MAIL NOTICES,

i Mails close for the following places asunder : subject to the necessary alterations :— TUESDAY, August 14. For Northern Potts, per Flora, at e.«o p.m. WEDNESDAY August 15, For Australian Colonies, and also for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe (specially addressed via Brindisi), India, China, Japan, etc., per express, to connect with sB. Talune, at 18.30 p.m. Due London October 3. The next mail for United Kingdom, via San Francisco, closes on September 5, due London'uctober 10.

Ashburton Grardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1894. THE WAR IN THE EAST.

Now that war has been finally declared between the two Asiatic nations of whom " Bob Sou they, you're a poet" sang long ago m his " Voyage Round the World " " Jealous China, strange Japan With bewildered thought I scan ; They are but Dead Seas of man,"

the question naturally arises—How is the" war likely to affect the other na tions of the world 1 Neither China nor Japan is any longer Dead Sea of man that Southey described these two Eastern nations, for both have taken long and rapid strides out of the stereotype m which they had lain for years before Southey wrote, and for years after he was dead. Since the laureate before Wordsworth wrote, both China and Japan have had pressed upon their notice the danger of con tinuing their old steretyped kind of life, and although they, cannot be said to be abreast of western civilisa tion or advancement, neither the China nor the Japan of to day has much resemblance to the China Or Japan of fifty years ago. At the first glance a war between these two na tions may seem a very small affair to us, and the struggle between them for the possession of Corea, may be devoid of interest to the English-speaking aud Continental races. Europeans have nothing m common with either the Chinese or the Japs. They are differ ent from us m every imaginable way, except that they are human. They are a race by themselves, we have nothing m common with them m lan guage, m religion, or m social life, and they are as absolutely separate from us as it is possible for two races of human beings to be. Great Britain is not m any way connected with either race by treaty binding her to any particular attitude m the event of war m which either may be engaged, and is thus un trammelled by any possible untoward 1 complications. Yet a closer examina tion of the situation discloses a more serious aspect of affairs for the world than appears on a cursory glance. Out of this war may arise possible compli cations far more important thaa could atteud a war between two European countries. No war worth the name has been engaged m by either of these two powers during the century. We say " worth the name" of war ad visedly ; because, although Britain brought China to her knees m 1842 over the opium trade, and again m 1857. the war that arose out of an arbitrary act of a native official caused the storming of the Peiho forts and the bombard ment of Canton. On each occasion Great Britain demanded and obtained concessions. But m these wars China fought with primitive weapons as wea pons of war go no *, and with armies which compared with European forces, were an undisciplined rabble. Then there was a renewal of hostilities m 1860, m which the French had a hand, and again China suffered, while the Taiping rebellion, which lasted for a number of years, was only put down after great loss to the nation. These wars were all easy victories to the foreigners, but the lessons they taught were not un i heeded by the Chinese, who are now under a Government organised on something like a European system, and Ihe country is no longer torn by m ternal troubles and living continually on the verge of civil war. China has a population of about 400,000,000. The | Manchu army is computed to number 324,000 men, and the Chinese 650,000. The most efficient force is Li Hung Chang's garrison at Pechihli, the nucleus of which was formed by the men who fought under General Gordon. The Chinese navy consists of about fifty ships, including two or three powerful ironclads, two armoured cor vettes, four armoured cruisers, and a number of smaller vessels. Forts, dockyards, and arsenals have all been erected of recent years. Japan has a population of 41,000,000. She can put into the field a force of 200,000 men, armed with weapons of precision made at a Japanese factory. It is said that everything m the military organisa tion and details comes up to the best European standard. In the Japanese navy are several vessels of considerable power and of great speed. Here, then, are two great Asiatic Powers about to fight, and for the first time with wea pons of modern warfare. They have modern means of transport, m the shape of railway and steam communi cation, and the work of bringing their immense armies to the theatre of war is as child's play to what it would have been m the absence of these facilities. Suppose that out of this struggle may be developed an immense Chinese mili tary power. Suppose that Dead Sea of man may suddenly become alive to the power she possesses that has hitherto been dormant, and be

