TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Boss Doc, Alford Forest—You can take out apatent without having tried the machine. The Clerk of the Court, Ashburton, is the local agent of the Patent Office. On pay ment of a fee of 10a and the deposit of a complete or provisional specification, the latter will be accepted if in proper form. For the preparation of apeciucation and other information we would advise you to consult & professional patent agent. There are none nearer than Christchurch, but ]V|r James Keir. of Messrs I), and P. Danoan, will doubtless be only too happy to help you, having hiniaelf taken out maDy patents

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1895. CUBA.

Spain is not a good mother to her colonial children. Great Britain does all she can, according to the lights of her Colonial office, to foster the growth of her colonies and to encourage their trade and commerce. If.the colonies have now and again real reason to complain of the action of the Colonial Office, the cause is usually traceable to ignorance of the Colonial situation— pardonable, perhaps, when the immen sity of Britain's colonial dependencies are considered, and their distance from the Mother Country, for she hag

colonies, to use the Scriptural phrase, ip ajl " the four corners of the earth ,? —but the cause can never be traced to any desire on the part of the Imperial authorities to hamper, hinder, or dis courage colonial progress. The lesson learned by the Mother Country in the war for American independence, whereby thp fairest colonial possession she ever possessed was lost to her, and is now one of the first powprs of the world, has been of vast benefit to her statesmen, and her colonies have reaped the advantage. But the case is different with Spain and her West Indian colony of Cuba, Most, if not all, of our eofoni'vs fcaye constitutions of their own, impose their oyn taxes collect them, and spend them according to tMr own ideas of what is best. They have theif pwn Parliaments j where the colony is of sufi^cient I ftapoptjin^ £o rehire a Pa^lianieDt^ and in fact every British colony j§ fa a greater or less degree, as circumstances iuit. * replica ia th© matter pf

government of the Mother Country, j Spain on the other hand is totally destitute of the spirit which guides Britain in relation to her colonies; and in consequence the exuberant loyalty which is so much iv evidence in the British colonies is painfully absent in Cuba. The colonists of that grand island have not the remotest chance of holding an office of State in their own colony. All these are held by Spaniards sent over from Spain. Just fancy the hubbub that would arise in New Zealand were all our State officers appointed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, using the appointments as opportunities for giving fat billets to his political hangers-on, or as a means of getting rid of followers who had ceased to be useful, but whose importunity had become troublesome. Such a state of affairs—were it sought to be brought about in New Zealand—would soon cause a rebellion. Only we cannot fancy the possibility of such a thing being even hinted at by the Colonial Minister. Here we can impose just such Customs tariff as we please—the Mother Country asking no questions and making no complaint. Tbe Cuban ports must all be open to importations of Spanish produce and manufactures, and the Custom house officer must step aside and let these go in free of duty. At the other end the case is different. All Cuban exports to Spain have to pay full tariff rates on entering the ports of the Mother Country. No wonder there has been a simmering of discontent among the Cuban people for many 'years. Cuba has a population of a million and a half, and for every 40,000 of such population is entitled to send a deputy to the Spanish Cortes, so that forty such deputies should be the Cuban representation. In July 1892 the Council of Ministers at Madrid sanctioned a project for farm ing the revenue of Cuba, and the con tract was put up to tender and came into force in January 1893. Since that contract came into operation the dissatisfaction of the people has been greater than ever, and they have felt the impost of taxes to be more burden some than ever. The cost in money to Spain of the civil war which raged from 1868 till 1873 was over £14,000,000. In soldiers she lost about 70,000, and the Cubans about 56,000 ; but though the rebellion was quelled, the spirit out of which it arose was not extinct, and outbreaks have been frequent since then, although for some years past there has been com parative tranquillity. Spain, however, has not forgotten that civil war, and still makes Cuba contribute to the cost of it. Last year 63 per cent of the revenue of the country was devo'ed to payment of the interest on tho debt created by the war, and for the war now going on anothor 26 per cent has been absorbed. So that Cuba has to act as a good milch cow for Spain, and the latter has no intention of allowing the fertile island to slip away from her. Already 50,000 Spanish soldiers have been sent to quell the rebellion now proceeding, and recently the cable informed us that another 25,000 were en route for " the front." One can hardly rejoice at the success of Spain in putting down this rebellion, for she is abusing by her misrule one of the finest islands in the West Indies—an island rich in tropical fertility, that at one time raised and exported over £12,000,000 worth of sugar annually, and about £6,000,000 worth of mol. asses, although the cultivation of beet for sugar has materially reduced this export in later years. The tobacco grown in Cuba—the plant is indi genous to the soil—is the finest in the world, and 14,000,000 lbs of it represent the annual export to other countries where deft girl fingers manufacture it into " the finest Havan nah cigars imported." 225,000,000 pigars are annually made on the island and exported. The tobacco crop of the island is in itselfamineof wealth, while the coffee crop is also valuable. But the island has in addition tremendous resources in itg forests, thirteen million acres of which are still uncleared, and the timber comprises untold wealth in mahogany, rosewood, ebony, cedar, lignum vitio, lancewood, and granadilla with many dye woods, and timber valu able in ship building, while the palm tree flourishes in luxuriance, and is per haps the most valuable tree on the island. All the fruits common to tropical climates are grown in a perfect * cornucopia, and altogether nature has made a paradise of the island. Byronfs beautiful tribute to the East may be well applied to Cuba, but more particu larly the line in which he sums up his disappointment. j

