MAIL NOTICES.

The Letter Box will be cleared f«r the despatch of correspondence from Ashburton for the undermentioned paces as follows :— Burnham and Dunsandcl, daily 3,15 pm Chertscy and Rakaia, daily 630 am 315 pm 6 30 pm Chriatchurch and north, daily ■■•■•■ 6 30 am 3 15 pm and 6 30 pm and on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays ... ... at!o 30, am Promore and Selwyn, daily 6 30 pm JSiffelton, Wjllowby, daily ... 10 30 ft m kistnere, Tuesday, Thurs day, and Saturday ..... JlO #0 am Elgin, Wak»r.ui, and River side, daily .... .... 630 atji Seaview, Scah'eld, Kyl«, and XewUnda, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday . 680 am Oreenstreet, Winchmorc, and Forks, Tuesday, Thurs day, Saturday ... GoOatn Whcatetone, Waterton, Ash ton, Lougbcach, and /^lemington, daily ... 345 pm JCounfc fyotftevff Sprin^burn, JJa&hs^de, Alfo^d forest, , Sfcave'ey, daily .. ... 4 \n}} Mcthvew, 4aily ,•■.. ...3 pip? Oeraldine, and Orapi, 4^ly. • 12 $0 pm Oamaru, Dunedin, Waimate, and south, daily ... 12 80 pm Eiling, Rangitata, daily ... 10 30 am 1@ 30 pm Temuka, Timaru, daily, 10 30 am 12 and Tuesday, Thursday, 30 pm aM* Saturday 3 15 pm Xinwald, Wiwto*, 10 30 *m 12 daijy .. ... ... $jQpm And Tuesday, Thursday, " ' Mid Satjurday ... ... 3J5 pm Euapun» t Monday and Thurs day .- .... „. 4 pm..' MayKeld, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday ... 4 pm Lowoliffe, Monday, Wednes day, find Friaiy at 10 SO m

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1895.

