The British Telegraphic System.

The year 1894 completed the period of 25 years since the telegraph systt tri of the United Kingdom passed into the hands of the Government. An interesting summary is given In Chambers's Journal of the changes which have taken place during that period in the volume of business transacted, the rapidity in transit of messages, and reduction in cost of telegrams, the development being little short of marvellous. The transfer to the State took place on January 20, 1870; the telegraphs had previously been worked by six private companies in a manner far from satisfactory to the public —-many districts had been completely neglected, and even between important centres the service was quite inadequate, irix million pounds was the sum first voted by Parliament for the purchase of the service, and this was practically all swallowed up in compensation to the existing com panies, It became at once apparent that very large additions to working plant were necessary, and a further sum of five millions was soon expended, some of the principal items thereof being the cost of 15,000 miles of irou wire, nearly 2000 miles of gutta percha covered copper wire, about 100,000 poles, and 1,000,000 other

fittings (the poles, etc., being erected throughout the country) 3500 telegraph instruments arid 15,000 batteries being also acquired. The large increase of business necessitnted an addition of 2400 to the staff, most of whom had to be trained as operators. The transfer of the telegraphs to the fetate, with the introduc ion of the one-shilling rate for an ordinary telegram (it is now only 6d) become so popular, and the public and news agencies poured in telegrams so fast, that at first there was some danger of a collapse, but the staff speedily became equal to the increased work. For the week ending sth Feb ruary, 1870 (the first after the transfer) tho number of messages forwarded was 11,918 ; the next week the total had risen to 128,872; the week ending 18th June (Ascot week) the number was 200,294; and in the Christinas week 144,041. During the next four years the enlargement of business proceeded at an extraordinary rate. In 1875 nearly 1,650,000 more messages were were sent than during tho previous year, and in the samo year the press messages had grown toover 220,000,000 words. In 1880 the number of mes sages sent was 29,966,965, being 3,419,828 more than in the preceding year. The cost was again reduced in October, 1885, and the comparison of the previous and succeeding six months showed respectively 11,314,423 and 16,787,540 messages. In the first three months of the following financial year the actual revenue was greater (at the reduced rate) than in the corres ponding period of 1885 The latest report ia for the year ending March 31, 1894, when the total number of tele graph offices was 6210, the number of ordinary inland messages having increased during the year by 1,189,563. Ihe postal and telegraph department showed a profit of some L 2,500,000 on that year's working. In regard to the great increase of pace in the trans mission of telegraph messages, the report tells us that • looking back 50 years we see wires at the rate of eight words a minute, or an average of four' words per wire per minute, over rela tively short distances. T*ow there is a potentiality of 400 words—nay, even 600 or 700 words per wire per minute over very long distances; while the invention of multiplex working (one line sufficing to connect several distant offices in one part of the country with one or more offices in another part) has made it almost impossible to put a limit to the carrying capacity of a single wire.' Press telegrams have sincelß7o enormously increased in number and also in length. When the companies owned the wires the newsservice from London to the provinces was fre quently not more than a column a night; at the present time the Press Association alone frequently send over the post office wires to papers outside the metropolis fully 500 columns nightly. Since 1870 this Association lias paid the post office £750,000 for telegraphic charges, this being in ad dition to the very large suras paid by the London and provincia 1 daily papers for the independent transmission of news, and by the principal journals for the exclusive use during certain hours pf •• special wires." Some of the lead ing journals in th,e large towns receive %en or more columns of specially tele graphed news qii nights when impor tant matters are under discussion in Parliament The foregoing summary does not include any reference to the telephone service, and its great develop ment in easing the telegraph depart ment. It is justly claimed that btate telegraphy in -Great Britain has given the public at the present time, <( Cheap, extensive, swift, and accurate service." The experiences of the past couple of decades warrant the assumption that even the marvellous progress of the past cannot be accepted as the measure of development of the future, wherein new inventions and application of recent discoveries in electrical science may be expected to give results the magnitude of which would tax the imagination of even a Jules Verne. In these Southern Colonies our tele graphists have (in the face of great difficulties incidental to new conntries), established a right to be regarded as no, tynwprthy compeers of the operators in the Old jSand.

