MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as under subject to the necessary alterations :— WEDNESDAY, May 16. For United Kingdom, Continents of Europe and America and West Indies (via Ban Francisco}, Sandwich Islands, etc., and also for Northern Ports of New Zealand, per Takapuna, as follows:—Ordinary letters, books, and newspapers, at O.l£S p.m. ; money orders, 3 p.m. ; registered letters, 5 p.m. Due London June 20.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1894. THE LOAN AND MERCANTILE.

The best part of the Loan and Mer cantile turmoil is the assurance the colony may now take that the recon struction of the company is likely to he a hard fact, and thatt business will be resumed by the old officers—or as many of them as are still availahle— at a very early date. The Company will begin afresh with a comparatively clean sheet and under a completely new Board of Directors. Had any thing occurred to render this recon struction impossible, a blow of a severe character indeed would have been struck at New Zealand, and hundreds of people in the colony would have been sadly crippled financially and very many absolutely ruined. Judge Williams delayed his sanction to the reconstruction for a time, but the reason for that deky is not far to seek in the light of subsequent events, and it wa'j well that the delay took place, ! and that the' Directors were examined, as from that examination the public have learned ! that, but for the wild speculation of the men who were at the head of the company's management, the concern would > have still been solvent and flourishing. We take it that now.. t,he company will be sup ported by those whose interest it is to see it prosper, and that under its new auspicejs and new management it will have a long and prosperous career. The errors made in the past have been brought out in bold relief before Jud^e Williams, and afford to the new management an; excellent chart to sail by—the errors to avoid shown very clearlyj, and the rocks and shoals on which the old managers made ship wreck " belled, buoyed, and lighted." The business of the old company is still a going concern, and it only awaits the picking up by the new company, management which it

has always received at the hands of those officials who h»4 the care of its low' interests. It * A begin its fresh career with enough capital, and if busi ness is confined to legitimate channels only, and speculation avoided, there will be no need for the '• Pauline " doctrine to be introduced into its creed, that shareholders have no right to know about deficits, and that the Chairman's speech should give only the rosy side of the position. A rosy side had been given in the past, when the true state of affairs was not rosy. If the new company is loyal to the true principles of trade, and the business instincts of men with proper business education, there will be little to fear for the future, and dividends paid out of profits and not out of capital—out of earnings after due provision has been made for contingencies, and not out of earnings that have not been made at all, but were moneys borrowed at usurious in terest from the money lender—may soon be expected to be available.

BUTCHER MEAT.

Throughout the colony there has been in the past a periodical agitation in favor of more effective and satis factory inspection of the animals slaughtered for the food of the people] In some of the larger centres of population a fairly strict eye is kept by some of the public inspectors upon the cattle and sheep markets in the immediate vicinity, and now and then cases bave been brought before the public of cancerous and other diseased cattle and sheep that have been offered for sale in the open market. But these cases are very rare, and in most instances it was not known to the vendors that the animals were diseased. Had the vendors known that the animals were diseased, we are perfectly j satisfied that they would not have been offered for sale in the open stock market, in full view of the hundreds of practical farmers and others who attend those sales, who would soon call the inspectors' attention to the animals' condition, if the officials themselves had failed to observe it. But we are not satisfied that, though the beasts would not have been offered in this way in the public mart, they would not have found their way into consumption. In these days of close competition there is great temptation to unscrupulous men to do many things that would not be done in easier times ; but in any times—hard or easy—human nature is always the same, and the unscrupulous man has been a fact since the beginning of history, and will continue to be so to the last syllable of unrecorded time. A strong agitation is now being carried on in Dunedin, led by the mayor, Mr H. S. Fish, in favor of public abattoirs for the city. Public abattoirs are the only solution of the question of healthy animal food for the people, and until these are established for every populous place in the colony there san be no assurance at all that diseased and otherwise objectionable carcases will not find their way into the market and be sold for food. There is no sufficient inspection any where in the colony of the cattle and sheep slaughtered for human consump tion. And there cannot be, while every butcher has a _laugbter-yard of his own in which the beasts for the requirements of his trade are killed. The saleyard inspection is not by any means enough. So far as it goes it is all very well, but inspection that wil be any real good to the public cannot be carried out in the dozens of slaughter yards that are licensed near every town. Our contemporary the "Otago Daily Times" writes very strongly on this subject, and says "it has surprised us that there has been such complete apathy shown by the public in a matter which vitally con cerns their health. We can only suppose that the public have altogether failed to realise the number of animals suffering from diseases of one kind or another which pass into consumption, or they would long since have raised such an emphatic protest as would have compelled attention at the hands of the civic authorities, Could reliable statistics be procured and published showing the proportions which diseased cattle and sheep bear to the total numbers killed at the various slaughter yards from which the meat supply of the city and suburbs is obtained, there can be little question that many of the butchers might as well give up busi ness." The same paper sent a re porter round the slaughter yards in February, and while several of these places were found to be as clean and wholesome as it is possible for such places to be, others were filthy beyond belief, and their whole surroundings such as to point to the imperative need of reform. Our contemporary urges the establishment of public abattoirs, and supports the mayor in his endeavor to have them established speedily, as well as advocates legislation on the subject. Dunedin is not alone ia its need for abattoirs. Christchuroh is just as necessitous in that direction, and as for the smaller towns like Ashburton and others, the public are wholly dependent upon the honor and high principle of the respectable butchers ; but no body of men should have so much responsibility cast upon them as have the butchers, in whose hands are held the health of the people whose animal food they supply, and public slaughtering premises should be established for every municipality, so that the butcher meat of the popula tion should be properly "koshered" and its healthiness as food for human beings vouched for by qualified and responsible officerst

