Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, JULY 8, 1895 PROPOSED LAND LOTTERY.

The Bank of New Zealand Estates Company wish to dispose of their vast acreage of landed property. They ; desire also to get something like their own ideas of va!ues for it. As things ( are at present, and have been for somei years, it is difficult to get a price for ! property that will be satisfactory to these ler. We hear a good deal about land being wanted for settlement, and the desire of people to buy, l.ut do not hear of a great many sales being made. The people who want to buy and do not want to pay more money for it than they can help, and as it is the buyer who will have to make the land pay, he thinks twice, m view of the low prices he is likely to receive for what the land will produce, before he makes a purchase of farm land. The vendor cannot get his mind away from what he paid for the land iv the first instance, what he has spent on it since, what it has yielded to him under cultivation or stock, and he fixes the value accordingly. But the valuations of the vendor and the would-be buyer do not at all agree, and so the property remains on the list of those for sale m the hands of the estate agent. Than the New Zealand Estates Company none know better how the market at present stands, nor how it is likely to be m the future. They jcdow that if they let loose their property on the market, putting it up for and unre served sale, they would have to accept "an old song " for the greater portion of it, and the estates represent far too much money for the Company to do this. They have therefore adopted a plan which, legalised and carried out, would certainly yield them a far better return than. offering m the open market. The? desire to institute a gigantic lottery—a •• consultation "m land m fact—and so get, the heavy incubus off their hands. They have applied to Parliament by way of a Private Bill for sanction of this lottery, and very soon the legislators of the colony will be deep m discussion of the question. So far as we can see, there is only one feature of the project to recommend it. If tha Bill passes, we are quite sure that m a colony like ours, where the gambling spirit is so strong, the land would all very soon be m the hands of private individuals, and out of the hands of the Company. There is precedent, too, for the lottery. The State sanctions the art union and totalisator, and does not interfere with the disposal by lot of industrial socie ti°s' fun'is. But the legalising of the totalisator and the art union were concessions to thegambling spirit which the Gaining and Lotteries Act was passed to suppress, or at least keep m check. The very fact that this Act is on the statute book is proof that gambling had taken hold enough upon the colony to warrant the interference of the State, and tho legislation of any form of gambling, by exempting it from the operation of the Act, is an in consistency. It ia grossly inconsistent that at a church bazaar the dice should be allowed to r .tile for a bag of wheat or a cheddar cheese, and no law be broken, while for allowing two or three men to play "a shilling m and the winner shout a publican may lose his license. Equally inconsistent is it that a picture, a piano, a sewing machine, or a bicycle may be gambled for as works of (( art" —and doubtless they are so—while the poulterer who attempts a goose club at Christ mag, or the licensed victualler who essays a " hamper club " at the »ame season, wilt have to inter view the Magistrate and pay dearly for his offence on conviction. There is as much of the spirit of gambling m the art union and the totalisator as there is m Yankee grab, the goose club, the hamper club, or the fau-tan of the Chinese den on which so many raids have been made by the police* The one good result of the proposed lot tery kicks the beam when weighed m the scale with the many bad ones which all right-thinking men must foresee. The State having by an Act of Parliament made gambling illegal, ought not only to refuse to sanction this gigantic gambling transaction proposed by the Estates Company, but to excise from the Act all exceptions, and make gambling m every form illegal. That tha evil spirit has a terrible hold on very many of our youth is painfully evident to the most casual observer. Watch th© faces of the lads oa the arrival of the Christchurch papers after some great race meeting. See with what hungry eyes they scan the columns of the sheet for the sporting { news, and how greedily they devour the details. See, too, the disappointed look of the lad who has lost his money, and hear the deep and too frequently loiad curse he utters upon his '* luck " j and the greedy glee of the one who has won someone else?? money. The fiendish desire to win money which hag not been earned by Irgitiraate work is a lust which unfits a man for honest work, and sooner o? later, if this mental and moral disease takes firm hold upon man or woman the desire to discharge the honest | duties of citizenship fades out, and a moral wreck is the result. The existence of the spieler class is the result of the gambling lutfe, and fchafc ;s»«g ii ?n,e of fclie blackest bjots upon

