Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalbit THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1895 THE IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

The session of Parliament just opened at Home is likely to be one of more than ordinary interest, and Lord F.osebery will introduce a very con siderable budget of domestic legislation. The House of Commons will be asked to pass Bills relating to Irish laDd, the Welsh Church, local option, plural voting, and there will perhaps be something done in the matter of the House of Lords. In a recent speech in New Zealand the Bishop of Salis bury was good enough to give his opinion in regard to popular feeling regarding the Upper House: He did not believe, he said, that there was any real demand for reform of the House of Lords. It can hardly be believed that a politician like Lord Rosebery would attempt to introduce any measure of reform of the Upper House unless he waa pretty confident that such a course would have a strong and warm support among the great mass of the electors, and we are prepared to believe, in preference to the Bishop's assertion, that Lord Ilosebery's attack on the Lords is favored by a large body of the people. At the same time there are very many people at Home whose bitter opposition to Home Rule is such that they look upon the House of Lords as the great bulwark that at present prevents the disintegration of the empire The Lords threw out Home Rule, and because they did so many who had no love for the second chamber before they did. so found a warm feelingolt gratitude springing up in their hearts towards the men who are legis lators, not by the votes of the people, but because they are their fathers' sons. Those newly found supporters of the Upper Hoase hate Home Rule ■with a bitter hatred, and will stick at nothing to bar the passage of any Bill having for its object the autonomy of Ireland. Many of them are also clpirchmen, and the attack on the Welsh Church vi\l Jije resented and resisted by them to the uttermosf; |t is an almost foregone conclusion that, although the House of Commons may pass the Welsh Church Disestablish ment Bill, the measure will be rejected by the Lords. -!nd that being so, one can hardly expert that Anglicans who have the old (entiment still strong v/ithin them, "vill be opposed to a party, or i# »;Hpu3e of Legislature, who has done wia'fc mjb Qoujid to save the integrity of tbi church, And if the Upper House does throw out the Disestablishment Bill, the Welsh Church will ba saved fora time. So that between he defections of oppo nents of Ho»e Rule and Church disptablishmetii the Liberal party is jjkely p® jjasj its rants' somewhat weakened. ' rjtie Op^o^tioii ask' for a dissolution, afd con]j/en<J[ th&fc ibg rejection of thjHomVßule Bill by the House 0$ loh is a good reason for going to the cUS^Y for an expression £o icifyn pd yimistakeabie terra? of the ,wifl of jbh? je,9#ls j.a regard to the measure. Bo fiord IjLoseJbery *i ( o i^eAtion yr^tever ojE going t to" jbJae #osisnr w^tr Home Rule by itself *** ml £Qi k ; Vf $?? country at all

until the time of the present Parlia ment runs out, or until he is forced by some sweeping defeat in the House to appeal to the people who elected that House. And when be does go to

the country it will be with no one plank platform of Home Rule. There are thousands of people who care no thing at all about Home Rule—are quite indifferent as to whether it passes or not, and it is quite possible that, if a vote of the population were taken on this question, sides would be about equal. The appeal to tho country will probably come, if it comes at all, after the House of Commons has been asked to give expression to its opinion as to the advisablenf ss of some sort of reform of the House of Lords. That reform may be a change in or curtailment of the powers of the House, or it may even touch the constitution itself of the House. If a resolution on the subject be passed or rejected—it does not matter which—then there is bound $0 follow a great political agita tion with an election in the near future* Then Lord Rosebery will have a platform of many planks to put before the people. Meanwhile the Opposition—composed of Unionists who are. otherwise Liberal, if not Radical, and the Conservative party are turning their attention to subjects for legislation likely to be popular with the manses, and the by-elections they have been winning of late seem to indicate that a turn has taken place in the tide of the Ministerial popularity. At any rate it is not difficult to foresee that the session just opened will be as interesting as it is likely to be lively.

