DEATH.

Hancox. —On January 26, at the Hospital, Ethkl May, daughter of Thomas and Elisabeth Ann Hancox ; aged one year.

FIRE ALARMS

Allenton „ ...  one toll Borough, north of railway ... two tolls Borough, south of railway ... three tolls Hampstead four tolls

Ashburton Guardian. Manga est Veritas et Prævalebit MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1895. FLAX CULTURE.

Following up the suggestion made in a recent article in these columns that the farmers of the colony would do well to turn their attention to the question of whit other cropß than cereals it might pay them to cultivate, we may point out, as one item well de serving of consideration, that of flax or linseed—that is to say the seed of the European flax (lAnum usitatissimuni) being the plant grown so largely in Ireland for its fibre, which is used in the manufacture of linen. But its seed, linseed, is also of great com mercial value and in large demand, primcipally for the manufacture of oil and oil-cake. It can be grown most successfully in some parts of this colony, and we happen to know a farmer in Southland whose returns from ft single paddock last year amounted to many hundreds of pounds. Writing on thig subject the Marl borough Express draws attention to this subject as of special interest to New Zealanders, and reminds its readers that there is at the present moment afoot in England a movement for the promotion of flax-growing. It saya: - "It has recently been pointed out that the importation of flax fibre, hemp, and jute into England every year amounts to some 500,000 tons, worth (at an average of, say, £15 per ton, more or less) £7,500,000. The yearly importation of flax seed (linseed) ranges from 17 to 20 million bushels, worth from 4s 9d to 5s 3d per bushel, or thereabout. In addition to the above, an enormous quantity of flax yarn (flax fibre, partly manufactured) is imported, as well us large quantities of linseed cake, which English farmers purchase to fatten cattle with. Were all this linseed gro^n in England, one million acres of land would barely suffice for its production, and as every thousand acres so cultivated would employ at least forty laborers!, it follows that 40,000 additional agricul tural laborers would thereby be main tained, together with their wives and children. But this is by no means all, for in order to convert a million acres of flax straws into fibre, every particle of which would find a ready sale, the services of 30,000 men and boys would bo required all the year round ; add to this the Vfisb numbers employed in spinning and weaving the fibre after the farmers had done with it, and if flax-growing, like that of cotton in America, is not a matter of the greatest importance to the Old Country, it is hard to see what could be so."

In view of the unprecedentedly low prices ruling toe wheat, and the absence of any prospect of wheat as teed improvement, many fob. stock. growers are enquiring whether tha'j cereal may not be turned to better account on theiv own farms than by sending ifc to market. A good deal of light is thrown upon this question by the letter of a correspondent of the London Agricultural Gazette who saya :—" T am a large feeder of wheab I have given my farm h >rses half a bushel per week each horse, with two bushels of cats— that is after the wheat is crushed, I feed nearly all my cattle with wheat, and have never found it do any h-*rm, but ib does them most good after ib has been crushed and bruised. lam giving my lambs wheab, oats, peas, with some chaff, and I give them all whole. I have used a lot of wheat these last three years. I have grown 300 quarters of wheat this year, and it seems as if I shall feed most of it. I only sold a few quarters for eeed ab 124s per quarter, and I have quite made up my mind never to sell at less than 203 per quarter. I shall not thrash before I am compelled to for straw to, thatch stacks and for home use, and the wheat I shall feed for everything—fowls, pigs, sheep and horses ; and the remainder I keep until two or th.ree years old, and if the prices do nob improve I shall sow less. I do not get any wheat money now. I have sold as much as £800 worth in one year, and now ib seems as if we are never going to see any more wheab money, only in the shape of beef, mutton, and pork. I only write this just to inform you that wheat may be used with safety if crushed. Too much used whole will nob do."

