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Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1895. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Cable news will be found on fourth page. The Shah proposes to visit England in May.

The National Association at Auckland is starting a monthly journal called Liberty to farther its objects.

The Tariff Commissnnerb, taking advan tage of their proximity, paid a visit to Pomahaka on Friday.

A number of Auckland shopkeepers notified by advertisement that they would keep open on Saturday afternoon (on the Wellington S. M.'s decision), and did so.

_ The Auckland Harbor Board has autho rised Mr A. H. Nathan, who is going to England, to make enquiries relative to the proposed conversion of the loans of 1874 and 1882.

The OtagoDaily Times has been informed that the knights of Labour in Dunedin have declined to be longer represented on the Workers' Political Committee.

The Goverment has determined to with draw from members of Fire Brigades the privilege they have hitherto enjoyed of free railway carriage when attending the annual Fire Brigades' Conference and Demonstration.

Mr Thomas Salt. Chairman of the Mid land Railway Company, and his party, are expected to arrive in Wellington by the flauroto nexc week. The negotiations with the Government as'to arbitration will then be commenced.

The teoent reductions in the rates for the carriage of sheep on the railways have had the effect of considerably increasing the number of sheep carried, and already there is a shortage of sheep trucks in the South.

The Matron wishes to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following gifts to the hospital. —Flowers from Mrs Lea ; fruit from Mrs Seager, «nd Messrs Ferriman and D twding ; Magazines and illustrated papers from Mrs George Buckley and Mr Twentyman, Old linen will be thankfully received.

A meeting of the Ashburton Horticul tural Society was held on Saturday when it was decided to pay out the prissa money on Saturdoy 9th Marrsh from 12 to 2 p.m at the secretary's office in the Arcade, The secretary reported tkat several sub ecriptions were yet to come in. After dealing with protests, the meeting ad journed.

The folfowing entries hava been re ceived for the annual polo tournament for (he Saville Cup at Christchurch :—Auck land two teams, Warrengate one, Ath burcon two, Christciiurch two, North Canterbury one, Manawatu one. Kangi tikei one. The entry is considered an excellent one, as all the best clubs in New Zealand have entered, and the contest promises to be tho most excitin? sines the inauguration of the tournament.

Ihe funeral of the late Mr Harry Friedlander took place to-day. The coffin arrived by the express from Christ church, and was at once placed upon the hearse, and the funeral procession was for mid. It was not a long one, but it was large enough to contain very many of the ; more intimate friends of the deceased. But for the shore notice the rumber present would have been much larger, The Hebrew service was read by Mr Morris, of Pleasant Point,

Juhn Alexander Dowie, the Au tralian divine heeler, and the earthly representa tive of divinity, is in hard financial straits, in California. The law has been appealed to against him, and there is a judgment: for • 2300 dollars hanging ov«r his head, while on account of the recent expesures of Ms charlatanry the crop of his dupes has fallen off materially. Under the circumstances he judged it h"tt«r to seek '' fresh fields and pastures

new."

A dude while walking alcng the streets met a little boy, who atked him the time. % Ten minutes to nine,' says the dude. ' Well,'. Buys the boy, 'at rine o'clock get your hair cit,' and he tock to his heels and ran. the dude after him, when; turn ing a corner, the dude came in contact with a policeman, nearly knocking him down. ' Whit's up V said the policeman. The dude, very much out of breath, said : " Tou see that young urchin running alone there ? He asked'ma the time. 1 told him ten minutes to nine, and he said at nine o'clock got your hair cut.' 1 Well,' says the policeman, ' what are you runuiDg for. You've eight minutes more yet.'

The New lYork Sun correspondent, writing from Cannes, France, January 21, says that before Mr Gladstone anived there most of the Riviera people were disposed to regard him as an illustrious invalid, broken down by 60 years of hard work in the service of the State ; but they have changed their views since the Grand Old Man appeared amongst them. His marvellous energy and comparative robust ness astounded them, for they had tut been used to seeing a man of 85 taking lons walks and doing his four miles an hour with the best of the youngsters, and braving snow, rain, and wind. That is what Mr Gladstone has been doing, and already he looks 10 yeais better for the change.

