Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, JULY 30, 1894. EXPORTATION OF LIVE STOCK.

A corkesponi>ewt of the "' Otsgo Daily Times" makes a suggestion that is really worth the attention of exporters of meat. He suggests that instead of sending Home our mutton m a frozen condition we should send it Home alive. Doubtless? many readers will laugh at the suggestion, as we did when we read it first, but the writer has given some thought evidently to the subject, and is able to give a reason for the faith that is m him. His at tention having been called to the June circular of Messrs Weddel, m which was noted the sale of a New Zealand fjwe and lamb, at the Smithfield market—th^, former fetching fijcl per lb and the latter Bd—he came to the conclusion that " we had been barking up the wrong tree " m devoting our at tention exclusively to the freezing of meat by a costly process, and sending it Home to fight against a prejudice m the minds of English consumers, and be fraudulently manipulated by London butchers. He writes with the object of arousing v the interest of those con cerned to the fact that live stock has been and is being conveyed safely from other countries to Great Britain and the Continent and suggesting that New Zealand has 9, f cat in.' If stock thrive

and improve on a ninety-six days'J voyage on an ordinary small sailing ' ship-^-tbe Lake Erie—from Lyttleton, Npw Zealand, experiencing a tem pestuous passage, what may not be ac complished by some of the leviathan cargo steamers of the present day 1" He then goes on to note that m the early days of the colony live stock were carried by the sailing vessels from Home to New Zealand, and was eaten on the way, the survivors arriving at this end all right. In the early days of the rush to New Zealand* he quotes an instance of 250 head of cattle and 1250 fat sheep carried on a 400-ton steamer. The sheep were m pens on the spar-deck, and the cattle had each a stall, manger, etc.; both m lower holds and 'tween decks. He thea points out that m May last at Home, bullocks were fetching from £15 to £17 15s each, and mutton 7d Ito 8d per lb, pigs from 4|d to sd, and says if a trial shipment or two were made and proved successful, a new de parture might be opened for this colony. He suggests that a syndicate of sheep farmers and pastoralists should agree to find, say 25,000 sheep and 5000 head of cattle, or their equivalent m sheep and pigs, and deliver them alongside at current prices ruling here now. He asks would it not pay a steamship syndicate or company to provide accommodation and divide net proceeds of sale on delivery at London, Liverpool, Manchester, or Glasgow; or, failing this, to accept so much per head freight for every head landed alive, including supply of water, for age, attendance, etc, ? He thinks the thing feasible, and quotes the trade to India m horses as an instance. We give m bis own words his further dealing with the subject:—" Assuming a steamer like the Gothic was fitted up to convey live instead of frozen stock, every precaution taken for safe carry ing of same, ventilation, sanitary pro vision, ample water, food, and proper attendance, I venture to assert a few successful voyages would knock the frozen meat out. The only risk is the levying of an import tax at the other end. Insurance of live stock can now \ be cheaply effected, and even if one m one hundred cargoes was lost it would still pay. Compare 8d and 6^d per 1b with the 3|d and 5d for the very primest of our frozen mutton • and then there is the skin and offal, which would alone pay the freight. I am not prepared right oft to state how many head of live stock a steamer like the Gothic could be fitted to carry—l must leave this to experts,—but I have seen small steamers not 400 tons register take on board 250 head of fat bullocks and 1250 sheep. Assuming then the Gothic to have twenty times this capacity, she could carry 5000 head of cattle and 25,000 sheep and lambs and pigs. Allow forty days for the voyage (but this can be reduced to thirty days), and I think it will be found more profitable to carry live stock than keep an army of stokers and engineers, and the fodder and attendance will not exceed the corft of the coal used m the refrigerators. Surely the experiment is worth trying. Assuming the distance from Great Britain to New Zealand to be 14,000 miles, , and a fast steamer like the Majestic, Lucania, or Campania em ployed, the voyage is compaasable m thirty days, during which the stock would not appreciably deteriorate under ordinarily favourable circumstances." The suggestion is not any more Utopian than was that of frozen meat, but we made a success of frozen meat, and may make a success of carrying live stock. In the present condition of the wheat trade, the bottom of which has been knocked out for both English and New Zealand farmers, this writer's letter may be worth the attention of the enterprising men who made a suc cess of the frozen trade.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A telegraph station is now open at Cool gardie, Western Australia. The 'Advocate' complains because m the Welllington-Rangltikei chess match on Saturday night, some of fche Wellington men took as long a time as 45 minutes to make a move* Attention ia drawn to a meeting which is to be held* m the Baptist church this evening to consider the question of the Rev Albert Ager's return to Ashburton. The meeting will commence at 7 30. A tea, concert, and ball, to celebrate the twelfth anniversary of the Loyal Waterton Lodge, 1.0.0.F..M.0., will be given m the Library Hall, Waterton, on August 16. The arrangements should command a successful gathering. The usual monthly meeting of the Ladies Orange Lily Lodge No. 5 was held m the Orange Hall on Thursday. The chair was taken by the President, Sister Thompson, and Sister Huff *m m the Vice- President chair. Correspondence was then dealt with. A letter from the Springburn Lodge inviting members to attend a concert and ball to be held tkere on Friday, July 27, was read. After the transaction of routine business the Lodge adjourned. An hour was spent m harmony aud a very enjoyable evening was brought to a close.

