MAIL NOTICES.

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Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1895 OUR STREETS.

Readers of these columns have been familiar for years with complaints against the obstruction of our streets on Saturday nights by people gathering at the street corners, standing in knots on the footpath and blocking it from wall to kerb, walking as many abreast as the width of the path will allow, and single individuals ignoring the rule of £he pavpment V keep to the right." Tfye police have, in response to the attention drawn by us to the obstruction^, made spasmodic efforts to keep th.c path clear, and while whujse efforts were being made it was possible to get along, but as soon m the complaints ceased so did the official efforts and things re verted to the old condition. There are many people in this town who would rather do without any article they may at the end of the week dis cover themselves short of than, come down town t,o buy it, and run the gaunjtlejt of tfr.e faltering ppowd on Saturday night. jQ.th.ers wefenpw take the middle of the street in jfcheir pro gress from shop to shop. We liave growled, as we have said, frequently abpitt this state of affairs, and after every gpQW^ fbere has been a tem porary irDproyemenjb. Now the Borough Council lias taken, the qjattsr in haijd, and we are ju&ti^ed in hoping for better things-^-and that the improved condition will be permanent, Ifc is a pity that the intervention of the police should be necessary. The people themselves ought to try to ob serve the rule of the road, and to re frain from blocking the footpath. It is » temptation, w,e knffw, to men and 1 women who have come o ; ut ot & Satur day night- for no particular purpose, ,to stop when they meet friends and hold a corroboree on the footpath. They do this, we feel certain, out of sheer forgetfufoes^ but meanwhile they block the patfe and #a#.ke walking very uncomfortable for people who |tre ou.t for business purposes and not for gossip. The young women are worse offenders in this connection than the men, and country pppgle worst of all. Then the men, young' and otherwise, when they get together for an idle stroll, walk, "jn line," and as our colonial men are no {sheep shanks, bu,t Siea^ure well acro^e the t>ii&ketj t^'

