The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1596 CAPTAIN RUSSELL'S SPEECH

We confess to considerable disappoint ment m the speech delivered at Hastings the other day by Captain Russell. We look m vain through the telegraphic summary for anything like light and leading, and perhaps the only passage m it which is destined to survive is that m which, availing himself of "apt alliteration's artful aid," the leader of the Opposition characterises the Government policy as one of " bounce, bluster, banquets, and bunkum." There have been banquets to Ministers no doubt, and such demonstrations will occur which ever party be m power ; but if people choose to give them we do not see why they should not, nor what there is to complain ot— that is to say, if the menu be as satisfactory as it should be. As to the other three Bs, they are by no means the exclusive characteristics ot Ministers and ministerial supporters, | there being metobers of Her Majesty's Opposition who 1 are facile enough m bounce and blaster, though to his credit, be it said, the gallant Captain \ is not one of them, but we are afraid J that even he must plead guilty m common with most politicians to occasional lapses into bunkum. Even m this very speech there are traces of it, though, to follow his own allitera tive example, it may perhaps, be better

[described as composed of detrac-' tion, denunciation, disingenuousness : I and despondency. Under our present ( Party system, the first two have come to be rcognißed as the fitting treatment of the "ins " by the-" outs," the third— disingenuousness —is the common fault of both sides, and the last — despondency — is assumed, cultivated and propagated for the express purpose of driving a despairing people into tlie arms of the very creators of their depair, under the bdlief that any change must necessarily be for the better. "With this end m view, the depression from which New Zealand, m .common with other colonies and countries, has been and is suffering (though to a less extent than many), is inferentially at anyrate attributed to the Government, and to liberal legis lation ; bad harvests and low prices, the real factors m the case, being judiciously left m the background. Then there is a rechauffe of the old accusation against the Colonial Treasurer of having deceived the ' London financial world, albeit there is no evidence of anybody having been deceived ; and a condemnation of the land policy of the Government, especially m relation to the acquisition of land for settlement, the alleged frightening of capital j etc., although if there be or has been any scare at all, ie has been created to a far greater extent by the alarmist statements of the Opposition Press and Opposition platform orators than by anything else. Then the disingenuousness comes but m. connection with the increase of tbe public debt, and io connection with the customs duties, the fact being kept back that the moneys raised by the Government have been re-invested and that the annual burden on the taxpayer has therefore not increased ; and as regards the customs tariff that there hare been large remissions under the ■ new tariff, and that the in creases are, for the most part, on luxuries. Of course, from tbe party point of view this is all right * the standing instructions of Counsel for the Opposition, not only m New Zea land but every where else, being "Say everything you can m depreciation of the Government and as little as possible m its favour.'' But Oaptain Russell is a man of better instincts than his speech would lead a stranger to the country to suppose. To do him justice, he has assisted mno small degree., m passing liberal labor legislation, and manfully accepted his share of the responsibility m connection with the difficult question of the Bank of New Zealand, and to his credit be it said, he does not attempt to shirk ie now. He is' an honorable politician, and a gentle man every inch of him m the best sense of the world, but he is a victim of the party system which almost compels him to take up the political attitude which he assumes. But for this we believe he woald judge fairly and speak generously. As it is he is certainly not generous, and sometimes not even just. True, it is his function to expose faults when he finds them, and there are beyond doubt faults to find. We agree that Mr Ward's utterances m London were not always so judicious as they might, and should have been ; we agree that some of the purchases made nnder the Land for Settlements Act have not been the best possible j we agree, too, that while devoting an immense amount of atten tion to labor legislation, there ha 3 m some directions not been sufficient attention to matters of administration, but humanum est ware and Ministers are men whatever their political color ; and.no matter what party is m power there will be mistakes made and matters to complain of. These things always bring about a change m the end, arid as every child brings into the world with it the seeds of its own dissolution, so every Ministry that takes office sooner or later digs its own grave. The present Government will follow suit with all its predecessors beyond a doubt, but Hit profit by the gallant Captain's criticism, as it should, and take heed to its vulnerable points, we fancy that he will find tbat its lease of life is a longer one that he affects to believe and certainly longer than he desires.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Direct telegraphic communication is to be established betweenßerlin and London. The discovery of a petroleum spring lias been made m France near the village of Groise. The Ashburton Drapery Company announce m this issue the arrival of new seasonable goods. Lieutenant-Colonel Bonar has resigned ; the command of the Weatland volunteer -üb-distriot. An exchange states that Mr Lewis, late manager of the National Bank at Reefton, will contest the Inangahua seat at the next i election. to the Marton Mtrcnry Mr ' B. C« Bruce, (former member), has given a reluctant consent to contest the Rangl tikel seat at the next general election aijainat Mr John Stevens, the present member. * a steamer (the Senegal) arrived m the last week of January at Marseilles from ■Syria with a large general cargo which included 500 baskets of tomatoes from the delta of the Nile, and 600,000 eggs from ? vria ' The only son of Sir George Fergusson Bowen, formerly Governor of New Zea land, is announced to be married shortly to Miss Chamberlain, niece of the Right Hon J. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies. Miss Dorothea Baird, who has made a hit as Trilby at London Haymarkab, is engaged to be married to Mr H. B. Irving, eldest son of Sir Henry. The Era congratulates Mr Irving on having secured one of the ''freshest and most sbarming ladies on the London stage-" The Russian peasants of Volhynia are vddioted to sport whioh takes tbe form of racing— not of horses, but of snails. The oourse is a poi) about thirty feet lung, and the progress of the race is watched with anxiety by the spectators. There are favourites among the runners, and they have their names, just like horses. HeaLowAar'-s Pills.— The ills of life are increased tenfold by the mode of life so many have to lead.;' most especially is this the case amongst the toilers factories and huge workshops of the manufacturing districts whose digestion becomes impanel ; and nervous systems dcbiliftted by tf>e; I protracted confinement and enforced depriva tion of healthy out-of-door exercise. The factory workers may almost be said to have diseases of their own, readily amenable, however, to treatment if nob allowed to proceed unchecked. Holloway's Pills arc the mosb effeotual remedy ever discovered for the liver and stomach complaints, as they | act surely but gently, regulating the secre tions without weakening the nerves or ' interfering with the daily work.

