MAIL NOTICE.

Mails close for the following places as under subject to the necessary alterations :— THURSDAY, April 5. For United Kingdom, Continent of Europe, etc. (for specially addressed corres pondence only), per Doric, at 630 a.m. Due London May 15.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1894. THE PENNY POSTAGE.

The Postal Conference which sat re cently—a portion of the time in Wel lington, and the remainder of the sittings in Auckland—did some good work. The delegates of the several colonies represented were well chosen, and had evidently been sent over to New Zealand to do business. There were no bursts of oratory, no speaking for speaking sake, so that time was not wasted in words. There were po speeches delivered but what were in tended for the delegates to hear, no addresses to the nation under cover of the Conference, but business-like dis cussion, concise and to the point, of the questions brought before the meet ing. The delegates displayed a desire to assist each other as far as lay in their power, and the whole business of the Conference was transacted in a manner the Parliaments of the dif ferent colonies would do well to take an example from. Our own Post master-General presided, and in his opening speech said that at some future time it might be possible to hold a Tarifi Conference to consider in how far modifications might be made in the colonial tariffs so that the mutual in. terests of the colonies of the Austra lasian group could be promoted. In tercolonial commerce was greatly hindered by the present customs laws and the diverse tariffs, and if these could be brought to some degree of uniformity much good would doubtless result. This sentiment met with ap proval all reund the table. The penny postal rate question was discussed. This is a subject of general interest, and has been made much of in the House of Commons, by Mr Henniker- Heaton, who is accepted in the House as a colonist speaking for colonial people, and the colonies generally. But Mr Henniker-Heaton's opinion will not be accepted in preference to the opinion of this Postal Conference— representative, of the colonies as it way

in its very essence. And this Con ference was not in favor of a penny postal rate between the colonies and the United Kingdom. The reasons given were no finical ones likely to disappear under close examination, but good sound reasons that will bear look ing into. The colonies simply could not afford it, and if it were adopted the maintenance of the existing rates from Australia would be rendered very difficult, and the colonies could not re duce their rates whilehaviugto pay large subsidies to ensure speed and regularity in the carriage and delivery of their mails, if the colonies adopted the penny postal rate, the cost of the ocean mail services would be iocreased, and they would have to reduce the inland and intercolonial postages. This would cause a total loss to the colonies of over a quarter of a million. The loss to New Zealand would be between £70,000 and £80,000 per annum. The loss on the maila between the colonies and England would be only about £8000 per annum, but it would be absurd to have a Id rate to Great Britain, and a 2d rate between towns only a few miles away in the colony,! and between New Zealand and Sydney. The loss on the intercolonial services would amount to between £20,000 and £80,000. The remainder of the loss would take place on the inland mails. Only about one-third of the letters between this colony and Home are " domestic/ the remainder are business letters. This fact was elicited in 1891 when an Amendment Act was passed to establish a penny postage within the colony, One of )the provisions of that Act was that it should come into operation only by Order-in-Council; but that order has not yet found its way into the Gazette, and the twopence rate is still in force. And there is no tendency on the part of the domestic corres pondence to increase. This is illus trated very well by a contemporary writing on the subject, who says— "Thirty years ago the population of this colony was composed in great part of young couples who had lately come here, leaving at home parents and brothers and sisters and friends. For years active correspondence was kept up, but gradually relatives died, and a generation has grown up who have no call to write often to the United King dom." On the other hand as the population increases and the business of the colony with the outside world extends, it is reasonable to suppose that the business communications with the Old Country will become more and more numerous. The Conference did not think that for business correspond ence the colonies should sacrifice such a large amount of revenue, especially in view of the fact that already large sums were paid in the shape of dubsidies to secure speed and regu- I larity. Mr Ward, however, was not ; with the Conference on this subject, although he admitted the time was not ripe for making a reduction, He has always been in favor of the penny postage rate, and desires to see it uuiversal. The Postmaster-General of Britain, Right Hon. Arthur Morley, speaking at the recent meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, said he was willing to establish an Imperial penny postage, if the colonies would co-operate, and if the Chancellor of the Exchequer was able to show a surplus this year. The Associated Chambers had passed a resolution in favor of the Imperial penny rate, and the speakers at the meeting were quite enthusiastic on the subject. The decision of the New Zealand Confer ence was, by resolution of the Confer ence itself, cabled to the Postmaster- General in London, and this decision, gall and wormwood though it may be to Mr Henniker-Heaton, is likely to settle the question both at Home and here for some time to come. Recent cablegrams tell us that supporters of the penny rate say the same objections raised by the opponents of the rate here were raised against it when Row la-ad Hill advosated its adoption in Britain. The objections no doubt are the same but the circumstances are different, and will continue to be so until the population of the Australian colonies can be numbered, as the popu lation of Great Britain can be—by a sufficient number of millions to make the rate possible without loss, or at least with a loss which will be insigni ficant compared with the advantages gained.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At a meeting of the Christchurch City Council last night the mayor stated that the cost of the licensing election in the city was £147 13s Id. Christchurch " Truth" says that had it [ not been for the clause in the Licensing Act i extending the districts, notwithstanding the three-fifths stipulation, prohibition would have been carried in Sydenham. The Brttnner, which left Wellington at noon on Sunday with the San Francisco mail, occupied thirty-four hours on the j passage. She was delayed by a strong south-west wind., A correspondent supplies us with the following figures regarding the local option vote in Otago and Southland. He says— «' If the whole of Ofcago and Southland had been one licensing district, and the majority of those voting had determined the issue, prohibition would have been carried for the whole of that great area. The total poll in respect of publicans' licenses was approxi mately 29,313. There voted for no altera tion, 7614 ; foe reduction, 5371; and for no license, 16,328—giving a clear majority of 3343 for no license, or within 1260 of three fifths of those who voted. The temperance party are jubilant that the trade has thus received unmistakeable notice."

