MAIL NOTICES.

The Letter Box will be cleared for the i despatch of correspondence from Ashburton for the undermentioned places as follows :— Burnham and Dunsandel, daily ... 3,15 pm Chertsey and Kakaia, daily 6 30 am 3 15 pm 6 30 pm Christchurch and north, daily 6 30 am 3 15 pm and 6 30 pm and on Mondays, Wednesdays, «nd Fridays at 10 30 am Dromore and Selwyn, daily 6 30 pm Eiffelton, Willowby, daily ... 10 30 a m Lismore, Tuesday, Thurs day, and Saturday ... 10 30 am Elgin, vVakanui, and River side, daily 6 30 am Seaview, Seafield, Kyle, and Newlands, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday ... 630 am Greenstreet, Winchmore, and Forks, Tuesday, Thurs day, Saturday ... ,6 30 am Wheatstone, Waterton, Ash ton, Longbeach, and FlemingtOD, daily ...3 45 pm Mount Somers, Springburn, Btuhside, Alford Forest, Stare'ey, daily .. ... 4 pm Methven, daily 315 pm Geraldine, and Orari, daily.. 12 30 pm Oamaru, Dunedin, Waimate, and south, daily ... 12 30 pm Eiling, Rangifcata, daily ... 10 30 am 12 30 pm Temuka, Timaru, daily, 10 30 am 12 and Tuesday, Thursday, 30 pm and Saturday 315 pm Tinwald, Window, Hinds, 10 30 am 12 daily .. ... .. 30 pm And Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday 315 pm Ruapuna, Monday and Thurs day - ... ... 4 pm Mayfield, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday ... 4 pm Lowcliffe, Monday, Wednes day, and Friday at 10 30 am

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1895.

Me J. D. Ross, who was in the Tnnquin j campaign, gives in an Engli.h magaz ne some Bide lights on the discip *'Bißißi" line of the troopa employed by France in her colonial ; conquests. In pursu'ng her new policy of colonial conques% France husbands largely the lives of her best eons, and the corps that are chosen for foreign colonial service are largely m»de up of men who have been at war with Bociety, and who are regarded as being most suitable as "food for powder." When the question of the Madagascar expedition was before the Chamber of Deputies some attempts were made by a section of the Chamber to limit the choice of the Minister of War to " Colonial troops," while some of the Parisian Deputies endeavoured to extort the concession (hat at all events no Parisians should be drafted from their regimm's for service jn Madagascar. General Mercier, however, claimed a free hand. Still, there is little doubt that the expedition is largely composed of the same elements as the army which completed the subjugationof Tonquin—men liable to "Btribi"—a term representing to the French soldier a long period of dangerous foreign service, in which they are made subject to the most extraordinary condi tions of discipline, and to cruel punish ments of the character of the crapuudine Coloured troops, like the Turcos, 'nixed up with the motley soldiers of the Foreign Legion and (he noted Companies de Dscipline, furnish their contingent. These mi c^llaneou^i corps h*ve fought we'l enough, ss being composed of reck less, dare-devil nnn, "with a record," although they ar ; half the time th* terror of their officers, who are allowed to inflict avage punishment, which would never be permitted in line regiments. They be come a terrible Pourge to the unfortunate country in w! ich they a-e quartered.

'I hk Foreign Legi in in th 9 French Army ' i-> an extraordinary body. A man may enlist in it, if fife physically. A rough whatever hisr.aticna'i-y, and lot. under any name he pleases, so that v, v composed of deserters from other fl*gs, find ad venturars from every country under the suij. No questions fi^e ssked of the man w^o desires, jn its rank*, to carry the tricolor to fche most distant parts of the world. The Comp-gnies de Du?ciplnj. a, are composed of still more questionable elements, baing practically made up of military convictF, offendeis who have be come a r.uisance n their regiments, and are brought before a special tribunal, and, in most G»ses, sentenced to servp for a term of years In one of the Compagnies de Discipline The luckless soldier is then shipped to Afrio*, where ha j >ins his new regiment, under charge of a gendarme, a very ominous beginning to ( the career in store for him. These con vict companies are stationed in the most desolate districts of the French African possessions, and employed in road-mak ing, and erecting buildings for military purposes. Harassed with drill, badly fed, isolated from all society save that of nis miserable comrades, and punished under a Draconic military code, the luck less soldier soon learns what it it to envoyca Biribi. To the men of the con vict companies active service la a relief to their bondage, and as they are subjected tp such savage punishment as the cranaiidinc, they are merciless in turn, anj| leaye a track of desolation and ruin in any country into wh}ch they ratrch, as was the gimpaign in Tonquin.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At Dunedin the Tailoresses' Union realised over £400 by the Scottish Fair recently held.

In. connection with the large demand for 'Firgt Aid' books, the Secretary of the Ambulance Si^iety has now obtained a further supply, and these will bg on sale at tie Ambulance Room on and after Sa'tu:? day afternoon next.

