MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as under subject to the necessary alterations:— WEDNESDAY, April 18. For United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, via San Francisco. Due ;London May 23.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1894. FORTUNE'S WHEEL.

The dice box of fate in its ceaseless turnings brings about marvellous changes. The Corsican lieutenant of artillery at one throw of the dice was low down in the count of fortune. Another throw saw him at the head of the French nation, and leading her brilliant forces in wasting war. Still another and he seemed to bestride Europe like a Cyclops. One more, and his shattered greatness was wearing out its little day at St. Helena, and sitting but ill upon the Imperial prisoner. The dice were thrown again and again for France, and brought her many changes, until the castings for a time placed fortune in the hands of the nephew of that Imperial prisoner Napoleon 111 had a chequered career, but in one supremely fortunate cast he found himself upon the French throne. And the Second Empire was a dazzling page in French history. But the dice box of fate had its low casts in store for the Bonaparte, and the sun that had shone brilliantly for a season upon the reign of Louis Napoleon, set for ever upon the dynasty at Sedan. This short glimpse of French history is recalled by a paragraph in the gossip of a London correspondent, who tells us that a crown whicfe belonged to the Empress Eugenic—"the queen of beauty and of fashion"—had fallen into the vulgar hands of an American millionaire whose wife had worn it ? intact, at an opera in New York ! Such are the changes of fortune. The crown wa§ made to the order qf the Emperor of the French, and wa,s in tended to adorn the fair head of the fjrst la(Jy in la belle France, but if she ever wore it, it was at no Imperial function, It was ordered in IS7O, but before the cunning workmen whose hands fashioned it had completed their work the Franco-German war had com menced, and the Kaiser's armies were ou their triumphant way to Paris.

Eugenie's broken fortunes necessitated a visit to " ray uncle," and the superb | crown that was intended to grace her beauteous brow, occupied a place in the safe of a pawnbroker ! It was from that obscure retreat it was brought by Madam Dollars; bought second-hand as an unredeemed pledge, and flaunted in the eyes of a New York opera audience. It is a magnificent piece of goldsmith's work, and the design artistic indeed—a wreath of golden violets, the Napoleonic symbol 9 with a central bouquet of the same flower, from the midst of which gleams a mag nificent diamond of the first water and large size. The crown is about eight inches in circumference. Nor is Eugenie's crown the only royal bauble that has passed under the sign of "three balls," and been brought again to the light of day by Yankee dollars. The ex-Queen of Spain had in her extremity to pawn her crown in the hope that better times would dawn upon her, and she would be able to redeem it. But the better times did not come, and the unredeemed pledge was bought by another Mrs Jonathan, who also proudly wore it at the opera, and Wall Street "guessed it cost a tarnation heap o' dollars."

