Ashburton Guardian MAGNA EST VERITAS ET PRÆVALEBIT. MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1894. THE TAWSE.

The motion of the Hon. "William Montgomery, passed at the meeting of the Board of Education on Thursday, will cause some stir among the noble order of martyrs who devote the work of their lives to teaching the young idea how to shoot The motion abolishes the cane as an instrument of punishment in the schools, and substi tutes therefor a strjp of not Jess than one and a half inches broad. And this motion goes further. Under its too kindly provisions the children are not to be punished on the right hand, nor on the neck. Nor is any corporal punishment at all to be inflicted upon girls above twelve years of age, and Mr Montgomery has given notice of the following motion :—" That if a girl above that age disobey the orders of the teachers, and persist in such dis obedience, the teacher should send the girl home, giving her a note stating the circumstances to her parents; make an entry in the register, and report the occurrence to the Chairman of the School Committee. The girl to be received back into the school on making an apology and promising good conduct in thft future." Only the chairman, Mr E. G. Wright, and Mr "Westenra, seemed to ofler any opposi tion to tho resolution that was passed —the former making the sensible re mark that because one or two members of the large teaching staff had lost their tempers and inflicted unnecessary punishment, the Board was about to take away from the teachers thejpower of enforcing discipline over the thou sands of children committed to their care. We think the regulation is a mistake, No doubt a strap sufficiently large can be made a very convincing argument to a boy who fancies he knows a more excellent way of doing things than the master, but the coaster is the best judge of what is the proper fcind of punishment: fpr breaches of ! school law, And every Jitjtle bit of annoying tinkering with school ar rangements, such as resolutions of this kind, only tends to interfere with and lessen the master's discipline in his own school. There are masters per haps whose rule may be described as Alexander Smart, the printer-poet, described that of the dominie under whom he acquired a knowledge of the thrftc? B's. Then wf,s tfye reign of fcawse and terror ! Blows were the pyre for ejrer^r error ; And I was aye an aipple sharer Of Cookie's spite. But in thjs colony such masters are few. Thej could not hold their situations many months were they to enforce discipline so, s,eyerely as the ppefc's waster did, and' parents in fate colony are only tpo prone to tnW $*&* pMMrpn have bb. ; md m th& miftr . totheircomplairu - , t tunate master. We can "*/; back to our own school days and re member what sort of a rebel the master bid to deal with in the writer, who, but for the salutary check of the

tawse, would have succeeded in mak ing the life miserable of any unfortu nate man who was entrusted with his educational training. And just fancy a hundred such: each strong in the] j knowledge that the master dare not ] give him a trouncing that would leave a mark, not only his little body for a time, but on his memory for ever. Now the boy is not to be pnnished on the right hand, nor on the neck. What other part of his anatomy is to afford room for the teception of the strap's ticklings ? Is he to be banged on the head or the back, or is another regulation to be passed locating the whacks on those two cushions which nature seems to have provided just for that particular purpose ? Bah ! The Board have taken a pet of sentimental ism; and whining childishness of this sort will do a world of harm to a noble profession—a profession made up of men and women whom it is the duty of every colonist to assist by every available means to discharge their arduous duties to the very best of their ability, instead of carping and cavilling at them on the veriest trifle s imaginable. "We have yet to learn that the rising generation are likely to be composed of better stuff than those that have gone before, or that human nature has changed in the least degree to-day from what it was in the days of Solomon whose recipe for preventing larrikinism was a rod. " A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back," said the wise mad, but he also said "He that spareth his rod hateth his son." A discipline of love, to be sure, if we can; and most teachers try to get along as much as possible with love only. But the school boy is not always built that way, and wants something more biting than love to induce him to obey. Then the Hon Mr Montgomery will have no girls over twelve thrashed. This may do when we have bred a race of female children whe are nature's ladies from head to heel ; but ask any school mis tress in the district as to how many wild hoydens she has had to deal with, J and she will tell you that in many cases the girls are more difficult to manage than the boys. And Mr Montgomery will not have the girls thrashed. The incorrigible must be sent home to her parents with a written account of her offence, and she can | only be admitted to school again after ' she has apologised and promised better behaviour! About as nice a way as can be deviaed for making a wilful and | wayward girl still more wilful and wayward. The late Mr John Ollivier, in dismissing a charge of excessive punishment laid against a master in this district, said that in the school he was brought up at there was in the play ground a punishment corner and a fighting corner. Both were exten" sively used, and from that school had gone out to help to make the world better by their labors aod their good influence &ome of the greatest and most talented mem of their day.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

