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MAIL NOTICES.

The Letter Itox will be cleared for fche despatch of correspondence from Ashburton for the undermentioned places as follows :—

Burnham and Dunsandei, daily ... ... ■•• 3,15 pm Chertsey and Bakaia, daily 6 30 am 3 15 pm 6 30 pm Christchurch and north, daily 630 am 315 pm and 6 30 pm and on Mondays, Wednesday?, and Fridays at 10 30 am Dromore and Selwyn, daily 6 30 pm Eiffelton, Willowby, daily .„ IU^O a m Lismore, Tuesday, Thurs- ( day, and Saturday ...10 30 am Elgin, Wakanui, and River ej,dfi, dai|y 6 30 am Seaview, S,eageld, Kyle, and Jjiewlands, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday ... (J $0 am Groenstreat, Winchmore, aniql Forks, Tuesday, Thurs day, Saturday .„ ,630 am Wheatstone, Waterton, Ash' ton, Longbeach, and FlemingtoD, daily ... 345 pm Mount Somers, Springburn, Ba&hside, Alford Forest, Stave'ey, daily 4 pm , Mejihven, daily 3 15 pm 1 (C/araJdiae, and Orari, daily.. 12 30 pm Oamaru, 3?uneain, Waimate, a»d s'o,uth, da^ly ...12 30 pm Eiling, Bangitata, (jlaily .'.'. |9 am 12 .?opm " -, Temuka, Timaru, daily, 10 8Q am 12 and Tuesday, Thursday, 30 ptn and Saturday 315 pm Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, 10 30 am 12

4aily .. 30 pm And Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday ... , 315 pm Buapuna, Monday and Thur's- '

day .- 4 pm Jlayfield, J^onday, Tuesday,

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1895.

he Otago Daily Times, discussing the price of bread, seys : — 1 he millers having laid in their wheat the bread boom stocks partly at old

rates and p-irtly at a reasonable advance, hive combined and raised the price of fijur from £7 to £9, <>r by £2 per ton ; and in the meantime the bakers put their heads together and raiso the cish price of the 4'b loaf from 4d to s|d '" in consequence of the increase in the price qfji w y ! Now, the advance in the price of flour is £2 per ton, bub the advance of l£d per 4lb loaf gives an advance of £4 2s 61 for every ton baked, or £2 2s 6<l par ton over and above the advance in the price of flour ! And when we consider thai in all probability most of the bakers hold large stocks at prices nearer £7 than £9, It will be clearly seen that the present price of bread Is not warranted. We believe that the bakers have themselves realised this, and have either decided, or intend to do so, to recede from their position to the extent of £d per 41b leaf No one will grudge the biker a fair profit, and it is doubtful if he has had more than this for some time past, but with the winter upon us, and so many people out of employment, it is doubly necessary to call attention to a disposition to charge a higher price for bread than there is any justification for. We have not touched upon the price of a loaf when *' booked, 1' but imagine that for every consumer who pays for his broad over the counter there are a d< zen who run monthly accounts, and with the 2| per cent discount and a month's credit allowed by the miller, with bread at 6 i or even s£d a loaf " booked/ the baker's feelings since the Ist oE the month must have been ecstatic. Let him remember that it was written of old '"He that witholdeth the corn the people shall curse him, but blessing shall be upon th« head of him that selleth it." To which miy be added the interpretation that "selleth it" means at a pries tint will not cause the Industrious poor to look upon the seller as a man who is trading upon their necessities to make more than a legitimate profit.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Government have taken over the Her mitage at Mount Cook fr> m the proprie tary company, who hive lost considerably over it.

An Auckland Press Association tele* gram reports that a bankrupt named Walter Arrnstronp, in his statement to the Official Assignee, stated that for one of his liabilities, £43, he was paying interest at the rate ef 120 per cmt. per annum.

At Birkenhead recently, the captain rf a steamship from Buenos Ayres was fined £22 for omitting to slaughter three oxen which had been landed in a must shocking condition from broken limbs, broken ribs and other injuries. From the evidence it transpired that over fifty cattle and nearly 100 sheep were lost overboard or died during the voyage.

The Duoedin Assembly *f Knights of Labour have passed a resolution asserting that the action of the Government in reducing the employment of the poor men on the cooperative public works, in order to make work for the unemployed, i« calculated to accentuate rather than dimin ish poverty, and asking the Government to reconsider the position.

The Makotuku correspondent of the Haivles Bay Herald writes:—"Having lived in sawmilling districts scm? years. I fancied I could g*uge the earnings of mill bands pretty accurately till a few d*ys ago. nNt' t caking to an old hand *ho had kt-pt account- of wages for eighteen months his averaged3s 7^d perday. Asscchmen's wages are nominally 8) to 12s per day there h room for a big error in comput ing ihe earning power of a milling dis trict "'

The following appears in Madge's ' Girl's Gos lp' in the London Truth :—Fancy a fore-quarter of lamb and h large ox tongue for seven shillings ! And delicious lamb, toe. We had it from New Zealand, via Nols >n's Whirf, Lambeth, and intend very often to do the same. The mutton, being three year-old, U really better than tha home-bred, though insular prrjudic; is apt to deny tin possibility of its being so. U keeps for a week, hung in the ordinary lard. r.

