The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1896. AN ELECTION QUESTION.

Ihe question of prohibition has been argued out of the bounds of rational dugussion, and it is ]U3t as impossible to conviuge an extreme advocate for the measure that to enforce hjs demand by "Act of Parliament would be tyrannical towards the rest of the com munity, and would establish a danger ous precedent — as it is to persuade the opponents of the measure that it is merely an application of the recognised principle that the majority should rule. We therefoiß generally refrain from editorial reference to this much yexed question, although we yield tp none m our desire to mitigate the evils of in temperance, Thepe is, howeyer ? one phase of the subject which seems to call for rather more than a passing notice." We allude to the influence of the Prohibitionist * m the coming election. That. they will endeavour to force their views upon the country goes without saying. Indeed we have good authority for stating that it has been agreed amongst the leaders of the local organisations^ and prominent supporters of the movement, that a meeting will be held as soon as candi dates for the Ash burton seat have de clared themselves, to decide which of them shall receive the support of the prohibitionists. It is , expected this action will ensure that the votes of all those m this, electorate who may b.e opposed to the continuance of the liquor traffic, together with those of all temperance advocates will be given. to the selected candidate. We may say, m passing, that it seems to us ex tremely doubtful whether even all the pronounced advocates of total prohi bition will -foe inclined tp vote against a man whom they know well and upon who>e political 'honesty and general character they can safely depend, m order to support one of whom they know little, and whose only recom mendation to them is that he will vote for prohibition. But we have not the least hesitation m saying that if the extreme, or prohibition party, think the bulk of the temperance adybcates m this electorate will be tied down by any such compact, they reckon without their host. For instance, we are m a position to. gay that a large number of those who are justly counted m the ranks of the total abstinence section of the community, mean to support Mr E. G. Wright, foepause they . have known him for yearg, and respected hi»»' f-QV ftS long. And— as one of jbhem asßu7? d ■■»* ft d a f W twp agOr-rthat gentleman mij *>c » ftfe ty tF « B^ d to carry out the will of the peoP- 1 ? Oa the liquor question, as it may be indicated atthepolls, and maybefurtherdepended upon to reader valuable assistance m( legislating on general question/3 that may come before Parliament, It is j equally certain that some of the other candidates will receive support from men belonging to the temperance party on purely personal grounds This

being no, therefor-, wo would point out to our prohibitionist friends that as they can only influence the. votes of ] the extreme party, and cannot de pend even on that absolutely, it wo Id be well for them to peanit other con- ' siderations to have some weight with them m coming to a decision as to whom they will support as their re presentative. Let them look upon the history of successive Parliaments and they will find that tin- men wiio have done most to advance Liteir c<u?e are those who haw: h t,i souk: political reputation and cnu'd command the respect and confidence of Parliament and the coun ry. It is a notorious fact < hat many a good measure his been kicked ouc of the House for no other reason than that the views of the promoter were gem rally lork'd upon with indifference, if not with contempt. Since therefore the reforms aimf d at by earnest temperance advocates concern people of all political citeds, nnd of all n»! : gious beliefs, it is quite certain that they will have no chance of passing unless supported m the legislative chambers by men whose opinions are respected by their fellows as well as by the community at large. This is a- very important fictor m estimating the prospect of accomplishing any reform, and it would be well if the prohibition party m this electorate kef p it m view. They will advance their cause by assisting others to send into Parliament a man who has the qualities necessary to strengthen a party and exalt a cause ; who has the wisdom to see when' moderation points to eventual success, aud when per tinacity must lead to speedy disaster — much more rapidly than by trying, unaided, to elect one who, if returned, would be regarded as the representa tive of a clique, and whose influence would be as insignificant as' his functions would be circumscribed. We, sincerely tnist our prohibitionist friends will not be led into so unwise a course. The value of their support, even when discounted by the considera tions we have referred to, must bs an important factor m the election. We hope, therefore, that they will not throw their votes away, but carefully examine the position, and ascertain whether a candidate has a good chance of being returned before they decide to give him what support they can command. If they act otherwise they may find that they have assisted to bring about a state of affairs very far from satisfactory to themselves or to auyone else, and to post-date the time we all look forward to when whole communities shall no longer be called upon to suffer, as well as to blush for the folli :s of a few.

