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Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY. APRIL 9, 1895, THE NEW LABOR SCHEME.

Tub Minister for Labor has given to the Press Association, for dissemination throughout the colony, the outline of a scheme he has conceived for the ab sorption of the unemployed men in New Zealand, It i$ a mere outline at the best, and in the somewhat nebulous condition in which it is presented to us it is difficult to form a clear opinion of how it is likely to work. Roughly, the Minister intends to construct lines of road through large tracts of unclear ed country, mostly in the North Island. On this work be will give employment for say three days in the week to such men as are accepted for it. Ten chains of the land on either side of these roads will be cleared by the men employed on the road work, the understanding being that they will take up the cleared land and settle upon it, doing the necessary clearing during the time they are not employed upon the roads. To utilise the timber cleared off the land, jsawmills will be established, and the trees felled in the progress of clearing will be cut up, and sent'to market as sawn timber. If a market for our timber is developed in Britain much-of the wood cleared from these settlers will ba sent there by Government, and the demand for wood paving which now exists at Home will absorb a great deal of it. At least such apparently ig the hope of the Minister who has g£ven yojee to the scheme. On the face of it, the scheme is an attractive one, and the theory jtee^s §ound enough. But the question as to hoy it y\\\ work in practice is another question altogether, To begin with the idea is not new. Sir Julius Yogel had the sama notion in his head whan ha conceived his immigration and public works policy. It was his intention to have settled his immi grants along the lines of railway he laid down. But we all know how little of his idea was carried out. Not that there were many or insurmount able obstacles in the way, but because the majority of the people who were brought to the colony under the provi sions of his immigration policy were about v little fitted for pioneering work as an elephant ji to climb a tree, They h»d no aftiuity for toil in tbi

open, and could hot adapt themselves I to the rough life that lay before them f until they had secured a home. Then \ there were hundreds of men who were ) thirsting for land as a speculation, J and just so soon as there was a) prospect of a road being taken through hitherto close country the Lai.d Office was besieged, and things were so arranged that the men with the money bought the land for cash, and the men who had only their labor and agricul tural experience to depend upon were to a great extent out of it. Yet a very great manj of these m waged to secure holdings, though in too many cases they had to buy them at second hand from the men who had originally bought the land from Government. Fortunately for those who did so buy, work at good wages h»d been plentiful, and those of the immigrants who knew something of farming and had in view the purchase of land in the near future, and had also the sense to save their money, worked on with a holding of their own in view. To their own thrift in those times of good wages very many of the Wakanui farmers owe their positions at this day. But things are different now. Even now the country, in spite of all the outcry about unemployed, is not over burdened with good farm workers. Ask any farmer you meet if this is not so. : His answer will be that strong, ablebodied men, well up in the work of a farm, who can be trusted to do the work set them in a satisfactory manner, have no great difficulty in find ing employ mental though the low prices farmers themselves are receiving, for their produce aiay compel the payment of such work at lower rates than had been ruling in better times. Dur ing the autumn the country was over run with men seeking work, but they were not by any means the sort of hands a farmer would employ for all round work all the year through. The unemployed are mostly men from the towns—men who have not been brought up to farming, but to other occupatious. Is there any guarantee that the men whom this scheme of the Minister for Labor is intended to absorb will settle upon the land this scheme is intended to open for settle ment? There is no guarantee, of course ; but though many of those who take advantage of the scheme will abandon their sections as soon as more prosperous times come again, and with all haste Beck the towns and cities, there is reasonable hope that a respec table residuum of hard-working, indus trious, thrifty people will remain, and 1 struggle through, let us hope, to a com fortable and honest living. One would have been better pleased also to learn that : more liberal provision was to be made for single men than is offered by the scheme. We have an army of unmarried young women who will have to be provided for, and these will follow to the clearings in ordinary course. The young men who may take advantage of the scheme ought to be placed in such a position as would enable them to provide for and maintain a wife and family. The saw mill idea is a good one. It ought in itself to provide a great deal of work, but the machinery is somewhat costly and motive power not always easy to find I But the timber cut, if prepared in a "manner likety to take on the English market, ought to yield a hand some return. Altogether we fancy the Minister's scheme will not be unkindly received, and we certainly wish it success.

