BIRTH.

Thomas—On 22nd insh, at Borothat, Ashburton, tli9 wite cf D. Thomas of a son.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1895. QUEEN VICTORIA.

On May 24 1819, Her Moat Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria was born at Kensington Palace, and is thus seventy-six years of age. No little importance was attached to the event, in view of the probability that the "little stranger" would eventually succeed to the throne of England. Ascordingly as soon as it became known that the union of H.R.H. the Duke of Kent (fourth son of George IIT) and the Princess Louisa-Victoria of Saxe-Cobujg (relict of the Hereditary Prince of Leiningen) was about to be blessed with issue, the royal couple who had been residing abroad for some time, hastened home to England, so that their child might i( be born a JJriton." Her father died eight | months afterwards. In due course, as all the world knows, Queen Victoria succeeded her uncle, William IT., on June 20, 17Bf, and was crowned in Westminster Abbey, June 28, 183§. Her Majesty was marrjed February 10, IS|O, and in the sjsajGe of a few brtef months she was deprived o,f tyojbh mother and husband. Her Majesty has now enjoyed a longer reign than any previous English sovereign with the exception of George 111 (60). Al though not absolutely the longest in point of yiears therjs c*n be no question that it has been f#r and away the mmt sventful and beneftcieVt. The* „. •Vfll civilisation and enlighten- IXicbL t»i* « . t • i ment that nag- **«..s!*>« «npe the crown was placed on tne .ieftu 0* the young Queen by the Archbishop ?? Canterbury in 1838 can only be faintly realised when we remember that rail ways were then only in their infancy, that there were then no telegraph lines to send the news from town to town in England, to say nothing of the absence of submarine cables, telephones, an 4 phonographs, while these colonies, now teeming with thousands of buy people, were almost a terra incognita inhabited only by savages and a few adventurers of various kinds who had found their way hither. As regards the scope of the legislative enactments that have been passed in the same period, it will be sufficient to mention the establishment of the penny postage, the abolition of the Corn Laws, the ad milieu of Jowy iuto Furliatjiunt, ||c

abolition of army purchase, the Reform Act, and the establishment of ft national system of education. Enough has been said to justify the hope that such a beneficent reign may be pro longed, and that her Majesty may continue " long to reign over us." That this is the Bentiment of the vast majority of the inhabitants of these colonies is evident from the loyal en thusiasm with which year by year the recurring anniversary of her Majesty's birth is celebrated.

The annual balance sheet of the Ashbur-, ton County Council, as certified by the Government Auditor, is the county advertised as open for balance sheet public inspection at the Council's offices. The' balance sheets, which are of a complete ' and exhaustive description, should satisfy I the worst of the grumblers as to the use ful and economical nature of the work done, if they would take the trouble to examine the accounts and can bring suffi cient intelligence to bear on the subj fact to comprehend the various items. Amongst these, as showing where the money goes, may be noted—Licensing election (net) £125; Charitable Aid Board, £946 ; destruction of small birds, £508 ; bridges, £379; Rangitata sheep bridge, £175 ; Ash burton Traffic Bridge, £229 ; Ashburton Hospital Board, £300 ; valuation list, £118. For all this, and many other matters for whioh all the ratepayers are called upon to pay, is the general rate of £3034 ; the balance of the i receipts being made up by rents of reserves, hotel licenses, dog collars, etc., for which the persons paying receive a quid pro quo. The water races are also as nearly as possible self-sapporting, only those who get water being charged for it, and that at a price far below the aotual value of It on the farms. j

Now that the agitation foCae disestab lishment of the Church in Wales has re ceived thje official im the primafcnrof the Rose weish church, bery Government, it may not be altogether unprofitable to learn on the authority of the Bishop at Derry whati has been the effects of disestablishment in Ireland. He Bays that the effect on the Church has Been of a mixed character. There is a bracing tendency in poverty and mis fortune, and the stimulus of necessity has no doubt made many members of the Church more conscious of their duties; some young men of high culture and good position still take orders in a church which has few and inconsiderable worldly prizes. " But these elements of advan tage are accompanied by others of a different character. There is constant apprehension, constant: peril ot the light of the Church's teaching being withdrawn from some poor and remote part of the country. Many persons seem to imagine that the disposition of patronage and the admitmiration of ecclesiastical law must somehow be improved by disestab lishment. My own long experience obliges me entirely to dissent from any such conclusion. The new system is too fruitful in quarrels ctrried out hy in trigues distasteful to able and sensible clergymen. Finance must necessarily engross too much ot the attention of the acutesc minds amongst us, and the Church is forced to lead a bazaar-haunted, bogua winning, scheme-driving, existence." In regard to the general effects of disestab lishment, the Bishop of Derry says that the Act of 1869 has not tended to make peace between separated Christian com munities ; and finally, dealing with the object lesson of Irish disestablishment to Englishmen, he says:—"Since 1869 we have lived upon a soil trembliug with the throes of revolution. There has been chronic discord between landlords and tenants; agitation, ill-will, cupidity, murder, have afflicted our country. Lord Rosebery, at Cardiff, said that among the beautiful results of Liberal Church policy in Ireland was this :— * Never did Ireland so richly deserve the title of island of the saints, as at the present moment.' Possibly those words were intended as a sarcasm, and sarcasm is severe in pro portion to its gravity. Possibly this statesman who uttered the sentence is more familiar with another calendar than that ct the saints ; but, however this may be, outside the Church disloyalty and dis orderhave followed the Act of 1869 with a coincidence of time and with an amount of previous warning which may well make sensible Englishmen suspicious of the crazy logic of disestablishment, and the urazy morality of disendowment."

