The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1896

The wheels of the Imperial Parliamen tary machinery move very slowly, and many a push and life saving jerk from outside

means for are necessary before passenger ships speed and force

enough can be ac- } quired to engage and turn out a reform, no matter how crying may be the evil sought to be remedied or tbe injustice from which relief is desired. The Shipping World harps on this string m once more urging the question of the proper comp) emen t of boats for sea-going passengers ships and their ready use m c ctses of emergency. It asks — Ho w many times more will parliament and the Board of Trade require tohave thrust upon their notice the fact that tjhe present old fashioned, covered-in, lashed-down, and davit-borne boats are totally inefficient for saving life from a vessel that sinks, say, within from seven to twenty min utes? All owners of sea-going pass enger steamers comply with the rule to carry the number of boats under davits specified by the Board of Trade and made compulsory by Act of Parlia ment. But with few exceptions no provision of self-detaching buoyant appliances, such as life-rafts, deck seats, and other life-saving inventions, is made, because the use of such equip ments is left to the choice and judg ment of the shipowner. In these days j of leviathan ocean passenger steamers, high speeds, and the almost total aboli tion of wood m the construction of the ships' hulls and fittings, a severe collis ion or a violent contact with sunken rocks will send a, ship almost instan taneously to Che bottom. In the absence of any special form of buoyant equipmentother thanthatofboatsunder davits, all chance of escape from drown ing m such an event is lost both to pas sengers, officers, and crews. Tf further evidence of the uselessness of the present system of carrying boats were needed, it is furnished m the most painful, degree by the fact that the Drummond Castle took her boats to the bottom with her, notwithstanding the gallant efforts made to release them; whilst an insignificant bit of wreckage (a hatch cover) which automatically released itself became a raft, and pro vided the sole means ot salvation. Until the use of modern appliances for saving life from wreck is made com pulsory by law the necessary improve ments' m life-saving equipments will never be adopted on the score of divided responsibility, and m many cases the increased outlay also This subject is national m importance. The interest is personal to the whole of our usually apathetic public, and the dis grace will be indelible if, with the means at hand, Parliament and the Government neglect to profit by the recent terrible object lesson by making suitable provision for saying to the utmost the lives of those m peril on the sea.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A team of Volunteer footballers wll play a mixed team from the Junior Qlub m the Domain to-morrow.

The vivid nishes of brash lightning visible last nigh b m the southern heavens, indicating severe weather m the south, seem to be accounted for by a telegram to-day, which tells of a heavy fall of snow this morning at Dunedin.

We regret to learn that the Hon. W. O. Walker has just received a cablegram announcing the death at Home of his father. In sympathy with the Hon. Minister m his bereavement, the Legis lative OooDoil adjourned for the afternoon at yesterday's sitting.

The hookey match at Tinwald to-morrow is of more than usual interest both clubs having won a match each, and* this match is the conquering game. Ashburton will be represented as under; — Forwards— Gowlishaw, Potter, Broad, Douglas,' Gale 5 halves— Sullivan, H, Fook'a, Mellor } three-quarters— Andrewes and Anderson ; goal— Neill. Emergencies — 0. Andrews, Hardley, Jones, Cambridge. The following team will represent Tinwald— J. Blackburne, Huston (2), Olatk (4), H. Hewson, Millichamp (2), and T. Watson* Emergencies — 3 . Wink, H. Williams, Fiizgerald (2), A. Hewson, and J. Clark.

The Longbeach schoolroom was simply packed last evening by an enthusiastic audience, many of whom had oome long distances to hear Mr Hamiloon give his popular lecture on the * Royal Navy/ It will be unnecessary to give a detailed account of all the lecturer said as most of our readers have heard the lecture m Ashburton or elsewhere. Suffice to say that the large audience listened to Mr Hamilton's graphic description of Great Britain's greab nayal defence with intense interest. The lepbnre was illustrated by naval lantern slides shown by Mr T. Crook's celebrated limelight lantern. At the conclusion of the lecture the chairman called for three cheers for Mr Hamilton for his' great kindness m coming to Waterton to deliver his lecture, which we need hardly add was most heartily responded to. The promoters are greatly indebted to the chairman and committee of the Longbeaoh school for their kindness m placing the schoolroom at their disposal for the lecture, and to Mr Watson for valuable help giyen'by him.

