MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close for the following places as under, subject to the necessary altera tions :— TUESDAY, AUGUST 27. For Northern Ports and Australian Colonies '.(Wtjfcpi Tasmania), and also for China and Japan, via Torres Straits, per Taluneat6.3op.m_ THURSDAY, AUGUST !#• For Australian Colonies, and also for United Kingdom and Europe (specially addressed via Brindisi), India, China, Japan, Ac, per express, to connect with Hauroto at Port.Cham^erc, at 12,30 p.m. Due London October 15th,

3sails for Noumea and Fiji close at &yiji#ey on 31st i»st. The n,cxfc ipail for the United Kingdom, Europe, and America, via San francisco, wiil close ot» Septenjbejr 4th, J>ue lfi»ixm Octebfi 9%

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY. AUGUST 27, 1895. LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL.

Mr Seddon's Local Government Bill has at last been circulated and a copy of it is now before us. The great bulk j of it is enough to take one's breath away. It contains in all 174 pages. It is made up of 55 parts, 582 sections, j and eleven schedules, and altogether is ' a measure, which, passed into law, wil] bring about changes in the local bodies of the colony as have not been witnessed since the abolition of the provinces* The changes will be so sweeping, will extinguish altogether so many public bodies, amalgamate so many others and extend the powers and area of control of others, that the Bill is of vast importance. There seems to us to be great justification for the cry that has been raised in moat parts of the colony by local bodies interested, that the Bill should not be pushed on this session. The measuze is too large and compre hensive for the full scope of its opera, tion to be grasped in the short time it will be in the hands of members of Parliament, of local bodies, and the public, before being passed, if it is to be passed this session. It will require much study and close discussion, and though, even at the first glance, it is seen that much labor, care, and atten. tion have been devoted to the arrange ment of its details, no one man can completely realise the effect of such a Bill upon the different parts of the colony. Aod while the Premier has apparently earned by this measure all the compliments the Liberal Press have paid him for his work upon the Bill, it would be fulsome flattery to say that his work or any other man's work is so perfect and complete in the matter of legislation, especially on so large a question, as to be accepted without careful revision. Such a Bill as the one under notice ought not to be allowed to become law without keen scrutiny by those whom it will most affect, and keen analysis by the best minds of the colony. The preface of the Bill sets out the aim of it clearly enough—to prune and simplify the present overgrown and unwieldy system of local government. It then proceeds to show in what respect the system is unwieldy. There are over five hundred and fifty local bodies of one kind or another in the colony, and the annual cost of management of these—simply office expenses, and the little etceteras attaching to man agement alone, without including ! engineers' salaries and the works executed under the bodies' adminis tration—amounts to £107,000. This is a formidable sum, and when it is added that in some instances this management costs 60 per cent of the income, there certainly does seem great justification for the Bill. And the Bill aims at reducing the number of these bodies by more than three fourths? and the cost of administration by more than one-half. With this desire on the part of the Premier no one can find fault, for it is always commendable to study and prac tice economy. But while the gen eral aim of the Bill may be com mendable, it by no means follows that its details will be acceptable to the settlers, or that its machinery will work smoothly. The Bill sweeps away a whole library of Acts relating to local bodies, no less than 81 going under the Premier's sponge to have their names wiped ofi the statute list, but the Road Boards Acts are retained and kept alive solely for such rpad districts as may be petaineff. The colony is to be divided into districts, and the division will be effected by Commissions to be elected by thp existing local bodies, and those Com missions will lay down the areas to be included in the districts to be governed by the consolidated body which is to take the place of the many now exist ing. That body will be a County Council with larger powers and more country than the present, and possibly a larger number of members. All boroughs except twelve named in the first schedule shall become part of the county, but may be declared borough | districts, and become ridings of the counties in which they are situate, but all the powers of the Bill applicable to boroughs maybe exercised by the Coun ty Councfls. Thus Ashburton borough maybscomesimply^ridingpfthpcoifnty, but may be constituted a borough by the extension of its borders to inplude sufficient population to reach aot legs than four thousand in number. Then we have a large number of Road Boards iv this County, which the Commission may retain, abolish, or amalgamate as may seem good in its eyes. Our county friends will certainly not look kindly upon the -j.bo'JLtj.on of their Road Boards - and our suburban neighbours' may 'see f

no cause fir rejoicing in being swallowed up by the Borough. But as all the powers of by-law making, exercised by the boroughs at present, as well as many other powers exercised by different other bodies, will all rest in the Council the change may not be altogether without its agreeable side. Rut the Bill is too big to be mastered and digested at a glance. It will take weeks for ma\iy even clever men to digest its multifarious provisions and sweeping scope, so that it would be all the fetter i£ the measure were not pressed to its final stage this sessiqn. >Ye understand that the Ashburton Borough Council will hold a special JBfl|»l4Bj|tpC9Bsi4ertjjpi*ilJ,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

