DEATH.

Mxmis,— At her residence, Tinwald, on Friday, May 31, C^Tfl:Gßij<rje (widow of the late George Joseph Martin, of Ashburton) Aged 50 years, Deeply regretted,

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1895. FROZEN MEAT FOR FRANCE

1> Delden;s newsjpas>e? c^prespondenct sheet of April 18, the wrjrtpr t { ells that the annual ham fajr, whicjj is the chief secular feature*of Ijoly in Paris, has just closed, Be says the show of cured and smoksd viands of all kinds was colossal. They came mostly from the Eastern departments, and also from Alsace and Lorraine. TfaeYoyk hamgsold in France come from the north of Ireland and America. The Grand Duchy of sup plies bacon which is an imitation of I Wji'tsfeire, The prize departments in Fran,ce are Meuse and Meurthe-«t-' Moselle. The ham, whicis is .eaten raw, in thin slices, comes from a^d ( and n^fc from Westphalia. Danish j bacon teems to fee unknown in France, i The baritary inspe^ipn $i tip different | prdduflts was more searching than jin former yesr«, apd in one morning a couple of tons of m,eat were (condemned, soaked in turpentine, an,(| burned., Our correspondent goes on to say that I there were some ipiberestipg exhibits of! horse, rou'i, and donkey me*t, 5 kind of aniuih.l food which is on the | increase among the P*risian poor, and, adda M. Delden, will continue to increai* until meat from Auitralia m $ow %v*hns is allowed into Fraoce.

This is no doubt very interesting read ing, and becomes more so when read alongside a cable of Thursday's date from Sydney, which quotes the report of the British consul at Caen, an im portant seaport on the North-west coast of France, in which it is stated that the high price of meat in France is causing a great deal of complaint from people of small means. The re port adds that New Zealand frozen meat could compete with the local meat, even after paying duty, but as carcases to be admitted into France must have the viscera adhering, our frozen mutton is effectually shut cut One wonders what in the name of for tune the framers of the Act, which thus bars New Zealand meat, could possibly want with the " innards "of the sheep, that they demand of the importer the importation of the car cases " undrawn." This is one of the directions in which an effort should be made to extend our frozen meat trade, and one that, successful, would open a wide and profitable market. If the French taste does not revolt at the flesh of horses, mules, and donkeys, there would surely be no prejudice against frozen mutton to be overcome, and the high reputation which French cookery has earned for itself would have another road to glory opened to it. We trust those whose business and interest it is to extend the markets for frozen meat will leave no atone un turned to draw the attention of the Republican Government to the com modity we have to sell, which would afford abundance of wholewme food to the dense populations not only of Paris, but of all the large cities and towns in la belle France.

In a speech recently delivered at a dinner of the London Constitutional Club, Lord

Salisbury eaid that lord Salisbury on the one thing "confidence." needful to main

tain and uphold was confidence. What, he atked, do you see in this city now ? You see numbers out of employment, longing fjr employ ment, who, if they had employment would be sa*e, they and their families, from the famine that presses them now. On the other side, you see mountains of capital longing to bo employed, unable on account of its abundance to obtain even the minutest interesc. These two strange phenomena side by bide—capital which longs to be used, and willing handt>, which long by the help of that capital to give themselves to industry and gain their bread; yet there U a wall between the two which prevents the one from setting the other in motion. It is a very strange phenomenon, but the explanation of the enigma is that there is want of confidence. [ feel, continued the noble Lord, that the duty which is imposed on every loyal übjact, upon every lover of his kind, upon every good Christian, is to do all that he can that this confidence m*y return. If once you sat in motion all this industrial machinery that is lying idle ; if you could turn on the stream of confi dence ; if you could turn on the stream of capital, so that all the industrial machinery should spring into ec ion, you would then hwe a return of prosperity. Commerce would flo :rit>h again, employment would be easily sought, wages would he abundant, and you would no longer have nun seekii g in fan'astic and absurd quackeries to procure a remedy for the evils of wlrch Iho true remedy lies only in their own wisdom and self restraint. And what all must do who havd to do with public affairs—especially all on whom the temptation of a^iutlm falls- is to 1 am that nothing that you can gain by agitation, nohing that you can gain by predatoiy policy, would in any way compensate for what you would lose. If you could t*kj away all from the rich, ar.d fling ilut money to the poor, you would not gai i a hundredth part as much as you w. uld destroy and prevent if you spread abroad am ng hose '•y whom large and small capital i puftaessed an apprehension and a be'ief that the fruits of their otpital will be taken from them by the hand of power, »nd that their only hope of retainirg what is their own is to abstain fion venturing up-n enterprises and specula tions of industty aid trade.

