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Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1895. FAIR RENT.

" Fair rent " is no new cry. Every man gives utterance to it, who finds that he is required to pay to his land lord more rent thau the productiveness of his holding warrants—than the price he receives for the prodncts'of that holding justifies The agitation for fair rent has been going on for a long time, and is more or less violent as the times are bad or good. There is a class of tenant who fancies he ought not to pay any rent at all, and it is from that class the men come who gefc behind a hed^e and with a blunderbuss take a pot-shot—more or less effective— at the landlord as he rides by.. But no right thinking man can ever fancy he has any right to sit rent free on land he has not bought, or has not inherited. '1 he great question for nny man about to lease land is what rent he is to pay 1 He is willing to pay a "fair rent," and in a circular, issued by Government to ail the local bodies, what is a fair rent is admirably defined. The definition is as follows:—"Such a rent as the tenant can fairly make from the land after paying (a) cost of production, (b) interest on capital invested, and (c) reasonable maintenance of himself and family." This is the thing in a nut shell. Government intend to iutro ■ duce a Fair Rent Bill next session, and are collecting information on the sub ject. That some fiuch measure is neces sary we every now and then get cvi denoe of. There have been evidences of it in the case of the reserves leased to tenants by our own Borough Coun* cil, and it was but a short time since that one ot those tenants waited on the Council, asking that a concession be made to him similar to those made in certain cases he instanced of other tenants of the borough. The circular | —or rather circulars, for there are more than one—issued by the Govern ment state that in pursuance of a promise made to Parliament the Government is desirous of obtaining information relative to the expediency or otherwise of a measure dealing with what ia known as fait rent of all classes of land both public and private. The definition of fair rent in the case of agriculture and pastoral land we have just quoted. In the case of town or suburban land it means " such rent as the tenant can fairly be expected to pay in view of the productive capacity of the property (site, buildings, etc) wfyere let for business purposes, or its conyeniencfcs and other advantages where let for purposes of residence." The object of th,e measure js also plainly stated. "The main principle of the proposed measure is to'secure a fair rent ac thus defined by a reyiew

•* readjustment from time to time of am* .., fB ftt the i nstan ge o f e j t h er existing rev. Trt order to assist landlord or tenant." - ..^ , Government in obtaining the k,^ information, the persons addressed are requested to answer the questions in the accompanying schedule " 0 " and return it before March 15, 1895. The questions put seek the following infor mation:—As to the several classes of rural land, (a) Approximate number of eases in which the rent is more than a fair rent as above defined; (&) approxi mate amount per annum of such ex cess ; (c) approximate number of cases in which the rent is less than a fair rent; (d) approximate amount per annum of such deficiency. In the case of town land the questions relate to (a) Approximate number of cases in which the rent is more than a fair reat for (i) shops, warehouses, and business places; (2) residences containing 6 rooms and I over ; (3) residences containing 4 to 6 rooms; (4) residences containing 8 rooms and under, We we pleased to

know that a good many of the local bodies of this county will supply the information required. For it is very evident that a great portion of the land of this colony is held under a rent paying tenancy. Very many private individuals have leased the land they own to tenants, but apart from these cases Government itself has now a long Kst of tenants under various kinds of leases, and will have a far longer list in the future, as the leasehold tenure is becoming more and more popular every day. And then land is held on lease from Fducation Boards, Boards of Go vernors, Harbor Boards, Munici palities and so forth. There are no doubt instances—more especially this season—in which the land leased will not yield a return that will pay " cost of production, interest on capital in vested, reasonable maintenance for himself and his family/ and leave the tenant in a position to pay such a rent as he would have been able to pay in a good season, with prices at all like what they have been, what they ought to be, and, let us hope, what they will soon be again. The landlord owns the land, but he takes no risk of bad har vests, of crops destroyed or damaged by the weather, by heavy floods or long drought, by a plague of insects, birds, or pests of any kind. To him a fall in prices of any kind of product of the land causes ho anxiety. When rent day comes round he expects his full tale of bricks, and " 'Tis not so nomi nated in the bond," though not the words of his answer, is the spirit of it, when the tenant pleads the difficulties he has had to encounter, and asks for a reduction. We cannot see that the principle of fair rent can be called in question, and it is well that an oppor tunity should be given for the dis cussion by Parliament of this principle with a view to providing machinery for bringing the principle into operation.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Commercial news will be founl on the fourth page.

