FIRE ALARMS

Allenton ... ... .„ ... •.. one toll Borough, north of railway ... two tolls B»rough, south of railway ... three tolls Hampstead four tolls

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1895 THE CABLES.

If any evidence were wanted, in addition to what we already possess, that a direct cable via Vancouver, or in fact any other deep sea route, is indispensable, we have that evidence forced unpleasantly under our noses at the present time. New Zealand is completely shut off frsm cable com munication with Europe and America, and until the break reported from Adelaide has been repaired, it is im possible to hold any communication with the Old Country. The break, be it observed, is not in the ocean cable, but is on a land line, caused by a flooded river washing away the wires and posts. Every effort is being made to effect a satisfactory junction, but up to the time of writing, this had not been accomplished. In conse quence, our cable news consists entirely of Australian items, and unfortunately for us and for them all the Australian colonies are in the same category with ourselves —-completely isolated from the old World—by this unfortunate break in the land line. The accident happens at an untoward time, as affairs in France were becoming very critical, and the Chinese war had reached a stage at which questions vitally affecting the Australasian colonies may at any moment be evolved.

GOLD.

During the period from 1874 " Mar vellous Melbourne" was working up its reputation for booms, and earning its title to be called " Marvellous Mel bourne." "Victoria and New South Wales were in the same category so far as attention to the acquisition of wealth by the legitimate means of plodding in dustry was concerned, as both neglected to a large extent the resources of their land, and trusted to other means for making fortunes. But by and by both wakened from their dream to find that lotus-eating is the reverse of profitable. It was when the wolf was at the door, anU the hardest of hard times had fallen upon Victoria that she turned her attention with renewed earnest ness to her long'neglected industry of gold-mining, and so vigorously has she and her sister colonies prosecuted the search for the golden treasure, that for the year 1894 the master of the Vic torian mint is able to report a gold yield larger than any recorded for twenty years. The Melbourne Age, remarking on the return says :— "As far as Victoria is concerned the figures are gratifying beyond all ex pectations. Victorian gold aotually qoi»ed in 1894 amounted to 739,2440j5, an increase of 45,0000z over the 1b93 amount, or say a gain of £180,000. The great bulk of the West Australian gold finds its way to Melbourne for coinage. In fact, it is understood that most of the purchases made by the [ banks on the fields are at the wish of the miners, subject to the final decision ofthe Melbourne mint certificate. The consequence of the activity in the Golden West was for 1894 an addition of 200,0000z to the Melbourne coinage. That it was not greater will come as a surprise to most people, but West Australia has not yet reached third place for gold production in the group In fact it is possible that the yields of New Zealand and New South Wales will relegate West Australia to fifth place." The first nine months in New Zealand yielded J73,9030z, and the i product in Queensland for the same period was 471,1080z. These two colonies do not mint their entire pro duction, as may be said of Victoria and New South Wales. We have now, however, suflfrcient data to construct an estimate of the Australasian gold yield for 1894, and such an estimate is now given: — 1894. 0%. Victoria 789,496 Queensland G24,000 New Zealand 230,000 West Australia ... 224,000 New South Wales ... 223,298 Tasmania 48,803 South Australia ... 35,844

Total ... ... 2,125,441 To find an Australasian yield greater than tb.is it is necessary to go back to 1874, when the output was 2,133,4410z. For 1894 Australasia probably ranks in gold prorluption belpw the United States, but above Africa. It is ascer tained beyond conjecture that the words gold yield for 1804 will eclipse every previous yield on record, and it is satisfactory that Australasia is con tributing so considerably to the in crease.