} Commercial news on fourth page. IThe soup kitchen in Wellington is closed, the relief works in that city having t removed tne principal necessity for it. All outstanding rates and rents, due to the Upper Ashburton Road Board, and not paid hy September 9, will be sued for without further notice. '

The Timaru Borough Council on Mon day passed a resolution that the Local Government Bill should be postponed till next session, in order to give local bodies time to consider its provisions.

Two valuable Clydesdale stallions, a two-year-old and a five-y_ar-old, purchased in Glasgow by Mr Davidson, of Canter bury, came out by the Gothic in charge of their owner. The animals ate said to be valued at £500 each.

At Wellington on Monday afternoon, at a meeting of the local members of the Executive Committee of the Municipal Association, it was decided not to hold a conference of delegates this year unless the Local Government Bill should seem likely to pass this session.

The Wellington Evening Post says that the object of the visit of the steamer Sherard Osborne to New Zealand waters is to replace about 300 miles of the Waka puaka-La Perouse cable, laid in 1876, with cable around which brass tape is wound as a protection against the ravages of the sea slugs.

W. Hallett, asettler at Whangamomana, on the east coast of the North Island, has been missing since the 16 th hist. Two large parties, on the 19th, made a com plete search of the country on both sides of the road for from fifteen to twenty-one miles without success. The search was continued on tho 20th, but is now considered quite useless.

A married man who objected to his wife hugging and kissing him, appeared at the Waliington Magistrate's Court last Thurs day on a charge of having used bad language to his wife. His name was James W. Williams, and the evidence of his son disclosed that the family would have been quite happy if his mother wasn't always hugging his father. The defendant stated that, despite occasional interruptions co the family harmony, he and his wife were 4 as happy as the birds in the wood.' The case finished with an amusing family squabble in the Court, from which Mr Martin, S.M., observed he gleaned more information as to the facts of the case than from all the evidence. He ordered the husband to pay 10a weekly towards the support of his wife.

Farmers and others interested in the stock, grain, wool, and produce markets, will read with pleasure the announcement in another column that the firm of Fried lander and Co. has become again the firm of Friedlander Bros.—with this difference, that the firm has become a limited liability company, with a capital of £25,000, of which £10 000 has been paid up. Mr Hugo Friedlander, as before is the manager of the firm—the brain of the business—Mr Rudolph Friedlander the auctioneer; Mr Moritz Friedlander the secretary; and the Bank of Australasia the bankers. The reconstruction is one which will doubtless be satisfactory to all who have had dealings with the old firm, and most of the Ashburton farmers will gladly join us in wishing the new com pany good luck.

The award in the case of Sparrow and Co. v. the Para Para Hydraulic Sluicing and Mining Company, Nelson, has been made (says the New Zealand Times) by the Hon, E. Richardson, who wasappuinted arbitrator. The amount claimedfor unpaid balance of the contract price and extra for supplying and laying down pipes on the company's property was £2337 13s lid. Sparrow and Co. also claimed interest as from the Ist of April 1895, and a further , sum of £300 as damages for being delayed in the completion of the works. The company counter-claimed for penalties by reason of the non completion of the work within the time specified, and it also claimed to be entitled to retain a sufficient sum to make good any damage which might occur in testing the pipes. The arbitrator has awarded Sparrow and Co. £2299 lis 9d as unpaid balance and extras and £200 Is Id as damages, together with the costs of the case, bat has disallowed the claim for interest. The counter-ciaim has been disallowed, aod the Para Para Company has been ordered to pay its own costs.

