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Ashburton Guardian. Manga est Veritas et Prævalebit WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1895 "NO VOTE."

SiO soo^r as tfye M^or of Ashburton learned that the p.Qwerss t^iat b ( e in tended to do something with the rail way station, and that work at that something had commenced, he made inquiries. Finding that the work pro posed was only another piece of tinker ing wjith the old shanties which have for sp long a period faetjn an eyesore to the settlers, IJis T^p'rsliip wired to the Premier, compiaiding of what w#s being done, pointing but that the work was but a waste of money, and that any alteration to be made should take the form of a new station.. The Premier has wired a reply /of the usual character. ," Inhere is Ino amount on phe appropriations p'as^ed by Farlia m§pt for # ftQw railway station lor Me town and distnj! f be ****$& ;iiis weij. before the > Coanuissiooeri

came into power successive Ministers ) to* Public Works had held out a hope that a new station would be.' built, and it is a fact that a plan was actually drawn'of the proposed buildings, and a site for them selected opposite or near to the Commercial Hotel. That plan is doubtless reposing quietly m some departmental pigeon hole, at this moment, and we would advise the new railway head to have it hunted up. After the Com mission ers crime into power we surrendered allliope of getting any improvement effected at all, but when the present Government managed to overthrow the McKerrow Max well dynasty and Mr Seddon himself became the 1\ ail way Kins', a hope was born m our bosoms that the new and much required station would be built. The district sent two loyal supporters of the present Government to Parliament, but even that loyal I service was not sufficient to procure i what the district has long clamored for, and instead of the new house asked for we get a badly patched old one, and have to content ourselves with the cast-off superfluities of other stations. When improvements were made at Timaru the erections replaced there were sent down to serve their uncompleted term at Ashburton. We contend that the district has not been fairly treated. We are some eighth or ninth m the scale of importance on the list of stations m the colony for traffic revenue, and the refreshment rooms at Ashburton yield a revenue to the railway purse of £350 per annum—a sum m itself that, capitalised for ten years, would provide funds to build quite a palatial station. We certainly believe we have a good case against the Government for a new station, and have no hesitation m saying we have bebn badly treated m the present instance. Then, too, we hardly fancy the many intermittently employed men m Ashburton-—both skilled and un skilled—relish standing looking on at the work now m pi ogress, and seeing it done by men brought up from Ohristchurch,

The population of New Zealand drank one and a-half gallon less beer per head j in 1893 than in 1883, and the drink: nearly half a gallon lesß bill, spirits, also less wine. The annual consumption of beer and spirits per heat?, aa compared with other countries was as under :— ' Beer. Spirits, gal. gal. United Kingdom ... 28 74 1.00 South Australia ...20 04 049 Victoria 19.27 1.12 New South Wales ...1194 1.14 Queensland 10 23 1.69 New Zealand 725 0.66 It will be s«en that the consumption in New Zealand is decreasing year by year, and that there is not one-third as much beer drunk, in proportion to the popula tion, as in the United Kingdom, and not three-fourths as much spirits,—Prohibi tionist.

A London correspondent of the Dunedin Star sends the following :~" The con stituencies which have sir oeorge GRUY iuvited Sir George Grey to represant them m Parliament are Blackburn (Lancashire), and the sity of Worcester. Both are Coiservativo stronghold.l?, and most unlikely to return an advanced Radical of Sir George* type. The mayor of B'ackburn has promised to use all hie influence m the G.O,M. of the Souths favor, but the idea of a frail invalid facing the hurly-burly of a contested election among rough Lancashire mill hands is preposterous. Worcestar, too, is a cathedral city, and the parliamentary pro perty (to all intents and purposes) of Lord Dudley anl ihe Ward family. To ask Sir George to contest forlorn hopes of such a kind, though a compliment, is a dubious one. The party wire-pullers will, how ever, no doubt rind bim a perfectly safe seat, which won't require contesting, should he (as seems most improbable ju»t now) bo sb!e to face the fatigues of Parliament when a general election omes."