THE FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

it a meeting of the We'lington Chamber if Commerce yesterday, Mr D. J. Nathan submitted a scheme re garding the frozen meat trade which tended in the direction of all existing companies in the colony amalgamating and the various works being taken over at a valuation, the shareholders in the existing companies taking shares in the new company. The scheme, he pointed out, would require a capital of from two to four millions sterling, which could be raised on the London market by means of debentures guaranteed in the colony at o| per cent, the interest and sinking fund for which would be secured ly the im position of a tax of 3d per head on flocks. It was decided to print the report and circulate it rmong the other Chambers in the colony. Mr dear, of the Gear Meat Company, wrote objecting to the scheme, bat several letters from faimera and others supporting it were recaived.

A telegram from Wellington says:—The delay in the appointment of an umpire is

caused by the refusal of the midland the arbitrators to appoint railway. anyone of less rank than

their own. There is also objection to taking a .fudge, because the case may come into the Supreme Court on law points. It is evident that; there will be soms delay before the Oourt gets to .work. This means cor sidei able ex panse, for everyone was ready on Tuesday except the arbitrators themselves. It is not at all likely that the arbitra'ion will be final, for both parties have the right of going to the Court on points of. law, and it is well understood that whoever gains the verdict, the Privy Council is cjrtajn to have the final decision. The Post states that proceedings have been gojng on which render it probable that the Midland Railway arbitration will not take place as originally proposed, and that other proceedings are likely to suporvene. j

Thb results of the volley firing by the volunteer corps of the colony have been published. They show volley firing, that eighty-two corps fired, but that seventeen of them had not two-thirds of their strength present when doing so, and consequently their snores are noc taken into account in connection with the Government prizes The list of the sixty-five corps which " counted" is headed by a South Canterbury company, the Waimate Rifles, which made the very creditable figure of merit of 16.85, the "possible" beine 20. The figure of merit is obtained, it may be explained, I by dividing the total number of points by the number of men in the corps eligible to fire A North Island cores, the Wanganul R'fles, is second, with a figure of merit of 15 96, and then comes a North 0 mterbury company, the College Rifles, with 15.14. The positions of other Canterbury corps on the list are as follow:—KaJapoi Rifles, fifth, 14 74 ; Christen urch (Oiy Guards, sixth, 14 30 j Rangiora Rifles, sixteenth. 10 39; Ash burton Rifles, nineteenth, 10.25 j Canter bury Engineers, twenty third, 10 03: Canterbury Yeomanry Cavahy, twenty seventh. 9.46; Tirr.aru Navala, thirty first, 9 84 ; "A" Company, thirty-sixth, 8 79 ; X Battery, forty fifth, 8 34 ; Tim »ru Bifles, fortf-slxth, 818; Lyttelton Nnval Artillery, six'ieth, 6.03 j Mounted Rifles, sixty fourth, 4.59. The corps which is lowest on the list is the Auck land Naval Artillery, 4.30.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A. meeting of th 6 Junior Cricket Club Is advertised for to night in St (Stephen's schoolroom at half-p4St eight

During the month of February 978 births and 496 dettha were registered in Sydney and its suburbs

The Col'iery Guanlian, a Londou paper, of January 5, haa a long aravle on * Mining in New Zealand in 1893.'

There ai c more pupil- at the Wellington College a present, than duriug any other term since it was opened. The number is 198

Daring the present wool season the Bail way Department in Nbw South Wales has received 693 332 bales of wool, as against 644 631 received lasb season, an increase of 49,870 bales.

Several prominent New South Wales wine growers have arranged with the Department of Agriculture to oend samples f their wines home to England through the Agent-General.

The Literary World, of February 22, states that Dr. Oonan Doyle, who is at present in America, may not improbably visit Australia before he returns to Ens land. *

A 320z cake of gold, obtained at Bulgan dra, has been banked at Albury. The yield was from four tons of stone taken ouo in a fortnight. The reef continues to show gold.