Not many pope perhaps, however much they may admire a handsomely bound volume, take time to bookbinding— look into tho interest a high akt, iug history tint lies

behind the art of book binding- Yet that his'ory extends away back almost to the dawn of literature, and its records written, as they have been by Mr Salt Bnwj isrtcm in his History of the art of BoolliW^i^g, recently "pub lished, form excellent reading. From that book the following intf {9 ting items cf bookbinding history may be gleaned. It was about the fourth century of the Christian ere that ancient rolls were gradually superseded by folded volumes, and ere long the hand of the decorator found a new field for the dup'ay of his art in the embellishment of the covers of wood, ivory, metal, or leather. The taste for sumptuous binding spread rapidly among the Greeks and Romans, and carved ivory panels of diptyches after wards grew common upon the bindings of precious manuscripts Amongst the treasures of the Barberini Library at Borne s a bot fc coyer of qumo form of great antiquity, with the figure of an Emperor on horseback cut in h-gh relief. After the dea'h of Constantino, who attracted to hia Court the greatest of (he period, the B^tntin* Biy}& deterio rated, and the binding of books, though sumptuous and still mere costly, was marked by excess of ornament, As the artistfc impulse lost jts force the goldsmith and t foe j jweller came to the aid of the book, and the Gos pels used in churches were so m^?nific3nt in their outward guise as to justify St Jercme's protest:—" Your books are covered with precious st nes, though Christ lied naked before the gate of His Temple." The Christian Church was nob alone in the love of display, for centuries Uter the Persian poet Sadi exclaimed, "The ivoran t^ac given to reform the conduct of men, and they have oijly thought of embellishing its pages." Yenicse attracted to both before ana after the f&U of Cons'#fttiinopie the artists and craftsmen of that) grest centre of culture and luxary, and the traditions at the East gradually spread, and mingled with the native work of Italy and Germany. The true centre, however, of religious art in ihe Eastern Church, from the fall of Cor ct&ntinople onwards, was the cloisters of Mount Auioa, to tMi day unique treasures boih in books an<| bindings are preserved in the libraries' of i!s nsonag terisn. When Europe was filled with the clash of arms, the arts took thelter in rel'glous houais, ?,nd lovers of the beauti ful and a quiet life became monk". In deed, for centuries before the Invention of printing, the monks were not only the writers and illuminators, bit also the binders oj Ityera^e, fhoqgh secu lar craftsmen, and chie^y worker* in leather, gold, and enamej, employed ihemstiyeß the'adornment' of the book in most of the chief cities of the Middle Agps. Winchester, the Royal cpy of the Norman J^mgs, where most of the ofi^clal business of the nation was transacted, was the first place in England jn whiph the professional bookbinder established his trade, bot in quick •accewlon we gnd him in LuuJun, mi »t Ui« two ewleiinfciei»l

centres ot Yoik and Durham. The best known examples of Winchester binding— i cannot, stares Mr bmesington, be later than the earlier years of the Thirteenth Century—are the Wi<oden boards c >vered with dark red leather of the l Winton D >mesday Book,' now in the library of the Society of Antiquaries. The growth of bookbinding in .stumped leather, velvet, embroidered w< rk, an.! cloth is traced with picturesque detail in these ptges and the influence(f the groat patrons of literature at the Court of England and in many of its stately hom*s is also indicated until tho bustling modern age is roached, and with it the triumphs of vv hit»ker and Edwards, Hcringand Basket villa, Riviere and Leighton, and the fine taste of con temporary craftsmen like Co! den Sander son and Ziehnsdorf. The volume is admirably illustrated, in many rases with exact reproductions in colour of famous designs.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The tenders nailed for by Mr Bird for additions to a house in Winter's Road cose on Saturday. June 1, and not June 4 as orignally advertised.

Afc the Police Court this morning— before Mr R. Alcorn, J. I.— a fi<rst offeader was fined 5$ and Is expenses for drunken ness, and was allowed a week co pay, or go twenty four hours to gaol.

A Wellington Press Association message states that the Labour Department pro poses to immediately protest against the decision of Mr Northoroft, S.M. at Auck land, in connection with the Shops and Shop Assistants Act.

The Tariff Commissioners' report was banded in to-Jay. In four months the Commissioners travelled 3000 miles, and examined 475 witnesses. The report occupies fourteen sheets of foolscap print, and the evidence five hundred.

