FIRE ALARMS.

Allenton -. one toll Borough, north of railway ..„ two tolls Borough, south of railway ... three tolls Hampstead ... four tolls

MAIL NOTICES.

Daily mail services have been established to Elgin, Wakanui, Riverside, Flemington, Eiffelton, and Willowby, Mails for Mayfield will m future be despatched on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Fridays. The Longbeach line of mails will hence forth close at 3.45 p.m.

DEATH.

Ashton,—On Januaty 2, Clara Isabella. daughter of James and Harriett Asht«n" Ashburton Forks, Aged four months

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1895 1894

The centary draws parlously near to its close, and elderly peopb who m their early manhood saw the stirring times before and during the Crimean, Indian, American, and Franco-German wars are made solemnly aware of the rapid course of time. The year has not been marked by anything particularly eventful. Among the events of the year m the political world at Home, perhaps the moat noteworthy is the retirement from the arena of Imperial politics of the most remarkable man of his time. It is not altogether retire ment—not the retirement that means complete disappearance from the scene, but it is the reaching of that point m life which Shakespeare so clearly pictured m those immortal words of his—•' Superfluous lags the veteran on the stage." It is the last flicker of the candle before the spark of light that clings to it dies m final extinction. The Grand Old Man has been one of the brightest stars the nineteenth cen tury has produced, but the time must be near now when, m sober and re gretful seriousness, we will have to use of him the.striking words which Byron's genius prompted him to say m his celebrated scoffing satire, "Another star gos,e put." His resignation of the reins of powsjp terminated a phenomenally long and worthy carepr m political life. Of Moses the J?ook s#y.s his eye was not d^nrv, nor his natural fotce abated, fhjs pan jhardly ibe said of M> Glad stQn&j f.QV though his k a phenomena^ robust old age^ and he exhibits but little? ai^a ot decay, being indeed £ar stronger*, and mof? Wealthy than many men m Parliament wit-h ha>\t a century lesg of life and hard work to their credit, yet an aftection that dimmed those clear, eyes of his was the immediate cause o\ his retirement. But there is a lessor* m his retirement which the lightest &n4 jth/3 most brilliant of earth may note. It is m>W nearly a year since he dropped liis mantle #pss the younger man who no,w heads the $oyeppjjifpnt f zud now as a New Year begins onei caanofc help noting the (fact that 1,116; great car of #<**© h*s jsoye,d on, and' seems to fiave felt his loss jfrut little.! It will be centuries feefo-re hjls $aoi#! can die out altogether ir&va %c ,yrit £ng« of political and historical acrib^s, if it be not one to which deafchle^sJ fame will attach, but at the same titney since he left the high position he held m the manangement of the affairs of the nation, but little has been heard of fcisa, .ejcept m connection with literary pursuits. He still works at the con-

