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Ashburton Guardian. MAGNA EST VERITAS ET PRÆVALEBIT. MONDAY, JULY 2, 1894. THE BANKING ACTS.

T«l banking legislation of Friday night came upon the colony like a thunderclap. The Colonial Treasurer, speaking at Oamaru recently was as comprehensive as he well could be on colonial finance without lifting too much of the veil which covters from public view the aacred facts about the public purse. But he gave no indica tion whatever that the Bank of New Zealand's affairs had reached i critical time—so critical that special legislation was •necessary to s»ve disaster. The Governor's Speech, always compre hensive and sometimes garrulously dis lursive, was both this year, but in its wanderings it never touched upon the serious sebject which in the first week of the session the new Parliament was called upon so peremptorily to deal with. Neither of the official utterances men tioned gave the slightest hint thab Government had it in mind to come to the Bank's relief, or even knew that | relief was wanted. Had such indica tion been given the probability is that the intended relief would have come too late, as the giving of such a hint would have precipitated the verj crisis the legislation of Friday was intended to avert. The secret was well kept, and surmise must have been rife in Wellington when it was known that Ministers were in Cabinet, and hints were abroad that they were dealing with a question referring to a large financial institution. The announce ment of the Treasurer that he meant to put three important Bills through all their stages that night at once showed what Ministers had been busy with, and the nature of the Bills showed that the question could not

brook delay. The Bills were (1) thej Bank Note Issue Act Amendment Bill, which provided that the Act of last year making notes a first charge on the assets of a bank should remain in force until September 2, 1895 ; (2) the Bank Shareholders Bill, an enactment designed to give directors of a bank full power to decline to register any transfer of shares on which a liability for uncalled capital remains ; and (3) the Bank of New Zealand Share Guarantee Bill. It is in the last named that the interest of colonists will centre. It enables the Bank of New Zealand to increase its capital by £2,000,000 by the issue of shares which shall be guaranteed by the colony. This issue of shares shall have preference over ordinary shares both in capital and dividend, shall run for a period of ten years, at \ the end of which they are to be called in, and their nominal value paid for them. The dividend on these preferen tial shares (which will in future be 1 known as A shares) is not to exceed 4 per cent, and in the event of default of payment of principal and dividends by the Bank they are to be paid out of the Consolidated Fund of the Colony, One clause in the new Act will be scanned with keen interest by the shareholders of the Bank—clause 5, which gives the directors power to call up one-third of the £1 0 per share for which shareholders are liable, and collect the money within twelve months from the date of the Government guarantee coming into effect. This call will produce half a million of money (£500,000), and the directors are' to have power to take up with it new preferential shares to the amount of half a million, leaving a million and a half to be subscribed. Of the two millions of new capital to be found, the bank will have at its dis posal one million, to meet its more immediate liabilities we presume, while the Colonial Treasurer takes charge of the other million to invest in such a manner as he may see fit. The Govern ment will not take complete control of the bank's affairs—not quite complete —but it will be a very large share of { control, for no dividend will be de clared without the Premier's oonsent; the president of the bank is to be appointed by the Governor-in-Council, and the president need not even be a shareholder; and the auditor of the bank shall be an officer appointed by Government. Then, should the Govern ment at any time be dissatisfied with the conduct of the bank's affairs, the Colonial Treasurer may require that conduct to be amended and brought into conformity with his ideas of what is the proper course to pursue. The head office is to be removed to Welling ton within three months of the guaran teed shares 1 issue, and a general meet ing of shareholders will be held in Wellington to elect a new Board of Directors, and in the constitution of this Board the Government will have a voice. All this goes to show that in the future [management of the Bank Government will have a very largo say, as indeed it ought to have after guaranteeing £2,000,000 to keep its business up to the mark. This it seems to us is the first sbep to the establishment of a State Bank, but it was one the Government could not help taking, and although we regret the long period of low prices and in ferior seasons which has rendered the " st«p necessary, we cannot but congratu late Ministers on having taken it. Both Houses of Parliament, and members of all shades of opinion were unanimous in supporting the Government in the course it adopted in passing this special legislation, and it is to be trusted the Acts will be effective in affording the relief they aim at giving. As far as our intelligence from outside the colony goes—and that as yet is but limited— the new legislation has caused no stir ; while within the colony it has been re ceived with the utmost satisfaction everywhere. The general 'feeling appears to be that in making choice be tween committing the colony to a two million guarantee or allowing an in stitution in which the financial in terests of the colony are so largely involved to reach a dangerous crisis in its affairs, Government and Parliament rose to the occasion and made a wise choice in adopting the course they did. We do not care tp speculate on the situation had that course not been adopted ; as it is, much uneasiness has been alloyed. The disposal of "the other million " by Government will be matter for future discussion.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the Salvationists' hall to-night a Jubilee meeting with thanksgiving will be held. The London School Board has expended £33,500,000 since 1876. An interim dividend has been declared by the New Zealand Insurance Company at the rate of 12£ per cent, per annum, for the half year ending 31st May. The Rotokino, from Lyttelton, which arrived at Sydney oa Saturday, lost fifty sheep on the trip across, and the remainder arrived in e^ellent condition. The announcement of the passing of th« Bank of New Zealand Share Guarantee Bill created very little stir in Sydney oa Satur day morning, and the business of the branch bank there was less lively than is usual on Saturday. ,