The residents and settlers jn and around Wat'ertoh and Longbeaoh- rolled up m great force on Monday last to hear the lecture which the Rev T. Hamilton had been announced to give at the Waterton Library on tfre * floral Nayy.' It wag discovered almost at' the last moment that the lantern sljdes, which Mr Hamilton had intended to bring with him to illustrate his lecture, had been unfortunately left behind m Aghbuctoq. The management thereupon he}d aoounoi) of war, and ultimately came to the con* elusion that it would be expedient to postpone the proposed lecture to the following evening. However, rather than send the large audience empty away, Mr Hamilton very kindly undertook to give a free lecture on ' A cruise m the Mediterranean.' Notwithstanding the difficulty the rev genfcjftn^a laboured under m having to change the subject of his lecture on such short notice, he gave a most delightful and amusing account of life at sea, and of the inhabitants of the I various ports touched at on his cruise through the Mediterranean. The chair man, after thanking Mr Hamilton for his interesting and pntertaining lecture, announced that the lecture the following evening would be given m the Longbeach schoolroom as the llmelighb views would be seen to better advantage. At the conclusion pf Mr Hamiltpn's lecture, some beautiful piptures of yaohbing m the Mediterranean were, shown by Mr T. Orook, of Ohristohurch, on the lantern sheet, whioh were highly apprepiated. and after singing the Nation Anthem the aucUenca dispersed.

According ro ths official reyort of the census m Germany, \taki-n on' December 2 lai^t, tho total population of the empire was 52 246,589 -an increase of 2,819^119 as compared wirh the census of 1890.

Tho Froaoh police are to be provided with bicycles, and machines are to be to every police station. The man have been ordered to prepare them st lvas for the proper use of the * bike. '

Tho French Government propose to levy a book tax— one centime (the tenth of a penny) on every published book. The tax is small, but would be lucrative, ana would be collected by means of stamps. Under this tax Zola's • Rome ' would have alone yielded 1000 francs.

We learn that the Tlmaru Poultry Society's last show was so succ jssf ul that there is a balance m hand of £45, and it has been decided to expend the bulk oj, this sum m procuring suitable trophies from England to be awarded at the next show for the champion bUxis m some half dozen of the principal breeds.

Great Britain will be represented at the Paris exhibition of 1900. In making its decision known to the French Gjvern ment, Great Britain expressed the hope that its official representation at the exhibition would hive for result the strengthening and renewing of theamioable bonds whioh unite the two countries.

The regular meetings of the Ash burton Chess Club have been adjourned for the season, bub m order to keep up their practice several oi the members have arranged. to play friendly matches, one of these being a matoh between Dr Hunter, Messrs Dodda and Willis, playing six games with each other, or twelve games m all !

President Faure's state carriage Is a gorgeous affair. It is preceded on its journeys by a huntsman m blue and gold, who carries m his belt a great .hunting knife, and wears m his hat a tricolor cockade. The carriage bears the state arms and is ornamented with groups of fhgs, alternating with the letters ' Ji.F. 1 Four superb bays draw the turnout, and the postilions are rigged In blue and gold, while the harness is covered with the • RF, ' monogram In silver.

The horse which the Czar rode on the occasion of his solemn entry into Moscow was a light grey mare, of English breed, imported from Hanover, She was the Cztr's favorite steed, on which he had frequently ridden when he was yet but heir-apparent. On the day if his entry Into Moscow, Norraa (so the mare is named) was shod with silver shoes. She is never again to be saddled, but till the day of her death will be kindly cared for as a pensioner m the imperial stables.

