FIRE ALARMS

Ahenton .„ ... .«, ... .. one toll Borough, north of railway ... two tolls Borough, south of railway .... three tolls Hampetead ... ... .„ four toll*

BIRTH.

Sbaly—At Moore street, Ashburton, on July 17, the wife of J. Scaly of a daughter.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1895.

Visitors to Golf links, and onlookers at the game, would do well to make a mental note of this rule " Foke !" —always stand in front

of the player. The reason for this is that if you stand behind him or to the right of him, the chances are you will get a blow from his club as he swings it for his stroke, and many a head has been broken in this way. If the onlooker stands in front of the player an excellent view of the stroke is obtained, and you are out of harm's way. If a person is in the line of play, and at Rome distance, the player should call out loudly 11 Fore l' J The public will soon learn the meaning of the warning cry, and get out of the way, as a clout with a golf ball driven with full force is a good deal less pleasant than a maiden's kiss. Those hints are given in view of the Aehburton County Golf Club's opening day to-morrow.

I Sirt William vbbnon Harco^rt, Chancellor of the Exchequer in Lord Rosebery's sir w. v, HARCOURT. Government, has just been defeated in the election campaign efc Derby, and the Times said he lost his seat because of the undue prominence of his name in connection with local veto. He entered upon the political campaign in England in order to secure, if possible, a reform of the licensing laws, and gave a very striking illustration of what is possible, in his speech on the Local Veto Bill. He said :—ln one of f your great towns there is a street containing 27 houses and having a length of 191 yards, and this is the way in which the houses are used :— No. lis a publichouse; No. 6, a public house; No, 7, a beerhouse; No. 8, a publichouse; No. 9, a publichouse; No. 10, a publichouse; No. 11, a post office ; No. 12, a publichouse ; No 13, a publichouse; No. 14, a wine and spirit store; No. 16, a publichouse; No. 18, a publichouse; No. 20, an hotel; No. 21, a publichouse; No. 23, a publichouse; and No. 24 a public j house. Thus, out of 27 structures 15 are publichouses. That is the number of houses that the magistrates have licensed, and which year by year, in spite of the remonstrances of some of the inhabitants of this street, they think themselves bound to continue to license. Ido not think anybody can consider that a satisfactory state of things.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

to-night. Cable news on fourth paa;e.

Mr Osboui Coombe announces that he is prepared to tuae pianos, and orders may be left at Mr Llewellyn Owen's.

The appo Tn'ment of Mr Mowat as Stock Inspector at Falkland Islands has been finaMy approved by the Governor, and he will leave by the lonic for Rio on July 25

By advertisement it will be seen thai members of the Druid Lodge are re quested to meet at the Templar ENI to attend the funeral of their late Bro. Mutton.

The Druid members' social, now an annual fixture, takes place on W« dnesday. July 24. Those who attended the last one have raised expectations for that which is to com 3.

The Waihi shares, which are now in sccb great demuid, were at one time given away for the|r callp. To-day they are worth from £8 to £10 each, with any amount of buyers but no sellers.

Mr George Miller Itobinson, formerly well known in Ashburtoe, where he con duo' ed an agency for Mr Peter Cunning ham, grain merchant-, died yesterday in the Chrlsighurch Hospital after a linger* ing illness.

Two boxes of gold, valued at £X 4,336, arrrived at Wellington by the R&awhera on Saturday night. The gold wa« shipp )d by the Colonial Bams: of New Zealand at Grey mouth, atd is consigned to the Com mercial Panking Oompai y, Sydney.

The Drainage Committee of the Dunedin City Council recommend that three j idges of the competitive schemes for the drainage of the city should be selected from Kessre E. Cuthbert, Cbristohurch ; C Naper Bell, Qreymouth ; W. Ferguson, Welling ton ; R. Hay, Punedin, and G. P. Williams, Chribtchurch,

Dr. Giles, the Commissioner of the j recent hospital enquiry has forwarded ' hi* report to the Government. He h«>B \ gone very exhaustively into *ll the charges, and the report occupies forty night p»ge* of tyre-written ma'tar. It is piobab c hat lha report will be laid en the table of the Bouse of Representative* inafewd»ya.

At Nelson the ether day, a listener to the strains of the Australian Guards' Band gave about a pennyweight of gold towards the collection, in lieu of moaey. of which he had none at the time. The gold was thankfully received, and an auctioneer, who wa*handy, sold the gold on the spot by auction, at which it realised three shillings and sixpence.

The Nelson Supreme Oourt opened to-day before Mr Justice Richmond There was only one criminal case. The accused, Rchard Pany, of Gollinswood, pleaded guilty to stealing a cheque for £6 and was placed on a year's probation, and ordered to refund the amount of the cheque and pay £6, costs incurred.