A mass meeting was advertised to be held in Cathedral Square Clmstchurch on Satur day evening to consider *• The Bank of New Zealand crisis," but at the time appointed it was raining heavily, and the meeting con sequently, lapsed. i It is stated that a member of Parliament was rescued about 5.30 on Sunday morning from the water near the Railway Wharf, Wellington, by a night watchman and a constable. Hie name has not been divulged. After drying his clothes on oue of the vessels he proceeded home. The funeral of the late Mr John Griffin which took place yesterday, was very largely attended, The Druids of which older de ceased had been a member, were present in regalia, as a mark of the respect in which the deceased brother had been held. The Rev. T. A. Hamilton conducted the funeral service. On Friday at the Magistrate's Court, Oamaru, David Scott, of Wharikuri, was fined £13 4s including costs, for failing to keep a drive in his coal mine in a safe con. dition, and failing to keep a supply ot timber for repairs stipulated in Rule 4of the Min ing Regulations, The action was brought by the Inspector of Mines. The advocates of the State Bank were to be seen on Saturday in Christchurch in little knots discussing the situation, and express ing freely the opinion that the action of the Government in this matter had advanced the cause so dear to their hearts at a bound to a position which they hoped to obtain only after many years of agitation. Owing to the large quantity of material which is now arriving at Waipara by rail for the Cheviot estate, the residents in that locality are petitioning the Railway Com missioners to have a station-master placed there. At present, as it is only a flag station there is no one to take charge of the goods, which lie on the platform, and the conse quence is that a number of articles have been stolen. There is on view in the window of Mr S. Salek, jeweller, a neat specimen of local work in the shape of a gold bangle made by Mr Salek to the order of G. A. M. Buckley, Esq. winner of the first prize in the Ladies* Brace let at the last Polo Sports. The bangle is made of three plain gold bands having on the top a pair of polo sticks crossed and polo ball between and makes a very pretty and neat design. The Canterbury Progressive Liberal Asso ciation have resolved to make representations to the Minister for Linda urging upon him the desirableness of reintroducing the old system of perpetual lease which provided tor a periodical readjustment of rent, the Associ ation being strongly of opinion that the introduction of lease in perpetuity, under which the State virtually parts with the unearned increment, has been a step in the wrong direction. Mr Magnus Peterson, the organist at St. John's Presbyterian Church, Wellington, accidentally choked himself while at dinner on Saturday, and died before any remedy could be applied. He had been in Welling ton only about a year* Ie appears that he was in the act of swallowing a small pieoe of meat when he coughed. This drove the meat back and it blocked the passage. Medical aid was sought immediately, bat was of no avail. Dr Grace, on leaving, gave a certificate of death. No inquest will be held. Sir John Gorst's statement that non unionists are five times as numerous as unionists is borne out by recent statistics. Unionises in the United Kingdom numbered 1,091,860 in 1890, and these numbers appear to have slightly increased in 1893. The per centage of union to non-union workers over twenty years of age was then thirteen per cent. This proportion varies greatly in diSerent trades. la the shipbuilding, engi neering, etc., trade? it ie 52*5. In this case only it is equal to half the workers—except iDg in the small trade of jute workers sinking to oB per cent in agriculture. When the whole number of persons occupied is considered the per cent age becomes very small, as the greatest figure is then swelled by counting women and children ; it then equals about one in sixteen. The population of the United Kingdom then comes out thus:—Grand total of occupied persons, 16,822,165; unoccupied, 20,910,757; total population, 37,732,922, Males over twenty years occupied, 9,242,935; trades unionists, 1,109,014, Hollow ay's Ointment and Pills.— Those who have given these remedies a fair trial freely admit that they inherently possess every property suitable for healing and removing eruptions,, uloeratioos, piles, abcesses, sores, bad lege, gathered breasta, and all disorders of the glandular system. When carefully rubbed in the ointment relaxes the swollen muscles, diminishes in flammation, assuages pain, and even allevi ates dangerous maladies which may have lasted for months, or even years. Holloway's excellent preparations are effective singly, resistless in combination, and have been recommended by grateful patients to be re sorted to as alteratives when all other means of regaining health have failed. Their action is temperate, not violent or reducing.