•-"OMB (startling HtAtemen's are mp.dtt by a correspondent of the Financial News concerning the consign the tnent business. A discus consignment aion was proceeding about business, the annual report of the directors of M B. Foster and Sons, when the correspondent referred to wrote :—" The cirec-or who is interested in the Austra lian consignment business could, doubt lessly, initiate the Boaid and enlighten th« shareholder into the mysteries of consignment trading generally. It would be interesting to know how muoh of the loss of £30,000 was occasioned by con signmsnts sent out on behalf of the company* All, or a part % Consignment business in keenly-priced articles can never be conducted at a profin, for the simple reason that, the account bales returned are invariably under invoice price If the invoice price is cat very fine, and carries only a small margin of profit, this system of trading will wreck any business, as the most ignorant person c»n easily see. It is like the Bank of England parting with six sovereigns for a £5 note and expecting to survive ! Where consignment business" is successful is where the invoice price can be ' loaded' with very large profits. For instance, consignments are made on the account and rivk of suppliers of whiskies, brandies, wines, hams, bacon, etc. ; bub the invoice price is well ' loaded' first. Thus, a spirit costing the supplier, say, 2s per gallon, is invoiced to the person receiving same, perhaps, at 5s or 6s per gallon. Here is » profit of 3i or 4* per gallon at once The spirit is so * doctored' that even the critical taste of those consuming It may consider it well worth the money ! If an • aged' spirit of, >ay, 10 20, or 30 years ia required by the Eastern client, the same 2a spirit miy be 1 aged' to the pariod required in *s many seconds (thanks to the fertile brain of the chemist), and; 10s or 15a per ga'lon, or perhaps evan more, is charged to the Eastern consignee for the ' old matured, 1 etc. Here 89 or 13s per gallon profit is cleared at a stroke. The same process is acted on with wines As regard** hams and bacon, inferior qualities—cheap American and otherwise —are generally shipped as 'first-class English' produce, and prices 'loaded' accordingly. Here consignment business flourishes, and to the houses who receive these shipments, notwithstanding their account sales to the suppliers show losses under invoice price, the suppliers will always shfp as long as the sale ab-oad continues ; for there is invariably no loss to them, as the prices have been well 4 loaded.' Other goods than those enume rated are shipped on consignment sale by manufacturers, the majority of whom soon burn thoir fingers, and discontinue the practice Now, can the pri:e of bottled beers be ' loaded' to a like extent ? •Rome suppliers defend tho. consign ment pilicy on the ground that it is a means of advertising. But is i ? Look 1 at the stubborn facts. Instead of the supplier aroint <o the London agent of the Eastern hone and b«ing paid invoice value wh<m the goods were fh'pped,the foreign markets are flooied wi'h the sime goods on fuppHers 1 account, and s*les may be effected at any pric\ and when the goods cannot be easily d'tp^sed of ♦h»y are f« quentJy put up lo auction sale Then another shipment is ordered, and so on ad lib> I< this mode of procedure 1 k»ly to advertise and enhance the value of any name or brand ? Imagine an article bearing a first c'ass name being jobbed away at a rid'culous price. Would it not lessrn the value of Fame in the consumers' eyes 1 I think so. Had the mon y thus lo^t in forced selling been spent in judicious advertising, and a legi-imate demand created, although the business might not have followed rapidly and m*de irreat strides, nevertheless the repu'aHon of the na.no and brand would ro f have been deteriorated ; also, the full invoice value would have 1-een paid f-r in cash at time of shipment".' The following, writt n by an American visitor to England, will amu^e our goF flaying readers:—"l was inNOOKNT prepared to find the countty or tiOLi' gone golf-crazy, but I found instead a conditton b rder ing on goTfcmania. Once recovered from the initial shock, I found amusement in the awful solemn! y that enveloped the onlookers about the putting?-green, every mother's son of whom watched the holing out with bated breath. One, standing nex<° to me in the crowd, and whose pleasing face gave encouragement, while the frequency with which he had trod on my tops seemed tc m« to li ive established a suflicipnt entente cordiale between us, bestowed upon me,|when I asked why no one called (he number of strokes each player had taken. so we would sll know how they sto d, such a look of righteous horror as I am snre wou'd have caused any rufc an irrepressible American to wish the earth might open and swallow him But bring an American it simply in creased my thirst, for knowledge, and at -the next sally I upset him completely l>y asking why a player, who was execut ing the ** waggle" with all the deliberate nicety of one thoroughly appreciative of that important prelnde to the flight of the ball, did not hit it instead of wasting an much time and energy floa-i<hing hi* " stick *' above it. To have alluded with levity to one of fcha rudimentary functions of the game was appalling enough in all conscience, but to have called a club a stick was too much for my neighbour, and he of the aggressive feet mcved away from the tee with a pained expression clouding the open counteuance that had tempted my golfing innocance." Dit Pakkek, the well-known London divj.ie, Is reportfd to have said, "Kip- Ji-gisa relation of my what rudyabb wi*e, though he does kii'linu kno\vs. not know if;, 1' where upon the Pajl Mull Om'ile comes out with the fo'iowmg :— The secrets of tfye sea a^e his, the mystpries of Ind, Be knows minutely every way in which mankind has siuncd, He, has by heart be Ujhtshipa 'twixt the Goodwins and the Cape, The language of tho elephant, the ethics o f the ape: He knows the slang of Silver street» th horrors of Lahore, And how the nmn-saal breasts the waves that buffet Labrador; He kuows Samoan Stevenson, he knows the Yankee Twain, Tlie value o£ theosophy, of cheek, and Mr Game % He knows eVh %c gra^a( ion ,'twixt the General apd thje sub., The terms employed by Atfeins \vhen they sling him from a pub., He knows an Ekka pony's points, the leper s drear abode, The seamy side of Simla, tho flaring Mile End road ; Ke knows enough to annotate the liiblc verse by verse, An,d how to draw tbo ahckcls from the British yubljc's yutse j'" ; • jfjut, varied tlipugh lv« knowledge is, it has its limitation £ ' Altis! he doeeu't knpw bgi's pv I'ftfker'*

LOCAL AND GENRAL.

