MAIL NOTICES.

The Letter Box will be cleared for the despatch of correspondence from Ashburton for the undermentioned places as follows :— Burnbam and Dunsandei, daily 3,15 pm Chertsey and Kakaia, daily 6 30 am 3 15 pm 6 30 pm Christohurch and north, daily 630 am 315 pm and 6 30 pm I and on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 10 30 am Dromore and Selwyn, daily 6 30 am Eiffeltop, Willowby, daily ... 1030 a m Ltamore, Tuesday, Thurs day, and Saturday ... 10 30 am Flgia, vVakfttiui, and River side, daily ... ... 6 30 am Seaview, Seafield, Kyle, and Newlands, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday ... 630 am Greenstreefc, Winchmore, and Forks, Tuesday, Thurs day, Saturday ... 630 am Wheatetone, Water ton, Ash ton, Longbeach, Mid Fiemington, daily ... 345 pm Mount Somera, Sprinsburn, Biuhside, Alford Forest, Staye'ey, daily .. ... 4pm I Metkven, daily ... .. 315 pm < Geraldine, and Orari, daily.. 12 30 pm OamarUj Dunedin, Waimate, and south, daily ... 12 30 pm E'iling, Bangitata, daily .„ 10 30 am 12 30 pm Temuka, Timaru, daily, 10 30 am 12 and Tuesday, Thursday, 30 pm and Saturday 315 pm Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, 10 30 am 12 daily .. 30 pm And Tuesday, Thursday, : and Saturday ... ... 315 pro Buapuna, Monday and Thurs day .. ... ...4 pm Mayfield, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday ... 4 pm Lowcliffe, Monday, Wednes< day, and Friday at 10 30 am

MARRIAGE.

Deaeden-Grigg.—On July 2, 1895, at Longbeach, by the Rev. Mr Blackburn, Persgcine Robert Deairden, youngest boo of the late Peregrine Boyd Dearden, of Rockdale Manor, Lancashire, England, to Annie Abbott, third daughter of John Grigg, of Longbeach.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1895. SIR GEORGE GREY.

Sib George Grey has at last definitely announced his intention of resigning his teat m the House of Representatives. He has informed the Agent-General that he has posted m London a letter to the Speaker of the New Zealand House, covering his formal resignation, and the Agent-General has cabled out informa tion of the fact. Of course there has been some talk about the matter m the House of Representatives. Some days ago Gaptain Russell took exception to leave of absence being granted to Sir George at the application of the Premier and even questioned Sir George's right to be considered a member seeing that he had not yet taken the oath m the present Parliament. Now, onthe cable of the Agent-General the question of whether the resignation was m due form or not was raised. We hardly fancy the conduct of those who .opposed Sir George's leave of absence was graceful, and we are perfectly satisfied his resignation as now notified is perfectly m order. He might have been allowed to get his leave asked for without being yelped at, and now that he has resigned the best thing the House could do was to receive itand pay theusual compliment g. To havo declarei his seat vacant because the Grand Old Man was m England and infirm with age, would have been a most ungraceful thing, and about as useless as ungraceful; for Auckland would have immediately re elected him, preferring rather to go unrepresented than that the man of all others who has served the district well, should not be on the list of New Zealand parliamenters if he wished to be there. Sir George, we fear, will never sit m parliament again, even if he should be able to undertake the I voyage back. But m parliament or m private life, m the colony or at Home, the old man will have all of what remains to him of life, hold a warm m the hearts of the colonists of New Zealand, and he will want no sculptured tombstone to keep his memory green.

The Key. H. R. Haweis, who is at present on this side the water, and has been lecturing the new pulpit, throughout New Zealand, |has an article m the North American Review on the " New Pulpit," In it he says : —It may be asked what I mean by the New Pulpit. A pulpit m touch with the life of the period. A pulpit up to date | interested m what is interesting; cipjibTe of refpcusing religion; quick to note when a phrase is outworn; rPsolved to find why clever men won't listen to sermons; convinced that every pursuit, occupation, discovery, and faculty of man should have a moral thrust and prepared to give it. This element of the moral thrust is with him supreme, and m order to make it effective he points out the necessity for restating the old formulae:—For in stance, the Old Pulpit said, uTfce Bible is the word of God." The New Pulpit says, " The word of God is m the Bible." The Old Pulpit said, " The Bible is an inspired history." The New Pulpit says, "The Bible is the history of an inspired people." Tfco Old Pulpit said, "The Bible is infallibly inspired.'' The New Pulpit says, ? The B, ible is inspired, but not infallible." The OldPulpijb said, "I believe m the resurrection of the body." The JNew Pulpit adds, " I believe m the survival of the'ego and the con r | tinuity of the individual m some suit able, though at present unknown, form, under some suitable, though at present unknown, conditions, and so forth.' This is not a theological article. It aims rather at defining the historical position and prospects of the modern pulpit and indicating the condi» tions of its vitality. The first and foremost need is restatement up to date; the grand Maurician recognition that uevey a dogmi. so cM