The French military authorities are mak ing arrangements for another long-dis | tance race, to take place in GARit/AiuKg Juna. It will be from Paris without to'Bopde&ug and back—a dia horses, tance of 1,i92 kilomefcres— and will be open to all kinds of vehicles driven by mechanical as dis tinct from animal power. Steam carriages, electrical carriages, petroleum carriages, $J1 will be allowed to compete on equal terms, the competition is intended ks a test of speed, the sif economy and practicability not being taken into account. The competing vehicles will be on exhibition for five days prior to the start.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Ashburton County Council no'ifies that dog collars can now be obtained on application. It is intended to give a banquet at Dunedin to the Hon Mr W.*rd at the end of the week, Ths tallest man in the world is said to be now in Berlin. He is an Arab, and stmds 9fc 2tn, although he is only 16 years old. Pnring the past year the receipts at the Danedin Athenaeum, including: a balance of £80 2s 3d, amounted to £1220 63 4d, and the expenditure to £1065 12s lid. The largest building stones are those used in the Cyclopean walla of Baal bee, in Syria, some of which measure 63ft in length by 26ft in breadih, and are of unknown depth. Messrs Friedlander Bros will hold a clearing sale of live and dead stock to morrow on the f *rm lately occupipd by Mr N. Fitzgerald. The sale begins at noon, luncheon being provided. An interesting essay, by Mrs Donald McLean, on the ' Music of the Celtic Rac^>,' appears on oar fourth page, dighlanders, Irishmen, and Welshmen will find it good reading. The inquest concerning the death of the man found dead at Waihao last week was continued at Waimate yesterday before Major Keddell. A number of witnesses were examinued, but no new facts were elicited. The enquiry is not concluded. The owners of sm*U coasting vessels complain that'the number of men they are compelled to carry under the Shipping and Seamen's Act of last session is excessive. The matter is to be considered by the Cabinet. The Otago Acclimatisation Society has agreed to join the Auckland Society in protesting against gold miners discharging tailings from material treated by the cyanide process into ths rivers and streams, the effect of the cyanide being very injurious to fish. A gigantic lion's head of the finest Greek marble, seven feet high and in excellent preservation, was recently unearthed by some workmen at Kertch, in the Crimea. It is supposed to belong to the seventh or eight century before Christ. It ia to be sent to St. Petersburg and exhibited there. 1 Sir R. Stoub contends that the logical outcome of allowing the Board's Inspectors to inspect the Catholic schools must be State intervention to see that the teachers are efficient. The State has no right to inspect except as a duty. The agreement or non agreement of managers does not settle the question of duty. An Auckland Press Association tele gram states that Mr David Gouk, who left for the Wairarapa on Saturday, with a diver, in the Nautilus, returned early yesterday morning. The diver wenb down, but found tin wre^k entirely broken up. They came back to Auckland as nothing could be recovered. Foi foi 20 years has there been such an increase in the balances of the Irish sav ing banks. The joint-stock banks show an increase in the year of deposits and cash balances to the tune of three-quarters of a million. The Post Office Savings Bank deposits have increased by £2,632,0£0, quite beating the record. The Temple of Truth was sold by auction yesterday. It was put up subject to a mortgage of £1200, and a twenty years' lease to Worthington. As soon as bidß were asked for, £1200 was offered, and £100 bids followed till £2300 was reached, wlv.n one of the men who seceded from Worthington made a bound up to £300'\ no doubt thinking this was over Worthingfcon's limit;. But although it was the limit of the seceders, Worthing ton's agent went one better, and it was knocked down to him at £3050. The Hon Mr Ws»rd writes to the Nno Zealand Times that hp asked for the Postal Conference to be fixed ab Hobart, in onier that hemight meet other Ministers there who would then be at the Federal Council. At the same time he informed the Postoiaster-Ganoral of Victoria that he was going on to Melbourne, and could attend there if the Conference could not be held at Hobart. The other colonies, however, considerately fixed the dste and place to suit him. An unprecedented mortality is reported among the trout in the Mataura river, which (the Ensign says) is completely spoiled for fishing purposes for the next year or two. The ranger reports that the large waterspout which broke on the hills above Parrawa brought down such an amount of stuff into the river that the fish were destroyed wholesale, is many as 600 have been picked up in one place, and all along the banks down as far as Biverdale trout were to be seen of all sizes lying on the beaches. The river was perfectly thick with mud, and whether the fish werekilled through the thigkness of the water or by being caught among the stones and earth carried down the river is not known, but the fact remains that thousands of splendid fish have been destroyed, A magnificent return of gold—spoken of by the Auckland papers as one of the richest and most remarkable since the days of the Caledonian mine—ia reported from the Coromandel district. Legge's party of tributers in the Kapanga mine crushed 6501b specimen stone, which yielded 18960z retorted gold, worth some £3 23 per ounce, or a total value of about £5900. The bullion was conveyed under police escort from Coromandel to the Bank of New South Wales, Thames. The tributers are now crushing 20 loads of the general dirt from which these speci mens were separated, and expect it to yield at least 2500^ more. Their tribute lease has expired," and the block from which the gold was obtained has been taken over by the English company which qwns the Kapangi mine. The prqspects as to £he future are eaitl to be brilliant. The annual Sunday school picnic in con nection .with St. Stephens Church was heir? yastarday under most favorable auspices, the weather proving all that could be desired for an outing of children. V short service was held in the church at 2 p,m,, the Vicar giving % short address from Zech. viii-—s.—"And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls, playing in the streets thereof." A pro cession having been formed the children and teachers marched to tho Domain, about 40Q strong, and were there joined by a number of parents and frfendg. A most enjoyable day was spent terminating a little after seven. Ihe caretaker, Mr Perks, deserves a word of special praise for the tact displayed by him In keeping the children within the alloted bounds, and $3s.q fqr the kindly help rendered in the pavilion^ The|Progresslve liberal Association b&s agreed to the following programme whidh it urges all Liberal Associations to adop*-, v;z:~A leg*l eight hours' day and forty eight hours' week without exemptions of any kind whatever; the immediate establishment o£ an qjd r^e pension fond ; extension of the franchise to every housed holder for the election of all local bodies ; the absolute exclusion of A'siaticsand other aliens do not mingle on equal terms with the people~b£ this cointry'; abollt^n of deferring 'in case of fore closures of mortgage or liens on real or personal property ; the periodical readjust ment of the Customs tarijff to suit 1 the altered requirements oj[ th. c country { the rlgfyt to fcnie silver cojn for use i?i .fftft colony without the consent or Interference of any other nation ; the only land tenure to bo perpetual lease wi.h petfodipal revaluation | to obtain a more oomprehen» sive and economical system of log*l govern*