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Commercial news on fourth page.

A shipment of 1320 sacks of pumice was sent to Wellington by the Mahinapua on Friday.

A land sale at night is the latent Welling ton novelty. It waa very largely attended, and was most successful.

Tha Wairarapa2sa% Times reports the death of four valcable milch cows through the animals eating green tutu leaves.

Two Masterton youths were badly injured through falling while trying to do a difficult exercise at the Gymnasium Club.

On Sunday night the streets of Welling' ton were in darkness through tha failure

of tha electric light. At Kaiwarra, says the New Zealand Times, where gas is used for illuminating purposes, the streets were brilliantly lighted.

The Assessment Court for the Ridings' of Upper Ashburton, Mount Somers, and Mount JHutt was adjourned this morning, on account of Captain Wray being absent in Aua ralia, and Mr fi. W. Bishop, who was to have satin his stead, being detained in Christcburch by the illness of Mr Beethara.

A farewell coffee supper to Captain Dixon, who is being transferred to the North Island, will be held at the Salva tion Army barracks to-morrow night. Prior to the supper a meeting will be held, at which Adjutant Wilson, who has. been connected with the Army for the past eleven years, will relate some of his experiences. It is understood thac the evidence in

connection wjth the paae of Leonard Harper wil be completed in time to allow Inspector Pencfer to return to Wellington to-day in order that it may be placed before the Government. Among the witnesses who have been examined ii Parkerson, who was in the mercantile de pattment of the firm of Harper and Co,

At a representative meeting in Welling ton of Fire Insurance offices it was resolved in reply to a letter from the Insurers' 1/rofceptiQ.n" Association asking for a conference relative to a reduction qf fire rates', ' Xh»b the Association ba informed that a meeting of a|J the offices will be heM in Melbourne afc an early date for the purpose of establishing the principles and general basis of rating for the colony.' - Xhe Association are asked to forward a statement of their views-with regard to the special features of Wellington, which will be placed before the meeting. In a letter to the London Times, Mrs Stasranson contradicts the statement made so generally at the time of his death, that her husband wag ' Jatterly haunted by che fear that his popularity '^ a waging' :— ' He was,' she says, 'haunted by no such f^ar, no such thought. From the first stroke of his pen to the last he worked as ,t),n artist for his art's sake, and the popu larity that came to him unsought was a cause of surprise aa well as pleasure. . . . I think I may say that he considered his last book (only a fragment, alas,!) his foeßt book, and his last d»y'p work bis b^L

i Ie was alleged in the Maßterton Court recently that certain young men are in the habit of .smoking opium' in company with Chimm«sn resident there.

\ cablegram from Michael Davitit stated ihat he expects to reach New Zealand on October Ist, and will stay a month en route to San Francisco.

Messrs W. H. Collins and Co., call attention to their new lamps, to give light on the subject, and a new open fire grate suitable tor wood or coal.

On a recent evening a butcher left his meafc cart standing in Hardy-street (Nel soa) for a few minutes. On returning all the meat in the cart had varished, and no trace of it could be found.

The stewardesses on the Union Com pany's boats are contributing to a fund for the purpose of erecting a memorial in the Dunedlu cemetery to those drowned at the wreck of the Wairarapa.

The Tablet announces that the Executive of the H.AC.B.S. Ac Auckland, has issued a dispensation for the establishment of a female branch in Dunedin. This is the first step of the kind in New Zealand. The' Wellington Post saya—"lt is stated that the Directors of the Bank of New Zealand have decided on a general reduction of 10 per cent, in all salaries of over £200 per annum, to commence from June Ist.

A Press Association telegram states that it is improbable that the Government will grant any prospecting licenses in the Uriwera country nntil in a position to deal with the ooountry as a goldfield.

The Cabinet hare decided to permit Queensland cattle ships to come to eo»l in New Zealand waters, but to keep them in quarantine while here to prevent their coming alongside any wharf or taking any cattle from New Zealand.

