DEATH.

Rees.—At Ashburton, on June 20, Isabel Sakah Bees, daughter of Mr W. G. Rees, late of the Wakatipu. Aged 27.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1894. ILLICIT DISTILLING.

Within three or four days of each othet* two important seizures have been made by the authorities of distilling apparatus. One was made in the vicinity of Wellington, and the other near Reefton, on the West Coast of this island. In both cases the appliances appear to have been very complete, and capable of turning out a very large quantity of spirit. Nor was evidence wanting that full use JJhad been made of the capacity of the apparatus, for in one case six hundred gallons of liquor in process were turned into the creek, and in the other a large quantity was found on the premises. In neither case were the authorities smart enough to catch a single soul upon the ground, so that in any case that may be brought against alleged smugglers, their con. nection with the stills must be proved by other means than that of having been found upon the ground. Charges are pending against four brothers of having been engaged in the contraband work near Wellington. For some time the authorities have been more than suspicious that illicit distilling was carried on to a large extent, and no better proof, of this k needed than the

fact that handsome rewards have been offered for the detection of smugglers of this sort. There are two questions that arise to the mind out of the facts we have just noted. The first is—in what market is the large quantity of j spirit sold that the stills just captured indicate has been manufactured 1 The spirit can hardly have gone into private consumption by way of retail at first hand from the manufacturers. This has never been the custom in the past with men running so risky a business as " potheen" making, as thereby too many people are made aware of the fact that the still is running, and such a secret in possession of a large number of customers is not long a secret. The liquor, therefore,' must*have been sold to people who had a ready means of putting it into consumption, and, moreover, as spirit that had paid Queen's duty. It is therefore more than probable that the bulk of the Gollan's Valley contraband must have passed across licensed counters under the sixpence-a-nobbler tariff, and that those who quaffed it were ignorant of the fact that the barley-bree they were doubtless en joying had never v kissed hands' to Her Most Gracious Majesty in the bonded warehouse. The other question that arises is that, seeing how thinly populated as yet this colony is, and how great are the natural facilities offered by the country for the illicit distillation of spirit, would it not be the wiser course to let loose the duty grasp upon spirit to a great extent, and render illicit distillation unprofit able? Whisky can be distilled, even illicitly in New Zealand, at less than half-a-crown a gallon, while the import duty is 15s a gallon. To get an even fairly good grade of spirit, the pur chaser front a wholesale merchant must pay for the minimum quantity ths merchant is allowed to sell, at least 30s a gallon, so that a wide margir of profit is left open to the contrabandist, and this profit is secured if he can carry on his somewhat risky trade with any degree of success. If such a still as that discovered in Gollan's Valley had been in full work for say two or three years,—and there is just the suspicion that it was no insti. tution of yesterday—there ought to be ample funds in hand to pay a good substantial fine. But the liquor is so easily and cheaply made with proper appliances, the country is so well suited to a large business being secretly carried on, that it is really worth consideration by the Colonial Treasurer whether it would not be better to dam out by a tremendously prohibitive tariff all imported spirit, start a Government monopoly in distilling, and sell the product at a reasonable figure.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Ashburton Racing Club hold their Spring Meeting on September 19 and 20. The Opera Comique in Paris has engaged Miss Francis S iville, an Australian singer. : A Russian warship has been ordered to Morocco. President Kruger has agreed that Germans, French, and Belgians shall not be liable to military service in the Transvaal. , i The London' Chronicle'states that, acting under French influence, the Porte has protested against the Congo treaty. Norwegian and German vessels are seaing in Behring Sea. They contend that the award of the Commissioners dose not apply to them. Mr Jewitt, fish, fe^me, and poultry dealer, received to-day a consignment of English mackerel, frozen fresh, and looking as if just from the trawlers' net. Surveyor Brodrick has been authorised to spend £500 on the Mount Cook road to provide relief work for the unemployed. The Timaru Agent of the Labor Bureau is placing the offer before the men. The Directors of the Australian Mutual Provident Society have determined to dis continue the addition of three years which for many years past it has been the custom to make to the true age in the case of all female proponents. The effect of this decision is that the lives of females are now assured on exactly the same terms as those of males ; women in every respect are placed on an \ equality with men. The new regulation came into force at the beginning of the current year. A lady doctor has been appointed for the examination of female applicants. A firman has been granted to the Palestine Exploration Fund by the Sultaa, coveying permission for two years to excavate at Jerusalem, on certain conditions similar to those under which other firmen have been issued. The committee will, therefore, be able to resume the excavations, which proved bo successful under Sir C. Warren in 1867 ---70. The work has been entrusted to Mr F. Bliss, who has lately concluded the exami nation of the mound called Tell-el-Hesy, the account of which, under the title of • A Mound of Many Cities,' has just appeared. He is always in Jerusalem and will com mence proceedings without delay. It is our sad duty to chronicle the death of Miss Isabel Sarah Rees, which occurred last night shortly after nine o'clock. The I deceased lady had been ailing for only a few days, but having been suddenly attacked with serious inflammation of the brain, no hope was entertained of her recovery after the disease had taken a hold upon her system, and she died as above stated. General regret is felt at her decease. Dying as she did at the early age of twenty-seven, and being as she was perhaps the most popular young lady in the ooanty, *the general sympathy of the settlers of the county is extended to her parents and their children, who have to mourn the loss of a dearly beloved daughter and sister. A g*ng of very clever torgers has been at work in Sydney during the past few weeks with, to its members, very satisfactory results. The modus oppravAi adopted is a very simple one. A few sheets of a firm's notepaper are secured, together with an old cheque, and then, imitating the signature, an application for a new cheque-book to be sent by bearer, »s addressed to the Bank. The press states that the manager, suspect ing nothing, sends the book, and immediately the forgers, filling in an open cheque for a handsome sum, present it and make off with the booty. Several large banks have been thus victimised. The signature in every case has been forged with ft cleverness defying criticism*