Professor Loisette's recent visit to this colony, and the wonderful results achieved within a few weeks, (is Jthe b_bt evidence that could ba desired of the great value of his memory system, and of the eagerness with which it has been grasped by all classes. Dunedin gave results which were deemed remarkable, and Christchurch afforded a measure of success, under adverse climatic conditions, more surprising. Wellington, the next city visited, gave the Professor a splendid class, but Auckland within four days? from tho public Introductory lecture, running three classes of instruction each day, has given a grand total of succesf al students, exceeding all the results of the other cities mentioned. Those who have not been able to participate in the advantages of the five-guinea classes in Auckland and elsewhere are now invited by the New Zealand agency advertised in our columns, and conducted by Mr P. R. Dix, of Coombes' Arcade, Auckland, to share the benefits of the system at the low charge of t wen by-four shillings for each person.

Quite a modern Bayard was the late Lord Strathnairn, whosestatue now adorns Knightsbridge. In Syria, says the Pall Mall Gazette, he charged alone into the midst of the advance guard of an Egyptian cavalry regiment, and then with the assist ance of twenty-live mounted Arabs, drove back the advance guard and checked the march of the whole regiment. 1$ $eyruut he fought choler§ agal^. jjrid" again triumphed. In the Crimea he came almost unharmed oufa of even more terrible dangers, From the heights of Inkerman the Russians were amazed to see a tall, gaunt figure come leisurely from the French position and ride with insolent i disregard of danger down tbf lino of their pickets. He r^de steadily and leisurely I through a withering fire, the target of every Russian gun. It seemed to them ' that it was impossible to hit him. At last he reached the end of his promenade. 4s he {-UF^d to gft haak ftp was hit, and fell headlong from his fyorse, whiph remained standing by him.' In a minute or two the fallen figure was seen to pain fully risa, to shake himself, pat his charger's neck, and then, with the same leisurely, careless ait, to lead the horse, which was also wounded, back. Tha coolness of it all made such an impression on the Russians that the order was given, * Cease firing at the figure !'

FOOTBALL.

A football match was played oh Saturday between the Ashburton Borough School and the East Christchurch School Clubs, in Hagley Park, Christchurch, and resulted in a wia for the latter by twenty-three poiafcs to nil.

OUR RAILWAYS.

The report of Messrs W, H. Hales and C. Napier Bell on the railways of the colony has the following regarding the lines in our own district:—

SKLWYN TO RAKAIA (13 MILES). Formation is in good order and clear of weeds. There are about two miles of 521b iron rails in good condition ; the rest are 531b steel, and very good though not sixteen years old. The line i is in excellent condition, well ballasted, and good sleepers. Three small bridges are renewed in ironbark, and all that is now wrong with them is that the back lining is old and partly rotten. At the ends of the Rakaia bridge are high tanks for fire prevention, with pipes running along hand-rail of bridge; these are in good order, as is the bridge-keeper's hut. This bridge has had considerable repairs in ironwork. The main part of the bridge is twenty two years old, but 1500 ft. at the far end (south) is only twelve years old. The bridge is 6000 ft. long. The whole ' of the piles are ironbark, some of which are new, and although the sap is mostly gone the heart is perfectly sound. A few of the pier braces and wales are rotten, but as tbe bridge is very low this is of little consequence; a great number of the piers have iron rail braces. In the deeper channels where the piers are high some bracing is re quired, although these piers have had raking piles added, which steady them. In the old part all the upper work was kauri, a good deal of which has been renewed in ironbark, and what remains is good for many years. In the new part there is more ironbark in important weight-carrying parts, such as the beams under the rails, all of which have been renewed in ironbark. The road-beams are renewed as they require it, and are in fairly good con dition. Eighty spans have been re planked, and material is now on hand to replank eighty more; the old plank ing is very much worn, some of it nearly worn through; hand-rails pretty good, but parts of it are shaky and must soon be renewnd. Altogether this bridge is in very good condition. One or two open culverts were renewed in ironbark seven years ago, and are now in good condition. Fences are partly thorn hedges in poor and thin condition; post and wire fences are fairly good, though many parts are burnt. Many are hewed or old sleepers, Farts of this length are not fenced. A few cattle-stops are renewed in concrete, and all have had ironbark beams in place of original native timber; other parts, such as sills and frames, old but still serviceable. Dunsandel station has new concrete front to platform and loading-banks, and the buildings and other ap purtenances are in good condition. Rakaia Station has brick fronts to loading-bank; the timber front of plat form ia showing a little decay. Some repairs have been done on cattle-pens and tank-stands. All the buildings are good and well kept. Privies and urinals clean and good. All items such as cranes, turn-table, hot air engine, tank-stands, and windmill 3 are in good condition. Mile-posts very good.