Dr Greenwood who is taking up the practice of the late Dr Tweed, is a' Nelson boy.' He was born at Riwaki, but received his education at Canterbury College, on the completion of which he went Home to Btill further prosecute hia medical studies. He has five years ex perience in the London hospitals and eleven years of active practice in the great city, but like most New Zjealanders, away from home he felt that New Zealand was rho place for him and he is here again among his own people, and will, we are, quite sure, receive a hearty welsome He arrif ad in the colony buf; a short time ago, and has been practising in Christchurch. A practice lika that of the late Dr Tweed is a big undertaking for any stranger to nnter upen, but Dr Greenwood ia well fil ted for the work, and with youth, energy talen 1-, and strong love for his profession on his side, success should lie before him —at any rate, we wish him the very best,

Charles Dickens has been eeverely criticised because he did not come to Chicago during his lecture tour in the United States. Mr Dickon's brother Augustus, the original of * Bcz.' was at that time apoor railway clerk in Chicago, and both he and his supposed wife were in wretched health. Thehousa in which they lived was said to have been purchased for them by the father of Augustus's wife. The wife's appeals failed to induce Charles Dickens to visit his relatives, and shortly after the novelist returned to London Augustus died. At a later period his wife killed herself wirti morphine. Ib ia said that the indifference of the novelist hastened both deaths, Recent examination of Chicago land records ahow the home stead of AugustUb in that city was in Jibe name of Bettha Phillips. I> is learned that she was the daughter of a famous London barrister; that she eloped to America with Augustus, whoso blind wife (Heorjietta) was a member of the novelist's family, a»d Jbat tjb,e famp^s author chose *--•» ttj# mtifim heaped qpon h'm to o^ '" "^^ ***3 t^y w*l*' rather than iv. in Chicago. Dolfar Cigarette9~%& per packet &)

ON THE PITCH.

By The Barber

The rain of Sunday will do more good to the country than a dozen Acts of Parliament. It will give feed a start again after a stretch of dry weather far longer in duration than we have experienced for some years. Before the frozen meat trade developed ro the magnificent thing it is now, and when wool was the staple instead of mutton, I have frequently in the dry seasons seen sheep sold at very low prices, and one year " sixpence a nob " was the figure quoted. That year one of our Forks farmers had to cub the throats of six hundred sheep and make superphos phafes of the carcases, so dire was the dearth of feed. A farmer that year asked tour friends to join him in a drir k, He handed over to the Hebe at the bar a h»lf-crown with the mournful remark that that coin represented the value ar the time of two sheep and a bushel of oats ! There was no money for sheep that year, but when things come to the worst they mend, and they did mend very con siderably after that.