! " And all, save the spirit of man, is divine.'' Doubtless all will remain divine so long as nature remains, but certainly while Spain exercises her hateful rule in the island, the exception is also likely to remain. She may probably keep on massing troops in Cuba, and bear down jLhe rpijellion by sheer force of numbers; but it is quite within tlie founds of possibility that the "Cnited States, whose successive Governments have coveted Cuba, and absolutely negotia ted for its purchase, may yet step in and save the island not only from Spanish tapir,e and outrage and robbery, but affair Heritage jfrouj ripn, and a bright people from a grinding political yoke little short of slavery. The success of the insurgents is almost passed hoping for ° t but recent informa tion shows that they ar<3 npt tq be pqt down without a desperate ras^stanc^

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

' Reading matter on fourth page. At Dunedin, on Wednesday night, at a meeting oi women, addressed by Lady S( out, it was decided to form a Southern Cross Society. The Timaru Borough Council has decided to have the streets of the borough 1 numbered. The work will be done at a cost of not more than Is per boUßeholder ilie handsome piece of plate, presented \>y G. A. M. Buckley Esq., of Lagmhor, to the Ashburton Model Yacht Club, for competition among the boats of their senior division, ia now on view in the window of Messrs R. Murray and Son, jewellers. We are informed that Mr P. Devane's tender for the purchase of Bntler's Family Hotel has been accepted. Mr Devane has earned an excellent reputation during his proprietorship of the Ashburton Hotel, and we wish him success in his new under taking. The following is the list of successful candidates in the Trinity College examina tion conducted on June 8 last by the local Supervisor, Mr David J. Jones:—lnter mediate pass—Mr J. C. Lane (Llewellyn Owen, teacher); jaaior pass and junior honors—Mrs Effie Willis (Mrs Bowman Fox, teacher). The usual weekly session of the Star of the East Lodge, No 62, 1.0. G.T., was held in the Templar Hall last evening, Bro Hnnter, C.T., presiding. There was a good attendance of officers and members. Three candidates were proposed for admission. After the usual routine the Lodge went into committee to make final arrangements for the anniversary celebra tion, to be held shortly. Mr Robert llston's exhibition in the Blue Shop at the iancred street end of the Arcade la an extensive display of Japanese art, all the items of which are to be disposed of by art union, of which Mr Elston is the promoter. He informs us that the limited number of tickets he intends to issue are being rapidly taken up, and intending purchasers would do well to secure what tickets they wish. The Wai-rongoa mineral springs at north Tiler! have long been known to possess valuable medicinal and curative ! properties, and have been said by com petent authorities to be similar to the celebratedspringsatPlorabieres, In France which were much used by the late Emperor Napoleon 111. The Wai-rongoa waters are said to be especially beneficial in allevi .ting gout and rheumatism. The waters are bottled at the springs, and Mr Henry Zander has been appointed sole agent for Ashburton. There was a large attendance at the entertainment in the Baring Square Church on Monday nighb, given in aid of the Wesleyan Foreign Mission Fund. Mr W. G. Murray exhibited a large number of photographs by means of the oxy-hydrogen lime-light, illustrating various phases of missionary and planter life in F»ji and Samoa. Rev T, G. Brooke gave brief descriptive accounts of the most interesting of the pic ures. A collection was taken up in aid of the mission fund. The staff of men who have in hand the waik of erecting the poles for our new telephone system have been very busy, and already have made good progress. Work would have