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I A meeting to consider the advisableness of re-opening tho Flcmhgton butter factory will be held on Friday in the schoolroom. Mr Robert Cullen has made arrange ments to give lessons on the violin at Rakaia and Methven. Mr Edward Herring has been elected un opposed as a member of tho Mount Somers Road Board. On Sunday and last night twenty-five men took advantage of the shelter estab lished by Pastor Birch in Christchurch. 1 The Lin wood Borough Council has started a subscription list for the purpose of provid ing work for the unemployed. The programme of the Ashburton Trot ting Club, for their race meeting to be held on June 13, is published in this issue. Nominations close on Tuesday, May 29. In the Appeal Court at Wellington yes terday morning it was arranged that Harper's case should not be taken before Friday. The case is expected to last several days. It is stated that Government refused to pay the promised grant of £500 towards the Christchuroh hospital nurses, home, on the ground that the building is not being erected on the site originally chosen. About fifty men have been given employ ment improving the banks of the river Avon. They are paid 4s 6d per day, the money coming from the funds in the hands of the unemployed committee. The Rev, Mr Cocker will deliver a lecture entitled "Life in an English village, and some characters I have met there," to morrow evening in the Seafield schoolhouse. The proceeds are to be devoted to the day school prize fund. In the Wellington Bankruptcy Court yes terday, the discharges of Andrew Moran, storekeeper, and John Brodie, merchant, were suspended for twelve months, the former's for failing to keep proper books, and the latter' 6 for over speculation. It has been arranged by the labor bureau that next week the wives and families of the men who have gone to the drainage works in the Taranaki districts will join their hus bands in that district. Already arrange ments have been made for fifteen women and sixty children to go. To-night the lecture on " India " by the Rev. G. B. Inglis, and a concert by the Presbyterian choir and friends, will be held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Both lecture and concert are of a high order of merit, and an enjoyable evening will be the reward of the audience. Meetings ot householders to elect School Committees for the districts of AU'ord forest, Aylesbury, Doric, Eiffel ton, Elgin, and Seiwyn will be held on Monday, June 4- Nominations are to be sent to the chairman of committees, and in the case of Alford Forest to Mr Andrew McFarlane, before Monday, May 23. It should be worth remembering that no newspaper is printed specially for one person, any more than one hotel i» built to specially please one guest. People who become greatly displeased wich something they find in a newspaper should remember that the very thing that displeases them is exactly the thing that will please somebody else who has just ai much iaterest in the paper as they have.—" Exchange." Mr Justice Richmond delivered judgment yesterday in the appeal Robert W. Patterson v Police. The appellant had been convicted of keeping a betting hwn and fined £25 by che Magistrate. The defence at the time was that defendant had invested upwards of £40 on the totalisator on Rosefeldt for the Auckland Cup on Boxing Day, and as the telegraph office had closed he had obliged a friend by betting him a half ticket. Hia Honor quashed the conviction, but refused to allow the appellant costs. At the Christchuroh City Council last night the Mayor reported that the unem ployed fund had now amounted to £74, and that fifty men had been given work. If the same number of men were kept on the money would soon be absorbed. A deputation waited on the Council and asked for a sub sidy of £ for £ on the subscriptions. A motion to make a grant of ££0 was with drawn and the works and reserves committee were instructed to cousider the practicability of at once putting in hand the work pro vided for in th<3 estimates. The Christchuroh polioe are continuing their raid on the spielers. At the Police Court yesterday four men were brought up on charges of vagrancy. Charles Curran and Arthur Hinge, alias Thompson, were each sentenced to six months' imprisonment, Alfred, alias Walter Miller to six weeks, and Thomas Harvey, alias Austin, was dis charged with a caution and advised to clear out of the place as fast as,he could. Counsel for "Curran and Hins-e submitted that the Bench had no power to impose a sentence of more than three months and applied for bail. The Justice declined to give bail, but agreed to hear counsel on the point on Wednesday* Just at present the publican's lot, like the policeman's, is not a happy one, and the Licensing Act is regarded by some of them at least in the light of anything but an un mixed blessing. With prohibitionists on one side and the Act #n the other they are 'between the devil and the deep sea.' Before the passing of the present Act almost any person could manage to obtain a publi can's license provided he could get a certain number of householders to certify to his fitness for holding the same. But the new Acb is in force, and the old order of things has passed away, and nowadays an applicant for a license must produce a similar certificate from the Stipendiary Magistrate, who is not likely to sign a certificate unless satisfied cf its correctness* An illustration of this has just occurred at Lyttelton. An applicant for a publican's license went to the trouble of getting a number of tradespeople in Port to certify to his ' fitness,' etc., and lodged the certificate with his application. But getting a certificate from Mr Beetham was quite another matter. That gentleman refused to sign one, and at the last moment another person had to be found to come forward and make the application for the ! license. I Perhaps the most unique and valuable testimonial ever given, is that which the Empress of Germany has jast sent to the Proprietors of Mellin's Food, in which she declares that their food has been used with the best results by the young princes, sons of their Imperial Majesties the Emperor and Empress. As the eldest of their seven sons was a full-blown officer at ten, Mellin's Food will doubtless soon be used in every German household. We hear, by the way, that Miss Maud Holmes, Major Knox Homes's granddaughter, the champion five year-oid cyclist of the world, was brought up entirely on Mellin's Food, to the efficacy of which her grandfather ascribes much of phenomenal strength.