Buckle was one of the deepest thinkers and best read men of hia day. He ac cused Scotland under her Preabyterianism of being the worst priest-ridden country in the world, and the worst priest-ridden country in the world was sorely affronted by the remark. I never think of ques tioning the sayings on any subject of a man who ought to be an authority on that) subject, so I have always allowed Buckle to have his own way in that iictle matter I know the Kirk used to be vary severe at one time on offenders against tome por tions of the moral law. For instance, if some poor girl had loved not wisely but too well, and, as Sir Walter Scott puts it, had partaken of the marriage feast before Mess John had said grac«% that pirl had to "ait the cutty stool," or stool of re pentance, and in face of the whole con listen to such a rebuko from the pastor of the church as made her fleshcreep and her hair stand on end. Until shedidttis there was no room for her in the church I membership. But the sword of the Lord and of Gideon was a two-edged one, and j the partner in her offence had to go I through the same ordeal, Gradually people got more sense, or become more merciful perhaps, but the Kirk stuck to the "rebuke" business, and while the offender was not required to face the whole church when being lec tured it was necessary that the lecture should be listened to by the offender, but the audience attendant was narrowed down to the members of the Kirk session. The Barber would feel in a very penitent mood indeed before he would subject himself to such an ordeal *s that. No doubt Buckle was thinking or the '' cutty stool" and various other little trifles of Church discipline when he made the remark 1 have just referred to, But one begins to think there is some truth left yet in Buckle's words- The cable crammer has been good enough lo tell us of a Bill now before the Imperial Parliament, died the Glasgow Corporation Bill, under which some fearfully and wonder fully made by-laws for the city are sought to be enacted. The by-laws of the Ashburton borongh are license compared with those sought to be saddled upon the city of Bailie Nicol Jarvie. You must not, under this law of St Mungo, converse with a lady on the street! Cross of St Andrew ! Did you ever hear of a law like that ? You dare not listen to your wife's persuasive remarks about the loves of bonnets in Ai.drew Orr's window or Collier's divine dress pieces, or any of ihose devices in satin which tempt bo strongly the Eve of to day. If you do, md live under Glasgow law, His Worship will sit on you on Monday morning, and 6he borongh exchequer will be the ber.ter for the sitting by perhaps iive bob. This law puts the set on all billing and cooing in the street, and gn at opportunities for love making are cut off in one—Act. Away back in the sixtiee, when Albert Edward Prince of Wal^s led to the altar the most beauteous Princess in Europe, the ladies wore dresses about as wide in the skirts as a military bell tent, and two fairly stalwart belles thus crinoline clad would have wanted the whole footpath to themselves. In those <«ays some such law as that now sought to be passed would have had some sense in it, seeing there was little in the women who wore the tent skirts ■ but to-day the women don't run to tkivts. In fact the movement Against skirts, and in favor of those articles of garmenture which we of the rougher sex have always looked upon as apparel particularly masculine, is becom ing very pronounced, and it is quite within the bounds of possibility that the Barber and many of his readers may live to Hee the day when well, when there will be a new feature introduced in the drapers' advertisements, the result of this dress reform movement. At a».y rate the amplitude of the ladies' skirts c»nnot have prompted this absurd by-law. And then we are told of another by-law in this very uncommon Bill, which, were it to be adopted here, would vex the righteous souls of my friends the Taskers, cause your neighbor W. J. Silcock to raise an army in rebellion against the tyranny of Government, drive Octavius Dsgby mad, and send Sam Burnard and Tom Bevell to a sad and sorrowful early grave. "Thou shftlt not expose carcases, of meat without being covered." I won't say any? thing about the joke l<covered' l by the two words 1 have italicised, but take it that the covering of the meat is intended to keep the flies from getting at it. This Bill must have been in the hands of the draughtsman when Glasgow waa going through one of the severest winters on record, and one would fancy that with the thermometer at ten to fifteen degrees below zero he would be a sturdy and well-conditioned, blow fly inJeed, who would b8 able to seek tho fulfilment of a blowfly's mission on a carcase of mutton. Bat the cable crammer tells us that under the new law the Glasgow butchers must provide a suit of clothes for every carcass they 'expose." But this is not ail. This most extra ordinary Bill makes it a punishable < ff nc« to " possess a pack of cards in a private house." The cable is necessarily short, and the most telling points are usually chosen of any item of news sent. Are we to suppose that the law, co strict against cards in private houses will be equally strong against cards in public houses 1 If fo, then cards are to be com pletely banished from the largest city in Scotland, and a population as large as that of the whole of New Zealand will be de prived of the means of playing the pane* which Bret Harte'a Heathen Chinee did not understand! Oh yes! What an army of inspectors will be wanted when that Bill becomes law—which it will when •'pigs begin to fly."

That excursion was the grandest outing Ashburton kiddiwiddies have had since the foundations of tha Hub were laid. No thing approaching to it has ever been given to them, if we except Mr E- G. Wright's special children's trains to Windermere and Springburn. I never saw a happier crowd, either of young or old, and the conduct of the people ac the port towards the young people reminded me of the early days of settlement when distinctions were not and all were treated alike in holiday times. Captain and officers and crew, of every vessel in port, vied with each other in doing; whit they could to entertain the little ones. Bur there was one little thing left out of ttu arrangement*; of the Aahbqrton people It will not, I am sure, be omitted in any future excursion to p^rt. Into th,e life of the tailor powers do not; often enfer. and m%rly every tailor one met asked for •-*•**! JMtitftlly tawing that among """"*•■* ««»>,;■„ 1 " ,Uw.i., V '■ fa

the farms and gardens of the plains there. would be plenty, but not a bouquet had been brought. Many of our nuidtnj,, as they heard the sailors' inquiries for flowers, felt quito guilty in having omitted to bring a bunch, but if another visit is paid to port I think I can guarantee ihat every tar will have a buttonhole and for one day at least the ships will be bright with bouquets.

T don't see any work going on yet in the direction of taking the frog out of the thro it of the auxiliary pipe across the railway line from West Street to East Street via Burnett Street, nor any attempt t) cut the fence of Baring Square to throw that plot of waste ground open to the public, as the Council decided should be done.

