MARRIAGE.

IVTclntosh— McClatchib —On December 30, at St Paul's Church, Christchurcb, by the Rev Dr Elmslie, Alexander James Mclntoab. manager Bank pf Australasia, New Ply month, and eldes son of the late RevJ. Me Jn tosh. Of. A-*, Stratford, to Mary Arine (Mollie), youngest daughter of Captain T. Me- Clatchie, Christchurch.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1896 CURRENT TOPICS.

The advance which has been made by modern surgery is simply marvellous, and operations surgical wondeus. are now of

every day oc currence, almost without risk to the patients, which would not have been attempted twenty years ago, or if attempted as a ' last resort would in nine cases out jof ten have resulted fatally. Indeed it would almost appear as if ere long a duly qualified surgeon will be able tp undertake the renewal of the human frame, both inside and outside — of oourse a bit at a time, They can now manufacture new organs, or at least repair damaged ones so as to be as good as new, trans -1 plant the cornea of the rabbit to the human eyj? f remould a nose or con struct one altogether, and^ gan graft any sort of skin they please from one j body to another. In a paper recently ! read before • the New York Medical | Association, we are told of some marvellous experiments in this direc tion. For example, % Dp Bedarfc has snccefully 1 grafted the skin of a chicken upon a child two years old, and ai^othjßr doctor (Dr Bartens) that of a c(ead man b? sevpnty to that of a boy of fourteen. Bonegraf ting is not so far advanced, but Dr Eicketts, the $Tf ter qf. th# paper referred to says— •> enough has b.een acoorapljshed (in this direction) to satisfy ine that the dav is not far distant when the long bom and r£: o! the lower vrili be successfully transpi»!!!T.. t0

man for the purpose of restoring osse ous structures destroyed by any cause w^'atsoSver.," ¥h?n that day pomes, jit will onjy be a siualji adva'ncQ to the renewal of 1-mbs altogether and people will no£ l?e surprised to fjind surgeons advert ising the-ip readiness*, for a consideration, to supply legs and »rms at shortest notice,

So poor Will Hugo, whom we all re member as a man of " moat excellent wit" in his ofttime A minstrel's capacity of corner death. man of a minstrel t r oupe, has joined the majority, having shuffled off thi3 mortal coil at Masterton hospital under rather sad circumstances. A few days ago — to be precise, on the 3rd inst — a lady residing in that town on enter ing her spare bedroom was surprised to find a man lying in the bed and a strong smell of liquor pervading the place. She sent for the police, who in turn sent for a doctor, who found the man to be suffering from paralysis and next day had him removed to the hospital where, within a week of his admission, he died. He had been only partially conscious at times but it was I ascertained that the patient was Hugo and inferred from his broken conversa tion that he had been injured in the head (causing concussion of the brain) in a row either at Masterton or Wel lington. As usual is such unfortunate affairs drink seems to have been at the bottom of the sad business.

Somebody having in describing an excursion trip by the Wakatipu to Oamarurecent " kiohardson came." ly written to the OtagoDaily Times in terms deprecative of the port, the editor of the Oamaru Mail, who is always able to write a smart paragraph — having, indeed, few equals in that line — thus amusingly gives ita big contemporary a " Roland " for its "Oliver":—" Concerning the Waka tipu: It appears that the harbour master made it his business to i ascertain on Wednesday night if she would require a pilot, intending if she did to be out in the offing to meet her, and thus save the excursionists as much time as possible. However, he was uotified that his services would not be required, as " Richardson is coming " Richardson came. B earing that there were only three competitors in the Reel of Tulloch and that the long jump had been won by 15ft 6|in, whereas the Wakatipu was ' drawing 16ft, he promptly anchored the steamer outside the mole, and to amuse the passengers started fishing for buoys with the propeller. Subsequently the steamer, after manoeuvres enough to wreok a dictionary, was berthed in 20ft of water, the minimum depth in which she was at any time during her stay in the harbour, after « Richardson came.' Was it because ' Richardson came that the Wakatipu did not pick up the leading beacons and enter the harbour in the usual manner ? It seems an un usual thing that just because ( Richard son came' she should try tp com,e in via the mole. If • Richardson oam® ' a little oftner he might discover a new channel or even explore the lagoon and the creek in the steamer — these bold British explorers are what have made our nation. With ordinary persons it might not be safe to take a vessel drawing 16ft up a Git creek, but if ' Richardson came ' little objections like that might be waived. On the whole we are rather sorry that j ' Richardson went ' and even took his steamer with him Next time ' Richard [ son comes ' the inhabitants will take to | the hills for fear lest he brings his steamer up Thames street,