On Saturday afternoon Mr A. H. Shury was the recipient of a handsome silver plated revolving side dish Inscribed as follows :—Presented to A. H. Shury, Esq., by those who have had th c pleasure of serving under him during his Ion? term of office m the Union Bank of Australia Limited, Mr E, TT. Black, on behalf of the donors, made the presenta tion, and expressed their heartfelt thanks for innumerable kindnesses received at Mr Shury's hands, and the wish that he would live many happy years m the en joyrneut gi hia well-earned leisure,

I The Monowai with the English nmls f left San Francisco for Auckland at ten p.m. on Thursday. The Rev. Andrew Cameron has been elected to the vacancy on the Dunedin University Council. Bo wen, Tolley of Invercargill, and Thomas Scott, Inve started m a twelve hours walking match for £100, Winthorpe the fourth entrant could not take the track having bruised his heel while train ing. All the men are m fine form. The annual social of the Ashhurton Volunteer Fire Brigade will be held on Wednesday next, August 1, (Arbor Day.) Active steps are being taken to prepare an attractive programme, and the Brigade's fixture will, no doubt, be as successful as m former years. Ifc is Lord Egerton of Tatton who is to' marry the Duchess of Buckingham and Chandos. Lord Egerton, who has been a widower since 1892, is chairman of the Manchester Ship Canal Company. He iB 62 years of age. The duchass of Bucking ham recently visited New Zealand. The ••Clutha Leader" learns on the best authority thafc the lessees of the Pomahaka estate, recently purchased by the Government, contemplate applying for a reduction of rent. They consider they now pay higher than the price since paid for Mr Logan's improved estate near Clinton, notwithstanding that the latter m better soil and close to the railway.

The unemployed at Oamaru, a numerous class, have been clamouring at the Borough Council to put m hand the new intake for the waterworks, for which the Colonial Treasurer promised to give £1500. The Council however cannot proceed, as the promise has not yet been redeemed, and it is understood that the money must ba voted by the House. The " Taierl Advocate " says that two enterprising young ladies recently ourneyed through the Clutha district and did a splendid business retailing drinks to customers at prices ranging from Is to 2s a glass. The damsels drove from place to place m a buggy, and one gave the liquor away, while the other accepted the shilling *' for a charitable purpose !" Music and art should always harmonise- No one knows this better than Mr H. A* Gates, and m his window are to be seen several handsome oil paintings, not tbe work of Mr Gates, but of Mr W. H. Tait, the well-known Timaru artist, and one of his pupils. The two paintings by Mr Tait's pupil were painied after six months tuition and under those circum stances ara very creditable both to teacher and pupil. The pictures are mostly of New Zetland scenery and are well worth S9eing. The farmers who were m town on Saturday, who realised the situation as regards the necessity they will be under of paying their land tax four months earlier than has been their wont, were m anything but good humor over it. They contend that longer notice should have been given them, as m many cases not a penny has been received by them yet for either crop or clip, and the times are not such as to allow of any elasticity of the purse.

Mrs fiebo'tomis ab present doing some very fine work ia photographic enlarge, ments. One sample is to be seen m Messrs Cndrill and Co.'s window m Tancred Street. It ia a bromide enforce ment of a cabinet photo-graph of the late Mr Robottom. The picture is a faithful reproduction, the features coming out 1 very distinctly and the retouching is a'so good. It has been framed m an Alhatnbra frame by Mr Undri). Mi 1 Benjimin Wallis, undertaker of Adelaide, is at present m Wellington for the purpose of introducing his "sanitary c >m"n" to the notice of the publit. The principle employed m the construction of the coffin is the use of a pliable material between the joints, so that by no possible chance can any gas or unpleasaut odour escape when otice the lid is screwed down- There is a tap with a tube attached to be screwed into the lid of the coffin, so that should it be necessary to keep the corpsa fo* some time the coffin nny de ventilated. The invention has met with the approval of some of the leading doctors m Ohrisfc church and Wellington, and also clergy men of various denominations. Mr Wallis has taken out a patent for his invention m South Australia and this Colony. There has been a great Missionary Con ference m London lasting several day?, at which nearly all th« bishops were present. Different subjects were taken on different days. One day the subject was what to do with converts who were polyganrsts. It seemed a very knotty point. If % man had to choose which one of his wives he liked, what was he to do with the others ? And was it right to put them away when he was fairly married to them ? One missionary wa9 understood to say that he had a man come to him to be baptised who had two wives. He was* sent away without baptism for that reason. After awhile he came again and asked for baptism, saying that he had only one wife. He was asked what he had done with the other, when he put his finger on his tongue to signify that he eaten her !