A correspoi dont of thi North Otago 7imes says that an old Maoii burial grouuJ at Mooraki is being washed away by the sea, and the bones of those who have been buried there are often washed out. The skull, he Bays, wh eh was reported to have been found in the stomach of a shark, should be returned to the Maoris, who will give it decent sepulture. Ie should never have been brought away from Moeraki, as the Maoris are very particular on the point.

At Mr D. ,T. Nathan's meeting at Wan ganui greit stress was laid on the desir ability of the various New Zealand freezing companies combining snd open ing ietail shops at Home for the distri bution of our frozen mutton. At the Woodville meeting on the 30ch ult., Mr W. H. Nelson, of Nelson Brothers (Limited), supposed Mr Nathan's pro posals of consolidation, bub doubted the possibility of combining with the fcchene the reta 1 business at Home, and instanced the fact that his firm supplied 3000 retail firms.

A Wellington Press Association message Bays that the preliminaries for the submis sion of the dispute as to the price of the Ardgowan estate, near Oaraaru, to the Arbitration Court under the Land for Settlements Act, are now complete, and the decision will be binding both on the Government and on the owners, the New Z aland and Australian Land Company. Mr Justice Williams v ill be the presiding Ju 7ge, and an assessor, who will act with him, has yet to be selected. The Court will sit very shortly. This is stated to be the first instance in the history of the Britiih dominions where, by Statute law, the Government of the day has been enabled to resume for settlement private estates for the public welfare. The Otago Daily Times reports tha^ at a meeting of the Duneiin Presbytery, on Tuesday, Mr Bounce, as one of the representatives of a section of the Port Chalmers congregation, hinted in the course of his remarks that all the signa tures to a dissent from a call to the pastorate of the church had not been wholly voluntarily given, and said that a large employer of labour in the place had let it be jknown that he was strongly cnpsed to the Rev ftlr Gardiner, to whom the call j\h addressed- Mr John Mill, fitting the cap to his own head, at once jumped up, and said if j^r Bossenpa woula prove the statement he would glye as a donation to the Church £10C as against £50 to be given by Mr Boseence if the statement were not proven. Mr Bossence admitted that he was in the position occupied by so many paople at the present time of nob having £50. ' You've got cheek enough,' replied Mr Mill; but appareatlythe 'cheek' possessed by Mr Bossence was not regarded as being e^uiyajLent to £50 and so ths proffered wager fell ' JSn'rougk jcheir being no ♦taker.' ' *

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To-night, golf meeting at Mr Thomas' office.

To-morrow, Trinity College musical knowl d?e examination—Gates' School of Music—Mr D. J. Jones, supervi or

Mr John Mc'.ach'ai, M.H.R, will address tin electors in the Arcade to rn irrow (Saturday) between 12 and 1 and will also f.pe;.k in the Town H»U, Rakaia in the evening.

The fourth heat of the model yacht club for Mr Murray's trophy was sailed on the swimming bath dam on Thursday afternoon. There was a very faint wind from the N.E. which delayed the start rill 2 25. Five boats started, and the result was not- long in doubt. The Bluebell on a clear course of op<in water showed her quality, and won as she liked, notwith* sanding that she had ho rudder, which had been lost prior to the race. They arrived in the following order: Bluebell first. Fairy Q leen second, Fieetwins; third, and D isey fourth. The supei iority of the swimming bath was manifest at once and the club ought to try and arrange to keep it during the winter months.

At the annual meeting of the Cambridge Farmers' Clab, the President said a reply had been received from the Railway Department, saying that great concessions had already been made in the carriage of milk and cream, which was already lower than in any other of the Australian colonies. It could not be lowered at present, but a reduction of 20 per cent, would shortly be made upon the carriage of milk for cheesemaking. It was thought »n unsatisfactory reply, and the Executive Committee was instructed to again apply to the Government to have the rates on milk and cream lowered. The majority of the members spoke strongly against the rate for milk on cheese-making being lowered and that for butter making being ieft as at present. It was resolved to support the efforts of the Geraldine Farmers' Club to get a Conference of those interested in the frozen meat trade,

On Wednesday, at Dunedin, a soup kitchen wai opened by the Mayor. A week ago, says the Otago Daily limes, the premises wou'd scarcely be considered fit for a * dosshouse,' but by the kindness ot friends and the application of that taste which eetmi characteristic of the fair sex, a complete transformation has been effected. The whole of the work has been done voluntarily, and is a credit to the hands and hearts of th* willing workers. Tickets have been given to the ministers of all denominations and others, who will distribute them to those to whom a supply of soup will be a boon. Those having tickets can take their ' billy' to the kitchen and take the soup home with them while others will be supplied with a basin at a table. At the opening ceremony, at which several M.H R.'a and a large num ber of ladies were present the Mayor mentioned that he believed seps were being taken by leading citizens for be-»uti fylng the city, and it was believed that with the Government subsidy £1200 would be raised, which he hoped would dispose of ihe unemployed for the winter.

