MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as under subject to the necessary alterations:— WEDNESDAY, April 18. For United Kingdom, Continents of Europe and America and West Indies (via San Francisco), Sandwich Islands, etc., and also for Northern Ports of New Zealand, per Takapuna, as follows:—Ordinary letters, books, and newspapers, at O.lt> j>.m. ; money orders, 3 p.m. ; registered letters, 5 p.m. Due London May 23. THURSDAY, April 19. For Australian Colonies, per express to connect with the Rotomahana at Dunedin, also for South Africa, to connect with Aber deen line steamer leaving Melbourne about April 21, at 15.30 p.m.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1894. CHEAP MONEY.

There is every probability that next session Parliament will be asked to sanction the " cheap money" scheme which Mr Beddon some time ago pro mulgated. The scheme itself Mr Sed don told us had been found among the late Mr Ballance's papers, and we learn from the " New Zealand Times," the Government organ in Wellington, that the credit of the inception of the scheme does not lie with Mr Ballame, although the late Premier took very kindly to it. The scheme was drawn up by Mr T. K. Warburton, now the Public Trustee of the colony, and' submitted to Mr Ballance. The memorandum in which the outline of the scheme was given is thus summarised :—lt is proposed that persons who can offer the necessary freehold security may, through the agency of the Government, borrow money at the lowest rates of interest from other persons in London, Money would be forthcoming on a satisfactory assurance respecting the securities; and this assurance could be safely afforded to the lenders by a Government qua. rantee. The memorandum points out that a large income would be derived from a yearly rate for the guaraatee and working expenses of one half or one per cent on the capital; and the arrangement would be enormously pro fitable by which so much of the money to be remitted to London by the Trea sury as should be required for the mortgagees could be exchanged here for bills on London given by the mort gage agency. The scheme is a proposal to enable a person in New Zealand to borrow without delay, and direct from another person in London, through an agency of the Government, and at the lowest rate of interest. The borrowing would be done in much the same manner as, to a limited extent, and at high rates of interest, money is now similarly borrowed through the agency of a private person or private company. The scheme is not a complicated one by any means, and seems quite prac ticable. If carried out—and no doubt a strong effort will be made to give effect to it—it will be very advan tageous to farmers upon whose land there are mortgages drawing a high rate of interest, The borrowers will certainly benefit } but the money lenders individual and incorporated, will find then* craft very much in danger. Loans on mortgage at high interest have formed no small portion of the banking business of the colony for many yeara past, and the proposed scheme will tell very considerably against the existence of that kind of busi ness. Naturally those who have bene fited in the past, and are benefitting in the present by the high interest paid by the landowners for their borrowed money, look very coldly upon the scheme, and can see no good thing in it. But it will become very popular for all that, as it is of the kind most likely to win favor with the small farmers, many of whom under it would be relieved of quite half the " rent" they are paying in the shape of interest on their borrowed money. The scheme has been adversely oriticised in quarters not favorable to the present Govern ment and still less so to any scheme likely to lessen the dividends of the money lending companies with long share lists, and failure has been pre* dieted as inevitable. But failure was also predicted for the working of the Loans to Local Bodies Act, without as yet the prediction having been fulfilled. Instead of fulfilment of the failure pro phecy we have districts in which the Act was taken advantage of in posses sion of roads that bring the land nearer to the market, that materially further tbework of cultivation, and that have enhanced the value of the land by in creasing the profits derived from work ing it. But for that Act, those dif triefcs would be still without roads, and i large portions of them would be still unsettled. Doubtless the pluck, energy, j and perseverance of the settlers them selves would in time have provided the roads, but while that slow process was g^ing on they would have been work ing untfer # heavy handicap. The Loans Aat toc/k oft th's handicap in one #?otjo», and th,e districts made pt^gr^s jpftfr Jeap and bounds. Gheap money woulddoiimßSsrseamongthe farms. Cut off" a handicap of from fchrpe t ( o five ne|r cent of the interest now paid, and th.c farmers will make progress by leaps and bounds to that goal every farmer wishes to reach —an unencumbered fxeeh.Qjd,. For years many of the {kntertwy few 6!"!? h # ve been work' ing wore for the fcwfc* or phs %ancial cempaoMP who advanced tb&V), th,e money on their l&nd ihaa for them selyes, and this year more fch&a ev§r. In fact the extremely low prices o£ farm produce this year will have a most paralysing effect upon many *teuggUng men, but the mortgagee will rake |» tbfl interest shekels just the

same as though wheat had been fetch ing 4s a bushel in the local market. It is not—worse luck—by half that sum and more, and the farmer feels the pinch, and feeling it will be all the more likely to favor the scheme the Parliament will no doubt be asked to sanction. In no year, since farmers occupied land in this colony, has offered so favorable an opportunity to any Government to take a popular step to reduce the amount sent out of the colony in the shape of interest on the private indebtedness of the landowners