Fn lha Contemporary Review for August, Mr T. E. O'Connor, M.P., has, an interesting article HOME RULE, on the Irish party. Mr O'Connor is not by any means discouraged at the position < £ the party afc present, but firmly believes that at this moment there are some forces working for Home Rule which are silently bringing it to the front again, and are making its ulti mate success not only possible but not very remote. First among these forces he puts the utter. breakdown of business m the Bouse of 'Commons. . A second unseen force working m favor of Home Rule is the breakdown of the land system m thn North of Ireland. Even yet, people m England have not begun, to realise the depth and intensity oi feeling on this question m the North of Ireland. The third reason for refusing to despair is the most interest? ing of all. He now reoogaises that it is m the growth of the Imperial idea that the best hope lies- for the concession of Home Rule for Ireland. In other words Home Rule will come not by way of Little England, but by way of those who believe most m the necessity for expanding and developing the Empire he says ;— Th.e spirit of regittance and rivalry to British expansion, m other countries make the idea of Imperial greatness and expansion far more afcfractiveand popular than it was atone time. A contented and self-governed Ireland is the true point of departure for a great, a solid, and a united Empire. Mr O'Qonndrpoints out that Great JBritaiu is almost a unit for Home Rule. Every colony is run on Home Rule lines, and m every colony the lrjsh are influential.

Local and General.

Beading matter on fourth page, Hampstead School Concert this evening — Oddfellows 9 Hall. Cabbages imported from Perth, and even from the Eastern colonies, are selling at 32s per owt at goolgardie. Graylings are now being caught m (great quantities m the vicinity of Kokiri, West Coast. The season is the best experienced for many years. The yolunteers spent their last night m gimp p. n Tuesday, and phis morning the fcepts. yere strupk, ans remoyed, and the site |ot the gamp ha.s assuqipd 4t 3 usual appear? ance, A novelty m the way of a pneumatio sporting boat will be exhibited m the Domain swimming* baths &b$ p.ni! ! to-m6rrow (Thurs day), which should be interesting to sports men.' ;'; - ■ y"" 1 " •.'.•'. ;;

: The public will do \^ell by reading Fletcher Bros.' advertisement re special prices to be given for the best collection of vegetable and flower seeds, purchased from them, and to be shown at the forthcoming Horticultural - Show.

At present, the bicycle traffic into Mel bourne from all parts is very great. In the morning between 7 and 9 o'clock 1000 wheelmen pass over the intersection of Swanston and Flinder-streets, and from the northern suburbs the . stream is equally Jarge, j A member of the Nelson Education Board, who approves of sewing be^hg taught jln our schools argued jbhat it was of more im portance to a schoolgirl that she should learn how to make her own clothes jbhan that she should know where Siam or China The agents of the well-known brand of Sutatura Tea circulate with thia issue* photo engraving of the leaders of the Women's ' Cpnveption lately held m a southern city. l^he pictures -toe ls?«l}ke a.qd realistic, and the artist has eyidentfy b : pen ty a happy viOU when, he depicted them dnn'jk ing tea apd dilating ou the value of Sura tur»i

The Preas Association telegraphs that j Lady Glasgow's condition baa slightly im- •; proved. \

Over £100 has bpen promised for thetiack for cyclists which it is proposed to construct from Dunedin to St. Clair. An invitation concert to celebrate the securing a piano for the Hospital will be given m that institution this evening. Mr James Ferguson, chief clerk m the Dunedin Post Office, retires at the end of the year on a pension, after thirty-three years' 1 service.

Mr L. J. Steele, the well-known artist, has completed a portrait of the Primate to the order of the Auckland Diocesan Synod. It waa unveiled at the opening of the Synod. The portrait isau excellent representation of his Lordship. Mr J. M. Mowbray, aged eighty-four years, of the firm of J. M. aud J. Mowbray, who has been a resident of Auckland for thirty-four years, died on Tuesday after a lingering illness. Ho was a member of the famous Royal Bodyguard of Archers, Scot land, and a Writer to the Sigaet m Edin burgh. Cyclists have now another kind of machine added to their range of choice. Messrs John Orr and Co. have imported a long line of Rudge-Wnitworths, which ought to claim the attention^ of wheelme^ The special good properties of the machine will be gladly pointed out and explained by the firm. -V. . ,■: Farmers and other 3 are reminded that to morrow Mr R. Fried lander will hold a clear ing sale on" the farm of the late Mr James Lemon, Lauriaton. The catalogue is a most extensive one, and includes ten good horses, three cows, a complete threshing plant with an eight-horse traction engine, and a long list of farm sundries of superior character.

The Napier School Committee, having de cided to teach practical cookery and cutting out of, garments m the main school to the higher standards, applied to the Education Board for a grant under the Act. The Board decided to ask the opinion of head teachers on the subject before sanctioning the scheme.

Mr W. H. Eule had the misfortune to lose a x valuable shorthorn oow this morning. She had calved a few days ago but had not fed kindly, and to-day she died* m the paddock adjoining the Club. Mr Rule cays she was the best milker he ever possessed — good both m quantity and quality, and her market price would not by any means indicate her real value.

The Wellington Drainage Engineer reports that the drainage works are now sufficiently advanced to enable him to say positively that there is no ground for the statement that the works are going to cost over £200,000. The amount originally provided m the Sanitation Loan Act for the sewerage scheme was £150,000, and power was taken m the Act to raise an additional £25,000 if necessary, making altogether £175,000, and this amount will be more than sufficient.