A middle aged woman named Jane Grade was run over by a train near the .Newmarket (Victoria) station recently. She was removed to the Melbourne Hos pital, and died soon after admission.

At a meeting of the Knox Church con gregation at Duuedin last night, it was decided to give a unanimous call to the Rev. W. Hewitson, 8.A., of. Brunswick, Melbourne, in succession to the late Dr. Stuart.

la five year* the Victorian Board of Health has dealt with at least 30 cases of small-pox, and in contact with these it is estimated there must have been at least 300 persons, bat owing to vaccination, says Dr Cresewell, none of the 800 took the disease.

It is estimated that the wheat harvest in Queensland lant Beason wa5666,566 bushels from 32.575 acres reaped for grain, giving an average of 20.46 bushels per acre, being, with one exception, the highest average yet attained. It is also by far the heaviest aggregate yield.

Mr Arthur, traffic manager on the Dun edin section of the railways, passed through Aahburtcn on Monday on his return South and expressed himself as much atiuck with the great improvements recently made at Ashburton, a station of which he naj in charge for s number of years.

At a meeting of the Oaehunga B trough Council yesterday a telegram was received from MrTregear, in answer to a com munication from the Council. Mr Tregear saiu, in effect, that the Minister for Labor has no power to change the half-holiday from {Saturday to Wednesday. The tele gram was received.

An Invercargill Press Association tele gram states that the KUeralie Estate of 2000 acres, improved and good quality land, subdivided into eight farms, was offered yesterday at auction on easy terms, hut did not elicit a bid. fJ he land is divided by a road Jiae from the Merrivale property just purchased by the Govern ment, and was being off-red by the mort gagees, the Dunedin Sinking Fund Commissioners.

A special meeting of the Auckland Trades awl Labour Council was he'd on Saturday evening for the purpose of in structing three delegates selected by the Council to attend the Labour Conference ac Christchurch. The delegates are F Roycroft (President), W. 0. Fra er, and J. d. Kirkham. Ie was resolved that. the delegates should be 0m a free h&iK^fha Council having every con6dence in their discretion The delegates left Onehunga for theb'ou h by tl eTakapuna on M nu!Uy.

An entertainment, under the auspices of the Methven Home Mission (Weeleyan), took place in the Chettsey eshoolroom last Friday night. The Rev Joseph Rap'.ey presided, and the building was filled with an ftppreeiitive audience. Musical items were rendered by Mr Thos. Austin and MUs E. K. Thompson, of Rakaia ; reci tations by the Rev T. G Brooke and Miss Stewart, and readings by Mr C. Dixon aud Master Dunstan. Dm ing an interval refreshments were dispensed, and at the close ot the entertainment a vote of thank) was accorded to all who had as sisted in any nay. The audience was re presentative of various denominations, and opinions were expressed that oc casional gatherings of this kind would not only provide rational amusement, but would also promote to a yet greater ex tent sentiments of harmony and goodwill tmongst Chertaey residents.

At Dunedin on Monday Mr Cariw, S.M., gave judgment, holding that the trantrfor of certain Bank of New Zealand shares from the plaintiff to the defendant not having been approved of by the Directors of the Bank, the transfer was not complete or operative, and therefore that the plantiff could not recover the sum of £27 10 s for which he sued as the amount of a call which he had been obliged to pay on shares Bold to the defendant, His worship having given judgment for the defendant on Ihegrovnd stated, Mr Barclay eaid that as it was a somewhat Important point and covered a great many cases he proposed to take the opinion to the Supreme Court.in the matter. A case was stated.

The balloon ' Albatross ' belonging to the military in Berlin, made an ascent on February 15, in order to ascertain what efftcb the intense cold would have on the balloon and instruments. The balloon sailed away over Sandau, went over (he Kibe, and afrer a voyage of 10 hours, came | down towards 7 p.m near the Bal ie At 11 OOP metres the wind wai from the S.S. W. j 1 at 2000 metres there was a perfect calm, so that the balloon stood quite still for an hour above a village, not able to move ft had therefore to descend to catch -another wind. The Old at the higher points was so intense that the sand in the suck* was frozen into compact stone. Naturally the m at and other provisions were frozen hard, and not fit to be used The two German and one Anstrian officers who undertook the voyage suffered a good deal.

