DEATH.

Thompson.—On January 31, at Winelow, Mabgabet, the beloye'd wifp of W. J. Thompson j aged 2?.

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Ashburton Guardian. Manga est Veritas et Prævalebit THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1895 EGGS.

Somk few weeks ago the Australians essayed the export of eggs to Great Britain a§ an experiment. It was hardly a success., w,u.t its failure only showed that success was t#6re than possible, and the promoters were not m any way daunted, but are determined to keep on trying until they have surmounted all the difficulties that stand m the way of sucoess. The New Zealand enthusiasts who made the frozen "me^ib trsde met with a good many not' very' encouraging failures before they succeeded 'm making the trade what it is, and having overcome the practical difficulties that lay m the way of carrying the meat m good order and poaditipn. to the distributing market, 'they" are p.ow fighting the butchers who fraudulently "sell Jjb as best Scotch or Welsh at the prices o| best Scotch or Welsh, and sell anything infeviof they have as New Zealand. The success of the frozen meat trade was not a veiy near por a very brijliapfc

prospect when it was initiated, but j great things have come out of it, and who can take it upon himself to limit ( the degree of success that awaits the egg export trade? The shipment of '' eggs from Australia to England raissd j the ire of the London Globe, and that j journal was good enough to advise the colonies to leave the export 0? eggs 1 alono and turn their attention to the wine industry. This was very kind of the Globe, but it forgot that all Australia was not growing wine, and it was perhaps ignorant of the fact that the vigneron3 are keeping their eyes well open m regard to an. English market for their wine and brandy. Probably they wili meet the same John Bullish prejudice m regard to colonial wine that the mutton growers encounter m regard to their meat, but they will overcome that, too, no doubt. In any case the merchants will sell the colonial wine to the British people, and the British people will pay good prices for it, whether it bear Australian, French, Swiss, or Spanish labels—jnst m the same way that New Zealand mutton does duty as best Scotch. The Globe wept bitter tears over the new attack that was being made upon the BritisTi farmer's sources of income m this egg export, and it was m com miserating his sad case that the appeal aras made to the Australians to stick to their wines and let the eggs alone. But it m not the British farmer who will suffer by this new trade. If it succeed, the peasants of the French and German provinces, of Norway and Sweden and Holland, and other parts of the Continent, will be the sufferers, and it? is no credit to the British farmer that he has allowed the egg trade to drift out his hands and be almost appropriated by the peasants of Europe. Speaking of the Australian eggs a writer m the London Standard had the following, which should be quite as satisfactory reading for the New Zea land farmer as for the egg grower on the other side:—" T enjoyed for break fast the other morning an egg im ported from Australia, a sample of a consignment sent from the pushing colony, of "Victoria. The egg was sound and sweet, equal to the fresh egg which costs us 2|d at this season of the year. I claim a niche m the Standard to record this. When fresh eggs come to us from far-distant Aus tralia, we may make up our minds that our colonial cousins are m earnest m their determination to have their share m supplying the food wants of Great Britain. I hold that it is a standing disgrace to our rural population that £4,000,000 sterling should be paid away for our yearly egg bill (is it that the cottager and farmer are negligent m overlooking this industry, or is the system of distribution to blame ?) j but if we must import the wholesome, necessary egg, by all means let us have it from our own people m the colonies."

The question is again being asked m some of the foreign napoleon " v," journals "Is there a Napoleon V. f The Petit Marsellais, Marseilles, claims to have most unquestion able evidence that there is living to-day a son of tfie Prince Imperial of France, The boy, now fourteen years of age, is the grandson of Napoleon 111., and can justly claim the right to ascend the throne of France as Nnpoleon V., inasmuch as his mother, a Miss Watkyne, wad legally married to the Prince. The interest m the question for us colonists is increased by the announcement of a French journal that the young woman is now m Mcl bourne, as principal of a school. She is a Miss Watkyns, and highly cul tured and refined. The boy is with Mie Brotherhood of St. Joseph at Issy, and is being educated among working men's children, with almost cruel simplicity. The European Press, m discussing the probability of a new French Pretender, expresses much doubt as to the legitimacy of this son of the Prince Imperial. The Vossische Zcitung, Berlin, speaks of the matter as follows :—lt is not the first time that the papers have referred to a son of the Prince Imperial, but it is something new to be told this son is the fruit of legitimate wedlock, and that there are documentary proofs of it. It is to be questioned whether the Marseilles paper can bring such proofs, if we are to believe the testimony of Maurice d'Herisson, an officer who stood m plose relation to the Imperial family, ans Tfhoge diary nas lftteJy been published at Augsburg. Apcorcjing to his version of the story, a yoarig artillery officer visited Bath m the company of a young woman m 1878. His appearance led people to suppose that he was the Prince Imperial. The lady had with her a child three or four months old. When the British Govern ment determined to increase the f orpe3 at the Cape of Good Hope, this officer entrusted the lady to the care of a neighbouring clergyman. Through this clergyman she heard of the death of her lover or husband. At any rate, the day following the publication of the death of the Prince imperial, a tall lady m deep mourning sought an audience of the ex-Empress Eug^ufe, at Chiselhurs't, but failed to obtain the desired inter view, Abb 6 Goddard, the impress's confessor, saw the mysterious visitor, and conferred with her for more than an hour, but would not receive her a second time. The clergyman m whose care the lady had been loft recognised some pictures of the Prince at once, He did not doubt that the Prince was tho officer. Thus far the news, which was published m 1879 m the Petit Lyonais. The next w© hear of the matter is through the Figaro, which m J.B&V published an article by Alfred Darimon ? m which it was assorted that the Prince had, indeed,' contracted a secret marriage, which was legal m England, but that it would not gtand the test of French law."