A passenger on board the Djemnab, saw, off Jeddah, a aea serpent. " With several gentlemen," he says, «' I stood watching a curious ' object at more than two miles dis tance. With field glasses it seemed to pro ject about 16ft out of the water, and to have a diameter of. about 20in. We were unani mous m believing it 'was a sea serpent. The water waa very much disturbed once of twice close" to the object we were looking at, and there seemed Beveral times to be a dark moviDg line m the troubled waters. It was clearly visible for about four minutes, and then went down with a splash. We may have" been credulous, but we were much excited by the conviction that we had seen a sea serpent." / ""* '

The attempt by E. E. Anderson, an Ame rican cyclist, to ride a, minute, paced by an eugine, came off on. the Bluff-hne tracks, near St. Louis, M.A., on August 9, before 500 people. Anderson wore long black gloves reaching all the way up his arms, and a pair of smoked glasses to protect his eyes from cinders. Anderson had a flying start, ' and when the starting • post was reached the train was going at the rate of 50 miles ah hour, with Anderson riding easily behind it. After going half the dis tauce he dropped back about 12ft, but a quick spurt put him directly behind the train again. Anderson hung on like, grim death, and wjjgn the finishing post was reached was less than }sft. beiun4 the poach. The time taken to cover £he mile was Imin 3sec. Anderson rode a 92in gear, and, barring the lftßt XOQyds, he had no trouble m keeping up with the engine. His wheel weighed 191bs, ,

Major Sommerville, Chairman of the New Zealand Rifle Association, has issued a draft programme for the annual competition to be held at Auckland, beginning on Mon day, 15th February, 1897. The programme contains the usual number of events, and is drawn out on much the same lines as those of former years. The prize money exceeds £1300, exclusive of prizes m revolver pools, continuous match, extra prizes for possibles a*nd trophies. Major Sommerville suggests to the Council that if sufficient funds are available a second aggregate be given for all matches 1 to 9, (inclusive) which are open po all members of the ; one aggregrate for Volunteers and one for P.ifle P}ub men — lh£ prigd^b^e a go|d cross and #10 fop th§ fiist m each and £5 for each; second prize. As the mounted corps are now aimed with Martini carbines, the Chairman asks will the Association allow them to use carbines m all matches, up to 500 yards, and rifles for 600 and 700 yards.

What might have been a fatal misadven ture occurred yesterday to the two-year old child of Mrs James Small. All the members of the family, and everybody on the place, were away at a funeral, and Mrs Small had been cleaning down a shelf. In the cour.se of the cleaning a phial of oreosote had got j into the hands of the little one, and a por tion of the contents was swallowed. By and b'v the child showed symptoms of illness I which Boon became alarming". Mrs Small I had no horses at hand, for the reason above I stated, and nobody to send for help. She I therefore, leaving . her baby' on the bed, j took the suffering little one in*?her arms, I and walked' two miles to her mother's. I Thence the baby was sent for, and Dr. I Leahy was summoned. . The doctor found I that, fortunately,* the sufferer had had a full I breakfast, which to a great extent had pre- 1 vented tfee cprrpsiye from act jag on the I coating of into stomach, and as the child had J vomited pretty copiously the creosote Had I been got rid of, so that before the doctor j left the little girl had recovered much of her I * brightness, and was quite well ag.in. I j If you wanj: deljioipus ppffce try the I * o Icbrated jFaiiiily ■Bruu'dj It) be obtaifie^lj' everywhere ' I

The County Council are asking for tenders for the supply of dog collars for 1897. A cable message from Melbourne published m another column announces a rise m wheat there, with an upward tendency. At the Presbyterian Beuuion on Thursday there will be a stall tor the bale of work, , etc. Business will be done at it m the afternoon and during tea. An advertisement appears elsewhere, m which the conditions of the angling competi tion, indicated as probable at the annual meeting of the Acclimatisation Society, are laid down, and the names of probable competitors invited. Anglers would do well to peruse the announcement. The exterior of St. Paul's is being cleaned at last. The .stonework is being scoured m a housewifely manner, and tha Apostles, who perch precariously on the gable, are getting a much-needed wash. The curiously carved "Conversion of St. Paul," too, on the tympanum, is being rid of the accumu lation of the London dirt that has long dis figured it.

The manager of Leith's Creek - Btation, South Australia, forwarded to Adelaide a quantity of bonea which be alleges were taken from the stomach of & sheep killed by one of his men a few days ago. He Bays that this gives an idea of the state of the drought far north, where the sheep have lived on dead rabbits, tie adds that it was the severest drought ever known. Te Korerq^held an "At Home" at the Orauge . Hall on [Tuesday evening, when a very large number of members and visitors were present. Musio and d&ncing was the order of the evening, and many excellent songs and recitations were rendered. Among the lady vocalists may be mentioned — Mrs McEwen, of Christchurch, who sang splendidly, and received an enthusiastic encore for her two songs. A most enjoyable evening's entertainment terminated at mid night. A farmer m the Ashburton County has' recently had a novel and unpleasant experi- j ence. Several half grown lambs having died suddenly at a time when the weather was everything that could be desired, he had them opened and found m every case that death had resulted from an accumulation of wool m the stomach, generally surrounded by a maBB of curdled milk. It ie assumed that the lambs took the wool m whilst suckling their mothers.