A deputation waited on the Minister for Labor on Tuesday and asked him whether clerks m shops were to the be treated as clerks or as half holiday, chop assistants, and what they were to do about closing until a conference decided upon one day for all m Wellington. The Con ference did not meet till January 21, and the Ace is already m force. Mr Reeves said the second case was rather awkward ; but it was clear to him that, as the Act is m force, shopkeepers must close on one half day m the week. Until the Con ference fixed the day they could choose their own. As to the first question he would interpret the Act to mean that all persons employed m clerical work m con nection with shops were shop assistants. To hold that; because a man did some clerical work m connection with shops, therefore he was an office clerk, and entitled to the half holiday on Saturday too, would be ridiculous. He would take the opinion of the Crown law officers on the point, but m tlie meantime the Act would be interpreted m the way he indicated. If thore was any difference of opinion, he would have the construction placed on the Act made public.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Miss Bessie Simmonds will resume her lessons on the violin on Monday January 21 at Saunders Buildings. Jfi m expected that a meeting of the Cabinet will be held m Wellington on Monday next, when all the Ministers, with the exception o£ the Hon. A. J. Cadinan, will be m Wellington. The Fellding Stay says:—"Owing to the scarcity of maid servants jn Una dis trict men are being engaged to perform the dutjes. They cost a little more m wages, but they $o more work.' 5 I A number of men are engaged at day wages m strengthening the foundations of the Government Buildings at Wellington Auckland cement is being used m the manufacture of the concrete. The Boyal Humane Society's certificate has been issued to Constable Broberg, who was recently transferred to Dunedin, for gallantry m rescuing a man who fall off the Wellington wharf. The Eeefton Times says that a Bank clerk not Qhe hundred miles from Broad way is said to have recently remarked the.t " it was not Lhe proper thing for a gentle man m his position to be seen playing cricket with working men.' 1 Hollo way's Ointjiknt.—Miners and Workers on the Goldfields.—This invaluable a:;d renowned ointment is extensively used ah^. jjatrGiiLsjjd by such people to their very great advantage 1, ■•being easy of application and portable jn small cOitypassi ty^'hen used iv conjunction with jjollpway's Pills ih a'q : cordance with the clear and ponpise direc iions for use which accompany each pof; and box, there are but few of the diseases which aitlict mankind which will not yield to the sanative powers of the combined remedies. Holloway's Ointment and Pills do not cleteijoracc; Vy j£pej)iDg nor by Jchange of plim'ate, 'a'nd'asi' they"contaifi no deleious mineral drug, 1 jpy can be flsed' with the "most perfect; safety $ad§rt>}9 r r >os't adverse fcJituSitfe