The harvest thanksgiving services and festival in connection with the Waterton Wesleyan Church were completed on Tuesday night, and have proved, like all previous ones, to be highly successful On Sunday the services were conducted by Mr S. S Chapman, of Willovby, and the Rev C. Aberneihy, who preached sermons appropriate to the occasion, white special hymns were also sangby the congregation. The church was also beautifully decorated with flowers, fruit and grab*, and a* the day was fine goodcongregatibnsassembled, both in the afternoon and evening. Qn Tuesday night the usual coffee sapper was held, and again thesttttng aocommoda tion of the church was taxed to its utmost. The public meeting ' was presided over by the circuit minister, Mr Abernethy. Short speeches were given by Messrs Croy, Williams, Brigh*ra, Watson, Wills, Rev T. G. Brooke, and the Chairman. These over, refreihtnencs were handed round, and for the succeeding half hour all present seemed to enjoy themselves with the good things provided no generously by the ladies. Several votes of thanks were accorded and the meeting cosed. The proceeds of the effort will amount to about £14, and will be applied towards reducing the circuit

The Wanganul Borough Oounoil, is taking steps to suppress the nuisance of travelling hawkers.

At the annual mMtin? in conn«ctioti with the harvest lhanksgiviug service »t thfl Willowby Ohuroh en Monday evening, Mr W. Wills, well known throughout the : circuit as local preacher and Sunday school ! teacher, who is leaving the district on a trip home to see his frionds, was prestn ed with a handsomey bound C (abridge i Teacher's Bible, The presentation «»-« made by the Rev. 0, Abernethy, who, supported by Mr W. Stout of Winslow, spoke in feeling terras of the I<>sh thi* district was sustaining through Mr Yfi\W I departure. Mr Wills suitably responded.

LATESST CABLE NEWS.

IOCI.L OPTIOI

London, April 9, Sir W. V. Harcourt has introduced the Local Veto Bill. It is almost identical with the Bill of 1893. He said it would be on wise at present to enforce universal Sunday closing, and impossible to impose it in the London zone to which such restriction applied. It would have to be left to the decision of local option.

The Unionist Press considers the Local Veto Bill a ridiculous measure, and condemns the exemption of Ireland as a bribe to secure the vetes of the Irish members. Mr T. W. Russell in tends to mcfl the inclusion of Ireland in the Bill, which was read a first time without division.

GOVERNORSHIPS.

Lovooir, April 9 It is rumored that Lord Kensington has been offered the succession to Loid Kintore.

A. Libel CAse.

Melbourne, April 10 During the hearing of an action brought by Downie, contractor, against the Victorian Newspaper Company for alleged libel, a private detective gave evidence that the plaintiff asked him to make two officers in the Public Works Department drunk, in order to get possession of certain papers, but witness refused to do such a thing. The Government architect asserted that plaintiff was refused particulars from a diary, which was subsequently found to be missing, but at the arbitration proceedings, a letterpress page of this diary was produced by plaintiff.

N.S.W. POLITICS.

Sydney, April 10 In the Legislative Assembly last night the Govenor's Salary Reduction Bill was read a third time by forty votes to twenty-eight, and finally passed. There seems a disposition on the part of members of the lower house to accept the council's amendments on the Land Bill.

THE NEW ZEALAND BOWLERS

Sydney, April 10 The New Zealand bowlers were offici ally welcomed by the mayor in tha town hall. They played their first match on Ashfield green yesterday, and sustained a defeat, the scores being—Mew South Wales 107 points, New Zealand 77.

LAND TRANSFER BILL.

Loni-on, April 9 Lord Herschell's Land Transfer Bill passed the third read in the House of Lords. Lord Herschell declared that the land registration system had worked admirably in the colonies.

England and France.

LoNDoy, April 7 The Paris correspondent of the Times suggests that in view of the attacks in the press England should provide her Embassy with funds in order to enable them to exert an influence in the same way that France and other nations do.