A cycling case recently heard m Paris was rather interesting. A lady and gentleman were riding home at night. The lady rode a bicycle that had been lent to her by the gentleman, but carried no lights. The police summoned both, and tried to make the lender of the machine responsible for the borrower's breach of the law, but the Court held' that the lending of . an article did not carry with it responsibility for what the borrower may -do with it, and bo the lady's escort escaped —and the lady also.

The Rev k: A'ger will give his popular lecture on I/ondon, assisted by Mr Crooks of ChrUt church, on Thursday evening m the Oddfellows' Hall. Mr Crooks is well known as a first class lantern operator, sni Mr Ager's lecture on this subject, given about two yaars ago, won much applause ;< but we understand the lecture has been somewhat) altered, Jand addi tional pictures and sketches of London life have been added, which will make a really good evening'^ entertainment, and it will be a treat for many of us to get for a short time to the most famous city of the world.

The Canterbury Women's Political

Association are of opinion that the Juvenile Depravity Bill, as now before the N House,- is o^en to very grape objec tion, inasmuch as it places young girls who, although of frivolous disposition, are not of the street class, too much m the hands and the power of the poltoe, who will be able to abuse that power, and so bring .the Bill and the law into disrepute. The Association, therefore, are strongly m favor of the official appointment of

women as members of the police force for the purp 38es of the Juvenile Depravity Bill m reference to its application to «lrh.

We are promised an excellent enter tainment this evening m the Oddfellows' Hall, by Mr Barrie Marschell. Mr Marschell has made a good reputation for himself as an actor, and the southern

papers speak of him m terms of the highest praise as a comedian. With him come a good company who aid him m producing *The Gaiety Girl, 1 with song and humorous quip, So that Scotch people may see the Btar as his best, the Nor*h country comedy of *Oramond Brie; ' will be produced, with Barrie as 'Jock Howieson.' The character has not been pourtrayed here since Laohlan McGowan essayed ft with Elolse Juno.

In theDunedin Supreme Court on Mon day, an injunction was granted, by con sent, to restrain Me E. L. Probasoo— of Probasco and Finlay's Circus — from appearing professionally until the expiry of the period of six months from the 19th March lasb, on which date he sold 'an undivided half of the horse Mahomet presumably the front half, as Mahomet is a ' talking horse '—to Messrs Fitzgerald Bros, his former, employers, and agraed wi'h them chat he would not appear professionally m the colonies for six months. As the term of prohibition will expire on the I^th prox., no opposition was ofjrered to the motion for an injunction which was taken oub at the instance of Messrs Fitßgerald Bros.

A wine bottle 130 feet high, or about the size of a seven-storey house, would be a bottle somewhat on the big side. Yet there is auoh a bottle. It was one of the sights of the recent Bordeaux exhibition. Of course this, bottle was not blown m one; piece, but is built up of green glass plates, framed m lead, bnll's-eye fashion. Iron ribs give to thfa singular bottle the strength of a solid tower. There are several floors m its interior, the ground floor being fitted up for a restaurant. A spiral stairway leads up into the cork, which looks from the outside like a champagne cork, fastened by wire, but is really a pavilion,' with ample spaoe for twenty -five people. Compared with the giant ' bottle of Bordeaux, the famous barrel of Heidelbdrg is a dwarf, for four suoh barrels could find room m this bottle.

A terrible accident occurred a few week* ago on board the new French ironclad Jaurfoulberry while undergoing her twenty-four hours trials of speed off the harbor m Toulon The big ironclad had almost concluded the trials — these had been m every way satisfactory — and waa proceeding at a speed of over seventeen knots an hoar, when one of her boiler tubes biirst, and the flames were thrown from the furnace fires back into the stoke hole. For a time the effect In the stoke hole was terrible. Two of tha furnace doors were open, the men being engaged m drawing the fires. Suddenly the fl lines leaped out, and eleven of the half naked stokers were terribly burned, The vessel at once proceeded to Toulon, and the men were sent to hospital. Nine of them were so terribly injured that four of them died, and no hope of survival was entertained of the other five. The qther two may recover.