At the usual monthly meeting of Loyal Qrange Lodge, No 23, on Thursday June $, it was decided to celebrate the twelfth of July *>y'"a d^nn.ej(f: fo b> followed by a dance, and a committee was app6iufce<| to majf a arrangements.

The Nfiw ftftafand Herald has a descrip tion of a new fruit frnp wn as * chpko,' which has lately baen introduced into Australia It is of Chinese origin, and Is worthy of cultivation both for use and ormentation. Ib can be trained along a fence, aud the fruit varies fr^m half a pound to a po.^nd jn weight. It is som ■ tiling r-t the eharap'tep of thp marrow, and or preserved. £fc js al^o very prul'^Ci w laany »s seventy fall sized fruit having been found on a single vine- A crop has been secured by an Auckland grower, who is in hopes of intro ducing the plant into the colony.

Among the anecdotes in Captain Donovan^ ' With Wilson inMatebaleland,' is this one :—"After describing the death of one of his horses from ' that terrible scourge to the whole of South Africa 4 horse sickness, 1" the writer furthgp tills us that a horse which has once recovered from an attack of this malady is considered safe fro#> it ia future, and is said to be 'salted;' and he continues:- "There is a story told of a certain pay-master lyho, after the Zulu war, rendered his aecdums to the War Oilice, and in them was''an entry anent a 'salted horse.' Some oJMclou? and jgnorant young clerk queried the item, saying, 'Surely this should be !l*clmfo4 Ji» tie Supylpceofij^ y v

Large parties of natives from Southern Waikato and other districts are j lurneying toTaianakl to attend a meeting at T«j Whiti's s-it'emnit at Ririhak*. Seveuil women and chi'dren are among the vari >us parties. Kerei K-iihau will accormpiny i hem, and th^y will be under his cha'g^.

I P^ofes or H M. Limop, a specialise in ►■heap diseases, has recently visited the ' Ka>p*ra district, wlvre he has nude a number of pest mo teni exam'na'i-np, the result of which only confirms his pravious opinion, that sheep disease was prevalent; in some parts of the Auckland district.

The 'Jimaru Herald rnports that the settlers at tfannaton anl Norton are taking active steps in the direction <if getting their rents reduced. Major Steward and Mr Duncan, M.H.R.'s, accompanied by valuers, are to inspect the holdings, and a public meeting will be held to discuss the rents question.

An Orier in Council noiifies that tele grams re-directed to correct addresses are liable to an additional charge of 6J, if deliveiy c»n be effected from original receiving office ; but if a corrected address requires the message to be re-telegraphed from the receiving office a charge will be made equal to the original amount paid.

The Auckland Technical School was formally opened by Sir G. M. O'Rorke last Monday evening. The time table for the term comprises freehand drawing, practical geometry, mechanical diawing and machine construction, architectural and building construction, carpentry, fete. On the female side are classes for cookery and dressmaking. Several ironmongers and others are miking substantial dona tions towards the expenses.

Some excitement (says the Auckland $tar) was caused on the Stock Exchange on June 6th by the exhibition of a magni ficent specimen from the Hauraki Company's mina at Coromandel. The piece of stone weighed 161b, and was purchased for £180 There seems to be more gold than shorn, the seam of the precious metal being inches thck and &oing right thiough the stone. It was placed en public view, and was looked at wich wonder and admiration by hundreds of people

The Aitckland Herald has the fallowing amusing clipping from a London paper— • One of the most nnmkable Scotsmen in New Z.-aland is the Hon. R, J. Seddon, the Premier. He is a hi* man, and is generally reported to be able to use his lists on occasion. He speaks forcibly, and with a strong Scotch accent. He receives £1100 a year as Premier.' The Mera'd adds, ' Scotsmen c^aim every man who has made a name for himself as a countryman, but we have not seen any claim set up on behalf of Mr Seddon. Scotsmen leave the glory of him to Linca shire.'

Dean Fremantle, who died in March, lived so long (Bays the Illustrated London News) that his active labours were pretty generally forgotten, but it was he who, during the sontroversy about ' Estays and Reviews,' brought certain extracts from the book before the Bishops, and it was to him that the Bishop*' answer was addressed, and fef^er the excalpatory jadg ment of the Privy Council, it was he who gathered tha eleven thousand signatures to the declaration affirming the doctrines of inspiration and eternal punishment. One of hh books was * The Lite of Spencar Thornton, Vicar of Wendover,' which was supplied in 1851, aud was reviewed by the late Dr Conybeare in the celebrated Edinburgh Review article on Church Pariies, which first gav9 nicknames to the various sections of the Ghurch.