take up a good deal of rootc. On fair j evenings they could just as well walk on the street, but in any case, if they were to walk "two deep," and "keep to the right," they could carry on their conversation just as well. For some time there has been an influx of men who are supposed to be seeking harvest work. Numbers of these men have made use of the step of the Romsrset verand-ih, and one day we counted thirteen of these smokors and spitters sitting in a row on the step, while another nine occupied the space on the other side of the porch. Barbed wire was run along the top rails oE tho Baring Square and Courthouse fences, but the " roosters " manage to psrch on these rails in spite of tha wire. We need not dwell on this subject of the rule of the road and obstruction of the footpaths. There are plenty of police officers stationed here to keep the footpath clear, and it only requires a little energy thrown into a sustained effort, to create a sort of instinct in the public mind that will at once tell the promenaders that they are obstruct ing, and they will clear the way. A thousand times rather would we spe this instinct created without the inter vention of the police, and that gentle manly feeling ruling which at once prompts men to care for the comfort of their fellows, and to accord in every way that respect and deference to woman which is due to her from every member of the opposite sex.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The census will be taken in New Zea land in April of next year. The date fixed for the payment of the 'income Tax, in one sura, is the 31st Jan uary. A settler of the Wairarapa sold 500 hog get sheep by auction at Tauherenikau the other day at Is 6d per head. For the 100 yds race on Thursday even ing "Sprinter tips as follows:—H. Curtis, 9yds, 1 ; E. Purchase, 9yds, 2; Morgan, Llyds, 3 ; McTeague, 11yds, 4. Thirty thousand oysters, obtained from Auckland, have been laid down on the portion of the foreshore at Pahautanui leased from the Government by the New Zealand Oyster Company. Attention is called to the sale of Mr Max Friedlander's thoroughbreds, trott ing stallions, light harness and draught horses which takes place to-morrow at the Ashburton saleyards at 12 o'clock, Mr R. Friedlander being the auctioneer. On Monday at Geraldine an infuriated bn!l gored two men named respectively John Brown and Tatam, senr. The latter was rendered unconscious, and received a fracture of one of his ribs, and was con siderably bruised about the face. A Dubbo boy at a boarding-school in Sydney, disliking the treatment accorded, him by the head master, stole out of the | dormitory one night, with eight shillinps in his pocket, faced the 300 miles that lay before him, and trudged home in five weeks. Madame de Staol once said that the i world was ruled by the disagreebie people, and po doubt dis igreeablenes is a great force. In a household the most disagree-1 able member, whether father, mother, shild, or servant, is studied infinitely more than the most amiable person. Tho quarterly communication of the Maionic Grand Lodge of New Zealand is to be held in Dunedin on Thursday next. The M. W. Grand Master, Bro. H. D. Bell, will preside. Tho annual Con vocation of the Supreme Royal Arch Chapter will be held in Duoedin to morrow evening. j A Philadelphia gentleman has had an interview with J »bez Ba'four, and learned from that distinguished fugitive that he is sitnplv a scapegoat. They could have got me extradited (sud Jabez) in six weeko if there had been any earnestness in the case. My arrest would explode a volcano undt?r some of those who are at present i looked npon as-shining lights in the re ligious and financial world. At the kquest on thegirl Mason, who was found in the Ruainahunga river, the jury returned a verdict of ' temporary in sanity, ciueed by groundless charge? brought against her.' The unfortunate giil left a letter denying that she had taken the m as alleged, and denying certain slanderous reports about her. The medical evidence corroborated the letter in this respect. ' The Temple of Truth, Christchurch, i 8 to be sold by auction next week "by order of the mortgageps," subject to the lease to Mr A. B. Worthington. The auctioneers describe the temple as one of the most perfect of modern buildings. Its acoustic properties are unsurpassed in the Australian colonies. The building is 113 feet loner, 64 feet wide. The audit orium Js 97 feet long, by 60 feet wide, and 35 feet high. For any public pur poses, its situation is simply unique. The Fire Brigade were.called out yes terday afternoon to extinguish a grass fire ! in a paddock near Mr Mullaney's house in the north-west portion of the town. The engine was on the way to the fire in less t an three minutes from the first toll of the bell, but "all danger was over by the time it got to the paddock where the fire had been. The turn-out was one of (those of which the firemen so bitterly eoinplajn. Jt cpst the brigade £2, and all hands were called away from their ordin ary work on a wjld goose chase. The Sydenham Qounpil have agreed to pay the UhristGhurch City Council £10,0 for twelve months for the use of the chemioal engine at fires in tho borough. Some stpporters of the motion were opposed to it on principle, but voted as they did, preferring tha<- the Council should pa 7 £10") from the rates than that the ratepayers should pay an extra £900 to tjje Insurance Companies, which was the amount it was calculated would be collected' undejf phe increased rate of tariff. " ' Many years ago the ' chapters' of Winchester and Gloucester were offered the alternative of retaining their landed estates or surrendering them and accept ing a charge on the whole property held by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to pay diocesan ans Cathedral incomes. Had they chosen the laiter, the deans would now be drawing £1500 a year each, amply secured on publjp houses' in South wark, Walworth, and thereabouts. As it is, the landed estates briugin almost no rents in these days of agricultural ruin At the inquest held at Waimate on Tues day on the man who was found dead at Wfjjhao on Saturday, a number of wit nesses gave pvidenee. The deceased's name is supposed to be Th^s. Sujlivan. The doctor's evidence showed rjiat the large bone of the left {eg was broken and splintered telow thekn.ee, the right eojlar bone was smashed, and there was a woUr^ on the ekull about an inch in diameter. : The of the injuries seem to have ■ been causod by a blunt instrument. The inquiry, which was conducted by M-»ior Keddell, was adjourned until Monday j next. There is good cause to suppose , the unfortunate man was tha victim of ( Eoul pliy. 1 DOLLAR CIGARETTES.—3d. So 1 holders or photos.— Hsnuy Zandw. ] yh.Qleß*le ftgep.t!, ■'' ' <

J A man named Power was picked up yesterday in the Temuk \ riverbed with a broken thigh. He had fallen off the bridge during the previous night. From the final < stationing ' report of the Pr mitive Methodist Conference we learn that the Riv. Jame3 Cocker goes to Foilding and fie Rev Mr Olpherfc succeeds him at Ashburton. Fulfilling our promise to report resq'tg of thi test, when made, of the tri-J rj McK-erizle'a Cloth Reviver on a prii.tinz machine Wai k ;t, we hive to stato t\ a the b'ankec cirried h coifing of ink neirly a sixteenth of an inch thick. '£» cleansa one of tt>ose bhnkets—'he cloth is veiy thick and close—is a tedious worlc for the machinists-, and ir, is customary, to avoid thi*, to send th » ! lankot to dyer to bu c.tanstd The prepaiation was applied according to fhe instrucrions, and the ink wa^ '" shifted ' in no time. The machinist h*ils tho preparation as the best thing for cleansing iaky clcth he has ever seen, an 1 blanket cleansing with it has been reduoed to a work of a few minutes wi h the minimum of labor. People who misuse their aspirates may be divided into two sections, viz:—(l) Those who omit them, and (2) those who insert them at every available opportunity, an example of the latter being instanced in Christchorch Truth by the following little incident:—A little up country chapel had been long found inadequate to meet the increasing demands upon its seating accommodation, so a meeting; wasconvpned by the parson to consider the best means of increasing the eissa of the edifice. Many and various ware the suggestions elicited, until one member, of the No. 2 classifica tion, pointed oub that as the full length of the church section was taken up by the present buildings, the only means of adding to it would be from the side. *Hi would therefore move, * he said, • that the church be made into the shape of '—an L, he should have said, but he didn't. The parson ventured to assure him that such a scheme was altogether out of the question.

