Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1895. THE COST OF LIVING.

In the last number of the Review of Reviews, the Australian editor points i out a striking but almost unnoticed feature in the social life of the colonies —the great fall in the cost of living. Wages, no doubt, have shrunk ; capital earns less ; the price of every product has tumbled down in tragical fashion ; but by way of partial compensation, at least, the general coat of living has never been so cheap since the discovery of gold. A writer in one of the Sydney journals publishes a comparative table of prices of the chief necessaries of life in 1889 and 1895 respectively. The following are the figures he gives ; — April 6, 1889. April 6, 1895. Meat—sd per lb. Meat—lJd per Ib, Butter—ls lOd per lb Butter— 6d per lb. K.gfrg—ls 7d per doz. Kgjgs—la per doz. Milk—6d per quart Milk—Sil per quart Bread—3d per loaf Bread—2£d per loaf Flour—£l2 10s per Flour—£Q lQa per ton too ■'■ Tea—ls 6d per lb. Tea—ls per lb. Sugar—2^l per lb. Sugar-^2d per lb. Potatoes—£6 per ton Potatoes- £3 5s per ton It is added by Dr Fitchett that the rates are Syduey rates, and the table uncertain, for the reason that there is no guarantee that the price represents the same quality of goods in c teh case; but the general fall in price is remarkable, and extends over the whole area ot what may be called domestic expenditure, from rents to tram fares, And it may be added to this that what is true of Sydney is equally true of Melbourne and all the Australian cities. So also is it true of New Zealand from one endof it to the other. A slight exception may, perhaps, be made in the case of some of $he gojldfields, in those districts which #pc far removed from thjo centres of population, and for other reasons are difficult of apcesjS.tp thje garrpr of pro duce. Bu|b all rgund, there can b,e no doubt that the purchasing power of Is to-day is certainly equal, as Dr J?itchett claims, to U §d four of five years ago. And were similar tables tQ that of t\}e Sydney compiler prepared for Ashr burton to-day they would show a de crease quite equal to the 'Sydney fill. Could a table showing the fall in wages be similarly prepared a decrease of fully twenty-five per cent, would be manifest, so that if the earnings of the jlabo^er jhaj/j© been reduced the spending power o£ what lie doef j?e,ceive has been increased. At any"ral;e LQn# has <m)y to look at the prices quoted in prd vision and clothing dealers' advertise ments to see that we do not require to Hfty fo-day anything: like what was re wMirf.fiS.in 1880. MA if we make comparison d *fea W lcm Paid b? the worker at ffome for' hi? <fyppt£g requirements with those p#id in jthjis colony, it will be sepn that th,e Npw Zealand working man has largely tbe advantage. Fr<tsraftt and Gomfattm^New Vjnm ,

Theodore Voorhees puDiisnes in tne Engineering Magazine for February a review of coming improvements in rail roads. They chiefly the RAILROAD OF have to do with the THK future. United States, but some of his suggestions may be of interest to Knghsh and colonial readers He say* th-ifc in the permanent iray before m*ny jears thi woudtn lie and shore «pik« will disappear from our tracks. It goes without) saying that, in the construction of the railway of the future, woodtn structure?, such as • culverts, trestles, and bridges, will nofc be \ permitted: Openings of any sort in the surface of the roadbed ought nob to exist. When the permanent w»y is improved, losomotives will be built and put together so as to offer the leas'" resistance to the wind. When this iB done he anticipates a ppeed of one hundred mites an hour will not be un usual. An engine is running to-Jay that has mo^pd a train a mile in thirty-six seconds—a rate of one hundred miles an hour. With improved track, ho obstruc tions, no possibility of collision, and an alignment free from sharp curves, one hundred miles an hour ought to be as ta<ty of accomplishment as sixty is to-day. The chief revolution to which he looks forward to will be the utilisation of the sun's rays, Possibly the future m»y develop some plan of drawing power directly from the rays of the sun. If, then, this power can be transferred into electricity and Btored, theie will ensue a revolution as great as when Watt discovered the power of steam. Then power will be limited, not by the cost and production of coal, but by the number of days of sunshiny each year, and transportation will be brought within the means of all. He also thinks that disputes between employer and employed will gradually cease. Oif March 21, the annual dinner was held of the British Association of Municipal Corporations. " The the imperial ■ Army and Navy " was, uavy. of course, one of the toasts honored. It was acknowledged by Admiral Field and Lord Roberts, The Admiral said the corpora tions represented the law on shore, and he represented the law on the high seas and though their law might not be so accurate, their arguments were far more conclusive, and from their decision there was no appeal (laughter). Naval men were thankful that the Government had realised the situation, and had made de mands on the country to maintain the sea power of England. They were proud of their Municipal Corporations, but they and the Lord Mayor and- Corporation of London and the London County Conncil would never have had an existence had it not been for our sea power (cheers). It was Trafalgar that saved those institutions (cheers), and in the presence of the dis tinguised General near him (Lord Roberts) he said that it was Trafalgar, and not Waterloo that saved the Empire (cheers). Governments came and went like penny ' rolls (laughter), but the people of England who made and unmade them, were deter mined that, whatever Government was in power, the Naval supremacy of England should be maintained (cheers).