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All was done that influence and forensic j eloquence could do to save the son of j • Sir James Ftrgusson from glenalmond. prison for causing the fire at Trinity College, Glen almond, last month. But tin social 1 position of his family, the best legal talent available, ani even the strong im pression abroad and carefully kept alive that the boy w*s, i« the spirit of a martyr, beaiing the bhme and the con sequences of another's crime rather than that other should suff :r -could not turn the scales of jus.ice, and his sentence was a term of imprisonment. There are not a few Glenalmond scholars m New Zea- Zealand, who would hear with sorrow of the destruction of their old school, and among the list is to ba found tha name of the Hop W. C. Walker, our ex-County Chairman and M.d.li. Trinity College, Glenalmond, is a quadrangular mass of building m tha rose grey sandstone of the country, crowning a wide cliff whose base is gently swept by the Almond as it glides on its way through the ever-ex- I panding glen to mingle its waters with the Tay. There is no public school m Scotland or elsewhere that can boast of such romantic surroundings as this Trinity College nestling amidst its summer trees m the "Sma' Glen" at the foot of the rugged Grampians. The College was founded m June 1811, and the new buildings were opened on May 4, 1847. The first Warden was Dr Wordsworth (afterwards Bishop of St Andrews) Mr Gladstone's old College tutor, then second master at Winchester. "The best day's work I ever did," said Mr Gladstone once, " was to induce Charles Wordfiworth to go to Glenalmond." On the day before the school opened, someone arrived. It was the first new boy. Fifty years after wards he declared he was " rather proud that he was by one nighc, absolutely the first boy at Glenalmond." So is Glen almond, for this " new boy " was Lord Scomberg Kerr, now Marquis of Lothian, and lately Secretary of State for Scotland. ■Glpnalmond's muster-roll contains, for its numbers, a large proportion of distin guished names. Last year she added a viceroy of India to their number, m the person of the present Earl of Elgin. Sir Charles McGregor, K.C.S.L, Sir John McQueen, and Lord Ralph Kerr, now commanding Her Majesty's forces at the Curragh, are among her distinguished soldiers; while the Marquis of Lothian, Bishop Sandford, Sir James CSrichton Brown, M.D., F.R.S., Sir Alex. Wilson, lately High Sheriff of Calcutta, Mr Prim rose, Secretary to Her Majesty's Office of Work-, and Mr J. Wolfe Barry, C.8., the engineer of the new Tower Bridge, support her name m other fields, m com pany with other old Qlenalmonds. The college sends a large proportion of its' boys into the aimy. At the last revision of the school roll, it was found that one tenth of thoae who had left had become soldiers: — Fair Mother, thy waters and walls , Far hence to thy soldiers will come, In the hush ere the hurricane falls, In the dread ere the beat of the drum. Oh, safe wih thy soldiers upgrown Is thy honour, high Queen of the Glen, And the battle shall seal them thine own Glenalmond, right Mother of Men.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Commercial news appears on the fourth page. A Wanganui paper reports that at Wan ganui some 150 summonses hive been issued since the first of January. An Antarctic iceberg has been seen that was twenty miles wide, forty miles m length, and 400 ft m height. The RakaU Sport 3 Committee ara to hold a goueral meeting at the library on Taesday evening next; at 7 30 o'clock. A soojal anc] 4ance, m aid qf tho prize fund of the Seafiold School, 13 announced for the evening of Valentine's Day- Thursday, Pdbfuary 14. It has been yus^ested that thei proceeds of the series of cricket matches to be playid by the Fiji team m New Zealand might be devoted to the relit f of the unfortunate Islandew who are reduosd to a sta^e of starvation by the effects of the recent hurricane. Captain AUnnn and Mr Hay hive fixed the site for the proposed ligh house on the Kidnappers. It is to be on the edge of the point at its extreme end. To test the suitability of the site a fl»o pole wjs erected on it, and Captain Waller, of the Rotamahan?, was requested to take special observations of this on his voyage up the coast. Captain Waller's opinion was de cidedly favourable to the site chosen. A number of gentlemen, principally connected with the Temperance cause, met Sir R. Stout at Dunedin, yesterday, to espress their obligation to him for hia efforts m the causo. Sir R. Stout who with his family, lefb Dunedin fqr Welling ton to-day, m reply, said he was not sever ing his connection with the South, only removing hia family, as he found that attention to Parliamentary duties entailed too long an absence from his family. The Akaroa Mail of Tuesday says :— " Since ©ur last issue the weather has been all that could be desired for the cocksfoot harvest. Cutting may be said to be now finiahed, and during Sunday many hundreds of bags mmt have been threshediOUt. On Sundiy evening, how ever, i-ain fell all along the eastern side of the Peninsula, which delayed threshing yesterday m that direction. We hear of some wonderful yields of ten sacks and over to the acre, and generally the seed is clean, heavy and of first-class colour." A Press Association telegram from Auckland says that tho skeleton of a man minus the skull was found on Saturday last out on Mr Brewer's farm by Messrs J, Relnhardfc, Biewer and Irving, who were cutting down a tree for ' props.' The skeleton was up against the root of a totara, m a sitting position, partly covered up with haves and undergrowth. Mr Thomas Robinson, of Turntable Hill, Kawakawa (near the brewery), says he had a man working for him some years ago who was suddenly missed and never heard of since. A couple of tourists staying at Loch IS ess had a fancy one fine Sunday to go for a row on the loch. They met the boat man just leaving his house, dressed m a suit of glossy black and with an extra large Bible under his arm. "We want to go for a row," said one of the tourists. " Dae ye not know it's the Sawbath V was the rgply. "Yell not get a boat frae me the day ; forbye, |'ll hae ye to i^now I'm an elder of the 'kirk, No—l'll not let ye the boat, but I'll tell ye what I'll do for ye. Dae ye see you green boatie doon among the rushes V "Yes." " Weel, she's ready, with the ears inside. Jisfc row oot tothemiddle, an 1 I'll swear at ye;but never mind—jist row on, an" I'll ca' for the money on Monday ,'f "■ It is not a matter of so much surprise that 4,000,000 letters should ahnnally go astray m the Unite.4 States when one considers the many «own§ there aye of the same name, For instance, there are m the United States 9 Philadelphias and 8 Pittsburgs ; while the record of ether cities is as follows : Brooklyns, 18 ; Bos tons, 11; Baltimores, 5 ; Buffaloes, 16 ; Burlingtons, 1? ; Charlestons, 17 ; Chi cagoes, 4 ; CHncinnfrtis, § ; C|levelands, 10 j Qolarftbiises, 19 ; ; Day tons, 2§ j De troits, 5 i Indtenaprilis, Q | L,ou.ißvill«s, lj> ; Lowells, 15 ; Memphises, 8 ; Milwaukcea, 3 j Nashvilles, 14; Omahas, 5 ; Portlands, 24; Quincys, 15; Richmonds, 22; Spring fields, 25 ; St. Josephs, 15; St. Louises-, 4 ; St. Pallia, 12 ; Toledoa, 7 j Washing, tonu, 30 ; WUmingtons, 13 j totid Williams, bqrge, 88, ' ■