PARLIAMENTARY.

1 Wellington, July 30 It is probable that the debate on the Financial Statement will not be taken till Friday night. The debate on the Lands for Settlement Bill will be resumed to morrow.

Tinwald Town Board.

The monthly meeting of the Tinwald Town Board was held on Friday, July 27, m the Temperance Hall. Present- Messrs M. Red m»yne (chairman), E. ftites, J. Gudsell, T. Stone snd T. Wil liams. Correspondence was read from Mr C. Doherty, applying for permission to tike di'ain across Angle road.—Granted. From Ashburton Couity Council, notify ing costs m connection with subdivision I or severance of districts must be guaran teed by petitioner. Laave was granted to the dairy factory company to drain into water race. The chairman reported on works m hand, and discussion took placa as to further improvements and minor works. After passing accounts, amount ing to £25 4s 9d, the meeting adjourned.

CYCLING.

JLoNnow, July 29. At the Cycling Carnival Mr F. W. Short land, of the Nonh Road Club, added to his previous successes, travelling 460f miles m twenty-four hours.

SPOTTING.

Review of the past Season. By White Choicer. The new racing season commences on August 1. As far as Ashburton is con cerned, this district will be strongly repre sented during the coming season, no, less than twenty horses being regularly worked when the weather permits. Two-year-olds can now be seen exercising on th« tracks, which has hitherto been unknown. An important feature m connection with racing m Ashburton is the large and commodious stables erected by Mr Murray Hobba, The stables are lofty and airy, and contain m all ten boxes. The jockeys' quarters are also w«U furnished. Alto gether it is a first-class racing establish ment. A retrospective glance at the doings of local horses during the past season will show that there are ' foemen worthy of their eteel' among the horses trained at Ashbur. ton. Speaking of the success of the local horses at metropolitan meetings we find that Ashburton is well to fore. The Otago Cup fell to the senior inmate of Zetland Lodge,. Prime Warden, while the same day his stable companion, Lady Zetland, captured the Federal Handicap, both races being won from fair fields. These horses did not score again until the Autumn meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club, when the Great Easter Handicap, seven furlongs, and Great : Autumn Handicap, one mile and a-half, was annexed by the game daughter of Perkin Warbeck, Warden acting as runner-up m the latter event. Journeying to the Wei-: lington meeting Lady Zetland wan less fortunate, being beaten- out of a place m the Thompson Handicap, won by Lottie, but on the following day managed to get second behind Au Revoir m the Autumn Handi cap. She did not come out again till the Queen's Birthday Meeting at Dunedin, wh«m her colors went down before that fast gelding, Hippomenes, 8.8, m the Birthday Handicap, one mile and a-half, the mare again occupying second place. The only other local horses that scored at metro- ; politan meetings during the year were] Warrington and Speculator. The former won the Farewell Handicap at the Spring ! Meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club, cutting out the mile m the fast time of lmin 41£aec (equalling the record previously held by" Merganser), and the latter the Consola tion Handicap at the Dunedin Birthday! Meeting The total amount won by the above-mentioned horses at metropolitan meetings alone considerably exceeds £2000, not including occasional wins at country meetings, such as the Tinwald Cup, etc. New stables have also been erected during the year for Mr Max Friedlander at Allen ton. The stable contains eight roomy boxes, and is a well-finished building. This establishment is under the supervision of Mr Frank Healey, who has »ad a consider able amount of experience m some of the best racing establishments m New Zealand. Seven horses are under his cars, viz., Gun shot, Speculator, Cannonshot, Myth, Jess, Wheedler. and President. All these horses are m tine winter fettle. Speculator is a new inmate of the stable, being purchased by Mr Friedlander after the last Ashburton Autumn Meeting. This gelding succeeded m winning the second time of asking after he had passed into his new owner's hands, j carrying off the Consolation Handicap at the Dunedin Birthday Meeting, having behind him such good horses as Vogenßang, L*dy Zetland, and others. This speaks well for his tutor, who only had him a few weeks before the meeting. He is engaged im the New Zealand Cup with 6.12. Of the ether horses Gunshot and Cannonshot are as yet untried, the former being engaged m che Derby. Wheedler proved rather disap pointing last season to her owner, being beaten on several occasions m only moderate company. This stable will no doubt well repay itself m the forthceming season. Th« only other stables of not« m Ashburton are those of Messrs Sam Brown and J. Lewii. Mx Brown was very unfortunate last season, his only wins being that of Warringtoa above referred to, and beating Au Revoir at the last Spring meeting of the Ashburton Racing Club. His colt Errington has been placed on several occasions, but has only one* succeeded m catching the judge's eye first, namely m the Nursery Handicap at Ashbur ton. During last season Mr Brown took over the horses Rosehill, Frivolity, and Young Cheviot. The two first-named hare carried Mr Brown's colors, but without success. ( ' It's a long lane that has no turning,' and there is no doubt the tun of ill luck that has attended Mr Brown during the past season will shortly turn for the better. His estab lishment is under the care of Mr Robert McConachie, who also rides the horses m their engagements when the weight suits him, he being on the heavy side. Mr Lewis has had a good innings, when it is considered that he does not possess half as many strings to his bow as the other owners. Aqualate netted a nice sum during last season for him at country meetings m Canterbury. He has lately received Kate Greenaway into his establishment to train for future engage ments. Altogether Ashburton bids fair to be well represented m the forthcoming season, and with the class of horses now resident here, a fair share of the big prizes to be competed for at metropolitan meeting! should come this way.