Lord Roberts followed for the Army. He said he had been associated with the Army

for more than two score the British years, and, though it was army. '... a very Bmall one, they

might believe him when he told them that he doubted if there was better material to be found in any Aimy in the world. Thejofficers, with scarcely an exception, were keen and zm'ous * the non-commif sioned offiers were, as a rule, steady and trustworthy, and the men were obedient and brave. With such material our AnujF ought never to be found want ing, and he was satisfied that it never would be if only it was properly trained. They, who had been so successful in civil life, and were so largely responsible for th 6 administration pf our great towns, knew well that those who worked for them and for whom they worked could not do so well in their several paths of life if they, had not^been made masters of their trades and' professions, and thoroughly conversant with their various duties. It was precisely the pame with tha Army. Officers could not be expected to handle troops successfully in time of war unless they had learned in time of peace how the sever*! arm* coald be most advantageously worked singly and in combination. Non-commiisioned officers could not be looked to to control their sections on the field of battle with that coolnese and precision whish were essential to success unless they had been properly trained and taught what was expected tf them ; and the soldiers could not be de pended upon to be expert wi h their weapons unless they could practice with them, and to carry out their orders in telligently amid turmoil and excitement unless they had in more peaceful momenta been taught to comprehend movements and obey commands. The preliminaries of military education could be learned in the barrack squire, and as soon as soldiers had ceased to be apprentices they must gee into the open country, and put their learning to the test. Campa of exercise cost money, and available ground in the United Kingdom was limited; but practice was so essential for the efficiency of our army, that he trusted that they, the ex perts of our great Municipal Corporations, would do the best in their power to en courage local equips (cheers), and that >those who where in Parliament would support) the Ministers in their endeavors to get funds for rcanpe'ivres on an ex tended scale (cheers^. Efe also urged on | them the glaims of discharged soldiers for preferential employment in their Muni cipal and mercantile undertakings, saying that it w*s hardly creditable to a great country like England that the men who fought her battles and guarded her possessions should, on leaving the Army, be left to a life of poverty, and, in many cases, have to seek the refuge of the workhouse. The Stmidards report from which we take the speech Bays nothing about any cheers following the last sentence.

On MaTh 21 Paris celeb.rafcecj the mid liQntfete in extremely mild feather. The boulevards and principal A Parisian streets were the scene of FETE. really extraordinory ani-

maticm, and the procession was constantly brought to a standstill, notwithstanding the detachment; of mounted gendarmes that preceded it- to clear the iyay. The decorated chariots and cars, ornamonted with tinse} and flowers, were certajnly more numerous, and yet more tasteful than ijsual. The disguises of fche, inasqueracfers were also less commonplace 'than on former occaeiona. Many of them either repre sented well known persons, or were skits on subjects of the day. A man dressed as M. Thivrier, the workman's Deputy, noted for his clean blouss, had a great success, which was, however, surpassed by another representing the Due d'Or leans giving his arm to a priest. A man, representing M.Clenaenceau, promenaded fche bou'evards for several hours, while t&e Budge/?, represented by a masqua rader dressed in an immense sgei, pushed his way through the crowd of taxpayers. On the Place de l'Op&ra an extremely tall man, dressed as an admiral, waved his long arms above the heads of the throng. !t was to uhow the row of miserable little ships attached to them, which represented the Frencfji Kayy, recently described as b'elng 'in sucfi a deplorable fsot)dit|on. Then came a Bishop seeking vainly to reach a 'Cardinal's hat, followed by a spjfrjojjs Jf. Floquet, who shook hand's with everybody got a good deal of mvhm, The studtutt* di^tinguiehed

themselves by t»king part In the proces-' sion. On one of their cars, representing the Ecole de T>roi% was the balance of justice. In one so»le was the code of laws, and in the other a charming etudiante who, it ia needless to say, out weighed justice. The Artillery of the Latin Quarter was represented by enormous pip«s on wheels, the ammunition waggons being packets^ of tobacco. The public seemed, by their applause, highly to appreciate the car of the medical students representing the dissecting room, buc it. WAt rather lugubrious. The bath of the Queen of Madagascar, filled with confetti ( instead of water, was far prettier. The Estudfcnta from Salamanca, that had arrivecf in Paris only that morning, accompanied the procession, preceding the c-vr ot the journal L'Ekidiant, represented by an immense canard with outspread wings. A group of utudeutfl dressed as Spanish bull fighters gave some curious performances on the Place de I'OpSra and other places, to the great delight of the people. The two students who together formed the bull allowed themselves to be * put to death' in public notwithstanding the recent Ministerial decree* After the dinner hour che Boulevards soon became densely crowded once more, and the battle ot confetti was engaged in again with as much zest as ever. The trees bore a thick foilage of 'serpentine, 1 and under foot there was a very thick carpet of confetti, covering the foot pavement and the road way from the Madeleine to the Plaoe de ia Rdpubttque. As the night advanced, the fun became more boisterous