The Otagq Dsilv limes' Australian special says : —The approach of summer generally brings a snake yarn or two. About one of the best comes from Glen Innes district. It appears a married aboriginal suckling a young baby during one night last week awoke to find instead of the infant a large black snake attached to her breast regaling itself* The woman awoke her husband in.a great fright, and m doing so the snake disappeared. Search was made and the reptile discovered and shot.

Recently, as the Brest train, bearing a number of passengers, steamed into the station, to the horror of all a luggage train was seen coming from the opposite direction. A collision was seen to be inevitable. For tunately, however, the engine-driver of the. passenger train, quick to see .the danger, promptly turned off steam, thus preventing a terrible loss of life. As it waa six luggage trucks' were wrecked. The passengers, m a state of panic, rushed from the ttain ovir the metals. Happily, no casualties of any sort occurred. During the" 32 years, that Captain Fair child ba* been m the service of the New Zealand Government he has not once been . on leave of absence. He has now applied for a month's holiday} to commence from the time the Tutaneki is laid vp — which will be as soon as the steamer has completed the discharge of the cable gear she brought out to the oolony. The new vessel will remain moored m" the harbour for an 1 indefinite period, and m all probability Captain Fair child will resume command of the Hinemoa when that steamer returns to Wellington.

Michael Davitt says thab during the whole nine years of bis penal servitude, he was never for one hour free from the paßgs of /hunger. Jabez Balfour is having a similar experience, One - day when fourteen prisoners, himself one of the number, were being marched through the coffee-room to early morning prayers, the warder being m the middle of them, Jabez, who was the last man m the file, took advantage of his posi tion to hang back, and was not misased till the rest got into chapel. On returning m search of him the warder was astounded to i find that he had gulped down the coffee allowance of the whole fourteen.

" France," aaya the Figaro, '• should learn a lesson from the manner m which England has treated Mr Cecil Rhodes. A month ago the Napoleon of the Cape was criticised, condemned, vituperated and abandoned as a filibuster even by the very Ministers who had constituted themselves his accomplices. Since yesterday he has again become one of the greatest citizens of his country, and one of the heroes of the national sentiment. The change has been brought about simply by the fact that since his misfortune Mr Rhodes has found the means of being useful to his country.". The Figaro, then proceeds to show how different would be his treat? ment m France, where mutual suspicion and. hatred prevent a rjaan from receiving the gratitude of the nation or pf ever returning to public life after he has once been con: demnefl, however unjustly.

Interprovincial News.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION— COPYRIGHT,)

Obituary* New Plymouth, October 21 Mrs Go vet t, wife of Archdeacon Govett, died last uighr.

Carriage Accident.

■ London, October 20 The Duke and Duchess of Bedford have been injured m a carriage acci dent.

CRICKET.

The following will play for the Ashburton Junior Cricket Club against Tinwald to morrow at Tinwald :— Andrews, Powell, „. Orr, Pilbrow, Marsden, Wilkie, Pritchard (2), Jackson, Smith, and Baigent. Emer gencies— Sando, Steward, Gourdie, Woods.

WATERTON.

Wesleyan Home Mission Fund.

The annual Home Mission meeting m connection with the above fund was held m the Church on Monday night. There was a fair attendance of the public, and Mr Henry vVills presided. Addresses were given by the Chairman, who spoke of the difficulties many of the Home' 'Mission agents had to encounter m the North Island ; Mr Watson, who gave some reminiscences of mission work during the curly settlement of Canter bury ; and Mr S. S. Chapman, who spoke of the great missionary spirit shown by the various churches, and gave some interesting facts concerning mission work m the Ashburton county, from the time when there was no church m the county until the present.. Rev C. Abernethy spoke of the work done by the aid of this fund, and gave a few. sketches of the earnestness and de votion displayed by the Maoris m the mom of Christ under the most trying eiroam* cfcwoes, and urged all present to cultivate a missionary spirit that would think of the needs of others. He also showed from the annual report that £2632 13« 4d had been spent last year m the cause of home missions, and that this year it was estimated that the expenditure m the same direction wai ex* peoted to be near £3000. Ihe proceeds of the meeting, including collections on Sunday and mission boxes, amounted to £3 16s. i uring the evening -r several missionary hymns were sang, Miss Watson presiding at» the organ..

CORRESPONDENCE.