In the list of passes at the teachers' examinations the name of Mr Ernest

Andrews appears as having passed in Class D.

Miss F. Bloom, a pupil of the Welling ton Technical School, has been awatded the South Kensington bronze medal for design. This is the only medal awatded to any school in the Australasian colonies.

Ellen Walker, wife of Thomas Walker, secondhand dealer, Manners street, Wel lington, threw herself off the breastwork of Wellington wharf yesterday morning, and w&s drowned. Decaaaed was of in temperate babies, and had not been home for some days. A Chinese missionary, Thomas Chang Luke by name, ia new in Wellington on a proselytising mission. He became a Christian twelve years ago, and has labored in Victori* for the last five years on behalf of the Presbyterian Church.

It is stated that in consequence of the removal of the headquarters of the New Zealand Iran and Mercantile Agency Company to Wellington, several leading firms in Auckland have resolved to open

branches in Wellington fur the con venience of their clients.

The Wellington Agricultural and Pastoral Association has had a successful year. It began with an overdaft of £2.11, und now has a orpdit balance of ±'87, be sides which £60 was f*pen«: on improve ments. The guarantee notes given by tiie members of Committee to cover the bank advance will be returned.

We learn from an authentic source that m addition to the examination in theo retical knowledge a musician of high standing will be sent out from England by tho Trinity College this year to con duct an examination in practical music. The examiner selected for thia duty is Mr. Myles B. Foster, of the Royal

Academy of Music, London, well known as a composer and a musician of large experience.

Last evening, at Lancaster Park, Mr T. Chrkoon, late of Ashburton, mounted on a machine feared to 100ai, reduced the

five-mile New Zealand bicycle resold to 12min 22 2-sth sec, beating the previous record by over 20sec. He was paced by Messrs J. Boyd and H. Soancs. Mr Clarkson left last, evening for Wellington on his way to England. About twenty members of the Ohrntchureh Cycling Club assembled at the railway station to bid him farewell.

Arrangements for the annual concert in aid of the Convent Schools—St Patrick's Concert as it is called—are in progress. '"The seventeenth of Old Ireland" this year falls on a Sunday, nnd the previous Friday has bean chosen by the Committee as the date on which the concert is to be given. The musical director this year, and honorary secretary to the Committee, is Mr David J. Jones, the able choirmaster and orgaiisfc of the church, and under his management one is justified in expecting an entertainment of an unusually attrac tive order.

At the recent Vienna bee exhibition, Professor Gaiter, of Simmering, showed a thriving hive wherein the procedure re veals a new method of bee-government. Bees have always been regarded as model loyalists, bowing in glad obedience to the will of the queen bee, who was wont to engage, literally, in battle royal with any rival who dared put forth opposing claims. Professor Gaiter's beas, however, have changed all that, for they acknowledge the supremacy of two queen bees, who govern conjointly without the slightest friction. There hno hint of rivalry or jealousy. indeed they cat ess each other how and again with the utmost tenderness.

In society (says a writer in the Daily Neios) Kubinstein was a listen«r rather than a talker, and one of the best stories is told of him when one night on tour at Glasgow, Mr Vert went to bed, and Rubin stein smoking cigarettes (he rarely had one out of hia mouth), remained up with the late T. L. Stillie. The Scotchman tried to lead the talk, and inquired :"M. Rubinstein, do you like Beethoven ?" "Beethoven's goot, 1' was th,e terss reply. Stillie waited a quarter of an hour, and agajn ventured t "Do you like Wagner 'P Atorce came tj)e reply; "Wagner no goob." After yet another' quarter of an i v^«e StHlie rose and said ha thought he oughttogotu ,  , j stein earnestly, "no; v*u* 6 ' *UKe yonr gonversation."

