DEATH.

Mutton.—At ishburton, on July 16, Herbert Muttoc, aged 38.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1895. TEACHERS.

The Gazette of June 29 contains the official list of teachers holding cerfcifi cates or licenses under the Education Act, 1877, and the list covers twenty five foolscap pages, printed in type a size smaller than that used in the main body of this paper. Ihe teachers are classified, and arranged alphabetically in their classes. The province in which each teacher is engaged is given, as well as the ground of his or her promotion in rank since the previous list was issued. If the teacher holds only the position of teacher in an ordinary Government school, the name of the province in which that school is situate is given, but if the teacher is an inspector or working in a high school* the words " inspector" and " high school," within parentheses, are con sidered sufficient to locate the person catalogued. Where a blank occurs in this column it must be understood the teacher was not engaged in the work of public instruction at the end of 1894, or at the date of information received during the current year There are 1487 blanks with this mean ing in the list, 429 being against the names of married women, and, the preamble says, & large number of teachers have gone into business, or retired from active service, or left the colony. From the summary at the end of the list, we learn that there are 3796 certificated teachers, 40 licensed to teach, and 3 district licenses—in all 3844 teachers who are qualified under this Act, As has already been said 429 married women are out of the employment of the department, many of whom, no doubt, are only too glad to be so, and have found matrimony a more congenial occupation. But 463 single women are in tbe position that disengaged actors describe are "resting" and are unable to bring that " rest " to a termination by securing a billet in a State school. There are 595 blanks against the names of certificated male teachers, and it would be interesting to iearn how many of these, as well as of the married and unmarried female teacherj, are out of the work from choice, and how many are unemployed at teaching because they cannot obtain work in any of the Government schools. We fear this profession has been overdone as well as many others in this colony, and while the official list shows such an army of unemployed teaching talent, it would be well, we think, if the department were to con aider the advisableness of refraining for a time from the employment of boy and girl labor in the shape of pupil teachers, and give a portion of this army of unemployed a chance. The system of appointment to vacancies, too, is far from satisfactory, and does not tend in every case to secure the best teacher available for the vacant position. It ia no use denying that personal influence in the School Com mittee too often gpts an applicant a situation, to, the exclusion of others on the list far hotter qualified. We dp not blame a Committee for favoring the candidature of a teacher pf whom they know more than they do of the others applying. Tt is only natural that they should choose the good they know than a good they don't know, that may turn out to be an evil. But all the same the choice of one who is not the best on the Hat—whether the Committee know it or not—is an injustice both to the better teachers applying and to the school that has to be taught The Committee are very seldom indeed a competent judge of the qualifications of a teacher, an 4'n fc°9 many instances the tedious reading of testimonials is the veriest farce in the wgrld, tho appointment having been made long before, as the voting—putting this and that together —usually shows. The State holds the monopoly of primary education in New Zealand, very few of the smaller towns and villages being able to support a private school; so that private schools offer but a very limited, and far from profitable open- Ing for a teacher who has not found favor in the eyes of some one or other of the Committees, The State has also a monopoly of the railways, telegraphs, and postal system. In all these the appointments are made by the various departments^, and are far more satis factory tfysn jthose $t»de by too many of the jiocal Qomm^btees. It would not b,e foje^ted for a moment that teleara** BF*ffl §h^ °^W theip appointments from * 9f l°^ nobodies elected at a meeting n "householders"—wise enough people, no doubt, in their own sphere, but with no special knowledge of the work, and still lea? knowledge, special or otherwise, of the qualifications of the applicant. Why should it be otherwise with the appointments of teachers ? Let the department supply the vacancies in all the schools as they occur, The department;—-the Educa tion Board it may be—must fetter know what the teachers in its employ are worth than local School Com mittees, who are called upon to decide who is to have the appointment, with but little opportunity indeed to know anything at all about who they are rejecting. And were tbe appoint*

ments made, as we suggest from head' quarters, and the number of pupil teachers reduced, there would be, to a great extent at least, a relief of the congestion that now exists, and far fewer able teachers would require to leave the profession, their merits un recognised because of the local influence that will not look beyond its own garden fences, and because of the extent to which boy and girl labor ie used in the State schools, to the exclusion of men who have become men in the service, but for whom no work at their profession can be found, and have to seek a living in some other way, or do, as many have had to do— leave the colony in which they were born.