j To-morrow afternoon will be the opening 1 ,' of the football t«asoo in Ashburton. Sweet-briar is spreading in Otematata and the Oamaru Harbour Board are taking stepa to eiaiicate it. The '* Rangitikei Advocate " says that / Colonel Fox in his resignation probably deliberately chose All Fool's day (April 1) las an indication of the views he takes of his command and of his treatment. On the last three occasions when fires have occurred in Oamaru the Brigade have had to haul the reel to the fire, although a pound is always on offer by the brigade for the services of a horse. TheChristchurch city valuation for the year is reported at £194,381, a redaction of £1903 onthepreviousyear, but it was stated that but for the exemption of Canterbury College pro perty and school buildings there would have bsen an increase of over £1000. The principal of the Christchurch Girls' High School has resigned her position owing to ill-health. At a meeting of the Board of Governors yesterday her resignation was accepted with regret. It was resolved to( advertise in New Zealand only for her successor. In the Christchurch Supreme Court yesterday argument commenced in the case of the Union Bank of Australia v. ihe South Canterbury Building Society. The case was one brought by the Bank to recover an alleged loan of £10,000, The company denied its liability on the ground that it had no power under its memorandum of associa tion to borrow. The local option poll ia the Waihemo electorate has been declared void by the returning officer, the informal votes having been thrown out by him in the count. The prohibitionists had the three-fifths majority, but the total of the effective votes polled did not reaoh half the number on the roll. It required oaly 109 votes to make prohibi tion effective in the district. Ihe annual meeting of parishioners in connection with Sfc. Stephen's Church will be held on Wednesday for the purpose of receiving the balance-aheets and reports for the past year and for the election of officers. All registered male members of the age of twenty-one and over are entitled to vote but all church members of either sex are invited to be present both at the parochial tea and also at the annual meeting. The choir and orchestra will give selections during the everting. To-morrow, in the Oddfellows' Hall, the Rev A. Ager will give his lecture on hie "Visit to the Battlefield of Sedan." Nine months ago we had occasion to speak of this lecture, when the rev. lecturer gave it to a highly delighted audience in the Baptist Church, which was crowded to hear him. Mr Ager was in Sedan at the time of the Franco- German war, and relates his own experi ences, besides which he also visited the famous field of Waterloo, and gives a few topographical particulars of that memorable battle. No doubt there will be a large audience to hear him to-morrow, m the lecture is one of great interest. Major Steward will take the chair at 7.30. Mr Denman, at the South-Western, gave his decision in a prosecution instituted under ! the Vagrant Act by the guardians of the i Wandsworth and Clapham Union. Alice King, whose age was given at twenty, was charged by them with neglecting te maintain herself, and consequently becoming charge able to the union. The magistrate decided in favor of the guardians, observing that the prisoner had deliberately refused to earn her living, and by her own conduct became a pauper. He, however, gave her another chance, and imposed a nominal sentence