(.We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed b/ our correspondent^

LIBERTY.

TO TUB EDITOR, Siß,— We have had lectures for and against liberty m Ashburton lately, but I have not noticed a report of a rather singular one I attended last week. The place of meeting I can hardly describe, as, outside the platform, things were rather shadowy. Anyhow it waa somewhere m space. The Chairman was a tall gentleman of a rather sinister cast of countenance, dressed m black* He shuffled m his walk, aa if his boots were hurting him ; and he had a peculiar wriggle with his ooat tail every time he sat down. He wore a skull cap. The chairman said— . "Men aid women, the speaker for this meeting will presently deliver to you his lecture on liberty. The former lectures you have heard on. this important subject have been confined to one phase only— from my point of view, a very material phase; bub grog, though necessary, ia not all. That is not the liberty which will make you people free. Thete is a larger and a wider liberty, which £—m my own humble way— have been endeavouring for some considerable time to inculcate, and I am proud to see such a pious young man as my friend here (indicating the lecturer) coming forward to fight on the side of that great reform. As, however, yon will, most of yon, hear more particularly from me m the hereafter, I will now call on my dear young pupil to deliver his address onjenuine liberty for man." The lecturer, who was a weird looking person, wild eyed and hairy, spoke to the following effect :— ' • Friends ! In former lectures you have heard ib said that to close all the pubs would be an unjustifiable inter, ference with the' personal liberty of the people-. In support of that statement Scripture waa quoted for that speaker's purpose. It was necessary to do so, so many of you. being religious people ; but the truth which I am here to tell you is that the Bible itself is against absolute liberty. There are commandments, and a host of other laws written and implied, to be found m that book, everyone of which infringes the liberties of man. Now, I put it to every reasonable man and woman — is ie right, is it reasonable, is it expedient, to compel people to. do oe refrain from doing anything from the fear of either a policeman and hangman m this world, or hell and damnation m the next? Compulsion is. not virtue. Fear of punish ment is not a lofty motive. Let us aim higher. The ideal ! the ideal! lam against the Bible. lam against a\l law. lam for moral suasion. Even with a Deeming or a Butler Igo the whole hog. Moral suasion ! No restraint. (Vpplaaae from the chair). In former lectures reference was made to the British peop'e's love of liberty, and to the way m which they fought and died for liberty. That, my .friends was plainly dap* trap.. The British people know nothing of liberty. They had a touch of it once m France, but ie did not get either a fair or a long enough trial It is a tree that never was planted m British soil. A man or two have at different times been caught by the brutal bobbies digging a hole for this rare specimen of liberty ; and the British people have invariably hanged the said men amidst the rapturous applause .of those alleged champions of liberty —the journalibts j but I am coming to the journalists presently. As regards the fighting and dying for liberty, no, battle ever fought by the British was m the interests of liberty ; but on the contrary every battle was to settle whioh of the opposing faction's should coerce the other. I appeal to every student of history here present if it is ntit> so, The British people my friends, are a 6 heart a set of brutal tyrants, Aa, alleged raajorty of their electors— and; mark yon, their electors are less than one-fifth of the whole people— have infringed the liberty of man at every point, from the moment of his birth, or before ib, till the day of bis death, 'Aye, even into the grave itaalf do they follow their hejplesß'atod unfortunate victim, regulating him, restraining him, compelling him at every point ; and notwithstanding all this they, have the collossal effrontery to call their country the land of the free. It is astounding how the people suffer such abominable slavery.' To close the pubs of such a set of wretched bondsmen is a step ia the right direction, and not one word of opposition would there have been but for the financial interests at stake. It is supremely ridiculous m any caße fqr a people who hi^ve without a word swallowed, a whole squadron of camels to make any bones about one small gnat like that. ' Now. regarding journalists and liberties, Journ alists, my friends, are generally employed by those who can pay them, and they hejng only human- (I myselfr tinman m tbab respect) have to write to order. They generally dp it: T-his is only m keeping with the rest of British liberty, Friends { I have given you but a small inkling of my views of liberty. Time flies ! The moment approaches * when this meeting must be dispersed. To sum up m one word— every man should be a law unto himself. Anarchy, my friends, is the only — but just at that moment a bomb, shaped like a bottle of whisky, was thrown from the back part of the meeting place, and exploded with terrific report below the table at whioh the chairman sat. r After the smoke and, dust had cleared, there remainedTnbthing visible on the platform, but one-half of a cloven hoof. — I am, etc., .

Mbjom.

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ASBBCHT( -N GtJABDIAN : WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 2i 1896.