School Examination.

CLEJIIMCHtOir.

I The following is the Inspector's report on Flemington School, examined on December 12:—

PASS SUBJECTS.

ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS.

ADDITIONALi SUBJECTS. Repetition and Recitation—Satisfactory Drill and Exercises—Satisfactory Singing;— Very Fair Needlework—Good Comprehension of the language of reading lessons —Very Good Organisation.—Standards 3—6, Mr H Henderson, master; Standards 2, 1, and P, Miss Alice J. Cook, mistress. Gkneral Remarks.— The school con tinues to be taught with marked ability and success, and in examination fully justified the reputation it has gained under its present master for intelligent treatment of the syllabus of instruction. The upper classes (St 4, 5, and 6) are most satisfactory. The reading is fluent and distinctly good in comprehension ; dictation and composi tion leave nothing to be des'red; writing, drawing and arithmetic are at least very fair, and geography is good. Among class subjects the excellence of the grammar again deserves special notice, but history and science have also received efficient treatment. St 3is very fair. In St 2 and 1 the c ildren have received a good preparation in the usual subjects, and are all well fit to proceed with advantage to the work of tho next highest standard. The infant classes also pive evidence of good progress.•r-W* J. Anderson, Inspector.

Repetition and Recitation—Satisfactory Drill and Exercises—Satisfactory Singing;— Very Fair Needlework—Good Com prehension of the language of reading lessons —Very Good Organisation.—Standards 3—6, Mr H Henderson, master; Standards 2, 1, and P, Miss Alice J. Cook, mistress. Gkneral Remarks.— The school con tinues to be taught with marked ability and success, and in examination fully justified the reputation it has gained under its present master for intelligent treatment of the syllabus of instruction. The upper classes (St 4, 5, and 6) are most satisfactory. The reading is fluent and distinctly good in comprehension ; dictation and composi tion leave nothing to be des'red; writing, drawing and arithmetic are at least very fair, and geography is good. Among class subjects the excellence of the grammar again deserves special notice, but history and science have also received efficient treatment. St 3is very fair. In St 2 and 1 the c .ildren have received a good preparation in the usual subjects, and are all well fit to proceed with advantage to the work of tho next highest standard. The infant classes also pive evidence of good progress.^Wi J. Anderson, Inspector.

WINCHMORE.

A correspondent has made a copy of the Inspector's report of Winchmore School, and forwarded us the copy. The date when the examination took place is not given. We are obliged to the correspondent for taking the trouble to make the copy, but had he sent the original to us, as other schools do, that trouble would have been saved to him, and the date would not have been omitted. In all cases we prefer the original, which we return when done with "in good order and condition."

PASS SUBJECTS.

ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS.

I . Repetition and Recitation—Satisfactory in Standards 4—6; none in Standards I—2. J)rill! ami E^rcjses—-Boys satisfactory. Singing—None- ' " Needlework- Very fair. Comprehension of language of reading lessons—(Standards 5 and 6)— Sati sfactory.

| Organisation.—Master—Mr G. Cromie; sewing mistress—Mifs Robertson'. Remarks.-^--The higher classes of the school' (Standards'"-!— 6) are in many respects of very distinct merit,' and show .both abjlityandsuccpss in th<j teaching. "Qf the principal subjects, reading is? of satisfactory quality; writing, drawing, and pompositioa are very good j the paper testa in Arithmetic are worked with a very fair measure pf success, and geography is excellent, The class subjects have received treatment of very substantial value. Dictation is the only weak point. The lower classes are less nlqasiug, but they may be taken on the whole'as nVafcing a inodepato and fair appear ftuge. better org,l "practice in- Arithmetic being th<? phjef gf'thj) features which improvement may with advantage be sought. —(Sgd) W. J. Anderson, Inspector.

Borough Council Notes.