We are informed that there is a good j deal of illegal fishing going on in some of our livers. In the iSelwyn for example, j we are told that recently men have been , known to peg a strip of wire netting across the lower end of the pooh and then after driving the fish before them by riding horses down stream scooping out the trout wholesale, as many as 90 having b.en faken out of one pool A ' welcome.' will be accorded to the , delegates to the Primitive Methodist Conference who have now returned. The gathering will take place in the Primitive Methodist Church to-night, and imong the speakers' names on the card are to be fuund the Revs. James Cocker, Joseph Sharp, and William Woollass. The music will be special and refreshments will be provided. "'lt is generally understood that Mr Robert McOwen will very shortly return to Ashburton in his old position as manager of the Bank of New Zealand. Mr and Mrs McOven will be heartily welcomed back by a large number of old friends. At ihe same time much regret will be felt at the removal of Mr Graves, who, during his residence here, hag won golden opinions on aJI sides and who will be greatly missed by the Polo Club and the members of many more of oar local Institutions.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourseives responsible lor the "pinions expressed by our correspondents)

MR McLACHLAN'S FAILURE.

TO THE EDITOK,

Sir,—Will you kindly publish the opinion of one of Mr McLachlan's supporters, who was perfectly sober, and watched the proceedings with the keenest interest. Mr McLachlan appeared to be "dazed,' 1 and the friends (?) who allowed him to leave Ashburton are the men to be blamed. The reports that have appeared In the papers are so far correct —that he was under the influence of liquor—bat, what sort o* liquor? Here comes the question I have always put to the Prohi bitionists, buft their stereotyped answer is '* We don't c*re what liquor is supplied, it is for you to look after that." Ido not j know who supplied the information in the' shape of reports to all the papers, but it 1 is evidently biaesad. Mr MeLiehlan made no personal attack on Mr Hardy as reported, neithfir did he "fall off the: stage." He jumped off. and belusf a heavy man, the " thud " might have been hoard some distance off. I quite recognise the gravity of the situation, but let every one have fair play and no favor.—l am, etc., R. J. Gee. R<*kaia, January 22, 1895.

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON-TUESDAY.

(Before Hon. Major Steward and J. \V. Sawle, Esq., J.P ) D»rjNKBNNESS.—A first offender was cautioned and discharged. LARCENY.—-Heinrich Grass, a German, who arrived in the colony two or three months ago, pleaded guilty to stealing a, serge coot, value 208, tha property of Walter Thompson. It appeared from the evidence that prosecutor and prisoner, with other men, had been camping at Logan's Point, near Dnnedin, and that the former on rising in the morning found that prisoner had decamped, aud that his (prosecutor's) coat had been taken from his tent.—The police proved the arrest of prisoner with fche co»t in his possession.—He was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment with hard labor.