Ye understand that a requisition asking Mr Ifl. <i. Wi ight to contest iha Ashburton *>eat ab the next general election id" now on foot, and i^ b^iuer i' fluentially signed.

T_m London Morning Fost annource 'he approaching ■••ariiage "f Oi>1**»«»»l H Cautley, retired R.E , and Mrs Fdward Wingfield Humphreys (relet of the ex memherfor Chris* church).

Ther* i' on view m the window of Mr S. -*kk, jewelli-r. Kant; Srrest, the hand some tea and co^ee service prcs n cd to Mr.n E. Xo enpt hor n *, and the . nnsaivi marhle d cle pceswu ed ta Mr Vi. Kemp thorn-, the la»-o popular manag.r of the Bank of New South Wales.

The Secretary of the Abhburion Am-.le.u' Cycling Cluh has received inform*. lon from ths traffic muiiger, New Zealand Railways, seating that excursion fares will be granted to Ashburton from all Btai ions on Easter Monday ; also that iho Mount Somers train w.ll bo delayed mo h<mr m order to give visltore frnm that district time to see the last event on the card.

In connection with the Stanley Cycle Show at the Agricultural Hall it was stated that there are now nearly 1,000,900 cyclists m Great Britain, something like £10,000,000 sterling being invested m the cycle industry. Two features of the show were aluminium machines and bi tricycles, the latter having a double front wheel.

Inthe comments upon the reconstruc tion of the Ministry, says a Press Associa telegram from Wellington, id has been taken for granted by a number of papers that Mr Carroll's admission to the Cabinet carried wiih it full pay, and both vacancies therefore were filled up. This however, is not the case, as though receiving fall Cabinet rank, he is stil] paid as a Native member of the Executive only.

An accident of a serious nature befell the Hon. W. Jennings, M.L.U., on Wednesday afternoon, at Waitekauri. He was riding along the road wben his hat ,blew off, and Mr Jennings watching his hat, did not notice a sharp bend m the road, round which his horse shot, and flang the rider off on to his side on the road. He fell heavily and had two ribs broken, besides injuring his shoulder and arm.

With reference to a rumour that the Hon. W. Rolleston was to be asked to be a candidate for Ashley, an exchange says ib is understood that if he comes out at all ib will probably be for the Rangitata constituency, m opposition to Mr Maslin. With regard co the Ashley seat, it is stated that the Am berley branch of the National Association will ask Mr Reese, of Montserratt, to become a candidate m the Conservative interest.