In 1893 South Australia imported 18,400 centals of oats, 924 tons of oatmeal, 23,147 bushels of south Australian barley, 23,125 bushels trade. of grain and pulse, 58,580 bushels of malt, and 288,5591b of hops. The gross value of these imports was £51,586, and duty to the amount of £21,577 was collected by the Soath Australian Government. Now, it is a reasonable contention that oar oats will be imported into South Australia, and, being to some extent superior to the South Australian product, will be milled ; th»t our barley will be malted, and that New Zealand hops will be almost ex clasively used. There is also the possi bility of further trade developments. Take, for instance, maiza, 1508 centals of which were imported into South Australia in 1893, and also 269,8471b of cornflour. It is well known that New Zealand maiza is superior to that grown elsewhere, and, In fact, the maize s»rown in the Bay of Plenty district in the North Island supplied nearly the whole demand of the Australian markets. The timber trade may also be further developed by the reciprocal agree ment. In 1893 New Zealand sent to South Australia only 103,700 superficial feet, whilst the total quantity imported into the colony amounted to 3,623,439 superficial feet of the v»lue of £28,441. In addition there were 12,688 loads of deals and battens valued at £30,874 ; 12,792 loads of sp*M and quarterings valued at £71,683. There is, therefore, at our own doors a valuable market for our timbers which must remain for ever undeveloped unless New Zealand is brought into close): touch with South Australia.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Commercial news will be found on the fourth page. Two men were fined at the Nelson Magistral e'^ Court yesterday for killing trout with dynamite. The Tariff Commissioners left Welling ton for the south by the Takapuna yesterday afternoon. A notification from the L<*nds cflicse with reference fro cm tain reserves to be leased at Hinds and elsewhere will ba found in another column.

At the district meeting of Foresters ab Nelson yesterday it was resolved to establish an old age pension fund, and a Committee was appointed to settle tables and t&ke actuaries'opinion.

The body of Mr Neils H. Schwartz, who resided in Linwood, and was recently employed by Miles and Co. as shipping clerk, was found hangirg in a shed in his back premises yesterday by Mr E. Skog, to whom word had been sent that Schwartz was missing. At the inquest in the evening, the verdict was"buioide, while temporarily insane."

At an adjourned meeting, o? Wellington business people, to consider the question of holding an exhibition in Wellington, the President of the Chambar of Com merce and the Mayor of the city were deputed to call a public meeting, when the proposal will be discussed. The President of the Chamber of Commerce said that in tbe course of an interview the Premier had expressed his entire sympathy with the proposal, adding that the time was most opportune, and Government would do all it possibly could to assist the promoters.

The average healthy girl (says Mel bourne Punch) is well satisfied with the average man as he ia. She knows that, despite the wild talk about the suffrage, she is equal, and that the " Lord and master" is never so happy as when at her feet. This has been a woman's scource of power since the world began. The new woman seeks to control man with manly arts, and must fail, since it is only the nature of very few women to be manly and they will be overwhelmed by fores of numbers." The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world," but remember it is only the womanly woman wh© rocks the cradle, the other kind is in such a desperate hurry she has no patience to begin at the cradle. She is nob born to rule, only to rail.

A strange incident is reported from Hull. Some years age a gentleman of that town, on the death of his wife, was left £800 per annum for the period he remained a widower, and in the event of re-marriage, the bequest was willed to the children by the first wife. Financial difficulties were followed by bankruptcy, and' on, behalf of the creditors ft wasj pro posed to'attacn the ; Osiiig-up to London the gentleman alluded to married a woman of eighty-seven, an inmate of one of the workhouses of the metropolis, and left her at the Registrar's office to go back to her old quarters, he returning to Full. An allowance is to be made to his bride tor thn remainder of her natural life. By this step the £800 per annum goes to the children, and the creditors are unable to touch a penny.

A cqriop oase of desertion from tho Austrian "Afmy is r^porte'4.. A young Tyrolese, Luigi Vittorini, who was a pro fessor at the Girgenti Academy, had to return for his military service as a one year volunteer. On the Ist of October he joined his regiment, but was perfectly unhappy. Not understanding a word of German, he was not able tp carry oat the orders given, and he was co unwilling in all he had to do that he was se itenceJ to a iQttk psifiod of arrest. On t!he morning when his j)e'r*iod ugder {should have begun Vittopini had disappeared, "isi|d fiy*-d»f-l later ft friend of his in tile barracks reodT?' 1 ■'» lesOT ltoni Girgenti in which he told" h!~ he >d taken up his lectures ow the classic languages in the Academy again. A p<nnt 1% now'rais&i m to whether the Ita'Un GovefnraerVt WllJ be requeet^ij tp, dejiyer him up ap a .deserter.