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The "Gazette" notifies that; August 1 will be observed aa a public holiday in the Government offices throughout New Zealand for the celebration of Arbor Day. The cost of the licensing election for Westland was £240. The County Council has sent the accounts to the Government. ! The Westland Education Board con sidered a letter from the Otago Board in reference to receiving teachers from other districts, and replied that it always selected the best teachers, irrespective of where they came from; John Larking, ot Cargill Road, Dunedin, has been fined 403 and costs for adulterating meal with starch. William Gregg was similarly fined for adulterating pepper with starch. A large number of appointments as clerks to licensing committees have been gazetted. Among them appear the names of Messrs J. R. Colyer, Ashburton, and William Willoughby, Rangicata. When the Prince of Wales is photographed in a group he always stands at the back on an invisible stool. The Duke of York is shorter than hia wife, the Princess May, but; he always photographs taller ! The Midland Railway of England cele brated its jubilee in Februrary when its 100 th half-yearly meeting was held. The occasion was somewhat untoward, for the directors had to make the worst report for many years past, owing to the exceptionally heavy losses incurred through the great coal strike Miss Maria Marsh, a music teacher in Auckland was assaulted on Thursday night on her way home. She was struck on the head with some hard substance by an unknown man, and knocked down, receiving a nasty jagged wound on the head two inches long. The police are endeavoring to identify the cowardly assailant. The prizes for the Ariel Bicycle Club's road race to be held on Wednesday, April 18, are on view in Mr Salek's shop window. The first prize is a handsome cup given by the President of the Club, Mr Edward Gates, I and the second prize, presented by lady friends, is an exceedingly compact and useful gentleman's companion. The following curious " dispensation " has been issued by the Bishop of Ely, Lord Alwyne Compton: -" Ido hereby dispense fiom the observance of all days of fasting, or abstinence, during the prevalence of the influenza, those persons within the parishes of St Ives, Oldhurst, and Woodhurst, who have been in the habit of such observance, provided that on every such day they shall recite with their private prayers one of the penitential Psalms.—Alwyne Ely." The peripatetic Emperor of Germany pays a good deal for his trips. A German paper states that his visit to Austria and Italy, soon after he ascended the throne, cost him £40,000, He took with him on that oc casion a trunk laden with 80 diamond rings, 150 decorations, 50 scarf pins, 30 necklaces with diamond pendants, 6 handsome sabres, 3 large photos of himself and family framed in gold, 30 gold watches, and 10 cigarholders with diamond ornaments* The Kaiser bears the expense of his locomotion on German railways. The Auckland Engineer Corps has been disbanded. At the meeting, Mr Watson | spoke of the treatment which the Volunteers had received from the Government. He said that he had been a Volunteer for twenty-three years, but on application being made for his long service medal he was informed that his service was not sufficient. Major Anderson spoke of the trouble which he had experienced in obtaining three medals recently received foi ihe oldest members, j He had himself applied for a medal, having been a member of the company since its inauguration, but he had been informed that having been absent from one parade in twenty years (and that when he was ill) he was nob entitled to the medal. He let that pass, and did not apply again for himself. At the Lyttelfcon S.M Court on Wednes day, before R. Beetham, Esq., S.M., and A. Chalmers, Esq., J.P., William Edward Strachan, an employee on board the Union Company's steamer Orowaiti, was charged on the information of Edward Patten, Col lector of Customs, undsr section 210 of the Customs Law Consolidation Act with know ingly dealing with six pounds of tobacco, being uncustomed goods, thereby forfeiting the sum of £5 Bs, being treble the value of the goods, for which sum the Collector had decided to sue. Mr Cresswell appeared for plaintiff and Mr Kippenberger for defendant, who, by arrangement, pleaded "Guilty," and was fined in the amount named in the infor mation with costs £3 3s. The Wellington correspondent of the " Lyttelton Times " says :—lt is said that theHon Johnßigg, M.L.C., has taken out a summons for assault against Mr J. S. Evison, lately editor of Christchurch '• Truth." Mr Evison felt agrieved at certain personal references made in Mr Rigg's speech on the second reading of the 'Libel Bill in the Legislative Council on «fuly 5 last anent the libel action brought by Evison when editor of the "jjCatholic Times " against the Wellington Typography cal Society, and on Tuesday night last, the journalist therefore essayed to pull the legislator's nose, and some fistiq ex ercise ensued. Mr Evisqn loft for Sydney yesterday.

Captain Edwin has been informed that a cyclone was passing near Townaville on the coast of Queensland on Thursday and travelling in a north-westerly direction. He calculates that it will be near the North Cape of New Zealand on Sunday. Condensed milk, to the value of npwarda of £10,000, was imported into JNew Zealand last year, and yet we are exporting a large quantity of dairy produce to England. At the Ellesmere Agricultural and Pastoral Association Committee meeting on Tuesday last Cxptain Willi9 moved, and Mr Robert Lochhead seconded, the following motion on which discussion took place: —"That steps be taken to bring before Parliament; the urgent necessity of protecting the barley growing interests. That at the present time barley to a very large extent is being supplanted by sugar, glucose, and other in gredients in the manufacture of beer. That beer made from substances other than malt is injurious to the drinker. That the demand for the sale of barley would be largely increased if brewera were compelled, except under heavy restrictions, to use anything but barley in the manufacture of beer." Happy the melodist who hits off a music hall song to the taste of the audience. One such ditty scarcely heard outside the free and-easy wall* brought its composer and author, in loyalties alone, £600. The music hall artist commands more money than the best actor on the boards legitimate. Mr Albert Chevalier is receiving from four music-halls quite three to four hundred pounds a week, and a successful song in those halls of dazzling light is worth to its composer a small fortune. We have some great singers too who cannot be tempted by opera. Mr Edward Lloyd was offered by the late Carl Rosa a blank cheque to fill up if he would sing in " Tannhauser," his dramatic instincts being great, but he re fused. And dear old Sims Reeves gave a refusal also of a " blank cheque to fill up " to sing on the opening of the Old Oxford Music-Hail,

THE WEATHER.