Many ladies complain the Tea they haVe keen using haa neither strength nor flavor. If they try Kozue Tjsa they will be satisfied Th« 2ji U fuperb

PARLIAMENTARY

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wellington, August 21 Tbe Council met at 2.30 p.m. THE TOTAUBATOR.

Mr Stewart presented a petition from three or four thousand inhabitants of Otago, aßking for the retention of the totalisator. ADJOURNMENT. Mr Montgomery moved the adjourn ment of th 9 Counml till next day, as the Minister of Education had received news of his father's death, and was absent.

The Council acc6rdingly adjourned At 3 40 p.m.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wbilington, August 21 The House met at 2.30. NEWSPAPER ARTICLES.

Mr Smith called attention to an article m the New Zealand Time§ of yesterday, charging him with making certain raflec tionß on the member for Wallace, which he denied having made or having had any intention of making. The Speaker ruled that the honourable gentleman was not m order m referring to newspaper articles. Mr Smith asked whether It wjuld be m order to move that a breach of privi lege had been committed.

The Speaker said that no reason had been Bhown f'»r moving such a motion. Sir Robert Stoat asked whether, lt would not be m order to more that a breach of privilege had been committed. The Speaker 1 ruled that the motion wonld not be In order. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. ..The Housed' went Into. Committee of Supply for farther consideration of the /Estimates*-'" Sir Robert Stoat moved thao progress be reported. | The^ Premier said that it was an extra* ordinary coarse to move that progress be reported m ortier to traverse the Speaker's ruling.' He thought it was the doty of the leaders of the House to uphold the Speaker's ruling. '-

Captain Russell eaid that no doubt that was correct, but he considered that the Committee should report progress m order that the Speaker might again take the chair and reconsider his ruling.' Sir Robert Stout said that a wrong had been done to a member of the House, and it was the duty of th*> House to see that justice was done. He hoped that pro gress would be reported. After further discussion, the Premier protested against the time of the House being wasted m this way, and he hoped that they would be allowed to proceed with the Estimates. The motion for reporting progress resulted as follows : — Ayes 32, noes 32. V. Mr Guinness gave ris casting vote with the * noes ' and the motion was lost. "*» Mr Tanner resumed the discussion of the vote of £300 for the Hokitika gaoler (Justice Department). He trusted that the house would not allow such a state of things to continue as had hitherto existed m Hokitika gaol. The expenses were altogether oat of proportion. Mr G, J. Smith moved that the gaoler's salary be reduced to £200. The Premier admitted that if Hokitika were represented by anyone but himself they would have heard very little' about this gaol. Ib had taken this officer years to attain his present salary of £300 a year and if the amount were reduced, it would place him at a disadvantage with other gaolers m the colony. He admitted that he could not understand why Hokitika* gaol had only had an average of six prisoners, whilbt other gsola were crowded. He asked the Committee not to punish the officers, but to allow the Government either to clase the gaol or else to put it on the same footing as other gaols m the colony. . Captain Russell admitted that if this state of things existed m liny other place but Hokitika, they -would have heard nothing about) it>, for the - simple reason that it would never have occurred. He hoped that this reduction would be carried and that Hokitika gaol would be closed altogether. . After a lengthy debate a reduction of £100 was carried by 25 to 24. Mr G. J. Smith moved that the item ' surgeon, Hokitika gaol, £50,' be struck out. " . .

The Premier said that Dr Maoandrew was under engagement to attend the gaol and lunatic aßylum for £800 a year, and if this £50 were struck dtr»- he would have to attend to the asylum alone for £200. Captain Russell pointed out that if these Items were struck out separately, it would mean that this gaol was to be closed, which he thought was what the house wished to see. The amendment Was lost by 32 to 19.