occasionally we read m the magazines articles from his pen. One of his more recent was on the subject of Mrs Besant whose mental structure was delicately dissected by the Grand Old Man's wonderful pen. Lord Rosebery has become Prime Minister and leader of the Lioeral party, and signalised his accession to office by winning the Derby. In racing circles this fact made him a far greater man lin their eyes than h's winning the highest position under the Crown. The new Premier has not yet done anything since he took the foremost seat on the car of state that can be called a blunder. His utterances m regard to the New Zealand Govern ment and its offer to administer Samoa were hardly evidence of the colonial knowledge one expects a Premier of Great Britain to exhibit. There were those who thought that a higher claim to the Premiership rested with Sir William Vernon Karcourt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, who had led the Liberals m the House of Commons with an ability that was as much admired by the Liberals as by the Conservatives, and envied by the latter as it was rejoiced mby the former. Ir was a fine feature of S»r William's conduct that, when finding the acces sion to office of Lord Rosebery was more acceptable m high places than his own would have been, he magnani mously stood aside and made way for the younger man. Sir William's Budget for the year was most remark able for the changes it proposed m the death dues, which, were mads to very considerably affect colonial people. The session of the Imperial Parliament was not marked by anything very eventful, and no further effort was made to wresth with that question so dear to the hearts of Irishmen—Home Rule. The Lords bad been obdurate m regard to the Home Rule Bill, a»d for the time being had placed an effectual barrier m its way. After Parliament rose Lord Rosebery spoke to several large audiences, and m the course of tho<ie addresses spoke m very threatening tones of his intentions with regard to the House of Lords itself. But his challenge to that august body does not appear to have very greatly disturbed the equanimity of Lord Salisbury, who is the head and front of the Conservative party, as well as the moving spirit of the House of Lords itself. Mr Mundella, the head of the Board of Trade s who was implicated to some extent m the disaster that befel the Loan and Mer cantile Agency Company, resigned his place m the Ministry m consequence of the strictures made upon the mis management of the Company's business by the directorate of which Mr Mun della had been a member. The wars of the year were those conducted against Lo Bengula and his Matabele, which closed early m the year by the subjugation of Lo Ben, and his subse quent death; and the China-Japan conflict, which is still raging, and m which Japan has been so unexpectedly successful. France is engaging m an expedition which will probably end m the annexation of Madagascar, and the Dutch have had some trouble with a portion of their Javanese sub jects, while some of the Indian hill tribes have shown a ten dency to be troublesome. Anarch ism has carried en a sort of social war of its own, and the whole civilised world has been shocked by the assassination at the hands of an Anarchist thug of President Carnot, whose place at the head of the French Republic has been filled by M. Casimer- Perier. Another tale of blood was told m the Armenian atrocities, of which the wires but shortly since told us the Turks had been guilty—another outbreak of that horrible feature of Turkish character which has already, m the Bulgarian atrocities covered the nation with infamy, and Christian people naturally ask how long will western civilisation tolerate the hold ing of power by such unrestrained fiends. In Germany Bismarck and the Kaiser have been reconciled, but while a former Chancellor is again enjoying royal favor another has found it necessary to resign, and Prince Hohenlohe has taken the responsible position. Everything has not been particularly happy with the Italian Government, but there are signs that the Government m power are still stable enough m their position. In Greece successive earthquakes devas tated portions of the country, and were attended with disastrous loss of life and property. The United States have been the theatre of industrial disturbances, and from the new tariff introduced the wool growing industries of Australasia hoped to note an im provement m the price of their product. But as yet the improvement hoped for has not made itself apparent. In trade, dulness has been the prevailing feature throughout the world, and Australasia has been no exception to the rule, The death roll, that inexorable list which comprehends vassal and king alike, has recruited a fair number of names ) known to fame. Czar Alexander has passed to hia long home, and his son Nicholas reigns m his stead, the un familiar spectacle being witnessed of the son almost leaving the coffin of the father to attend the marriage altar, and the " funeral baked meats coldly furnishing" etc. The coming into power of Nicholas was not kindly re ceived at first by Europe, but since the .crown has graced his brows he has shown sjgns of being possessed of higher purposes than those \vhp feared his accession w§re wijling tp credit him with. The death of M, Oarnot has already been noted, but the year s/iw also the pagsago henpe of Lpuie Kosssuth, the Huogarian patriot, De Lesseps, too, of Suez . Canal fame, has been gathered to h?s fathers. The ranks of the English judges have been thinned by the deaths of Lords Coleridge and Hannen, and Sir James Fitzjames Stephen. Earl Grey, whose ejiamp was so long known m English politics, djM?d at a patriarchal age, while ' literature hats Soft Froude, ( Qiiyer .