The Wellington Post says that Mr Pry, I who came out under engagement fco. the I New Zealand G vernment to act as one of | bhe Volunteer instractors, will not, it is J J understood, be permitted to take up ther | duties, but will return to England at an ■ j early date. * It is reported that Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas M' Donnell is sufficing s verely from*the effects of an old wound m the head, received while m pursuit of Te Kooti, m February, 1870, ao Taupapa A bullet splintered a d«ad tree, and some of the Gplinters wounded Lieutenant- Colonel McDonnell. The old wound h*s now reopened. Why Mine. Patti selected the neighbour hood of Craig-yUos for her res:dence is explained, perhaps, by the fact, recently stated, that the natives are renowned for living to an extreme old age. Seven persons residing m cottages near the diva have reached a century. One of them claims to be one hundred and ten years old, and attests ie by documentary proof. The young man Kitchener, who shot himself at the National Bank, T^uranga, is progressing favorably towards recovery, and is quite conscious, and admits having premeditated the rash Act. It is expected he will be sufficiently recovered to-day to be removed home from the Bank. The bullet has nob been extracted from his head. A priest, examining a confirmation class m the South of Ireland, asked the ques tion—What is the Sacramento! Matri mony 1 A little girl at the bottom of the class answered:—' PJaze, your riverence, 'tis a state into which sowls entered to prepare - them for another and better world.' * Put her down, 1 said the curate, *to the bottom of the class I 1 ' Lave her alone,' said the priest, • for anything you or I know to the contrary, she may be perfectly right.' Tbey were having some private thaatri cals, and Mr and Mrs Jones gave the scene from The School for Scandal m which Sir Peter rates and reproaches ; Lady Teazle for her extravagance and other shortcomings. Edifch Jones, aged eight, was m the audience, and, when i asked at the close of the entertainment how she had enjoyed her parent's acting, she electrified her hearers by saying, m a tone of dissapointment, 'Acting! They were not acting! That's the way they're always going on at home.' In the Auckland Magistrate's Court the other day a merchant said that he thought 12a 6d m the £ a fair prico for an estate to realise. ' How do you make your profit then?' interjected Mr "Nor then ft. The witness s%id it was not on estates like the one mentioned. Mr JSorthcroft remarked that he presumed the good marks had to pay for the bad, and added— * A store keeper on the gumfields once informed me that if two paid he was all right. If the third paid those are my bonuses.' This remark was greeted with laughter by those present m Court. Mr Northcroft con cluded by stating that there was too much * tick.' It was the ruin of the country. In about a couple of months or so we shall issue as a supplement a beautifully colored panorama of Ashburton. The lithographic work will be done by the well-known firm of Niven and Sons, of Batlarat, and Mr Robertson, the represen tative of the firm is now m Ashburton canva&sinst for the sheet. He has two artists with him from whose work the pictures are produced, and the whole thing will be a piece of art worth preserv ing. Mr Robertson, will call on the busi ness people of the district with a view to getting their places of business inserted m the pxnorama, and he will cany with htm samples of what has been done m the same way for other pirts o? the colony. At a meeting of the Wellington Board of education yesterday, the Chairman, re ferringtothe request of the Catholic clergy for Inspectors to examine Catholic School pupils^ said last year the Inspactors were unable to cope with the Board's own work, and it was difficult to see how they could undertake extraneous dudes. This being so, it seemed to him that it would have been better had an application been made t^ the Education Department for the ap pointment of an Inspector to deal entirely with these outside' schools. This mattei involved the inspection, not only of Catholic Schools but also of other private schools. He suggested that the consideration of the letter should be deferred until he could consult with Mr Lee. The question was deferred until the nexb meeting of the Board. An Auckland telegram says :—Some time ago the Collector of Customs received information that a man, apparently a foreigner, had been offering to various people rum at such ft low figure that there was reason to suspect that import) duty on the same had not been pa,id. The col lector, calling m the a.id of a detective, made enquiry and investigation, with the result that it was decided to lay an in formation against the occupant of a shop m the city. The collector seised a three gallon still complete, also an additional apparatus for distilling, and about twelve ga'lons of material which wag probably being offered for sale as rum ; also a quantity of locally made sarsaparilla ; also a variety of flavoring essences, etc. There are two informations, but the police are unable to serve the warrants, conse quently 8 fresh information has been laid.

