FIRE ALARMS

Ahenton „ one toll Borough, north of railway ... two-, toll* Borough, Bouth of railway ... three 101 l Hampstead ... four toll*

MARRIAGE.

BoxkixgtvN Pabey.—On March 20, a' St. Ste| hiu's, Ashburton, by Ret T A. Hamilton, Herbert Edvrard, eldest Ron of Mr V. Bonnington, Tin Wild, t( Marianne Parry, eldest daughter of Mr John Parry, late of Chrisrcburch.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1895.

Tiibt is a stereotyped answer apparently tj any question a-ked of the County Council by the Harnp ita.mpstead stead Town B-ard as to watbk supply, tha prospect of a w»ter Rupply for the town district. That answer is that nothing can be done until the W<ikinui creek question has been settled, and th it question has been watting for « solution for several years. Bat for a longer period still the people of FUmpetead have been Agitating for a water supply, and they h«ve been very awkwardly situated in regard to this question of water. To begin wi'h, Hainpstead dii not see its way to join with the borough when Ashburton became a municipality. Had H trapstead done s^, It would have been a part of the borough now, and would have been enj <y'm« a water supply which would simply hwe been an extension of the one the borough has. In would have If id a powerful voicd in the election of Borough Councillors. i\ i it has nearly as ms»y ratepayers as fhj borough has, and with a voting strength Ike tint it cotild have spoken with no' uncertain sound on the subject of works in Hampstead, and with such a tone of authority as muse, hwe c tmmandea attention The interests of HampsteaS would have betn the interests of A*-hj burton, and no 6i tinction in the way of preference could possibly have been made But Hampstead eltgbed to "run ffcs o«rn chow," foe reasons of its own. Wha f tho«a reasons were need not now b > dwelt upan, but at the time they did not strike us as batng weighty enough to koeo the people on the other si le of the bell out ot the municipal ty. The Harapsteaq people appealed to the borough for a supply of water from th« borough's, system, but the terms ottered by the* borough wera not considered liberaK enough, and wore declined. They then approached the County Council, and verjj liberalferms were offered by that bodyi which Himpstead accepted, and at one« proceeded to comp'y with. The necesjl sary fund-3 were raised, and are now heldt I in tryst by the local Board, but •'theJj V^akanui cretk" tjuestun blocked the way, and has continued to block it ever since. It wji I boreniomberecjl thatwhenM* James £. cown was a membsr of the Counfy Council he took up the question of the Haujpatead water suppjy with his inusl energy, and the Hamp^ead people Were tken in a fairway to have go" a water itipply of some sort, but after be left the Council the creek trouble became mote and more intensified, and the hopes of llampstead wore placed further and! further away {com fulfilment. We oannotl ace that they are much nearer to day, and! It fu probably this foot with oth«n tl)it|

induced Mr H Dndiy tc move for the erec-1 tion of Harnpstead into a borough. I here is one advantage that wooll follow to the district were tl is step cakm At present Hampstoad has to p^y a ra : c heavy rate to (he Couiiiy, and between that rato and the town district rate the Hflinpsiead peojile pay at least no Its* th»n the Ash!?"r'on ratepayers B v the Hanip^te^d pa >p •■, if -i b»rouah, wouM have the disposal of all he rates <-ollected within its boundaries; inbtvad of having to pay * third of these fates to a bn'y frum wh m so far, th'jy h»ve derived n<» benefit whatever. But we are Kill of opinion that it would ba far better f> r Fi»mpstead to j-ia with Achburton, and inakti one bf-ong borough here th«n t«> bee line a borou:h by i self. I wou'd then bo independent of the County, and we are not at, 11 c« tai i tl.at the CoUity would not be glad to get ill of it.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr H. M. Jones' advertisement re'err irg to great and special reductions in the prices of his stock will appear in our issue ta-raorrow.

Fruit has been remarkably cheap at Tauranga of lace, owing to ihe h«avy crops applet) selling at auction at as low a* one farthing per pound, and peaches plum?, and tcmatoe- at one halfpenny.

The Dunedin correspondent of the Taieri Advocate reports that a Dunedin medical man has fallen heir ro £509,000 It is said that the lucky gentleman—who had been in practice for about four years-— received the legacy from an uncle.

The Tasmania!) Treasurer has refused to grant the request of che Hobart fisher men that the Government should erect refrigerating apparatus to enable them to send the surplus of their catches to Melbourne.