The Dunedin bakers have resolved to raise the price of bread from 5 i ca«h and 6*d booked to s£i cash and 61 booked Jnis tariff is $d below that of Aehburtm, where ie used to be the proud boast of the people that,they grew one third of the whole wheat crop of the colony.

An Auckland Press Association tele gram states that at a meeting of builders the following resolution was unanimously passed—Thit thte Premier be respect fully requested to invite Auckland builders to compete by public tender for the re-erectfon of the auxiliary asylum at Auckland, against the co-operative syt»tem either by schedule t otherwise.

A Press A saociation telegram from New Plymouth reports that better indications than ever were obtained on Thursday at the petroleum works. Oil shot right up to the top of the derrick. The sites for several new bores will be pegged out at once. Mr Fair, the oil expert, believes that Taranakl will develop* into the bast oil field he has ever seen. The pressure of gan in the bore is very great.

The doubt as to the Colonial Treasurer's being able to return by the Warrimoo has been removed, as, according to the Sydney Telegraph, the New South Wales Post master-General has granted the Canadian Government's n quest that the Warrimoo might be allowed to call at a New Zealand port This, Mr Cock explain)), is simply as an act of courtsey to the Colonial Treasurer of New Zealand and the Canadian Government.

The Waiigmwi Herald says th»b a few Natives are again obstructing the River Trust snagging party, and refuse to allow them to touch any stone on the rivtr bank-i. These natives have already been fined for interfering wilh the improvement opera tions. It is, therefore, clear that they are defying the law wilfully, and that prompt steps must be taken to punish them for their misconduct. Mr A. D. Willie, M.H.R., has fcelrgraphed to the Premier on the subject.

Th« news from Tonga is (o the effect that the mortality from the grippe or ir.f|uei z \ has not been high, The native schooner Vala left for Hapaii a m >nth ago with nearly thirty natives, on boird, and h<»B not since been heard of. The fchooner "Waiwera is overdue, but there is not so much anxiety about her, as she may still ba near Naina, There are rum >urs of some trcubl* with the Germans over an old claim which they desire ta en'o pc on the Tongan Government.

The Mossbu n correspondent of the Sow bland limes report*:—The cold wea'her of the last few weeks has as usual brought great numbers of ferrets about the homesteads, and fowl"* of all sorts have had a sharp thinning out. The ferrets have not had it all their oarn way, for they have been killed in dedans. There s no doubt they do an immense amount of good in killing young rabbits in the summer, but once let them come about the houses and kill a few fowls and they aevee so after rabbits again, and ar« best out of tha way—protection or no protec tion.

The following will represent the Tinwald football club against Rakaia on Saturday, June 1:— A. Houston, H. Hewaon, J. Moriarty, V aHis, p. Smith, F, Smith, A. Williams, IJ. Williams, C. A. Clarke (captain), W. Houston, T, Houston, B. Boyle, T. Watson, Millichamp, F. Leggett. Emergencies — Rout, Fitagarald, Clark (2), Coraj»n, White. Pl»je s are re questrd to attend at two o'c'ock sharp. The following will represent Bakaia :~ Bruce, Laramvn, Bray, Harvey, Grey, Gallagher, W. Shannon, McLaren, Miller, A. Santy, Mi'chell. M. Reilly, J. Shannon, D.vvlson, and Shellock. A Press Association telegram states that at a meeting of t n senior priests of the d ocese of Dunedln, at which Archbishop Redwood presided, Uwas decided to submit the following three names for the con in ' erat ion of the Holy See. in the matter of the vacant Bishopric—The Rev. Wm Pourke (Queens!own) dignis*imu*, the Very Rev; P. O'Leaty (Lawrence) dignior, the Rev. M Walsh. (Riverton) dignus. The Archbishop has confj- mes the appoint-, ment of the Very-Revs. Fathers Lynph /Dunedin) and M»ckay (Oam, «v) as joint administrators. Bkh.op Morao, by will; left every hing (save a few trifling bequests) to his successor. At the Wanganui Borough Council Chambers on Wednesday a large and enthusiastic meeting of settlers from ell parts of the district assembled to hear an address from Mr D. J. Nathan on his scheme for the improvement of the frozen meat trade. At the conclusion of hia address a hearty vote of thanks was ac corded to Mr Nathan, and the following resolution was carried unanimously: — "That this meeting desires the Minister of Agriculture to call a meeting ijt dele gates from, the various Agricultural and Pastoral Associations, Farmers' Clubs and Me&t EspoKb Companies to djspuss the present position, with the view of suggest ing a * ohame, either Mr Nathan's or some other."