A Bumbor of the captains of sailing vessels lately wmibound in Port Under wood wrote to »he Wellington Post urg ing the Government to construct a tele* phone to connect with Ocean Bay, with a view of their communicating with their owners and friends, and thus relieving the anxiety often felt for the safety of overdue vessels which are lying in there.

There is a woman in a settlement not a hundred miles from Masterton (says an exchange) who has knocked down several acres of bush, Her husband is engaged on the cooperative works, and as the regulations uuder which the land wa3 token up require (hut a certain quantify of bush shall be felled every year, she has set to work and cleared very nearly the whole of the section.

Mr Hoattdn, who had the misfortune in May last to lose his left hand, has so far recovered as to be able to leave the hospital; paying only periodical visits to have th* arm dressed. Be speaks in the highest terms of praise of the attention received whilst in that institution, both of the care and skill of Drs Trevor and Leahy, and the great kindness and attention of matron and nurses

A correspondent of the Korih Otago Timeg asserts that numbers (f young men in Oam*ru have become addicted to the opium habit, anl he knows of three who have becjme total wrecks—physically &p.d morally. One young man has squandered an inheritance of £800 in two years through being a devotee of opium, and is now in an indescribable condition. Drink slays its thousands, but opium, when It takes on, its tens of thousands.

A gentleman (says the Otago Daily Times of Tuesday) who h connected with one of the foremost pastoral companies in the oiony returned to town trom the Hakateramea district on SatV^d^y night, fle informs ih that when he left there was a depth of 3ft of firm snow covering the head of the Hakateramea Valley and that there was a depth of 18in or a foot on the lower lands. Persumably, the condition of the Mackei z'e country behind the Hakateramea would be for worse. It is, he points out, impossible at present to give any reliable figures as to the mortality among the stock caused by the severe we *ther, buc it is significant that an estimate which has toen made of tho probable loss on 35 stations in the country embraced within the Albuy. Mack«»r ate, Hakateramea, and Waitaki districts, over to bul not including the Morven Hills, puts down the probable mortality at 250,000 sheep. The worst features abouc the snowstorms of the pvst few weiks have been that they have occurred at such an early period of the year and that heavy falls have occurred on low country where snow was not expected and where % class of sheep was kept Shat is not used to snow.

L_ ; o+rH.onjn)ornweU, foreman of the Gazette, I MiddTe»bwn,"T^~d, "bcttcves -Mtarir-^aainow- 'ain's Cough Remedy should be in every home. He used it for a cold and it affected a speedy cure. He says : It is indeed a grand remedy, I can recommend i*> to aI. I have also seen it used for whoaping cougH, with the best results. For sale by the Ashburton 13 ug Company.

COMMERCIAL.

London, July 15 The wool sales continue spirited, and prices are unchanged, Americans are buy ing heavily. Sydney, July 15 It is unlikely that many of the sheep brought over from New Zealand for sale will return, as the bulk of those withdrawn are being fprwarded to boiling-down establish men's.

Winter Relief Fund.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourseives ypsponsible for the opinions exptessed by our correspondents)

SNOWBALLING.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir, — Your previous correspondent blames the police for allowing snowballing in the public streets, but the police cannot be everywhere, and we have very tittle to complain of in the main thorough fare? of the town, compared with the outskir sof the town propar. At one of the public schools there wa« a number of big boys about sixteen to seventeen years of age snowballing the passers by. They did hot even allow a woman carrying a two-monthsrold baby in her arms to escape. Jt is the especial delight of these big bpys to sit under the trees during their lunch hour, and make insulting remarks about the passers-oy, but I suppose this is wftat is called 'higher education.' If those boys were the sons of working men thfy would be called larrikins. The name i f larrikin is far too good for those big Hoys. You would find boys in any industrial school In the colony endowed with more commonsense and good manners than you would find in those big boys. They are a nuisance to the residents of the neighborhood in which their school is situatedi I wonder if our Minister for Education would have th% public nuisance shifted on to fchft ranges so that those big boys could indulge in their favorite pastime. They might enlighten the merinos, and give them a taste of what higher education is. It would be conferring a great bo n on tha residents q! tfrts partipulap neighborhood. Thanking you for apiee.—l am, etc , Son Qg A Wobkinci Maw.

FOR THE CURB OF ACIDITY

Of the stomach there iy Wfc one rational mode, that of strengthening the orgafi. Wolfe's Schnapps is unequalled *n this capacity;

The English Elections.