University Examinations

—■ ♦ The Committee of the Senate of the University of New Zealand met yesterday at Christchurch. The following are the results of the Junior Scholarship Examina tion held m December :—H. F. Skey, G. E, Thompson, Dunedin ; E. F. Johansen, Nel son ; L. E. Williams, Dunedin ; Flora Boas, Turakiha; Linda Fenwick, Dunedin j Myra R>wson ? Christchurch ;■ J. Prendaville, Wel lington j H. Stuckey, Nelson j Annie McPher son, Auckland; Annie Wauchop, Dunedin j Kate Scott, Margaret Olliver, Christchurch ; R. W. Allen, Alice Dinneen (resigned), and Claire Smith, Auckland, The following have passed the Barristers' general knowledge examination:—J. Foy, Wellington; J. p. Mcßeth, Wanganui; G. T. Weston, (Jhristohurch. The following have passed the medical preliminary examination on junior scholar ship papers ; —si, P. Whitelaw, E. J. Herqus, H. F. Skey, and W. 1 F,. Patersdh; all of Dunedin. The following have qualified for matricula tion on junior scholarship papers:—H. E. Pilkington, Auckland; A. T. Coleman, Gis borne; 0. N. Williams, W. L. Fhzherbert, C. R. Sainsbury, Wanganui; A. N. Fell, Nelson ; G. E. Fenwick, G. T. Pa'mer ; S C. Allen, Dunedin; F. Tipping, Bluff; J. Moßae, Hastings; Ethel Jacobs, Akaroa; Qora Hichison, Q. J; %. $;llars, Wellington ; Margaret Westoby, Napier ; J. S G Qooper, Elizabeth McGimpsey, Agnes Balfour, and Mary Cuninghaine, Timaru,

CORRESPONDENCE.