"Reciprocity has been established be tween Queensland and New South Wales regarding the admission of solicitors to practice in the Supreme Court.

The last issue of the Canterbury Times (February 14) contains interesting.articles on the frozen meat industry and the Belfast factory, as wel'. as other readible matter relating to various -topics The illustrations are particularly good. !

Messrs Friedlander Bros announce an important sale at Sherwood, Mr George Pocock, the proprietor of the estate, having decided to effect a clearance of sheep, horses, *nd farming implements by aucti n on 28 h February.

Weddel and Co.'s colonial dairy pr dnce report of the 28hh December says :— ' There is a growing exoerienfe that butters which have bern long in scora or are otherwise a little * off fUvour' will be most difficult to bell at,such price.? as will avoid serious loas. There c*n btf no two dpinions* that those colonial factories which make inferior butters will be hard hit; this winter. The factories which make choicest grades wiU come best out of the calamity, but even they will severely feel the effect of this season of abnormally low prices.'

Mr Thos. Maskenzie has brought under the notice of the Premier the help it would be to pupils who hare passed the sixth. standard, and whose parents desire that they should secure the advantages of higher education, were they permitted to travel free on the railways to the nearest district: High School. The institutions would be considerably aided by such in creased attendance of advanced pupils from the surrounding schools. The Hon. Mr Seddon promised to give the question his best consideration, and said he would con sult the G enoral Manager of the railways on the question. He sympathised with the effort to place higher education within j the reach of the children of every man.

At the Hobart Police Court recently a man appeared against his wife charging her with using towards him language calculated to provoke a breach of the peace. He was considerably non-plassed when it was explained that were his wife punished by a tine he would have t« pay it himself, as the woman had no separate estate ; and further, if through his wife's misconduct a breach of the peace was committed he was rendered liable to punishment, as the law required him to exercise proper control over hist life partner. The unfortunate applicant ap peared to think that in these days of equality of sexes he was rather badly treated.

As our readers will have noticed, Bishop Selwyh's mission vessel has lately been cruising round the islands and New Zealand. Bishop Wilson (the new Bishop of Melanesia) has with him a number of pupils of the native schools in the South Sea Islands, within the sphere of the missions. They are at present in Nelson, and Mr Ferriman, who interested himself in endeavouring to get their visit extended to Ashburton, has received a telegram from Bishop Wilson, stating that the Bishop (who is an old Kent cricketer of the county eleven; will have the boys here on Friday, March X, next, to try conclusions with the Ashburton juniors. Any profits from the match will be handed ever to the Mission fund.

The Aharoa Mail reports that it will require at least another week of hot diy weather before the bulk of the seed is got in. In some localities the seed is slightly discoloured, but the quality is first class, and the germinating power not injured in the slightest degree. The seed that is ouc is principally in the eastern bays, where there has been a great deal more moisture than on the western slopes? Cocksfoot growers in the Pore Ley district have suffered considerable loss owing to the recent web weather. Some, of them wera fortur ate enough to have nearly all their seed in, but others, living nearer the hill-tops, had not smarted threshing when the rain came, and the seed th»t remained oub during the rain will be bad!y discolored. The recent gale, too, did considerable damage by blowing the seed out. Most of the seed will be shipped Home direct. :■>.■.■

In a speech »t the Royal Colonial In s'itufce, Sir William Fowler revived the question of whale fishing in Australasian waters. It is now 103 years since the first whaling vessel was fitted out in Sydney Harbour, and the success of the industry remained undisturbed, except for the usuat mishaps, for half & century. About 1860 the business showed signs of decadence, the principal causes of this being the increasing scarcity of whales, and the utilisation of various mineral and vegetable oil as substitutes for whale oil. During the last two years, however, Mgns have not been wanting of a coming revival of whaling in Australasian waters. For nearly twenty years the whales have been left practically undisturbed, and as a consequence they are now said to be as plentiful as they were fifty years ago. Already thiee ships sailing from Tasmania are engaged in the industry, and their success has been such that others are being fitted out.

The Timaru Shooting Case.