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Three schools are being established at the Cheviot, The marriage of Colonel Fos and Miss Cqra Bussell is to take place on February G. The heaviest bicycle rider in the world is Pr Meldon of Dublin, who weighs 37§!b. The Congregational Union of New $ea r land hold their annual meeting in Dunedin this year. A new limestone cave, said to rival the celebrated Waitomo caves, haa been fpund in the King 3ountry. The Waitaki County Council h.as paid £137 for small birds' egga this year, pur-: chasing 158,000 eggs. The Victorian Government intend to re i/itroduce a Primage Duty Bepeal Bill next session. If carried, it will operate In June, Influenza haa been very prevalent in some of the Mackenzie country sheds, and a number of the shearers have been incapacitated therefrom. In connection with the fight between the stalliors Selim and Forward at Caul field last week (a report of which was published in these columns) a specially plucky bit of work has escaped notice. While the horses were at their maddest Percy Kennedy, the coloured lad who rode Selim when he won his first welter race, rode up to the fighters and at great ritk seized Forward by the nostrils. The horse reared up suddenly, dragged Kennedy out of the saddle, and tried tp trample pn him. But the Jad held'on in the gamest possible manner 'and' succeeded in parting the fighters. The opinion of an eye-witness la that but for Kennedy's gamenesa SeUtn and Forward wduld have torn one another to pieces.—Melbourne Sportsman. Rheumatism.'— Dr E. Gordon's remedy EVJiR, AaiLs In permanently curing rheuma tism', luMbago, sciatica, gout, etc, one 'bottle gives relief, Price'los, post free. J. \V, jOUytoo, P.O. Bot 23i', Puoedio, ■' ■ ■ L

It appears that it fa nofc Mr Vincent Pjrke who has been transferred to the Bank of ]Sew Zaaland at Watiganui, hub a gentleman of oimilar name— Mr 0, Pyke. < A. shocking occurence is reported from Omata. A dog attacked a youth named Oliver and had to be shot to make it relax its hold. The y^uth was most severely injured. During a violent thunderstorm at Murrumburrah, New South Wale«, nine out of a team of eighteen were killed by light ning. The drovers had a narrow escape. The State Advances Bill now before South Australia Assembly provides, among other things, for the issue of State notes and the monopoly of the paper currency by Government. D. Mayo, an Adelaide celebrity who died recently, was a bicycle enthusiast of an uncommon kind. He was nearly ninety, and yet up to within a short period of his death he trundled a machine about the city. The Secretary of the Workers' Union reports that'Morvern Hil's shore this year under a verbal agreement for a change, and it was a thorough success, not the slightest suspicion of a dispute being seen throughout the shearing.' The daughter of the verger of a cathe dral went for goods to a shop and asked that they should be booked. • Who h? queried the grocer/ 'To Mr——my father ; he's the Virgin at the cathedral.' The goods were booked. A telegram from WoodviJle says that the potato crop throughout the district this season is badly damaged. Opinion varies as to the cause., some attributing it to a fungoid disease, and others to a grub destroying the vines. Leprosy is spreading in Queensland and there were twenty patients placed under restraint during the year in that colony. Of this number seventeen, all coloured men, have died at; the leper station on Friday lelan-o The Oaraaru Harbour Board bond holders do not seem to have improved their position under the administration of a receiver. That officer has been draw ing £500 per annum and meanwhile the interest in suspense has run up to £18,000. We are requested to rerr-ind parents and guardians of children that the Borough School will re-open to-morrow, Tuesday. The proposed repairs will not be com menced just yet and it is understood that when the workmen are quite ready to begin, the school will be closed for a week. Ths Canterbury Progressive Liberal Association has taken up the Party Gov ernment Reform movement and is pro moting a conference on the subject to be held at Christchurch on February 28 at which a number of members of the House of Representatives are invited to be pre sent. Mr Higgin*, carpenter of this town, hav ing written to the Premier relative to the alterations now going on at the railway station and requesting that in cases of this kind local men should be employed, has received a reply frrnn the Premier's pri vate secretary advising that "he is directed to state that for the future local men are to ba employed as far as practicable." Oil Saturday evening another narrow escape from drowning at the Swimming Bath showed the pressing necessity that exists for life buoys being provided at once. A young man, a non-swimmer, got out of hia depth, and but for the efforts of three members of the Swimming Club —Baker, Rout, and Wilkio—would have been drowned. The young man was, to usa the forcible if not very polite expres of one of the rescuers, v pretty nearly cooked" before he was brought to bank. We understand that a number of New Sou oh Wales swimmars are coming over to Naw Zealand early in March, and Mr H-rrison, captain of the local swimming club, is interesting himself in endeavour ing to arranged for the day- fixed for the quarter-mile championship (already ap pointed to be swum at Ashburton on Wed nesday March 6) being kept as a ppecial half holiday, as it is not possible for the the visitors to be in Ashburtor on Thurs day, the usual weekly half-holiday, owing to the fact than they are engaged for several events at Christchurch on that day- Mr Harmon, we believe, will interview the Borough Council on the subject at their meeting this evening. Tt is to be hoped that Mr Harrison will ba successful, as it would be a pity that the public should lose the opportunity of seeing what the cornstalks can do in the swimming line. On Sunday, the good-living people of Ashburton, while on their way to church, were surprised to hear the thud-thud of the steam fire engine as it worked away pumping water from the large concrete sump in West street. The cause on en quiry was found to be that the sump had got so foul with the grsen fungus growth of which our river water ia so prolific, that its accumulations had blocked the pipes leading from the Domain reservoir to the sump, and from the sump across the line to East street. The stoppage became complete about ten o'clock on Saturday night, and in consequence the whole of the streets in the town supplied from the reservoir were deprived of water. A. fire during Saturday night or Sunday, until the sump was cleared, would thus have been an awkward business. On Sunday fornoon the angine was set to work, and the sump pumped out. The water staff then dug about a ton of silt out of the' sump, and allowed the water to flow again. But it seems somewhat extraordinary that the silting of the sump is not so guaged as to make a turn out of the engine on a Sunday unnecessary.