The North Otago limes says : —The Dunedin millers have been laying in stocks of wheat from this district, and we have heard of a farmer at Strachan obtaining 3s 101 for his wh?at on truck at the siding. Millers and merchants locally do not care to advance to that figure, and prices offered locally are from 3 i to 4i lees than th*f, store delivered V>ne miller was to-day offered nearly 11,000 sacks in various linea of prime milling wheat, for some of which ha separately offered 3 6i to 3i 7d, bun the « ffera wtre declined. Farmers are holding for 4*. and ihey are confident tint the market will spring another 6d. We notice that a few days ago a (peculator made £250 on a cirgo of wheat *>y holding it two days. Me chants are not buying, and millers are chary of i (Faring more than Bi 61 to Si 7J for prime millirg, but nu'siiers may spring a few pence more. Inferior is scarcely obtainable at 3i for fowls' feed, and barley and oa fs are being fed off to fowls.

The Caledonian Society gave one of the best ' inglesides' on record on Thursday night It was an invi tation gi'hering, the chief, Mr Donald McLean, being the host for the nighf-. In response to his honor's letter there were friends prfsent from every part of fcbecomily—many from the hills to the sea (and not a few from the sea), and the hall wa* as full as it could well be, compatible with comfort. There were many High laniers present in tartan, and though poor Al ck McKay was sadly mifsad for his own a*ke at the pipes, young piper vScotfc, from Elgin showed, by his excell ent paying, that the lessons A lick had given had not been thrown away, and in the 'Elgin loonie' the society will in fature have a piper ot whom any society may be proud. Mrs Mclean played several Highland selections, and if she would only be good enough to harmonise for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass " The Boatman" which she played so divinely, Major Steward might be persuaded to put the Gaelic words into graceful English \erse, and % popular part song would be the result. Step dances, songs, etc, by friends of the Society were given at intervals in the dancing, and a thoroughly enjoyable even ing whs spent, Gates' band supplying the dance music.

The annual meeting of the Ashburton Chess Club which various circumstances had combined to delay until the present month, took place on Thursday evening in the rooms of Mr G. F. Doddd. There was a fair attendance, and several chess players sent in their names as being will ing to join the Club should regular sessions be resumed. Mr G. F, Doods was requested to apt as Secretary and Treasurer for the y.*ar, and he very kindly placed bJs room in Burnett Street at the disposal of the Club free of charge. It was decided to continue the annual subscription at gs to be piid in advance, and to begin a tourney under the sealed handicap system immediately; Messrs Dodds and Willis to be the handicappers. The entry for this will be Is and the sum arising therefrom, with a guinea added, is to be devoted to the purchase of a trophy i for the winner. The rooms will be open to player« every Thursday evening from 7 30 to 10. and any chess player wishing bo join is invited to communicate with the Secretary without delay, as the play be gins so late In the year on. this occasion. Tfc may he mentioned that the Oamaru Chess Club recently sent an invitation to the Ashburton Club to play a telegraph match at an ear'y date ; bat owing to the want of practica on the part of the local players the proposed match was declined for the present As soon, however, as they can get into form there is no doubt they will be ready to try conclusions wi'h outside clubs.

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A^HBURTON 1 ROTTING CLUB

SPORTING.

Novbl Handicap (Saddle), of 15 soya. Oae mile and a balf. 14 Mr A. Bray'd b in Judy. 4yrs, Saecbahcucr (Owner) 1 18 Mr T Harold's g m Gr«c 3 Darling, Patron—G. A. M. Buckley, Esq. Prksi-I aged. lOseo behd scr (U Harold) 2 dent — Donald McLean, Esq. Vice ( Behd scr—o Larrikin 7scc, 1 Newluoe Presidents—Messrs F. McCafferty and 7scc, 0 Cora 10a c, 0 Tensity l()>ec, It Daniel McKendry. Stewards—Messrs Little Duck 12 ec, (0. Kenr) al*o started. P. Devane, & Robertson, R. Henry, D. Grao Darling took the lead »t quarter MuC'orraick, W. Langdon, H. J Tasker, o f a m<le. Little Duck bi'eakirij? c n- J. 0. Duncan. HANDiOAK'KR-Mr J. 0. tinually, in the seco-.d roarii Judy was Duncan. STABTER-Mr J. 0 Duncan. com j ng f, Bfc on t h 9 > e ader with Lirrikin JcDGE-Mr *. McUfferty Clerk of the thi d Shorfcl gft G D,. b k R AJ EHe"nlv r" SECKETABV"Mr and Judy took the lead, Little Duck " ' y' __»_ getting into third pkca. Grace Darling again collared the leader and a neck and neck race home took place, Judy wianing by half a head, Little Duck third. TKe winner was bought in for £12, Tima —4min 28<eo. Dividend—£2 16s. Consolation Handicap (saddle), of 15 sovb. One mile and a half.