[ Settlers in the Tinwald and lower districts ; ought to attend the social at the Tinwald ■ Hall on Friday and give the Rev Mr and | Mrs Blackburn a right hearty welcome to the parochial district. | At the Wellington Bankruptcy Court, this morning, before Justice Richmond, i the discharge of John James O'Brine, cordial I manufacturer, was suspended for two years I for misrepresentation in regard to the sale j of his business. I The following will fire to-morrow after noon in the match, Ashburton Rifles v Ashburton Rifle Club :—Corp J. W. Baker, Bugler Leitch, Privates J. Wilson, B. Baker, and W. Hodgson. Against—Messrs G. Morrison, A. McKay, J. Forbes, E. Tasker, J. Biker, and J. Forbes. The other five of each team will fire on May 30, The case of the Hon Rigg v Mr Evison, late editor ff Christchurch 'Truth,' an action for assault, was called on at Welling ton this morning, but [neither pasty appeared and Mr Skerret for Mr Evison in formed the bench that it had been settled out of court. Mr Bocks' Bhed at Featherston railway station, containing 175 tons flax was burned this morning. It is still smouldering and if a wind springs up the station itself will be endangered as though the Greytown Fire Brigade turned up there is no water. Friends and neighbors are reminded of the concert in Elgin School in aid of a family in the district to whom it is desired to give a friendly and much needed 'lift.' The concert will be given on Friday evening, and the programme is one of the best ever pre pared for Elgin. Among the items will be found two by the Ashburton Orchestral Society, and in these our country friends will enjoy a treat not every day available. Large crowds visited Knox Church, Dane-, din, during the day and evening of Monday to take a last look at the features of the late Dr Stuart. Messages of sympathy and con dolence have poured in on his son. These include one from the Chancellor of the New Zealand University, one from Bishop Moran, and others from old members of his congre gation resident in Wellington, and from ministers in other localities*: The Ashburton Wesleyan Choral Society announce their second concert to take place on May 30. The work chosen is 'Ruth the Moabitess,' which has been in careful preparation for some time. The solo 3 will, for the most part be taken by members of the society, but for the part of of Boaz (bass), the services j,of Mr Leo. Backeridge, of Christchurch have been secured. Miss Venie Flower has also been engaged to sing two songs during the even ing. At Lyttelton, on Thursday, a six-year-old son of Mr Owen, of Christchurch, was amusing himself by throwing pebbles into the sea, just off the breakwater, when he slipped and fell in. Fortunately he waa seen by a lad named Matthew Arlow, second son of Mr Arlow, of Worcester-street, who had been spending his holidays at Port. The lad, although not much of a swimmer, pluckily jumped in and rescued the little fellow when he was about to sink the second time. Young Arlow got up to his neck in water, and a fatal accident was averted: A meeting of the Committee of the Tinwald Dairy Company was held on Monday even ing in the Te.nplar Hall, Tinwald, to hear the report of the delegates who were deputed to interview the DirectDrs of the Addington Dairy Factory. The report was favorably considered, and it was unanimously agreed that a creamery be started in conjunction with the Addington Factory. It was decided to write to the directors for forms of appli cations for shares, and to cmvas the district at once to raise the necessary capital, so that immediate aation may be taken to have the creamery running iir September next.