1 ♦ : .1 After Jane 24 the County Council will sue without further notice fofoutPtanding rates at d water charges The Oumaru Mail states hit the Go vernment havo Usued instru tions for the preparation of plans and specifications for the fir&t section of the Midland Railway from Jack son's Several of the dinners of Riverina are suffering from a mice plague. N-(thing is safe from t! eti unless- hungup ;even wta - ing apparel is eaten. Swinging bridgesof wire are hung be.ween trees, and h rse I feed, ec, is plactd on them for sifety. The steamer Ohinjj'u, which sai'edl from Sydney on Jane 6th for China and Jap in, ha 1 among* her cirgo 114 bales of wool. Her passenger li <t included four* teen Chinese, two being from New Zaa land and the remainder from New South Wales. One hundred and sixty applications have been received for the position of inspector of sheep at Falkland Island, applications for which were recently in vited by the New Znaland Government on behalf of the Imperial tiovornment. i No selection has been made. A.t the Police Court this morning— before Mr R, Alcorn J P.—a female first offender was charged with drunkenness, convicted, and discharged; and, on the application of Sergeant Moller, a summons was ordered to be issued to accused to show cause why a prohibition order should not be Issued. The Wanganui Herald reports that last week a locally-grown pine apple plant was to be seen in a shop window in that town. Ths foliage was strong and luxuriant, and tha large ripe pine apple which sur mounted the plant, demonstrated that the district is capable of producing this luscious fruit in perfection. Among the art treasures of the late Duch 88 of Montrose, who raced horses as "Mr Manton,' was a pearl necklace. It was recently sold for £11,5 0, which, in accordance with the terms of the will, will go to the poor of East London. Dm ing the last few years eighteen of the London hospitals have received £58.850 from Baron de Hirjch, who generously gives all his winnings on the turf to charity. The Tuapeka Times says—As a result of the late snowstorm, no loss than 500 miles of telegraphic lines were broken down throughout Otago, There were forty-three breaks between Lawrence and Milton. Yet such was the prompt and energetic manner in which the authorities set to work that no publis inconvenience worth upeaking of was experienced, the connection being completed in every dir ection within s remarkably short space of time. Sir Robert Lowe, who commanded the Chltral expedition, is one of the many soldiers who have brilliant reputations in India, th6ugh they are hardly known out of it. Sir Robert has been forty years in the East, and has taken patt in every campaign of importance. He was present at the seige of Delhi, at the second Sf ige of Lucknow and at several smaller frontier fuhts. He is at present major-general in charge of the Lucknow district. The Auckland City Council have agreed to the proposals of the English syndicate re running the city tramways by electri city and extending them to certain sub urbs. A proposal of the Gas Company to postpone a decision for six weeks until they had received further information concerning the gas tram motor in use in Germany, which was worked successfully, was not entertained. It is expressly agreed in the covenant that the syndicate are toobtaii no monolopy for lighting the city by electricity. Afc Sydney the Oflloial Assignee in the estate of Dr Piercy claimed £3366, the amount of the 6rat- prize in Tattersall's sweep, which Mrs Piercy (the wel -known actress, Miss Augusta Dargon) had drawn under the name«f E. Drake. Mr Justice Manning made an order that the lady should receive the money with costs against fche Official Assignee. He also found that the B»nk which refused to pay Mrs Piercy the amount of her win over the sweep should allow her interest at the rate of five per cent on the money from March 3 The Mayor of Wellington interviewed Hie Premier on Saturday wi h reference to the Local Bodies L->an Conversion Bill, proposed to be introduced by the (Govern ment noxt session, the oljjct of his Worship being to ascertain whether the Government would be willing to extend the f v »jjested period of thirty years. The Premier expressed his willingness to do no, but at the same time snggested that the Wellington Olty Council should obtain a Bill of its own. The Mayor said thac that course wou'cl probably be followed. An experiment In shipping honeycomb to London is being made by Mr Chambers the Government honey expert. For the purpose of transport a double box has been devinedffie inner being seperated from the outer box by springs to the number of eight, of which two are at the bottom, two at the top, and four round the sides at the Inner box. The effect of this arrangement is that any jilting to which the package is exposed will not communi cate any violent shock to the contents, but only a gentle swaying. The inside box will hold two di z ;n sections of honey comb. A snifiH boy between seven and eight years of age was called as a witnosa in the Wellington Supreme Court last week, and the question arose as to whether or not he ought to bt) sworn. It was suggested that the judge should aek if he knew where he would go to if he told a lie. Mr Justine Richmond said he was not going to do that. The Legislature, he was glad to s*y, had done away with the necessity of swearing very young children, and he did not think it accessary to administer the oath in this casp. The youngster gave his evidence very intelligently, and evaded all the pitfalls of cross-examina tion. A funeral ceremony of a novel character has been celebrated in a vtlliage near Amiens The deceased was passionately fond of card playing, and during the last few years of his life did little else. By the terms of his will a p»ck of cards was placed in his cflion, which* was borne to the grave by the four best card players In the district. While on the road to the eeinetry a hale was made at the hotel in which the dead man generally played, and the trourners h*q[ a game of picquet. Everything being thus cam d out eipefcly as the deceased had directed, all those who took part in this strange proceeding received a certain sum of money put of the estate. The Japanese residents at Thursday Island held a peace commemoration on May 85. It began at seven o'clock in the morning, and photographs for presenta tion to the Mikado were taken. A pro cession of over 200 Japanese paraded the town, headed by a band, throwing rioe and cake and distributing fruit. Daring the afternoon the demonstrators called at the Qiietta Church, where prayers were rfiered by the Rev. Mr Woods. The Japanese next visited the Government Resident, who aidressed them, and then called on the principal residents. Ihe Japanese gave three cheers for Queen Victoria ; and the Government Resident called for cheers for the M kado. The demonstration Included representations of the conference of the delegates of Japan and China making the terms of peace, and the shooting c-f Li Hung Chang, Viceroy of P.echili. The Japanese were lavish fn the distribution of food and refreshments, and nearly all ilp residents of the JolUnd partoofc of tj»eir ho»pU*!tjbjr.