been commenced earlier, but as Government had run out of telephone instruments, and a further supply hid to be imported, there w*s no hurry on the work of pole erection, and it was put rff for the fine weather. The instruments will soon be in the colony now, and in perhaps a month subscribers may ba able to "ring up the other fellow." A correspondent of the Dunedin Star writes :—The first bicycle made in this colony was turned out at the works of Metscs Faston and M'Gregor, Port Chalmers. Mr James Nisbot, now of the Dunedin gold dredge, bad a hand in it. i Mr Robert Blaekadder, of the Octagon, originated the movement and supplied the drawings. It was a great novelty, and was purchased by the late Mr George Duncan, of the Leith Flour Mills. Mr Samuel Thompson, ot Messrs Morgan, and Cable (then Morgan and McGregor) i made what I considered No 3, it may 1 have been No 2. The people of Ashburton are promised a rare treat for Saturday evening and Sunday next. The Christchurch Garrison B.ind, en route b;» Timaru for the Bands' contest, will arrive in Ashburton on Saturday evening. They will walk in procession, heading the Volunteers, Fire Brigade, etc, to the Drill Shed, the pro cession being; by torchlight, and ab the Drill Shed will give a concert, at which they will submit one of their best programmes, made up of items by the band, bTrass instrument solos, and vocal contributions by the members. On Sunday they will haad the church parade of the Volunteers to St Stephen's Church, and in the afternoon give a sacred recital in Baring Square—at which a collection will be taken. There is trouble at East Taieri, reports the Dunedin titar, because a majority of the School Committee shere favor the holding of a dance after the school concert. A sub-committee had decided to have a dance after the concert, but their action was disapproved of by the Chairman, rhe Rev W, Will, and the upshot was that they resigned in a body. A compromise was suggested—viz , that, the reverend gentleman should take the chair at the concert and then retire, leaving the responsibility for the after proceedings with the Committee, but the suggestion was not acted upon, At a special meeting of the Committee on Tues day njght, a resolution was carried em powering a sub committee to hold a dance after the concert if they saw fit. There upon Mr Will resigned the Chairmanship, and declined the vote of thanks that was tendered to him for his past services. But thab vote was passed all the same. The annus! meeting of the Ariel Bicycle Club was held on Monday evening. There was a large attendance, and Mr D. Zander, Captain of the Club, presided. The annual reporb and balance sheet were read and adopted, boh being satisfactory. The Captain congratulated the Club on the successful season it had experienced, and mentioned that Mr T. Qlarkson had won one of the championships of the colony, while Messrs Anderson, Wilson, Edge, Andrews, and others hsd won races away from home. The election of officers resulted as under :—Patrons — Messrs J. C. N. Grigg and E. Gates ; President- Mr Dayid Zander; Vice-Presidents- Messrs R. M. Outl^bertson, H, Bates, Joseph Scaly, John Henry, M. Lagan, John Dore, W. M. Lyttleton, D. G. Holmes, William James, T. Rollitt, P. Devane, 0. W. Purnell, and John McLachlan, M.H-R. ; Captain—Mr John Forbes j Vice-Captain—Mr R. J. Henry ; Secretary—Mr John Wilson; assistant, Mr G. J. Neill; Treasurer—Mr H. Thompson j Committee—Messrs Landells, UndriU, Craighead, Dunlop, "«)'. T Andrews, and the ofiicers. Delegates to Sports Association—Me.srs J. Forbes and G. J. Neill. After a short address by the president, the question of a rsc > meeting was left for the committee to arrange, as there was a probability of a number of the best Melbourne riders being in the colony during the si|mnaer» A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the meeting.

