Ashburton Guardian. MAGNA EST VERITAS ET PRÆVALEBIT. THURSDAY, AUGUST 15,1895. HOME POLITICS.

The elections at Home have resulted as nobody ever expected—not even the most sanguine and enthusiastic Tory that ever threw his whole heart and soul, and all his lung and voice power, into the singing of " God save the Queen." Sanguine Conservatives looked for and certainty hoped for a victory over the Liberals, but to have a number like 339 of true blues sent to the House by the people's votes was a result of the election as far removed i from their expectations as the begin-' ning of the Millenium on next Prim rose Day, But 339 Conservatives have been returned to work hand and glove with 72 Liberal Unionists—in all 411 votes for the Salisbury Go vernment. Against these are ranged 177 pronounced Liberals, 70 Home Rulers (anti-Parnellites), and 12 Par nellites—2s9 members who will have to form the Opposition. The numbers added together give a House of Commons of 670 members. It is a most extraordinary turning of the tables, and never in the history of British Parliament has any party assumed power with such a large majority as 152. We are wrong in ' this statement, but we had written it before we recalled to mind the majority the Whigs had at the first election after the Reform Bill of 1832 became law. On that occasion the Whig Government took office with the crushing majority of 307 at their back. In 1867 tbe next Reform Bill was passed, and it gave a still wider franchise, but under its first operation the majority for the Whigs was only 128. In 1873 came another election, with a result nearly as surprising as the present. The Conservative party beat the Liberals by 102, but when the Home Rulers were added to the Liberal side the majority was reduced to 46. Then came 1880, bringing about another turn of the political wheel, and Ma Gladstone stood placidly in bis place in Parliament with a majority of 124 at his beck and call. Only, however, at his beck and call so long as that beck and call was pleasing to Ireland's then " uncrowned king' Prirnell, who had 62 adherents with a greater belief in him than they had in theG.O.M. In 1885, Mr Gladstone could look round on a phalanx of 335 Liberals pledged to do his will, but in addition to these the 86 members of the Home Rule side of the House were wholly in accord with him, and he could count upon the votes of that party. 1886, however, told another tale, and when the polling was over it was found that Lord Salisbury had a following of 394, which included 78 recalcitrant Liberals who, however much they loved liberalism had no love for Home Rule, and so ranged themselves on the side of the party opposed to what they were pleased to term " the disintegration of the empire." 1892 saw another general election and Mr Gladstone returned to power with a majority, from all sources of 40. But 1895 sees a Conservative majority larger tban that party has enjoyed for more than sixty years at least, if indeed it ever had such a strong backing in its political history. 1895 also sees the Liberal party weaker in the House than it has been during the same period. What will Lord Salisbury do with such a majority as he now enjoys 1 He cannot follow a Conservative policy pure and simple. He has to depend too much upon his Liberal-Uniomst supporters for that, He need not fear, for a time at least, any trouble from the Labor party. The House has been almost cleared of the Labor members. Nor need he look for much difficulty with the question of disestablishment of the Church —the large Conservative majority has relegated that to an indefi nite time in the future. In fact the first impression that; the large Con servativa majority gives is that the people of Great Britain are desirous of being judiciously let alone in regard to advanced legislation, and want a rest. If the Salisbury Government tajk« the same impression—and there is strong warrant for them doing so then adieu to any more fancy legisla? tion. Adieu also to the hopes of the mqre ardent Home Rulers ; but the Irish people my confidently look for ward to such legislation as may be far more beneficial to them, and likely to so improve the social condition of the masses as to largely remove the dis content that has prevailed in that country for so many years. That Ireland will obtain a measure of local government ¥^D? short °^ absolute autonomy, wjll give the^ all they are asking for, is very probtmle, and we haye no doubt that that is what Lord Salisbury <s?i\\ aim at giving the Irish people, and great will be his py if he .succeeds in doing this—great as will be the chagrin §t £ho Liberals if the success is secured, We cannot, of course, say what Lord Salisbury will do. But we can say that most of the great political changes that the Liberals have fought and struggled f or __fought for years |br, ancl educated the people up ito—haye been ulti mately given to the people when the Conservatives &ame jnto power— given, however, beausa they couid not longer be withheld, and given more with the intention of checkmating their eppoawt* (" dishiog tbe Wbige') tbao