THE TRANSVAAL.

London, June 30. The " Standard " urges that strin gent measures should be taken to rectify the monstrous and widespread deception practiced by President Kruger, and declares that it was only through the visit of Sir H. Loch to the Transvaal that serious trouble was averted. It added that it has" tran spired that President Kruger forwarded a quantity of ammunition to Johannes berg before Sir Henry Loch's decision not to visit that district became known. " The Times," referring to the sffairs in the South African Republic, states that the neglect, of the Colonial Office nearly provoked war betweea *nQ two races.

THE ANARCHISTS.

London, June 29. A crowd oa Tower Hill nearly lynched two Anarchists for advising the people to get up a counter demon stration to the Prince of Wales when opening the new Tower Bridge to morrow. It is reported that other Anarchists have arrived in the posses sion of dynamite and have been seen examining the bridge in boats. Some newspapers announce that the royal personages who attend the ceremony to-morrow will be hemmed in by a guard of special detectives, also that the police have been warned that an attempt will be made to dynamite the White Lodge, wb,ere the Duke and Duchess of York are staying, and that j special precautions are required for their protection. Home, July 1 One hundred and fifty Anarchists have been arrested in the city jjon a charge of being concerned in a plot against the life of the King,

Tinwald Town Board.

The monthly meeting of the Tinwald Town Board was held in the Templar Hall on Friday I%st. Present—Messrs M. Redmayne, Jfl. Gates, J. Gudsell, T. Stone, and T. Williams. COKRESVONDBNOK. From the Government Auditor, stating the accounts had been audited, and en closing account. From T. Powell v prices of poisoned gr?in.—Received. From the Secretary of tho Agricultural Department, stating that the Government had eet apart Aujjnst 1, for Arbor Day, and desired to see the object thoroughly recognised by the local bodies. CORSE. Notices were ordered to be served on occupiers, where gorse was growing on roads opposite their properties, that if the i gorse was not cleat 1 within the prescribed time it would be cleared by the Board at: occupiers' expense. i WORKS. It was resolved to contract two fords on ' Grove street, at its intersection with i Johnston street, and also to make pro ! vision relieving water lying on South road. ! ACCOUNTS. Some minor matters were ordered to be I attended to, and after passing accounts, amounting to £19 18s 6d, the Board ad* mourned. _______^__ mm _

THE WEATHER.

ALFORD STATION. (Che following is ths Meteorological report for the week ending Jung 1,1894:— '"

TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL AT OHBRTSBY FOR JUNE, 1894.

The Recent Suicide.

The correct name of the unfortunate man who recently committed suicide in the lock-up was James Henry Armstrong. H« was convicted in 1836 under the name of James Henry Smith for being illegally on premises and was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. The casa was really one of interrupted burglary as he was caught while entering a shop in Christchurch. A few years ago he married the daughter of respectable parents in Christchurch, but his treatment of his wife was disgraceful, and the died a few j month* ago in the Christchurch hospital. For some months past he had been sus pected by the Ghristchurch police of being connected with various depredations in the town and suburbs, and at" the time of his arrest by Sergeant Mo Her iv the Arcade, they were "wanting" him. It would thus appear that his career of crime has been a long and—with the exception of his clever capture here—a successful one, for it is most probable that, since 1886, and even before that time, he has been continually guiltly of crimes for which he has succeeded in escaping penalties* It is somewhat of a co incidence, and a fine tribute to Sergeant Molier's discernment of charac ter, that on the Saturday on which he made the arrest he wired to Christ church that; the man waa either a notori ous criminal, or It was one of the strangest cases he had ever met with. The facts which have now 'coma to light show that talents far above the average have bean sadly perverted from their natural sphere —the attainment of a positiou of respect in any community— ta along recotd of crime, and his sad death was but an end , in keeping with such a life. The probable motives which prompted him to so deliberately take his own life are now more easily understood. The conscious ness that a term in Lyttelton gaol for horse stealing would lead to his conviction for other crimes, and withal the utter emptiness of a criminal life—no home, no * friends, void of everything which tends to make this life pleasant—his answer to the Sergeant's question "What religion?— none—all showed that this earth had no attractions for him, and thus the end. Honesty after all is the best policy, and let the temptation be what it may— apart from the higher and nobler aims of Christianity—our youths may well pause ere they take the first step which leads to the smallest deviation from the path of rectitude.