From Kaneville in Illinois, comes the story of a singular dileuaina into which the local Post a post office Office has fallen idilesima. through the conse quences following upon what is termed a 'snowball' letter or a ' chain ' of letters It appears that in September ZBs4 a Mi§s Edna R. Brown conceived the idea of collecting ej, million postage stamps which she thought would realise 100 dollars, proposing to devote that sura to. the obtainment of medical advice for a* crippled friend of hers, a Miss Mattie B, Garraan. Accordingly .she wrote to friends asking them to send stamps for this object, and to forward copies of her letter to their friends, and these to theirs again and so ad infinitum. So successful has been the appeal that the stamps are pouring in from all parts of the worljl and there qeeras te be no means of stopping the avalanche, Tbe letters now pqur in at the rate of 0000 a day, and come from Russia, Germany, Denmark, Holland, Italy, Spain, India, Ooina, South and Central America, and especially England and Scotland. It is the most gigantic thing in the way of correspondence ti}e world has ever heard of j its originator receives more letters in a day or week i than any other person on earth receives or ever did repeive. She herself is powerless to stop the flow, the United ' States postal authorities can do noth ing, and still the letters stream in, This is how the Chicago Chronicle describes the condition of Kaneville : — ( Kaneville is flooded with mail matter. Postage stamps are stacked up in farm houses around like wheat in a bin. The opening of these letters alone is a task too much for a dozen persons. The neighbours and country people for miles around fyave helped in the wort, taking the lettprs home in sacks and waggon loads to open and sort out the stamps. These honest country folks dont know what to think about it at all. They know that letters are coming *by bushels and bushels- ' Everyone with in a radius of five miles of Kaneville has opened letters and sorted old stamps until every hen house and corn crib looks like a post office, till every green sheaf and corn shj^ck and hay staok looks like a mail potfoh or pile of mail pouches, Kaneville is buried under letters and postage stamps ; postal revenues and receipts is the topic there instead of crops, and philately is studied instead of the weather indica tions'. The Kane'vilje post' office is swamped with letters. About 16 out of every 5000 letters received there are for some of tfye other 75 or more resi dents of Kaneville — all the rest ape addressed to Edna R. Brown..' Over \ 2 QQQ.OOO letters and 3O,Oo6,ooostamps we are asked to belieye. have been already received in I£aneville, and no @ne gajj §ay when tb.p end. will goine.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I Reading matter on the fourth page Attention is drawn to Mrs Bowman Fox's advertisement in another column. The Ilitnutak-i left Plymouth to-day loaded for Wellington and Lyttelton. She tnkes 75 passeugera and 2060 tons carejo 'Monty' Brown, a theatrical agent, well-known throughout the Australasian colonies, died a day or two ago in James town hospital, South Australia. A Toronto man haa invented an oven through which, in the process of baking, fresh air is constantly circulating. Meats bak. d in it have a delicious flavour. The North Otago Times draws attention to the fact that one of the local Banks has been keeping its hands employed during long hours and wants go know if this is not a contravention of the law. We notice that at a fancy dress ball held at Liotle River on Boxing Day, Miss Lough paid us the compliment of appear ing as * the Ashburton Mail ' We are sure she mubb have had no lack of eligible partners. Under the Shops Acb a petition has 1 been lodged with the Invecoargill Town Council signed by 135 shopkeepers, representing more than the necessary three-fifths majority, In favour of 9 o'clock closing on Saturday nights. The heavy seas having damaged the New Plymouth breakwater, Mr Hales, the Englneer-in-chief , has gone to Inspect it with a view to determine the oharacter of protection whloh is needed fot the structure. The fiaal race for Mr W. Preston's trophy will be run off on Thursday next at 3 p.m. Entries close with the secretary on Tuesday night. The points now are, N. Jones 6, H. Herman 4, W. Shearman 1, C. Campbell I. No fewer than 7,000,000 of bacterial organisms are declared to have been dis covered recently in a halfpenny worth of ice sream sold from a barrow in the streets of London. The Legislature is being urged to place these disease breeding grounds under the control of the law. The longest bridge in the world is the Lion bridge, near San gang, Chin* It extends 5£ miles over an arm of the Yellow Sea, and it is supported by 300 huge stone archeu. The roadway is 70fb above the water, and is enclosed in an iron net work. A marble Hod, 2 lit long rests on the crown of every pillar. j That wonderful old man, Sims Reeves, j has entered upon a new career at the age I of 75. He has married a pretty young wife, and resumed public singing with remarkable success. Jost now he is doing ballads at the Empire Theatre at £100 per week, three nights a week, two aongs per night. Farmers, and indeed, everybody, will be glad to notice by to-day\a telegrams that the English wheat market shows an upward tendency, a general advance of 1 6i being reported. The Continental market is firm, bub the Amerioan lifeless. The prospects of the wool sales are also good, private sales showing an advance of a halfpenny over December rates.. , A well abteaded meeting of house holders was held a> Mr W. J. Silceck's on Friday evening to consider the qaestion of a school in that Jccility. About 200 children were represented. A deputation was appointed, to wait on the committee of the Borough Suhool this evening to urge the establishment of a side school for Allenton. , Mr Alfred Curtis notifies in another ! part of i his issue that he haa opened an office in the Arcade where he will carry on the business of grain broker, commission agent, etc. Mr Curtis has been long and favorably known in commercial and i agricultural circles, and ia intimately acquainted w.-th general business in this county, and we luve no doubt therefore, that he will receive a fair share of support. ! The late Lord Coleridge was once the victim of the 'Varsity men a,t Oxford, He was addressing a large' audience there ' w.hen he used the phrase : -• We must remember not merely the beauty of the . individual colleges, but the beauty of Oxford as a whole And what a whole it • ia 1 ' • Hear, hear,' yeUed the" 'Varsity . men, 'yos wh^ba hole »' they groaned, ' what a beastly hole 1 • Then it dawned ! upsn Lord Coleridge that th's was a thing he would rather have expressed otherwise. | A Temuka man who has settled at Cheviot, writes to the Temuka paper, and ! eays-—' 1 like to see the Temuka news, • having been there for 28 years, before any show was held in Timaru. But Cheviot beats It all. Here we can live. The land , ia good and cheap. We must prosper here. All the profits do not go to the landlord, as I have worked for i hem all along. If you knew how I have succeeded in spite of the bad year we have had you would be astonished, but I will take a trip to Temok* some day and have a pitch with you. 1 The Napier Telegraph aaya that a widow and a large family were nearly starving recently, but as they made no sign no one intruded on theiy misery. Jt was only by accident that it was found out that their sole fp.od for weeka had been an insuffi ci?ncy of dry bread, and that a spoqnful of some painkiller that was in the house was given in water to the children every night to numb the pains of hunger. On this being discovered a kind-hearted grocer at once packed up a bountiful' parcel and delivered it. A gentleman of the neigh bourhood, learning of this, directed a bu.tch.er and baker to pall, and send the bill to him. This is a proof of how aome peop'e will suffer In silenoe, while the less deserving bub more obtrusive get assist- I ance.