Furthvi' Proteoillnifr,

At the Christohui eh Magistrate's^ Court yesterday morning, Frederick Schnier was charged with having, on January 26. at Timaru, wilfully murdered one Ernest Thomas Peter Thompson. Inspector Broharn slated that the pc cu-ed had been brought up at the last criminal sessions at Tinmru, but no bill had been found against him. The Govern ment had, however, decided -to take further proceedings & gainst him, and hi [ had been arrested on a warrant. On In- Ispector Broham's application, the accused was remanded to appear at Timaru on . Friday, February 15

Attempted Murder.

Auckland, February 13- ' John Swan, a settler »t Raglan, while ' in the office of Russell and Campbell, solicitors, thin afternoon, conversing with Mr Hugh Campbell, solicitor, dreW a revolver. Mr Campbell closed with him, and the revalver weat off, the bullet lodging in the wall behind OampbeH'fi chair. Brown, a clerk, rushed into the room and wrenched the revolver from Swan's hands, It was a six-barrelled one, and five chambers were loaded. Swan ha 3 been arrested and charged with an attempt tojihoot Hugh Campbell. Accused fancied lie had a grievance against Camp bell for years past, and has been brooding lerotft. ■ ;■•■

CORRESPONDENCE.

i We do not hold ourselves responsible lor tha opinions expressed by our correspondents)

BURNETT STREET.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir, —Surely something should be done to make the passing of that brick edifice be tween your office and the Somerset Hotel a pessibility for persons with delicate nasal organs. It is said that a whole army of Peruvians once took to flight on, coming within tange of the artillery of-—-a dead anaconda. There may not be any anacondas in your neighborhood, but there is a stink strong enough to bar the way against pedestrians whose nostrils are not made of leather, and tangible enough to form a para dise for millions of millions of bacteria. I hope the Borough Gouncil will see to this.— I am etc.,

Heliotrope.

STOATS AND WEASELS.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir, —Some time ago it was announced in' the columns of your paper that stoats and weasels had been Been in the Ashburton riverbed, and a day or two ago an Elgin farmer told me he had seen a weasel in his neighborhood recently. This is a pretty state of things. It would be laughable, if it were not so serious a matter, to look into the history of this system of introducing the " natural enemy " of something we want to get rid of. Had the money spent in bring ing out stoats, weasels, cats, etc., been ex pended in piying men to keep the rabbits in check, the colony would have been thousands of pounds richer than it is now. It is pos sible a few squatters might have had to give \ up some of their land, but that would have simply resulted in small holders settling upon the abandoned country, and they would have effectuully kept down the rabbits. In deed it is abundantly evident that a per manent scourge has been introduced into this country at the public expense, to enable large landholders to avoid spending some of their profits in paying men to keep the rabbits in check. As for the weasels and stoats doing that work, nobody acquainted with the habits of these vermin could have expected such a thing. Everybody knows that they have been found living quite amicably with rabbits in the burrows of the latter. Ooly when driven by tho scarcity of feathered prey will they attack furred animals, and at that time they are just as likely to assail lambs, and even very young children. Having made the huge mistake of bringing these destructive pests to our shores it now remains for the authorities to rid us of them with as little delay and as effectually as possible.—! am, etc., lola.

SUPREME COURT.

CBRBTCHURCH— WEDNESDAY.

(Before his Honor Mr Justice Denniston.)

IN BANCO. ASHBUETON COUNTY COUNCIL (AIfELLANT) V, WARD (RESPONDENT). Mr Purnell appeared for the County