but what it stands for a vital truth. Disengage the truth, reset, restate the] truth, give it currency once more. Take up every one of these orthodox dogmas, and m the very process of saying : they were true, " they are true, they are no longer true,'* the | light long obscured will begin to shine | out of them like a mortuary lamp from the darkness of the sepulchre. If the preachers throughout Christendom will take up the gospel of restatement alone, they will have their work cut out for them, and their reassur ing text should be, "We come not to destroy, but to fulfil." Proceeding to deal with subjects more m detail, he points out th«vt the New Pulpit has duties m relation to society, the theatre, science, and also m relation to the occult world. On this subject he writes as follows:—As to occultism, abject incredulity or rabid denunciation seems for the mass of the clergy the only alternative, and both are equally out of place at this time of day. Ah ! > when shall we find m the pulpit the judicial spirit of an Oliver Lodge or a W. Crookes? At the fag end of a paper like this it is impossible to discuss adequately the present atti tude of the pulpit towards spiritualism, Theosophy, Christian Science, and other modern ninetebnth century forms of the occultj but the complacent doctrine that sundry abnormal things occurred as related m old Jewish annals, and even as late as the first thirty-three years of the Christian era, and for perhaps a few years later— but outside those limits all phenomena of a similar kind never occurred at all —is a theory which only belongs to the theological bigot; whilst the scientific bigot, with a dogmatism almost as! naive, make a clean sweep of all abnormal phenomena whatever, both m and out of the Bible. Amongst the discoveries of this marvellous age—and an age of miracles could hardly be more staggering—not the least noteworthy would be the establishment, on scientific grounds, of the survival; if not the immortality, of the rfoul. Mr Stead, we all know, looks hopefully, m spite of numerous failures and still more numerous frauds, to spirit-photography. But •that is only one method of possible | demonstration, and the sifting of strange evidence m a dozen different, bur converging, directions is going on apace all round us Mr Haweis brings a blight and suggestive paper to a close with the following passage: —The Christ at Chicago or m London would probably not look much like the Christ of Palestine, and would certainly not adopt the methods or the rabinical forms of teaching, or the costume or the customs familiar to, and suitable to, the people of His day-—but the New Pulpit should stand for the free dom of Christ's utterance, the reach of Bis sympathy, and that discernment of the signs of the times without which no ministry can be prophetical and no pulpit alive. The age wait 9. There is only one man who, whatever esti mate we may have formed of him personally, has ever approximately grasped the true functions of the New Pulpit, and that man was Henry Ward Beecher.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Bing, Harrip, and Co. h»ve if sued a writ for £6000 against the Manawatu and Wairarapa Farmers' Associations for a | breach of agreement to ob am drapery fiom them. It his been fund necessary to break Lady Augusta Boyle's »nkle as; ie, m order to restore movement to her foot. The operation was performed and the limb set by Dr Hainea, «f Auckland, and two loc»l doctor?, and so far with every prospect of success. At Auckland, at a meeting of the Society for the Protection c f Women and Children the Chairman repotted chat a letter had betn receive 1 from Co'oii-jI Hume (the Commissioner cf Police), saying tba*-. m the matter of yocmg girls parading the streets instructions hid bean given to the police to exaroise the powers they possess to the fullest possibe extent. The New Zealand Chwch News notes that the Provincial Synod m the West Indies has decided that the Primate of the Province should ba designated Archbishop. The News remarks— 4 Had it been known that the West Indies Province was about to take this step the actbn of oar General Synod m deciding that the time was not fully ripe fcr the appointment of an Archbishop m New Zsaland * might have been different.' The Loyal Wafcerton Lodge, I OOP, M 13, held its quarterly summoned meet ing on Saturday evening last. The principal business was the election of officers for the next term, which resulted as follows : -N G, Bro 0. Honltcn ; V G, Bro F. Hoekingsj E S, Bio B. Box- Bro George Soal, the retiring X U, pasanj !to the Gf M's chair It was decided to celebrate ihe anniversary with a concert; and ball. Recepts for the evening-J ---£37 si; expenditure £1918 d Sd. Mr D. J> Nathan has aeceived a letter from a former Eoglish butcher, who says he knows for a fact that imported meat is c manually sold as English by nearly all the butchers afc Home, They dry it, iust flour over and off again, and no one but experts can tell the difference. The writer adds that the meat should be properly dressed, and strongly supports the idea of a retail company opening a shop at Home. He says fifty per cent more would be got for the meat. Two youngsters were last evening dis cussing some matter with great earnest ness, when the mater overbeard one of them —a young lady of ten —say * I don't think much of Dick Seddon, anyway,' ! whereupon she reprovingly remarked— | ' My dsar, you should speak more respect | fully of Mr Seddon. Whatever he may have been, his present position should entitle him to be spoken of m a respectful manner.' 'Why, mamma, we were talking about Lionel Broad's cat.' It may be explained that Mr Broad has entered a large torn cat at the show, and he calls him * Dick Seddon.' , The usual monthly meeting of the Long [ beach School Committee was held on Mon day evening Present —Messrs GolHns (chairman) Houston, Dalley, Marsh, Lidstona, and Bead. The master reported that, owing to ths very bad weather that prevailed during the latter part of the month, the attendance had been very low. It was resolved that Mr Read cart some shingle to the back of the Master's house, and makeup low places m the pay-ground. It was resolved to have the inside of the school-room repainted, the Chairman to arrange for the parrying out of the work. I* was decided to plqse jthe school during the second ani third week of this month, for midwinter holidays. Pure BtooD is t#p Secret of Health Gordon's B^oop Fu&s oleanae the system of all impure blood, cure i*idigestion,con- Btipation, liver oomplaint, pains m back and Bides, biliousness, sick headaohe; remove pimples, scrofula, scurw. nto, Larfe boxes i, two boxes, lOi, uojti free,, J W QlftytoSi £t>« 334 Da edio I