By an Order m Council the regulations under the Jtleciric Line 3 Act have been amended m the direction that all telegram forms used for messages by the publ c other than those issued by the Department must first be submitted and approved. The Engineer-in-Ohiof (Mr Hales) and Mr TSlfipier Bell, C.E., will not ba able to complete their examination of the rail way bridges of the colony before tne middle of next month. They have been over half this Much of Uio North Island. The AJcaroa Mail reports that James Wi\san, well known m the old days as Co k to the Little River Koad B;arJ, was found dead m his whare m the Western Valley on Sunday night. He had b< en last seen alive on Saturday m apparent good health, but b«in? of the great age of 77, had evidently succumbed from natural causes. At the Wellington Theatre Royal, las' Friday, says the Pod, the attention of the audience waa about equally divided between the concert-givers, the move meats of a grey cat which persisted m encroaching upon the op. side of the stage, and the antics of a huge rat scampering acrjsss a ledge above the proscenium. A Chinese storekeeper m Gisborne was being chaffed the other day about Chinese reverses m the war with Japan. 'Allee lie, allee lie,' he protested, ' new' paper allee lie ' ; and he ran away and brought a paper printed m Chinese characters, say ing ' Lead that. ' This turned the table* on the European, who was not versed m Flowery Laud hcircglyphies, At Blenheim during tho recent flood the driver of a cab drew up opposite the house of his passenger, but the wheels of the vehicle sank into the water table. The horse started to swim and the cab to float, but the driver at once jumped on to the horse's back, undid the harness, and swam down the street, leaving the cab standing there. What became of the passenger the report doea not say. Scores of men were compelled to walk the streets of Greymouth all New Year's night, being unable to find even a shake down ; and m the early morning little knots of men might be seen lying under verandahs, doorways, and other rude make shift shelters —and none of them through having imbibed unwisely. Greymouth never saw so large a crowd of visitors be fore—thanks to the facilities and cheap ness of railway carriage. An Auckland Press Association telegram states that all along the coast wreckage from the Wairarapa continues to be washed ashore, and on Saturday some pieces of decking were picked up inside the harbour. It is stated that the ill-fated vessel, with the exception of the mainmast from hounds to truck, his entirely disappeared. Apparently the after portion has broken off and sunk m deep water, while the bows have opened out and are now submerged. The navigation of the upper waters of the Wanganui is liable to be interrupt by the river bscorning shallow during the summer. To prevent tourists and others being put tc inconvenience by their find ing, when too late, that the navigation is interrupted, a servica of trained pigeons has been established. By these, informa tion as to the state of the river, etc, is regularly sent to Wanganui fromPipiriki, the distance being travelled by them m less than an hour. A young clerk at the railway station yesterday had a rather disagreeable experience. Crossing the line he was caught by the cowcatcher of a passing shunting train and borne along for several yards. When the cowcatcher was done with him it dropped him like a sheaf from the bundle carrier of a reaping machine only less gracefully, as a shtaf falls usually on fts butt and the young mm fell doubled up, and on his head. The young man was not severely hurt, but waa a good deal shaken, and received a bruise or two. Tho Dunedin Savings Bank used to be kept open on Saturday afternoons and on certain evenings, for the convenience of woi king people. Owing to the operation of the frhops and Assistants Act, It is no longer able to do so. Tne Gisborne borough solicitor has given an opinion that the special resolution declaring Wednesday the day of closing for the statutory half holiday is ultra, vires, because seven days' notice of the meeting was not given piior to the Act coming into force. A fresh meeting cf the Council will be held, when it is expected there will be a majority m favour of Saturday. Mr H, M. Brewer, F. L. S. has recently di covered a natural enemy of the gorse which exists m considerable quantities m the neighbourhood of Pahautanui ar.d is causing the death of the plant by slow but sure degrees. It is m the form of a fungus that becomes attached to the stem of the gorse, and so surely as it settles on the stem that limb dies. The fungus re sembles a fluffy kind of pod, and on.being opened is found to contain numerous small grubs that evidently do the mischief. Its ravages are more severe m spring and autumn than at any other time, as the pods are then larger than m the hotter season of the year, It has not yet been classified. A fearful scene occurred at Great Har wDod, near Blackburn, on November 13, during the preformance of Day's Travelling Menagerie. An African lion tamer named Montana entered the cage of a magnificent lioness, and the performance went well until Montana, leaving the lioness at one fend of the cage, went to the other end to prepare for the concluding incident of the performer. For a moment his attention was diverted from the beast, and suddenly she sprang the whole length of the cage, pinning Montana and seizing him by the thigh. A terrible struggle followed, the lioness dragging Montana round tlje cage trying to throw hjm down, but he clutched its hair and managed to keep on one leg threshing the beast with his heavy whip 3 He freed himself once, but the lioness, seized him again, and Montana then beat her off with an iron bar red hot at one end which was passed m to him, and managed to cray/1 bleeding ajid exhausted through the cage door. His clothing was torn to tatters, and his le» feaifully lacerated by the animal's teeth ; but he refused to have a surgeon, aud dressed his wounds with a remsdy of his own preparation, after which he sank to sleep exhausted.

