The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1896.

An esteemed correspondent sends us $n extract from Clarke's " Travels m Jlussia, Tartary and brandy phom Turkey,*' wrjtfcen mark's milk, nearly a century ago, on the subject or distillation from milk and the making of koumiss by the Oalraucks. Olarke writes : — " Everybody has heard of the koumiss and the brandy which Calmucks are e^id to distil from the milk of mares. TJfie manner of preparing these liquors has Been differently related., and Jjernpps not always the same. They assure*! uV that .tjie brandy was | merely disfciliecjl fr<W buttar-milk, The i milk 'which they collect over night is churned m the morning into butter $ and the butter-milk ia distilled over a fire made with the dung of their cattle, particularly the dromedary, which makes a steady and clear fire, like peat. sjufc o.iiie? accounts have. been given, both of 'thV#pu»#w ft#tfjß brandy. P hai been'usual'to confoun^' them, and jbo .gonaider the koumiss as' their appellation fop'the ijiwand^jgo >objtajned. By every information I cftuld gain, n©£ only here, but W many other camps which we afterwards visited, they have different modifications of the same tbing, although different liquors ', the koumiss being a Mad ef lour milk, like jthajb bo much used by the l»apiarid? rs « .called fiinq, and which has undergone, m a certain degree/, the vinous fermen* tationj and the prandy ' an argent spirit obtained from koumiss by distilla tion. In making the koumiss they sometimes employ the milk of cows, but never if mares' milk can be had, as the koumiss from the latter yields three times as much brandy as that made from cows' milk. The manner of preparing the koumiss is by combining one-sixth part of warm water with any given quantity of warm mares' milk. To this* they further add, as a leaven, a little old koumiss, and' agitate the mass till fermentation' ensues.' To produce the vinous fermentation, arti ficial heat and more agitation is some times necessary. This affords what is ga\le4 jcoumjss. A subsequent process of distillation afterwards obtains an ardent sP!" lfc ? r 9® * he fi aumt ' 88 - T^ e ? gave us this last beveru* 6 ill" fc wpoden bowl, calling it vim* In their owii language it bears the very remarkable I appfiitjtion oji rfk and racky, iouWen I