THE VOLUNTEERS.

YOILEY AID ITDEPEHOtIfT FIRING.

Sergeant-Major Jones of the South Canter i bury Volunteer district, supplies the follow ing particulars of th<3 results of the volley and independent firing by the volunteer companies of South Canterbury ior the year 1894. The columns of figures give re spectively the number of men eligible to fire, the number firing, average for volley firing, and average for independent firing.

Geraldine did not fire, and Temuka did not fire two-thirds of their total strength. On the results the Government prize money was awarded as follows :—Carbines —Timaru Navals Ist, £8 j C. Battery 2nd, £4 6a sd. Rifles—Waimate Ist, £14; Ashburton 2nd, £8; Timaru 3rd, £6 10s Id ; total, £40 16j 6d.

HEAVY RAINS

Brisbane, January 22 Heavy rains have fallen here and in the surrounding country. The Upper Brisbane river is flooded, and the low lying parts of the town are submerged. Six inches fell in the last two days. No serious effects, however, are antici pated,

STOCK CONFERENCE

Brisbane, January 22 At the Conference of Inspectors of Stock it was resolved to obtain official information from California as to whether swine fever, hog cholera, or other infectious or contagious diseases exist there. This action is taken in consequenca of a desire on the part of New South Wales breeders to import sxyine frqin Californfa. The pigs of tljat State are said to b,e superior for bapon purposes. The Conference depided to reduce the term of quarantine for cattle and sheep from sixty to thirty days, pro vided no malignant disease exists in Great Britain.

BUTTER.

Adelaide, January 22 Five hundred and twenty-five tons of butter were shipped to London this fceason. This represented a clear gain of between fifty i*nd sixty t' qusa.nd pounds.'

The Knife Throwing Caste.

Sydney, January 22 At the. inquest on the girl' Turner, killed by Mrs Gray at Adainstown, a verdict of manslaughter was returned.

The Telegraph.

A»>Ei;iiDß, January 21 Communication with fort I^arwin is stillinterniptecj, and no assistance can be rendered by the Western" Aus tralian If nes. This morning a repair ing party managed to patqh up thp line at Stjrapgway's Springs, but they theij found ths line had also beqh W ashe(| away Eeake, eighty miles further qn. l |t is hoppd that tJ^is break will be repaired to morrow. i

Edison's Kineroscope.

