Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1896. "TICK."

« " Tick is the curse of the country ' ( was the opinion expressed by an Ashburton shopkeeper a day or two ago. Tick however ia a very old insti tution having been m full swing when the unjust steward asked " How much owest thou to my lord?' To do away with it will re quire something more than the spas modic growls of the unfortunateß who | can show a long list of bad and doubtful debts to represent the time and labour and property they have sacrificed on the altar of a foolish cus tom. " Tick "—(probably, abbreviated from ticket indicating the practice formally followed when retail goods were taken on credit) is too firmly established to be dispensed with at short notice. In fact its total aboli tion would be impossible, as well as incoayeßient, while any reform could only be accomplished by combined and systematic effort. Nevertheless the words v quoted at the opening of this article, merely express the opinion of nine-tenths of the business men m every community where credit is given man injudicious way. }But it is the abuse, and not the proper use of their credit by countries ana by individuals that makes trouble. Too much tick is just' as injurious m its way as too much liquor. In each case the recipient is likely to lose his head. What hap pened when the Yogel policy was inaugurated supplies an apt illustration of how a country may be intoxicated by tick. Recent events have furnished a very forcible example of how indi viduals may be similarly affected. But while there is a vast army of enthusiasts arrayed against the drink evil, we see no sign of any organised effort to keep m check one which has a far greater influence on the' pros perity of the country as a whole. For few who ftave considered these matters will venture to deny that the latter evil has inflicted greater aggregate loss on the world at large than the former has. How many thousands of men and women have been ruined by the facilities afforded them of getting into debt? Who can estimate the number of those who have lost all the money they had' embarked m business and been utterly ruined by having given too much credit? While our total abstinence friends are trying all sorts of experiments m order to save the drunkard from himself, no one seems to think of attempt ing to initiate a sustained crusade against the abuse of the credit systems, although it may be assumed that the leei money is wasted on liquor the less will be the temptation to run into debt. The difficulties m the way of the commercial reform necessary are, however, by no means so great as those which beset temperance reform. If the advantage of having the credit system placed upon a more satisfactory footing were generally understood, we believe the evils now so apparent would be much mitigated —perhaps altogether removed. Everybody knows that those distributing organisations, such as co operative associations, , which provide for payments* at short intervals, or i periodical settlements under penalties, are unvariably successful when run strictly on the above lines. Every case of the failure of one of these associa [ tions has been traceable to a departure , from the fundamental principles referred 1 to, or to gross mismanagement. We are aware of instances of private : individuals carrying on business safe- I guarded as above with marked success. And we feel assured that the universal introduction of a system of retail trading on the mutual understanding • between buyer and seller, that substantial fines should be the penalty for failing to settle at the periods agreed upon — would render the business of retailers, at any rate, much safer and more profitable than it is at present. Another prudent precaution would be to require persons m receipt of fixed incomes to settle at regular periods. To encourage people of this class to get into debt is a serious mistake whioh must re-act on all concerned. It would be no hardship to such people to pay when they were paid, and if the custom of the retail trade demanded such promptness no one would feel aggrieved. The chief difficulty m the way of such a reform as we have indicated would be found probably m dealing with the rural population. But the good sense of this class of the community would speedily enable those m straitened circumstances to realise that their troubles have undoubtedly been increased by the facilities offered them to get into debt ; and they should surely welcome a change m their future dealings with retailers calculated to discourage extravagance. They would then save a handsome percentage on their annual expenditure, and they would probably practice economy more than they; now think necessary. That there is good, reason for these remarks no person would venture to deny who may have had opportunities of examining the book debts of men m business. The majority of the names included m these interesting lists are those of persons who would probably have found less difficulty m paying cash for each purehasp, than they experienced later on m paying for the Jot. We believe that concerted action on t>hp part of tradefs would evontually bring about at least a better state of things than exists now, without pressing at all pn the general public, who would be the gainer^ m .tlje end. For as quick returns adtm't of small prpfijbSp it is quite evident that lower average prices would pay the retailer, and thus a con? siderable sum would be saved to the consumer m the course of the year. We are not sanguine enough to hope for immediate reform m the direction pointed out. But as the reform is practical let us hope that its accom plishment is probable*

