MAIL NOTICES,

Mails close for the following places as under subject to the necessary alterations :— THURSDAY, January 4. For Northern Ports, Australian Colonies, and for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, via Brinctisi, Point de Galle, India, China, Japan, etc., per Hauroto, at 6.30 a.m.. Due London February 20.

Ashburton Guardian Megna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1894. SIR ROBERT STOUT.

The news that a petition has been lodged against the return of Sir Robert Stout for Wellington has taken the country quite by surprise, as it was not till within the past few days that any hint reached the public of any such step being intended, Such a hint was recently given, but it was followed by an intimation that the contemplated petition had been abandoned because of the promoters being unable to find security for the costs of trial, it baing added that the Licensed' Victuallers' Association had been applied to in that behalf, but had declined to give the required guarantee. But the difficulty must in some way have been overcome, for it now transpires that the petition was lodged barely in time, but yet ap parently just in time to set the law in motion. The Election Petitions Act prescribes that such a petition must be presented l( within twenty-eight days after the Returning Officer has declared the candidate duly elected." That declaration was made in Sir Robert's case on the first of December, and the petition was lodged on the twenty-ninth, that is just wittiin the twenty eight days after the Ist. It is true it was not opened till the morn ing of the 30th, but that cannot affect the case, as the fact of lodgment with the proper officer within the appointed time, is a sufficient compliance with the law, It may, therefore, be taken for granted—unless the petitioners back out before the time fixed for the en quiry—that the case will come on i'or hearing in due course. We gather from our telegrams that the grounds of the petition are tVe making by an authorised agent of the candidate of bets or risks on the result of the elec tion, and various illegal expenditure, etc. This does not necessarily mean an allegation that the candidate autho rised the beta to be made—-it is ex ceedingly improbable that Sir Robert could have given any authority of the kind—but it is not necessary to prove this to render the election invalid. If the illegal act was committed ivith out the knowledge of the candidate by a person who can be proved to have been his authorised agent, the candi date is disqualified, as will be seen by a reference to the Acts bearing on the I matter. To begin with, the Electoral ' Act of last session (section 163) de j clares " any wager, bet, or other risk " on the result of an election to be an illegal practice within the meaning of The Corrupt Practices Prevention xlct, 1881. Turning to the last-cited statute we find that section 18 requires the Elec- j tion Court to report to the Speaker in writing <r whether the candidate has been guilty by his agents of any illegal practice in reference to such election, 5' and enacts that the following conse quences fahajl ensue upon such report,' that is to say ;— ---«< (a) If the report is that any illegal practice has been proved to have been committed in reference to such election j by or with the knowledge and consent of any candidate, that candidate shall not be capable of being elected to or of sitting in the Mouse of Representatives diprincj the ihrce mars next after the date of the report, anql h£s election, if he has been elected, shall be void j and he shall further be subject to the same incap&ftitieg f as if at the date of the report he bad been convicted of such illegal practice ; and (6) if the report is that a candidate at such election has been guilty by his agents of any illegal practice jn reference to such election, that candidate shall not 'be .capably of being elected to or sitting in the House of. Representatives