Paris, April 7 M. Hanotaux said that France, de-f siring to maintain the rights of the' Sultan and Khedive, asked Britain to define her precise claims on the Upper Nile. Instead of using the phrases " Egyptian and British spheres" they must say where Egypt ends. France would not assent to unknown condi tions. Upon receiving his demand England immediately stopped negotia tions. The annexation of the Upper Nile, so far as England was concerned, was merely on paper, and the agree ment with Zanzibar infringed French rights. France would not permit the Royal Niger Company to monopolise the country and coerce outsiders.

LABOR

Nbwcastlc, April 8 So far less than half the collieries in the district have received notice of cessation of work. The Peaham, Wallgend, Hetton, Wickham and Bullock Island miners have given a fortnight's notice. The Waratah men, in accordance with the previous notice, strike on Saturday, but there is no move in the other pits.

It is considered that there is little probability of any strike which will seriously affect the coal trade. Efforts are still being made to get the remain ing Unionists and non-Unionists to join ir> strike. T Newcastle, April 10 Half Of the nonunion miners em ployed in the Fast Greta mine declined to join the strike

DISASTROUS FLOODS

I'r.iSBANR .Aprl 9 A telegram from Fort Douglas states that, very severe floods were ex perienced in Daintree district during. Friday night. The river rose eight feet higher than ever known before. A cottage containing Mrs Reynolds, Gertie Reynolds, and Leslie Fischer, was swept away down th,e river, and smashed to pieces. All three occupants being drowned. A man n,am.ed Masterton, with his wife and family went dpwn the river, on the tqp of the hguia One qf the boys was killed. Masterton bad a leg bioken, while his wife and her baby took Tenge up a tree when the house collapsed,, and they were there twenty-four hours be fore they oould be rescued. A man named King and a black gin also per ished in the flootf. Most of the settlers on the river bank lost their houses «nd provisions.

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Londonderry Mine

Loxdon, April 8 With reference to the Londonderry mine at Coolgardie, Colonel North, one of the chief vendors, has altered this previous offer, and now decline* to accept any money in connection with the mine until the shareholders hare received their money back and 5 per | cent interest. Shares in the Londonderry mine I have advanced, and are quoted at 16s 3d. Perth, April 9 LordFingall, upon being interviewed, confirms the recent cables respecting the cutting out of the rich shoot in the Londonderry mine. The directors, he says, were entitled to the first informa tion, hence the withholding of the news on the field itself. On his arrival, ten days asp, a start was made to open up the Golden Hole, and the first shot disclosed the fact that the gold did not go deeper than the. blocks in sight when the prospectors sold the property. He stopped the work and sab'ed the news to the London Directors who in structed him to secure reports from Captain Matthews and Professor Nicbolla, who reported for the pur chasers originally. Both confirmed the news of the cutting put of the shoot* They had expressed the opinion that the shoot might not be a continuous rich patch. The hole had been carried down two or three feet, but so far no change was found in the reef, which: was merely ordinary battery stone. In the tunnel at the fifty feet level » start was made on the rise, and rich ' stone was met with there. Good gold is still being found, but as yet too little work hat been done to enable an opinion to be formed. He bad no in formation to give respecting Colonel North's offer. He thought the mine should be thoroughly tested, as well as the seven adjoinbg blocks purchased by the Company, The cutting out of the rich shoot came as a tremendous suprise to him.

London, April 9 Colonel North declares the gold in the mine must have been stolen. Colonel North exempt* the shares re served for the discoverers of the Londonderry mine from the benefit of his offer. The Board of Directors re solved to request the Western Aim* : tralian Government to appoint an ex pert tb report on the Company's properties. Mr T. Hewitt Mjring will follow Colonel North's example.

THE COREAN WAR

bHANOHAi, April 8 The districts which Japan insist* shall be thrown open to the world in clude the course of the Yang-Tse-Kiang as far as Chung king-too, a town in the far interior, the main portion of the Shanghai and Canton rivers, and the Woosung Canal. Chung-king l ~Buchoo> foo, Soochoo and Hangchu are to be free cities Forty Japanese transports are at the Pescadores, and it is reported that an attack on Canton is intended. Shavqhai, April 9 Li Hung Chang received the Japa nese terms on April 1. It is be'ieved he will accept them. Many of the Japanese troops at the Pescadores are i dying of cholera.