The following 'fishy ' story will take some boating, saya the Eximiner^ It was told in all seriousness in the Club Hotel commercial room last night, and the narra tor was one of the fishermen, A party of three were fishing for eels in the VVaipu kurauLake one dark night some years ago. They were fishing with the ordinary worm bob, and threw the eels over their heads in the grass behind, \yhen the party had landed about twenty eels, our infor* maht eight and the other two six each, they thought their basket big enough, and after doing up their rods proceeded to j look for their * take ' Their amusement can better'ba imaged than describ d when ' they discovered the last eel landed getting into the water, and not another about. They are now certain that they had been landing the same eel all night.

CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN.

ENGLAND AND ARMENIA.

London, January 1 1 Tha Duke of Westminster, who has taken a prominent part in efforts to secure reforms in Armenia, declines to bring further pressure to bear on the Imperial Government in the matter, and declares that Great Britain cannot act alone without risk of war, Russia considers that political interests outweigh all others, and if she would co-operate with Great * Britain the outrages would soon cease. OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS; London. January 12 The Westminister Gazattee states that the Premier informed his colleagues that some of the Anglo-French dis putes had been settled, and that Great Britain had been drawn closer to France and Russia. MUTINY IN RUSSIAN NAVY. Algiers, January 10 A mutiny broke out on board the Russian warship Rurik, owing to cruelty to which the crew were sub jected by the boatswain. The latter was killed, and a detachment from a French warship suppressed the rising. 'Fifty of the ringleaders were seat ia irons to Oronstadt. • .-. EARTHQUAKE IN PERSIA. lehbban, January 10 A severe earthquake was experi enced in some districts. Eleven hundred people were killed, and thousands of houses wrecked.

AUSTRALIAN.

AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE. Bbisbanb, January H la view of the threatening aspect of affairs in Europe, the Volunteer officers meet shortly to discuss matters of urgency in connection with the defences. CONSULTATIONS. Hob art, January 11 The Premier, replying to a deputa tion said he could see no reason to interfere with the establishment of Tattersall's consultations in Tasmania* He held the opinion that no appreciable deterioration of morals was caused by them ; on the contrary that . such, if any, was neutralised by providing a less dangerous outlet for the gambling spirit. BAD TIMES FOR FLOOR OWNERS. Melbourne, January Jl A well-known sbeep owner in -a letter to the Press with reference to the shortage of the wool clip says that the present deficiency will be nothing compared with the results of the present season. The drought killed a large number, and in many parts half the flocks died. The lambing, except ing in a very few districts, was practi cally nil, so that there is no increase to make up for the deaths. There is also a preponderance of deaths among breeding ewes, and there will be very few left to breed from. Add these disasters to the new land tax and the fact that most of the owners are in the hands of the banks and mortga gees and there is, he says, no escape from the conolusiou that unless great consideration ia shown to sheep owners, the outlook is simply disastrous in the extreme. He considers that the com j bined evils of the bad season and the land tax must tend to the eollapsa of many landowners, , THE CQNVICT SHERIDAN.

Sydney, January 11 Sheridan, who was convicted of murder, met his fate with great forti tude. He had a sad and painful parting with his wife the previous evening. Mrs Sheridan, after her farewell words had been uttered, com pletely broke down, and was so over come by grief that it was necessary for an official to assist her from the cell to the gate. She wept piteously, and, her little three-year-old child trotting by her side, between her sobs, could be heard murmuring in heart-rending tones, " It's cruel, cruel." The body was handed to friends for interment outside the gaol, and the funeral to Waverley Cemetery was attended by a gaol warder, and Sheridan's wife, daughter and intimate friends. INTENSE HEAT; A heat wave of great intensity swept across the southern portion of the continent from west to east during the week. Bad as the effects were to those inured to a warm climate, it must have been a revelation to the less hardy strangers within our gates. Monday is a day to be remembered. The atmosphere was like a blast from an open furnace, withering up grass and plants. Not merely was it hot, but the sufferings of the people were intensified by the presence in the air of smoke from bush fires. The highest temperature was recorded in 1863, when 106. 9 was attained. On this day, however, the heat was not so prolonged. While 86 degrees was registered at 9 a.m., the thermometer showed 94 at that hour on Monday, the heat con tinuing all day. The very pavements burned the feet through bqots, ' an4 ljorses fell sunstruckin tb,e streets,. The heat luckily, was a dry one, only about twenty-five parts of moisture being in the air. In such places as foundries work was practically at a standstill. Kiandra, which is noted as being the coldest spot in the colony, had the wonderful reading of 81deg. DESPERATE STRUGGLE WITH A SHARK. January 12. A number of boys we're bathing in the hbrbor yesterday, when Wjlljani Reddie,' aged Is, was" seized* 'by/ a shark, which tore his right "leg and side completely away. The occurrence! was witnessed by a crowd of people, one of whom, a man named Johns tone, umped into the water with his qlothes on and, after a desperate struggle.^ dragged away the boy wh.o died in '£ few minutes. " ■ ■ •« ■ RICH QUARTZ. Immensly rich quart? was strupk in Coxte 'claim neatf Wattle Flat, i{3(} -* mjlea west from Sydney. One dish yielded nearly a pound weight of gold.

THE &SHBPBTON GPABDIAN : MONDAY, JANUABY 13, 1896.