VIOLENT CARTHARTICS

Be range the stomach, weaken the intestinal canal, and are altogether o 1 j :ctionable. Avoid them, and use Wolfe's Schnapps.

European and Other Foreign Items

L »!» n, August 10 The London mid Australian Corpo ration, Limited, is issuing at par £50,000 worth of 4| per cent mortgage debentures to redeem the terminable debentures. In the case of Salisbury v Rawaon, remitted from the Chancery Division for the purpose of having the paternity of Georgina Priestly Salisbury, an infant of fifteen months, determined, the Queen's Bench decided that Mrs Salisbury failed to establish the legality of her daughter's birth. The defen dant alleged that the child had been adoptbd for the purpose of fraud I The Oowley slander case has been I settled privately. I The Marquis of Salisbury has re ceived reports that owing to Kurdish raids in Malori and Turkish-Armenia the sowing of tJm crops is prevented, and 5000 people are on the verge of starvation. A number of villages i have been destroyed \ 800 people are s*id to be living in caves, and many are naked, and their only food is the leaves of trees and green plants. The owners of the Maori King have settled the claims for damages to her meat, resulting from the accident to her refrigerating machinery in Sydney, in December last, by paying fifty per cent.

The Directors of the Manchester Canal Company are conferring with the Agent-General of Victoria relative to a direct line of steamers from Aus tralia to Manchester. In commercial circles it is believtd that the negotia tions will bear fruit. Sir Leonard Lyell has been re elected for Orkney by a majority of 781. Berlin, August 10

j The German Press profess to be scandalised at the Powers upholding the agreement which is producing a state of anarchy in Samoi, and urge that if the treaty is not cancelled the natives ought to be disarmed. Sofia, Ausuet 11 In an engagement between Turkish troops and Macedonian insurgents, at Kustendil, the former were victorious and the latter lost 200 killed. Tangier, August 9 France has secured a Consulate in Fez, The British and Spanish war ships are arranging a naval demon stration ofi' Tangier for the purpose of B ecuring the same result.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

CHITRA.L.

London, Augu-t 11 The proposal of the Indian Govern ment for holding Chitral was agreed to by the Imperial Government. The British will garrison the country between Chitral and Kala Darosh, and a garrison will be stationed at Chak darra. The Panjora route will be kept open for postal and relief pur poses.

VICTORIAN WINE

London, August 11 Mr G. P. Morris states that he cannot advise tho opening of a Victorian wine depot in London at present.

The Murdered Mission aries.

Hydneit, Augu*! 12 Memorial services wore held in several of the churches yesterday in memory of the missionaries killed in China.

The Perils of the Sea.

Thubsimy Jhlakd, August 12 It is expected the Argus will be ready for sea in a few days. The damage is not nearly so great as was supposed. Sixteen horses died, but most of the valuable animals are in good health. Perth, August 12 The barque May Hill, from Middle brough, with a cargo of iron rails, struck a reef two miles outside Gerald ton, became a total wreck, and is now full of water. The crew landed safely.

Imperial Politics.

London, August 11 The Orkney returns complete the general election. The strength of parties is—Conservatives, 339 ; Union ists, 72; Liberals, 179; Anti- Pamellitea, 70 ; Parnellites, 12.

THE KAISER.

LoNDOH, AugOSt 11 The Kaiser is the guest of Lord Lonsdale at Lowther Castle for the grouse shooting,

SPORTING.

Mki<«ouiinf, August 10 At the sale of racehorses Mr Ohariton bought Capstan fur o!).i guinea*, and 1) .S Wallace's twc-yoar-oid Carbine fil'y, Ammunition, for 200 guineas.