There was a good j»ttenda,nce at the Hampstead school entertainment last even insr, but not bo large aB that usually called out by the annual concert. Still, the financial result to the piano fund should be very satisfactory. The programme com prised songs by scholars, by Miss Steele, Rev T. A. Hamiltou. Mr Stewart, Mr Lionel Broad, and Miss Venie Flower ; violin solos by Miss Simmonds and Mr H A. McKay ; selections by Gates' band ; a Highland fling by Master Pickford ; and piano solos by Mrs Donald McLean. All acquited themselves well, and their efforts to p'.ease were highly appreciated. Mrs Donald McLean, using a new piano from the Dresden company, was heard at her best on the better in strument, and her fine playing was heartily encored. Miss Venie Flower sang with her usual sweetness the song "Sunshine and Rain," and, enthusiastically encored, sang 11 Daddy," with equal acceptance. Mrs ( Claridge was accompanist.

UNFICATION.

(Received June 21,1110 a.ra.) Melbourne, June 21. The Premier has replied to Sir G. B. Dibbs that he cordially agrees that there is a greater possibility of bringing about complete federation by two of the most important colonies agreeing to combine certain state departments than by waiting till all the colonies are prepared to enter the union. He leaves it to Sir G. R. Dibbs to make arrangements for a conference. Adelaide, June 21. In the House of Assembly, while speaking on the Address-in-Reply, Sir J. W. Downer said that New South Wales throughout had impeded federa tion, and he declared that Sir G. R. Dibbs' scheme would further delay its accomplishment.

A Frightful Accident.

Auckland, June 21. A frightful accident occurred at the New Zealand Freezing Works at 11 o'clock this morning. Two men, John W. Lusher, of Auckland, and H. ft. Kennedy, of Sydney, were testing a car bonic acid cylinder, which was apparently leaking, and tiying to find out the leak. The men took each a handle of the cylinder, and placed it in water, in a barrel, so that by the bubbles coming up they could locate the leak. The effect waa instantaneous. The cylinder burst. Lusher was killed at once, his brains being scattered upon the wail. Kennedy's head was bashed In, and terribly muti lated. He lived only a few minutes.

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON—THURSDAY.

(Before Mr C. A. Wray, S.M.)

Detjnk in Charge ov a Hobse, and Using Obscene Language in a Public Place.*-Samuel Alexander was charged with having been guilty of these offences on June 14:. Constables Moore and Jack son proved the offences. Accused ad mitted having been drunk, but did not remember using th* bad language. The offence was treated as a first, and he was fined 40a and costs or seven d*ys' impri sonment for herns' drunk, and imnrisoned till the rising of the Court on the other charge.