The threatening clouds of the morning cleared away towards noon, and no doubt attracted by the splendid acceptances, a large number of persoas from all parts of the county made up a very good attend* ance, and there were many more ladies present than we have seen at any race meeting for som« time. Everything went on as smoothly as coald be wished, and nothing was left to be desired in the way of management. The races were started up to time. Mr Jewitt provided every

9 Commotion, ISUec behd scr (Lewis) 1 16 Woolloomoloo, 19^ec behd scr (Harold) 2 scr—l Forest Maid; sec behd Bcr—7 Hare wood Biec, 0 Minette Bsec, 3 Weary Grleaner ltoec, 7 Peggy 35jac, also started. Harewood took a strong lead, and for a time looked like maintaining it, but at a mile WTolloomoloo ani Commotion began to look dangerous, the pair eventually taking second and third places in the last half mile, and overhauling Harewood before reaching the straight, at which point Commotion pased WoJl -moo'oo and won comfortably. A protest was lodged agains* 1 the winner for inconsistent run ning, which was dismissed a* frivolous, and the deposit forfeited. Time—4.l7. Dividend—£4 6?,

thing necessary in' he way of refreshment. The meeting was a complete success in all respects, and afforded by far the best trotting exhibition ever seen in the county, and the finishes were unusally close. The success and pleasure of the meeting was largely due to the very excellent management of the Committee,

and the prompt and businesslike manner in which the officers of the Club performed their duties. Although this may not so direc ly affect the general public, owners, jockeys, and members of the Frees are able to appreciate it fully, and are grateful accordingly. That there should be some protests from amongst Buch a number of competitors is not a matter of surprise, when taking into consideration that trotting is only in its infancy here, and many of our local sportbmen have yet to master the niceties of calculation in coin paring the time made by horses under the different conditions of distance and other considerations affecting a race. The eonsrquenca is that protests are often lodged on the spur of the moment, and without due consideration. Such, we believe, was the case in the Consolation, and the Stewards wisely forfeited the deposit, we believe more with a view to setting their faces against these uncon eldered objections, than as a reflection on the protestors' honesty of purpose- The satisfactory amount of £708 was put throngh the machine, being nearly double the sum at last meeting.

Following are results :— Maiien Handicip (Saddle) of 15 soys, Two miles. 0 Mr D 1 horaas 1 br c The American, 3yrs, Bsec behd scr (A Douglas) 1 19 Mr T Annetb's g h Fleetwood Ab dailah, 6yrs, B^ec behd scr(')wner) 2 Scr—s Pip, eecs behd scr—2o Campo 2~ec, 1 Barn Dance 4sec, 8 Belfast Girl 6se<% 0 Dundee 6 jec, 2 Uncas 6scc, 2 Black Odk 8-iec, 0 Actress lOaec, 1 Banjo lOaec, 0 Dtvon lOiec, 3 H M Stanley 10 sec, 0 Iron Grey lOsec, 1 Miss Ring wood lOiec, 0 Mermaid lOjcc, 1 Speculation lOiec, 22 0 Yes and Master Chub (coupled)lOsec and 149 CC also started.

Nineteen started, and a most exciting race ensueJ, Barn Dacce, Fleetwood and Campo passing the stand the first time in the orddr named, Master Chubb lying eighth. The third time round The American assumed the lead passing the stand and was never headed, finally distancing the field, although Black Oak ran him close for a while. The American trotted in grand ety'e, but had not a single backer on the nr chine, and the money—£B4, less 10 per cent —was re turned Time—6.ls

Lagmhor Handicap (harness), of 20 soys

Two miles.

17 Mr D McLean'd br m MM., Gyrp, 24? Ec behd nee ... (Morrison) 1 13 Miss Button's eh g The Fiddler,

aged, lOsec behd scr ... (Owner) 2 45 Mr D McCormick'a bik h Balti-

mare, syis, 18sec behd fct ..,,„;-, (McCorraick) 3

Scr—l Royalty (J -Shea); f>eca behd scr—2 Th<» American B*ec* (Douglas), 0 Madeline 18secs, 95 Viking 51secs (Starr) also started.

The Fiddler assumed the lead in the first half mile, followed by Royally, Baltimore and M.M. Nearing the mile and a half, M.M. trotting well pissed the Fiddler, and for the first time broke. However, hhe settled down quickly and soon acsunnd the lead again, winning by about twelve lengths, with Miss Fiddler second, and Baltimore, who had been going well third. M.M and Vikiog were slow at starting and (he latter finished fourth. Time- smin 34*ec. Dividend— £8 17s.