COMMERCIAL.

London, June 29. The weekly returns of the Bank of England published to-day show the total reserve to be £31,672,000 and the pro portion of reserve to liabilities 70.88. Consols 101 J. Three months' bills are discounted at 1§ per cent. New South Walea 4 per cents 107^; 3| per cents, 99£j Victorian 4 per centa 103|; 3Jt per cents 95|; South Australian 4 per cents 106|; 3| per cents, 95|; Queensland 4 j per cents 104; 3£ per centr, 94 ; Tasmania Z\ per cents 98; West Aus* tralian 4 per cents 108; New Zealand 4 per cents 109 j 3£ per cents, 101f. New Zealand long berried wheat ex warehouse is quht at 25s 6d, business restricted. South Australian wheat ex warehouse 25s Bd. June 30. It is expected that the wheat crop in the United Kingdom will not exceed 7£ million quarters. The Indian crop yielded 32,300,000 quarters. Brilliant weather is depressing the markets. The Hon. H. C. Gardner, President of the Board of Agriculture, in reply to a request of a deputation, promised to use every means to prevent tha fraudulent sale of foreign meat as English. (Received July 2, 11 a.m.) London, July 1. Tallow, medium mutton, 24a 3d; beef, 23a 9d. The English wheat market shows a general decline of sixpence, the Conti nental market is also declining, and the American is changing a little lot the worse.

ROAD BOARDS.

UPPER ASHBURTON. i ■ ; The usual monthly meeting of the Ash* 1 barton Road Board waa held on Monday, June 25. Present--Messrs McLean (chairman), Camdpeil, Tucker, Stitt, and Harper. CORUESPOUDEXCE. Correspondence was read as follows :— From Ashburton County Council, stat ing, in reply to the Board's memo, that it cannot interfere in the matter of Rawle's crossing, as it is a Road Board t>ff<iir. Fiona the town clerk, Ashburton, stat ing that he had again inspected the ford at Rawle's crossing, and waa of opinion that the sacks complained of are not in juring the ford, and if removed the ford would at once be s soured away. Also, that he had given instructions to scoop a channel higher up the stream, which will divert a great pact of the water into a natural channel, reducing considerably the level of water at the ford, wbioh he trusted would meet tbe views of the Board,-—The clerk stated this letter was in reply to one he had been directed to write, informing tha Borough engineer that if the bags were nob removed the Board would remove them. The clerk was instructed to wait, and see what action the channel scooped out would have in reducing the water at the ford. From Messrs Frledlander Bros., giving the Board notice that they had purchased from Mr Restell the goodwill of lease of Borough reserve, part of which the Board occupied, and that in future all rent must be paid to them. ROM. jkXTBRITIOItS, The clerk w«i instructed to make the following roll alterations, rates being paid to date:—From Messrs W. and W. J. Baxter to Mr John Knox, seotioos 16661, 16562-66| acres; from Messrs W. and W..). Baxter to Mr J. Bny, sections 4330, 23652, part 4331. 14976, 16128, 23666, 26344—226 acres. OUTSTANDING BATES, The Board decided that all rates out standing on August 1 next, would be sued for without further notice. GORSK ON,ROADS. The Board resolved that all gone not cleared off the roads before August 1, would be removed by the Board, owners and occupiers to be sued for the eoefe* TENDXRS. Tenders for the following works were ordered to be invited:—Ploughing and harrowing tussocks on the road between sections 27035, 27036. Dromon, some fifty chains ; forming full width the road from the north branch of Ashburton river to tbe Winchmore road, opposite plantation reserve 1402, some twenty-fir* chains. ACCOUNTS. Accounts amounting to £31 6s 3d were passed for payment and the Board ad* journed. '■

The Ottawa Conference.