f> the views of all the various writers who have expressed themselves m public j print recently are to , degeneration, be accepted (says ■ the American < Literary Digest), almost everything i connected with religious life and worship at the present time shows signs of degeneration and decay. One argues strenuously that spirituality is fading out of the life of the. church membership ; and another sees reason for the belief that faith m the efficacy of prayer is declining, and multitudes of men have risen up to assert that faith m the Bible as the inspired word of God is fast dying out o£ the world. And now comes a writer bewailing the decline of church music, and later yet a voice is. heard declaring that church building is becoming a lost art. This voice is lifted up m the columns of the Evangelist, and it speaks as follows; — Architects are plenty, but those who can design, erect, and decorate a house of worship inspired by and giving expression to the spirit of worship m the beauty of holinesd are few. Without the all-absorbing, squl inspiring ideal of the ; artist which possesses, controls, and directs his mind, his heart, and his hand, and simply finds expression, on the canvas or m the marble, the result will be a more or less commonplace picture or statue, and will never mov6 our hearts. It is not deft handling .of .tb^-tjr ush ojf chisel which stirs men's hearts, but the soul inspiration of the artist which makes us feel its pe*w»p< r Sp, too, of churches. The Egyptian temples were designed by priests, who found, amid the darkness of heathendom, the best and noblest expressions of their heart-longings m the beautiful temple to the only God they knew. So with the Greeks. The erection of a temple^ or a statue of a god involved m its conception and execution $he highest form of the expression of worship of which they had any conception. The Gothic cathedrals are more the expres sion of religious sentiment m the days of their building than of the artistic feeling of the period. If we are to have great churches \vhich will awe us by their dignity and grandeur, charm us by their beauty and sentiment, inspire us by their self-evident religious inspiration, they must be conceived, designed, built, and decorated by those so inspired by the spirit of worship, and so saturated m mind and heart with the beauty of holiness, that the house of worship shall be but the expression of an all-absorbing devotion which finds expression m its own way, and will neither down at the bidding of utilitarian motives nor permit an expression of coarseness, vulgar display, or fantastic picturesqueness.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There are m all sixty-six applicants for the Secretaryship to the Nelson Board of College Governors. The first aid lectures foAhe incoming term of the Ashburton Ambulance Society begins on Saturday for ladies and on Monday for gentlemen. . ' I wonder ' said a bonnie lassie, ' what our J ock sees m the lassies to mak him like them so weel ? For my part, I wadna gie ac lad for a' the lassies that ever I caw. 1 Tastes diffr. Mr W. Lenz, .of Masterton, has sent a trial order of honey tc Samoa, says the Wairarapa Times. If io proves satis factory, of which there is little doubt, a large quantity will be taken. Letters patent have been applied for as follows :— By Mr F. W. Page, Chertsey— improvemeut m grass seed strippers ; by Messrs Land ells and Proacon, Ashburton, engineers -an improved wire staple. The Grey River Argus states that the Government contemplate erecting an enor mous phed on the reclaimed land, Grey mouth, m which to dry and season timber. Surveyors are at present engaged m laying off the ground. The entries for the coursing meeting were made last night and they speak well for the enthusiasm that is felt m coursing m this district, twenty-four entries being made. The meeting takes place to-morrow on Mr Bale's farm at Pendarves. Owners are reminded that the first pair of dogs must be m the slips at 8 30 a.m. In fining a man £5 and costs afc Wanpa nui on Juae 17 fur procuring liquor for a prohibited person. Judge Fettle said that m these cases he intended to inflict substantial penalties, as it was the duty of the Courb as far as possible to enforce orders and .punish those who, m defiance of the law, procured liquor for habitual drunkards. Wonderful stories are told about a shell recently invented by Admiral Makaroff of the Russian navy. It is declared that one of these shells fired at a six-inch Harvay ized plate at an angle pf twenty degrees passed through the plate and backing and fell 40Q yards further on. A similar shell is said to have pterped a ten-inch plate at an angle of ten degrees. Three thousand acres of the Wa : mate estate, Studholm Junction, is open for sale by private treaty m lots to suit purchasers; Plans of the estate, m blocks of 44 acres and upwards, may be seen at Mr Bo wd ing's office m the Arcade. The best wheat crops m South Oanterbury were harvested from this property last season, the average being 54 bushels per acre. A bootmaker named Amos Bareh com mitted suicide at Waimate on Monday evening by cutting his throat. The deed wai done behind the counter of his shop. A deposit receipt for £130 was found on him, also notes and change. At thein quest yesterday afternoon a verdict was returned that the deed was committed while temporarily insane. The deceased had been m business m Waimate for many years. It is obligatory m Seoul, the capital of Corea, for. eveiy man to go home at sunset, when the ringing of the large bronza bell of the city is a signal for every man to retire to his home. Any man found m the streets after sunset, when the cit^ gateg are closed, is liable to be flogged for a oreaoh' of the law. The women are, however, allowed to $0 out, to take the air and gossip with their friends. Another curious distinction between men and women is that the latter have no name before marriage, and that after marriage the husband becomes answerable for his wife's misdemeanor, and, ia hia own person, suffers the penalty Inflicted,