The clearing of the Gate Pa raeerve at Tauranga has led to the discovery that some one or other of che property-owners adjoining have taken in a part of the reserve, there not at present being uneiv closed the area marked on the plan.

Lord Braasey will be the first English colonial Governor to proceed to his vice regal dominion* in his own ship. He has says the World) not only settled down to go to Melbourne direct in the Sunbeam, oac he takes out with liinij in tow, his 20-ton racing cutter, Dragon.

An authority on winr-miking and grapa growing informs a Wt>i arapa paper that to put in 50 acres of vines, and to erect necessary buildings and machinery for wine making, would involve an cutlay of £25,00", although there is no doabt the expenditure would eventually give a hand dome return.

kt Wellington, yesterday, the Ship masters' Association carried a resolution urging the Government to (suspend the operation of that part of clauoe 31 of the Shipping and Seamen's Act of last session which imposes an annual license fee on solonial pilois. Ihe Association consider that it btars heavily on the latter, as very few vessels carry coasting pilots.

The Hon W P. Reeves found evidence during hid visit to the West Coast of the intention of Te Whili to emerge from the seel as ton in which he has hitherto kept himself. The Minister was received with enthusiasm by an assemblage of more •han a thousand natives, who themselves confessed '£c Whiti wis now, as they put it, under the mana of the Queen.

A. Cor-omandel telegram to Auckland states thai the Hnutvki mine manager has nade a tii n\ lodgment of gold, the nhole jroducing a grand total of 6129 ounces as he result of a month's operations—the Urgcsfc return ever obtained in the tim«». The mine still looks wonderfully well and i likely to last a long time. Gold still shows freely in all parts of the workings.

At the P^lmersfcon North Borough Council meeting last night, it was decided fo insist on the name of Manama*u if an alteration is to be made It wa^ po; nted o-it thai the Act uave the Minister no op ion to refuse the name recon,mended ■>y the 1- cal authori'y, the Governor only being able to change the name In tin event ofor refusal onh* reject t f the local body to suggest a name.

fhe Bay of Plenty Times s y^:—The gold fVver has caught on to a certain extent n Tautanga, and four or five different par ies are out in search of a reef carrying sufficient gold to makj wot kins; p»y. We understand that one of tin Te Puke prcs pectora is satisfied with the result of the vsty of a email parcel, and is now sending a ton of quartz to Auckland to bo treated.

At the meeting of the Art Society's Gem nJttee la«t night ei^ht members were idded to the roll, the rules were passed, and it was decided to invite for the exH hition in Easter week specimens of draw* ing from pupils attending the High School, Ashburton and Hampstead schools, rho Convent and Catholic Boys' School!*, Miss Barratt's private school, and Tinwald school. It was understood, however, that should specimens from any other schoclin the county be sent they would be gladly accepted.

During the Atkinson Administration the Minister for Lands (the Hon. 6. F. Richardson) sent to America, for a variety of the wild graoe of California, which was highly recommanded for grafting on, as being phylloxera proof. The cuttings were imported and distributed to the country set;lers. The Hor, E. Mitchel- Fon took some of them, and they are thriving; wonderfully, and perfectly clean alongside New Zealand vines affected by bli.ht, Tho fruit is somewhat similar to the small Zante currant.

Accord'n? to His Fonour Mr Justice Richmond (says a northern contemporary) the question of Grown land titles is in a very unsettled state. During the hearing of a casa at Nelson, when the question of the validity of tides cropped up incden tally, His Honor reimrked that the sword of Damocles was continually hanging over the heads of property owners in this ea'ony. His IJonor said there wajs now • o*se awaiting the decision of the Privy Council, by which, if decided in a certain way, there would not be a valil title in New Zealand It would strike at the root and determine the question whether the tftle had been well acquired from the •Natives. If that was once laid open, there was no saying where the complica tions would end.

Wp have heard a great dp »1 lately abou the rights of labpr, says * Merciitio' jb ihe Nw%sC]lomd Ifemkl, and all parties concerned like to talk about the dignity of labor. In one iustanoe lately, both the rights and the dlgni'y were outraged by i the Minister of Lands. The Hon. Mr McKer z:e carae to Lyttelton to proceed to Wellington by steamer. He travelled, as a matter of course, in a specially reserved carriage, being accompanted, for society's sake, by a member of the true Liberal party, The general custom for ordinary mortals ii to wa'k the short distance from the railway s'ation to the steamer, but that was beneath the d|s?nUy of the Minister of lands. There was no engine available to take his carriage along iie the steamer, and so a crowd of Govern ment employees had to bs summoned in hot haste from their work on the Jfne an* oti the wharf to push the carriage con tam ing the bulky and stalwart frame of Mr McKenjrie to a plage from which he cpuld step on board the steamer. T^e men who were poshing the carrpge, 1 suppose, considered they were highly honored Any millionaire, or bloated capitalist, would have been aahamed to gee men doing such work, but a Liberal Minister take? it M<Juß to hie |)Q*ition>

The Gothic Arrived at Hobart to-t'af from London via the Cape. She sailed fir Wellington at three o'clock this after n'i< n The Go'-lr.e has twent;*.wo paxsenaers for Australian ports,' anl ninety-four for New Zealand.