Civil Cases.—J. Orr v Jessie Patton. This CHRe had been adjourned from last week on the understanding that the hus band would pay the account, and he now said ho would pay the account less the coats. Judgment was given for the amount, £38 l?s sd, and oo^s.— John Toner v Charles Robertson, £2 2s 2d, for balance of harvesting accounts. Mr Pur nell (for Mr Wilding) foi- plainoiff, Mr Cufchbertson for defendant. John Toner gave evidence that he and defendant had agreed bo assist each other in harvesting their respective crops at prices agreed upon. The debt claimed w*s the dif ference between them in time worked, and certain items for horse hire; The ( hearing of the case occupied some time, and after both sides had been heard, his Worship pave judgment for plaintiff, re marking that it wan a pity these cases be tween neighbors should be brought into Court—judgment for £1 16s 4d, and costs 12s 8 \.~ Re-hearing J. W HarJley vH. J. Hullen, jr,, £8 4<?. Mr Parnell for plaintiff, Mr Orbell for defendant.—John Wm Hitdley said defendant ordered the goods himself. Had never seen Hullen's father. Hulien, jr., did not mention his father's name when he purchased the goods. He purchased an injector first, and other small items afterwards. Booked them all to defendant. Sent a P.N. for signature to Hullen, senior, because he heard ho was paying his son's debts. Next heard Hullen, jr\ had gone to Cheviot. Wrote saying a wrifc would, be issued. He replied saying he was only working for his father. The father had never communicated with him. This was the first he had heard of him. Sub sequently sued Hullen, jr., and got judg ment, aDd then heard the father had filed- By Mr Orbell—Had supplied goods to persons for traction enarines, and charged | them fco the owners. Defendant ordered the goods for himself, and did not say he would consult his father before purchasing , the injector, or as to buyiag oil. George Halliburton said he did repairs to a thresh-1 ing machine. Hullen, jr., gave orders for them, and spoke of the machine as hit. Went to Hardley to see an injector, and heard Hullen, junr., buy it. In buying it he said nothing about his father. Vpplied to Hullen, junr., for payment, who said he would pay soon. The father was present, but did not speak. Had asked for payment since. By Mr Orbell—Proved for three days' wages on Hnllen, senr'p, estate.— Henry Fowler, clerk to J. W. Hardley, co-roboratedHardley's evidence generally. —Robert Me^clem, machinist and mill owner, said Hullen, junr , employed him in December <ast to repair his machine. Hullen, senr, told him he bought the machine for his son. Never got paid for the work.—George Chambers also gave evidence. — Henry Hullen, junr, the defendant, said he went to Hardley to get elevator cups made for " Hullen s machine." Hardley asked £6 for an injector. Witness said he would ask his father. Did so, and told Hardley his iather would give £5 for it. Told Hardley the machine was his father's- Also said he would refer the price of the oil to his father. His father owned the machine, and witness only worked for wages. Never got the account from Hardley ; his clerk asked for the amount in the street. Told him that his father would settle it. By Mr Purnell — What Hardley's threa wit nesses said was untrue as to his owning tho machine.—Henry Hullen, sen., said the goods were ordered for him. His son engaged the men for the machine bat he paid their wages himself. Witness gene] rally corroborated the son s evidence — James Relr, of P. and D. Dune m, said Henry Hullen, sen., owned the machine. —The S.M, said tfye evidence was very centradictory, but there was no doubt the credit was given to Hullen, jun., and judgment would be for plaintiftfor amount claimed and costs.—Judgment went by default with coats in W. H. Oollins and Co. v. Peter Good, £411s 2d.