Women have hard times.

The Minister who made this declaration from the pulpit knew the truth of what he said. Woman's lot is a hard one socially, morally and physically. Much of her exis tence is monotonous and filled with caras of sorrow. She seems born to suffer, created for pain and fitted to endure. It is fortunate that she is so endowed, for she certainly has many sorrows and great suffering. There is the mysterious development of girlhood, the care of maternity and the change which comes as she grows older. Very often, too, she ia thrown upon her own resources, with out protection, without assistance, and with out a friend. What a great cause for thankfulness it should be that scientific dis covery haa given her the best friend that any woman has ever had. It is " a friend m deed.'.' It is a friend certain to aid. It is a friend for her girlhood, her maternity and her later years. It has been the best friend of millions of women during the last twenty years. It is that grand, that reliable remedy Warner's Safe Cure. Women who were weak, worn, weary, have been made bright and happy by its aid. Women who felt dee pondent and melancholy have been made cheerful and joyous through its friendly power. Women upon whose faces could be seen the express'ons of care, the paleness of pain, have been made bright, joyous and happy by its reliable aid. Women whose lustreless eyes have shown the begin nings of despair, have been made youthful by the magical power of this true frisnd. Is it any wonder that this great Safe Cure has become so popular? Is it it all surprising that it is used so universally to-day? Ask any woman of your acquaintance and she will frankly tell you what we now say; that this Safe Cure has become so popular to women entirely because it has proved itself to be "Her best Friend."

A Change of Color.

"The Boom and Burst Budget of 1894" is how Mr H. E. Muir heads a letter to the "Otago D*'ly Times'" Mr Muir was at one time editor of t he "Ashburtoa Guardian," ami during his term his readers could have made no mistake as to the " color " of the editor's politics. Now, however, that color has undergone a change if Mr Muir'f letter has any meaning. He says:-The Finan cial Statement delivered by the Colonial Treasurer on Tuesday evening is remarkable for its cool admission that during last year £730,421 waß added to our public indebted ness, which now stands at £39,826,415. While the country has been pluming itself m the belief that it was according its support to a " non-borrowing Administration." This admission of the Colonial Treasurer will come as a disagreeable surprise. Sly bor rowing by means of financial jugglery, is the worst form of borrowing, and the people of the colony will not be true to themselves and their best interest if they do not resent the deceit that has been practised upon them m this direction. Financial jugglery, how» ever, is not the grossest of the sins of which •ur so-called Liberal-Labor Ministry is capable. It also has it* full share of cool audacity. Not content with increasing J;he public indebtedness by two-thirds of a million last year, the Treasurer proposes to add nearly four millions to the public burden during the current financial year 2 This is so astounding a proposal that it must take away the breath of the moat blind and bigoted supporters of the Government. It is a .proposal to return to the reckless borrowing police of former years, and which has wrought so much disaster for our suffering people. We are now reaping the fruita of former borrowing booms, and the so-called people's Government propose to intensify the suffer ing. Verily those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad. Had the Government formulated their wild financial Budget prior to the recent general election I venture to affirm that the constitution of the present House would be totally different. The Ministry has been returned to power under false colors, and, as the colony has decidedly set its face against borrowing m any form, before the present financial pro posals are approved, the people—who, after all, have to stand the consequences—should be appealed to. The great danger t» the country is the fact that the Government commands a slavish and servile following m the House—a following that will, I fear, consider the paltry honoraria before the welfare of the colony, Should this prove to be the oase, the colony will have cause to deeply regret the increase of payment t« ! members. Colonists will doubtless watch with keen and jealous interest the action of the subservient majority when the division is taken upon what must be called the most reckless and ill-considered Financial State ment that has ever been submitted by a New Zealand Government. Up to the present time I have been a strong supporter of the Government policy m many respects, but this last straw—and such a straw —has broken the camel's back.

THE WEATHER.

ALlfOftp STATION. The following is the Meteorological report for the week ending July 29, 1894 :—

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible tor the opinions expressed by our correspondent..)