A Wellington Press Association tele gram states that several attempts have been made to obtain the transfer of a license from one part of the Oi;aki district to Levin, near the Ptate farm, and it is understood that a similar endeavour is again to be made. The Labour Depart ment announced that they i»teftde4 to oppose the application, and yesterday a deputation of temperance me», including Sir Robert Stout and Mayor Luke, waited on the Minister for Labour to support his action and aeeentuat« the opposition to any such step. Mr Reeyes said they; might rest assured that every effort would be made to defeat the movement The Crown Proseeuter had been instructed to appear in the case. The Minister agreed that the establishment of hotels near a place like the State farm was un- < neoesary and highly pbjectiuu^bl*. J

The police authorities hava mad* an in spection, which is regarded aa satisfactory,

of the massage establishments of Auck-

land. It appears thit there are nvtr a dozen massage establishments in Auck land. Sevea are managed by mon and six by women, several ha 1 ing English or colonial cartificacos. A number of them cuurtod police inspection, and referred the officer to previous patients la some

instances the nrnseursaid he (raited male

j patients at, his rooms, and female patients \at their own residences,--in the presence of their friends. The wife and daughter, in one or two ins*a ices, acert as a*sis I tantsT but the maj rity had no assistants, i In several cases the only patients said to j he received were recommended to them by iho leading doctors, while one I tmsseuse s<iid she only tnok patients j recoD>m«nded by one particular doctor,

and would not take any without their

I having a medical recommeadation. At Aldridfi-e's sale-rooms a day or two ago a painful incident with a pleasing sequel took place. The proprietor of Gin nett's Circus had been selling off some of his horses. Among those was his little daughter's favourite horse, on which she

phyed all m*»rmer of tricks. On the ap pearance of this horse in the sale room it seemed delighted to see its little mistress,

who slyly gave it a lump of sugar. At last the bidding commenced, and, to every one's astonishment, the little girl was bid ding for her own pony, but against a, certain individual who knew the value of the horse, and who kept running the price up till it reached about £36 At that poinb the little girl had to stop, and gave up all hopes of having her potty back again. But/ even at sales good-hearted men are some-

times found, and one (gentleman eventually ran the figure np to £60, when it was knocked down to him. This gentleman then handed the horse over to its former mistress, and said, 'It is yours.' There were, of course, loud cheers from everyone present, while the other individual quickly took his departure amid a storm of hisses, —Westminister Gazette,

The Markets.

Sydney, February 21 The wool sales have resumed with a distinctly better tone noticeable all round and it is particularly well marked in the case of well skirted wools,

CRICKET.

The following are the Canterbury team finally selected at noon this day for the Otago ma eh :~L A. Cuff, H. d« Maus, Wilding and A Ridley '- Lancaster Park; Macdcnald, Robertson, Laurence, Pearce, and Recce — Midland CC. ; Labarc— Warehousemen CO.; Collins — United C.C. The team is considered strong in all departments, and is the be3t available, with the exception of C. Ridley who is unable through business to play.

At a full meeting of the Canterbury Crickot Association hold last night, Mr WilJing in the chair, it; was decided to send an association team to play the South Canterbury Association at Ashburton in March, playing a half day on Thursday and a full day on Friday.

Lynching an Editor

The editor of the Arizona Kicker has had a narrow escape from death at the hands of a gang of rowdy cowboys. He writes of the affair as follows : — The relations between the Mayor of this town (who is ourself) and the cow boys over on Big 6 ranche have been for the past year what is termed strained. The boys want to ride up and down the streets shooting pipes and cigars and hats, ard have the door 3of all saloons made high enough and wide enough to take in a horse and rider, and it is our official duty to dis courage them.