In reference to the entartainmsnfc to be given in the Oddfellows' Hall on Saturday evening by the Gwen Davies 1 Company, we quote the following noic9 from the Oaraaru Times of Thursday to show what may ba txpectea from our visitors: — The Gwen Davies' musical company con cluded their two nights 1 season at the Public Hall last niajht. This company has been described as too good for the Oamaru public Let tint be as It may. Miss Gwen Davies is certainly one of the most talented artistes that has appeared before the p9oplo of Oimaru. The pro gramme of the company was as clever and refined as was that of the previous even ing, and was as thoroughly appreciated. Barren Ruhl and Jflancike were eminently successful in their resp< cfive selection?, aid the duet* by the c< rnetist and Herr Ruhl (trombone) was a masterful rendi tion of the " Declaration of Love." Mr Marcus delighted his audience with the excellence of hia yocil efforts, and again Miss Daviea, in her inimitable musical nnd dramatic sketches, wii as charming as cyer, and her solo ringing was, enthusi astically encored. The programme appears in our advertising p u'umns.

Mr William Francis Finlason, barrister, wh) died in March, was the chief law reporter for The Times. In the course cf his j mrnalisiic woik he had acquired extraordinary facility in writing longhand. Mr Frederick Wicks, writing to The Times on this subj ct, says :—'Your reference to the extreme rapidy wich which Mr Klnlason transcribed his notes was strik ingly illustrared in the case of his report of the charge by Lord Chief 3 ustiee Cock burn intbe Eyre case. The speech occupied the entire day, and the report filled a page cf The Times, yet it was on the printer's desk at 6 o'clock. As a member of your Parliamentary staff at the time I was so struck with the performance that I was curious to ascertain how it cou'd be done and imaged MrFinalson had been assisted. I found that he had written the report in longhand as the speech was made, and dropped into marginal bhorthand note 3 whenever a passage of unusual importance occurred. These marginal notes he tran scribed in the brief space of time that elapsed from the rising of the court un'il he handed in tip report. This extra ordinary manual dexterity marks Mr Pinalson as perhaps the most rapid long hand wtiter that he has ever lived or ever will live.*

1 he fifth and final heat for Mr Murray's trophy was sailed by the Model Yacht Club on the swimming bath dam on Thurs day afternoon. Five boats started. The first boat was sent on ht>r journey at 2 30 punctuilly. There w»s a light breezs from the north-east and a lovely afternoon brought out a large concourwa of spectators who seemad to enjoy the pastime! The race was not vary exciting, there bei^g no close finishes. The Blue Bell (Miss Staarty returned first and haa won the trophy, \jsrhich is yiew at Mr Murray's shop. Ihe following jU the scqre :— £$iue Bell 18 points ouh of a possible 20 ;'Fairy (^ueen 12 ; Fleetwina p. Subsequently a scratch rn^tch was got up for ail bpats present, when ft very prgtty fleet set out from th.c shore, the Blue Beil giving all gomerstwo minutes start, and won easily. Mr Murray put his newly built boat White wings in this race f >r a trial, and she acted very creditably indeed, and her builder may b;3 proud of her. When put into the Him shbf n to be required, Bhe will be very £*s<s."' 'The'olub W\W sftortjy arrange to sail £>r hlr Buck'ey?s trophy ought to b*i**g o»b $omp of the boa> now on the Btockp, and their buildepa w^U dp well to register their rate in time for the eyent. A general meeting of the Club is called by adverUse^enl; fop Friday night at Mr Braddell's ofUce.

One Box of Clarke's B 41 Pills is warran ted to cute all discharges from the Urioaiy Organs, in either sex (acquired or consti tutional), Gravel and Pains in the Back. Guaranteed free from Mercury. Sold in Boxes 43 6d each, by all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors throughout the World. Proprietors : Tee Lincoln and Midland Coun-ties D^d&'oMPAjjy, Linpoiji, England Rheumatism.™l>r' E. Gordon's remedy nfa'kb fails in permanently curing rheuma tism, lumbago, sciatica, gout, etc, one bottle gives relief. Price 10a, post free, J, W.

The Panama Boarding House is not to be long empty apparently. Mrs Stribbling announces that she will a'jain take charge of the house, and will become hostess of it on Sa'urday.

Arrangements are being nude to 'try' out'the whale which fluted across the- Msnukau bar, and stratid&d at Huia. Ie measures 86 fee*- in length. A sperm whale 70 fe.3t long, was found stranded on Ocean Beach^Marsden Point. It was i iti good cjndit'on. J

The Golf C ub mvte its debut yesterday on the newly kid off links below the Lion Brewery. Twelve players c sayerf the i hazard of the course, «nd for the first appearance the play was creditable indeed.' The links was played over in some c*ses %ith scores that would have been no dis credit to old players.

The Ashbnrton exhibits st the Syden hsm Poultry Show were returned by this morning's express in good order and condition. The Society's officials are to be congratulated upon the manner in which they have discharged one of the most difficult and responsible portions of ihe duties devolving upon them. While on this subject wo may remind exhibitors that the entries for the Timaru Show closj on Satuiday tvening. We get an idea of ihe di flic allies of cable work from recent trouble in Oeylon The Times of India says that * both cables have parted, or near'y so, and the strong est current gives what telegraphists call ' dead earth.' By means, however, of a very sensitive instrument invented by Mr CardeM, an officer cf the Royal Engineers, the indications are passed over Hie wire by means of the telephone, the ticks and dashes of the indicator being just heard through a loud humming noise Needless to say, this causes great fatigue to the operators, and the strain of those stationed at Mannar in cat tying on the heavy tele graphic traffic with India is very great.'