of one day's imprisonment, she having pro- ' misod to enter a home belonging to the 14 Elizibeth Fry " refuge, where she would be employed at laundry work. Lord Coleridge, at the Reading Assizes, had before him William Quarterman and Jane Quarterman, husband and wife, on the charge of killing Edith Emma Quarterman, their child, aged two years and seven months. The evidence was to the effect that the parents had brutally ill-used the infant. l)r Dalton, of Wantage, stated that the child was very emaciated, was covered with weals and bruises, and was of only half the normal weight. All the organs were fairly healthy, but bloodless. He attributed death to want of food. The jury found the prisoners guilty of manslaughter, and the judge, in passing sentence, said he could not conceive a more horrible offence. He sentenced the prisoners each to seven year's penal servitude. Mr A. F. Somerville having decided—as doubtless many other farmers will do in view of the apparently permanent low price of wheat—to relinquish grain growing, the live and dead stock on his farm at •* The Terraces," Methven, will go under the hammer to-morrow. A reference to the auctioneer's announcement (Mr Rudolph Friedlander) will show that the sale will be an extensive one, and a large quantity of valuable stock and implements wiU be offered. The horses are all of the best class, *and farmers in want of good stuff for the ploughing season ought to have an eye to the animals catalogued. About 1400 sheep will also change hands, several cows, Berk shire boar and sow (both pedigree), and the whole implements of husbandry upon the farm. The auctioneer has a free hand, and every item is for absolute sale. Forty acres of land for an oat crop, and 128 acres of turnip land for one grain crop will also be offered. The sale begins at noon, so that there is plenty of time for most people in the county to reach the scene of action in good time. The opportunity for securing a good thing at a reasonable price ought not to be lost. An English contemporary recently gave a very pathetic description of how things have! changed for the Empress Eugenic in twenty five years. In 1869 her fortune was at its height. She naturally took precedence at the ceremonies inaugurative of the Suez Canal. From boat to boat, from shore to shore, the cry rang out, "Vive l'lmpera trice t" That was twency-four years ago. Mahammed Said gave a great ball. The Empress Eugenic entered that packed assembly leaning upon the arm of the Emperor of Austria, followed by a represen tative of the Sultan. Never in imperial Paris had she looked more lovely nor been more exceptionally well attired. Up the broken steps the Emperor of Austria went to pay homage to the beautiful Empress. M dc Lesseps followed him, no less proudly, no less weloomed. Imperial eoldiers mounted guard, where the rotting doors guard im potent ly the threshold none seek to pass. And Eugenic, coming forth into the moon light shamed the beauty of the eastern night. Now —how changed! The Emperor of Austria—De Lesseps—Mohammed Said- Eugenic t Time and change have spared no one of them. And the house built or Eugenic? It is rotting away. Since the days of Cleopatra no vessel dedicated to a woman's use has been so luxurious in its fittings as was L'Aigle, the yacht in which Eugenic led the way through the Suez Canal. A few weeks ago at Marseilles L'Aigle was broken up and sold for firewood. Could analogy go further? Could shipwreck be asore complete,