The Ardgowan Estate.

Oamaku, January 27. Tho Government has determined to exercise the compulsory clause of the Land for Settlement q Acfc, and resume possession of the Ardsowan Estate, con taining between 4000 and 5000 acres, oloso to the town of Oamaru. The estate belongs to the New Zealand and Aus tralian Land Company.

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON—MONDAY.

(Before Hon. Major Steward and Mr Alfred Harrison, J.P.'s.) Assault.—William Nicholl and James McLean, two Queenslanders recently arrived, were charged—the first, with assaulting one Blackburn, and the latter with obstructing the police. Blackburn did nob appear, and the evidence of the arresting constable showed that the whole affair was a very trifling one, and accused were convicted and discharged upon pay ment of costs incurred by the police.

CRICKET.

AUCKLAND V. FIJI

Auckland, January 25 In the cricket match Fiji v Auckland, the latter have dosed their first innings, all out for 333. Fiji's combined innings clo3ed for 179. Auckland thus won by an innings and 154 runs.

ON THE PITCH.

By The Barber

I don't suppose that the general newa paper reader suffers as much aa does "the Barber" from the mental irritation which is experienced by those who have the run of mosb of the papers published in the colony-a privilege (if ib be a privilege) which, by the good nature of your editor, he (that is to say I, myself) shares with that individual. That irrita tion is cmsed by the appearance of the same paragraph usque ad nauseam in paper after paper. There are certain paragraphs which go the rounds of all the hundreds of newspapers published in New Zealand, and, worse still, by the time they have finished the circuit here they go elsewhere, come back again in foreign files, and then begin the circuit of the colony again. One such paragraph ia just now getting particularly annoying in what, to use an oft quoted phrase, may be characterised as its •• damnable Iteration." This is that about the Auckland settler who bought three fish for sixpence and found half a sovereign in one of them. 1 have read this over and over again, and still it crops up, and I verily believe that a subscription of several half-sovereigns could be got together if only it would ensure that the story should forthwith receive its final quietus.

One often reads of the carious compli cations as regards family relationships caused by the matrimonial union of persons who, prior to marriage, were in some way related or connected by family ties. No doubt, many of these instances are the product of the imaginative abi'ity of penny-a-liners, bafc the following, given on theauthorifcy of Cassell'i Saturday Jou rnal as being in all particulars strictly true (except as to the names), Is funny enough to be worth quoting. "A few years ago there died in a London suburb a builder, whom we will call Mr Smith, leaving a considerable amount of property, the whole of which was bequeathed to his widow. She was his second wife, about five-and-twenty, good looking, and of pleasing manner. She had been an old man's darling, and a widow young and well-to do seldom remains a widow for long. The widow carried on the business after her husband's death, and, as a woman usually knows little about bricks and mortar, she found it necessary to employ a man to manage it for her. The manager was the grandson of old Mr Smith, and, after a deoent interval of mourning had elapsed, he proposed to her and was accepted. Whether either or both knew that a marriage between them could be no more than a mere formality, owing to their close relationship, is hardly doubtful. They must have been folly aware that their union would be quite illegal. Be that as it may, they were married ; but to avoid giving too great a bhock to their neighbors or suspection that their own clergyman might raise some objection, the wedding took place in an ad joining parish, where they were not so well-knowa. Two sods were the issue of the marriage, and then a complication of an extraordinary nature arose. Mr Smith, junior, was, of course, the grandson of his grandfather's widow. Her sens were, therefore, his uncles. Mrs Smith, as the grandmother of young Mr Smith, was great-grand mother to her own children. If two cousins marry they remain cousins, al though husband and wife. Similarly Mr Smith's relationship to her second hus band would not be altered by their marriage. She was still his grandmother. By marrying him she made him grand father to her grandchildren. He was therefore his own grandfather ; and as her grandchildren must have been equally his, he was also his own grandson.