To morrow (Friday), being Her Majesty the Queen's Birthday, will be observed as a holiday by the Post and Telegraph Department. The local office will be open from 9 a.m. till 10 a.m., and 7 p.m. till 8 p.m. All mails for north and south close afc 6 30am.

The San Francisco mail will be brought" from Onehunga to Wellington by the steamer Mahinapua, which is expected to reach Wellington on Friday morning, and the southern portion will be taken on to Lyttelton by the Penguin, leaving at 3 p. no, the same day.

In a gentleman's residence in the Auck land district recently, a servant, on enter ing a spare bedroom, discovered a smell of fire and found a small mat on a wooden washstand in a blaze. The sun's rays passing through a water bottle on the washstand had been focuased on the mat and set ie on fire.

The Hawke's Bay Eduction Board de clined the application of the Catholic Bishops asking that the Board's Inspector should be allowed to examine the Catholic schools in the district, on the ground that the time at the disposal of the Inspec tor was already fully occupied.

An inquest was held at Methven on Tuesday on the child of Mr Mills, aged three months. The evidence showed that the child, which had always been delicate, and had been ailing for a day or two with bronchitis, had died suddenly. A verdict of death from natural causes was re turned.

The following will represent the Ash bnrton Second Fifteen in their match with the Springburn Club on the Domain on Friday next, 24th inst:—Full-back— Trezise ; three - quarters — McTeague, Kennedy, Thiele; halves -Henry and Conter f captain J; forwards—Andrews, Mitchell. Wulker, Dorm (2), Jeffries, Steward, Hepburn. Emergencies—Pegley, Dixon, Cunningham.

The schooner Spray from Mercury Bay, with timber, has been driven ashore on Gisborne'"beach. The rescue of the crew was exciting. A nun named Lowndis swam through the surf with a line to the vesael, over which the seas were sweeping. The crew attempted to land in a boat which capsized, and the cook was nearly drowned, biing rescued with difficulty and brought ashore insensible.

Tbe following are the handicaps for the road raie for Mr JB. Gates' prize from Tinwald to Laginhor and back, distance 10| miles ; race to start at 2 p.m.—J. Forbes, J. Andrews, scr \ W. Edge, lupin ; W, Woods, 1$ i J. Wilson 2 ; T. Hawkins, 2; T. Patterson, 4; S. Clearer, F. Cox, A. Pritchard, R. Dunlop, A\ ; D. O'Laugh lin, A. Bargess J, Ford^" M. Muir, 5; O. Muir, H. McConnell, W. H. Ford 6 ; G. Neil, 8 j D Zinder, 10.

The public are reminded that the annual concert of the Ashburton Brass Band will bd given in the Oddfellows* Hall on the evening of the Queen's Birth day. The band will submit an excellent musical programme to their patrons—one of the best they have ever given—and the evening's amusement will conclude with a comedy, in which Misses Carrie Fischer and Ruby Wilton will take part;, the male characters being taken by local amateurs.

At the meeting of the Christchurch Charitable Aid Board yesterday it was re ported that the list of outdoor recipients had increased very much, and the number waa now the highest on record in the Board's register, being 507 cases, com prising 1724 persons relieved in April, as against 460—1499 for March, and showing an increase as compared with April of last year of 79 cases, totalling 325 more persons The total number of persons relieved during the month was 1999,, and the expenditure £1030.

A Thames Press Association telegram says Mr O. W. Walker, the well known mining expert, better known as Long Drive Walker, yesterday applied for 100 acres special claim on the foreshore, which takes in the seaward continuation of the old Caledonian, May Queen and other well known belts of ore lodes. The amount of cash proposed to be invested for sinking the ehaft is £35.000. This is one of the most important mining events of the Thames proper for many years.

The following is the calendar for the criminal sittings of the Supreme Court, which will open at Christchurch before his Honor Mr Justice Denniston ab 11 am. on Monday next: —James White head, theft of a cheque and money (three charges). Stephen Charles Hastie and Henry Rose, alfas Joseph Wilson, break ing and entering, Alexander Lelion, stabbing. James George Bean, breach of Chattels Transfer Act (two charges) George Laing, assault and iobbssry. Jameg Shand Kelly, criminal assault. James Ohanning Bagnall, forgery and uttering (three charges). Charles Henry Mitchell, conspiring to defraud. Jnmes Alfred Selfe, unlawfully wounding. Hetty McGregor, James Miller and Robert Johnston, assault and robbery. Douglas B ( urns|de and Joseph William Miller, criminal assault.