We were seven miles out of town, and had nojthought of the Big 6 boys, when a gang of them out rounding up stray stock broke cover with a yell and charged us. Our mule made a run of twenty rods and then bucked us out of the saddle, and a moment after we were in tho hands of the Philistines.

We have always given the Big 6 boys credit for being hustlers, and it was no surprise to us that they had a rope around our neck and a limb over our head inside of sixty seconds. The spot was just beyond Indian Creek, and the forty or fifty trees growing there offered exceptional facilities for lynching bees. We expected to be pulled up at once, but it didn't happen to be a busy day with the boyß. We are naturally a good-natured critter and wish to avoid acrimonious discus sion of unpleasant subjects. Therefore, when the boys got ready to ask lead ing questions, and demand truthful answers, we were willing to meet them half-way. The interview was some what prolonged, and the rope chafed our neck, but we have a a distinct recollection of admitting to the follow ing ;^-

That we knew more about pounding sand than editing a newspaper.

That the circulation of the Kicker was only half that of our esteemed con temporary.

That we wanted to get out of journalism and become a cow puncher.

That we never ought to have been Mayor of the town.

That we were a liar, a duffer, and a discredit to the Territory.

We didn't stop to argue or discuss, but answered all questions promptly and cheerfully,' and iha "way tSaffbrd the most satisfaction. When it was suggested that we sing a song we had one ready, and when one of the crowd kicked us and demanded a jig we shuffled away in" a manner to elicit applause. When they got ready to pull on the rope we stood on tiptoe to give them all the leverage possible, and when our opinion was demanded we answered that we felt we ought to be hung twice over, What saved us was the arrival qf Major Jones, owner of the ranche, who had always been one of our warmest friends. The boys let go rather grudgingly, and as though realising they had the best of us. They had the drop on us, and we wilted,

Within the last two days at least fifty people have called at the Richer CSGQ to ask why we didn't deny the rumors in circulation affecting our reputation. We simply couldn't. The boys got the call on us, and we had no shosv, When the editor of an Arizona paper is idiot enough to start off on a lame mule and leave his guns behind, hey shouldn't complain of consequences, and we propose to saw wood and keep quiet.

Imperial

London, February 19

Three Unionists and two Liberals were absent from the division on. Mr Chamberlain's amendment on account of illness, and were-noc able to record their votes.

The election for the return of a member to represent Colchester in the House of Commons, in place of Captain H. Leyland, resigned, took place to day, when Sir Willia"u Pearson, Liberal, defeated the Unionist candi date, Mr'Vereker, by a majority of 268 votes.

London, February 20

In the House of .Commons, Mr Bryce, President of the Board of Trade, referring to the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Com pany, said the department of which he was the head, neither claimed nor exercised any control over the reports of the official receivers.

In reply to a question, Mr Buxton, Parliamentary Secretary to the Colonial office, said the Transvaal was respon sible for the peace of Swaziland, as England had been precluded from declaring a protectorate over the country.

In order to avert defeat on the question, Government accepted Mr Howard Vincent's motion, affirming the deairablwneef of restricting the im port of goods man afactured in foreign prisons.

SUPREME COURT.

Napieb, February 20

The criminal session of the Supreme Court is closed. In the Patoka poisoning case, in which John Bestall was charged with attempting to poison ten station hands, the jury were locked up all night, and not agreeing were discharged this morning, and prisoner was remanded till next session.

At the Supreme Court, Christchureh, yesterday, George McLaine, who had pleaded guilty to three charges of forgery, was placed on probation for twelve months, and ordered to pay half the amount of the forced cheques; £7 10s, to tha publicans who cashed them. His Honor commented on the extreme facility afforded for cashing cheques, and said he thought those who afforded such facilities by recklessly paying sway money to strangers, deserved to beat- a share of the loss where the signature waa a false one. Charles Henry Collins, charged with having stolen a cash bag containing £20 from the railway van at Amberley, was foutod guilty with a recommendation to mercy on account of hia youth. Be was sentenced to four months' imprisonment, and ordered to restore the money. George Morson, charged with stealing £5, was sentenced to twelve months.