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Wanted. WABOO! THE CURE FOR INDIGESTION. Athburton Drug Coinpauy, Agents 11 108 WaISTEU Known — Cycles thoroughly overhauled and enamelled. Tyres a specUHy— tiJ K>ught, Eclipsa Cycle Works, Tancred Street, opposite Arcade ■ 12 85 \j\ KN'S Bluchers s*. a giod Strong ■"-*• Nailed Shooter at -8s 6d ; a nice assortment of Ladies' and Children's Boots and Shoea from Is 9d a pair at R. Alcorn's THE HOLIDAYS. JUST OPENED A FEW OASES OF SPECIAL GOODS FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON Straw Hats, £oft Felt Hats, Tennis Hats from Is 9d. New Shapes in Hard Felt Hats. Special Feather-weight Soft Felt Hats l£oz. Frame Hats in all the latest bhapes A glance at our Christmas windows will show you that we keep the Largeut and Best Assorted Stock of HATS in the district NEW TIES, NEW SILK HANDKERCHIEFS Fox travelling — A Large Assorbmenb of GLADSTONE BAGS, LEATHER PORTMANTEAUX, AND HAND BAGS TO ATHLETES: Running Pants and Shirts in all Colors Tennis Shirts, Cycling Touring Shirts Cricketing irhirta and Trousers NEW %EAIAND CLOTHING FACTORY. ALE^. HKNDRY, Manager. Special Dress Sale ON SAIURDAY, January 4, we shall commence a SPECIAL SALlti of the balance of our SUMMER DRESS GOODS, Together with some SPECIAL JOB LINES bought at a Discount of 30 per pent. Note fche quotations— USUAL SALE PRICE. PRICK. Double- width D i ess Material ... Is 6d Is Oil „ „ ... Is 6id Is lid  Tweed . . 2s Qi la 7|d  (Sppcial Job) 2a 8J to %i la lid During this Sale we shall MAKE UP all DRKSSES at 8* 6d in our usual superior Style and Finish. We shall also offer the balance of our SEASON'S CAPES AND MANTLES at c >st price. 83?" Do not miss thn Sale of New and Fashionable Goods. Ashburton Drapery Company, Corner of Arcade and Burnett street. TERMS-STRICTLY CASH.