Ashburton Handicap Trot (saddle,}, of 25 sovb. Two miles 16 Mr P DevaneVbr m Victoria 11.,

aged, 12sec behd fccr (Coirpton) 1 9Mr J Smith's erg Forrester, aged 10 <ec behd scr... ... (Owner) 2 5 Mr M ScannellV b g The Duke, aged, 20*e3 behd scr (Jenkins) 3 Scr—s Forest Maid; behd scr—l Fleet wood Abdullah 6^c, 19 Meg6sec, 8 Biddy Baec> 1 Charleville B*ec, 30 Harewood 8-iec, 28 Ben Allen 20iec, 5 Fairchild 30* ec, 10 Josephine 48aec, also started. Meg broke continually throughout! the race, and Forester took the lead in the firtb half mile, followed by Harewood and Victoria 11. In the third lap Victoria ran into second place and collared Forestar in the third lap, but breaking fell back. However, she made up the ground again, and a splendid race ensued, Victoria 11. coming away and winning by about five lengths with Duke third, . Time—dmin 48*ec. Dividend—£7 14s. Fabmebs 1 Piate (Saddle), of 20 soya«

Two miles, 10 Mr J McQuillan's b m Belfast G}rl, syrs, Bsec behd ecr ... (Owner) 1 Scr—2 Sedgley Maid (Owner), sees behd £cr—9 Darlington 6sec («J O'Grady), 2 Biddy 12sec (J McFarlane), 6 Grace Darling 12sec (Chapman), H Forrester 14sec (W Smith), 2 Sarah 14sec (Henry). 18 Weary Gleaner 16sec (W Stewart), 3 Sam 18sec (Gr(oe) also started.

At the first half mile the order was Belfast Girl, Grace Darling, Sedgley Maid and Weary Gleaner. In the second half mile Belfast Girl broke, and Grace Darling assumed the lead, which she maintained till the last quarter of a mile, when she broke badly, and allowed Belfast Girl to get in fir t, pulling up, by two lengths, wih Forester next, dis anoerl. -A protest was entered against Bolfast *Jirl for incon sis'ent running, which was disilluwed, and another agiinsb Graca D»rlirj? f r starting bef re her limo was ;ill(/w-d, and the wholn stake wont to Belfast Girl, The deports were returned. Tinu- 6 12. Dividend—£B 12i.

Dasi| Handictap (Saddle), of 20 6ov<j. One mile. 34 Mr DMcCormick's blkhßaltimore,

syn=, llsec behd ecr ... (Owner) 1 12 Mr 0 Harold's br « VVe« Bjh, aged 7^:cbfchdscr ... ... (Owner) 9 (J Mr A Doughs' b m pip, 4yrs, scr (Owner) 3

Sees behd scr—2 Campo lsec, 0 Gi!he Rjabhack lsec, 1 Uncas 3sec, 0 Kleetwood Abdalkh 4«c 4 Mesj 4sec, 0 Charlcville 53CC, 5 Wharfd&le s*ec, 4 Victoria II

llsec, 52 Miss Graham Bs«jc, 1 Sara Bseo, 2 Ben Allen llsec, 1 The Duke 13sec. 12 Commotion 15sec, OToby 15sec, Clifton 17sec, Woolooraooloo 17 pec, Stockholm 19sec, Pecgy 25sec also started.

Pip, Wee Bon and Baltimore was the order for the half mile, but in the next Baltimore; who is by'Black>ood Abdallah, going in grand form assumed the lead', and won by five lengths, Wee Ben just beating Pip for second place, Mibb Graham getting fourth. Time—2.47. Dividend-£3 IK

European and Other Foreign Items

London, June 5 The Investors 1 Review points out that within fourteen months prospectuses have been issued of seventy-five mines in Western Australia. The total capital of sixty-four of them exceeds eight millions. Many of them are without any prospect of payment, and three failures have already been re corded. It is not a hopeful start.. The Daily Chronicle's Roman corres pondent reports that the Papal Nuncios at Paris, Lisbon and Vienna are to be created Cardinals.

The Tongariro, which left Plymouth on June 1, has put back to that port with her machinery disabled. She is likely to be detained about ten daya. The Grand Mason is Lodge of Eng land elected two nominees of the Oam budian Lodge of Sydney to the Colonial Board, and adjourned to December the debate on the proposed abolition of the Board, pending an expression of colonial opinion.

P\kis, June 5 News from Madagascar states that the Malagasy hare successfully re pulsed the French advance on the capital.

Vienna, Jane 5 The Reichsrath has increased the vote for purchasing repeating rifle* from nine to twenty-nine million florins.

Capetown, June 5. Sir H. Robinson, replying to a toast at a banquet given to welcome him back to the Oape, said that he would try to reconcile African hopes with Imperial interests It was an obliga tion both of honour and duty to main tain Great Britain as the paramount., power in the southern part of the continent.

Ottawa, Jane 6. The Canadian House of Commons by a majority of 58, iejected a pro posal to confer the franchise on women.

South Australian Parliament.