The fol'owing will represenj tji c Junior B team against High School tiji borrow :— G Fowke, C. Sage, Aran.«, WjMa, Dixon, Stribblirg, Prichard (2) Purcllfe, Adams, Pilbrow, Johns, Mjrsden, JMeun, and Ohilds. Emergency - Wilsot jf ; pi ay to commence atf 3 p.m. ' \ ■ i fc In drawing attention to th discussion I ( which has lately been going on fc Fenheim on the subject of home lessoiM f or school children, the Wellington Pos^a :— Vln our own district homework i practically ro v existent. There is no f or|mjated rule forbidding it, and m some Mools very light tasks were given — thoM^h nothiDg that would occupy a scholar f < rimore than a iew minutes. The inspeoto^and Board distinctly discountenance homework m general.' | A curious example of localised action by the surf has been witneßsed no§r the volun teer rifle range, says the Timrv, Herald. Some months ago the sea gouged.away the shingle bank just at the targets. -Later it filled up the hole made there^aiid gouged out opposite the hundred yaijds firing Soinfc. Quite reeantly this curve* has been lied up, and a. new one made at; the two hundred yards poinb. Here the scour has exposed the corner of a doferite reef which has not been visible for m< ny years. The marriage market ab Berli i is never more flooded than daring the months of April and October, The cheerful reason for this state of things is that the begin ning of May and November are the ortho* dox times for removal into netr abodes. The marriage statistics fc* 1894, w.hloh are just out, show that the Neater of bride grooms at Berlin during that year was. a widower aged 83, whose bride had arrived .ab the-ag£ of 63. NlneJiieß^t widowers over 7b, married again m tlHsame year. At other end of the llnHand forty four girls aged 16, who m^rnjed men of y-iriou 1 ' agos, the youngest bachjelor being just 19. '■' The alarming increase m the number of murders m Switzerland has given rise to another agitation m favour of the restora tion of capital punishment thpughout the Confederation , In 1874 the Federal Con stitution abolished the death penalty, but the Cantons retained individual liberty to restore it, and one. of the fitafc to .take ad vantage of this option was Lucerne, where however, there has since toen only two executions, each for a peculiarly atrocious crime, of which the victims were women. Years ago the murderers m Lucerne used to be beheaded with a sword m the market place, but now a guillotine is used and executions take place withic prison walls. The social tea and song service to be given as a farewell to Miss Sears, In the Primitive Methodist Church on Thursday evening, promises to be of. more than average excellence. Tea will be on the tables at six o'clock, and tlje musical part of the programme is to commence at 7 30. Miss Seara will contribute 'The Holy City,' * The promise of the^King,' (a new and magnificent oompositkm) and 'The promise of life.' Miss Bat fatfc is to sing 'Oh rest m the Lord,' from ihe ' Messiah;' Miss Ruth Harding and o hers are also expeoted to take part. In lidition to the solos, several part song;, npartetes, and duets will be rendered, and irief addresses will be given by Miss Sear f and ministers of the town* '

The Asiatics Restriction Bill.

Welling; >w, Jane 30 The Premier, m reply tb a deputation from the Women's Politics L League, said ; that he felt deeply pained it the action of ■ the Legislative Council on the Asiatics i Restriction BilU The Council's action for some years past led one to bjlieve that they wished to ran to their own doom. The ' question was whether thia sort of thing was : to go on any longer. He did not wish to intimidate the Council, butlaa head of the Government he said that the. question was whether if the Legislative JCouncil would , not do that which the people demanded and , expected, \ and what was necessary for the good of the people, the Couhoil should not be put out of existence altogether. The ' interests represented by thellife members of the Council were inimical to the wishes and > desires of the masses of the people. Things - had come to such a point between the Council and the House that! they must find out which was to rule, tjnd as soon as possible he should set up a Search Commit tee to find out what had become of the Bill. The House could not givs way, and he would not be doing right if he let matters remain ' as they were. The Speaker of the Council had taken an unprecedented course, one ; which wa3 against every ruling he had ever known m political life. There was no pre ■ cedent of a casting vote beiag given to cast oub a measure, and not givevan opportunity of further discussing it. ' ■

CRICKET

THE AUSTRALIANS AT HOME.

