DEATH.

Chapman.— On January 7 ; at the resi dence of J. R Chapman, Tancred [ Street, Charles Chapman senr., aged 77 yeara-

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1895. WHAT TO DO WITH THE WHEAT.

Whatever may be the cause of the steady depreciation m wheat which has been going on for some years past, and the consequent miserably low prices which are now ruling, and seem likely to continue, there is no doubt whatever of the effect of those low prices upon the farmers generally, and through them upon the whole com munity. It is quite evident that now and perhaps for a long time to come the growing of wheat for sale as wheat either m the Colonial or m Home or foreign markets can only m a very few instances and under exceptional conditions yield paying returns to the grower. As this fapb notwithstanding, a considerable amount of that cereal is being and will continue to be gro^n, it is a matter of the utmost interest and of the first importance to ascertain if possible whether it be not possible to turn the grain to better account thajj by selling it to the merchant or .exp^rtpg it to other markets. In this direction it would see^n that something may .be learned from the e^pprieno/s of some of the Californian farmers. Anent whajb is being done m that direction m. tlje Golden State we find the following m tho columns of an exchange :— (( The low pric?s that have long prevailed for wheat have given rise to a practical problem of great importance to Californian farmers. They are so situated fhat they think they cannot well njajke any or radical change of. crops, an,ol tye^eve jthey must grow pitfrer wheat or nothing uafcil at least tbfry can gee thejr -\vay clear to find a market for other crops,. Some large producers figure out a siftall profit m wheat at a return of one cent a pound or even less, but this applies only to large n^qjbpr-3, say of 1000 or more acres. Ttyp oy/;j.er of 160 or 320 acres can scarcely grow whe&i; $£ a cost of ijdol a cental) nor can'tjhe,larger prp dufic^s do »so without good manage ment fre^d fro^ji jntpr'est be;'iring debt and unless provided witfr an ample equipment of improved haryesjting machinery and implements, Whjeat growers generally agree on these points, and most of them say that California must have some better way to dispose of f,he wheat crop than that of export ing ijt ty £$r distant markets. Some progressive gr.owera ha-/3 found it much more profitable ty feed th# "grain to stock thftß ifc from the farm. " tn this they have followed the example of many farmers of the prairie States, where millions of bushels of wheat have this year been converted into pork and beef. Hogs so fed are said to be m good demand among butchers., Eeef cattle also take on rapidly under the grain diet with a fair allowance of grajsc or hay. The opinion is largely gaining ground ( that Californian pro-i ducers must le^-r^ jLq devote a large! sh&rp oi this wheat prop to tlje Reding; of stock, Ifc is generally known too j that wheat is the very best of food for! poultry, and m view of the high prices of poultry and eggs m California, and the low price of the cereal, the woucler

is that more farmers do not make poultry-raising a branch of their in dustry. The era of small things has come m California," We may add to the foregoing that " the era of small things''—tbatis ohetime when attention must be devoted to the smaller pro ducts of the farm—lia= arrived m New Zealand also ; find it would be wisdom on the part of our farmers to endeavor to moet the altered times by altered methods, the care of hitherto uncon s'dcred trinVs being »o unimpo.tant feature of thoso methods.