Adelaide, June 6 Parliament was opened to-day. The Governor's Speech stated that the estimate of the revenue had not been realised in consequence of the falling off in railways, Customs and lands. But the outlook was good, and the rise in the prices of products, promised permanent prosperity. Rrgret was expressed at the unavoidable delay of the federation movement. A proposal woulj be made to further reduce the Governor's salary and emoluments, and for strict retrenchment in the Public Departments in order to avoid further taxation. Measures would be intro duced for the consolidation and con version of loans, assistance to producers by means of cheap railway rates, subsidies to freezing works and co operative vineries, the making of early closing compulsory, the establishment of a State Bank and substantial land reform. With the exception of the reciprocal treaty with New Zealand no new policy of importance was mentioned.

Lord Hopetoun

London, June 5 Tn replying to the addresses of wel come presented by the Linlithgow and Queensberry Councils, Lord Hopetoun said that the federation of Australia will be of great advantage to the colonies and a source of strength to, tha Empire. One Governor-General, one B^ecutive, one defence force, the abolition of border customs and the assimilation of the bulk of -the laws would greatly reduce- the cost of Government, and be an untold relief to the taxpayers.

June 6

A banquet given to the Earl of Hopetoun at Edinburgh, wan attended by 200 of the elite of of Scotland. The ex-Governor dwelt on the noble qualities of the Victorians, and pre dicted a grand future for the colony. The Victorians recognised the value of the pan Bntanntca and were keenly alive to the honour of the Empire.

LABOR

Paris, June 6 The British delegates to the Miner's Oonferenc3 protested against the adop tion o| the scheme for reducing iha qutput of cqal as a grave fiscal blunder, They contended that it \vauld he itq pq3sible (q secure unitedaction through out the world upon it. The French delegates replied that the supply exceeded the demands by 40,000,000 tons. The discussion is still going on. The Miners' Congress has appointed a Oointuittet to consider the scheme for restricting the output of coal,

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN : FBIDAY, JUNE 7, 1896.



Husiness Notices j " ~~ B A D TIM ES- ~ NO MONEY- NO MONEY fT'Ia almost itnpoeiible lo give things away, but never mind, com) and try G. J. NEIL.JL FOR DRIPERY, CIiOTHIM^ & BOOTS Make no error ; he ia cheaper than any other in Canterbury. . r«« Goods 4si Double Width Dress Goods Is 6i now Is White Calico, 1^ lid doz^n Double Bed white Twill Sheeting, 9Jd Fl*nnellett M 2, lid dozen Plaids, 8U and 6Jd rowols, 241 each Oretonne 3*d Bknktts, B!«nVet.s. Double Bed Colonial Ail Wcol Flannel, white, grey, and pink, Blankets 25i 6d, reduced to 18a 6d B|d L«di<V and Children's Ulsters and Jackets Corsets, Corsets Millnery tt fmt own price Ladies Stockings 6d clFthTng. Men's Tweed Suit, 18s 6d Colonial Heavy tweed Snibe, 32s 61, re- Men's Saddle Tweed Trousers, (all wool) dnced to 21s 6d. , 13j 6i Men's Tweed Trousers, 6s lid Men's Tweed Overcoats with Otpes, 18s 6d Boys' Suits, 3* lid Boys Caps, 61 each Socks, Shirts, and Hats, at your own price BOOT ~BOOTS. Che maker of oar Boots guarantees satisfaction, or he will replace them. N KILL'S FOR BOOTS. Men's Bluohers, 4s lid Men's Balmorals, 7<j 6d , Children's Strong Leather Boots from Women s Strong Leather Boots, 5j lid 3s lid, this Is no rubbish Women's Strap Shoes from 4j lid Women's Carpet Slippers, Is 3d. q. j~ne7ll FBIBDLAKDBR'S CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Agent for Yarmouth Oil Skins. FLETCHER BROS. ARE SELLING : f*l KAIN AND PEA FED BACON AT FACTORY PRICES. T Finest Cured Hams ... — — ••• 7£d per lb^ finest Cured Bacon (pale or smoked) ... 6id per 1b Finest Cured Rolled Bacon (Pale or Smoked) 6^d par lb Finest Lard in Bladders scl per 1b Finest Lard in Sausage Skins ... ... 6d porj^ib Sterling Factory Full Cream Cheese 6d per Fern Leaf Separator Butter Best Dairy Butter 9d P er lb Prime Dairy Butter 7d & 8d per lb COFFEE. COFFEE. COFFEE. We are giving Special Attention to our coffees. The Berrie? are sel<wted with the greatest care, freshly roasted te our order, and are ground on the premises daily and are only mixed with a very small percentage of chicory of the finest quality. We can confidently recommend it 'as superior to anything in the market. No 1 Coffee Finest Quality, la 81 No 2 Coffee, Good Quality, Is 6d No 3 Ooftee, Good Valne, U 4J Pure Coffee ... ... '2* 01 Whole Roasted . ... 2s Od KEROSENE. KEROSEN \ KEROSENE. When you are requiring Kerosene it will be to yoar advantage*to enquire our price before buying elsewhere. POTATOES — BEST BLUE DERWENTS, 3s lid per bag. Delivered within the belts. fgr NOTE ADDRESS, FLETCHER BEOS, C^SH SUPPLY STORES, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. OUR MOTTO—The Best for the Least Money.  /.> fPHB .unRGEST AND MOST GENUINE CLEARANCE SALE EVER HELr "^ IN THE DISTRICT. Crowds of Customers, Genuine Reductions, Immense llarg-ains. IU3ALISATION! CLOSING UP! TUE WfciOLE STOCK to be SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE THIS PEOPLES OPPORTUNITY. AVAIL YOUE3ELVSS OF THIS GOLDEN PRIVILEGE, NOW'S THE TIME TO GO TO THE CHEAPEST MARKET. Fv P rvbodv who has paid us a visit has gone away delighted and astonished ■* , at the low prices of our good*. Remember this Sale is now on at— VY r. W- SPENCER & GO'S, ARCADE HOUSE, BURNKTI STREET,