One of the plainest men m Detroit has a beautiful little girl about five years old. The other day she was sitting un his lap with a hand-glass before her. She looked at her father a moment, then looked at herself and turned to her mother. 'Mamma,' she inquired, * did God make me ' * Yes, daughter.' 'Did He make papa too?' 'Yes.' Then she took another look m the glass at herself. ' Well,' she said thoughtfully, ' He's doing a good deal bebter work lately, isn't He.'

The Wellington Post says that an impression is growing among persons usually well informed that the reason of the non-appointmenb of the Attorney- General is that the Cabinet is awaiting the result of representations to be personally made to Sir Westby Perceval by thi- Hon. Mr Keeves. That gentleman is due m London to-morrow, and it seems a curious coincidence that a full Cabinet meeting— including the new members of the Ministry — is about to be held ab the time when, m the ordinary course, advices m ght be expected from the new Agent- General.

Mr Henry Zander has received a letter from Mr W. Gray, Secretary of the Postal Department, announcing that the hours if attendance at the Ashburton telephone exchange wiU m the course of a few days be extended to from 8 am. to 8 p.m. As the number of subscribers has largely increased, and now approaches 101), we would suggest that the authorities should offer inducements for subscriber- to have the wires extended to their private residences, by allowing asec >ndconnr>ction at half rate. Many business men would tako advantage of this and it would pay the department well We commend the sugai-st.on to Mc Zander, who is the father of the telephone m Ashburton.

In a recent aricle on federation the Archdeacon of London writes: — 'The British Empire has upwards of 9,145,000 square miles, of which only 121,000 are In the United Kingdom; upwards of 346 000 000 of inhabitants, of whom only 38.000 000 live m the United Kingdom ; its revenue amounts to upwards of £232,000,000, of which £91,000,000 are raised ab Home ; its public debt is £1,173,000 000 of which the enormous sum of £678,000,000 belongs to the United Kingdom ; its imports and exports reach a total of more than £1,147 ; 000,000, of which £715,000,000 are our share at Home.'

A meeting oi persons favourable to th e formation of a branch In Ashburton of th c National Association of New Zealand, was held ab the Arcade last night. There was a good attendance, and Mr Purnell was voted to the chair. After some discus .ion ib was unanimously resolved to form a branch of the Association m Ashburton, and a provisional committee, consisting of Messrs John and Andrew Orr, D. William son, H. Friedlander, 0. Reid, Purnell, Home, J. Scaly, T. Scaly, T. Bullock, and Nelson, with power to add to their number, was appointed for the purpose of giving effect to the resolution. It was further decided that a publio meeting should be held m the course of a few days for the purpose of more fully ventilating the objeots and aims of the Association, and that the Christchurch branch should be invited to send delegates to address the meeting. The chairman was requested to advertise the meeting as soon as the necessary arrangements were completed. We understand that a very considerable number of persons have already notified their intention of joining the Ashburton branch.

One Box of Clarke's 841 Pills iswarran ted to cure all discharges from the Urinary Organs, m either sex (acquired, or consti* tutional), Gravel and Pains m the Baok. Guarranteed free from Mercury. Sold m Boxes 4s 6d each, by all Chemists and Patent medioine Vendora thronghoub the World Proprietors t The Lincoln and Midland Counties Dbuo CoMPAny, Linooln. England.

INTERPBOVINCIAL.

_Bnrg_itrl«». Auckland, March 12. Ehrenf ried Bros ' premises were broken into last nighb. and two thousand five hun dred cigars and a quantity of champagne were stolen. During the past two years there havo been over fifty robberies of tobacco and oigars, and nob one arrest has been made' Recently there have been a namber of petty robberies and attempted burglaries. The postal authorities at Wellington I have reoeived information thab the Rotorua 'post-office was broken into on Tuesday nighb and £200 stolen. Ib appears thab the thieves broke into the postmaster's hquse, fted fte thinks drugged him while asleep aiid obtained the keys of the post office safe from his trousers pocket. They then effected an entrance into the posjt i office by breaking a window, and made off, with the contents of the office safe, which included £200 m cash. All the contents of the safe have been recovered excepting tie cash. Two men were to-day arrested 1 y •the polioe on suspicion of being direobly concerned In the robbery,

CORRESPONDENCE

(We do not hold ourseives resoons b c for the opinions '-xptessed by our conesoondents

CONFISCATING THE DOMAIN

TO THB EDITOR.

Sir, — I decline to rep'y to any corres pondent writing under a norn deplume, and • Plebeian's ' letter is th,u which one might expect— untruthful and misleading.— l ani, etc ,

Alfked Hakhkox.