Of-' all the ills t'hil 11 flh is heir to there is n no more dreaded than the terrible disease of car: car thk cinnamon This awful scourge if. cuke voit cancer, said to be increasing m frequency, and m proportion to the population is more pre valent m the Australasian colonies than m the older countries of the world. Whether this be due, as alleged by some, to the larger consumption of meat by the Austral populations is a moot point, it being urged per contra by some writers that the disease ■is often occurs among even strict vegetarians as among meat eaters. Certainly it occurs among herbi vorous animals In a domestic state m bo many instances as to go far to prove that its cause must be something outside of Ihe mere consumption of flesh-food, even m excessive quantities. If the cause of cancer could be discovered with certainty and removed, it would be a great boon to humanity, but the next best thin£, failing this, is the discovery of a reliable means of cure. Many alleged cures have indeed from time to time been announced, but the test of experience has proved that noneof them can be depended upon, and if we therefore gladly draw attention to a method of treatment which saems to pro mise better tesults than any other of which we have hitherto read. It will De remembered that a few issues ago we reprinted from the Taieri Advo cate an account of the benefit derived by a patient from what is known as Dr Ross's cinnamon treatment. As the subject h of great interest, we now take the oppor tunity of adding some further information i on the subject of the treatment referred, to. The i)r Ross m question is Dr G. ' Came Rosp, physician to the Ancoats hospital. '• The fact having become known that Dr Ross had discovered ■% treatment for cancer which had most beneficial results, he wa«j immediately besieged with letters from all pans of England beseeching him to give help to some unfortunate sufF srers. Those letters were of such a distressing nature that, with the hope of alleviating suffering, he felt compelled to make known his treat ment, although ib was only m the experi mental stage. The treatment is simplicity itself and is described as follows:—He takes a pound of dnnamon sticks, and makes a strong decoction by boiling It slowly m a closed vessel m tlitee pints of water until the three pints are reduced to one pint. This is to be poured off with out straining, and the sediment is to be shaken up each time a dose is taken. The patient is to drink half a pint of the cinnamon decoction every twenty four hours, divided into as many doses as may be found most suitable. It seems to agree best when taken after food. After three years of experiment Dr Ross has found, when this remedy as been applied, that the pain hai ceased and the fetor dis appeared. He speaks of cases where the d sease had reached such a stage as an ulcerating tr.asa exposed to the air upon which surgeons wcull refuse to operate, and m these cases, after the administra tion of the cinnamon remedy, there has been an alleviation of the pain and a general and invariable improvement m the health, which was apparently of a permanent nature. Dr Ross gives in stances of five different cases of cancer m each of which ail pain ceased within a few days after the use of his remedy.'

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The PiL-uMve Methoiist Conference opens m Wellington at % p.m oa Wed nesday next. Two hundred fisherman belonging to Hull and Grimbsy vrere lo it m the late gule. The North Otago Brewing Company gravely announces " Families supplied m 2, 5, 10, and 18 gallon keg-!." Truly there is no end to inventive gsnius. Probably the oldest bicycle rider m America is a New York woman, who celebrated her 93rd birthday recently by giving a picnic, to which she and her friends rode on bicycles. Mr J. 0. Martin, S. M., was not idle last year, for during the past twelve months 301$. criminal cases were heard, most pi them by him, m the Wellington Magistrate's Court. The smallest watch jn the world has just been completed by some Bombay jewellers. Ib is not larger than a twoanna bit, and has the most perfect jewelled lever-move ment, and a fully compensated chrono meter balance, Samuel Wing, bookkeeper at Hellabya butchery, Auckland, while proceeding home on Saturday night through Newton, was t tuck up by two msn, knocked down severely maltreated, and robbed. The assailants escaped. Qn the Welsh r^ver Towy the coraclp 3 the veritable Jaoa£ of the barbarous but picturesque ancient Brjton, may still be seen. This year the Carmarthen fishery Board Ins licensed 32 ooracles j last year there were 80. In the report of the Directors of the New Zealand Midland Railway Companj regret is expressed that the New Zealand Government does not intend to accord the C 'inpany justice, and it is, therefore, intended to appeal to arbitration. A rat, said to be almost as big as a cat, and weighing fought'with a dog ai Batchwoj/th. The pat* was eyentuallj killed, but the dog subsequently died f ron blood poisoning. So saya an exchange, The wonder is the dog didn't die of fright, Special New Year's services were con ducted m the Primitive Methodist Charct yesterday by Rev. James Cocker. The attendance was good. In the evening the church was crowded, the collections amounted to a iittl; ev^r seven pounds, Captain Ailman, Nautical Advise* to th« Government;, and Mr- Hay; of kite Public Works Department', will next week survej Cay a Fall j§er for a suitable site for the lighthouse which the Jljiovernment have decided t& erect there. Ib la said that the qf. Eye is visitec by 40,000 pilgrtfaa §ayh yew. Jj; is fro b< aeen at Jeddali, m a eeniHtf'y owtstct? th« city walls. The tomb is 50" cubits long and 12 wide. The Arabs entertain a belief that Eve was the tallest woman whe ever lived. The New Zealand Ihms, says :—' "The projected visit of the Hon. Mr Ward' to England will probably entail some tem porary adjustment of departmental work among Ministers. The Premier is likely to undertake Mr Ward's Ministerial duties until his return, and the Hon. Mr Carrol] to relieye the Premier of the work con nected with the fitative IJeparcment." According to accounts received by the Sin Francjsco mail, Sir George Grey's health has grown visibly worse, and his medical advisers have impressed on him the necessity of leaving either for New Zealand, cjr fpr a warmer climate than ijagla'qd. Sir Geprgd, fioweyer, persisfs m his determination to stay m England, and is eager to content the first vacant 1 pnstiluency,