An ioquts 1-. was held yesterday at th>" Irnuse of tho parents ah vf ay field —r eforr M- Alfred Htrrivm •! P., oron ~r «nd * jury of six—l< uch'ns; the d^ath of Th jii a r ih«v«a/, Hg dth t>e and an* f vcirs. I appeared from the pvidenc ih* 1, 'he child bai be.n out o* the h(/U< about half an h ur, when the mother m sfie it, and sent a little daughter to look for it. The d»ujrht,(»r ran buk tellius Mrs T etheway ' TnroniV w»s in ma tqb ' Iht Oil ( wan then d »<l, and the muihet c*rned ie i. ro the hctte. Its h»t vr*> il ttinsr 5n 'he tub »nd its toys and som mud pies it had been msk ng weref un in the bottom. A verdict of accidentally dmwnert ww returned,

One cf *he most n c.n fe *' sot A merle tr enterprise or fcatene-te is the shipping of mrves fr» m ' 'ngtan'i for the formation of lawns, for nrhich there is a pressing demand. It seems than gardeners in some

I art* of the St*tes find it very d flhult to obtain Uwns from sowing grata be«d ; tha'l is, lawns such $b adorn many ot the Bricish residences So an expert was sent over to ihe old country on a foraging expedition in search of suitable turves, with the result that srnu of the fiho;c sr pieces of grass have been stripped from paiki and commons, and Bant off to America. A portion of the cost h»s been defrayed by a vote of one of the experi ment stations. It is said that the same expert had prev'ously visiteti EiiftJand on a similar mission. One paper remarks :— 'If roporiaare correct, he his shipped many heavy loads for the purpose of ultimately putting a verdant surface upon the burnt-up lace of his sun-cured country. As he has been here before on the same errand, no doubt the initial experiment was successful, or his enthusiasm would not be so great,'

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible f a the opinions txpteued by our correspondents)

BIS DAT QUI CITO DAT.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—May I invoke your kindly aid in pleading with the benevolently disposed on behalf of a widow and four children, whose house and effects were totally destroyed by fire :.o Trevorton an Monday last. They are in great need, as absolutely nothing was saved except a blanket and a window Wind. Gitts of clothing, etc , donations in money, will be most heartily welcomed by Mrs Hunt and her children. I need not remind your readers of the old proverb that "he who gives quickly gives twice," as Ashburton Folks are always prompt and ready in real cases of distress. Tho children's ages are as fol ows—Boys—twelve, ten, and eight respec tively, and the girl five years old, Mrs Hunt is a tailoress by trade, md if anybody could give her tmployment it would be a great help.—l am, etc., T. A. Hath or ox.

CRICKET.

ENGLAND V SOOTH AUSTRALIA. Adelaide, April 2 The Englishmen wound up th-At to day by admi. i^tering a handsome beat ing to the South Australiars on the ground where they met with their first defeat during the rour. The weither was sultry, and the wicket rem »ined good to the last. The scoring whi'e the local mon were in waV slow, as they were appa^en^y oaly trying to keep their wickets up for a draw, and rmreover they had to contend with very fine finding. The only period of the play worthy of notico w*s when Hill and Dyer wera together. Tha former again batted in dashing style and gave an cx c Uent dii-pl»y. I'ngland knocked up the requisite runs without the loss of a man, and thus won by ten wickets Scores : —