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The opening meeting of the Ashburton Harriers will take place at Lagnihor on Saturday next at 1 p.m. An advertisement as to the dates of subsequent meetings appears in another column. The " North Otago Times " declares that football in Oamaru is being replaced by bicycling. At the first call of fche season for a turn out for a scratch matoh only seven turned up, and these not caring to play ihree-and-a-half men aside, adjourned to the nearest fence, on which they sat ruminating on the glory that had departed from the old cricket ground. "Do any of you ladies object to my smoking?" said the only male passenger. "Certainly we do," replied the ladies in chorus. "Then I reckon you had better get out, as I am going to smoke," remarked the victim of the tobacco habit, striking a match. The custom of polygamy produces ter" rible results in China. At present, girls fetch a high price. One of 14 or 16 can scarcely be purchased for leas than L2O. In a place, a few miles from Hong Kong, three or four years ago, twenty young girls were stolen in a sight, taken on board a junk and carried away. The"New8 usaysthata gentleman in Napier has received a letter from a cricketing friend in Dunedm in which the writer ridicules the miserable play of the Hawke's Bay team. He remarks:—" Your men are a very queer lot. Our side had the utmost difficulty in getting them to score at all." This is very laughable, but such criticism only deepens our astonish ment at the action of the Hawke's Bay team in going about the South Island asking to be Hcked. One of the most wonderful timekeepers known to the horologist was made in London about 100 years ago, and sent by the President of the East India Company as a gift to the Emperor of China. The case was made in the form of a chariot, in which was seated the figure of a woman. This figure was of pure ivory and gold, and sat with her right hand resting upon a tiny clock fastened to the side of the vehicle. This beautiful ornament was made almost entirely of gold, and was elaborately decorated with precious stones. The hearing of the petition against the validity of the licensing election and local option poll for the Clutha district came on at Balclutha on Monday, before Mr Hawkins, S.M. Counsel for petitioners stated that it was not the Committee but the local option poll that they desired to attack. There waa grave doubts as to whether the Magistrate could adjudicate on the poll. However, it could be more conveniently and effectually attacked in the Supreme Court, and tke petition would therefore not be proceeded with just now. The Magistrate agreed, and allowed defendants' three guineas costs. A story is told in a London paper whicli illustrates and emphasises in a peculiar manner the advantages of science. Twc telegraph clerks were sitting opposite each other in a Chicago office* one sending t message to New Orleans, and the othei receiving one from that city. The sendei wanted to borrow a plug of tobacco froir the receiver, but dare not break rules bj asking him. He therefore telegraphed hii whh to the New Orleans operator, who h his turn passed it on. In a moment or sc the plug of tobacco was handed across th< partition. A yard separated borrower anc lender, but the request travelled more thai a thousand miles. A writer named E. N. Dingley in th< "American Journal of Politics," tries t< prove that there is no such thing as an uu earned increment except in the case of theft and thus defends millionaires, and birds o: that feather. Mr Dingley must be blind t< the fact that the unearned increment theft is the most shameful one under the sun although society does not recognise it ai such, and the wages of this theft is certainlj not punishment. Is it a greater sin for t starving man to steal a loaf of bread thai for a millionaire to make a few thousanc pounds by one clever shuffle of his financia cards, and by bo doing deprive many widowi orphans of daily bread? The problem ii easily solved. The following shows the kind of taxes th< last generation had to pay in the old country but which taxes, thanks to the advance o: civilisation, are never likely to be imposec again. The copy of the notice to pay, hen given, was supplied to us by the Rev G. B Inglis, whose father ia the taxpayer referrec to :—" No. 1. These are certifying that th< Rev Robert luglis is to be charged with th< duty on nine windows or lights, by the Aci of the i Geo. IV., cap. 11, and 6 Geo. IV. cap. 7, amounting to £1; and with 10 pel cent thereon additional by the Act 3 Vie cap. 17, 2s. Which duty being for the yeai from 24th May, 1850, to 25th May, 1851, it payable at the office of the Collector of Cess, in terms of the 43 Geo, lit., cap. 161, sec 24, and must all be paid on or before the 25th March, 1851. 10 day of July, 1850. 'xhos. J. Bain, Surveyor. The " West Coast Times," in explaining to its complaining subscribers the reason whj they do not get their copies regularly, gives as the chief reason the following :—" Higblj respectable (?) citizens, prominent member; of religious denominations, have been seer going with stealthy steps fco their neighbors verandahs and stealing the paper, while others have been watched very industriouslj rakint; it out with sticks from under doors in the front streets. We cannot well pre vent the actions of the high winds, or the mischievous propensities of dogs, but the mean thieves we refer to are subject to the influence of a police court, to which some of them wpl be introduced very shortly if they dp not <?ease their contemptible practices." Hqkitika'a e,ve.ning pap'er're- ? ferring to the foregoing sultry effusion, saya rajbher criffelly that there •* must be a gpo,d deal of kleptomania about!" Holloway's Pills ajsD Odttjpnt pxert a rapidly favaorable effect in all those diseases which are induced by exposure to damp or by great changes in temperature. Th*y will therefore be found eminently serviceable to those who work in iron foundries, copper mines, and collieries. These well-known remedies present manifest advantages in respect of use and effectiveness, being entirety eompomded of vegetable drugs selected with the'greatest care and regard less of price, used jn iiccoraance witft the ample' printteoi'directions' wtiich emomnmy $?m? aotsurejty but mjldiy, and do not inpei^erg wjth the .daily work; There are but a tew 4io#asgs wfrich are nqt capable of cure—or, at all e^ewtfy qi gpegf relief—if Holloway's remedies are persever. ugly used.