Mr Eirnshaw moved that the vote '£150, principal warder ' be struck oat. The Premier said that he had already promised that the whole matter would be oaref ally gone into, the expenditure would be reduced, and the gaol would be brought Into line with other gaols. The debate was interrupted by the 5.30 p m. adjournment. The House resumed, ab 730 p.m. la Committee on the Estimates. Mr Tanner moved that the vote £50, for the matron of Hokltika Gaol be struck out. v

liOßt on the voices. Mr EarnshUfr'n motion to strike oub £150, the salary of the principal warder of Hpkitilf a Gtaol, was, after a vary long dwoasii >n, lost by 32 to 24 .

The vote was then reduced' on the Premier's motion to £IQQ- Mr Pirani moved to reduce the vote for t\po assistant warders, £350, by £125. Lost by 29 to 24 A motion by Mr Earnahaw to reduoe the item ' £1500 contingencies for the prison department by £1 as an indication of the displeasure of the House at the laxity: m the administration of the Justice Department, was negative 1 ] after a very long discussion by 34 to 19/ The whole vote for the Prisons Depart menfa was then "agreed to subject to the reductions carded m the vote for the Hokiiika gaol. The vote for ihe office of Industriea and Oommerce, £925, provoked another lengthy discussion. '■- ' ,

Mr G. J. Smith said that he under stood that thg operations, of this Depart ment had been very small, ancl he did not ihjnk the colony had got enough for Ite. money. ;■.'..

The Honlkjr Thompson said that the whole of this contingent vote had been spent m exporting timber to London to best the market.

Dr Newman said that he understood the timber was badly chosen and green, and that the whole thing was a disoredlt to the Department. The Hon. Mr Thompson said that all the timber sent Home was passed by the ! expert. ' . Several members urged on the Govern* ment the necessity of doing more to encourage the timber industry than had hitherto been done.

Eventually the whole vote was agreed :o without) alteration- ;T **'■ ' *

The next estimates takea were those of the Post and Telegraph Department, ' Captain Russell objected to these eati mates being proceeded with till the House had the report of the department before it. Humour's were m circulation that there was a serious falling off m th,e revenue of the Department as compared with last year, and the House had a right to know whether this wa,? so before they passed the estimates.

The Premier said that these xumours were unfounded. He had been watching the revenue doaely, and was abla. tj

THE ASHBUKTON GtJABDIAN : WEDNESDAY, AUGtST 28, 18&6.