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

As the Queen's Birthday is a holiday under the Factories Act there will be no publication of the Guardian on Friday, Saturday's Mail will, however, be pub lished as usual.

Mr Bailey, of Christchurcb, who was a passenger from London by the Rimutaka, brought out some pens of fancy pigeons and poultry.

H. J, Pither, amateur champion cyclist of the colony, has been selected by the Pioneer Bicyc'e Club lo compete in the Australasian Cycling Championships at Brisbane in June next.

At. the Police Court this morning — before Mr T. 1. Upton 3. P.—Peter Hansen waa convicted of drunkenness and discharged on condition that he went away to work at once.

The Nelson .Acclimatisation Society have passed a resolution providing for a refund of 10s to each person paying the stipulated fee of £1 for a license to shoot imported game.

A commercial traveller named Fnther gill lost £40 from his bedroom at the Rutland Hotel in Wanganul. He sued the landlord for the rscovery of the amount. The S.M. held that reasonable precautions had not been taken by the plaintiff to secure the money, and gave judgement in favor of the landlord.

At an Executive meeting of the New Zealand Workers' Union at Waimate yes terday, a resolution was passed asking the Government to legislate in the direction of preventing station-boldera from calling their shearers' roll at public-houses during shearing time. This custom is prevalent in the Mackenzie Country and other places throughout New Zealand.

At Wellington yesterday judgment was reserved in Chambers on the application of the Farmers' 00-operative S< ciety of Canterbury to compel the Registrar of the Land Transfer Office, Wellington, to place on the register a memoradum of a mort gage from Mrs Hay, of the Chatham Islands, to the Society. Tht. mortgage was refaped by the .Registrar on the ground that Mrs Hay was exceeding her powers as executrix in giving the mort gage. At the Magistrate's Court, Auckland, on Tuesday, Mr H, W. Northcroft gave his decision in the case brought by the Official Assignee in bankruptcy against James Whitelaw a bankrupt, for not having kept such books of accounts »b were usual In th°> business carried on by him, and in euch a manner aa to disclose his true financial position. His Worship committed htm for trial Bail was allowed on accused's own recognisances of £50, and one surety of £25.

A Wellington Press Association tele gram a'ates that another detachment of twenty Permanent Artillerymen left for Auckland yesterday. They will join the thirty men sent from Auckland at Rot orna, and the whole party will proceed to Galatea.—A Gisborne telegram says that the Hon. J. Carroll proceeds to-day to Galatea via Napier to allay the irrita tion which has recently occurred, to de termine what police shall be stationed in the locality, and to inspect the progress of the works now being carried on in the Driwera country.

Caples, the well-known prospector and pioneer, who waa reported missing, returned to Reefton last weefc from the Manila Country. He had been absent since the middle of February, and is in better health than when he left, which fact he attributes to frequent baths in the Maruia hot springs, of which he sptaks in warm praise, and In thinks it a pity a good road is not nude to them. He found m»ny quartz reefs, but none payable. He also discovered alluvial gold in many places, but in too remote localities to be of any use.

The Tabjlet says, concerning Bishop Moran's health :—'ln answer to many in quities about the health of the Bishop of Dunedin, we regret that we cannot ann >unq * much improvement since the last attack prostrated h;m some weeks ago After a consultation held recently, his physicians, who found him in a very fesble coudjbion physically, recommended, in view of his avoiding exertion of every kind, that he should be relieved of all business in connection with the diocese. His lordship has appointed his secretary, the Very Rev. P. Lynch, St. Jcssph's Cathedral, administrator of the diocese and fully authorised him to transact all diocesan business.'

The Bay of Plenty Times thus describes a fish which has been forwarded to the Auckland Museum :—' The fish was 16in long and 4in deep, and the tack was perfectly smooth like polished oxidised silver, being a bluish black : the underside was white, and marked with little round black spots b;i!f an inch or ep, spa»>c, and with horny spikes about an eighth of an inch Ipng, The gills were bar«]y discern ible, being but minute slits, three-quarters of an inch loflg, j.uat in front of the root of the lateral fin, while tbe mouth was also small, being; when forced open, baselg i*s «oond as a shilling. Neither Europeans nor natives have been able to name the creature yet.'