SOU^H AUSTRALIA. First Innings ... ... 397 Second Innings. Ijyons, c Phillpson b Peel ... ... 32 Reed man, b Peel ... 1 G. G ffen, c Brown b Richardson ... 27 Darling, b Briegs ... .. k ... 36 W. Giffen, c Philipaon b Richardson 4 Hill, c Philipson h Richardson ... 66 Blinman, c Philipson b Richardson... 17. Dyer, not oufe ... ..• 40 jjj 1. .)a vis, b Brigga , ... ..." 27 Jones, b Lockwood ... 3 A. Jarvis, absent ... 0 Extras ... -.., 12 Total ... .., ... 255 Richardson took four wickets for 91, Briggs two for 54, Lockwood one for 36, Peel t«rc for 62. ENGLASD, , First Innings , ... ... ... 609 Second Innings. Brock well, not out ... ... ... 24 Ford, not out ... ... ... .18 Extra-} ... ... ... ... 3 Total 45

Melbourne, Apiil 3 Stoddart, who leaves for England to morrow, takes with him an invilati< n from the Melbjurne Cricket Club and the trustees of the Sydney cricket ground to bring out another team when the proper ti})V3 arriyeg.

SHOOTING.

The nhooting for M*jor Moore's S'lield cYme off<n the Tenrakft range on Thursday. Thswetfher wh very bad, raining hard all the day. The Ashburton men came down by exp/cs* »n;l proc >eded to the range, bu» owing to the wet and fchortwtM (if unn tie match wiß not finished till Friday irorning The scores are «nyth'Dg Dut g< oj, wheh could tut be expected under the circum Btancea, the Ashburton Rfl a total being 323, and the Temuka, Riles' 344, Temuka thin winning by 21 points. The condition* of the Shield cotnp iJtion are 7 fthots a' 40Dyd8, Myde, aud (jOJyds, Government t trgeta and uoonng. i itntru fired n . Sat ur day under far belter condirfons ns regard* weather, and naturally with bet cr results Aa Wnimate will not fire Timaru wins the j Shield, lhe following are the scores —

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON—TUESDAY. (Before Messrs H. Frledlan^er an 3 £ Bullock, J.P.) Larceny.—Thomas Baldwin, charged with stealing an overcoat from outside Mr W. Sparrow's shop in East street, a» 9.50 p.m. on March 30, admitted the offence, as well as pleading guilty to selling it for £L.—The Sergeant snid prisoner did not know to whim be had sold the article, which was ot the value of £4. He knew nothing of the man, who had given two different names and said he had been working at Longbeach and Springfield. He had been drinking about the town for several days.—The Bench sentenced accused to ope month's h%rd labor, remarking that shopkeepers were to blame for exposing their goods outside so late at night. A charge of drunkenness against the same man was withdrawn.

School Committee.

lIAMPItlAl),

The monthly meeting of the Hampstead School Committee was held on Tuesday evening. Present—Messrs VV. J. Crooks (chairman), A. Orr, G. Andrews, C. Sage HI. Sbillwell, H. Berryman, and A. Hondry.

COBnESI'OM>K.NCR, Somefotmtl correspondenca flora the Board of Education was read.

Mi s A. Duncin wrote, thanking the Committee for a testimonial sent her.

Mr J Marsden wrote, complaining that it was a practicj with teachers to instruct children co purchase tbeir books from certain bo k-teUera. and asking the Committee to look into the matter. The secretary was directed to reply that the Committee have no knowledge of the practice complained of by Mr Marsden. MAsTEK's REI'uRT.

This report showr cl fche roll number to be 395 ; average attendance, 332 ; and the highest attendance 357. The maste also thank d the Committed for {their consideration and assistance during the past year. ,

PKIZE FCND. It was decided that the balance of th's fund be applied to purchasing a piaao for the school, and a committee was appointed to make the purchase. VISITING COMMITTEE The visiting committee report ci that the benches had been repaired, and Messrs tterryman and Strange wore appointed for April. EASTER HOLIDAY. It was resolved that thia holiday extend from Thursday, April 11. to Tuesday, 16. FIJTINCIAL. The secretary was instructed to apply to the Board for a refund of the cost of the absorption pit. Accounts amounting to £14 Is 4d were passed for payment and the Committee adjourned.

ROAD BOARDS.

JffOUffT IOXBR«

The usual monthly meeting of the above Board was held on Monday Present—Messrs Chapman (chairman), Hirrison, and Herring. oversesr's report. The overseer's reporo was read and considered. Springburn Tramway Road.—The over seer reported that this road wanted repairing, in several places.—Reso'ved that tenders be called for carting broken metal, and that arrangements be mad 6 for breaking a further qu intity. 'Mount Somers Tramway Road—"Hie o*ef|9"sr f jportcd tint about thirty chains of this road wanted refaiming —R& o'ved that the ridge of tusiccks and grass on each side of the track be ploughed and removed. Ltmbie's Road.—Mr Stephenson In tervieved the Board and asked that this road, near Mr Ltmbie's house, be repaired.—Resolved to allow one day'e work on the road.' CORRK9PO3I) F,Jf CE. From the Resident Engineer, re culvert at the Mount Sonnrs rai way f»»ts -1 Rect ived. . , elictio,ns. " : ' Resolved thai the ntxt meeting »>f the Board be held on Weimsdaj, May 1, v 10 a.m, ; nominating s»me day at 12 noon ; and ratepayers' i\\ aetf ng at 2 p.m ; pol If necessary, on May 7.