The Ohristchurch evening papers have been stirring up the police recently, and (the Star especially) with anything but a velvet covered rod. They first went for our boys in blue over the Lose way in which they enforced, ror rather did not enforce at all, the Licensing Act. It is a well known fact that in Christchurch the Licensing Act interferes but little with men who want liquor during the Act's prohibited hoars, and have the money to buy it. It matters not whether it be any midnight during the week or, mid-day or any other hoar of a Sunday, the liquor is there for any man who "knows the ropes,'' and it takes but little to acquire the knowledge. The newspaper attacks have not been without their value, and in consequenceof theagitation the illicit trade is carried on at least less openly than before, Amongother reforms brought about by the evening press is one most people would be glad to see introduced in Ashburton. The pittites of tbe theatre and the concert rooms of Christoharch had been in the habit of making things lively for people patronising the higher priced seats, and as those people came into the theatre they were subjected to saluta tions and criticisms of a personal nature that were anything but agreeable. If a gentleman were accompanied by ladies, the latter were the rec'pients of very pointed remarks on their good looks, or the want of them, according to the taste of the " starop-lickers "in the pit. The conduct of thn latter at last became intolerable, anil .the police, having been galvanised into activity, moved in the matter to. such effect; that the cowardly curs who indulged in the insults and disturbances were silenced as effectually as though they had been smothered In \reb blankets. The liberties taken by those larrikins had become so offensive that many ladies preferred to forego the pleasure of an entertainment rather than subject themselves to the rude attentions of the shilling audience, It is nearly as bad in Ashburton when, anything like a better class entertainment is given and the front audience is at all fashionable. The occupants of the ''gallery" pretty well take charge of the house, and the noises they make are anything but agreeable. Their ear-piercing whistlings and cat-calls are very annoying, and have been the subject of frequent complaints, Many of them can sing quite as well, as some per formers they have to listen to, and between acts and at other intervals I would rather they gave us a chorus on their own account than indulge in the high jinks they affecfc. But the pittites are not the only offenders, It is ap parently the correct thing for sassiefry people to speak loudly at a public enter tainment, and some of oars do so, carrying onload small talk daring the singing of a song, and the unfortunate singer is thus placed at great disadvantage, while the members of the audience for benches round the chatterers—they are mostly j women—are deprived of any pleasure there might otherwise have been in listen ing to the number. This conduct is the base metal that shows through their thin electroplating of gentility.

LABOR

m Sydney, January 26 Ine management of the Wallsend colliery have decided to make a slight increase in yardage rates. Ab a meeting of miners the vote taken was in favor of the proposal by a ma jority of one. The decision was greeted with cheers, counter cheers and general confusion. A ballot was demanded, which will be taken. Curly, the general secretary, in reply to an interjection,, said there were bigger tyrants in tlieir own class than amongst the proprietors themselves. With regard to the present situation of the Wallsend miners, if the district gave him full latitude at the present time he would have no hesitation in teiling them what to do as a man, but as a district officer he could not advise them to act against their rulers. There were 3000 financial members in the Association, and if they stood together they could accomplish a great deal. He believed the time was not far distant when Unionists and non-Unionists would have to stand shoulder to shoulder to extricate the district from its present terrible position. In connection with the working of the Labour Bureau, the Hon. Mr Garrard said he would sooner not assimilate our system in one of its details to that of New Zealand, as it would be better to have the whole work centralised. There Bureaus were established in the principal towns, and, from what he saw in New Zealand, he inclines to the opinion that there is a lower class of men here; but that fact, he thinks, is accounted for by the un employed congregating in the capital, while in New Zealand they are more distributed. Sydney, January 28 At the annual conference of the Labor Electoral Leagues it was decided to add two planks to the platform, viz. —Compulsory arbitration, and that all public works should be carried out by Government without the intervention of contractors.