The Shifting of the Convent

Jk. Successful JRiigrfneeringr Work

I The shifting of tbo main building of the A&hburton Convent from its site in the Wakanui road, which it has occupied so long, to a new tite in Havelock street immediately behind the Church of the Holy Name, was one of the largest engineering undertakings ever attempted in Ashburton. Its successful accomplish ment is a matter for congratulation to | all concerned in the work. It was said ! during the progress of the building along the street that patience, perseverance, pluck, and traction engines could accomp lish anything after that, but the joker who mad© the remark forgot to add that all these aids to success would have been useless without the brain to devise the plan. It was a serious undertaking indeed, and now that one sees tho huge building standing on its new site, and like a Saul among the people, head and shoulders higher than any, overlooking all the others, one can hardly realise that it was removed from the far distant site it came from, with the ease with which the work was done. When the powers that be in the matter decided to have the Convent shifted to the more convenient site, and to make alterations and additions to the Convent buildings, tenders were invited for the work in one job. Tenders were received indeed, but all were too high for the purse of the sisters of the order to whom the property belonged. Ultimately it was decided to do the work by day labor, and Mr Stewart, a Nelson gentleman, who has done much of this kind of rough engineering work, aod a good deal of the work that has been done in connection with the houses of the order in this colony, was sent for to superintend the job. When he arrived and had examined the main building, he was far from sanguine that it would be strong enough to bear the strain of a " flitting," body bulk, from the one site to the other, and was by no means in love with the idea. Ultimately, however, when Mr William Sutherland had been consulted, and a plan for moving the building had been submitted by that gentleman, Mr Stewart saw that it was feasible, and was ready to carry it out. He procured the heavy timbers recom mended to make an "under carriage" for the house that was to be moved, and having placed those timbers in position, and braced the whole edifice as taut as a ship, the whole was ready for the voyage. On June 4 the building was commenced upon by the gang of men who had the work of shifting in hand. It took some time to get the huge load oat upon the highway, head on to the road it had to travel, but the delicate task was performed safely, and then the men saw wh»t was be fore them. They had to shift a solid two storey wooden building 13()chain«or theie bv. Aad the building measured 80ft long, 36ft wide, by 48ft high, and was roughly estimated to weigh about 100 tons. The moveablo tramways that were laid down for the rollers to work on did their duty admirably, and the ease with which the traction engines did their work —wheels blocked for a purchase, and working two sets of three sbeave bully blocks, rove with heavy hempen rope, with strong steel wire ropes for the direct strain—was the object of as much astonishment as admiration. After fairly getting under way the journay from the o'd site to the town belt wag com oaratively child's play. The course then had to be down the belt to Havelock street, and for a time some of those en cased in the work thought o? moving along as they then stood—broadside on— »nd so s<*ve th<* difficult work of turning, both at the point they then occupied and *t the eitrance to Have'ock street. To this intention Mr Sutherland objected, and ultimately his idea prevailed, the turnings were made, «nd the houae came along end on. But all this was not done without interruption by bad weather. As the hage building loomed up in the unwanted position on the belt, and its rapid progress was noted, it soon became a subject of interest to the townspeople, and crowds went to watch its progress and inspect the modus operandi, The turn to enter Havelock street was soon effected and once into that street the nro gress made wan astonishing. On Wed' nesday, ,»une 13. the building reached the railway line in the afternoon, and there it had to remain until the last press message for the night had passed over the wires. This wait was made necessary by fche fact that though New Zealand is nob perhaps as far advanced in civilisation (thank God) as the great Modern Babylon, with its unceasing flood of telegrams from all parts of the world, it has daily newspapers that require to be fed with news ; but from two o'clock in the morning till nine our wires are still, and any news sent from outside the colony during this Interregnum must wait. And the convent had to wait, i and wait it did. As soon as the last wire went through, Mr Guinness, who was in charge of the telegraph wire job, had i every one of the wires taken off four of the poles—two on each side of the cross ing—and as soon as they were dislodged they fell to the ground, and were all gathered together and buried in a trench that had been dug for the purpose, Twenty minutes waa all the time occupied in crossing the line after the wires were pui; out of harm's way, but during the time the building was crossing the line it presented a most weirdly picturesque scene, Lights—parafine torches—had bean borrowed from the Fire Brigade for the purpose of lighting the way, and four of these flaming torches on <>ach side of the building gave a most peculiar appear ance to the leviathan as It crept across the line. Clear of all railway and tele graphic obstructions, the men were sent home, and next day they resumed work like giants refreshed, and a few hours more saw the building opposite its new site. Bad weather stopped the work again, but with fair weather on Tuesday, the house was fairly put upon the site it is intended to occupy, not, however, before another " broadside on" difficulty had been successfully negotiated. During the whole work nobody could have been more anxious or earnest about the success of the work than were the Very Jiev. Father O'Donnell and his popular curate Father Hyland. They were on the spot early and late with a kindly smile and a friendly word of encouragement for everybody, and the athletic writer of this tale begins to fancy that, though he oould give either of them a stone or two in weight, they must be better stuff than he i?, for while he has been smothering In a most intract able and irreducible cold ever since that fateful wet morning when the house crossed the line—a fire in Hampstead must needs happen the same night, too, and send everybopy tramping through the mud—tbey seem to have sailed along without any sign at all of having suffered. Good luck to »hem. The work of shifting the minor buildings at the old site will go on aasily; the ordinary wheel truck will suffice for that j and when all that has been done, the carpenters and joiners under Mr Stewart will start with a fair field and no favor. The thanks of the Catholic friends are.due to Mr Suther land, who was a sort of deusamachina in the workj to Mr Stewart who made a grand adjutant in its execution; and to Mr Phil Norman, who made a euperb

sergeant major. Thejjoet said " Tis not in mortals to command success But we'll do more, Sempronius, we'll deserve it." They deserved, because they worked for ifc, fearing nothinc, daring everything ; and they succeeded. On the fiat, that is, not counting the time oecujiei at «he turnings, the "actual steaming time" taken to cover the 130 chains wai just forty hours.

Tinwald Racing Club.

