THE OSE WM Bjl3JtfrtT DOVVS TBB i-BIOES. FLETOHbJtt "BROSm CASH SUPPLY iTORBS, EAST STRBBT. ASH URTOS. » y THE BIiST HOUSE IS / -v\ TOWN / \ ' <;\ / * / \ %\ / * / \ rP \ / & / \\/ & / § \ X / . - X^/ \\\ C^ X LINOLEUMS, \ T X FLOOR CLOTHS, \ / ETC., ETC. \. Great Amalgamation of Boots & Shoes. OAVIKG aken over the Stock of MR J. NICHOLAS, Bootmaker, and also received 8 large corjsignnient ftom a Wholesale Firm in Christchurch for Cash, I intend to hold a MONB'IER SALE OP BOOTS AND SHOES, FOR ONE MONTH ONLY. i .\ S" OFDER TO EEDUCE THE COMBINED STOCKS, WE INTEND TO SELL AT MANUFACTURERS' PMCE3, SALE COMMENCES ON SATURDAY, MAY 12. Terms GASfFTuring Sale. 8. ANDERSON, BOOT IMPOETEE, EAST STREET ASHBURTON. linportnnt /Vw soimeeiiient, ?pHE Undersigned has THIS DAY Disposed of hia Business to MR F. ANDERSON, and has assumed the Management of <* he lafcter's Ashburton Branch. WHILK THANKING HIS NUMEROUS FRIENDS AWD CUSTOMERS FOR PAST SUPPORT HE WOUL > SOLICIT A CONTINUANCE OP THE SAME FOA THB ESTABLISHMENT OF WBICH HE BAS NOW TAKEN CHARGE. The Undersigned wou'.d also request a PROMPT S3TJ LEM 3ST of all OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS. REPAIR.-, and ORDERS ATTENDED TO M USUAL] J. N iTTIT 0 hA & OCTMAKBR