The following declaration has been made by the Rev. F. W. Issitt;—l, Frank W. Issitt, do Ma issit's solemnly declare that declaration, two statements, re ported in the press to have been made by the Hon. R. Beddon in the Bouse are absolutely untrue. 1, I did not say to him that "I! a Royal Commission were appointed, I wonld withdraw a charge against a police inspector." It was, never pro posed that I should lay that infor mation. I had no power to do more than use my individual influence to induce its withdrawal. Even this I did not promise to do, except by implication. I simply, with the most kindly intentions, and "without any idea of making the threat imputed to me by Mr Seddon, asked him if the fact that a member of the deputation had said that a prosecution was pend ing against an inspector was not an additional reason why the prayer of the deputation for an inquiry into the whole administration of the police force should be granted. I suggested submission of such a case to a Com mission would involve much less paia than its submission, in tha first instance, to a criminal Court. 2. I have never, in any place, or under any circumstances, said that "My only mission in life was to destroy the Government, and the Premier in par ticular," and if Mr Seddon really asserted that I did I can only regard it as a wilful and deliberate falsehood. Thirty-four other members of the deputation, who were present when the reported conversation took place, will, I am sure, give an unqualified assent to this statement. Believing that Mr Seddon's astuteness is devoted to un worthy ends, and that his democracy is a sham —knowing that many mem bers of his own political party regard his word as absolutely unworthy of belief, and having had many reasons to endorse this conviction—l have said editorially and on the platform, that, in the interests of the people, of morality, and of temperance reform, I regard hh position as Premier as a colonial disgrace and disaster. My late experience of the cuuning with which he laid hold upon a side issue raised by one individual to defy a deputation representing a large con vention of workers from all parts of the colony, and my knowledge that he spoke untruthfully at anrd after the interview, confirms that belief.— (Signed) Frank W. Isitt.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Commercial news on fourth page. A three roomed c stfcage was destroyed uy fire yesterday morning at Oarnara. A little girl named Slater, seven years of age, was burned to dtath. The local agents (Messrs Fried lander and Go ) for the New Zealand Shipping C.mpany report that the RMS. Tongariro sailed from Plymouth on July 13 for Wellington and Lyttelfcon. A largely attended meeting, convened by Prohibitionists, was held in the Christchurch Opera House last night, when come of the Prohibitionist witnesses in Coker's Hotel case made statements similar in effect to the evidence given before the Licensing Committee. No motions were proposed.

After the meeting of the Christchurch City Qouncil last night, Mr Turton, re tiring superintendent of the Fite Brigade, was presented with a gold star and certi ficate for twentyrfive years' service, from the Fife Brigades Association, a purse of 100 sovereigns front the citizens, and an address from the old Brigade,

A lecture on tha Royal Navy will be given by the Rev. T. A. Hamilton in St Stephen's schoolroom this evening. The views will be exhibited by Mr Murray with limelight effects. The entertainment, which should prove most interesting ia in aid of the Sunday school prize fund. All the tickets issued have been disposed of.

The Auckland Herald says :—The half holiday question is likely to prove a not unimportant factor in thqapproacMng son test lor Auckland city. The shopkeepers' Defence League intends making itself if oh. and candidates wijl find themselves palled upon to answer » series of questions.. If the rep'ies of any be not satisfactory to tha shopkeepers, then the influence of the league will be thrown against him.