nearly allied to the names of our East India spirit, rack and arrack. We brought away a quart bottle of it, and considered it very weak brandy, nob unlike the common spirit distilled by the Swedes and other northern nations. Pome of their wom^n were busy making it man adjoining tent. The simplicity of the operation, and of the machinery, was very characteristic of the antiquity of this chemical process, Their still was constructed of mud, or very coarse clay, and for the neck of the retort they employ a cane. The receiver of the still was entirely covered by a coating of wet clay. The brandy had already passed over. The woman who had the management of the spirit thrust a stick, with a small tuft of camel's hair at its end, through the external covering of clay, and thus collecting a small quantity of the brandy, she drew out the stick, drop ping a portion upon the retort, and, waving the instrument above her head, scattered the remaining liquor m the air. I asked the meaning of this cere mony, and was answered, that it was a religious custom to give always the first drop of the brandy which they drew from the receiver to their God. The stick was then plunged into the receiver a tecond time, when more brandy adhering to the camel's hair, she squeezed it into the palm of .her dirty and greasy hand, and, having tasted the liquor, presented it to our lipß." Our correspondent adds that as he has no reason to doubt the truth of what Mr Olarke writes, he can understand how impossible it would be for the horse to be anything else than the noble animal he is, " who mooketh at fear. And is not frighted ; neither turneth he back from the sword/ when we take into account the amount of latent alcohol he must imbibe m the milk of his dam during hit minority.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Items of interest to farmers will be found on our fourth page. McKenzie succeeded on Tuesday m farther lowering the Danedin-Inveroargill cycling record to 9hrs 54£ minutes. Oar readers' attention is oalled to an advertisement m snother column stating 0. J. Neil is offering his stock of clothing, drapery ani boots, for one month, at less than cost price. 1 number of old pattern muzzle-loading brass cannon, weighing half a ton eaoh, have been shipped from Bombay to Lon don, where they will be melted down and , converted into a statue of Lord Roberts, which is to be erected m Calcutta. Japan has a total length of railway of 1892 miles open for traffic, of which the Government owns 55? milt s and 16 private companies own 1421? miles. Besides the lines opened, the Government has under consideration 422 miles, and private com panies 153 miles. The longest roach of railway without a carve is claimed by travellers to be that of the new Argentina Pacific railway from Buenos Ayres to the fnob of the Andes. For 21 \ miles it is without a curve, and has no catting or embankment deeper than two or three feet-. When New York politicians picnic, they j do it thoroughly. At a picnic given the other day by the Hon. Timothy D Sullivan, who is himself a teetotaller, 154 i barrels of beer, l'-'Q cases of champagne,' 2 barrels of whiskey, SQOO cigard, and a few glasses of sarsanarilla wars consumed. The sarsaparilla was, for the host. The J^ing of Siam now po93ess.es five white elephants, qno of whjch is ip larger than a pony, Thpy are led daily to the river to bathe, the only excercise they have save when thty take part m spme imperial procession. Th°y are also lined about Hiq Mijeety when he receives foreign ambassador?. A paper published m Rome announces that a b j sgar nearly 100 years old has just died m the neigh boui hx>d. In the room m which he died were found hidden m all the corners sums which together came to over 2>ooo,ooofr. or £80,000. His only heirs are two nephews, at pres3nt living m the most abject misery. The collection of nuggets obtained from Devons Consols mine, Black Flag (Wes tern Australia) isa fine exhibition. ' The largest, named the Joker, weighs 303 z l^iwt. The next largest is ?3oz 12dwb, : and the next 15. 0? J.6d wt. It ' mast not, however, be JmVgined the whole claim gave sensational yjelds. Tho^e' pieces were fonnd In one pq-tch. Barney Barnatp, the South African speculator, whose name is eg much to the fore just now, is said to be worth ten miUlons sterling. He recently arranged to bujld a mansion for himself m Park Lane, London's mostarlstopratio thorough fare- The groqnd landlord stipulated that ho should spend £20,000 on the building. *My dear pic,' said Barney, * I shall spend t hat amount on the ptables !' Barney Barnato Is the son of a Petticoat Line * old olo ' man. Th» Timaru Herald reports that his lordship Bishop Julias and his daughter were victims of a slight accident ab Beasqppfjeld on Sunday. The Bishop had offi'iated at afternoon serviceia the pretty -lfttle 'church there, and he was just I leaving with nil daughter m a 1 " buegjp for St Andrews, when m rounding * corner ! neai* the church the vehicle was somehow capsized. His lordship got oft' easily, bar hin daughter was somewhat shaken by the accident, It will be interesting to poultry breeders and farmers to learn that Mr George Anierson, cf Ashburtcn, has received a sitting of eggs from the proprietors of Bonavonture poultry farjjj, New South Wales, afe an Jaxperime&t to ascertain whether eggs from such Ions; distances can Ibe h»£ptjed out here. It ik rather late m the season, bun a^ fcha 'eggs have been carefully hs^d'ed^ Mr Anderson hopes some of them wjll hatch out. Eggs from Victoria haye been hatched m the New Zealand coastal towns, where they have been got direotf:: im tho Bfee » raw t Subject ro the saaction of Parliament, the Inhabitant of London are to be enabled to have salt water, fresh from the fie'a, laid on to their houses. The scheme has Viow taken definite shape, and the necessary parliamentary notices have been issued. The proposal is to establish a seties of reservoirs at Lancing (seven miles from Brighton), Bramber, and TCpsom, and to connect them with con duits through which the water will be pumped to Battersea, Kensington, Hanover Square, Westminster, the City, Bethnal Green, and other parts of Lon don, Hoixoway's Pii,t,s and Ointment. — Travellers to and from different climes would do well to bear m mind < hat these changes and the altered diet 'and surroundings of their lives entail manifold risks to' health. Occasion \b sure to ariSe m which they will need a remedy such as these renowned Pills and Ointment, and no traveller by land or sea should ever fail to have a supply m hand. Then he may tru'y be said to have a pbygipia.p always at his call for the various emergencies of travel. Chills and fevers should be promptly treatso", and the, printed directions should be carefully studied at the commencement of any -illnew, for