out of any fondness for the measures they passed. It was Disraeli who

" educated" his party up to this

J policy, and no doubt the lessons the , great Conservative leader taught will

not be forgotten by the Conservatives of 1895. Nor are the Irish members themselves altogether guiltless of the death of their country's hopes in the

matter of Home Rule. They have had many dissensions and bitter feuds, and the divisions among them have not only sorely exercised their friends in Parliament but gone a long way to alienate support from them in the country and cool the ardor of sup porters outside Parliament. At the same time we feel confident that better terms—though certainly short of autonomy—may be obtained from the party now in power than could have been hoped for from Lord Rose bery's regime. And now that the Conservatives have their position to hold, the line they have always followed may be expected to be fol-

lowed once more. It will be no

surprise to us to find them introducing measures of a highly liberal though not of an " advanced " character, which their own party must support, and

many of their opponents cannot

conscientiously oppose. The merging of the Liberal-Unionists with the Conservative party may be expected to have this effect, and doubtless the Liberal leaven thus introduced into the Conservative party may have the effect of bringing that very much "stand-off" party into closer touch with the masses. If that be effected, there may not be any great reason to regret the action of those masses in sending Lord Salisbury back to power with a phenomenal majority behind him.

MAIL NOTICES.

, Mails close for the following places aa under, subject to the necessary altera tions : — _ FRIDAY, AUGUST 16. For Northern Port and Australian Colonies per Waihora, at 10.30 a.m. SATURDAY, AUGUST 17. J*'or Australian Colonies, and also for United Kingdom aad Europe (specially addressed via Brindiai), India, China, japan, etc., per express, to connect with s-s. Wakatipu, at 12.30 p.m. Due London October 2nd. The next parcel mail for the United Kingdom, Europe, etc., will close about August 22nd, per Tainui. Due London October 2nd. The Katoomba leaves Sydney for Noumea and New Hebrides on 27th inst., and the lor Fiji m 28th mit,

The attempt of Wire Karahu, to alleged wife murderer, to take his own

ESCAPING PaiSONKES.

life in a rail way carriage

suggests the following to a contemporary :■—lt has long been a current saying that a special providence watches over drunken men, otherwise the rate of mortality in most large towns would be considerably increased. Murderers appear to be similarly favored when they endeavor to anticipate the fate reserved for them by the due ordi nances of the la w. The half caste Wire Karahu, who is accused of the pecu liarly atrocious murder of his wife at Hukatere, near Patea, was baffled in a somewhat sensational double attempt to take his own life after he was in custody. On the railway journey from Waverley to Wanganui he su-jceeded in cutting his throat when the train was going through a tunnel. It is evident from this that he was not handcuffed, and as the weapon he used was a butcher's sheath knife, he could not have been searched by the police, two omissions which require explana tion. In the temporary absence of the policeman who accompanied the prisoner, and who had quitted the carriage for the purpose of calling the guard, Wire jumped through the window. Had a bishop or a news paper editor, or any other good and useful member of the community per formed an acrobatic feat of this kind, he would for a certainty have broken his neck. But Wire Karahu, the accused wife murderer, seems to have escaped uninjured. lie was observed to rise from the ground and walk away as if nothing unusual had hap pened. He was subsequently re arrested f{ outside an hotel," and is now in the Wanganui hospital, Charles Peace, the notorious burglar and murderer, who was executed in Eng land some years ago, was the hero of a similar sensational leap. He was being conveyed from London to Sheffield in the custody of two officers from Scot land Yaid. He was securely hand cuffed, and was closely watched. But he was a man of infinite daring and resource. On some pretence he in duced his custodians to let down the carriage window, and at a single bound he sprang clean through ifc as if shot from the mouth of a cannon. The train was travelling at a high rate qf speed, but Peace espaped with only trifling injuries. He smashed the hand cuffs on the iron rails, and would pro bably have got away but for the fact that the ground was covered with snow, and his footprints were easily tracked*