John Bethke, charged with stabbing a boy at Lyttelton, was found guilty, but with a strong recommendation to mercy on account of the extreme provocation he received. Accused was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon.

Poisonings near Birming ham.

A Wliol* Village 111,

The Birmingham Daily Mail of January 2 gives particulars of the wholesale poisoaing of inhabitants at Wylde Green, a village near Birming ham, by means of soup dispensed by Mrs Page, of the Wylde Green Hotel. The aoup, it is stated by the authority mentioned, was given away by Mrs Page in accordance with the traditions of a time-honoured custom which obtains in the Birmingham district It is usual to give the soup away on New Year's Day, but Mrs Page seems to have departed from the rule, and to have commenced to dispense her charity pn Saturday. The soup con sisted of a quantity of pea-flour and pearl barley, in which was boil 3d a large piece of salted beef, which had been supplied by a local butcher, and for which a good price was paid. Everyone who called at the hotel on Saturday evening tasted of the soup. The milkman who looked in on his round gladly accepted a basin of the steaming, appetising concoction, while dozens of tramps, wagoners and coach men, to say nothing of the ordinary inhabitants of the village, men, women and children, all profited by Mrs Page's seasonable benevolence. In several cases men .who were travelling along the Sutton road, and who went in and asked for beer, were, from the best of motives, pressed to forego their glass of cold liquid and partake of refreshment more suitable to the time of the year. A basin of hot soup on a cold night is, not to be scoffed at, and very few of the callers failed to accept Mrs Page's offer with avidity. The next morning complaints were|generally made in the village of symptoms of colic and the diarrhoea, and Mrs Page, Mr Page, their two sons, and their servant were all in a prostrate condition. As the day wore on the number and gravity of the complaints increased and it became almost impossible to fail to associate the symptoms with the action on their systems of the soup dispensed by the hostess of the hotel. On Monday morning no less than eighty persons were suffering, more or less severely, from poisoning, and the symptoms in many of the cases were very distressing. In some houses as many as five members of the family were lying in a helpless condition, with no one to lend them the assistance they required in their distress. The local doctors were as busy as they could well be.; Dr Fosbrooke Hobbs, ora^tton, has had nearly forty patients uirtrer his qharge, while Dr Donovan, of Erdington, was superintending another thirty. Mr Noah Deeke, the sanitary inspector for the district, took a sample of the soup for the purpose of analysis, and the butcher who supplied the meat has another sample. The symptoms of all the patients were suggestive of arsenical poisoning, but the mystery cannot well be cleared up until an analysis, of the soup has been made. Fortunately no fatal cases occurred.

THE SWEDISH ARMY

_; Stockholm, February 19 King Oscar, in his address at the opening of the Storthing, said the country must spend very large sums of money before the strength of thti military would be adequate for proper defertce.

THE NAVY.

London, Feruary 20 The Admiralty ,will re-commission the Dart, and send the troopship Tyhe with a relief crew.

The Thames Embank ment.

londonj, February 20 The embankment at Albert Docks has collapsed for a distance of sixty yards,

Butter.

Washington, February 20 Large quantities of old stored butter are being sold at low prices for the Eastern trade.

A WARNING.

Cairo, February 1) Moslem fanatics predict that there will be a rising against Christians during the Feast Ramadan,

THIRTY SCHOOLBOYS DROWNED

St Petersburg, February 80 Thirty schoolboys were drowned at Moscow through falling into a hole in the frozen river.

THE HAWAIIAN CABLE

Washington, February 20 The Senate and House of Repre sentatives have disagreed with regard to the vote for the cable to Hawaii, and a Conference h&s been appointed to arrange a settlement.

THE KHEDIVE

Cairo, February 20 The Al Ahram, a daily paper pub lished in Alexandria, in an article which, it is believed, is inspired, says the Khedive accuses Lord Cromer, British representative, of duplicity.