European and Other Foreign Items

Losdon, April 8 After the Easter recess Lord Rose* bcry intends to present a Bill in the House of Lords providing for certain colonial judges being appointed mem* bers of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

The Colonial Agents-General have unitedly decided to write to the Seen* tary of State for the Colonies, urging the importance of a monetary confer* ence and the presence of one or more colonial delegates. The Bight Hon A. W. Peel, ia re signing the Speakership, made an elo quent speech, in which he said he trusted the House of Commons would, in conducting its badness, continue a model for colonial and foreign Assem blies. The Leader of the House gave notice of a motion thanking Mr Feel for the eminent services he had ran* dered the State, and praying that the Qaeen would suitably reward him. The motion wps seconded by the Right Hon A. J. Balfour.

The proprietor of Fairplay has been fined £50 and costs for contempt of Oourt for publishing a paragraph con* cerning a case still tub judicc. The steamer Strmthord, from Lyttel ton, has oalled in at 8t Vincent with her propeller broken. It will be neceit sary for her to discharge a portion of her cargo, [The cure© steamer Strathotd, 4070 tons. Captain West, arrived in Lrttoltoa from Dun*din on January 90 to load for London, under the aaapioas of the New Zealand Ship* ping Company, and left; on February 7 with a full cargo of wool, grain, frozen mutton, etc] B«"flsita, April 9 The appeal in the case of Madame Joniaux has been disallowed. CONSTANTVOPLE. April 8 Sir P. H. W. Ourrie, the Britisb Ambassador, has had a cordial inter view vith the Sultan, daring which Armenian reforms were diecussed. The other Embassies support the British demands for a cessation of atrocities. CiHrrowx, April 8 Colonel Sherrington has withdrawn from the Malagasy serried owing to a I disagreement with the authorities. A French' bSrutirdnient of Perfate, in the vicinity of TamaUve, is proceeding. The reply of the Itovas is weak WAgniNGjpjr. April 8 Presidant Cleveland h«u declined to be nominated for a third term at Pra* ■ident. . ' * "

OBITUARY.

w ™i.. 'AUKAIDB, April 9 Mr William R. Anderson, the founder of the Orient Steamship Com* pany, who transhipped from the Qroya. after the aooident to that steamer. die 4 on board the Massing.

THE CENTERAL BROKEN HILL MINE.

MnwMntmt. April 9 A New York syndicate hat Hked t {through a representative, that the Central Broken Hill Mine bt placed under offer to them until the 15th August for £150,000, with £3000 de posit, which will be forfeited if thr contract is not completed on the date mentioned. The shareholders will be called together abort) f to oMufcw ttt •Ifrr,

fBB ASHBCfetON QPABDUK: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1895.



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OWN Make In Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, dfuslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings etc., at Mrs Alcorn's new shop, Bakei's Buildings.



BOT'S and Girls Own Annual, British Workman and Workwoman, Infant's Magazine, The Prise, Child's Companion, Children's Friend, Little Dot, Family Friend, Band of Hope, Youni? England, and other New Books at Lowest Prices.— L. F. Andrewes and Co. 11 98



WANTED Known —The Misses Urquhabt have started Drees* making, and having a thorough knowledge of the business, combined with moderate charges, hope to receive a share of the oublic patronage. Address: Tancred Sreet, next to E. W. Hall, Herbalist.



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



BANG ! Bang i Bttug 1 My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Quo Cartridges. Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and all sporting materials of the first qoality at J. W. Hardlby's, Gun Emporium



/ 1 UNS I Guns ! Guns ! My new stock 'Of of Gunsj oat to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Leaders, Rifles, etc In spection invited. No old stock to select from at J. W. Hardlby's Sporting Repository



ROBERT ALCORN has opened in Baker's Buildings, next" the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards, Bannett's and the Kaiapoi Sties, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought to Ash burton. Also an assortment of Boots.