Bkqoklyn has now an institution of vbfch no othw American

A LIBRARY FOB THE BLIND

city pan boast — a circulating library for the blind, It com prises only eight hun-

dred volumes, but then a blind man's book is at least ten times as bulky as its counterpart in letterpress, and far more than ten times as costly. The most condensed edition of the Bible is eleven yplumes, and the bare cost of producing it is 2Q dollars. Gather books, which have" a more restricted j sale, cpme much higher. A plainly bound " Robinson Crusoe" costs 10 dollars, and '*? Ben Hur" 14 dollars. So, both in shelf room and in outlay, the demands of such a library are quite heavy. Most of the books are in the .New York "point" character, which is rapidly superseding the old Boston " line letter," and which has but one disadvantage—that it mnst be read by the educated touch of a single jEingej?, The s|£l£getit student there fore sometimes' literally \years away the sensitive skin, and no'other finger can be substituted. Some of the sub scribers can read not only the New York an<| the Boston, systems, but also the character used Jn England, which is a sort of shorthand—some thing l|4ce tfje pasjest of Sir Isaac Pitman's three styles of phonography. And what do blind people like to read ? Least of all, fiction • most of all, poetry, with religious works a good second choice. Perhaps, psychologists may find the real meaning, too, of one very marked trait of the blind reader —that if the book lie wants Is not in, he will not take any other, but will wait, peading nothing at all, until he pan get, it. (Quite a gooaVper eenjtage of the library Consists of music scopes, but before * piece c§n bs played by

a blind musician it must be memorised —not a simple process by any means. First, the treble is read with the left hand while it, is played with the right, and then the bass is read with the right hind and played with the left. When he knows both he combines them, and in nearly all cases with extraordinary success. Of course, also, the ex perience of the library has simply confirmed what has often before been remarked—that what once gets into a blind man's head stays there with wonderful tenacity—easy come, easy go; a blind man earns his intellectual bread so hardly that he cannot afford to lose a single crumb.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Commercial news on fourth page. Sir Dillon Bell returns to New Zealand immediately.

The Directors of the Westport Coal Comp ny have declared an interim divi dend ao the rate of 5 per cent, per annum for the half-year. Rev G. B. Inglis will lecture in the Baring Square church to-night on 4 How we got our Bible.' The lecture is held under the aufpices of the Ashburton Christian Endeavor Union.

A public meeting will be held on Friday evening in the JGood Templar Hall, to discuss the Licensing Bill now before the Rouse; and to f*.rm a Prohibition League. Revs. Brooke, Olphert, and others, will deliver addresses.

The Wakanui Templar Lodge will cele brate its sixth anniversary on Friday, September 6, with a tea and concert, and doubtless the same success thab has attended previous gatherings under this Lodge's auspices will attend the anni versary.

A well-known Palmerston North sheep breeder, who has jisb returned from the Sydney sales, says that the only way to improve the state of things will be for the settlers to come to some arrangement that no sheep shall leave their hands under a certain figure, then whatever the figure is they are bound to get it.

At Dunedin on Wednesday nlghb the Workers' Political Committee resolved to express its appreciation of the attitude taken up by Mr J. A Millar on the tariff question as it afiects the working classes, and decided to urge on tha Colonial Treasurer the advisability of admitting cotton shirtings for manufacturing pur poses duty free.

Some months ago the Christchurch Pigeon Plying Club liberated a numher of birds at Ashburton, but the little creatures evidently preferred to stay in Aehburton and several of them have selected their quarters in this locality. They may be known by having a ring round one leg. If the members of the Flying Club value any of the last oneß, they might probably recover them by making enquiries here.

A concert under the auspices of the Presbyterian and Wesleyan Bands of Hope was given in the Templar Hall, Tinwald, last week. A lengthy programme was gone through contributed by members and fri?nds of the Bands of Hops, the items of which comprised songs, duots, trios, recitation?, etc. At tbe close a meet ing to further the temperance ciuse was held, and a Committee was appointed with the Revs. Skinner and A bernethy a*; its head.

A public trial of the Wilter A. Wood's drill will be held at Wakanui, on Mr Isaac Thompson's farm, on Friday next at one o'clock. Mr Restell is tha agent for the company, and he gives the drill the nice mouth-filling title of "'combined grain, seed, turnip and nnnure drill ' and speaks in glowing language of its capabilities. If all he cays about it is tru», and we would be the last people in the world to attribute to h'm the barest suspicion of romance, farmers would do well to see it at work.

A Press Association telegram from Dunedin slates that the awards of Messrs 0. Napier Bell, E. Outhbert, and R. Hay in c >nnection with the competitive schemes for the drainage and sewerage of Dunedin were announced on Wednesday night. The first prize was awarded to Mr J, B Henson, of Newcastle, New South Wales; the second prizato Mr Henry H. Me'cilf, of Auckland ; the third prize to Mr John fclallawav, of Melbourne. The Board strongly recommended a separate system and estimated that the total cost would not exceed £100.000.