j The Hon W. C. Walker leaves on Tuea -1 day for England, on a six months' trip which he is taking on account of private business. The second local wool sale of the season will be held in the Orange Hall, Ashburton, this evening, when Messrs D. Thomas, Miles and Co., J. T. Ford (in conjunction with Mr H. Zander) and Friedlander Bros* will offer their respective consignments in order named. About 1400 bales have been catalogued. At the Police Court to-day—before Messrs Robert Alcorn and W. G. Rees, J.P.'s—Robert Carlyle for having been drunk and disorderly in East street on Sunday, was sentenced to twenty-four hours' imprisonment. A first offender was con victed and dischirged on payment of costs. The annual meeting of the Ashburton Presbyterian Churches was held on Wednes day evening. The Rev G. B. Inglis pre sided. Reports were presented and adopted from the kirk session, finance committee, and Sunday school. The balance-sheet showed a small credit balance, and the income for the year to have been £446 12s 2d, of which Wakanui had contributed the sum of £109 19s. A new finance committee was appointed consisting of :■—Messrs Brock, Baxter, Barrett, J. Oocbrane, G. F. Dodds, W, Houston, G. Lamb, A. C. Reid, James Smith, J, Swanston, W. Reid, and W, Brown. Mr Andrew 0 r and Mr H. Barrett were re-elected treasurer and secretary re spectively. The annual treat of the Sunday schools affiliated with St. Stephen's Church was held in the Domain on Friday last. There was a large gathering, nearly 400 children being present. Favored with beautiful weather an enjoyable afternoon was spent. Races were run and various games were indulged in on the sports ground, and thanks to the united exertions of the Rev and Mrs T. A. Hamilton,, and Messrs Bean and Twentyman — superintendents pf St. Stephen's a°d "Hampstead $un4ay schools respectively—and the teachers, the interest of the children never flagged. Late in the afternoon a number of the parents of the children attended, and tea was provided at five o'clock. Among those present was Mrs Scott—wife of the late incumbent—and she was warmly greeted by her old friends. About eight o'clock the gathering dispersed after having sung the vesper hymn. The monthly meeting of the Tinwald Town Board was held in the Templar Hall on Friday evening, present —Messrs M. Redmayne (chairmanJ, $j. G,ates, T. Sjtone and T. Williams, porrespqndence was read from Mr C. Vincent, requesting that his name be placed on the roll for Lot 250, and from Mr J. Watson asking that E, Watkjn's name be substituted for h,is qwn on the valuation roll in respect of Lots 2f to 2Q. Consent was giyen to the alterations sub ject to the nepsssary endorsements. M^J. Clark was appointed registrar oj dqg§ fp,r jthe year. It was decided to gjve, public liotipe that a general rate of §.sths of a penny bp sjtrj^k qn Jihe r#eable property in gp district for ftp yeajf, gotn^e»cing on the «'• 4av el AW il f and ending gn ftp i Ist. j Ifefoh, 189* Some miaov 31st day o. \ 1 , 4fc . . , fch(? m§et . » matters having been ***m% J2 SB2 J ing adjourned,