Wanted. ' \ R, V. - Shooting Prize Mat oh— -"- Thursday afterm.on next. 169 \\f AJN TED.— Young Girl to look after V f Surgery, Apply G. F. Dodus. IJS3 WANTED, in a quiet c> inrortable Home, two or more Boarders. Tei ms moderate. Apply Miss Alim^n. William Street, Ashburion l 67 j V A/ ANTED, a pood laundry- woman. Apply ,J. C N Gbigg, Longbeaoh. 1 45 IpUR S\LK. Jn good order, tirst-cUas 1 Ught ltoarVer Bicycle, 1895 Pnen- matfctyieß. Address— "Bicycle," office of this paper. 1 46 OOKS, B0(-K3, BOOKS— Cheap Editions at published prices. Marsden's Assigned Stock must be sold. Mow is the time to secure cheap litera- ture. Trilby Man of the Moss Hags, Lilao Sun Bonnet, Dodo. New Books. — H, M. Jones. rpRY FLETCHER BROS, for your -*• Christmas Fruits. They are or the finest quality that are procurable, and at the lowest possible prices. See the quality and judge for yourselves. — Fletcher Bros., Ashburton WANTED Known— Mrs Smith, Dress- maker (late of London West), has Removed from Cameron street to Have- lock street, opposite Army Barracks. 12 148 HOLIDAY Suits— A Mice Kaiapot Suit for 27s 6d, Boys' Knicker and Cambridge Suits from 7s 6d, Men's Suits to Measure from 45a, Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed at R. Alcorn's WANTED Known— Mellor's Zea- landia Boot Store has Ladies' Kid Shoes at 6s 6d. ' *» ANTED Known— QotoTHECoRNER W for Newest Styles in Drapery and Millinery— W. H. Collier. ANTED Known— For gooi value in Drapery, Millinery, &c, go to Melford Honse. Tickets tor presents given to all cash purchasers. — H. C. Segers. WANTED Known— Men's Suits 17s 6d, Kaiapoi Tweed Trousers 9s lid, Knicker Suits 4s lid, (Japs 6d.— The Corner, W. H. Collier WANTED Known — Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Gogelos, Folders, and everything in the optical lice at S. Saxek'b, Optician ""' I "»HE Very Litest. — Strawberries and JL Jce Cream 6d per pla'e at H- A, Flower's, the People's Confectioner Iced Boston Cream and other drinks. \X7iNTED Known— Newest Gocda in v * Drapory and Millinery for the Summer Season, direct from London— W H. Collier, The Corner. WANTED Known— No old f+Bhioned Goods at Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store;- NOTHING makes such a comfortable light Blouse as a Wool Delaine. A lot of patterns to select from at 4id — Mitchell & Turner WANTED Known— We are" now showing all kinds of Summer Drapery, Mi'linery, &c. Everything marked as low as possible. — H. C. Segers, Melford House. it A / ANTED Known— We are now V Y giving Tickets for Presents to all cash purohases of Lrapery. Millinery, &c — H. C. Segebs, Melford House. WANTED Known- 50 ia irs Ladies and Girls' Leather Top and Canvas Tennis Shoes, at half usual price, for two weeks only.— Andrew Orr 10 136 WANTED Known— Mellor s Boots and Shoes stand like brass ; try a pair. WANTKD — Every man to try Mellor's Bluchers, only 4s lid. • VXTANTED Known— l am a Buyer of » » Bottlts — pints, quarts. Whiskey, and Brandy ; also Old Iron, wrought and cas f ' ; Bqnes in large or (.mall lots ; Zinc, Brass and Horse Hair. — Gitarlbs Brown, bottom of Havelock, Street, Ashburton. J U144 WAJSTJDU Known— 24o Pairs of Sample Boots at cost price. — Mellor's Zealandia Boot- Store. JAM JARS, JAM JARS.— Fletcher Bros, are jasfc landing a large ship- ment of Jam Jars of all kinds. Mason Screw Top Jars in Quart and Half-gallon Jars at very low prices ; also Fruit Preserving Sugar of the very best quality, in 561b and 70:b Bags, at equally low rates. — Fletcher, Bros , East Street, Ashburton. Telephone £4 WANTED KNOWN. —F. S Jeffries, leading Confectioner and Fruiterer, of East Street, next the Corner. Hot Pies at any hour and Tea and Coffee also. N.B. Lady Attendant Fruit of every description. Ladies Room a specialty I*ls WANTED B.uown— Mellor's* Zea landia Boot Store is the cheapest Boot shop in Ashburton, OWN Make in Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina- fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, Maslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., at Mrs Alcorns new shop, Baker's Buildings. WANTED Known— We are selling a ' nice jighc walking Shoe a t 4* 6d, the usual price of this Shoe is 6s 6d — Mitchell & Turner ! WANTED Known—lf you are hard on Boots try Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. WE are clearing, a big line of Al Wool Delaines, first class pattern, ranging from 10£i tb Is 3d, now selling at 4^d-r-MITOHELL & TURNER \\J ANTED— Ladlea 'tp see ihe latest VV styles in Boots and Shoes. — Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED— Everybody to examine £he Goods and Prices at Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. JUST Arrived.— A large variety of ase- i ful and Ornamental Goods, Dolls, Toys, and Novelties ; also, a job lot over one hundred assorted Baskets and; Morocco and Russian Leather Handbags, to be sold at and under ordinary cost pr«se at Mrs Alcorn's'. WANTED Knowfl^Repairing mide to look like nes? 1 . MpLL'jx's Zealandia ftoot Store, \T7 ANTED Knowii— Girls' neat Kid > » Shoea 5a 6d at Mellor's Zea- landia Boot Scord. I pHRISTMAS, J.895.— 1 beg to thank KJ niy frienda a#d the public at large for tfee liberal support emended to me since I Started business t|?r.ea "months ago. I haye now recoiy d a 'quantity of Goods suitable tw tfca Chrja.jnas and New Year trade, second to uono in Ashburton, .and at a price within the reach of all. A trial solicited. — E. Mahood, East Belt Cash Store.