CRICKET.

ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA.

Melbourne, March 2 Great interest is excited here about the Tiathurat bowler, McKibbeo ; who has come to the front so remarkably in recent matches and gained a place in an Australian eleven in his first season. Thousands of people who gather at the nets to watch the men practising, cluster round the new man, follow him about, watch him closely, de liver judgment on his methods, find new virtues ia his bowling, and are generally much concerned aoout him. He impresses onlookers immediately, more, it is s«id, tnan any new bowler who has appeared within the memory of living observers. -Since the arrival of the English team here the talk has been mostly about Lockwood, his improved condition, steady practice and so on. He seems to have convinced the critics at last that there really was Borne justification for bringing him out as a star bowler. Yesterday he performed much better than he has done for some time, so far as keeping an awkward length was con cerned, but he could not make the ball do anything worth speaking of. The batting that produced forty runs in thirty five minutes was . amply good enough then, though the wicket did little toe the bowlers.

Richardson bowled rather under his usual pace, and consequently kept a more awkward length. Whenever Peel ventured on the off theory to Bruce, the left-hander came down on him with hard decisive cuts that were the very perfection of artistic cricket. He eventually gave the easiest of catches, apparently through not being able to make up his mind whether to cut an off ball or not.

When Darling and Gregory gob well set it was a treat to see them piling up the runs at the rate of 100 in an hour and twenty minutes. The bowling was hit all round, and change, after change was tried without the least effect. March 3. With four wieketa down for 282 rum, the Australians resumed their first innings against the Englishmen. The weather was fine with scarcely a breath of wind, and the attendance was a record for the ground, the numbers being given officially as 29,000. The sum of £1334 was taken at the gates. The innings opened disastrously for the Australians, as only two runs were added when Darling was magnificently taken left hand by Ford off Peel. The catch was almost an impossible chance, but the fields man's height served him in good stead. Ford was heartily cheered by the onlookers for his feat. Darling played fine cricket for his runs. At 286 Gregory was caught behind the wickets, and when 18 more were added | Graham was dismissed by a beautiful bailer from Richardson. At 335 Lyons, after playing a vigorous though flukey innings, was caught by Phillipson off Loskwood. Thus, so far as play had advanced for the day, the Australians had lost four good wickets for the small total of 53 runs. Gradually the score was taken to 367, when A. Trott, who usually lie'ps to swell the total towards the end of an innings, was snapped up by Lockwood off Peel. McKibbin and Jarvis were the last two men, and the pity of the former was watched with considerable interest, as it was the first occasion on which he had repre sented Australia. McKibbin quite surprised the onlookers by his careful and stylish batting and made 23 before Peel caught him off Briggs. Jarvis played a faultless not out innings for 34 The fielding of the English men was not up to their previous day's form.

After a brief interval the Englishmen began their first innings, and matters looked none too bright for them, as with t he score at six Brockwell was magnificently stumped by Jarvis off H. Trott. The English captain and Ward, however, put a different complexion on things, and it was not until the century had been passed by ten runs that S tod dart was given out stumped, by the umpire (Mr Phil!ip«) after playing btiliant cricket for 68. The decision was questioned by many of the onlookers. • >nly another two runs were added when Ward fell a victim to a trimmer from McKibbin. At 166 Brown was clean bowled by A. Trott McLaren and Peel were then associated, and despite frequent changes in the bowling, the desired separa tion had not taken place when stumps were drawn for the day, the board showing four wickets for 200 runs The fielding of the Australians, with the exception of one slip by Graham, was faultfess, Jarvis particularly showing good form. Ward had a somewhat lucky innings. Excepting some stroke* by Lyons not a single hit by the Australians was off the carpet, The following are the scores :— Australians— First Innings. Brqce, c McLaren h Peel 22 H. Trott, b Briggs 42 Jredale, b Richardson. ... .« ... 8 Uiffen, bFeel ... 57 J*arling, c Ford b Peel 74 Gregory, c Phillipson b Richardson ... 70 Graham, b Richarde>on  6 i Lyons, c Phil'ipson b Lookwood «„ 55 A. Trott, c Lockwood b Peel 10 McKibbin, c Peel b Briggs 23 Jarvis, not out 34 Extras 13 Total „. , «.*414 Bowling analysis-—Richardson 3 wickets for 133, Peel 4 far I} 4, Lockwood 1 for 72, Briggs 2 for 40, Brockwell 0 for 22, Ford 0 for 9. Englishmen*.—lst Innings. B-ockwell, st Jarvis bH. Trott ... 5 Ptoddart, st Jarvis 68 Ward, b McKibbin 33 Brown, b A. Trott McLaren, not out „ 40 Peel, not out IS E^trs,s ... „ 7 Total 200 London, March 1 The Daily News, commenting on the doings of Stoddart's team, says that Gay has failed as a wicket-keeper ; that Ford has not proved his right to pay in the team ; that. Richardson's success is only occasional; that Brockwell h*s made only one noteworthy score, and that Lockwood has done literally nothin 8'  . „ March 2; The cricket match in Melbourneis creating more interest than the previous te*t matches. The Daily Chronicle insists that a challenge should be issued to Australia to. play a match here in the event of the colonials winning tfcis match.