Th» Nairnshire, which sailed from Oamarn on Friday, took away a large quantity of cheese faom the Waiareka i Factory. The ahipmant consisted of 257 i cases. Dr Frikartj who arrived this morning, is a lady physician with high qualifications. She is registered by the New Zealand Govern ment, anrt has established a reputation for herself by her successful treatment of nervous, chronic, and complicated affections. Consultation is free at Henry's Hotel, and fees moderate. As the doctor's visit is for two days only'those wishing to consult her should call early. Dr Frikart's diplomas are British and Continental, and should be distinctly distinguished from American. Referring to the vißit of Messrs Murray, j McKay and Gordon to Reefton, the | "Kumara Times" says^—We hope the trio will visit Kumara and take a look round. These flying visits, however, can not be productive of much good. A man j wantß to camp on the grouad for a whole year and poke into every ravine before he can worm many secrets out of the hard rocks, j The Victorian goldfields are not our goldfields, and it is probable that Mr Murray will find himself in as queer an j atmosphere as a limpet on the summit, of Mount Cook. The possibilities of the telephone are by ; no means exhausted. A most useful and novel adaptation of it has been brought out. The new arrangement is for the pocket, and for use on emergencies. As described, cays a London correspondence of the "Leeds Mercury, it consists of a combined mouth piece and earpiece, with a short length of wire, a pin, and a key. It is to be used in connection with fire-alarms, which are placed at various parts of the policemen's' beats. Instead of breaking the glass, the constable opens the case with a key, fixes with the pin the wire, and is then enabled to speak with the fire station. This is said to be only the precursor of an arrangement under which policemen will be able to report themselves by word of mouth from fixed points to a central station. In France there is a society against the abuse of tobacoo, which, in despair of con. verting Frenchmen to its views, doea the utmost it can to restrict the use of smoking in public places. The latest move in the game has been to petition the Prefect; of Police, with a view to getting him to forbid pipss and cigars on the platforms of omni buses. It is acknowledged that smokers may indulge themselves on the outside teats, but the platform is a debateable land, neither in side nor outside, where passengers stand in serried mass when the other parts are lull. Although there are no seats, it is a recognized thing that a certain limited number of pas-,, senger may stand there. It is not long ago that the Prefect, acfciog on the advice of the Society, issued notices designed to prevent the filthy practice of converting the omnibues into what Thackeray called "expectora toona." Mr Thomas Woolner, R. A., tells how Mr Nasmyth, of steam-hammer fame, once gave him an illustration, from personal ex perience, of the value of drawiDg. Mr Nasmyth was travelling in Norway, and one day in a wild, out-of-the-way place reached an inn, very hungry, but unable to make the hostess understand his wants by anything he could say. He was consider ably perplexed, till he happily thought of his pencil. He then carefully drew a dish in perspective, with steam rising from it j beside this he drew a plats with a knife and fork, and on the othe;- side of the dish a bottle and a wine-glass. When he had completed this diagram of his wants, the face of the hostess brightened, and she at once left him to execute hia Jesign. He then went for a stroll, and on returning found the picture complete. There was j the bottle, with wine-glass besides it, the phte, knife and fork, and the dish covared. So as soon as he sat down, mine hostess lifted the cover, displaying a fine hot fowl that sent forth a cloud of steam. A London letter in a contemporary, re ferring to the appointment of Mr S. Lowe as dairy produce inspector in London for New Zealand, saysi~-"The reason why the London agents for the butter trade so etrongly approve and gladly hail the appointment of an expert at the London end ia this—They have found hitherto that when they made representations to the producers as to im* provements that were needed in making, handling, packing or shipments of the butter, their representations were often highly resen ted by the producers,who felt deeply offended that their products or management could possibly be deemed to require any improve ment whatever, and who, to mat k theif re sentment of the agents' presumptuous and obtrusive efforts to their interest, forthwith, took away their business from the impertin ent agentt, and sent their produce elsewhere, j Naturally the agents did not relish this treat* ment at the hands of those whom alone they had striven to benefit and consequently they resolved not to repeat good offices which had met with so ungrateful and ungracious a re ception. It has therefore been left to repre sentatives of the New Zealand papers—auch as myself for instance—to point out in plain language, as I have done on many occasions during the past eight months, the numerous reforms and improvements that are impera tively called for on the Ne .v Zealand methods of last season." Holloway's Pills. — Enfeebled Exist ence.-—This medicine embraces every attri bute required in a general and domestic remedy. Ifc overturns the foundations of disease laid by defective food and impure air. In obstructions or congestions of the liver, lungs, bowels, or any other organs, these pills are especially ssrviceable and eminently successful. They should be kept in readiness in every family,being a medicine of incomparable utility for young persons, especially those of feeble .'onstitutions. They never cause pain or irritate the most sensi tive nerves or most tender bowels. Hollo way'« Pills are the best known purifiers of the blood, the most active promoters qf absorption and secretion, whereay all poison ous and most obnoxious particles are removed from both solids and fluids.

Sydney Larrikins.

When the barque Grasmere arrived at Lyttelton on Friday morning, from Sydney, two young fellows, named Ohev rill and Michael Purcell, were arrested by Constable Fitzgerald upon a charge of assault with intent committed on Con stable Goldman, on January I, in Sydney. The youths were stoiraTfay^ appn, the barque, having hurriedly taken unlicensed passage in, her hold in order to escape arrest, It appears that they grievously wounded the constable while he was en deavoring to quiet a larrikin row which had originated round a. bonfire on New, Year's Day. The constable waa present at the row in plah^ olathes, and, seeing it assqnie dangerous proportions, essayed remonstrance, with the result that he was set upp,n and his |aw broken. QheYrill and Purc&ll having been identified, war rants were issued foj th.ejr arrest, bufc in the }i)orning they, were away. The cable was brought into service, and the police ha 4no difficulty in recognising them upon arriyal in Lyttelton. Qn Saturday morn ing tfye| were b,r°Hg¥ to Ohristehurch, charged btfavo the Resident Maaistrtite, and remanded until February I,—

The Trouble in South Africa.