seized with a lust for aggrandisement such as consumes her northern neigh bor the Czar, whose immense Asiatic territory immediately adjoins her. > What an enormous fighting engine she could bring into the field, and who can say where she may please to stop ? Her population is enormous and her wealth almost untold. In the eyes of Britons she has been held all too cheap m the past because like a great, soft, ignorant lout she has allowed us metaphorically to kick and bully her, and heap insult upon her. We have compelled her to open several of her ports to our trade, and to tolerate against her will the residence m these ports of our mer chants, while almost m the centre of the Empire we have planted down a naval and military station which must everyday be as much an eyesore to the Chinese as is Gibraltar to the Spaniards And while we have done all this, and forced our people upon the Chinese, we ourselves m New Zealand, and our neighbors m Australia, decline to ad mit the Chinese people to residence on our shores without the payment of a galling and insulting poll-tax. Should she develope a warlike ability after the lesson that this war must teach her,

aud discover her strength, it ia quite within the bounds of possibility that she may ask of Great JBritain for a count and reckoning over the past. There would be nothing to prevent her dictating the terms on which she would carry on commercial intercourse with other nations, and with a pro perly armed, equipped, drilled and disciplined iarmy, commanded by a general and subordinate officers whom the brush with Japan would give ex perience to, she could lay a claim to superiority m the East that would be awkward to silence, and should it be successful the European influence and prestige there would be very seriously reduced. We have supposed China m this, because she is so very much the stronger that we can hardly realise her being beaten if she fights to a finish. But she may get the worst of Jit m the fray, and then Japan may elect to be bumptious. But apart from this ques tion of China or Japau's possible doings there is the possible attitude of Russia. The northern power has the port of Vladivostock away to the northward of Corea, only the climate is not kindly there, and Vladivostock has an annual ice experience similar to that of the Baltic ports. Them. heritance of lust for territory, which is the curse of the Romanoffs, and which curse Peter the Great left as a blessing and a political religion, is still fiercely burning, and Russia has long been casting covetous eyes upon a Corean port to get over the hiatus which the ice at Viadivostock annually causes. She will certainly keep her eyes upon this struggle ; and if, when one or the other shows signs of fatigue m the battle she can manage to come m to

the help of the apparent conqueror she will claim as a reward the liberty to put down a naval station at some handy point m the vicinity of the Land of the Morning Calm, if not m Corei* itself. Should China come out dux of the class, she might then seek to give the Russian his marching orders aught of territory which China claims but which the Russians acquired when the celestials were not m fighting trim. The British seem on the verge of trouble with Japan over the Kow sung affair, which has not yet been altogether settled, and there is no say ing what may eventuate out of this war. One thing, however, looms on the horizon if the war is carried on for any length of time. The enormous armies must be fed, and already both China and Japan are m the flour and meat markets for supplies, and already the wheat markets are showing an up ward tendency, The last cable on the subject told a more cheerful tale as to the wheat markets m London, on the Continent, and m America, and closed with the sale of a cargo at 24s per quarter, a figure that has not been quoted for a long time. .

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A reporb of the meeting of the Mount Somera Road Board appears on fourth page. The Lyttelton Knights of Labor have passed a resolution regretting the lease m perpetuity clause In the Land for Settle ments Bill, and urging the adoption of the perpetual lease. The resignation of John Toomey, Esq., Mayor of Green Island, as a Justice of the Peace, is gazetted. This is the gentle man whose conviction for an aggravated assault waa brought before Parliament. An exceedingly interesting historical ft jg is now m the possesaion of Mr Knight, of Wellington, who has been commis sion ed by the Boy of Islands Natives to manufacture an exact duplicate. It is the flag which, m February, 1840, waa pre sented to the Sovereign Chiefs of New Zealand on behalf of her Majesty the Queen on the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. The flag is an oidinary British ensign (red), with a star above a orescent, m whitSj close to the side of the jack, and beneath, m large white letters running the whole length of the flag, are the words 'Te Tititi o Waitangi.' The interesting relic is m a capital state of preservation. Mr James, m recognition of the ad mirable manner m which the Fire Bri gade worked'at the fire m the Somerset Hotel, has tendered a cheque for £2 2s to the Fire Brigade's funds. The useful ness of the Brigade has been very well demonstrated at this fire, as had the hotel building been destroyed, it would not have gone alone, and property run ning into fire figures In value would have been jeopardised if not destroyed. In view of work like thia done by the Bri gade, it is difficult to understand why the Insurance Companies 1 Association should have any hesitancy about paying a subsidy to the Brigftd*