On June 22 Mr Jhn Marsdun. jun , will open a book and stationery shop next to Mr S. S^lek's. We wish him every success in his new undt-rtaking W. Kelly, twenty-four years, un married, a letter s >rter, and boo of the Uze Pilot Kfliy, broke bis neck on Saturday evening through falling down a narrow flight of steps in rear of the p<)st < ffice, Dunedin The s' eps were wet, and it is conjee: ur?d he slipped. At the last meeting of the South Fakaia Road Board a petition was received frcm h number of settlers in the Rabu* New town Village Settlement, asking that the Board would take steps to have the name changed to Ccsterville, on the ground that there were many places in New Zealand called village settlements, and a great many Newtowns. This would make sure of a clear postal address, and also keep in memory a gentleman who had always interested himself on behalf of the settlers. The Board agreed that the request waa a reasonable one, and recommended the change to be nude as requested. The Under-Secretary for Education ha* replied to the request of the Women* Democratic Union that both parents of school childran should be allowed to vote in School Committee elections, and to be elected to Committees. He svya :— 'The Vet already provides that if a school child's father is dead or absent from the colony tha child'sguardian, without distinction of sex, may vote at School Committee elections, and is eligible to become a member of Com mittee. The Minister desires me to say that he does not think it likely that any amendment of the Act to make both parents electors and eligible will be carried during the coming session, as Parliament is not as a rule disposed to tolerate more than a certain amount of legislation relating to education, and several other important education questions will have to be dealt with this year.' On Friday evening, at the Library Hall, Waimate, a meeting of village settlers was eld. It was well attended, and there also were present Hon. Major Steward an<i Mr Duncan, members for Waitakiand Oamaru respectively. The chair was taken by his Worship the Mayor. Mr A. Walker stated thai the member for the district-, together with Mr George Miller, Mr J E. MoNamara, and himself had that day visited the settlement, and that he had valued tne improvements and found that the village settlers were paying 27s per acre, while a latgd estate near at hand waa only paying Is 6d per acre by way of taxes. Such a state of things was unfair, and he considered should be adjusted. All the settlers were paying too high rents. Mr Beilly said he could int pos3ibly p*y his rent and 203 in the £ as things were now. Another settler Bta.ed he had lost £70 on his first ciop, £40 on the second, and on the last crop he was in a worse position still. Maj or Steward who had that day been all over the holdings, thought the rents were tco high, and the only way to remedy thii was to get a Fair Rent Bill paused In the meantime he would ask the Minister to hold over th j question of eviction until the Fair Rent Bill had come before the House. The settlors were the right sort, and tne Go vernment should support them. Mr Duncan said there was no fear of the Government putting them out so long as they were doing their best, but they had not th:s power to reduce the rents. It was a very large question, and concerned the settlers of the colony as a whole. He thought the only way out of the difficulty was to get a Fair Rent Bill passed. Holloway's Pills and Ointment ar particularly recommended to persons who have to pass their lives in confined ar.d crowded places; hundreds of thousands of our felloty creaturea toil from morning until evening in factories and workshops to the detriment of their health, the deterioration of the race. They suffer in consequence from indigestion, flatulence, and want of appetite, and these complaints, if neglected, bring about nervousness and failure of the vital powers. Jlolloway'a remedies o&n be used by such sufferers to their very great advantage, as they are mild in action, and certain in their effect*. No one need there fore lose a day's work when using them, a matter of consequence to those whose daily bread depends on daily toil.

THE WEATHER.

.»__.—__ , ■ ALFORD STATION. The following is the Meteorological report for the week ending June 14, 1895 :—

Fire-Eaters.

The fire-eaters who are now exhibit ing in the hall of the Olympia, Paris, excel, according to La Nature, any thing of the kind that has been seen up to the present. They not only swallow flames, but handle fire, and cause it to Hash from their fingers. These fire-eaters are two young Ameri cans who have cultivated physics and electricity considerably. When they perform their experiments, they are clad in a tight-fitting costume of a red colour, which represents that of the demons of fairy scenes, The stage upon which they appear remains but dimly lighted during the entire (irae of their presence thereon At , the back of it there is a piece of furniture that resembles an office desk seen f rom the rear, but no detail of this object is distinguishable. The demons go be hind it, and seem to make some pre parations with their hands, and th°n they come to the front of the stage and cause very thin, but brilliant, flames to dirt irom their fingers. Bringing these flames near their mouths, they seem to swallow them, and then extinguish them between their teeth. When they touch each other's, hands a crackling is heard, and long fl-imes dart forth for a few few seconds from the tips of their fingers, which they continuously move. Jn a subsequent experiment, without putting anything in their mout)p, they blow with energy and a brilliant n*>me makes its exit between their lips. They shoot forth a j"t of flan)O which la*tg for a considerable tinip. Whilst these singular phenomena are occurring, ♦.■he spectators absolutely smell no odour. It is probable that Mip. combustion Is due to a very vp'atiie essence and this the lire-eaters have premised to reveal after the lapse of a certain time.

FEW CONNOISSEURS

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CRICKET.