London, July 15 '■ The following have been re-elected unopposed —S»r J. E. Dorington (Tory, Tewkesbury ' L Mr Austin Chamberlain (Unionist), -\vorcej>ter Eatt; Mr Bonsor (Tory) Wimbledon; M r Stanley (Tory), Bridgwater; Mr Acland (Liberal), Yorkshiie; Mr Quilter (Unionist) Ludbury; Mr Gunter (Tory), York ►hire; Mr Forster (Tory), Seven Uaks; Mr D. Sullivan (Nationalist), West Meath; Mr W. W, Beach (Tory), Andover; Mr Macartney (Tory), South Antrim ; Sir H. Meysey Thomp son (Uniouist), Handsworth ; i^ir F. Uartland Dixon (Tory), Uxbridge; General Hr F. Fitzwygram (Tory), Farehara j Sir 0. Pearson (Tory), Edin burgh University; Mrccott Montague (Tory), New Forest; Mr Halsey (Tory), Waterford; Mr Barton (Tory). Mid Armagh; l)r Fox (National), 'fulla more; Mr Ourran (Nationalist), North Donegal; Colonel Lockwood (Tory) Epping; Mr Rentoul (Tory), East Down; Mr feturfc (Tory), East Dorset; Sir J. A, Eennaway (Tory), Honiton; Mr Brown (Unionist), Wellington, Salop; Mr Egerton (Tory), Knutsford; Sir L. Lyell (Liberal), Orkney and Shetland; Mr Lowther (lory), Tbanet. Sir T. Esmonde was returned unop posed for Kerry West. The following were re-elected with increased majori ties :—Mr Cooke (Tory), for Hereford; Mr Pierpoint (Tory), for Warrington; Sir F. Powell (Conservative), for Wigan: Mr Elynn (Unionist), for Cork; Mr Garfit (Tory), for Keat; Mr Noon (Tory), replaces Sir Henry Tames for Bury.

July 16. The Times denounces the return of Mr Daly, as he was the leader in the most villainous plots of 1874. The paper asserts that Mr McCarthy's party did not dare to oppose so popular a criminal, and says that it is certain that the Commons will declare him incapable of sitting.

Sir William Vernon Harcourt's de feat is attiibuted to the combined attacks of the publicans. He has been offered two seats, but has not decided which to accept.

Additional election returns are;-— Mr Thornton (Tory), for Glapham, by a majority of 2021; Mr H. Shepherd- Cross (Tory), for Bolton, with Mr J. Harword (Liberal), which is a gain for the Liberals ; Major Banes (Tory), de feated Mr Keir JUardie for West Ham south by 775 ; Mr Gray (Tory), de feated Mr Grove (Liberal), for West Ham north by 704; the Marquis of Carmarthen (Tory), was re-elected for Brfxton by a majority of 2000; Mr Purvis (Unionist), for Peterborough j Mr Whitley (Tory), for Ashton under l yne j Mr 0. T. Ritchie for Croydon, by a majority of 2400; Mr Wills (Liberal), for Bristol East; Mr Shad well (Tory), for Hastings : Mr Rusaell (Tory), for Cheltenham; Mr Shaw (Tory), for Halifax, which is a Unionist gain ; Mr Fry (Unionist), for Bristol Forth; Mr Stanley, the ex plorer (Tory), for North Lambeth, by a majority of 400, defeating Mr i\ F. Trevelyan ; Sir E. Clurfca ( Tory) with Mr Harrison (Liberal), for Plymouth'; Sir Charles Dalrymple ( Tory) with Mr D. F. Goddard (Liberal), for Ipswich, (the Liberals, therefore, gained two .Sfi&i?. |.n tTifl lust nifnitionpfl elections^ Mr Wanklyn (Unionißt)7foTßracllDrd Central, beating Mr Shaw-Lefevre; Mr Murdoch (Tory), for Roading, which is a Unionist gain j Mr Reed (Tory), for Bradford East, which is a Unionist gain j Mr C. M. Royds (Tory), for Rochdale, Unionist gain; Mr Flower (Tory), for Bradford West, defeating the Liberal candidate and Mr Ben Tillett the Labor candidate, which is a Unionist gain. The Unionists gain Aberdeen City North, Kennington, Hartlepool, and Oldham, where Mr Aehcroft and Mr Oswald (Tories) de feated Mr Hibbert and other Liberals. The Liberals gain Huddersfield. The sitting members were returned for Woolwich, Devonport, Tynemouth, Bath, Cambridge, Battersea (Mr Burns defeating Mr Ridley South, a Queens lander, by 259), Durham City (Mr Fowler's majority being onjy one), South Islington, Stalybridge, North Islington, West Islington, West Bristol, Worcester, Rochester, Dudley, Pontefract, Blackburn, Preston, South Aberdeen, East Islington, Bristol, and South Deptford. Mr Justin McCarthy has been returned unopposed, The returns classified so far give the Tories and Unionists 170, Liberals 25, Parnellites 4, anti-Parnellites 4.

OBITUARY

London, July 15 Tha deaths are announced of John T. Carrodus, musician; the Marquis of Ixeter, and General Hamilton, who commanded the Twelfth Regiment in the New Zealand war.

Sydney, July 16 Lady Farkes fjied to-day.

The Port of Manchester.