THE WEATHER.

ALFORD STATION. (Che following is the Meteorological report for the week ending May 13, 1894 :—

Bulgaria and Turkey.

Sofia, May 14 Prince Ferdinand ard M. Sfcambu loff, Premier and Minister of the Interior, are supporting a scheme for a defensive alliance with Turkey. It is reported that the proposal is to abolish the Customs frontier and attach Bulgarian officers to the Turkish Army.

Resignatoin of Mr Mundella.

London-, May 14 _ Mr Mundella has resigned the Presi dency of the Board of Trade, and points out that this action is taken to prevent appearances which complicate public or private interests. All sections of the Press approve of the step taken. (Received May 1S« 10.45 a.m.) London, May 14. Mr Mundella explains that he is conscious of his innocence, but resigns to avoid crippling the administrative freedom of the Board of Trade, with which further proceedings in regard to the 2tfew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company restsi

Rain in Japan.

During the summer season in Japan droughts are frequent, and the rice fields, before so beautiful, presenting as they do all the beautiful shades of green imaginable, gradually lose their brilliancy of colour, turn yellow and parched, and threaten the total des truction of the crop. Not only does the rice suffer, but the wells dry up and necessitate the carrying of water from long distances. So a drought in Japan is, indeed, a great calamity. After waiting and hoping in vain for a downfall of rain, the people turn out en masse to evoke the power of their deities to send them the saving showers' A possession is formed of perhaps 200 men all nearly naked, who, carry ing straw emblems representing the sun with rain pouring from it, and with long streamers having prayers written on them flying in the wind, proceed to the nearest river or bay, where the whole company wade into, the water until they are waist deep, and, surrounding the emblems, pray aloud and throw water on the images with both hands. After doing this several times the procession is re formed, when it proceeds to the temple to pray again. This ceremony is re peated several times, and should the rain come in abundance prayers are offered in thanksgiving. Should it be only a shower they blame themselves for not having prayed fervently enough, and continue their devotions until a downpour takes place. Another form of devotion for the same purpose takes place at nightfall, when a long boat is ■ filled with men and paddled Swiftly across the harbor, accompanying the prayers by the beating of tom-toms and gongs. Sometimes at night, away down the bay, may be heard the weird sound of the tomtoms and the voices of the men gradually growing louder and louder as the boat approaches, each man bending to his paddle in regular time as it passes us swiftly, and gradually disappearing in the darkness is soon lost to sight and hearing.

SAMOA.

London, May 14. " The Times" asserts no British Government would even discuss the question of a German protectorate over the Islands, and hints at the possibility of British and German control.

LABOR.

London, May 13. The London seamen and firemen are demanding increased wages, and have blocked four vessels. • A general strika is feared. Sydney, May 14. At a mass meeting of bootmakers a resolution was passed condemning the i masters for locking out the men. A meeting of the Employers' Asso« ciation unanimously resolved to adhere to a freedom of contract clause. The bootmakers have written to the masters declaring the strike off, as the non-Unionists who were the cause of the men refusing work have now joined the Union. Received May 15,10.45 a«m.) Kew York, May 14. The wives of the miners in Maryland declare that if their husbands strike they themselves will work the mines. A large number of foreign operatives are marching from Indiana to Wash ington for the purpose of petitioning Congress to suspend the restriction in regard to immigration.

Brooklyn Tabernacle.

DESTRUCTION BY FIRE.

New York, May 14 Brooklyn Tabernacle was destroyed by fire a*, the conclusion of Dr. Tal mage's Sunday morning service, also his Holy Land relics, and the Regent Hotel. The fire originated in connec tion with the electric motor working the organ. The damage is estimated at over a million dollars. Dr. Talmage observed the fire after the service had been concluded, and cautioned the congregation against a panic. It was owing to this precau tion that no casualties occurred.