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING.

Chbistchukch. August 12 The weather was cold and showery for the continuation of the National meeting. The attendance was fairly good; the course heavy. Results: — August Handicap. — Beadonwell 1, Marino 2, Lord of Misrule 3. Beadonwell ted all the way to the straight. The struggle between him and Marino home ended in the latter's defeat by a head. Time-~1.21| Dividends-£ls 183 and £14 9s (3d. Vogengang and Mysticxl were 1 scratched. This race was run in a blinding hailstorm. Hunt Club Cur.—The Bug 1, Victor 2, Pastime 3. Won easily. Pahua was scratched. Time—s.34. Dividends—*;? 6s and £7 ss. N.Z. Grand National Hurdle Race, of 300 soys; two miles.—Donald McKinnon 1, Banurdo 2, Couranto 3. All started. Won by four lengths. Time —i SJ. Dividends-£6 5s and £5 13j.

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feAXMKSI & Sou* Sucwlypt* Rxtraet Thure ar ■ imitations of Kuo.Uypti" lixtmot in the ranrliet vow, inducts of s'mi 1« .1 filiation farming rude rnsitioiis oils. In ordor tluit t!i-pu crude oils m\v not ho tiikrn, Onu PURi? Volatile Eucalypti EXTIIA.CT, wbic" in r.cocuiswl hy the H!'..iCnl ilivisio i of ilie rruasiau OJuV.-rnment to be of per fectly pure origin, as their information forwariiod to us through the Consul at Melbourne, 'March A, iH7b W€* St'ltfl * — Is proved by tests by the Medical Clinics of the Universities at Bonn and (Jriefswa! , Prussia, and reported by Dr Schulz, Professor of Parmacology. at Bon, uAtl Professor Cr Mosler, Direfjtor of the Uedieal Clinic at Greifswald, that only product? that are saturated with oxygen and freed of a'-ids, resinous and other substances, adherer tto primary distillation, will develops the sanative qualities proper to the plant aocording to these authorities, and according to Pro fessor b'r Lister of England, and to Drs Bauer Melntiro, Wood, Hazard, etc., of America, is the only extract corresponding to scientific tests, and the Pnly on which possossw the proper therapeutic val-ie. Sander & Son's Eucalypti Extract All other crude oils are to be classed among the turpentines, which h»ve, when used as medicine, no therapeutic effect aud are abandoned as an internal medicament. These so called Eucalypti Extracts which may have received extinction at Exhibitions as sommerciel articles are used for mechanical pur poses are only discernible:— By their deficiency in pungent odour (Which our product, the only genuine Eucalypti Extracts de velopes most freely through ita surplus of oxygen) By their aicoholio thin and mobile appearance, being rccuced in specific density through the presence of acids By their taste, the result of th contracting ten dency of resins and tennatea. it theso crude oils, bo called eucalypti extracts are applied by mistake in cases o croup, bronchitis, diph theria, internal infammations, dysentery, wounds, th conßequences are appalling For safety always ask fo SAMDBB AND SON 3 EUCALYPTI EXTRACT and KS the old, well-tes'cd and reliable preparation.-Hand hurst, Victoria, Australia. ; SAMDFR AND SON'S



At the Tinwald yards to morrow at half ■ past ten o'cioak, th*j representative of fho firm will exhibit the ISevrali-Cuningham sheep shearing machine at work. Farrrers should attend and see for thtmselvea what it can do. Messrs Friedlander and Co. hold a clearing sale of Mr M^G egoi'd tobacco niata and h;*irdre.B->iKg sock unl plant on ' the premises, East btrper, on Wednesday next. The articles comprise the usual strck of tobacoo, p'pes, etc., a Milner safe and a number of mirrors. In spite of the unfavourable weather a Band of Hope meeting was held at May j field on Frilay evening in the schoolroom. I Mr Kelahan took the chair and gave a \ ahort address. An apology was received from Mr G. W. Andrews, who hoped to he present at the nexr meeting, Rjv A. Blake was cilled up >n, and gave reasons why the State should legislate with refer e:;ce to the liquor traffic. Ho also replied jto current objec;ions to the prohibition of the fcr»ffii}, the whole being interspersed wth references to recent events. A copy of the Liquor Aim-ndmem Act of Mr Scddon was also kid before the meeting and its principal provisions referred to fit citations by Misses Meynoll and Kate Ktliihan, a dialogue between Messrs Wilson and Maeval, with one or two itemb out of Sankey, made up a pleasant meeting.