Ac the Methven Magistrate's Court, before Messrs W. Morgan and T. Fagan, J. P.'s, on August 9, R. Johns, for ■iamasjing two clocks in the Methven Hotel was fined £2 and costs 19j, and ordered to pay damages to the amount of £3. —In Grant v Piercey, claim £3, judg ment was given for plaintiff by default.— H. McKay v J. Bafcey, claim £8, value of a dog destroyed. Ib was proved that the dog was disturbing a mob of ewes near lambing, the property of defendant, who gave instructions to his men to shoot the dog. Judgment was given for the defendant.

On Wednesday applications closed at the Land Offipe for sections In the Roimata Settlement, situated on the Heathcote River, Woolston, near Christchurch. The land was open for selection on lease in perpetuity. There are twenty-five sec tions, averaging in area from 1 acre to 3 acres 0 roods 34 poles. There were forty l five applications, distributed as under :— Sections 1 and 12, 21 applications ; sec tions 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 17, 18, and 19, 7 ; sections 5, 6. and 10, 6; sections 7 and 10a, 5 ; section 11, 23; sections 14 and 15,11; section 16, 10 ; section 20, 16 ; section 21, 18 ; section 22, 14; sections 23, and 24,22, j seption 25, 2§ As more than one application has been received for eaoh section, a ballot was to be taken at 11 a m. to-day at the Land Office to decide the order of selection.

Holloway's Ointment and Pills. —These world-renowned remedies are confidently recommended to miners, navvies, and all who have to work underground, cr where noxious atmospheres exist. The minute particles of coal or metal which permeate the air in suoh plaoes tend to block up the lungs and air tubes, giving rise to bron chitis, asthma, aiid" palpitation of the heart. In Holloway's remedies will be found a safe and easily used medicament for the pene trating properties of the Ointment relieve the local congest iqns and the mildly laxative effects oi tlje Pills cause the liver to act freely, and the breath to bepome unem barrassed. By early reabrt to th^se remedies many a serious illness may be averted, and soundness of health maintained.

MURDER OF A JAP.

Sydney, August 14

A Japanese trader, agent for a German firm, has been murdered in New Island by natives. They attacked his hut at night, and killed him with a tomahawk. The German Com missioners had seven natives implicated seized, and s^ were shot and the seventh hanged.

The Massacre in China.

£ HAKGHAI, AugUSt 14 The British and American Consuls at Foo Chow have started for Kucheng, escorted by a hundred Braves. The Viceroy refused to permit a foreign escort. Melbourne, August 14 A le*ter received from a lady missionary in China, dated June 24th, reports that missionaries in the remotest parts were flying at that date. The missions destroyed were chiefly Ameri can and Roman Catholic. The five mission premises at Ohong King were burned. One of the feu Fin mission aries, escaping by himself, had all his goods on a boat which the Chinese attacked and took everything, The missionary jumped into the river and hung on to the sides of the boat while the Chinese tried to kill him by poking him with spears whenever he appeared above the water. Eventually he escaped, but it is feared that he will lose his reason.

London, August li The Times special correspondent at Tientsin says the Chinese Government is helpless owing to the confusion which reigns all over the Empire. The officials are incapable of decisive action or exercising an effective authority. Serious results are probable, unless the Powers take precautions.

Wreck of the Catterthun

Sydney, August 14 At the inquest on the Catterthun victims, the second mate, re-called, said at two o'clock on Thursday morn ing he had a conversation with the captain, and pointed out that he thought the vessel required hauling out. The Sugar light then showed a bearing which caused him to form the opinion that he was too close. The vessel was then four milss oft the light which was on the port bow. The captain replied, "Well, alter the course north 40 east." Witness promptly obeyed the order. The ship first struck on the port bow abreast of the fore rigging, and then amidships. The first blow was severe, the second slight. When he caught a glimpse of Seal rocks on the port side was eight minutes before she struck. He hauled her out three points more and informed the captain, who was in the act of coming on to the bridge when the ship struck. Witness then left the bridge to call all hands. The chief-officer subsequently told him that after con sultation the captain had decided to beach the ship, which hit a reef, not a rock. Everybody was sober. The steamer was travelling 11| knots, and j became unmanageable eight minutes • after striking, being waterlogged. The reason she heeled to starboard was owing to the coal falling out of the hold on the port side. The only remark the captain made was—-"Good God, what has she struck?" The witness replied—" A reef off the Seal rock."