WANTED - Every Lady to try Madam Balcombe's Patent Ex panding Belt Corset (registered), guaran teed whalebone throughout. Orders left *t Mr E, Hall's, Herbalist, Ashburton, will receive prompt attention. 10 86



CIHRISIMAS Presents, Choice Orna / ments, Zithers and Jew's Hap?. Balis and Dolls for everybody from Id each; Jointed Dolls for 61, Sleeping Beauties Is, Chinese Conquerors 6J, Russian Embassies Is, Walking Men, Talking Dolls, Scotch Greys, and Ennis killen Dragoons all wonderfully cheap at Mrs Alcorns Ladies-' Underclothing and Fancy Bazaar, Havelock street.



NOTICE 1 Notice Sport for all Guns let out on hire or sold on time payments. H&ving a profes ional Gunsmith on tho premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description. Gun fittings in stock. Prices low.—J. W Hardlby, Ironmonger, etc 1



\\f ANTEP Known—We are reducing Vt the whole of out Prapery, Boots, Clothing, etc, For Cash. New Dresses, New Jackots, New Hats, etc , will all be reduced—H. C. Segers, Melford House.



WANTED Known.—We are daily receiving additions to our largo "Good V»lue" Stock— Mitchell and Tubvbr, Drapers and Clothiers, Tancred Street.



TTI ANTED Known~Tli# Potter la YV showing & magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier.



WANTED Known —Great Bargains are now being given for Can in all departments. B«fcre laying oufc your money for Drapery, Boots, etc, give us a call.— H. 0. Segeks, Melford House.



WANTED Known.—That our New Autumn Goods are now on viaw. Novelties in all Departments. Landing ex Tongariro 4 cases Flanelletes.—Mtt- CHKLL AND '1 URNER.



WANTED Known — Mrs Hoofer (monthly nuree) is open to accept engagements. Apply, by letter, to Mrs Hooper, Alford Foreet l(«ad, Aehburton, 11*134



i llwittU* Chart b Amnlv+r»»ry Tea, Euater SleaiJuj own. -f. s. Jeffries, leading Confectioner and Fruiterer pf Ashburton, East Street, next the Cornet. Ice Cream?, Fresh Fruits, Confectionery, Supper drinks of every description. Ice a f < reasonable ratei Lidies Room a specialty. i*ls3



WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' K*g»eta Shlrta, all aises, with or without collars, 2a 6d,—W. H. Collier.



CASH, CASH. Drapery, Boots, Cloth ing, etc. New Goods just opened. Fveryihins; reduced for Cash.—H. C. £bueu3, Melford House.



WANTED Known -Thafc if yon are in want of a firsts class article in sum mer Boots and Shoes, you cannot do better than call at J. Moison's ; you will get the very best at redoced prices. As for his own make, they are well known to the delight of the wearers, throughout the luslraiaflgn cplonies. Repairs well done tnd at once, ftmwr Boot Maker, Town mil #wfe stqrfli $v* fy9&j |#Ften



BOOKS. -John Mwsden, junior, will open Bookseller and Stationer's shop now occupied by Mr Lublow, East Street, about the end of May. —J, Marsden. 4 53



QCHOOL BOOKS.—I an btill selling I O School Boook at Christohurch (pub ■'lisbed) prices, and shall do so all the year I round.—J. Mab-den. 468



miTAN Soap, Titan Soap. So robbing X required by using Titan Soap. Free samples supplied on applying at our Stores.—Fletcher Bbos., Ashburton.



Business Notice*. £. BALEK WATCHMAKER ft MANUFACTURING JEWELLER. rpHE largest and finest stock In th« _L District to select from. It is also the newest and cheapest. Watch and Jewellery repairs receive careful and prompt atttention. Watches cleaned atid guaranteed for twelve months 69. Sole Agent for Lazarus' patented system of sight (testing and " Speciallte/ spectacles. S-SALFX EAST STREET. NEW GOODS. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. I TIHE Largest and best assorted Stock of Men's Mercery in the District. New Shapes in H\RD AND SOFT FELT % § HATS ' H o NI.W TIES. o ,h£ CALii AND INSPECT OUR Q a new goods. O * ~~ pa NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, ALEX. HENDRY, Manager.