A capital story is tojd by the Baihj, N'eiys of Masgagni and an organ grinder. Infuriated at the rapid rate at which his cl Intermezzo " was being performed on the instrument in question, the composer rushed into the street, and seizing the handle proceeded to grind the tune at the proper pace, explaining that he was the composer of it and ought to know. Whereon next day the grinder appeared with the placard, " Pupil of the celebrated Mas:»gni." Verdi was happier, though less economical, in his treatment of the organ-grinder nuisance a .few years back. He compounded with, all the performers in the neighbourhood where he was staying at so much a week, and warehoused their instruments in his own villa.

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Representations were made to-day to the Mayor of Dunedin and Mr Pinkerton M.H.R., that 250 unemployed were in Dunedin at present. Mr Fish promised to communica'e with the Minister of Public Works immediately.

A rather novel meeting has been arranged for to-morrow night. In con nection with a special children's meeting an auction sale will take place. Sev* ral " boys and girls " will be put up to public auction, and knocked down to the highest bidder. There will also be special eing ing by the children tttending the Sal vation Army.

The dwellinghouse of Mr T. B. Smith, Birkenhead, Auckland, was struck by a whirlwind yesterday. Part of the iron roof was carried fully two miles to sea ward. The front of the verandah was ripped off and lifted right over the house The other verandah was also lifted away. The family were afc dinner when it re curred None were injured.

The North Otago Daily Times says : — Over 6000 bales of wool were carted into Oamaru this season. This, we believe, is the largest number of bales carted in any season. Large quantities of grain were also carted in. All this means that che taxpayers of the colony have to main tain both roads and railways, while one should be able to do all the heavy work.

In connection with the correspondence which has recently appeared .in these columns regarding the institution of ambulance lectures in Ashburton, we are pleased to announce that the matter is now taking a practical form. 4. public meeting of Indies and gentlemen favourable to the movement will be held in the Borough Council chambers on Monday evening next, when His Worship the Mayor has kindly consented to preside. The secretary of the society for the colony has forwarded to Mr H. A. Mackay full information required in the formation of classes and the local .medical men are interesting themselves also ia the movement. A full attendance of all man and women who wieh to see lectures given in Ashburton is expected on Monday evening next.

At Auckland on Tuesday a number of carpenters, bricklayers and plasterers waited upon the Hon W. Jennings, M.L C, and asked him to represent to the Premier, who is also Minister for Public Work?, the desirability of getting the Auxiliary Aeylum, recently destroyed by fire, re-erected on the co-operative prin ciple. The* deputation represented about 100 men. The Premier replied yesterday as follows :—'The application to have the work done as suggested will receive the favourable consideration of the Govern ment, and I will bring the matter before my colleagues. Instructions have been given to have plans and specifications pre pared forthwith.' The European Mochas the following : —4 It will be remembered that a short

time ago Louis Bertrand, the man who was convicted many years ago, before the late Sir Alfred Stephen, for the murder of Kinder in Sydney, was liberated from prison on condition that he left the colony. It seems that his exile was only to be limited to the life of the late Chief Justice, who, of course, had a great voice in the convict's liberation. Bertrand came to London and, it is said, has o:>me into a competency through the death of some relatives since hle incarceration, and it is also said that he now proposes to return to Sydney. This is hardly likely, how ever, notwithstanding that he maintains his innocence of the charge for which he suffered 29 years' imprisonment, and that a good many people still believe in his innocence, He is now in Paris, living comfortably under an assumed name, and among people who have no idea whatever of his past.'

There was a large assemblage in the Oddfellows' Hall at the opening gathering for the season of Te Korero. la the course of an Introductory address, Mr W, Brock, president of the Club, stated that Te Korero had began with fifteen mem bers, but was now able to show a membership roll of 66. A musical and dramatic programme was gone through. In the first part songs were admirably given by Mrs McEwan, Miss Jones, Miss Davy, and Mr P. Williams; a duet by Mrs C. M. Brooke and Miss Jones; a violin solo by Miss Dickinson, and a rriano eolo by Mrs Bowman-Fox Miss Jones accompanied her songs on the zither, an instrument not often heard in Ashburton.

Encores ware the otder of th» day, giving ample evidence of the appreciation by the audience of the musical treats the programme contained. The second part comprised the presentation of the comedy "My Lord in Liveiy." The characters of the daughters of Sir George were taken by Masdames Crisp, Saundera, and Wright, and the pourtrajals were of a charactet that many professionals would have been proucl of. *' Spiggott" fell to the lot of Mr R. and an excellent presentment of an old time butler was the result. Mr S. Salek has been seen and heard before in Thespian trifles in Ash> bnrton, and was as breezy and happy as usual as " Opkins," the footman, while Mr H. Fooks was suitable aa "Lord Thirlmere,' and Master D., Friedlander as page. The piece was well presented indeed, and the fun was sustained from rise to fall of the curtain. A welcome cup of congou fortified the guests of Te Korero for the journey home through " flying cloud and frosty nighc."