A Napier telegram of yesterday's date says; —The Australia to-day towed in the brigantina Mi, Dor an, of Newcastle The steamer fell in with her partially dismasted off Bare Island. When met she was thirty-five days out from New castle, with a cargo of coal for Lyttelton. She la not making water, but her running gear was so destroyed that she could not make the port, and part of her cargo had to be jettisoned to save the ship. She had a narrow eseapa of going ashore at Wellington Heads. The cargo will have to be discharged at Napier and the vessel refitted. A valuable Clydesdale stallion. Marshal Keith, which was originally imported froth Scotland, at a cost of 9(jO guiiaeasi and took championship honours at the Victorian Metropolitan Show last year, was brought from Sydney to Wellington yesterday by the Hauroto'. animal is consigned to Mr w, BQ9|, of Burnsfte. Two rain- a '-«~ «tu4 i»er»no r&RJ9» bred by Messrs w" Gibson anJ ?; m^U fif Tasmania and purchased by the Hew Zeai»"s an« Australian Land Company at the recent Sydney show sales, pame over by the same steamer en route to Dunedin.

To-morrow afternoon Mr Allan Kerr, the trick bicycHst, who is the chief attrac tion (to wheelmen) in the Alhambra Gaiety Company — whose performancp will take place the name evening in the Oddfellows' Hall—will perform the vary difficult feat of parading the town, ridina on a bicycle with only one wheel. Mr Kerr wili atarfc on his peculiar journey from the Somerset Hocel corner.

We regret to chronicle the death to-day of Mr Herbert Mutton, ranger for the Acclimatisation Society. »T.r Mutton had long been a sufferer from locomotor ataxy, which doubtless In the end would have caused hia death but the more immediate cause, it is understood wan quinsy. Mr Mutton, who waso^y thirty eight years of age, died at noon.. He leaves a wife and young family.

The appeal in the Dean case will pro* hably be hoard on Saturday, July 27. The Court of Appeal cannot meet before that date, as twenty-one days' notice requires to be given of a special sitting, as desired by the Government. The Court, how ever, at present stands adjourned till July 27, and when it meets on that date Me Hanlon may make his motion for leave to appeal. If the judges grant leave, the appeal may then be one requiring elabo rate preparation. Until this point is de cided by the full bench of judges, the qustion of the commutation of sentence must remain in abeyance.

The co-operative road works in the Uriwera country, a correspondent of the Auckland Herald reports, give employ ment to about 160 men, of whom about 100 are engaged on the seventy miles length of road (12ft wide) from Galatea to Waikaremoana, which runs through very broken bush country. About sixty men are engaged forming a track only 6ft wide (ab present) running for about forty five miles from Rangitaiki, passing over the high bush ranges between the Eangitaiki River, near Galatea, to Btratoki, and then on to Ohiwa. Good progress is being made throughout.

A.t Wellington yesterday, the Premier opened the Bell match factory in New town. Inrepmse Co the toast of his health, he eaid he was greatly impressed with the industry, which would find employment for a large number at girls He regarded the ventilation of the building as perfect, and the danger to the opera, tives and neighbourhood as infinitesimal So far as the Government coul) do during the session, when tlu tariff proposals came before the House, he would ease the revenue duties on the raw materials required for the prosecution of colonial industries. Mr Bell, the managing Director, stated that at prasenc his firm employed sixty people in Wellington, and in a short time would find work for 120.

The South Rikaia L O.L , No. 25, held its annual twelth of July celebration on Friday evening in the 3ddfallows' HilL The celebration took the form of an invi tation social and dance. The hall was beautifully" decorated with flags and ever greens, and about one hundred ani fifty people were present. Bro R. D. Petrie, assisted by Mr Stewart, acted as M,C, and Mrs Claridge supplied the music Lr the dance. Songs were given by Mrs Thornton, Mies L Grubb, Messrs Sharp, Austin, Shepharn. and Master Pye and Halliday, pinaforte selection by Miss Bhephard,»nd recitations by Messrs Owles and Windsor. A well laid snppar was spread in the centre of the Hall, and the table was beautifully set off with pot flowers and ferns. The usual Orange toasts were then honored and the com pany broke up in the small hours.