THE BIBLE IN SCHOOLS

TO THE EDITOR.

Siu, — In of the forthcoming efiort to introduce the Bible text book mio schools, it would be advisable for parents und guardians to examine some of the objections it meets with. By way of preface it may be remarked that no under taking whatever is free from objections. A ' thoughtful person may easily test this statement by recalling any critical time of his life, such as choosing his trade, changing his place pf abode, his family doctor, or even hia batcher or baker. It is objected that to give religious instruction is no function of the State ; to which the reply may be made : Is it a function of the State to give any instruction 7 If so, it must be its function to give the best. If it monopolises the education of the people they have a right to expect that it will, at least, endeavour to impart a thorough education. At present a great majority find themselves compelled to give their children a partial and therefore deficient education. As an illustration — if the State should undertake to feed the children , of the land wholesomely (and 'surely it is as responsible for their bodies as their minds) j and engaged to supply - every item of a sound diet except bread — dainties, even apple pie and raspberry' puff, but withheld bread, saying that must be supplied by parents and guardians, would its conduct be rational ? Again: Will any Board of Governors or Board of Education accept a course of study which excludes arithmetic, let us say . And yet, our educational system accepts one which ex cludes the Word of God, even while the bulk of the population believe that training m the fear of God and m the knowledge of His statutes, iB more essential to moral than arithmetic to commercial life. Ib it a function of the State to teach of hygiene and sanitation ? Is . not that trespassing upon the physician's province? If the members of the medical profession do not care sufficiently for the maintenance and reputation of their craft to undertake this very obvious duty, certainly the State can not add such subjects to its already over burdened syllabus. It would be quite simple for the leading doctors m a town — allopathic, homeopathic, hydropathic — to i visit the schools periodically and give instruction m those and kindred subjects for half-an-hour or _6 before or .after school hours. Does our Government reason m this way? And why not? Again, our State is surprisingly inconsistent m that while it excludes religious -instruction from all non criminal schools, it admits and provides for it m reformatories, industrial institutions, and asylums. -How is this justified ? Then it is said the Roman Catholics never will be content with either text book or Bible; to which reply must be made. — Are they content without either ? Does any Protestant really think the Roman Catholic Church will be content while education is m any hands but- her own ? A " grant " she wants and a " grant " she means to have, and if the Bible m schools can be used _s a means to that end, to that end it will be put, and if the Bible out of schools can be of equal service, so well and so good. Was it not the Church of Rome' that first applied that offensive term " Godless schools— though indeed " Godless " does not necessarily mean vicious or immoral, but without God. Universal knowledge is imparted m these schools less — God ! It is constantly affirmed, and no doubt truly, that morality is taught. It is well to teach it. If so, why is it not well to teach it m its highest form, for ia any other it quickly "loseth its fashion and vanisheth away'' — that form which is embodied m the fear of God, as taught m His Most Holy Word. It ia further objected that some efficient teachers belong ing to the Church of Rome will find it impossible to use the text book, t»nd conse quently great injustice will be done them ; but does not the '* condolence clause V pro vide for their case? If the text book is to be of benefit to the children should it be excluded on account of tho teachers? For whom do State schools exist? For teaohers or children? Has the teachers' need of schools brought them into existence or the children's. Then, the greatest good of the greatest- number. Argument is en tirely on the side of those desiring Bible reading m schools; the majority of the people, undoubtedly, aie nominally Chris tian, and those who object to Christian instruction of any kind, have the benefit of the conscience clause. Furthermore, it is stated that Bible-reading (even from text book) will greatly foster denominationalism. Do parents consider denominationalism ao evil? If so why do they not endeavour to vanish it from the community before, com plaining of it within school- walls? The members of more than one family m Ashbur ton worship m different churches; if denominationalism is tolerated m the house, surely it may be tolerated m the school. An Episcopalian parent has his son educated as an Episcopalian, and as such he is known among his acquaintance and friends, and throughout the town m whioh he lives. Does his father have any desire to disguise the fact? Or do Presbyterian or Wesleyan parents wish' their ohildren to become (what some designate) " undenominational." Then why m the name of common-sense shonld any one suppose that they object to a son being known m class-room or play-ground as an Episcopalian, Presbyterian, Wesleyan or Baptist, as the case may be. Shame might and ought to, be felt if he were trained m none. The truth is, these lame excuses for excluding the Bible from our schools never originated m the anxiety of parents regard ing denominationalism or anything else, but m th<_ir culpable indifference to the moral and spiritual welfare of their children. Most of us believe a child to be composed of body, soul and spirit; if he is to be educated he must have aliment supplied for body, soul and spirit. If parents, guardians and teachers could see the magnitude of the mistake they are making m leaving out spiritual food from the daily bread of their children, it might yet be remedied. It is to be hoped that they will earnestly consider the question, and determine what stand they will take at the next election