The Hon. W. C. and Mrs Walk, r are at} preseab on a visit to Ashburton, aud are I the guests of Dr Trevor. J The Rakaia river is still m flood, thanks to the nor'-westers, and is hke'y to be unfit for angling fur several days ytt. The quarterly general mcc; ing of the Ashburton Club will be held this evening at 7-30, instead of eight o'clock, as previously advertised. The business at the meeting on Tues diy of the High School Board of Gover nors was chi. fly formal. The members present wete Messrs A.. Orr (Chairman), the Mayor, aud Mr Denshire. The Edu cation Department wrote, intimating the re-appointment of the Hon. Major Steward and Mr Denshire as members of the Board. A letter from the Land office stated that some land m the riverbed had been added to Reserve 1111, and thus about 30 acres additional had been vested m the Board. The rest of the business was routine. Mrs Edward Fitzgerald is probably the first Chicago woman to be covered wi h 2,815 pieces of human skin, which strictly speaking, are not her own. Her back, whioh was badly burned, was entirely re-covered by skiu grafts. Mrs Fitz gerald's brother gave 585 pieoes, and her husband some 600 pieces, the remainder being given by friends of the husband. The operation is still going on, and it is beUeved that 3,000 patches will be required. The great clearing sale of S. Anderson's stock of Boots and Shoes, announced by McDonald and McDiarmid is coming to a close within ten days. Secure a pair of Boots at onoe at the reduced price. 11 158

Bank of New South Wales.

♦ Dunedin, January 29 Mr Tennano, who left by the express today, having been transferred to the Ashburton branch of the Bank of New South Wales, was presented with a purse of sovereign? by the lawn tennis players, the members of the Dunedin Parliamentary Union, and the customers of the Bank. I

Sale of North Canterbury Runs.

In connection with the aale of leases of North Canterbury runs, advertised yester day, it may bo noted that these comprise the whole of the mountain country lying between the Bakaia and Hurunui rivers, j with the exception of the areas already selected by the Midland Railway Company, some educational (Canterbury College) reserves, and some lands which are deemed suitable for disposal m areas of less than 5000 acres. In 1889 these runs were let for terms of six years and ten months from May Ist, 1890, m anticipation that they would be speedily taken over by the Company. A» a very large proportion of the country still remains m the hands of the Government, it has been decided to lease it for terms of twenfcy-one years from March Ist, 1897, when the present licenses will expire. The provisions of the L»nd Acts require that pastoral runs shall be re-offered for lease not less than one yeaj" before the expiration of the existing licenses, and they are there fore being pat up on February 28th m order to comply with the law m this respect. The Commissioner of Crown Lands, with Mr D. McMillan and the Hon. W. C. Walker, M.L.C-, the Classification' Commissioners appointed by the Governor, have inspected the country now under lease, and classified it into pastoral and pastoral agricultural lands ; the latter, being suitable for disposal under th,e small gracing ran or other settle ment systems, will not be again offered for lease m the present areas ; the former are the runs now advertised. A few alterations have been made m the boundaries of the existing runs, but the majority of them will remain as at present. The upset ient&ls have been carefully adjusted on what iB believed to be a fair and equitable basis towards both the Crawn and its tenants. Lithograph plans, giving full particulars for the information of intending buyers, are expected to be published about the middle of February.-^(.£V«£). •

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

Sydney, January 29 The Selection Committee has chosen the following thirteen players to form the Aus tralian eleven which visits England, viz : — Donnan, Gregory, Iredale, McKibbin, (New South Wales) ; Graham, Harry, Johns, Trumb!e, H. Trott, (Victoria); Darling, Gifferi, Jones, (South Australia) ; Eady, (Tasmania). Johns goes as wicket keeper.

The following will represent the Ashburton Club m their match with the Geraldine Olub to-morrow : -Messrs Beckett, Black (capt.), Davis, Denshire, Pooka. Friedlander, j Macdonald, Russell, Thomson, Upton, and Wallia. A drag will 'leave the 'Somerset Hotel for Geraldine at Q a.m. sharp.