As the ship Commonwealth cast off from the tug near Holyhead a strong north easterly gale vas in full fores and just about this period five stowaways, antici pating too) early a free passage to the colonies, indiscreetly'emerged from their hiding on beard. " Notwithstanding, how ever, that at the moment of the unlocked for appearance on the vessels decks the tug was some distance away Captain Cooper determined to rid his ship of the interlopers, and the necessary signals hav ing been shown, 'the' tug returned, but owing to the heavy sea running could not come to very close quarters with Jbhe ship. Any attempt to effect the transfer of the Intruders by mears of one of the vessel's boats would probably have resulted in loes of life, and then fore nothing remained but to haul the stow*w»ys through the water by means of ropes, In which unceremonious manner they were it length transhipped,,

A meeting cf the CJhcisian Endeavor Societies of Ashbarton was held on Wednesday evening in the Wesleyan Church, when the fiev R. J. Murray Pr. bident of the Wellington C.E. Union, addressed tre meetii g. Rev G-. B I u}i occupied the chair, and there was a fair attendance. The Chairman gave a short practical addrens, and Mr Murray spak^ of the growth < f tho movement through out the world, and esp-. cially in New Z aland, and gave those present some goo.l sound advise <<>i the methods if working their social ie&, and making then meetings interesting and attractive.

The third heat of the Model Yacht race, for Mr W. GK MurrayV trophy, to jk placs on Thursday afternoon. The wind was baffling, and as a result some of the com petitors we™ disappointed by seeing their boats hanging about in mid-stream instead of going steadily ahead. A close finish took place be w«en Miss Sta watt's yacht and Mr Makdig's, the former just reaching the rope first. Mr A. WilhV Fairy Queen came in third, a good way astern of the leaders, and none of the rest finished.

Speaki ig of the recent action of the Government, the Grey River Argus says : —"It is surely the greatest 'lumping' match on record in the history of the colony. It is cersalnly a most high-handed proceeding, and altogether unprecedented, cut there is no audacity Government would not be equtl to if it only wnuld enable them to disconcert and discomfit the Midland Railway Company. This is the crowning act of a continuous and systematic series or acts to embarass the Company and le*i to a wuked waste of time. How can they seiza and appro priate property aiready hypothecated to the debenture holders in the Company, whose only security for their money is the railway and rolling stock. On these they hold an indefeasible Hen that nothing can alter. What a tangle the colony has been driven into!'

The following is the result of the twenty-second standard examination of the Pharmacy Board of New Zealand held at Wellington, Auckland, Christchutch and Dunedin on the 17th and 18:h of April, 1895: —Rtlph R. Parnham and Chas. R. Kiver (Chimchurch) passed in all subjects; Frank H. Hall (Kaitangata) and J Rentoul (Duneiin) pissed in pharmacy, botany and chemistry; Joseph John Hibkens ([nverc irgill)pasßed in pharmacy, and matem medica ;W. El. C u y (fimaru) and Ernest White (Dunedin) pwsed in botany; A. E. James (Auckland) and Leon Cohen (Wellington)passed in materia medica ; John Albert Endean (Auckland) passed in chemistry; 3. Waters (Auckland) passed in pharmacy. Messrs Parnham, Kiver, Hal*, Coy, James ani White have now passed in %U subjects and are entitled to cert ficates.

The ' Tapanui Courier rep jrtw that at Heriot tho snow was fully a fool; derp, So heavy *m the snow on the branch railway Ifaw Out the authorities refased to carry a lot of sheep from Kelso. About 2 o'clock on Sunday the Mca Fiat station woolshed collapsed through the immense strain on it by snow lodging on the roof, and is completely wrecked. Two men were in tho shed shortly before the collapse but fortunately no one was hurt. The shed was one of the mott modern improved. No loss of stock is expected in the district. A Danedin Presd Asso ciation telegram says that Informal i >n ban been received that during the snowstorm on Saturday and Sunday a man engaged at Tarras station, Vinc9nt County, died of exposure. A man named Oliver was lost in the snow and was brought in'o Pem broke in a very low condition. The Times' special correspondent spates that the people of Nevis arc snowtd up tor the winter and have no supplies. Tho snow storm was the heaviest ever known in the district

Hollo way's Ointment and Pills,— Cold*, Coughs, Shortness of Breath.—'J hese maladies require early and unremitting attention, for if neglected they often end in atthma, bronchitis, or consumption. The ointment well rubbed upon the chest and back, penetrating the skin, is absorbed and carried directly to the lungs, whence it pxpe'e all impurities. All the blood in the body is perpetually passing through the lungs, and there are noxious partie'es, tend ing to disease can be quickly, thoroughly, and permanently neutralized, rendered harmless, or ejected from the system. Holloway'a Ointment and Pills perfectly aocompl sh this pmificition ; and through the blood thus cleansed, the influence of these wonderful medicaments reaches the remotest parts of the human body, and th s cures all diseasad action, whether internal or external.