^endel l|olme?, and Edmond "Kates.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Cab'e news appears on the fourth page.' It is said that so great h the anxiety as to bad milk and diseased cows m JMapier that some people there have discarded the use of milk altogether. There was a slight error m our report of i the midnight vigil ao St Stephens Church on New Year's Eve. Mrs Bowman Fox presided at the organ, ani not, Mr H. A. Watea, who is away on a holiday. The i\ew Zealand Church News suscgpsts that the General Synod should consider the adoption of the title 'Archbishop ' for the presiding Bishop of an ecclesiastical province. Mr John R, Procter, the well known oculists' optician, of Ohristchurch, is just about to.pay Ashburton a visit, and notifies that he may be consulted iv the room over Mr H. M. Jones' warehouse on Saturday next. The Mariposa, with the San Francisco mall, arrived at; Auckland last evening. The mail will arrive at Wellington to morrr.w morning, and the southern portion will go on to Lyttelton by the fiotorua at four m the afternoon. At Blenheim one night last week Mr Barton, a bandsman, ran against a barb wire fence. The barbs struck him m 'he face, and, as he fell heavily, tore a deep ugly gash, and several smaller ones down one cheek, the eye, luckily, just escaping injury. The unfortunate bandsman fainted several times after being picked up ; the wounds disfigured the face terribly. Messrs P. and X), Duncan announce that at the trial of new patent grubbers, announced to be held under the auspicesr of the Ashburion A. and P. Association! on the farm of Mr James Osborne, Ford's Road, near Tinwald on Friday next, they will show machines specially adapted for dealing with twitch and other noxious weeds. The trial begins at 10 a.m. A find m quartz which is causing a sen sation is reported from Mr H. Syme's claim on the ranpe at Bald Hill, Otago. The stone, which has been proved for a length of 50ft, is very rich, 3dwb of loose gold being the average prospect from a dlshof the stuft, while the hard Stone is held together with the precious metal. A resident of Masterton the Wairarapa Star says, tendered one of the new postal notes to a well known publican m payment for drinks. The publican thought it was a 3oke, and with the remark—-' All right, my friend, there'll be no more jokes with this one, I assure you,' he took the note and burned It m the kitchen fire. He has since had to find the difference between the price of the drinks and the value of the note m hard cash, and he does not think the joke at all a merry one. The Alaroa Mail reports that the cocks foot is ripening fast, on fact m some of the lower grounds on the dry points at Little Akaloa, Little .River and elsewhere, cutting has alresdy commenced. Rain, however, is very badly wanted to fill ouc the heads, and the se»d will be light unless it comes speedily. The crop is clean and the heads are well developed, only want ing a little wet to make a magnificent sample. Cutting will be very general m the course of a week. The Rev. James Skinner, M.A. of Waitahuna, Otago, has accepted a call to the Flemington and Tinwald churches, and is to be inducted into the pastoral charga of those parishes on the 9bh inst. Mr Skinner has won the respect and affection of all who know him m the sister church of the South, and has exercised a very fine influence m the wide district of country where he has been long resident. Our friends across the river are to be con gratulated on the choice they have made, aad upon the prospect before them of a happy and successful pastorate. On Wednesday evening a little enter tainment of a most enjoyable character was held at the Hospital Contributions to an excellent vocal programme were given by Mrs Crisp and Misses Pilbrow. Ellis, and Shury and Messrs Broad. Knight, Davison, and Upton (2). A hkirt dance by Mi3s J. Shury was a welcome variation to the programme. Mrs McKay, the amiable matron, made admirable and complete arrangements for the entertainment, and provided supper for the performers. A boating accident last week proved the possession of great bravery and presence of mind m a young fellow named Stewart, belonging to Coal Creek Flat. While a party of three were sailing on Lake Brunner the boat upset. The lad dived underneath, cut away »11 the rigging, righted the frail craft and helped the others m. Finding three too many for the boat, owing to the rough water, Stewart took a lifebelt and swam towards the shore (three-quarters of a mile away) for help. He met the steamer on his way and the boat with its occupants was towed to land. The Longbaach annual B ichelors' Ball proved as usual highly successful. There was an attendance of about three hundred, among the visitors being Mesdames •]. 0. N. Grigg and F. Standish, the Misses Grigg, Cook Standish and Tout. The ball room was tastefully decorated with flags and evergreens the whole arrange ment reflecting credit on the committee which consisted of Messrs W. Price, H. LeSrrange, T. Woodward, W. Edge, and C. Hutton. The piano was kindly lent by Mr Grigg and the music provided by Mr Gates' band was exaellent. Mr C. Soal was an efficient M- C. and the refreshments were dispensed by Mesdames finhh. Bnswall and Gluvas.