Lour on, June 15 Owing to the recent fine weather some enormous scores at ciicket have been re corded, and alre dy tint s« ton fifty ctn turies have been registered in nrat-c'ass matches Dr W. G. Grace knocked up 125 against Kent, thus making hii fifth century this season. For Middlesex R. S. Lucaa made 185, and T. C- OMlritn 202 againet Sussex. Ahel for Yorkshire scored 157 agam Lancashire. The Dai'y Tdegmph Grace fund now amounts ti 21,000 snil lings. Baron Roths child subscribed 1000 shillings. The Duke of Cunhridga, the Marquis of Salisbury, and Mr J. Chamberlain also subscribed freely, and there is a net wo«k of collector! in the chief centres throughout the country

FOOTBALL.

. ■■ ♦— The Cup match Ashburtou v Waimate, wasplayd on rhe Timaru Athletic grounds on Sa urday afternoon, and resulted in a draw, both sides obtaining a try The weather vm drlaz'y, and the crowd almost entirely under water, which made the game simply a mad scramble. Not withstanding the weather a goodly number of spectators turned up to witness the game, fa the first spell,, which mi pretty even—Waimate showing up in tha loose rushes—Abhburton score i their try. Bagast (who played as a substitute for % man short) being the fortunate poaeesser. Waimate had much the best of the second ■pell, during which they obtained a try, scored by Baxter, and kept their op porents defending almost Urn whole time, several force-down* being noted. On the whole Waimate had the beat of the game. and hard lnck in many inatanoea. The Kama was played in good ■pint, %nd the onlookers were treated to plenty of fan and amusement, as was apparent by thn roars of laughter that greeted the player* when a scrum Was formed and finished with several standing on their heads In pools of water. Mr J. Gillesple, of femuka, was referee, and his decision! were not disputed.

CORRESPONDENCE.

W« do not hold oaneivea rasponsiole f * Urn osuuoni wmoMd by our comspowkutc)

SUNDAY CONCERTS.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—Can you inform aw, and your readers generally, through the medium of your valuable journal, if the^e is any law dealing with the question of Sunday enter* tainments, concerts, lectures, etc, when they are given simply for moaey making purposes on behalf of the promoter*. I noticed on a hand-bill circulated in the town on Saturday that the Owen Da vies' Company would give a sacred reoital on Sunday evening at the Oddfellows' HaW-admiwioi by Bilver coin, but " patrons to the front seats are requested to contribute not less thani 2* and to back seats Is." If this is not Sunday trading |will you tell me what it is 1 Most business people have to be content to do business six days in the week, but those Sunday concert promoters want to ply their calling seven nights in the week. lam quite aware that the recitai of sacred music, well rendered, may he as much or perhaps more a means of grace than some religious services t •nd if they were given for some benevolent} or charitable purpose I would heartily anpnort sacred concerts given on the sabbath, if given at such times as would not clash with the usual hours during which church services are held. I look upon the concert announced for last Sunday evening and sach similar entertainments as an audacieue attempt on the part; of the promoter* to use the sabbath as a means to further their own fc.fish unnecessary ends.—l am, etc., 2,

A WRINKLE.

TO THE EDITOR. IKi.— As no doubt many of your readers— being in a similar positiou to the writer, in having to make their kitchen their parlour, and sit in cold weather by the range—have found, as I have, that a range makes a bad register or open fire place. I beg space in your valuable columns to describe a simple contrivance for improving a range for the above purpose. Take an ordinary oil dram —a kerosene tin will do, bub U not so good, being too short—cot oat bath end*, and slit up one side; then pull apart the edges of the slit until it is twelve or more inches between them. This makes a sort of funnel open at both ends and one side. The movable plate being removed, the funnel will be Bet on end over the fire place, the open tide to the front. The fire dampen shonld be closed, and the top damper opened. The fire may now be made up above the top of the range if desired, and logs may be put on. The current of hot air being confined by the funnel, there will be draught enough to keep the fire going well, and the chimney will not smoke—l am, etc-» ' Fibeside*

A Curious Case.