European and Other Foreign Items

Sir George Russell has been elected Chairman of the South-eastern Railway Company. The charges of betting preferred against the members of the Albert Club have been dismissed. Captain Lugard annexed Borger om behalf of the Niger Company fiVe days before the arrival of a French expedi tion for a similar object. The Law Journal asserts that the Lord High Chancellor proposes to replace Sir Roland V. Williams by Sir Robert Romer in the matter of wihd ing-up companies, owing to the fearless conduct of Sir Boland Williams towards the Directors- of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. The at James' Gazette ridicules Lord Rosebery for only obtaining arbitration in the case of the Costa Rica Packet, after three years of diplomacy. A Rotterdam newspaper learns that Great Britain and Holland have agreed to arbitrate in the case.

ELECTRIC LIGHT.

Melbourne, January 28 Ballarat is now lighted by electricity.

JLiorcl Brassey, London, January 25 The statement that Lord Brassey intended to decline the Governorship of Victoria owing to the reduced salary is denied. January 26. Lord Brassey sails for Melbourne in his yacht, the Sunbeam, and takes with him the smaller racing yacht the Dragon. He also intends to take a number of good horses to the colony, especially hunters, and hopes to take a prominent part in such sports.

THE COREAN WAR

bHANGHAi, January 26 Japanese forces have again repulsed the Chinese at Haaichihg, killing XOO.

THE NICARAGUA CANAL

Washington, January 26 The Nicaraguan Canal Bill, direct; ing the issue of a hundred million dollar bonds, of which seventy million are guaranteed, principal and interest, has passed the Senate. Melbourne, January 26 A meeting of American citizens de cided to petition the American Congress to proceed with tho Nicaragua Canal.

KILLED BY LIGHTING.

Sydney, January 26 During a violent thunderstorm at Murruinburrah, nine out of a team of eighteen cattle were killed by lightning. The drivers had a narrow escape.

HEAVY RAINS

Brisbane, January 26 Heavy rain has again set in. Three inches have fallen at Maryborough and four inches at Bundaberg. January 27. Heavy rain fell during the last two days, and 8| inches were registered. All the lower portions of Brisbane «wid the suburbs are submerged. The river is in high flood and rising. People are removing goods from the wharves. The rain ceased tonight, but the weather is still threatening.

COOLGARDIE MINING

Perth, January 26 Fine sfcdne has been struck '.in Bayley's Reward mine,' Coolgardie, while prospecting in the north main shaft. Alluvial gold also has ' been found in Bayly'j Island, it being dis covered in a kind of cement under some 7ft of difficult stripping.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE

Hobabt, January 26 A destructive fire broke out at Port Arthur during a gale. The public buildings, Model Prison, Government house, the Hospital and several private houseg were destroyed. ' '

QUEENSLAND COMMERCE

Brisbane, January 2%. The imports f,or tfye year are of the value of £4,241,000, being an increase of £§000, on'the previous year.' Tfce Exporter were of the value of £8.336,000* a decrease, of £^37,000, ?

THE ASfi&tfßtON . GtJA&bIAS \ MONJDAf, JANUARY 28, iß9§.