The Pacific Cable.

Wellington, April 2. Offers have been received by cable from two large cable manufacturing Companies to construct and maintain the Pacific cabie upon the terms adopted at the Postal Conference, namely, a guarantee of 4 per cent, for not more than fourteen years upon a capital not exceeding £1,800,000, the tariff to be 33 per word for ordinary messages. 2a for Government messages, and Is 6d for Press telegrams.

Hampstead Town Board.

The monthly meeting of the Hampstead Town Board was held on Monday even ing. Present—Messrs Crooks (chairman), Tasker, Orr, Kick man, Andrews and Elliott. LAND KEVENUE. The Crown Lands ranger wrote for in formation as to the expenditure of thirds paid to credit of the Board in June and December. The clerk wes instructed to reply that these funds are unexpended, but will shortly be allocated in accordance with proposals already approved by the Land Board. STATUTES. A circular was received from Mr Wil fred Badger, offering the New Zealand Statutes 1342 to 1893 for £3. It was con sidered thac the statutes already In pos session of the Board were sufficient for their requirements. pitition. A petition was received from certain ratepayers, setting forth that they be* liaved trie northern .end of' Eton street was one chain wide, and requesting the Board to open it to that wldch instead of half a chain as at present. It was d cidtsd to inquire into the matter and report at next meeting, WORJES. The chairman reported that the surface water on the East Belt by Mr Kerr'e, had been drained off by means of iron pipes. Mr Tasker stated that the approach to the river ford on Trevor's road was unsafe since the last freshet. Messrs Andrews and Tasker were appointed to Inspect the place and have the approach made secure; also to have a footpath near the Manse widened, and the channels where necessary cleared out. Mr Andrews thoughb the cutting on Reserve 1261 should be improved, and Mr Elliott called attention to the bad state of the footpath on Bridge Road. Messrs Crooks, 4ndrews, and Elliott were appointed to inspect these works, get specifications drawn, and call for and accept tenders. WATER SUPPLY. Mr Rickman inquired what had been done respecting the proposed water supply extension. The Chairman stated thab the persons interested, and who had undertaken to collect the funds, had not moved in the matter as far as he could learn. The clerk undertook to see if the money could be obtained. GOKSB. The Ringer was instructed to at once cub and clear gorse and fences belonging to persons who had disregard the Board's notices, and the clerk was directed to re cover the'cost of same from the several occupiers without delay. BOARD OF HEALTH. The Inspector reported the sanitary condition of the district to be generally good, but there were one or two small : matters which would be attended to at occe.

CABLE ITEMS.

An avalanche at Canyon Creek, in Washington State, buried twelve people. The Notts team won the final match for the Association Football Cup, by four goals to one. One hundred thousand negroes are arranging to leave America and found colonies on the west coast of '■ Af flda. Charles de Lesseps has been deprived of the Legion of Honour and other decorations which he held. The French Gas Company has thrown the city of Athens into dark ness uatil the municipality has paid the arrears due to the Company. Allan and Co., music sellers, Mel bourne, have filed a petition in bank ruptcy. Their liabilities amount to £38,000, and their assets are stated at £32,000. The celebration of Prince Bismarck's birthday was marked by an enthusiasm which has seldom been equalled. The Emperor sent a gorgeous cuirass as a birthday present. The occasion was celebrated throughout the Empire. Mr Mackedie, of the firm of Mac kedie, Drew, and Company, has re turned to Melbourne from London. He has been served with a criminal summons charging him with conspiring to defraud a Parisian firm. Mr Drew, the other partner in the firm, was recently acquitted on a similar charge. Replying to a question in the House of Commons as to whether the Govern ment would promote a general dis armament whenever possible, Sir W. V. Harcourt said he was unable to notice King Christian's remarks on the subject, but could say nothing further. Mr J. Henniker Heaton, replying to Mr Paterson, Premier of Victoria, says the Wellington Postal Conference, in objecting to Imperial penny postage outwards, ignored British wishes with a view to delude the Australian public. He points out that the total loss on a penny rate both ways would not ex ceed £16,000 per annum, and offers to find guarantors against the New South | Wales proportion. Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales, writes to "The Times " in reply to Admiral Colomb, and says that Australasia is willing to bear a fair share of the cost of main taining capable steamship lines. It is unfair, he says, to suggest that the colonies urged the payment of a subsidy towards the Pacific cable and Mr Huddart's steamship line from a desire to obtain British money, and he contends that the colonies asked to be predominant partners, and perform their duty in a national enterprise.

The Wyalong Rush.

SyoifKY, April 2,

It is stated that within the last few days over 600 miners have arrived from New Zealand The Government decline to grant strangers permits, on the ground that they have their own unemployed to attend to first. No more permits are being issued for the Wyalong field. These permits are equivalent to a free railway ticket to the scene of the rush and a free miner's right, and in many cases free provisions.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourseives responsible lor the opinions expressed by our correspondents.)

THE WEEKLY HALF-HOLIDAY.