Captain Elliott, the GDvernor s private secretary, has received a cable announcing his promotion to the rank of Major in his regiment, the South Lancashire. The Auckland Freezing Works are busy refrigerating meat for shipment to London by the steamer Buteshire. 6700 carcases of frozen meat will be shipped there, the con signment including beef, mutton, and lamb. The only nominations received for the Ashburton School Committee arfi those of Messrs W. J. Silcock, W. Craighead, and E. Meddins. Nominations closed on Monday night, but persons nominated on Monday next are also eligible for election. Miss Krout, who is travelling through New Zealand for the Chicago papers, saw Sir R Sfcmt and Mr Reeves at Rotorua, and after interviewing the Ministers at Wellington left for the South. She hopes to make a more leisurely tour of the colonies later on, the present being only a flying visit. In the Traffic Bridge, about four chains from the Ashburton end, one of the planks has broken, leaving a hole about two and i a half feet in length. This will doubtless at once be put right by our energetic Council, but in the meantime persons using the bridge will do well to be careful. Owing to exposure and the long voyage two dredge cranes on the deck of the new dredge at Timaru are badly rusted, and it will cost nearly £400 to get the vessel ready for work. The repairs are nearly completed, and a trial of the dredge will be made on Friday. A claim will be made on the builders for negligence in sending the machinery set up on deck instead of stowed. The repairs and alterations to the Parlia mentary grounds and the buildings are not being effected with sufficient despatch to satisfy the Premier that they will be ready for the opening of Parliament, and he has given instructions to the Resident Engineer to push on with the work as quickly as possible. The unsatisfactory state of the library in the Parliamentary Buildings was brought under the notice of the Premier by members of the Ballaace memorial deputa tion, and Mr Seddon said efforts ought to be. made next session to get the library portion of the building rebuilt in brick. A Wellington telegram reports Jbhat a rather curious case came before the Chief Justice and a special jury of twelve on Tues day. (3, W. Smart, a pawnbroker, sued the Phcenix Assurance Company for £235, the value of five pictures insured in the defen dant's office, alleged to be by such artists as Murillo, Gainsborough, and others. Shortly after they were Insured a fire took place in the plaintiff's premises and the pictures were burned, When the plaintiff was examined it turned out that he had smuggled the pictures into the country by taking them out of their frames and putting them into turni ture. He had bought thirty-three pictures, including the five and one other which was not burned, but was insured for £40, in London for £3QO. He also admitted that the artists'names were fictitious. Several witnesses were called and deposed that in their opinion the pictures were valuable, one of them placing the figure as high £860 for six of them. After a couple of hours' con sideration the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed, and his Honor entered up judgment accordingly, , with costs.

BRAZIL.

(Received April 18. 11.30 a.m) Bceko* Aybes, April 17. Admiral Mello landed a large number of unarmed men at Uruguay, and then came on here. Five deserted warships are lying in the harbar, and the Argen tine Government will hand them over to the Brazilian Minister. Bio db Jaktero, April 17. The President will grant an amnesty to the insurgents, excepting the leaders of the revolt.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold o-jrseives responsible -tor the opinions expiessed by our correspondents.)

OCCASIONAL LICENSES.