THE POULTRY SHOW.

TO THE BDITOK. Sir,—l think the letter written by "Delta." is quite uncalled for. I, ray self was m the Hall at the time the judging was being done, and the only person with the judge was Mr Heill, who I have no doubt was appointed,- to that position. The other officials m the hall were looking after the doors, so that no person should be allowed m.—l am, etc., Robert Elstoh.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —I was surprised at not seeing a reply to " Delta " m Saturday evening's Guardian. I for one of the committee of the Ashburton Poultry Society would thank " Delta " to send his advice to the committee, or attend m person—that is, if he is not a committeeman—and I am sure the committee will treat him with every respect, and give him a satisfactory reason why the person he complains of was there. If he would rather rush his grievance into] print he ought to sign his name. I hope the committee will give the public full particulars how the judging was conducted, as I am sure no one can find fault with it.—l am, etc., Jakes Tasker.

TO THE EDITOR. Sib,—As per usual, there !s always one of those cantankerous beggars like "Delta" m every society. lam sure the majority of the Committee of the Poultry Society would have been disappointed if he had not come out m his usual " stab m the dark " style. Poor disappointed exhibi tor " Delta 1" As I feel " Delta's " letter is a direct attack on me, I feel duty bound to answer his letter, and state the facts to the public as follows :—The hour ap pointed for judging the poultry being nine o'clock, there was no one but large local exhibitors present to act as marshal to the judge, and they all declined but one, and that one was never asked, as the com mittee were quite satisfied he would not try to influence the judge. *' Oh, no," not him; he couldn't do such a thing ; he is a man of " honor," I went to the Oddfellows' Hall about ten o'clock. The Committee present explained their posi tion and difficulty and asked me to under take the duties of marshal, as I was the only one on the Committee present who was net a "large looal exhibitor." To enable the judge to proceed at once I consented, and I fulfilled the duties to the best of my ability. I defy *' Delta' or anyone else to say that any exhibitor other than myself, either local or foreign, came m contact with che judge or passed any remark while judging. I was never two yards away from the judge from etarfe to finish. If the fact of being a "large local exhibitor " debars one from fulfilling any office m connection with the show it will be "alas, poor show." Why does " Delta" growl when he was present him self. If he was not present how does he know who was present, as the doors were locked while judging was going on, except to the reporters' messenger. **Delta's" trouble is why was he not asked to act as marshal He wouldn't make aty cemmenia to the judge; he would act on the "square." Not that I think the judge would take any notice of any body or be influenced. Par from it. If I had known " Delta" had not been asked to act as marshal I would not have consented, as it was a great personal inconvenience to me, and 1 timd nothing to gain. It was the other way about. I gave five hours of my time only to be stabbed at by •• Delta." Why had he not the courage to write his own name ? I cannot understand, unless it la to enable him to make a few more " stabs " m the dark. I have no doubt "Delta" will give an elaborate reply and another " stab, " but I have no desire to carry on any controversy with people m the dark and I have no no doubt Mr A, Walker, the judge will have something to say about the eubieot. -I am efce.,

THE ASftfePßTujtt atJAJEIDtAN: MONDAY, JULY SO, 1894.



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GUNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock of Gunsj ust to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Loaders, Rifles, etc. In spection invited. No old stock to select from at J. W. Hardley's Sporting Repository NOTICE! Notice Sport for all Guns let out on hire or sold op tima payments. Having a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description. Gun fittings m stock. Prices low.—J, W. Hardley, Ironmonger, etc. BANG! Bang; Bang I My new sen, son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Cluo Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and &U sporting materials of the first quality at J. W. Hardley's, Gun Empo^um. OWN Make In Ladies' and Children^ Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, Muslins, Flannelettes, Ttimim'ng*. etc.] at Mrs Alcorn's new shop, Bjket'sj Buildings, LAKGE Purchase Embroideries ab Edwards, Bennett's Sale; over ninety pieces to chcose from. Ladies' Trousseaux made on short notice. Orna ments, Fancy Goods, and Dolls' Prams at Mrs Alcorn's newehop, Havelock Street. "DOBERT ALCORN has opened m ■*•*' Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards, Bannett's and the Kaiapoi S*les, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought to Ashburton, Also an assortment of Boots. 1 Fruit Trees of best sorts and JLtJ\J\J sturdy growth to be sold cheap, as I have only \ acre of land. Give your boy 6d or Is" to get one for Arbor Day. J, Thomas, Havelock Street. 7 15Q \JLf ANTED Known.-Just received a VV Large Winter Stock of Boots. Liberal discount for cash. As usual, we do the best work. Repairs done at once A staff of men always ready at J. Moison's, the Premier Bootmaker, Town Hall Boot Store, East Street, Ashburton. 5 166



C Warned. j QALE of Warehouseman 8 Stock at O Mitchell «fc Turner's. Cheap lines m all departments. O/ AN TED Known.—All genuine Oil jY* skins, Leggings, S<>u'- Westers j marked larmouth~MiTCHßLL«ftTurner. WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Kegatta Shirts, all sizes, with or without collars, 2a 6d.~W. H. Collier. VJL ANTED Known—The Corner Is 7 ¥ showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier. WANTED, Everybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. HL Zander, Sole Agent. e> OUD afternoon. Mrs~SmitlK Not * feelhig well? Have a cup of Health Tea! Nothing so invigorating and strengthening > My word, Mrs Brown, this is simply lovely. Wholesale , and retail at Zander's.