]for the said district during the Parha- \ 1 ment for which the election was held,; and his election, if he has been elected, i shall be void." It will thus be seen that if the fact of an illegal practice or illegal practices by an agent of the candidate be proved then the peti tioners must succeed. We have of course no idea os to whether they are in a position to prove it—that remains to be seen. Meantime it appears, as will be seen by the text in another column, that the petitioners aver a number of things, any of which, if proved, would invalidate Sir Robert's return. The result of the inquiry will be looked forward to with great interest.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Johnatone has resigned the Commiss ionership of Central Africa. Mr Richard Bird, ex-Mayor of the borougb, has had a well deserved walk over fo; the seat at the Council rendered vacant by Mr John Orr's election to the civic chair. A letter from beyond the colony addressed as under was received at the Ashburton Post Office during the month of October and is still unclaimed — Charles H. Wood. On Friday Mr Gladstone received letters and telegrams from all parts of the world congratulating him on the celebration of his eighty-fourth birthday. The French Government encourage the friendly relations between the Pope and the Czar with a view to weaken the Triple Alii. anee. With this issue we present our readers with our Sheet Almanack for 1894 Ie is, we venture to think, a credit to the printer, and will be an ornament to the walls of many a house and office, Mr Harry Norman, formerly of Dunedin, stage manager for Mr Band Holt,, was married at Sydney on the 14th inst. to Miss Elizabeth M'Comas, eldest daughter of the late Mr R. N. M'Comas, of Sydney, Mr Norman's large circle of friends throughout the colony will wish him the best of good fortune. At Albury a few days ago, a Chinaman named Goon Chung was fined £50, and ordered to pay £100 poll-tax, with the alter native of two years' imprisonment, for evad ing payment of th<» poll-tax on his entry into New South Wales. He had paid a man £1 for rowing him across the river and had been arrested when getting into a train for Sydney at a roadside station An interesting ruling in a divorce case has been made by a Cincinnati Judge. A woman who had secured a divorce applied to the Court to restore her maiden name, but was refused on the ground that there were chil dren. The Court held that it was the com mon law that the children should be pro tected in their name. The ruling, siays a Home paper, will be universally approved as being common sense as well as common law. The Executive of the Danedin Licensed Victuallers' Association, in their quarterly report, tay that they are not able to give advice re lie using elections until the nominations are made. These should be ! left to temperate minded men free from the influence ot publicans, brewers, or prohibitionists. They trust the trade will do their utmost to carry out the law re local option poll in a fair and legitimate manner, ; directions for which will be given in due time. When the Tinwald people lay themselves out for a holiday they certainly see it through in the most thorough manner, and the ball at Stone's on Monday night was a fitting sequel to the splendid success of the day's racing. Capital music was provided by Mrs Claridge (piano), Messrs H., Gates (violin) and McDonald (cornet). Refresh ments were provided by Mr H. Jewett in a style of which the first-rate catering on the racecourse oaly afforded a slight foretaatß. The hall was well filled, and dancing was kept up till three a.m. on Tuesday, the whole affair being a great success. A case arising out of a revolver accident was lately dscided in the County Court at Melbourne, before Judge Gaunt and a jury of four. Edwin J. Prendergasfc, a bank clerk, claimed £500 damages from G. T. Strange, bank manager, and his wife, Margaret Strange, for injuries which he had received through the negligence of the female defen dant in firing off a revolver, the bullet from which lodged in the plaintiff's arm, necessi tating considerable expense and two opera tions. The defence was that Mrs iStrange picked up the revolver, thinking it was an old broken weapon with which the children were in the habit of playing. It was further contended that the plaintiff had contributed to the occurrence by leaving the revolver in an unusual place, viz., on the dining-room table. The jury, after being locked up until 9.30 p m., found a three-fourths verdict for the defendants with coats. The monthly meeting of the Ashburton Amateur Cycling and Athletic Club was held in the Arcade Chambers on Thursday evening. There was a fair attendance of members, and Captain Stephens occupied the chair. The Secretary reported that Mr G. A, M. Buckley, president of the Club had offered a prize valued at £5 5a for a road race to Laghmor and back, to be followed at an early date by an afternoon excursion for members to Laghmor. The announcement was received with great enthusiasm. Four new members were elected, and one lady rider elected to the complimentary list. Arrangements for the ensuing road race were made, and it was decided thai; it take place on Wednesday, January 17, starting from the corner of Carter's terrace, Tinwald roadj punctually at three p.m. Mr William Sheaman was unanimously elected, to the office of treasurer in the place of Mr K. Zander, who had resigned on account of pressure of private business. Apologies were received from several members away on summer holidays. An action for £1000 for slander amd libel brought by the Rev F. Nicouleau> Roman Catholic priest, and others, in Fiji, against the Rev J. P. Chapman, Wesleyan mis sionary, has resulted in a yerdiet for the defendant on all the issues. The action arose out of some correspondence (;hafc had been warmly conducted in the local press, principally between the missionaries of the Roman Catholic and Wesleyan Methodist Churches, The case lasted ten days* A Fiji correspondent forwards the following additional particulars of the case :—" The celebrated or notorious action which some of the priests of the Marlst Mission were com pelled in self-defence to taije against & Wesleyan missionary has been tried and i done with. As the plaiutiffa stated that they had received no pecuniary damage from the Blanker and libel, they technically lost the action; but the Chief Justice, in stating his reason for deciding that the defendant should say his own costs, commented very severely q» his ' misconduct,' which, his Honor said, was 'both mischievous and dangeeous to the peace of the colony."