Notwithstanding tha intensely cold weather, the Newlands school concert last Wednesday evening was well patro nised, and a thoroughly enj >yaole en cur tain men t. w*s given. A pianoforte selec tion of Scotch aim was played in admirable styld by Mrs Bowman Fox, and also the *' Dance Rustique," boh meeting with loud applause, and this lady had to respond to hearty encores. Mrs Percy Jones again sang very effestively, and her vocal con tributions hnd to be repealed. Mr J. A. Orr's fine voice was heard to advantage in the'bass items given by him. The Messrs Upton proved hosts in themselves, and Mr Mackay an! Master Willuras also assisted i 6 the programme. A recita'ion by Misa Bitchelor concluded the pro gramme, which can be honestly com mended. For the dance which followed, the floor was fully occupied, and suitable refreshments were kindly provided by the ladies of the district.

A correspondent of the Timaru Herald writes:—ln 1862 or 18631 was living near Ashburton, and a blizzard came along and buried all the plains from Timaru to Rakaia under snow. If I remember rightly, the snow was deepest between the Hinds and where the half-way house was afterwards built, seven miles north of Ashburton, and In some parts it was as much as 18, in deep Tha snow was followed by very severe frosts, and the snow lay for a Ion*; time I saw ica 3m or 4in thick on quiet pools, unsheltered Our cold mutton in iljose days was cold. I distinctly recall the glistening; of the frozen juices in the meat as the joint was cut, Milk was frcg9n solid in the dairy P9,ns; if eggs were noc gathered one day, they were frozen and burst next day.. Such a frost had never occurred, not only in the memory of the white men in the district, but of much older witnesses. Thnre used to bo a handsome grove of large cabbage trees running down the south bank of the river. That winter killed off the whole of them. Ido not remember anything about the loss of stock \ it was not in my line—a mere boy then, I

parlton Gorawell, foreman of the Gazette, RfidcUetown,' Ntf, believes that Chaniber l^in'a Cough Remedy should be fn every home. He used it for & cold a^d it affected a speedy cure. He says : It ia indeed a grand remedy, I can recommend it- to a'l. I have also seen it used for whooping cough, with the beet results, For sale by the Ashburton D ug Company,

European and Other Foreign Items

London, July 14 The Prince of Wales reviewed the Italian and British fleets off Spithead. The combined fleets gave a fine display of torpedo tactics. The Qaeen has sent a nie?s*ge fio King ff umherfc, ex pres'=irtw the hope that the friendship which has been clearly founded between the two nations may be perpetuated. The officers of the ship Star qf Russia report they saw what they bo. lieyed to be the ship. Carradal^ (which is Qyerdue from Melbourne to Londoo), rounding Oape liorn on April IQ. Parjs, July 14 The Chambor of Deputies, by a majority °i W^j rejected M. Goblet's motion to break the concordat, dis- O3tabl:sh the church and stop the clergy's agjtation with regpect to the death duties M. Bomcare, of Public Instruction, said tlie Qovern-: ment would compel respect of the con cordant without reference to the Vatican,

Meeting of School Committees.

A meeting of members of School Com mittees was held in Ashburton, in the office of Mr C. Braddeil, on Saturday last, to consider the advisabteness of having ambul ance lectures in the public schools of the county. Present— MeasrsAndrews,Brad dell, Oraighead, Crooks, Luscombe, and Mackay. Apologies were received from several mem bers who were unable to attend, but who expressed a deaire to have a knowledge of ambulance work spread through ihedis rict by means of the schools. Mr Mackay was appointed chairman, and after referring to the success of the ambulance movement in Ashburton, he stated that constant applications were being received from the country districts for instruction, and he considered the best method of conveying this knowledge was through the educational system of the colony. Mr Mackay placed before the meeting a letter from the Education Board of North Canterbury with regard to the matter, and added that as several teachers to whom he had spoken, whtliit very anxious to have ambulance instruction given, were of the opinion that it should be taken in place of some other subject now in the syllabus, he had aaked his friend Mr W. Brook, headmaster of the Hampstead school, to attend and give hie views open the subject, as he felt satisfied the members pteseut had oo desire to further encroach upon the work of the school teachers. Valuable information was supplied by Mr Brook, who expressed the opinion that the best results would be obtained by the inclusion of ambulance instruction as the practical portion of physiology, under the elementary science course already provided by the Education Act. He also added that the school Inspectors at their Conference had intimated that they would like to ace ambulance knowledge given in the schools. After some discussion, in which all the members took part, it was resolved, on the motion of Mr Craighead, seconded by Mr Andrews, that the Chairman write to the Hon. Minister for Education expressing the views of the members as to the desirability of making provision for instruction to , teacherß, and asking what concessions in railway fared, etc., could' be granted to enable the Committees to arrange the necessary details in connection with special lectures, On receipt of his reply a further meeting to be called. A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the proceedings.