European and Other Foreign Items

Lowdon, March 2 Tt is expected that Lord Ripon's Australian Customs Bill, if reintro duced in the House of Commons, will rot be opposed though certain amend ments will be suggested. Mr Clement Kobert Markham, C.8., who served in the Arctic expedition in the search for Sir John Franklyn in 1850, in a paper to be read at the Im perial Institute on Monday, will urge England and the colonies to unite in exploring the Antarctic. He con aiders it necessary that the colonies should first complete a survey with their own boats. Mr Markham ex presses his belief in the existence of vast southern continents, and suggests that two vessels should be employed under the auspices of the naval authorities.

The newspapers unfavourably criti cise Sir Hercules Robinson's appoint ment to the Gape on the score of age and his connection with South African companies.

A severe struggle ensued between the Moderates and Progressives at \ yesterday's London County Ooancil election. The Moderate* had a sweep* ing victory, and many of the divisions have gone over to them entirely. They secure 22 seats formerly held by their opponents, while the Progres sionists only secured one Moderate seat. The complete results will pro bably be known on Monday, as in four divisions the counting is not con , eluded. The Progressive putty favour municipal gas and waterwerk* control of trams, liquor traffic and theatres, the equalising of vote* and unification of authority. The Moderates opposed collectivism.

The Marquis of Queensberry has been arrested on warrant on a charge ,of libelling Oscar Wilde. The accused, who was released on bail, declares th*t he has a complete answer to the charge. m. .r . Cairo, March 1. The Mahdi failed to organise the the projected attack against the Italians. The death is announced of the ex- Khedive Ismael. Pae^, March 1. 31. Fercher, editor of the Journal Egyptian, published in Cairo, who secretly prompted the Khedive in hit recent fractiousness, was killed in a duel with M. Ohathelier, a mining engineer. They had a dispute over the colonial question and a duel was arranged. M. Persher was stabbed in the lung. He died in a minute. March 2. The recall of Colonel Monteil in charge of the French expedition in the Kong district in Africa, is due to the I number of men he has lost.

N*w York, March 1. News has been received that a train which was ciowded with pilgrims, and proceeding to Lemamlio, Mexico, be came derailed, and that 100 persons were killed and 85 injured.

Imperial Politics.

Lozrooy, March 2 The Workshop and Factory Bill has been read a first time. It includes laundries, bakehouses, docks, wharves, and building operatives where machinery is employed; it also pro vides for the registration of all work shops. The measure has been favorably received. .

LABOR

London, March 2 The employers in Lancashire have given notice to 60,000 cotton opera tives of their intention to reduce wages by five per cent. The mine-owners of Wales in re newing the sliding scale offered the men 7£ per cent with one per cent on each shilling of advance in the price of coal. The men demanded 10 per cent, and notified the owners that they would cease work if it was not con ceded. One hundred thousand men will be involved if there is a strike.