FIGHTING AT SANTORIOA

New Yoek, February 19 News has been received that the rebels in Colombia, South America, met the Loyalist troops in a battle at Santorosa. The loss on each side was two hundred killed, the rebels losing their general,

EGYPT

Pakis, February 19. The statement of the Cairo corres pondent of the London Tiwajthata Paris journalist is openly promising the armed support of France to Egypt has caused a great sensation in Paris. M. Flourens, the well-known French statesman, believes it is the desire of England to strike a decisive blow and obtain a free hand in Egypt.

London, February 20 The Times 1 Cairo correspondent says the Egyptian Ministry has determined nojfc to resign while they are supported by the English Government.

The Live Cattle Trade.

London, February 19 The Echuca's cattle have been landed at Deptford. Thirty Durhams arrived in excellent condition, three Angus cattle were in fair condition, but one was unable to stand the cold and had to be killed. Bough weather was experienced after leaving Malta, and the sea frequently broke over the cattle in the forward part of the steamer. The last three days were very cold. The Durhams stood the royage splendidly, and many gained in weight. One wasted do«ra owing to an injured leg. Robertson, an expert from the River Plate, considers the Anguses too heavy for a long voyage.

London, February 20 , Experts consider that the Echuca's cattle are unequal to the Port Pirie shipment, both as regards quality and condition. The Angus cattle are too heavy for the London market, and the animals will probably be killed next week.

The U.S. Loan.

Washington, February £0 The Rothschilds and Morgan have issued a United States four per cent loan of sixty-two million dollars, pay able in coin. The issue price is 113?/, and they have reserved half the amount of the issue.

Washington, February 20 A Syndicate has deposited thirty million dollars of gold, which checked the run of the Treasury within the day of depletion.

A LIGHT SENTENCE

... -r Sydney, February 20 Mrs Gray was sentenced to six months for killing the girl Turner by throwning a table knife at her.

A BAD CASE

• i Melbourne, February 80 A curious case, in which the girl Atkins, the victim of the vitriol-throw ing outrage at Ascotville, figures •' prominently, is at present befote the Court. The plaintiff brought a civil action against the girl's father. The latter produced a letter written by the plaintiif, in which he asked the girl Atkins to come and live with hinri f plaintiff's wife acquiescing in the arrangement, on condition that she received certain property. The plain tiff also signed an agreement to main tain the girl as long as she liked to lire with him.

COLONIAL SCHOOL BOOKS

Melbourne, February 20 A deputation from the Typographical and Bookbinders' Association asked the Minister of Education to have State school books compiled and printed in the colony. The Minister said he sympathised with the deputation and would endeavor to arrange an Intercolonial Conference for the purpose of drafting a seriei of books.

THE BOT-FLY.

Hokabt, Fearnarj2o An undoubted specimen of thefeone bot-fly has been cli^vore^fttPiitgltttq,

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN : THURSDAY, FEfitIUABY 21, 1895.



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tir ANTED Known -Ji6>d, -i- of Vf Present tickets can new get them ban od.—H. 0. Bioa**, Melfotft tiuu^