The second mate said the two look out men had reported no danger, and had he not altered the course the ship would have gone right on the reef.

The inquest has been adjourned to obtain witnesses from Sydney. (?)

REDFERN RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

Sydney, August 14 The action by Mr Jones, a victim of the Redfern railway accidenfcj against the Railway Commissioners has been settled, the defendants pay plaintiff's costs, which were assessed at £500.

Stock Tax.

Melbourne, August 14 In the Assembly a debate v going on on the stook tax. Its opponents claim it is an anti-federal impost, and causes great loss of trade. Amend ments to reduce the amount from 30s £1 per head of cattle, and make it twenty-five per cent ad valorem were negatived,

CARRIAGE OF PRODUCE

Melbourne, August 14 In addition to an offer received from the local agent of a shipping firm for the carriage of produce, the Agont- Generai has received two offers in London. With one of these the Premier is highly satisfied, and is con fident there is no need to. advertise fpr fresh tenders. The contract will be limited to two years from next May, when the existing agreements expire.

The London tenders for the carriage of produce made by private companion provide for a weekly service with a substantial reduction in the rate of freight. The Premier says he is con vinced sufficient tonnage will be placed privately at the disposal of the Goyemnjenfj.

Murder bya Mother.

Melbourne, August 14 The mother of the murdered boy Williams is a young widow, who since she lost her husband has lived a loose life. Three times she abandoned the child. On one occasion a woman was willing to be made its adoptive mother and appealed^ to the GouH, but failing to get a remedy left it with tli| Magistrate Mr Panton,' and cleared out. The child was then handed to the police.

Mrs W"illiam*f has confessed thafs she took ber child to the. lagoon, and tied a stone to its waist, while the infant was laughing at the water, and then shoved it in. The reason given is t hat the people where she was living were always grumbling about the poor little mortal crying for its mother.

A TRADE DIFFICULTY SETTLED.

Adelaide, August 14 The difficulty which has existed some time in the boot trade, in consequence^ of the introduction of maphinery, has. been amicably settled by tbe. Board of Conciliation. Both sides have made @onoessiona.

*fm ASfIBUBTQft GUABDiAN: THURSDAY, AtJGtJSt 15, 1895.