Business Notice . STOCK-TAKING SALE OF General Drapery, Clothing & Boots AT G, J. NEILL'S, FRIEDLAKDERS' CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. EVERYTHING REDUCED. T^O- REASOFABLE OFFER REFUSED, " • ■■■„-■.'• '■ TEEMS CASH. ... 18!) 4. Christmas and New Year's Greeting FLETOI-lEE BROS-, HAVE JUST RECEIVED 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 bo cleared at per lb ALSO THE FOLLOWING JUST TO HAND FOR CHRISTMAS TRADE- Jordan Almonds Dessicated Cocoanut Keene's Mixed Spice Preserved Fruits Preserved Ginger Pears, Peaches, Cordials, &c. Apricots, &c. Valencia Almonds J4b bottles of Persian Sherbit, 8d per bottle. A splendid line of Christmas Cake in Fancy Baskets to be sold at U G.I each. PLEASE NOTE that all those Goods are of the very FINEST QUALITY PROOmi^BLE, whi3h wo intend to sell at the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE. A look at our windows will show. PRESERVING SEASON, 1895. JUST LANDING Ex AURIGA, 2o lons Finest Mauritius Cane Sugar (11G1 bags This is the FINEST CANE SUGAR to begot! and jam, A-c , made with it., will keep almost any length of time. .' NOTE ADDRESS FLETCHER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STORES, ASHBURTON, AND LOWER HIGH STREET, OHRKTOHURCH. Don t miss seeing our splendid show of Christmas Fruits, &c, T>. B. RE3TELL, COMMISSION AGENT, ARCADE. AGENT TOR WALTER A. WOOD'S SINGLE APRON HARVESTERS MO \YKR SIDE DF/LIVRIU h.S, or Peas, Olr.vcr, etc. . Mowers, Rakes, Knife Grinder?, Twine, Oil. Extras day and night throughout harvest. FjeiCEd of : Alliance Assurance Company. Colonial Mutual Life Assurance, Co., Ltd. Tradesmen's Bonks Kept, Debts Collected. B. B. BESTELL, ARCADE. JOHN WILSON. AETIST'S MATERIALS. I have Received a in a position to Supply J chers, Foreign CantraS Selec'o Stock of Winsor the Artists of Ashbur- I Academy Boards, Oils, and Newton's Artist's ton with Oil Tubes, j Easels, Etc,, Etc, at a Materials, and am now Brushes, Cans/as Stret- j Very Cheap Rate. House Painting* & Paperhanging'. I HAVE Especially hanging Dwellings dur- Very Best of Oils and Reduced the Prices ing the summer months. Lead used ju the work, of Painting and Paper- N.B.—None but the A Large Stock of Paperhangings, Window (ilass, aiad Picture Frame Mouldings [©» the Premises J. WILSON, POJUSBft Of Mmm A^D BURtffcTT STREET, A.SHIJCTRTON,



Wanted. LOST— Lady's Umbrella, in or uvt%v Domain. Finder kindly leave same at New Zealand Clothing Factory. 1 184 POUND at the Beach, G Id Horse Shoe *- Brooch, bought from S. Salek. Owner c%n have same by applying to S. Salek, Jeweller. 1 161 TjiOK SAle—Good Second-hand Pn°u •*- matic Tyred Bicycle, cheap. For address apply Mail Office. 1 113 Cl rANTEL\~by end of January, Eight V V or Ten-i oomed House, Abhburton or Suburbs. Apply Mail Office. 1 98 0 TEER Lost, Thursday, one year old, O half Jersey, from High School reserve, Smith's Read.—Charles Reid. 1 144 WA NTBD~KMOWN.-Fred. S. Jefferies, leading Confectioner and Fruiterer of Abhburton, East Street, next the Corner. Ice Cream?, Fresh Fruits, Confectionery, Summer drinks of every description. lea at reasonable rates. Ladies Room a specialty. 1*153 WANTED Known —Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optics line at S. Silek's, Optician. ANTEDKnown.- Having had such a successful season with Dresses, balance to clear %b nominal prices.— Mitchell and Turner. WANTED Known — Mrs Hooper (monthly nurse) is open to accept engagements. Apply, by letter, to Mrs Hooper, Alford Forest Road, Ashburton. 11*134 "fVTANTED KnoVn-H^ldera of VV Present tickets can now get them changed.