Wellington, April 12. Captain Edwin says that hard gales from the northward may be expected in most parts of the country between noon on 16th and midnight on 18th iust.

Wreck of hte Kiwi.

Wellington, April 12. The Kiwi left Wellington on Tuesday evening with a full general cargo. No particulars of the wreck can be obtained asGlenburn, where the accident happened, is an isolated spot on the East Coast near Castle Point, an<£ a considerable distance from telephonic or telegraphic communi cation. The engineer rode to Masterton this morning, and wired to Messrs Levin and Co., the owners of the vessel, that she had sunk in 30 fathoms of water. Ib is supposed that she struck on a rock not marked on the chart, as the lauding places along the Ea3b Coast are very imperfectly surveyed. No other particulars are available, as the engineer has returned to ihe soene of the wreck, and nothing definite will be known till the crew return to Wellington. The Kiwi w\s an iron vessel «~f 133 tons, built in 1874 to the order of Messrs Levin and Co., specially for the East Coast trade. Her hull was insured for £3000 in the Victoria Office, and this amount is believed to be distributed among other offices in reinsurances. The cargo was also insured, bub no particulars are avail able. The vessel was in charge of Captain Campbell, a well-known trader on the coast, and Mr Greenwood was chief i engineer. The Kiwi appeared to strike amidships, and the water filled the hold. When the crew, fourteen ia number, left the vessel, the water was within a foot of the deck. The boat was launched, and when she was about three hundred yards oft, the vessel gave a lurch and sank bows first. She was valued at £35C0, and insured in the Victoria Office for £3000, portions of the risk being transferred to other offices as follows :—-New Zealand, £500 ; Com mercial Union, £500; South British, £500 ; Standard, £250 ; Fational. £350 ; United, £250; rI names and Mersey, £250. The steam tv» Duco leaves for Glenburn this evening to bring the officers and crew of the wrecked vessel to Wellington. Masterton, April 12. The engineer ef the Kiwi states that he left Glenburn at five minutes to 4 o'clock yesterday. The vessel struck a sunken rock at 4.15 a.m., and half an hour later it-, was found that the vessel was sinking. She sank at 5.15 a.m. in 30 fathoms of water. All hands got ashore safely, but nothing else on board was saved, not even the men's effects. Wellington, April 13. The reef where the Kiwi struck is two miles from the shore, bub the Captain has visited the locality for years past, and very likely has passed safely over the rock many times previously. The sea was fairly smooth at the time of the accident*

ROAD BOARDS.

MOUNT SOMERS.

The usual monthly meeting of the Mount Somers Road Board was held on Monday. Present-—Messrs Peache (chair man). Hood, Chapman, McCormick, and Harrison. overseer's report. The Overseer's report waa read and considered. Price's Road.—The Overseer was in structed to invite tenders for the supply of about fifty yards of shingle on this road, and to accept the lowest. He was also instructed to get about twenty chains of stone broken on the Buccleuch Road ; to get drains cleaned out on O'Shea's Road, and shingle about two chains of the worst places; and to repair the approaches to the footbridge over Taylor's Stream. OORB.ESPOSDENCE. From Mr Dunbar. re work on the Gorge Riad —Received. From Mr C. H. Trlpp, stating that Mr G. Park is the tenant of the Mount Somers coal mine, and as such is liable for the rate.—Resolved to apply to Mr Tripp for payment of rate, as under section 29 of the Rating Act the owner is liable. From Mr J. King, asking the Board to contribute towards a culvert at his gate.—Agreed to give £1, his rates to be deducted, as they came due, till the whole was expended. From the manager Milburn Lime Company, stating that [ they were the lessees of the Mounb Somers lime kiln —Received. From Mr Sharplin, re subsidy towards work on the Springbum Tram Road.—Received. TENDERS. Tenders were opened for carting broken metal, and that of J. Brown was accepted; and for flood channel ab Mount Somers that of J. Milne was accepted, ACCOUNTS. Accounts amounting to £38 16s were passed for payment, and the Board adjourned.