CABLE ITEMS

A slight shock of earthquake has been experienced at Malta, The Hungarians denounce Count Kalnoky for secretly securing the rejection of the measure providing for civil marriages. News has been been received at New York, from San Salvador that the Government troops have again defeated the rebels. The engagement took place at Golehuago, and many of the rebels were killed. The chief Justice of Newfoundland, in his judgment relating to bribery and corruption in districts favourable to Sir W. "Wh'fceway, the ex-Premier, said it was apparently adopted to gain the support of other districts. Three hundred and thirty tw % o tons of stone from the Wyalong field yielded 462 ounces of smelted gold. The atone was not picked, but sent to the battery in order to test whether the mines are likely to ba payable. A tragic suicide of two young children is reported in Vienna, A boy aged nine and a girl two years older, owing to bad reports Bent to their parents by the schoolmaster, clasped hands and committed self-destruction in the Danube. A letter left by the diminutive pair said " There is no happiness in life," The flon Mr Finch Hatton, reply ing to the remarks of Sir W. V. Harcourt, declared that the Australian Land Laws had in* creased the squatters' rent, had at* tacked the rights of property, brought about disaster, and created the unem ployed difficulty. A pamphlet, issued by the Imperial Federation Defence Committee, states that the colonies, with a revenue o$ £43,000,000, contribute only 2fd to each £1 Great Britain spends on all naval defence, and it blames Great Britain for not asking them to pay a larger share of the expense. The "Telegraph's" St Petersburg correspondent wires that a prominent citizen of Tomsk, who for many years had kept the secret, recently divulged to his wife and friends that he had, during boyhood, escaped from the Siberian mines. He was arrested im» mediately, flogged, and returned to the, mines? .„ £.^ ,

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN: TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1894.