Council. Thia was an action in which the re spondent, J. Ward, Returning Officer for the Ashburton Licensing Election, sued the . appellants, the Ashburton County Council, in the Magistrate's Court at Ash burton to recover the sum of £11 3s lid. The case was heard before Mr C. A. Wray, Stipendiary Magistrate. In the course of evidence it appeared that the plaintiff, Ward, had been instructed by the Colonial Secretary to take a poll of the electors under the Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Act, 1893, for determining the questions set forth in section 15 of that Act, and the plaintiff accordingly took auch poll on March 21, 1894.' Prior to the taking of the poll the Governor had ap pointed the Ashburton County Council as the local authority for the purposes of the Licensing Acts. On March 27 the plain tiff had given notice of the result of the poll, and declared a resolution for the re duction of publicans' licenses to be carried. A number of votes which the plaintiff knew to be informal were counted by him, without which the poll would have been void. Between the time of taking the poll and giving notice of the rarttlt, the Chairman of the Council oalled on the plaintiff, warning him of a legal opinion that informal votes ought not to be counted when ascertaining the total number of votes recorded. The plaintiff disregarded this warning. Legal proceed ings were subsequently instituted against him by two holders ot publican's licenses in Ashburton, on the ground of a wrong ful declaration of the poll. The action was successful, and the Returning Officer was ordered to make a fresh de claration. He then sued, in the Magis trate's Court, Ashburton, to recover ex penses, the lawyers', fees in the ca^e, irom his employers, the Ashbnrton County Coancil. On October *& *894, the Magistrate gave judgment in favour of the plaintiff allowing, at the same time, leav> to the defendants, the Ashburton County Council, to appeal igainst the decision. After argument, his Honor reserved his decision.

, The following cases are set down for trial at the sitting of the Supreme O»»rt on Febrnary 18 : — • John Frederick Wiy.ia** Bettike.^ Stabbing at Lytteltan. Charles Hem iy Wagstaff.—Wounding ..with a Bhot-gun. 1 Oh tries Lwigdon.— Attempted burglary , Charles Edwin Henry Collins.—Theft. George Morgan.—Theft. John Galloway alias Robert John Galway.—Breaking and entering. Charles Langdon. —Dfech urging a loaded revolver at Constable Hayes. Joseph Wilson, alias Johnson.—Break ing and entering. ; Peter Yanaen. --Forgery. George McLiine. — Forgery, three I charges. i Henry Ja,tneE; 'William, Qamp.—Horse stealing. : Albert Pimm.— Breakjng and entering. August Peterson.—Stealing a bicycle. R. Russell.— Forgery,. WilHam Longley Fowler.—.Slw»ep-steal : ; ling. •'-•-.: j John Sten^-p-Asaaulfc with in^nt. HugU Murray, W,illiam Hamilton aft^ John Charles Hamilton.— Wo^djjtg' tk horse

European and Other Foreign Items

1 London, February 12 Lord Brassey resigns his position in the Queen's household as Lord-in- Waiting.

Paris, February 12 The Premier objected to take any notice of the objections raised against the employment of Jews in the civil service. He said the Republic re spected all beliefs. Berlin, February 12. A monument has been erected at Gottingen in honor of Prince Bis marck, and at the unveiling, ceremony the Emperor inscribed the words " To the Great Chancellor."

The Germans are spending a million and a half on the first portion of the narrow guage railway to connect Victoria Nyanza with the coast.

Washington, February 13 The free gold balance in the Treasury amounts to 41,000,000 dollars, which is a record sum.

New Yosk, February 12 The arrival of the overdue steamer Gascoigne caused a scene of great emotion.

THE COREAN WAR

Shanghai, February 13 Ohefoo is crowded with wounded Chinese soldiers, who are in a pitable condition. The leading foreign resi dents are taking r&f uge in Shanghai.

Imperial Parliament.

London. February 12 The Standard asserts that the waverers on the Liberal side have assured the Government that they will not vote on Mr Joseph Chamberlain's amendment

February 13, The Radicals are irritated at Mir W. V. Harcourt's decision to shelve the Payment of Members Bill, and have decided to " heckle " the Govern ment on the matter.

The Liberator Directors

LoHvos, Ftibroary 12. Dibley, Brock, Mayor -Wright and F. M. Ooldwelis, M.P,. for Lambeth, all directors, and Theobald, auditor, have been charged with defrauding the Liberator Companies, chiefly the Lands Allotment Company. It is alleged against them that since 1887 they knew the companies were insolvent, and prevented inquiry by issuing false balance sheets; that they connived at dummy purchases by Newman, sur veyor, at inflated values; thftt^ they issued nominal cheques and divided fictitious profits.

PAYMENT OF MEMBERS

London, February 12 In the House of Commons, in reply to a question, the Chancellor of the Exchequer declined to name any time when he would introduce the Payment of Members Bill. He mentioned that, when introduced, it would be a distinct measure from the Election Expenses Bill.