The Tjnwnt BeraH says that on Tues day night a horse bolted into a house at Kensington while the inmates were sitting at the fire. In entering it broke two tables, and then rushed into the bedroom, bioke the toilet stand and ware, then got between a large double bed and the wall, and there got pinned. It subsequently rolled on to the bed, kicked the wall, breaking the plaster, and smashed the iron bed to pieces. Ifc then plunged until is got out of the bed, and kicked and smashed the remainder of the furniture in the t^om; then got into a passage, smashed* i*U gpgnd, breaking pictures, | etc , and finally getting out galloped away. It is doubtful whether it Can be identified or not, as the night was very dark arid the people left It sole occupant while It was in. The damage is calculated to be jjEISJ, and the owner of the horse is being. anpousty inauired for to settle tht

The London Standard says, that while a New Zealander was staying with a friend at Tunbridge Wells, the latter wished to try some New Zealand mutton, and asked his butcher to send him a joint, but was informed that the shopkeeper never kept I it. When in London ah or ely afterwards, ; he calbd at Messrs Nelson's stores and asked how he could gab New Zealand mutton at Tunbridge Wells. The reply was, " Why don'c you get it there from Mi (•"he butcher who * never kept it')? He is one of our largest customers. The householder afterwards came to the con clusion that he had been eating New Zealand mutton for years without know ing it.

The New York Times of March 23rd contains the following paragraph:— William, Ernest Chapman is an unfamiliar name, in our New York catalouges, at least, but it is signed on one of the best of the pictures in the exhibition, ' Orphans' (No. 173). The work is low in key, simple in composition, and represents two children, an elder and a younger sister, standing close co each other. The work is full of quiet pathos and sentiment, naive in arrangement, and with no suspicion of affectation. It is one of those genuine true notes that are power ful in their simple directness, and it has the touch of humanity that raises It distinctly above the commonplace. The painting »nd drawing leave little to be desired.

HOLLOWAY'S PILIiS AND OINTMKST are remedies which should invariably be taken by travellers in search of health, pleasure or business. Many deleterious influences are constantly at work in foreign climes, tending to deteriorate the health; these and the altered conditions of life will entail on those who travel the necessity of carefully attend ing to early symptoms of disease, and they will find the use of these remedies to be highly necessary, the action of the Pills beingpurifyingandstrengtheningandofgreat services in cases of fever, ague, and all inflammatory diseases, whilst the Ointment is a sovereign cure in cases of piles, bad legs, , bad breasts, wounds and ulcers. Holloway's remedies do not deteriorate by change of olimate.

Death of Bishop Moran.

DpNESiN, May 22 , Bishop Moran died this evening »t a* quarter to six, after nearly two years' til' ness, endured with wonderful patience, fie passed away very quietly, having received all the rites of the Church, and being assisted in his last moments by his Grace Archbishop Redwood* He was aged seventy two. Fathers Lynch, Newport, Murphy and Howard were present at the deathbed.

At the evening devotion* in St« Joseph's Cathedral, Archbishop Redwood, referring to Bishop Moran's death, said—" It is but a short time since I assisted at the death bed of your beloved Bishop, and it will be a comfort for you in your deep sorrow to know that it would be difficult to witness a more peaceful and happy death. I had just re cited all the prayers and had given him the last absolution, when during the recitation of the rosary by himself and the attendant clergy he quietly slept in the Lord We could hardly detect when his soul departed." After referring to the heroic patience with which the Bishop bore bis long illness, the Archbishop said he might sum up the Bishop's career in a few words. He had terminated a most useful, active, apostolic, and saintly life by a peaceful and saintly death.

The Uriwera Difficulty

Auckland, May 22 The detachment of constabulary from Wellington will leave for Rotorua to-morrow in order to join Lieutenant Hume's force at Galatea. Tents and appliances for camp life will be sent up with the force. This addition will bring the armed force up to fifty men and seven constables.

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTGN-THURSDAY.

(Before Messrs David Thomas, T. E

Upton, and R. Alcorn, J.P.'s.

Borough By-Laws —John Haffara was charged by the Inspector of Nutsanoeo with having a nuisance in his yard in Burnett street, and was convicted withoat a fine, and cautioned to keep the place dean.—William Allen was charged with hating straw stacks on his premises in Moore street, contrary to the by-law.—

The Inspector (W. Compton) and Con stable Jackson gave evidence as to the dangerous situation of the stacks, and defendant, who did not appear, was fined 5s and costs, and ordered to remove the stacks by Tuesday next, failing which the penalty of fS> pet day would be enforced. The Bench remarked that in case of fire all the fire insurance policies in the immediate vicinity would be voided, while the stacks were there.

Drunkenness and Assault on a Wipe. •^-A case against John Maudesley, which had been put back for a week, was now dealt with. A prohibition order for the borough and county was issued against accused, who was also convicted of drunkenness and discharged, and for the assault was bound over in his own recognisance for £25 to keep the peaca for twelve months.