TO TltE EDITOR. Sic, —T was pleased with your candid and impartial leader of Monday night on the above subject, and you hit the nail on the head when you say that the Committee have done what their supporters expected them to do, They made no secret of their intentions, especially the three public speakers, Messrs Jones, Leadley, and Rev J. Cocker, The letter was es pecially pronounced in hie views, and yet of the fourteen candidates who stood upon strictly party lines, he was at the top of the poll for A shburton town booths, thus proving that the views folly expressed ▼ere in harmony with the majority of those who voted. The eyes of the public are now on the Committee, and they are expected to resorict or suppress the drink wherever they can. I hear they are re quested to grant an occasional license for the races. It is to be hoped they will not do so. Races are profes sedly for the improvement of horses, yet the horses don't need the drink, and it certainly will nob improve the judgment of those who go to judge the horses. Then, other sports such as the Caledonian, I etc , have been conducted without intoxi cating drinks. If the Committee go back upon their decision, they will be laughed; at both by temperance and racing people,' and become a laughing stock and by-word, to the public Though Judge Dennlston'sl decision for the present may hinder the] Committee from closing any of thfl hotels, I yet the spirit of the Act has been complied with, as is seen from the utterances of Premier Seddon, who had charge of the Bill. If the Committee do not use the power left to them and suppress the drink whenever they can, they will rouse the ire and contempt of hundreds of their sup' porters.—l am, etc., A LooSbr-On. P.S.—Before the twenty-eight days from the last; declaration of the licensing election, you will hear from me again,

THE WEATHER

Weliington, April 18. Captain Edwin reports that since April 15, an anti-cyolonic system of unusual extent has been passing over the country and the barometric readings generally have been higher than at any time since January 21. The cyclone centre indicated on 13th and 16th April has either so greatly diminished in intensity that it is no longer of any con sequence, or ha? been deflected to a much more easterly route than usual by an anti-cyclone, which has also caused the low pressure from west ward indicated on the 12 th and 16th, and which passed south of Stewart Island yesterday, to move on a poute which bss carried it much more to southward than tosual; but as this depression is of con siderable extent, and may not have com-' pletely passed by, it is probable that an increase of pressure will occur at most places «outh of Napier <*nd New Plymouth within the nexb thirty-six hours,

PRESENTATION.

A meeting was held the other evening in the Templar, Hill. Tinwald, to enter tain the Rev A. Blake and family, and specially to make seme recognition of the work carried on by Mrs and Miss Blake in the Sunday School' Speeches wore made by Messrs Inglis and Culverhouse, who referred to the zeal end fidelity with which Mr Blake had laboured in the district, and the esteem in which he was held by all classes of the community. A pleasing feature in the evening's proceed ing was the presentation of a purse of sovereigns to Mrs Blake. Mias Meharry, in the name of the Sunday School teachers, and children, rend an address to Mrs, Blake, assuring her of their warmest affection and gratitude for all the help she had given them, and the sympathy she had shown to those in trouble. They would never forget her kindness, nor the heartiness and self-denial with which she' and Miss Blak« had served them. Mr Blake thanked the friends present on behalf of his wife and daughter, for their gift, and for all the kind things they had said, and assured them that it had always been a labour of love for him and his family to carry on the Lord's work among them. A strong contingent from the Ashburton choir contributed largely to the evening's enjoyment, and after the children had played some games, refresh ments were handed round and the meet ing brought to a close.

A Starving Island.

After a very perilous voyage the Culdaff lifeboat recently succeeded in crossing with relief to the starving people of Innistrahull, north of Done gal, Ireland. The people were found to be terribly afflicted by cold and hunger. Tbey had burned all the fur niture and woodwork of their houses, and only a few potatoes remained be tween them and absolute starvation. I One man had died from insufficient' food. Innistrahull contains some eight families, or about sixty souls, and is eleven miles from Ouldaff on the main land. No boat has been able to reach it for the last three weeks, and those boats from the island which risked the voyage to the mainland were unable to get back. At frequent intervals the relief boat was completely under water. The scene on its arrival was an exciting one. The islanders were huddled to gether on the shore waiting the coining food, and watching with anxious eyes the slow progess of the boat through the heavy sea. The islanders told the crew that since the boats left for the I mainland ten weeks ago food and fuel ran short* In order to keep the fires alive they were obliged to burn their household furniture. They closed aome of the houses, and huddled into the remainder, so that one fire was made to supply warmth to three families.. When the Culdaff boat landed there was not enough food to last another day, and there was absolutely no fuel, so that a perfect famine was imminent. Many of the fishermen were obliged to break up their boats for fuel, and the only two cows on the island were slaughtered early in the storm. The islanders are totally dependent for goods on what they obtain on credit from the Malm Head shopkeepers, who may at any moment refuse further supplies. They cannot fish on account of the storms, they do not grow as much on the island as would support decently five small families, and when severe weather sets in they are re duced to semi-starvation. Since the end of October they have practically ceased fishing, and are unable, from their isolated position, to engage in the manufacture of kelp, which would bring them some little money.

Towels and Disease.