Mi P. Inglis,

P.S. — In writing the above letter, I have been little more than the amanuensis of a friend with whose views I heartily coincide, one far much more conversant with the subject than I am, and far more competent to estimate its vast importance. — M.P.I.

FIRE.

A fire occurred last night about half-past en by whi..h, we regret to say,* tbe stock m the establishment of Mr G. J. Neill, draper, was almost wholly destroyed, or more or less damaged. It appears that Mr Neill himself was m Christchurch. having gone north by the express m the evening, and Mrs Neill and her children were the sole occupants, The family occupy the rooms above the shop, wh.ch had, of course, been closed during all the afternoon and evening of tho usual weekly half-holiday. Shortly •Eter tea Mr 8 Neill came downstairs to see r.hat everything wa 8 Ba fe for the night, bhe had a cande to light her Way, and after satisfying herself that^ll Was rigfuVghe went upstairs again. A few minutes afterwards she heard a sound like the roaring of a strong nor'west wind. Thia increasing m loudness she oame downstairs again m a great fright and then discovered that the •hop was on fire. Tha same discovery had at the same time been made by a lad m the SL' h ° ,o ? fc no time m sounding the Th*™! lQami ° ut ? ortwothe ßrfgadlhad the steamer and the curricle out! and a number of had been ab work with buckets, and so kept the fire within bounds. -.•tfSSffw" Dotuße d, a» the captain saw that all that was wanted could be done better with a hand engine, and by thia means the fire waß extinguished— not, how ever, before it had burst out, the plate glua of the window, and done great damage among the s«ook, which m its entirety was estimated at £900. The work cf extinguish ing the flames was of but short duration, ahd, thanks to the brick wall on either side the fire was easily confined to the shop, The rooms upstairs were not touched, although they rapidly filled with smoke, and only Mr Neill's premises were affected. The stock was insured m the Natioji^l Offioe for

COMMERCIAL

N.Z. WOOL FOR GERMANY.

The New Zealand Herald states that a syndicate, representing six woollen factories m Germany, will shortly arrive m New /.ealand with the view of making direct contracts for the purchase bf wool.

ASHBURTON MARKETS.

Mr Henry Zander (Mr David Zander auctioneer), reports npon the livestock market for week ending March 11 as follows :— At the Tinwald yards on Tuesday there was the largest entry of store sheep brought forward this season, and a good demand was manifested for anything like good young breeding ewes and forward two tooths. Some very inferior and poor con ditioned lots were on offer, Whioh were very difficult to dispose of, and it would have been much better for the vendors had they let them go, at any price, to- the "boiler* 1 instead of wasting good pastures on them* In store lambs there was' several gootl pens yarded, and anything well forward for finishing was eagerly competed for. The butchers' pens- were made up with avery mixed entry, very few good lots were yarded, and prices m.- this class were easier than previous week. Prices ruled for six and eight-tooth crossbred ewes from 6s to 7s, fonr and six-tooth from 7s to Bs, broken mouthed from Is 6d to 4s, a couple of pens good forward two-tooths made up to lis 3d, lambs sold according to quality from ds to 8s ld. In fat cattle there was an average entry, there was a fair demand for both fat and store, and good useful sorts changed hands at satisfactory -prices. The yarding of pigs was a fairly large one, and a little demand was shown for good stores. Out of my entry I sold the following lots ; — 30 crossbred ewes, full mouthed 7s, 400 failing I mouthed crossbred ewes 3s, 53 cull ewes Is 4d. 142 merino ewes 2s 9d, 9 fat lambs Bs, 109 good store lambs 8, 155 lambs 6s, 40 halfbred lambs Bs, 259 two-tooth ewes and wethers 7s 9d, and 11 merino ewes Is 6d. During the week I placed privately 116 fat lambs at 10s 6d, and 375 two-tooth cross bred ewes at 8s 6d.

CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREICtnr

COMMANDANT OF POLICE. London, March 11 Sir Richard r Martin --has 'been ap pointed Commandant of Police m Bechuanaland, Matabeleland and Mashonaland. BENEFICES BILL. The Benefices BUI, introduced m the House of Commons by Viscount Cran bourne to prevent the sale of advow sons, and make patrons trustees, has been read a second time. CHARGE OF BLACKMAILING. Pabis, March 11 The trial of seven journalists on a charge of levying blackmail m connec tion with what is known as the Lebaudy scandal is proceeding. The evidence is bringing out remarkable revelations, the chief of which wag the existence of a plot to induce Lebaudy to desert from the army. AFLOAT ON AN ICE FLOE. St Petersburg, March 11 Two hundred fishermen belonging to Finland were afloat on an ice floe but were rescued. ENGLAND AND GERMANY. Vienna, March 11 The Austrian Government is urgently impressing upon the Emperor of Germany the desirability of effecting a reconciliation with Great Britain. A ROYAL MEETING. The Emperor Francis will have an audience with Queen Victoria at Nice THE AUSTRIAN ARMY. The Austrian Government is con templating a large, increase m the army, including the strengthening of the artillery. ITALY AND ABYSSINIA. Rome, March II Fourteen hundred survivors from the recent battle have reached Adowa. [ HANDSOME PRESENTS. Oabul, March 11 The Ameer of Afghanistan is send ing the Royal family presents of the value of £120,000, m recognition of the kindness shown to his son, Nas rullah Khan, during his recent visit to England. RISING IN ALBANIA. Constantinople, Match 11 The district of Janina, m Albania, is m a disturbed state, and the Turkish troops have been compelled to retire from Berat, a town of about 10,000 inhabitants. The Albanians expect the help of Montenegro m their rising against the Turkish rule.

fRt kSHBORtON GOAfibUH t FMDaV, . MAR-ii J3, 1896.



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fiAIfDEB & dom .Eucalypti Extract There are imitations of Euoalypti c Extract m the market now, produots of simple distillation forming rude resinous oils. In order that these crude* oils may not be taken, onn Pure Volatile Eucalypti Extract, which is recognised by the medical division of ihe Prussian Government to be of per- fectly pure origin, as their information forwarded to as through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2, 1878 we state *. — Is proved by tests by the Medical Clinics of the Universities at Bonn and Griefawald, Prussia, and j eported by Dr Schulz, Professor of Parmncology, at I Bon, &dd Professor Dr Mosler, Director of the Medical Clinic at Groifswald, that only products that are saturated with oxygen and freed of acids, resinocs and other substances, adherent to primary distillation, will develope the sanative quulifcies proper to the plant according to those authorities, and according to Pro- fessor Dr^Lister of %gland, and to Dra Bauer Melt-tire, Wood, Hazard, etc., of America, is the only extract corresponding to scientific tests, and the Pnly on which possesses ths proper therapeutic value. Sander <fc Son's Eucalypti Extract All other crude oils are to bo classed among the , turpentines, which hnvo, when used as medicine, no therapeutic effect and are abandoned as an interna medicament. These so called Eucalypti Extraote which may have received distinction at Exhibitions as ommorcial articles are nsed for mechanical pur- oses are only discernible: — By tJ_*ur deficiency ln pungent odour (which our product, the only genuine Eucalypti Extracts de- vdopes most freely through its surplus of oxygen) By their alcoholic thin and mobile appearance, being rcouced m .specific density through the presence, of acids By 'their taste, tho result of th contracting ten doncy of resins and tennates. tf these crude oils, so called eucalypti extracts are applied by mistake m cases o croup, bronchitis, diph .beria, internal infammatiqns, dysentery, wounds, th- -onsequonces are ai> t>aTJiijg •'• For safety always ask fo UNDER and son's JBUCALTPTI EXTRACT and cc the old, well-tested *nt reliable preparation.— Sand *iuret. Vlotoria, Australia SANDER AND SONS'