Busm.oßß Notice-* G. J. Nei 1Y& CLEARING SALE IS NOW ON AT I i FBIEDLANDEB'S CORNER. EVERYTHING MUST BE SOLD, NOW Id YOUR TIME. ladim' Jackets, this season's goods, Grey Calico Is lid doz 2ls—Reduced to 12s 6d White Calico Is 9d doz "targets 3rlld—Reduced to 2s 6d Men's Colonial Tweed Suits 30s—Re lorsefcs 4s lid—Reduced to 2s lid duced to 22s 6d HeavyDreasTweed.double width, 2s 6d Men's All Wool Suits 19s 6d -Reduced to Ud, this season's Boys' Suits 3s lid g oof jg Men's Tweed Overcoats, with capes, Double Bed Sheeting B|d 18 6d Jolonial Flannel, all wool, la—Re- Men's Macintoshes, with capes, and duced to 8d sewn seams 22s 6d Blankets 5s lid per pair BOOTS, BO)TS. Men's Nailed Shooters 7s lid Boys' Nail Shooters 4s lid Men's Bluchers 4s 9d Women's Stron? Leather Bootses.lid Mens Watertighte, Heavy, 10s 6d Women's Shoes 4s 6d EVERY LINE MUST BE CLEARED MAKE NO ERROR COMPAKE OUR PRICES^ Q. J. NEILL FK BD LANDER'S CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. CASH CASH Seeds, Seeds. Seeds, — JUST ARRIVED — Now 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 :— ID Per Packet FLOWER SEEDS. 11l Per Packet Alyssum, Sweet Mignonette Lobelia speciosa Antirrhinum, fiine mixed Nasturtium, Tom Thumb Marvel of Peru Balsam tine mixed Nemophila maculata Nasturtium, tall Candytuft, mixed Petunia, fiae mixed Nemophila insignis Orxterbury Bells, mixed Stock, German, ten-week Pansy, mixed Chrysanthemum tricolor, Aster, Germ m Poppy, ' The Shirley mixed Aster,B attendee's quillei Pea, sweet, mixed Columbine, mixed Candytuft, dark crimson Phlox Drummondii _ Convolvulus, mixed Carnation Stock, Virginian, mixed Dihlia nvxed Clarkia elegans Sunflower, tall Everlastings, mixed Convol/alus nvyor Wallflower, mixed Godetia. The Bride Oyanus minor Portulaca, mixed Jacobaj.*, mixed Delphinium, mixed Sweet William Linum, grandilljmm Forget-me-not, blue Verbena, mixed rubrum Indian Pink Zinnia, elegans, double, Marigold, African Lirkspar, mixed mixel 3» Per Packet VEGETABLE SEEDS. 3d Per Packet PBAS. Stockwood Ridge dhampion Scarlet-runner American Wonder Cress—Extra Curled Bea» Little Gem Large Musselburgh Leeks OABBAUI?,. Stratagem Triple Curled Parsley g^^ad Veitch's Perfection Hollow Crown Parsnips Early York Wm Hurst Ridish—Three Varieties Bnfaeld Market Yorkshire Hero, etc Turnips -Pour Varhtios London Market, Etc. Beet, Blood Red BEA.N3. Dumhead Savoy Borecole—Dwarf Green Broad, Ilarhngton OARRH. Curled Windsor Rarly Short Horn Bru«els Sprouts- • Green Windsor James Intermediate Scrym»er's Giant Eirly Long Pod LEriUOE, CAULIFLOWER. French or Kidney— Drumhead jfiarly London Canadian Wonder Neapolitan Walcberen, etc Pale Dun Giant White Cole's Crystal White Mammoth Negro Ling ONION. Celery Pod Brown Globe OUOHMBER. Early Goldon Butter Brown Spannish, Etc. Long Prickley or Wax Tomato - Large Red Please remember that these are al! Fresh and Reliable Seeds and that you «et as much Vegetable Seed for 31 as is usually given for 6d, and as much Flower Seed for Id as is usually given for 3d. The increase of Nimmo and Blair's packet trade has been pheaominal and Jcliis year it is expeetedjto total % Quarter of a Million. f§T NOTE ADDRESS?, FLETCHER BROS., (U3H SUPPLY STORES, ASHBURTON & CHRISTCHURCH. mO OWNERS OF NEWLY KBKCTTSD MANSIONS, VILLAS, AND GBAND OFPORTOTTITT. Linoleums and Floorcloths direct from the Mills to our Warehouse. TH«I LARGEST STOOK outside of Christchurca. Ko lutoniiediutu Handling. ONE LARGE PROFIT SAVED. Latest Patterns, per s.s. lonic, to haiitl. Beautiful Designs Lovely Shades. MITCHELL AND TURNER. 1