The plaintiff m a caae the other day m the Pahiatua Court fined for the price of goods delivered fire yaars ago. The defen dant did not dispute the delivery of the goods, bub pat ia a counter claim by way of defence The difference between the »mount of the two claims was 14i The defendant had mo: c than once offered to fqu+re accounts, bub plaint ff would not recognise his account. Af .er much swearj ing, deposing, affirming, and denying for over three hoars, the Bench ga c juflig ! ment for the amount claimed by plaintiff plus costs. After the Clerk of the Court had struck a balance, it was found that there -was a balance of 2; m favour of the defendant. Both lid: ants started for hime seemingly well pleased with th* 1 result. A Duaadin debt-collector was lately taken down by a Chinaman. He had to collect» debt of £1 from one (say) Too Kwid, greengrocer. Ha had called re peatedly at Too Kwid s, but was told T.K. was ' 111,* or * just gone out-,' and was going to prepare a summons. Bat one morning a knowing Celestial called on the collector and made known to him that he could get inTK's money if the collector would allow him something for his trouble—fay, give him a receipt- for 20s and accept 13^. He also promised to seethe matter settled m a week's time, bat it might take longer, as Too Kwii was a hard nut. The debt collector agreed—he would take anytnicg rather than sue a Chinaman. The debt collecting Chinky called sure enough at the quoted time with 13s, and demanded reoeipfc for 20s. It) occurred to the business map that it would be as well to get his Chinese co worker's name before ha left, as he migho come m useful for future transactions., 'I say," he asked,- your name T ' Name me ?' Said the China- { man, half-way out of the door-— 1 me Top Kwid, I—BvMinl — BvMin Speaking of che Stratford 'East Road,' I the Wellington Pout says:—There are now eighty men employed on it, and a gap of fifty miles to clear and form. The roai ia now formed and cleared for thiriy-five miles from Stratford, bat though it is an excellent summer road, through the lack of metal it fsa slough of despond m winter, and a recent visitor describes it as * paved with dead pack-horses.' The co-operative men are labouring under great difficulties as to provi ions m Consequence. Bullock drays cannot now get through, and the packers are just raising their prices from Stratford to the camp 4s per 100' b, making the cost of melting provisions up from i Stratford to i he road parties about £1010s for 20001 b. The wife of one of the men employed on the * alternate' cyst em had come from Christchurch (o join her husband a fortnight ago. The bullock dray did not meet her at the end of the mettalled road some seven miles from Stratford, where the ordbary dray had deposited her and her belongings on the roadside. She decided to leave her things and went on, accompanied by three little girls aged from eight to fourteen. They were two days on the road, having to camp m the mud, and reached the camp about 5 o'clock. When they arrived at c*mp they received » great ovation as the first f*m ly to get through, and were clad m mate garments till the men could get their clothing dry. The men appear con tented with their prospects m spite of their hardships. C*rlton Corawell, foreman of the Gazette, Middletown, N J, believes that Chamber lain's Cough Remedy should be m every home. He used it for i cold and it affected a speedy cure. He says: It is indeed a grand remedy, I can recommend i". to aI. I have also seen it used for whooping cough, with the best results, lor sale by the Ashbu ton I-rng Company

COMMERCIAL.