The Armenion Atrocities

Tt will be remembered that a few ' days ago we published a cable stating that Turkey had appealed to the Powers to moderate the British and Russian demands respecting Armenia. We fancy our readers, after reading the following, will hold an opinion that any demand short; of the extermination of all Turkish power m Europe is too little : — SOMK PARTICULARS OF A TEARFUL MASSACRE. Mr G. ITagopian, chairman of the Armenian Patriotic Association, has sent Lord Kimberley the following letter, along with a memorial bagging that Armenia should be given a new administration worked under the im mediate supervision of the Berlin Treaty Powers : — " ' Bitlis, October 9, 1894.— You have queried as to soldiers being at Moush, and so bringing cholera. Prudence hints brevity and an indirect route. Our chief magnate seems like another Nero. Last year great things were going on m the mountains south of Moush. Though only a few Nation alists seem to have been there, a battle took place m their self defence, the magnate got his medal from Constanti nople as having wiped out a big rebellion. This year a few more Nationalists, perhaps ten to fifteen, were said to be there. The leading Sheikh was forced to set the ball rolling to escape a trap for himself. The Kurds made a dash and carried off oxen of Armenians; the latter find their oxen, one just killed, and beg the Kurds to give them the live one ; this not being done, a fight ensues, m which two Kurds are killed and three wounded. The Kurds at once carried their dead down to Moush and threw them down before the Government, saying Armenian soldiers have overrun the land, killing and plundering them, &c] This furnished the desired pre text for massing troops from far and near, cholera or no cholera. Erzingan (?), pasha of soldiers, made a desperate race on, the marshal coming a little later; the pasha is said to have hung from his breast, after reading it to hia soldiers, an order from Constantinople to cut the Armenians up, root and branch, adjuring them to do so if they loved their King and Government. Nearly all these things are related here and there by the soldiers who partici pated m the horrible carnage, some of them weeping, claiming that the Kurds did more, and declaring that what they did was to obey orders. Others have said that a hundred fell to each of them to dispose of. No compassion was shown to age or sex, even by the regular soldiery, not even when their victims fell suppliant at. their feet Six to tea thousand met such a fats as even the darkest ages of darkest Africa have hardly witnessed, for there women and tender babes might have at least the chance of a life of slavery, while here womanhood and innocency were but a cruel mockery before the cruel lust had ended its debauch by stabbing to death with thebayonet, while tender babes were impaled with the same weapon on their dead mothers' breasts, or perhaps seized by the hair to have the head lopped off by the sword. In one place three or four hundred women, after being forced to serve the vile purposes of a merciless soldiery, were hacked to pieces by sword and bayonet m a valley below. In another place some two hundred, \veeping and wailing, begged for compassion, falling at the commander's feet, but the bloodthirsty wretch, after ordering their violation, directed the soldiers to despatch them m a similar way. In another place some sixty young brides and more attractive girls were crowded info a church, and, after violation, were slaughtered, and human gore was seen flowing from the church door. In another place a large company, under the lead of their priest, fell down before them begging compassion, aver ring that they had nothing to do with the culprits, but all to no purpose—all were killed. In another place propo sition was made to several of the more attractive women to change their faith, m which case their lives might be spared. " Why should we deny Christ V they say: <? we are no more than these," pointing to the mangled forms of their husbands and brothers before them, " kill us too "—rand they did, Great effort was made to save one, the beauty, but three or four quarrelled over her, and she sank down like her sisters. But why prolong the sicken ing tale? There must be a God m Hsaven who will do right m all these matters, or §orne of us would lose faith. One or more consuls have been ordered that way to investigate. If Christians instead of Turks had re ported these things m the city of Bitlis and the region where I have been touring, the case would b. 9 different, but now we are compelled to believe most of it, Now the magnate is having papers circulated, and trying to compel Christians to sign them, ex pressing satisfaction that justice has been dealt out to rebels, and thanking the king and the magnate himself. Christians here m Bitlis do not sign., though it is said that \xi th,e outlying districts some have signed. Tt has not yet b,een offered to the Piotestants, as yet Protestants have not been thnjst into chains or blackmailed very much, though lately things are begin ning to look that \Yay-' " Another letter says:— \ The man ner even as reported by regular soldiers themselves, some of whom admjt of having disposed of one hundred per* sons, is most fiendish—raj.c, followed by the bayonet, twenty to thirty villages wholly destroyed, some people burned with kerosene m their own houses.'" LORD KIMBERLEY'S REPLY. Lord Kimberley has replied that the Government have learnt witli satisfac tion of the commission of investigation. Her 'Majesty's Ambassador at Con-, stantinople is impressing on the Porte the importance of avoiding delay arid of making the investigation thoroughly searching and impartial. j