WITHOUT VIGOUR

Ingestion, Secretion, and every duty of tha J physical drganj.Biri is imperfectly performed. J wolfed Schpapp* mtojwi ngop, J

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

Wkllxngton, September 25 Tha Council met at 2.30 p.m. IN COMMITTEE The Fencing Bill was further con sidered in Committee, without any alterations of any consequence being made The Council then adjourned HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wellington, September 25 The House met at 2 30 CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION ACT Mr Reeves announced to the House that both parties at the boot confer ence had filed In the Supreme Court an agreement under the Conciliation and Arbitration Act binding them not to have ; a strike or lockout over any dispute chat 1 might arise out of the conference. This was the firsb practical use bo which thab Act had been put since it was passed, and ib was a pleasure to learn that the result had been satisfactory. THE CENSUS Mr Seddon informed the House thab under the present census laws, it was necessary to take a census of the colony next year. He found, however, thab other colonies had extended bhe time for taking the census, and as oar popula tion in New Zealand h»d nob increased very much of late years, Government thought it as well to extend the time of taking the census till 1901, which was the time fixed by the Imperial Act, aod also by the other colonies. The necessary Bill would be Introduced in the Legis lative Council without delay. Tha exton sion of the census meant a saving to the colony of £20,000 CITY ELECTORATE In reply to Mr Buchanan, Mr Seddon said the proposal to make an alteration in the city electorates would nob be carried out before next general election THE TARIFF The Customs Excise Duties Bill was further considered in Committee, schedule B, consisting of the free list being dealt with Mr T. McKenzie moved to place all kinds of salt on the free list, bhe schedule providing only for free admission of rock salt Mr Seddon said he could nob accept the amendment, as it would embarasa the Government finance* So many redac tions had been carried already, the Government would have to sbrike some items off the free list bo make op necessary revenue. Unless this was done Government would probtWy have to face a deficit, which surely members did not wish to occur The Hon J. McKenzle said ib simply amounted to this-if the revenue were curtailed the votes for roads and bridges would have to be reduced. The farming community had received very many con cessions nnder this tariff, and they ought to be satisfied. The reductions already made in the tariff amounted to £23,000. He asked the House to stand by the Go vernment and prevent any more reduc tions being made. If further reductions were made taxation would have to be increased en land, and he knew a way to doit. Captain Russell said further taxation could not be pub on land, because farmers were so heavily taxed now as to be In many cases in a state of bankruptcy. The Hon Mr McKenzte retorted tha. if taxation could nob be gob from customs it must be imposed in some other form. Mr G. W, Russell moved that coarse and rock salt be pub on the free list. That would confine the exemptions to two classes of salt, Mr Ward reminded the House that the colony was committed to make salt an article of the reciprocal treaty with South Australia, and on that account the re mission could not be made. One-fourth of the coarse gait imported into New Zea land came from South Australia Mr Russell's amend menb was lost by 40 to 19 In class 5, drugs, etc. Mr Ward moved to pub sheep dips, horse drenches, maltine, and chlorodyne on the free list—Agreed to Mr Earnshaw moved to add the emulsion of cod liver oil to free list,-— Lost by 32 to 22 Mr Ward moved to add medicinal baths, herbs, flowers, leaves, and gums to the free list. -Agreed to In class 10, fancy goods, etc. Captain Russell moved to admit free of duty stained glass windows, specially im ported for churches or public buildings. —Lost by 35 to 18 The House rose at 5.30 p.m. The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. Photographs of personal friends in . letters or packets were admitted free Several minor alterations were made in the paper and metal classes. Fencing wire was finally placed on the free list by 32 to 22 In the item dairying machinery, Mr Millar moved to strike oub engines and boilers specially imported for and to he used in a dairy This led to a long discussion on the general question of the taxation of machinery Tbe Premier said that he would like to see all machinery placed on the same footing i Mr Ward suggested a tax of five per cent ou all machinery. This would mean an increase of £600 and would make up for some of the reductions Several members urged that machines used in the dairying and mining industries should be exempt from the proposed tax The Premier said bhab if this tax were I nob granted there would either be a deficit or the Government would only spend the money that came in Captain Russell protested against the proposed tax as likely to injure every manufacture in the colony i The Premier said bhab taxation of I machinery was forced on the Government by the action of bhe Opposition represen | tabives of the farmers, who were all doing I their best to kill the Government by [ Compelling them to have a deficit On a division Mr Millar's amendment was carried by 27 to 25, and engines and boilers struck out Mr Ward then moved to strike oub all bhe items enumerated under the heading of machinery for' agricultural purposes. He said that this would afford ati onpor tunity of testing the feeling* of the House as to the proposed tax of five per ceEft on all machinery After further discussion Mr Ward's j motion was carried by 32 to 2i The following is the division list j — A yes .t|2) — Oadipan, Qarncross, Car^ell Collins, Orbwther, Hall, Harris, Hogs^ Hutchison, Joyce, Kelly W, Kelly J W, Lawry, McGowan, McKenzia J, McKen zie R. McLachlan, Millar, Mills, Morri son, Parata, Pinkerton, Reeves, Russell G W, Seddon, Smith E M, Smith G J, Stevens, Tanner, Thompson T, Ward, Willis 'Noes (24)—Allen, Buchanan, Buick, Button, Duncan,' Earnshaw, i-latthan, Fraser, Gr&ham, Green, Hall-Jones^ Heke, Lang, McKenzie T, Maslin, Massey, McGaire, McNab, Meredith, Montgomery, O Regan, Russell W R, Steward, Wilson Machinery for flour mills, etc., and for mining purposes,' portable engines on four wheels,,; pHnting machines and printing' presses, soda water'and eerated machines, were all struck out: in con formity with Mr Ward's resolution" Sewing, knitting, and knitting machines were, however, retyped pn tha frefj list Lr ijie miscellaneous class, Mm item GKdbotvc. iitobWps was mm eit