Civil Cases.—Judgment went by de fault in the following cases:—A. Ore v George Bell, 4a 6d—for balance of account Is 6d, and costs 3s ; J. Ore and Co. v W. Porter, junr.. £10; Carson and Go. v John Banks, £1117s Sd and costs.

SPORTING.

London, May 21 Carbine and the Novellete colt hare arrived at Plymouth in excellent condition.

COMMERCIAL.

London, May 21 At the wool sales there was a good selection, and Continental buyers are operating freely. Prices' remain very firm. May 22

The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 3,840,000 quarters ; for the Continent, 1,610,000.

ASHBURTON MARKETS.

Mr David Thomas] reports upon the live stock market for the week ending, May 23, as follows:—-On Tuesday at the Tinwald yards the usual weekly sale of live stock was held. There was a fair attendance and biddings were spirited, which gave a better tone, aqd prices were a little in advance of late sales rates. The stock chiefly consisted of two-tooth forward turnipers which were in good demand ; also crossbred lambs, which buyers eagerly competed for. Afsrino ewes were scarce, and fats offered were cleared at very satisfactory prices. The total yarded comprised 4398 sheep, 19 head , of cattle, and 35 pigs 5 and my entry, which consisted of 1591 sheep, 9 head of cattle, 27 pigs, I disposed of at tke following prices;—2B fafc crossbreds 7s 9d, 50 fat crossbred ewes 5s Id, 28 fat crossbreds 4s, 19 crossbred ewes ss, 30 fat crossbred ewes Bs, 3 rams 3* 2d, 35 crossbred lambs 5s 6d, 24 crossbred ewes 2s 3d, 315 two-tooth crossbred ewes 7s 4d, 202 two-tooth cross breds 8s Id, 303 two-tooth crossbred wethers 81 4d, 40 two-tooth crossbreds 8s to 9a, 190 merino ewes 2s 6d, 255 crossbred lambs 7s Id, 60 crossbred lambs 5s Bd, 3 fat steers £6 10s, 2 fat steers £5 17s 6d, 1 fat cow £5, 1 bull £1 12s 6d, 1 cow in full profit £4 ; pigs—3 porkers £1 Os 6d, 1 fat pig £1 lCs 6d, 14 baconers £1 12s 6d, 4 porkers 18s, 6 porkers 11s 6d.

European and Other Foreign Items

London, May 21 Sir Thomas Mcllwraith, of Queens* land, continues to improve in health. The Chief Justice has decided that the warrant of purity of Australian butter given by the importers ex onerated a Gosport merchant, who was fined by the lower Court for sell* ing adulterated butter. Though the article contained seventeen per cent of foreign fat, it had not been proved when the adulteration took place. . Berlin, May 21 The Reichstag has approved of a Bill to ablish slave trading in the territory in Africa over which Ger many has placed a protectorate. During a discussion on the subject in the Prussian Lower House, Herr Arendt said they only wanted bi metallism in the event of the Powers agreeing to recognise a permanent value for silver. No doubt when Mr Balfonr came into power BngUnd would ultimately yield. Germany was willing to wait if a conference was convened.

Nkw Yo»K,MayS2 An immense quantity of gunpowder accidentally exploded, and wrecked the Mooongahela mine in West Virginia. One hundred and thirty miners were entombed. Up to the present time fourteen bodies have been recovered. The work of rescue is proceeding.

Capetown, Hay 22 A public meeting in being organised to protest against the Government proposal to include frwen meat voder the heading of preserved meats, (has increasing the import duty by 2d per

IMPERICAL POLITICS.

London, May 21 Mr Hogan, M.P., is inquiring whether the obstacles in the way of granting a separate Government to central Queensland have been re* moved.

Dr M'Gregor expressed himself as much annoyed at the frequent eva sions by the Government of the crofter question, and angrily bade farewell to the House. He retired from the chamber amid much laughter. There is want of discipline, and it v feared that Lord Bosebery may be compelled to resign because of the disordered state of the Liberal Party. The Press, on both sides, forecasts a dissolution at an early date.

May 22. Lord Bosebery will introduce into the House of Lords on Friday a Bill enabling Colonial Judges to sit on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

VISCOUNT WOLMER

London, May 21 With a view to settle thn question whether Viscount Wolraer (heir to the 'late Lord Selborne) is entitled to retain his seat in the House of •Commons for West Edinburgh, in structions have been given for a writ to be issued for the seat. Sir W. Vernon Harcourt, leader of the House, ap proved of the order, and said, even if the action led to a conflict with the House of Lords, Selbourne was respon sible. The Committee set up by the House of Commons to report on the matter, reported that Viscount Wolmnr has succeeded to the Earldom.

MR WARD IN LONDON.