TO THE EDITOK

Sir,—With such a long letter I approach you some diffidence, but at the same time offer no excuse, trusting that my theme has your symp&thy and will plead its own cause. Now that those social reformers, yclept prohibitionists, have got the licens ing election over and can rest on their oars a little, I wish to solicit; assistance from them towards increasing the advan tages of the weekly half-holiday. I ap peal to them as a strong body of reformers. They have shown their strength lately in one good cause; will they do so in an* o'her? I would say a word on behalf of those young men and lads who, instead of hanging round public-house bars, or play ing billiards, or discussing the last horse weights and the betting for the Dunedin or any other cup, would like to put their half-holiday to some practical use. In. spite of successful swimming meetings and . cycling contests, in spite of cricket tours and football victories, Ashburton sport is lukewarm and unattractive. I refer more particularly to cricket and football, hut even in other sports we have to get visi tors here to show as how far behind we are. These two sports, cricket and foot ball, simply exist in Ashbarton. Eng land's national game is here dying hard, but dying nevertheless, slowly and surely. All honor to those few enthusiasts who have kept it alive so iong. Bat even thef must sorrowfully admit that our represent tatives of the willow have brought us noth ing but defeat and disgrace. And football —the national game of Maoiriland—is already beginning to feel the effects of the apathy of our young men. Though nob dying, it is but struggling hopefully on. Why should Ashburton with its weekly haif-holidaj be behind in these I sports. Why. should our cricket be a bye word and a reproach 1 Why is this 1 Let me explain: The interest of these games (as in all others) depends upon the rivalry felt by opposing sides. When our young men practise on Wednesday after* noons they get tired of playing against each other Wednesday after Wednesday, just as the visitors to the Domain get tired of watching the same men playing the same half-hearted game. There is no rivalry between the sides, and the prac tices become gradually deserted. Why do the; not play Christchurch or Tiraaro teams and thus make an interesting match that would encourage assiduous practice 1 Simply because Chrisichurch and Tianaru people have their weekly half-holiday on Thursday and Ashburton people have theirs on Wednesday, and thu, sir, is my grievance. Do you think a change could be effected in this matter ? It has been agreed that a weekly half-holiday is to be. given. Weil, then, let it be given when it can be appreciated. Give Thursday, the day on which the Timaru, Geraldine, and Christchurch youth and their friends can come here and try their strength against our boys. Would the shopkeepers or traders suffer in any way if a change were made ? I think not. Would those worthy burgesses who go to town on Wednesday to do business and thus sive their weekly haF-hollday (which they have a perfect right to do)—would they oppose this change that promises so much for the young fellows ? Certainly not They would never stand in the way of a reform wh'cb promises to lift; Ashbarton athletics from the slough and despond into which it has fallen, and make the Domain—the people's park—a regular and attractive Thursday afternoon resort. And by the way, I would here ask why the Sports' Association should have to pay a yearly fium to use the Domain ? Is it not suffi cient that they pay a man to keep it in order without having to wring £25 per anDum from the scanty earnings of those young fellows who pay up their subs ? The local authorities are, I think, not only crippling, instead of encouraging sport, but acting unfairly when they force the Association to pay for the use of ground which has already been made a gift; to the people for their use, So much for the people's park. Merchants and shopkeepers, this change can be easily made. County people will soon fall in with it. A standing advertisement In the papers and the thing is done. Will you give your aid in the matter % And you social reformers, will you lend a helping hand where you can do so much good % The Government equips each child with a good educatioa. It has done its duty; now you do yours. Direct the energies of the young men into the proper channels. Send them out from the card room and the social club to exercise their muscles and inhale the health-giving oxygen. They will work for you all the better the rest of the week. Encourage those manly sports of which our fore fathsrs were so proud, and remember that by this means you ire fostering a race that has already proved itself a noble offshoot of a great people. That characteristic of the Eng lish people—the love of field sports—was one of the sorest factors in the growth of England's greatness. Did not the great Wellington tell us that Waterloo was won on the cricket fields of Eton ! Don't let us become degenerate. We have the traditions of our race to preserve. Let our boys develop their muscles and strengthen their constitutions in these sports we all love so well. Let them learn s#-control and self-reliance and that never-say-die spirit of determination, which is the thew and sinew of the British race.—l am, etc., Sexes. AsS burton, April 2,1894.

The Dairy Industry.

WbiiMngton, April 2.