WORKS. Tenders were opened for the several works advertised, and the following wars accepted:—Ford and Newton's Road-—A. Harvey, shingling at Is 41 per ytrd Cemetery Road —Chapman and Co., ■hngllng, Is 3d per yard. ACC3UKTJ. I Accounts, amounting to £174* 2d. were passed for payment, and the Bjaid vljourned. ;

European and Other Foreign Items

«. London, April 8 The Leader finds that tbe depositors in tbe City of Melbourne Bank object ' to an extension of tint**. Lord Monkswell is mentioned as likely to be appointed Governor of South Australia. Sir W. V. Harcourt has received do intimatiou respecting the Monetary Conference, and cannot answer en quiries as to the representation to be allowed the colonies. Sir E Grey stated in the House of Commons that a formal Agreemsnt had been completed between Russia and England respecting the Pamirs.

ENGLAND AND FRANCE IN AFRICA

a- » « . lomwir, April 2 Sir B. Grey, in reply to a question, said the negotiation! with France re specting the Upper Nile territory be gan last year. While British claims to the Nile valley continued England would not permit the Mahdi to oast Egyptian rights, nor would Turkey'! claim be ignored. It v rumored that France intends to propose that a Conference shall b* held to diica«* the occupation and future Government of Egypt. ' . Paws, April 2 A section of the French Press urge arbitration upon the conflicting claim* of Bngland and France in Africa, No reply has as yet been sent to Lord Kimberley's enquiries on the subject addressed to the French Government. The Governor of Dahomey reached the coast on March 18, and tele graphed to the French Premier urging further advance.

THE A AND N.Z. MORTGAGE AGENCY

LoNroK, April 2 The shareholders of the Australian and New Zealand Mortgage Agency urged that loans should not be issued in Queensland exceeding £10,000 without the sanction of the London Board. The Directors are inclined to adopt the suggestion, which they we now considering.

WELSH CHURCH SISESTAS LIIMMENT

,— + .-—. . Lomdok, April 1 The Welsh Church Disestablishment Bill passed the second reading by 304 to2CO. April 2. The Parnellites and Mr Chamberlain voted with the Government on the Disestablishment Bill. Mr Balfour urged the Nonconformists to eschew sectarian prejudices and preserve th« Ghurcb, which had always labored for the common good.

THE COREAN WAR

Shanghai, April 2 Thousands of the Chinese are arriving at Nankin to take part in the defence ofthe southern ports upon the Yang-tse-Kiang.

Yokohama, April 2. The Japanese Government demands an indemnity of 700,000,000 yea and the occupation of Pekin pending its payment.

Armenian Atrocities.

IjOXdow, April 2 It is stated that Mr Gladstone will lead a crusade against the repetition of the Armenian atrocities.

Bismarck.

Bekun, April 2 Five thousand students marched to Yriedricksruhe to congratulate Prince Bismarck on the anniversary of his birthday. The Prince, in replying, referred to the value of peace, and declared that when chancellor he had yielded on the Caroline and Samoan question*, despite their great value in the matter of colonial expansion, in order to avoid war. He alluded to the receipt of presents and telegrams from German residents in Australia, and also to the enthusiastic celebration of his birthday in London and America.

Supposed Loss of the St Kilda.

Sydney, April 2, A quantity of wreckage belonging to a ship's boat was found at Lord Howe Island on March 16. The name " St. Kilda " is cut on a portion of the wood. The three-muted schooner St. Kilda left Newcastle on February 24 for New Zealand, and has not yet been, reported.

The Public Trust Office.