Qn Saturday. last a, game vu played at Metlyyen between the local 'team and an eleven from tifayfield, resulting m a win for Methyen by thirteen i'rqos on the first innings. The home team, batting first, were disposed of for forty-three runs, Dart eight and A^artin nine being the highest) scorers, to which Mayfield responded with thirty, Scaly eight and Gallager nine being most successful with the bat. ifi ethyen m their second attempt put up the respectable total of sgreoty-sijf. Dart twenty -three Alingr ton nine being to the fqre. The second innings of Mayfield was a complete frost, the bowling of Dart and Oranfield completely baffling the batsmen, and at the oall of time six wicketa had fallen for twelve runs. The 'trundling honors for the visitors were carried off by Dart, six wiokets first innings, and three second innings ; and Cranfieid three first und three second innings, while the succJßsful bowlers for Mayfield were Peter Bros, and Jones. During the day the visitors were entertained at lunch by the local team at Bowse's Canterbury Hotel.

Marriage of Mr John Dillon.

The marriage of Mr John Dillon, M.P., to Miss MathW, elder daughter of Mr Justice Mathew (Judge of the High Court and chairman of the Iriah Evicted Tenants' Commission), took place at the Brompton Oratory at eight o'clock on the morning of November 21. Announcements had been made stating' that the u;ai;ri^ge wcjuld take place m Dublin; and fche, statement wad not without its service to t'jia bride and bride groom,' aa it enabled them to have their ma'rrtege m comparative privacy, 'kccordirig to their own wisljeg. So little attention was attracted by the arrival pf the bride, her family, i&nd her fjuends that the ordinary mprning epngregatipn a> tlje Oratory unaware pf thg seqqnd service going on m • -*■** ohaoel. The ceremony was con : the B^- - ~« Oalway (Dr ducted by the Bishop u» . McCormack), the Rev Father Sebastian Bowden, Father Crews and Father Cator. There were no bridesmaids. Mr Justice Mathew gaye his daughter away. After the ceremony ' wg,s 'oVer Mr and Mrs Dillon and. their friends adjourned to the vestry for the registration and to receive numerous telegrams from friends and political adherents of the bridegroom. The first message was from Rome (read by the Bishop of Galway), m which the Pope bestowed his blessing on the newly-mariied couple. The wedding party then returned to the church, where the Nuptial Mass was performed, Cardinal Vaughan being the celebrant. The bride was limply dressed m a morning gown of white cloth, with a circular mantle of the same material, a chin chilla collarerte, With long stole ends reach ing to the Hem df the 'dress; and a sm£U toque of white chip, with ostrich tips and ospreye. The carriages iii readiness to con vey the party to Mr Justice Mathew's house m Queen's Gate Gardens waited at the slergy house, through which the company passed without attracting any observation from pasßerfi-by. Later m the day Mr and Mrs John Dillon left for the Contipeat,

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS.

FURTHER KISE IN WHEAT. London, Jancary 28, Wheat shows a rise of 6d. Merinos aie firm and croasbreds a thade easier.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS.

Sydney, January 29 Wheat, prime new milling 4a 2d to 4j 31 ; chick 3s 9d to 4s. Oats, prime 2s 3d to 2a 4d. Barley, Cape 3a 3d. Peas, Prussian blue 4a 9d to 5?. Potatoes, local £4 5s to £4 103 ; New Zealand kidneys £5 10s; Circular Heads £6 10s. Onions, dull £5 to £6. Butter, dairy made 9d to lOd ; factory lid to lljd. Cheese, New Zealand 6d to 6£d. Bacon 5d to 6£d. Melbourne. January 29 Wheat, slow of sale 4s lljd to 5s OJd. Oats, Algerian 3s to 3a 6*d ; stout 3s 3d to 3a 4£d. Potatoes, dull £5 Onions £5. Adelaide, January 29. Wheat, firm 4a 2Jd. Oats 2s 3d to 2s 4d. Barley, malting 3s 6d to 4a 3d : Cape 2s 6d to3s.

CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN MARKET

(Press*) Very little has been done m the grain market since we last reported, and nothing of much moment or significance has occurred to affect prices or prospects. Enquiries from outside are very occasional and transactions have been of the most casual nature. Wheat— Values for stocks of old have been gradually easing down, as is evidenced from the fact that yesterday a line of fine bold wheat, the bulk ot it Hunter's white and balance Tuscan, was sold at the equiva lent to 3s s£d, f -0.b. , Ly ttelton. The parcel consisted of some 500 sacks. A few samples of new wheat have been shown, bnt it is too early yet to quote firm values. One line of new Tuscan it said to have found a buyer m one ot the local millers at equal to 3s 2d, f.0.b., Ly ttelton, but the first few parcels of the season rarely form a sound basis on which to found an absolute correct estimate of open ing values. * Oats Stocks of old still continue some what heavy, and whilst) holders are unable to move these off they are not inclined to operate actively on the new crop. Only & few lines here and there have found buyers, as ho'ders do not at present seem to be in clined to accept the values set upon them by buyers, and which values range from Is lOd to 2s, f.o b. Oatsheaf Chaff— For good clean well cut chaff, not badly shaken by the wind, buyera are offering 45s to 47a 6d, at country stations, according to the distance from town. Several good lots have changed hands on this basis, but it is early yet to give firm quotations. Some holders are asking 50s, and will not at present aell &k less. Barley— One or two samples have been shown, but it will probably rest with thelocal makters to fix opening prices, and this up to the present has not been done. Peas and Beaks are not being offered, and no indication can, therefore, be given yet of what current ratei will rule. OAPE BARLF.Y AND RyeCORN have both been enquired for, but only small remnants were left over of last season's crop, and the market has been cleared of these. Samples of new have not yet been offered, aB far as we can learn. Ryegrass— Very few lots of anything approaching goqd seed have so far been seen. The bulk of that offered has been light, dirty, and too inferior to deal with for autumn sowing requirements. Italian is rather plentiful, and is offering at from 2s 61 to 2a 9df. o.b. Cocksfoot— -i'mall parcels from the plains have been sold m town at 2£d to 3d. Peninsula seed has not yet come into thß market. [Un'essotherwisespecified.thesequotationa aie the net prices paid to farmers f 0.b., Lytte,ltoa, free of brokerage or commission. When storage charges are incurred m port they must be allowed for.} The lyiielton Tunes gives the following as ourrent prices :— Wheat.— Peail, 3s 9d ; Hunter's and Tuscan, 3a 7d j new, nominally 3a 2d to 3s 3d. OAta.-,Prime milling, 2s; Bhorfc feed, Is lid to 2s } Duns or Danish, Is 9d to Is lOd. Barley.— Malting (nominal) 3a, second quality 2s 6d, feed 2a 3d, Cape barley 2b Beans— Nominal, well-saved 2s 7d Peas.— Nominal, Blue Prussians, 2s 7d Ryecorn.— Nominally Is 9d to 2s Flour.— Millers quote roller £10, atone £9 103, sharps £4, bran £3 10s Oatmeal— £l1 10s Oatsheaf Chaff— soa at country stations Clover.— Extra choice machine-dressed 6d to 6Jd ; farmers' lots 4£d to s§d, accord ing to quality Grass Seed— Ryegrass, farmers' lotu,2s 6d to 38 3d ; machine-dressed to 43, heavy weight 4a 3d. Cocksfoot 3d to3£<l, town machine dressed 4d to 4£d, extra to 4§d Dairy Produce.— Cheese 4d to 4£d, loaf 4Jd to sd. Blnter-Factory Bd, dairy 6d to 7d;saltsdto 6d. B>con an# hams s|d. ' The above price? 'are paid to fatmers f.o.b. Ly ttelton, " : unless where otherwise stated. ' • '■ • •■ - •' *-•

The Eastern Question.

'•■ . ' Washington, January 28 The House adopted the Senate's resolutions with regard to Armenia, an amendment m favor of terminating relations with Turkey being rejected by a large majority.

WOLFE'S SCHNAPPS

» Depurates and purifies theblood by increased action of the kidneys, and prevents a danger ous morbidness of those organs.

HE® ASHBUISfrOSI QtJAßfrlAft : WEDNESDAY, JANUAB* 29, 1806.