HOW OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS READ. An official account published at Constantinople lays the felarne on the Armenians themselves, saving i-r-, " Some Armenian brigands, provided with arni3 of foreign origin, joined an insurgent Kurd tribe for the purpose of committing outrages, and they burn, ed and devasted several Mussulman villages, To give an icjea o| the feroci*

ty of these Armenian bands, it is report ed that, among other abominable crimes they burned alive a Mussulman notable. " Regular troops were sent to the dcene to protect the peaceable inhabi tants from these depredations. The Ottoman troops not only protected and respected the submissive, portion of tha population, as well as the women and children, but re-established order and tranquillity to the general sal isf action. It is not true that the Kurds seized the furniture, effects, and cattle of the fugitive Armenians. The latter took their property into the mountains be fore breaking out into revolt and con fided them to the care of their Kurdish acolytes. The Armenian women at present with the Kurds belong to the families of the brigands, and went of their own accord with their husbands to the insurgent Kurds. "As regards the Armenian villages which are said to have been destroyed, it was the Armenians who carried off all their belongings from their own villages before giving themselves up to brigandage " A second Constantinople version, though also described as official, attri butes quite a different cause to the dis turbances, which seem to have occurred at the end of August. The Turkish authorities, according to this version, declare that the disorders were merely due to the retusal of the Armenian peasants to pay the tithes. It would appear that the Vali of the place, fearing a rising, summoned a detachment of Kurdish troops. The latter were met on their arrival by a body of armed Armenians, who resisted them, whereupon they fired upon the Armenians, killing and wounding many of them. The Armenians, how ever, maintained that the Kurds, with out any reason, invaded the village, set fire to the houses, massacred the people, and committed various acts of ; pillage.

Sudden Death.

MR 1,. JBEItGII

The sudden death occurred at Sumner on Monday of Mr Ludwig Bergh, of the firm of Ashby, Bergh and Co., iron monger?, Christchurch. Mr Bergh and his family have been staying at Sumner since Christnma Day, and early m the morning it has been his habit to bathe m tha surf. About seven a.m. yesterday) or a little earlier, he went for his accustomed dip. Shortly after, his son, Mr W. Bergh, and a companion were also proceeding to bathe. They noticed a dark object, apparently a body, m the breakers, Mr W. Bergh swam out and recovered ib, to find it was the body of his father. Dr Thomas was telephoned for. Tn the meantime efforts were made to resuscitate the body, but without success. Dr. Thomas examined the body, and pronounced death, to have been caused through heart disease, and nob from drowning, as was at first supposed. Mr Bergh was a man of genial disposition, who had many friends, and his loss will be severely felb by others outside hia family, for he gave away much m charity. He took a keen interest m the affairs of the district m which he lived, and was at one time Chairman of the L;nwood Town Board. He wag also a member of the Canterbury Bowling Club. He became a member of the firm of A shby, Bargh and Co. on the death of Mr Nashelski a few years ago.

AN EXTRA "PITCH."