W anted WANTED Kno*n —Prohibition Public Meeting in God Templar Hall on Friday evenh.g, at 7 30 Govern ment Licensing Bill will be discussed Prohibition League to be formed at close of meeting. Collection for expenses. 8 101 . AJN LJIiD Known —All Accounts *< v Owing to Joseph Taylor, East Street, can be piid afc Mr Bulltck's * ffic j., Arcade, where Mr Taylor will attend on Saturdays to receive same All Accounts Owing after September 1 next wiil be Sued for without further nottce. 8 45 » * ANTED—Good Secondhand Sacks, VV Apply 8 JSB DWID THOMAS. _ fI *0 LET — Seven-roomed House, _L Carter's Terrace. Apply to R Bike. 8 90 /' i^O LET—douse containing live rooms, JL scullery, and pantry; Cameron street west. Apply John Mull.ney. 8_64 ,i; ANTED Known-Thst H. Baik- W stow, Cabinetmaker, has removed to tha Premises lately occupied by Mr T E. Kilworth, opposite Wesleyan Church. 8_79 AN_ED Rnown—That H. Bair- V stow makes to order every description of Trap Cushions and Trim mings. 8 81 WANTfcD- People wfto are in need of Good Strong Durable Furniture to leave their orders with H. Bairstow. 8 80 KNOWN—The Ladies VV are invited to call and inspect new designs in Linoleums, etc. Will be landed in a few days.—Mitchell and Turner. (_>OOKS and Stationery.—A veiy J3 choice selection of Plain and Fancy Stationery. A large assortment of Picture Books, School Books, Slates, etc. All goods Cheaper than ever. Note — The Little Shop, East street. J. Marsden, Junr. IjpLOSSARD'S Cigars-25 for 2d. JO Three O stle Cigarettes 50 for 2», Cleopatra s 3d, Bay Rum Is. Piesse and Lubin s Scents la 6d.—-McGregor's WANTJiiD, Everybody to try a pair of House Slippers, only Is. Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED Known — Twenty dozen Boys Polo Linen Collars, 12 and 12| inch, 2s per dozen instead of 6 s.—A Obr's Cheap Sale. POTATOES. Pota'oes.—Mind yon get your Potatoes at Fletcher Bros. Tha quality of our Potatoes is first-class, and have taken the First Priz-* at the Timaru Show four years in succession. Don't forget address — Fletcher Bros., East Street, Ashburton. OWN Make in Liditjs' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, Muslins, Flannelwttcs, Trimmingl?, etc., at Mrs Alcorjs's new shop, Baker's Buildings. WANTED Known—Ulsters 4s lid, Far Collarettes 3s 3d, Kid Gloves 2d 6d, Piushes 2s 6d, Towels 4_d, Flannels B_d. —The Corner, W. H Collier ANTEDKNOWK—A Uw lots of Remnants left over from sale to ba cleared —Mitchell and Turner WANTED Known—Bargains to be had every day at Mellor's Ze;i asdia Boot Store. , 1 INDr.j'rf Hair Curlers 6cl, Birch's "1 Watch Keys 6d, other Wa eh Keys 31, Afghan Silver Watch Chains l- 6d.—McGregor's. {\7 ANTED -Everyone to call at VV Mellor's and get his price. No one asked to buy. OF ANTED KNOWN—Our best quality fV Men's Waterproof Coats, usual price 651 61, to be cleared at 4S_ 6d.— Mitchell ano Turner. tX7*ANTED Known—Mothers, be wise and buy your school boots at Vlellor's Zealandia Boot Store. 'TVaNTKD Known—l have good v'v Bluchers, only ii lid.—Mellor's Z -alandia B >ot Store. TTtaNTED Known—Small Profits »V and Quick Returns.—Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED Known — Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical line at S. S^lek's, Optician \ \T ANTED KNOWN—The celebrated *V Yarmouth Oilskins can be ob ained at VV. H Collier, "The Corner." WANTED Known—Great Purchase of Dress Stuff*. Lot No. 3 extra quality, Nun's Veilings all shades, Navy and Black Diagoml Serges all at Is 3d, Susu^l price 2s'3L—H. C. {segers, Mcl- I ford House, OSXANTKD Known—6o Ladies* Black * » and Colored Wool Jerseys at 2o 61, formerly J.(h 61 ; 100 P*irs of White Blankets at 10s 61. Lades' Muffj 3a 6d, Umbrellas Is lid, Corsets 2i 91, 6 and 6£ four button Kid Gloves 6d, Gents Silk Ties 61 each. Large Wool Hearth Rugs 6s 61 each.—Andrew Orr's Sale. 6 220 fjiLOWER SEfc'DS, Id per packet; H Vegetable Seeds, 31 per packet. All New Season's Seeds from the well known firn of Nimmo and Blair, Order your Seeds early, beeauso as the season advances some of the varieties are sold , out, and in the past years we have not \ been sble to replace them.—Fletcher Bros., Ashburton. J WANTED Known—The Largest and Best shop for Evening Shoes in *«hburton.—Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store, „ --— W landia Boot Store is > Oijeapest Store for Boots and Shoes. - \kf ANTED Known—Great Purchas VV of Dress Stuffs for M elford Hous Sale. Lot No. 2 great variety, double width at Is. Some of these were Is SM wholesale. Everything reduced, —H. C Segers. 4te / ANTED Known —Great Purchase VV of Drees Stuffs. Lot No. 1 great variety, double width B|d. Most of these ijoods were Is 3M wholesale. Melford House Sale. Everything reduced.—H. C. Segeks. UP TO DATK SALK—IS'J Pairs Girls Boots 2s 61, 120 Pairs Maids' Boots 3 61, 117 Pairs Maids' (best) Boots 4s 6d. Ladies' Shoes 5s lid, Gents' Boots 4s 6d •md 5a 6d. All sizes guaranteed for one week,—A. Orr's Cheap Sale. 6 221 CHEAP Wool makes cheap Blankets, cheap Flannels, cheap Clothing. I have git in a nice assortment of this season's Blankets, men's and boys colonial Tweed Suits and Overcoats, cheaper than ever they have been in New Zealand. Men's colonial Tweed Kaiapoi Suits for 27* 6i, a marvel at the prine ; Kaiapoi Knickar Suits from 7s 6d.—Robert Alcorn, Clothing and Boot Warehouse, Hasofopk street, ____ m^^_mMmmm Rheumatism.— J}e E.. Gordon's remedy never fails in permanently caring rheuma thm, lumbago, sciatica, gout,.etc, ,^e foottle Kives relief. Price 108, post frte. J. W,