The Ashburton Chess Clab formerly opened its 1895 season last evening. There was a good attendance, and at a meeting held at the cloje of the practice, it was decided that the sealed handicap tourney should be restricted to one game between each of the contestants, and as we understand there are fifteen entries, each player will have to play fourteen games in all. A deposit, to be made on Thursday, June 20, will be returned te any player finishing ten games, but will be otherwise forfeited, and be added to the Club* donation towards a trophy which may be selected by the winner. The handicaps will be made by Messrs Dodds and Willis, but will not be made public until the conclusion of the play. The tourney begins on Thursday, June 20.

Much amusement was created s short time ago at Nogent sur-Marne, near Paris by a race in whichall the competitors were people wi h wooden legs Borne eccentric person In the neighbourhood hai offered substantial cash prizjs to the winners. Among the competitors w»? a wnmar, one Mile. Colletfc. She did not wlnapnza, but her boldness in challenging her mile com petitors has not gone unrewarded. It happened that a lawyer in the South of France read an account of the gffdr in a newspaper, and ie also hvppen°d that he had long been searching for a Mile. Collet with a wooden leg thai had a legacy left her by a relative at Toulon. Several times he had advertised that if she would communi cate with him she would * hear of some thing to her advantage,' but there had been no responso. As it seemed un ikely that there would be two Mile. Collets both with a wooden leg, he concluded that s'.ie must be the mieslng heiress. Accordingly he wrote to Nogent, and it, turned out that it was as hi suspected* Th-j legacy w!ll be paid as soon as tlia necessary fortuities are completed.

An inquest was held recen \y touching the death of a young man whose body was found lying across the Wig Crossing on the Chester and Holyhead Hue. Deceased was 22 years of age, and a bink clerk. Ellis Roberts, platelayer, deposed to finding the body lying across the rai's about 50 yards from Wig Crossing. He found two letters some distance irom the body, stamped ready for posting. The coroner read the letters, wh:ch w<sre as follow :— " Editor, Birmingham Gazette, Birmingham.— North Waler. —I suppose by now I shall b9 figuring as the central correspondent in a notorious Staffordshire divorce case, but rather than face the ignominy, degradation, and dishonor attached to the same I am ending what might have been a brilliant future — W. G. B. The other letter was ad dressed to Mr Pratt, Lloyd's 15 ink, Ruge ley, Staffordshire. * JSorth Wales, 17ch April, !j.B9q. Dear Mr P.,—l am sony to take into my own hands what might have been a brilliant future. Women have ruined my life, and rather than f ice the abasement and guilt of exposure I am takiug these steps of effacement.—¥ours, regretfully, W. GB. The jury returned a verdict of' Suicide while of temponiily unsound mind.'

COMMERCIAL.

London; June 12 New Zealand Trust and Loan Company's shares £2 ss. Foochow reports state that the Sinin will | leave tor Melbourne on the 20th and the Catterthun for Sydney on the 22ud with about two million pounds of te% each. The crop is reported to be five per cent, less than last year. Fair and good common tens are in short supply. The market is vory strong and likely to continue so. Mr Borthwick believes the rise in New ' Zealand frozen mutton will be permanent, owing to the working classes purchasing it. The present 'stocks are light, and, ia the event of their increase, he thinks the price will not be reduced beyond a halfpenny per lb. ''" '• Lqndqn, June 13 The Gothic's beef is bringing §Jd to' s|d per lb. Many experts examined it, and consider it a gieat success. The temperature was maintained at twenty-eight degrees to Teneriffe, and after that at twenty-seven. Mr Borthwick considers the experiment an undoubted success, which shows that the Australian meat trade is certain to establi shed. A slight portion of the beef in the lower holds was slightly frozen.

BECHUANALAND.

Capetown, June 12. In the House of Assembly Mr Cecil Rhodes moved that steps should be taken to annex British Bechuanaland. The charter, hp saicJ, wasYeacf'y, and it was Intended, 'with tjie consent of the Imperial Roycrpm.ent ? to assjfrnp tlie a(4rj»inis|;ratipn of that territory. It was, continued Mr Rhodes, p^pepte4 tbat a Government would be estabr liahed at the Cape which would have control of the country as far as Lake Tanganyika, and this would be brought about by fedeiation and a uniform farifjf. The motion was adopted.

THE PACIFIC CABLE.

SypifEV, June 13

The Premier, Mr Reid, replying to a deputation q( commercial men who waited upon him to urge the olairas of the Pacific Cable, said he thought the financial aspect of the question had not been made clear. The data fur nished by Mr Larke, the Canadian Commissioner, and the Government expert differed considerably. How fsvpr, 1)6 ha 4 instructed the Agent- Geheraltoi'move in the laager, and he would further consult the Cabinet witli regard to future aetjopi

The Rise in Wheat and Flour

Dunedin Star

One of our representatives had a short talk the other day with an authority regarding the advance in tho price of wheat and the consequent rise in the price of bread, and the informa tion thus gained will prove interesting, if not instructive.