tm ASHBtJMOK GtJARDIAH: MMffiSDAY, SEP1 IEMBEK 26, 18§6.



t ilillil^Varflfh' -*|gl_ri»r-.^ rimarVii-n ■.-!_-._' 'i_. 'j, „■ ..nn'lr'nimn r_r.i. ■ ...i ■« no., j [■_. . , -...'■■ ■.....■. ■_ i. wim ,m"P—-' ,J...*^*^*^^mwmk**&*i* Business Notices. ________________ MEf GOODS. ,» J. JNjiixJLjlj HAS OPENED UP IN HIS ', NEW PREMISES IN BURNETT STRttT, NEXT SHEARMAN BROS, 1 COMPLETE New Stock of Spring Drapery, Clothing and Boots. HEW I>RESS GOODS, NEW PRINTS, NEW MUSLINS New Goods of Every Description. CLOTHING. CLOTHING. New Suits for Men, New Suits for Youths', New Suits for Boys', Trousers at Any Price. Boys' Suits 4s lid. _ . . Men's and Boys' Hats, Caps, Shirts and Ties of Every Description BOOTS HF" SHOES. In Boots we have always more than held our own and we still mean to. Men's Bluchers 4s 9d, Men's Nail Shooters 7s lid, Men's Light Boots 7s 6d. Children» Booti at Any Price, Women's Lace Shoes 4s 6d. DON'T FORGET, the Cheapest House in Canterbury is G. J. NEI LL' S BUBNETT STREET NEXT SHEARMAN BROS., I in premises lately occupied by F. Nokes. Mangel Wurzel. THE Greatest possible care Is taken in growing all our Mangel Seeds. Grown from selected roots, they cannot fait giving the greatest satisfaction, and may be relied on for producing the greatest weight per acre possible under rich and liberal cultivation. MammothfLong Red, Champion Orange Globe, Golden Tankard. Turnip Seeds. Turnip Seeds. Our Turnip Seeds are grown from especially selected Boots, byfgrowers of repute in the South of England. Our Seeds of Turnips have been carefully tested in growth before being sent out, and none are supplied but such as are really strongand robust. Carter's Elephant Swede, an immense cropper. Improved Skirviug's Purple Top Swede. Aberdeen Purple Top Yellow. Devonshire Grey stone. Mammoth JPurplc Top "White. Field Carrots As in the case of our Mangel Seeds, these have special atten tion by the careful selection of w-11 shaped Roots from which the Seeds are grown. James' Scarlet Intermediate Grant's Green Top White Belgian Scarlet's Short Horn, &c, &c. Heed Potatoes. Seed Potatoes. HAVE Just received a consignment of the following Varieties \oi SEED POTATOES from North Canterbury :— AMERICAN EARLY ROSE—Very early, most prolific and excellent flavour EARLY RUBY —An excellent early variety, similar to the above BATH KIDNTEY—A well known and approved variety of goo 1 quality LAP-iTONB KIDNH.Y—A well known Kidney variety of good quality, excellent for winter use THE BRUCE—This Potato, the Potato of the future is remarkable for its productiveness, and its resistance of blight, droughts'and frosts, Ac, &c. «^" NOTE ADDRESS, FLETCHER BROS, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON & CHRISTCHURCH. SEW SHOW BOOM. TjlOR SPECIAL DISPLAY OF Li iioleu in s 5 Oilcloths, Carpels. NO W OPEN LUBLOWU BUILDINGS, TANCRED STREET. MITCHELL & TURNER. TANOEED BTBJfiET. j