. " ". ■ ni i I ■■nil .11 I' ■; ii'i'r" 111 -Tia UA • our social life. We feel sure the I j Parliament of this colony will not pass ( \ the Estates Company's Bi'l. Public ! opinion is too strongly adverge to it ' and petitions against it, and condemn- j j ing it with no ambiguity of language ( I have beea received from all parts of the colony. It is satisfactory to notice that a change is discernible m the public temper about the " lunatic gambling," as the Review of Reviews called it, m connection with racing m the Australian colonies. Opinion is hardening against the "ring" and its huge gains. Whether the public conscience has yet been pricked by the moral wrong of gambling may be doubted, but certainly the public pocket has become angrily sena* tive to the plunder extracted from it on so vast a scale by the bookmakers* One colony after another has closed its newspaper columns and its mail bags against the enormous " consultations, 11 which reproduce m the interests of a few private individuals all the mis chiefs of the lotteries which, m mere self-defence, nearly every civilised Government has had to suppress. It is not so many months ago that the Sydney Bulletin satirsed the gambling vice of Melbourne with a picture en* titled " the genius of the Melbourne Gup." The picture was that of an owl-eyed face, with a prominent fleshy nose bent inward like a reaping hook, a heavy moustache but no beard, a grin that showed thiok tensual lips and rows of formidable teeth, held m which was the inevitable cigar, while from between each ample ear and fiat re ceding forehead rose a wing like that of a bat. Across that forehead was written the words "The odds," A horrible picture truly, but the lay figure of it may be seen any day on any of our leading racecourses.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Vouquet of beautiful water lilies has been frozen m a block of ice weighing 6 cwb., and is to be forwarded from Sydney to London for presentation to the Queen The colour of the lily (Nyraphea gigantea) U blue, shading to pale lavender at 1 the extremity of the petals. It ia a native of North Queensland, where ib is found m great abundance. The members of the Tariff Commission entertainedtheii Chairman, Major Steward at Bellamy's, on Saturday night. Four members of the Government were present. The speeches eulogised the Chairman for the excellent manner m which he had carried out his arduous duties. The Com missioners made a presentation to Mrs Steward of a valuable lady's hand bag. The following resolution was carried at the quarterly meeting of the Graf ton road Circuit at Auckland : - 'That this meeting representing membersand adherents of the Wesleyan Methodist Church m Grafton road, Parnell, Newmarket and Remuera, rtedire to protest against the proposal to dispja« of the properties of the B ink of New Zealand Estates Company by a lottery under sanction of an Act of Parliament. 1 A copy of the resolution was sent to the Prem-er, SirG. M. (J'Rorke. and Mr F. i Lawry, M H.R. At ITawera on Saturday a meeting of Morth Island members of the National Dairy Association decided to appoint five delegates to meet South Island delegates mi arrange the conditions on which the Association for the colony should be main rained. The principle conditions are thai island bhali manage its own sffiira, but a General Council shall meet m Wel lington, where the head tffice shall be, to deal with genet al questions, such as freight rai)a? t >, cc. The new Execul ive for the N jrth Island is mainly the same as last year Mr Farley (Auckland), Mr Lairdet (Stratford), Mr Oldham (Patea) and Mr Foreman (Haweia) are added. It is understood, says the Wellington Post, that the Premier requested the Governor to make eight appointments to ihe Legislative Council. His Excellency promptly declined, bat, without giving any pledge, intimated that if four names were submitted he would consider the question of making that number of ajpointments. The Premier could not briag himself to the point of selecting four out of the eight, and while he was hesitat ing his Excellency made it understood that he had determined not to make any new ' calls' this year. As there was at least thirty good Liberals waiting anxiously to be dubbed Honourable, andinfollepxecta tion if an early gratification of their ambition, there will, of course, be great ■'isappoin'ment; bat; probably the Premier is at heart by no means sorry for being re'ieved of the responsibility of making a selection which would disappoint 40 many. A Piese Association telegram states that the roll on which the coming contest for the Auckland seat will take place will be comparatively % small one. The old roll contained 20,613 named, of which 4509 (about) have been struck off, m some measure owing to the fact that the electors abstained from voting. About 400 new claims have been put on. The roll will stand at §16,500 approximately. The Trades and Labor Council on Satur day night, by a narrow majority, decided for Mr Fawcus as the Labour candidate. The Workers' Political Reform League acted similarly. The Knights of Labour have already declared for Mr Fawcas. The Uentral Council is composed of five organisations with six delegates from each, ao that if the organisations remain of the same mind Mr Fawcus has a maj ority of votes m the Central Council, Mr Thomas Waugh, corporation gir dener at invercargiU, I& reporting on the experiments made m growing the marram or bent grass on the domain, points out 1 the confusion which exists concerning the grass owing to its many names He says that bo far as ho can make out the bent g ass -was acclimatised m Taranaki before it was m any other place m the colonies, and might even have been there before ifc was m California. As a matter of fact it made its way from Taranaki to Warrnam bool, and yet It is being imported from the latter place to Bunedtn. Mr Handley, of Okehu, Wanganui, has for years made a trade of selling the plants and seeds, and it was from him that InvercargiU ob tained the splendid seed sown m 1883. Mr Handley got his grass from Taranaki originally, and by means of it saved his farra from being overwhelmed. His sand hilla, which were » terror and vexation to him, are now the most profitable part of his firm. From Taranaki the bent grass was taken to Sydney and grown there. Baron Mii^ler introduced it to Warrnam boolin Victoria ftb,out twelve years ago, In 1893 the Town Cleik, Invercaraill, wrote tq the Superintendent of the Go^an Gate Park m San Francisco asking for lupin seeds. At ones scwt of roots of the familiar bent grass were sent. Here are some of its names:-Arundo arenaria, amophila arundinacea, psamma arenaria, calamagroatis arenaria, spartum anglr cauatn, gourbet, marram, sand reed, beach gram, mat weed, star grass, Dutch g?a«s,