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__ Wanted. ICE CREAM, Ice Cream. Cool your selves during these hot times at H. A. Flower, Confectioneer, East Street. Ice 1 supplied in large or small lots. j T F. ANDREWES & CO.—Sale now I J-^» on of Surplus Stock of Fancy Goods, Toys, Books, and Account Books, and alia*; greatly reduced pricos for c*sb, at L. F. Andueavbs & Co. WAN TED X nown—All wool Welaines, Prints, and Crepons helow whole sa'e rates.—Mitchell and Turner C CHOICE New Season Fruit. Grapes, J Peacheß, Pines, Plums, Bananas, Apples, Apricots, and Tomatoes ; the b»st in town. — -iDAJH, StundeiV Buitdinga. Season's Teas, just to hand. !\l Boat value in Ashhurton. Prises 1/6, 1/9, 2/-, and 2/4 —Carson and Co 2_24 WANTED Known — Mrs Hooper (monthly nurse) is open to acoept engagements. Apply, by letter, to Mbs Hooper, Alford Forest Eoad, Ashburton. 11*134 ■CyAJSTJED — Fresh Eggs in any » quantity. Highest cash price given.—Fletcher Bros , Cash Supply Stores, Aehburton. 2 31 WANTED. Known—A tremendous run on our Gloves, 4id upwards. -"-Mitchell and Turner. IT AD IKS' and Gentlemen's lefNoff I_J Clothes and all kinds of goods bought, sold, or exchanged. — Mrs Knight, opposite Templar Hall, near Post Office. 11 170 WAFTED — Every Lady to try Madam Balcombe's Patent Ex panding Belt Corset (registered), guaran teed whalebone throughout. Orders left at Mr E. Hall's, Herbalist, Ashburton, will receive prompt attention. 10 86 WANTED Known—That we are sell ing Mason's Patßnt Jam Jars, Pints 6s per dozen, Quarts 7s, and half Gallon 8s 6d, to clear. Enamel and Brass Preserving Pans from 4s 6d upwards.™ John Orji and Co. 2 33 BANG ! Bang s B»i» g 1 My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Club Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Cap's, Wads, Cases and all sporting materials of the first quality at J. W. Hartley's, un Emporium T3RESENTS. We are now dying XT Presents to all purchasers of 2s 6d and upwards.—H. C. Segers, Melford House. WANTED Known—Special line of Gents' Regatta Shirts, all sifses, with or without collars, 2s 6d,— W, H. Collier. WANTED Known— Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optic» line at S. Salek's, Optician. HERBAL Beer, Herbal Baer. Six gallons of splendid Herbal Beer for Id. Made with a bottle of Potter's Herbal Beer Extract, price 7d per bottle. Warranted purely herbal. Fletcher Bros.. Wholesale and Bet-ail Agents, Cfsh Supply Stores, Ashburton and Christchurch. "IT7 ANTED Known—The Corner Is YV showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H. Collier. BOY'S and Girls Own Annual, British Workman and Workwoman, Infant's Magazine, The Prize, Child's Companion, Children's Friend, Little Dot, Family Friend, Band of Hope, Young E igland, and other New Books at Lowest Prices.— L. F. Andrewes and Co. 11 98 "OEAUTTrTUL ar.d useful Presents to 1J all purchasers of 2s 6d and upwards. —H. C Segeks, Meltcrd House. OWN Make In Ladies' and Children's- Underclothing, Aprons, and Piua fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes flluslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., at Mrs Alcorn's new shop, Baker's Buildings. ROBERT ALCORN has opened in Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock of Clothing,''etc., bought at Edwards, Bannett's and the Kaiapoi S%les, the cheapest lot; of goods ever brought to Ashburton, Also an assortment of Boots. iy an¥eFo¥wk -"f. s. * Jeffries, leading Confectioner and Fruiterer of Ashburton, East Street, next the Corner. Ice Creams, Fresh Fruits, Confectionery, Summer drinks of every description. Ice at reasonable rate**. L>dies Room a specialty. 1*153 BLANKETS bought at Edwards Bennet's Sale, a special line of Double Blankets at 7s 9d. Extra large and heavy 15s 6d and 16s 6d.—Robert Alcorn, Baker's Building f^i UNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock \ZA of Gunsj ust to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Leaders, Rifles, etc. In spection invited. No old stock to select from at J. W. Hardlev's Sporting Repository /"""IHRISTMAS Presents, Choice Orna- V_y ments, Zithers and Jew's Harps, Balls and Dolls for everybody from Id each; Jointed Dolls for 6d, Sleeping Beauties Is, Chinese Conquerors 6d, Russian Embassies Is, Walking Men, Talking Dolls, Scotch Greys, and Ennis killen Dragoons all wonderfully cheap at Mrs Alcorn's Ladies' Underclothing and Fancy Bazaar, Havelock street. N"'OTKHBJ Notice Sport for all Guns let o^t on hire or sold on time payments. H&yittg * professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake tg repair Guns of any description. Gun "'tfcings in stock. Prices low.-^J, W. HaiuT*** Ir°n«on»er* efce'