The moeting of the Council on Monday n'ght was the first since tho holidays, and the Mayor apologised for the unreadiness of two sub-committe«'d reports. Now that tho holidays aro over, possibly the Com mittees will buckle to work, and toe the mark next meeting The Mayor drivis with a light rein, ai.d with eurh skittish h<>:ses in his team as the two j kers Crs Thomas and Tweed, he will have all his work cut out to kep the trek At this first meeting, however, ihe two lively un-s w rt» f(»ir y well I eh-wed, mid beyond a little Rtup ac each other, ran steadily, and alnn. st always answered when pulled up Ths Mayor ha* a strong wrist, and will he pvrfec:'y able when required, to briiig his team up to steady going. The financa report f-howed a goodish lump of income received bince last meet ing. £80 was for auctioneers' licenses, but th s sum doee not represent ail the r.Vtnue from that source as six licenses j were granted. Only two carrier's licenses were applied for, and there are more camera than two in the town if the number plying ia a criterion. The railway station was of course dis cussed, and the action of the Mayor in regard to his endeavor to get the urinals removed to the north end of the station was approved. No mention was nude of the well signed petition of ratepayers against the removal of the buildings Mhich was forwarded that day to the Minister for Railways. Or Tweed waa good enough to say the Guardian had been talking rubbish on tha subject of the drainage for those buildings. But the Guardian did not talk rubbish on the subject, and like the blacksmith with the shrewish wife, can afford to smile at Cr Tweed's playfulness. "It pleaset him and does not hurt us." The Inspector's report was interesting. He had given one important property owner notice to trim his broom fence back, as it encroached about a yard on the footpath. Thft owner's Ideas of beauty and the by-lawß did not agree, and he declined to cut back for any in spector what he considered an ornament to the town. The Inspector Mr been on the warpath again, and the S.M. will , have a case or two to hear soon. Bind ing twine has been much in evidence in the papers of. late, but the owner of some that bulked too largely on the footpath will get an advertisement in the Court from Hia Worship on the subject. There was a discussion on sanitary matters over the appointment of the scavenger, and that officer—who tendered at a considerably lower tariff than the old contractor — will have a much wider sphere of labor than his predecessor, as all occupiers of property must now, according to the mandate of the Council, use and pay for his services. The half-holiday, too, came in for dis cussion. Whatever day Christchurch adopts the Council would like to see the Conference adopt foe Ashburton, but it was astoi.ishing to note how many of the councillors were not averse to Saturday, and the fact that many of them expected next session of Parliament would make the Saturday half-doliday compulsory, and were of opinion that that should have been done at first. When the Council sat as a Domain Board some interesting work was done. The footbridges are to be widened over the smaller streams and by-washes, and the clumsy engine made use of on sports daya to close the entrance to the sports ground just where the by-wash or " goyle" leaves the stretch above the middle dam is to be replaced by a special gate. The old shingle pit in the paddock beyond the swimming bath 3 towards the hospital is to be handed over to the superintendent to make a fernery of or in, and necessary " rocks " are to be pro vided to enable him to do it. So highly please 1 are the members of the Board with Mr W. W, Smith that they have decided in future ia styl» him Curator of the Domain. If the new title carried with it another £50 a year, it would be worth bothering about, but so long ..as. he receives little more than *' unemployed " remuneration, it is affectation to call him otlnr thm a laborer. To have a man of Mr Smith's abilities working as ho does in that Domain, and making of it the beauty spot he has done, and at the remuneration he receives, is a disgrace to the Board. A funny discussion took place over the " buoys'' at the bath. It had been repre sented to the Domain Committee that the life buoys wanted would be cared for by the Swimming Club, and kept at Mr Harrison's house ! As the garden of the captain of the Club needed no such ornaments, and if the buoy.s were to be of any use at all they must be constantly on the banks of the stream and ever at hand for use, the Domain Committee recom mended that the Swimming Club's appli be not granted, Afterwards, however, in the interest of the public it was de cided to supply the buoys and have them placed one on either side of the bath. Mr W. W. Smith complains of boys damaging the flower beds, and of the re moval of flowers. It is to be hoped no further complaint will be necessary, after the attention of parents has been called to what Mr Smith says.

COMMERCIAL.

London, January 14 The Financial Times asserts that the fall in Victorian stocks is owing to the embar rassed condition of the Ministry. The Standard states that a hint) waß passed round the city that a large fall in stocks was expected. There is no reason clear why such a decline should take place, but it presumes the market must be willing to lend an ear to rumor. The English wheat market has an upward tendency. The Continental is steady, and American firm. fallow, medium mutton, 229; beef, 21s.

MAORI WOMEN'S PARLIA MENT

Napier, January 14. The Maori Women's Parliament ab Tehauke has concluded. The following resolutions were passed :— * Have nothing to do with the Native Land Court; cease all further selling of land, no further renting of land, and no further surveys to be gone into ; should any man, woman or child break the above regulations they be fined according to whatever the Maori women's committee think right; the parchment which is to be signed by all the natives of both Island? js to be completed within this year, and the amount paid by each person who signs the parchment is to be £1, accord ing to the rulta laid down in 1892, such j amount to be paid this year.' In bringing the meeting to a close the chairwoman said :—• We find that after many years the men's endeavors to carry'out bur interests have failed, and therefore we women have formed ourselves into a parliament or committee^ and n<w we are going t'p do what we ban. Ouy lands'are slipping away from us every day into the hands"'of the "Govern; ment, and therefore we must protect our ; selves. Should wp not succeed we will fin 4 ourselves like shags on a sancj bank spread ing our wings to the wind, 1

Primitive Methodist Conference.