QUEEN OF THE BELGIANS

Brttssels, February 12

The Queen of the Belgians is suffer ing from.; fever,. ..and there was great anxiety for a time, but she is now recovering.

The Pacific Cable

Ottawa, February IS The Canadian Government proposes that a Joint Commission, consisting of delegates from Canada, Gf*»t Britain and Australia should meet in London to discuss the Pacific cable question.

HAWAII.

San Francisco, February 11 Among those sentenced to death in Hawaii is Robert W. Wiilcox, a half caste, who took a prominent part in the recent riots and those of 1889.

Washington, February 12 The farmers of Missouri, believing the annexation of Hawaii to be imminent, are arranging to send 1000 emigrants there. /

Mansiaugther

Sydnby, February 13 John Williams, charged with tfc» murder of O'Connor, a fellow prisoaer in the Bathurst gaol, was found guilty of manslaughter? and sentenced to twelve months hard labor.

The Perkins Case

Melbourne, FebMMrjr 13 At the inquest on Mrs Perkins add her daughter, the verdict was that the mother died of heart disease and the daughter committed suicide by burning charcoal fumes in her room.

THE BARAH RIDGWAY

Brisbane, Febr— ry 1$

la connection with the wreck of the Sarah Ridgway, it is stated tint Schroeder, who was washed overboard, managed to secure a spar to which he lashed himself. It i« therefore prob able h* would float,about for days and either perish from thirst and exhaustion or be eaten by sharks;

Sadly Disappointed.

Brisbane, ¥tehraary 13? The Hon. Byrnes hn» returned, and declares he is sadly disappointed at thft much-heard-nf prosperity of New Zea land. He>»ta,teß he found the colony suf\Wins; like Australia from the low prices of products, and there seemedf to be some anxiety for the future. .

AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE

Sydney, February E? Ir. opening the Conference of re presentatives from Agricaftttral So* cieties and Farmers' Associations, tb«

Minister for Agriculture said the chief questions to be considered were the improvement of the dairy industry and 1 breeds of djury cattle, the developing of the export trade, the perfecting of 'the system of packing and grading 'butter, the securing of a better method 1 ,q£ openipg up markets for Australian! produce, and the developing of irri gation methods* He went on to I*7 th© Government were denirous of giv ing every assistanoe in these' matters, and were arranging a large extension of 'the artesian aystem*.

iftfi ASHfctJETOIS WA^DiA^ i *Eti^DA^, FEfeßttAß* U, 1895.



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WANTED —Every Lady to try Madam Balcombb's Vatent Ex panding Belt Corset (registered), guaran teed whalebone throughout. Orders left at Mr E. Hall's, Herbalist, Ashburton. will receive prompt attention. 10 86