Sydmiy. March 2

The Labor Conference has finished. It was decided to bring under the notice of the Board of Health in each colony the hut accommodation on many stations; also to obtain the particulars necessary to formulate specific charges against station owners. The Conference agreed to establish a> fund for the relief of the wives and families of members imprisoned in connection with the shearing dispute; It was further decided to admit all classes of labor in towns and cities to membership, the subscription to be 3* per quarter. The Pastoralists' Federal Council has decided not to alter the 1894 agreement. ' NBWCASTX.H, March 3 The Duckrafield, Wallsend, Back Creek and Seaham miners have decided to take united action in resisting the threatened reduction in rates, and will also attempt to reorganise'the Miners* Association. If the attempt fails then the four lodges named will form them selves in to separate associations. Work in the Back Creek and Duckenfield mines will be resumed with non unionists under strong police protec tion to-morrow. Two hundred of the) companies' lata employees, living oft their properties, are to be evicted.

THE COREAN WAR

Villagers in the vicinity of Chefoo are killing the women »nd children by choking them, and afterwards com mitting suicide. The cause is attributed, to fear that they will fall into tfie hands of the Japanese and be subjected to torture.

CUBA.

Mjtosin, Maroh 1 Three hundred rebels bare been ar rested in Ctab*. The SpaDi'sh Govern ment are preparing a force of 6000 men to restore order in the island. Hadmd, Hush 2. The Government have decided to reinforce the garrison at Cuba by (light battalions.

lfifl A&HBUiUUJN GCAKDIA^: MONDAY, MAfeCH 4, 1895.



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JOHN JfITtLSON. ABTIST'S MATERIALS. I have Eeccived a- in a position to Supply I chers, Foreign Canran Selec 3toclc of Winsob the Artists of Ashbur-1 Academy Boards, Oils, and' Newton's Artist's ton with Oil Tubes, Easels, Etc., Etc., at a Materials, and am now Brushes, Canvas Stret-j Very Cheap Rate. House Pai iting & Paperhansrmg. THAVS Especially hanging Dwellings dur-1 Very Best of Oils and Reduced the Prices in*r the summer months. I Lead used in the work, of Painting and Paper- N.B.—None but the | A Tjiree Sock of Paperhangings, Window Glass, and Picture ;¥rame"|Mouldiiigs h ' on the Premiss* J. WILSON,. CORNER OF ARCADE AND BURNETT STREET, ASHBUftTON.



vV, H. COLLINS & CO. TO THRESHJN<* MAOHiNE PROPRIETORS, HAVING m*&* special amngementa fo, this aeaso!^ P|!j^^ prepared to execute all orders entrusted to us wiu. *^ ' ship or ex yard. HOUSEHOLD GOAL A SPECIALTY. NEWCASTLE COAL BLACK BALL COAL WFSTPORT COAL And the Celebrated WESTPORT GRK¥ VALLEY COAL CARDIFF COAL TIMBER, TIMBER. TIMBER Building Materials of every description in Stock, Dry Flooring and Matoh lining in any quantities. Call and obtain quotations, which will be to your advantage W. H. COLLINS and CO.



Wanted. WEOHIgRAY, KAROH O. Cirwnd SwlniMlng Carnival fnu LX T — Coniforcable six roomed I House; good locality. Apply J. Swahsos, at A. Ort's. 3 20 LOST-Grf y and White Rough Collie i Sheep Bitch Answers to name of Gyo Finder kindly communicate to «* ! Stockdill, Sptead Eagle, or William i Fleming, Hampstead. 3>jl9 \ I r AKTJfiD, Apprentices to the Dress W n.aking U«sine s. Apply Miss Rundle, Tancred Street. 3 17 STOP Htul Read ! Great Farewell Tea in Primitive Chutch on Wedsesday Nigh*: to bid farewell to Rev and Mrs Cockkr. Sp'endid programme. 323 WAM'rKD Known —The Misses Urquhabt have started Drets» making, and having a thorough knowledge of the business, combined with moderate charges, hope to receive a share of the oublic p*tronsge. Address: Tancred Street, next to E. W. Hall, Herbalist. 2161 |i<Lli/JL'UilfiK ttHO&.y are stilling allow -*- ing a good reduction on 5,10 and 20 1b tins of Tea of all well-known brands. Special quotations for Urge quantities. Fletcher Bros, Cash Supply Stores, Ashburton.