The Taieri County Council has resolved ( to retrench by reducing the wages of sur- ' facemen 6 I per day, the members travel S ling expenses by otic half, and the salaries I of the Clerk and Inspectors by £25 per annum each. An effort is to be made to get the interest on the overdraft re duced. AfcGeraldine on Friday, Martin Carrig, a small farmer at Pleasant Valley, was ommicted for trial on two charges of sheep stealing, one ram lamb and .sixteen hoggets from two neigh harp. One witness said ho had loat about (500 sheep within j ci^ht motrhs. Some big trout are now to be found m the rivers of the North Island. One measuring 33 inches m length ani 22 m cinh was caught tho other day m th<) Waingongoro river, Taranaki. It weighed 19^'ba and was sent asa Christmas present to Lord Glasgow. The North (Mayo Time* says;—Mr 0. Wilson, the winner of the two-mile walk ing handicap at the Caledonian uports at Oamaru, is spoken ot as being the champion walker m New Zealand, and his 'times ' prove him far a head of either the Christchurch or Wellington cracks. The Rimutaka brought out nix Indian game birds for Mr F. Rogen, the well known poultry breeder. The birds which were procured from Mr J, Fryan, of Laun ceston, Cornwall, have arrived m good condition. This breed has secured several prizes for the best table tSwls at .some of the leading shows m England. A Committee meeting of the Ashburton Amateur Swimming Clnb was held on Thursday evening m Gates' School of Music. The captain, Mr Harrison, pre aided, Several new members were elected. A piogramme for ihe innual carnival was diawn up. The quarter-mile champion ship of New Zealand Is to be contested m Ashburton, and it is anticipated that several Australian Champion Swimmers will be present and compete. From the Ist of January, a new regu lation comes into force providing that! besides post-cards of the Government pattern or cards iasued by private persons by the special authority of the Postmaster- General, any card provided it ia of the same size (5 x 3 inches) and not thicker than the cards issued by the Post Office, may be prepaid by means of adhesive stamps. For any place m New Zealand, the Australian Colonies, or the United Kingdom, entirely plain cards may be used, but, for the present, cards for other places mudt bear the same printing as the Grovernmant cards. On the aame date letter cards will be sold at all post offices. These cards, which afford double the writing spaca of an ordinary post card, and which, by an ingenious device, can be closed against inspection as securely as an ordinary letter, will be sold at V 2 i each for town, inland and intercolonlai'circula fcion. For the South Sea Islands an additional hi postage will be required, and for the United Kingdom and all other places an additional Id.

COMMERCIAL

WOOL SALES,

Invercargill, January 4 At the wool sales to-day about 10,000 balea were submitted. There was a large attendance attendance of buyers and good competition. A bonsiderable quantity was passed m Prices are considered fairly satisfactory, being about £d above those at the last Dunedin sales. Fine halfbreds showed a drop since last season of l£d to ]£d per lb; Lincolns, Leicesters, and strong wools, Jcl to Id ; merinosj Id. Halfbreds made 7d to B£d ; strong crossbrfds and .Leicesters, fid to 7|d ; Lincolns, 5^ JtoGf ,1 ; merinos, 3'jkl to sd.

THE COREAN WAR

Shanghai, January 4 The Chinese troops are fighting with the Manchurian section of the army, and both are plundering and murdering the unfortunate people.

THE RANDWORTH ESTATE.

Sydney, Jatmwy 5 In connection with the estate of the late Robert Eandworth—about a quarter of a million pounds—a claimant m the shape of a son has put m an appearance. Rand worth was always supposed to be a bachelor, but it is now alleged he married fifty years ago. At present the estate is being adminis tered by brothers of deceased,

LABOR

Sydney, January 5. The Premier has written to the manager of Hetton Colliery, and the secretary of the Joiners' Union, sug gesting a conference m order to avoid a struggle.

THE CO-OPERATIVE SYSTEM

Sydney, January 5 Government propose to carry out the work of thinning the forest reserves under the co-operative system, and £250,000 has been voted for the pur pose.