1 Lqvdost, July 15 1 At a meeting in Manchester Messrs Nelson agreed to proceed with the Gold stores immediately. Messrs Bethel!, steamship owners, have the entire machinery to develop the direct trade hotnplete, and begin in a few weeks, Mr Houldswortb declared that the be ginning of imports direct- from tho colonies mark an era in Manchester shipping, and would result in supplying teeming miilions in the future with colonial produce without outside helpi Mr Reuben Spencejr, thß new Presi dent of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, and Mr Roberts, on behalf of tj^e Municipal Cold Stores Oom rnittep, §trqngly apprpyed, the spheme, and thanked Mr Hotson for the piper he had read.

THE STALBANS LOTTERY

Sydney, July 16

3?he drawing Q? the Si. Albans lottery is expected tp tafce plape in two mouths.

Fqb IjjpjpESfloH, the best remedy is un doubtedly Norton's Camojui-e Pins. They can confidently be recommended as being mild in operation and absolutely free from injurious drugs. Acting at; onpp as a splen did tonic and a gentle aperient. For nearly 130 years they have proved unequalled for Indigestion, Dyspepsia, sick Headache and for Liver and Stomach complaints. Sold in bottles Is l£d, 2* 9d, and lls, by all Medi cine Vendors throughout the world. A mple. »fe and certain remedy

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Welli&gtok, July 16 Tiie Council met at 2 .' 0 p m. .'BILLS IMSBBO The Sale of Goods Bill and the Insti tute of Surv yors Bill were read a third time and p»Bs«ri THE JUDICIAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE BILL. Further debate i ook place on the motion for the second reading «f the Judical Practice atid Procedure Bill. Mr McOu'Jough, MrKerr, and Mr Kelly supportrd the Bill Mr Bonar, Mr Bolt, Mr bhrimtki, Dr Pollen, Mr Bowen, and Mr Stevens op* poaed it The debate was again adjourned, The Council rose at 6 p.m.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The Home met at 2 30. p.m. ASHWJBRB TO QUESTIONS. In reply to question* ii was stated that it would c- si about £7000 to subsidise country libraries, and than thi stafeof the 6nancee would nob warrant theexpencliture of that amount; that the Government could not give any information as to the prospect of tha speedy annexation of Samoa hy New Zealand ; that the Govern* roenb would require a more emphatic opinion than that lately expressed by the Home before they tranaformed the Bank of New Zeahnd into a State Bank; that the Bank of New Zealand Estates Company had not approached the Government with regard to i'.s properties, aai any proposal to relieve the company of such of its estates as are suitable for settlement would require careful consideration^ . Mr Ward stated that an interview had taken place in London between the Council of Foreign Bondholders, the Agent- General, and himself, respecting the posi tion of the New Plymouth Harbour Board. The principal complaint of the Council was that 200,000 acres of land had been taken by the Governments and restored to the natives. The council urged th»t this was against the terms of the original prospectus and asked him to agree to arbitration on the point. This he distinctly refused to do and said that he" should refer the whole question to his colleagues in , Wellington, which has been done. BILL PASSED. The Native Township Bill was rend » third time and passed. The House m=e at 5.30 p.m. The House resumed at 7 30 p.m, IN COMMITTEE the Criminal Code Ao^^mendaYeafc' Bill was consii&retE in Committee. la clause 3, raining the age of consent to sixteen years, Mr.(J,.J, Smith moved that eighteen be substituted, but thin was rejecced by 33 to 19, and sixteen was retained. •.' : •^_^ On the motion of theTretn'er a new^ dame w»s added providing for a penalty of fourteen years' ircprisbijp»wfct,^foi wilfully pl&ctng an obatructß/n on antf""^ railway. *! • ■" - mJi .~ -•~z~~ The Adoption of #hildren Bill passed through Committee yithout alteration. The Evidence further Amendment Bill was committed; Clause 9 nuking all confessions to ministers privileged, was strongly opposed by Sir R. Stout and others, but was retained by 31 to 24 Clause 11, abaolvij?* pressmen from being compelled to disci one the name of any contributor (Wtich had been inberted by the Statues Revision Committee) provoked a J&ng dtscusbion. Mr Peeves said that he could not accept ■ hb» dtUie, which was also strongly opposed by Mr McKenzie, SSic H. Stout, Mr Pirani, and others urged that the clause shcuid be inserted. After several hours discussion, clause 11 was struck oat by 37 to 15 A new dense proposed by Mr Hall, wi; h the object of compelling pressmen to :mvtitge"tne name of Tfontributors under a penalty of two years* imprisonment, was rejected by 3? to 20. The Bill was reported as amended, bui was recommitted on Mr Reeves' motion for the purpose of striking out) clauses 9 and 10. which provided that all confes sions made to ministers of religion and medicil men t-hould beptivileged. Mr Reeves did not regard these clauses as of much importance, snd as they might jeopardise the Bill he was deshoun of tttriking them out. After considerable dtacassion* Mr Reeves moved to report proatr^ss, saying that it was evident that the Committee was not in the humour to go on with business.