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Wanted. ■ b^OR SaLE OR TO LET — Seven roomed House, *eith pantry wt-h- --house, stable, etc., on 2£ acre* of land, good garden and orchard. Apply Office of this paper. 3 56 Vl7 ANTEt).-~A well-br«d brown *■'* Rp.ii. ver Pup, abou' 6 months oW.. Apply by letter to A.B. Maii. Office, stating tprwa 3 70 CITHRN you are m Ohristohurch dou't ** fail to go to Warnb's, Caehel street, for -Fish or Oy«t#»r Lunch, Tea or Suppsr. — Joseph Taylor and Co . Proprietors. 3 34 — COMFORTABLE Board and Lodging with every home comfotr, ]6s per week ; meals at all hour?. Is ; beds, Is. Tea and Coffee always ready, 2*l per cup. Truckle's Coffee Palace (late JLyttelton Boardinghouee) Cameron street, Abhbur ton. 3 23 417 ANTED Known—Our Season's VV Dresses maU the New Colonial Tweeds and Choice Homo Materials now opened. An inspection invited. — MITCHELX. AHD TURNER SEPARATOR Butter. Separatorßntter. Finest Fern Leaf Separator Butter lOd per lb, at Flf.tchbr Bros , East street, Ashbnrton. ANTED Known— Monster Clear- ing Boot Sale at Mellor's Zealan dia Boot Store. WANTED Known— Just opening a fresh lot of useful Presents, to be given to all Purchasers of Drapery.— H. C. Seoebs, Melford House ANTED Known— Ladies Shoes, tan or black, 69 63, — Mellor's Cheap Boot Sale. WANTED Known— Having bought our Winter Supply of Blankets and Flannels before the great advanoe m E riees we intend giving our friends fnll en.fit of same.— Mitchell and Turner. MEN'S Bluchers 59, a good Strong Nailed Shooter at 8s 6d ; a nice assortment of Ladies' and Children's Boots and Shoes from Is 9d a pair at R.. Alcorn's PRESENTS, Presents— We are now: giving useful Presents to all Pur- chasers of Drapery, etc, — H. C. Seoebs, Melford House WANTED Known— Neweßt Goods m Drapery and Millinery for the Summer Season, direct from London— W H. Collier, The Corner, WANTED Known— W e intend , to shake up every Boob Shop "ty Ashburton.— Mellor's Clearing Boot Sale WANTED Known— 6ooo pairs of Boots to be cleared m one month, j — Mellor's Zealandia Boob Store. ' ANTED Known — 6000 nairs of, Boots and sboes to pick from. Mellor's Great Boot Sale. WANTED Known— Mrs Smith, Dress- maker (late of London West), hss Removed from Cameron street to Have- lock street, opposite Army Barracks . 12 148 WANTED Known— Buots and Shoes from Is 31 to 27s 6d.— Mellor's Cheap Boot Sale. TOT ANTED Known— Men's Suits 17s ** 6d, Kaiapoi Tweed Trousers 9s lid, Knicker Suits 4s lid, (Japs 6d.— Ihe Corner. W. H. Collier WANTKD Known— We are still giving Presents to all Purchasers of Drapery, eto. — H. O. Seoebs, Melford House WANTEDKnown— If you miss the Chop Boot Sale you will be porry. — Mellor's, Tancred Street. , WANTED Known — Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything m the optica line at S. S4T.KK a. Optician HOLIDAY Suits— A Mice Kaiapoi J-iiit for 27s 6d, Boys' Knicker and Cambridge Suits from 7s 6d r Men's Suits to Measure from 455, Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed at R. Alcorn's "TT7 ANTED Known — Bargains from V V floor to ceiling. — Mellor's Stock taking Boot Sale. 11/ ANTED Known— A Magnificent V v Display of Ladies' Jackets In all the Newest Styles, just landed and now en view. See window* — Mitchell and Turner. JUST Arrived. —A large varioty of use fai 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 nnder ordinary cost price at Mrs Alcorn's. WANTED Known— Everybody to roll j op to Mellor's Cheap Boot Sale* Now'B your time to buy. WANTEDKnown— Goto TheCornek for Newest Styles In Drapery and Millinery— W. H. Collier. WANTED Known- You save 6s m every pound if you patronise Mellor's Cheap Boot Store. . j OWN Make m Ladies and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina- fores ; also a good assortment of Caliooes, Muslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., _\t Mrs Alcorn s new shop, Baker's Buildings. OTBER. People are getting Bargains at Carson's Monster bale of Bicycles, TCarthenware, Glass, and China Why not Yon ? 1 84 •fTTANTED Known— so pairs Ladieß ▼V and Girls' Leather Top and Canvas Tennis Shoes, at half nsnal price, for two weeks ojjly;— Andrew Orr. 10 136 TE^, Tea, Tea— Try our Indian and Ceylon Ptkor, wWi red labels, m _\b and lib packets and 551 b cases. They are without doubt some of the finest Tea . m the market, and are specially seUctc d and bulked m gardens for om own trade. — Fletcher Bros., Cash Supply Stores, Ashburton and Christ- ohuroh. > PETAL Dust, great flotal air purifier, delicious perfume of the loveliest flowers. A pjwerful antiseptic, refresh- ing and invigorating, destructive to all insect life. Pononga Eleotrio Belt acts on the blood and nerves, promotes circulation, assists digestion. The only Belt that generates a galvanic current. — H. M. Jones. ANTED Known— That it is lament- able to hear people ask why there is so much trash m the Boot Trade no w-a- -days 1 But no wonder I say. They m*>y strike their breasts and say, * By our own fault, who buy such trash at cheap sales.' Though oheap, a profit must be levied, and you don't get the worth of your money But you ha vis. yet a remedy ny calling at J . Moison; the Premier m the Boob Trade, where a solid, dry, and gobd wearing boot can be got. Secure good boots for winter or your feet will be wet. Get yonr repairs done at once or while you wait at J. Moison's Impermeable Boot Depot, East Street, Ashburton. 2 jffl fragrant anti Comforting— Ntw Vermt ,