A SERIOUS EXPLOSION.

Perth, January 5 A serious explosion has talten place at Fremantle. Several pquncfs weight of dynainifce cartridges, stored near the Government magazine, exploded with terrific force. The iron doors of the magazine were blown m. Several buildings m the vicinity of the ex plosion sustained damage. One man named Donovan was seriously injured.

DISAPPOINTED.

Melhoijiine, January I? Some surprise is expressed that the Hon. W. Zeal, President of the Legis lative Council, is not included m the New Year's honors. It is stated Mr Zeal was oftered a companionship of St Michael and St George, but declined, as his predecessors had re ceived knighthood.

ANOTHER EXPERT

Melbourne, 'January 5 Senor l^raggtto) £fye G-c^ernment viticulsqrajist ? visits Npy Zeals,n4 nejf|i moftth afc the invitation of Government, to lecture on viticulture.

ON THE PITCH.

By The Barber Eveiy thinking man will at once cay that; drunkenness is morally wrong, and sporting men will tell you as I heard a once well-known hub now dec a-^ed book ranker say of it—"ii's a mug's game.' Habitual drunkards know this as well as sober men Men who get "that way ' occasionally only, but more frequently than talli g with the ideas cf present diy re«p"ct.ftbiii fy, also know it wall enough, | It is indeed a mu/s game to keep pour ins* 1 qu_>r cbwa the throat till the drinker m m a sla'to of temporary in sanity. But the gams is played all the same, and m too nuuiy cased it is a losing one to the player. But an awfol lot of rubbish ia talked about it, and out of this has sprung almost, a new religion. Some of the more rabid temperance people I know pay more attention to the •' causa '' of teetotsdiura than they do to the cause of Christianity, and a very lar^e number i of God""earing l.ub ultra-teetotal men hare j raised, or reduced rather, the purchase and consumption of sixpen'orth of Jiquor to the lev«l of a gross sin. I take the liberty of believing, as 1 was taught to believe m early youth thafcifc ia the abuse, not the use, of liquor that constitutes the sin. We have not managed, even yet to make drunkenness an offence at law— drunkenness m itself. Newspapers head certain paragraphs m their police reports " drunkenness," and m those paragraphs peopla are reported to have been dealt with for drunkenness But drunkenness is not an offence unless the perwon h*s been '* drunk m a public place." To be drunk enough for a constable to arrest you means really that you have been disoiderly, and it is for your dis ordarliHess that you are punished. You can take as much liquor m your own home'as you like and get " as drunk as an owl," as the saying is, but keep inside and don't cause a breach of the peace, or commit; another crime, or set the house on fire, and the constable, like the Levlte m the parable, will pass by on the other side. The new roligion makes the drinking of a glass of grog a sin, but the old one found sin only m drinking many glasses—tco many. Yet I am nob pre pared to cavill at the people who make a glass ofliquDr a sin, so long as they make ib a sin only for themselves. Every man has a perfect right to read the moral law his own way— the law of the land the court will read for him and to him, if he manages to get there. But the stretching of the decalogue to include the swallowing of a glass of grog is a sign that the moral wrong of drunkenness is being more and more realised, and when the whole population rises to a keen sense of its moral iniquity drunkenness will cease. At the same time there is only one cause of drunkenness. Collins, M.H.K., may tell us it is poverty thac causes drunkenness, and other authorities may give u<* sorrow and misery as the root of it, while others will seek its sourca m heredity. Bub the cause as far aa I have yet been able to see is just—drinking. A man may drink and nob get drunk, and his drinking will be no sin.. Bat a man cannot get drunk without drinking, and to get drunk is a sin.