—H. C. Segers, Melford House. W ~ANTED Known—A fcTemendous run on our Gloves, 4^d upwards. —Mitchell and Turner. A.NTED Known—That H. A F lower, Confectioner, Easfc street, has a splendid variety of Fry's and Cadbury's Chocalate Boxes, now in stock. WANTED Known—All wool Delaines, Prints, and Crepons below whole 1 aa'e rates.—Mitchell and Turner. LA N KE T S bought at Edwards Bennet's Sale, a special line of Double Blankets at 7s 9d. Extra Urge and heavy 15s 6d and 163 6d.—Robert Alcorn, Baker's Buildings OWN Make In Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, Sluslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., at Mrs Alcorn's new shop, Baker's Buildings. TDRESENTS. We are now eiving JtT Presents to all purchasers of 2i 6d and upwards.—H. C. Segers, Melford House. Tf / ANTED Known—The Corner Is VV showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier. R~~OBEKT 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 Sales, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought to Ashburton, Also an assortment of Boots. BOY'S and Girls Own Annual, British Workman and Woikwomin, Infant's Magazine, The Prize, Child's Companion, Ohi'dren's Friend, Little Dot, Family Friend, Band of Hope, Young; England, and other New Books at Lowest Pricee.— L. F. Andrewes and Co. 11 98 ~OTICE! Notice Sport for all Guns let out on hire cr sold on time payments. H&ving a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description, Gun fittings in stock. Prices low.— J. W. Hardley, Ironmonger, etc "I" A DIES' and Gentlemen's left-off JLJ Clothes and all kinds of goods bought, sold, or exchanged, — Mrs Knight, opposite Templar Hall, near Post Office. 11 170 CHEAP Christn.a< Present, Cheap New Year G)fts, Cheap Toys. Cheap Dolls, Cheap Fancy Goods. Mts Adams, Saunders' Buildings. ANTE \i~- Every"~Lady~'to~try Madam Balcombe's Patent Ex panding Belt Corset (registered), gmran tead whalebone throughout. Orders left at Mr E, H*U's, Herbalist, Ashburton, will recei?o prompt attention. 10 86 WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Kegatta Shirts, all sizes, with or without collars, 2a 6d,—W, H. Collie ft. "OEAUTTFULar.d useful Presents to _1Z) all purchasers of 2s 6dand upwards. —IT. C Segers, Melford House, /"~1 UNS ! Guns ! Gune ! My new stock Vm 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 Rapository ERBAL Beer, Herbal Bjer. Six gallons of splendid Herbal Beer for 7d. Mad@ wjth a bottle of Potter's Herbal Beer Extract, pijpe 7d per bottle. Warranted purely heibal. Fletcher Bros.. Wholesale and Retail Agents, C&,sh Supply Stores, Ashburton and Christchumh. WANTED Known -That if you are in want of a first class article in sum mer Bo^ts and Shoes, you cannot do better than fcaU at J. Moison's ; you will get the very best at reduced prices. As for his own make, they are well known to the delight of the wearers, throughout the Australasian colonies. Repairs well done and at once Premier Boot Maker, Town Flail Boot Store, Fa* street, Ahhburton. BANG ! Bang i Sang ■ My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Club Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and all sporting materials of the 6rsfc quality at J. W. Hardley's, un Emporium /"CHRISTMAS Presents, Choice^brna^ Vy ments, Zithers and Jew's Harpp. 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 killen Dragoons all wonderfully cheap at Mes Alcorn's Ladies' Dnderclothing and Fancy Bazaar, Havelock street. WANTED Known—That owing to the puceegs of the Pale now being held up afc Saunaeic' buildings, opposite Rail way Station, ib wHI to continued for another twenty-eight days. lam not advertising a few cheap lines, bub tjtie whole of the stock. Don't lose the oppor tunity ul securing genuine bargains—A Lawbhi 366