THE WEATHER.

School Committees.

ASHBURTON.

A. special meeting of the Ashburton School Committee was hold on Friday la3t. at which all ths members were present. Among the usual routine correspondence with the Board was a letter enclosing appli cations for the position of assistant mistress, and making mention of the candidates favored by the Board. The Committee re commended that Miss E. A. Orr as first and Miss H. Curd as second assistant mistress be recommended to the Board for appoint ment. The accounts :.n connection with the prize fund concert were (submitted. The tatal receipts had amounted to £27 Is 3d, of which £1 had been from advertisements on the programmes. The accounts passed tor payment had comprised—music and musi cians £3 14s ; hall, £3 17s 6d; printing and advertising, £2 103 ; stage account, £2 13s 6d ; drapery, etc., 16s 3d ; cartage, 5* ; Mrs Hnffam, £1 15s—£15 11s 3d. The selection of a pupil teacher was left over till next < meeting,

TINWALD.

The usual monthly meeting was held on Friday, December 28. Present—Messrs Clothier (chairman), Giles, Stephens, Hamp ton, and Gudsell. The Board of Education wrote, stating that they Could not allow Lewis, pupil teacher, to teach another year. The Chairman was authorised to write again, asking the Board to reconsider their de cision. The Inspector's report re examination of school was read. The Committee carried I unanimously a hearty vote of thanks to the I teacbera for the excellent report, and for the satisfactory manner m which the school was conducted. A vote of thanks was accorded to the ladies for judging the sewing. Accounts to the amount of £3 2s 4d were passed, and the meeting then adjourned. INSPECTOR S REPORT. The follow ing is the Inspector's report of I the school, examined November 20 and 21 last :—

„ „ Marks 0 to Class Subjects. jqq Grammar ... \  60 History „ * 50 Geography (Standard 2 only) 50 Elementary Science, Object T<es i sons, etc ... 60 Mental Arithmetic ... ... SO ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS.

Repetition and Recitation—Good Drill and Exercises—Very fair Singing— Very fair Needlework—Not quite finished, but otherwise good Comprehension of the language of reading lessons—Good m Standards IV#, V., VI. In lower Standards—fair Organisation—Standards 11., IV., V., VI. and VII.—-Mr, Geo. Oulverhouse, head master. Standard lll.—John F. Lewis, pupil teacher, 4. Standard I- and P. classes —Miss Julia Taylor, A.I. General Remarks — Examination results throughout the school are, m the main, ex tremely satisfactory. Standards VI. and V. form a group whose work is unusually strong m all the pass subjects. In reading, dictation, arithmetic, composition, and geography the results are excellent. Star dard IV., though less successful m passes, is substantially a good class, whose perform ance m read ins;, dictation, writing, and arithmetic is very creditab'e. Its answering m geography is of less merit. In Standard 111. the work, though somewhat uneven, bears many marks of good teaching. Arith metic and geography are the subjects which have proved most trying to the powers of the class, bnt its reading, spelling, writing, | drawing, and composition are generally of good quality. Standards 11. and I. have been well taught, and are quite fib for pro motion as shown on the schedules. Since inspection good progress has been made m the work of the infant department. The various preparatory classes show creditable proficiency m reading, word-buiiding and counting. Writing is very fair, and their general intelligence is commendable, —Thos, Ritchie, Inspector,

COMMERCIAL.