I see Mr Thomas while clapper clawing Frifidlander Bros, gave you one on the sconce for giving Friedlander Bros, a puff. Why didn't you ask him to take the chair himself. He could run the paper m ever so much more lively a strain lam sure, This ''puff ' business is the curse of present day journalism. Every man who has anything to sell— whether it be merchandise, amusement, tea meeting buns, anything m fact down to sermons and teetotalism—wants a puff, and generally gets it with more or less vigor. The advertiser ssems to think that tho "local " fa of far more value than the ■'ad." Yes, there is a lot of human nature m the local. The ad. id only an inch, or two at ihe most; bub the local has no limit to its length, espec:a'ly when the advertiser writes ib himself, And Mr Thomas wigs you for lending your authority to Messrs Friedlander'a state ment as to reduction of binding twine pricas. Snakes and crocodiles! If he only saw what but too frequently editors are ask d to lend ihgir authority to m the shape of loca's they are askerl to print, and by whom they are asked, he would wonder why many murders are not com mittei. He ould then realise why the editors "out West," have to be handy with the six-shooter if they wish to live. But ib is an easy matter to be an editor of course. A usually quiet, honest, law abiding citizen has a difference of opinion with a fr-llowcifeizen. la the course of an unsuccessful attempt; to adjust that difference he comes to the conclusion, on evidence perfectly sati&facfcory to himself, no doubt, that his opponent is the be ginning, middle, and end of everything that! is disreputable. Coming to this conclusion puts hia liver out of order, and instead of consulting his medical adviser, as he ought, he sita | up half the night and tries to re- j lieve his bile-gorged organ by writing a letter to the editor m which he given his opponent a terrible cudgelliEg, He thinka ib is the editor's duty to give this shovel ful of libel to the public. The editor wreathes his face m smiles, regrets that he cannot oblige hia valued correspondent, and drops the missive In the hold-all of "rejected addresses." The editor Is forthwith a mean-spirited sneak with no backbone, and his paper a blooming rag, only fit for wrapping sausages. Yep, there is a lot of human nature m the local par. And if'there was nob a good deal' of the "ciissedness" of human nature m the editors readers would get little else served up to them, bub putts that would sicken them. Puffs about merchandise for sale at a " slaughtarine* sacrifice," about coming entertainments readers themselves know must m the very nature of things be the re versa of entertaining, about addresses and lectures by eloquent, etc., sqeakers whose elo quence is ab^ut as brilliant as the speech of an unoiled barrow whael* about all sorts of things m fact, to which a compli ment given of the kind asked for would be a lie and a barefaced attempt to deceive the public. But the " cussedness " o? the editor*, and all the bad qualities they are charged by the disappointed ones with possessing, come into operation and save their readers from the inllicbion. They are had sometimes, of course. Most human befogs are. But m the main, thanks to being continually on the wa'ch for people who would like to got to wind ward of them with puff pars, they manage to hold their own and keep .control of thefr own columns. With aH due de ference, sjr, I yenture tlfeo, pinion that tlje advertising columns pf a newspaper are the place fl. r advertisements, ana the news columns the place to find only such information as advertisements do not sup-

I notice the wool brokers ab Gore are having a bib of a " reduction" fight. " Rebate of 25 ptr cent, en wool charges'' ia the war cry there just now, and all stock sales conducted at 2|, per cent, commission. Tnis is surely a c*se of hawks picking out hawks' eyes, or is it one class of people falling out; and another cl*ss getting their own ? The columns of the local Standard look very well over the competition. The advertisements aboub the 25 per cent, are each about a fcob long. '

The High School Scholar ships.

Following is a table of tha mark^ scored by the first nine candidates. The remaining seven scored totals of from 19S co 120 ; a tobil of 200 being the minimum required oat of a possible 400 marks : —

BANk OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

London, January 4 At the meeting of shareholders of the Bank of South Australia (m liquidation), Mr Stewart, the official receiver, stated that there were many damaging revelations m connection with the administration of the institu tion, and that further inquiry into the accounts of the Melbourne branch was desirable* The meeting appointed an Inspection Committee of six and Mr Stewart as liquidator. One shareholder declared that the Bank was a gigantic fraud and that the Directors had habitually deceived the shareholders. In connection with the compulsory liquidation of the Bank of South Australia on the motion of the Union Bank the creditors appointed their own liquidator. The claim of the Union Bank, on which the motion was based, is for £560,000. At the meeting of shareholders Mr Stewart, who was appointed liquidator by them, read a letter urging the directors to exercise control over the Melbourne manager's advances, and alleging that the Mel bourne business was worthless, yet at the same time he had received a rose colored report from the directors. Mr Arbuthnot said he did not fear an enquiry into the actions of the Board. A section of the shareholders accused the directors of squandering the resources of the Bank with their eyes open, and declared that they would not rest until the directors were made liable for the losses. January 5. Mr Stewart declares the claim of the Union Bank against the Bank of South Australia is £555,000, without reckon ing about £200,000 assets which are not.yet valued. The Union Bank estimated that the assets will yield only £50,000, whereas the liquidator considers that, if nursed, they will realise 10s m the £. It is pointed out that since 1885 upwards of £11,000 has been written off. At the meeting of shareholders several denounced the Board of Directors, charging them with offences equal m fraud to those com mitted by Jabez Balfour.