Hollow at's Ointment and Pills.-. Abscesses, Erysipelas, Piles.— Unvarying succesa attends all who treat these diae&aes according to the simple printed directions wrapped around eaoh pot or box. They are invaluable to the young and timid) whose bashfulness sometimes endangers life*. Though apparently' local, diseases of this 1 nature are. esaentually blood diseases, "bqfc a little attention, moderate preaeryanqe's, and trifling expense will enabje the mpst diisdent> to conduct any case to a happy issue ivitfc- ou(i exposing spcret infirmities, to any one. Ihe ointment checks the local infjarotnation and alleviates the throbbing pains. $hes.e directions also clearly poin{i out wheq and low Hqllo way's Pills are to be taken, that their purifying and regulating powers may assist by adjusting and strengthening thj constituting^ • ' * " It will be seen by a new advertisement m another column that Messrs Craighead and Berry man are probably now showing the largest stock of new tweeds and fashionable tailoring goods ever exhibited m A»hbur. ton. This speaks well for their en?erpr&a a»4 logftl ifidm^. - ' ."''■ "f r '



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(synopsis of new advbrtisbmbnts.) County Council—Tenders for lease of reserves, and supply of dog collars. ' Angling competition. • • John Orr " and Co. — Budge- Whitworth bicycles. ' "" " Found— Shawl; Notice to laborers and shearers. Lost — Buggy cushion. Hampstead School Concert to-night. . Fletchet Bros —Special business announce- ment.' - '. . Friedlauder Bros, Ltd.— Clearing sale of threshing plant etc", 1 at farm of late James Lemon, Lauriston, to-mprrow at 12 o'clock. p. Thonios— Waiter A. Wood reapers, binders, ecp. Prohibition League — Advice to electors. Mrs A. Patterson — Wanted girl to assist m hou&e work. Pneumatic Sporting Boat— Exhibition m Domain Swimming Bath to-morrow, at 3 pm. ■ mmmm^ mmmmmmmmmmm^ mmmm '



Wanted WAHOO ! THE CURE FOR INDIGESTION. Ashburton Drug Company, Agents HAMPSTEAD School Concert this evening, Oddfellows' Hall. 10 171 ]7^OUND, on Sunday afternoon, near J Cemetery, Black" Woollen >hawl. Apply at Mail Office. 10 168 SEAGEK— Christchurch'B Greatest Eu- terlainer — Wonderful Magic, e;c. Oddfellow*' Hall, To-uight, Hampstead School Concert. 10 173 MR Llewellyn Owen's Eiiudiantina Band, of to*, performer**, at H.mp a cad School Concert, 10-night, Oddfellows' Ha»- 10 174 WANTED— An active Girl about l7to assist m housework, light place. Apply, Mail Office. io 176 WHITEBAIT, Groper, Blue Cod, Moki, Trumpeter, Terakie; Rabbits, To- night. Deep Sea Fishing Co. , opposi te Mail Office. Still want iowls and Hares. 10 175 DID you ever hear the like ? Men s beat Canvas Shoes 5s 6d, at Mellor's; Taucred street. ' ' TiIECULINA, Feoulina.: The perfection X? of Cake Flour, 3£d per packet. Fletcher Bros., Cash Supply Scoreß. SEED Potatoes. Seed Potatoes. The very best from 241bs a Is, at Fletcher Bros, Ashburton. NEW Mangel, Carrot, and Turnip t-eeds. The favorite sorts at low prices.— Carson and Co. 10 84 SEVERAL Bulky Lines of Earthenware must be cleared to make room for new shipments. Six piece bedroom sets from 11s 6d.— Carson and Co. io 8 IF YOU WANT the Newest and Nicest m Millinery, Trilby Muslins, and Dreßs Goods, go to Mrs Alcorn's. Dtesses made on the premises. Fit guaranteed. W "ANTED Known — Go to the Corner for Newest Styles m Drapery and Millinery — W. H. Collier. WANTED Known— The "Economic 1 ' Kid Glove, four buttons, Is 9d per pair, is the Glove for every day wear. W. H.' Collier. T I iHERE is no doubt, no poasible doubt, X that you get Good Value for your money at Mellor's. WE lead, follow who may. Children's Bilppers Is. Mellor's Tancred Street. T HEARD a man say that Mellor is selling X Boots Wonierfutly Cheap. ANTED KNOWN.— Mrs Huffam having taken the premises lately occupied by Mr G. Neil), intends to open same as Ladies' Dining and Refreshment Rooms, where visitors will find a long felt want supplied. Meals at all hours. A few boarders will find all the comforts of a home. W "ANTED Known — We are clearing out all our Macintoshes, Jackets, Lined Cloaks and Dreseing Gowns. No reasonable offer refused for anything soiled or " not up to date." — Mitchell and Turner. GOUGH, Cough, Cough— l am stil making my celebrated Cough Drops, None genuine unless stamped Flower's Cough. — H. A. Flower, Confectioner, East street, . 5, 24 MEN'S Bluchers ss, a good Strong Nailed Shooter at 8s 6J ; » sice assortment of Ladies' and Children's Boots and Shoes from Is 9d a pair at R. Alcorn's.