WANTED Known—Special line of Gents 1 Kegatta Shirts, all sins, with or without collars, 2s 6d.—W, H. Collier. WANTED Known—All wool Delaines, Prints, and Crepons below whole sale rates.— Mitchrll and Tuenbr LF. AS DREWES & CO.—Sale now • on of Surplus Stock of Fancy Goods, Toys, Books, Stationery and Account Books, and all at greatly reduced prices for cash, at L. F. Andrbwbs & Co. WANTED— Every Lady to try Madam Balcombe's Patent Ex panding Belt Corset {registered), guaran teed whalebone throughout. Orders left at Mr E, Hall's, Herbalist, Ashburton, will receive prompt attention. 10 86 PRESENTS. We are now riving JL Presents to all purchasers of 2a 6d and upwards.—H. 0. Segers, Melford House. "TXi ANTED Known—The Corner Is YV showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier. '



8. wSALEK WATCHMAKER ft MANUFACTURING JEWELLER. rpHE largest and finest stock In th« X District to select from. It is also the newest and cheapest. Watch and Jewellery repairs receive careful and prompt atttention. Watches cleaned and guaranteed for twelve months 6s. Sole Agent for Lazarus' patented system of sight testing and " Specialite" sp ctacles. S SALEK. r EAST 6TEEET.



AT THE DOSAIX BAVHS WANTED Known — Mrs Hooper (monthly nurse) is open to accept engagements. Apply, by letter, to Mrs Hoopek, Alford Forest Road, Ashburton. 11*134 WANTED Known.—Having had such a successful season with Dresses, balance to clear it nominal prices.— MiTCHEtL AND TURNER. HM. JONES is offering his Large • and Varied Stock of Stationery I Account Books, Prize and School Books, Fancy Goods, Plated Glass and Chinaware, at lowest prices for cash. Pianos and Cycles on Easy Terms. 2 158 WANTED Known—That we are sell ing Mason's Patent Jam Jars, Pints 5s 6d per dozen, Quarts 6s, and half Gallon 83 6d, to clear. Enamel and Brass Preserving Puns from 4a 6d upwards.— John Orb and Co. 2 33 f^ UNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock VJI of Gunsj nst 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. Hakdlby's Sporting Repository WANTED Known—A tremendous run on our Gloves, 4id upwards. —Mitchell akd Tusker.



ICE CREAM, Ice Cream. Cool your selves daring these hot times at H. A. Flower, Confectioneer, East Street. Ice supplied in large or small lots. {CHOICE New Season Fruit. Grapes, v^ Peaches, Pines, Plums, Bananas, Apples, Apricots, and Tomatoes ; the best] in town.— a dams, Stunderb' Buildings. VTEW Season's Teas, just to hand. IN Best value in Ashburion. Priaes 1/6, 1/9,2/-, and 2/4 —Cav son and Co ■ \ . ,■■ , 2 2*- T AD IKS' aud Gentlemen h lefr-offJ LJ Clothes and all kinds of good* hrught, sold, or exchanged. — Mrs Kuight. opposite Templar Hall, neir Pcwt Office. 11 170 HLA.3S KETS bought at Edw»rd« Bennet's Sale, a special line of Double Blankets at 7s 9<l. Extra Urge md heavy 15* 6d and 16a 6d.—Robert Vlcorn, Baker's Building OWN Make in Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina ;ores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, tluslins, Flannelettes, Tiimruings, etc., afc Mrs Alcokn's new shop, Biket's Buildings. ÜBfCRT ALCORN~~haB opened in Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards, Bannett's and th? Kaiapoi S«les, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought to Ashborton. Also an assortment of Boots. WANTED Known—Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optic** line at S. Sti-UK's, Optician <



WANTED Known.—That we are selling Finest Japan Rice lower that the cheapest stores in Ohristchurch or Ashburton. Sharps and Bran also at very low prices. Fletcher Bros , Gush Supply Stores, Ashbnrton. TIHRISrMAS Presents, Choice Orna \_J menta. Zithers and Jew's Harps, Balls and Dolls for everybody from Id each; Jointed Dolls for 6d, Sleeping Beauties Is. Chinese Conquerors 6d, Russian Embassies Ib, Walking Men, Talking Dolls, Scotch Greys, and Erinis killen Dragoons all wonderfully cheap at Mrs Aloorn's Ladies-' Underclothing and Fancy Bazaar, Havelock street. NOTICE t~»otice Sport for all Guns let out on hire cr sold on tin\9 payments. Having a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description. Gun fittings in stock. Prices low.—J, W. ! Hakdlby, Ironmonger, etc 1 T) EAUTIPUL ar.d useful Presents to I) all purchasers of 2s 6dand upwards. —11. 0 Segkrs, Meltcrd House. K^ qw" n> _ F s Jeffries, leading Confectioner and Fruiterer of Ashburton, East Street, nexb the Corner. Ice Creams, Fresh Fruits, Confectionery, Summer drinks of every description. Ice at reasonable rates. Lidies Room a specialty. 1*153 iITANTED Known—Holders of W Present tickets can now get them changed.—H. 0. Skgerh, Melford House. WANTED Known—That o uric gto the success of the Sale now being held up at Saunders' Buildings, opposite Rail way Station, ib 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 Lawkib J66