THE ARTISAN.

[ Sensible Sermon by lfc ev Hnthert<»r«l : Wad««U.

« The Artisan ' formed «he subjpcfc of an address given on Sunday by the Rev B. Waddell, M,.i., Dunedin, this bring the fourth of his series of ad dresses on ' Youth and its Ideals.' The key notes to his address were Exodus, xxxi., Kcclebiastes i, 3, Ecclesiasti s ix., 10, and Corinthians xii., 11. The rev gentleman pointed out that a day came when the youth learned that fee must bear the yoke ; that pleasure was not the business of life. The first ideal was the merchant—to get into an office. This was the emp'oytneut to which a large majority inclined, which j was partly due to the fact that there was thought to be more money, more respectability, and less wok. After him came the artisan. Home aspired after this by choice, bat most were forced into it by necessity. The subject might be divided under two heads: (1) His rights; (2) his duties. A man might be deprived of his rights and still be a man, but not of his duties without losing his manhood. Therefore rights were of less concern. It was often asked " Is the world getting any better Th If the worker would take the trouble to read history he would have an answer to this, It traced the evolution of the industry of thb worker, of his claims and rights, through the ages, and how they have been won for him and by him. The first stage was slavery. If they went back to the anciant world, to the beginning of history, they would find it rested on the back of slavery. Let them open their Greek and Roman histories, and what were the slaves' rights? They had none. The two most enlightened names of antiquity were Aristotle and Plato. Aristotle spoke of the artisan con temptuously. He said they must have them, but they were not worthy of the name of citizens. Plato dreamt of an ideal republic; he divided citizens into three classes: the governors, the warriors, and industrial class. Of the first two he spoke almost entirely, of the third scarcely at all. The same sentiment prevailed m Rome. Cicero said: "All that live by mercenary labor are of a degraded business ; no noble sentiment can come out from the workshop." Fancy the howl that weuld greet, and rightly greet, a senti ment like that to-day. That had been on account of the theology of the time. People said it did not matter what theology a man held. It mattered a great deal. In India there were castes, aud that was the most terrible thing that had ever crushed the world. The Bible was the most revolutionary book m the world. It would be a sorry day for the working man when he put the Bible on the back shelf. It was the Magna Oharta of the working man. When Christ came into the world He preached the equality of men, and thus broke the ■ back of slavery. After slavery came feudalism, with its appen dage of the serf. This was an improve ment on the slay* era, as the serf had certain Ifgal rights; but all these ended with the discovery of tools. Then came tools to make tools. Then the great machinery and steam era. The laborer had won liberty, but machinery almost ruinrd him. This eara formed one cf the most terrible of history. Keform came from above and below—from above m the form of factory legislation carried through by noble men ; and it came from the ranks of the working men themselves m the form of trade" unions. Trade unions saved the skilled laborer, but left un skilled laborers perfectly helpless. The great question of the day was how were the advantages accruing from the discovery of machines to be divided. It was not his business to discuss the rights of the worker, but they could see how great a change, from Cicero'? statement that no good could come from the workshop, when we now elected out of that very place our M.H.R.'s. Once it was " arms and the man," as Homer sang: then itwwaffs ff tools and the man ; and later as Oarlyle said, it was " shirt frills and the man. Nowitwas"man and the tools." Everything must give way to the interest of man himself. The speaker then went on to consider the artisan's duties, which were higher than his rights. His first advice was that they should be thorough m their work. Thoroughness was the road to success anywhere. The great tempta tion of the working man was to scamp his work. The rage for cheapness had this effect. But while they were mak ing their work their work was making them; it was forming character. Desire and actions formed habits, and habits formed character, Every time a thing was done honestly and faithfully a habit was formed, and then character and manhood as solid as a rock, That was what Christ meant when he drew the picture of the two women grinding corn, and also of the two men—one growing better and the other growing worse. It also introduced us to the fact of the im mortality of true work. There was a power within ourselves seeking to redeem the world, to make things right, and straight, and honest, and trie. This was God. Every man who lived and labored rightly contributed something to minimise the disorder of the words Character was the one thing of a man's self that survived after death ; everything else melted away. It wa^ that . consideration, rightly grasped, which gave a man hope and faith to do his work truly. The Rev gentleman then divided arts into two kinds—(l) useful; (2) beauti ful. All the products of these arts lived first m the mind. They had bee;i built m the brain before they took; shape outside. A steam engine was a grand idea dressed up m steam. Al thous^h they were th i products of man's mind, yefc man created nothing him self. He only discovered. Thus, bacK of man's mind, we eo*ne to another mind. All that minhind did was to learn to obey its l*wa. lSvery advance made was by reason of that obed Gnce. If a man failed to obey a law he was severely punished. Nature simply walked over him or drowned him m the ocean. The Iqwliesfc work might have the loftiest sentiments. That was why Burns was enshrined m the common heart j because he dealt with comtnon things. The Bible did exactly the same thing, A working man had recently said to him (the speaker) that f parsons and other people would combine themselves a little more to pree«nt thioyv, tt would, be better—it