The motion ma agreed to, and, tha Bouse rose at 1 2Q a.m.

Bulgarian Affairs

Attcnipt to A*^a«*ia»«e *l|e Pr*n)t«r

ihß.btalganans, ignoring^he Berlin Treaty, haye taken possession of the Rhodope district. It is reported, owing tq earnings received, faun the Powers, Bulgaria is checking tha Macedonian agitation and dispersing the frontier bands.

July 18, A dastardly attempt wa9. made on the life of the Premier, M. St&mboulofF, to-day. While he was returning to hu house in the city four men stopped hi§ carriage and attempted to assassinate him, both of whose hands were severed in defending himself. He tried to effect his escape by fleeing, bat waa shot down and repeatedly stabbed, while lying on the ground. His con dition is critical. One arrest has been made.

European and Other Foreign Items

The Investment Agency Ooo|Miny of Australia, with a capital of Jg^DOO, has bßea registered,^. The "new Oom paoj proposes to deal with Auatraliaa stocks and. shares, and act as agents for the promotion of toining and industrial companies, Mr George D. Mengell is one of the Directors of the Gompany. Th« New York correspondent of The Times says that the laTisfc sums which America and Australia heaped into tlio hinds of the Trisjj leaders have dr U iqched logaif politics, and thp result of the recent elections in America has paralysed tjje Irish American". The Court of Appeal hag reserved (? reversed) Justice Sir Arthttr Keke« wich's order dismissing the aotion, Bean v F.o*ers, and refused to stay the sale of 56,000 acres pf land ia Moicau, New Zealand, fixed for tho 1l?ih. i ._ '" '"" Vienna, Jnly 15 It Is reported het'6 that Russia demands that Japan shall hasten the evacuation of Chinese territory, and withdraw her troops from the Liaotong peninsula. Four additional warships, are being sent to the East,

lufe AStißUftTofc GtfAftDkN! WFJDNteSDAY, JULt IT, 1895.



Amount advertised Hampstead School, per Mr Brock T. Bradford Thomas Scaly

£ 8 d 64 9 6 1 1 2 5 0 2 0 0

67 15 §



Busipass Notioes. __ Gk J. Neill's CLEARING SALE 18 NOW ON AT FBIEDLANDER'S CORNER. EVERYTHING MUST BE SOLD, NOW IS YOUR TIME. Indies' Jackets, this season's goods, Grey Oalico Is lid doz 21s—Reduced to 12s 6d "White Oalico Is 9d doz Corsets 3a lid—Reduced to 2s 6d Men's Colonial Tweed Suits 30a—Re- Corsets 4s lid—Reduced to 2s lid duced to 22s 6d HeavyDreas Tweed,double width, 2s 6d Men's All Wool Suits 19s 6d -Reduced to 9|d, thia season's Boys' Suits 3s lid goods Men's Tweed Overcoats, with capes, Double Bed Sheeting B|d 18 6d Colonial Flannel, ali wool, Is—Re- Men's Macintoshes, with capes, and duced to 8d sewn seams 22s 6d Blankets 5s lid per pair BOOTS, BOOTS. M«n Js Nailed Shooters 7s lid Boys' Nail Shooters 4s lid Men's Bluchers 4s 9d Women's Strong Leather Boots os lid Men's Watertights, Heavy, 10a 6d Women's Shoes 4s 6d EVERY LINE MUST BE CLEARED MAKE NO ERROR OCMPABE OUR PRICES^ Q. J. NEILL Fh EDLAKDBB'B CORNER, IAST STREET, ASHBUBTGN. 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 <fc BLAIR'S Celebrated Flower and Vegetable Seeds in the following order :— i 1» Per Packet ELOWER SEEDS. 1m Per Packet Alyssum, Sweet Mignonette lobelia speciosa Antirrhinum, fiine mixed Nasturtium, Torn Thumb Marvel of Peru Balsam, fine mixed Nenwphila maculata Nasturtium, tali Candytuft, mixed Petunia, fine mixed Newophila insignia Canterbury Bells, mixed Stock, German, ten-week Pansy, mixed Chrysanthemum tricolor, Aster, German Poppy, 'The Shirley' m i xe d Aster^Bafcteridge'squilled Pea, sweet, mixed Columbine, mixed Candytuft, dark crimson Pnlox Drummondii Convolvulus, mixed Carnation Stock, Virginian, mixed Dahlia, mixed Ciarkia elegans Sunflower, tall Everlastings, mixed Convol/ulus major Wallflower, mixed Godetia, The Bride Cyanus minor Portulaca mixed Jacolan, mixed Delphinium, mixed Sweet William Linum, grandiflorura Forget-me-not, blue Verbena, mixed rubruui Indian Pink Zinnia, elegans, doublo, Marigold, African Larkspur, mixed mixed 3b Per Packet VEGETABLE SEEDS. 3» Per Packet PB\S. Stockwood Ridjje Champion Scarlet-runner American Wonder Cress—Extra Curled Bean^ Lit'.le Gem Large Mu=jselburghLeeks CABBAGE. Stratagem Triple Curled Parsley Drumhead j Veitch's Perfection Hollow Crown Parsnips Early York j Wm Hurst R*dw'i—Three Varieties Enfield Market Yorkshire Hero, etc Turnips-Four Var'nties London Market, Etc. Beet, Blood Red BEANS. Dumhead Savoy Borecole—Dwarf Green Broad, Harlingtoa CA.RR >T. Curled Windsor Early Short Horn Brussels Sproute— Green Windsor James Intermediate Scryrnser'd Giant K*rly 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 Lsng UiNlua. Celery Pod Brown Globe OUOOMBER Early Goldon Butter Brown Spanmsh, Me. Long Prk-kley or Wax Tomato — Large Red Please remember that these are all Fresh and Reliable Seeds and that you «et as much Vegsta'ble Seed for 3d 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 pheuominal and this year it 13 expected to total a Quarter of a Million. f®T NOTE ADDRESS, FLETCHER BROS., CiSH SUPPLY STORES, ASHBURTON & CHRISTOHUROIL SURPLUS STOCK SALE. fIIHE continuous wet weather during the last iluee weeks, prevented many of our Friends in ' the outlying Districts from taking advantage of the i Unprecedented Bargains to be obtained at the above ' ale. We have decided to EXTEND THE TIME OF CLOSING UNTIL S a tur da y, July 20. ■ MITCHELL & TIMER, TANOBKD Si BEET.