THE WEATHER.

ALFORD STATION.

The following is the Meteorological report for the week ending December 31, 1893 :—

Rainfall during December—Alford Forest, 554 inches ; Alford Station, 2"20 inches. Rainfall during year?. 1890-93: —

TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL AT CHERTSEY FOR DECEMBER.

MONTHLY RECORD FOR 1893.

KAINFALL AT CHERTSEY FOR 14 YEARS.

"Rough on Her."

Ifnder this heading we published in a re cent issue a report of a shearers' meeting held at Silverstream, in which a certain member of the Union named Sullivan moved a resolution, which was carried, advising Mrs Garmson to give up Unionism, and buy a sewing machine. It was th s resolu tion, and what the ungallant Sullivan said in moving it, that suggested the heading we put to our condensation of the "Tiroaru Herald's" report of the meeting. Mrs Garmson now replies to Mr Sullivan, and the heading might now be very properly altered to " Rough on him." The whole affair arose out of a refusal on the part of the Shearers' Union Coaference held at Ashburton to' re cognise the claims to the union's support of a rertain Mr Stephen Boreham, who was aspiriDg. to parliamentary honors. Mrs Garmson, in her letter disposes of the Boreham business in one act, and thus counters on Mr Sulliva :—Perhaps Mr Sullivan would like to have a Foyal Com mission to euqui c into the pros and cons of this case. If so Ido hope in the warmth of his Irish heart that he will pay the uost of the enquiry as the union is not sufficiently strong ia funds to allow of a six months' conference twice a year just to discuss Mr S. Boreham's merits or demerits re unionism. When a man does his duty by his fellow men he need not care whether he be em ployer or employee. It ia not against the bos 3or for that purpose that the union is run, b:t to bring employer and employee more closely in touch, and anyone who would widen the breach between capital aud la 1 or by word or dccl, knows very little of unionism. The wild ravings and false representations of Mr Sullivan where I am concerned, can do me no harm, for every one who knows Mrs Garmson knows I am not in favor of long hours of labor. Aa to the workers of New Zealand being only fit to shovel up gravel: How those men have let their tongues run away with their better judgment, or they would not have brought ridicule on their own heads by talking such utter nonsense. Indeed, it would have been much better if Mr Shaw or Mr Sullivan had written a paper on Land Nationalisation, a State Bank, or some other such work, and had it debated in the spare hours of the shed hands, than calling a meeting and passing a childish and trashy resolution abouh a woman to whose face they would not have uttered one tenth of the rot they raved about when she was not present. I would suggest that Mr Sullivan be sent to Ohristehurch in April next, as the delegate from whichever branch he belongs, to the conference, and I will give him all the satis faction he may demand, anything short of rolling up my sleeves. I had almost forgot to ask that gentleman if he was an agent on commission for the Singer's Sewing Machine Company, and stole a march on your valuable staff by geting an advertise ment on the cheap. I prefer the Wertheim, or the one our dear mo hers used in the bogs —our fingers, me Jewil.—l am etc , A. A. M. Gammon, Treasurer, Christchurch branch A.S. and G.W.U.

The "Adriance Harvester.