Wellington, January!s The following is the final reading of the Piimifcive Mothodiat Conference ministers' stationing lisf : —New Ply mouth, Rev W Spatter; Wellington, Beys J Guy and X I'rake, Rev 3 Dumbeli aud J Dean, supernumeraries; Auck land 1, Fevs C E Ward and G H .\lann; Auckland 2, Rev J Nixon; Inver cvrgill, Ji'iv P W Jones; Bluff, Rev VV Woodward ; Tiinaru, Rev J Sharp ; Thames, Rev F W lioys ; Greendale, Rev T H Lyou; Chrisrchurch, Rev J Daw soa ; iis'ibnrlon, Rev J Olphert; Feild ing, Rev J Cocker; Halcombe, Rev E Grindley; Geraldine, Pev W Harris; Dunedin, Rev W Laycock and one to be obtained from England; Foxton, Rev S Barnett; South Invercargill, Rev W Woodlass; Stratford and Eltham, Revs G Cements and J W Hay ward ; Waimate and Oimara, Hey G Glover; Westport and Makapuri, Revs W C Wood and R Raine; Hunterville, home missionary; Cheviot, Rev H Williams; Inglewcod, Rev S Henderson; Denniston, Rtv G Carr; gum-diggers' mission, lay agent; removing to England, Rev J X Hindes,

ROAD BOARDS

LONGBEACH.

A meeting of this Board was held on Saturday in the Arcade Chambers. Present —Messrs John Grigg (chairman), J. Bishop, J. Croy, E. Harvey, and A. Wilson. CORRESPONDENCE. Letters were received ~(1) From the Registrar Canterbury College, requesting further information re position of proposed gravel pit. The Clerk stated that the in formation requested had been forwarded* (2) From the Charitable Aid Board, for warding list of recipients of aid. (3) From the Commissioner of Crown Lands, advising that the amount of accrued thirds had beeu paid to the credit of the Board. . WORKS. The Surveyor reported that Ryan and Clifford had completed their respective con tracts; that a ford was being made on Surveyor's road in lieu of a bridge which was considerably out of repair; that Mr Arthur hail applied for leave to make a ford across the road near his house in lieu of pipes which were damaged; that a bridg3 on McLennan's road was in a dangerous state, and suggesting that concrete pipes should be put in ; and that Mr Scaly had applied for lease of reserve on Boundary road. The Surveyors recommendations were adopted, and it was resolved to let the reserve to Mr Scaly at a small rental. SMALL BIRDS' EGGS. It was decided not to purchase any more small birds' eggs after January 31. GORSE ON ROADS. It was resolved to give notice to owners to clear the gorse from Grove Farm road front ing their respective properties. ACCOUNTS. Accounts amounting to £135 14s 7d were passed for payment, and the Board ad journed.

RANGITATA.

A meeting of the Bangitata Road Board was held on January 3. Present—Messrs C. J, Harper (chairman), F. Peter, and R. Tar botton. The report of the Overseer was ' read and considered. The Clerk was in structed to inform Mr Bowling that the amount available tor the road works near Mount Possession was £40; also to have the stones picked on the road to Baling that has just been cleared of manuka scrub; to notify the manager of the New Zealand Bank's property, that if their dogs were not taken off th 3 Raagitata River road, said dogs would be removed by the Board at owner's risk and expense, as there were numerous complaiots from persons using the roads of the danger to travellers; to serve gorse notices on various owners of property. Correspondence was read "from Mr E. G. Aright, requesting that the names of Messrs Langdale and Monsou be substituted for that of Mr E. F. Wright on the rate roll, an occupiera of R.S's. 20585, parts 24681, 24682, and part 33811. —Approved. From the trustees in the estate of the late J. C Rud denklan, requesting the name of R. Redde jclifTe be placed .on fcbe rate roll as occupier of R 5¥.31416 and 36181 —Approved. From the Receiver of Land Revenue, informing the Board that the sum of £52 7s 2d had been paid in to the Board's credit, being thirds acorued to November 1, 1894, as per schedule. After transacting some routine business, accounts amounting to £55 7s 8d were passed for payment, and the Board adjourned.

A West Coast Bard.

VOICES OF WAVE AND TREE: Poems by Cornelius J. O'JRegan..