i The escort of police, with the p%y for | the men, on the way up to the works 1 Hat week had to walk m to Cheviot, about (two miles. The roads everywhere were j much cut up. The members of the Railway Servants See ety by a ballot which is understood to have been unanimous, hava decided to accept the offer of the Commissioners to recognise the Society on certain condi tions, which have been pubUshed. The following sections are gazetted as ! op&n for sale or selection :—Sections 1 and 3, block 1, m the South Rakaia dis- 1 trict, the acreage being 373 acres 3 roods 38 perches, and 311 acres 2 roods re spectively ; sections 36162-3 of blocks 111, IV, and V at Shepherd's Bush, com prising 640 and 612 acres respectively, and section 36518 block I, at the Hind*, of 163 acres. Full particulars are m this week's Gazette. Mrs Yaces, the Mayor of Onehunga, accompanied by her neice, paid a flying visit to Christchurch on Saturday. With 'the hon member for Ashburton, Mr John McLaehlan, as cicerone, MwYates paid a visit to the Museum and other public buildings. She expressed her self much struck with the appearance of the city. A visit was also paid to his Worship the Mayor. Mrs Yates went south m the Mararo* on Saturday night.

It is rumoured on good authority (says the "Inangahua Times") that Messrs ,Sherine ani McQuUkin, who left Reefton a short time ago for Western Australia, have dropped on to a nice alluvial claim. At first, while Binklng through the cement they came to the conclusion that the claim waa no good, but on reasbing the bottom gold could be seen quite plainly through the wash. Further examination showed that it was visible all through up to the cement. Mere particulars of the find are expected m a few days. ; The Tennyson manuscript, "Poems of Two Brothers," is now m the library of Trinity College, Cambridge. There is an odd m an old journal, which lately came to the surface, of the Alfred Tennyson of 1840. Those were the days and nights when the poet wandered weirdly up and down hia mother's house m the small hours, murmuring poetry as he went; then he was wont to aver that he saw 'things' m those small hours, or •before a midnight fire,' and would after wards sketch for his friende strange, grim forms, half human and half best. There waa a narrow escape from fire on board the R.M.S. Kiikoura at Lyttelton yesterday morning. Considerable heat waa noticed close to So. 1 bunker, which was full of coal, and situated about mid ships, close to one of the meat chambers. It waa thought that the coal had been ignited by contact with one of the steam pipes and a message was at once sent to Christchurch for one of tha chemical engines, which quickly arrived, and a gang of men put on to trim the coal found that none of the coal was actually on fire, but much of it was badly charred, ex ceedingly hot, and gave off a quantity of thin bluish smoke. The steam pipe which caused the mischief ia insukced with asbestos and cased m iron. The bunker will be completely clearsd out and the coal stored on deck, and tha pipe will bo carefully examined for any defect. About five years ago the coal m the time

banker broke into flames when the Kai koura was lying at the same berth. As doubt has been thrown on Sir Robert Stout's assertions that the late Mr Ballance desired him to assume the leader ship of the party, Sir Robert has produced m corroboration letters from Mrs Ballance. One of these, written just after the Hon R. J, Seddon delivered his Fielding speech, contains the following passage :— "Dear Sir Robert Stout,—l was more surprised than I can tell you to .see Mr Seddon's statement made m a speech at Fielding. What do you intend to do about it? John said, 'I must go and Stout must come,' I am convinced he did not give Mr Seddon any papers. I canno; think that Mr Seddon's colleagues will allow the statement to pass for truth," Another letter, written from Sydney on March 28 of this year, opens as follows :— f Dear Sir Robert Stout, —Whettj on pur return from Wani^anui, my husband found he was not getting stronger, he said:— ' Stout must come into the House, and the day the House meets I-shall resign; I have not strength for the work, and I shall not attempt to do what I ant incap able of doing.' We decided to say nothing about it for a time, but our intention was to return to Wangsnui together. He was very anxious to see you on that awful Sunday morning."

1 Tn the lighb of accomplished facts (cays the ' Auckland Herald') it is amusing to reflect upon the doubts that were freely expressed years ago, when the culture of the orange tree was first publicly advocated here. On all hands the orange and lemon trees are now found doing well, but m few places are they grown m sufficient quantity to produce a sensible amount of fruit. A. few (trees m a garden indicate what the climate and soil can produce, but the produce from these few trees does not supply the market demand for this class of fruit. The volcanic soils will do doubt be found to be the soi's most suitable for this class of culture, and a cample of oranges left with us by Mrs Allan Kerr Taylor amply proves that the soils m the Mount Albert district are admirably suited for this class of fruit trees. The oranges ars of several kinds, and she states that the trees are baaring enormous quantities cf them, of which the family partake without stint cr restriction. She is of opinion that, not only is the quality of the soil there particularly suitable for orange* growing, but, as water is always obtain* able m the whole of the district at a depth of from thirty to forty feet from the sur face, the trees find the necessary depth of dry soil they require, with an unlimited supply of moisture to draw upon when the trees grow to a good size and the roots penetrate deeply into the soil* Whatever may be the cause she states that for several years the orange trees grown there have been exceedingly fruit ful, and they are maintained m excellent health. The oranges were of good size, free from blemish, and of excellent flavor. DOLLAR CIGARETTES — 3d. N» holders or photos. —H»isby Zander Wb*l ale agent