Capetown, January 26. The Matabele have surrendered 8000 assegais.

THE WEATHER.

Ju.t when farmers had begun to hope that they had seen the worst of the wet weather, and Saturday had proved a fahly good harvest day followed by a dry Sunday up to afternoon, a deluge of rain opened upon us before the evening service at church had closed, and continued on till an early hour next morning. The morning broke fair and there Was promise of fine weather, but to wards eleven o'clock the sky became darkly overcaSt, and after a thunder clap rain again fell heavily for a time, The after noon was fair but threatening.

[from oue alfokd correspondent.]

On Saturday morning the rapid fall of the barometer indicated an approaching storm or wind. The morning was hot— 80 in the shade—and calm, About noon thunder and a heavy bank of clouds in the south-west heralded the approach of a violent storm of rain and hail, such as is seldom witnessed even in this locality. The rain fell as a eheeb, happily for only a brief space of time or a flood would have been the result. The hail did consider able damage to the oat crops, the ground being evenly covered with about six to eight bushels to the acre, the green oafcs suffering equally with the ripe. Yester day a fine drying nor'-wester appeared to be the changing poinb in the weather, but alas for hope, the afternoon banished it, and an old-fashioned sou-wester set in about two o'clock, and continued to reign supreme through the night, the tempera tat c falling to 36°. This morning the rain has ceased, the suns hlnes feebly, and is unable to ch&se away the gloom on the farmer's face as he beholds the pervading moisture damaged crops, and knows that the evil old credit system will soon be a matter of past history in this colony. January 29,

(PBOM OUR METHVEN COEBBSPONDENT.)

On Saturday afternoon the sou-wester brought a very se?ere hailstorm, which forcunately only lasted a few minutes in Methven, with hailetones about the size of ordinary marbles. Towards Highbank and the Rakaia river the storm was heavier and lasted longer, the stones being, many of them, an inch in diameter. It is needless to say that a good deal of damage has been done. The constant rain is very damaging to harvest pro spects, though there is abundance of grass, and turnip crops are very good. The record at Dray ton is six inches since January 1. Slight snow fell on the bills on Sunday night.

ALFORD STATION.

The following is the Meteorological report for the week ending January 28, 1894:—

A S tabbing' Case.

Interoargiu., January 28. Last nigh^ Mr Collie, landlord of the Criterion Hofc'l, was stabbed in two places by a man named Duacan Stewart, whom he was ejecting from the house for using bad language. The wounds bled freely, but are not dangerous, Stewart, who comes from the country, has been in a lunatic asylum.

Dairy Farming.

Dunepin, January 28, Mr Thomas Wright, manager of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, was deputed by the New South Wales Govern ment, on his recent visit, to pur*, hase two Ayrshire cows of the best milking strains, with the view of making the dairylug branch of farming a suecial feature of the College. Mr Murray purchased from Messrs A. and J. Macfarlane, of Ayrshire Park, the cows Beauty TI. and Lill 11., whtohwere taken by him by the Wairarapa. Mr J. R. Scott, who has been interest ing himself in getting the Agent-General to take in hand arrangements for the show of New Zealand cheese and butter, has received a communication from Messrs Trengrouse to the effect that the Agent- Geaeral will gladly assist when oppor tunity offers, such as a representative meeting at the Colonial Institute*

CORRSPONDENCE.

(We do not hold o-irseives responsible ror the opinions expressed by our correspondents.)

THE RAILWAYS.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sib,—Now we have gob the newß»il way Commissionera I wonder if we are to get any new concessions. I was hoping to see Mr Vaile mode a commissioner, as I think that the zone system would pay for the railways in a decade or so. I see that Queensland is about to try it, and I thought that when Hungary has made such a splendid success of it, Mr Vaile, the "author of the system—and from whom they copied it, and acknowledge so— would see New Zealand tiying It. But I suppose there will be too much red tape for any hope of Its accomplishment. There is do doubt if Mr Maxwell had adopted it years ago, he would never have been shunted. The fares and freights are much coo high, and I hope to see fares so low that people will not huddle in the towns but go out into the wilderness and make it like a garden. They could ride 100 miles or so to the centres for the price of % postage stamp. Thousands of children would be taken out by their parents for an outing if they could get it cheap. Instead of running one train a day there would be twenty or thirty. Bu& I suppose it will never be in our time, unless the flying machine comes as a fact in opposition to the rail way.—l am, etc,, Cheap Fakes.