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Cheaper Than Erer. G. J. NEI L L IN Premises lately occupied by P. Nokes, Bootmaker, next Shearman Bros I ladies' Trimmed Hats 4s lid Boys' and Girls' Sailor Hats lOd each MILLINERY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. I*dieß' Norfold Bodice 2s 9d New Dress Goods Goods 6£d Good Washing Prints 3a lid dozen New Dress Goods Is Good White Muslin 3s lid dozen Corsets 2s 3d pair GLOVES AND RIBBONS AT YOUR OWN PRICE. Men's All Wool Colonial Tweed Suita 19s 6d Boys' Trousers at Any Price Men's Kaiapoi Tweed Suits 22s 6d Men's Trousers 5s lid Boys' Suits 3s lid HATS, CAPS, SHIRTS, AND TIES AT HALF PRICK BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. All Our Boots are made Speoially to our order. Every Pair Guaranteed. Men's Nail Shooters 7s lid Women's Shoes 4s 6d Men's Bluchers 4s 9d Women's Shoes 5s lid Men's Balmorals 7s 6d TAN BOOIS AND SHOES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Q. J. NEILL, BURNETT STREET NEXT SHEARMAN BROS. Dixit. Dixit. Dixit. mHESE CELEBRATED WATCHES ARE THE BEST VALUE EVER OFFERED IN THE WATCH LINE IN ASMBURTON. JSEW CONSIGNMENT WEAR LIKE SILVER THE DIXIT, Open Face , S©S and 959 THE DIXIT, Himting Cases ... 309 BU¥ YOUR WATCHES FROM S. Salek. GET IOOR WATCHES, CLOCKS, AND JEWELLERY REPAIRED AT ;S. Salek's, JBAST STREET, satisfaction guaranteed. The Largest and Finest Btock of Jewellery, Silver and Electro-plated Ware is to be found at S. SALE K, DIKECT IMPORTER, JEAST STREET. CHRISTMAS* 1895. Tue Compliments of tlic Season to All. — UTIiW FRUIT — FLETCHER BROS.. HAV*S JUST RECEIVED their First Shipment of New Season's Fruit and it is Without Doubt some of THE FINEST FRUiT THAT HAS EVER COME TO THIS MARKET 40 Oases Finest Vostizza Currants 5 Oases Preserved Peaches 10 Oases Finest Eleme Raisins 5 Oases Preserved Apricots 10 Oases Finest Valenciaa 5 Oases Preserved Pears, etc 20 Cases Finest Sultanas 10 Boxes Muscatels, Spanish and 2 Oases Finest French Prunes Oalifornian 50 Dozen fiß3ence Lemon, 25 dozen .5 Boxes Persian Dates Essence Vanilla, Cochineal, etc., 10 Boxes Turkey Figs specially prepared for Fletcher 5 Oases Preserved Ginger Bros. 5 Boxes Dedicated Cocoanut 3 Cwfc feeing Sugar 2 Oagea Valencia Almonds 2 Oases Jordan Alraond3 2 Sacks Walnuts 3 Cases Sicily Almonds 5 Sacks Barcelona Nuts 5 Owt Scotch Mixtures 5 Owt Conversations JPreaervlnisr Reason 1895-96. We have in Stock and to Arrive IS TONS OF FINEST OANE SUGAR IX 56b and 70ib BAGS. This Sugar can be thoroughly relied upon for making jam of finest quality. "This Sugar is solely used by Kirkpatrick in the manfacture of their Celebrated 'K' Jams. Jam Jars Jam Jars, IN ALL SOKTS AND SIZES AT PBICES WITHIN" THE REACH OF ALL MasonJars, qunrts and half-gallon sizes ; lib Glass Jars with tops, 21b Glass Jars with tops ; White Jars, three in a nest • also, a nice line of TUMBLERS, AT A VERY LOW FIGURE JfSellii&'g Patent milk Bucket. We have in stock these celebrated Buckets, with or without Strainer. This is really a Splendid Patent and is a much superior idea to the old style of Bucket. Tho following are live reasons why you should buy oae : — (1) It is perfect for holding between the knees while milking (2) The corner ioimn a. lip for easy pouring (3) It is much easier to carry than the round bucket (4) It i« oot so cumbersome (5) It will hold three and a half gallons FLETCHER BROS., CASH. SUPPLY STORE?, BAfft STREET, ASHBUBTOJN, AND £1.6 aud . llß.ttlph Street, Oh fistchurch. Box 67 Telephone 24