would be a great deal better. He (the speaker) hoped they would all see [the fallacy of such a statement. They could only do the humblest things when they went at them under the influence of the highest principles. That wi*a the philosophy of prayer and worship. It brought us into touch with our Father.

European and Other Foreign Items.

v __ — _ . Lonpon* July 6 Messrs Young and Loader have sub mitted a scheme on behalf of the Oity of Melbourne Bank to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Committee depositors. Much discussion took place upon it, but Mr Loader believes it will be accepted subject to certain modifica tions. The St Petersburg correspondent of The Times says that financiers believe that the Chinese Emperor has yielded to all the conditions demanded by Russia. The imports for June decreased by 6345,000 and the exports by £109,000 Los dow, July 7 The Captain Cook Brewery Com pany of Auckland, with a capital of £150,000, is issuing L 50,000 of 7 per cent preference shares and L 60,000 of 4£ per cent first mortgage debentures at 102, The House of Commons has passed a Bill providing for the appointment of colonial Judges to tb» Judicial Com- ' mittee of the Privy Council. Pakis, July 5 The Americans m Paris held a special celebration m honor of the 4th of July. M. Hanotauz, Minister, for Foreign Affairs, who was present, said that America had realised the dreams of the founders of the Republic. It. was now a great example of demo cratic liberty and a powerful element m the concord of peace. France is sending an expedition to China with a view to promoting trade for two years. The party will ascend the Yang-tse-Kiang, making Qhun King the centre. Special efforts are to be made to promote trade m Yunnan.

Imperial Parliament.

London, July 5 The Imperial Defence Committee m the Cabinet consists of the Duke of Devonshire, Mr A J. Balfour, Mr Joseph Chamberlain, the Marquis of: Landsdowne, Lord George Hamilton, Mr U. S. Goschen, aud Sir Michael Hicks-Beath. Mr Gerald Balfour, Secretary for Ireland, proposes to introduce a .Bill to amend the Irish Land Act of 1881. Mr H. Matthews, QO., M.P. for Birmingham East, has been created a peer. Ten thousand people aetended a political meeting m the Albert HaiL Lord Rosebery replying to taunts, said the Radicals gloried m being Im perialists, and he hoped that the Marquis of Salisbury would confirm the British withdrawal from Chitral. The Liberals, he said, remained pledged to Home Rule, disestablishment of the Scotch and WelshChurches,local option and one man one vote; but the reform of the House of Lords would be primary questions at the elections. . The Saturday Review states that several provincial Tory papers are com plaining that there are two many friend? of Mr Chamberlain m the Ministry, especially Messrs Austen Chamberlain, Jesse Coilings, and Foweil Williams. In the House of Lords the Marquis of Salisbury referred to the statement of Lord Rosebery that the Lords had manacled the Liberals, and retorted that if they were clothed and m their right mind they would soon find the manacles removed. Their persisting m autonomy for Ireland an.i the dis establishment of the Scotch and Welsh Churches, sterile conflicts preventing useful legislation, would end m a per petual conflict which would be little short of civil war, July 7 In the House of Lords, Lord Rose bery said there was nothing m the life or death, spirit or work, of the late Government requiring defence. It bad passed great measures, arranged great acts, and its administration had left a mighty surplus. Business, he argued, was reviving, and the people were con tented. The resistance of the House of Lords was the taproot; of all political questions, and he was not prepared to retire from any of the pledges given to the electors, including Home Rule. tte hoped the Marquis of Salisbury would support the late' Government's de mands for reform m Armenia, and maintain continuity.