CABLE ITEMS.

General Sir Andrew Clarke declines to contest the Chatham seat. The French press advise Italy to withdraw from the Triple Alliance. The " Journal dcs Debats " says that France will not oppose the establish ment of a British protectorate over Uganda. Drought is being experienced in Ger many and Austria, as well as in France, and is causing considerable alarm among farmers. The Agents-General are advising their respective Governments to increase their contributions to the Imperial In stitute, with a view to extend its in fluence. Sir Saul bamuel has publicly de clared that the excess of New South Wales' exports over her imports will enable the interest on the public debt to be paid without depleting the gold in the colony. A man named Horace le Merchier died apparently of thirst on his way to the Murchison goldfields. Documents found on his body indicate that his re latives reside in New Zealand. There has been a considerable exodus from the original diggings at Wyalong to a new rush where a reef can be traced for some distance on the surface, and specimens show splendid gold. The Norwegian whaler, Antarctic, which put into Melbourne some time ago, to effect repairs and receive a thorough overhaul, sailed on "Wednes day for a cruise to the southward of New Zealand. Bishop Moorhouse intends to apply the £50,000 bequest of Mr Samuel Wiston, a Manchester merchant, to the establishment and endowment of! Church schools. King Humbert's statement, regard ing the profound sympathy which Italy felt for France, has been coldly re ceived by the French press, which com ments on the wide difference between the sentiments contained in the speech and the recent actions of the Italian Premier. At the instance of the Agents- General, Sir Frederick Abel, secretary and director of the Imperial Institute, has consented to open the colonial read ing room to the public. The Gold smiths Company has presented the de partment of scientific research con nected with the Imperial Institute with £1000. Information has been received that Eaberga, a slave dealer who wields considerable power in East Africa, is defying British rule, and assembled 1000 Unyonas to attack the British. A stubborn fight ensued, lasting three hours, and eventually the natives re tired beaten, having lost about fifty of their number. A University Extension Conference, presided over by the Duke of Devon shire, will be held in London in June. The Australasian Universities have been invited to send delegates, and if they are unable to do so, to appoint some one in England to represent them. A statement has been forwarded to the colonial Universities, setting forth the progress of the extension movement. The Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works loaa of half a million has been covered three-fold, at an average of £100 4s 7d. Tenderers at £100 2s receive 65 per cent, above that in full. The Union Bank of Australasia offered to subscribe the whole amount at £101 15s, principal and interest payable in London, but as the conditions attached to the loan provides that the money must be payable in Melbourne, the Board was unable to accept the offer.

The Pennsylvanian Riots

New Yosk, April 12 Rioting in Pennsylvania among the coke men has been resumed.

The Candian Conference.

Melbourne, April 12. There is some doubts at 4» whether Mr Robert Reid, at present in London, will be able to represent the colony at the Canadian Conference ; failing him, Sir Andrew Clark, who has been acting as Agent-General for the colony in London for some time past, will be asked to act as representative. London, April 12 The " Times " announces that the j Conference in Canada will be followed by another in London relating to united defence. It denies that the colonies are selfishly imposing on Great Britain with regaad to the cost of the Pucific mail and cable schemes, and states that a refusal to co-operate might deprive Great Britain of the re sources of union in the future.

CORRESPONDENCE.

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

THE LICENSING ELECTIONS.

TO THR EDITOR. Sir, —It seems to me very unfair to compare the cost of the two licensing elections (Rangltata and Ashburton), the first place, there are some ten o" eleven more polling booths in Rangitat* than Ashburton. I believe also that Mr McKeague carefully inspected all his booths, and saw that they were properly j fitted up. t don't know that the local returning officer did this, and hardly think he can have done, otherwise Elgin booth would not have attained such an unenviable notoriety. Again, it is not the policy of the Government to go in for "sweating," and surely if a man works | from four am. till eleven p.m., he is entitled to more than one day's pay, Mr McKeague, without being extravagant, paid his deputies fair remuneration. On the other hand, the local deputies were cut down to starvation prices. Th«* Rangitata election went through without a hitch, but on the other hand I notice somebody has been put to the expense of defending a Supreme Courb action to com pel the returning officer to alter his declaration and reject the informal votes. -rrl am, etc , Elector.