" I have perused the statistics of the probable wheat yield, published by the Registrar-General's Department," said the authority, " and agree with that official that there would be a large shortage this season, provided that there were no stocks in the hands of middlemen. But, as a matter of fact, there were very considerable stocks held by middlemen, and millers par* ticilarly. In this view I am fortified by the opinion of one of the ablest men in the business, and it is within my knowledge that several of th« principal millers in Canterbury have not pur chased a sack of wheat more than they need for present requirements. Be sides, the North Island has been sup plied with importations of flour from Australia, which, assuming that tbere had been this shortage, would have gone a long way to make up the de ficiency."

" What was the cause that operated iv the first instance to give the local market the upward tendency ?'—" That is easily explained. One of the largest millers in Dunedin went into the Can terbury district recently and purchased an entire line of wheat. Shortly after this a sale of a large quantity of wheat in a bankrupt estate took place at Ashburton, and a great deal of that wheat was purchased at a high price for a mill that is practically owned by the same institution that conducted the sale—viz,, the Globo Assets Company. That transaction undoubtedly had its effect on concurrent transactions, and it has even been stated that one pur* chase of some magnitude was contin gent on the price realised at that sale. But the effect of large parcels of wheat finding their way into one hand put other millers, who were not expecting a rise, into a tight corner, and up gradually went prices. It is note worthy that since that large transac tion was completed and since the rise no really large sales of wheat have | taken place."

11 But is it not a fact that only the other day another large parcel of wheat from North Otago went to the same mill that has large stocks in hand 1" — " I believe that that was so. What I mean is that there have been no pur chases of any magnitude outside of those made for this JDunedin mill, and the result of these purchases must be to affect the market. The natural effect of such a purchase would be to still further send up prices, But it needs to be pointed out that the wheat held by the millers has not, as a matter of fact, cost 4s but 3s- Indeed, under 33 is nearer the mark, and they hold stacks in such large quantities/ that there is no justification for the prevail ing high prices."

" Is thsre anything happening out side the colony to assist the rise and to cause the price of wheat to further harden V " There is no movement, in Europe to warrant the rise which has taken place in this colony. It is the rise here that has given the Australian markets an upward tendency, .because they have no home market affected by prices other than what rule in the Old Count! y. A significant fact is that a line of 20,000 sacks has been sold at Adelaide for the southern part of New Zealand at % price that the seller could not have realised for consumption in his own market, or for shipment to any other part, but for the inflated con dition of the New Zealand tnafket;."

'* What, thpn, does the rise in the prices of Adelaide wheat, as cabled this week from Home, portend?"—• " Let me first explain what these figures mean. The latest price given for Adelaide wheat is 28s 6J, but that is in store, and is 2a per quarter higher than the price afloat i therefore 28% 6d in store means 26s 6d afloat. But I have cable advice from Adelaide which quotes Adelaide wheat at 3s Id. Naturally they would hold their stocks in anticipation of a rise at Home, but it must have been very considerable to cause such an upward move as that. What has caused it it is difficult to say, but 1 am inclined to hazard a guess that it is in response to what has been done in this market. But from what* ever cause it has arisen prices are bound to go back in Australia to their normal condition, which in the present state of the English market should be 23 6d per bushel or under."

"Is the rise in the price of Hour warranted by the price of wheat?" " Yes, fully ) because if wheat is per bushel in Dunedin it will be neces sary to rajse" flour tp something mqre than its present price. But 4s is not the fair market price of wheat, and bona fide sales cannot be made at that figure. The present condition of the market is abnormal, and prices will come down unless a considerable ad* vance takes place in Europe,

"Turning to a cognate matter, is the rise in bread justifiable in the circumstances'" v There is no justi fication for increasing the price, as has been done, fyit that is a matter which will soon remedy itself.' Bakers a^*a rule do not make J.irge profit's, nor bays they been abje as yet to keep to any nrrancerffßnt for obtaining a l^igh price. Inc|eec|, therp are indipatipns that jbh^ prpsent eqtnbination is l^rea^jng qp ? fop prices have already coins down some what, and competition will do the rest."