Charge of Child Stealing

Auckland, May 21

It is stated tbac two Natives named Here maia Hiku and Eremihia were arrested be yond iOukohe on Monday by Constable Pihau Riwir, and charged with child steal ing. The prisoners were forwarded from Kawakawa per Clansman to Mongonui, where the offence was said to have been committed, on Tassd y evening, and the case will be dealt with by the Stipendiary Magistrate there. It appears that the two Natives in question had tyeeq on their rounds about Mongonui s, |ew months ago, and spent sppe lime with their relations. They took a fancy to a little Maori girl of eight years of age, and carried her away without the permission of the other Natives. After some time being spent acoiwing the country looking for the g\r\, and thinking she had been killed by; the hawks or wild pigs, it was. i<?yxr\A that the child was -with the Nativos, '

The Self-Confessed Murderer.

Auckland. May 21

In tho case of Samuel Eviaoft, vh<> is being detained in custody on his own confession of having been responsible for the d,6sth, of a young woman in .Notting ham, in 1883, some additional evidence has been collected by the police which goes a long way, to confirm what the prisoner has already confessed. This morning a gum-digger called upon In spec tor Hickson, and having said he knew something about the disappearance of the girl to whom Evison had referred, he was asked to make a written statemeut of what he knew. In this he asserts that he is a native of Worksop, Nottingham, and has known Samuel Evison since 1863. The latter, he says, waa always very reserved, and seldom spoke unless spoken to. B[e was working as a carpenter in Nottingham after serving his apprentice ship. The witness remembered having read in the papers, about June, 1832, that a girl was missing from the town of Nottingham, but he had not since heard whether her body Had been found. H« never heard any more about her. He also gaye some information about both his and the prisoner's people which will be of much use to the police in investigating the affair- 'l'he accused appears before the local Court tu-roorrgw morning.

The Winton Murder Case.

Invkkcargul, May 21 The inquest on the skeleton found in the garden at The Larches, East Winton, subse quent to the di covery of the two infant bodies, in connection with which Charles and Minnie Dean are charged with murder, was opened this afternoon.

Sergeant McDonnell, said that a number of mothers of children given to Mrs Dean about the time she received the one on whose body the inquest wa* being held, would require to be present and he asked for an adjournment. He had reason o believe that the mother of the deceased was now ia Dunedin, and she would have to appear. Evidence would be adduced ocsoeraing the disappearance of other children. The inquest was adjourned to June 5.

European and Other Foreign Items

Lomdoh, May 21 The personalty in the estate of the late Sir Robert Hamilton, ex Governor of Tasmania, was sworn at under £12,000, in which the widow is granted a life interest. Dr McGregor, M..P. for Inverness, has resigned his seat in the House of Commons owing to Sir William Harcourt refusing to faciliate a Bill for improving the position of the crofters. A ttolton lady has bequeathed the) sum of £32,000 each to the British and Foreign Bible Society, the Church Missionaiy Society, and the Church Pastoral Aid Society. Egan, who wai convicted of participation in dynamite outrages in Ireland, has been released from gaol. The Vacating Seats Committee hat decided that the eldest son of a peer on the death of his father is ineligible to hold aseatin the House of Com mons. This will probably govern the caso of Lord Belborn© (Viscount Wolmer). Bftfimua, May 20 The Catholics in Belgium have appealed to the Vatican to condemn the Christian Socialists, owing to their propagating a revolution likely to endanger the State. The Pope has summoned Abbe Dacus, the leader, to explain his action. Romb, May 20 The earthquake shocks were also felt at Bologna and Pisa. Washington, May 20 The Government is not willing that Canadian delegates should attend the Behring Sea Fishery Conference here in October next, and will only negotiate with Great Britain over sealing in Behring Sea. The Naval Board has decided on the compulsory retirement of Admiral Mead, of the United States Navy, who publicly declared that he regretted being compelled to remain inactive against the British during the letter's action at Oorinto, Nicaragua. The decision has been endorsed by Presi dent Cleveland.

WAR OFFICE COMMISSION

London, May 20 The Times suggests that the Com missiom to inquire infevthe adminis tration of the War Office should in | elude delegates of the great industries, i and that, in the event of his being in office, Lord Rosebery should pre side instead of the Duke of Devon shire.

THE AMERICAN INCOME TAX

Washington, Hay 21 The Supreme Court maintained the illegality of the income tax.