the K.at«at Application of Electricity to Flio.ogrrapliy,

-Through the enterprise of Messrs Williamson and Musgrove, Australia has been favored with five out of the first hundred manufactured of these most wonderful machines, and now the inhabitants of, and visitors to, Sydney are daily viewing in amaze ment tho marvellous photography pictures thus mechanically produced, in such a manner as to impress upon the minds of the beholder the ideas of figures in motion, they in every way reappearing in a similar manner to the movements in actual life. There have of late been many re ports regarding the wonders achieved by the great electrical magician, Thomas A. Edison, by means of the new instrument which he calls the kinetoscope. This, as its name implies, has the power of enabling the eye to appreciate movement. As is usually the case with any novelty introduced by Mr Edison, critics have drawn very largely upon their imagination for facts, and have led the public to expect far more than haa been promised by the inventor. We have in this way received reports of an apparatus which would bring before us all the action of a play or opera, while an accompanying photo graph would reproduce for us synchronously the spoken words, or the music associated with the move ments. This is the position which will be taken up by the kinetograph, an instrument now being completed by the great inventor. The kinetoscope is now to be seen in action in Sydney, so that wo are able, to judge for our selves of its present capabilities. Let us say at once that it is a wonderful instrument, which no one who has the opportunity should miss seeing. It is certainly the most perfect thing of its kind which has yet been introduced, and reflects the greatest credit upon it 3 distinguished parent, The kinetoacope, so far aa outward appearance goes, consists of an upright cabinet about 4ft in height, with an eye-piece at the top. Looking through this aperture one sees a photographic picture; but this picture, instead of being motionless, is full of life; indeed it is hard to convince one's self that the objects are not real. There are several of these cabinets in Sydney, each con taining a different picture in motion, and it will be interesting if we give a brief account of these objects before describing the apparatus by which the wonderful results are brought about. Here we see a serpentine or skirt dancer, a veritable incarnation of the poetry of motion, and every little de tail and action is so carefully pour trayed that, as we intimated just now, it is difficult to imagine that the figure is not real. Next we pass on to a couple of cats, who, armed with boxing gloves, aro in a mock combat. They punch one another vigorously until one turns tail, upon which a man in attendance clutches the coward cat and makes him face his opponent. A cock fight, in which the birds are in real combat, is interesting' in delineating a form of sport much esteemed by our forefathers. Here is a blacksmith's j forge. Three men taka up their tools, and hammer away at an anvil, while the smoke is seen rising from the adjacent fire. Presently they put down their tools; one takes up a bottle and has a drink, and hands it in turn to his two companions. Every move ment is in accordance with Nature herself, and considering the manner in which the pictures are produced and reproduced, it could not well be other wise. The original photographs are taken in a special form of open air studio, a studio which can be turned towards the light aspect at will. Upon a small stage the little drama to be reproduced is rehearsed until the action goes smoothly. A camera is then made to produce upon a long strip of celluloid a series of pictures at the rate of about 50 a second, so that, supposing the action of the little play is complete in half a minute, no fewer than 1500 pictures will have been impressed upon the ribbon of celiuioid in that period. Thus, in the same way that the phono graph makes a register of series of sounds, so does the camera produce a series of rapid pictures which analyse complex movement. But how are these pictures utilised in the kinetoscope? The celluloid ribbon of negatives is first of all print ed upon a similar ribbon of the same material, so that the fifteen hundred pictures are presented in the positive form. This ribbon, when finished, is placed in the kinetoscope, and by suitable mechanism the pictures are presented {to the eye at the rate of fifty per second. Just above the travelling i ribbon of pictures there is a horizontal plate which rotates fifty tiin.es per second, and in this plate is a slit which enables each picture tq be seen in succession for a very brief period, But the property of the eye known as 'persistence of vision' causes these rapidly recurring images to blend upon the retina, and in thu way weobtain the most perfect representation of move ment which it is possible to conceive. We hear that in the near future Mr Edison intends to extend his repertory, and produce not only figures in motion by means of the kinetoscope, but also produce the actual dialogue and music to accompany the movements by means of the perfected kinetograph* The subjects at present availably strike th§ onlooker! with wonder, and we cau easily imagine any spectator, who has no notion of the method by which they are produced, regarding Mr Edison in the 'light of a magioian. Such an achievement would, indeed, had it been pqssibls a couple of centuries back, infallibly have sent hioi to thei stake. But we act differently now, and do our best to encourage our lead ing inventors to greater effort. Is i$ tqo much! to h,ope that Mr l&Uson w}l} spme day plage his multiple {mage, camera on the seashore, so that ag the sunlit wayes roll towards the heauh, and the foremost one purls over and breakg \tx a shower Q f diamonds, its complex movements may be unravelled, and pieced together again by means of the kinetosioope ? Jn this way will Edison he ahle to emulate Canute, with the difference that, at his com mand, the waves shall stand still, and shall move again when he gives the, electrical motive power,

THE AHdBUIftTOiK mjAKDIAN: ittTESDA*, JANUAKY .-2% 1895.



Cakbines.

Timaru Navals C. Battery ...

... 69 55 ... 42 28

9.24 4.00

12 26 6 88

Waimate Ashburton ... Timaru , Temuka Geraldine ...

Rifles. ... 42 41 ... 54 43 ... 55 42 ... 37 21 ... 39 —

16 85 10 25 8-18 9.67

16.04 11.81 10.58 9.02



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Wanted 1 \ANTED, Smart Youth~fo7~6flke | work. Apply John Obr and Co. . 1 128 } lOST, on Saturday last, one Yellow! ■^ Collie Dog. Answers to name of J Laddie. Finder rewarded on returning to A. A. Obr, Ashburton. 1 12S WANTRL?, by end of January, Kiplr or Ten-loomed House, Ashburtop or Suburbs. Apply Maig Office. 198 WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Regatta Shirts, all sines, with or without collars, 2s 6d»-~W. H. Collier. "OEAUTIFULar.d useful Presents to j) all purchasers of 2s 6dand upwards. —H. C Segeus, Meltord House. WANTED Known — Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optica line at S. SiLßK's, Optician. ANTED Known.— Having had such a successful season with Dresses, balance to clear st nominal prices.— Mitchell and Tuener. WANTED Known — Mks Hooper (monthly nurse) is open to accept engagements. Apply, by letter, to Mrs Hoopeb, Alford Forest Read, Ashburton, 11*134 ______ "PRESENTS. We are now giving Jl Presents to all purchasers of 2s 6d and upwards.—H. C. Segers, Melford House. ANTED Known—All wool Delaines, Prints, and Crepons below whole sa^ rates.—Mitchell and Turner