two lousct ADviiTrmWi Lyttclton Times. About half-past nine o'clock on Sunday night, two boys, brothers, named Andrews. aged respectively thirteen and a half ana eleven years of age, were brought to the Christchurch police station by a lady who found them in the Catholic Pro-Cathedral. Barbadoes Street. They stated that they had come from Rakaia, that their father a laborer, had died eight or nine months ago and that their stepmother had sent them away on Saturday morning, telling them to look for work, as rhe was unable to keep them. They said tbat they knew she bad no money, and £hat there was do food in the house when they left. She had, they stated, tried to. earn money by taking in washing, but had not been able to. get much to do. The two little fellows stated that they bad called in at all the farms on the road from their uottage to €hristchurch, a distance, they thought, of about twenty-six miles, and had been unable to get work, but had a couple of meals given to them on Saturday, On the night of that day they slept in a haystack j and yesterday they tramped into Christchurch, which they'reached about noou They called in at teveral places during the morning, and tried to obtain work, but did not ask for food, and oonse> quently got nothing to eat all day. After reaching town they walked about the streets for some hours, and then sab down to rest on the Madras Street footbridge over the railway. Soon afterwards they went to wards the Pro-Cathedral, and some boys going there took the young wanderers in with them. They remained till the close of the seivice, and ac they were sheltering them-elves from the rain in the porch, a lady saw them, and ask*d them what they were doing there. On hearing their story she took them to the police etition. where she off ere 1 to fiud them some food if they could not be accommoda'cl. The watch-bouse keeper, Constable Bririgmtn, took them to 1 the kitchen, where they were given a good meal, and they were afterwards made as comforta }c as possible for th<j night pending the iocmires \yhich would be madp ne^t day, ihey We email but he*lthyl«qkirig and intelligent; youngsters, in good condition, and r»')h wearing a tolerably good suit of do rps and I qtts, but they had ad ovep« coats, an! siid that they suffered a good deal from the cold on their tramp. It i* conjecture 1 that they misunderstood the direct ii m given them by their stepmother, who.it appears, had not been unkind to (hem, and who, probably, did net intend them to undertake anything like a tramp into Christchurch.

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ttusmess Notices BAD TIMERS" tvO MONEY. NO MONEY f Tig Klmcat impossible to give things &vr*y, but never mind, comi and try G. J. NEILJL FOR I>K tI»EKY, CIjOTHINft, & BOOTS Make no error ; he is cheaper than any other in Canterbury. ———^——— ~*k. v mm Goods 4£i Double Width Dress Goods Is 61 now 1b Vhita Calico, U lid d< zm Double Bed white Twill Sheeting, 9&d fl*nneltett3B 2* lid doaen Plaids, Bsd and 6s<l fowels, 2ii each Oretonne Shi Blankets, Bankets. Double Bed Colonial All Wcol Flannel, white, grey, and pink, Blankets 25a 6d, reduced to l&j 6d B|d Ladies' and Children's Ulsters and Jackets Corset*,. Corsets Millnery at ynar own price Ladies Stockings 6d oloThTng. Men* T«i«d Suit, 18a 6J . ColonUlHeavy Tweed Suits, 329 Bi t re- Men't Saddle Tweed Trousers, (all wool) duced to 21s 6d. 13*61 Men's Tweed Trousers, 6s lid Jen'« Tweed Oerceits with C»pes, 18j 6d Boys 9 Suits, 3* lid tJoy»<3aps, 61 each Bocks, Shirts, and Hats, at your own price BOOTST^BOOTS. The maker of our Boots guarantees satisfaction, or he will replace them. N KILL'S FOR BOOTS. Men's Bluchers, 4t lid Men's Balmoral-, 7<* 6d Children's Strong Leather Boots from Women's Strong Leather Boot*, 5/1 Id 3i lid, this Is no rubbish Women's Strap Shoes from 4* lid Women's Carpet Slippers, Is 3d. a J~n ITI l FBIBBLAKJDBB'S CORNER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Agent for Yarmouth Oil Skins. FLETCHER BROS. HAVE just received another consignment of HUDSON WATER BISCUIT in 41b Tins. This is really without a doubt a splendid line. The Biscuits «re ninch fresker and not broken as they are when you get them in the large tins. We have also in Stock and to arrive, WBIGGUEM CELEBIUTED BISCUITS, In 2lb boxes in the following varieties :— PAIUS WIHEB OSWEOO GARIBALDI AI3ERNI2THY Ei)lN TA SULTANAS ARROWROOT, Ac, *c. CONPECriONERY. CONFECTIONERY ia selling afc low prices now. but we are selling at Lower Rate* thin anyone in Ashburton. We arc clearing out a line of Terry's Pastilles (English), at a great reduction ; also a splendid lob of Masks, Chocolate Crearcs, etc. Try our Sco!c!i Mixtures and Conversations at h*lf the price the Confectioners charge. We Uuve in hand and to arrive.largo Stocks of ENGLISH AND CJLONIIL CANDLES. : 50 boxes Nationwl Candles" , 50 boxes London Wax 50 boxes L">nd »n Sperm 25 boxes Cosmopolitan Sperm -■'■-' 2-3 box >s Vistas Paraffin 15 boxes Flu led Parafiiti 100 boxes Premier Candle? 50 fc'lectric Stearin** :o: t Remember, if we do not advertise prices, we are still sullii g aU Groceries, etc., at the Lowest Possible Pricc3. We shoul 1 be very much obliged if those of our Customers who can get in town during the week to get their Groceries would do so, as wo cannot serve tlifin and do them justice when <ye are so very busy on a Saturday. We can . .quite understand how unpleasant and annoying it must be to have to wait such » long "time for thtir turn, and can quite sympathise with them. 19* NOTE ADDRESS FLETCHER BROS, CASH SUPPLY STORES, .ASHBURTON cv, CFIRISTOHURGII. KMAPOI HOJSE, THE GEE AT SALE NOW ON. A M O N tt O T HER I T E M ,5 - WHITB HONKY O.)MB QUILTS, & JKI WHITI-3 HONEY COMTJ QUILTS, Vvll Size, 4-s 6J WHITK HOXEY COMB QUILTS, Doutjlk, 4s lid WHITK HONEY COMB QUILTS, Extra Doujile, 5j 6J OREWDSOJf CALICO, 33, 3s 01 Box n CRIBTVD3ON CAIIOO, S6, 43 10^1 Doz:n LFNOL'UM, From 3s 9J CAR PUTS, Finn B^l AND MANY UTHKII IMPURI'ANI' LINKS THAT CANNOT BE ENUMERATED. M ITCH ELL AND TUBSKB, TANCtIKD STllliET.