Wanted. " Oil! Canterbury," St. St«i»lieit'« I Scliomlroom, M.»y S4 BCRAP8 CRAP Lead Bought in any quantity. Apply Lapdells & Preston, Burnett Street. 5 136 WANTED for Station, a competent; Cook ; also young Girl help, Nurse, and Housemaid. Several General Ser vants, country and town.—Mrs Apams Registry Office, 5 149 PIG Feed—A few tons damaged flour for sale, cheap.—John Oer. 590 WANTED Known.—3lbs of our noted 2a Tea for 63 Id. For other quotations see Price List on Pasje 3.—John Orr & Co. 5J97 WANTED, a Nurse to take full charge of children. Must be a good needlewoman, and have good references. Apply, Mrs D, Thomas, Tinwald. 5 139 WANTED, by a Steady Man employ, ment as a GhaffcuHer—feeding or engine-driving. Has had twelve years experience in the Old Country at a woollen, factory. Address J. 8., office of this paper, 5 126 WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Regatta Shirts, all sizes, with or without collars, 2s 6d.—W. H. Collier. BOYS' three garment long trouser Suits for 10a. Men's Colonial made nailed Shooter Boots at 7s 6d per pair at JR. Alcorn's sale, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. 1115 WANTED Known—To make room for Spring Boots I will give ten per cent for cash. Repairs dene at once cheaper than evex to stay b%d times over at J. Moisoh's, Premier Bootmaker. WANTED Known. —Mrs Hooper, Monthly Nurse, Alford Forest Road, will be pleased to receive patients. Terms moderate. 6 112 WANTED Known. — Ladies are invited to inspect the Novelties in our Dress Department and Show Room without being pressed to buy.—Mitchell and Turner. WATCHES, Clocks, etc., (all guaran* teed) at wholesale cost for one month only. Now's your time.—Lums* den's. 3 219 WANTED, ot onoe, good V. ratch Dog, small breed. Apply "T," Mail office. 5 100 WANTED Known —The Cheapest House in town for First-clasa Millinery and Drapery is H. 0. Segers, Melford House. "TTlSITthe Sale. Trimmed Millinery * going at any price Ladles' Under clothing reduced to 20 per cent, below cost.—Arcade House. 4 64 WANTED Known.— For Millinery, Mantles, Jackets, Ulsterb, and Macintoshes, Ladies' and Children's underclothing, try Mitchell & Turner. / Oats, 03 per sack. Al Ky kinds of Farm and Mill Produce oheap for cash.—J. Thomas, Havelock treet. IF you want first-clasa fruit go to Ad whs for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc. WANTED Known.—Cheviots, Hop sacks, Diagonals, Fast Dye Serges, Tweeds and Fancy Dresses, &c, with Trimmings to match at Mitchell and Turner's. rpHERE is only one quality of Health JL Tea %nd that is the beat. Ask your grocer for it, and see that you get it. — Henky Zander, Wholesale agentf tITANTED Known-Before buying W your Hats come and see our Stock. Greatest variety to choose from m Asihburtou. All marked very Cheap. —H. C. Segers, Melford Honsa. TEN Crates—New goods from the manufacturers in R. Aloorjt's sale. Tea sets for six persons, 9s 6d ; 40 piece Tea Sets from 15s; Bedroom Sets fiom Bs. Large coloured band and gilt, very handsome, 19s 6d. THAT which brings most light and hope to poorest homes is Titan Soap __ MRS ALCUKN has on sale for he Holidays a varied assortment of Toys, Dolls, Prams, Fancy Goods, and Christmas Presents—Saunders Buildings. OYSTERS and Fresh Fish of all sorts arrive evening per express at Deep Sea Fishing Oo.'s Shop, Burnett street Ashburton 2 62 \ 1 r Aft TED Known—For Stylish and W Fashionable Jackets, marked Cheap, go to H. C. Segers, Melford House. /CHOICE Ornaments, Folding Screens, \_J Own make in Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pinafores.— Mrs Alcorn, Saunders' Buildings. IfiRED. S. JEFFRIES, Manufactur- Jj ing Confectioner, has opened a Shop in East street, next "The Corner,' for sale of all kinds of superior Con fectionery. Nothing inferior sold. No cheap cigarettes. §114 SALE now on—White Calico 2a lid per dozen, Towels 2s 6d per dozen, Lace, Curtains, from Is lid per pair, at Arcade House. 4 27 VVT ANTED Known—All goods in Show » ▼ Room to be slaughtered at any price.—Arcade Bouse- 4 28 AN !?ElJlCnoW^Toraatoe3, good ripe Grapes, Plums, Apples, etc., at Marsden's Fruit Shop, below Mitchell and Turner's, fL I*^1*^ WANTED Known—The whole of the stock to be sacrificed by order of fche Purchaser, Arcade House. 4 26 W"~~"aNTKD KnownT— Embroideries from Id a yard, Corsets 3s lid, tidies' Ulsters from4s lid, Ladies' Glc-ves four pair for Is, Kid Gloves four buttons Is 6d.— Arcade Houae. 63 ANTED Known — Men's strong Tweed Suits from 16s 6d; shirts from 2s 61.—Arcade House. 4 24 WANTED Known-L W Pants 3s lid, Flannel Shirts 3a 9d, Worsted Socks 6d per pair.—Arcade House 425 TXT ANTED Known. — Men s Tweed " " Suits 15s 6d, Men's Tweed Trousers 7s lid, Mena' Strong Flannellette Shirts 2s 6d, Mens' and Boys' Boots and Shoes greatly reduced.—Arcade House. 465



Wanted j NOTICE ! Notice! Sport for all. Guns let out- on hire or sold on tima payments. Having a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description. Gun fittings in stock. Prices low.—J. W. I Hakdlby, Ironmonger, etc. YTi ANTED Known—The Corner is VY showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. COLLIBB. __ WANTED Known —Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical me at S. S&xek's, Optician, BANG ! Bang : Bang I My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Cluu Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and all sporting materials of the first quality at J. W. Hakdeey's, Gun Empo*'nm._