I For all that has been said about over-pressure in schools, it has been thought by many that the .present system of elementary education was more likely to receive a check from its liability *to produce ringworm on the outside of the children's heads than from any harm the teaching does to the parts within. Be that as it may, there is no doubt the liability of schools to be intruded upon by infectious diseases is one of the great difficulties in the way of national education. Ringworm we all know about; the recent spread of diphtheria is looked on by many, who have given anxious thought to the matter, as having more to do with compulsory education than : has any other single cause; and now we find Mr Hutchison in sistirg, at the last meeting of the Ophthalmological Society, that school ophthalmia has broken bounds and spread from the pauper schools to those of a higher grade. Outside and beyond the probability that deficient air and food, and exercise, are predis posing causes, the great lesson taught by recent outbreaks of this disease is that it is definitely contagious, and we 1 can have but little doubt that commu nity of towels is at the bottom of its occurrence in many instances* Con sidering the great laxity with which ordinary children regard meum and tuum in the lavatory, we would strongly urge parents to make their children clean before they start in the morning and definitely forbid them to wash at school—" British Medical Journal."

Sir Roert Stout at Auckland.

Auckland, April 17, Sir Robert Stoat addressed tha cttiapns o! Auckland to-night, at the City Hall, on the aims and methods of the Liberal party. Mayor Holland presided, and there was a arge attendance, Sir Robert Stout said the aims of the Liberal party should be to get the best men into Parliament, into the Executive, and into public life gener ally, He urged Parliamentary rtforra by having the Executive elected by Parlia ment, and appointed for three years j also reform of the Legislative Council by the electing of new members for the term of six years by the Lower House, half of the number to retire each Parliament, f m to bring the Council into touch with the popular branch of the Legislature. As to the land question, it had been unsatisfac torily dealt with by the Liberal party, and he denounced the " eternal lease " as only freehold by another name and the single tax. With regard to State acquisition of lands for close settlement, these should only be taken under stress of necessity, and not by a stroke of a Minister's pen or proclamation, but by a judicial tribunal' after judicial Investigation. There should be no political element in it, and the same safeguards should be given to Natives and Europeans alike. He approved of Minis terial control of railways, and thought the railways should be more utilised than hitherto to promote settlement and aid struggling fanners in gettiag produce to market. Coming to social reforms, Sir Robert said why ehould the Liberal party be afraid of Liberalism? Yet aome of them shrank from trusting the people with power to control the liquor traffic. If time came when the saloons controlled the Liberal patty that party would seal its own death warrant aad thenceforth become known not as the Liberal party but a3 the Liquor party. Ha urged that j steps should be taken to initiate State old age pensions, commescfng at sixty, as one solution of the problem of poverty, and leading to betterment of capable workers left in the labor market. A low scale of contributions would encourage thrift; and ease the Charitable Aid Boards. Sir Robert was accorded a good reception and a cordial vote of thanks at the close of his address.

IMPERIAL POLITICS

Londok, April 16. In the House of Commons to-night Sir W. V. Harcourfc delivered the Budget speech. He said the revenue last year amounted to £91,133,000^ and the expenditure to £91,810,000. The estimated expenditure for the coming year was £95,458,000, and in* eluded in this amount was the the sum of £7,500,000, which would be required in connection with the Government programme for increase in the navy and naval defences. The estimated revenue for the same period was £90,956,000. Sir William said the charges under Mr Goschen's naval Im perial defence schemes was set down at £5,745,000, and this amount it waa proposed to liquidate by means of a new sinking fund, leaving a deficit of £2,379,000 for the year. It was pro posed to merge the death duties into one estate duty, with uniform charges for real and personal estates, graduated from 1 to 8 per cent, the latter charge being for sums over £1,000,000. The Government also proposed to submit a proposal for the increase of the income tax by one penny, with an exemption of £100 on incomes under £500, and an exemption of £160 on those under £400. It was also proposed to in crease the duty on spirits by 6d per gallon and on beer by 6d per barrel In the Budget speech Sir W. V. Harcourt said the distress in America and Australia had disturbed trade with India, and the labor troubles in Great Britain had induced financial difficulties. During the past year the quantity of beer passed through the Customs was the largest on record, but the quantity of strong wine used waa constantly diminishing. April 17. The House of Commons has sanc tioned the increase in the beer and spirit duties. The increase represents a revenue of £1,300,000. (Received April 18,11 a.m.) liondow, April 17. A Bill providing for the disestablish ment of the Church in Wales will be introduced in the House of Commons on the 23rd inst. The Unionist press complain of the complex nature of the Budget, and of its apparent electioneering character. The Scotch and Irish members, are much incensed at the increase of the duty on spirits. The Radicals are de lighted at the proposal for graduated death duties. The Houseof Lords will reappoint the Select Committee, which was set up to inquire into the importation of dairy produce. The Bill which the Govern* raent proposes to introduce, dealing with the matter, will confer the same powers on the Board of Agriculture with respect to the false marking of meat as is possessed by the Board o! Trade under the Merchandise Marks Act. It is announced that Sir Charted Russell succeeds the late Lord Bo wen as Lord Justice of the Court of Appeal*

LABOR.