Ta Korero will meet this week on Thursday evening, the 16th instant, instead of Friday, the usual meeting night. Miss Emily Way, of Tauranga, has boea gazetted as interpreter m the Tative Lind Courts. I The Borough Council is mixing its warpaint. Only £310 of tha rates for 1891 collected, and £697 still unpaid. Defaulters are given till September 1 to pay up. After that date—the bailiff! The Ashburton Fire Brigade have filled the large crystal tank to be used by the B3autndnt family m their aquatic performances at the Oddfellows' Hall to-night. Meflsrs Landells and Preston notify that they intend earring on the business of shoeing and general smiths m the premises lately occupied by W. H. Paget, the front of which they are fitting up as show room for the cycling and engineering business. It is a not infrequent case that: a man, a bad mark, after having been dunned for his account for months, when he finds he can stave off the creditor no longer, and actually feels ashamed of himself, comes up smiling with the money, and says, with the best appearance of regret he can assume, that it was purely an oversight! The Fire Brigade's £40 has been pail at last—for 1893.

The new Scotch writer of storied, S. R. Crockett, at a recent dinner of the Pen and Pencil Club of Edinburgh, aaid he began hit) literary career as an art-critic m London, He then published a volume of : poems, which no one read, and m re* ferring to the honor done him. by Pen and Pencil Club, said he was singularly unworthy of it, since all his work was done with • typewriter. The Hinemoa has completed the survey of a route for the new cable across Cook Strait. An excellent bottom was found between Terewhifci and Cloudy Bay, and the cable will be laid between these two points. The distance is twenty-eight miles, or twelve miles shorter than between Lyell Bay and Cloudy Bay. The cable has been ordered from Home, and wiil probably be laid by the Terranora. The Ashburton eleotlon cost £94 7s Bd. Of this sum the County Council asks the Borough to pay £56 6s 9J. The Borough receives the licensee feaa of six hotels and one wholesale license. There are six hotels m the remaining portion of the electorate, and (there used to be at any rate,) a wholbsale liosnse. Out of the fees received from these the County pro poses to pay the remainder—£3B Is lid. Naturally, the Borough Council haidly distinguishes the equity of the arrange ment, and wants to know how the divi dend was struck.

Some of the Presbyterian Church leaden m Scotland have been discnssih<( the ex pediency of having male voice instead of mixed chorus for the Sunday services. The idea is enough to make John Knox turn m his grave; and unfortunately the dreaded wedge has already got at Peebles and else where. Dr. Marshall Lang i» m favour of the innovation, but rightly doubts if . the people will be ready for it fair a consider able time to came; and he adds that "any attempt to displace women from choirs would be most unpopalar." Of course it would. Think of the effect which a pretty soprano or an engaging contralto must have upon the attendance and the euthusiasm of the tenors and basses! Dr. Lang is disturbed about the dress of the proposed male choir. "A boy choir m which one has tweeds another has a blouse, Is unseemly " But is there no unseemli ness, chen, m the present varied dress of the lady choir members '? There was another block on the tram way line as the 8.15 train, from New Brighton, arrived at the land leased by Mrs Knight on Saturday morning. Mrs Knight was on the line and defied the train to go through her land, and obstructed the passage of the cars with a dray, but after a delay of some minutes tha tram was allowed to go through, and arrived m towa only nve minutes late* Every succeeding train was oDstructed, but m a different fashion. As. soon as the car arrived at the boundary of Mrs Knight's leasehold the dny came out on the line just ahead of it, and was driven slowly through the property, the tram being obliged to follow at % very slow pace. Young Knight drove the dray, while his mother walked by the side of the car, exchanging remarks with the passengers. Great annoyance was caused to the pw sengers by these actions, and the trams were considerably delayed. Young Knight was charged with an assault on one of the tram drivers on Friday, and the defen danc's lawyer applied for a remand for a fortnight, which he obtained, after pro* mising that no obstruction, should be ! offered to the passage of trams alonj the disputed property m the meantime. Tha cars were allowed to pa9s without moles tation.—'Times.'