VICTORIAN RAILWAYS

Melbourne, July 6 The railway revenue for the year ending June 30 shows a decrease of LIoDjOOQ compared with last year.

A SHIP On FIRE.

Melbourne^ July 7 A fire occurred on board the ship Hilaria, which arrived from New York on the Bth ult. The vessel, which was lying at the Melbourne wharf, has a general cargo, including a large quan* tity of kero3one and resin.. The out break is surrounded with mystery, add quite LIOOO damage was done befora the Hame3 were extinguished. Singular to say, a sister ship, the Habitant, was burned a few months ago.

fßjfi ASHBUB1 1Q& GtJAJRI)tAJS: MONDAY, JULY S, 1806.



At thoPolice Court thismorning—before Mr U. Ale >m» J.F.—Elisabeth Brown, aged fourtocn years, was charged under iho [iidustrial Schools Act, with leaving her homo and wandering about m. Aahbur ton Sheww remanded till Thursday, her father undertaking to produce her then. A matins; u{ members of the various pcho 1 Conmitteea m the Ashbartbn. Ooun y will l>e held m the office of Mr 0, Bnddell. Burnett Sb, on Saturday nexti to discuss tha xdvisibleness of h^vin^ ambu. lapce lectures la the various sjhools {throughoul; the district.... . ' HpLLOWAY*S OINTMEXT AND Pll^Si.— Those wl^q have given thifse remedies ft fair trial freely admit thafe they inherently possess every property suitable for healing and removing eruption?, ulcer-ations, piles, abc 8863, sot es, bad legs, gathered breasts, and ail disorders of the glandular system. When carefully rubbed m the ointment relates the swollen muso'c9, diminishes in fiammation, assuages pain, and even ftllevi. ates dangerocß maladies which ihay have lasted for months, or even years: Holtoway'a ■ ■ e^ceUent preparations are effective singly, ' resistless m combination, and hay* been recommended by grateful jtatients $6 be re sorted to as alteratives when all other means • of regaining heallh have failed. Their agtton i« temperate! not vjoitat of recJuciDg