WAaltiNGftOJf, April 17, A quarter of a million miners in the ITnitedbtates will strike on Saturday for an increase of twenty pef cent, in wages.

THE ABHBUBI'Ujn CrUAflDlAfl: WEDNESDAY, AKtIL 13, tßfri



Business Notices. Special Prices for this Month AT (3. J. Neill and 00/s THE CHEAPEST HOUSE IN ASHBURTON FOR Djtft^VlSlSrS', CLOTHING, AJNI> BOOTS, Long Lace Curtains la 9d pair Double Width Dreßs Goods.9|d Cretonne dhd Dress Goodfl 3s lid doz Double-bed"White Twill Sheeting 9sd J^arge Turkish Towels B|d Grey Calico 2s 3d doz. Women's Ribbed Hose 6J pair Cofcton Shirting, veiryfstrong 3£d Double-bed Quilts 3s lid each trong Ticking s|d Heav Forfars£d CLOTHING, CJJLiOTfIXNG-. Boys Tweed Suits 3a lid Men's Shirts at any price Men's Tweed Trousers 10s 6d now 6s lid Men's Merino Socks only 6d pair Men's Colonial Tweed Suits only 19a 6d Men's Ties at half price. Men 8 New Zealand Tweed Suits 39s 6d Men's Colonial-knife Woollen Socks only »ow29s6d 9£dpair JBOOTTS. — BOOTS. In Boots we defy competition, all oar Boots are made specially to onr'.order. We guarantee every pair 10 give satisfaction. Women's Elaatlc-side Boets 8s 6d, now Men's Balmoral Boots 10a 6d, now 7s lid 5s lid Men's Bluchers 03 Women a Kid Shoes 7s lid, now 5a lid Men's Nailed Shooters 10a 6d, now a lid Women's Leather Shoes 7s 6d, now 5s lid Wamen'a Carpet Slippers Is 6d Children's Patent Leather Shoes and Slippers in Bndlesa Variety at G. J. NEILL AND GO'S, FRIEDLANDBR'S CORNER TERMS CASH. MITCHELL & TUENER BEG TO ANNOUNCE THEIR FIRST SHOW OP AUTUMN AND WINTER Dresses and Trimmings, TEr»NOOURA.GED by previous success in fchis Department, exceptional preparations have been made lor the WINTER OF '94 ---■ if.. FABRICS OF THE LATEST FRENCH MODE, TOGETHER WITH CHOICE BRITISH SELECIIOSS, WILL BE FOUND AMONG OUR COSTUMES. As usual, SINGLE ROBES are a SPECIALTY. SPECIAL. SPECIAL. STEPHENS BROS, Marfevt House, HAVE DSOIDEB TO RELINQUISH THEIR B JSINESS W ASHBUBTOK A ND in order to facilitate their arrangements, they will Sell the whole of their Large and Well Assorted Stocks of IRONMONGERY, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, GROCERY, Em, At TWENTY PER CENT Below Cost Price, No more !?oo3d will be bought than Neceaaary to dispenae with the other Goods The? also ask all Oißtomera if, 00-jveniant, for their accounts on or before the Ist M»j« AftOT that date, all Good* will be disposed of for CASH. Stephens Bros , MARKET HOUSE. .——^ —*——«.r- - JTpolißT.—Dwelling Centrally Situated J- in Burnett Street, Rental required 7s per week. T. BUr*LOOK. Speoial Consignment TVTEW f/E'A.I'AND TJIRECT from the" Manufacturers, , LADIES' GOLD RINGS, GOLD BROOCHES, \ C lothlit? Factory COLD BANGLES, In plain Gold, and set with Diamonds, j kubies, Sapphires and Pearls. fW WXTT M C A lat 1?e *"<* ve»7 choice stock of newest U-TMNILNU- dosisns jut received- Bousht for. Cash, DIRECT FROM TFK MANUFACTURER in England at a liberal discount, will be ofleied afc TWENTY FUR CENT LOWEE than New Wi»ter Goo-* --£ WATCHMAKER and JEWELLER, ASHBURTON. THIS WEEK' KEATING'S POWDER destroys Bugs, Fleas, Moths, Beetles and all other insects whilst quite harmless to domestic animals In terminating Beetles the success of this Powder is extraordinary. Ifc is per fectly clean in application. See the article you purchase is KEATING'S, as imitations are noxious and ineffectual. Tips, 6d, 1b •*nd 2s 6d each. Sold by all chemists. DOLLAR CIGARETTES — 3d. No holders or photos.—Hjpi&Y Zandeb, Whole *ale agent.