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

THE HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS.

TO THE EDITOR. Bm,—Will you kindly allow me to explain through your columns one part of my letter to the Chairman of the High School Board of Governors re scholarship, published m your issue of yesterday. Written hurriedly, unfortunately it was not very explicit m conveying my meaning. What I meant to say was—if my daughter's health permits, I \yquld b.e pWs§4 to send her, up for examination next year, anc}, if successful, would have much pleasure m taking advantage of the scholarships kindly offered Iby your Board. I certainly have no desire that the scholarship won by her this year should ■be held over, even for a day.—l am; etc , G. Mkdimns, A'hAmrton, 30, iS9S,

Ashburton Rifle Club.

The second competition for the trophy presented by Mr Buckley took place at the range yesterday atternoon. A good number ot competitors took part m the match, about seventeen firing. The day was dull and showery, making good shooting difficult, but some fair scores were wade notwith standing. Points count as follows—highest scorer, seven points; second, six points; down to seventh man one point. Twenty , one points have to be made to finally win j the trophy. Appended are the scores- The [ first seven gain points. Those ma ked * fired with Martini- Henrys, and have twelve points penalty deducted from score, that being the h mdicap m favor of those using Sniders.

The highest scores m the first competition I were:—

Cricket Notes.

By Mid-Oa (The second round of Cup matches arranged by the South Canterbury Association be gins on Thursday next, when Geraidiae and Ashburton meet on the Domain. I trust the Ashburton knights of the willow will be diligent m their practice as their chance of securing the trophy this year is good, and should they be successful it will go a long way towards reviving the iaterest of the general public m the good old garnet As things are at present Geraldine is leading, but if Ashburton is successful on Thursday the local club will be even with the Geraldine people, and I think there is little or no doubt bat that our men can easily defeat the three Timaru teams as well as Temuka. I am glad to see that Black has again taken to the game. He is undoubtedly the most finished bat we have besides being a good field. E. Davis at present is leading for the bowling trophy, and I think will about win. He is also a good bat and a fast scorer, but if he displayed a little more patience when first going m he would find it of great advantage. Among the recent additions, Percy shows the most improved form, his 31 against the Banks was obtained by sound defensive cricket, and he has earned himself a place m Thursday's team. " Old George Andrews " is m rare batting form this season, and is points are ahead of everyone else m the batting average. I trust he will secure the trophy, for a more enthusiastic cricketer it would be hard to find. The match, Banks v the Club, was con tinued on Wednesday but had to be abandoned on account of the rain. Fleming showed very good batting form. He is a reliable bat, and can be depended upon to make runs. Young Friedlander brought off a good catch rathe long field which dis posed of the energetic Hon Sec. Friedlander la a promising oolt and Bhould be en couraged, I am pleased to notice the Junior Club is practicing regularly. Mr Ferriman deserves the thanks of the cricket loving public for encouraging junior cricket. Many of the lads show considerable talent, and it is a pity they cannot get a good coach to give a few hintri. The Fiji team passed through fay the express on Wednesday. They are a fine looking lot of men. It is to be regretted that a match could not be arranged with them here against the S.C. Association,

CRICKET.

Sydney, January 30 Blackham has again injured his hand, and is now disabled for the season. Brace will be able to play m the "next tesc match.*

The return match Geraldine v Ashbartoo, will be played at Ashburton on {Thursday next, February 7. The local team will be chosen from the following players, who are requested to attend practice, as this is an important fixture, viz:—Messrs Davis, Peter, Andrews G. and E., Black, Orbell, Fleming, Hutton, Denshire, Percy, Fooks, Russell, Stewart, Bourke, Moffatt.

European and Other Foreign Items

London, Janatry 29 The shareholders of the New Zea land and River Plate Land and Mort gage Agency Company have confirmed the resolution deciding on the redaction of the capital of the Company. Lord Lansdowne, ex* Viceroy of India, is addressing Conservative audiences m opposition to Home Rule. St Petersburg, J anaary 29 The Czar and Czarina will be the guests of the Queen of England m June, . The Czar, addressing a deputation of the nobility, referred. t_a i»»<>-*Mar(J dream of the JZomstivos wishing to take part m the affairs of the State, and said he was firmly resolved to uphold the autogracv. Berlin, January 30 The training ship Stein is safe, Ottawa, Jannary 30 The Canadian Government has asked the views of the Australian I colonies relative to the construction of the Pacific cable at the cost of the States interested m the enterprise, and has also forwarded a tender offering to lay the cable more quickly and cheaply than anything previously proposed*