London, January!. 54,600 boxes of colonial butter were stored on December 27. Australian frozen mutton is quoted at 3|d per lb; Wellington 3|d; Canterbury, 44. The butter salesmen propose to call a meeting to discuss the disclosure made m Melbourne that the brands of well-known butter factories are being illegally used. They believe these false brands are partly responsible for the fall m prices.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following London cable message, dated January Ist :— Butter — Stocks heavy, market firmer. Fine qualities New Zealand are worth 94s to 100s per cwt.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Christchurch, January 2 Business at the Addington market to-day did not show the improvement expected after the holidays. Pat Cattle. —Fairly large supply but the bulk of the entry was cow beef. The de mand was poor. Steera were selling at from 18s to 20s per 100 lbs; heifers at about 1&3, and cow beef as low as 15s. Best steers, £8 to £9} secondary, £5 15s to £7 10a; heifers, £5 to £7 ; cows, £4 5s to £7 12s 6d. Pajby Cattle.—Small entry and little business done- A draft of Ayrshire and Jersey crosses from the South sold up to £8. Stqkb Cattiil! I—Market poorly supplied. Jfo good lines of young stock on offer. Business dragged considerably, and very few changed hands. Fat Sheep.—-There was again an over supply. The entry was mostly made up of ewe mutton. Only primest wethers reached late rates. Other sorts were a perfect drug and a large number did not charge hands. Prime heavy weight crossbred wethers, 12s to 14s ; secondary sorts, 8s 6d to 11s; best crossbred ewes, 8f 6d «*> 103 Sd; secondary, 6s to 8s; secoudary merino wethers, 5s to 7s 6d ; merino ewes, 4 5 to 6a. Fat Lambs.—Nearly 2000 were yarded, but only a'small proportion'of good qualify.' The demand was limited, and a. fall of la per head qn best sorts, and 2u on others,. had to be submitted to where business was done. Prices ranged from 6s to Us 9d. Store Sheep.—Market "well supplied. The quality was^he best seen for some time, and matters were more lively than m any other department. Two-tooth crossbreds brought 7* to 11s 4d. Pigs.—A small entry showed fair quality, and prices remained at 4d per ib for baconers aad porkers.

THE COREAN WAR

Shanghai, December 31 Liv Kinaji, the Viceroy of Nankin, has wholly superseded Li Hung Chang.

European and Other Foreign Items.

London, December 30 The Government has decided to retain, possession of Chitral. Lord telgin, Viceroy of India, and Mr H. H. Fowler, Secretary of State for ' India, strongly opposed the evacuation. The Pope has appointed Bishop John O'fieiliyj of Port Augusta, to succeed the late Dr. Beynolds, Archbishop of Adelaide. The Yorkshire farmers are holding a convention to consider the best means of coping with the existing depression. Brazil has bought arms and ammuni tion from the Armstrongs to the value of a million sterling. Mr Gladstone, replying at Hawarden, to a deputation of Armenian delegates, said the Sultan denied the atrocities m Bulgaria m 1876, which were after wards proved m evidence. His pre varication on that occasion pointed to the conclusion that' the massacres m Armenia were a repetition of what had' occurred m Bulgaria. The Turks were a scourge to the world by their misdeeds. He had personally seen their territory reduced by one-half, which he claimed was God's decree against cruelty and injustice. If the present reports were true, the Turkish Govern ment was a disgrace to civilisation and a curse to mankind.

The Victorian Oulook.

Melbourne, January 2 The Argus, m its commercial review of the past year, says the totals show a slight decrease m value as compared with the previous year. For this stationary condition the four principal causes are low prices, restriction of banking support, cessation of borrow ing, and decay of intercolonial trade. The latter cause is one more within Victoria's control. By pursuing high tariff, a. course' which has steadily tended to alienate Riverina most of all, and by the embarrassment occasioned by apparently such a trivial matter aa primage duty, Victoria has almost in vited decline m her intercolonial trade. At the same time part of the decline should be attributed to the depression throughout the oolonies. The value of imports from the United Kingdom was less than half what it was m 1888. The net result of the year's trading on the whole is unsatisfactory. Although the year closes with a distinct sign of improvement, so far as the character of trading is concerned, but not m volume, there are, however, serious obstacles m the way of a speedy return to prosperous circumstances. An un settled public opinion with regard to the financial position of the colony, large increase of taxation at a time when the resources have seriously dwindled, and the great magnitude of the annual remittance of interest to London, all militate against trade. It is evident, after taking into account both favorable and unfavorable circum stances, that the immediate outlook can hardly be regarded with sanguine optimism. ! The..Age, m reviewing the export trade of the past year, says it is a subject of keen satisfaction that the country, instead of sitting down whimpering over its troubles, is doing its best to place matters on a sounder footing. It estimates the gross exports of frozen mutton for the year at 200,000 carcases, while 20,833,000 pounds of butter of the value of £784,000 were shipped Home, this being an increase m value over the preceding year of £250 000.

OBITUARY.