Sydney, April 2 The Sydney Morning Herald, com menting on the Public Trust Office of New Zealand, says that not only in newer legislation but in some of already respectable age New Zealand has shown self-reliance and willingness to take the initiative. . It will be for* tunate for the colony if all its under* takings, when as long a period hag passed over them, c&u show results equal to the Fublio Trust Department. The experiment by which New Zea land statesmen have given an object lesson to their Australian neighbours may or may not be a good thing to imitate, but it is well worth observing. The article continues-—" There is a taking air about the jir-rument that a State Trust commv.ds oonfil«Mice nmong investors abroad. This may be so, but more responsibility devolves i upon those who have to invest sum* thus attracted. Nor must the >isk be overlooked th it attends public man age man tof large trust funds, or that it offers temptation to experiment with other people's money. It is a note worthy fact that in New Zealand and Victoria tbe source of Credit Fonsier loans is to be found in savings banks deposits or public trust moneys."

THE TOTALISATOR

Melbourne, April 3 The Committee of the Victoria Racing Olub has decided to give the totalisator a trial, and further attempts are to be made to obtain Parliamentary sanction for it to be used.

THE ASUBUKTON GUARDIAN: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1896.



TIMAKU. 400 600 600 yds yds yds Tl. Sergeant Holdgate ... 21 19 Jo 55 Private G. VV KlJis ... IS 11 14 51 Private VV. EHis ... 21 17 11- 49 I'livateHiggins ... 20 13 14 47 Corporal Kid's .. 18 12 10 40 Private Tillie ... 15 18 7 40 P.ivate Worsley ... 18 18 4 40 Sergeant Cross . 12 14 12 38 Private Holdgate ... 14 10 13 37 Private McNab ... 18 7 9 36 175 14$ 109 432

TKMUKA. Sergeant Hobbi ... 13 12 20 45 Private Badbum ... 19 11 14 44 Private Wills ... 15 14 12 41 Private Langfidge ... 15 11 13 39 Sergeant Lewi* ... 17 12 8 37 Private Nicholas ... 9 17 9 35 Private Russell ... 14 9 7 SO Private Philips ... 13 14 2 26 Private Steen ... 13 8 2 23 Private Collins , 10 11 0 21 138 118 87 344

ASH BURTON. Private W. Hefford ... 21 19 9 49 Private B. Biker ~ 21 18 9 48 Color-Sergeant McDonald 18 13 16 47 Corporal Biker ... 16 10 11 37 Private Hodgson ... 13 14 9 36 Private Clayton ... 18 5 10 33 Private Pa«e ... 20 7 3 30 Private Leitch ... 9 12 6 27 Sergeant Willers ... 9 0 2 11 Private Hepburn .„ 5 not fire 5 150 98 75 323



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WANTED Known —Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optic* line at S. Silek's, Optician



C^HOICK Mow Season Fruit. Grape?, >* Peaches, Pines, Plums, Bananas, Applets, Apricots, and Tomatoes ; the bDst in town.— adam*, S underh' HuildinsuH.



iti ANTAD Known—That o#ii g to the *• success <>f the J*'ale now being held up at Saundeis' Buildings, opposite Rail way Station, i will be continued for another twenty-eight days. I am not advertising a fe* cheap lines, but the whole of the stock. Don't lose the oppor tunity of securing genuine bargains — \ Lawkir 16



WA v rlED—Weelt-yan Church Harvest TiHnk giving Sde «»r wo k and Sroduce Will be h«.d on Tuesday next, lusc, rtfreehmen s. fun and bargains. Vil invited. 3 203



MIUS > M AS Piesetis. Choice Orna *> J ments, Zithers and Jew's Harps Balls aivl Dolls for everybody from Id each; Jointed Dolls for 61, Sleeping Beauties Is. Chinese Conquerors 6d, Russian Fmbassies Is. Walking Men, I'alking Dolls, Scotch Greys, and Ennie killen Dragoons all wonderfully cheap at Mrs Alcorn s Ladies' Underclothing and Fancy Bius«ar, Havelock street.



U ARSON and Co. continue to give the too price for F.esh Butter ? Eggp, Uony, "Beeswax, Chislc VVhea*, c c Csli for Egg* if preferred. 3 200



811 0 OIIN U?• eason 1895 —See the Beautiful Symnnd* Gun at Carson and Cos. Also smok Jess ammunition at Chrlatchurch Price s. 8 90 AUTUMN DRESSES, Splendid Variety, Lowest Prices. See windows. G, L. Bbath ami Co , Tan cred Street. 2 202



IMPORT ANT To Men! Mitchell Ann Turner Outfitting Specialists. Style, Fit, and Good Value in all cwßes.



'pITAN Soap, Titan Soap. Sin tubbing Jl required by using Titan So»p. Free samples supplied on applying at our Stores. —Fletcher 8k03., Ashburton.