[advertisement J j TWINE RING 3 & BILLINGSGATE. 0' wad some pooer the giftie gie vi to see ' oorsels as ithers see us. j TO THE EDITOR. '^IR, —I am surprised, and so aro v-^ hundreds of others \n the Ashburton county, tha 1, although Friedlander Bros { | are still writing letters to the papers (akd sdch letters) they have not yet tried to answer any one of my charges such as the existence of a Twine Ring, etc , etc , etc. [ knew that my parsistency and reitera tion of the charges would touch them on the raw, but I never expected euch a tirade of abuse t:) emanate from.the office presided ever by that usually cool and calculating gentleman, Mr Hug • Fried lander. Surely hia coolness must have deserted him for the ronce, and his furious anger only proves the weakness of bis case. I don't like throwing water on drowned rats, but when thf y wiite such letters they must take the consequences. They are worthy of no consideration and will receive none from me. Before I have done with this correspondence I will prove to them that they are not now deal ing with an innocent farmer, but with one frilling and well able to take care of him self and give as good as he gets. They say that my offer to meet them on the platform and leave the various charges to be decided by the farmers is • childish and only proves the hollowness of the man Does it I— Abuse and vituperation are no argument—l never expected that they would accept my challenge as with all their daring they were afraid, as they well knew what the verdict must be. They therefore decline the offer as cbildish but I shall leave that question for the farmers to decide for thenu elves feeling sure that the Friedlanders have thus thrown away the only chance they are likely to get of making good their position and proving my allegations to have been untrue. They also twit me with never thinking before acting. My opinion is that in this corresponderca I have proved thab I can both think and act, and in any case it is better to deal with a man who does not think but acts up to what he says than with a man who Is always thinking how to gee the best of everyone he meets, even newspaper editors ! My way of de ciding this controversy was a much more sensible one than theirs, because they asked me to stake £25 on a foregone conclusion. Hal I been fool enough to have fallen into the trap so craftily laid I should have lost my money "but old birds are not caught with chaff." This is their usual way of making public challenges. They always like to have the Jong end of the lever in their own hands, bub to bring such a "coup' 1 off a man must think hard. They then go on to give a li9t of my public and private appointments finishing up with the *'■ guardian of public morality." I never make a parade of any such qualities. They say " good-bye Mr DT" .Nc such luck. I am afraid that like the poor wa shall always have them with us, therefore it is not a last fond farewell but only a good-bye at the door. They then say I am "a devil," yell ! veix!! yell!!! Devils have al ways been troublesome customers from the days of Adam until now, bub if the Ashburbon Devil has destroyed th^ir little game and almost worried them to death, they have only themselves to thank. Then they say "we won't have anything more to do with you." won't they ! Let, there be a chance of taking me in and they will jump at it like a rooster at a gooseberry. They say "go and challenge Mr Isitfc, he's the man for you." No ho i-.n'fc. My views and his don't agree but I believe him to be a man sincere in his opinions and I would much sooner trust him than J would Friedlander Bros. Do tiny want any more? J have plenty on hand. —I am, Sir, yours faith fully, D. Thomas. Borathafc, linwa'd, January 22,1895. 1 127



\ VTANTED Known -Holders of W Present tickets can now get them changed.—H. O. Segers, Melford House. WANTED Known—That H. A. 1 lower, Confectioner, East street, has a splendid variety of Fry's and Cadbury's Chocalate Boxes, now in stock. BLANKETS bought at Edwards Bennet'a Sale, a special line of Double Blankets at 7s 9d. Extra large and heavy 15s 6d and 16s 6d.—Robert Alcorn, Baker's Building, OWN Make In Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, dluslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., at Mrs Alcorn's new shop, Bakei's Buildings. WANTED Known—A tremendous run on our Gloves, 4^d upwards. —Mitchell and Turner. T ADIES' and Gentlemen's left-off J__ Clothes and all kinds of goods bought, sold, or exchanged. — Mrs Knight opposite Templar Hall, near Post Office. 11 170