Wanted WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Regatta Whirts, all sizes, with or without collars, 2a 6d.—W. H. COLLIEK. »J ALE at Melfori House still on until O further notice.—H, 0. Segers. VXTANTED Known — Men's strong ~ " Tweed Suits from 16s 61; shirts from 2s 6i,—Arcade House. 4 24 WANTED Known. — Embroideries from Id a yard, Coraeta 3s lid, ladies' Ulsters from4s lid, Ladies' Gk-ves four pair for Is, Kid Glovea four buJ^ons Is 6d.~ Arcade House. 63 f >HOICE Ornaments, Folding Screens, Ky Own make in Ladies' and Children's Underclothing. Aprons, and Pinafores.— Mks Aicobn, Saandera' Buildings. WANTED Known.—Cheviots, Hop sacks, Diagonals, Fast Dye Serges, Tweeds and Fancy Dressed, &c, with Trimmings to match at Mitchell and Turner's, ' WANTED Known—ln consequence of the scarcity of money, we have extended oar Sale till further notice. — H. C. Segers, Melford House. tpRED. S. JEFFRIES, Manufactur- X' 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. B§ll4 WANTED Known.-For Millinery, Mantles, Jackets, Ulsters, and Macintoshes, Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, try Mitcheli & Tubnb». WANTED Known.-Ladies are ¥ T invited to inspect the Novelties in oar Dress Department and Show Room without being pressed to buy,—Mitchell AND TURNBB. THAT which brings most light and hope to poorest homes ia Titan Soap. 11 18 SALE now on,,- White Calico 2s lid per dozen, Towels 2s 6d per dozen, Lace, Curtains, from la lid per pair, ai Arcade House. 4 27 WANTED Known —Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the Optical me at S. SiLEic's, Optician. aEALTH TEA is more economical 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. Heney Zandke, Autho rised Agent. WANTED Known—Tomatoes, good ripe Grapes, Plums, Apples, etc., at Marsdbn's Fruit Shop, below Mitchell and Turner's. 2 109 TTlSITthe Sate. Trimmed Millinery » going at any price. Ladles' Under clothing reduced to 20 per cent, below cost.—Arcade House. 4 64 VS^ANTED Known—AU goods in Show *» Room to be slaughtered at any price. —Arcade Fouse. • 4 28 WANTED Known-L W Pants 3s lid, Flannel Shirts 3s 9d, Worsted Socks 8d per pair.—Arcade Houaft 425 XF your mind is troubled : nothing else will give the troubles so thoroughly away as Health Tea. Try it.—Henry ZiNDJiK, Wholesale Agent. XF you want first-class fruit go to Adams for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc. OYSTERS and Fresh Fish of all sorts arrive evening per express at Deep Sea Fishing Co.'s Shop, Burnett street j Ashburton. 2 62 WANTED Known—The whole of the stock to be sacrificed by order of the Purchaser, Arcade House. 4 2o Oats, 5s per sack. Al \J kinds of Farm and Mill Produce cheap for cash.—J. Thomas, Havelock street. ... TEN Crates—New goods from the manufacturers in R. Alcobn's sale. Tea sets for six persons, 9* 6d ; 40 piece Tea Sets frcm 15s; Bedroom Sets from Bh. Large coloured hand or gilt, very handsome, 19s 6d. 'iTTHAT is moat essential to a tea VV drinker's happiness 'i Why, Health Tea, and don't yon forget it. Henry Zander, Wholesale Agen* T7I.XTENSION of Sale at Melford -I-J House. We are still selling nearly all our Good?, with New Stock added, at reduced prices.—H. C Segrrs. WANTED Known—To make room for Spring Boots I will give ten per cent for cash. Repairs dene at once cheaper than evei to stay bid times over at J. Moison's, Premier Bootmaker. TT/ ANTED Known—The Corner la W showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W f H, COUIEK. BMSQr ! Bang 1 Bang I My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley'e, Kynock's and, Oluo Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Capo, Wada, Canes and all sporting materials of the first quality at .T. W. Hartley's, Gun Emporium. NOTICE 1 Notice! Sport for all. Guns let out on hire or sold on tim 9 payments. Having a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns ot any description. Gun fittings in stock. Prices low.—J, W. Haudlev, Ironmonger, etc. WANTED Known. —Men's Tweed Suits 15a 6d, Men's Tweed Trousers 7s lid ?*etts' Strong Flannellette Shirts 2s 6d, 'Mens' aitf #Pys> Bo?* 8 and Shaes greatly reduced.—ArcaJft House. 465 MRS ALCORN has on sale for he Holidays a varied assortment of Toys, Dolls, Prams, Fancy Goods, and Christmas Presents—Sanndera Buildings. BOYS' three garmesfc long t^.oppr Suifcs for 10s. Men's Colonial made nailed Shooter Boots at 7s 6d per pair ac JR: Awo&vi'tt salo, Ashb.ur.ton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buiidingsp., 1 115 MR John Marsden, of the Railway Bookstall, has opened a Book and Stationer's Shop two doors below Mitchell aiil Turner. Books and Stationery at tike 'lowest possible prices. Books clean, complete, and iia good order will be taken in exehaage. Circulating library. fj^>STER Cards, and Booklets, Flr/a H ' Scrolls, Pictures. Glass Qrnajaeate, Christmas Caiftoi <***»* m& Lawo Tennis Material, Fhoto 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. Anorewes & Co. Stationers' Hall. aUNS ! Guns I Guns ! My new stock of Guns just to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Leaders, Rifles, etc. In spection invited. No &ld stock to seleefc from at J. W. Habdley's Sporting Repository,