\yA.NiEL» Known— Just opened, ex % * P.ikeha and Gothic, Flannelettes, white, stripes, and colours ; Velveteens, black, all prices ; Colours, large variety, including naw shades m Reseda, Hum- boldt and Hungarian — Mitchell and Turner-. . WANTED Known— Everybody to roL op to Mellor's Cljeap Boot Sale Now'u your time to buy. "~~~ T~ AMPS. Lamps. Beautiful Bismarck _Lj Lamps, 3s lid each ; Alarm Clocks, 3s lid each.— Fletcher Bros., East Street. , V i ANTE D Known— Monste Clear V i ing Boot Sale at Mellob' Zealan dia Booh Store. KENT'S Famous Bicyoles for Ladies and Gentlemen can now be obtained from Carson and Co , Agents, Tyres and Extras m great variety. . ' i OLIDAY Suits— A Nice Kaiapoi I "1 Suit for 27s 6d, Boys* Knickes and Cambridge Suits from 7s 6d, Men'r Suits to Measure from 455, Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed at R. Aloorn's ANTED Known— Large delivery of the 'Economic' Kid Glove?, four buttons, Is 9d per pair, worth much more . — W H . Collier. WANTED Known— That E. Mahood is still selling all kinds of Grocery, Crockery, and Glassware at as reasonable a price as any other house m the trade Orders by letter or Telephone promptly attended to Families waited on daily. Telephone No 76. WANTED Known— You s%ve Bs m every pound if you patronise Mellor's Cheap Boot Store. -■ WANTED--Known— 6000 pairs of Boots to be cleared m one month, — Mbllob's Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED Known — Bargains from floor to celling.— Mellor's Stock taking Boot Sale. __„ WANTED Known— Ladies Shoes tan or black, 69 6d. — Mrllor's Cheap Boot Sale. MKN'S Bluchers ss, a good Strong Nailed Shooter at 8s 6d ; a nice assortment of Ladies' and Children's Boots nd Shoea from Is 9d a pair at R Aloorsts W' AM TED Known — 6000 pairs of Bootd and shoes to pick from Mellor s Great Boot Sale. % \j ANTED Known— Goto TheCorner V V for Newest Styles m Drapery and Millinery— W. H. Collier, i WANTED KNOWN.— Mrs Hotfam - having taken the premises lately occupied by Mr G. Neill, Intends to open same as Ladles' Dining and Refresh- ment 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. 4k 196 NOTICE.— Are you going to build. Because the cheapest shop for Roofing, Iron Ridging, Gutters, Nails, Lead, Spouting. Water Tanks, Pumps, Ranges, Register Grates, Ljocks and Hinges, Washing Boilers, and all sorts of Ironmongery, is J. W. Hardlby's, Ironmonger, Plumber, and Tinsmith. Telephone 32. WANTED Known — Maddens Re- freshment Rooms are the rooms Par ISxcellettce. When m town do not fail to give them a look up. Do you like a Loa that has a sweet nutty flavor, of good pile and bloom, m addition to its full weight, which a surprise visit from bbc Inspector the other day proved You do? Well, go to Maddens? If you are getting up a Spread m a private or general way, and would like your Pastry, Cakes, Jellies, Creams, etc., to be a success, why, dome along to Maddbn's m East Street, and you won't be disappointed. Bride, Christening and Birthday Cakei a epeclalty,



Wanted. WANTKD— A Youth to imke himself generally useful en a farm Apply on Saturday ac W. C. Davis's Refresh- ment. Rooms 8 171 REV. A., AGJfiR'S Lecture, "London," To-morrow Night, 8 o'clock. Front seats Is ,* back, 6d ; children, half-price. 8 168 TO Let. — fcixroomed house m Burnett Street West. Rent low. Apply F. Stbel. 8 177 r \ IHE undersigned would be glati to do JL washing or cleaning.— Mrs ,W. Brown, Willow street, Tierer.on. 8175 WANTED, for Winohraore, good Cook. Must be good baker. Apply- M. /Stitt. 8 178 ii ANTED to Let — Cot age, six * rooms, on East Belt. Apply to— J . Leonard, East Belt. 8 148 OUR POULTRY have won 37 First and numbers of special prizes this season. Young birds of various breeds for Sale very cheap. Eggs— Dark Brahma, Spanish, and Polish, 7s 6d a sitting — Pelham Yards, Ashbnrton. 8153 WANTED Known— A Large Stock of A. "Sates & Co.'s Reliable Vege- table and Flower Seeds to hand.— A Lawrie, Sannders' Buildings. 8 140 REVIEW of Rnvle ws, Weldon'a Ladies Journal for July, New Books j Cameos by Marie Corelli ; Mr Manguß ; The Story of Electricity j Mrs Woods' Works; cheap editions Boys' and Girlsj Own Paper ; Family Reader, quarterly ■parla.T-H. M. Jokes. ■ ; WANTED Known— The •Economic Kid Glove, four buttons, Is 9 ' per pair, is the Glove for everyday wear. — W. H. CoiiUER. \a; ANTED Known— Men's Mercery, VV Clothing and Boots. For Goods that wear well, fit well, and look well, try that old established firm— Mitchell & Turner. WANTED Known— We are clearing out all our Macintoshes, Jackets, Lined Cloaks and Dressing Gowns. No reasonable offer refused for anything soiled or " not up to date." — Mitchkll & Turner. ry ANTED Known—That J Moison will give a good Discount fpr Oash v for six weeks, being over-stocked and to make room for Summer Boots and Shoes, which will be m next week. Nothing but the choicest and best quality kept. Repairs as usual done at once at the Premier Boot Store, Town Hall, East Street, Ash burton. SEEDS. SEEDS. Flower Seeds, Id per packet. Vegetable Seeds, 3d per packet. All guaranteed New Seeds — Fletcher Bros , East Street. /CHEAPEST House m Canterbury for Garden and Farm Seeds is Carson and Co.'s. Six packets of Vegetable Seeds for Is ; Flower Seeds from Is dozen; Garden Tools of all sorts. COUGH, Cough, Cough— l am etill making my celebrated Cough Drops, None genuine unless. stamped Flower's Cough.'- H. A Flower, Confectiouer, f ast street. 5 24