A trial of the '• Adriance" harvester, now introduced by M tfenry Z .nder to the farmers of Mid Canterbury, was held at Mr (Gk'orge Oox's farm en Friday in a field cf pats. Ouly two horses were used during the whole of the day's work, and they got through it withouo the least sign of disti't^V. 'lhe light draught of the maeliine is a speci il feature of the " Adriance," and this, added to the ex cellence of its work should re omraend it to agriculturists. Lighc or heavy, tangled or straight, no crop of grain comes amiss to tha new machine, and as the sheaf i-j discharged in such a way chit It receives no j u\ the shaking out of ripe grain is reduced to a minimum. Th<» Adrianoe binder possesses but two features in common with the elevating type cf binder, the reel and the platform apron. With this exception the ays'era is entirely different. The elevation is very limited, and is ace mplished by a positive movement of revolving roller and sprockets- Separation is made by means of the movable binder arm, by which the grain is separated from the receptacle of the elevator and carried to a point near the drfve" wheel before being bound, 'the discharge is ajso a distinctive feature, being made by a fork th^t delivers the' bundle immedkte'y to the reUr lof the binder but out of the way of the noxt swath. Tae driver's posi tion ia on the stubble side ot the grain wheel, the same as ia the singls reaper, and in all the general features the machine is more readily compared with the reaper than the ordinary type of harvester. The. weight ia all carried low, no part except the reel being above the top of the drive wheel, and the machine is, therefore, adapted for use on hilly 'farms and on side liilla where elevator machines are impracticable, The system of making the bundle and tying the knot is also different, and the machine gains largely in • <kafc b.y the great economy iv power m^de through tho low speed of moving part 9 and saving of un neccessary compression. The ' farmers whd saw the machine at work on Friday j In their aiie of j

The Santander Horror.

AN UNPRECEDENTED EXPLOSION

A CITY OF TBE DEAD.

As already briefly reported by cable, a peculiarly shocking fliaasler i as befallen the prosperous Spanish port of Santander. ()n Friday afternoon, November 4, a Spanish steamer, the Oabo Machichaco, with an enormous quantity—computed to be about 500 cases—of what is alleged to have been contraband dynamite on board, was lying in the port moored alongside a wooden jetty at some dis tance from the cify, but in proximity to to a group of houses on the quay. The vessel caught fire in one of her coal bunkers. Efforts were immediately .made to extinguish the flames ; buc while they were in progress the dynamite exploded, with the result that the burning ship was blown to atoms ; the quay, crowded with excited spectators, was completely wrecked ; the loss of life and destruction to property was spread over a very wide area. The steamer was discharging what purported to be general cargo, comprising 2000 torts of iron, many cases of petroleum, 1 a few barrels of wine, and some sacks of floor. Had the dynamite on board been declare! she would not have been per mitted to enter the port; but it appears that the captain declared only twenty cises of the explosive, the remainder, the clandestine destination of which ia still a matter of conjecture, being care fully concealed below. When the alarm was given the danger ari-ing from the presence of dynamite on board, even in the comparatively small quantity declared, was immediately realised; and. the efforts of the customs authorities, the .police, and others who hurried to the assistance of the crew were accordingly directed to removing from the burning ship the cases of dynamite which had been reported. This was successfully accomplished, the 20 cases being landed on the quay and removed to a distance from the steamer, which was close alongside. The fire spread rapidly, in spite of the frantic endeavors of all on the spot to check its progressj and ab half-past 4 o'clock, about an hoar and a* half atter the first outbreak, it reached the hold in which the petroleum was stored. The tug boat, on board of which many of the curious townspeople had scrambled in the hope of witnessing the unusual spectacle of a ship in fUmes being towed out to sea, was ab thia moment alongside the Oabo Machichaco, and the effort to get the burning vessel away from her moorings had not been successful. When the fire reached the petroleum a ' series of tremendous explosions occurred, the petroleum, the ship's boilers, and the enormous cargo of dynamite apparently exploding one after the other. The burn ing ship and the tug at her side dis appeared, bobh being literally blown out of the water, while all on board or in tha immediate vicinity perished instantly. The quay was nob only completely wrecked, but its timbers, Its ironwork, and the large crowd of human beings who were at the moment massed on the part) of it nearest the Cabo Machiehaco's berth were thrown up high into the air, and scattered in all directions on sea and shore, while flaming pieces of woodwork and debris of every description were pro jected immense distances, falling in a shower upon houses, buildings, and street 15, within a radius of over two kilo metres. One detail afioids a startling illustration of the force estimated, far less comprehended. In whatever direction the terror-stricken people turned they beheld evidence of the frightful destruc tion that had taken place and was still proceeding—wrecked and burning dwel lings, injured survivors appealing for assistance, distracted relatives of those who had perished looking for their dead, others anxiously inquiring for absent friends and relatives. Many are reported to hive lost their reason An incident of the cttastrophe w;is the destruction of a railway train which, ladeu with pas sengers, had just arrived at the station when the explosion occurred. The train was wrecked and setonfire and many of the passengers are reported to have perished. When darkness set in the sky was lurid with the rtflacbion of unchecked and un controlled fires in various parts of tha town. Mendez Nunez street, which runs parallel with the quay, was ablaze from one end to the other, and the work of searching for, extricating from confused heaps, and Identifying the dead was car ried on amid the brilliant but awful illumination. Nobody attempted to cope with the fhmes, which raged all night, block after block of buildings being des troyed until the whole street was burned out. During this night of terror the people in thousands abandoned their homes and fled to the fields and outlying villages, while scenes of the most terrible desciiption were being enaoted in all the streets surrounding and approaching the harbour. Abandoned children were wandering about weeping piteously for their parents, and In the course of the morning many of these were collected together in the Town Hall and cared for as well as might be. Many of the injured were also found hiding in out-of-way places in a state of abject terror, some indeed being in a perfectly imbecile condition. On Saturday morn ing Santander, which twenty-four hours previously had been, with good reason* i counted among the most flourishing towni in all Spain, resembled a city of the dead* The Fhops remained closed, the streets were for the most p%rt deserted, and the ' houses remained just as they had been abandoned during the gnight by their 1 terror-stricken occupants. It is computed that between 600 and 1000 people were killed ; but as yet no authoritative state ment as to the actual loss of life sustained ' in the catastrope has been published. Santander, a thriving seaport on the north coast of Spain, stands on an inlet: to the Bay of Biscay, about equally dis tant fromOviedoonthewestandSanSebag tian on the east, and by rail 31£> miles north of Madrid. The town occupies a picturesque site, but is quite modern in appearanoe and has few buildings of note. Ot its former convents, one now serves as i a theatre; another as a cigar factory, t giving employment to about 1000 people. The remaining industries are chiefly breweries, cotton, paper, and flour mills, iron foundries, and shipbuilding yards. Santander is a favorite seaside resort in summer. The population ia 1887 was 41,829. It was here Charles I embarked for England after his trip to the Spanish Court. The town was sacked by Soult in 1808.