COMMERCIAL.

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(Received January 2d% noon.) Lo,ndok» January 28, Tallow 5,8 unchanged. Th«e English wheat markeb shows a weak tone, without quotable ckange. The Continental is lifeless, and the American declining bub unchanged. Oats* fine quality, 275. Wool is unchanged an 4 competition slack. A coinsideyable portion of that ofler«d on Saturday was withdrawn. The total quantity catalogued up to date is 128,800 bales, of which 117,600 bales have been sold,, > _

CABLE NEWS.

The Melbourne police made a raid 1 on the totalisator shops in the city and arrested thirty-three persons. , "The Times" again asserts that ', H.M.S. Crescent is to replace the Orlando as flagship on the Australian station. The Victorian Agent-General sug gests that Italy, Spain, and the southern provinces of France ought to offer good markets for colonial butter. I The Italian Government will pay the French Government an indemnity of 300,000 francs for the damage done in the recent a.nti-Ftench riots in Rome, Naples, and Genoa. At a meeting of Unionist Peers ifc was decided to adhere to the Earl of Dudley's "contracting out" amend ment to the Employers' Liability Bill, and also to insist on an important modification of the Parish Council* Bill. A syndicate of leading firms propose acquiring Shiels and Elliot's automatic i temperature regulatorwhich is intended to maintain at an even temperature frozen beef, which it is believed would make Queensland beef equal to Ameri can chilled.

The Bank of New Zea land.

(Received January 29,11 a.m.) London, January 28. The Bank of New Zealand has de clared an interim dividend of five per cent.

" Auckland, January 29. The Bank of Now Zealand half-yearly meeting will be held cm February 7, when the directorate will declare an interim dividend of five per cent .for the half-year, payable about February 10,

The Dora Dora Murders.

Bkisbank, January 28. Two constables, after suffering great hardship, arrested Jackey, the second Dora Dora black wanted on a charge of murder. But while conveying him to Mackay he was allowed to get ft drink, the two constables holding on to his belt, and despite the fact that he was handcuffed he slipped through the belt like an eel, and darting for the scrub, effected hisi escape.

The Servian Crisis.

Belgrade, January 27. King Alexander has granted an anaesty to the impeached Liberal Ministers, and bag forbidden Radical deputies not living in Belgrade to re main at the capital.

Schools Teachers' Sick Pay.

Melbourne, January 28. A deputation from school teachers waited on the Minister for Education and declared that the proposed stop page of sick pay was degrading and humiliating. They said they would rather have a reduction made in their wages. The proposal implied that teachers were given to malingering* The Minister replied that they labored under a misapprehension, and the exigency of the State required the re trenchment. Ue pointed out that last year the amount paid to teachers for sick pay was £10,700.

The Kaiser and Bismarck

BfiKLiN, January 27. Prince Bismarck had a perfect ovation on his arrival, and it is esti mated that fully a quarter of a million of people were present to welcome him. Crowds of those present threw bou quets to the ex-Chancellor. The Emperor received the Prince wifch great distinction, kissing and embracing the aged statesman; both being visibly affected. Bismarck lunched alone with the Emperor and Empress, but owing to his enfeebled health returned to Frederichsruhe the same night, after being entertained at a banquet. Th« Emperor escorted the Prince to the station,, and repeatedly kissed him prior to his departure. Bismarck visited the Dowager Empress Frederick. The Emperor, on his return to the Royal Chamber, was accorded a hearty reception by the crowd, which ex pressed delight at the reconciliation of the Emperor and Prince. It is thought that there is no hope of Prince Bis marck returning to power.

The French Chamber.

A SCENE IN THE HOUSE.

(Received January 29,11 a.m.) Paris, January 28. A noisy scene occurred in the Chamber of Deputies during yester day's sitting. M. Clovis Hngues accused the Government of using precautions against the Anarchists as a means of an attack on the Socialists, and M. Thivrier cried out; excitedly "Long live the Commune." M. Dupuy, the President, ordered the latter to leave the Chamber, but he refused to do so, and a scene of great disorder ensued* The sitting was suspended for half an hour, and in the meantime a detach ment of the Republican Guard, which had been sent for, forcibly ejected M. Thivrier from the house. During the disturbance the Socialist members re> peatedlj cheered the Commune, while the Centre party replied with cries of: " Murderers M and " Communards."

THE ASfiBtJRTOH ftOAfitottfl'g MOftDA?, JAttDAfctf 29, 18M.