'WAROO! THE CURE FOR INDIGESTION. ABhburton Drug Company, Agents 11 10 BANANAS, Bananas, ripe and sound ; also sweet D.E. Oranges at H. A. Flower's* Confectioner afid '.Fruiterer, East Street. HOW not to be ill, by Dr Emily B. Rhyder.eab fruit, choice fruit, good fruit,' H. A. Fwwbr's fruit, East Street, Aibburton,



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Public Notices HALLENSTEIN BROS 1.1 AVB received their Trousers * x o First Selection of New To Spring TROUSERINGS Measure suitings and COATINGS IT'S Ocl. FIRST-CLASS TAILORING AT Suits tb Greatly Reduced Prices Measure ,„ ' We Guarantee Every 555, Gai men t to be Well- made and a Perfeot ■ Covert F n>. Coats """""" HALLENSTEIN BROSi ■■'■> ■ NEW ZEALANP ' 'Measure 01* OTHI N Gr FACTORY. €5«» 6d, Alex. Hendry, v Manger.



Spring, Spring. Spring ~. . ■ ■ -' ■ Goods, } OPENING DAILY. THE BEST VALUE IN THE TRADE. liOOk Out! liook Out! Look Out! For Startling Values m ; Future Issues. t ... Come Now and Inspect the v l New Goods, \ AT THE 'Blue Rouse,' Between JOHN ORR & CO. and the CLOTHING FACTORY. EVERYTHING NEW, EVERYTHING CHEAP, FOR CASH ONLY



Public Notices* WIT! IK Oil! II 01! SPRING AND SUMMER. The BLUE HOUSE. Tub. BXU£ HOII WE! A FTER Carefully Studying the adaptability of Ashburton for a Strictly Cash Drapery, Millinery, and Clothing busi- ness, HAVE TEOIDED TO GO RIGHT INTO IT, and having made ' Satisfactory arrangements to lease, m con- nection with the present ' Blue Housed those Commodious Premises Next Door to J. ORK & GO.,' will be enabled to Keep the Stock necessary for carrying on a Large Business, by giving The Hest Value j IN THE TRADE ON STRICTLY CA S H PRINCIPLES ONLY.