We are in receipt of a little booklet under the above title, neatly bound and ' printed at the Greymouth Evening Star office. The author, who is a brother of the member for Inangahua, is a young man (twenty-one years of age), and some of the poems Included in this little collection were written three or four years ago, and therefore must be regarded 1 as 6rßt efforts. As such they are of a very promising sort, and prove that their 1 author is possessed of a share of the ' divine afflatus. Faults of rhyme there are none, and faults of rhythm are few and far between, though there is here and there one to be found, but very rarely. Generally the lines are musical and smooth, and there are nob wanting in stances of genuine poetic talent. Mr o'Regan is at hia best in describing scenes and incidents of the goldfields. The following stanzis from a poem em • bodying the remarks of an old mate on the death of one " Whiskey Brown," a typlcs# digger of the old school, will give a fair idea of the author's style :~ The grand old golden legion is thinning day by day, 'Twill soon' be like the good old times—fox ever past away. The worn survivors scrape for life in guljieg here an' there— Their only cheer the memory of brighter days that were. * t • • • The digger's day is over; still he lingers to the last From the gate of Death still gazing back towards a fairer past; As one looks backward yearning ere he wanders forth alone To the home where life's best hours he spent—the home no more his own. • « • « • An' so ol 1 mate, you too have gone across the grand Divide, Long have you sought the treasures that in Earth's recesses Hide, But yer claim is duffered out at last, yer j. swag is lefb beHnd, " > And I trust on fairer diggings you have made a grander find, l '"' Well fare you well old mate of mine, welll meet I hope ere long, -' > Togged but in plessed'ropes o' whiter amongst a shining throng, '• ' " "' " An' I th^ink We'll sometimes heedless grow of Heaven's woiadr6us chimes, "'• ' An' look on qur old c'aitijs below, an' talk abput old titles.

THE ASHBUETON GUARDIAK : WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1895.



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63

59

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41

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[Marks 0 to ! 100,

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Marks CLASS SUBJECTS. (OtolO^) Grammar   ... 90 History  ... 50 Geography (Standard 11. only) ... 30 Elementary Science, Object Les sons, etc. ... ... ... ... 35 Mental Arithmetic . ... ... 20

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Business Notice?. -■•,- Holidays Holidays. HOL rDAYS ARE NOW IN FtJLL SWING. fIHB CHEAPEST "HOUSE IN CANTERBURY FOR Drapery, Clothing, and Boots. G J. JN EIL L. Flannelettes 2s 1W dozm Double Bed Sheeting 9|d Good Washing Print 341 A Man's Real Good Smo for a Pound A Holiday D eas for 3s"lid A Boy's Suit for 3s lid Calico 2s lid do*z?n BOOTS. BOOTS. Ladies Shoes 4s lid I Men's Bluchers 4s lid Men's Nailed Shooters b lid I G. J. NEILL, EAST STREET, FRIEDLANDER'S BUILDINGS. Most Extraordinary Reyolution IN THE Tailoring* Trade. NO MORE NEED FOR PEOPLE TO GO TO CHRISTCHURCH OR ELSEWHERE FOR THEIR TAILORING; W- SPARROW HAS proved from past experience that the credit system is unsatisfactory, both to buyer and seller, the good marks have to pay for the bad ones. He has therefore decided to CLOSE HIS BOOKS and go in for the CASH SYSTEM entirely, and will sell at prices which are bound to cimmand a larsje turnover. The following quotations will give some idea of the REDUC TIONS :— ■ . _ First Class Tweed Sac Sui ... .« 555, former price /0s First Claw „ - •• 60=), former price 7os First Clasa „ ... •• 655, former price 80s First Class . „ ... ••• 70s, former price 85s Beat Quality Tweel money can procure ... 755, former price 90j No 4 Foxes Serge Suit .. ... .. £3 12« 61 Best black or blue Worsted Coat and Vest, bound, ■/ with best quality Trousering ... £4 0s Od Remember these Prices are for First Class 'Workmanship. * FIT aND STYLE GUARANTEED. WILLIAM SPARROW, EA ST STREET. N.B.—As tlese prices may be copied by other Firaie, please call or send for samples and compare qualities. Chddtmas and CSew Year's Greeting FLETCI-lEK J3ROS-, ' HAVE JUST KECEIVBD EX GOTHIC— 100 cases Finest New Vestisan Currants 50 boxes Finest New Sultanas 30 boxes Finest New Valencias 50 boxes Finest New Elemes 25 boxes Australian Muscatels, to be cleared at per lb ALSO THE FOLLOWING JUST TD HAND FOR CHRISTMAS TRADE- Jordan Almonds De3sicated Cocoanut Keene's Mixed Spice Preserved Fruits Preserved Ginger Pears, Peaches, Cordials, tfec. Apricots, &c. Valencia Almonds £lb bottles of Persian Sherbit, 8d per bottle. A splendid line of Christmas Cake in Fancy Baskets to be sold at Is 6d each. PLF-ASE NOTE that all those Goods are of the very FINEST QUALITY PROCURABLE, whish we intend to sell at the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE. A look at our windows will show. ——:o:—- — PRESERVING SEASON, 1895. JUST LANDING Ex AURIGA, 25 tons Finest Mauritius Cane Sugar (1164 bag 3 This is the FINEST CANE SUGAR to be got and jam, <fee, made with it will keep almost any length of time. NOTE ADDRESS FLETCHER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STOEES, ASHBURTON, AND LOWER HIGH STREET, CHRISTCHURCH. Don't miss seeing out* splendid show of Ohristmas Fruits, &c. * ' " ' I WIN SLO W. C H£2^*»)2!£i2S: gnonoMi^is; uo. «*««. - Balls and Dolls for everybody from Id yj acre in one block on the upper side each: Jointed Dolls for 6d, Sleeping of railway. Offers are invited for these. Beauties Is, Chinese Conquerors 6d, Terms if required. Apply to Russian Embassies Is, Walking Men, T. BULLOCK. Talking Dolls, Scotch Greya, and Bnnis- -o ANG , Bang j Bailg , My new Bea . killen Dragoom all wonderfully cheap at _£$ son>B Bto^k of Ammun ition to hand Mbs AiGOKNS LadieV Underclothing and M , Kynock . 8 and C lui> Cartridges, Fancy Bazaar, Havelock street. Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Oaaes and all sporting materials of the first quality DOW-Aft UGAKOTI^-W per packet afc J. W. Hakpusy's, Gun Empyfum