OYSTERS and Fresh Fish of all sorts , arrive evening per express at Deep Sea Fishing (Jo.'s Shop, Burnett street Ashburton 2_62 YKT ANTED Known—AH goods m Show * * Room to be slaughtered at any price.— Arcade Bouse. 428 I" ADIEi' and Gentlemen's left-off J Clothas bought, sold, or exchanged. —Mks Knight, Wakanui Road, opposite Templar Hall. 7 102 Clocks, etc., (all guaran-. ' ■ teed) at wholesale cost for one month only. Now's your time.— Lxjms den's. 3 219 MR LIGHT will be m attendance at the City Clothing Comply, East btreet, where the balance of Grocery Stock will bo sold at half price. 7 141 /""IOAL. Coal. Coal.—lf you want \J Cheap Coal and Firewood just try C. Spray, the old site opposite Mercantile Store. 6 46 WANTED Known. — Mens Tweed Suits 15s 6d, Men's Tweed Trousers lid, Mens' Strong Flannelled Shirts 2s 6d, Mens' and Boys' Boots and Shoes greatly reduced.—Arcade House. 465 A' FACT.—Anyone drinking Hbaith Tba and discarding all other brands, will certainly add ten years to his life Jusfc your try it. To be had from all Grocers*



PRIME Christchurch smoked and Lewis' pale cured Bacon Hams, best Akaroa and loc*l-made Cheeses from 6d. at Taylor's, East Street Bakery. 6110 \ \ ANTED Known — Men's strong VV Tweed Suits from 16s 6d ; shirts from 2s 61—Arcade House. 4 24: IF you wish your socials and parties to be soccessful, buy your cake, pastry, etc , at Tayior's, East Street Bakery. Parties suop'ied on the shortest notice. 6 111 VISIT the Sale. Trimmed Millinery going at any price Ladles' Under lothing reduced to 20 per cent, below , ost. —Arcade House. 4 64 I



DOLLAR CIGARETTES—3d. No ho'ders or photos—Hebry Zandeb, Wholesale agent. / Cash Sale at L. F. Andrbwes v_y and Co. Good Notepiper Is packet.. Envelopes from 3j 9d per ICOO, or 6 Packets for Is. Boxes Paper and Enve lopes 'good quality) froai sd. Large Stock of Books at all prices, from 2d upwards. 2s Games of various kinds reduced to Is Bd.—L. F. Andrewes and Co. WANTED Known-L W Pants 3s lid, Flannel Shirts 3s 9d, Worsted Socks fid per pair.— Arcade House 425 t^DWARDS, Bennett's Sale. Grand lot new and fashionable Furs and Mantles ; half price. Come and take your pick at Mrs Adams B"ALE8 "ALE now on White Calico 2iHd~per dozen, Towels 2s 6d per dozen, Lace, Curtains, from Is lid per piir, ai Arcade House. 4 27 WANTED Known—The whole of the stock to be sacrificed by order of the Purchaser, Arcade House. 4 20



(CRUSHED <»ats, 31bs over usual J weighc, 5.s saok included. Al kinda of produce oheap for cash —J. Thomas, Havelock street. 7 51 RS HOOPER, Monthly Nurse, oft'era accommodation to patients at her residence, Alford Forest roid, near Mr Cunningham's Store. Ten minutes' walk to a dootor, ( 1 AMES for Winter Evenings, Word <~1 Making and Taking, Jenkins' Missing Woid, Stanley's March through Africa, Quartets, and many others.— H. M. Jones. LpNVtiLOPES from 4a per 1000, Note- I s J paper from 3s 61 per ream net cash, during reduction sale. Maori Land illustrated, 9,5.— H. M. Jonkh SWEEPING Reductions. —Is Book* for 9d, Is 6d Books for Is, 2i Books for Is 6i, 2i 6d Books for 2s, and all others at equ&l ra^e of reduction at L. F. Andrbwbs and Co\h., Cash Sale. 618