The Barber, taking his walks abroad yesterday, was struck with an idea at the railway station, and as he attaches some importance to i^, apologises to us for writ ing on ad vy which is nob a Monday. We must, of course, be kindly to the Barber, and forgive him this time, but must re mind him that Monday is the day on which we find room for his "pitches." Ho really must m future endeavor to strike only such ideas as, like Bob Neill's prisoner, " will keep."— Yesterday afternoon I saw a person who had, apparently, just had a '"refresher," eooring across the plank now leading from the railway refreshment rooms to the platform. The woe-begone expression upon his countenance as he gingerly threaded his way over the narrow bridge, and his beautified look as he set foot on th 9 solid asphalt, gave me an idea, which I hasten to offet to the public as a possible solution of the drink evil. Let all hotels and drinking bars be so arranged that no one can get m or out except by means of a narrow plank—one that swings up and down would be best. A blanket bag might bo slung below from which no one, once m, could escape without assistance. A bobby—or say Eev James Cocker— might keep the key of the bag aforesaid. Indeed if both himself and the bobby had a key ib might be convenient. Then it should be sufficient proof of being drunk to be found bagged, and magistrates could be so instructed. If the plan were effectually carried out, it may be assumed that no decrepit or pertly man—no woman or weak person — would ev«r venture into a bar, I7on a but the young, the strong, the nimble and the athletic would risk the consequences of being bagged before they had even a chance of enjoying " the cup, &c." And naturally a publican would take all sorts of fine care that nobody who, m his opinion, could not walk the plank should leave" the premises. Thus the poor drunk would be cared for, and not be fired oft into the street when full, as I am told is the practice now. Thu3, too, public morality would be conserved—for no drunks would be seen m the streets.

Sensational Suicide.

Napier, January 8. George Howard, aged 33, was one of the partners m a consenn known as the Anglo-American Soap Company, having its headquarters here. He had formerly, as a partner, Mr George Duucan, of the Survey Office here, bub the partnership was dissolved three months ago. Detec tive Tprby arrested Howard to day on a charge Of forging Mr Duncan's n%fn,e to, two cheq les for small amounts, ffawarc^ wl]o V* a' >n bed man fyorol at the Spit, dressed >nd accompanied the detective iri a cb to town, aop?aring to tske the affair very nonchalantly, s-m king and chatting affably all the wty. Juat outside the police s'ation Kirby got out of the cab, and on turning round, saw that Howard had a small blue bottle to his lips. Kirby dashed the bottle to the ground and struck Howard a smart blow on the back of his neck, with the result that a quantity of liquid m his mouth was shqfc out, IJe examined the bottle and found that it frad a 1 portion of a prussic acid label on it. In the meantime Dr Moore, who resides close by. was sent for, and arrived within a few minutes, Howard, how ever, was then m a state of coma, and, despite restorative measures, .died m about two hours. On his being searched at the station another full bottle o£ prqsgio acid was found upon him. Ha was a widower, but leavdi two daughters', aged nine and seven. Little is known of him here, where he has decided about a year, but it is understood he came from America, It was known that he was In financial difficulties. He had been on a severe drinking bout, and it is surmised that he went to bed at the hotel wi^h % view to taking the poison th^tf, -■ ■•

THE AyjaßtJßlOa GUAEBIAN: WEDNESDAY, JANUAKY 9, 1895.



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"OEAUTTFULar.d useful Presents to' \_y all purchasers of 2s 6dand upwards. —11. C Segers, Meltcrd House. WANTED Known —Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything m the option line at S. Saxek's, Optician CHRISTMAS & NtW YEAB 1894-95 H. L C F. Opened up this week for the holidays, NEW TIE 5., NEW SILK H^NDKtfRCHIEF-S. A LATE shipment of Men's Navy Blue and White STRAW HATS, to be Cleared at 3--, worth 4a 61. BOYS' STRAW HATS Is. We have the Latest shapes m Hard and Soft FELT HATri. See our Windows for Grand Christmas Display, For comforb try one or the New Soft Felfc Hate—weight l|oz CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. A few Boys Washing Blouses to be Cleared at 3s 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 IOS. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHIHQ FACTORY ALEX. HEINDRY, Manager