Every line of Boots and Shoes, and every single pair selling at a great reduction dur. ing the last ten days of McDonald and McDiabmid's sale of Anderson's Boob Stock .... . ii 157 Bargains.— Ladies<straw gats, TrimnieJ Hats, White and Cream Laces. §-.c on? windows.— Ashbnrton Drapery Company Best Family Medicine Sick Headache, Cmistipatioii, # DYSPEPSIA, LIVER TROUBLES. Purely Vegetable^ Easy to Take. The delicate sugar-coating of Ayer's Pills dissolves immediately on reaching the stom- ach, and permits the full strength of each • ingredient to be speedily assimilated. As a luirgiitivc, either for travellers oras a family ineiiitine, Ayer's Pills »ro the J>est iji th« \yuv\ll. ' • •"■- --'"f¥£P li S :: Pl|.M|i Mat! .- by Dr. J.O. Ayor & Co.,Lowoll,Masß.Sx.S.A. jglggEST AWARDS AT THE ' ' jgg£Jg!g_Breat Expositions. • « ;,n.__ -. L .. — 7T' - ? lr..^' ir D- 1 ?t °t cheap imitations. The narat



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Wanted. TO" ANTED Known— Sons of Tero- TT peranca muifchly meeting, 'Ihur- day, January 30. Ji^tallation of officorp, etc. Full actenrfanco requested 1164 \ITANTED, a General Servant— good v * Cook and Laundress. Reference required. Apply Bank of New South Wales. 1 165 ti . ANTED Known— Mellok'p Zea VV landia Boot Store is the cheapest Boot shop m Ashburton, WANTED Known — Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything In the optical line at S. S4T.BK 8, Optician. WABOO! THE CURE FOR INDIGESTION. Aehburton Drug Company, Agents 11 108 Public Notices. THE HOLIDAYS. JUST OPENED A FEW OASES OF SPECIAL GOODS FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON Straw Hats, Soft Felb Hats, Tennis Hats from la 9d. New Shapes m Hard Felb Hats.' Special Feather-weight Soft Felt Hats l£oz. Frame Hate In all the latest bhapes A glance at our Christmas windows . will show yon that we keep the Largebt and Best Assorted Stock of HATS m the district NEW TIES, NEW SILK HANDKERCHIEFS Fot travelling— A Large Assortment) or GLADSTONE BAG«, LEATHER PORTMANTBAUX, AND HAND BAGS TO ATHLETES: Running Pants and Shirts m all Colors Tennis Shirts, Oyoling Touring Shirts Cricketing Shirts and Trousers NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTO RY. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager. Special Bargains. SEE WINDOWS, Dressmaking* Ashburton Drapery Company, CORNER AROADE & 377RNE1? STREET.