Mr T. Bullock. Suburban Property, well situated on the A 1 lord Forest Road. ]Q ACRES. \Q



MR T. BULLOCK has received in structions from Mit Geouob Wixlebs to Sell by Public Auction at the Arcade on the above date, on account of his having purchased other property,— Lots 14, 16.17, 31, 34, 35, 36, deposited plan 864, being part of R.fe. 8767, and Lots 37, 33, 39, deposited plan 888, part of K.S. 20864, containing in all 16 Acres 2 Ko ds 3 Perches. This property is well s'tnated, fronting the Altord l'orest Road and running back to the river. Ther* is a large bhed about fifty feet long erected ou the properly. Persons dd^irous o? living near town are invited to inspect and attend the Sale. Terms liberal. Sale at 12 noon, T. BULLOCK, 8 73 Auctioneer.



Oft'JLIT FOUR TO iW*M T.IIK l»thtt.t»». «• Dear, dear ! When you come to think of it how closely related things are ; how one thing brings up another. Ideas are like a lot of beads on a string, aren't they ?



Friedlander and Co. SPECIAL ENTRY. TINWALD SALEYAUDS TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1895. \T7E shall Offer on .account-, of Clients— i OA First-class Four-tooth HALF '•JbVJ'LI BR^D EWES in Lamb O/^(\Six and Eight-tooth Three-,, O\J U qu.irt&rbred EWES in Lahib "' Also several other goad linos of Store ►Sheep. JFRIKDLANDFR AND CO., RUDOLPH FRIEDLANDEU, 8 fO Auctioneer.



A letter I have just been reading makes me remember what happened to me one winter about twenty years ago. The story is too loug to tell here, so 111 merely give you the tail end of it, I was supercargo on a bark bound from London to Rio. A tremendous gale, lasting five days, wrecked us. Forty-eight hours after it ceased there I were four men aDd no more left on the | vessel. The captain had been killed by a falling spar, three of the crew washed over board, and the rest of the ship's compmy (save us tour) went away in the long boat with the first and second mates. We were taking in water through ft leak at the rate of six iuches an Lour. Working with all our migfn the four o f vi could pump that; out in foriy minutes, but we must do it every hour. It was awful wotk. For two d-'j's we kept it up, without sleep. Then we stopped, took to the quarter boat and shoved off. The sei was quiet—no wind. While we lay to wihiuamile of her the ship throw up ln»r nose and went down fetern first. We we c picked up the next Jay by a Danish hriur. Now the odd tiling ia that the letter which reminded me of that experience has nothing whatever to say about ships. Please help me to find out the association.



Sale of Totacconist'a Goods and Contents' of a Hairdrcssei'd Saloin. MESS RS Fit lUD L\ N D Kit AIS D CO. have received instructions frc.m Miw Mc'Jkkouii to S«ll by L'ubiio Auction ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14; On the Premises, Eaab Street, ' THE BALANCE OK "KJBACCOMST a^d fancy goods, Including 1 Milner's Safe, 12 Glass Show Ca.sta, 4 Mirrors, Marble Slabs, Se: Soa'os and Weights, and the whole of the Fittings and Furni uro in the Hairdressing Saloon. Sale at 1 p.m. RUDOLPH FJUtiDLAtiDER, 8 23 Auctioneer.