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Business Notices. I G. J. NEILL AND CO. ARE COMPELLED tc REALISE, and JOON BEQDER TLY AllE SELLISO AT LESS TiIAK COST PBIOE, DRESS GOODS Is 3d, REDUCED to 6|d NEW DRESS TWEED, OiSLY 6-|d i HEAVY UNBLEACHED SHEETING 2yds WIDE, REDUCED to o§d MEN S TW&ED SUITS 14^ 6o : BOYS' TWEED SUITS 3s 11d MEN'S COLONIAL MADE! BLUCHERS 4s Hd MEN'S COLONIAL MAse] NAILED SHOOTERS^* 110 LADIES' SHOES, All Sieeai Now 4s 11» i We M nnt I Hare Cashu DON.T FORGET WE A&iF ! SLAUGHTERING EVIBYTHING ! G. J- ,tf&ill and Co/b FRIBDLANDE3^;S CORNER j . OHRISTOHUBOH; TO THE FRONT." Look! Whiat 1 is This ? Grootirtm lowvf fh&n Em, OUR MR A [H FLETOHER^ hjvin||o»|^4arge Hnes at a Low Bate will offer to the Public of Ashburfcon j an&lfftnffnrfing district theea Goods— at Bankrupt Scoek biifc Fsesh Gbjdgi-direc!; from the Manudolurer. Peruse the following Price ijiefj;— . ' , Fine Sa<o&i ftspib-Ub Is, . F »ne Tapioca 2d per lb— lb for Is Beit iJaoan Kibe 2^3 pot Ib- slb for 1b SpliJ; Peas 2d per lb—7lb for Is Kew naisiu 5j por lb~l2lb for 4s lid New Currants, (best cleaned) - ,- , 7«■ > ■ '• , 4d per ib— 121b for 3i lid New Sultanas Rt per lb—l2!b fp: 4<«lld ' Fine Crystal Sugar 2|d per lb Fia 9 SUt 5j M per cwfc bag " Bryant's Safety Matches, 7^d t , - > per dcz3n Cream of Tartar (pure) Is 2 i, po^ib Best Mixed Peel 9J per lb Whitniog Id f er lb—l2lb Hd - l Jwl B«ley 2£d per lb—slbs • , , ■ for Is > •KewDates'6lclperlb-21bfdrir ' ¥alen«ift .Raisins od lb-12a • . , - for 49 lid Plaid Vestas 4|d per doz -12 packer, 4s 4i B^ktn? Powider 91 per lb JSUocrio Candles oh I per lb -121b, ft ssd Washing boda Ud per Ib— " 121b tor Is 4d Vmwar 6d p.r b >fctie, h 91 pet gallon Best Keroseri^ 150 test 6s per J r tin, 12s p©ri case Finest Ooffee, ground on fie premises l<4d, Is 63; the best is 8d perjlb. RKMEMBKB PATRONISE THE 05TE WHO B^OJGKT DOWS THE PRICES. FLKTOHHItr BROS. CASH SUPPLY STORES, ' • • • ' FAST SIKGKr, ASH URTOX. v THE BH.SC HOUSEJS / :^'\ '* - I\)\V\ . / X o\ / </ \ P- ■' / J* /\ »*% 2 ///S\ ' •■/// ■ \V\J ■* V / ' .-,,... \ % ! X C> / LINOLEUMS, \ • ; J / j FLOOR CLOTka, = X :. """■ —•" ""~i rr **^ '/ ■ ' :' - ■" ,;■■ ■' ij ■■■ > '!' ■-■■■' \ ■■■.;. \ um Great Amalgamatioja Sale .of .Boots .&. Shops. O AVIKG sken over the Stock jof MR J. NICHOLAS, Baotmaker, and also i,,:,-,.■; J^ceiyad t Urge consignment .from a Whole«s»lo Firm in Christchurch for Ca^b, I infpnd tp hold a ; , . ; MONBTEK SALE OF BOOTS AND SHOES, ! FOR ONE MONTH ONLY. \ J' STOCK', WE INTEND TO SELIL AT •;-'-;■ MANUFACTURERS' PRICES, I SALE COMMENCES ON SATURDAY, MAY 12,  r i Terms GASH During Sale. j : S- ASTIBBSON, ; | ' r.>. >■■■■<■■::<,. BOOT IMPOBTEE, - \; j '■■ EAST STRrB.BT 1 A S'H B U'RTON..; ';: / | ' 'ry i ■'• 'i\ ■, '"■,■■ ;' ".' ■ ] "'.■■'■'■ ■ ■!''*' ';' /^f. .;■ ;■■ ■ *'■ ■"-'• ■ ' '" .'.■ '-— —H— -~— 4-.*. i. ImportiEsaf /tninoiiiteminent* \ >. -■■■ '■-■■■• 'I^Hlil Underoisned has THId.DAT Bispoael of his .'Business to ■ ■ MR a ANDERSON,": '■ • ■■ ■■■:'':' l > nd has assumed flu Management of the latter'^ Ashburton Brfttih. LX THANKIVO HIS?. -NUMEROLJS FRIENDS AKI> CrjSTOMKPS FOR • "' PAST .n!JPFQivr HE WOUL » SOLICIT A COJ?TINtTANCR Ob 1 THE SAME FOR THB ESTABLISHMENT OF WHICH HE ; HAS NOW TAKEN CHARGE. : , I'lio Undersuued would also r f quest a PRO\f#T 'SRTIL^iM'SNt of -A\ OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS. REPAIR im.l URDBKS ATTENDED TO AS UiUAL j ni"oholab, OOTMAKER