W anted . OST—Bracelet, Scotck pebbles set m silver. Finder rewarded. Apply to S. Sales, Ashburton. 1 4U LOST, on Sunday afternoon, between Cpach Roacl and Mr Dan. L^ddyV, one Lady's Waterproof Cape, Finder rewarded on returning to John Or.v and Co. 138 a ANTED ihe Public lo attei d m large numbers ;\t Oddfellows' Hall FricUy night. Sacred Ccncort; Willow by Choir. 1 sii WILL tho Person who took an i Umbrolla m mistake last Su.iday mortrng at 11 o'clock return same to Moisoiss. 1 55 WANTED Known.- Having had such a snccoHsful Hoafiom with Dresses, Imlnnco lo cloar it nominal pricos.— MITC'IIK-I, ANl> Tunisßß. 11. ANTED Known—Tho Corner Is VV showing iv magnificent Now Stock of Drupory imd Clothing.—W, H. Coixikk. WANTED Known—Special lineTof Gunta* Regatta Shirts, all sines, with or without nollars, 2s 6d.—W. H. OOIXIHK. WAN.i'JKD, Everybody to use~^itan Soap, groatoat marvel of the age. £1. Zander, Sole Agent. WANTED Known—All wool Delaines, Prints, and Crepons below whole si^o rates.-—Mitchell and Turner "PRESENTS. We are now giving I Presents to all purchasers of 2s 6d and upwards.—H. C. Secjbrs, Melford House. OWN Make In Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, Oluslms, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc.j at Mrs alcokn's new shop, Baker's Buildings. BLANKETS bought at Edwards Bennet's Sale, a special line of Double Blankets at 7s 9d. Extra Urge and heavy 15s 6d and 16s 6d.—Robert Alcorn, Baker's Building , SWEEPING Reductions. —Is Books for 9d, Is 6d Books for Is, 2s Books for Is 6d, 2s 6d Books for 2s, and all others at equ&lrrfca fe of reduction at L. F. Andrewjgs and Go's., Cash Sale. 618 WANTED Known—A tremendous run on our Gloves, 4Jd upwards —Mitchell and Tubner. WANTED Fnown—That H. A. 1 lower, Confectioner, East street, has a splendid variety of Fry's and , Cadbury's Chocalate Boxes, now m stock. r^HRISTMAS Presents, Choice Orna- V_y ments, Zithers and Jew's Harpp, Balis and Dolls for everybody from Id each ; Jointed Dolls for 63, Sleeping Beauties Is. Chinese Conquerors 6d, I 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. BOY'S and Girls Own Annual, British Workman and Workwoman, Infant's M-igiizine, The Prize, Child's Companion, Friend, Little Dot, Family Friend, Band of Hope, Young England, and other New Bocks at Lowest Prices.— L. F. Andrbwes and Co. 11 98 vyANTICD Known — Mrs Hooper ' (monthly nurt-c) is open to accept engagements. Apply, by letter, to Mrs Hooper, Alford Forest Ko^d, Ashburton. 11*13 i __^ \ I/ANTED — Everyone (o see oar V 4 splendid display of Christmas Fruit, e'c. D-ip't miss seeing the Finest Show m Ashburton. Note address— Fletcher Bro^ , Wholes'le and Reta'l Grocer-, Cash Supply Stores, Ashburton. \ RANTED Known -Holders of V? Pce^ent t ckefs can n<"w get them changad.— H C. Segerh. Melford House. ROBERT ALCORN has opened m Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards, Bennett's and lha Kaiapoi S^les, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought to Ashbarton, Also an assortment of Boots. WANTED Known -That if you are m want of a firsu class article m sum mer Bof-ts and Shoes, you cannot do better than call at J. Moison's ; you will 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 cobniea. Repairs well done and at once Premier Boot Maker, Town Hall Boot Store, F-v= street, A&hburton. T^FOTICE I Notice" Sport for all JLN Guns Ist out on hire cr sold on timo payments. H&ving a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description, Gun fittings m stock. Prices low.—J, W. Hardley, Ironmonger, etc 1 GUNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock 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. Haedle¥'s Sporting Repository BANG ! Bang i Bang ! My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Club Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and all sporting materials of the first quality at .T. W. Hardley's, Gun Emporium. WANTED -Every Lady to try Madam Balcomub'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 LADIF.S' and Gentlemen's left-oIF Clothes and all kinds of goods bought, sold, or exchanged. — Miw Knight, opposite Templar Hall, near f Post Office. U 170 CHEAP Christaas Present, Cheap New Year Gifts, Cheap Toys, Cheap Dolls, Cheap Fancy Goods. Mus At>AM«, Saunders' Buildin_s. WANTED Known —ThatjQSfjr.g to the success of the Sale now be£ng held up at Saunders' Buildings, opposite Rail way Station, ib will "be continued for another twenty-eight days. lam not advertising a few cheap lines, bub the whole of the stock. Don't lose the oppor jyniijr of securing genuine bargains- A 1Q C\ P? New ~\ e#r Cardo and New AJuD* Year Gifts of various kinds. Fancy Goods, including Fancy Glass and Chinaware, Toys of various kinds, Chinese Lanterns, New Games for indoors and outdoors, including Tennis and Cricket Material ; Writing Desks and Cases, jEn&s£andr, Photo and Scrap Albums, Ladies' J%?d. Bags, Picture Frames Pictures, Te'i's, Accof Jeone, Concertinas, ; Yi°Kns« Zither Harps, Banjos and a great variety of ofcher goods #11 at Reduced. Prices for Oh ftt L. F- AffPKEWES and Co.'s. _ COLLAR CIGARETTES.-3d. No | hoi Sera or photos— Rbbry Zander, I hyk&akl s^nt j