London, July 1 A portion of the Perthshire s cattle alive Irought £20 10a per head. July 2. . A cirgo of Victorian wheat, ex barque Col'essie, sold at about 2319 J. Ihe wool sales opened today wi'h a catalogue of thirteen thousand bales. Bi iding was cheerful. There are n<nv many | wool buyers m London, and vn advance of five to ten per cent generally is expected. Goldsborough's debenture holders ap pointed a committee of ten, including the trustees, with a view to modifying the rate 'of interest. Mr Mitchell explained that • Gcldsborough was satisfied that under the present condition the Company could not pay interest. Owing to the low price of wool and properties, they were unable to earn the amount expected when the scheme was arranged. Only £240,000 of the calis due had been paid, out of £450,000- It was believed some wealthy shareholders were willing to put further capital into the Company, but the general call would be ruinous.

European and Other Foreign Items

London, July 1 The balance sheet of the National Bank of New Zealand shows a profit of L 31,606. The directors- propose to declare a dividend of five per cent and carry forward L 19,116. The deposits amount to L 1,534,640;,534,640 ; billsdiscounted, advances on securities, and cash items L 2,058,800. The Daily Chronicle says that ifc is reported that Lord Roberts succeeds the Duke of Cambridge as Oommander m-Ohief. London, July 2 In attempting to rescue a man from a well at the Eastham sewage pumping station three others heroically sacrificed their lives. Fifty men narrowly escaped death from the foul gases. Paris, July 1 The Government propose to prose cute the priests who openly oppose the taxation of religious orders. July 2. A great fire has taken place m Rue Concordat, and two million francs worth of damage was occasioned. ! New York, July 1 Mr Strong, ]Vfayor of New York, is taking steps to abolish the Tammany Hall, and has dismissed within four months 3000 municipal officials, in cluding police, dock, excise and other official?. San Frin isco. J> ly 2 Ashford and Undorberg, who were expelled from Hawaii, declare their intention to return ; Great Britain, it is alleged, promising to support their right to reside there. '

The Bank of Victoria.

Melbourne, July 2 The full Court has given its decision, recently reserved, m the action brought by the Crown against the Bank of Victoria to determine whether certain moneys received by the Blaster m Equity by direction of the Court and lodged by him m the Bank were en titled to priority of payment as Crown tnpneys, or whether the Master m Equity was compelled under the subse quent scheme of re-eppatruction to accept deferred deposit?. The Chief Justice held that the moneys were en titled to priority, but Justices Hodges and A'J^eckett held the opposite yiew, and judgment was given m fayor of th.c defendant Bank,

FIVE DECADES

Have passed away since Wolfe's Schnapps was first introduced, acd to-day it is ittll