EAKAIA TO METHVEN BRANCH (22]- MILBS) Line is on level plains, and formation is dry and good. The rails are 521b steel, in very good condition. This line was originally laid with bluegum sleepers, whsch have lasted vsry well; about 20 per cent, are renewed, and this line only takes 1400 sleepers for ! yearly renewals. The ballast, gener-J ally sufficient, is scanty in many places. The road is in fine running .rim. Five small bridges bswe had some repairs, two befog renewed in concrete piers,, and all have upper works in ironbark; in two of these the piles are touched i with decay, and must have renewals soon, but otherwise they are good for some years yet 3 one or two box culverts are good. The fencing is in I patches, and fairly good. Signboards, good. Intermediate stations are all in good condition, with the exception that in many of the plat|oras and loading-banks the timber is gone at ground i$ many places. Many also have had repairs. Everything elee is in good condition. At Methven, tank stand, platform, station buildings* coal and engine shed, all good and well kept. Loading-bank patched and old, posts n^ucb decayed; goods-shed very good. Several pens are renewed „with iron rails, but timber posts of jards are getting done. All privies and urinals clean and gQod. Mils posts good, BAKAIA TO ASHBURTON, MAIN SOUTH LINE (17 MILES). : Level plains. Formation dry and cleanly kept. Rails, 531b steel. The road is well ballasted; has good sleepers, and is in very good conditio^. The bridges are ali renewed \n concrete and ironbark, exoest ope. in ironbark piles, an^ are in very good condition. Many timber box-culverts have been replaced by concrete pipes, and the few that remain are good. There are no fences except private. At Chertsey and Dromore the buildings *x@ all in good condition *• platfoajms have been provide^ with concrete fronts; privies urinals gboid and clean; cottages in good repair and well kept. At A ah burton, ongine-shed with, concrete pits, buiding getting old, bi\t good ; steam pump and boiler gopd; two wells 40ft cfeep, good; cleaner and firemen's huts, I good; outside pits, good ; high-level j tank, very good ; blacksmiths' shop, fairly good order, three low tank stands, good; coal-store, good condi tion, but platform of it half rotten; turntable and weigh-bridge, very good ; five ton crane, good; smalf t^tore, good ; new lqadin^b^n^ with concrete front j goods-shed very good, but roof getting did , platform of concrete and asphalt, with new verandah. Station '' building shifted and thoroughly re- 1 paired. Privies and urinals very gqod 1 timber supports gonsafc ground, Booms and office ef station neat ap,d well kept. ASHBURTON TO RANGVt-Vi'A (22 MILES). Formation good and clean; much heavy rock has been placed at bridge ends and other places to protect road from ftncroachment of river. R,ails 5.31b steel, in good condition, Th,e sleepers and ballast are good, and the road is in excellent condition, The Ashburton bridge was nearly washed out some years ago, about half'of; the piers are new, and all of ironbark pjiles in good condition, Ths trusses have had SQD^e renewals in. ironbark, and what remains of the native timber is good. 41. tbo rail beams m EWWid,

in ironbark, and, in view of heavier engines now running, all the floor beams are about to be strengthened with iron tie-rods. The Hinds bridge, No. 27, stands on good ironbark piles; it has had new cap and rail-beams of ironbark, and a number of renewals in the same excellent timber, extra bolts, new iron rail braces or ratchet braces made of old rails. Of the native timber still in the bridge, many wales and braces are rotten, but they are not of much consequence, as at these places the piers are low j many of the diagonals in trusses are going at tbe ends, and all the native timber must come out in a few years. However, the bridge is in good condition, and with a few yearly renewals will last many years. The main Rangitata bridge, No. 33, has had more than half its piles renewed in round ironbark, and the remainder are square ironbark, all in good condition. The trusses have had extensive renewals in iron bark; all the caps and most of the rail-beams are new, in ironbark As. in the case of Hinds, with a few yearly renewals the bridge is good for years to come. The bridge over the south branch of the Rangitata, No. 34, has had many new round ironbark piles, and all are in good condition. In many places the old original piles wens only driven 3f fc or 4ft, and they are unsafe if the stream of the river should come • through them: there is no sign of i_s doing so at present; and the bridge is well watched, and new piles will be driven if the river shows signs of coming that way. The trasses have been strengthened with new bolts and iron-rail diagonals; many new pie»_«s are put in of ironbark. The native timber will require annual renewals, and so tbe life of the bridge is pro longed indefinitely. The other bridges in this length are small; in some the piles are just showing signs of decay, but in most the piles have been taken out and replaced in concrete. In all of them the top wood is renewed in iron bark. Thereare no fences except private ones, Ali the platforms, except one, have new concrete fronts. Ali the buildings are in good conditio*. and well looked after; tauk-stands and windmills good; privies and urinals clean; posts and other timber of. loading-banks and cattle-pens in many cases going at ground,- cattle pens renewed in iron rails; sidings are all 401b rails, well ballasted, but sleeper* not equal to the main line; cottages very good and neatly kept. Mile posts good.