IT IS BOTANIC AND PURE

Wolfe's Sohnapps healthfully stimulates withou cxciiicg, and exerts a regulating as well as a tonic influence. Avoid imitations

Hqijto^'Av's PiUiS Asp Ointment.— Rheumatism and Neuralgia—Though the former disrasa remorselessly attacks persons of alt ages, and the latter ruthlessly selects its victims fiom the weak and delicate, the persevering use of these remedies will infal* ibly cure both complaints. After the affected parrs have been diligently fomented with hot brine, abd the skin thoroughly dried, Holloway's Oinment rniut be rubbed in firmly and evenly for ten minutes twice » day, and his Pills taken according to the printed directions wrapped round each box of his medicine. Both Ointment and Pills are accompanied %y instructions designed for the public at lug •, and no iovalid, who attentively read* trj^se, can now be at any !qss how to doctor feimwlf •aettfffall*' ''

THE ASHBURTON GUaEDIAN : FKIDAY, JUNE 14, 1895.



f-usiness NoMcrs bTa cTt i m c s no money. no money. ——:o: IT la alnv at iaipoeiible to give things aWdiy, but never mind, come and try G. J. NEILL FOR OHVPKItY, CfiOTflllVO, & BOOTS Make no error ; he is cheaper than any other in Canterbury. k resH Goods 4M Double Width Dress Goods Is 61 nnw Is White Calico, la lid d. am Double Bod white Twill Sheeting, 9£d fUnnellettas 24 lid doaen Plaids, B£* and 6^d row«ls, 2M each Cretonne 3*d Blanket*. Bankets. Double Bed Colonial All Wcol Flannel, white, grey, and pink, / Blankets 25* 6d, reduced to 18s 6d BJd Ladies'and Children's Ulsters and Jackets Corsets, Corsets Millnery at your own price Ladies Stockings 6d cloThTng. Wen'a Tweed Suit, 18s 6d Colonial Heavy Tweed Sui!», 32s 6d, re- Men's Saddle Tweed Trousers, (all wool) duced to 21s 6d. 13s 6d Men's Tweed Trousers, 6a lid i Ten's Tweed Overcoats with C*peß, 18s 6d Boys' Suits, 3s lid hojt Caps, 61 each Socks, Shirts, and Ha's, at you* own price bootsTTsoots. The maker of our Boots guarantees satisfaction, or he will replace them. N BILL'S FOR BOOTS. Men's Bluchers, 4a lid Men's Balmoral*, 7s 6d Children's Strong Leather Boots from Women's Strong Leather Boots, 5j lid 3a lid, this Is no rubbish Women's Strap Shoes from 4s lid Women's Carpet Slippers, Is 3d. q. JTl^eTll FRIEDLAKDBR'S CORNER, EAST STREEF, ASHBURTON. Agent fur Yarmouth Oil Skina. FLETCHER BROS. HAVK just received another consignment of HUDSON WATER BISCUIT in 41b Tins. This is really without a doubt a splendid line. The Biscuits are much fre>hor and not broken as they are when you get them in the large tins. i We have also in Stock and to arrive, WEIGHT'S CELEBRATED BISCUITS, In 21b boxes in the following varieties :— PARIS WINES OSWEGO GARIBALDI ABERNETHY EDINA SULTANAS ARROWROOT, &c, ftc. IL"" ■" '"^•O» 1""*'1" " CONFECTIONERY. CONFECTIONERY is selling at low prices now. but we are selling at Lower Ratea than anyone in Ashburton. We are clearing out a line of Terry's Pastilles (English), at a great reduction ; also a splendid lot of Caramels, Musks, Chocolate Creaas, etc. Try our Scotch Mixtures and Conversations at half the price the Confectioners charge. We have in hand *nd to arrive Large? Stocks of ENGLISH AND COLONIAL CANDLES. 50 boxes National Candles '0 boxes London Wax §3 boxes London Sperm 25 boxes Cosmopolitan Sperm iM boxes Vistas Paraffin i:> boxes Fluted Paraft'ui 100 boxes Premier Candles oQ lilectric Stearins Remember, if we do not advertise prices, we are still selling all Groceries, etc., at the Lowest Possible Prices. We should be very much obliged if those of our Customers who can get in town during the week to get their Groceries would dp so, as we cannot serve thstn and do them justice when we are so very busy on a Saturday. We can quite understand how unpleasant and annoying it must be to have to wait such a long time for thtir turn, and can quite sympathise with them. NOTE ADDRESS, FLETCHEE BROS, CA.SII SUPPLY STOKES, ASHBURTON & CIIRISTCIIURUII. #• _ KAIAPOI HOUSE. , „_,„„ »Q« vnm __» THE G=?EAT SALE NOW ON imong'other items WHITE UOHEY COMB QUILTS, 2s lid WIITTE HONEY COMB QUILTS, FULL SIZE, U Gd WHITE HONEY COMB QUILTS, DOUBLE, Is lid \ WHITE HONEY COMB QUILTS, EXTRA DOUBLE, 3s Gd CBEWSON CALICO, 32, 3s Gd DOZEN CRBWSON CALICO, 30, is l(Hd DOZEN LINOLEUM, FROM 3s !M CARPET- 1, FROM B|d, AND MANY OTHER IMPORTANT LINES THAT CANNOT BE ENUMERATED. MITCHELL & TURNER. TANURED STREET,