WASTED Known —Great Bargains are now being given for Cash in all departments. Bnfrre laying oofe your money for Drapery, Boots, etc , give as a call.— H. C. Segek3, Melford House.



. v. ANTED, Frtsh Eggs in any VV quantity. Also a few Prime Dsiries of Butter. Highest price given for really prime quality. — Fletcher Bros , Ashburton.



Ca.SH, CASH. Drapery, Boots, Cloth ing, etc New Goods just opened. Everything reduced for Cash.—H. C 3 bgers, Melford House.



a 001) Piano by Haake ; walnut case, full trichord, over strung, brass wrest plank, good tona. Cash or easy terms. —H M Jones. 3 185 Baptist Church Anniversary T«*, Vaster MLnmawy HM. JONES is offering his Large » and Varied Stock of Stationery, Account Ba ks, Prize and School Books, Fancy Goods, Plattd Glass and China ware, it lowest prices for cash. Pianos and Cycles on Easy Terms. 2 158



»l/ANTtD Known—That our New W Autumn Goods are nqw on view. Movelties in all Departments. Landing -X Tongariro 4 cases Flanelletes.-—Mjx- OUELL ANO 'I URNER



WANTED Known—Special line of Gents* Uegatta Shirts, all sites with or without collars, 2a 6d.—W. H Oolmbr.



WANTED Known — Mrs Hoopku (monthly nurse) is open to acoep' •nigagi-mpnts. App'y, by letter, to Mrs floorEß, Alford Forest Koj»d, Ashburton 11*134



CiHuICE FkUiT v—Fetches, bananas, 1 erAn^es, lemons and t( mimes, a' H A. Flower, Fruiter and Conf cioner, East street.



WANTED Known, —We ara daily rrceivina: additions to our large %l(>>od V-lue" Stotk —Mitchbll and TtiENEB, Drßp3fs and Clothiers, Tancred Street.



\Wj ANTED Known—The Corner Is W showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier.



BOY'S and Girls Own Annual, British Workman and Workwoman, Infant's Maguzine, TheWze, Child's Companion, Thidren*-" Friend, Little Dot, Family Friend, Band of Hope. Younj? E igland, other New Bo<ks at Lowest Prices.— L. F. Anorewbs and Co. It 98



I F. ANDR.EWES & CO.—Sal-* now '-*• on <il Surplus Stick of Fancy Goods, Toys, Hooks, Stationery and Account Books, and all At greatly reduced prices for cash, at L. F. Andrewbs & Co.



OWN Make In Ladies'and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, ifuslins, Flannelettes, Tiiinming*, etc., at Mrs Alooen's new shop, Baker's Buildings.



WANTED KNOWN. — F. S. Jeffuies, leading Confectioner and Fruiterer of Adiburton, Kast Street, next the Corner. Ice Creamc, Fresh Fruics, Confectionery, Summer drinks of every description. Ice aft reasonable rate* Ladies Room a specialty. 1*153



WANTKD Known — The Misses Ukquhaet havo started Dms making, and having a thonu?h knowledge of the business, combined with moderate charges, liope to receive a share of the Dablie pUronage. Address: Tancred S reel, next to K. VV. Hall, Herbalist.



BANG ! Bang i Btmg ! My new sea* 6on's stock of Ammunition to hand Ktejr's, Kynock's and, Club Cartridges, Powder, Whot, Caps, Wads, Cases and all sporting raatoritla of the 6 rst qaality at .T. W. HAKi»Lßv'a. Gun Emporium



NOriCEl Notice Sport for all Guns let out on hire cr sold on ti«i9 payments. Hiving a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description. Gun fitting in stuck. Prices low.—J. W Haiuabv, Ironmonger, etc'



- i ANTED Known—We are reducing 'vV the whole of oar Drapery, 8.00t9, Clot I?ing, etc, For Cash, New Dresses, New Jackets, New Hat?, etc , will aU be reduced.—H. C. Sbgehs, Melford House.



WANTED Known -That if you are in want of a first class article in suni' roer Boots and Shoes, you cannot do better than call at J. Moison's ; you will get the very best at reduced prices. As for his own make, they are well known to the delight of the yrearers, throughout the Australasian cobniea. Repairs well done and at once Premier Boot Maker, Town Hall Boot Store, Evt street, Ashburton



GUNS ! Guns I Gun« ! My new »tock of IJunsj osfc to hand direct from the maiHifofltttrera. Double and Single Barrel Breech L"*£ors, Rifles, etc. In spection invited. Jfo old stock to select from at J, W. HifcDMtr's Sporting Repository



ROBERT ALOORN baa opnqd in Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards, Bennett's and the Kaiapoi Sties, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought to Ashburton, Also an assortment of Boots.