Business Notices. ' ( |^" E W />« O O D S N. Z. C. F. 37£ dizen New Straw Hate. Vr E \V p O O D S N Z. C. X 109 d- z-m Ties and Bowe. VT E W pOODS NZCF. 56 diz n Shirts. "VT E W p O O D S N. Z. G.F. 62 d. zon Hard and Soft Felt Hats.' jq- E W Q O O D S N. Z. a E. . 103 dozen half-hose THE Largest and Btst Assortment of Men's Mercery m the district. — JTbw Zealand Clothing Factory, —SPECIAL— TjiOß SHOW AND^HOLIDAY SEASON Tweed Costume, £2£ss.^| Complete Twoed Costume, including 33« . 6a. Material, Fancy shot alpaca, dress, >- Lining, 33s 6d. FurbishiDg, 1 , Choice fancy alpaca, and 33m Od. J making. SPFCIAL COSTUME LENGTHS. A nice line of Fancy Tweed. 5s lid. Lovely fancy Bhot Alpaca, the very cream of fashion, .13a 6d. , 12 yarJs good Washing Print for 3s lid. New Spanish Lawns for Blouses. Fancy Silks for Blouses. | <B ack and v, hite striped Prints for Blouses | "The Cream of Fashion. " MENS, BOYS, & YOUTHS CLOTHING n Great Variety, and at prices tojmeet the times. Ashburlon Drapery Company. ARCADE HOUSE. ; Ghurch Services. ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, Ashburton. Wednesday — Brotherhood of St Andrew, 7.30 p.m. * Thursday—' G.F.S.,' 7 p.m. Friday— fthort Service, 7.30 p.m.; Choir practice, 8 p»m, SUNDAY SERVICES, *•. (October 25.) 8 30 a.m. — Holy Communion. 11a.m. — Morning Prayer. 3 p.m.— (Seafieldi Rev T. A. Hamilton. 3 p.m. — (Dromore) Mr W. Bowman- Fox. 6.30 p.m.' — Kvening Prayer. REV. T. A. HAMILTON, Wanted. WANTED Known— Mellor's Sale surpassing anything ever heard of m Ashburton. v 10 OTHERS and fathers who have to provide Boots, and Shoes, should call at Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. /CHEAPEST House m Canterbury for V_^ Garden and Farm Seeds is Carson and Go's. Six packets of Vegetable Seeds for Is { Flower Seeds from Is dozen, Garden Tools of all sorts. WANTEP I£nown — Large delivery o the " Economic" ]£id flUoveSj four buttonß, Is 9d per pair, worth ffjich more. — W. H. Collier. . TTTANTED Known— That J. Moison yf haa just received a large shipment of Soglu-J 1 ! American, and Continental Boots and Shoes, suitable for the season ; also an overwhelming Stopk of the beat colonial makes, which he intends dispopjug of ,a£ very reasonable prices during the aoming hohdnya. ; Repairs as usual done at once at M.oison's Premier Boot Store.East Street, Ashburton. "Y^OUNG Ladieß' Journal for October, JL Weldon'a Journal for September, Jfyde tjje Obscure, Master Wilberforce, Autobiography of a Truth (Edna Lyall), The" • Cripie o|E the Century, Checked Through, 'Within Her (Grasp. Romance of Two Worlds, Sons of. JFire, «n.^ oth^r pew books.—H. M- JPNS3- • T» ETTS' Diaries. Letts' Diaries,for 1897. I l Colonial Editions for Office and private use now to hand. Large assortment of Mercantile Stationery. New lot of Foreign Stamps. Inspection invited. Andrewes, Anderson, and Co. WANTEP Known— Just opened, ex Pakeha and Gothic, Flannelettes, white, stripes, and colours ; velveteens, black, all prices ; Colours, large variety, inducting new shadeß m Reseda, Humboldt and Hungarian — Mitchell and Turner. BA.NANAS, Bananas, ripe and sound, also sw.ejat D.E, Oranges at H. A. Flower's, Confectioned and Frutyerer, East Street. WANTEP Known— l^ooo pairs of Boot to be sold m £wenty-one days at Felloe's. RIDE t lie Pa#— Keot'a Championship Bicycles are * lie beab Built to your >wd measure. Tyres anu of all orts*— Carson and Co., Agents .9 "° . ; j | VTOW'S your time to Buy. There is a < L\ Big Sale at Mellor's Zealandia Boot ( Itore. . rijT"ANTED Known— Men's Mercery, '* v Clothing and Boots. For Goods I hat wear well, fit well, and look well, try 1 hat) old established firm — Mitchell and j 'urner. . c [TrHERE, Oh where, is that Cheap" c W Boot Shop?- MuLLUit'a c opt Store. , c