Wanted. TiO LET, m Peter street West, House of four rooms with Large Scullery Apply Mail Office. 1 161 \tt ANTED to purchase, a good second " ™ hand bicycle ; diamond frame, j State price and particulars, and w v ere to be seen, to 'Havilah,' P.O. Box Number U 1 163 t*OUND, a parcel of wearing material. Apply Ge bob Kidp, Moore street. 1 162 T OST, pair Dungaree Trousers. Finder -I J much obliged by leaving at Tinwald Hotel. — A. Nicholas. 1 160 WANTKD at once, a strong Young Man accustomed to nailing; on. Apply ,). Stephens, Shoeing Forge, Tinwald. 1 158 IIS const quence of Sheep worrying, Poison laid on RosencUle'e Farm, Boundary Road, near Tinwald.— J. Lloyd aenr. 1 155 TIT ANTED Known — P. O'Connor " " ha 3 removed to the Shop next to Mr Salek, East Street, where he will open m a few days with a well selected Stock of Boots and Shoes. He Is now on the premises to carry out Orders and Repairs aa usual. 1 152 Known— Just opening a T fresh lot of useful Presents, to be given to all Purchasers of Drapery,— H. C. Segers, Melford House SCHOOL BOOKS at published prioes. Slates, Welsh and American, very cheap. Bags for Boys and Girls and all school requisites at lowest prices for cash. Review of Reviews, 9d ; cheap editions at published price*. — H. M. Jones. mRY FLETCHER BROS, for your -*• Christmas Fruits. They are ot the finest quality that are procurable, and at the lowest possible prices. See the quality and judge for yourselves. — Fletcher Bros., Aehburton OTHER People are getting Bargains at Carson's Monster bale of Bicycles, Earthernware, Glass, and China. Why not You ? 1 84 ANTED Known— lam a Buyer of Uottleg— pints, quarts. Whiskey, and Brandy ; also Old' Iron, wrought and casfe ; Bones m large or small lots ; Z(nc, Brass, and Horse Hair. — Charles Brown, bottom of Havelock, Street, Ashburton. 11144 WANTED^ Known— Cycles thoroughly overhauled and enamelled, Tyres a specialty — E. Knight, Eclipsa Cycle Works, Tanored Street, opposite Arcade 12 85 PRESENTS, Presents— We are new giving useful Presents to all Par- chasers of Drapery, etc. — H. C. Segers, Mejfurd House WANTED^Every "man to try Mel¥,or ? s Bluchers, only 4s lid. ANTED Known— 24o Pairs of Sample Boots at cost price, — Mellor's Zealand ia Boot Store. WANTED Known— Mrs Smith, Dress- |t)ajf6r (ijjte of London Wes'), has Removed fronj Cameron street to Have- lock street, opposite Army Barracks. 12 148, ri7 ANTED Knpwn— Men's Suits 17s ' * 64, Kaiapol T^eed Trousers 9s lid, Krxicker Q u \t e 4a l|Ld, (Japs "6d.~ Ihe Corner. W. H. Collier WANTED Known— Mellor s Boots and Shoos stand like brass ; try a pair. ANTi«>L> Known —lf you are hard on Boots try Wellor's Zealandia Boot Store. \X 7"A S TED Known— Newest Gocda m V* Drapary and Millinery for the Summer Season, direct from London — W H. Collier, The Corner. WANTI-D Known -We are still giving Presents to all Purchv-ers of Drapery,, etc. — Q. C. Segers, Maiford Housei WANTED MpjujL«3R> Zea- landia I? )ot Store has Ladies' Kid Shoes at f?s 6d. \i 7 ANTEDlfoown— Go to The Corner VY for Newest Styles m Drapery and Millinery— W.H dollier. WANTED Known— No old fashioned Goods at Mellor's gealandia Boot Store. *TIHE Very Latest.— Strawberries and L Jge Cream 6d per pla f e at H- A, Flower's, the People's Confectioner Iced Boston Cream and other drinks. WANTED Kno n n— Stacks of cheap Boots and Shoes at Mbllor's Zealand ia Boot Store. TTTANTED Known— Clearing out of * » Odd Lines at Mitchell and Turner's. Cptton and Wool Dresses, Lengths of Qilctyths, Linoleums, China Mailing, Ladies Fabric /GMove^, Ladies Boota and Sfcees, etje. \ 1 / ANTEDr^rLftdie^ to see the latest' x 'y efyies m B.Qots aijid Shoes. — [ Mellor'b Zealandia Boot Store. : WANTED Known— 6o pairs Ladies and Girls' Leather Top and Canvas Tennis Shoes, at half usual price, for two weeks only. — A ndre w Orr 10 136 C ' : ' inC/AJjl^Jgn Known— Repairing mide » » $0 l^:^ new. Mell r's Zealandia g oot WANTED— Everybody "to* examine '• the Goods »pA FvIGW at Mellor's Zoalandia Boot Store. OWN Make m Ladies' and Uhjitdren^ Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina- f^ttjß ', alpo a good assortment of Calicoes, Muslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., at Mrs AlcornS ««w shop, Baker's Bjuildlngs. >. — - j r WANTED Known— Mjtchell and Tprner> Show Rpom is now free to inspect, free to jSc on, and some Goods free of cost. WANTED Known— To Harvesters- Men's Strong Cord Trousers, 63 3d. Gooi Tweed Trousers 6a 6d ; other lines m proportion. — Mitcheli and Turner. MKN'S Bluchers sa, a good Strong Nailed Shooter at 8a 6d ; a nice assortment of Ladies' and Children's Boots §nd Shoes from Is 9d a pair at R. AlGorh's JAM JARS, JAMilAßfcFiii'oß^ Bros, are jast landing a large ship- ment of Jam Jars nf all kinds. Mason } &tftpvjr Top Jars m Quart and Half-gallon ! iars' a/i ye«y low prices ; also Fruit p --*«ving Sfiigay of jbho very best quality, iv 661 b a u" 4 "tolb r ßagei *6 equally low rites -Fletcher >?%. »' Sjre^, Ashburton. Telephone 24 • _ _ TUST Arrived. — A large variety of use- eJ f^l and Ornamental Goods, Dolls, Toys, and Novelties^ also, a job lot over one hundred assorted Baskets and Morocco and Russian Leather Handbagsj to bo sold ac 'and under ordinary ooat