TUST Opened, a splendid line of fashion ** able Dress Stuffs, m Cardinals, Maroons, Navies, Browns and Blacks. To be 6old under wholesale price.—H, j C Segers, Melford House. WANTED Known. — Embroideries from Id a yard, Corsets 3s lid, Indies' Ulsters fmm4s lid, Ladies' Gloves four pair for Is, Kid Gloves four bu^ons Is 6d.- Arcade House. 63 \\l ANTED Known—Finest Seperator W Butttr la 2d pet lb. Rolled bacon, hams, and eggs ac lowest rates.— I John Orb & Co. BOOKS. Stationery. Books. Cir culating Library. Terms easy, Something to Read and Novelettes, half yearly volumes 5s each. British Battles. 7s 6d. English m Egypt, with Life of General Gordon, 5* 6d. Boys' Illustrated Annual, 5s 6i. Plain and Fancy Station ery from 9d per box. Birthday Cards, Text Cards, Picture Books, etc. All Goods at lowest possible prices. Book Stall and Shop, next Pollock's.—J. Marsden. IF you want good prime Cheese and Bacon, try Taylor, East Street Bakery^ ______________ 6109 ORNAMENTS, China, Glassware, and Fancy Goods, greatly reduced for cash. Call and see. Novels at published prices.—EL M, Jones.



Wanted i WANTED Known.-Cok», Cuke, Coke. Cheap firing : six bagß coke delivered inside the belt for 8s 6d. Apply at the Gasworks. 7 164 VITANTED Known that a supply of • * * Yatef?' Reliable Seeds are now to hand and for sale —A. Lawbie. 7 165 VfcTANTED Known -Tlv-it owint; to the ' tuccess of the Sale now being held up at Saunders' Buildings, opposite Rail way Station, it will be continued for another twenty-eight days. I am not advertising a few cheap lines, but the whole of the stock. Don't lose the oppor tunity of securing genuine bargains —A. Lawk ie. , 7 166 WANTED Known.—No more wet clothes and bronchitis, Yarmouth Oilskin to hand.—Mitchell & Turnee. WANTED Known —Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything m the optical me at 8. SiLEK's, Optician, OLAISKETS bought at Edwards ** Bennet's Sale, a special line of Double Blankets at 7s 9d. Extra large and heavy 15s 6d and 16* 6d.—Robert Alcorn, Baker's Buildings. j fITANTED Known—Before buying VV your Hats come and see our Stock. Greatest variety to choose from m Afihburton. All marked very Cheap. { —H, C. Segers, Melford House. I WANTED Known —The Cheapest House m town for First-class j Millinery and Drapery is H. C. Segers, j Melford House.



''" " Business, Notices ■; -■ ■ _- IF YOU WANT GOOD V^LUE FOR YOUB MONEY GO TO— G. J. NEILL'S WHERE THEY ARE SELLING AT LESS THAN COST PRICE. H4HI> UP."l^ UP MCJSX 11AVJB MOIMI3Y. NO REASONABLE OFFER "REFUSED FOR ANY ARTICLE IN THE SHOP. DRESS GOODS 2*d BBESS GOODS 3Jd Double width Dress Tweeds Is lid Heavy Shirting Is 6d-Brfuaed to 9|d Reduced to Is Tlnion Shirting Is _d—Reduced to 7sa T iWFLS 24d Xii Gloves, four clasps 1h 9d Double Bed-tw>lt Sheeting, unbleached Flannelettes, yard wide 7|d-Reduced White anTorey CaUc^ls lid doz Dr Warner's Coraline Corsets, 8a 6d All Wool Ulaoml 7_d Reduced to 5s lid MILMNEBY 9i&D PUNDER.OLOTHING AT YOUR OWN PRICE CLOTHING- CLOTHING SgSS&ifi Kw; elSkT7|d lld Bojs' Caps M Men's Tweedy Overcoats, with capes _}Sli^Hw SAI? Woof Suits 35a 6d Men's Tweed Macintoshes, with capes Reduced to 22s 6d _____ 39i 6d-Reduced to 23s 6d MEN'S SHIRTS, TIES, HATS, OAPS, etc., AT ANY PRIOE. BLANKETS. ~~ BLANKETS. m wmr 3* AT A*Y NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED. BOOTS. BOOTS CHEAPER THAN EVER., WE CANNOT HELP IT AS WE WANT THE MONEY "Wnf««n'fl Shoes 4s lid Women's Leather Lace B-ots, all sizes 5a lid Women a Shoes 43 u^^ SJMpLy GIVEN AWAY< Men's Bluchers 4s lid Boya' Nailad^ Shooters, Strong, 5s 6i vSA sJ£Jj ßh^2^sjjjy* Ladieß> Fis: hlf oeß 118 9'-Reduced OHILDBKN'6 TAN^HOEs'aND AT YOUR OWN PRICE G J, JM E TI L US, FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON Cash- We Want CASH.