Holloway's rirxs. —With changing tem perature ;th<s digestion becomes impeireS, liver disordered^ aud mini ' despondent. The cause of these irregularities is easily removed loy the use qf Hollowq.y fs Ointnignt) and Pills. They directly attack the source ot the evil, remove all impurities from the circult&tion, restore the affected organs to their natural state, and correct all defective secretions. An. easy means of restoring health and strength is supplied by Holloway'ar Pills and Ointment. These famous medicines are blood renovating remedidies, whose in« fluence reaches the great centres of tha nervous system, purifies the circulation, induces a healthy state of the bodily powers* gives tone to the stomach and brain, desire for food, and all the proper requirements folf health,- . i « l , i

THIS A8HBt)liTO& GtJAKDIAft: WEDNESDAY, JAKPABiT 3, 1894,



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Very Sorry. Alas, toe true ! TTTE ARE VERY SHORT OF CASH, Asß WE MUST HAVE SOME NOW IS A GOOD CHANCE. G. J. NBILL and Co. Good Washing Muslin 3s lid dozen Good Waching Prints 2si lid doaan Strong Cotton Shirting 8s lid dozen N«wr Dress Goods, double width, 10|d White Calico 2s lid dozen White Double Bed Sheeting 8&d CLOTHING- CLOTHING- Men's Colonial Tweed Suits 19s 6d, guaranteed all WuOL Men's Tweed Suits 16s 6d Boys' Tweed Suits 4s lid Men's Straw Hats 6d Men's Strong Cotton Shirts Is 9d Men s Woollen Sox Bsd BOOTS- BOOTS, BOOTS. Our Bt»3W are ail Guaranteed to give Satisfaction or we will replace them. Men's Colonial Nailed Shooters 7a lid Men's Bluchera 4s lid Women's Strong Leather Shoes 6s 9J, reduced to.&s lid Women's Strong Elastic Sides 83 lid, reduced to 5s lid Woman's and Children's Tan, Leather, and Canvas Shoes jn.allisizes Call and See our Window. Call and See our prices. No one pressed to Buy. 4 c. J. ~H?lVCll GO., FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER,