FACTS ARE STUBBORN THINGS. rruiEitt; ahe 'iwelve stubborn facts that cannot y BE DENIED. * i Ist— That G. J. NEILL is sel ing good \ 6th—That G. J. NEILL ia selling Men's mtrong While Muslin at 3-> lid dcz. Tweed Trousers at 5s lid. X 2nd— That G. J. NEILL is selling good ' 7lh-That 6. J. NEILL ia selling NBoya' Washing Hrintß at fl^d a yard. j Sailor Suits m .navy blue or fawn 3rd— That G J. NEILL has pretty I serge, at 4s lid the suit. Summer Dresß Tweeds at 9i 6-1 a Bth— That G. J. NEILL ia selling drcs-o, that can't be beet. ) Women's Shoes at 4s lid. 4th— That G. J. NEILL is selling Ladies' , I 9th— hat G. J. NEILL is selling Men'a and Children's Summer Hats of nailed Shooters at 7a lid. every description, the very late it ! 10th— That G. J. NEILL ia selling Men's [Btyle, cheaper thau anyone m Ash- light Balmorals at 83 lid. burton. ! 11th— That G. J. NEILL is selling Ladies' ■>: sth -That G. J. N ILL it selling Men's \ and ChildrenV Tan Bootß and Shoes . H avy Tweed (colonial) Suits at 24a of every deaoription at very low , . 6J. ..- \ /.prices* .. ■ .13th— THAT , V: ' /: Q. j neilM shop- :.- ■ ■ ■ - ' ■ 1/ Well— lie sells Millinery, General Drapery, Clothing and Boots, of every I , Description— fe IS AT FBIEDLANDER'S CORNER, East Street, Ashburton. t . ... ._. . . _ ■ — -~ ' ; : ■ ; ■■■ •'■■- : ■'. " j . '■ . .. ■ Kaiapoi l House, Ashburton , ' ' October 1, 1896. \ To Our Friends—* [,* Having completed arrangements with, the Trustees [ under the Will of the late William Mitchell for the k purchase of their interest m the business carried on ! under the style of Mitchell and lurner, Drapers, ■ we have much pleasure m informing you that we hope to continue the business on greatly imvroved lines, - such as importing the bulk of each seasons goods and . quitting them at CASH PRICES, refitting the premises , and re-organising the staff \ so as to bring '%: the Establishment quite up to date. Our Country Friends will be well served with full ranges of samples of the newest goods. In the meantime alLOrders^by Post will receive prompt attention . \ MITCHELL $ TURNER, Tancred Street. PRELIMINARY IN OTICE. LATE WITH MITCHELL & TURNER, .•■<» ' ; / . '• AND • ■ ■ ■ • . MR XT' XX "R RODR IB B X XL. ±1. ±5 RODB IB B, ' HA:VE AItIIANGED A PARTNERSHIP FOR THE'PUROaASE OF _^ THE BUSINESS, LATELY KNOWN AS "THE BLUE HOUSE DKAPEItY ESTABLISHMENT. The Business m future will be carried on under the name and style of MITCHELL & BRODEIBB, _ TU-E GBNtRAL CASH DRAPERS, CLOTH I KRS, U I LLIN'ERS, etc. . "\T7"E would like to draw the attention of the Public generally, that Mr <> W Mitchell being well known and intimately acquainted with most of the inhabitants of Ash-burton and district, and through having business con- nections directly with them, is m a position to say that he thoroughly under- stands their requirements, and can guarantee to all his friends the ' f BEST VALUE IN THE TRADE FOR HIGH CLASS GOODS. WITH THIS ASSURANCE THE CLOTHING & MERCERY DEPARTMENTS Will be under his personal supervision, and by strict attention to Business and carefully studying the requirements of all his Friends and the public generally, Mr Mitchell respectfully solicits a fair share of their patronage. TAILORING Under the Chart-Order System a Specialty. THE MANCHESTER &~DRESS DEPARTMENTS Are now being Stocked with all the requirements" necessary for carrying on a Large Cash Trade, and by giving only Oood Honest Values, combined with the. desire to work and build up a substantial business, MITCHELL & B^ODBIBB Have r.o hesitation m challenging the trade by giving the best value m Ashburton. THE MILLINERY & UNDERCLOTHING DEPARTMENT Will receive the most careful attention, and by always being to the front for Style, Vaiiety, and a desiie to please we fan with confi- dence assure the Ladies of Ashburton and district that their orders trill receive the best attention. «.. A NEW BOOT DEPARTMENT ' is now being fitted and Stocked with all the best makes, and m this Branch o* our Business we intend to be ever foremost. : LOOK OUT FOR SPECIAL QUOTATIONS IN FUrURE ISSUES. o OPENING DAY— SATURDAY, the 17th. . MITCHELL & BRODRIBB, ] THE CENTRAL CASH DRAPERS, J .Between J..Qtf & Co,, aid ttio Oiotfhiog Factory^ Ashburton. A ~y