The lady who writes the letter says that in July, ISSI, she got. a bad fright. Kxnully what it was ;-hc doesn't tell. 1 wish s-he did. Anyway it so upset her that she didn't get over the effects of it for nine years. After that Inr appetite fell off; sh; lost all real relish for food, and what &he did eat only made trouble instead of uuuri&hing her. It gave her pain in (he pit of the stomach and ('■uriously enough) between the shoulders She says her eyes and skin presently turned yellow as a buttercup, Her face and abdomen swelled, and her foet the same, the latter ro much so that she was obliged to have her shoes made larger. " 1 got little sleep at night," she Fays, "and was in so much pain I had to be propped up with pillows. For weeks together I could not lie down in bed. I had a dry, hollow cough, and bad night sweats. Then diarrhiui set in, and my bowels became ulcerated. I was often in dreadful agony for forty-eight hours at a time. Then I would ' have a chill as though a bucket of cold water were poured down my back. I go: so low I could no longer sew, knit, or do any house work or look after my children. My sister had to come and help in the house. "Everybody said I was in a decline '..iJ must die. What I suffered for eight years tongue cannot tell. Tee doctor could do nothing for me. He said my complaint was complicated and bad to' deal with. In 1880 I went as an outdoor patient to the Shrews bury Infirmary, but only got transient relief." The ■writer is in good health now, but why did her case remind me of the shipwreck ? Let's settle that first. The association is easy and natural. Just see. The ship sank because we four men hadn't the strength to TJHflip out the water as fast as it came in. "plenty men might have got her into port. It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back ; the last unsupplied need that makes poverty abject and desperate. These bodies of ours carry the seeds of disease with them all the time—chiefly the poisons created by imperfect digestion, made worse by careless habits. But as long as nothing extraordinary happens we manage to scrape along in a half-and-half sort of fashion. Yet we've got in our blood the stuff that any of a dozen diseases is made of, only waiting for something to set it afire While the liver, kidneys, lungs ;md skin keep us fairly free—that is, don't let the loud get too heavy—we say, " Ob, yes, I'm tolerably well, thank you.' Little pains and un pleasant symptoms bother us now and then, but we don't fancy they mean anything. By-and-by something happens. A cold, too hearty a meal, a night of dissipation, an aiiliction through death or loss of property, a fright, as in Mrs Brunce's case, etc. Over we go. The last straw has crushed us. One loose spark has blown up the barrel cf powder. The crew is too small to save the ship. The kidney?, liver, skin, and stomach strike work, and we must have help right away or perish. All of which means the explosion of latent indigestion and dyspepsia poisons in the blood. There! isn't it plain why I thought of the ship? Now for the conclusion of the lady's story. She says : "In ]$80 I first heard of Mother Seigel'a Curative Myrup. Half a bottle made me feel better, and by keeping on taking it I was soon strong and well as ever. Signed—Mrs Ann Bunce, The Park, Worthen, near Shrewsbury, February 22, 18JKV If there were only a way to save sinking ships as certain and trustworthy as Mother SeigePs medicine is in the case of sinking human bodies, what [a blessing it would be to poor sailors.



SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1895. IN BANKRUPTCY. In the estate of Mrs H. E. Adamh. MKSSRS FRIEDLANDER & CO., instiucted by the Deputy-Official Assignee, will Sell at their GRAIN STORKS, WEST STREET, Abhbnrtcn, The Whole of the Farcy Goods I)i apery, Wool and Silk Yarns, Stationery. Ornaments, Sewing Machine, Git and other Picture Framing, and a quantity of other stook lately in the premises occu pied by her in SaunderV Buildings. Sale will start at 11 a.m. i RUDOLPH FRIEDLANDILB, 8 57 Auctioneer