Five Judges opposed the income tax and four favoured it. The Court held that a direct tax on real estate and personal property could not be charged in accordance with tfce Con stitution. Mr Justice Harlan con sidered the decision would injure the authority of the Government in the emergency, relieve wealth, wickedly assault the people's right, and might cause a national disaster.

THE VANCOUVER LISE

Siimncy, Hay 21 Tke Postmaster-General has received a cablegram from the Vancouver agents of the Canadian mail steamers asking if he will allow the Warrimoo to call at Auckland on her return trip, to land the Hon; J. G. Ward. This is believed to be the thin edge of the wedge for getting the Canadian line of steamers to call regularly at New Zealand.

N.S.W. POLITICS.

Syhtoy. M»jr 21 In the Legislative VtwniMy the debate on Sir Henry Parkes* motion of censure was resumed. ! Mr Wise said the Government had not attempted to carry out their pledges. He generally agreed with their programme, but said there was no chance to carry it out. They were pledged to a land tax without exemp tion, but introduced a Bill which would take the burden off speculators and place it on the shoulders of pro ducers. May 22 It is expected a division will be taken tonight. The latest estimate of the strength of parties gives—Minis* terialists 85, Opposition 41, doubtful 5.

OBITUARY.

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Holloway's Pills and OiNtMCxT arc remedies which should invariably be taken by travellers in search of health, pleasure or busineaß. Many deleterious influences are constantly at work in foreign climes, tending to deteriorate the health; these and the altered conditions of life will entail on those who travel the necessity of carefully attend* ing to early symptoms of disease, and they will find the use of these remedies to be highly necessary, the action of the Pills beingpurifyingandstrengtheningand of great services in. cases of fever, ague, and all inflammatory diseases, whilst the Ointment is a sovereign cure in cases of piles, bad legs, bad breasts, wounds and ulcers. Holloway's ' remedies do not deteriorate by change of climate. One Box of Clarke's B 41 Pills is warran ted to cure all discharges from the Urinary Organs, in either sex (acquired or consli* tutional), Gravel and Pains in the Back. Quarranteed free from Mercury. Sold in Boxes 4s 6d each, by all Chemists and Pate*. Medicine Vendors thronghout the World Proprietors : The Lincoln and Midland i Cottntiks Drug Compady, Lincoln, KaglaiKt 1 Rheumatism.— Dr JR. Gordon's remedy nkvkk vails ia permanently oaring riieanm tisin, lumbago, sciatioa, gont»etc. one bottlf Svm relief. Price lOt, pott frw» J. Wi liyfcon, P,O, Boi 234, Doo«dU»,

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN: WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1895.



easiness Notices J bXcTtTm c s~ no money- no money- : :o: |"T is almost impossible (o give things away, but never mind, coma and try . G. J. NBILL I FOR : ORVPBIIV, tIiOTHIIV^, & BOOTS, i Make no error ; he is cheaper than any other in Canterbury. Dress Goods 4&d Double Width Dress Goods Is 6d now Is ' White Calico, Is lid dozen Double Bed white Twill Sheeting, 9£d ' FUnnallettes 2* lid doton Plaids, BJd and 6sd Towdls, 2W each Cretonne 3Ad BUnke'u BlankeU. Double Bed Colonial All Wcol Fl*nnel, white, grey, and pink, BUnketi 25i tfd, reduced to 18s 6d Bid Indies' and Children's Ulsters »nd Jackets Corsets, Corsets Millnery at rm own price Ladles Stockings 6d cloTthTng. Men's Tweed Suit, 18s 6d Colonial Heavy Tweed Suihs, 32s 6d, re- Men's Saddle Tweed Trousers, (all wool) duced to2ls 6d. 13, gj Men's Tweed Trousers, 6s lid Men's Tweed Orerceits with Ctpes, 18s 6d Boys' Suite, 3s Hd Boys Caps, 6d each Socks, Shirts, and Hats, at your own price bootsT"boots. The maker 0! oar Boots guarantees satisfaction, or he will replace them. Men's Bluchers, 4s lid Men's Balmorals,^ 6d Children's Strong Leather Boots from Women s Strong Leather Boots, 5s lid 3s lid, this Is no rubbish Women's Strap Shoes from 4s lid Women. Carpet Slippers, Is 3d. __. w—— a J~lSeill FRIED LAX D B B'S CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Agent for Yarmouth Oil Skins. WE ARE CA|S|H BUYERS OF Wheat, Oats, AND llarlcy, IN LARGE AND SMALL QUANTITIES' At Highest Market Rates. THARMERS will consider their interest in submittiog'Sauiples to us Jj before elsewhere. FRIEDLANDER ATO CO. FXJBTCHEB BROS. ARE SELLING r\ BAIN AND PEA FED BACON AT FACTORY PRICES. Finest Cured Hams ~. •-. 7£d per lb Finest Cured Bacon (palo or smoked) ... Ud per lb Finest Cured Rolled Bacon (Pale or Smoked) 6M per lb Finest Lard in Bladders ... ... ... M per lb Finest Lard in Sausage Bkius 6d per lb Sterling Factory Full Cream Cheese Gd per lb Fern Leaf Separator Butter Hd per lb Best Dairy Butter 9d per lb Prime Dairy Butter 7d & 8d per lb COFFEE. COFFEE. COFFEE. We are giving Special Attention to our coffees. The Berries are selected with the greatest care, freshly roasted to our order, and are ground on the premises daily and are only mixed with a very small per centage of chicory of the finest quality.' We cm confidently recommend it as superior to anything in the market. No 1 Coffee Finest Quality, Is Bel No 2 Coffee, Good Quality, Is 6d No 3 Coffee, Good Valne, Is Id Pure Coffee 2s Od Whole Roasted 2s Od KEROSENE. JO3ROSENF. KEROSENE. When you are requiring Kerosene it will be to your advantage to enquire our price before buying elsewhere. POTATOES — BEST BLUE DERWENTS, & Gd per Uag; 2 bags for (is Gd, Delivered within the beit& %gT NOTE ADDRESS, FLETCHER BROS., C^SH SUPPLY STORES, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. BACON, BAOOnT Grain and Pea! TIT ANTED KM OWN. - F. S fed at Factory prices. Finest *" Jeffries, leading Confectioner Smoked Pale Hams 7H per lb, Finest and Fruiterer of Ashburton, East Street, Nnoked Pale Sides mkT Rolls 6§i per lb. next; the Corner. Ice Creamp, Kresh * mest Factory Cheese 64 per lb. Note Fruits, Confectionery, Summer drinks of ar-dress—FtßTUHKii B.gw,, Oh Supply every d«scription. Ice at roftßO! l*bi® Stprts, A»hburtv,i rate*, Udiei Room ■ spedilty, XHoi*