CRICKET.

ENGLISH PRESS OPINIONS.

Lonjdow, January 5. Commenting on the result of the latest cricket match, the Pall Mall Gazette says that the victory i 3 a personal triumph for every member of the English eleven. The St. James's Gazette regards it as a splendid victory, and as a testimony to the Englishmen's pluck and stamina which won the day. The Westminster Gazette thinks Stoddart's team can fairly claim to be stronger than anything m Australia. London, January 6 The Speaker states it would back Stod dart' eleven to win two out of any three matches against the beat teams the colonials could place m the field. The National Observer says the Queen has taken the greatest interest m the result of the matches.

THIRD TEST MATCH.

Melbourne, January 5. Bruce, if selected, will probably be able to go to Adelaide to play m the third test match.

ENGLAND v. BALLARAT.

Stoddart's Eleven commenced a match against Eighteen of Ballaret to-day; The vistors have eight wickets down for 142. The chief scores are:—McLaren 34, Phillip son 41, Brown (not out) 29.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA v NEW SOUTH WALES.

Adelaide, January Ej The Intercolonial match, South Australia v New South Wales, began to-day. The latter, m their first innings, scored 192— Garret 48 Iredale 25, Donnan24, Callaway 23 and Howetl 24?. Geo. Giffen took eight wickets for 77, Jones one wicket for 53. South Australia has lost one wicket for 6 runs.

Sydney, Jannary 7 There is some likelihood of Iredale going to England with Stoddarb's team. He has been ofl'ered a good appointment by Brock well, who is anxious to secure the brilliant SJarrama'tta bat" for' Surrey county. '

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T OSTon Sunday afternoon, between I _I_J Beach Road and Mr Dan Leddys J ore Lady's Waterproof Cape. Finder j rewarded on returning to John Ore and I Co. 1 38 1 WANTED— Every Lady to try Madam Balcombb'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 CHRISTMAS & ffi.W YEAB 18D4-95 H. Z. C- F. Opened up this week for the holidays, NEW TIES, NEW SILK HANDKERCHIEFS. A LATE shipment of Men's Navy Blue and White STRAW HATS, to be Cleared at 3', worth 4a 61. BOYS' STKAW HATS Is. We have the Latest shapes m Hard and .Soft FELT HATS. See our Windows for Grand Christmas Display, For comforb try one ot the New Soft Felt Hats—-weight lioz CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. A few Boya Washing Blouses to be Cleared at 3a 3d. Gents' Fancy Vests m Great Variety. FOR TRAVELLING— Steel Trunks from 12s Portmanteaux and Gladstone Bags. HANDSOME PRESENT- A Bismarck Sewing Machine with Coves for eCG lOs. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager _ _ FIR - F ; A - L^BM£ r — — Allenton - ... .# one toll Borough, north of railway .... two tolls Borough, south of railway ... three tolls Hampstead four tolls ~TU "OUR^SUBSCRIBERS nOKE of the Guardian runners having O teen changed, our Subscribers are respectfully requested to notify the man ager at once any irreguhrity m the delivery of their papers. Ashburton Publishing Co., .January 3, 1895. *