Public Notices. MUIUAL 11FE 'ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA. HEAD OFFICE FOR, NEW ZSALAFD, WELLINGTON. LOST POLICY. * IMPLICATION hiving been mvle to me under Section 28 of the Life Assurance Policies Act, 188 A, for the issuo of a Copy of the Po'icy on the life of JOHN" WHITE, of Ashburton, numbered 28720 in the books of the Mutual Life Associa tion of Australasia, I hereby give notice that I shall issue a copy as requested, unless notica bo lodged forbidding ibo j same, on or before the ilth day of September, 18j);» Dated at Wellington this J) h day of August, 1895. ALFRED GILBERT, 8 71 Secretary. HAY. HAY. FOR SALE. SOME really PRIM?. MEADOW HA"V, in quantities to suit purchasers. Weighbridge Weights. JOHN G. RESTELL. Ail (hi M(tgn*->7he Nai Yews fofoff*



For the past quarter of a century there has een one continuous flow of letters bearing testimony to the truly wonderful cures effcted by Clarke's World-famed Blood Mixture, the finest Blood Purifier that s,fieuce and medical skill have brought to light Sufferers from Scrofula, Scurvey, Bad Legs, Skin aud Blood Diseases Pimples and sores of any kind are solicited to give it, a trial to test its value. Sold everwhere at 2s 9d per bottle. Beware of worthless mitations and substitutes. (6



PUBLIC NOTICES. TO COTIViGE & MARKET GARDEN BUS. T HAVE FOR SALE, by the Bag 1 or por ton, BONE DUST and GUANO. F. FKRllliflJLlir, 8 '22 ASHBURTON.



W. J. ADAMS, (late of East street) TINSMITH, PLUMBER, AND GAS FITTER, ORG3 to notify that he has REMOVED '--* to the Premises in Burnett street, next Mail Office. All Orders executed with Despatch. 8 65



BLACKSMITHING. I HAVE STARTED BUSINESS in the Shop recently occupied by W. EL Paget (behind the Post Office), where I will be glad to see old friends and new ones. Good workmanship and moderate charge*. Shoeing—Hacks, 5s ; draughts, 6s. James Hurgress, GENERAL BLACKSMITH & SHOEING SMITH. 7 184



THE NEWALL-CCJMNGHAM SHEEP-SHEARING MACHINE WILL ba exhibited at woik in the SALEYARD3, TINWALD, ON . tJESDAY, 13th INST., AT 10.30 A.BI. This machine is adapted to drive by hand power, horse gear, water power, steam or petroleum engines. Is the sitnpleat, strongest, and lightest running machine in the maiket, and well worth the attention of every sheep owner, P. S. GREENSHIELDS, 8 63 Representative.



ST. STEPHEN'S SCHOOLROOM. r) LET for Lectures, Concerts, and Meetings. Apply to 8 69 F. FERRIMAN. SEED POTATOES. VVE HAVE FOR SALE, Blae Derwentfl, Early Rose, and Beauty of Hebron. 8 61 FRIEDLANDER AND CO.



oOt)UU rates on approved Free hold Security T. BULLOCK. fjlO LETT— Shop and DwollinrTi J_ Triangle. Rent required, 7 6] p->r week. T. BULLOCK.



HINDS DISTRICT. TjiOß b ALE—The Laase of 50 acres, •*- part of reserve 1371, not far from the Hinds Railway Stasion, formerly in the occupation of G. M. Peaice. T. BULLOCK. HAIRDRESSER, (late of McGregor's). TZJEGS to notify to his numerous town *-* and country customers, that he will Commence Business on MONDAY, sfch Inat, in the new premises of MR 0 PERCY, Tobacconist, East strept, Ash burton (next, to Dru? Cow- »ny) Two years connection with Mr J Me tKKGor |s a sufficient guarantee as to his qualifi cation. He desires a Continuance of that Liberal Patronage that has always been accorded him Ladies" Haircutting a Specialty, 8 8 Raz trs Ground and Set.