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Wellington, July 2 The Council met at 2 30 p.m. BELLAMY'S It was resolved that the sale of spiri tuons liquors be continued m Bellamy's. BILL PA'SED. The Poisons Importation and Carriage Bill was read a third time and passed. SECOND BEADING. Sir Patrick Buikiey moved the second reading of the Judicial Practice and Pio ee lure Bill, and explained that although he was aware th*b the Bill would rauec with tho opposition of Bench, Bar, and Council, he intended to go on with what h • considered to be his duty. One of the principal features m the Bill was to com pel Judges to go on circuit. He ful'y explained the provisions of the Bill, which heremaikad was not; intended to rt3act upon the conduct of the Judges of the colony. H« considered that Judges should not si.mment en the evidence, hut m summing up should confine themselves to facts. One of the reasons he thought why the Bill would be accepted T»ai the recent Dean case m Sydney, m which Mr Justice Windeyer so wofully misdirected the jury. Sir Patrick considered th»t|Jini the interests alike of Bench and Bar, the Bill should btcome law. Mr Pharazyn opposed the Bill, and moved a hostile amendment that it be read a second time that day six months. Sir George Whitraora regretted that uo few legal members of the Council were present. However, as the Bill must go to the Statutes Revision Committee ha should vote for the second reading. Mr McLean opposed 'ha Bill. On the motion of Dr Grace, the debate was adjourned for one week. The Council then ad j earned till next) d»y.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House met at 2.30. RESIGNATION OF SIR GEORGE GREY, The Speaker read a cablegram which he had received from the Agent-General, stating that Sir George Grey had posted his resignation of the Auskland seat on Friday last. He (ihe Speaker) said that a similar case had occurred m 1887, when a mem! er had resigned his seat m the same w»y, and the Agent General had acquainted him (the Speaker) by cable of the fact. The Premier said that he had received a cablegram from the. Agent-General to the same effect; as that read by the Speaker. Ond*r Section 139 of the Electoral Act power was given to a mem ber of the House to resign his seat In this way, but it mast be done m the presence of two Justices of the Peace He felt satisfied that Sir George Grey's resigna tion had been given to the Agent-General and he should move next day that a writ be issued for the election for Auckland. REPLIES TO QUESTIONS Replying to questions it was stated that a Bill would be introduced this session to amend the Shops and Shop Assistants Act; that) the Government intended to have another analysis made of the water and mud of the Thermal Springs district;; thit the Government did not consider that any change m the present management of the Rotoma Sanatorium was necessary; that a Bill was being prepared, dealing with the whole question of the supply of lime for agricultural purposes; that the Governmtnt could not reduce the railage rates for potatoes ; that ihe Government did not intend to amend the Vaccina ion Act m ihe direc tion of making vaccinatl n optional ; that no further proposals had b^6n laid b« lorn •he Government during thn recess for the amalgamation gf the Colonhl Bank wish the Bank of New Zfla]and, and no legislation on theeu 1 j?ct was nroposod to be introduced by the Goverrment during the present session ; that an order had ben sent Home tome lime s»go for a new cable to lay acrosß Cook Strait m place of tha broken ihree-coi-« cable; that the question of establ thing a depot of warlike stores at Wellington was under the considerathn of the Military Adviser to the Govern ment ; (hat it was not the intention, of the Government to surrender the pre-emptive right over native land, but anomalies m the Native L%nd Court Act of last session would be tffken into consideration, with a view of affording a remedy ; that the Government would endeavor to make some arrangements for g<anting free railway passes to enable country pupils, who have pissed the sixth standard, to attend District High Schools nearest to their homes; that tha Government were pndeavomig to ob fain land for a State fatm m the South Island; thtb a Bill would be introduced, regulating the right to prospect; and miae for gold and other minerals on private property; that a Bill was being framed to amend the Chattels Tranpfer Act, 1889, and consideration would be given to the proposal to include hook debts m the definition of chattels ; that a school reader, to be published by the Government, was almost ready, and the Minister of Education hoped to have it circulated m two or three weeks* ! The Honse rose at 5.30 pm. The House resumed at 7 30 p.m. THE SnnLANE KAILWAy. The Premier moved that the debate on the Midland Railway resolutions be taken m the House Instead of m Com* mitfcee of Supply, m order that members might be able to spsak for half an hour if necessary on such an important sub' jeofc. The motion was agreed to, Tha Premier than moved a resolution authorising the Government to expend £5000 informing the Mi.iland Railway between Jackson's and Otira, and ia completing the line between Belgrove and Motapiko, He said tint the act of taking possession of the line by the Government was done /by the authority of the law, and with the best legal advice obtainable m the colony He had n.ofc altered his opinion wl'h respect to granting concessions to the company, but as the If oup© refused to agree to that proposal the subsequent action of the Government with respect to taking the line over was, he thought, jistiQed. After the prorogation of the House last year the company asked the -Govern* ment for an extension of time, bub the Government asked what was the use of granting an extension of time to a company which was practically bankrupt ffc would be interesting to kn >w thit the directors of the ompany on Nnr>ra*>er 30 signed and sealed a notice of arbitration, and yet on Dccc ril ar 9 following the G .vecn ment woro asked to give their reasons for not agreeing to an extension of time. He chould not go Into the question of ;vb:tration now, only to say that as re gads an umpire the Government were prepared to accept any of their Judges, and the inspired statements appearing m the public pre s to the opposite effect were incorrect, He ex plained how the line had been taken over., by the Government and quoted several sections of tlie Railway' Con struction and Land Act, 188,1, m support i f their action. The company was afraid to proceed against the Govern ment with an action. If the Govern ment spent the £5000 asked for and If the company did not repay it wiihh? fifteen months from May (-he time a.t which the Government took possession of the line) there would be an end to the contract between the Government and die company, but If the company could pay the ironey responsibility would rest with the Government whether 'hey would allow the company to «o on with tb« lint, At ppwtnc §,000,000 t^m tf

TBB ASHBURTON GUARDIAN: WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 189 S.