COMMERCIAL.

Brisbane, August 14. Owing to a glut m the moat market, the Queensland Meat Freezing company has decided to reduce the freezing charges &d per lb. The company has received a cable message stating that the market shows an improvement and American shipments are being curtailed. The message strongly advises the company to continue shipments steadily, otherwise the company will lose the market and spoil their good prospects for September to December shipments.

THE ASfeBUKTOH 6tJABI)tAN: TUESDAS, AUGUST 14, 1894*



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T ATEST Tel«gram.-The Uovernor of ■»-* victorx* has ordered that none but H althTba shall be uaed m Government Houset



near Mr Cunningham's Store. Ten minutes' walk to a doctor. i k ANTED Known.- Just received a VV Large Winter Stock of Bo»ta. Liberal discount for cash. As usual, we do the best work. Repairs done at once A staff of men always ready at J. Molson's, the Premier Bootmaker, Town Hall Boot Store, East Street, Ashburton. 5 156 QUNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock ofGunsj 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. Hardlby's Sporting Repository A RGB Purchase Embroideries at Edwards, Bennett's Sale ; over ninety pieces to choose from. Ladies' Trousseaux made on short notice. Orna ments, Fancy Goods, and Dolls' Prams at Mitß Aicokn's new shop, Havelock Street BANG I Bang i Bang i My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Eynock's and, Club Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and all sporting materials of the first quality at J. W. Hardiby's, Gun Empo^um. TUST Opened, a splendid line of fashion tl able Dress Stuffs, m Cardinals, Maroons, Navies, Browns and Blacks. To be sold under wholesale price.—H, C. Segers, Melford House. BLANKETS bought at Edwards Bennet's Sale, a special line of Double Blankets at 7s 9d. Extra large and heavy 15s 6d and 16s 6d.—Robert Alcorn, Baker's Buildings. iiT~BEST FIELD PEAS~~are *' Telephone's," proved to be so by Mr Join Hunt. Having bought the line of 38 s wks from him I will Bell for 12s (id per sack included, usually sold as g rdenpeas for Is per lb.—J. Thomas, tfavelock Street. 7§41 ROBERT ALOORN has opened m Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards, Bennett's and the Kaiapoi S%les, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought to Ashburton, Also an assortment of Boots. WANTED Known—That owing to the success 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. Lawbie. 7 166 NOTICE! Notice Sport for all Guns let out on hire or sold on tims payments. Having a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description. Gun . fittings m stock. Prices low.—J. W. Hardlby, Ironmonger, etc. a CHEE RF U L GIVER BUYS g. IIIEH'S, Jewellery Importer and Manufacturer, f Diamond, Opal, & Pearl IOVB, •{ Brooches and Bracelets, Vto Suit all Parses. ; | Half-Hoop Rings, Opal COURTSHIP, and Diamond Cluster [Rings, Fancy Rings,. Novelties m Eleotjffe plate. ThestockoiSlWwr and E.P. Ware is the WEliwnc J largest a nd finest m the district. Fancy Clocks, pretty designs. All new lest desipns. No old stock /"Watches, Chains, Studs, BIRTH»AV, Locketej Linkßi p in g. - Match Boxes, Pencil ___ Cases, etc. Own make AW-L' \.and importing. Mugs, Knives, Forks, cSS:*t" l t "ir and Spoons. Serviette Rings, etc. All Goods Stamped Quality and marked Plainly. Old Jewellery Exchanged or Re-made. Watches and Clocks thoroughly Repaired m a workmanlike manner. Satisfaction Guaranteed. At S« S»leli*« Jewellery Establishment, East Street, Ashburton. Sole Agencies Lazarus' Spectacles and Dixtt Watches. _____ /HALL AND INSPECT THE NEW Bismarck Sewing Machine. THE BEST AND CHEAPEST IN THE WORLD. Hand Machine with Beautiful Caver £5 10d. Treadle Machine with Cover, £8 10s. SPECIAL DISPLAY TO-DAY. The Machines are supplied on the easiest of all Hire Purchase System, viz., A CASH DEPOSIT OF 10s, AND A WEEKLY PAYMENT OF 2s 6d. No matter where you live you may obtain a BISMARCK SEWING MACHINE. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, ASHBURTON. ALEX. HENDRY. Manager T3ERE are two qualities of Health Tea, both unsurpassed for strength, purity and lovely flavor. Prices, 2s 6d and 2s per lb. A»k your grocer for Health Tea, and see that you get it Wholesale at Zander's! ,