Mr Lowe, Government dairy expert, writing from London on the Aorailgi's shipment of batter and cheese, states that complaints have been made aa to the tenderness of the wood of which some cheese cases are made. Only tough wood should be used, and three-quarter inch planks planed are strong enough, while two inch rails are sufficiently long. As the freight is by gross weight a saving could thus be made, and the cost of the boxes would be less than when made of inch wood. A large number of boxes made of unseasoned wood is also causing low and annoyance. la one consignment; of butter in the Aorangi the butter in nearly every box was mouldy owing to unseasoned wood, and in some cases the mould had eaten half an inch into the butter. An English dairy company in Bombay had just; offered a consignment of Indian butter, free of all charges, at 9d per Ib. This is significant in the face of the Victorian attempt to find an Indian market. There ia, however, an opening for good tinned butter in Sooth America^ which is at present served from France, but It is such vile stuff that New Zealand ought to capture the market with the utmost ease. The French butter at present sent to South America is about as dark In colour as mahogany, and is so rank as to be almost uneatable.

THE ASHBtfETOJH QtA&DlAti; TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1894.



**—-- -^g-.- ; ..«Mw»-»-o'«MM^ M ».--3ii«Mi ■ ■B**l''!g^J^_j!__'_^ - " - "*; ""it J'"2_L_ '"•^—■ Business Notices. By Royal iplwif Letters Patent, JOSEPH FORDS Scour and Lung Worm Mixture. THE RENOWNED SHEEP MEDICINES. OTHILL, WATSON * CO, Offices, Esk Street Warehouse Railway. Invercargill, N.Z. 6th March We have been selling Ford's Lung Worm Mixture for the past four years, and tiring that period have not had a single complaint. On the contrary everyone we have asked have expressed themselves pleased with the results obtained from its uea> Yours faithfully, Tochill. Watson Co. From WRIGHT STEPHEN SON, & CO, High Street, Dunedin. March 2, 1894. AlthoHgh we have acted as agents for Ford's Scour and Lung Worm Mixture for he last two years and have supplied sheep breeders regularly dv fin f? that period we have not yet had a complaint, in facfe we have heard nothing hub favourable reports from all who have used it. Yours truly, Wright, Stephe son and Co. MR P- FERaiMAN, "" Ashburtou Jane 12, 1893. As the mixture appears to be steadily growing in favor here, it might be as well to send another few cases as some of the runs are now buying a case at a time.-—tfours thfulJy, For the Marlborough Farmers' Oe-Cperative Association, Limited, E MttAD, Manage. The United Farmers' Alliance, Limited, Wellington, Branches; Wanganuij Palmeraton North. February 2, 1894. We have had no complaints from those who have used the mixture, so cannot but onolude fchafe it has given satisfaction.— Yours faithfully, 0 D. MULLINS, General Manager. Special Prices for this Month AT q. J. Neill and Co/s THE CHEAPEST HOtJSE IN ASHBURTON FOR DJtCAPJBRY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTH. Long Lace Curtains Is 9d pair Double Width Dress Goods osd Cretonne Ud Dress Goods 3a lid doz Double-bed' White Twill Sheeting 9£d i-arge Turkish Towels Bftd t rey Calico 2s 3d doz. Women's Ribbed Hose 6d pair fcton Shirtintr, very[rtrongi,3Jd Double-bed Quilts 3s Ud each rong Ticking 6|d Heav Forfar s^d CLOrHING. <TL<OT£IIN«. Boys' Tossed Suits 3s lid Men's Shirts at any price , Men's Tweed Troupers 10s 6i now 6? lid Men's Merino Socks only 6d pair Men's Colonial Tweed Suits only 19s Gd Men's Ties at half price. Men a New Zealand Tweed Suits 33^6i Men's Colonial-knit Woollen Socks only how 29* 6d DJ<* Pair BOOTS. — BOOTS. In Boots we defy competition, all our Boots are nude specially fco our order. We guarantee every pair to givo satisfaction. Women's Ilaatic-side Boats 8s 6d, now Men's Balmoral Bojts 10a 6d, now 7s lid q s ha Men's Bluchers 5* Women s Kid Hhoes 7a ltd, now 5s lid Men's Nailed Shooters 10s 6d, now s lid Women's Leather Shoes 7a 6J, now 5s lid Women's Carpet Slippers Is 6d Children's Patent Leather Shoes and Slippers in Endless Variety at G. J. NEILL AND GO'S, FRIKDLANDER'S CORNER TERMS CASH.