European and Other Foreign Items

T_r o v M*™*, Acgusfc 26 Mr Goachen, in referring to the Ringarooma court-martial, said the ship was lying in harbor, the Senior officer was present, other vessels were near at hand, and the officers conld have been consulted. Surgeon Lea's twelve years 1 untarn-shed service did not affect the decision. -, News has been received that the Mahommedan rebellion in theprovinces of Kousu is spreading seriously. In the chess tournament Lasker and Tschigorin are leading with 12 points! each; Pillsbury is third with IU points.

Paris, August. 2<T A second attempt to launch the warship Pothnau failed.

New Yoke, August 25 The New York publicans, despite alt the influence they could bring to bear and the help of the Tammany, were compelled to yield upon Sunday closing. The trade met and consentei to give way. The reform of the police and municipal management is now insisted on.

Imperial Politico.

London, August M In th« Housse of Commons, Sir Charles Dilka said that the Great danger, if the railway was constructed on the Western Coast of Africa, was that the merchants would extend thW traffic in alcohol. The Gold Coast, he asserted, imported one and a-l»alf milliok gallons and Lagos one arid three-quarter million gallons yearly. Lagos, Sierra Leone and Gambia depend to a large extent on the revenue derived from spirits. Mr Chamberlain ia replying, said the Government was considering whether it should not prohibit the introduction of alcohol into the terri tory under British rule.

August 26. Tke Times considers Sir Chamber lain's new policy marks a fresh era in colonial history, and will prove yt vital interest to British trade.

FIRES

I London, August 2§ The Blackfriars fire took place at Hayward's warehouse. The atoi-ea ! were filled with gjain and sugar. The damage is estimated at a quarter of a million. Nelson Bros.' premises were uninjured. Two hundred firemen -were oa the scene, but were unable to prevent the destruction of the buildings. August 26. During tbe fire the wall of Fergus son's bouse at Hanbury's wharf fell, destroying Nelson Bros,' shed adj-om ing- Sydney, August 556 The fire at Seaham colliery is ■till burning. Two hundred and fifty men are thrown idle. The position of the fire causes suspicion that it was the work of an incendiary. Heavy westerly gates are causing I destructive bush fire* in the coastal districts.

THE ASHBUBTON GUARDIAN: TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1895.



___ Business Notices- _____ | KJ JL \y \J JLa. JL jIX. I v JL- US VJj » WE are busy preparing or Stock-taking, and we will finish by tbe end oi: the month. From now till the end of the month we will offer everything at EIDIOULOUSLY LOW PEICES. NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED. Ladies' Uiubrellas la 6d each Towels 2^d Ladies' Jackets 29s Bd, reduced to BlaDkets 6s 9d per pair 10s 6d Blankets 25s 6d. now 16s 6d. These Dress Goods B§d, now 3|4 are double bed colonial Dmi Goods Is 9d, now B|d, double Men's Colonial Tweed Suits 32s 6d, width " now 21a Double Bed Sheeting B§i Boys' Tweed Suits 3s lid "Women's Stockings s|d per pair Men's Tweed Trousers 6s lid Jkrag White Lace Curtains Is lid per Men's Tweed Overcoats 30s, now 17s pair 6d, with Capes AH Wool Oolomal Flannel 8d Men's Macintoshes 39s 6d, now 2ls 6d FUuwelettes 2s lid per dozen BOOTS, BOOTS, AT ANY PRICE, NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY. DON'T FAIL TO COME AND SEE. Ladies' Shoes 4a 6d per pair Men's Sunday Boots 7s 6d Ladiea'Boots 5$ lid per pair Men's Pegged Watertights Us 6d, Heft's Nailed Shooters 7s lid reduced to 10s 6d DON'T MISTAKE THE SHOP— G* J* NEI L L S FhIBDLAKDERS CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. We are very short of Cash, now is the time to buy.