Wanted JLOc/0. \ear Gifts of various kinds. Fancy Goods, including Fancy Glass and Ohinaware, Toys of various kinds, Chinese Lanterns, New Games for indoors and outdoors, including Tennis and Cricket Material; Writing Desks and Cases, Inkstand?, Photo and Scrap Albums, Ladies' Hand Bags, Picture Frames Pictures, Tex^s, Accordeons, Concertinas, Violins, Zither Harps, Banjos, and a great variety of other goods all at Reduced Prices for Cash at L. F, Andubwes ahd Co. s



NEW ZEALAND CLOTHIN3 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 Is 6d Men's Straw Hata 6a 9d for 3s 6<? We do not often advertise Cheap Goods, but these are GENUINE REDUCTIONS. BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. Boy's Strong School Boots 5s 6d Men's Light Balmorals 8s 6d Men's Strong Canvas Shoes 5s Men' .Strong Nailed Shooters 9a 6d You will Save money by purchasing your Boots from the N. l._Z- F. We men s Canvas Shoes 4s 9d Women's Glace K'd Shoes 5s 6d Maids' Tan Strap Shoes 5s 6i NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. Hallbnstein Bros mxli\ ISlxxiv DIXIT, mHESB WATCHES are proving the BEST VALUE EVER OFFERED IN ASHBURTON. Prices: 12/6, "20/-, 25/-, & 30/. Only to be obtained from S- SALEK, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. 1 126 MAIL. NOTICES, The Letter Box will be cleared for the despatch of correspondence from Ashburfcon to the undermentioned places as ollows :— Burnham and Punsandel, daily 3,15 pm Chertsey and Rakaia, Christ church aud northj daily 6 30 am 3 13 pm 6 30 pm and Monday, Wednes day, and Friday ... 10 30 am Dromore and Selwyn, daily 6 30 pm Eiffalton, Willowby, daily ... 10 3 J a m L:smore, Tuesday, Thurs day, and Saturday ... 10 30 am Elgin, Wakarjiii, and River eide, daily ... ... 6 30 am Seaview, Scxfield, Kyle, and Newlands, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday ... 630 am Greenstrecfc, Winchmore, and Forks, Tuesday, Thurs day, Saturday ... . 630 am Wheatstone, Watcrton, Ash ton, Lougbeach, and Fleinington, daily ... 3 45 pm Mount Somers, Springburn, Bashside, Alford Forest, Staveley, daily .. ... 4 pm Methven, daily ... ...3 15 pm Geraldine, and Orari, daily.. 12 30 pm Oamaru, Dunedin, Waimate, and south, daily ... 12 30 pm filing, Rangitata, daily ... 10 30 am 12 30 pm Temuka, Timaru, daily, 10 30 am 12 and Tuesday, Thursday, _30 pm and Saturday 3 15 pm Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, 10 30 am 12 daily  ... .. 30 pm And Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday 3 15 pm Ruapuna, Monday and Thurs day .- . ... 4 pm Mayfield, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday ... 4 pm Letters containing anything of value should be registered. Letters containing coin or bank notes if posted unregistered will be compulsorily registered, and charged double, registration fee. TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS. Owing to the lari;e amount now owing for subscriptions to the Maij, and Guabdiin, we are compelled to press for pay.nent, and have to notify tint we shall fake immediate steps to recover all suo sswiptions that are more than one year overdue. WANTED EMPLOYMENT. ADYERTTSEI?, who is a younp' New Zealander, wmts employment. Will give his services in ejeobange for board and lodging. Can drive a reaper and binder. C»n also do any clerical w.rk. Good references as to Gharactt r. AB. , Mail Offi c. J_9s FOR SALE. nAPITAL BuiHing Site-T.S.'s 784 and 795—having two frontages on Peter and Cox streets. Good land ; .nice site for a house. The owner has made up his mind to realise at a considerable loss. T, BULLOCK. £A H 1 H<2 PRICE re- I _LVy^.' quired for T.S s 1184, 1185 each containing \ acre, Cameron Street, West, fenced and planted with macracarpa. Persons desirous of building are invited inspect. Easy terms. T. BULLOCK. THE DENSMORE THE WOBLD'S GREATEST TYPEWRITER. HpHHOW away your pene, and conduct you J- correspondence on Mo tarn FriDOiples A. tortnigtiii tpal will oonvinoa you of the superior! y of the 'i'yyswri^r over the Pen, and of the Pensmoee over all other £ype wri'ers f Free natruction to Shorthand Writers TBE DENSM(?BE TYPEWRITER Co, Ld 51, Graoeohufoh Sireet. Lqqcloq, '



C) AKKE S WoKLO-SW^ED BLOOi> iiUViiJCj; jis a guaranteed cure for all Blood and Skin .diseases, It is the most searching blood .cleanser ever discovered, and it will free the system fr.om all itKpurjbies from whatever cause arising. For gcrpfula, scurvy, eczema, b?,cl sores and pimples of all kinds itf .e&CvS a|-e marvellpusi Thquaands f*f testi monials Sold everywhere at 2s .{M per tattles Bewail of worthless jmitatioas and



Hollow ay's Ointment.—Sores, wounds, ulcerations, and other piseases affecting the skin, are capable of speedy amendment by this cooling and healing ointment, which has called forth the lowdest praise from persons who has suffered for years from bad legs, faa,d bj?eaßtiJ, pilesj, afasaesses, and qhronic ulcers. Noni but those who have experienced the soothing effect of it can form any idea of the comfort it bestows fey restraining inflammation and allaying pain. Whenever Holloway's Ointment has' been once used it has established its own worth, and again been eagerly sought for as the easiest and safest remedy for' all complaints. Ju neuralgia, rheumatism, and gout, the same application, properly used, gives wonderful relief, : '



For Indigestion, the best remedy is un dqubtedly NqnioK's Camomile Pius. They oan confidently be recommended to being mild in operation and absolutely free from injurious drugs. Acting at oncer 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 compla' ts. Sold in bottles Is l^d, 2d 9d, and lis, by all Medi cine 'Vendors throughout the world A emplej eaffi and eertaio remedy.