Ottawa, June 29. The Conference, of . colonial and British delegates met in the Senate House. The opening ceremony was of a brilliant description, and the visitors met with an enthusiastic reception. Lord Aberdeen warned them, in his speech of welcome, that too wide lati tude of discussion would rob the Con ference of practical results. Sir J. Thompson, the Premier of Canada, said the colonists had met to plight anew their faith to one another and express their love for the Old Country. Lord Jersey predicted that the practical results of the Conference would form a marked epoch in the history of the Empire. All the Australasian delegates spoke well; most of them advocating a Federa ! Tien similar to thatof Canada, Mr Fit z j gerald, of Victoria, made an eloquent I speech. Mr Playford, of South Aus tralia, was of a practical turn, declaring there was no sentiment in trade, and that that there were immense pos sibilities for future commerce between Canada and Australia. Mr Button, of New South Wales, proposed that they should send an address to the Queen congratulating her on the fifty seventh anniversary of her coronation. He laid stress on the vast growth of the colonies during her reign. The Conference sang the National Anthem, spectators joining in. The Governor-Genera', in the even ing, gave a banquet to the delegates. Atthebanquetgiven by the Governor- General several delegates dwelt on the object-lesson from Canada, which, they declared, had strengthened their inten tion to work for federation in Australia, June 30: The Hon. Mackenzie Bowell (Canada) has been, elected President of the Conference. Tn his opening remarks he suggested the establishment of a Trade Union between the colonies, each colony retaining its own tariff and taxing foreign goods in favor of the empire. He dwelt at some length on the unsatisfactory state of the law with regard to copyright. Sir Henry Wrixon (Victoria) ex pressed the opinion that the Conference should not close until the Pacific cable is assured, Mr Lee Smith (New Zealand) will introduce the question of the annexa tion of Samoa, but it is unlikely that it will be discussed, the British dele gates having suggested that the sub ject should be avoided.

LABOR.

London, June 89. It is alleged that, as a sop for the labor vote, Government will proceed with the Miners' Eujht Hours Bill before the prorogation. New York, June 29 Acting in sympathy with the Pull* man car strikers., the Railway Union has rendered idle eleven railways in the Ohicago and western districts. Perishable goods are rotting on the trains. Washington, June 30. Eighty thousand have joined the Pullman car strikers. Brisbane, June 30. The Bhckall shearers have decided by 4 to 1 not to strike. The Esfcbank Ironworks have closed down owing to the low prices ruling for iron, but the proprietary made an offer to the employees permitting them to ! work the property on co-operative principles. j

THE AHfIBPBIOU GUARDIAN: MONDAY JULY 2, 1*94.