CHEAP Christitan Present, Cheap New Year Gifts, Cheap Toys, Cheap Dolls, Cheap Fhncy (roods. Mbs Adams, Saunders' Buildings. WANTED -Every Lady to try Madam Balcombe's Patent Ex panding Belt Corset (registered), guaran teed whalebone throughout. Orders left at Mr E, Hall's, Herbalist, Ashburton, will receive prompt attention. 10 86 WANTED Known—That o *v gto the success of the Pale now being held up at Saucdets' Bu'l'Jings, opposite Rail way Station, i will be continued fur another twenty-eight days. I am not advertising a fay cheap linen, but the K whole of the stock. Don't lose the oppor tuni'y of securing genuine bargains —A Law ie 166 /"IHKISIMAS Presets, Choice Orna- V_y ments, Ziihers and Jew's Harpp, Ba^s a.v\ Dolls for everybody from Xcl each ; Jointed Dolla for 6), Sleeping ! Beauties Ip. Chinese Oonquorors od/ Russian Fmbiesies I*, Walking Men, Talking Dolls, Scotch Greys, and Ennis kill«n Dragoons all wonderfully cheap at Mbs Alcorn's Ladies' Underclothing and Fancy Bazaar, Havelock street.



NEW ZEALAND CLOTH INS FACTORY, EAST STREET. !l Half-Yearly Stocktaking. UTRA.W HATS to be cleared out at M* Greatly Reduced Prices. ' Boy's Straw Hats 3s 61 for Is Men's Straw Hats 3* 6 1 for Is M>n's Java Straw Hats 2s Od for Is 6d Men's Straw Hats 6s 91 for 3 \ 6. 1 We do not often advertise Cheap Goods, but these are GENUINE REDUCTIONS. BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. Boy's Strong School Boots 5s 6d Men's Light Balmorals 8s Gd Men's Strong Canvas Shoes 5a Men' Strong Nailed Shooters 9s 6d Yqu will Savft money by purchasing your Boots from the N. ZJS- F. Wcmen s Canvas Shoes 43 9d Wojnen's Glace JCd Shoes $3 (?d Maids' Tan Strap Shoes ,5i i6d NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY HAtiLKjrsTEm Bros



V\ ANTED Known—The Correr Is showing a magnificent New Stick of Drapsry »nd Clothing.—W, H. Collieb. ROBERT ALCORN has ojpp.ned in Bbkker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Kdwards, Bennett's and the Kaiapoi S%les, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought to Ashburton, Also an assortment of Boots, BOY'S and Girls Own Annual, British Workman and Workwoman, Infant's Magazine, The Prize, Child's Companion, Children's Friend, Little Dot, Family Friend, Band of Hope, Young England, and other New Books at Lowest Prices.— L. F. AiWEKWES AND Co. 11 98 BANG ! Bang i Batag < My new sea son's stock of Ammunition <o h§nd Eley's, Kynock's and, Club Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and aU sporting materials of the first quality at J. W. Hardi-py's, Gun Emporium NOTICE! Notice Sport for all Gun^let out on hire or sold on time paymertis. H*vin? a professional Gunsmith on tha premises, J undertake to repair Gana oi any description, Gun futinga in stock, Prices low.—J, W Rakdlky, Ironmonger, etc GUN'S { Guns f Guns ! My now stock of Gunsj ust to hand direct from the manufacturers. Boubltj and Single Barrel Bieech L-aders, Rifles, etc Tn tpection invited. No old stock to select from at ,). W. Haedlry's Sportina Repository



■ ERBAL Beer, Herhrf B.^er, Six gallons of splendid Herh,aJ I?ee,r for 7d. Made with a bottle of Potter's Herbal Beer Extract-, price 7d per bottle. Warranter! purely heibal. Fletcher Bros.. Wholemle and Retail Agents, i Cash Supply Stores, ABhburton and Christchutfih. WANTED Known -That if you are jn want of a first class article in sum mer Bo^ts and Shoes, you cannot do better than call at J. Moison's ; you will get tfee very bast at reduced prices. As j for his ow make, they are well known to fche.delight of the rearers, throughout the lustralaslan cobnies. Repairs well done aad at once Premier Boot Maker, 'Jfown Hall Boot Store, TV street, A&hburton.



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