Business Notices j THE CHEAPEST HOUSE IN CANTERBURY. G. J. NEILL DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS. ('4OR3ETS 2< 6d, CORSETS 2* 9J, New Dress Goods Reduced 50 per ceab v ■ New Velveteens Reduoed, All Wool Flannel (Colonial) 9&d Flannelettes 3d 6d doz Silesia 3s 3d doz Blankets about half-price Double-bod White Twill Sheeting 9£d Doable-bed Uublcaohfd Twill Sbeetirg, 9£d targe White and Brown Turkish Towels, reduced from Is 6d to Is c l o"¥~iTi ng. Men s All Wrol Tweed Salts 2U Men's Tweed Trousers 5s lid Men's Overcoats, Macintoshes, Oilskin Ojats, and Leggins, reduoed 50 per cent Boys 1 and Youths' Suits half-price. Men's Caps, Boys' Cape, Braoes and Shirts, at Ridiculous Prices j Men's Woollen Socks, 7£d pair • BOOTS. ~~ BOOTS. / We Defy Competition.^ Every pair Guaranteed to wear Every Pair Made' to Our Order . Men'a Nailed Shooters 7s lid Men's Light Shooters 83 6d Men's Watertight Bluchers,^pegged, 7s lid ' , : '' . > Women's Strong Leather Shoes 4s lid A Large Assortment of Ladies' Best French Glace Kid Boots and Gloves to ohooae from. 12« J. MElliftit iSedlander's Corner, East "Street, i Important Notice. V i •'•■ '■./■ ■ Closlngr of the Ashburton Brancb T AST FEW WEEKS OF SALE. > Furthsr Reductions. STOCK MUST BE CLEARED. HI I *fV I" TT G, L. BBATH & Co. TANCEED STREET, ASHBURTON, AND A GHRISTOHURGH.



GET YOUR , Seed Potatoes* Seed Potatoes. y ■■■ FROM f FLETCHER BROS. OHANGE o! Seed Always Fays, as a Better and Heavier Crop is pro- ■mL doced. Our Potatoes are all specially raised for seed purposes from Brselected stocks m the very best potato producing districts. We would advise orders to be sent to us as early as possible, m order that they may be filled from jar own stocks, which occasionally become exhausted before the end of the season. : 4 BEAUTY OF HEBRON,' This variety is Very Early, coming to the table before either Early Rose or Asbleaf Kidney, and is far superior both m quality and*productiveness. -, v * QUEEN OF THE VALLEY.' A very heavy cropper and early potato. - The tubers are handsome and solidXcapital variety for exhibition), boiling as white flWWlk as dry as flour, and is also a fine keeper. . :. THE 'BRUCE/ This Potato, the potato of the future, is remarkable for its productiveness and its resistance of droughts and frosts, they have yielded at the rate of 17 tons per acre, having very few small, and is a first-class eating potato. ASHLEAF, 'HYATT'S EARLY PROLIFIC. 1 - An excellent and well-known variety ; valuable for sheltered borders and very early use. NEW POTATO—* RIOHABD SEDDoN.' This fine new Potato, selected from a number of seedings four years ago, has been sent out to us from England by the raiser with a very high report of its qualities. Its habit of growth is dwarf, and rather compact, the haulm not exceeding 12 inches m height, with rich green smooth leaves. The tubers are fairly large, of an oval shape, and somewhat distinct, with few eyes near the surface; flesh close m grain, and when cooked, of a dry and mealy nature, with a flavour equal to the finest of Potatoes grown. Being early and a heavy) cropper it is fitted for an early market potato, and from general reports from the raiser we may class it with the best of all varieties now grown. « AMERICAN ALPHAS.' An excellent early variety, most prolific, and of excellent flavor. •LAPSTONE KIDNEY.' x A well-known Kidney variety, excellent for winter use, good quality. ♦BATH KIDNEY.' A well-known and approved variety of good quality. " ! 'DERWE^TTS.' We have some spiendid samples from\Orari and North Canterbury. * CLOVER SEEDS.' White or Dutch (Trefolium repens), Bed (Trefolium pratense), Crimson (Trifolium incarnation). . 'MANGEL WRZEL.' The greatest possible care is taken m growing all onr Mangel Seeds. Grown from selested roots they cannot fail to give the greatest satisfaction, and may be relied on for producing the greatest weight possible per acre under rich and liberal cultivation. Mammoth Long Red,, Golden Tankard, Champion Orange Globe, Etc. FLETCHEK BROS.. BATS.TBBBT. Sole Agents m Ashburton and Ohristchuro for Nimmo & Blair' . Standard Seeds. rstiPHOSX 24 Box 67