RANGITATA LICENSING DISTRICT.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—Will you kindly give me spaoe in the Guakdian and the Maw. to thank with all ir.y heart my numerous friends for their enquiries and suggestions, and to assure them that if for the present I am silent, there are the be«t of reasons for so acting. The first shot has been fired, and what is to follow is known only to myself and to my solicitors, and it is imprudent to reveal ie now. But in good time I promise to open the eyes of the general public very wide.—l am, atc.^ JOHK McKeAGUE, Returning ?jfl|ce*. Hindi, Friday morning | «**■•■■

BRAZIL.

Rio Janieko, April 12. lwo hundred and fifty refugees have been captured and taken on board Portuguese warships.

Tasmanian Politics.

Hobaet, April 12. The Government have resigned, and Sir R O. N. Braddon, leader of the Opposition, is forming a new Ministry Mr P. O. Fysh will take the portfolio of Treasurer j Sir E. Braddon will be Chief Secretary, and Mr A. J, Clarke Attorney-General.

The Victorian Crops.

* r TT Mbibouknje, April 12. MrH. H. Hayter, the Government statist, in his cereal return which has just been issued, places the wheat yield at 15,045,000 bushels, or an average of 10-30 bushels per acre; oats, 4,943,000 bushels; malting barley, 776,000 bushels; other barley, 248,000 bushels: potatoes, 144,000 tons; hay, 502,000 tons. Upon the whole, last season's crops were of good quality.

A Big Cheese.

The making of the big cheese for the Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Society's winter show was successfully carried out on Saturday afternoon at the Wyndham Dairy Factory in the presence of about forty ladies and gentlemen. The " Mataura Ensign " states that Mr John fcawers (dairy instructor) was present, and assisted his brother (the manager ,)in the process. The hoop used for the purpose of buitdmg the cheese measures 3ft in diameter by 2ft 6in in depth. At 3.20, everything being in readiness, the money, consisting of 10 half-sovereigns 30 two shilling pieces, 25 one shilling pieces, and 30 sixpenny piecea, was taken charge of by Mr Oushnie (Chairman), Mr McLaren (Director), and the Secretary, and as the curd wa& placed in the hoop the various coins were distributed evenly throughout. The ladies were greatly interested in the work, and some 15a extra, bearing distinctive marks, were placed in the cheesa by them, and many wishes were expressed for good luck to the underttk mg. A certificate was giten by those present to the effect that the number of coins mentioned were placed in the cheese. Mr Oushnie, in the course of a few remarks, said the shareholders and directors of the Company should feel pleased that their manager had been selected to carry out the undertaking. Their factory had the record for making the largest cheese in New Zealand for the Danedin Exhibition -300lb~and now the record was exceeded, the cheese now made weighing about 11001b, and the honor again rested with Wyndh&m.

Thief-Betraying Powder.