ROAD BOARD.

SOUTH nAKUI,

The usual meeting c f the South R&kaia Road Board was held on Thursday, when all the members were present. WOBK*. The Chairmau'd action in accepting tenders during the month was approved : T. Nee's for clearing eand, and 0. Pluck's tecdar for a snmp in the settlement were accepted. The Clerk reported on the roads in the district, and it was resolved to metal the road past the Dorta school if arrange ments could be made for a gravel pit; to re-metal a portion of Chertsey Boundary read ; a portion of Ktinwaring's road ; a portion of Thompson's track, and portions of the Three-chain road ; MitCham's an* Jones' road; and McLean's road at Doris.

It was decided to write to the railway authorities re the state of the railway reserve at Chertsey station. It was resolved not to metal the South read from the level crossing to the top of Boundary road, but to do some repairs to the worst places. The Clerk was instructed to inspect an obstruction placed on on* oi the roads by a settler, and to give notice to remove same.

Correspondence was received from Commissioner of Crown Linds re ex» penditure of thirds.—lt was decided that so as to extend fcha payments over the mater months, only half time should ba worked after .July 14. The Clerk wi3 instructed to have only the worst places repaired on the Acton River road.

The County Council and Commissioner of Taxes wrote re subsidy.—The return was ordered to be forwarded. COTERViUB. The Commissioner of Crown Lands wrote re alteration of name of settlement to Costerville comiog under the Designa tion of Districts Act, 1894, and the Board passed a formal resoiuM >n on the matter. WINTER WORK VVSO. The Clerk was instructed to enquire if in the event of the Board contributing, *he money could be expended in the district.

SMATL BIBD3. A. circular was receded from the Wakauui Board re email birds destruction, bub consideration was postponed. After pasosing Accounts tb,e meeting closed.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We dp not hold oarseives WSsoonsißie for the oouuens exmessed br our corresoandentsl

WINTER WORK FUND.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sja,--With your permission, 1 should like to make a suggestion, through the valuable columns of your paper, to the committee appointed to distribute the moneys collected. It is this—That they rescind the resolution parsed that the pay bo 4s, and make it 63 per day, the proper rate of wages. la the name of justice p*y the workers a fair day's wage for a fair day's work. I fee! sore tho*e who want work will gladly do a good day's work for a proper wage. Those who can not do a fair day's work should be paid for what fhey can do. TJie' miserable dole of 43 per day \i a' disgrace fq'ttiqgg who proposed and secondedl^, t would like to ask them how they would like to work for the same mosey with broken time thrown in. The wives and children of these working men have the sime needs as the wives and children of their affl'i nt neighbors. It looks very like taking a mean advantage of the an fortunate position of those who want work t) offer them 4s per day, and ex* pecb them to do a fair day's work. It would be better to let them work only four days a week at 6s than full time (if the weather permitted) »t 4s, Seeing the money raised is subscribed by Government, the distributing bodies can veil aflfird to pay the proper rate of wages It Ins been said that if the full rate of wared were paid, the place would be ovore ''roe with, men wanting work, j think this is* simp'y nonsense. When the money raised is spent there will be an end of the m bfcer, and by that time the pressing need will have passed away. From the sum already contributed there iyiU be some ££|0Q to spend in the borough and county. This will go a loius way to find work for tho c who want it. Should it not he aufljelent-, and need still esi^; th-:n mors should be raised to meet it, I feel sure most of the sub. scriSers to this fund woull rather see a proper r-.te of wage paid than the miserable dole offared. I also think that- marred men should,be paid more tlwji s ngle men. Roping the suggestion made will be acted upqn,^ and tqa.n|;ing you for space offered —I am, etc., SU«SCRIfiB»,

THE "ASBBUBTOK GIIABDIAK t TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1895.