||AIDSR& Son* JEncialrpti Extract There af ■ imitations of Eucalypti*l Extract in the market now, products of g'mple distillation forming rude resinous oila Ia order that thflse crude oils may nc* bB taken, Our Pobb Volatilb EtoCAi/rp?! EXTRACT, whic h ia recotmised by the medical division of ihe Prussian Government to be of per fectly pure origin, as their information forwarded to us through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2,1878 we state : - I i 3 proved by tests by the Medical Clinic of the Universities at Bonn and Q-riefswal'*, Prussia, and reported by Dr Schulz, Professor of Parmwologry, at Bon, and Protestor Dr Mosler, Director of the Medical Clinic at Greifswald, that only prodactc that are saturated with oxygen and freed of a^ids, resiaoua and other substances, adherent to primary distillation, will develope the sanative qualities proper to the plant according to these authorities, and according' to Pro fessor Dr Liifcer of England, and to Dra Bauer, Melntire, Wood, Hazard, etc., of America, is the only extract corresponding to scientific tests, and the only one which possesses th« proper therapeutic val'ie. Sander & Son's Eucalypti Extract All other crude oils are to be classed among the turpentines, which h fve. when used as medicine, no therapeutic effect and are abandoned as an internal medicament. These so called lucalypti Extracts which may have received distinction at Exhibitions as commerci"l articles «re used for meshanjoal pur poses are q-ily discernible:— I By their deficiency In pungent odour (which oar prrduot, the only genuine Kucalypti Extracts de f velopes inest freely through its surplus of oxygen) I By ?heir alcoholic thimaad jnobile appearance, being recuced in specrHc density through the presence of acids 3 % their taste, the result of th contracting ten* doucy of resins and tconates. If these crude oils, so called eucalypti extracts are applied by mistake in casesof croup, bronchitis, diph. theria, internal infammations, dysentery, wounds, the consequences are appalling For safety always asfc fo» SANDEB AND Son S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT and get the old, well-tea-ed and reliable preparation.-Sand hurst, Victoria, Austra.Ua, SJANDtER AND SON'S. v



HEAI^T^ TE^. "De%httqJ i* Wholesome, 1' Refreshing.? AJ Grocpra. Wholesales Zander's. ' ~®QljL,kn GIGABETTES-finestAme^ oan Tobacco,—Hgsw Zaspeb, , Wholes^ 4gwfc



GOOD afternoon, Mrs Smith. Rot feeling wetyl Have a cup of Health Tea ! Nothing so invigorating and strengthening! My word, Mrs Brown, this is simply lovely! Whole s»Je mi retail at ZaVwrh's,



HEA hU 1 Ta ** Wandering afat ocr A Ustralasia seas j Sighing in softness, murmuring in air, Comes the desire for Health imparting i-EAS, Fragrant in flavor, with aroma rare. At last! at last! the breewas murmur, Is found the 'fuA is well-named "Health," And Connoisseurs declare in accents firme* This tea contains within itself a priceless wealth. f he daintiest leaf by cleanliest arts pra served, Blended with flavor that on the taste ne'e* 1 palls. "Heamh Tba" has won the pride of place deserved, Is drunk in cottage homes and palace htttli HEALTH TEA. HEALTH TEA Health Tea " cures indigestion. Other teas cause t.



THERE is only one quality of Health Tea and that is the best. Ask yotfr grooei for It, and see that yo« get L— Benby Zakdee, Wholesale Agent



WANTED, Everybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. H, Zander, Sola Agent, \l ig|