Wanted. aOOD Blue Black Ink, Is per pint (on draught) new Books and Magazines, Pneumatic Penholcle-F, splendid Kne 6 I. —H- M. Jones Humber Bicycle, good strong *-5 Machine, ball bearing, pneumatic tyres, g^rd order, £12 cish, cycle extras. —H. M. Jones. | tKNERXL Meeting of thj Mo^el vT Yacht Club postponed till tomorrow, Saturday Ev.ning, at 7-30, Mr Br«rt dell'a Office. 6 96 '"t <TIABLET," Illustrated, with Life, * ec, of late Bishop Moran, cm now be had. Orders to be left with me. The memorial pictures will be framed by me at about Dunedin pricef,—W. Adams, launders' Buildings. 6 99 HE BEST is the Cheapest. "Even ing Star " Kerosene is the best. To be obtained from Caksox and Co. \ COM FORT ABE Home for one or r * two Boarders; centre of town. Terms moderate. Apply, Mrs Light opposite Fire Brigade. 6 66 mRV FLETCHER BROS, for Flour, JL Bran, Sharps, Potatoes, Etc., at lowest prices in town ; qualify combined. —Cash Supply Stores, As-hburton. /CHOICE New Season Frait. Grapes, v-> Peaches, Pines, Plums, Bananaa, Apples, Apricots, and Tomatoes ; the b«st in town.— adams, Sounders 1 Buildings TEA, TEA, TEA. If you are wanting a Box of really first claia Tea, at a low price, try Fletcher Bnos All well known brands of Tea kept in stock. — Cash Supply Stores, Ashburton. riT ANTED Known—Football Boots, •* sure goal kickers; they never fail—Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. C LARSON AND GO'S Stocktaking J Now on. Groceries, Ironmongery, Brushware, Glass and China, at very low prices for cash. 5 129 , TTT ANT ED Known—Jnst arrive * * from Melbourne for the Blue House 100 Men's Suits, 17s 6d ; 10 dozen Felt Hits, la lld ; Men's Heavy Boo's, 9s lid (worth 15s) ; a line of Flannelette, 3 1 lid dozm; Melbourne Millinery at Melbourne Cost. Everything at Mel bourne prices,—The Blub House. Arcade Corner, Tancred street. 6 49 WANTED Known—We are com pelled to realise on a very large portion of our Stock. To do this we are prepared to take cost price for all our new Winter »^oodp, and almost any price older stcck.—MitchEtii and Turner. OUR Premises will be Closed on Thursday next, all day, to enable us to re-mark ready for Sale on Friday morning. As the above is a new departure with our fi m we are oon6dent a close inspection of qualities and prices will prove the sinceiiy of our announcements < n Friday morning, — Mitchell and Titbner, OCi f\Cif\ BUSINESS Envelopes. *~\J)\J\jyj 4 S per 1000. cash, to clear. Five quire pickets t f Cream Laid Note-paper at 91 packet.—H M. Jones Uf ANTED Known — Mellor's Zea land ia B >ot Store Is the Cheapest Store for Boots and Shoes. , % ANTEDKNOWST. - The celebrated s- * Yartiu v h Oilskins cm bo ob tained at W. H Cv Her, " The Corner." \i7 ANTED Known—Bargains to be * * had every d<y at Mellor's Ze» andia Boot Store. WANTED Known — Mrs Hooper (monthly nurse) is open to accept engasftnumrs. A pply, by letter, to Mrs Hooper, Alfurd Forest Kojkl, Ashburton 11*131 CHOICE FKUlTo.—Peaches, bananas, ©ranges, lemons and tonntoes, at; 11. A. Flower, Fruitor and Confectioner, East street fTTAM'SD KNOWN.-Warm carpei *^ slippers for Winter wear, skis 9d, Is, wrnnn's Is9l.—W. H. Collier, ' The Corner." OtTANTED Known—Mothers, be wis^ » and buy your school boots at Mellor'fi Z ialandia Boot Store. WANTED Known—Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical liwe at S. Silek's, Optician. WANTED Known—Ladies' Lasting Slippers only 2s lid—U,ual price, 4 3 6d — Mellor'a Zealandia Boot atora NOTICE 1 Botice Sport for all Guna let out on hira cr sold on time payments. Having a ppofaasional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description, Gun fittings in stock. Prices low.—J, W. Hak.di.by, Ironmonger, etc f CHRISTMAS Presents, Choice Orna \ J ments, Zithers and Jew's Harpp, Balls and Dolls for everybody from Id each $ Jointed Dolls for 6J, Sleeping Beauties l«, Chinese Conquerors 6d, Russian Embassies Is, Walking Men, Talking Dolls, Scotch Greys, and Ennis klllen Dragoons all wonderfully jsheap at Mns Alcorn's Ladies.' Dnderclothiwg and Fancy Bazaar, Havelock rtreafc. WANTED Known—Ten per cent under Chrlstchurch prices at Mellor's Zealand Boot Store. CVPECIAL KOTICJE.-^Swits a/id g; o gle H Garmenis made to measure. Fii and style with price* to suit the times. Large purchase Heavy K*iapoi Trousers and Knit Underclothing.—Mitchell ani> TURNE*. Known — Great Bargains t| »*& Cjow being given for Cash in all dei>l<tHK*Bfca- Beicre laying ont your money for DiV^eiy, Boots, ate . give us a oall.-H. C. Secer*, Meif ird^o^ al __ BANG! Bang i Sang ! My new* ««\' son's stock of Ammunition to hanu . Eley's, Kynock's and, Club Cartridges. Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and all sporting materials of the first quality at J. W. Hardley's, Gun Emporium ROBERT ALCORN has opened n Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards, Bennett's and the Kaiapoi Sules, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought to Ashbnrton. Also an assortment oF Boots. f\ UNS ! Guns ! Guna ! My now stock vU of Gunsj vat to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech L-aders, Rifles, etc. In- j spectlon invited. No old Btock to select from at J. W. Hakdley's Sporting Repository ANTED KNOWN. —F. S | Jeffuies, leading Confectioner and Fruiterer of Ashburton, East Street, next the Corner. Ice Creams, Fresh Fruits, Confectionery, Summer drinks of every description. Ice at reasonable rates. Ladte! Rwm » spe«i»H?. 1*153