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(i Warned. | OST in Aehburton, £1 note intended J-J for Baptist Church. Finder kindly forward to Rev. Ager. 4 7 "I OST, bunch of Keys on ring, some- } -*-^ where in Ashburton. Reward at I Mail Office 4 5 i \ ANTED, Gid between 16 and 17 V| years of age. Apply for addnsi fcfc Mail office, 4 2 \X7 ATCHKS, Clocks, etc., (all guatan I * ■ teed) at wholesale cost for one I month only. Now's your time.—Lums- ! den's. 3 219 WHY grumble about the price of Bread and Meat when you can get 501b best Roller F.our for 4s and good Fresh Butter at 6d per lb at R. Alcorn's sale Saunders Buildings. 3 116 L/IRED. S. JEt FRIES, Manufactur• JD ing Confectioner, has opened a Shop in East street, next " The Corner," for sale of all kinds of superior Con* fectionery. fiothing inferior sold. No cheap cigarettes. 3§114 /"ShOICE Ornaments, Folding Screens, Vy Own make in Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pinafores.— Mrs Alcobn, Saunders' Buildings. ALE at Melfori Mouse still on until O further notice.-—H, O. Segbrs. IkON'T wash yourself. Titan Soap ■*-' does the work. No rubbing. No machines. I 182 ri? ANTED—Buyers for High-class W English Cycles, Ladies' and Gentlemen's Safeties, light and rigid, reliable pneumatic tyres. Low price; cash.—'Walker. 8 155 WANTED Known—Tomatoes, good ripe Grapes, Flums, Apples, etc., at Marsdbn's Fruit Shop, belo«r Mitchell and Turner's. 2 109 OYSTERS and Fresh Fish of all sorts arrive evening per express at Deep Sea Fishing Uo.'s Shop, Burnett street Ashburton 2 62 1 BUY and Sell for Cash, therefore I Sell Oat Sheaf from Is 3d per sack or £2 2s 6i per ton. J. Thomas, Havelock street. IF your mind is troubled ; nothing else will give the troubles so thoroughly away as Health Tea. Try it.—Henry Zanoer, Wholesale Agent. i_| EALTH TEA. "Delightful, £1 "Wholesome," Refreshing." All Grocers. Wholesale a!" ~i i rANTED Known—W. hTcolxjee/s W noted four-ciaap Kid Gloves, 2s 6d, have just arrived In all sizes. WANTED Known.—Waterproof Rugs and Aproos, Heavy Trap Rugs from 4s 9d, Heavy Grey Blankets 9d 6d.— —Mitchell and Turner. iF you want first-class fruit go to Adams for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc. MEDICAL Coils made fnd repaiied on the shortest! notice at easy prices at A. <3. Walker's, Old Kinder garten. MRS ALCORN has on sale for he Holidays a varied assortment of Toys, Dolls, Prams, Fancy Goods, and Christmas Presents—Saunderd Buildings. DOLLAR CIGARETTES—3d per packet BOYS' three garment long trouser Suits for 10d. Men's Colonial made nailed Shooter Boots at 7s 61 per pair an R. alcorn's sale, Ashburton Clothing Mart, launders' Buildings. 1115 WANTED Known —Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical me at S. S&lek's, Optician WANTED Known.— Men a Heavy Ribbed all wool Pants 5s 6d, Haavy Knitted bocks, double heels and toes, Is —Mitchell and Turner. ANTED Known—To make room v V for Spring Boots I wilt give ton per cent for cash. Repairs dene at once cheaper*than evei to stay b*d times over at J. Moison's, Premier Bootmaker. \ k ANTED Known—The Corner is VV showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W t H, Collier. CTAVINQ tried Health Tea and JLJL. found it Al, I sell it.—J. Thom\s, Produce Dealer, Havelock street. 3 104 rpHAT which brings most light and X hope to poorest homes is Titan Soap. 11 18 4TTHAT is most essential to a tea W drinkor's happiness % Why, Health Tea, and don't you forget it.—Hksry Zander, Wholeeale Agen** /""I UNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock \~X of Guns just to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech L aders. Rifles, etc. In spection invited. No old stock to select from at J. W. Haiidley's Sporting Repository. "pXTENSION (if Sale at Melford ■" House. We are Htill selling nearly all our Goods, with New Stock added, afc reduced prices.—H. C SeOrrs. WANTED Known—ln consequence of the s.c«city of money, we have extended our Sa^ till further notice. — H. C. SeOers, Melford House. WANTED Known.—Waterproofs to maasure, all styles fnd patterns. Lates* phapafl and designs in stock.— Mitchell & Tubnbk. "VTOTICE ! Notice ! Sport for all. I_N Guns let out on hire or sold on tim"? payments H&vins; a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description. Gun fittinirs in stick. Prices low.—J. W HaiidleY, Ironmonger, eto. fT EALTH TEA is more economical j! than ordinary tea. It undergoes a process whereby the injurious ingre dients are eliminated, whilst it renders the release of the better properties of the leaf more easy. Hbnry Zander, Autho rised Agent. BANG ! Bang i Bang 1 My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Mey's, Kynock's and, Club Cartridges. Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and aU sporting materials of the first quality at J. W. Hartley's, Gun Emporium. MR John Mars den, of the Railway Bookstall, has opened a Book aijd Stavi'oner's Shop two doors below Mitchell and Turner. Books and Stationery at the lowest pos&ible prices. Books clean, complete, and in good order will be taken in exchange. Circulating libtary. H FASTER Cards, and Booklets, Fire ' Screens Pictures. Glass Ornaments, Christmas Cards, Cricket and Lawn Tennis Material, Photo Albums, and Frames, and hundreds of other articles are to be sold at a great sacrifice for Cash during this month only at L, F. Anmewp & Co, Stationers' Hall.