Wanted FOUND. —Strayed into my orchard —a Parrot. Owner can have same by applying to R. Murray, Ease street. 1 40 HYDE'S Fancy Fair will positiv. ly close nexc Saturday. Last five days Fancy Fair. Don't forget, Satur day last d^y. 1 42 WANTED Known—A tremendous run on our (Jloves, 4 \i upwards. —Mitchell ani» 1 ukner. ANIED ~Knowß^Tlut IL A. lioweu, Confectii.'nor. Eaa« street, has a splendid variety of Fry's and Cddbury'a Chocalate Boxes, now m stock. WANTED Known—All wool Delaines*, Printp, and Crepons below whole- rates. —Mitchrll and Tuknkr VVT AN I ED Known—Hanrahan Bitos. ' ' having opened their new shop m Trungle, custoniera em now be supplied with bread, pastry, etc. 12 156 BLANKETS bought at Edwards Bennet's Sale, a special line of Double Blankets at 7s 9d. Extra large and heavy 15s 6d and 163 6d.—Robert Alcorn, Baker's Building* , WANTED Koown — Miis HOOPISK (monthly nurse) is open to accept engagements. Apply, by letter, to Mrs HooPEBi Alford Foreet Road, Ashburton. 11*134 "OEAUTIFULar.d useful Presents to J3 all purchasers of 2s 6dand upwards. —11. C Segers, Meltord House. WANTED Known.— Having had such a successful season with Dresses, balance to clear it nominal prices.— Mitchell ajsd Turner. 11TANTED Known -Holders of YV Present tickets can now get them changed.—H. O. Segers, Melford House. ■XT7 ANTED Known—The Corner Is YY showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier. WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Regatta Shirts, all sizes, with or without collars, 2s 6d.—W, H. Collier. WANTED, Everybody to lise Titan Soap, greatest marvel of the age. H. Zander, Sole Agent. WANTED — Everyone to see our splendid display of Christmas Fruifc, e^c. Don't miss seeing the Finest Show m Ashburton. Note addrebs— Fletcher Bros , Wholesale and Retail Grocers, Cash Supply Stores, Ashburton. ORESENTS. We are now giving IT Presents to aU purchasers of 2s 6d and upwArdß.—H. C. Segers, Melford House. WANTED Known— Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything m the optica lire at S. Saxek's, Optician. OWN Make In Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, Muslins, Flannelettes, Tiimmingq, etc. ( at Mrs Alcorn's new shop, B.tket's Buildings, BWEK.PING Reductions. —Is Books for 9d, Is 6i Books for Is, 2a Books for Is 6d, 2s 6d Books for 2s, and all others at equ*l ra ke of reduction at L. F. Andrewes and Cos., Cash Sale. 618 f* ADIFjS' and Gentlemen's left-off jLJ Clothes and all kinds of goods boughr,, sold, or exchanged. — Mes Knight, opposite Templar Hall, near Post Office. 11 170 CiHUlSiMASTresents, Choice OrnT / ments, Zithers and Jew's Ha<pe, Balis and Dolls for everybody from Id each ; Jointed Dolls for 6.1, Sleeping B jiiuties Is. Chinese Conquerors 6d, Russian Embassies Is. WaJking Men, Talking Dolls, Sotch Greys, and Ernis killen Dragoons all wond^rful'y cheap at Mhs Alcoen's Laliet-' Underclothing and Fancy B iztar, Havelock street. CHEAI* Cliristn.su Present?, Cheap New Year Gjfcs, Cheap Toys, Cheap Dolls, Cheap F»ncy Gu>da. Mi s Adas,",*; launders' Buildings. BOY'S and Girls Own Annual. British Workman and Workwoman* Infant's M*g»zine, The Prize, Child's Companion, Children's Friend, Little Dot, Family Friond, Band of Hope, Young England, and other New Book,s at Lowest Prices.— L. F. Andrbwes ano Cq. 11 98 ROBERT ALCORN has opened m Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards, Bannett's aid the Kaiapoi Sales, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought to Ashburton, Also an assortment of Boots. WANTED Known—That oaring to the success of the Pale now being held up at Saunders' Buildings, opposite Rail way Staiion, ir. will be continued for SMotikot twenty-eight days. lam not itwWertisiug $ £ew cheap lines, but the whole of the stock, P.^n'fc Jpse the oppor tunity of securing «en«i»« fearg^in#-A Lawbie. ?#6 WANTED Known -That if you are m want of a firsl class article m sum mer Bo^ts and Shoes, you cannot do better than call at J. Moison's ; you will get l&e very bast at reduced prices. As •for his onffj. make, they are well known to the delight ojt; the >yearers, throughout the lustralasian qotanie*:. Repairs well done and at once Premier Boat *2.sker, Town flail Jsoftfe tftore, F^c «t,reet, A&hbuftoji. NOTICSH JMfao Sport for all Guns let out o» kjtafr &r sold on tim 1? payraenU. H&ving a pa-o^essional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description. Gun fittings m stock. Prices low.—J. W. Hardley, Ironmonger, etc' GUNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock <o/</unsj ust to hand direct from the mantffactigre,!?!!. Double and Single Barrel Breech i>aier#» Bifl®8» etc. In spection invited. No old elo.ofr £q select from at J. W. Hakdley's Sporting Repository BANG ! Bang i Bang ! My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kjfnocj(.'s and, Cluo Cartridges, Powder, Shot, £$$»« Wads, Cases and aiU sporting materials of,the .Orsb quality at J. W. HiRDi/Ejf's, Gun Empo^um. 1 ■i >Q(\p( New Year Oards and New; LO «J c/# /(/ifts of various kinds.' Fancy Goody, includjing Glass and i Cbinaware, Toys of vaf ioys kjnds, .Ohinese J Lanterns, JSew (id>mm for ;ndo,ors and outdoors, includin? Tennw and Cricket Material; Writing Desks aud C»ses, Inkstandf, Photo and Scrap Albuws, Ladies' Hand B.»gs, Picture Frames Pictures, Tpx's, AccorJecns,Concertinas, ■yiol^U3, Zither Harps, Banjos and a great ya?ie,ty of c fcher goods all at Reduced I'fices (ox Cash L. j£\ Andrewiss am> ICo,':- .., —__■._. j