Wanted* LF. ANDREWES &CO .—Sale now; • on of Surplus Strck of Fancy Gocdn, Toys, Books. Stationery and Account Books, and all at greatly redact d I pr'ees for cash, ar L F. Anbrbwbs &Co BANG ! Bang t Snug J My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Cluo Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Caaes and all sporting materials of >the first qnality at J. W. Harim.ry'B. Gun Emporfnm ANTKD K'-own — Mrs Uoopbk I (monehly nurse) is open to accept J engagements. Apply, by letter, to Mks HooPeb, Alford Foreet; Ke<*d, Ashburton 11*134 , fWLOLGE FKUlTd.—Peaches, bananas, >^ ©ranges, lemons and tcrnntoes, at H. A. Flower, Fruiter and Confectioner, East street. OOY'S and Girls Own Annual, British D Workman, and Workwoman, Infanc's Magazine, The Prize, Child's Companion, Ohildren'a Friend, Little Dot, Family Friend, Band of Hope, Young England, and other New Books at Lowest Prices.— L. F. ANnußwus and Co. 11 98 /CHOICE New Season Fruit. Grapes, V^ Peaches, Pines, Plums, Bananas, Apples, Apricots, and Tomatoes; the best m town.— adams, Sounders' Buildings WANTED Knonn ~ Ladies' Linen Caffi Id. 12 dozen Drees Buttons Is Velvet, and Satin Ribbon Id per yard, laf »ntees 61, Black Mitts 6d Towels SJ. Ladteß Cashmere Glovea6d; all wool Fresh Dress Goods 6d, 72m Sheeting at 10d and Is.—Andrew Orb's Sale. 6 222 WAN TED Known—Ten per cent under Christchurch prices at Mellor's Zeakndia Boot Store. NOTICE 1 Notice Sport for all Guns let out on hire or sold on time payments. H&ving a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns ot any description. Gun fittings m stock. Prises low.—J,' W Hardlby, Ironmonger, etc 1 AW TED Known—Great Purchase of D.ess Stuffs. Lot No. 1 great variety, double width B|d. Most of these goods were Is 3|i wholesale. Melford House Sale. Ever*ything reduced —H. 0. Segeks. *4TANTED Known—Bargains to be had every day at Mellor'a Zea« andia Boot Store. OWN Make iv Lidies 1 and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pins fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, 1 Muslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., at Mrs Alcorjn's new shop, Baker's Buildings. G~~ UNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock of Gunsj rast 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. Hardley's Sporting Repository CnOLII BROOCHES AND BAW&IiES.tj JUST BECBIY«£D "JWr/RW ;AND CHOICKI DESIGNS-1 To be seen at (he I JEWEL VERY ESTABLISHMENT S. SAL E X, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, V*  EAST STREET, ASHBUR.TON sir Inspootioii Invited, HALF-YEARLY STOCK TAKING. NEW r/EAL\fID EW ZjEALAND CLOTHING Til AC TORY LOTHING X 1 AOTOR.T We find that we are Overstocked m many lines. We will, until the end of this month, mark goods (at prices that will ensure a Rialy Sale. Men's Overcoats, with capep, 23s 61 Boy's Overcoats, with eipes, 8i 61 Men's !?ac Suits 18s 61 BoTs'Ashbarton Tweed Suits from ... 8s 61 Boya' Tweed Sailor Suits 81 6d Boys' Odd Knickers a 1! sizes Men's Heavy Mosgiel Pants 4s 9d Men's Workhg Shirts ... la 61 Bays' Tweed Hats ... Is Od Girls' and Boys' School Boots from 4* 6d Men's Boohs a l-, prices'that will Sell them It will be to your advantage to give us a call for your next pair of BOOTS. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager. LAZARUSS SIGHT TESTING AND " SpECIALITE SPECTACLES. Solo s^ent for Ashburion District, S. S A h E JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. rAZARUS' Patented System ensures J comfort and correct sight. Don't spoil your eyes by using badly fitting Spectacles. 5 97 r pO LIST, beginning of August, Shop m *- East Street, at present occupied by Mr J a .<nes MeG regor. Apply 7 44 JOHN ORR & CO. FIRE ALARMS Alienton .- ... .- one coll Borough, north of railway ... two tolls Borough, south of railway ... three tolls JJftjnpsteaJ *. » M »* m m (our bill