Re The Assigned Estate of Messrs laedley Bros' Oil the Value in Gat? PRINTS REDUCED to HALF PRICE WASHING DRILLED KEDUOED FROM 9Jd to 6|d. All J>re«o Maieriailg) REDfTOBD TO tftoLY HALF THE FORMER PRICES, FOR INSTANCE PLAIS CASEMEaES, REDUCED FROM 16Jd TO 9d. STRIPE AND CHECK ALL WOOL DRESS TWEED REDUCED FROM 14D TO Bn, AND ALL OTHER DRKSB MATERIALS EQUALLY REDUCED. CEECK GINGHAMS REDUCED FROM lOJd TO 61.D. ALL MANCHESTER GOOD 3 SUCH AS CALICOES, STOCKINGS, FLANNELS, BLANKETS, HOLLANDS, TICKING. SHIRTINGS, SELSEIAS, FLOOR-CLOTHS, ETC., REDUCED TO COST PRICE.



MEN'S SBIRTS, HATS, SOCKS, TIES, Etc, REDUCED TO COST PRICE, 4ND IN MANY CASES VERY MUCH UNDER COST. Men's and Boys' Clothing. SEE OUR MEN'S ALL WOOL COLONIAL SUITS AT 32s 6d AND 35s 6d, NOT TO BE BEATEN IN THE COLONY. THTS.HOUSEJIRIS ALWAWS BEEN NOTED FOR THE VERY BEST VALUE IN BOOTS BUTJSOW COME]AND,SEE. W. W, SPENCBB. A R 0 A.D B,;, A^SEBUR T,O N,



For Chfietmag A Mew Yestr 6iftß, PAY A VISIT TO THE JEWELLERY E^TABLIsHIIKNT I OF PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER, MANUFACTURING JEWELLER, AND OCULIST-OPTICIAN. 'Q, Q s now showing the Largest and Choicest Stock of High-class O O* Goods in Gold and Silver Jewellery, Silver and Electro-plated Ware ever seen in the district., and very suitable for Chrisfmas A Mew lew Presents, ; WEDDING PRESENTS, BIRTHDAY PRESENTS, AND PRESENTATIONS. Special attention is drawn to the Magnificent Stock of Indies' £«iii£T* A Brooches. These are in plain gold and set with diamonds, rubies, pearls, sapphires, etc.. At prices ranging for GOLD BROOCHES from 12d 6d upwards, RINGS from a guinea upwards. The Stock of ENGAGEMENT RINGS is very choice. ! PLKASK NOTE—Goods are now marked in plain figures, at prices that compare favorably with Christchurch. No necessity now to go to Ohristchurch, when at £. 8 A I,*:lt:M You can get such a Large and Choice Selection of High-class Goods at REASONABLE PRICES. 8. "SALEK, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER. AGENT FOR LAZARUS' "SPEOIALITE" SPECTACLES, And System of Sight Testing, Ensuring Comfort and Correcb Sight. THE WATCH, CLOCK, AND JEWELLERY REPAIRING DEPARTMENT is very complete in its arrangements, and every description of work is turnedfout only in a First-class manner, at charges as low as is consistent with. SOUND AND RELIABLE WORKMANSHIP. B. SALEK, EAST STREET.



Wanted.



WANTED, a respectable Girl to do light housework and assist with sewing. Apply Mks John Our, Alford Forest Road I__1__ I^9 LOST a pocket book, containing about £12 in notea and other papers. Finder rewarded on returning same to 11 Mail" Office. -A.H.K. I*l9 WANTED Customers for 200 quarts Gooaeberries, at 2d per quait.— Mrs Neville. Princes street, Netherby. 12 259



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SUITS to measure, during the sale, 49s 555, 60s, 70s, and 755. Fit and workmanship guaranteed.—R. Ilcorn, Saunders' Buildings. 11 /"ANTED Known—Spectacles, eye VV protectorSj Goggles, Folders, and everything in. the optical line at S, Salek's, Optician. WANTED Known—That you can buy Good Slippers for children from Is a pair ; Women's, all sizes, Is9d. —Mitchell & Turner. \\/ ANTED Known—Sow offering VV Man's Leather Shirts, 2s 9d ; Men's All-wool Suits, 25s 6d ; Men s Heavy Merino Pants, 2s lid. —Mitchell and Turner.