WEDDING PRESENTS, BIRTHDAY PRESENTS, AND PRESENTATIONS, P :VY a Visit to the Jewellery Establish •*- raent of S. Salek, J WATCHMAKER and JEWELLER, Wheie is to be seen the L&BGEST and FINEST FTOCK in the District of— SILVER AND SILVER-PLATE WARE, GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY, and Other HIGH-CLASS GOODS Suit able for PRESENTS AT LOWEST PRICES. j Watch, Clock d Jewellery Repairing SPECIALTY SPECTACLES to suit all Sights-' NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory. TO those looking about for s good Waterproof Coat for the Winter. CALL AT THE FACTORY ! EAST STREET. I ELEOT YOUR OWN PATTERN. OVER 100 TO CHOOSE FROM. No perished goods in stock. All sewn seams. Waterproof Ooata with Cape Waterproof Coat Maofarlane Waterproof Fishing Outfit Waterproof Shooting Cape Waterproof Waders Waterproof Riding Aprons Waterproof Ponchos Waterproof Bbycle Capes. SPECIAL. SPECIAL SPECIAL LADIES 1 WATERPROOFS LADIESj WATERPROOFS LADIES' WATERPROOFS MADE TO MEASURE. NEW ZEILAND CLOTHING FACTORY AND WATERPR* OF MANFACTURERS ALEX. HEN DRY, Manager.



NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. IN Consequence of the Longbeach Coach leaving Ashburton at 4 o'clock during the winter months, THE "GUARDIAN" WILL GO TO PRESS AT 3.50. ADVERTISEMENTS Must therefore be lodged at this Office At 2.30 p.m. ASHRI7RTON PUBLISHING COY. April 2.



DOLLA.B CIGARETTES — 3d. No holders or photos.—Hesry Zandkk s Whole sale 9>%m



KEATING'S POWDER destroys Bugs, Pleas, Moths, Beetles and all other insects whilst quite harmless to domestic animals In terminating Beetles the success of this Powder is extra ordinary. It is per fectly clean in application. See the article you purchase is KRATING'S, as imitations are noxious and ineffectual. Tins, 6d, Is cd 2e 6d each. Sold by »U chemists,



Holloway's Ointment and Pills.—* Health's Defences. None save the strongest can with impunity pass through the sudden transitions from wet to dry, from cold to muggy weather so prevalent during the autumnal and early winter months. In tluenza, bronchitis, cough, soie throat, or quinsey will attack those most watchful of their health; but they can readily arrest any of these complaints by rubbing Hoi* loway's Ointment twice a day upon the skin over the affected parts, and by assisting ita corrective action with appropriate doses of his Pills. This well-known, safe, and easy mode of treatment efficiently protects the invalid both from present and future danger without weakening or even disturbing the system in the slightest degree.