BANG 1 Bang l Bang I 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. Hardlby's, Gun Emporium BOY'S and Girls Own Annual, British Workman and Workwoman, Infant's ' ""•*«&»«, I?Jb# Prij?e, Chad's Companion, M^ '* Frfcww*, Uttje Dot, Family Children * Hop#, Young Jgngland,- Friend, Band o. "f< Lowest Prices.— and other New Books J.l 96 L. F. ANnRBWEB AND Co. ""~"" WAIST KD Known -That if you are in want of a firs^ class article in sum mer Bocts and Shoes, you cannot do better than call at J, Moison's ; you wi'l ' 2efc tho very best at reduced prices. Ar ' | for hia own make, they are well known to I rhe delight of the wearers, throughout the iusrraksJan.cohnies. Repairs well done »nd »• once. Ptomier Boot Maker, Town 1 Hall Boot ytore, fivt itreet, A»bbnrton, * i



NEW PATTERNS OF TWEEDS. NEW ZEALAND GLOTHIHQJFAGTORY. REDUCTION IN PRICES FOR FIRST CLASS TAILORING. MEN'S SAC SUITS, D.B. OR S.B. TO MEASURE, 55s MEN'S TROUSERS TO MEASURE, i 15s | YOUTHS' SUITS TO MEASURE, 45s BOYS' SUITS TO MEASURE, :i,3s MEN'S COVERT COATS TO MEASURE, sOs MEN'S WATERPROOF COATS TO MEASURE, 35s 1 YOUTHS' WATKRPKOOF COATS TO MEASURE, 2§B"6d LADIES' WATRRPROOF COAT TO MEASURE* *ats od NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. ALEX HENDRY, Manager.



"-^oa's Blood Pii&s cleans* the system, " *«»nre blood, cure iwdigestiop.con of"all .m r ? paitwin back and stipatian, fiver 00., '^whef ~J£ sides, biliousness, sick n». pimples, scrofula, scurvy, etc. *.. 6s; two boxe«, 10a, post free. J. W. Orayton 1*0*234 Dunedin DOLLAR 3 1 - No holders or photos — Usury Zander, > wholesale agent.



Hoixoway's Pills.—Any dyspeptic snf ferer awtire of the purifying, regulating, and gently aperient powers ot thse Pills should permit bo one to cloud his judgtne< t or to warp his coarse. With a box o! Hollow&y'a Pills, and attention to its accom panying " lHrectioni," he may feel thoroughly satisfied that he can safe'y and effectually release himself from his miseries without impairing his appetite or weakening his digestion. This most excellent medicine acts as a nervine and bodily tonic by aiding nutrition, and ban shea a thousand annoying forms of nervous complaints. An occasional resort to Hollo way's remedy will prove highly salutary to all persons, whether we 1! or ill, whose digestion is slow or imperfect, a condition usually evidenced by weariness, langbur, listlessness, and despondency. , Rhkomattsm.— Dr E. Gordon's remedy | I never fails in permanently caring rheuma tism, lumbago, sciatica* spit, etc, one bottle gives relief. Prioe 10s, post free. J. W.



For Indigestion, the best remedy is nn * doibtedlv Norton's CAMonu Pills. They «n confidently be reoonmended m being mild ia operation and absolutely free treat injurious drop. Acting at own v a splen« did tooio and a gentle aperient. For nearly 130 yean they have proved omnoalled for Indigestion, Dytpspsta, tick Headache and for Liver and Stomach oonk to. Sold fas bottle. Is ]*d, 9i 9d,andTE by all Haft. oioe Tendon thromghoiii U» wtrld, A unplt, stfo and otrtMn nsjafr, .