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fidsiness Notices. t __ t . j One Month. G. J. NEILL i HAS MARKED HIS. STOCK OF General Drapery Clothing and Boots BELOW COST JPBICE, A ND is now offering it to the PubUc. Make no mistake the prices Cannot be beaten. G. J. NEILL, BURNETT STREET NEXT SHEARMAN BROS. EEMKMBER-fIOR ONE MONTH Box 67 Tel«phonb24 ■Preserving Season 1 895-96. FLETCHER BROS.. 95 Ton«. * 5 Ton§ - TTAVE IN STOCK AND TO ARBIVE I FINEST CAIB gITOAK FOR THE PRESENT JAM SEASON. This Sugar is Thoroughly Reliable for all kinds of Jams, Jellies, etc., and is used by the Principal Jam Manufacturers m the Colony. We are still selling sugar at the old price although the price has advanced wholesale aud is likely to be much higher er NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY YOUE SUGAR. To Farmery Contractor*, Etc. We keep m stock all kinds of Tinware, which we are selling at Wholesale Cost Prices. It will pay you to get our price list before buying elsewhere. Seasonable Ooodg, SeasonaWe CJoods. We have the following Seasonable Goods m stock and to arrive ; — 5 Cases Gear Corned Beef 3 Cases Preserved Peaches 3 Cases Canterbury Corned 2 Cases Raspberry Vinegar Beef „ 15 (ases lib Sheep Tongues 5 Cases Canterbury Corned 5 Cases 2lb Sheep Tongues Mutton 5 Cases New Zealand Mutton 5 Cases Cocktail Salmon 2 Cases Albert fcardines 2 Cases Mackerel 2 Cases Kippered Herrings 3 C ases Herrings m Tomato 3 Cases Preserved Rabbit, 21b gauce tins, Delicious 5 Cases Fresh li errings 3 Cases Preserved Apiicots 5 Cases Preserved Pears 10 Cases bhip's Lime Juice Tea. Tea. Tea. We offer special inducements m all kinds of Tea. Pure Ceylon (Mountain Grown) m 5 and 101 b boxes and 1 and lb packets Pure Indian m 5 and LOlb tins, and 1 and^lb packets Blended Tea m 5 and 101 b tins, and J and lb packets Nelson aud Moate, Saxon, Arab, Jameson and Anderson, Etc. FLETCHER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STORES, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, AMD 116 and 118 High Street, Ohnstchurch. Dixit Dixit. Dixit. fIiHESE CELEBRATED WATOHES ARE THE BEST VALUE EVER OFFERED IN THE WATCH LINE IN ASHBURTON. NfiW CONSIGNMENT . WfiAR LIKE SILVER LOOK4LIKE SILVER THE DIXIT, Open Face 3O« and 358 THE DIXIT, Hunting Cases ... 3Of BUY YOUR WATOHES FROM 8. Salek. GET \OUR WATCffES, CLOCKS, AMD JEWELLERY REPAIRED j S. Salek's, rEA S T ; S TRE XT, SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. The Largeat and j^ihesij etocfe of Jewellery, Silver and Electro-plated War* . "■»•■ is to be found at • ""fif-i ■-■-■"■.*-" S SAL EE, DIRECT IMPORTER, EA.ST 37BEET,