WAFxED, Kverybody to us« Titan gotp, grofttMt marvel of the age, 0, Zi>pfcß, IBola Agent.



S*. BALEK WATCHMAKER & MANUFACTURING JEWELLER. npHE largest and finest stock in the X District to select froai. Ie is also the newest and cheapest. Watch and Jewellery repairs receive careful and prompt attention. Watches cleaned and guaranteed for twelve months 53. Sole Agent for Lazarus' patented system of sight testing and "Specialite" spectacles. S SALEK. EAST 6TREET.



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Hollo way's Ointment and Pills,— 1 Health's Defences. IS one save the strongest can with impunity pass through the sudden transitions from wet to dry, from cold to muggy weather so prevalent during the autumnal and early winter months. In fluenza, bronchitis, cough, sore throat, or quinsey will attack those most watchful c»f heir heilth; but they can readily arrest any of these complaints by rubbing Hollo way's Ointment twice a day upon the skin over the affected p*rts, and by assisting Its corrective action with appropriate doeesof his Pills. Tnis well-known, safe, and easy mode of treatment efficiently protects the invalid both from present and future danger without weakening or even disturbing the system in the slighteit degree.



AIDEII & Soon Eacaljpti Extract



Thcro ar? imitations of Eucalypti o Extract in tbe market now, jiroducts of srnple distillation forming rule resiaons oils. In order that these crude oils may not be taken, Our Pobe Volatile Eucalypti Extract, which is recognised by the medical division of ihe Prussian Government to be of per fectly pure origin, as tbeir information forwarded to u« through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2,1878 we state : - • Is proved by tests by the Medical Clinics of the Universities at Bonn an'! Griefswal', Prussia- and reported by Dr Schul?, Professor of Parnwoolqgy. at Bon, i,ai Professor Dr Mosler, Director of the Medical Clinic at Graifswald, that only product* that are saturated with oxygen and freed of a<ids,resinoca and other snbstaaoes, adherent to primary distillation, will develops the sanative qu Jitiea proper to the plant according to these authorities, and according to Pro fessor Dr Lister of England, and to Drg Bauer Mclntire, Wood, Hazard, etc., of America, is the only extract corregponding to scientific tests, and the only ou which possesses the proper therapeutic val'ie. 3ander & Son's Eucalypti Extract All other crude oils are to be classed among the turpentines, which h»ve, when used as medicine, no therapeutic effect and are abandoned as an internal tnedice<nent. These so called Eucalypti Extracts which may have received d at Exhibitions as •jommorciei articles are used for m«ohanicai pur poses are only discernible:— By their deficiency In pungent odour (which our product, the only genuine Eucalypti Extracts de -1 velopcs most freely through its surplus of Oxygen) By' their alcoholic thin and mobile appearance, being rccuced in specific density through the presence of acids ' " ' Bj their foste, the result of th contracting tea dency of resins and tennatee. It these crude oils, so called eucalypti extracts are applied by mistake in cases o croup, bronchitis, djph &heria,'internal tnfammations, dysentery, wounds, the ■.onsequences ire appalling ' For safety alWßys ask for SANDKR SQN 8 EUCALYPTI EXTRACT and e»t tbe old, well-fes ced and reliable preparation.—Sand/ nurst, Victoria, Australia. SANDEK AND SON'S AH tht Rase—The Ww V<nus fotyto '



One Box of Clarke's B 41 Pills is warren ted to cure all discharges from the Urinary Organs, in either sex (acquired or consti tutional), Gravel and Pains in the Back. Guaranteed free from Mercury. Sold in Boxes 4s 6d each, by all Chemists and Paten. Medicine Vendors thronghout the World Proprietors : T#e Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Cqmpauy, Lincoln, England lluiiCMATisM. — Dr E. Gordon's remedy njsvjsk jails iv perinauently curing rheuma tism, lumbago, sciatica, qo»t, etc, one bottle Stvci relief. Price 10b, post free. J. W. Uyton, P.O. Box 534, Puoodi*.



T'pßfc Blood is the Secret or Health Gordon's Blood Pills cleanse the system of all impure blood, euro iudigestion,oon ■lipation, liver oomplaint, pains in back and sides, biliousness, sick headache; remove pimples, sorofala, soorrr, «t* Law bo