Wanted FOR «ALE — Purebred Partridge Cochins, also young Houdans. App'y " Fancier," Mail Office. 1 56 WANTED Known.—Having had such a snecossful season with Dresses, balance to clear <*t nominal prices.— Mitchell asd Turner. VyANTED Known — Mns "Hoopbr * T (monthly nuree) is open to acuepr engastmenta. Apply, by letter, to Mrs Hcopkr, Alford Forest iioxd, Ashburton. 11*134 \l< AKTED Known—The Corner "is * showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier. WANTED Known—Special line of Oents' Regatta Shirts, all sizes, with or without collars, 2a 6d.—W. H. Collier. "OEAUTTFULa^d useful Presents to JLD all purchasers of 2s 6d and upwards. —H. C Segees, Meltcrd House. WANTED Known —Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and i everything in the optlca line at S. Salik's, Optician. I VTANTED Known -Holders of VV Present tickets can now get them changed.—H. C. Seoers, Melford House. WANTED Known—A tremendous run on our Gloves, 4|d upwards. —Mitchell and Turner. T AD IRS 1 and Gentlemen's lefNoff JLi Clothes and all kinds of goods bought, sold, or exchanged. — Mrs Knight, opposite Templar Hall, near Post Office. 11 170 CHEAP Christmas Presents, Cheap New Year Gifts, Cheap Toys, Cheap Dolls, Cheap Fancy Goods. Mbs Adams, Saunders' Buildings. WANTED^Every Lady to try Madam Balcombe's Patent Ex panding Belt Corset (registered), guaran-; teed whalebone throughout. Orders left at Mr E. Hall's, Herbalist, Ashburton, will receive prompt attention. 10 86 ANTED Known—Th»t Q. Z 1 lower, Confectioner, Eas* street, has a splendid variety of Fry's and Cadbury's Chocalate Boxes, now in stock. WANTED, Everybody to use Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. H, Zander, Sole Agent. WANTED Known—All wool Delaines, Prints, and Crepons below whole sa'e rates.—Mitchell and Turner PRESENTS. We are now eiving JL Presents to a!l purchasers of 2i 6d and upwards.—H. C. Segeks, Melford House. ROBERT ALCORN has opened n Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Kldwards, Bannett's and the Kaiapoi Sales, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought to Ashborton, Also an assortment of Boots. NOTICE! Notice Sport for all Guns let out on hire cr sold on tim^ payments. Having a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns or any description. Gun fittings in stock. Prices low.—J. W Haiidley, Ironmonger, etc WANTED Known—That offii.g to the success of the Fala now being held up at Saur.ders' Buildings, opposite Rail way Station, I; will be continued for another twenty-eight days. I am not advertising a. fa* cheap lines, bat the whole of tho stock. Don't lose the oppor tunity of securing genuine bargains —A Lawiue. 166 /""I UNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock \Ji of Gunsj ust to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech L-aders, 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 as ortmenfc of Calicoes, >fuslins, Flannelettes, Tiimmings, otc. s at Mrs Alooen's new shop, Baker's Buildings^ BERBAL Beer, Herbal B^er- Six gallons of splendid Herbal Beer for 7d. Made with a bottle of Potter's Herbal Beer Extract, price 7d per bottle. Warranted purely herbal. Fletcher Bros.. Wholesale and Retail Agents, Cash Supply Stores, Ashburton and Christchutoh. BOY'S and Girls Own Annual, British Workman and Workwoman, Infant's Magazine, Tha Prige, Child's Companion, Children's Friend, JLiittJe Dpt, Family Friend, Band of Hope, Young England, and other New Books at Lowest Prices. — L. F. Andrewes and Co. 11 98 WANTED Known -That if you a-e in V/ant of a first class article in sum mer Boots and Shoes, you cannot do better than call at J. Mojtsoy's t you will get the very best at reduced prices. As for his own make, they are wejl known to the delight of the wearers, throughout the Australasian colonies. Repairs well done and at once. Piemier Boot Maker, Town Hall Boot Store, F%« street, Asbburton. BLANKETS bought at Edwards Bennet's Sale, a special line of Double Blankets at 7s 9d. Ex*ra large and. beajry Jin 6d and 16s od.—Robert Alcorn, j^aket'e Building* . 1 QQ^k eyr X?^ r^s and New lDt/t)# Gifts of various kinds, Fancy Goods, including Fancy Glass and China ware, Toys of vafiooa kjnds, Chjnese Lanterns, New Games for indoors and outdoors, including Tennis and Cricket Material; Writing Desks and Cases, Inkstandt\ Photo and Scrap Albums, Ladiea' Hand $ags, Picture Frames Pictures, Texts, Accordeops, Concertinas, Violins, Either Harps, Banaos. and a great variety of other goods all at Reduced Prices for Cash at L, F, A«urewbs akd Co.'s . TO LET.—Commodious Shop, Corner f}i the Arcade, fronting Tancred street, nosr in the occupation of Mr Hyde. T. BULLOCK. , . , __-^--^— — /-IAPITAL BuiHing gite^-f.S.'s ISi \_J and 795—having two frontages on Peter and Cox streets. Good land ; nice site for a house. The owner has made up hfa mind to realise at a considerable loss. T. BULLOCK. "a rT^ihir, PRICE re" tt I _LU*%'" 1*- xjwired for T.SsllSl, 1185 each containing £ acre, Camerou Street, West, fenced and planted with macraearpa. ' Persons desirous of building are Invited to inspect. Easy terms. T. BULLOCff. I rain Blood mnw Secret of Health , Gordon's Blood Piljls cleanse the system of all impure blood, cure iudigestion.con- Btipatioj), liver complaint, pains in -back and siides, biliousness, sick headache; remove pimples, scrofula, scurvy, etc. Large bo 63; two boxes, 10e f poaUrse, J, W, Clayton Box 234 Dixoedio f