Wanted. "VOUJSG Lady desires private lessons ■*■ in Tennis. Skat** particulars ai d terms to A.8.C., Pi so Qfli.e, Ashburton 6 113 WANTRD— A Strong Active Lad 10 Milk Cow, attend Horse, fend make himself generally useful. Apply A Orr, Efts- Belt. 6 116 WANTED Known—A cordial reception and free inspection through the whole of our extensive Premises. Kveiy article sold a* sd vertised prices—Mitchell & Turner. BOOKS and •Stationery ; opening June 22, 1895 Papers, Magazines, Books, Stationery, ard School Bojks at moderate prices.—J. Marsden junior, East Street, Ahh burton. 6 112 CASH, CASH. Drapery, Boots, Cloth , ing, etc. New Goods just opened. Everything reduced for Cash. —H. G. ! Segers, Melford House. M.I j 'pHE BEST is the Cheapest. "Even *■ ing Star " Kerosene is the best. To j be obtained from Carson and Co. I /CHOICE New Season Fruit. Grapes, *<J Peaches, Pines, Plums, Bananas, Apples, Apricots, and Tomatoes ; the best in town.— a dams, Sumdera' Buildings pARSON AND COYS Stocktaking Sale V^ Now on. Groceries, Ironmongery, Brushware, Glass and China, at very low prices for cash. 5 129 rpRY FLETCHER BROS, for Flour, _1_ Bran, Sharps, Potatoes, Etc., at lowest prices in town ; quality combined. —Cash Supply Stores, Ai-hburton. iX7 ANTED Known—l have good v" Bluchers, only 4* lid.—Mellor's Zsalandia B >ot Store. rpEA, TEA, TEA. If you are wanting _L a Box of really first class Tea, aba low price, try FiETCHeE Bros All well known brands of Tea kept in stock.— Oash Supply Stores, Ashburton. WANTED Known-Football Boots, sure goal kickers; they never fail—Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. OUR Premises will be Closed on Thursday next, all day, to enable us to re-mark ready for Wale on Friday morning. As the above is a new departure with our ti m we are confident a close inspection of qualities and prices will prove the sincerity of our announcement* '•n Friday morning, — Mitchell and Turner, 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 price for all our new Winter Goods, and almost any price older slock. —Mitchell and Turner. OCi fidCl BUSINESS Envelopes. ««rV/,\/V/U 4g per 1000. cash, to J clear. Five quire packets of Cream La;d Note-paper at '91 packet.—H M Jones 4 / ANTED Known — Mellor's Zea * landia B >ot Store Is the Cheapest Store for Boots and Shoes. \ AN TED KNOWN. -The celebrated Yarmouth Oilskins can be ob tained at W. H Co Her, "The Copier." VITANTED Known—Bargains to be ** had ev^ry dy at Mellor's Ze • andia Boot Store. VyAN UKD Known — Mrs Hoopek * (monthly nurse) is open to acccpr rtncantments. Apply, by 1 otter, to Mrs Hooper, Alford Forest Ro*d. Ashhurton. 11*131 WANTED.— 1000 Men to look at the Clrap Drapery from Australia. *t Melbourne prises. *' The Blue Flouse " i*h the pl>-ce to get it, at the Corner *f \rcado, and do..' f. you forget it. 4 240 OWN Make In Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ; also a good as vortmpnt of Calicoes, Vfuslins, Fhnnalettcp, Trimming", etc., at Mrs Alcorn's new shop, B ker's Puildinga. WANTED Known-The T^rgest and Best shop for Eve u'ne Shws in Aahburton.—Mellor's Zetlandia Boot Store, YT7 ANTED -Everyone to call at VV Mellor's and get hia price. No one asked to buy |XfANTED Known-Mothers, be wise » and buy your school boots at Mellor's Zifthvidia Boot Store. WANTED Known—Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything In the optical Hue at S. Click's, Optician, WANTED Known—Ladies L^s'ing Slippers only 2s lid—U*u»l price, 4s 6d.-~Melloi's Zealandia Boot Store iTTANTED' Known—Sn^lTTro^ V* "and Quick Returns.—Meliou's Zealandia Boot Store. . : i NOTICE I Notice Sport for all Guns let out on hire or sold on tims payments. Having a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake to repair Guns of any description. Gun fittings in stock. Prices low.— T, W. Hardley, Ironmoneer, etc WAITED Known—Ten per cent under Chrtstchurch prices at Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. SPFCIAL NOTICE,—Suits aad Single Garments made to measure. Fit and slyle with prices to suit the times. L»rgro purchase Hfavy K-iiapoi Trousers aad Knit Underafothing.—Mitchell and Turne". /71 UNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock Kj of Gunsj ust to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breeah L aders, Rifles, etc In spectloo invited. No oW stock to select from at ./. W. Hajrdlev's Sporting tiori^aitory I*7 ANTED Known — Great Bargains ** are now being given for Ca-h in all departments. Befcre laying 001 your money for Drapery, Bootp, etc . give us a call.—H. C. Segehs, Me!f >rd House- BANG ! Bang f Bang ! My new sea son's stock of Ammunition to hand Elcy's, Kynock's and, (Dtvo Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wads. (Gases and a'l sporting material of the first at J. W. Hartley's. Gun Emponnm WANTED KNOWN. — F. S Jewries, leading Confectioner and I'ruiUTffr of Ashburton, East Street, next the Gocftep. Ice Cream?, Fresh Kruiiis, Confeotionerjf. Summer drinks of every d«scripti'»n. See reasonable ratßs Ladtfi; Room a spedaJty. J*ls3 Presents, Choice Orna- V J ments, Zithers and Jew's Harps, Balis and Dolls for everybody from Id each; Jointed Dolls for 61, Sleeping Realities Is. Chinese Conquerors 6d, Rusaiin Embassies la. Walking Men, Talking Dolls, Scotch Greys, and Enni.s killcn Draj?<wtts all wonderful'y cheap at Mrs Alooun's Ladiet.' Underclothing and i'uicy Gas»ar, HivolocV 4>mb*