OWN Make In Ladies 1 and Children's' Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina- ( fores; also a good assortment of Calicoes, (vtuslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings etc., at Mrs Alcorn's new shop, Baker's Buildings. WINTER. 152 Men's, Boys' and Youths' Tweed Overcoats, with Cape, to be cleared this season at 20 per cent under ordinary prices 69 Bays' nnd Youths Macfarlane Over coats, new shape, to be Sold at 12$ per cent lower than last season 28 Hoys' Double-breasted Reefers from 10s 9d WATERPROOF COATS. Our Coats are to be seen all over the, Country. SPECIAL. Ladies' Waterproof Cloaks made to measure ; all Sewn Seams. A SHBURTON "T> LANKETS, Large Double Bed Size, WINTER BOOTS. It will pay you to Buy your' BOOTS from the NEW ZEALAND' CLOTHING FACTORY. ALEX. HKNDRY, Manager. NEW WEDDING PRESENTS. CHOICE BIRTHDAY PRESENTS, AND PRESENTATION GOODS, AT S. SALEK'S, WATCHMAKER, and]! MANUFACTURING JEWELLER | EAST STREET. AT i'HIS JEWELLERY ESTAB »• LISHMENT IS TO BE SEEN THE LARGEST AND CHOICEST ;stock . j OF JEWELLERY & SILVER WARE Tn the District. -5 84