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Business iSotices GUEaT IOHCED SALE, — AT - G. J. NEILL'S. S"\ WING to pressure of Creditors whose patience is exhausted, we are forced to realise on our Stock of Drapery, Clothing, & Boots, AT LESS THAN COST PEIOE. H«avy Twill Sheeting, S yards wide, 9Jd Dress Goods 2^d White Calico, Is lid doz. Dress Tweeds, 4jd Unbleached Calico Is Ud doz. Dress Goods, s|d Heavy Flannellette, 3^d yard These are all less than half price All wool Grey Flannel, ?£d Black Silk Velvet in 6d, reduced to Is 9d OSILDREKS ULSTERS, 2p lid WoklJW'S ULSTERS, 4s Ud Men's Tweed Suits, 13s 6d Ext^a heavy Winter Suits, 19s 6d Heavy Colonial Tweed Suits, 39a 6d re- Boys' Tweed Suits, 3a Ud ducedto2ss 6d Men's Tweed Trousers, 6s Ud Men's 8s 61 Moles, reduced to 6s lla BoyV;Caps, 6d BOOTS, BOOTS, Hen's Colonial Made Nailed Shooters, 7s Men's Colonial Made Bluchers, 4s Ud Women's Shoes, all Biw», 4s lid Boys' Strong Nailed Boots, 6s 9d EVERY PAIR OF BOOTS IN THE HOUSE REDUCED. :" ■♦ This is no Catchpenny, reducing only one or two lines to take the eye EVERYTHING REDUCED TO LESS THAN OOBT PRICE, as we must have the money. _ G, J.HE IL L, FRIEDLANDE^'S BUILDINGS, EAST STREET, ASHBtJRTON OASHI CASH II! ""^LETaHER BROS TT' IBH TO THANK the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding Districts for AfaVgenerous Support given them, and hopo that those who were unable to get -iopplied^on account of the crush and shortage of room, will kindly excuse; and, as a farther proof th«y intend to study the Want of thair customers, they have taken the large Shop next door, and with the addition of a large BrJok and Tron Building at t«»r of two Shops, they will be abl* to meet present requirements, and as a further guarantee that they intend to stay and sell the Finest Quality Goods at LOWER BATES than have been sold in Aehburtoa before. They quote the following list:- GREAT REDUCTIONS IN jRoIHUs Roller Flour. 251bs 2s Od. SOlbs 3s IOJd lOOlbs 7s 6d. 2001bs 14s 251b Moir's Kew Oatmeal 2s 6d Neave's Food lid per tin, 10s Tier bag 4 bags 9s lid 9d per dozen Best Mauritius Sugared per lb Bryant and May's Safeties T^d Finest Sago, Tapioca, Split Peas per dozen, 12 dozen < s 4^d 1H pe?lb, 7lbs Is Sunlight Soap Is 2d per bux of KeW 4Ourrants ? washed and dried, 6'abkt9 3fd 121bs 3s 9d (Indies s|d per lb, 121bs 5s 3d BaisVs, washed and dried, 4^ Corn Flour (Browns) 3|d per P erlb,l2lb4s6d lb, l'ilbs 3s 5d Sultanas 4M 121bs 4s 8d Edinond's Baking Powder, large Extract of'soap, 13 packets for tin S> l]dpertin,l2tins 10s 9d Is 141b box 3s lid Cream of Tartar, pure, Is 2d per Lemon Peel 8d per lb, 21b Is 3d, Ib,l2lbsl3s . 71b tins 3s lid Our Own BaWPowder 9d lb Essence of Lemon, Vanilla, Coffee, purest and best, ground Cochineal, Almond, Date sid on the premises daily, Is 2d bottle, 6 bottles 2s 6d and Is 6d per lb, Reduction Oxford Blue 8d per lb, 121b box to large consumers 7s 9d Pure Pepper Is 2d per lb 7 121bs I laid Vestas 3M per dozen, 12 13s packets 3s 3d Baking Soda 3d per lb 51bs Is Preserved Babbit 9d per tin, 8s Caustic Lye for Soap making, , 9d pet dozen large tins lid 12 tins 8s 9d Sbeef tongues lOd per tin, 9s Superior Black Lead &id dozen, Sifper dozen 2 dozell 6s 3d Note the Price we sell TEA, Any ku of the following brands 6s 6d-» Habob, Matchless, Arab, Nelson aod Moate's, Jamaaon and Anderson's, Tiger, and any other. 3d per lb Reduction on Mb Tins ; Tins free. NOTEADDRESS- Fletcher Bros., BUtd """*"■ 'SUJGE OOKSDMEES LIBERALLY DEALT WITH. A Oltoplrte Price LUt now in press will be forwarded to ally address FREE. EEDUCTMS EEDUCTIONS. SHORT FIRfcWO: SHORT FIREWOOD 25s per Cord, Delivered. KEBP^YOUE HEARTHS WARM, W. H. COLLINS & CO. /Royal ranee Company. I Grey Va; v y Coal Company. AGENIS t'OR-? Sprinu(iel< Pottery Company | Oorbe.i aim Go's Celebra»>« Enamelled MLanitjlpiece IMcKen ie c Furniture Renovator