IMPORTANT WATCHMAKING ANNOUNCEMENT. 8. Salek, PRATICAL WATCHMAKER and MANUFACTURING JEWELLER, "OEGS to announce the arrival of a LARGE STOCK OF ROTHERHAM'S MATERIALS for Watch Repairs. Every Single Part (ready finished) of a Rotherham's Watch kept; also a Large Stock of Finished Parts for all other Watches. —— Where repairs through Breakages are needed, time and expense is thus saved in finishing which meaneJMoney. S- SALEK therefore announces what mast prove a Great Consideration these Hard Times. A BIG REDUCTION IN THE COST OF WATCH REPAIRS. Repairs entrusted to S. SALEK means RELIABLE WORKMANSHIP, SATIS FACTION & LOWEST CHARGES. Jewellery Repairs receive Special attention. —— SIGHT TESTING by Lazarus' System. SPECTACLES to suit all sights. Jf « W 2 BALAND Clothing* Factory ! SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. WE WISH to draw your attention to the Specially LOW PRICES of High-class Goods. Mens All Wool Tweed Suits, our own mike, 23a 9d Men's All Woo) Tweed Trousers, our own make, 9s 6d Men's All Wool Tweed Overeoate, our own make, 29s 6d Boots. Boots, Boots, TRY US FOR A PAIR. THE LEADING HOUSE FOR



GENTLEMEN'S MERCERY. We keep all the leading Hnea. New Shapes in Hard Hats. The latest in Soft and Frame Hats. Boys' Caps from 6i "*" DOH'T PASS" THIS BY. Mend Trousers to measure from 14s 6d, Colonial Tweed. WATERPROOF GOODS. Men's, Youths', and Ladies' The number we have sold this season is a guarantee that we keep the genuine article. —— The " BISMARK " Sewing Machine is now to he had at the New Zealand Cloth ing Factory. The Cheapest and Best Machine in the World. On time pay ments-2s 6d per week. HALLENSTEIN BROS. ALEX. HENDRY. Manager.



•• Olrt Canterbury," Illustrated JLlmc llg-lit Views by fflonri Hart and Seagrer.



NEW Indoor Games, Aocordeons from 8i 61, Aatoharps and Zithers, Photo Albums md Frames, Opals for painting on, Oil and Water colors, and Artists Requisites, new Books and new Editions, cheap reading ; all at reduced prices for Cash.—L, F. Andeewbs & Co., Stationers' Hall.



f "S CJNri ! Guns I Guna I My new stock VJT of tlunsj ust to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Leaders, Rifles, etc. In spection invited. £fo old stock to select from at ,). W, Hardley's Sporting Repository,



l>un*t WCIm "Old Canterbury" -(lateen* Birthday.



11 THAT is most essential to a tea V V drinker's happiness % Why, Health Tea, and don't yon forget it, 4 Bknry Zander, Wholeiale Agestt



Holloway's Pills and Ointment are remedies which should invariably be taken by travellers in search of health, pleasure or business. Many deleterious influences are constantly at work in foreign climes, tending to deteriorate the health ; these and the altered conditions of life will entail on those who travel the necessity of carefully attend ing to early symptoms of disease, and they willSnd the use of these remedies to be highly neccessary, the action of the Pills being purifying and strengthning and of great services in cases of fever, ague, and all inflammatory diseases, whilst the Ointment is a soverign cure in cases of piled, bad legs, bad breasts, wounds and ulecn. Holloway's remedies do sob deteriorate toy change of climate,



It is evident that our local grocers mean business, for if one looks at Mr Henry Zander's new advertisement, it will readily be found that his pricts are not only the lowest advertised, but evea lower than Christchurch prices, Now us the time to purchase,—Apvj