j The annual meeting of the Tinwald i Racing Club was held last evening in Mr Stoned hotel. There was a fair attend' ance and Mr E. Gates occupied the chair. committee's kepoet and balance sheet. The Committee's report was read as follows:— In presenting their annual report and balance sheet your Committed have again to congratulate the member)) on the success attained during the last season both as re" gards the financial position of the Club and a pleasant meeting, the popularity rf the meeting being fully maintiinrd by the large attendance of the public and increased num ber of entries. The Comtni tee s'artei fie season with a credit balance of f 15i Is Id, the total receipts for the season amounted to £373 4s Bd, made up from the following source?—mi mbers' subscriptions, £21 19a 6d; racing fees, £88 7s 6d; privileges, £23 9a; totalisator, £126 8s 2d; gates, cards and fiats, £88 Os 6d ; Selling race, £18; interest, £7. Expenditure—Course improveme t?« £8 63:fee.3 to officials, £37 Is 6d; stake, £209; stamp duty, £20 16s lOd ; bind, £9; printing and advertising, £26 6s; pet*y cash, sundries and insurance, £12 10s W ; leaving a credit balance of £204 6s 4d. Al though there was a considerable falling off in the investments on the totalisator, the deficit has been more than compensated by the larger number of entries and increased at t-mdance. Your Committee decided to ereo two totalisatora, one at £1 shares and one a 10s shares, and they consider the new tys° tern to have been successful and of more benefit to investors. In framing the pro gramme the suggestions of last year's Com mittee were adopted, the Hurdle Race being expungld and a flat rate of seven furlongs substituted, which was well supported by owners, and the distance of the trot was re duced to two miles. In view of the number and quality of the horses now owned and trained in the district your Committee would stronely recommend that in framing the programme the advisableness of raising the stakes and making the majority of the events open should be earnestly considered, as they ; consider by so doing a much larger support would be given to the Club by outside owners and others. The course and build ings are respectively in fair condition and repair, and the expense io maintaining same should be small. Owing to the snmliness of the Secretary's and Steward's room much in convenience ia felt by the officials and others and some means should be adopted to increase the accommodation. Before closing their comments your Committee desire to draw under the notice of members the strenuous effarrs made by the Ashburton Racing Club in endeavouring to make the Country Clubs Racing Association a success, and the thanks of country clubs should be tendered to this body. Although perhaps the Club did not meet with that support which such an ob ject warranted, their action may yet cause other Clubs to see the importance of such an association, and take a more decided interest in furthering its objects. The balance sheet showed the ex penditure for the year to have been £322 19s 5d and receipts £373 4s 8d leaving a credit balance for the year of £50 08,3 d. The principal items of ex penditure were :—Stakes £209 ; tntall eator, stamp duty, £2016s lOd ; printing and advertising £26 ss, In receipts the totalisator commission on £1389 10? and surplas was £126 8s 2d, the nominations, acceptances and entries were £88 7s 6 i and the "gates" were £67 5*61, A credit balance was brought forward from last year of £154 Ila Id, making a present * credit balancs of £204 6« 4d. The chairman in moving the adop ion of the report and balance sheet pointed out that the recommendation with 7 regard bo the raising of stakes was not of a great extent. There were a lot of good horses in the district and he thonght It was ad visable to open almost all the races. Mr Stone seconded the adoption. The finances had been managed aa economi cally as possible, and he thought the year hid been a successful one, and they had £00 to the good. The club had had a fixed deposit in the bank of £140 and to thin during the year £35 had been added making a present fixed deposit of £175 and there was a balance in hand of over £29. The report and balance stnet were adopted unanimously. The election of officer* resulted an Follows :—President—Mr G. A. M. Buck ley. Viee-Preaidents — Messrs Donald McLean, Todhunter, and H. H. Wright Judge—Mr E. 6. Crisp. Stewards- Messrs John Clark, J. M. Hampton, Dr Tweed, R. M. Cuthbertson, O. Doherfcy, E. Redmayne, G. James, Dixon, E. Gates, Jr»hn Stephens, Dr. Leahy. Committee—Mesa rs W. H. Bell, John Clark, E. Gates, John Stephen, E. Redmayne, James Hampton, C. Dohnrty, J. Heseltine* J. M. Hampton, B. Hanks and G. James. Treasurer— Mr T. Stone. Clerk of the Scales—Mr A. J. Kelty A heirty vote of thanks was passed to the retiring officers and stewards. A meeting of the new Committee was then held. Mr E, Gates was unanimously elected Chairman for the ensuing year. Mr l. Heseltine was elected as clerk of the course. Mr Piper as star&er and Messrs W. Cress well) and J; 0, Duncan as handicappers, "the former for galloping events and the latter for trotting events. Ie was resolved to hold the U3u*l annual meeting; on New Year's Day. Mention was mad a of the valuable ser vices rendered by the Secretary, and it was unanimously decided that a bonus of £3 3s be passed to him. A hearty vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the meeting. ■"^m^^Sl.'TS

Stud Sheep for Sydney.

The shipments by Christchurcfa firms to Sydney of stud sheep for the sales will be i despatched per Tasmania, (totokinc, and Wakatipu this week. The Loan and Mercantile Agency send about 500 head, of which the following local sheep form a portion:—On account of Mr J. G. Restell, Shropshire Down rams; on account of Mr R. M, Olark, English Leicester rams ; on account of Mr P. M. Rickm&n, stud and flock Shropshire Down and English Leicester rams and ewes ; and for a client, Romney Marsh rams (bred by the Hon. Mathew Holmes, at hU Oaatieroofc estate). All are con signed to the company's Sydney branch, and in charge of their j own Btaff. Mr *F. C. Tabarfc Bends—On account ot Mr John Grigg (Longbeach), 300 of various breeds, including 200 Shropshire Down ewes; and on account of other owners 100 Lincoln, Romney, and Border Leicester ewes, in lamb to special stud rams ; 50 Lincoln and Lincoln Leicester ram lambi; besides smaller lines for other clients, Mr J. T. Ford sends English Leicester rams on account of Messrs Digbv and" Jeff, Ashburton, and Mr H. A. Knight (Racecourse Hill). Messrs Pyne and Co. send* 408 English and Border Leicester rams. Mr E, G, Stave ley, in conjunction with the National Mortgage Company, sends 20 English Leicester stud rams. The total is. about 1700.