I Wantel J WANTED lo Rent, Athburton or Suburbs, Comfortable five or six roomed House, in good situation. Apply, Paul, Box 114, (. hriatchurch. 6§39 BOOKSTALL —The Cheap Sale of Books will be continued at the Bookstall.—.J. M*rsden. OA f\f\f\ BUSINESS Envelopes. & VjUvU 4 3 per 1000, cash, to clear. Five quire pickets of Cream Laid Note-paper at 9i packet.—H. M. Jones WANTED, Evetybody to try a pair of House Slippers, only Is. Mellor's Zealandia Booh Store. CASH, CASH. Drapery, Boots, Cloth ing, etc. New Goods just opened. Everything reduced for Cash.—>H. C. Sbgbrs, Melford House. pARSON AND GO'S Stocktaking Sale v> Sow on. Groceries, ironmongery, Brushware, Glass and China, at very low prices for cash. 5 129 WANTED Known—Jost arrived from Melbourne for the Blub House 100 Men's Suits, 17s 6d ; 10 dozen Pelt Hats, Is lid; Men's Heavy Boots, 9a lid (worth 15s); a line of Flannelette, 3a lid dozen; Melbourne Millinery at Melbourne Cost. Everything at Mel bourne prices,—Thr Blub House. Arcade Corner, Tancred street. 6 49 piHOICE New Season Fruit. Grapes, v^ Peaches, Pines, Plums, Bananas, Apples, Apricots, and Tomatoes ; the best in town.—Adams, Senders' Buildings WANTED at once—Blue Derwent Potatoes. Apply Fletcher Bros, East Street, Ashburtoa, 4I? AN TED -Everyone to call at W Meilor's and get his price. No one asked to buy. WANTED Known—Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and 1 everything in the optical line at S. I Silek's, Optician. 1 \TTANTED Known—Ladies' Lasting W Slippers only 2s lld-U,ual price, 4s 6d.—Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. lIkT AN TED Known—Ten per cent VV under Chrlstchurch prices at Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. iTTANTED Known—Small Profits W and Quick Raturns.— MbLlor's Zealandia Boot Store. V 7 ANTED Known — Mellor's Zea ■; >• landia Biot Store is the Cheapest Store for Boots and Shoes. WANTRD- Everyone to visit our Large Show Room now replete wff h new styles for theseason.—Mitchell AND TUENBR. WANTED.— 1000 Men to look at the Ch»ap Drapery from Australia, at Melbourne prises. 4I The Blue House is the place to get it, at the Corner o{ Arcade, and doi.'*i yon forget it. 4 240 WANTED Known—The Largest and Best shop for Evening Shoes in shburton.—Mel!or's Zealandia Boo' Store. riTANTKD Known-Football Boots, * sure goal kiykflW); they never fail —-Mellor'a Z 'alandia Boot. Store. WAN TED KNOWN. - The celebrated Yarmouth Oilskins cm be ob tained at W. H Co lier, "The Corner." WAtfTICD Known — Mrs Hooper (monthly nurse) is open to accep f engagements. A pply, by letter, to Mrs Hooper, Alford Forest Ugkl, Ashburton 11*131 ■. VSTANT.SD KNOWN.-Warm carper * slippers for Wint-pr wear, girls 9d. Is, woman's Is 91.— W. H. Collier, < The Corner." rcTANTED Known-Mothers be wisi * and buy your school boots at Mellor't. Z wla-idia Boot Store. Vjt7 ANTED Known—-Birgaina lo be "* * had every d»y at Mellor's Ze:» andia Boot Store. \JU ANTED Known—l have good v" Bluchers, only 4* lid.—Mellor's Zealandia B >ot Store, pI^IALiKOTtCE.— Suits aad Single Garments made to measure. Fit and style with prices to suit the times Large purchasa Heavy Kai&poi Trousers and Knit Underclothing.—Mitchell anb Turkek. \LL Accounts Owing to Joseph £*- Taylor, East street, Ashburton, muft be paid on or before Monday, May 23, or will be sued for without further notice. All goods will be sold for Cash Only from this date. o 92 BANG 1 Bang ! Bang ! My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock'a and, Club Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and all sporting materials of the first quality »t.L W. Hardley's. Gun Emporium WANTED Known—We are reducing the whole of onr Drapery, Boots, C.'otbing, etc, For Cash. New Dresses, New Jackets, New Hats, etc , will all be reduced —H. C. Segbks, Melford House. LF. ANDREWES & CO.—Sale now • on of Surplus Stock of Fancy Goods, Toys, Books, Stationery and Account Books, and all a*; greatly reducrd prices for cash, at L. F. Andrewrs &Co OTICEI Notice Sport for all Guns let out on hire or sold on time payments. H&vinsj a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description. Gun fittings in stock. Prices low.—J. W Haudlky, Ironmonger, etc 1 ORDERS for dyeing gaiments of ever? description left at McCallum's, Tancred Street, or Mis Styles, Burnett Street, near Brigade Station, srili be attended to by Johk Gbauxh, a dyer of forty years' experience. 5 155 OWN Make in Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina- I fores; also a good assortment of Calicoes, afiislins, Flannelettes, Tiimmings etc., at Mrs Alcorn's new shop, Baker's Buildings. W'- ~^nte"d'¥n".q wn. - f. s Jeffries, leading Ooftfeptioner and Fruiterer of Ashburton, East Street, next the Corner. lee Oreamf, Fresh Fruils, Confectionery, Summer drinks oi every description. Ice afc reasonable rntew. Ladie> Room a specialty. 1*153 / CHRISTMAS Presents, Choice Orna- V J xnents, Zithers mA Jew's Harpp, Balls and Dolls for everybody frojn Id each; Jou&tad Dolls for 6J, Sleeping Beauties Is, Chinese Conquerors od, Russian F«bassie« M, Walking Men, Talking Dolls, Scotch Greys, mi Ennis killen Dragoons all wonderfully cheap at Mrs Aixsoßirfss Ladie*.' Underclothing and Fancy l*a*%»r, Uavclock street,