Business Notice?. a J. Ne ill's CLEARING SALE IB NOW ON AT FKIEDLANDER'S CORNER. EVERYTHING MUST BE SOLD, NOW IS YOUR TIME. Ltdwi' Jackets, this season's goods, Grey Calico Is lid doz 2ls—Reduced to 12s 6d White Calico Is 9d doz Oorsetst 3a lid—Reduced to 2s 6d Men's Colonial Tweed Suits 80s—Re- Corsets U 114— Reduced to 2s lid duced to 22s U HeavyDreas tweed, double width, 2s 6d Men's All Wool Suits 19s 6d -Reduced to 9|d, this season's Boys' Suits 3s Hd goods Men's Tweed Overcoats, with capes, Double Bed Sheeting B|d IS 6d Colonial Flannel, all wool, Is—Re- Men's Macintoshes, with capes, and duced to 8d sewn seams 22s 6d Blankets 5s lid per pair BOOTS, BOOTS. Men's Nailed Shooters 7a hd Boya' Nail Shooters 4a lid Men's Bluchers 4s 9d Women's Strong Leather Boots 5s lid Men's Watertight!, Heavy, 10a 6d Women's Shoes 4s 6d EVERY LINE MUST BE CLEARED MAKE NO ERROR COMPARE OUR PRICES COME AND_SEE Q. -j. NEILL Fh EDLANDBR'S CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. CASH CASH Seeds. Seeds. Seeds, — JUST ARRIVED — New Season Flower & Vegetable Seeds FLETCHER BROS HAVE great pleasure in intimating that they have just received their New Season Stock of NIMMO & BLAIR'S Celebrated Flower and Vegetable Seeds in the following order :— 111 Per Packet FLOWER SEEDS. 11l Per Packet Alyssum, Sweet Mignonette *f beli* sf?f osa Antirrhinum, fitne mixed Nasturtium, Tom Thumb Marvel of Peru Balsam, fine mixed Nemophila maculata Nasturtium, tail Candytuft, mixed Petunia, fine mixed Nemophila insignia Canterbury Bells, mixed Stock, German, ten-week Pansy, mixed Chrysanthemum tricolor, Aster, German Poppy, «The Shirley mixed Aster,Betterid*e's quilled Pea, sweet, mixed Columbine, mixed Candytuft, dark crimson Phlox Drumraondii Convolvulus, mixed Carnation Stock, Virginian, imxel Dihlia, mixed Clarkia elegans Sunflower, tall Everlastings, mixed Oonvol/ulus major Wallflower, mixed Godetia, The Bride Oyanus minor Portulaca, mixed Jaooltei, mixed Delphinium, mixed Sweet William Linum, grandiflorum Forget-me-not, blue Verbena, mixed robrum Indian Pink Zinnia, elegans, double, Marigold, African Larkspur, mixed mixed SO Per Packet VEGETABLE SEEDS. 3» Per Packet PK\S. Stock wood Ridge Champion Scarlet-runner American Wonder Cress—Extra Curled Bean Little Gem Large MusselburghLeeks CABBAGE. Stratagem Triple Curled Parsley Drumhead Veitch's Perfection Hollow Crown Parsnips Early York Wm Hurst Radish—Three Varieties Enfield Market Yorkshire Hero, etc Turnips -Four Varhtias London Market, Etc. Beet, Blood Red BEANS, Dumhead Savoy Borecole—Dwarf Green Broad, Harlington CARR'IT. Curled Windsor Early Short Horn ■Brussels Sprouts— Green Windsor James Tntermediat3 Fcryrneer's Giant Kirly Long Pod LETTUCE. CAULIFLOWER. French or Kidney— Drumhead Early London Canadian Wonder Neapolitan Walcheren, etc Pale Dun Giant White Cole's Crystal White Mammoth Negro Long ONION. Celery Pod Brown Globe OUOOMBER- Early Goldon Butter Brown Spannish, Etc. Long Priekley or Wax Tomato — Large Red Please remember that these are all Fresh and Keliable Seeds and tha you get as much Vegetable Seed for 3d as is usually given for Gd, and as mud Flower Seed for Id as is usually given for 3d. The increase of Nimmo am Blair's packet trade has been phenominal and this year it is expected to tota a Quarter of a Million. £ST NOTE ADDRESS, FLETCHER BROS, C&SH SUPPLY STORES, ASHBURTON & CHRISTCHUROH. SURPLUS STOCK SALE. fTIIIE continuous wet weather during the hat tliree weeks, prevented many of our Friends in the outlying Listricts from taking advantage of the Unprecedent3d Bargains to be obtained at the above ale. We have decided to EXTEND THE TiME OF CLOSING UNIIL Saturday, July 20. MITCHELL & TURNER TANOB D Si BEET.