REMAINING FIXTURES' The following is a list of the remaining fix tures for the Australian team ;— July 2— At Manchester, v North of England ' July 6— At Southampton, v Hampshire July 9— At Leyton, v Players July 13— At Leicester, v Leicestershire July 16— At Manchester, v 'England July 20 — At Derby, v Derbyshire July 23^-At Lords v M.C.U and Ground. July 29— At ;O\ral, v Surrey* July 30 —At Bexhill, Sussex, v Lord Cantelupe'i Eleven Aug. 3 — At Birmingham, * Warwickshire Aug. .§— At Canterbury v Kept \ Aug. 10— At Oval, v England. . / Aug. 13 —At Brighton v SutSex Aug. J7— At Oval, y Surrey ;' ' Aug. 20 — At Cheltenham, v Gloucestershire Aug. 24— At Taunton, y Somersetshire Aug. 27 —At Liverpool, v Laincashire Aug. 3.l— AtvScarborough, vFiigland Eleven Sept. 3— At Hastings, v. S,onth of England

YORKSHIRE v AUSTRALIA.

London, Jane 29 The firsb innings of the Australians closed for 224 runs. The other ohief scorers were: —Gregory, 24} Graham.. 6? j Eady, 18; Kelly, (not oul) 12; Mclfrbbin, 19. Hirst took 5 wickets for 79, Wainwright 3 for 32- When the stumps were drawn for the day Yorkshire had lost 4 wickets for 112 runs. The chief scores were :— Brown, #2; Jack son, 45 ;. Denton,24 ; ? Wainwrighfc, (not out) 11. Gregory having sustained an injury was unable to field. ! : June 30 Gregory received a nasty, blow m the mouth while batting, and hd,q to retire, and on resuming his position athhe wicket was out almost directly. Graham and Eady knocked up 65 runs m 50rhin, the former showing all his old form. He was batting 75 minutes and hit up ten four's, McKibbin ; took Den ton and Moorehousc with succes- | sive balls. . a The weather to-day was showery, and the wicket drying afterwards 'under the in fluence of the wind was all against the bats : mon. The attendance wasj^jmall. Batting iirider these unfortunate circumstances, the remainder of the county were disposed of for 33 runs, the total of' tY-i innings being 146. N Wainwright 22, and Lord Hawke (ti6t out) 18. Mciiibbin was unplayable to-day, and took seven wickets m a)l. - The Australians have so far made 31 m tl^eir second innings without 1 losing a wicket,

CORRESPONDENCE.

• 1- Wo do not hold ourselves responsible for the ooiuions expressed by our conespoudcnt« )

A QUERY.

TO THE KDITOB. Fib,— Can you inform me what age a child must be before a publican can lawfully ' supply that child with intoxicating liquors, J either for the child's own use or for the use I of others. — I am, etc., 1 -»-.•» ; Era Witness. £ The age is sixteen {or drink to be cpn- B sumed on the premises, and thirteen for I liquor to be taken away.— Kp.J - t

Longbeach Parochial District.