1 a TABLE, Special Values in Toys and J-O Fancy Goods for Xtnas trade.— H. M. Jokes. 12 221 KS ALCOEN has "oixTate for tha Holidays vaiied assortment of Toys, Dolls, Prams, Fancy Goo Is and Christmas Presents. Saunders' Buildings. IVT OW then bachelors ! now is your j ■*-^ chance 1 lloast ducks, geese and fowls ; also dressed ready for table. Fiui' ; of all kinds, jams, etc —Mrs whitting- I ton, Burnett street. ~7~H.AIT which brings most light and ■A- hope to poorest homes ia Titan Soa Pl _, 1L 188 WANTED Known -That a 9i bottle -, of Canr.bi idge's Herb Beer Extract j mikes eiaht gallons of Herbal Beer. * 12 178



WANTED Known -W. H. Cglueb's noted four-clasp Kid Gloves, 2s Bd, have just arrived in all bizas. FOR Sale of Christmas and New Year Cards, etc , our establishment will be open every evening this week until nine o'clock. L. F. Akdrewjes & Co., Stationers' Hall. 80 WANTED Known—All Accounts due to S. W. Alcorn & Co. must be Paid on or before December 30. 12 181 WANTED Known—That a9J packet of Cambridge's Ginger Boer Pow der makes two gallons of Ginger Beer. 12 177 W" ANTED Known—That a 2* bottle of Cambridge's Vineg&r Essence makes one gallon of Best Malt Vinegar for table use or pickling. Ashburton Drug go , Agents. I_«_l7J TjToW does McKay cut your hair 1} As -O- you like it. (Shalccajieure). James McKay, Hairdresser and Ornamental Hairworker, East Street, next Bank of JN'ew Zealand. 11*126



W~~ AN TED Known—loo Ladies Fashionable iunshadesab Akbeew Obk's. n 172 MRS JAMKS has Removed into the Arcade, opposite the Co-operative Store ; has any quantity of Fruit aad Vegetables always on Sals. 12 41 BOOKS. — Picture Books in graat variety. Books suitable for presents. Great Reduction in Prices.—Railway and Arcade Bookstalls. AJNTkD Known—Forfars,4|d ; Tick-' ings, 4£d ; Brown Eollands, 4*d.— Andrew Ore. I 1 l^s, DON'T wash yourself. Titan Soap does the work. No rubbing. No •nachines.



WANTED known—That A. J. Walker repairs Bicycle?, Sewing Machines, Lawn Mowers, Medical Coils, and all de&eriptjons of light machinery. WANTED Known -A manufacturer's Stock of Shot Silk kJack and colored Sunshades and Umbrellas at half price.—ANOßEwOiiK. 11173 WANTED Known—6o Pieces black and colored French Moriuos and Cashmeres at U 4id to Is 6d.~ANDKEW Oek. " 11 176



*C/ANTED, Everybody to use Titan VV Soap, greatest marvel of the age. H. ZandKß, Hole Agenj^_ H lgl CHRISTMAS Cards for your friends in O the OH Country at L, F, Abmewes avd GO. _ll_i? TTFaN^TED Known—For Election U Week, 100 Pairs Boots, 2s 6d per pair.—Anckkw Orji. lx 17^ BAPIIIC Xmas No., PeaiV Annual, and Lady's Pictorial—all with beau tiful colored supplements. New vols. of Sunday at Home, Leisure Hou-, Bo Peep, Little Dote, and others. New Booka for Prizes and Presentation. —h.V.A fcD£?jWES & Co., StfttLoners' Hall. ,



SALE, SALE, of Books, Stationery Fancy Goods, Music, etc., Fire Screens, Pictures, Glass Ornaments. Christmas Cards, Cricket and La,wn Tennis Material, Pboto Albums and frames, and hundreds o£ other articles are to be sold a*- a great sacrifice for Cash .luring this month only, at L. F, Ahjjbbweb & Co., Stationer a Hall ,|



WANTED Known—"The Corner "is showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier. WANTED Kn ,wn - Colonial Tweeds at very low prices ; Colonial Tweed Trousers, all Men's Sizes, three pairs for £I,—Mitchell and Turner TIT* ANrED Known.-To make room VV for Spring Boots I will give ten per cent for cash. Repairs done at onbj cheaper than ever to stay bad times over at J. Molson, Premier Bootmaker. 8 18 WANTED, all Farmers to reduce Hardley's Jlarge Stock of this Season's Oil, which he is selling at bis usual ridiculous low price by the Gallon or Case. WANTED Known.-Melford House cheapest in town, extra value in presents now being given to each purchaser till further notice.—H. 0. &EGEES.