Wanted s WANTED, byTs'teadyMaiTeffliSoy ~ • ment as a Ohaffcutter—feeding or engine-driving. Has had twelve years experience in the Old Country afc a woollen factory. Address J. 8., offico of j this paper, 5 126 | \U ANTED.—3OO Pigeons. A. J. W Kelly, Central Hotel. 5*114 WANT£D Jfnown. —Mr 3 Hooper, Monthly Nurse,' Alford Forest Bi.jad. will ba pleased to receive patients Terms moderate. 5 112 \T7 ANTED Known.-31bs of our VV noted 2a Tea for 5d Id. For other quotations see Price List on Page 3.—John Okr & Co. 5J97 PIG Feed—A few tons damaged flour for sale, cheap.—Johh Okr. 590 VX7ATCHIB, Clocks, etc., (all guaran *v teed) at wholesale coat for one monUi only, .Now's your time.—Lums den's. 8 219 WANTED, ot once, good V, ratch Dog, small breed. Apply "T," Mail office. 5 100 V[7" ANT BD, tid'ingi~of"""William f McClklland and his daughter, Mary Jane, who left Tanderagee, Ireland, in 1863, for Christchurch. Something to their advantage. Mary Jane supposed to be servant m Palace Restaurant, Aeh burton, about fourteen years ago. Will anyone able to give information kindly communicate with the office of this paper. ______ 5 129 y~"T8IT the~SaK Trimmed" Millinery going at any price Ladies' Under clothing reduced to 20 per cent, below cost.—Arcade House. 4 64 >|R^gHED Uatß "g g peTliack. aT \J kinds of Farm and Mill Produce cheap for cash.—-J. Thomas, Havelock street. WANTED Known. — Men s Tweed Suits 15s 6d, Men's Tweed Trousers 7s lid, Mens' Strong Flannellette Shirts 2s 6d, Mens' and Boys' Boots and Shoes greatly reduced.—Arcade House. 465 I F you want ftrst-olass fruit goto Adams J- for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc. SALE now on—White Calico 2s lid per dozen, Towels 2s 6d per dozen. Lace, Curtains, from Is lid per pair, at Arcade House., 4 27 OYSTERS and Fresh Fish of all sorts arrive evening per express at Deep Sea Fishing Oo.'s Shop, Burnett street Ash burton. 2 62 OT"ANTED Known—All goods in Show * * Room to be slaughtered at any price.—Arcade Bouse. 4 28 DOLLAR CIGARETTES^FTncst Amer an Tobacco,— Henry Zander, Wholesale Agent AN TED ICuown— Tomatoes, good ripe Grapes, Plums, Apples, etc., at Maksden's Fruit Shop, below Mitchell and Turner's. 2_109 WANTED Known—The whole of the stock to be sacrificed by order of the Purchaser, Arcade House. 4 28 (TTaNjI'ED, Everybody to use Titan Vy Soap, greatest marvel of the age. H. Zander, Sole Agent. 11 WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Eiegatta Shirts, all sizes, with or without collars, 2s 6d.—W. H, Collier. WAITED Known. — Embroidei ies from Id a yard, Corsets 3s lid,, ladies' Ulsters fmm4slld, Ladies' Gloves four pair for Is, Kid Glovea four bn! ""ons Is 6d.— Arcade Home. 63 WANTED Known-To make room for Spring Boots I will give ten per cent for cash. Repairs dene at once cheaper than evei to stay b%d times over at J. Moison's, Premier Bootmaker. WANTED Known — Muii'h stiorg Tweed Suits from 16s 61; shnts from 2s 61.—Arcade House. 4 f 4 WASTED Known —The Cheapest House in town for First-ci^ss Millinery a> d Drapery is 11. C. Segi rs, Melford House. WANTED Known, — Ladies are invited to inspect the Novelties in our Dress Department and .Show Room without being pressed to buy.—Mitchell ;)ahd Turner. WANTED Known-L W Pants 3s lid, Flannel Shirts 3s 9d, Worsted Socks 6d per pair.—Arcade House 425 '^JTrISTTEiD Known. — For Millinery, VV Mantles, Jackets. Ulsters, and Macintoshes, Ladies' and Children's underclothing, try Mitchell & Turner. aUNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock of Guns just to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Bi-eech Leaders, Rifles, etc. In spection invited. No old stock to select from at- J.» W. Hardley's Sporting Repository. WANTED Knp#n.—Cheviots, Hop sacks,.Diagonals, Fact Dye Serges, I Tweeds and Fancy Dresses, &c, with Trimmings to match at Mitchell akd Turner's. f ITANTED Known-rßefore buying VV your Hats come and see our Stock. Greatest variety to choose from in Asihburton. All marked very Cheap, — H.» .0,; S,EaERS r Melford Honsa. MRS ALCORN has on sale for he Holidays a varied assortment of Toys, Dolls, Prams, Fancy Goods, and Christmas Presents—Saunders Buildings. \rf ANTED Known—For Stylish and Fashionable Jackets, marked Cheap, go to H. G. Seo-grs, Melford House. BANG ! Bang i Bang ! My new-< sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand EleyV, Kynock's andj Club Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Casea and all sporting materials of the first quality at J- W. Hardley's,; Gun Ejripo^iiijo. \ / THOIOE Ornaments, Folding: Screens, * :J , Own make ih Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pinafores.— Mrs Al'corn, Saunders' Buildings. , LpRED. S, J BFFRIESj Manufactur•, Xj ing Confectioner, has opened $> Shop in East street, next " Tho Corner,' for Bale of all kinds of superior Con- ; fectionery. Nothing inferior, soki. ,No cheap cigarettes. §114 NbTlciT^Notioe i ~Sport for"~aU. Guns let oiifc on hire or sold on tim« payments. Having a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description. Gun fittings in stock. Prices low.-—J. W.. Hardley, Ironinonater, etc. NEW Indoor Games, Accordeona from 83 OJ, Autoharps and Zithers, Photo Albums -md Frames, Opals for pointing on, Oil and Water colors, and Artists' Requisites, new Books and new Editions, cheap reading ; all »t reduced prices for Cash.—L, F= ANDKJiWBS &Co., Stationers' Hall, ■ '