Business Notice r. j DETERMINED TO GET THE CASH. BEST VALUE IN THE TBADE » THE •'BLUR HOU«£/'' Next to the Clothing Factory, EAST STREET. THE Gash is difficult to get hold of, and the only solution to the mystery,— OFFER INDUCEMENTS TO BRING IT, Live within your income, and to do this farmers and householders who intend paying for what they receive must buy in the cheapest market, and to do so you must first* find the cash, then find the *' BLUB _HOUSE." A sovereign is as large as a cart wheel in our eyes Every customer treated alike, the good ones have not to pay for the bad AT THE "BLUE HOUSE." Make no mistake— THE CHEAP "BLUE HOUSE" Is the place to study economy, and help you to live within your means Compare Our Prices, We want your money, and we mean to get it.



I Wanted. J I OoT—A pair of Si.ips. Finder please -*-*! return *o G. Lb a., Ashburton. 9 220 ] O LET. —New Fi.ur-ioomed Hou^e i I with scullery, verandah, aad pass-age ; j good range.---A. J. Andrews, Hampstead I _____ 9 219 iVAN ED Known — That I h-.va a Stud Bull mmv paddock. Terms, 3 shil'ings ca.h —Andrew Young. 9 213 "Vir ANT feD—Visitors to tho Christ- ) ■* church Exhibition to inspect R. Murray and Son's fine exhibit of loc.lly made Clocks. 9 93 TT7ANTED Known—Great Purchase YV of Drees Stuffs. Lot No. 1 great variety, double width B|d. Most of these goods were Is 3|d wholesale. Melford House Sale. Everything reduced,—H. 0. Segers. t • ■ WANTED — I'eople who are in need of Good Strong Durable Furniture to leave their orders with H. Bairstow. 8 80 TyANTKD Known—Men's Suits 17s " 6i, Kaiapoi Tweed Trousers 9s lid, Knicker Suits 4s lid, Gaps 6d.- Ihe Corner. W. H. Collier * k / AN TED KNOWN. -The celebrated VV Yarmouth Oilskins can be ob tained ab W. H Collier, '* The Corner." *&/ANTED—Ladies to see the latest VV styles in Boots and Shoes.— Mellor's Zealandia B .ot Store. ANTED KNOWN—ArtMuslins^Arb Cretonnes, Art Curtains, &c, to be seen in our New Show Room. A. beautiful promenade. — Mitchell and Turner. \A! ANTED Known—Repairing made *" to look like new. Mellor's Zaalandia Boob Store, ANTED "Known—No old fashioned Goods at Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED Known—lf you are hard on Boots try Mellor's Zaalandia Boot Store. WANTED Known—Mellor'p Zea landia Boot Store is the cheapest Boot shop in Ashburton, :A^TEB^NOWN^^l^o~^ VV making a magnificent display of Llnolenms, Carpets, &c., in our New Show Room.—Mitchell and Turner. WANTED Known—Ulsters 4a lid, Fur Collarettes 3s 3d, Kid Gloves 2s 6d, Plushes 2s 6d, Towels 4£d, Flannels B|d. —The Corner, W. H. Collier \ 17ANTED Known—Thab H. Bair W stow makes to order every description of Trap Cushions and Trim mings. 8 81 LAWN Tennis, Cricketing Material, Fishing Tackle now to h» nd, and more to arrive (shortly; all at lowest prices for Cash. Buy here and don't send to Christchurch. Any lines re quired, if not in stock, will be obtained as soon as possible.