Business Notice . Holidays Holidays, HOLIDAYS ARE NOW IN FULL SWING. mllE CHEAPEST HOUSE IN CANTERBURY FOR Orapery, Clothing*, and Boots. G J. JN EIL L, flannelettes 2d Ud doz.-n Double Bed Sheeting 9id Good Washing Print 3* 1 A Man's Real Good buic for a Pound A Holiday D ess for 3s"Ud A Boy's Suit for 3s lid Calico 2s Ud dozsn BOOTS. BOOTS. Ladies Shoes 4s Ud | Men's Bluchers 4s lid Men's Nailed Shooters slid ! G. J. NEILL. EAST STREET, ITRIEDLANDER'S BUILDINGS. 18 9 4. Christmas and Mew Year's Greeting FLETCHEK BROS-, HAVE JUST KECEIVED EX GOTHIC -100 cases Finest New Vestisan Currants 50 boxes Finest New Sultanas 30 boxes Finest New Valencias 50 boxes Finest New Elenaes 25 boxes Australian Muscatels, to be cleared at 8d per lb ALSO THE FOLLOWING JDsT Tl> HAND FOR CHRISTMAS TRADE- Jordan Almonds Dessicated Cocoanut Keene's Mixed Spice Preserved Fruits Preserved Ginger Pears, Peaches, Cordials, <£c. Apricots, &c. Valencia Alraond3 ilb bottles of Persian Sherbit, 8d per bottle. A splendid line of Christmas Cake m Fancy Baskets to be sold at la Gd each. PLEASE NOTE that all those Goods are of the very FINEST QUALITY PROOrJU\BLE, whbh we intend to sell at the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE A look at our windows will show. PRESERVING SEASON, 1895. JUST LANDING Xx AURIGA,— 25 tons Finest Mauritius Cane Sugar (1 IG4 bags*) This is the FINEST C.\NE SUGAR to begot" and jam, &c, made with it will keep almost any length of time. NOTE ADDRESS FLETCHER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STOEES, ASHBUETON, AND LOWER HIGH STREET, CHRISTCHURCH. Don t miss seeing our splendid show of Christmas Fruits, &c. FOR CHBISTMAS, 1894, AND NEW YEAR, 1895. PRESENTS. INSPECTION is invited of the New, Choice, and High-class Stock at the Jewellery Establishment of s. SALEK, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER EAST STREET Where is to be seen 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. SALEK'S To be the Cheapest Establishment m the District, and inspection will prove a Stock equal to any m Ohristchurch is to bo found. S. SALEK, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER. rt horn as B. Xi 1 worth E JN G I N X E B, TIAS BEHOVED T0 HIS new premises, BRIDGE WORKS, WEST AND KERMODE STREETS, ASHBURTON.