Joiln Etlgrwr Huclianttm

The late Mr J. E. Bcchanan, whose death we reported yesterday, was bom at Plymouth m 1844, and was educated at Taunton Grammar School and University College. London. Upon the death of his father he carried on his banjness as a cement manufacturer m Southampton, ■lust twenty years ago he came to New Zealand, and, after a short star m Christ church, settled m Ashburton with his wife and two children, He subsequently held various offices—was clerk of the Ashbur ton Road Board, and clerk of the District Magistrate's Court. In 1881 he was appointed to the High School, and became headmaster m 1887- Only last year he obtained six months' leave of absence, and went to England on a visit. There ha married Miss Annette Saunders, the cousin of his former wife, with whom ha had been on terms of close friendship before he left England, He was prepar ing to return with her to the land of his adoption when his health failed, and after a lingering illness he died on the first day of the New Year. During the latter years of his life Mr Buchanan mixed little m society. His interests were centred chiefly m his own home-circle, and In the boys who were placed under his charge, and who were always regarded by him as part of his own family. With these he avoided as far as possible the authoritative tone of the pedant; and if he did not inspire them with terror, he gained their deep and lasting respect. As a man his most marked quality was unselfishness. No one ever knew him turn a deaf ear to a tale of'distress; He was charitable m his judgment*-flf-others ; m hiß business transactions "ne> acted with an upright mind and clean hands af one who regarded earthly gain as a minor end m life. To the few who knew him intimately there was a charm about his manner that none could resist. He knew how to throw off every anxiety m the good-fellowship of the moment, and these who listened to his ancedores and applauded the sallies of his wit never suspected but that his mind was utbetly devoid of care. Ha had m, an especial degree the gift of living, to | make qthers happy. In early life Mr 1 B.uchanan was trained for the ministry, but was suddenly called away from his studies to business by his own father's death. V et, all through life he remained true to the dre^m of his youth. He not only took a deep interest m all Church ; work, but was himself a diligent and I earnest Church worker, and many will ever remember and cherish his words of j sympathy and counsel. His Christian i teaching may be briefly summed up m his I own oft-repeated woras *' The genius of Christianity is encouragement." In fact the bent of his mind was a deeply and : truly re'igious one. His was nob a religion ' that appeared much outwardly, it never made him intolerant of the Views of others nor a too impatient upholder of his own. But it was onp th^t appeared m hfc d^ity life and moulded his relations with all who knew him—ra gift that remained with him through all the changes of a chequered and eventful lif«. Mr Buchanan leaves {three cow »n4 a daughter to mourn bi« (IOMt

THE ASHBTJRTON GUARDIAK Is THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1895



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f^ UNS ! Guns ! Guns ! My new stock \J{ of Gunsj ust to hand direct from the manufacturers. Double and Single Barrel Breech Leaders, Rifles, etc. In spection invited. No old stock to select from at J. W. Hakdley's Sporting Repository