Beed Potatoes. Seed Potatoes. A change of Seed always pays, as a better and heavier crop is produced. FLETCHER BROS HAVE Just received a consignment of the following Varieties of SEED POTATOES from North Canterbury :— AMERICAN EAELY ROSE—Very early, most prolific and excellent flavour EARLY RUBY—&n excellent early variety, similar to the above BATH KIDNEY—A well known and approved variety of good quality _ LAPSTONE KIDNEY—A well known Kidney variety of good quality, excellent for winter use THE BRUCE—This Potato, the Potato of the future is remarkable for its productiveness, and its resistance of blight, droughts and frosts, Ac., &c. Nimmo & Blair's LAWN GRASS SEED is the purest, cleanest, and best quality in the market. The mixture is composed only of Fine Dwart Growing Evergreen Grasses, Is 3d per lb, Mmnio & Blair's Special Mixture of BIRD SEEDS, as supplied to bird fanciers, contains ten of the most approved varieties in suitable proportion for cage birds. ±Jy use of the mixture singing birds will sing the more. In sealed packets fid, per dozen ss.



IN STOCK. Nimino & Blair's FLOWEB SEEDS, in 60 varieties. Id per packet "VEGETABLE BEED^. 50 varieties. 3d per packet CALL AND GET CATALOGUE. SPECIAL TO COUNTRY CUSTOMER. We will forward, post free, all orders of 2s 6d and upwards of al! va-ieties of Flower and Vegetable Seeds, excepting Beans and Peas. i^r NOTE ADDRESS, FLETCHER BROS., EAST STREET, ASHBURTON & CHRISTUHUROH. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL AGENTS FOH NIMMO AND BLAIR'S STANDARD SEEDS.



TO OWNERS OF NEWLY BBEOTED MANSIONS, VILLAS, AND COTTAGES. GRAND OFPORTUNTTY. Linoleums and Floorcloths direct from the Mills to our Warehouse. THS LABGEST STOCK outside of Ghristehurch. Fo Intermediate Handling. ONE LARGE PROFIT SAVED, Latest Patterns, per s.s. Tonic, to hand. Beautiful Designs Lovely Shades. MITCHELL AND TURNER. TANCRED ST BEET,



Wanted j WANTED— A Good Geaeral Servant for Mrs Stitt, Winchmore. Apply 1 Mrsßandell. B^B2 j A CHOICE selection of Arthur Yates, £»•■ and Nimmo and Blair's newgardan seeds now on s*le at Carson and Go's. , Flower seeds from Id ; Vegetable seeds | from 3d. 8 145 \| ; AN'l ED—Good Secondhand Sack... VV Apply 8 68 D4VID THOMAS. COKE, with a little small coal, makas a very Cheap Winter Fael and those who study economy would do well to purchase some. Three Bags for 4s, Delivered anywhere within the Belfc. To be obtained from the Coal Merchants or at the Gas Works. 8 70 |xr ANTED Known—Football Boots, »» sure goal kickers; they never fail—Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store.



j Wanted. IT Yarmouth Oilskins can be ob tained at W. H Collier, " The Corner." (IHOICE New Season Fruit. Grapes, •J Peaches, Pines, Plums, Bananas, Apples, Apricots, and Tomatoes ; the b«st in town.— adams, Saunders' Buildings WANTED Known—Ten per cent under Christchurch prices at Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store.



UP TO DATS SALK—ISO Pairs Girls Boms 2s 6d, 120 Pairs Maids' Boots 3? 6d, 117 Pairs Maids' (best) Boots 4s 6d, Ladies' Shoes 5s lid, Gents' Boots 4s 6d and 5s 6d. All sizes guaranteed for one week,~A. Ore's Cheap Sale. 6 221



WANTED Known—Great Purchase of Dress Stuffs for Melford Honse Sale. Lob No. 2 great variety, double width at Is, Some of these were la 9d wholesale. Everything reduced. —H. C Segers.