ANNUAL^EBTING. | The annual meeting of the church mem- 5 Bra of the parochial district of Longbeacb, as held m the long room, Arcade hambere, on Saturday last— the Rev J* lackbume occupying the chair, BAIiANOE SHEET, The rev. Chairman, m proposing the doptien of the balance sheet, congratulated he officers, and congregations generally, pon the result of their efforts during the aat year, as shown by the offertories, both eneral and special, stating that it was a iiatter for thanksgiving that such a fair valance sheet could be shown, bearing m s amd the extra expenditure which had been ncurred and discharged daring the year, >rinoipally m the painting of the ohurohea .od repairs. He had the greater, pleasure a doing so this year, because at last annual neeting it had been hit pleasing duty to lave to congratulate them on the satisfactory results of their labors for the year then past. Chore had then been an improvement m the )ffercories, and this year a further improve* merit had to be recorded. The balance sheet was then read and udopted. OFFICERS. "-• ■ Mr fohnGrigg, Longbeacb, was nominated aa vicar's churchwarden, and* Mr M. Red* mayne as people's warden. The auditor. A letter was then read from the auditor, expressing satisfaction with the manner m which the books and accounts were kept, and a unanimous vote of thanks to the auditor for his services was passed. .Several accounts were passed fer payment. WINDERMERE PABSWiASE. :•>-*— - i — - The subjacfa of the tenancy o£'jt)Wparson~ age at YVindermero, and tbjgTn^cessity | O r grubbing the gorse m the^£njonage paddock, was then discussed^ ana resolution* passed m connection therewith, the Secretary being instructed to draw up an agreement with th« tenant, WATERTON OHUROH. Mr Smith reported that the roof of Waterton church was out of repair, and m resolution was passed, authorising th 9 Secretary to ask the Church Property Trustees to waive their claim for the annual reduction of mortgage on the Tinwald parsonage for one year, m order that the I amount be applied towards the re-roofing of churches. THANKS. Votes of thanks to Mr J. Ward, the lay reader, and to the lady organists at the several chuichea, for their valuable services during the past year, were past unanimously, and the meeting terminated.

QUILL'S HOTEL.

THE BREACH OF COVENANT CASE His Honor Mr Justice Dennlston gave judgment yest9rday m the case of Raven v Quill and others, an action by the legal representative of the lessor of the Com' mercial Hotel, Ashburton, against his lessees and their assignees m an alleged breach of covenant to repair. The main dispute was as to the extent of the 'necessary repairs, and the basis on which they were to be calculated. But the defendants, the Baker brothers, the lessees under the first of the leases under which the claim was made, seb up a defence that they had signed the lease upon representations on the part of the lessor that it was a, mere transfer of their interest, and not an instrument which created a continuing liability .m respect of the land. The Bakers, he was satisfied, were honest m their evidence. They had stated that m 1874 they had tried to buy the land at auction, and had been out bidden by Mr Raven, who gave the land to them for two . years at Is a seotipn for a year. At the end of that term they were to have the refusal of continuing. They said that they had got a letter from Mr Raven to Mr Wilson, bis agent, which lh Honor thought must have contained the terms of the proposed lease. They never occupied the land mi paid any rent. In 1877 they accepted £5 from Quill for their interest m the land. The lessor's solicitors prepared a leas© from" Raven to the Bakers for twenty jsuq years from June 8, 1874. They also prepared a transfer of the lease to Quill, and a lease from Raven to Quill for three years from the determination of the lease to the Bakers, His Honor was satisfied that the Bikers had Bigned the documents without any idea that they 1 ware concurring m instruments creating any liability under them. This, however, could nob be an answer to the action unless it could be thown that It was the duty of those tendering the documents to inform them of their legal effect, and under the circumstances it was reasonable to suppose that the Bakers were aware of that effect. Therefore His Honor felt bound, reluctantly, to hold that they could not repudiate the obligations they had incurred under the lease. The action was brought against three partleß— t.he Bakers, as the original lessees under the lease expiring m 1895 ; Thomas Quill, th« lessee under the lease commencing then; and John Henry, the assignee of the original lease from September, 1877 1 to its termination. His Honor had con cluded that each was liable to the plain tiff under his respective covenant, expresß ok implied. In regard to damages he thought the witnesses for the defence had taken a correct standard, and had given their evidence conscientiously and fairly. He would adopt their valuation and assess the damages at £20Q. He gave judgment against the defendants jointly for £2UO, costs as per scale, disbursements and witnesses- expenses.

THE SOUTHAFRICAN CRISIS

—• '■ . London, Jane 30 Mr Chamberlain states that mili tary authorities advised the Govern ment not to employ Indian soldiers ' against the Mashonas, as the natives would regard them as a confession of weakness on the part of the whites. The Government were, however, send ing a battalion of the King's Rifles to the Cape. It is reported that three Australians have been killed by the Matabe'.e at a place some twenty miles north of Fort Salisbury. ,:'.':■' The rising of Mashonas is spreading to various posts held by the For taguese m Zambesi. It is said that a brother of Dr Jameson has been killed. ' News has been received that the telegraph line between Fort Salisbury and Umtali has been cut by the rebels. It is estimated that the claims against the British South Africei Chartered Company by farmers 'and others, owing to the . Matabele rising, will amount to je2OQ,QQO. ! : : . " Clairo, June3Q. The Khalifa is represented as furious at the Ferkeh defeat and denounces the tribes of oppressed braggarts who wish to share his power. Captured despatches indicate a wide spread dissension amongst the Emirs,

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN : WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1896.