! Wanted. W> AWTED Known—Ten per cent under Christchurch prices at Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED Known—Football Boots, sure goal kickers; they never fail —Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. i VAIISGN AND GO'S Stocktaking >ale v-> Now on. Groceries, ironmongery, Bru*hware, Glass and China, at very low prices for cash. 5 129 i 1 HOICK New Season Fruit. Grapes, *-^ Peaches, Pines, Plums, Bananas, Apples, Apricots, and Tomatoes j the boet in town.— a dams, S Minders' Buildings F.~ANDREWES & CO.—Sale now • on of Surplus Stock of Fancy Goods, Toys, Books, Stationery and' Account Books, and all at greatly reduced prices for cash, at L P. Andrbwks &Co HXJTCE^KUITS.— Peaches, bananas, ©ranges, lemons and tomatoes, at H. A. Flower, Fruicer and Confectioner, East street. WANTED Known—Ladies Lasting Slippers only 2s lid—Usual price, 43 6d.—Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. W' ANTED Known-Men's Suits 17s 6i, Kaiapoi Tweed Trousers 9s lid, Knicker Suits 4s lid, Caps 6d,— Ihe Coiner. W. H. Collier HAVING Sticks — Pdars' Juvenia. William's American Is. Eagle Ink Pencils 61, Stationery Boxes 6d, Ink 6d per doz n bottles—McGregor's WANTED Known — Mrs Hooper (monthly nurse) is open to accept engagements. Apply, by letter, to Mrs Hooper, Alford Forest Road, Ashburton 1*134 RAXKR and Hymn Books; Photo, | Scrap and Stamp Albums ; Parlour i Games (a great variety); School Bags I from 6d each ; Notepaper from 61 a packet of 5 quires ; Envelopes 100 for 6d ; Photo Frames, and Albums, Vases, Fancy Tea Pots, Toys of various kinds all at greatly reduced prices for Cash at L. F. Andrewes and Co.'s Expiration of Lease Sale. 7 128 STOCKTAKING Sale-Mrs Aloorn will give large reductions of Millinery, Jackets and Mantles, Children's Pilisses, Dress Material, Glassware and Fancy Goods, for one month previous to stock taking, — Next Courthocsa, Havelock street antedlsTnown. - 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' Room a speolalt?. 1*153 "ANTED Known—That I am hold ing a Sale at Reduced Prices for One Month. Come for Bargains. I have the advantage over many in the trade for the simple reason that I have no partners to pay dividends to, or interest on loan to carry on bfg concerns. But I buy and sell none but the best, no tra^h to draw the unwary. Repairs as usual, done at Once.—J. Moison, Boot Store East street, Ashburton. 5 138 WEDDINC PRESENTS WEDDING PRESENTS WEDDING PRESENTS THE Largest and Choicest Stock of New Goods suitable for Wedding Presents is to be found at the JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT OF 0# b A L t W* All Goods marked in plain figures at lowest prices. S. SALEK, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, EAST STREET. Tlie noted place for sound and reliable workmanship in watch repairs. \ . HALF-YEARLY STOCK TAKING. IVTEW r/EAL4ND JN ew Zjealand /CLOTHING TjIACTORY KJ LOTH ING X 1 ACTOR V We find that we are Overstocked in many lines. We will, until the end of this month, mark goods at prices that will ensure a Reaiy Sale. Men's Overcoats.'with capes, 233 61 Boy's Overcoats, with capes, 8-> 6d Men's Sac Suits 18s 61 Boys'Ashburton Tweed Suits from 8s 61 Boya' Tweed Sailor Suits 8s 6d Boys' Odd Knickers all sizes Men's Heavy Mosgicl Pants 4s 9d Men's Workiig Shirts ... Is §1 Boys' Tweed Hats ... la Od Girls' and Boya' School Boots from 4s 6d Men s Boots at prices that will Sell them Itjwlll be to your advantage to give U3 a call for your nest pair of BOO'Ib. I NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTOR?. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager.



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