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Tfh^^jHjjjh ■ mrjk .... iJrift niLinii J jßfilimn iif -— t£-y i nil aillii inMiillltj)i>iiffli*iinilM J*tT^^MJ^^*' HAfiSTEUT €H£CtUlll, OF IBfM, WILL FIND THEIR WAY TO It. J. NEILL and Go's AS THEY GIVE THE BEST VALUE IN ASHBURTON FOR READY MONEY. DRAPERY AND CJLOXHIIVO. Women's Hats 6d Turkey Re<? s|d Women's Ribbed Hose 6d Men's Tweed Suits 16s 6d ChifF.ns in all colors Is 3J, reduced to Men's Colonial Tweed Suits 19s 6d B£d Boys' Tweed Suits from 3111 d Washing prints 2.4 lid doz* A few Boys' Washing Suits left, to be White Muslin 3s lld^bz cleared at 3a Pd Summer Dresses 3i IkT Boys' Caps 6d each Cretonne 3^d Men's Braces Sd Double-bed Sheeting 9|d 20doz Man's Merino Socks 61 Berlin Wool Is lid BOOTS. BOOTS. The Best and Cheapest Boots in New Zealand are to be had at G. J. NEILL AND GO'S. Men's English Balmorals 7s lid Babies Slippers Is pair Men's Strong Leather Shoes ?s lid Canvas and tan Leather Shona, in all Men's Nailed Shooters 7s lid sizes at ridiculous prices Women's strong Leather Shoes 5a lid A very large assortment of Children's Women's strong Elastic-side Boots 8s and Maid's Gem shoes in Tans and 6d, reduced to 5a lid Black. Good and cheap WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. SMALL PROFITS AND QUICK RETURNS AT 0. J. NEILL & GO% FRIEDLANJDER'S CORNER, BAST STREET. Re The Assigned Estate of Messes Haedlet Bkos' :o: ' ■■"■ qEF, the Value m'firxt PRINTS REDUCED to HALF PRICE WASHING DRILLED REDUCED FROM 9Jd to 6£d. | All Urees materials REDUCED TO NEARLY HALF THE FORMER PRIUES, I*OR INSTANCE PLAIN CASHMERES, REDUCED FROM 16Jd TO 9D, STRIPS AND CHECK ALL WOOL DRESS TWEED REDUCED FRCM 14d TO Bd, AND ALL OTHER DRESS MATERIALS EQUALLY REDUCED. CHECK GINGHAMS REDUCED FROM lOJp TO 6£d. ALL MANCHESTER GOOD 3 SUCH AS CALICOES, STOCHNG3, FLANNELS, BLANKETS, HOLLANDS, TICKING, SHIRTINGS, SELSEIAS, FLOOR-CLOTHB, ETC., REDUCED TO COST PRICE. MEN'S SHIRTS, HATS, SOCKS, TIES, Etc, REDUCED TO COST PRICE, AND IN MANY OASES VERY MUCH UNDER COST. Men's and Boys 1 Clothing. BE OUR MEN'S ALL WOOL COLONIAL SUITS AT 32s 6d AND 35s 6d, NOT TO BE BEATEN IN THE COLONY. THIS HOUSE HAS ALWAWS BEEN NOTED FOR THE VERY BEST VALUE M BOOTS BUrNGW COME AND SET*. AKCA. D E ASHBURTON