VS7 ANTED Known.—Extra value in W presents now being given away for Christmas and New Year, Cheapest House in Town.—H 0. Segees, Melford House. WANTED, tin Public to know that HAttDLEY's Tanka are givh;g univer sal satiefiction. Testimonials if required. Fow is the time for Baths and Tanks, from 30j upwards. .j OMERSET Meat Mart. The oldest J the largest, the best, and the cheap est Small Goods a specialty. Full weights guaranteed. A trial solicited —W, J. Siloock.



WANTED Known—6o Pieces Fashion able Prints afc 4£d ; 50 dozaa Towels from 4|d ; White Counterpanes, 30 per cent under usual price.—Andrew Orr. 11 174 j yyANrfCDall and sundry to"know that jVY Habdley is still bo the fronb with all classes of Tinware. Repairs promptly 'executed, Spouting and Ridging made and fixed at unheard of rates. /CHOICE Ornaments, Folding Screens, \J Own m*ke in Ltdiea' and children's underclothing, Aprons and Pinafores. Mrs A worn, Saundera' Buildi g. WANTED Known.—Half as much again io presents given to each purchaser during Christmas and New i Year. H. C. Sbgbrs, Melford House.



HAILWaY Bjok Still. — Country Libraries supplied at cost price. Parcels of cheap reading made up to order. —John Marsden. IF yoc want fiisfc-class fruit go to Adams' for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc. MEDICAL Coils made $nd repaired on the shortest notice at easy prices at A. J. Walker's, Old Kinder garten. SEED. SEED. SEED. JHAVE a specially selected stock of • Cocksfoot, Red Clover, Cow Grass, Rape Seed, G.T.Y.A. Turnip, P.T.Y.A. Turnip, J. G. Globe, Fost Hybird, Devon Grey, Mammoth, etc. uOHN G. BESTELL, o?s9 West Street.



I W, BRYANT, BAKER AH3 BOMFECTJOMER, WILLS STREET, NEAR ODD FELLOWS' HALL. ALL description!? of Pastry, $on« f ectionery, Wedding and Birthday Cake, etc , of the best quality supplied on short notices Parties, Balls and Picnics, cartered for in leasouafole .terms. I^*l^6



I OHBIS T M A S AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS NEW ZEALAND \ CijOtiiiko- Factory. WE HAVE OPENED A NEW LOT OF GOODS FOR THIS WEEK New Ties New Silk Handkerch'efa New Studs Bathing Pants—Towels and Running Pants New shapes in Hard Hats—brown, black and drab. The new Soft Hat —Land and Water Tennis Hats—a^b shades A good holiday Hat for la lid THE LARGEST STOCK OF HATS IN ASHBORTOJS TO CHOOSE FROM. Tennis Shirts in silk, crdpe and cash mere Bojs' Washing Suits from 4s 9d. Boys' and Souths' Summer coats 2s 6d, Men's Summer Coats in silk, alpaca and sateen BOOTS ! BOOTS !! BOOTS !!! Canvas Shoes for Men Canvas Shoes for Women Canvas Shoes for Children Just opened this week, 18 pairs Women's Calf Shoes for 6s 6d. Wonderfu value.



NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, HALLENSTEIN BROS.. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager.



The BEST ReMeDT Foil INBIGeSIIOK—Norto !3 Camomile Pills sre confidently • recommended as a simple remedy for Indigestion, which is the aaiMe of nearly all; the diseises to which we are sab]ec!s. Norton'sPillsivhioh ''Justice"called the " Natwal Strengfihener of tha Htimau Stomabh," act as a p jwer* fultonie o.nd gentle aperient, are ■mild in their .opera* tion, and safoundar any circumstances. Soldi ottles. at Is lj-d 2i Id,, b all madtoln* v«udg?f hrougUeut tlie wOrWi ' ' "*?