The Colonial Treasurer

London, May 29 At the instance of his Government, the Hon J. G. Ward is inviting tenders for the construction of a cable steamer for New Zealand. She is to have a speed of fourteen knots, and will be built under the guidance of Mr W. H. Preece, the well-known electrician. The vessel will probably cost £2£j,000. Mr Ward states that his Govern ment is willing to submit to arbitration the questions in dispute with the New Plymouth bondholders.

Mr Ward has arranged for the post ponement of the New Zealand con' version operations for six months.

European and Other Foreign Items

London, May 29 It is, expected that the Bank of New Zealand Estate Debentures to replace £750,000 of the present 5Vs will be over subscribed.

Lord Rosebery, in introducing the fudges Bill, said that at present the Privy (Council contains only one<f udgeof Colonial and one of Indiau experience. Colonial cases were increasing in numbers. He believed two or three of the largest colonies would depute Judges to attend. He had great hopes the effiqienoy of the Council would be increased by the Bill,

Paris, May 30 The native Fgyptiana have pre sented a largely signed petition to the French Chamber of Deputies asking for the protection of mixed European tribunals against the native Courts. The petition was presented through J\|. Deloncle. May 2(3. There is a considerable amojjrit of discqntent amongst the pqpulace of Japan bepause of the declaration of peace, and the feeling is so strong that it will probably compel the retirement of several Ministers.

The Currency Question

Washington, May 29 Senator Shearman, in addressing the Republicans, said he supported the bimetallic system, as he believed if j;he monometallists were free to demonetise silver it meant the repudiation of half the national and private depts of the country, and. also a reHucoe} value of porkers? earnings.

THE AMEER'S SON

Londov, May 29 The Prince of Wales conducted Nasr-ullah Khan to the Epsom race-

course.

May 30 The Ameer's son met with a cordial reception at Windsor Caslle. The Queen, the Duke of Oonnaught, the Prince and Princess Henry of flatten burp, and Prince Louis met him at the entrance to the Castle. Elaborate preparations had been made for the ceremony. Her Majesty conversed for half an hour with Nasr-ullah.

Lord Brassey's Farewell

lokdok, May 30 The London Chamber of Commerce entertained Lord Brassey at a farewell dinner to-day, about 150 persons, in* eluding; Mr Ward, being present. Lord Brassey in replying to the toast of hit health said that be accepted the dinner as a compliment to the colonies, Speaking of trade with the colonies, he said that the increased imports of colonial produce meant increased com* forts to the masses in England. He thought that no man ought to refuse the Governorship of any of the colo nies, the post being in his opinion a high an honourable one. Referring to his own appointment Lord Brassey said that he would spare no effort to aid both the material and moral ad vance of Victoria. Sir Thomas Powell Bux'on, Governor-designate of South Australia, said that he hoped during his term of office to be able to foster increased feelings of loyalty between the colony and the mother country. He alluded to the great interest colo nists took in racing, and on their be* half congratulated Lord Rosebery on again suppplying the Derby winner. Mr Ward also spoke. He asked those present for their cordial support in connection with the Pacific cable and steamer services, and urged that the success of these undertakings would , afford a better proof of the feeling to wards England and do more to unite the empire than any number of plati tudes He warned Great Britain that other countries were striving to divert her colonial trade. His experiences in England had made him rejoice to think that he was a member of the British Empire.

The New South Wales Governorship.

London, May 30 The tone of Mr Reid's message with reference to the Governorship of New South Wales has surprised the Colonial Office. Sir Saul Samuel, the Agent- General, is awaiting Lord Ripon's reply to the message.

It is believed that Lord Ripon will not appoint a Governor of New South Wales pending an assurance that the salary will not be touched. Colonists generally condemn the tone of Mr Reid's telegram.

Sydney, May 30 In the House this afternoon Sir Henry Parkes movvd the adjournment in order to call attention to the cable sent Home by Mr Reid with regard to the Governorship. The message, Sir Henry Parkes said, would cause the colony to become a laughing stock at Home. A hot debate ensued, the Premier coming in .for some warm ciiticism from his opponents.

PAYMENT OF MEMBERS

Sydrby, May 30 Jt is understood that the case with reference to the validity of the pay meat of members of the Legislative Assembly will be taken to the Privy Council.