Wanted. j TOTANTED, Contract Stackers at once. JOHN GBJGO, 1 129 Longbeach. T OSf, between Newhn's and Ash -" burton, largo fawn-colored Shawl. Finder kindly leave at; the Mail office for Mrj Bright. 1 143 f IT ANTED tol^tTßusin^PH^femises VV near post office. Alao four roomed house, half-acre land. —H. M Jones 1 151 T>IaNOS, Pianos, Organs, Organs, from -*• 20a per month. Cycles. Cycles, cash or terms. Extras.—H. M. Jones. WANTED KNOWN.—Sons and Daughters of Temperance Bene fit Society, monthly meeting, Templar Hall, Monday, January 29, 8 p.m. 1 114 "TTy ANTEDKnown—Thebe&t assorted VV Fruits at Marsden's Fruit Shop below Mitchell and Turner's. Plums for Jam, etc. 1 137 PAUSODONOPTIC SPECTACLES, Pausodonoptic Spectacles, Pauso donoptfc Spectacles, Pausodonoptic Spectacles, Pausodor.optic Spectacles.— Lumsden, Experienced Oculists' Optician, Tancred street. 1 136 GOOD Kidney Potatoes, by sack or cwt., for sale cheap.—Apply, A. W. Ramdell, Ash burton, 1 4 MES ALCORN has on sale for the Holidays varied assortment of Toys, Dolls, Prams, Fancy Goods and Christmas Presents. Saunders' Buildings. IF you want fust-class fruit go to Adaks' for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc. ANTED, Everybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. H. Zander, Sole Agent. 11 181 DON'T Forget to send your Bicycles along to the Old Kindergarten to oe repaired, at moderate rates. SOMERSET Meat Mart. The oldest the largest, the best, and the cheap est Small Goods a specialty. Full weights guaranteed, A trial solicited. -W, J. SILOOOK. SUITS to measure, during the sale, 49s 655, 60a, 70s, and 755. Fit and workmanship guaranteed.—R. Axcorn, Saunders' Buildings. f|\Ha.T which brings most light and •JL hope to poorest homes is Titan Soap. 11 183 WANTED Known -W. H. Collier's noted four-clasp Kid Gloves, 2s j 6d, have just arrived in all sizes. ANTED Known—Spectacles, eye protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical line at S, Salbk's, Optician. WANTED Known—" The Corner " is showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothiag.—W. H. Collier. ___ WANTED Known.—Our Cheap Slipperß aie selling in dozens. Children's from Is, women's Is 9d. Buy one pair and you will buy more. — Mitchell and Turner. \\t ANTED Known.—Extra value in VV presents now being given away for Christmas and New Year. Cheapest House in Town.—H C. Skgebs, Meliord House. WANTED Known.—No reasonable ofter will be refused *or the balance oi our Summer Dresses, Milli nery, and Maudes. - Mitchell and Turner. _ , __ /"I HOICK Ornaments, Folding Screens, \J Own make in ladies' and children's Underclothing, Aprons and Pinafores. Mrs ALCobn, Saunders' Building. WANTED Known.—To Harvesters —Dungaree Jackets and Overalls, Harvest Hats and Shirts and Suits of all kinds, at prices to meat the times. — Miichell & Turner. WANTED Known.—Melford House cheapest shop in town, extra value in presents now being given to each purchaser till further notice.—H. 0. Seqbrs. . WANTED, all Farmers to reduce Hardley's Large Stock of this Season's Oil, which he is selling at his usual ridiculous low price by the Gallon or Case. WANTEDTth-? Pubfic to know that Hakdlky's Tanks ar« priving univer nal satisfaction. Testimonials if required. ]?ow is the time for Baths and Tanks, from 30j upwards. _____ WAN IKD alt and sundry to know that aardley is still to the front with all classes of Tinware. Rnpairs promptly executed. Spouting and Ridging made and fixed at unheard of rates. WANTED Known.—Half as much again in presents given to each purchaser during Christmas and New Year. H. C. Seoers, Melford Houae^ WANTED Known.—To make room for Spriug Boots I will give ten per cent for cash. Repairs done at once cheaper than ever to stay bad times over at J. Moison, Premier Bootmaker. 8 28 SALE, BALK, of Books, Stationery Fancy Goods, Music, etc., Fire Sxeens, Pictures, Glaao Ornaments. Christmas Cards, Cricket and Lawn Tennis Material, Photo Albums and Frames, and hundreds of other articles »re to be sold a* a great sacrifice for Cash during this month only, at _L. S. Stationer 8 Hal, TIN WAL D. — Chesp Property, Centrally situated, being aofc far frpm the Railway StAtim T.S, 150, contain-; ing 1 r<>ud 6 perches with well-built four ?O omed cottage thereon. Must be, sold. ~~ "i'HE BOT FLY. MINCBINS Patent Horse Throat Protectora can be had in any num ber at low prices at James Hbheltine s, toddler, Ashburton and linwald. All infringes of the patent will be pro secuted. ___J ~THEREAaSS'WfIY CRAICHEAO AND BERRYMAH ARE the Lmifog Taijors and Outfitters in AfiMjurtw-T ---BEOAUSE They keep tfce fewest Stock of Fashjbnabje Tailor " iss.'i Goods. „ ""nAUSIS Tbay wploy the Largest Bl- Wumim 0l Fiat Class BECAUSE They *• !*«»•**•**' inj Business. Value BECAUSE They give ihe Besc . *"*' Fit, and Workmanship. BECAUSE Their MotXo is — [H^T Satisfaction. CRAIGHEAD &BERBYMAN, THE LEADING TAILORS AND OUT FITTERS, ASHBURTON,