Wanted Ctfcateat Bvrat, Or XaliuagVa Xiecturc. DON'T forget the Auction Sale in the Orange Hall To-Morrow, one o'clock sharp.—Caksoit and Co. 7 1 {IllA-JfT Grey Peas, heavy cropper, " superior quality, lls 6d per sack, — J. Thomas, Havelock street. 7 4 > RUSHED Cats, 3lbs over usual V.y weight, 53, sack included. All kinds of produce cheap for cash.—J. Thomas, Havelock street. 7 5 Oddfellow*' Hall To-M»rrow, Mr _ ——J^iiL-liill'BM?: / 1 AMES for, Winter Evenings, Word "T Making and Taking, Jenkins' Missing Woid, Stanley's March through Africa, Quartets, and many others. — H. M. Jones. O>»VELOPES from 4s per 1000, Note jQj paper from 3s 6d per ream net cash, during reduction sale. Maori Land illustrated, 2a.—B. M. Jones. w WEKPING Reductions. —Is Books O for 9d, Is 6d Books for Ih, 2a Books for Is 6d, 2a 6d Books for 2a, and all others at equidra'e of reduction at L. F. Andrbwbs and Go's., Cash Sale. 6 181 rrr ANTED Known.— Huntbr and '▼ Son are selling Salt 4s 9d cwt. Sago l|d, Tapioca Ud, Mixed Peel 7d per lb. Candles s|d, Mixed Biscuits 6d per lb, 51b 2s Tea for 5s 3d, Cups and Saucers 3s 6d doz. 6 138 ?IHEAP Cash Sale at L. F. Andrewes KJ and Co. Good Notepuper Is packet, Envelopes from 3s 9d per 1000, or 6 Packets for Is. Boxes Paper and Enve lopes (good quality) from sd. Large Stock of Books at all prices, from 2d upwards. 2s Games of various kinds reduced to Is Bd.—L. F. Andrewesand Co. WAIT for your Bknkets till the 7th July. »hen Robert Alcorn will be open in Baker's Buildings, with a stock bought at Edward?, Bennett s sale. Double Blankets from 6a 6d, a special line at 7s 9d. 6|178 1 • '* * ' .1, —- ■ — ■ ■—■ ROBERT ALCORN will open on Saturday, the 7th July, in Baker's Buildings, next the Courthouse, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards and Bennett's and the Kaiapoi Sales, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought to Ash burton. Also an assortment o»BootB. ■ 6 179 1 [EDWARDS, Bennett's Sale. Grand lot -* new and fashionable Furs and Mantles ;ho If price. Come and take your pick at Mrs Adams. WANTED Known — Men's strong Tweed Suits from 16s 6d; shirts from 2s 6d,—Arcade House. 4 24 C~~ OAL, Coal. Coal.—lf you want Cheap Coal and Firewood just try 0. Sprat, the old site opposite Mercantile Store. 6 46 SALE of Warehouseman s Stock a Mitchell & Turner's. Cheap lines in all departments. W* ANTED Known. — Men s Tweed Suits 15a 6d, Men's Tweed Trousers 7a lid, Mens' Strong Flannelled Shirts 2s 6d, Mens' and Boys' Boots aud Shoes greatly reduced.—Arcade House. 465 WANTED Known. - 31bs of our noted 2a Tea for 5s Id. For other quotations see Price List on Page 3.—John Okr <fc Co. 6|97 \h t ANTED Known. — Embroideries f V from Id a yard, Coraets 3s Hd, laiies' Ulsters frnm4s lid, Ladies' Glcves four pair for Is, Kid Gloves four buttons Is 6ch— Arcade House. 63 REMOVAL from Saunders' Buildings, —Mrs Alcorn will give 2s in the £ off Children's and Ladies' mide»up under clothing, Pinafores, and Aprons till July 5, when she will be removing to Baker's Buildings. . ______________ F you want good prime Cheese and Bacon, try Taylor, East Street Bakery. 6109 WANTED Known— The Cheapest House in town for First-class Millinery a:.d Drapery is H. C. Segeks, Melford House. . 4 ANTED Known—The Corner is *• showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapory and Clothing.—W, H, Collier. BALE8 ALE now on—White Calico 23 lid per dozen, Towels 2s 6d per dozen, Lace, Curtain?, from In lid per pair, ai Arcade House. 4 27 WANTED Known--Spectacles, Eye Protestors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical me at S. SiLEK'a, Optician. iirANTED Known-Before buying VV your Hats come and see our Stock. Greatest variety to choose from In Afihburbon. All marked veiy Cheap. — H. C. yEOEiss, Melford House. nALK of Surplus Stock by Auction in D ursnge Hall, July 3 and 4.—Cakson and Co. 6 154 TUST Opened, a splendid line of fashion *) able Dress Stuffs, in Cardinals, Maroons, Navies, Browns and Blacks. To be sold under wholesale price.—H, C Segers, Melford House. TTISITthe Sale. Trimmed Millinery » going at any price Ladies' Under clothing reduced to 20 per cent, below cost.—Arcade House. 4 64 WANTED Known—The whole of the stock to be sacrificed by order of the Purchaser, Arcade House. 4 2t» WANTED Known.—No more wet clothes and bronchitis, Yarmouth Oilskin to hand.—Mitohell & Turner VI7 ANTED Known -L W Pants 3s VV lid, Flannel Shirts 3a 9d, Worsted Socks M per pair.—Arcade House 425 riTANTED Known—All goods in Show Yt Room to be slaughtered at any price.—Arcade Bouse. 4 28 WANTED Known.— Mb 3 Hooper, Monthly Nurse, Alford Forest Road, will be pleased to receive patients. Terms moderate. 5 112 MRS ALCORN wil give 4s in the £ off Children's and Ladies' Wool Singlete, Children's JacketH, Capes, Wool Pelises. Hoods, etc., Ornaments, and j Fancy Goods till July 5, date of her re moval to Baker's Buildings. PRIME Christchurch smoked and Lewis' pale cured Bacon Haras, best Akaroa and local-made Cheeses from si, at Taylor's, East Street Bakery. 6 110 . ~ ANTKD Known.-Just received a *'w Lar«e Winter Stock of Boots. Liberal discount for cash, As usual, we do the best work. Repairs done at once. A Btaff of men always ready at J.Moison s, the Premier Bootmaker, lown Hall 800 Store, Bast Street, Ashburton. 5 15^ N~OTICEI Notice Sport for all Guns let out on hira or sold on tim? payments. Having a profeutona Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to i repair Guns of any description. Gun fittings in stock. Prices low.—J, W. HUiiDfcEY, Ironmonger, etc, j