VICTORIAN POLITICS

Mkibournk, May 31 The Address in~Rep!y was adopted in both Houses.

Deep Sinking.

MELBOURNE, M»f 31 A payable ieef hat been struck in Lanscll's mine, Bendiqo, at a depth of .3100 feet, which is the deepest payable discovery ever made in Australia.

Victorian Railways.

Melbourne, May 31 Mr Pangborn, President of the American Transportation Comtuistioa, interviewed, said the Victorian rail-

ways had a load of debt no railways, especially in a new country, could stand. There had been suuh-extrava gance in the provision of plant and equipment, that it was impossible they could pay, and the quicker this wac realised tka better. There was no possibility of the deficit decreasing under the present system. la com parison with American railways the cost showed an excess of fifty percent. In his opinion no company in the world would t&ke over or lease $he polpny's railways Qn their present bWs, with all their accumulated risks and liabilities, He suggested, as a.way out of th.c difficulty, wiping out a very large proportion of the capitalisation, Government simply putting it down as lost, and wiping it off the books. Otherwise there would be no question of the deficit- continuing, because the very highest system they could command would not meet the present fixed charges. This would necessitate a large reduction in the wo king staff and a radical change in the administration. He w<<s satisfied the expenditure under the existing system must be reduced as low as possible, improper ttjjcjency was to be maintained. The employers were paid two shillings a day higher than in the States, but they did their best to earn it by earnest work. While he was opposed to reducing wages, he was certain that if the railways were taken over by a company there would be large reductions in the rates of pay. Fie strongly advocated the application of the betterment principle, and heavier taxes on land aqd real estate. \t musi come to that! 'tye was astonished, a$ the'lightness of such taxes (n fhe colonies.

THE ASHBCBTON GUARDIAN: FBIDAY, MAY 31, 1896.



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FLETCHER BROS. ARE SELLING rt BAIN AND PEA FED BACON AT FACTORY PBICES IT Finest Cured Mams ... -. ... 7^d per lb Finest Cured Bacon (pale or smoked) ... 6£d per lb Finest Cured Rolled Bacon (Pale or Smoked) ... ... 6^d por|lb Finest Lard in Bladders 5d per lb Finest L*rd in Sausage Skins ... ... 6d per lb Sterling Factory Full Cream Oheose ... 6d per lb Fern Leaf Separator Butter Beat Dairy Butter 9d per lb Prime Dairy Butter ... 7d &8d per lb COFFEE. COFFEE. COFFEE. We are giving Special Attention to our coffees. The Berries are selwtel with the greatest care, freshly roasted to our order, and are ground On the premises daily and are only niixedmth a very small percentage o£ chicory of the finest quality. We can confidently recommend it as superior to anything in the market. No 1 Coffee Finest Quality, la 81 No 2 Coffee, Good Quality, Is Gd No 3 Coffee, Good Valne, Is 4J Pure Coffee 2s OJ Whole Roasted ... ... 2s.Od KEUOS*NE KEKOSBN '. KEROSENE. When you arc requiring Kerosene it will be to your advantage to enquire our price before buying elsewhere. POTATOES — BEST BLUB DERWENTS, 3s lid per bag. Delivered within the belts.



NOTE ADDRESS, FLETCHER BEOS, OiSH SUPPLY STORES, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. OUR MOTTO—The Best for the Least Money. /.% w fpHE LARGEST AND MOST GENUINE CLEARANCE SALE EVER HELr IN THE DISTRICT. ♦ Crowds of Customers, Genuine Reductions, Immense linrgalns. REALISATION! CLOSING UP! TUE WHOLE STOCK to be SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE THE PEOPLES OPPORTUNITY. AVAIL YOUR^ELVKS OF THIS GOLDEN PRIVILEGE. NOW'S THE TIME TO GO TO THB CHEAPEST MARKET. Everybody who bas paid us a visit his gone away delighted and astonished at the low prices of our goods. Remember this Sale is now on at— \V. W- SPENUEtt & OO'S., UCADE HOUSE, BURNETT STREET,