} Wanted r OST,—At Weste.field Sale, Black and *-* Tan Rough Haired Collie, r»am« Roy. Finder rewarded T. Stovb. 749 / 1 O( >D Strong 'i'readld Sewing MacKinc. * * £2 \7s C4Ph; Good Treadle 'Vertheim Machine, £3 10.4 cash- H Bf. Jones BIRTHDAY Cards, now and beautiful designs Hand-painted Tvorine and Plush Cabinet Photo Frames from 6d each, KewGatnts —H. M. Jqne*, JA/lARSDEN, Jonr., BookaJer, • *■'■&- Staioner, News Agent, Etc School Books and all .other School R quiait^a Ml goods at lowest possible prices. Note ~" The Little Shop," East Street. WANTED KNOWN —Horse Shoe Bakery ; H. P. Madden manager. Lancaster's corner, East Street Your ptbronaee respectfully soli sited. For Bread, Pastry, and Small Goods, quality second to none. 7 6 11/ ANTED Known—Great Purchase Vt of Dress Stuff*. Lot No. 3 extra quality, Nun's Veilings all shades, Navy and Black Diagonal Serges all at Is 3d, usual price 2a 31— H. C. kg ess, Mel' ford House. \IfANTED Known—Grand results, V V our cash sales on Saturday last were the largest m our 25 years* experi ence. Practical evidence that our efforts are appreciated—Mitchelt. & Turnek WANTED Known—Great Purchase of Drees Staffs for Melford House Sale. Lob No. 2 great variety, double width at Is. Some of these were Is9el wholesale. Everything reduced.—H. C Segers, WANTED KNOWN. -The celebrated Yarmouth Oilskins can be ob tained at W. H Co'lier, " The Corner." WANTED Known —We are com pelled to realise on a v ry large portion of our Stock. To do this we are prepared to take cost prica for all our new Winter 'loods, and almost any price older stock. —Mitchell and Turner. WANTED Known— Mend and Boys Clothing and Undei clothing, Boots and Shoes, Rugs and Blankets, at parti cularly law rates —Mitchell & Tuknbe. iIF ANTED Known — Mellor's Zea- v V Undia Bwt Store is the Cheapest Store for Boots and Shoes. WANTED Known—Ladies Lasting SHppers only 2s lid—Urfual price, 4* 6d —Melloi'a Zealandia Boot Store XJ^T ANTED, Everybody to try a pair of v ~ FTous« SHppers, only Is. Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. OTANTED Known—Mothers, be wisa ' and buy your school boots at Mellor's Zwlandia Boot Store. WANTED Known —Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Foldees, and everything m the optical li»e at S. 5 Optician iXT ANT ED Known—l have good V Bluchers, only 4* lid.—Mellor's Z '.ahnS h B iot Store. TOT ANTED KNOWN.—Warm carpet * slippers for Winter wear, girls 9d, 1«, woman's Is 9J.—W. H. Collier, < The Corner." ty ANTED Known-Football Boots, sure goal kiokers; they never fail -"Mellor'sZ.ialandia Boot Store. TIRY FLEfOHBR BROS for Flour" L Bran, Sharps Potatoes Etc., at lowest prices m town ; qualry combined -Ca*h Supply Stor'p, A-hburton. WANTED Known—A cardial reception and free inspection through the whole of our extensive Premises. Every article aolda advertised prices—Mitchell 6 Turner rjIEA, TEA, TEA. If you are wmting JL a Box «f realty fi^st clasa Tpr, at a low price, try Fcetchbr Bros All well known brands of Tea kept m stock. — Clash Supply Stores, Ashburton. WANTED Known—The Largest and Best shop for Evening Shoes m shburton.—Mellor's Zealandia Boo' Store. j <k' ANTED -Everyone to .call at I W Mellor's and get his price. No oie asked to buy. CirANT'<D Known—6o Ladies' Black * * and Colored Wool Jerseys at 2s 61, formerly 101 61; 100 P<*irs of White Blankets atlO=s6l. LaoW Muffi 3s 6^. UmVtrellas Is lid, Corssts 2s 91, 6 and 0| four button Kid Glovps 6d. «ents Silk Ties 61 each* Large Wool Hearth Unas 6=61 each.—An brew Orr's Sale. 6 220 Yir ANTED KNOWN. — f7~S. *' Jeffries, leading Confectioner and Fruiterer, of East Street, next the Corner. Hot Pies af any hour and Tei and Coffee also. N.B. Lady Attendant. Fruit of every description. Ladies' Room a Kpo«ialt7. 1*153 STOCKTAKING Sale-Mrs Alcohn will give Urge reduction*? of Millinery, Jackets and Mantles, 01 i'dlren's Pilipses. Drees Mateml, Glasswsre and Fancy Ooods, for one month previous to stock taking. — Next Courthous*, Havelock street BPKCIAL NOTICE.—Suits and Single Garments made to measure. Fit and style with prices to suit the times Large purchase Heavy K»iapoi Trousers and Knit Underclothing.—Mitchell and Turned. WANTED Known -Just arrived from Melbourne for the Blub House 100 Men's Suits, 17s 6d ; 10 dozen Pelt Hats, Is lid; Men's Heavy Boots, 9s lid [ worth 150 ; a line of Flannelette, 3a lid dozen; Melbourne Millinery at Melbourne Cost. Everything at Mel boerne prices,—The Blue House. Arcade Corner, Tancred street. 6 49 P TO D~A¥l^Alil^s^P»irß Girls Boots 2s 63, 120 Pairs Maida' Boots Si 6d, 117 Pairs Maids' (best) Boots4s6d, Ladies' Shoes 5s lid, Gents' Boots 4s 6d andsißL All ei^^s guaranteed for one week,—A. Oer's Cheap Sale. S 221 WANTED Known—That lam hold ing a Sal@ at Reduced Prices for One Month. Come for Bargains. I have the advantage over many m 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. Moison, Boot Store East street, Ashburton. 6 138 CHEAP Wool makes cheap Blankets, cheap Flannels, cheap Clothing. I have got m a nice assortment of this season's Blankets, men's and boys colonial Tweed Suits and Overcoats, cheaper than ever they have been m New Zealand. Men's colonial Tweed Kaiapoi Suits for 27a 61, a marvel at the price; Kaiapoi Knicker Suits from 7s 6d. -Hubert AivUQßjr, Clothing and. Boot Warehouse, iiaveJocfe st^