Wanted. 'A lie Withered Quince- May »4. MODEL~Yach(P OJubT ~ Spcond "h^t for Mr Murray's prize will b« sailed at; 11 a.m. on Friday, instead of Thursday. 5165 aUCTIOjS Sale of Children »•■ the £*- Salvation Army, Thursday Night. 5 168 SPECIAL Children's Singing at the 1^ Array. Thursday Night, commenc ! ing 8 o'clock. Coin collection at door. 5169 C CHOOL Book* —Geography—Stand •-^ ard Sixth, just arrived, 9J each. All Bchool bocks Christchurch prices Extra ordinary cheap Sale of Books still going on. J. Maksdkn. | OST, on Saturday, May 18, Black -■-* and Brindle Collie DO2; answers to the name of "Roger." Finder re warded on returning the same to J. Lewis, Ashburton. Any person found detaining same after this data will be prosecuted. 5 166 /LARSON AND GO'S Stocktaking Sale V*- Now on. Groceries, Ironmongery, Brushware, Glass and China, at very low prices for cash. 5 129 ORDERS for dyeing garments of every description left at McCallum's, Tancred Street, or Mrs Styles, Bar net t Street, near Brigade Station, will be attended to by John Graham, a dyer of forty years' experience. 5 155 /CHOICE PKUlT3,—Peaches, bananas^ V> granges, lemons and tomatoes, at H. A. Flower, Fruiter and Confectioner, East street. ALL persons owing Accounts to the late W. J. Hampton, furniture dealer of East street, are requested to pay same at once to Mrs Hampton, Burnett street. 5 25 WA NTBD- Everyone to visit our Large Show Room now replete with new styles for the season.—Mitchemi and Turner. "\7"OUNG Ladies' Journals for May, JL Weldon's Ladies' Journal for April. Children's Bazaar. New Books and Magazines now in.—H. M. Jones. WANTED Known —Great Bargains are now being given for Cash in all departments. - Before laying out your money for Drapery, Boots, etc. give us a call.—H. C. Segers, Melford House. VITANTED Known, that the crockery, * and earthenware business of the late W. J. Hair-pton, East street, will be carried on by Mrs Hampton in Burnett street-, opposite the Club. 5 24 WANTED Known—Lowest possible prices for Men's Knit Under clothing, Shirts, and Heavy Boots-— Mitchell and Turner. CHOICE New Season Fruit. Grapes, Peaches, Pines, Plums, Bananas, Apples, Apricots, and Tomatoes ; the bast in town.— Adams, Sounders' Buildings. 4 * / ANTED KNOWN~3The celebrated Yarmouth Oilskins can be ob tained at W. H Collier, "The Corner." "POTATOES, Potatoes. Finest Blue Jr Derwenfc Potatoes 3s 6J per bag or two baps for 61 6d. Delivered anywhere within the Belt, Finest Spparator Butter lid per IK—FLGTorfER Bros , Aahburton aLL Accounts Owing to Joseph £*- Taylor, East street, Ashbutton. ranet be paid on o»* bef ro Monday, May 23, or will be sued for withouc further notice. All goods will be sold for Cash Only from this dabe- 5 99 IXrAMTED KNOWN.-Warm carpet slippers for Winter wear,/girls 9d. 1-3, wt men's Is 9J.—W. H. Collier, 1 The Corner." CA.SH, CASH. Drapery, Boots, Cloth ing, etc. Now Goods just opened. Fiverythint? reduced for Cash, —H. C. Segers, Melfoid House. WANTED Known—Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the optical line at S. Saxbk's, Optician. NOTICE 1 Notice Sport for all Guns let out; on hire or sold on tims payments. Hiving a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description. Gun fittings in stock. Prices low.—J. W Haiidley, Ironmonger, etc BOY'S and Girls Own Annual, British Workman and Workwoman, Infant's Magazine, The Prize, Child's Companion, Ohildren's Friend, Little Dot, Family Friend, Band of Hope, Young England, and other New Books at Lowest Prices.— L. F. Anrrbwes and Co. 11 98 BANG! Bang i Bang ! My new sea. son's stock of Ammunition to hand Eley's, Kynock's and, Cluo Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads, Cases and all sporting materials of the first quality at J. W. Hartley's, Gun Emporium WANTED Known—That lam hod ing a Salffi at Reduced Prices for One Month. Come for Bargains. I have the advantage over imny in the trade for the simple reason that I have no partners to piy dividends to, r>r 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, don® at Once. —J. Moison, Boot Store, East strp.et, Ashburton. 5 138 r^HRISTMAS Presents, Choice Qrna \,J ments, Zithers and Jew's Harps, Balls and Dolls for everybody from Id each; Jointed Dolls for 6d, Sleeping Beauties Is, Chinese Conquerors 6d, Russian Embassies Is, Walking Men, Talking Dolls, &eot#h Greys, and Ennis killeu Dragoons all woiujarfully cheap at Mrs Aloorn's Ladies-' OndejrclQtlu'ng and ! Fancy Bazaar, Haveloclr *>,t,reet. WANTED Known—We are reducing the whole of our Drapery, Boots, Clothing, etc, For Cash, Sew Dresses, New Jackets, New Hata, etc, will all be reduced. —H. C. Sbgbkh, Melford House. ROBERT ALCORN has opened in Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards, Bennett's and the Kaiapoi $*lgs, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought ,4$ Afhburton, Also an assortment of Boot*. (" T*fS f Guns ! Guns !My new stock Jl of duns} nsfc to hand direct from j the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Leaders, Rifles, etc. In spection Umted. No old stock to select from at J. W, Hardley's bportmg Repository NOTICE.-^Suits axid &'ogte I J Garments made to measure. Fit and style with prices to suit the times. Largo purchase Heavy Kaiapoi Trousers and Knit Underclothing.—Mitchew. anp Turkeh. WANTED.— 1000 Men to look at the Cheap Drapery from Australia, at Melbourne prises. " The Blue House " is the place to get it, at the Corner of 1 jmftv, and dui.'t you forget it, 4 W