THJfI AfcfHBURTOJN GUABDIAN: THURSDAY, JUNE 21, IBU.



_ _-„____«____ usmess Notices _____--»_-_. GBEAT FORCED SALE, G. J. NEILL'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 PRICE. Heavy Twill Sheeting, 2 yards wide, 9£d Dress Goods 2£d White Caiioo, Is lid doz. Dress Tweeds, 4|d Unbleached Calico Is lid doz. Dress Goods, s|d Heavy Flannellette, 3sd yard These are all less than half price All wool Grey Flannel, 7|d Black Silk Velvet 4s 6d, reduced to la 9d CHILDKEN S ULSTERS, 2s lid WOMEN'S ULSTERS, 4s lid Htn'a Tweed Salts, 13s 6d Extra heavy Winter Suits, 19s 6d Heavy Colonial Tweed Suits, 39a 6d re- Boys' Tweed Suits, 3s lid duced to 25s 6d Men's Tweed Trousers, 6s lid Men's 8s 6d Moles, reduced to 6s lid Boys' Caps, 6d BOOTS. BOOTS, IMUv'h <■*■ -l.iriml Mad» Nailed Shooters, 7s Men's Colonial Made Bluchers, 4s lid n ; * .■ ■ :-h,,e« ,*i! aiae«, 4a lid Boys' Strong Nailed Bootß, 63 9d ( VERY PAIR OP BOOTS IN THE HOUSE REDUCED. j . his is no Catchpenny, reducing only one or two lines to take the eye EVERYTHING BEDUOED TO LESS THAN COST PRICE, as we must j have the money. G, 3, NEIL L, FRIEDLANDER'S BUILDINGS, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON I CASH! CASH 111 ! LOOK! LO OK!! Finest Roller Flour Lower than Ever, ■ 251bs 2s Od. 501bs 3s 10|d lOOlbs 7s 6d. 2001bs 14s 251b Moir's Oatmeal 2>i 6d Mixed Feel 8d per lb, 21b for Is 3d B«ht M*aritiuß Su«?ar 2|d perlb Fine and Coarse Salt 6s per owt. Fine»* Currants (best cleaned}'3|d per lb Baking Soda 3d per lb, 51b for Is New bultanas 4|d per lb Fsaenc» of Coffee 7M per bottle Plaid Vest UK from 3|J p«r dozen Keroser.o 150 degrees test, water white EUotric Candless 1 perlb, 121b for 5j 3d odorlese, 6a por tin, 12s per owe Cream Tartar (pure) Is 2d per lb Brown's Corn Flour, 3|d per lb Finest-. S»go, T«piocft and Split Peas Sheep Tongues, 10J per tin l|d per lb, 7lb a Is Our Own Sauce 5d per bottle Finr 't J.-«pin Bice 2|d per lb, 51b als Large Tins Kdmond's BAing Powder Kew Raisins 4} per lb 11(l Per *n —BEMBMBBR— PATRONISE THE FIRM WHO BROUGHT DOWN THE PRICES. ALL GOODS DELIVERED. FLETCHER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STORES, TAST STREET, NFXT THE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. And 107, and 109 Lower High Street, Christehutch. MMW| Q | «MHHI AGENTS>r the following Brands of TEAS— Rger, Matchless, Nabob, Arab, Countess, Monarch, Nelson and Moate's, Jameson and Anderson's, etc. Complete Price Lists to be ready shortly, and will be delivered to anyone on application. Special Prices to large consumers, DON'T MISS THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY. Edwards, Bennetts, & Co*a Stock, r* T T>~ 4.1- iV C\rx HAD ten Buyers out on Wednesday lib J-> .D 6 BXII 6C O^#» Morning, to pick up any bargains • offering at the above sale. aHE FOLLOWING ARE A FEW OF THE LINES MARKED FOR SALE TO-DAI. 50 Pairs White Blankets from ** "d per pair 27 Pttiw Colored l-Mankots from 63 lid per pair 453 yarda Crewdson'a Calicoes from 24d per yard 335 yard. I eather Shirtings from 4M per yard 1000 yards Fast Color Flannellettes from 2*<T per yard LADIES ALL WOOL CASHMERE HOSE IOJd pr pair 102 PAIRS OEF EBBATKU IMPERIAL CORSETS, 2s 9d worth 4a U 13 Men's Tweed Suits 193 Jd worth 27a 8d 40 M.nV Tweed Trousers 5a lid worth 9s 6d 18 Men's Tweed Troupers 7s lid worth U* M 150 Boys' Tweed Suits from 3j lid upwards ■•..■,;!• v, : w-;->\y> AND DOOKS FOR PRICES. <H$ TANG BED STREET.