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CTf ANTED Known-Foot ball Boots, ~* sure goal kickers; they never fail -Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. ANTED to~Seli—Kirst-class quiet Cow, now due to calve. Apply Mail Office. 7 71 O PECIAL Reductions in all lines for O Cash only this month. Exercise Bookd and Slate 2d, lib packets norepaper 10d.~H. M. Jokes. RAZORS— Altonas, Benfall, Johnson's, Heiffor's, Wade and Butcher's— from 2j each, strops, Shaving Brushes, etc., half-price.—BfoGißEGOK's TjiXPIRATION of Lease.—£2ooo worth «*-' of Books, Stationery, Fancy Goods,' Music, etc., to be Sold for Cash this month, regardless of Cost. Great Sale now on —L. F. Anokewes & Co , Stationer's Hall. Ashburtrn. : fTP TO DATS SALK—ISJ Pairs^irls U Boots 2s 6d, 120 Pairs Maids' Boots , 3i 6d, 117 Pairs Maids' (best) Boots 4s 6d, Ladies' Shoes 6s lid, Gents' Boots 4s 6d and 53 6J. All sizw gnarantoed for one week.-- A. Ore's Cheap Sule. 6 221 J|iy|ARSDEN, Juor., Bookseller, • *WL Stationer, Newa Agent, Etc School Books and all other School Requisites 411 goods at lowest possible prices. Note—"The Little Shop," East Street. B SLOWER SEKDS, Id per packet; Vegetable Seeds, 31 per packet. All New Season's Seeds from the well-1 known firja of Nimmo and Blair, Order your Seeds early, because aa the season advances some of tha varieties ara sold out-, and in the past years we have not been able to replace them.—Fletchbr Bros , Ashburton. WAKT&D Known—The Largest and Best shop for Evening Shoes in —Melior's Zealandia Boot Score. f F. ANDREWKS & CO.—Sale now ■-*• on of Surplus Stock of Fancy Goods', Toys, Books, Stationery and Account Books, and all at greatly red net d prc^s for cash, at L F. Andrkwks&Co pHOfCE FtiUlTl—Peaches, bananas, v ©raugen, lemons and tomatoes, at j M. A. Flower,Fruicer and Confectioner, ' East street j WANTED Known—A cordial recaption | and free inspec'ion through the whole of our extensive Premises. Every article solda* advertised prices—Mitchell ! & Tuknkr WANTED Known—Great Purchase of Dress Stuff<. Lot No. 3 extra qualiy, Nun's Vfilings. all shades, Navy and Biack Diagditl Serjyea all at Is 31, usual price 2*34.-11. 0. IfEOBRS, Mel ford Hous« \irANTED Knuwa—Grand results, VV our cish sales on Saturday last were the largest in our 25 vear&' experi jnc. Practical evidence that our efforts *re appreciated—MiTCHELt & Turner IITANTED Known—Great Purchase W of D.ess Stuffs. Lot No. 1 great variety, double width B|d. Most of these goods were Is 3£i wholesale. Melford HoußeJ?ale. Evei ything reduced.—H. C. Segers. Sale—MßS Alcork •^ will give large reductions of Millinery, Jackets and Mantles, Cl.ilirea's Pilisses, Dress Miterhl, Glassware and Fancy Goods, for one month previous % stock taking. — Next Courthocsj, Havelock street WANTED Known—Great Purchase of Dress Stoffi for Melford House Sale. Lofc No. 2 great varieiy, double width at Is. Soma of these were Is 9i wholesale. Everything reduced. —H. C S EG KHS. UAIR BRUSHES, Clothes Brushes, Tooth Brashes, Nail Brushes, Combs (assorted), Perfumery, Stationery, School Bags, any price for Cash.— McGregor's WANTED Known — Mrs Hooper (monthly nurse) is open to accept ongagt-ments. A pply, by letter, to Mrs Hooper, Alford Forest Road, Aehburton, 1*134 __^ WANTED Known —We are com pelled to realise on a vt ry large portion of our Stcck. To do this we are prepared to take eoet pripe for all our new Winter Goods, and almost any price older stock. —Mitchell and Turner. WANTED Known—Men's and Boys Clothing and Under clothing, Boots , ""-^aa, Hugfß and Blankets, at parti- I W~^^TED~l^^r^ or>S 7?Z landia Boob Store is the Cheap... ' Store for Boots and Shoes. WANTED Known—Ladies Lasting Slippers only 2a lid—Usual price, 4s 6d.—Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. OWNMakoin Joadi9& A and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, Muslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., at Mrs Alcorn's new shop, Baker's Buildings. W' ANTED~KJSOWN. —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 specialty 1*153 CBEAP Wool makes cheap Blankets, cheap Flannels, cheap Clothing. I have got 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 Zeaund. Men's colonial Tweed Kaiapoi Suits for 27s 61, a marvel at th^ price; Kaiapoi Knicker Suits from 7s 6d. -Bobert Alcouut, Clothing and JJoqfc Warehouse, H&velosk ytr«;et, '