FIRE ALARMS AI ten ton .„ ... .„ ... .. ono toll Borough, north of railway .., two tolls Borough, south of railway . three (olt» Jiftuipateind w m > M m „, |^»r tojii



i Wanted : UP TO DATE SALt—l5O Pairs Girls Boors 2s 6J, 120 Pairs Maids' Boota 3^ 6d, 117 Pairs Maids' (best) Boots4s 6d, Ladies' Shoes §s lid, Gents' Boots 4s 6d and 5s o<i. All siz w guaranteed for one week,- A. Oer's Cheap Sale. 6 221 WASTED Known — Ladies/ liinen Cuffs Id, 12 dozen Dress Buttons If, Velvet aud Satin Ribbon Id per yard, lihnrees 63, Black Mitte 6d. Towels 3J. Ladtes'Oashmeru 31ovet;6d ; all wool Fie«h Dress Goods 6d, 72in Shoeti.'-g at lOd and Is.— Andrew Obr's Sale. 6 222 41 - AN rl ED Known ~-Gr* at Parch we W of D ess Stuffs Lot No. 1 great variety, double width B§d. Most of these goods were Is 3|d wholesale. 33elford House Sale. Everything reduced.—H. 0. Segers. WANTED Known—Bargains to be hud every d*y at Mellor'a Ze* andia Boot Store W AMTED Known—Ten per cent under Chrletchurck prices at Mellou's Zealand!* Boot Store. jT) UNS 1 Guns! Guns 1 My new stock vjf of Gonsj usfc to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single I Barrel Breech Leaders, Rifles, etc. In 1 spectlon invited. No old stock to select from at J. W. Hardmy's Sporting Repository ' ' • ■ ' WANTED Known-Joat arrived from Melbourne for the Blub House 100 Men's Suits, 17s 6d ; 10 dozen Felt Hats, Is lid; Men's Heavy Boots, 9a lid (worth 15s); a line of Flannelette, 3a lid dozen; Melbourne Millinery at Melbourne Cost, Everything «t Mel bourne prices,—The Bute House Arcade Corner, Tancred street. 6 49 /CHOICE FKUlT3.—Peaches, bananas, V/ ©ranges, lemone and tomatoes, at H. A. Flower, Fruiter and Confectioner, East street. .: OY'S and Girls Own Annual, British Workman and Workwoman,lnfante's Magazine, The Prize, Child's Companion, Children's Friend, Little Dot, Family Friend, Band of Hope, Young England, and other New Books at Lowest Prices.— L. F. Andrbwibs and Co. 11 98 O PJECIAL NOTICE.—Suits aid Single O Garments made to meagre. Fit and style with prices to Bttit the times Large purchase Heavy Kaiapoi Trousers and Knit Underclothing.—Mitchell ahd Turksiu ' y, WANTED Known—Spectacles, Kye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and \ everything m the optical line at S.; Sa.lik'B, Optician^ NOTICE! Kotice Sport for all \ Guns let out on hire er sold on tim? payments. Having a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description, Gun fittings m stock. Prices low.-Uj. W Hardlby, Ironmonger, etc' WANTED Known —Mrs Hoopek (monthly nuree) is open to accept engagements. Apply, by letter, to Mrs i QLoopes, Alford Foreet Koad, Ashburton 11*134 ; BANG ! Bang I Bang I My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Slay's, Kynock's and, Cluo Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and %U sporting materials of the first qaaiifcj at J. W. Hakdiky's. Gun Emporfom "j F. A^DRKW^S & CO.—SsW now l^t on of Surplus Strck of Fancy Gocda, Toys, Books, Stationery i> and Account Books, and all a*i greatly redoccd prices for cash, at L. F. Andrewbs&Co. OOJ^» BKOOCIIEB AND ! i . ■ i •' JUST REOEIViiID TW"EW AND CHOICE DSSIGNS- To be seen at the JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT OF S. S A L E X, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBtJRTON iW Inspection Invlietl, C A LL AT THE NEW r/EALANP ew Zealand /CLOTHING I^ACTORY Clothing -c aoiory : GET .A REAL GO3D WATEBPJROOP COAT, GUARANTEED RAIN-PROOF. \ OUR BOOTS ARE THE BEST.TALUE IN ASHBURTON ■. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager.