TTTAMTim tt,,™™ -That if you aroi» WANTED Known - . m , - m Tf want of a first class a. «, nfc o mer Boots and Shoes, you can.. -n better than call afc J. Moison's ; you wii^ get the very best at reduced prices. As for his own make, they are well known to the delight of the wearers, throughout the Australasian colonies. Repairs well done and at once. Premier Boot Maker, Town Hall Boot Store, "FV street, Ashburton. WANTED Known—That owing to the success of the Sale now being held up ab Saunders' Buildings, opposite Rail way Station, ib will be continued for another twenty-eight days. lam not advertising a few cheap lines, but the whole of the stock. Don't lose the oppor tunity of securing genuine bargains—A Lawbie 166



How is it that Clarke Blood Mixtcek has obtained such great popularity is a question which has perplexed many. The answer is, that it is unquestionably the finest Blood Purifier th t science and modi cal skill have brought to light. Thousands of woaderful cures have been effected by it. For Scrofula, Scurvy, Fczema, Skin and Blood diseases, Bad Legs, Sores and Pimples of kinds it effects are mar vellous, ."old everywhere, at 2* 9J per bofctU. Beware of worthless imitations an. üb»titut«i, (2)



NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, EAST STREET. Half-Yearly Stocktaking. STRAW HATS to be cleared out at GreatJy Reduced Prices. Boy's Straw Hats 3s 61 for Is Men s Straw Hvs 3i 61 for Is M^n's Java Straw Hats 2s 9d for Is 6d Men's Siraw Hats 6a 91 for 3s 6.' We do not often advertise Cheap Goods, but these are GENUINE REDUCTIONS. BOOTS. BOOTS. ■■" BOOT'S. Boy's Strong School Boots 5s 6d Men's Light Balmorals 8a 6:1 Men's Strong Canvas Shoes 5s Men' dtrong Nailed Shooters 9a 6d You will Save money by purchasing your Boots from the H. Z.J. F. Women s Canvas Shoes 4s 9d Women's Glace Kid Shoes 5a 6d Maids' Tan Strap Shoes 5s 6d NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. Hallenstein Bros]



F- BALEK WATCHMAKER & MANUFACTURING JEWELLER. rpHE largest and finest stock In fch« JL District to select from. It is also the newest and cheapest. Watch and Jewellery repairs receive careful and prompt atttention. Watches cleaned and guaranteed for twelve months ss. Sole Agent for Lazarus' patented system of sight testing and " SpecialiteJ" sp ctacles. S SALEK EAST STREET.



Hollow Ay's Pills and Ointment.— Travellers to and from different climes would do weli to bear in mind that these changes and the altered diet and surround ings of their lives entail manifold risks to health. Occasion is sure to arise in which they will need a remedy such aa these renowned Pills and Ointment, and no traveller by land or sea should ever fail to have a supply in hand. Then he may truly fop said to have a physician always at his $fjbH fo» thp various emergencies of travel. JQliills' ami ' fevMs shfluld be promptly ' treated.'and tfie prinfeddirec^oas'ihbuld I be carefully studied at the commencement df any illness, for Hdlloway!d remedies caq be safely used in all climates. l! DOLLAR CIGARETTES, 3d.-tfo hotders.or p&9toi ? - r Hßi?»y Zanok« } Whole 9»le Ags^tp ' ''



One Box of Clarke's B £1 Pil^s Jswarran ted to cure all discharges from the Urinary Organs, in either sex /acquired or eonslf tutiw^li, Gravel and Pains pa the Back. Guarra^teefll frpe from Mercury. Sold in Boxes 43 @rt each, fry $ty Chemists and Paten. Medicine Vendors throngfrout fcfre World Proprietors : The Lincoln A?td M}j)L&m