. Warned. ! rPEN per Cent Discount in all Cash I JL Purchases from 6s up wards (stamps excepted) for One Month.—H. M. Jonks a LOT of Yoyng Ladies' Journals, back ■-*- numbers, three for Is; other publications, 21, 4i and Is each. —H. M. Jones. _ WANTED" "Known ~ The Cheapest Honso in town for First-class Millinery awl Drapery is H. C. Segeks Melford House. IF you want good prime Cheese and Bacon, try Taylok, East Street Bakery. 6 109 r^OAL. Coal. Coal.—lf you want \J Cheap Coal and Firewood just try C. Spray, the old site opposite Mercantile Store. 6 46 PRIME Christchurch smoked and Lewis' pale cured Bacon Hams, best Akaroa and local-made Cheeses from sd, at Taylor's, East Street Bakery. 6110 BOOKS. — Eighty-two more New Books just added to Circulating Library. Terms easy. Birthday Cards. —John Marsben. 6 105 IF you wish your pocials and parties to be successful, buy your cake, pastry, etc, at Taylor's, East Street Bakery. Parties supplied on the shortest notice. 6111 : i^DWARDS, Bennett's Sale. Grand lot E-- new and fashionable Furs and Mantles ; half price. Come and take your pick at Mas Adams. 1 ____—_—___——_——_—————______________ WANTED to Purchase, field peas and onions. J. Thomas, Mavelock street. 6 61; WANTED Known—All goods in Show Boom to be slaughtered at any price.—Arcade Bouse. 4 28 WANTED Known-L W Pants 3s lid, Flannel Shirts 33 9d, Worsted Socks 6d per pair.—Arcade House 425 j^S ALE now on —White Calico 2a lid per *^ dozen, Towels 2s 6d per dozen, Laoe, Curtains, from Is lid per pair, ai: Arcade House. 4 27 WANTED Known.— Mrs Hooper, Monthly Nurse, Alford Forest Road, will be pleased to receive patients. Terms moderate. 5 112 W' ANTED Known—The whole of the stock to be sacrificed by order of | the Purchaser, Arcade House. 4 26 C^RUSHED Oats, 03 per sack. Al J kinds of Farm and Mill Produce cheap for cash.—J. Thomas, Havelook Street) 1 Sale. Trimmed Millinery * going at any price Ladles' Under clothing reduced to 20 per cent, below cost.—Arcade Home. 4 64 iy ATCHES, Clocks, etc., (all guaran '* teed) at wholesale cost for one month only. Now's your time.—Lums den's, 3 219 GOOD afternoon, Mrs Smith. Not feeling well 1 Have a cup of Health Tea! Nothing so invigorating and strengthening i My word, Mrs Brown, this is simply lovely. Wholesale and retail at Zander's. OYSTERS and Fresh Fish of all sorts arrive evening per express at Deep Sea Fishing Co."a Shop, Burnett street Ashburton. 2 62 WANTED Known — Men's strong Tweed Suite from 16s 6i j shirts from 2s 6d,—Arcade House. 4 24 NO more Indigestion ; no more ncr vcusoese trom indulging in toe much tea drinking, for those who drink Health Tea. One trial will convince you. Henry Zani>bf, Authorised Agent. iOST, May 12, Chestnut H»ck mare, j height 15.2, star on forehead, scar on inside hind leg in line just above honks. When lost was shod with bar shoes on front fact and had on cover. Information rewarded. H. C. Seoerb, Melford House. IyTRS ALCOKN has on sale for he i-VJL Holidays a varied assortment of Toys, Dolls, Prams, Fancy Goods, and Christmas Presents—Saunders Buildings. WANTED Known.—All genuine Oil skins, Leggings, Sou-Westers marked Yarmouth—Mitchell<feTurner. «nr ANTED Known—The Corner Is VV showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier. of Warehouseman's Stock at, O Mitchell & Turner's. Cheap lines in all departments. WANTED Known. — Mens Lweed Suits 15s Bd, Men's Tweed Troupers' 7s lid, Mens' Strong Flannellette Shirts 2s 6d, Mens' and boys' Boots ai.d Shoes greatly reduced.—Arcade House. 465 WANTED Known. — Embroideries from Id a yard, Corsets 3s lid, ladies' Ulsters from4s lid, Ladies' Gloves four pair for Is, Kid Gloves four buttons Is 6d.— Arcade House. 63 j WANTED Known.-3lbs of our noted 2s Tea for 5s Id. For other quotations see Price List on Pas;e 3.—John Orr & Co. 6}97 / i UNrf ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock V..X of Gunsj usfc 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. Hardley's Sporting Repository WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Kegatta Shirts, all sizes ( i with or without collars, 2s 6d.—W. H.l Collier. WANTED Known—All accounts due in tha Estate of Robem Alcorn must be paid at once. Office hours : 10 to 1 and 2 to 4, Saunders' Buildings. U/ ANTED Known — Spectacles, Eye VV Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical me at S. S^lek's, Optician. f CHOICE Ornaments, Folding Screens,' \J Own make in Ladies' and Children's Underclothing. Aprons. a»id Pinafores.— Mrs Alcobw, Saunders' Buildings. BANIi ! Bang j s»i) S 1 My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Ky nock's and, Cluo Cartridges, , Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and aU sporting materials of the first quality at J. W. Hakdley's, Gun Erapo»"'um. WAN_ED, Everybody to use Titaa Soap, greatest marvel of the age. H. Zander, Sole Agent. HEALTH TEA is more esonomica than ordinary tea. It undergoe a process whereby the injurious ingre dients are eliminated, whilst it renders the release of tho better properties of the j leaf more easy. Henry Zander, Autho I rised Agent -1 *~KE"aTING''* POW7»ER~ "destroys" Bugs I Flea-, Moths, Beetles and aU other insects whilst quite h»nnlesa to domestic animals In terminating Beetles the succesß of J this Powder is extraordinary. It is per ! fectly clean in application. See the article you purchase is KEATING'^, as imitations 1 are noxious pud ineffectual. Tins, 6d, Is fid, '2s 6d each. S»ld by all chemists