LABOR

Sydney, January 30 Two non-TJnionists at the Seaham col liery were brufally assaulted by Union ists, and their tents, tools and clothes were destroyed. The miners' delegate of the Seaham Lodge has been arrested, for, partioipatiqn m the assist. Owing to the exhaustion of theif funds the officers of ' the Northern Miners' Association have found it necessary to raise the strike levy from 5 to 10 per cent, on the gross earnings of all men m employment. The Greta miners are appealing for assistance to the Labour organisations m the colonies, England, and America.^

THE CURRENCY QUESTION.

Washington, January 30 The President's policy is unlikely to be accepted by the Senate, unless pro- * vision is made for the unlimited coinage of silver.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN : THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1895.



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JM.A.IJL. NOTICES, The Letter Uox will be cleared for the despatch of correspondence from Ashburton to the undermentioned places as ollows :— Burnham and Dunsandel, daily , . r ,„ 3,15 pm Chertsey and Kakaia, Christ? church and north, daily 630 am 3 15 pm 6 30 pm and Monday, Wednes day, and Friday ... 10 30 am Dromore and Selwyn, daily 6 30 pm Eiffelton, Willowby, daily ... 103 Da m Lismore, Tuesday, Thurs day, and Saturday ... 10 30 am Elgin, Wakauui, and River side, daily 0 30 am Seaview, Seafiold, Kyle, and Newlands, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday ... 630 am C-rpenstreet, Winchmorc, and Forks, Tuesday, Thurs day, Saturday ... . tj 30 am Wheatstono, Waterton, Ash ton, Lougbeach, and Flemington, daily ... 3 45 }.m Mount Somer?, Sprinqburn, Ba&hside, Alford Forest, Stave'ey, daily 4 pm i Metfeveo, daijy 3 15 pm Geraldine, and Orari, daily., 12 30 pm Oamaru, punedin, Waimafce, and south, daily ... 12 80 pin Eiiing, Bangifcata, daily ... 10 30 am 12 30 pm Temuka, Timaru, daily, 10 30 am 12 and Tuesday, Thursday, 30 pm and Saturday 3 15 pm Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, 10 30 am 12 daily .. ... •• 30 pm And Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday 3 15 pm Ruapuna, Monday and Thurs day 4 pm Mayfijald, Monday, Tuesday, 1 Tburjsdjjy,, and Friday ... 4 pm Letters containing anything of value should be registered! * Letters containing coin or bank n^tes if posted unregistered will be compulsorily registered, and charged double registration fee.



"QEAUTTFULar.d useful Presents to _D all purchasers of 2s 6dand upwards. —n. C Segers, Meltcrd House. "TTTjf ANTED Known—The Corner Is YV showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H, Collier. WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Uegatta Shirts, all siwss, with or without collars, 2s 6d.—W, H. Collier. NEW ZEALAND CLVTHINQ FACTORY, EAST STREET, Half-Yeably Stocktaking. STRAW HATS to be cleared out at Greatly Reduced Prices. Boy's Straw Hats 3s 6d for Is Men s Straw Hats 3a 6d for Is Men's Java Straw Hate 2s 9d for la 6d Men's Straw Hats 6s 9d for 3s 6d We do not often advertise Oheap Goods, but these are GENUINE REDUCTIONS. BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. Boy'e Strong School Boots 5s 6d Men's Light Balmorals 83 6d Men's Strong Canvas Shoes 5s Men' Strong Nailed Shooters 9s 6d You will Save money by purchasing your Boots from the H. I.J- F. iVcmen s Canvas Shoes 4s 9d Women's Glace K«d Shoes 5s 6d Maids' Tan Strap Shoes 5a 6i NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. Hallenstein Bbos^ !>l\ll. DIXIT. sriviT. mHESB WATCHES are proving the j BEST VALUE EVER OFFERED IN ASHBURTON. Prices: 12/6, ~20/-, 25/-, & 30/. Only to be obtained from S SALEK, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. 1 126