* m It is a good deal easier, writes a X foreign correspondent, to catch a bird g than a thief, and yet it is by no j means enough to strew a little salb t on its tail, youthful traditions to the t contrary notwithstanding. So rapid jj is the advance of civilisation, how w ever, and so ingenious are the appli * cations of science to our daily needs, that a powder has already beea id vented, which possesses the mar* vellous virtue of catching thieves. This is no mere figure of speech, but a plain, prosaic fact, which, when duly realised and appreciated, ought to obtain for its clever inventor a much higher place among the bene factors of humanity than has been assigned to the German to whom we owe the blessings of gunpowder. The inventor of the magic thief betraying particles is a Hungarian by birth, Schrodl by name, and a manufacturer of " imitation jewel lery" by profession. He would never have dreamt, he says, of de voting his time to the studies which led to this remarkable result, had he not been, so to say, driven to it, by the thieves themselves , so that it is one of the numberless cases in which necessity is the mother of invention. Day after day Schrodl made the un pleasant discovery that these light fingered gentry visited his shop, and evidently turning scornfully away from his brilliant "imitation" sap phires, rubie% emeralds, and diamonds, devoted themselves exclusively to the money-till, which they rifled. All his endeavours to discover the iden tity of the unbidden guest or guests were unavailing. " I could not continue to exhist oa pure loss," said Here, Schrodl, "go I applied to a professor of chemistry, Dr Telek, who gave me a powdei, with which I strewed the Duoney in my safe every evening. This powder, if you touch it, colours your fingers blue; if you try to wash out the stain in water it only assumes a more intense hue, and it is wholly unamenable to the aotion of soap." The very first morn ing after the "jeweller" hadplaoed a layer of this tell-tale powder on hia monty he noticed the disappearance ol 80 crowns (about £3 ss), from the par tition destined to hold silver, Qb« viously the coins had been abstracted by a person well acquainted with the premises—most probably by one of the men. Herr Schrodl at once summoned all his workmen, and ordered them one by one to approach a large water basm, and immerse their hands—a sort of ordeal adapted to the humane spirit of modern times. Only one man evinced a strongjreluctance to wet his hands; he said he felt an inexplicable shyness of water—had been bitten, in fact* by a dog or cat. But Herr Schrodl having bo fear of hydrophobia, insisted; and the moment the hands of the back slider were moistened they changed colour to a dark blue, « You are fcbe thief," exclaimed the jeweller, where upon them.au tremblingly acknowledged his guilt, and was forthwith retaavedi to, the police station. Herr Schrodl has given a quantity of the magic ponder to the police who while very pleased with if d neve r f ai £ ing action, object that it- has one fatal defect—it stains the hands of saint and sinner indiscriminately. If it would only restrict it« colouring properties to> the hands oC genuine thieves it wonld be priced. But if all the legal pos sessors of guldens, crowns, etc,, go> about the highways and byways of life with hands dyed a dark blue it wilE soon be as difficult as ever to distin guish between honest men and thieves*. But the police have always shown themselves an unappreeistive and sceptical! body of men k who see thieves everywhere without the aid of any magic;, powder,. *

I'Blfi ASHfifeujs fIUABDIAft: fIBIDAJt*, APRIL 18, 1894.



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By Royal sjls Letters Patent, JOSEPH FORDS Scour and Lung Worm Mixture. THE RENOWNED SHEEP MEDICINES. ROTHILL, WATSON A CO, Offices, Esk Street Warehouse Railway. Invercargill, NX 6th March We have been selling Ford's Lung Worm Mixture for the past four years, and flnrine that period have not had a single complaint. On the contrary everyone we have asked have exprassed themselves pleased with the results obtained from its use. Yours faithfully, Tothill, Watson Co. 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Melbourne, March 2,1878 ~^ « ««»t txnTV I "improved by tests by tfet Medical Clinic" of I TWT7 PFA^ON WHY the Universities at Bonn and Griefswal', P^ssia- ani I fill- lliLiii'JVjn "HI reported by Dr Schulz, Profe^or of ParmacoU,gy. at . 1 Bon, and Professor Dr Mosler, Director of tne nn«iniJCin AlSn R£PRVR/!An I Medical Clinic at Greifswald, that only product*;that CRAIGHEAO AND BEBRYMAW A RBthe Leatog Tailor* and Outfitters ' I^l^ JL in Ashbnrton— fessor Dr Lister of and to Dre Bauer, BEcluifiThey keep A. L^est ' ™$%™^ Stpck of Fashionable lailor . ona wbich poSs( > sa cs the proper therapeutic;jral-ie. in 2 Goods. Sanpf* & Son's Eucalypti Extract RDTfAUSK They employ the Largest i A H other crude oils are to be classed among the BfiVAUO'' ° *: f Jw . ™ turpentines, y/hjeh h »va. when used as medicine, no Number Ol *irSC eUapefttic eVect W d are (*an4on e d an an interoal T'ilerß. m., med^ment. The.«e so ,caU^ Buorfypti Extnwto BEDAUSS Jhey do che LargestTaxlor- tX^VI BECAUSE"Wf-.he Bea. Value, rK^ )SS *Sf Fit, *:»« Workmanship &^V«t iWCw* m *«wi»» «t o.vy s e n) JJECAUSE Their JfeW is- 3S* »»ti»*f»eilOn« a $^«£^to «*&*** contracting tea- ORAIffHB AD &BEEKYMM, «|^BSf»^€ WE L. TAILOR AND OUT < &^ZS^f£^^£ a »« s v «* 9 n