Wanted 5 BOOKS, Books. Books. Circulating Library. Terms eaby. Half-yearly volumes of something to read with Kovelettes, each Volume complete m it self, bound m cloth sa. British Battles handsomely illustrated, bound m cloth 7s 6d. Boys' Illustrated Annual 5s 6d. Papeteries 2s 6d. A sp'eodid lot of Albums from 3a, Birthday Cards, Text Oarda, and Picture Books, t»ll m great variety, everything good and cheap. Bookstall and shop.—J. Mabsden. IT7"ANTED Known—All goods m Show »' Room to.be slaughtered at any price.—Arcade Bouse. 4 28 NO more Indigestion ; no more ncr vousness from indulging m too much tea drinking, for those who drink Health Tea. One trial will convince ou. Hbnry Zandkr Authorised Agent MRS HOOPER, Monthly Nurse, offers accommodation to patients at her residence, Alford Forest raid.



* ANTED Known — Men'a strong 'v V Tweed Suits from 16s 6d; shirts from 2s 6.l,—Arcade House. 4 24 "* WEF.PlNG~Reductions. — Is Books "> for 9d, Is 6d Books for Is, 2s Books fw Is 6J, 2i 6d Books for 2s, and all others at equ&l ra'e of reduction at L. F. Andrew^s and Go's., Cash Sale. 618 tiTAKTED Known—Before buying W your Hats come and see our Stock. Greatest variety to choose from .<n Anhburton. All marked very Cheap. - H- C. Segkrs, Melford House. OWN Make m Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, tfuslins, Flannelettes, Tiimmings, etc., at Miis Alcorn's new shop, Biker's Buildings. LF you wish your eoctals and parties to be successful, buy your cake, pastry, ftc , at Taylok's, East Street Bakery. Parties supplied on the shortest notice. 6J.11 .__ YISITthe Sale. Trimmed Millinery going at any price ; Ladles' Under lothing reduced to 20 per cent, below ost.—Arcade House. 4 64 OYSTEHS and Freeh Fish of all sorts arrive evening per express at Deep •Sea Fishing Oo.'s Shop, Burnett street Ashburton 2 62 I ADIEa' and Gentlemen's left-off J Cloth as bought, sold, or exchanged. —Mrs Knight, Wakanui Road, opposite Templar Hall. 7 102 YXT^NTED Known-L W Pants 3s V V lid, Flannel Shirts 3s 9d, Worsted docks 6d per pair.—Arcade House 425 I^DWARDS, Bennett's Sale. Grand lot «--J new and fashionable Furs and Mantles ; half price. Come and take your pick at Mbs Adamm. »J ALE now on—White Calico 2s lid per O dozen, Towels 2s 6d per dozen, Lace, Curtains, from Is Hd per pair, at Arcade House. 4 27 >AT ANTED Known. — Men s Tweed '^ ■ Suits 153 6d, Men's Tweed Trousers Lll, Hens' Strong Flannelletts Shirts 2s 6d, Mens 1 acd Boys' Boots ai»d Shoes greatly reduced.—Arcade House. 465 /CHEAPER Thin Ever.—Books and v^ Magazines, Writing Papers and Envelopes, Pocket Books, Purses, Writ ing Oases, Inkstands, Pictures, Music, Aocordeous from 7d 9d, Concertinas, Violins, Banjos, Z.ther Harps, Photo Frames and Albums, Scrap and Postage Stamp Albums, Indoor Grames, Wall Texts find Fancy Cards of ail kinds, School Bags, Books, Exercises and requisites of every description, and a great variety of goods too numerous to mention ; all at greatly reduced prices for cash this month at L, F, Ampbewjss anu Co.'s, Cheap Sale,