Wanted. LOST from Tinwald I'ards on Tuesday 29ch, b!ack and tin (leading) sheep dog ; answers to name cf S^aik. Anyone returning same to A. Kidd, Waterton, will be rewarded. 1 179 PICrUKEfQUE NKW ZHIaLAND. AKGPHER Illustrated I»sue of the Cantekbuhv Times Mount Cook Conquered, with illo&traiions. 'I he Start Tho Ascent. Amorgst the " G acierp. Destructive ITurricane h; Fji Views of | Levuka and s?uv<*. A (Jarden Party «*t i Riccirton. A Picture of the B:shf>p'of Salisbury. Cakterbury '! imbs on sale at all Bookso'l r^ m tho Ajlony 1 178 WANThD, Tw . Unfurm.-hpd Rooms Apply Miss McDonald, Dresp makar, Tailored Street. 1 174 11/ ANTED, by end of January, Eight' *> * or Ten-i oomed House, Aahburton or Suburbs. Apply Mail Office. 198 11TANTED Known -Holders of YV Present tickets can new get them chan ed.—H. O. Segers, Melford House. WANTED Known—A tremendous run on our Gloves, 4^d upwards. —MITCHEIX AND TtJBNER. WANTED Known—All wool Delaines, Prints, and Crepons below whole tale rates.—Mitchell and Turner "PRESENTS. We are now giving _JL Presents to all purchasers of 23 6d and upwards.—H. C. Segebs, Melford House. T" ADIES' and Gentlemen's lefr-off JLj Clothes and all kinds of goods bought, sold, or exchanged. — Mes Knight, opposite Templar Hall, near Post Office. 11 170 CHEAP Christmas Present, Cheap New Year Gifts, Cheap Toys, Cheap Dolls, Cheap Fancy Goods. Mks Adams, Saunders' Buildings. WANTED —Every Lady to try Madam Baicombe'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 WANTED Known —Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Gogglea, Folders, and everything m the optle» line at S. Salek's, Optician, WANTED Known.- Having had sach a successful season with Dresses, balance to clear st nominal prices.— Mitchell and Turner. W" ANTED Known—Thifc H. A. 1 lower, Confectioner, East street, has a splendid variety of Fry's and Cadbury's Chocalate Boxes, now ia stock. WANTED Known — Mus Hoopek (monthly nurse) is open to accept engagements. Apply, by letter, to Mrs Hooper, Alford Forest Road, Ashburton. 11*134 OWN Make In Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, atualins, Flannelettes, Trimmings etc., at Mrs Alcokn's new shop, Baker's Buildings 4 ROBERT ALCORN has opened m Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards, Bannett's and the Kaiapoi Sales, the cheapest lot of goads ever brought to Ashburton, Also an assortment of Boots. ( » • ANTED KiN O W N. —Fred. S. y Jeffuries, leading Confectioner and Fruiterer of Ashburton, Kast Street, next tho Corner. Icj Cream", Fresh Fruits, Confectionery, Summer drinks of every d«scrip' i >n. Ice at reasonable rates. Ladies Room a ppeei»lty. 1*153 BANG ! Bang ! Bang 1 My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynocif's and, Quo Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and all sporting materials of the firat quality at .f. W. Hardley's, un Emporium BLANKETS bought at Edwards Bennet's Sale, a special line of DouMe Blankets at 7s dh Ex»ra Urge and heavy 15? 6i and. J.6i 6d.~Robert Alcorn, Baker's Baildin?< OTICE! Notice Sport for all Guns let out on hire or sold on time payments. H&ving a professional (Junsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description. Gun fittings m stock. Prices low.—J. W. Hakdley, Ironmonger, etc BOY'S and Girls Own Annual, British Workman and Workwoman, Infant's Magosina, The Prize, Child's Companion, Children's Friend, Little Dot, Family Friend, Band of Hope, Yo^ng England, and other New Books at Lowest Prices.— L. F. Andrewes and Co. 11 98 f^\ UNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock \J{ of Gunsj ust to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Laders, Rifles, etc. In spection invited. No old stock to select from at J, W, Hardley's Sporting Repository HERBAL Beer, Herbal Baer. .Si* gallons of splendid Herbal Beer for 7d. Made with a bottle of Potter's Derbal Beer Extract, price 7d per bottle. Warranted purely herbal. Fletcher Bros.. Wholesale and Retail Agents, Cash Supply Stores, Ashburton and Qhrißtchmgh- _^ WANTED Known -*-Tsiat ijf you are m want of a firsij class article m sum , mer Bofta and Shoes, you cannot .do " better than call at J. Moisok's ; you will get tho veiy best at reduced prices. Ah for his own make, they are well known to the delight of the wearers, throughout the Australasian colonies. Repairs well done an 4 atonic Premier Boot Maker, Town Hall Boot Btom, Vy flfreet, Ashburton. DOLLAR CIGARETTES—3d per packet. WANTED Known—That owir:g to the success of the Sale now being held up afc Saunders' Buildings, opposite Rail way Station, ie will be continued for another tw/&ntsr*eight days. lam not advertising a few t «heap lines, but the whole of the stock, ©on't lose fcljo oppor tunity of securing genuine bargain^— A Lawkib lffi> /CHRISTMAS Presents, Choice Orna- > \J ments, Zithers and Jew's Harps, Balls and Dolls for everybody from Id each; Jointed Dolls for 6d, Sleeping Beauties l», Chinese Conquerors 6J, Russian Ewfoasgiep 1 Is. Walking Men, Talking Dolls, Scotch $ reys, and Ennis killen Dragoons all wonderfully cheap at Mrs Alcokn's Ladies' Onderclothing and. Fancy Bazaar, Havelock street. TW— ——— 1 QO£x ew Year Cards and New LO cf <3 # Year Gifts of various kinds. Fancy Goods, including Fancy Glass and Chinaware, Toys of various Mnac, Qh jnese Lanterns, New Game* for indoors and, outdoors, including Tennis and Cricket Material; Writing Deska and Cases, I Inkstandh Photo and Scrap Albums, Ladies' Hand B*ga, Picture Frames Pictures, Te;x s, AccorJeons*,Concertinas, ; Violins, Zither Harps, Banjos and a, great variety of ether goods all at Reduced Prices £qr Cash »t L. F. ANDREWES ASD > Co, s )