— H. M. Jones \\T ANTED Known—Mellor's Zea- VV landia B.)ot Store has Ladies' Kid Shoes at 6s 6i. \\f ANTED Known—Great Purchase VV of Dress Stuff-*. Lot No. 3 extra qua'ity, Nun's Veilings all shades, Navy and Black Diagonal Serges all at Is 3d, usual price 2s 3d. —H. G, Segers, Mel ford House. iTOcla rA_KING"SaIe-^MRS Alcorn O will give large reductions of Millinery, Jackets and Mantles, Children's Pilisses, Dress Material, Glassware and Fancy Goods, for one mouth previous to stock taking, — Nexb Courthouse, Havelock street NT ED Known—24o Pairs of Sample Boots at coat price.— Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. /CHOICE FRUlTS,—Peaches, bananas, v ©ranges, lemons and tomatoes, at H. A. Flower, Fruiter and Confectioner, East street, WANTED Known—Mellor's Boots and Shoes stand like brass ; try a pair. ANTED Known —Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical Hue at S. Salek's, Optician.. \ \ J ANTED—Everybody to examine 1 VV the Goods and Prices at Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. TJtf ANTED Known—Great Purchase VV of Dress Stuff, for Melford House Sale. Lob No. 2 great variety, double width at Is, Some of these were Is 9d wholesale. Everything reduced.— H. C. Seoers, W' a¥t^d"kl^^wn7—' '¥. "a. Jeffries, leading Confectioner and Fruiterer, of East Street, nexb the Corner. Hot Pies at any hour and Tea ; and Coffee also. N.B. Lady Attendant. Fruit of every description. Ladies' Room a speeialb ?. 1*153 WANTED Knowa— Girls' neat Kid Shoes 5s 6d at Mellor's Zea landia Boot Store. FARM SEEDS, Farm Seeds. — Fletcher Bros have just received th.ir New Season's stock of Turnip and M*m?el Seeds. All guaranteed grown from selected roots. Although these are first-class seeds we infend to sell them at lower prices than they have ever been sold before.—Fletcher Bros., Ashburton. OT ANTED Knoirn—Stacks of cheap V'V Bo^fcs and Shoes ab Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. LF. ANDREWES & CO.—Sale now i on of Surplus Stock of Fancy Goods, Toys, Books, Stationery and Account Books, and all at greatly reduced prices for cash, at L. F. Ahdrewbs & Co. ITpLOWER SEEDS, Id per packet; Jj Vegetable Seeds, 3d per packet. All New Season's Seeds from the well known fir_u of Nimmo and Blair, Order your Seeds early, because as the season advances some of the varieties are sold out, and in the past yeara we have not been able to replace them. —Fletcher Bror., Ashburton. REDUCED PRICES for Cash this month for Boojks, Stationery, Fancy I Goods,, Toys, Etc/ Fancy Glass and China ware, Photo frames and Albums, < Scrap and Foreign Stanp Albums, Fire Screens, Cricket and Tennis Material,; Balls, Etc. School Bags, Straps, Work Boxes, Writing Cases, and Desks, Etc., all at reduced prices for Cash.—L F Andiawbs & Co. WANTED— Every man fco try Mellor's Bluchers, only 6_ tfJ. CHEAP Wool makes cheap Blankets, , cheap Flannels, cheap Clothing. 1 i have gob in a nice assortment of this season's Blankets, men's and boys colonial Tweed Suits and Overcoats, cheaper than ever they have been in New Zealand. Men's colonial Tweed Kaiapoi Suits for 27s 6d, a marvel at the price j Jiaiappi Knicker Suits from 7s 6d. -Robert Alcorn, Clothing and Boot Warehouse, Havelock street, Vox fry tU tfew Fmns Te&oeco