Wanted j WANTED Known.—No more wet clothes and bronchitis, Yarmouth Oilskin to hand.—MiTcnELL & Turner OTICFI .Notice Sport for al- Guns let out on hire or sold on tiras payments. Havinsj a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to i repair Guns or any description. Gun fit tings in st^ck. Prices low.—J. W Hakdlev, Iromaonger, etc. I \\/ ANTED Known.— Just received a w Large Winter Stock of Boots. Liberal discount for cash. As usual, we do the best work. Repairs done at once. A staff of men always ready at J. Moison's, the Premier Bootmaker, Town Hall Boob Store, East Street, Ashburton. 5 153 NEW Indoor Games Accordeons from 8a 6J, Autoharps and Zithers, [Photo Albums md Frames, Opals for I painting on, Oil and Water colors, and 1 Artists Requisites, new Books and new 1 Editions, cheap reading ; all it reduced I prices for Cash.— L. F. Andbewjes & Co Stationers' Hall. FREdTs. JEFFRIES, Manufactur ing Confectioner, has opened a Shop in last street, next " The Corner,' for sale of all kinds of superior Con fectionery. Nothing inferior sold. No cheap cigarettes. §114 fITANTED Known—Before baying YV four Hats come and see our Stock. Greatest variety to choose from tn Aahberton. All marked very Cheap, — H. C. Segeks, Melford House. business notices. Important watchviakim announcement 8. Salek, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER and MANUFACTURING JEWELLER, OEGS to announce the arrival of a LARGE STCfK. OF ROTHERHAM'S MATERIALS for Watch Repairs. Every Single Part (ready finished) of a Rotherham's Watch kept; also a Large Stock of Finished Parts for all other Watches. Where repairs through Breakages are needed, time and expense is thus saved in finishing which means, Money. 8- SALEK therefore announces what must prove a Greet Consideration these Hard Times. AIBIG REDUCTION IN THE COST OV WATCH REPAIRS. Repairs entrusted to S. SALEK means RELIABLE WORKMANSHIP, SATIS FACTION & LOWEST CHARGES. Jewellery Repairs receive Special attention. —— SIGHT TESTING by Lazarus' System. SPECTACLES to suit all sights. WHAT TO DO WITH OUR BOYS 9 Clothe them well with SUPERIOR CLOTHING, to be had at the TVT E w yEALAND € lotStlng- Fi&cfory. —JUVENILE DEPARTMENT — Boya' All Wool Suits, our own make, 10a. Boys' Tweed Sailor Suits, <mr own make, lls 9d. Boys' D.B. Knicker Suits, made to yt.ur order. Boys' Norfolk Suits, hundreds of patterns to choosfl from Boys' Three-garment Suite from 2ls 6d. — SPECIAL — Tf your Boys are hard to fit we will make to their measure from any of our large range of tweeds, and at ready made prices. Boya' Macfarlane Overcoats, deep capes. Boys' Overcoats from 10=i 9J. Boys' Reefers from 10d 6i. Boys' Odd Knickers in serges and tweeds. Boys' Tweed Caps from 6d. Boys' Sailor Caps, in cloth Vid seigbs, from Is 3d. Boys' School Boots from 4s 6d. — SPECIAL. - It will B»ve you money by buying your boots at the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, ALEX. HENDRY. Manager



DOLLAR CTGARETTEB 3d per packet THAI 1 which brings most light and hope to poorest homes is] Titan Soap



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