rpHAT which brings most light and JL hope to poorest homes ia Titan Soap "TTy ANTED Known—The Corner Is VV showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapeiy and Clothing.—W, H. Collier. WANTED Known—Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Gogdes, Folders, and everything: in the optical me at S. S&lek's, Optician. ' *|>EN Crates—New goods from the -*- manufacturers in R. Alookn's sale. Tea sets for six persons, 93 6d; 40 piece Tea Sets frcrn 15s ; Bedroom Sets from Bs. Large coloured band and gilt, very handsome, 19s 6d. sTSaiek^ WATCHMAKER and JEWELLER. FOR PRETTY and UNIQUE WEDDING PRESENTS, BIRTHDAY PRESENTS, and PRESENTATIONS. INSPECTION is invited of the FINEST AND LARGEST STOCK in the District, at the \ JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT OF S- SALEK SPECTACLES to suit) all sights. i Sight Testing a Specialty. WATCH AND CLOCK repairs at LOWEST Christehurch prices SATISFACTION GUARANTEED AT EW fiTEALAND Clothing 1 Factory SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. WE WISH to draw your attention to the Specially LOW PRICES o£ High-class Goods. Men s All Wool Tweed Suits, our own make, 28s 9d Men's All Wool Tweed Trousers, ous own make, 9s 6d Men's All Wool Tweed Overcoats, our own make, 29a 6d Boots. Boots, Boots. TRY US FOR A PAIR. THE LEADING HOUSE FOR GENTLEMEN'S MERCERY. We keep all the leading lines. New Shapea in Hard Has. The latest in Soft and Frame Hats. Boys' Caps from 6d ach, DOHT PASS THIS BY. Mend Trousers to measure from 14a 6d. Colonial Tweed. WATERPROOF GOODS. Men's, Youths', and Ladies' The number we have sold this season is a guarantee that we keep the genuine article. - The " BISMARK " Sewing Machine is to he had at the New Zealand Cloth- Factory. The Cheapest and Best acbine in the World. On time pay enta —2s 61 per week. HALLENSTEIN BROS. ALEX. BENDRY. ( t Manager.



KEATING'S POWDER destroys Bn gs 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 KEATING'S, as imitations re noxious wad ineffectual. Tics, 6d, Is nd 2s 6d each. S7ld by all chemists. The sixth appropriation of £309 of the Ashburton Industrial Building Society will be sold at the Orange Hall at half past seven to-night. (4dvti



£A!¥I>ER& Son* Xncalypti Extract There ar ■ imitations of Eucalypti<• Extract in tbe market nw, products of s mple distillation forming ruie resinous oils. In order that th nss crude oils msynot betiken, Our Puris Volatile Eucalypti Extract, whic 1* is recotrnised by the mediai) division of ihe Prni'sUn Govamment to be of per fectly pnre origin, as their information forwarded to us through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2,18*8 we state : - i 3 proved by tests by the Medical Clinic* of ho Universities at Bonn and G-riefswal'', Prussia- an 3 reported by Dr Echnlz, Profe*roi: of Parmwsology, at Bon, and Professor Dr Mosler, Director of the Medical Clinic at G-reifswald, that only products that nre saturated with oxygen aDd freed of a<*ids, resinocs and other substances, adherent to primary distillation, will develope the sanative qualities proper to the plant according to these authorities, and according to Pro ssor Dr Lister of England, and to Drs Bauer, clntire, Wood, Hazard, ftp., of America, is the only extract corresponding to scientiflc tests, and the cnly one which possesses ths proper therapeutic val">e. Sander & Son's Eugalypt .^Extract All other crude oils are to be classed among the turpentines, which h nve, when used as nedicine, no therapeutic effect and are abandoned as an internal medicament. These so called Eucalypti Extracts which may have received distinction at Exhibitions as commercial articles nre used for mechanical pur poses are only discernible;— 1 By their deficiency In pungent odour (Which our product, the only genuine Eucalypti Extracts de velopes most freely through its surplus of oxygen) By their alcoholic thin\and mobile appearance, being recuced ia specms density through the presence of acids By their taste, the result of th contracting ten*, dency of resins and tennates. . , If these crude oils, so called eucalypti extracts are applied by mistake in cases o croup, bronchitis, diph theria, internal infammations, dysentery, wounds, the consequences are appalling For safety always ask for SANDER AND SON S EDOAT.YPTI ESTBACT and get the old, well-tes'ed anl reliable preparation.—Sand hurst, Victoria, Australia. SANDER AND SOK'S