Wanted. J . : — - 1 WANTED— A good penertl Servant for the country References re quired. Apply Mrs Randall 5 235 WANTED Known-1 h%ve feveral first class CVoks, Gen< ral Servan s snd Nurse G-irln, waiting situations ; also Ploughman, Married Couples snd B ys ; also Sir-roomed House to let.—Davis' Rtigitt y Office 5 234 UUBBER STAMPS made to any ptttern for stamping paper or linen. Blue. Black Ink ou draught; excellent . qualify.—-H, M. Jonbs, JUT Arrived— -\ Imited qmnlity of the famous "Evening Stai" Kerosene. The best in the market.—Carson & Co. 5 241 BOARD and Residence for two or three gentkman. Terms reasonable A pply Office of this piper, 5 220 tO LET — House containing five rocms, Scullery, P.*ntry» Copper, and Water laid on, Cameron street. West. Apply J. Muixanky 5 215 QPJIOIAL NOTICE.—Suits and Sinalej O Garments made to measure. Fit and style with prices to suit the times. | Large purchase Heavy K»iapoi Trousers aud Knit Underclothing.—Mitchell and Turks*. pARSON AND COS Stocktaking Sale Now on. Groceries, Ironmongery, Brushware, Glass and China, at very low prices for cash. 6 129 C HOICK New Season Fruit. Grapes, Peaches, Pines, Plums, Bananas, Apples, Apricots, and Tomatoes ; the best in town.—abams, Stundera' Buildings QA AAA BUSINESS Envelopes. 4U,UUU 4, per 1000, cash, to clear. Five quire packets of Cream Laid Note-paper at 9i packet.—H. M. Jones



Wanted WANTED- Everyone to visit our Lnrge Show Room now replete with new Btyles for the season.—Mitchuli. and Turner.



LF. ANDREWKS & CO.—Sala now • on of Surplus Stock of Fancy Gocde, Toys, Books, Stationery and Account Books, and all a*; greatly reduced prices for cash, at L. F. Anrubwbs &Co



WANTED Known—Lowest possible prices for Men's Knit Under do'hine, Shirts, and Heavy Boots — Mitchell akd Turner



\\f ANTED Known—We are reducing V\ the whole of our Drapery, Buots, Clothing, etc, For Cash. New Dresses, New Jackets, New Hats, etc., will all be reduced—H. 0. Segbhs. Mcl ford House.



NOTICE! Notice Sport for all Guns let out on hire or sold on tim? payments. Having a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns ot any description. Gun fittings in stock. Prices low.—J, W. Hardlky, Ironmonger, etc'



GUNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock of Gunsj ust to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Leaders, Rifles, etc. In speotlon invited. No old stock to select from at J. W. Hardlky's Snorting Repository



ORDERS for dyeing garments of every description left at McCallum's, Tancred Street, or Mrs Styles, Burnett Street, near Brigade Station, will be attended to by John Orahasi, a dyer of foity years'experience. 5 155



Vy ANTKD, Everybody to try a pair of * * Hours Slippers, only Is. Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. > I*ANTED Everyone to call at VV Mkixor's and get his price. No one asked to buy. C^.SH, CASH. Drapery, Boots, Cloth . insr, etc. New Goods just opened. Everything reduced lor Cash.—H. C. Segers, Melford House. WANTED Known—Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical line at S. Silbk's, Optician. i, . , V IfANTED Kaown—Ladies' Lasting VV Slippers only 2s lld-U.ual price, 4j 6d -• Mellor's Zaalandia Boot Store. V^/AjNTED Known-Ten per cent VV under Chrlstchurch prices at Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. Ti^ANTED Known—imall Pro6ts W and Quick Rjturns.—Memor's Zealandia Boot Store. j * t / ANTED Known — Me'lor's Zea- V Undia B >ot Store is the Cheapes' I Storo for Boots and Shoes. WANTED at onee — Blue Derwent Potatoes. Apply Fletcher Bbos, East Street, Ashburtoa. CCHOUL B». ki —Geography-Stand •^ arl Wx'Ji, ] 'ist arrived, 9J each. AU school boi ki Chris?church prices Extra ordinary cheap Sale of Books still going on. J. Marsdkn. pHOICE FKUiT..— Peichea, banana, w nran^es lemon? and tomvtoes, at FI. A. Flower, Fruicer and Confectioner, East street.



WAN TED.—IOOO Men to look at the C!i ap Drapery frrin Australia at Melbourne prises. *' Theß'ue House' is the plica to get ir, at the Corner of Arcado, and do./f- you forget, it. 4 240



WANTED Known—The Largest and Best shop for Evening Shoes in shburton., —Mcl or's Zjalandii Boo; Store,



V«f ANTED Known-Football Boots, * sum woal kick*""; they never fail—Mellor's Zealandla Boot Store.



WASTED Known —Great Bargains are now being given for Ca*h in all departments. Bnfcre laying out your money for Drapery, Boots, etc , give us a call.— H. C. Segeus, Melford House.



aLL Accounts Owing to Jos*ph £*- Taylor, E%st street, Ashburton, mnst be paid on or before Monday, May 20, or will be sued for without farther notice. All goods will be sold for Cash Only from thia date. 5 92



WANTED KNOWN. -Thecelebrated Yarmouth Oilskins can be ob« t»inad at W. H Co Her, " The Corner."