Wanted T\rANTEITKn^n. — Meii^liweed T T Suits 15s 6d, Men's Twreed Trousers 73 lid, Mena' Strong flannel lette Shirts 2a 6d, Mens' and Boys' Boots and Shoes greatly reduced.—Arcade House. 4 65 I jL* EVIE Wof Reviews for March, bound ! J-t volume m ; The Kingdom of God is waiting you; Tolstoi, and other new books. —H. M. Jones. ' pATHOLIC Prayers, Prayer and Hycnns, Bibles, in various styles and bindings.—H. M. Joues. SALE at Melfori House still on until further notice.—H, 0. Segers. T7"lSlTthe Sale7~Trimmed Millinery ~ going at any price. Ladies' Under tlothing reduced to 20 per cent, below ! cost.—Arcade House. 4 64 i ATCHItS, Clocks, etcT, (all guaraiT teed) at wholesale cost for one month only. .Now's your time.—Ltjms den's. 3 219 WTANTED Known—All goods in Show T " Room to be slaughtered at any price.—Arcade Bouse. 4 28 IF you want first-class fruit go to Ad&ms -1- for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc. , OYSTERS and Freah Fish of all sorts arrive evening per express at Deep Sea Fishing Oo.'s Shop, Burnett street Ashburton 2 62 W' ANTED Known. — Embroid~erTes from Id a yard, Co wets 3s lid,, Ladies' Ulsters from4s lid, Ladies' Olc-ves four pair for Is, Kid Gloves four buKons Is 6d.— Arcade House. 63 WANTED Known-L W Pants 3s I lid, Flannel Shirts 3s 9d, Worsted Socks <3d per pair.—Arcade House 425 | C^RDSHED Oats, 5s per sack. AU | J kinds of Farm and Mill Produce' cheap for cash.—J. Thomas, HavelocK 1 street. SALE now on—White Calico 2a lid per doeen, Towels 2s 6d per dozen, Lace, Curtains, from Is lid per pair, ai: Arcade House. 4 27 WANTED Known—Tomatoes, good ripe Grapes, Plums, Apples, etc., at Maksdejt's Fruit Shop, below Mitchell and Turner's. 2 109 "EXTENSION of Sale at ISelford -*-* House. We are still selling nearly all our Goods, with New Stock added, at reduced prices.—H. C. Segkrb. FRED. S. JEFFRIES, Manufacture 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. 3§114 MRS ALCORN has on sale for he Holidays a varied assortment of Toys, Dolls, Prams, Fancy Goods, and Christmas Presents—Saundera Buildings. DOYS' three garment long trouser ■~* Suits for 10i. Men's Colonial made nailed Shooter Boots at 7s 6d per pair at R. Alcokn's sale, Ashburton Clothing Mart, Saunders' Buildings. 1115 WANTED Known — Men's strong Tweed Suits from 16s 61; shirts from 2s 6d,—Arcade House. 4 24 \ 1 rANTED Known—W. H. Collier's VV noted four-clasp Kid Gloves, 2s 6d, have just arrived in all sizes. WANTED Known—Waterproof Rugs and Aprons, Heavy Trap Rugs from 4s 9d, Heavy Grey Blankets 9a 6d.— —MIXCfJELL AND TURNER. DON'T wash yourself. Titan Soap does the work. No rubbing. No machines. I 182 WANTED Known.—Waterproofs to measure, ail styles »nd patterns Latest shapes and designs in stock*— MMCHKLL & TURKEK. WANTED Known. —In consequence of the scarcity of money, we have extended our Sale till further notice. — H. 0. Seoers, Melfoid House. ( CHOICE Ornaments, Folding Screens, \J Own make in Ladies' and Children's Underclothir.g, Apronn, and Pinafores.— Mrs Alcorn, Saanders' Buildings. WANTED, Everybody to use Titan. Soap, greatest marvel of the age. H. Zander, Sole Agent. 11 181 HEALTH TEA. "Delightful, "Wholesome," Refreshing." Al Grocers. Wholesale a W"^NTED Known —Spectacles, Bye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical me at S. S^lek's, Optician.. W' AM TED Known—To make room for Spring Boots I will give ten per cent for cash. Repairs dene at once cheaper than eves to stay bid times over at J. Moiso>'s, Premier Bootmaker. NOTICE! Notice! Sport for all. Guna let out on hire or sold on tini9 payments. Hnvimj a professional 1 Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns ot any description. Gun fittings in stock. Prices low.-*-J. W Hakdley, Ironmonger, etc. \T/ ANTED Known—The Corner is W showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H, Collibk. BANGU Bang j B»ug i My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Ciuo Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and aU sporting materials of the first quality at -T. W. Hartley's, Gun Emporium. HEALTH 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. Henry Zander, Autho rised Agent. ; f^\ UNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock i \ JC of Guns just to hand direct from j the manufacturers. Double and Single '. Barrel Breech Leaders, Rifles, etc. In -1 Bpection invited. No old stock to select ! from at J. W. Hardley's Sporting ' Repository. MR John Marsden, of the Railway' Bookstall, has opened a Book and [ Stationer's Shop two doors below Mitchell ; and Turner.  Books and Stationery at " the lowest possible prices. Books clean, '' complete, and in good order will be taken ' ia exchange. Circulating library. H FASTER Cards, and Booklets, Fire / Screens, Pictures. Glass Ornaments, j Christmas Caids, Criciket and Lawn I Tennis Material, Photo Albums, and j ■ Frames, and hundreds of other articles! f are to be sold at a great sjicrifice for Cash - during this month only at L. F. > Anorewks & Co. Sfcjjitioner^ Hall. : THE BEST TEA" s hi CANTERBURY for the mouey, and - free irora any excess of astringency. [ Countess '255. ASK YJ U R GROG E R