Wanted. CIHOICK New Season Fruit. Grapes, * Peaches, Pines, Plums, Bananas, Apples, Apricots, and Tomatoes; the best in town.—&DAMB, SiunderV Buildings WANTED Known—Small Profits and Quick Returns.—Mellor's Zpalandia Boot Store. t iaR&ON AND COS Stocktaking Sale v> Now on. Groceries, ironmongery, Brushware, Glass and China, at very low prices for cash 5 129 417ANTKD Known — Ladies,' Linen VV Cuff. Id, 12 dozen Dras Buttons I*, Velvet and Satin Ribbon Id per yard, Inftntees 61, Black Mitte 6d, Towel* 34. Ladies Cashmere Gloves6d; all woolFre>h Dress Goods 6d, 72in Sheetii g at lOd and Is.—a.udeew Osr's Sale. 6 222 117ANTHJD KNOWN.-Warm carpet ** slippers for Winter wear* girls 9d, lq, wrmnn's Is 9J.—W. H. Collier, 1 The Corner." LJOTATOE3. Potatoes.—Mind you JL get your Potatoes at Fletcher Bros- Iha quality of our Potatoes is first-class, and have taken the First Ptize at the Timaru ahow four years in saccssion Don't; forget address— Fletchbe Bros., East Street, Ashhurton. VITAS TED, Everybody to try a pair of ** House Slippers, only Is. Mellows Zealandia Boot Store. CITANTED Known—Mothers, be wisu » and buy your school bouts afc Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. ANTED Knowu^ Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical line at S. Siijbk's, Optician. WANTSD Known—l have good Bluchers, only 4* lid.— Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED Known—Bargains to be had every day at Mellor's Zea«. andia Boot Store. > "PIPES-GBD Amber from Is 3d; XT Silver mounted Amberoid Month pieces, assorted, 2s. Clay 31 per Drain, —McGregor's 7 63 \k * ANTED 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. QPJICIAL NOTICE,—Suits and Single O Garments made to meabure. Fit and style with prices to suit the times. Large purchase Heavy Ktiapoi Trousers and Knit Underclothing.—Mitchell and Turhbh. itTANTi'D Known—6o Ladies' Black * * and Colored Wool Jerseys at 2a 61, formerly 10* 63 ; 100 P.*irs of White Blankets at 10s 61. Ladies' Muff i 3s 6?. Umbrellas Is lid, Corsets 2* 91, 6 and 6| four button Kid Gloves 6d, Uents Silk Ties 6i each. Large Wool Hearth Rues 6* 6i each.—Andrew Ore's Sale. 6 220 ANTED Known—That I am hold ing a Sale at Reduced Prices for One Month. Come for Bargains. I have the advantage over imny in the trade for the simple r« ason 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 tras>h to draw the unwary. Repairs as usual, done at Once. —J. Moison, Boot Store East street, Ashborfcon. 5 133 HALF-YEARLY STOCK TAKING. "VTEW r/EALVND IN EW ZiIALAND ... CIUO THIFG Tjl A C TjO R V l;othing X 1 act.ory We find that we are Overstocked in many lines. We will, until the end of this month, mark goods at pricei that will ensureja R<. a. 'y Sale. Men's Overcoats, with eapep, 2!k 61 Boy's Overcoats, with capes, 8r 6i Men's Sac Suits ' 18s 6i Boys'Ashburton Tweed Suits from r., , ... 8s 8d Boys' Tweed Sailor Suits 8* 6d Boys' Odd Knickers all ems Men* Heavy Mosgiel Pants 4s 9d Men's Workii g Shirts ... Is 61 Boys' Tweed Hats ... Is Od Girlb' and Boys' School Boots from ... ... ... 4s 6d Men's Boots at prices that will Sell them It will be to your advantage to give v? a call for your* next pair of BOOTS. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTQ BY. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager, ttOLl* HKOOOIKM AND JUST RECEIVED TMTSW AND CHOICE DESIUNS- To be seen at the JEV\T r 'Lß^ ESTABLISHMENT OF S. S A L E X, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON *jf Inspection. Invited, JM.AIJL. NOTICES,. 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), India, China, Japan, etc., perTa-une, at 630 p.m. Mails close at Sydney for New Hebrides on July 16. The next parcel mail for the United Kingdom and Europe will close oil July 23, per loaioi pne in London oe S«P«