4 IT ANTED Known-Thab H. Bair- W stow makes to order every description of Trap Cushions and Trim mings. 8 81



WANTED Known—Bargains to be had every day at Mellor's Zea andia Boot Store.



WANTED— People who are in need of Good Strong Durable Furniture to leave their orders with H. Bairstow. 8 80



WANTED Known—Ulsters 4s lid, Far Collarettes 3s 3d, Kid Gloves 2s 6d, Plushes 2s 6d, Towels 4|d, Flannels B|d. -The Corner, W. H. Collier



"TTi ANTED KNOWN—A few lots of VV Remnants left over from sale to be cleared,—Mitchell and Turner.



4JT7 ANTED -Everyone to call at W Mellor's and get his price. No one asked to buy.



WANTED KNOWN— Our best quality Men's Waterproof Coats, usual price 65a 6d, to be cleared at 49s 6d.— Mitchell and Turner.



OTANTED KNOWN-The Ladies VV are invited to call and inspect new designs in Linoleums, etc. Will be landed in a few days.—Mitchell and Turner.



ITXTANTED Known—Men's Suits 17s *▼ 6d, Kaiapoi Tweed Trousers 9s lid, Knicker Suits 4s lid, Caps 6d.— Ihe Corner. W. H. Collier



WANTED Known—The Largest and Best shop for Evening Shoes in Ashburton.—Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store,



WANTED Known—Ladies Lasting Slippers only 2s lid—Usual price, 4s fid.—Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store.



CHOICE FRUlTS,—Peaches, bananas, ©ranges, lemons and tomatoes, at H. A . Flower, Fruiter and Confectioner, East street.



WANTED Known—Great Purchase of Dress Stuff-. Lot No. 3 extra quality, Nun's Veilings all shades, Navy and Black Diagonal Serges all at Is 3d, usual price 2a 3d. —H. C. .segers, Mel ford House.



XJkT ANTJUD, Everybody to try a pair of House Slippers, only Is. Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store.



CHANTED Known—Mothers, ba wise ' and buy your (school boots at Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store.



BOOKS and Stationery. — A very choice selection of Plain and Fancy Stationery. A large assortment of Picture Books, School Books, Wire Bound Slates, etc. All goods Cheaper than ever. Note Address — The Little Shop, East street. J. Marsden, Junr.



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



STOCKTAKING- Sale-Mrs Alcorn **-5 will give large reductions of Millinery, Jackets and Mantles, Children's Pilissos, Dress Material, Glassware and Fancy Goods, for one month previous to stock taking, — Next Courthonss, Havelock street



eIHEAF Wool makes cheap Blankets, * cheap Flannels, cheap Clothing. I have got in a nice assortment of this season's Blankets, men's and boys colonial Tweed Suits and Overcoats, cheaper than ever they have been in New Zealand. Men's colonial Tweed Kaiapoi Suits for 27s 6d, a marvel at the price; Kaiapoi Knicker Suits from 7s 6d.—Robert Alcorn, Clothing and Boob Warehouse, Havelock street.



POTATOES. Potatoes.—Mind you get your Potatoes at Fletcher Bros. The quality of our Potatoes is first-class, and have taken the First Prize at the Timaru Show four years In succession, Don't forget address— Fletcher Bros., East Street, Ashburton.



PRAYER and Hymn Books* Photo, Scrap and Stamp Albums ; Parlour Gamea (a great variety); School Bags from 6d each ; Notepaper from 6d a packet of 5 quires ; Envelopes 100 for 6d ; Photo Frames, and Albums, Vases, Fancy Tea Pots, Toys of various kinds all at greatly reduced prices for Cash at L. F. Andrewes aud Co..'a E?p£rstion of Lease Sale. 7 123



IYX7ANTED Known — Mrs Hooper * * (monthly nurse) Is open to accept engagements. Apply, by letter, to Mrs Hooper, Alford Forest Road, Ashburton. 1*134



WaJNTJSD KINO VVN. — F. S Jjeffries, leading Confectioner and Fruiterer, of East Street, next the Corner. Hot Pies at any hour and Tea and Coffee also. N-F. Lady Attendant. Fruit of every description. Ladies' Room aspecialt?. 1*153



LF. ANDREWES & 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 L. F. Andrbwes & 00.