T\T AJSML) mown—The whole of the! * " stock to be sacrificed by order of the Purchaser, Arcade House. 4 26 WHAT is moat essential to a tea drinker's happiness 'i Why, Health Tea, and don't yon forget ib. Henry Zander, Wholesale Agon* T^EN Crates-New goods from the -*- manufacturers in R. Aloqrn's sale. Tea sets for six persons, 9s 6d ; 40 piece Tea Sets frcm 15s ; Bedroom Sets from Bs. Large coloured hand or gilt, very handsome 19s 6d. WANTED Known.- Men a Heavy Ribbed til wool Pants 5s 6d, Heavy Knitted Jiocks, double heels and toes, Is.—Mitchell and Turner. ,



Special Consignment |~\IRECT from the Manufacturers, LADIES' GOLD RINGS, GOLD BROOCHES, GOLD BANGLES, In plain Gold, and set with Diamonds, Rubies, Sapphires and Pearls. A large and very choice stock of newest designs just received™ Bought for Oa.h, DIRECT FROM| THF, MANUFACTURER in England at beral discount, will be ofteied at WENTY P£!R CENT LOWER than usual prices by 8. Salek, WATCHMAKER and JEWELLER, ASHBURTON. m NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory. npO those looking about for a good X Waterproof Coat for the Winter. CALL AT THE FACTORY in EAST STREET. ELECT YOUR OWN PATTERN. OVER 100 TO CHOOSE FROM. No perished goods in stock. AH sewn seams. Waterproof Coats with Cape Waterproof Coat Macfarlane Waterproof Fishing Outfit Waterproof Shooting Cape Waterproof Waders Waterproof Riding Aprons Waterproof Ponchos Waterproof Bioyole Capes. SPECIAL SPECIAL SPECIAL. LADIES' WATERPROOFS LADIES, WATERPROOFS LADIES' WATERPROOFS MADE TO MEASURE. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY AND WATERP&" OF MANFACTURERS ALEX. HEN DRY, t t Manager.



HEATING'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. It is per fectly clean in application. See the article you purchase is KRATING'S, as imitations are noxious and ineffectual. Tins, 6d, Is and gs 64 each, Sold by all chemists,



HEALTH TEA is free from the tannin so prevalent in other teas. It is recommended by the Medical Faculty in the United Kingdom and Australia All Grocers keep It.



GOOD afternoon, Mrs Smith. Not feeling well? Have a cup of Health Tea ! Nothing so invigorating and strengthening! My word, Mrs Brown, this is simply lovely ! Whole eale mi retail t Sander's,