( 11/ ANTED —A sharp yonng Lad. J VV Apply H. A. Flower, Confectioner, \ Ashburtnn. 2 99 I; - . I OST-Gold Brooch. Finder will be i *-** rewarded on returning it to G. Jfissoy, Jeweller, East Street. 2 80 WANTED.— Good Second Hand j Piano. Send price, full des cription and where to be seen, to Pedal Mail Officß. 2 81 ST. VALENTINE'S DAY, February 14. Open this yevenini? until nine o'clo k for Valentines, etc Fancy Goods, Toys of various kinds. Chinese Lanterns New Games, including Tennis and Cricket Material; Writing Desks and Cases, Inkstands, Photo and Scrap Albums, Ladies' Hand Bags, Picture Frames, Pictures, Texte. A ccordeons, Concertinas, Violins, Zither Harps, Banjos and a great variety of other goods all at Reduced Prices for Cash at L. F, Andrewes and Co. 8 . j?' /^HOICK New Season Fruit. Grapes, V> Peaches, Pines, Plums, Bananas, Apples, Apricots, and Tomatoes ; the beat in town.— Adams, Sounders' Buildings. NEW Season's Teas, just to hand. Best value in Ashburton. Prises 1/6, 1/9, 2/-, and 2/4.—Carson and Co. ■■ • 224 T ADIES 1 and Gentlemen's left-off i_J Clothes and all kinds of goods bought, sold, or exchanged. — Mrs Knight, opposite Templar Hall, near Post Office. 11 170 WANTED Known—That owing to the success of the Sale now being held up at Saunders' Buildings, opposite Bail way Station, it will be continued for another twenty-eight days. lam not, advertising a few cheap lines, but the whole of the stock. Don't lose the oppor tunity of securing genuine bargains—A Lawhie 166 GUNS ! Guns 1 Gune ! My new stock of Gunsj ust to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Leaders, Rifles, etc. In spection invited. No old stock to select from at J. W. Hardley's Sporting Repository BLANKETS bought at Edwards Bennet's Sale, a special line of Double Blankets at 7s 9d. Ex^ra large and heavy 15s 6d and 16s 6d.—Robert Alcorn, B*ker*s Building WANTED Known—All wool Delaines,' Prints, and Crepons below whole sale rates.—Mitchell and Turner. /HIHRISTMAS Presents, Choice Orna \_J mente, Zithers and Jew's Harps, Balis and Dolls for everybody from Id each; Jointed Dolls for 6d, Sleeping Beauties Is. Chinese Conquerors 6d, Russian Embassies Is, Walking Men, Talking Dolls, Scotch Greys, and Ennis killeu Dragoons all wonderfully cheap at Mrs Alcorn's Ladies-' Underclothing and Fancy Bazaar, Havelock street. OWN Make In Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, \luslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., at Mrs Alcorn's new shop, Bakei's Buildings. WANTED Known — Mbs Hooper i (monthly nurse) is open to accept engagements. Apply, by letter, to Mrs Hooper, Alford Forest Koad, Ashburton. 11*134 NOTICE 1 Notice Sport for all Guns let out on hire or sold on tima payments. Havinv? a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns ot any description. Gun fittings in stock. Prices low.—J. W, Hardley, Ironmonger, etc 1



ROBERT ALCORN has opened in Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards, Bennett's and the Kaiapoi S%les, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought to Ashborton, Also an aßßortment of Boots.



NEW ZEALAND GLOTHIHQ FACTORY, EAST STREET, \ Half-Yearly Stocktaking!. STRAW HATS to be cleared out at Greatly Reduced Prices. Boy's Straw Hats 3s 6d for Is Men s Straw Hits 3s 6d for Is Men's Java Straw Hate 2s 9d for 1b 6d Men's Straw Hata 6s 9d for 3s 6d We do not often advertise Cheap Goods, but these are GENUINE REDUCTIONS. BOOTS. BOOTS. Bo6m Boy's Strong School Boots 5s 6d Men's Light Balmorals 8s 6d Men's Strong Canvas Shoes 5a Men* (Strong Nailed Shooters 9s 6d You will Save money by purchasing your Boots from the N. LJ." F. Women s Canvas Shoes 4s 9d Women's Glace Kid Shoes 5a 6d Maids' Tan Strap Shoes 5s 6d NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. Hallenstbin BrosJ



£. BALBK, WATCHMAKER & MANUFACTURING JEWELLER. rpHE largest and finest stock In the JL District to select from. It is also the newest and cheapest. Watch and Jewellery repairs receive careful and prompt attention. | Watches cleaned and guaranteed for twelve months ss. Sole Agent for Lazarus' patented system of sight testing and " Specialite" spectacles. S SALEK, EAST STREET.