WANTED Known—Great Purchase of Dress Stuffs. Lot No. 1 great variety, double width B_?d. Moat of these goods were Is 3£d wholesale. Melford House Sale. Everything reduced. —H. C. Segers.



WANTED Known—That I have bought the Assigned Stock of Boots of Mr F. S. Nokes at a great bargain, and will start a Great Clearing Sale to give the /Public a chance that they seldom get, but often hear about, Families are invited to inspect. Children's Boots at reduced prices for Cash. Sale commenoes on Saturday, August 24. First come first served at J. Moison's Boot Depot, East street, Ashburton,



WEDDING PRESENTS WEDDING PRESENTS WEDDING PRESENTS THE Largest and Choicest Stock of New Goods suitable for Wedding Presents is to be found at the JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT OF S. S A L E X' All Goods marked in plain figures at lowest prices. S- SALEK, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, EAST STREET. The noted place for sound and reliable workmanship in watch repairs.



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I j 'LOWER SEEDS, Id per packet; Jj Vegetable Seeds, 3d per packet. All New Season's Seeds from the well known firm of Nimmo and Blair. Order your Seeds *saylv, because as the season advances some ,<?_ t#e varieties ar<3 sold oat, and it* the past years w«i hgvo not been able to replace them. —Fj_F_icHi_R Bros., Ashburtoa.



CHANTED Known—6o Ladies' Black * » and Colored Wool Jerseys at 2s 6d, formerly 10s 6d ; 100 Pairs of White Blankets at 10s 6d, Ladies' Muffs 3s 6d.



:! Umbrellas Is lid, Corsets 2s 9d, 6 and 6J I four button Kid Gloves 6d, Gents Silk Ties 6d e^h, Large Wool Hearth Rugs I6a 6d each.—Ajjdrbw Orr's Sale. 6 220



WANTED Known" — ajLeMor's Zea landia Boot Store Is the Cheapest Store for Boots and Shoes.



WAFTED Known —I have good Bluchere. only 4s lid.—Mellor's Zealandia Boot fctojem.



it a / ANTED Known—Small Profits \V and Quick Returns. •— Msh,o£',E Zealandia Boot Store.



WANTED Known — Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optlcai iiuo afc S. Salkk's, Optician,



T* I ANTED Known.—loo Men's and V V Boy_' Strong Elastic Belts at orq



T HAVE FOR SALE, foy the Rag 1 or por ton, BONE DUST and GUANO. F. FERMIAI, 8 22 ASHBURTON. M~ OFEY TO LEND upon Freehold in sums of £50 and upward?. "' Apply to C. W. jE/UR^TELL, Solicitor, 8 153 Montgomery's Buildings.



Mrs Emily Thorne, who resides atTolpda Washington, says she has never been able to procure any raedioiqe for Rheumatism that relieves the pain so quickly and effectually as Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and that she has also used it for lame back with great success. For sale by the Ashburton Drug Co.



O. W. O. Hardman, Sheriff of Tyler Co. W. Va., appreciates a good thing and d«*s9 not hesitate to s&y so, 1\& was almost pros tratfcjd with a cold when he procured a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy He saya: 11 gave me prompt relief. I find it to be au invaluable remedy for coughs aats colds.' y r sale % the 4s.hbu-i.PB Vx us Qo,



A Dcs Moiuos woman who has been troub led with frequent colds, concluded to try an old remedy in a new way, and according!* took a tablespoonM (four times the usual dose) of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy just before going to bed. The next morning she found that her cold had almost entirely dis appeared. During the day she took a few doses of the remedy (one teaspoonful at a time) and at night again took a tablespoon ful before going to bed, aud on the fbllcwitsjj morning awoke free from all syiwptons of the cold. Since then she has on several oo casionp, used this remedy in like manner, With the. same good results, and is much: elfttqd over her discovery of so quick a way of curing a cold. For sale by the AabWtott Drug Co. Cearkes W»-*e.b-»am*d Blood MixttrßK im a guaranteed cure for all Blood and Skin diaeßit-e*. It is the most searching blaod -.laaaser ever discovered, aiid it wHI free the system from all impurities from whatever cause arising. For aerofoil scurvy, eczema, bad legs, sores and pimples of all kinds ite effects aremaFveilous. Thousands of testi moniab Sold everywhere at 2s 9d per i«benimt w ft, 11'