The following extract from a private letter from Brisbane shows apparently that living is chaap there :— * The pay is under £10 a month, but if I can get the work w@ will have to manage on f f. Living here is exceedingly cheap. Just glance at the prises on enclosed cutting : —12lb sugar for Is} fO-lb bag sugar, 7s 61; good white sugar, per Ib, l|di; good tea, Is; jun, per tin, 2£d (excellent); fresh herring?, oh<i; sardines, SJr,I; soap per bar, 2d ; matches, per dcz, Id ;' candles, per lb, s£d; Worcestershiresauce, large bottles, 21; tomato sauce, per bottle, 4d ; Victoria tea, per box, 5s ; Billy tea, ss6d; 101b box tea, 10s; pure Ceylon tea, per lb, Is 9d ; kerosene oil (best), per tin, ss; arrowroot, per lb, 2d ; per 7lb ba?, Is j Epsom saltsl per do^, 2d j vine gar (colonial), large bottle, 2|d ; 7-lb tin treac'.e, ?d ; 2-lb tin 3d; biscuits, per lb, 3d ; Morton's castor oil, large bottle, gd j baking palmer, per tin, 3d j hops, — lb. Is j ma;ge meal, J.d; oatmeal j£ld flrch, per largT ' 1-lb box, 53 ; vinegar English), large bottle, 4|d'



Hollo way's Pills.—Liver, Lungs, and Kidneys.—Moßt diseases of these purifying organs arise from obstruction?, over the removal of which these celebrated pills exercise the most perfect control. A course of them ia strongly recommended as a remedy for such chronic affections as liver enlarge* meats, congestion of the lungs, torpidity of the kidneys, and other functional disorders which cause very much present suffering, and if neglecttrl lay the foundation of organic diseases. Holloway's Pills are specially adapted for the young and delicate : their gentle and purifying action ranks them above all other medicines. In indigestion, nervous affections, gout, and rheumatism these pills have achieved for themselves uuiversal fame. They expel all impurities from the blood, and thus restore cheerfulness and vigour. RHEOMA.TiSM.-Dr E. Gordon's remedy issVEB fails in pej>wausntly curing rheuma. ; tism, lumbago, sciatica, sprat, £j;c, one bottle give* relief. Price 1Q». post frae. J, W. OUytoc, P,O, Cot m, tfiH»4ifl,



There is good reason fer the popularity of Chamberlain's Cough Beraedy. Davis * Bussard, of West Monterey, Clarion 00, ?»» i say ! [t has cured people that our physicians could do nothing for. We persuadpd them to try a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough rem* edy and they now recommend it with the rest ot üb. For sale by the Ashburton Drug Co. Many stubborn and aggravating cases of rheumatism that were believed to be in curable and accepted as life legacies, have yielded to Chamberlain's Pain Balm, much to the surprise ani gratification of the sufferers. One application Will relieve the pain and Buffering and its continued use in eores ao effeot»&l euro. Sit Sale by tjw



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Pore Blood isthkSecket of Health Gordon's Bzood Puxs cleanse tbe lystetn of all impure blood, cure iudigestion,oon< stipation, liver complaint, pains in back and •ides, biliousness, aick headache j remove pimple*, scrofula. bcp«*»v. «f<j, Larf c boxei Bo* 334 Pnntdjn * V