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/CHOICE FKUlTS.—Peaches, bananas, V^ ©ranges, lemons and tomatoes, at H. A. Flower, Ffuicar and Confectioner, East street



WANTED Known—A cordial reception and free inspection through the whole of our extensive Premises. Every article solda' advertised prices—Mitchell & Turner.



WANTED Known—Great Purchase of Dress Stuffs Lot No. 3 extra quality, Nan's Veilings all shades, Nivy .*nd Black Diagoml Serges all at Is 3.1, usual price 2i3J. —H. C. Mel ford Blouse



\k 7" ANTED Known— Grand results, W our Cish sales on Saturday last were the largest in our 25 years' expeii enc■•- Practical evidence that our efforts *re appreciated—MlTCHELt & Turhbk



WANTED Known—Great Purch»«se of Dress Stuffs. Lot No. 1 great variety, double width B|d. Most of these goods were Is 3H wholesale. Melford House Sale. Every thing reduced.—H. 0. Seoers.



STOCKTAKING Sale-Mrs Aicorn "^ will give large reductions of Millinery, Jackets and Mantles, OHUren's Pilisses, Drees Material, Glassware and Farcy Goods, for one month previous to stock taking, —- Next Oourthons3, Havelock street



WANTED Known—Great; Purchase of Dress Staff* for Melford House Sale. Loc No, 2 great variety, double width at Is. Some of these were Is 9d wholesale. Everything reduced. —H. C SZCERS,



a AIR BRUSHES, Clothes Brushes, Tooth Brashes, Nail Brushes, Combs (assorted), Perfumery, Stationery, School Bags, any price for Cash.— McGregor's



WANTED Known — Mrs Hooper (monUUf rmrse) is open to accept engagements. Apply, by letter, to Mrs Soopeb, Alford Forest Road, Askburton, 1*134



WANTED Known —Wo are com pelled to realise on a very large portion of our Stock. To do this we are prepared to take cost price for ail our new Winter Goods, and almost any price older stock. —Mitchell and Tusker.



i I RANTED Known—Small Profits W and Quick Returns.—Mellor's Zaalandia Boot Store.



WANTED Known—Mend and Boya Clothing and Underclothing, Hoots -1 Sho2«» Rugs and Blankets, at parti cularly 1*3"" ■«»*•■—MiTOHEIit. & TSJRNEB.



\TJ ANTED Known - VV kndia Biot Store Is the w *es" Store for Boots and Shoes.



WANTED Known—Ladies Lasting Slippers only 2s lid—Usual price, 4* 6d.—Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store.



OWNMakain ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, Muslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc, at Mks Alcorn's new shop, Baker's Buildings.