Wanted. CIAUIIUN.— I will not be responsible ) for ar y DEBTS contracted mmy name —Pobkrt Washington. Ashbar on, July 3,1895 7 18 IM> LKT.—Comfortable fix-roomed House m good locality. Apply, J !S\tansok a* Mr A. Ore's 6 219 t tOOD Strong ireadlts Bowing Machine, j £217s cash; Good Treadle vVertheim Machine, £3 lO< cash H M. Jones BKiTIID&Y Cards, new and beautiful designs Hand-painted Ivorine and Piush Cabinet Photo Frames from 6d each, New Gara&s—H. M Jone*. WANTED KNOWN — H-rse Shoe Bakery; H. P. Madden manager. Lancaster's corner, East Street. Tour pitronage respectfully solicited. For Bread, Pastry, and Small Goods, quality second to none. 7 6 pHOIOI New Season Fruit. Grapes, Peaches, Pines, Plums, Bananas, Apples, Apricots, and Tomatoes; the best m town.—Adams, Saunders' Buildings WANTED Known—Small Profits and Quick Returns.—Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. pARSON AND GO'S Stocktaking Sale *-^ 28 ow on. Groceries, Ironmongery, Brushware, Glass and Ohina, at very low prices for cash. 6 129 iX^ANTfcD Known—6o Ladies' Black * * and Colored Wool Jerseys at 2* 6d, formerly 10a 6d ; 100 Pairs of White Blankets at 10s 6i, Ladies' Muffs 3s 6d. Umbrellas Is lid, Oorsata 2s 9J, 6 and 6J four button Kid Gloves 6d. Wents* Silk Ties 6d each. Large Wool Hearth Roes 6* 6i each.—Andrew Orr's Sale. 6 220 ANTED KNOWN. —F. B. Jeffries, leading Confectioner and Fruiterer, of Mast Street, next the Corner. Hot Pies at any hour and Tea and Coffee also. N.B. Lady Attendant. Fruit of every description. Ladies' Room a specialty. 1*153 WANTED Known—Great Purchase of Dress Stuff*. Lot No. 3 extra quality, Nun's Veilings all shades, Navy and Biack Diagrnil Serges all at Is 3d, usual price 2s 3d. —H. C. Ijeoeks, Mel foid Uouse. \I7"ANTED Known—Grand results, V V our cash sales on Saturday last were the largest m our 25 year*' experi ence. Practical evidence that our efforts are appreciated—Witcheu. & Turner WANTED Known—Great Purchase of Dress Stuffs for Melford Housp Sale. Lob No. 2 great variety, doubl* width at It. Some of these were Is 9d wholesale. Everything reduced.—H. C Segers. J~\M ARSDEN, Jua*., Bbokseiler. • **-«- Sta'ioner, News Agent, Etc School Book* and all other School Rquisitw 411 goods at lowest possible prices. Note—"The Little Shop," Bast Street. \ i J ANTED KNOWN. -The celebrated v' * Yarmouth Oilakins can be ob tained at W. H Co'lier, "The Corner." WANTED Known —We are com pelled to realise on a v ry larg portion of our Stock. To do this we arc prepared to take cost prico for all our new Winter Goods, and almost any price older stock.—Mitch em, and Turner tl/ANTED Known-Mos.'d and Boys /¥ Clothing and UfitleJcLithing, tfoott and Shoes, Hugs and BUnkets, at parti cularly law m fes—MiTcnfix.% Turner. V ANTED Known — Motor's Zea landia B >ot Store is the Cheapes Store for Boots and Shoes. I ' ANTED Known—Ladies L-js'ir.g * Slippra only 2s lid—U.-u%l price, 4h 6d —-Melloi'd Zealandia Boot WANTED, E^eiybudy to try a pur pf House Slippers, only la. Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. VXTANTED Known—Football Boots. *^ sure goal kickers j they never fail -Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. TIR7 FLEPOHER BROS, for Flour L Bran, Sharps, Potatoes, Etc., at lowest prices m town ; qualiy combined -Ca«h Supply Stores, A»>hburton. WANTED Known—A cordial reception and free Inspection through the whole of our extensive Premises. Every article sold a, advertised prices—Mitchell & Turner rpEA, TEA, TEA.. If you are wanting JL a Box of really first class Tea, at a low price, try Fietchrr Bros All well known brands of Tea kept m stock. — Clash Supply Stores, Ashburton. ANTfcD Known—The Largest and Best shop for Evening Shoes m ■ shburton.—Melior's Zealandia Boor Store. '1 ' ANTED -Everyone to call a* V V Mellor's and get his price. No one asked to buy. WANTED Known—Mothers, be wise | and buy your school boots at Mellor's ZaaJandia Boot Store. STOCKTAKING Sale—Mrs Alcorm will give large reductions of Millinery, Jackets and Mantles, Cliliren's Pilisses, Dress Material, Glassware and Fancy Goods, for one mon'h previous to stock taking, — Next Courthouse, Havelock street WANTED Known—l have good Bluchers, only 4s lid.—Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. OWN Make m Lidies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment o! Calicoes, Muslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., at Mrs Alcork's new shop, Baker's Buildings. WANTED Known—That lam hold ing a Sale at Reduced Prices for One Month. Come for Bargains. I have the advantage over many m the trade for the simple reason that I have no partners to pay dividends to, or interest on loan to carry on big concerns. But I buy and sell none but the best, no trash to draw the unwary. Repairs as! usual, done at Once.—J. Moisqn, Boot Store East street, Ashburton. 5 138 WANTED KNOWN.—Warm carpefc slippers for Winter wear, girls 9d, Is, women's Is 9J.—W. H. Collier, ! < The Corner," f^iHEAP Wool makes cheap Blankets, **-/ cheap Flannels, cheap Clothing. I have g)t m a nice assortment of this season's Blankets, men's and boys colonial Tweed Suits and Overcoats, cheaper than ever they have been m New Zealand. Men's colonial Tweed Kaiapoi Suits for 27d 6J, a marvel at th* price; Kaiapoi Knickor Suits from 7s 6d.—Robert Alcorst, Clothing and Boot Warehouse, Havelock street. WANTED, Everybody to use Titan Soap, groatesb marvel of the age 33 7>*.F.i)W, Sol* Ageufc, i