Beautiful Prints 2s lid, 3s lid per | dozen I But the plum line is a pile of new designs in Washing Prints, all at 4s lid the dress A large stock of Satteens, Zephyrs, Cambrics, Delains, Orepons, Trevesions, Oorde, etc., at prices far below the market value, whicl| prices are selling the goods faster than* we anticipated. Flannelettes 2s lid, 4s 9d, 5s 6d per dozen No duty on our Goods Heavy Twilled Flannelette, 33in wide, 6s lid the dozen Summer Flannel in white, pink, grey, etc., at 9J per yard Heavy Welsh Flannel Is 3d, worth 2s Unbleached Calico 2s 6d, 3. lid, 4? 11 per dozen White Calico from 2a lid up, besb quality 53 6d, 3G inch Turkish Towels 6d, 9d s 10.1, and is Silecias 3|d and sd, usual price 4i and 6d 72in Sheeting BJd, 10d, Is. As the winter is over, " BLUE HOUSE" Blankets and Bugs at your own price, White and Colored Quilts from 2s lid upwards IN THE DRESS DEPARTMENT ! jWe have some very Choice Fancy Stuffs at prices not to be passed A very beautiful Dress for 9s lid, worth 17s 6J; Cashmere, Merino Summer Serges, etc., all bought to sell at a small margin over manufacturer's cost i THF "BLUB HOUSE" MILLINERY AND FANCY DEPARTMENT. We guarantee the latest and most stylish in New Zealand. Trimmed Hats from 2s 6d, Un trimmed Hats from 6i Ladies may choose their own Trim ming, and have their hats trimmed free of charge. Corsets in all the best make 3 from Is lid, 2a 9J,3s lid, 4s 6d up The celebrated P.D. always stocked Hair Nets in all shades Fringe Nets in real hair Veilings in all shades, cheap Cuffs and Colars in white and fancy, all shapes and prices, and the turned back which are of the finest linen Is 9d set Feathers, Flowers, Birds, Wings, Pompons, etc., in every conceivable shade for the spring and summer trade THE "BLUE HOUSE" CLOTHING & MERCERY DEPARTMENT Defies competition, our prices prove it Men's Suits 14s lid, 16s 6d, 17s 9J up Men's Shirts from Is each The Blue House leading line is a strong heavy shirt at 2a lid Under Shirts and Pants Is up A plum Merino Shirt or Pants 2a lid Hats, soft, in Black, Brown and Drab from Is 6d, lined A clinker at 3s 6d Socks from 4d per pa Handksrchiefs from Belts and Braces from Gentlemen complain that in Ash burton they cannot get a decent Tie or Colt**.. THE "BLUE BLOUSE" Invites inspection, and have opened; a stock of Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Ties, etc., which should please the most \ particular i TOE "BLUE HOUSE" Leading line in JJOOTS and SHOES h a wonder at 3s 1 Id pw pair. FLOORCLOTHS and LINOLEUMS j j At prices never before heard of; for ; instance, 8 feet wide at Is lid, 3 feet' at 10£ dup | To save money go into East Street, and between J. Orr's and the Clothing factory is a shop painted Blue, THAT IS THE "BLUE HOUSE," ANP DON'T YOU OOB.QET IT, j 0103



Wanted. jj Oil SALE.—A Trio of Dark Brah »' mas, and Eggs from Spanish, Brahra■»«.. Houdans, and Polish —Apply Mail Office. 9 221 OWN Make in tidies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good assortment oi Calicoes, Muslins, Flannelettes, Trimming., etc., at Mrs Alcorn s new shop, Baker's Buildings. |IJ 11l I. lIIIMiMII^IM-WIgMM»JIMMIJ«I UjjM»»Mg!gjMg»l|li; -ARRIVED - OUR NEW SPRING PATTERNS IST TWEED COATINGS AND TROOSERING3 —TAKE NOTICE— WE Buy Direct from the Mills and considering we have Thirty one branches to Supply, we therefore can give the public the Best Value Obtainable. VJEW r^EALAND piLOTHING T7UCTORY. —SPECIAL NOTICE— Consider you are Encouraging a Grand Industry. we EMPLOY UPWARDS of 600 HANDS Men's Trousers to Measure, 15s, Colonial Tweed. Men's Suits to Measure, 555, Ashburton Tweed. Men's Rough Serge Suits, 59s 6d, Colonial. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTO HY. ALEX HENDRY, Manager. NOTICE. Closed on Saturday THE JEWELLERY ESTABLISH MENT OF S. SALEK' WILL BE CLOSED ON SATURDAY NEXT, 28th INST. RE-OPENING IN THE EVENING AT SIX O'CLOCK. f..«iii___.__i I ' im v iiwiiih mum .—iii _| MAIL NOTICES. Mails close for the following places as under, subject to tha necessary altera tions :— FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, (.'or Northern Ports and Australian Colonies (except Tasmania), per Waihora, at 10.30 a.m. The next mail for the United Kingdom Europe, &c, via San Francisco will close on Wednesday, October 2nd. Due in London on November Bth. Tne next parcel mail for the United Kingdom, &c, will close on October 2nd, to connect with Tongariro at Wellington.



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