EH^L ss Notice". —__———— Holidays Holidays. « I" :o: HOLIDAYS ARE NOW IN FULL SWING. n\UE CHEAPEST HOUSE IN CANTERBURY FOR J>rapery, Clothing, and Booti. G J. JN EIL L. Vknnelettes 2* Ud doz.m ! Double Bed Sheeting dU & Wa Mnt Mnt 3M A Man's Real Good Sun for a Po«nd A Holiday D ess for 3s Ud A Boy' B Suit for 3s lid Calico 2a Ud dozen ! BOOTS. BOOTS. Ladies Shoes 4s Ud f Men's Bluchers 4s Ud Men's Nailed Shootera B 11U I GL J. NEILL. EAST STREET, FRIEDLANDER'S BUILDINGS. 18 9 4. Christinas and New Year's Greeting FLETOHEE BROS*, HAVE JUST RECEIVED EX GOTjHIJC— 100 cases Fine3t New Vestisan Currants] 50 boxes Finest New Sultanas 30 boxes Finest New Valencias 50 boxes Finest New Eleraes 25 boxes Australian Muscatels, to be cleared at 8d per lb ALSO THE FOLLOWING JUST TU HAND FOR CHRISTMAS TRADE- Jordan Almonds Dessicated Cocoanut Keene's Mixed Spice Preserved Fruits Preserved Ginger Pears, Peaches, Cordials, <£c. Apricots, <fee. Valencia Almonds J,lb bottles of Persian Sherbit, 8d per bottle. A splendid line of Christmas Cake m Fancy Baskets to be sold at Is 6d each. PLF.ASR NOTE that all those Goods are of the very FINEST QUALITY PROCmt\BLB, whbh we intend to sell at the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE. A look at our windows will show. [PRESERVING SEASON, 1895. JUST LANDING Ex AURIGA,— 25 lons Finest Mauritius Cane Sugar (ll<Jiba o '/) This is the FINEST OVNE SUGAU'to bo «ot and jam, Ac, made with it will keep almost any length of time. NOTE ADDRESS FLETCHER BEOS., CASH SUPP.LY STOEES, ASHBDKTON, AND LOWER HIGH STREET, CHRISTCHURCH. Don t miss seeing our splendid show oi Christmas Fruits, &c. FOR CHBISTMAS, 1894, AND NEW YEAR, 1895. PRESENTS. INSPECTION is invited of the Ntw, Choice, and High-class Stock at the Jewellery Establishment of *. SALEK, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER EAST STREET; Where is to be eeen the LARGEST and CHOICEST Stock of Gold and Silver Jewellery, Diamond Goods and Plate, m the District. Bought for Cash and marked down at Prices which must prove S. SfcLEK'S To be the Cheapewt Establishment m the District, and inspection will prove a Stock equal to any m Ohristchurch is to bo found. S. SALEK, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER. Tliomas E. Ki] worth, ENGINEER, IT as REMOVED to HIS NEW PREM Js BRIDGE WORKS, WEST AND KERMODE STREET^ ASIiBURTON, ,