! Wanted. f • Vfc'AJNTED Known — Great Bargains W are now being given for Cash in all departments. Bnfcre laying oot your money for Drapery, Boots, etc . give us a, call.—H. 0. Segers, Melford House. BACON, 8.4C0N. Grain and Pea fed at Factory p;ices, Finest Smoked Pale Hams 7|<i per lb, Finest Smoked Pale Sides and Rolls 6|l per lb. Finest Factory C eeso 61 per lb Note address—Fletcher Bros., Cash Supply Stores, Ashburton. BOY'S and Girls Own Annual, British Workman and Workwoman, Infant's Magazine, The Prize, Child's Companion, Ohildren's Friend, Little Dot, Family Friend, Band of Hope, Young England, and other New Books at Lowest Prices.— L. F. Andrbwes and Co. 11 98 WANTKD Known.—Lowest possible prices for Men's Knit Under do'hine, Shirts, and Heavy Boots.— Mitchell and Turner. WANTKD Known — The Misses Urquhabt have started Dress making, and having a thorough knowledge of the business, combined with moderate charges, hope to receive a snare of the publio patronage. Address: Tancred Street, next to ». W. Hall, Herbalist. GUNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock of Gunsj nst to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Leaders, Rifles, etc. In spection invited. No old Btock to select from at J. W. Hardlky's Sporting Repository W"~ ANTED~Known—That lam hold ing a Sale at Reduced Prices for One Month. Come for Bargains. I have the advantage over many 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. Moisok, Boot Store, East street, Ashbnrton. 5 138 GENTLEMEN WISHING|to MAKE A NICE PRESENT TO A LADY rXJlhli dojwelljto see|ithe^patcel>f NEW AND BEAUTIBPLLY DESIGNED GOLD BROOCHES which S. S A L E X, Watchmaker and Jeweller, East street, has to arrive directjfromj Home in a'day or two. These Biooshes are of the VERY LAJ'EST AND CHOICEST DESIGNS. - WINTER



152 Men's, Boys' and You hV Tweed Overcoats, with Cape, to be cleared this season at 20 per cent under ordinary pi ices 69 Boys' and Youths Mac rarlane Over coats, new shape, to be Sold at 12^ per cent lower than last season 28 Bays' Double-breasted Reefers from 10*91 WATERPROOF COATS. Oar Coats are to be seen all over the Country. SPECIAL. L\dies' Waterproof Cloaks made'toJJ .-neasure ; all Sewn Seams.* A'SHBURTOE T^LANKETS, Large Double] Bed Size, WINTER BOOTS. It will pay you to Buy your BOOT 3 from the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager.



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Don't Cough.—Relief can be obtained immediately. Use «' KWATING'S COt GH LOZENGES—weII known h the utterly unrivalled Cough Remedy. Strongly re. commended by many eminent physicians. They at once check the cough and remove the cause—without any after effect; the most delicate can therefore take tfyein. fne Lozenge alone give* ease—one or two a£ bedtime entorei rest. Sold everywhere in tJM 13|d each,