Wanted rXTANIED- A Tidy? and Respectable ~* Girl. Apply Mrs Fletcher, Moore Street, W eß t, Ashburton. 115 SACRED Concert ty the WMowby Choir, Oddfellows' H»ll, Friday, i January 11. Particulars future advertif-e ---raent. 18 LOST—- A Cushion for back seat of Dojj Cart. Finder please return 10 office of this paper. 12 194 WANTED Known—Tint H. A. 1 lower, Confectioner, Eas v street, has a splendid variety of Fry's and Cadbury's Chocalate Boxes, now m stock. BLANKETS bought at Edwards Bennet's Sale, a special line of Double Blanketsat 7s 9d. Extra large and heavy Isi 6d and 16a 6d.—Robert Alcora, Baker's Bnildinso, WANTED Known — Mrs Hoofer (monthly nurse) is open to acoepc engagements. Apply, by letter, to Mrs Hooper, Alford Forest Road, Ashburton, 11*134 WANTED Known.—Miss Murphy Dressmaker, has removed to Burnett Street, next to Orange Hall. Wedding and Mourning orders especially attended to. "D EAUTTFUL and useful Presents to J3 all purchasers of 2s 6dand upwards. —H. C Seqers, Meltord House. ROBERT ALCORN has opened m Baker's Buildings, next the Court house, with a stock of Clothing, etc., bought at Edwards, Bennett's and the Kaiapoi Sales, the cheapest lot of goods ever brought to Ashburton, Also an assortment of Boots. fVTANTED Known-Holders oi W Present tickets can now get then* changed.—H. 0. Segers, Melford House, "XJTI ANTED Known—The Corner it YY showing a magnificent New iStocl of Drapery and Clothing.—W, H, Collier. T3RESENTS. We are now giving JL Presents to all purchasers of 2s 6d and upwards.—H. C. Segers, Melford House. T> ECENT Arrivals —Ladles'and Gentle •*•* men's Summer Boots and Shoes, Cricketing and Tennis Shirts. Unlimited selection of Summer Ties and Hats — Mitchell and Turner. T ADIF.S' aud Gentlemen's left-ofl : J_i Clothes and all kinds of good* bought, sold, or, exchanged. —- Mrs Knight, opposite Templar Hall, ne«u Post Office. 1117 C NOTICE! Notice Sport for all Guns let out on hire or sold on tini9 payments. Hfcving a professional Gunsmith on the premises, I undertake tc repair Guns of any description. Gun fittings m stock. Prices low.—J, W. Hardley, Ironmonger, etc TO LADlES.—Spring Cleaning.—We have just received Three Cases oi Curtains and Liberty Muslins, togethei with new Patterns m Carpets, Oilcloths, and Linoleums. China Matting from BjH per yard.—Mitchell and Turner. WANTED Known—Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything m the optic* line at S. SiLEK's, Optician, OWN Make m Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina fores ;jjj§|i9 a pooA assortment of Calicoes, •tfußlilßKJannelettes, Trimmings etc., at MSH|oorn's new shop, Baker's %IT ANTED — Everyone to see oai VV splendid display of Christmas Fruit, etc. Don't miss seeing the Finest Show m Ashburton. Note address— Fletcher Bros., Wholesale and Retail Grocers, Cash Supply Stores, Ashburtoh. WANTED Known—Special line oi Gents' ttegatU Shirts, all sizes, with or without collars, 2a 6d,~W, H. Collier. WE Hold a Large Stock of (ho Latest Novelties m Materials foi Blouses and Walking Presses. Just '•pened, ex Pakeha and lonic, Dress Goods of choice selection, Sunshalps and Umbrellas.—MiTCH^LL and Turner. WANTED —Every Lady to try Madam Balcombe's Patent Ex panding Belt Corset (registered), guaran* teed whaleboue throughout. Orders left at Mr E. Hall's, Herbalist, Ashburton. will receive prompt attention. 10 86 BOY'S and Girls Own Annual, British Workman and Workwoman, Infant's Magazine, The Prize, Child's Companion, Children'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 SWEEPING Reductions. —Is Booki for 9d, Is 6d Books for Is, 2a Books for Is 6d, 2s 6d Books for 2s, and all others at equ&l rate of reduction at L. F. Andebwjgs and Go's., Cash Sale. 618 CHEAP Christmas Presents?, Cheap New Yoar Gifts, Cheap Toys, 3 Cheap Dolls, Cheap Fancy Goods. Mas A#ams, Saunders' buildings. B~AMG« Bang! Bi»ug ! My new sea — son's stacfe oi Ammunition to hand Eley'e, Kynock's vs4, QhiM Cartridges, Powder, Shot, Caps, Wa&s, Qspea and all Roortinar materials of the first ,%a^jity at .*. W, Hardley's, Gun Emporium. WAITED Known -That if you are m wan 4" of a first elaas urtiple m sum mer Boots" anJ Sb«* ym mmot do better than call at J. Wfowwrt, ,vo» mil get the very best at redn^ Vg^-** for his own make, they are we.. *UOWR w the delight of the wearers, throughout *«© Australasian colonies. Repairs well done and at. once. Premier Boot Maker, Town Hall Boot Store, TV street, Ashburton. WANTED Known—That owing to the success of t*i« Pale now being held up at Saunders' Buildings, opposite Rail way Station, it will be «©a%ued for another twenty-eight days. lam not advertising a few cheap lines, but the whole of the stock. Don't lose the oppor tunity of securing genuine bargains—A Lawrib. 366 '"iQ C\ X New *ear ards and New LOt/O* Year Gifts of various kinds. I Fancy Goods, including Fancy Glass and Chinaware, Toys of various kinds, Chinese I Linterns, New G&raes for indoors and outdoors, including Tennis and Cricket Material; Writing Desks and Case*, • InkstaadF, Photo and Scrap Albums, Ladies' Hw4 Bags, Picture Frames t Pictures, Tex:^. M^ordeons, Concertinas, i Violins, Zither Harps* Banjos and a great variety of other goods sill at Reduced Prices for Cash at L. F, Andrbw«k &.$$ Co.'fi. t - M , -,„-...,. 'f DOLLAR OIOARBTXBS-8(I pep paeke^