TWO or three Young Men can find comfortable Boarcf and Residence by applying J. 8., Mail Office. 8 59 ARLY POTATOES. — Beauty of Bath, Early Rose, Snow flake, and other Kidneys—by the sack and m small lots. Customers may rely on the seed being true to name. —A. W. Randell, Ash burton and AHenton. 8557 H' AKATERE.—The Somerset Meat Mart has long held " the cake " as the best and cheapest shop m town for cash purchasers. The old reputation will be maintained, Mutton 2d per lb. Saus ages 4d per lb. All other lines reduced. For Cash only.—W. J. Silcock. 852 CQPRiYis selling Firewood 253 • O per cord, delivered. Coal from 6s per quarter. Good heart fencing material very cheap. Opposite Mercantile Store, West Street. > r\O Let, at alow rental, Bake House m I East Street, paddock and stabling combined, lately m occupation of the 00-Operarive Society. Apply to George James. 8 39 /CRUSHED Oats, 31bs over usual J weight, 5s sack included. All kinds of produce cheap for cash,—J, Thomas, Havelock street. 7 51 W' ANTED Known. — Embroideries from Id a yard, Corsets 3s lid, Indies' Ulsters from4s lid, Ladies' Gloves four pair for Is, Kid Gloves four batons Is 6d.- Arcade House. 63 WANTED Known—Finest Separator Butter Is 2d per lb. Rolled bacon, hams, and eggs ao lowest rates. — John Orb & Co. * IF you want good prime Cheese and Bacon, try Taylor, East Street Bakery. 6 109 WANTED Known.—No more wet clothes and bronchitis, Yarmouth Oilskin to hand.—Mitchell & Turner. of Warehouseman s Stock at O Mitchell <fc Turner's. Cheap lines m all departments. WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Regatta Shirts, all sizes, with or without collars, 2s 6d.—W. H. Collier. HEALTH TEA more eoonomica than ordinary ea. It undergoes a process whereby the injurious ingre dients are eliminated, whilst it renders the release of the better properties of the leaf more easy. Henry Zander, Autho rised Agent. IT/ ANTED Known—The Corner is VV showing a magnificent New tStopV of Drapery and Clothing.—W. H. Collier. m . * ANTED Known—The Cheapest '*'% House m town for First-class Millinery at d Drapery is H. C. Segers, Wei ford House. WANTED Known —Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything m the optical me at S. S^lek's, Optician. _ iirANTED Known.—All genuine Oil- VV skins, Leggings, Sou-Westers marked Yarmouth—Mitchell «fc Turner. ITT AN TED Known—The whole of the *^ stock to be sacrificed by order of the Purchaser, Arcade House. 4 28 PRIME Christchurch smoked and Lewis' pale cured Bacon Hams, best Akaroa and local-made Cheeses from sd. at Taylor's, East Street Bakery. 6 110



"Wanted. W-aKTED To Let, House and Shop, Moore street. Apply Chabxks Braddem,. 8 88 \ \ rANTED for the country, Single ♦V Man as Butcher and to drive care. One with General Store knowledge preferred. Apply A.80., P.O. Box 31, ABhburton. 8 84 GROCERIES, sweeping Redactions m Groceries at Fletcher Br'S. See their revised new Price List m the paper. WANTED, situation as ploughman ; good references. Young girl for the country—7s a week. Davis's Regis try Office. jß+Bl \\f ANTED, a good General Servant- VY Appy office of this paper. 871 FOR SALS—Ten tons (about) prime Hay. Apply Thomas Rolmtt, Canterbury Mills. 8 68