Wanted. ( WANTED Known.—All genuine Oil-1 BJktns, Leggings, Sou-Westers / marked Yarmouth—MrrcHELi,* Turner, i ANTED Known—SpeciafTine of Gents' Kegatta Shirts, all sizes with or without collars, 2s 6d,—W. H. Collibu, WANTED Known—All accounts due in tho Estate of Robehi Adlcobn i must be paid at once. Office hours : 10 | to 1 and 2 to 4, Saunders' Buildings. i JJ son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Club Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Canes and all sporting materials of the first quality at J. W. Haedlky'b, Gun Empo^ura. pVUNS ! Guns ! Gune ! My new Btock VJ| of Gunsj ust to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Leaders, Rifles, etc. In spection invited. No old stock to select from at J. W. Hardlby's Sporting Repository



business notices. SPECIAL VALUE — IN - Gold Brooches Gold Brooches, Gold Brooches, AND ladles' Rings, Ladies' Rings, Jjitcilea' Rings. ff>HE Largest, Choicest, and Cheapest Stock in the district to select from, at the establishment of 8. Salek, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER MANUFACTURING JEWELLER, and OCULISTS-OPTICIAN. SEE WINDOW for Mew Goods, marked up at hitherto UNHEARD of PRICES in Ashburton.



S> SALEK- WHAT TO DO WITH OUR BOYS ? Clothe them well with SUPERIOR CLOTHING, to be had at the TffE W fir EALAND Clotmngr Factory. JUVENILE DEPARTMENT — Boys' All Wool Suits, our own make, i 10a. Boys' Tweed Sailor Suits, our own make, 11s 9d. Boys' D.B. Kmcker Suits, made to y»j,urorder. Boys' N-rfolk Suits, hundreds of pafcb jrna to choose from Boys' lime-garment Suite from 21s i 6d. 1 —SPECIAL — If your Boya are hard to fib we will make to their measure from any of our large range of tweeda, and at ready made prices. I Boys' Macfarlane Overcoats, deep capes. Boys' Overcoats from KM 91. Boys' Reefers from 10.V65. Boys' Odd Knickers in serges and tweede. Boys' Tweed Capa from Gel. Boys' Sailor Caps, in cloth and seigt-s, from Is 3d. Boys' School Boots from 4-i 6d. ~~ SPECIAL. — It will swe you money by buying your boots at the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, ALEX. HEN DRY, Manager



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KEATING'S POWDER destroys Bugs | Fleas, Moths, Beetles and all other insects whilst quite harmless to domestic animals In terminating Beetles the success of this Powder is extraordinary. It is per fectly clean in application. See the article you purchase is KRATING'S, as imitations c noxious »ud ineffectual. Tins, 6d, la 6d, 2a 6<i each. S»ld by all chemists



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Dollar Cioarettes — Finest American Tobacco.—Heki;¥ Zander, Wolesale agent



How is it that Clarke's Blood Mixtobk, has obtained such great; popularity is * a question which has perplexed many. The ) answer is, that it is unquestionably the \ finest Blood Purifier that science and mcdi- \ cal skill have brought to light. Thousands of wonderful cures have been effected by it. For Scrofula, Scurvy, Eczema, j Skin and Blood diseases, Bad Legs, Sores and Pimples of kinds it effects are mar vellous. Sold everywhere, at 2s 9d per bottU. Beware of worthiest imitations and substitute*. (2) DOLLAR CIGAFKTTES — 3d. No holders orphotoe,—Hckby Zandib, Whol? I sale ag nt