BEACON, BACON. Grain and Pea (ai »t Factory pi ices. Finest Smoked Pale Hams 7|i per Ib, Finest Smoked Pale Side* and Rolls 6|i per lb. Finest Factory Cueese 61 per lb. Note address—Fletcher Bros., Cash Supply Stores, Ashburton. __ ,



WANTED Known — Mas Hoopek (monthly nurse) is open to accept engagements. Apply, by letter, to Mrs Hoopeb, Alford Foreet Itoad, Ashburton. 11*131



WANTED KNOWN.-Warm carpet slippers for Winter rear, girls 9d, Is, w man's Is 91— W. H. Collier, 1 The Corner."



WANTED Known—Mothers, be wise and buy your school boots at Mellor's Z 3» landia Boot Store.



V*/ ANTED Known—Bargains to be * * had every df at Mellor'a Zea landia Boot Store.



WANTED Known—That lam hold ing a S&la at Reduced Prices fur One Month. Come for Bargains. I havo the advantage over miny in the tiada for the simple nason that I have no partners to pay dividends to, or iuteresfc on loan to carry on big concerns. But I bay and sell none but the best, no trash to draw the unwary. Repairs as usna!, done at Once.—,T. Mojsoir, Boot Store, East street, Ashbnrton. 8 138



WANTED Known«-I have good Bluchers, only 4a lid.—Mellor's Z :alandia B Jot Store.



OWN Make In Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; al«o a good assortment of Calicoes, irfualins, Flannelettes, Ttimmings etc., at Mrs Asxjobw'k new shop, Baker's Buildings.



BANG ! Bang i Bang < My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley'fl, Kynock's and, Clv» Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Caaea and all sporting materials of the first quality at ,T. W. HARUtJRv'a. Gun Emporium



WANTED KNOWN. -F. S Jeffeies, leading Confectioner and Fruiterer of Ashbutton, last Street, next; the Come*. Ice Cream?, Fresh Fruits, Confectionery, itwWPF drinks of ovory (inscription. Ico at reaeon»bje ,ratct:, b*iiv Room • spwWfc?, I*lW



BOY'S and Girls Own Annual, British Workman and Workwoman, Infant's Magarine, The Prize, Child's Companion, Children'!) Friend, Little Dot, Family Friend, Band of Hope, Young England, and other New Books at Lowest Prices.— L. F. Andrkwbs and Co. 11 98



WINTER. 152 Men's, Boys' and Youths' Tweed Overcoats, with Cape, to be cleared this season at 20 per cent under ordinary pi ices 69 Boys' and Youths Mac farlane Over coats, new shape, to be Sold at 12J per cent lower than last season 28 Boys' Double-breasted Reefers from 10*9.1 WATERPROOF COATS. Our Coats are to be seen all over the Country. SPECIAL. LvJies' Waterproof Cloaks naade~to measure ; all Sewn Seams.* A SHBURTON OLANKETS, Large Djuble Bed Biz 3, WINTER BOOTS. It «ill pay you to Buy your BOOTS from the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. ALEX. HENDRY. Manager. GENTLEMEN WMHNG to MAKE A NICE FEESE >T TOfA LADY IT7ILL do well (o see the parcel of NEW AND BBAUTIBDLLY DESIGNER GOLD BROOCHES which S. SALE X, Watchmaker and Jeweller, East street, has to arrive direct from Home in a day or two. These Brooshes ara of the ; VERY LATEST AND CHOICEST BESKJNS.



Pcrjs Blood i!S trjiK Secret qf Health Gordon's fc'oop Pill§ cleanse the system of all impure bipod, cure iudjgestion.eon stipation, liver complaint, pains in back »nd Bides, biliousness, sick headache; remove pimples, scrofula, scurvy. etc. Larfe brxei 0s; two boxes, 10s, ooit free, J W CUy to», Uo»2S4 Dueedla



For Indigkstpn, the best remedy is on doubtedly Norton's Ca^qmi^e I^lls. They can confidently tie repomniended'' a* being mild in operation aqd' absolutely free from injurious drags. Acting at once as a spleu. did tonic and a geptfe aperient, for nearly 130 years they have proved unequalled for Indigestion, Dyspepsia, sick Headache and for Over and Stomach complaints. Sold in bottles Is ljd, 2s 9d, and He, by all Medi. cine Vendors throughout the wwld. A •jtnple, Mfn t*i otria(n rated?