London, May 22 The Hon J. G. Ward was enter tained at a banquet yesterday. Sir Edwin Dawes, who presided, referred to the financial benefits the colony will derive from the visit of its Treasurer. Mr Ward, in replying to the toast of bin health, made reference to the Japanese war, and hoped that the Marquis of Ripon, Secretary of State for the colonies, would meet the colonies in any demands they made with respect to safeguarding the interests of the Empire. Sir Charles Tapper and Sir W. B. Perceval advocated fre quent visits of colonial ministers to England, as they would be productive of mutual benefits.

THE PACIFIC CABLE

London, May 29 Fanning Island has been seitcted v the station at which the proposed Pacific Cable should touch.

Mklboukmc, May 83 The Premier has cabled to the other colonies, urging the necessity of joint action in bringing pressure to bear on the Imperial authorities for • Rubddjf to the Pacific Cable, and also the advisableness of an early mfettng in London of a Commission reprewndnf the Imperial Government and th« Colonies, to discuss a suitable plan of co-operation.

MADAGASCAR

Paris, May 21 Fever is raging among the French troops in Madagascar.

SALE OF A WRECK

Hobart. May 22 The hull of the barque Davenport, which was recently wrecked at Circular Head, has been sold for £300.

N.S.W. POLITICS.

Sydnky, May 22

The debate on the motion of censure was resumed in the Legislative Assem bly to day. Mr Griffiths, expressing the views pledged by the labor party, s»id the Government were less, objectionable than the Opposition, but the party were voting for the income tax, not the Government. He declared toat Mr Reid, the Premier, had a whale* bone backbone which could be bent to the force of democratic reforms better than the backbone of Sir G. R. Dibbs, which was as brittle as glass. The Premier retorted that after Mr Griffiths' remarks it would be a degra dation and an insult to receive his) rote. The House will probably divide oil the question early in the morning.

ittfe AShBOBTOS GpAßfitAti; TlillfiSDAt, MAY M t 189fc.



m • ■-' 1 -•■■'-■■• -■I i-i . t ■■■-•- ■■■-■• '- ' - ■■'■■■■■ - ■■■.-...■.. ,-•,-.- -. -. j...... r -,....., />..^ - T . ... r'uainess Notices BAD TIMES NO MONEY. NO MONEY |"T is almost impossible to give things away, but never mind, come and try G. J. NEILJL FOR DRIPERI, CLOTHING, & BOOTS. Make no error ; he ia cheaper than any other in Canterbury. : ■"■ ' ■ O—-— v Dress Goods 4£d Double Width Dress Goods Is 6d now Is White Calico, Is lid dozen Double Bed white Twill Sheeting, 9id Flanneliettes 2s lid dozen Plaids, B|d and 6£d Towels, 2id each Cretonne 3M Blankets, Blankets. Double Bed Colonial All Wcol Flannel, white, grey, and pink, Blankets 25a 6d, reduced to 18s <Bd B|d Ladies'and Children's Ulsters and Jackets Corsets, Corsets Millnety at your own price Ladies Stockings 6d olFthTng. Men's Tweitd Suit, 18s 6d Colonial Heavy Tweed Suite, 32s 6d, re- Men's Saddle Tweed Irousers, (all wool) duced to 21s 6d. 13« 6d Men's Tweed Trousers, 6s lid Men's Tweed Overrents with Capes, 18s 6d Boys' Salts, 33 lid Boys Caps, 6d each Socks, Shirts, and Hats, at your own price BOOTST~BOOTS. The maker of oar Boots guarantees satisfaction, or he will replace them. NEILL'S FOR BOOTS. Men's Bluchers, 4s lid Men's Balmorals, 7a 6d Children's Strong Leather Boots from Women's Strong Leather Boots, 53 lid 3s lid, this Is no rubbish ' Women's Strap Shoes from 4s lid Woman's Carpet Slippers, Is 3d. a jn^ }17LL FBIEDLANDEB'S CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBT7RTON. Agent for Yarmouth Oil Skins. WE ABE CASH BUYERS OF Wheat, Oatu, AND Barley, IN LARGE [AND SMALL QUANTITIES] At Highest Market Rate,*. jf "ißMaiMa" TjIARMERS will consider their interest in subinittiug'Sauiples to us X before 'closing, elsewhere. FRIEDIJJDER AND CO. FLETCHER BlfcOS. ARE SELLING /"TBAIN AND PEA FED BACON AT FACTORY PRICES. * T Finest Cured Hams _. ... 7|-d per lb Finest Cured Bacon (pale or smoked) 6£d per Ib Finest Cured Rolled Bacon (Pale or Smoked) 6|d per lb Finest Lard in Bladders ... 5d per lb Finest Lard in Sausage Skins 6d per lb Sterling Factory Full Cream Cheese .. 6d per lb Fern Leaf Separator Butter Hd per lb Best Dairy Butter ... 9d per lb Prime Dairy Butter 7d & 8d per lb COFFEE. COFFEE. COFFEE. We are giving Special Attention to our coffees. The Berries are selaeted with the greatest care, freshly roasted to our order, and are ground on the premises daily and are only mixedwith a very small per centage of chicory of the finest quality; We cm confidently recommend it as superior to anything in the market. No 1 Coffee Finest Quality, Is 8d No 2 Coffee, Good Quality, Is 6d No 3 Coffee, Good Valne, Is id Pure Coffee 2s Od Whole Roasted ... ... 2s Od KEROSENE. KEROSENF. KEROSENE. When you are requiring Ke^ene it will be to your advantage to enquire our price before guying elsewhere. POTATOES — BEST BLUE DERWENTS, 3s Gdf pr bag; 2 bags for 6s 6cf. Delivered within the belts. NOTE ADDRESS FLETCHEE BROS., CiSH SUPPLY STORES, EAST STREET, ASHBURTOK ACON, BACON. Grain air' Pea! vy ANTED KNOWN. — F. S , fed at Factory p:ices. Finest * v Jeffries, leading Confectioner Smoked Pale Haras 7H per lh, finest and Fruiterer of Ashburton, East Street, Smoked Pale Sides ana" Rollb 6£ J p«r lb. next the Corner. Ice Creams, Fresh Finest Factory Cr-e?se 61 per fb. Note Fruits, Confectionery, Summer drinks of address—Fletchek Biios,, Gash Supply I evory description. Ice ah reasonable Meg, Ajhburtyn j ratus. Lidiv Itooiu a pytsgialby, i*iPJ