Business Notice . } STOCK-TAKING SALE ! OF General Drapery, Clothing & Boots AT «. J. NE ILL'S, IRIBDL ANDERS' CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. EVERYTHING BEDUCED. TW"O BE A S.OF. ABLE OFFER REFUSED,* TEKMS CASH. 18 9 4. Christinas and iNew Year's Greeting FLETCHER BROS-, HAVE JUST RECEIVED, EX GOTHIC— 100 cases Finest New Vestisan Currants 50 boxes Finest Now Sultanas 30 boxes Finest New Valencias 50 boxes Finest New Eleraes 25 boxes Australian Muscatels, to be cleared at per lb ALSO THE FOLLOWING JUST T9 HAND FOR CHRISTMAS TRADE- Jordan AlmondS . Dessicated Cocoanut Keene's Mixed Spice Preserved Fruits Preserved Ginger Pears, Peaches, Cordials, <fee. Apricots, <fee. Valencia Almonds £lb bottles of Persian Sherbit, 8d per bottle. A splendid lino of Christmas Cake m Fancy Baskets to be sold at Is 6d e»ch. PLEASE NOTE that all tlnse Goods are of the very FINEST QUALITY PROCURABLE, whi3h we intend to sell at the LOWEST POSSIBLE PltlCE. A look at our windows will show. PRESERVING SEASON, 1895. JUST LANDING Ex AURIGA, 25 tons Finest Mauritius Oano Sugar (116 i bags This is the FINEST 0 VNE SUGAR to be sot : and jam, &c , made with it will keep almost any length of time. NOTE ADDRESS- < FLETCBER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STOKES, ASHBURTON, AND LOWER HIGH STREET, CHRISTCHURCH. Don t miss seeing our splendid show of Christmas Fruits, <fee. „ ,^ SHKAfiMAX BROS., GROCERS AND IRONMONGERS. SUGAE L SUGAR. SUGAR. We Have Jut Landed XO TONS OF MAURITIUS SUGAR for the Jam^eaaon. Al who wish their jam to keep well should use Maoiuti s 6>ugar ■FINEST YEW rURIUNTS, yALENCIA T)AISINS O T OULTAS These Fruits are a Splendid Sample, this seasonja crop WE have also to hand, per s a. Ringitara, 5 Crates of Assorted Crockery including some choice lines of CUPS AND SAUCERS, MOUSTACHE CUPS AND SAUCERS, ours A«w T g*^ T SE ' Tg> SETS 0F JUGS| Etc ., Etc., Which we are now offering at Very Low Prices. INSPECTION INVITED AGENTS for the Famous TIGER BLENDED ALL GOODS SOLD AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES FOR Orders by Post despatched with punctuality. Goods Delivered m Town and Snburbs. Customers waited upon for Orders. Satisfaction is Ouh Motto. BROI . IVIARKET HOUSE. * tinwald, | VIOLIN SCHOOL. j OO* PRT^/Tq^^ U riM BB8SI« sIMMONDS, Teacher! 3JO •>• a^lT.o. W7. I"■ww.Myi ft , violin, re-opemd on well .i.Msd on Graham a Ro.d, on fi^jft Ja 2l afc launders' account of the mortgage^ Lldinge, on Mond, r ,, Wednesdayv; FlJr™ .KJl_ Thursdays, and Saturdays from 2 o'clacjc DOTXAU CIOAWETTKS ~ 3d. till G p.m. Terms on appHoation. fV'yate bolden or photo*,—Ujehb¥ Zavmv, H'lole a d<ireßs--ofe«k Road, AUent I &<J