Wanted CASH, CASH. Drapery, Boots, Cloth ing, etc. New Goods just opened. Everything reduced for Cash.—H. C. Skgbrs, M>Kord House. VI / ANTED Known—We are reducing V» the whole of our Drapery, Boots Clothing, etc, For Cash. New Dresses, New Jackets, New Hats, etc , will all be reduced—H. 0. Segeks. Melford House. LF. ANDREWF.S A CO.—Sale now • on of Surplus Stock of Fancy Goods, Toys, Books, Stationery and Account Books, and all at greatly reduced prices for cash, at h. F. Andrewbs &Co WANTED Known—l have good Bluchers, only 4< lld.-Mellor'u Zealandia B »ot Store. IiyANTKD, Everybody to try a pair of *™ House Slippers, only Is. Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. WAN TED.—IOOO Men to look at the Cheap Drapery from Australia, at Melbourne prises. " The Blue House " is the place to get it, at the Corner of Arcade, and do.'t you forget it. 4 240 OWN Make in Ladies'and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, tfuslins, Flannelettes, Trimming", etc., ab Mrs Alcorn's new shop, Baker's Buildings. WANTED Known—The Largest and Best shop for Evening Shoes in Ashburton.-—Melior's Zealandia Boot Store, <I V ANTED-Everyone to call at W Mellor's.and get hi 9 price. No one asked to buy. WANTED Known—Small Profits and Quick Returns.—Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. 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. Anorewes and Co. 11 98 WANTED Known-That I am hold ing a Sale at Reduced Prices for One Month. Come for Bargains. I havj the advantage over nnny in the trade for the simple reason that I have no partners to pay dividends to, or interest on loan to carry on big concerns. But I buy and sell none but the best, no trash to draw the unwary. Repairs as usual, done at Once.—J. Moison, Boot Store East street, Ashburton. 5 138



&OLD BROOCHES AND UVK.il,*:*. JUST RECEIVED TW"EW AND CHOICE DESIGNS- To be seen at the JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT OK vS. S A L E X, WATCHMAKER AND|I-JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. r& Inspection Invited,



WINTER. 152>Ien's, Bnys' and' Youthr F[Tweed Overcoats, with Cape, to be cleared this season at 20 per cent under ordinary pi ices 69 Boys' and Youths Mac'arlane Over coats, new shape, to be Sold at 12£ per cent lower than last season 28 Boys' Double breasted Reefers from 10a 91 WATERPROOF COATS. Our Coats are to be seen all over the Country.' SPECIAL. Luliea' Waterproof Cloaks^made'to *".))j9asuro ; all Sewn Seams.; A SHBURTOE T3LANKETS, LargeJDouble Bed Siza, WINTER BOOTS. £t"y?ill pay you to Buy your BOOTS from the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. ALE&, HENPRf, Vwger, FIRE ALARMS Alienton ._ ... .- ... •• one ™J l Borough, north of railway ..- two tolls Borough, south of railway ... three tolls Hampateswi  four tolls



MR JOHN R PROCfER, OCULIST'S OPTICIAN, of High Street, Christchurch, WILL be in Aahburton, on SATUR" DAY, June 22 only, and may be consulted upstairs ever H. H. Jones, Stationer, East Street. 6 72 Impurities is the blood—We have seen hosts of letters from peop'e who have re ceived great benefit from the use of Clarke's l{ood Mixture. It cannot be too highly estimated, for it cleanses and clears the blood from all impurities. This is a good testimonial from the "family |>o^tor "which goes on further to say ; "I* is the finest M,9<?4 purifier that science and skill haye brought to light, and wecan with the utmost confidence recomjjiend it to our subscribers and the public generally." i(\>r Scrofula, Scurvy, Eczema, Bad i<ep;s, Skjn and Blood diseases, Sores and Pimples of all ki«(is ijta effects are marvellous. Thousands of fcesfcißaonials/. Clarke's Blood Mixture is sold everywhere, at 2a 9d per bottle. Boware of worthiest! mitatioap »nd substitutes