j ~«T>Bhie*s Notices J I G. J. Neill's CLEARING SALE IB NOW ON AT FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER. EVERYTHING MUST BE SOLD, NOW U YOUR TIME. Lidias' Jackets, this season's goods, Grey Oalico Is lid doz 2ts—Reduced to 12s 6d %hite Oalico Is 9d doz Corsets 3s lid—-Reduced to 2s 6d Men's Colonial Tweed Suits 30s— Re- Corsets 4s lit!— Reduced to 2s lid duced to 22s 6d Heavy Brass Tweed, double width, 2a 6d Men's All Wool Suits 19s 6d -Reduced to Okf, fchia season's Boys' Suits 3s lid goods Men's Tweed Overcoate, with capes, Double Bed Sheeting 81d 18 6d Colonial FlAnnel, all--wool, la—Re- Men's Macintoshes, with capes, and dttced to 8J sewn seams 22s 6d Blaok*ts 5s lid per pair BOOT A BO )TS. Men's Nailed Shooters 7s lid Boys' Nail Shooters 4s lid Men's Bhtchan 4« 9d Women's Btronaj leather Boots os lid Men's Waterfcights, Heavy, 10s 6d Wonaea's Shoes 4s 6d EVER! LIKE COUPAKE OVB nX» Mg m BEE Q. J. NEILL f& fiDLAKOBR'S CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. CASH CASH FLETCBER BROS. HAVE iusb received another consignment of HUDSON WATER BISCUIT m 41b Tins. This is really without a doubt a splendid line. The Biscuits are niuch;fre>!ier and not>roken as they are when you get them m the large tins. We have also m Stoak and to arrive, WRIGHT'3 OELEBRiTED BISOOITS, In 2lb boxes m the following varieties: — PARIS WINES OSWEGO GARIBALDI ABERNfiTHY EOINA SULTANAS ARROWROOT, &c, Ac. CONFECTIONERY. CONFECTIONBRY is selling at low prices now, but we are selling at Lower Uatea tb-in anyone m Ashburton. We are clearing out a line of Terry's -Pastille? (English), at a great reduction ; also a splendid lot of. Caramels, Btusks, Chocolate Creams, etc. Try our Scotch Mixtures and Conversations at half the price the Confectioners charge. 1 - ' .|-|| t\ ii mill ■■ rir Wo have m hand and to arrive Larg.? Stocks of ENGLISH AND COLONIAL -CANOLES. 50 l»oxes National Candles - 50 boxea London "W.ix.* 50 boxes London Sperm 25 boxes Cosmopolitan Sperm •25 boxes Vistas P.in»liin 15 boxes Flu Led Parattin 100 boxes Proinier Candle? 50 MectrJc Stearin*. . - i ■ (,jjp # ■ ■ Rcniembor, if we do not advertise prices, we are still selling all Groceries, etc.. at the Lowest Possible Prices. We should be very much obliged if those of our Customers who c*n get m town durinjj the week to get their Groceries would do so, as we cannot serve them and do them justice when we are so very busy on a Saturday. We can quite understand how unpleasant and annoying it must be to have to wait such J s long time for their turn, and can quite sympathise with them. $BT NOTE ADDRESS, FLETCHER BROS., CiSH SUPPLY STORES, &SHBURTON & CHRISTCHUROH. IHE LATEST BOOM* Mitchell and Turner's Sale. FUR T H F..R INDUCEMENT. Mies'Shower Proof Cloaks 50s, fr Heavy Oilcloths, 2s 6d 15sGd 5 feeb Linoleums, 8s iU 80 Boxe* Cream ami White Frilling l ß 2dnowG|d Strong Holland, 4|d 90 dozen Cheffim Lace from W per 0010. Ed Toilets/Is tlozen Colond Curtains, 2,-lid Ulster ami Jackets, from 2s Gd Colored Dimity, 47, d $ew Jackets, 7s 6d v Flannelette*, 4|d Jerseys frcm Is lid Heivy While Blankets, 7slid China Matting, 7|d to B|d \ TEEMENDOUS DROP IN MEN'S OVER-OATS, ALL TO BE HAD ■ FUR A LITTLE <?ASE. MITCHELL & TURNER