Buameag NotiOes. ___^_ IE YOU WANT go 'B value foe your money go to— G. J NE ILL'S WHERE THEY ARE SELLING AT LESS THAN COST PRICF. MBIMP.^HVRD UP. MUST JEIAVJB MONEY. '•JO REASONABLE OFFER TlifFsED FOR ANY ARTIOLK IN ${ THE SHOP. ' DRESS GOODS 2*o DRESS GOODS 3Jo Double width Dress Tweeds Is lid Heavy Shining Is ed-Reduaed to 9Ad Ker^ced to Is Shirting Is 2d~Red«ced to 7|d T JWFLS 2id 5 Gloves, four clasps Is 9a Double Bed-twW Sheeting, unbleached Flannelettes, yard wide 7§d— Reduced White an^Grey otlico Is lid doss Dr Warner's "Coraline Corsets, 8a 6d All Wool *kt»el7M Reduced to 63 lid Ms3Si»y aS'^toder-olothing at your own price CLOTHING. OLOTHING> SSS3SSSS-- SSSSna lld BoyJcaps6d Men's Tweedy Overcoats, with capes Mln's THea?y S An Wool Suits 35s 6d Men's Tweed Macintoshes, with capes Men s nfWf^ 22g 6d 3di 6d-Reduced to 23s 6d MEN'S SHIRTS, TIES, HATS, CAPS, etc., AT ANY PRICE. BLANKETS. ~~ BLANKETS. m EVERY CONCEIVA^M^ AT ANY NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED. BOOT S. ~~~ BOOTS CHEAPER THAN EVEB, WE CANNOT HELP IT AS WE WANT THE MONEY Wnmwn'fl Shoes 4s lid Women's Leather Lace B all sizes 5s lid Women s fe>hoes « i^^ BJMPLY GIVE N AWAY. Men's Bluchers 4, lid Boys' Nallad^ Shoot.rs, Strong, 5s 6d Start NHlfvy hm£Shi' pegged. Ladies' French Shoes lie 9d-Reduced lsa6d-~Reducedtolls6d _ to 8s 6d CHILDREN'S TAN SHOES AND S L TPPERS AT YOUR OWN PRICE G J, M E UI L L'B, JTRIEDLANDER'S CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON Cash. We Want CASH. JUST LANDING, 25 Tons New Crop Cane Sugar. 25 561 b Bags Finest Snowdrop Sugar 12s 9d. El ODB " FLOUR. 251 b Finest Koller 2s Od 1001 b Finest Roller 7s 6d 501 b Finest Boiler 3s lO^d 2001 b Finest Boiler 14s Od Caustic Lye for Soap Making Blacking 4|d doz ,12 doz. 4s 3d. Ub tin lOd per lb Marmalade m Glass JarS BJd. 21b tin 8d per lb Few Dates 7d per lb. v 101 b tin 7d per lb Eock Salt 6s 9d per cwt. TEA. TEA. TE4. THE NOTED WAREHOUSE FOR TEA. 31b Peerless Tea, 5s 81b Premier Tea, 5s 5d 61b Peerless Tea 9s 11 d 61b Premier 1 ea, 10s 5d 2s Tea Peerless, for Is 9d m 5 and 101 b tins, tins free. 2d - ncr lb reduction «n 3b packet of Arab. Matchless, Premier, Jameson and AmWsnn's Nelson and Moat's Nabob, and any known baand, and on 6 and 10U> HnbTh« free. In Chests and half Chdsts, Ceylon, Indian and Chin, at Is 3|d. Is sd, and Is 9|d. Best value m Canterbury. 251 b Moir's New Oatmeal 2s 6d Neave's Food lid per tin, 10s per bag, 4 bags 9s lid 6d per dozen Finest Sago, Tapioca, Split Peas Sunlight Soap Is 2d per box of l- 3d per lb, 7lbs Is 6 Tablets New Currants, washed and dried, Candles 5Jd per lb, 121bs 5s 3d 3M 121bs 3s 9d Corn Flour (Brown's) 3|d per Items washed and dried, 4Jd _ lb, 12Jlw( 3s 3d per lb 121 b4s 6d Edmond s Baking Powder, large Snltanas4|d, 121bs4s 8d tins, 11 d per tin, 12 tins los6d Extract of Soap, 13 packets for Cream of Tartar, pure, Is 2d per Is. 141 b box 3s lid lb, 121bs 12s 3d kemon Peel Sd per lb, 21b Is 3d, Our Own Baking Powder 9d lb 71b tins 3s 6d Coffee, purest and best, ground Essence of Lemon, Vanilla on the premises daily, Is 4d Almond etc., s|d per bottle and Is 6d per lb, Keduction 6 bottles 2s 6d to large consumers Oxford Blue 8d per lb, l'ilb box lure Pepper Is 2d per lb, 121bs 7s 9d M s Plaid Vestas 3£d per dozen, 12 Baking Soda 3d per lb, 51bs Is dozen packets 3s 3d {Superior Black Lead s|d dozen, Bheep Tongues lOd per tin, 9s 12 dozen 5s 3d 6d per dozen Remember to patronise the firm who brought an i ; 3 ep down the prices, and give thf people of Ashburtonthe benefit ofal.nib.lea bought m the Home and Conti nental markets. CONSUMERS LIBERALLY DEALT WITH. NOTE ADDRESS— 107 and 109, High Street, Chriatchurch ; Tele phone 731 j and EAST STREET, Ashbnrton. LEAVING ASHBURTON, Great Slaughter of Drapery for the Hext Three Weeks. ■TTAvnsin iwrinyn TO LEAVE ASHBURTON at the end of this month, Wlm SJJISSSto oiTA^hbrnton the GREATEST BARGAINS they havener hai for the NEXT THREE WEEKS, so as to save cost o! removal. Terms CASH OSTIiY. All Acounts owing »re requested to be paid at once, (gT Sale Commences SATURDAY, AUGUST 4. DESIRABLE FAMILY RESIDENCE FOR SALE. S. W. ALCORN EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.