WANTED KNOWN. — F. S. Jeffries, leading Confectioner and Fruiterer, of East Street, next the Corner. Hot Pies at any hour and Tea and Coffee also. N.B, Lady Attendant. Fruit of every description. Ladies' (loom a specialty. 1*163



CHEAP Wool makes cheap Blankets, cheap Flannels, cheap Clothing. I have g>t in a nice assortment of this season's Blankets, raen'B and boys colonial Tweed Suits and Overcoats, cheaper than ever they have been in New Zeaiand. Men's colonial Tweed Kaiapoi $mto for 27a 61, a marvel at <h« prine; Kaiapoi Knicker Suits from 7s 6d.-Bobert Auioßif, Clothing and Boot Warehouse, Htvulyck street,



TXTANTED Known—Mothers, be wise * » and buy your school boots at Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store.



WANTED Known —Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything In the optical line at S. BtXßK'a, Optician.



An Irlah Sketch, toy Patrick Murphy, O<f«f«llow»' Ha 1, Thursday



WANTED Known—l have good Bluchers, only 4s lid.—Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store.



WANTED Known—Bargains to be had every day at Melior's Zea andia Boot Store.



PIPES- GBD Amber from Is 3d ; Silver mounted Amberoid Mouth pieces, assorted, 2s. Clay 3d per Drz^n, —McGregor's 7 63



\\i AN TED KNOWN The celebrated VV Yarmouth Oilskins can be ob tained at W.H Collier, "The Corner."



WANTED Known—Ten per cent under Christchurch prices at Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store.



qPICIAL NOTICE.—Suits and Single O Garments made to measure. Fit and style with prices to suit the times. Large purchase Heavy Kiiapoi Trousers and Knit Underclothing.—Mitchem. and Turned.



tI7"ANT*D Known—6o Ladies' Black * and Colored Wool Jerseys at 2a 6J S formerly 10i 6i ; 100 Pairs of White Blankets atlos6l, Ladies' Muffs 3s 63. Umbrellas Is lid, Corsets ll\ 9i, 6 and 6J four button Kid Gloves 6d. Gents Silk Ties 63 each. Large Wool Hearth Bags 63 6i each.—Andrew Ore's Sale. 6 220



WANTED Known-That I am hold ing a Sale at Reduced Prices fur One Month. Come for Bargains. I hava 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 trash to draw the unwary. Repairs as usual, done at Once.—J. Moison, Boot Stora "East sfcraet, Ash barton. 5 138



Half-yearly stock taking. "VTEW T/EAL4ND IN EW ZiEALAND CLOTHING TiIACTOBY LOTHING X 1 ACTOBY We find that we are Overstocked in many lines. We will, until the end of this month, mark goods afc prices that will ensure* Riaty Sale. Men's Overcoats, with capes, 28s 61 Boy's Overco»ts, with c-pea, Si 6d Men's Sac Suits ... ... 13a 61 Boya'Ashburton Tweed Suits from .., ,„ , 8s 6d | Boys' Tweed Sailor Suits 8s 6d Boys' Odd Knickers all sizes Men'a Heavy Mosgiel Pants 4s 9d Men's Workitg Shirts ... Is 61 Boys' Tweed Hats ... la Od Girls' and Boys' School Boots from 43 6d Men's Boots a*< prices that will Sell them It will be to your advantage to give us a call for your next | pair of BOOTS. i NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTOHY. ALEX. HiSNDRy, Manager* <3OLI> BROOCHES AND BAV&tJBg. JUST RECEIVED TO*KW AND CHGICJ? DESIGNS- To be seen at the JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT m S, S A L E X, WATCHMAKER «W«,U«, IJJAST STREET, ASHBURTON tM" Inspection Invited, KiAIJU IVOXICJKB, Mail close for the following places as under, subject to the necessary altera tions;— TUESDAY, JULY 16. For Northern Ports and Australian Colonies, and also for the United Kingdom and Europe (via Naples), ladia, China, Japan, etc., per Talune, at 6,80 p.m. Mails close at Sydney for New Hebrides on July IG. The next parcel mail for the United Kingdom and Europe will close on July 25, per lonic. Due in London on Sep tember 3. FIRE ALARMS Alien ton .„ ... ,„ .,  one toll Borough, north of railway ... two tolls Borough, south of railway ... three tolls Hatnpgteid m m , m m m four loill



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