■G. J. -Neil Pa CLEARING SALE IS NOW ON AT FEIEDLANDER'S CORNER. EYISRYTHINO MUST BE SOLD, NOW 13 YOUR TIME. ladies' Jackets, this season's goods, Grey Calico la lid doss 2ls—Reduced to 12a 6d TJVhite Calico Is 9d doz Corsets 8s lid—Reduced to 2s 6d Meu's Colonial Tweed Suits 30s ~Re- Corsets 43 lid—Reduced to 2s lid duced to 22s 6d Heavy Dress Tv^eed, double width, 2s 6d Men's All Wool Suits 19s 6d Keduceii to 9|d, this season's Boys' Suits 3a lid goods Mea's Tweed Overcoats, with capes, Double Bed Sheeting B|d 13 6d Colonifti flannel, all wool, la—Re« Men's Macintoshes, with o»pes, and duced to 8d sewn seams 22s 6d Blanktts 5s 1 Id per pair BOOTd. BOOTS. Men's Nailed Shooters 7s lid Boys' Nail Shooters 4s lid Men's Bluchers 4s 9d Women's Stron? Leather Boots 5s lid Men's Watertigbts, Heavy, 1&» 6d Women's Shoes 4s 6d EVERY USE MUST BE CLEARED MAKE NO ERROR COMPABB OCR PBICK ag AN]} seb mmi.*~~~—.^~^ Q, J. NEILL Fh EDLAKDER'S CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, CASH CASH FLETCHER BROS. HAYS just received another consignment of HUDSON WATER BISCUIT m 41b Ties. This is really without a doubt a splendid line. The Biscuits are much fresher and not broken as they are when you get them m the large tins. We have also m Stock and to arrive, I WRIGBTM CELEBRATED BISCUITS, In 2lb boxes ia the following varietiesj:— PARIS WIHES OSWEGO GARIBALDI ABERNETHY EDINA SULTANAS ARROWROOT.I&c, &c. _ »^fc*. - CONFECTIONERY. CONFECTIONERY is selling at low prices now. but we are selling'at Lower Rates than anyone m Ashburton. We are clearing out a line o£ Terry's Pastille* (English), at a great reduction; also a splendid lob of B Caramels, Musks, Chocolate Creams, etc. Try our Sootch Mixtures and Conversations jit h%l£ the pricej the Confectioners charge. M,L „ ■ Q .iin, ■■■■in-wr Wo have m hand and to arrive largeJJSfcooks of ENGLISH AND COLONIAL CANDLES. 50 boxes National Candles 50 boxes London Wax 50 boxes London Sperm 25 boxes Cosmopolitan Sperm 25 boxes Vistas Paraffin 15 boxes Fluted Paraffin 100 boxes Premier Candles 5© lllec'rc Stearin* Remember, if we do not advertise prices, we are still selling all GrocerieF, etc., at the Lowest Possible Prices, We should be very much oblige! if those of our Customers who can get m town during the week to got their Groceries would do so, as we cannot serv? them and do them justice when we are a -y very busy on a Saturday. We can quite understand how unplea3infc and annoying ifc must be to have to wait'such •a long time for their turn, and can quite sympathise with them. CT NOTE ADDRESS?, FLETCHER BROS, CiSH SUPPLY STORES, ASHBURTON & CHRISTOHUROH. THE LATEST BOOM. Mitchell and Turner's Sale. FURTHER INDUCEMENT. Ladies' Shower Proof Cloaks Go>> for He ivy Oilcloths, 2s 6d S feet Linoleums, 8s ihd 30 Boxes C.earn and ■ White Frilling 1* 2d now G|d StronS Holkind, 4|d 90 dozen Chellbii Lace from 9d per Coloied Toilets, Is do*c:l Colofal Curtains, 2s ] Id Ulsle-a Hiid Jncke's, from 2, 6J Colored New Jackets, 7d 0J 34 ¥]&nnH ]i etl^ goot |, 4|d Jew yd- f rcm Is 1 Id fJeayy White Blankets, 7s lid China Milling, 7|tl to B|d A VREHSNDOUS DUOP IN KEN'S OVERCOATS, ALL TO BE HAD FDU A LITTLE CASH, MITCHELL & TURNER,