Wanted. rX'lie Withered Quince- \ May «4. , TjIARE WELL Coffee Supper to Captain -*- Dixon ab the Salvation Army on Friday Might. Admission, 6d. 5 177 ADJUTANT WILSON will give thril ling experiences of his eleven years' warfare in tha Salvation Army on Friday . Night, 5 178 GT. SMITH'S Chrysanthemums can • now be seen without money «nd without price. 5 182 1 tir ANTED—Two Gentlemen BoarderT. VV Apply to H. A. Fioweb, Con fectioner, East Street, 5 181 8 IHITANTED, by a Lady, Bed and Sitting »» Room, with attendance, or Board and residence with use of Sitting Room. Must be central. Apply English, Mail . Office. 6J176 MODEL Yacht Club.-Second heat for Mr Murray's priza will be sailed at 11 a.m. on Friday, instead of Thursday. 5165 ' I OST, on Saturday, May 18, Black •*-* and Brindle Collie Dog; answers to the name of "Roger." Finder re warded on returning the same to J, B Lewis, Ashburton Any person found detaining same after this date will be prosecuted. 5 166 * LL School Books at published prices -"• for Cash. Committees and Teachers supplied with all requisites at Christ church prices.—H. M Jones. 3 179 pA f\f\f\ BUSINESS Envelopes. frV 9 \J\J\J 4 S per 1000, caßn , to clear. Five quire packets of Cream Laid Note-paper at 9d packet.—H. M. Jones. <\ FACIAL .NOTICE.— Suits a<id Single O Garments made to measure, Fit and style with prices to suit the times. Large purchase Heavy Kaiapoi Trousers and Knit Underclothing.—Mitchell and Tursek. CCHOOL Book3.—Geography—Stand *-> ard Sixth, just arrived, 9d each. All school books Ghristchurch prices. Extra ordinary cheap Sale of Books still going on. J. Marsden. WANTED. —1000 Men to look aTthe Cheap Drapery from Australia, at Melbourne prises. *' The Blue House " is the place to get it, at the Corner of Arcade, and doiJt; you forget it. 4 240 /LARSON AND GO'S Stocktaking Sale Now on. Groceries, Ironmongery, Brushware, Glass and China, at very low prices for cash. 5 129 ORDERS for dyeing garments of every description left at McCallum's, Tancred Street, or Mrs Styles, Burnett Street, near Brigade Station, will be attended to by Johx Gkaham, a dyer of foity years' experience. 5 155 VXTANTED Known—That I am hold v * ing a Sale at Reduced Prices for One Month. Come for Bargains. I have the advantage over nnny in the trade for the simple reason that I have no partners to pay dividends to, or interest on loan to carry on big concerns. But I bay and sell none but the best, no fcrash to draw the unwary. Repairs as usual, done at Once.—J. Moison, Boot Store, East street, Ashburton. 5 138 ALL persons owing Accounts to the l*te W. J. Hampton, furniture dealer of East street;, are requested to pay same at once to Mks Hampton, Burnett street. . 5 25 TFTANT&D Known, that the crockery " and earthenware business of the late W. J. Hairpton, East street, will be carried on by Mes Hampton in Burnett street, opposite the Club. 5 21 pHOTCE FRUlT3.—Peaches, bananas, oranges, lemons and tomatoes, at EL A. Flower, Fruiter and Confectioner, East street WAKTED Kaown — Great Bargains aro now baing given for Ca*h in all departments. Befcre laying otifc your money for Drapery, Boofp, etc , give us a call.—H. C, Segers, Melford House. WANTKD Known —Lowest possible prices for Men's Knit Under cloMiinor, Shirts, and Heavy Boots.— Mitchell and Turner. \ * • ANTED KNOWN. -The celebrated * Yarmouth Oilskins can be ob tained at W. H Collier, "The Corner." "POTATOES. Potatoes. Finest Blue _£T Derwent Potatoes 3s 6d per big or two bagrs for6i 6d. Delivered anywhere , within the Belt. Finest Separator Butter lid per lb, —Fletcher Bkos , Ashburton aLL Accounts Owing to Joseph ■^*- Tayloe, East street, Ashburton, must be paid on or before Monday, May 20, or will be sued for withouc ' farther notice. Ml goods will be sold for Cash Only from this date. 5 9? WANTED KNOWN.-Warm carpei slippers for Winter wear, girls 9d, Is, women's Is 9J.—W. H. Collier, j ' The Corner." C£.SH, CASH. Drapery, Boots, Cloth ing, etc. New Goods just opened. Everything reduced for Cash.—H. C, Segers, Melford House. ' 117"ANTED Known—Spectacles, Eye YV Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical line at S. S*.lek's, Optician. NOTICE! Notice Sport for all Guns let out on hire or sold on tim 9 payments. H&vins? a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to 1* repair Guns of any description. Gun fittings in stock. Prices low.—J. W Haedley, Ironmonger, etc BOY'S and Girls Own Annual, British Workman and Workwoman, Infant's Magazine, The Prize, Child's Companion, Children's Friend, Little Dot, Family Friend, Band of Hope, Young England, and otjjer New Books at Lowest Prices.— '. L. F. AjiOEE«/l?3 ANp CO. 11 98 BANG f r^n t i Sw* \ My new sea son's atoc.: *£ Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock'a and, C' 1^ Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cah?* mft all sporting materials of the first quality at J; W. Hardley's, Gun Emporium /"CHRISTMAS Presents, Choice Orna \J ments, Zithers and Jew's Harps, an*S Dolls for everybody from Id each; Jointed Dolls for 6d, Sleeping Beauties Is*. Chinese Conquerors 6d, Russian Embassies Is, Walking Men, Talking Dolls, Scotch Greys, and Ennis killen Dragoons all wonderfully cheap at Mrs Alcork'B Ladies' Dnderclothing and Fancy Bazaar, Haveloclr f.tveet. \l /ANTED Known—We are reducing VV the whole of our Drapery, Boots, Clothing, etc, For Cash* New Dresses, New Jackets, New Hats, etc , will all be reduced-—H. O. Seghehs, Melford House. ROBERT ALOORN has opened in Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards, Bennett's and the Kaiapoi S%les, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought to Ajhbprton, Also an auraripf-.rtinril', of T^rinte.