j S, SALEK, WATCHMAKER, & MANU FACTURING JEWELLER. i T7<OR HIGH-CLASS GOLD & SILVER I , -I- JEWELLERY, PLATE & MARBLE C LOCKS, pay a visit to the .1 ewellery i Establishment of S. SALBK, Prac tical Watchmaker, Manufacturing Jeweller, aadJJculisl-Opfcician. SOLE AGENT for Lazarus' Patented , j System of Sigat Testing and *\ eJpecialite " Spectacles, ensuring comfort and correct Sight. ; first-olassTwqrkmanship IN WATCH, OLOOK, AND > JEWELLERY REPAIRS. 8. Salek, EAST STREET. NEW ZEALAND CiiOTinif& Factory. SEASONABLE GOODS. FOR HARVESTING. Men's Gambroon Trousers Men's Duck Overalls and Jackets Men's Harvesting Straw Hata Is —Also- New Ties New Silk Handkerchiefs New Studs Bathing Pants—Towels and Running Pants New shapes in Hard Hats—brown, black and drab. The new Soft Hat—Land and Water Tennis Hats—a^fc shades i A good holiday Hat for Is lid THE LARGEST STOCK OF HATS IN ■ ASHBORTOS TO CHOOSE FROM. Tennis Shirts in silk, cr&pe and cash mere Bojs' Washing Suits from 4s 9d. Boys' and Tombs' Summer coats 2s 6d, Men's Summer Coats in silk ? alpaca and sateen BOOTS BOOTS!! BOOTS!!! Canvas Shoes for Men Canvaa Shoes for Women Canvas Shoes for Children Just opened this week, 18 pairs Women's Calf Shoes for 6s 6d. Wonderfu value. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY HALLENSTEIN BROS.. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager



KBATINO'S POWDBR destroys Bu^ Eleas, MotTi Beetles and all other inmts, ■nfhflst quite harmless to domestic antaals. In exterarmatiHg Beetles tke Buceass of thtsßQwder- is ejttraordinary. It is perfectly clean in appjicatiau. See the article you purchase is KEATING S. as imitations arc noxious and ineffectual Ting, 6d, 1», and 3s 64 each, WA by «1 kStwi^r*



giIDIIR* S*n»Jßa«alyptt Extr»c* There are imitations of Eucalypti Extract in th market now, products of simple distillittio* forminsr rude resinous oils. In order that thee» Rrude oils may not be taken, Oar Pure Volatile JHnca lyptl Wsttract, whiob is recognised by tee medical division of the Prussian Government to be of perfectly pure origin, as per information forwarded to us through the Consul at Melbourne, March 8, 1878 we state :— It is proved by tests made by tfee Mediala! Clinics of the Univeinitfes at Bonn and Ghteifswal 1, JPrussia. and reported by Dr Schul«, Professor of Pharmacology at 2P5f» an* frofessorDr Mosler, Director of the Medical Oltoio at GreifewaM, that only prodncts thai \ are saturated with oatygen and' freed of adds, reeinous and other substances, adherent to primary distillatfon wfil develop the sanative qualities proper to the plant* according to these authorities, and according to Pro fesaor Dr Lister, of Engian^ »ad to Bra Bauer, Mclntire, Woodt Hazard, etw, of America, is the only extract correspoadinato scientific tests, and the onto one which possesses th» proper therapentfe value. SANDHR <S< SO«re IUOALYPTI BXTRAOT' , All other ««de oils are to be classed «mot« tb« : turpenMpei,. wWch have, when used as medkwe. aa tnerapwtio effect and are abandoned as na mteenal f medicament. These to ceJled BuoalyptJ BxtractT I which may have received diettnctiafi MBxhlbittonii » commercial articles and are used for mechanical nor poses only are disoornible:— *^ ■I. By their deficiency iapungesdt odour (which our product, the «ilyg*«ai«e Eucalypti Kxtrao de \ velopa most freely through its eurplua of ox? -fi- \, 1 By their alcoholic thin and mobile appearance bein» redaoed in ipeciflo density iarough tha preHcn«aofacidK m %. By their taste, the result of IKb oautractieß ten dencyo«»Binßattdteimitoß. B !If these crude oils, so oaUec! eacalypti extracts ara ' S^.H nii^ake cieap, b onchitis, diph. theria, internal ißftwuMbons, dysentery, wound*, tba thwnseQueßeeßremogt apimUing. For safety i?w«r ask always for Saautor an>«| »«ii«'«!»c»Ir»a Kxtrac* and get the old, well-tested sad mhKS. WM»j»tion.--Swdhun*» Victoria, AurtrtJi :WWW*