Business Notices. _ j KAIAPOI HOUSE. maaamummtsm JNew and Seasonable Goods NOW BEING LANDED DAILY. 11 ii »!,«.-. ' IMMENSE VARIETIES, CHOICE PATTpBSS, BEAUTIFUL FABRICS, MAKING A Grand Display* /^\UR Country Friends willbe duly waited upon with full ranges of Samples, on dates to be further advised, MITCHELL &TTMEB. TANORED SIREET. S. SALE K,j WATCHMAKER, MANUFACTURING JEWELLER, AND OPTICIAN, jj -I FAST ITREET, i A T THIS JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT, la to bt tun the LARGEST and FINEST STOCK m the District of GOID AND SILVER SILVER AND E.P. I LADIES' AND GENTS GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY. WARE. | WATOHES. The now famed DIXIT Watches at 20s, 255, and double cases at 30s. TO BE OBTAINED ONLY FROM m B. S A L E X, EAST STRBET, ASHBUBTON. I.KWT. 1.81.1*. "■' ■_«»__ i?T PTfTTPT) T_T_f_Q HAVE just received a large Consignment of the Finest _ Preserved FISH for the PRESENT LENT SEASON. 2 Kegs Finest Salt Salmon 6 Doz. Salt Herrings, one doz._ 5 r J ins Red Herrings, Scotch m each tin 5 Cages Moir's Fresh Herrings 2 Cases Herrings m Tomato "A Cases Maeonochie's Fresh Sauce Herrings 2 Cases Kippered Herrings 5 Cases Cocktail Salmon 5 Cases Auckland Mullet^ 2 Cases Albert Sardines 1 Case Mackerel 3 Cases Boneless Cod Etc., Etc. „ .",."'_';''■ y - ■■■■■■■- ,i .. ' ■ Vi ;' CROCIiEKY. CROCHERt We have just received several shipments of Everyday Lines m Crockery, which we are enabled to sell at Very' Low Prices. We have also received a special line m China Cruets that we are selling at the remarkably low price of lg 9(1. They are really the Cheapest Cruet ever sold m Ashburton. We have only a few left. If you are requiring one come at once, as we have only a few left ENAMEL WARE. ENAMEL WARE. Having bought large stocks of Enamel Ware m the Home and Continental markets before the rise, we are enabled to sell at lower piices than anyone m the trade. The following are a few of the varieties we keep m stock : — T namelled Saucepans m various, sizes (with lid and without) Enamelled Stewpans tn various sizes V namelled Kettles, Enamelled Chambers, m three sizes Enamelled Wash Basins and Mixing Bowls, Enamelled Jugs Enamelled Mugs, \ Pint, f Pint, and 1 Pint J namelled Pie Dishes m all sizes, etc., etc. TEA. TEA. TEA. Try our Indian and Ceylon Pekoe, with red label, m -Jib and jlb packets. It is without doubt one of the Finest Teas m the market, and is specially selected and bulked m the Gardens for our own trade. Give it a trial. JLETCHER BKOS., " CASH SUPPLY STORES, " RA-T S T HKET, ASHBURTON, ■\Vhol"Bn.e and Retail .Agents ,in Ashburton and Christchurch for NIMMO AND BLAIR S STANDARD SEEDS. Teuphoxk 24 : . Box bl