'.ANTED Known—Th»t fc£. A. VV 1 lower, Confectioner, Eaa' street, haa a splendid variety of Fry's and Cadbury's Chocolate Boxes, now in stock. vi,'ANTED KNOWN. —F. S. ( v y Jeffries, leading Confectioner and Fruiterer of Ashburton, East Street, nexo the Corner. Ice Cream?, Fresh Fruits, Confectionery, Summer drinks of every description. Ice ah reasonable rates. Ladies Room a specialty. 1*153 BOY'S and Girls Own Annual, British Workman and Workwoman, Infanc's Magazine, The Prize, Child's Companion, Children's Friend, Little Dot, Family Friend, Band of Hope. Youns; England, and other New Books at Lowest Prices.— L. F. Andrbwes and Co. 11 98 BANG ! Bang i B»u s 1 My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Club Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and *U sporting materials of the first quality it .T. W. Hardley's. Un Emporium T3HUBARB and Apples Id per 1b; LV any quantity for wine and j im. Plums for jam. Orders Jeft with Mk 8 Randkll. 2 36 C*T AISTED — Fresh Eggs in any v» quantity. Highest cash price ,iven.—Fletcher Bros , Cash Supply Stores, Ashburtnn. 2 31 vI " ANTED Known—A tremendous VV run on our Gloves, 4sd upwards. —Mitchell aup Turner. VX7"ANTED Known—That ire are sellr »' ing Mason's Patent Jam Jars Pints 6s p^r dozen, Quarts Ifs, and half Gallon 8* 6J, to clear. Enamel and Brass Preserving Pans from 4s 6d upwards.— John Orr and Co. 2 33 PRESENTS. We are now giving Presents to all purchasers of 2a 6d md upwards.—H. 0. Seghrs, Melford House. f£T ANTED Z£#own-—Special line of VV Gents' Regatta Soitfs, ajl sires, gyith or without collars, 2a 6d.—W, H. OOLLIKR. \I7ANTED Known —Spectacles, Eye YY Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and werythina in the optic* line at S. Silek's, Optician. WAITED Known—The Corner ii showing g, magnificent New Stocl <lf Prapery and Giobhing.—W, H, Collier. _^ BEAUTIFUL and useful Presents t< all purchasers of 2a 6dand upwards, —H. 0 Segers, Meltord House. r_J ERBAL Beer, Herbal Baer. Sia ft gallons of splendid Herbal Beei for Id. Made witfc » bottle of Potter's Berbal Beer Extract, ptfce %$. mt bottle, Warranted purely ' h^bal. Fm^n Bros Wholesale and Retail Agents, Oa^h Supply Stores, Aahburton and Cnristchurch. WANTEP g#own—Thafcif you arei'i want aijf.&9b/d^» article in sum -ncr Boots an^ Shqes, XW Jf^Pfft 1 4° ttSJtof .tihancCall^tJ. MO(So»'s.; yo^ will -*• *4i* WFf Pes^ ft' p^ces. Afl —n «^wfc*» axe wejll lknown to for \m 6. *" t&W^ffo* he delight of tu. *"«*»*&$?"? \u0008lnßi'an cobniea. A . , "" xq^# and •■** once Premier Boot Matt*., U*ll Boot $tore, Vv street, Ajhburton.



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"Xhe INew Boy." William»on and flTuag-rove'* Xat«s - lfov»lty. The advent to Ashburtbn of what bids f«4r to prove one of the most'famous comedies o the age, interpreted by^a company of artists specially selected in England by sneh an astute judge as Mr Williamson, will certainly be welcomed by playgoers, who for a coo,, siderable time past l^ave not an oppor tunity o| witnessing a fkst-olaas professional entertainment. The company bears the un deniable hall mark 'of London approval, for " The New Boy " has been presented lor no less than 375 consecutive nights at the Vaudeville Theatre, and is still going strong, and on the occasion of its recent production in Sydney, the English verdict was most emphatically endorsed, whilst its progress through this colony has been one veritable triumph. The aim and object of the author is to amuse, and press stnd public agree that no better, written, brighter or funnier play has ever bean presented upon the stage, being at' the same time entirely free from the least taint of suggestiveness or inuendoes that mar so many otherwise ex cellent comedies. Herein lies the secret of its extraordinary popularity. It is essen tially a comedy, and children will derive as much enjoyment from its quaint story, irre sistibly comic situations, and smart dialogues and repartee, as thsir grcwn-up relations. The company will appear at tlie Oddfellows' Hall for One night only, to-morrow (Friday) evenine, February 15, so their Qhrisitchurch r fission, oet'rpmensscs. 09 Sa.tuvcfay, whence I they go direct to lMe}bdurtie, opening at Ihe 1 l firm's ]?rinu6BS Theatre on March 4. The company, scenery and effedts^ are transported 1 in their entirety, Sid everything will be done to atill further increaße the high reputa tion which Messrs Williamson and Mus« grovo (Jeseryedly enjoy a.ll over New Sea land. At GUrnar^ 6n Tuesday uight the ooßipany bag a <pw^e<J t^«*tie.'



DOLLAR CIOARBTTBS, 3d. -Wo holder* or pbobM^gOTf ZASJXm, WMt wle Agent,