Business Notice . • Holidays Holidays. HOLIDAYS ARE NOW IN FULL SWING. mHE CHEAPEST HOUSE IN CANTERBURY 01 Drapery, Clotbln?, and Boots. $ G J. NEILL, A Holiday Dresn for 3s Ud A Boy's Suit for 3s lid Calico 2a lid dozen ; BOOTS. BOOTS. Ladies Shoes 4s lid | Mtn's Bluohers 48 lid Men'sN»i!edShooters slid I G. J. NEILL. EAST STREET, * RIEDLANDER'S BUILDINGS. 18 9 4. Christmas and New Year's Greeting FLETCHER BROS-, HAVE JUST RECEIVED E;X GOTHIC— 100 cases Finest New Veatisan Currants 50 boxes Finest New Sultanas 30 boxes Finest New Talencias 50 boxes Finest New Blemes 25 boxes Australian Muscatels, to be cleared at 8d per lb ALSO THE FOLLOWING JUST Tt> HAND FOR CHRISTMAS TRADE- Jordan Almonds Dessicated Cocoanut Keene's Mixed Spice Preserved Fruits Preserved Ginger Pears, Peaches, Cordials, <t-c. Apricots, &c. Valencia Almonds .«,,.* OJ uui lib bottles of Persian Sherbit, 8d per bottle. A splendid line of Christmas Cake m Fancy Baskets to be sold a£ls 6d each. PLKASE NOTE that all those Goods are of the very FINEST QUALITY PROCURABLE, whbh we intend to sell at the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE. A look at our windows will show. [PRESERVING SEASON, 1895. JUST LANDING Ex AURIGA,— 25 tons Finest Mauritius Cane Sugar (11G1 bags ) This is the FINEST CANE SUGAR to be got 1 and jam, Ac, made withjit will keep almost any length of time. NOTE ADDRESS FLETCHER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STOBES, ASHBUB;TON, AND LOWER HIGH STREET, CHRISTOHUROH. Bon t miss seeing our splendid show o£ Christmas Fruits, &c. FOR CHBISTM&S, 1894, AND NEW YEAR, 1895. PBBSBNTS. INSPECTION is invited of the New, Choice, and High-class Stock at th< Jewellery Establishment of ». SALEK, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELL E|R EAST STREET Where is to be seen the LARGEST and CHOICEST Stock of Gold and Silver Jewellery, Diamond Goods and Plate, m the District. Bought for Cash and marked down at Prices which must prove S. SkLEK'S To be the Cheapest Establishment m the District, and inspection will prove a Stock equal to any m Ohristchurch is to bo found. S, SALEK, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER. WIN SLOW. IxMr7 iria PRICE re -— 3& tfc I JLU®."™"" quired for SECTIONS 140, 141, 150 and 151, an T,8b1184, 1185 each containing £ acre, acre m one block on the upper side Cameron Street, West, fenced and planted of railway. Offers are invited for these. w ith macracarpa. gL'erma if required. Apply to Persona desirous of building are iavited T. BULLOCK. to inspect. Easy terms. TINWALD. ~ *• BULLOCir -60 3 RoS D |rp#Rc HK s 60 T?ffi^"S^^SfiSs All In grasses, just below Tinwald, street. r^r -m^tj originally part of Graham's Farm, well T BULLOCK. watered, and which should make a good , ,——— — ——^rr~~ dairy farm. Offers are invited for this. U/ANx'KD, Everybody to use Titan Busy terms of payment. Apply to VV Soap, groatesc marvel of toe age-j 9 , % B&MWCK, fl.ZAKPßßjol.Agont, I