FLETCHER BROS. '-TTr'ISH TO THA.NK the inhabitants* of Ashburton and surrounding Districts for tbVgenerous Support given them, and hope that those who were unable to get Ba pplkd. on accouot of the crush and shortage of room, will kindly excuse; and, as a further proof they intend to study the want of their customer*, they have taken the large Shop next door, and with the addition of a large Brick and iron Building at tear of two Shops, they will be ablb to meet present requirements, and as a further guarantee that th*y intend to stay and sell the Finest Quality Goods at LOWER RATES than have been sold In Aahburton before. They quote the following list:- GREAT REJECTIONS It ol lilts Holler Flour. 2s Od. SOlbs 3s IOJd lOOlbs 7s 6d. 2001bs 14s 9*lh Moil's Few Oatmeal 2s 6d Neave's Food lid per tin, 10s BerM^tlutiugar^fdperlb Bryant and May's Safeties 7*d Ca^SpeH,, «*.*« BaS washed and dried. 4£d Com Flour (Browns) 3*d per ii i2lb 4s 6d *"*, lalds os ou cltL^ 4U 121bs 4s 8d Edmond's Baking Powder, large IC otVoi. 13 packets for tins, 13 d per tin, 12 tins 10. 9d Is 14ft box 8. lld Cream of Tartar > P OTe 'ls 2d Per Is, 141DDOX Ib,l2lbsl3s LeTt^ 3s 1U Our Own Baking Powder 9d lb Essence of' Lemon, Vanilla, Coffee purest and best, ground fWWaI Almond Date s^d on the premises daily, ls 2d S 6bottl™s%s6d andls6dperlb, Keduction OxW Blue Sdperlb, 121bbox Jg—^ Plaid Vestas 3|d per dozen. 12 J^ *£3 *j» 9d per tin, 8 8 Can^c Lye.for Shaking, Shee p PW Wdper tin, 9s Bupei^rßlaek Lead 5i d dozen, Note the Prica we sell TEA.~yl.3lbs of the following brands 5* 6d~ Nabob. Matchless, Arab, Nelson^di Mojgj Jameson and Anderson',, Tiger, 3d per b Keauotlon on 101 b Tins ; Tins free. notkTddress r-* 107 and 109, High Street, Ohrlstchurch ; Tele FletcllGi* BrOS., phone 731TMEAST STREET, Ashburton. . ;« a tht^ firm who brought an<* 2ep down the prices, and give th?^^^^^ b^^ bl^ °°ÜBht th6Home °Onti" nenirLrketsf^C^ uMERg L | BERA I L y DEALT WITE. A Coo.p'««e'llice List now m press will be forwarded to any address FREE.^ - ~ ' oHEE RF U L GIVER BUYS m n vr »i,ich brines mosst light and J^ AT ff' Hh,U to poorest homes is T,** |AlißK f», —— -—~~ Jtwflllery Importer and Manufacturer. QPARROV P. ZONING. Our rWamond, Opal, & Pearl 5> Malvero correspond i»nt «mw^ IO VK, J Brooches and Bracelets, advantage was taken lto Suit all Purses. recent weather by «££' (Half-Hoop Rings, Opal to destroy Bp*rrows*nd° iv wcßMHir. and Diamond Cluster birds, Theßo»d B.ards bupp (Rings, Fancy Rings. poi«oned wh«a% »"d the "l f , /Novekiea m Elootro- Ling this ha ß been most juo-e^i a , Ute TheßtockoiSilver huas.«d, of birds being fJ^ and E.P. Ware is the In one c^e twelve 6»z >n werj^ pttked wEBDItc J and fiuest fa the b B m ten m'nutes m a Urmyzra. district. Fancy Clocks, *ha oardataph as ftbore appeared m the efct deßignat A]! new , 33' m response to • «««r lent designs. Noold stock h* me to the Clerk of Waiver.. f Watches, Chains, Studs, r"?-rLS I recrived the followiup B IBIHDAir, L ckcts , Links , p inß : Ho%A Jtioara. J Match Boxes, Pencil WV^*£sS£r § "mPany' AID fePun^7^ to 8 i 0.,1 w.ich -PP^^n^ that *f--lfc Wviette Rings, etc. v>d iv ryy^ h * ur , on ' Drug Company's All Goods Stamped Quality and marked i^^ieliißrrfejw*^^ n lh , old Jewelle^TfaSg«dorß^e. I have m*** c"<^ u, lr p l*B fr o m „£, »,,d Watches a>,d Clocks thoroughly Repaired fmrroers who gotyoui wn«i■ ma WMknanljke manner , satisfaction fiud that grand rtfu'ts have oeeu Guaranteed. At Yi-Uis FaiO fully, g. Hftl^U'H Jewellery Kstablishment, RJCHATSI) KOBKLT g AST STBEKT, ASHBUBTON. rwk Malvern Road Board, g o i c Agencies Lazarus' Spectacles and CT Spriugntild. Dixit Wa ch«»N. TheAA^SSS'JJMICr 2W4« mßmTi&M&Tpd*