LAZARUR'S SIGHT TESTING AND SI'ECIALI I 1 E SPEC LACLES. Sole a^ent for Ashburton District, C C A L 1 X, JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. rAZiRUS Patented System ensareß J comfort and correct; sight. Don't spoil your eyes by using badly titHnsj Spec'aclcs. 5 97



Glovers. Glovers. CLOVERS. I" HAVE IN STOCK AND TO LAND My Season's Supply OF WHITE CLOVER, TREFOIL, ALSIKE, TIMOTHY, COWGRASS, RED CLOVER, Also, a Large Variety of— COLONIAL-GROWN CLOVERS, RYE GRASS SEED, COCKSFOOT, Etc, Etc. Sarap'ea and Quotations of Clovers, Rye grasa and Cocksfoot on application. A Complete Stock of GROCERIES, TEAS, AND PROVISIONS j Always on hand and SOLD FOE CASH



"nOR GENTLEMEN'S MERCERY — TEY — iA, Lawrie &, Co. SPECIAL BARGAINS IN HATS, CAPS, AND TIES, THIS WEEK. SEE WINDOW. We have also just opened a full Assortment of ! ZEALANDIA AND STANDARD BOOTS AND SHOES, The Best Brands only kept, which are being offered at very reasonable prices. A- LAWRIE & CO., | SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS.



TEAS. TEAS. TEAS. I AM Keeping Stocks of Jameson and Anderson's Indian and Ceylon Teas, which for so many years have secured such an extensive sale, and which have a deservedly high reputa tion. 8 20 P. FERRIMAN. I HAVE in Stock—Fergusson and Mitchell'j Brown Paper and Paper Bags of various sizes. F. FERRIMAN, Agent for the North British Insurance Company, and the Union Steam ship Company, Limited. 8 21



At Ghristchuroh Prices, IRONMONGERY, '[ FENCING MATERIAL, PLOUGH SHARES, RAW AND BOILED OILS, CROCKERY, AND GLASSWARE, la all Branches. WINES AND SPIRITS '■ Of Every Diacription. I have Always for Sale— CRUSHED OATS, OATEN SHEAF CHAFF, {in Largo or Small quantities) OATS, BRAN, SHARPS, AND CHICK WHEAT, Henry Zander, GENERAL MERCHANT AND DIRECT IMPORTER. AGENT FOR— Sun Fire Insurance OC&ce Australian Mutual Provident Society J T Ford and Co



FERTILITY, fT!HE Fertility of this fertile district 1 would be wonderfully increased if Farmers would use CHESTERFIELO GUANO Copy of Analysis by J, A, Pond, Colonial Analyst, Moisture ... 520 Organic matter ... 10.40 Phosphate of lime ... 30.15 Carbonate of hmc ... 54 05 Sulphate of lime ... Trace I Insoluble matter ... .20 100.0 price—£3 10s per ton j railage free to any Railway Station in the County on lots of two tons or over. A reduction for large quantities, and a liberal discount for Cash. 8 17 P. FERRIMAN.,



BONE DUST, OF the highest analysis, for Sale by the undersigned, This Bone Dust is ground from Green Bones (not steamed or calcined), hence the greatest percentage of plant food is retained, making this the most durable of Manures, the benefit of which is seen up to the fifth or sixth crop. 8 18 F. FERBIMAN. TO POULTRY BREEDERS AND OTHERS. I HAVE specially prepared BONE DUST for Poultry in half-hundred weight sacks, 8 19 F. FERRIMAN. TO LET, dwelling hou?e of five rooms, corner of Cameron and William Streets, T. BULLOCK.