NEW ZEALAND GLOTHINQ FACTORY, EAST STREET. HALF-YEARLY STOCKTAKING. QTRAW HATS (o he cleared out a' GreaHy Reduced Prices. Boy's Straw Hats 3k 61 for U Men's Straw Hrs 3. 6-i for U M n's Java Str..w Hate 2s 9d for Is 63 Men's Si raw Hate 6s 91 for 3 6 ' We do not often advertise Cheap Goods, but these are GENUINE REDUCTIONS. BOOTS. MOTS. BOOTS. Boy's Strong School Boots 53 6d Mend Light Balmorals Bi 6 i Men's Strong Canvas Shoes 5s Men' dtrong Nailed Shooters 9a 6d . You will Savo money by purchasbg your Boots from the K. Z. C- F. Women's Canvas Shoes 4s 9d Women's Glace K<d Shoes 5s 6d Maids' Tan Strap Shoe 35s 6d new zealand clothing factory. Hallenstein Bros. I j



One Box of Clarke's B 41 Pills is warra ted to cure all discharges from the Urinaiy Organs, in either sex (acquired or consti tutional); Gravel and Pains in the^ l|ack. Guarrariteed free from Mercury. Sold In ] Boxes 4s 6d each, by all Chemists and Paten. Medicine Vendors throrighout the World Proprietors : The Lincoln and Midland Counts Dajjcj Cowahy, jMucoln, England '■■■'. ' f .. i



Horxo way's Pills.—Change of tempera, ture and weather frequently upset persons who are most careful of their health, and particular in their diet. These corrective, purifying, and gentle aperient pilla are the best remedy fqr all defective action of the digestive organs. They augment the appe tite, strengthen the stomach, cqrregt bilious ness, and carry off all that is noxious from the system. Hollbway's Pills are composed of rare balsams, unmixed With baser matter, and on that account are peculiarly adapted for tie yotfng, deliqate, and aged, As this priceless medicine-has gained fame-in the past, so it will preserve it in the ifuture by its renovatinc and invigorating qualities and the impossibility ef doing harm, >



The Timaru Harbour Board election which takes place next month, is creating much interest, A meeting at Geraldine under the auspices of the Farmers' Club discussed the policy of the Hoard and resolutions were carried that the Board should be guided by engineering advice in matters affecting the safety of the harbour, that an expert shall be employed to test the capabilities of the tug dredge and that no candidate should be supported who Will not carry cut these recommendations. '' RHEDMA.TiSM.-Dr E. Gordon's remedy nkvjcr sails in permanently curing rheuma' tistn, lumbago, sciatica, gout, etc, one bott!§ givM reliefs Price 10a, posb free. J, W Olcyton, P.O, Box Duoodin , I ! . ..: v.