I Wanted I iy ANTED Known-Mei/a and Boyt.' Clothing and U ndei clothing, Boot a and Shoes, Rugs and Rianketß, at p*rtl cularly low ra*es—Mitchell A Turner. _ : \ i ANTED Kn.,wa-Grand resuhs, 1 VV ourcmh sa'es on Saturday last were the largest in our 25 veaiV experi ence. Practical evidei cc that; our eff irts are appreciated—Mitchell & Tub nek \\f AKTKP Known-We are reducing V* the whole of our Drapery, Boots Clothing, etc, For C»eh. New DreeerH, New Jackets, New Kate, etc , will all be reduced —H. 0. Segehs. Melford House. DOY'S and Girls Own Annual, British ■-* Workman and Workwoman, Infant's Magnrine, The Prize, Child's Companion, flhildren's Friend, Little Dot, Family Friend, Band of Hope, Young England, and other New Books at Lowest Prices.—• L. F. Andrewes and Co. 11 98 ROBERT ALCORN has opened n Baker's Buildings, next the Court* house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards, Bennett's and the Kaiapoi Sales, the cheapest lot of goods ever brooght to Ashborton, Also an assortment of Boots. il/ ANTED Known-Just arrive ** from Melbourne for the Blub House 100 Men's Suits, 17s 6d ; 10 dozen Felt H*ts, Is lid ; Men's Heavy Boots, 9a lid {worth 15s) ; a line of Flannelette, 3s lid dozan; Melbourne Millinery at Melbourne Cost. Everything at Mel*' bourne prices,—The Blub House, Arcade Corner, Tancred street. 6 49 fyA^ED KNOWN.-Warm carpet ** slippers for Winter wear, girls 9d, Is, woman's Is 9j.—W. H. Collier, • The Corner." Vy ANTED, Everybody to try a pair of " House Slippers, only Is. Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. CAOLJ> BROOCHES AND BAWCMbBS. JUST RECEIVED TWTEW AND CHOICE DESIGNS- To be seen at the JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT OF S. S A L E K. WATCHMAKER ANDJ JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ashburt;on. t<sr lut-ipuctiuu luvite<l, CALL AT THE I (VTEW r/EAUND Hew riLOTHIKG CIACrORY V'LOTHJNG *- ACIORY AND GET A REAL GOOD; WATEEPKOOF COAT, GUARANTEED KAIN-PRO )F. OUll BOOTS ARE THE BEST VALUE IN ASHBURTON. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager.



MR JOHN R. PROCTER, j OCULIST'S OPIICIAN, of High Street, Chris church, CM? ILL be in Ashbnrfcon, on SATUR DAY, June 22 only, an^ may b consulted npstai-s . vor H. H. Jones Stationer. East Street. 6 72