I SELLING ON. SELLIKG ON | H. M "TO NE S IS Selling the whole of his large ami varied stock of STATIONERY, ACGOttaV BOOKS, and FANCY GOODS for lowest prices for GASH, NEW LINES OPENING UP. School Committees and Teachers supplied with all School Requisites, at par with Christchurch prices. A special line of BLUE BLAOK. INK on draught, excellent quality. Cr«»m laid Foolscap from 10s 6d per ream, Chalk, Blotting Paper, Pens, Pencils, Globes und School Books. Account Books Made to Order, Ruled, Printed and Bound as requifed, Any Books and Publications required procured from Local, Colonial, or Londo> Publishing Houses. , - • NEW PIANOS from £26, sold on monthly payments of £1. ORGANS from £16. Easy Terms. Violins, Strings, Pegs, Bridget), Accordians, Etc. : Star, Humber Cycles for Ladies or Gentlemen, Latest Improvements, Best^ Materials Second-hand Bicycles, Cash or Terms. Cycle Extras, Agent for Adams, Curties and Co., Christchurch. Send for catalogues. Buy the best machine £yo»r can, j^Stara are ! the best value obtainable! ' _ ' Iff > I! . Jf one « _  ' - \ .;,;,  APPRECIATION. THE remarkable increase of our bnalness since we opened oar New Tailortoff Department shows that the public appreciate our DEDUCED PRICES combined with GOOD FIT, STYLE, AND WORKMANSHIP. j Wo have jasfc opened out a splendid lot of ! FANCY SERGES AND OTHER FASHIONABLE AND DURABLE WINfEBT SUITINGS. fjftjj^ Inspect our new department work and compare our Men's Fashionably All Wool Tweed or Serse Suits to measure. Reduced prices—47s 6d, 555, 57a 9d, 60s, 60s, 70s, 75. A JOB LOT OF MEN'S WATERPROOF TWEED OVERCOATS (with capes) To be Cleared afc the following Beduced prices—l7a 6d, 21s, 26* and 27s 6d. Waterproof Tweed Overcoats made to measure (guaranteed thoroughly waterproof LARGEST ASSORTMENT IN THPJ DISTRICT TO CHOOSE FROM. CKAIGHEAD&BEMYMAN THE LEADING TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS, ASBBURTO.N



GREAT SALE OF FUHNITURE, DRAWING-ROOM, DINING-ROOM, BEDROOM ' ' FURNITURE. /YA.RPKTS, Linoleums, Chairs, Toilet Sets, Brass and Iron Bedsteads V Bedding, etc. Full-sized Brass Rail Bedsteads 425, usual price 50*. Wiuker Chairs and Cushions 20s, usual price 28s. ALL PRICES EQUALLY REDUCED FOR ONE MONTH FOR CASH AT T.H. UJNDRILL& CO., CABINETMAKERS AND UPHOLSTERERS, T ABCR E D STREE T, Opposite Arcade, and next Building Society's Office. mO OWNERS OF NEWLY ERECTED MANSIONS, vILLAS, AND JL COTTAGES. GRAND OPPORTUNITY. Linoleums and Floorcloths direct from the Mills to Our Warehouse. THE LARGEST STOCK outside of ClmstchurGli. No Intermediate Handling. ONE LARGE PROFIT SAVED. Latest Patterns, per s.s. lonic ; to hand Beautiful Designs Lovely Shades. MITCHELL AND TDMEB. TANCRED STREET,



THE ASHBURTON DRAPERY COMPANY TTAVING taken those premises corner Arcade and Burnett street known as ARCADE HOUSE beg to intimate that they hive opened the same with a Large aad Varied Stoqk of NEW GOODS IK DRAPERY, CLOTHING, BOOTS & SHOES. which we were fortunate to procure at large discounts from the Christchurch Warehouse?, and which we intend ottering at VERY LOW PEICE3 FOR OASH so as to effect a Clearance to make room for our Spring shipments which are now about due. We would specially ask you to note that this is not a sale of .goods that have been in the fixtures for years, but a I PERFECTLY FRESH AND NEW STOCK ASHBUETGN DRAPEfiY COMPANY, CASH DRAPERS,' CLOTHIERS, ETC., •Corijer of Arcade and Burnett : 7 i 33 ' . >^Be^a|R«)Sj|(to igßri