W A NTRD--Everyone to visit our Large Show Boom now replete with new styles for the season.—Mitchell and Turner. GUNS ! Guns ! Guns 1 My new stock of Gunsj ust to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Leaders, Rifles, etc. In spection invited. No old stock to select from at J. W. Hardley's Sporting Repository OWN Make in Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, aluslina, Flannelettes, Trimmings etc., at Mrs Alcobn's new shop, Baker's Buildings. WINTER. 152 Men's, Boys' and Youths' Tweed Overcoats, with Cape, to be cleared this season at 20 per cent under ordinary prices 69 Boys' and Youths Macfarlane Over coats, new shape, to be Sold at 12£ per cenc lower than last season 28 Boys' Double-breasted Reefers from 10s 9d WATERPROOF COATS. Our Coats are to be seen all over the Country. S P E 0 I A L. Ladies' Waterproof Cloaks 'made to measure ; all Sewn Seams. A SHBURTON "QLANKETS, A _D Large Double Bed Size, L WINTER BOOTS. Ib will pay you to Buy your] BOOTS ° from the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager. NEW WEDDING PRESENTS. CHOICE BIRTHDAY PRESENTS, AND PRESENTATION GOODS, AT a salek 1 a WATCHMAKER, AXD MANUFACTURING JEWELLER] EAST STREEft AT i'HIS JEWELLERY ESTAB LISHMENT is 'to be seen THE LARGEST AND CHOICEST STOCK OF JEWELLERY & SILVER WARE Tn the District. 5 84



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