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The 6UCCQ3B of the Ohristohuroh Exhibition h'-fl aroused ,the Wellington people to ooaoert pitch. They are going to have a show of their own, and don't you' forget it. There will b« a good display of that infallible' Sure for Coughs and Golds, Woode' Gkbat PPepperr r ' mint Cure, whioh is sold by all Groflers and i Chemists a{ Is 6d and 2a 64. I If you want doliciouo Coffee try the i '^celebrated Brand; to be obtained i [everywhere,' i



Wanted. ( 11/ ANTi'IID, by a single mar, situation < V V at, ploughing or farm work ; four years m last place. App'y Oookson's Stable-. 7 4 I^OK SALE, Cheap— A good Buggy. Apply to E. Cookson. 7 2 h'OR SALE— Second-hand Saddle aod I- 1 Bridle. Apply Mail Office. T OST-A little Black Hand Bag, JLJ between Mail Office and Allenton. Finder please leave at Mail Office. 7 7 WANTED Known-At ths Social Tea and Song Service m Primi ive Ohurch on Thursday Evening, Miss Sears will sing—'* The Promise of the King," "The Holy City," and "The Promise of Life?' 7 5 VirANTED — All who enjoy good VV music to attend Social at Primi' tive Ohurch, Thursday. Solos, Duets, Quartets, from "The Messiah," "Elijah," etc Te%at6p.m. Tickets Is. 7 6 ANTED TO LET, for irix month* a seven-roomed Dwelling and Wash House m Cox Street ; either furnished or unfurnished. Apply to A. Field, at D. Thomas, Ashburton. 711 OMEN'S Leather Slippers, 2s 6d \ Girls' two-strap leather Shoes! 2s 6d ; Men's Strong Nailed Boots, 5a 6d ' Men's Overcoats at a sacrifice at C. Haw- kins 1 , Tinwald, I OST — In Ashburton, on Saturday, -H Gold Brooch, three Studs j keep- sake. Beward at Bank of New South Wales, Ashburton. 6 154 WANTED — Dressmaking or plain Sewing by the day. Particular! apply— Mrs Cullen, Burnett street. 7 12 WANTED KNOWN— H. Bairstow has commenced the Undertaking Business. Any order intrusted to his care will receive prompt and careful at tentlon. Address, Cameron Street, opposite Baring Square. 6 140 \JJ ANTED Known— Great Reduction at YY Mbllor's Cheap Boot Pale. BUTTER. BUTTEB. — Finest Factory Butter, lOd per lb. — Fletcher Bros., Bast Street, Ashburton. t7"INGF£SH, Barraconda, Blue Cod, J-*- Rock Cod, Groper, Ling, Bream Crayfish, Smoked Fish, Oysters, and Kabblts. Hot Fish Dinners at Suther- land's, Tancred Street. \l( ANTED Known— 6o pairs Ladies YV and Girls' Leather Top and Canvas Tennis Shoes, at half usual price, for two I weeks only.— Andre wOrr 10136 MEN'S Bluchers ss, a good Strong Nailed Shooter at 8s 6d ; a nice I assortment of Ladles' and Children's I Boots nd Shoes from Is 9d a pair at R. Algorns 5 \K RANTED Known— lf you miss the VV Chefip Boot Sale you will be rry.^ — Mellor's, Tancred Street. OLF! WOLF! WOLF! The old cry. He has come this week, and is slaughtering Music at unheard of prices. Is pieces for 3d ; Is 6d pieces for 4d ; 2s pieces for 6d ; 3s pieces for 9d ; 4s pieces for 15.. . 3500 pieces to select from at L. F. Andrbwes & Uo.'s Great Sale. 593 i £«D BOXES Stationery unsurpaßed ™ for value by any house m the trade. Weldon's Journ&l for May. 'The ' Man from Snowy River^ *In the • Days of AuW L\ng Pync,' 'Beside the 1 Bonnie Br ar Bush.'— H. H. Jones. a MERICAN BOSS and Nou S at t\. Creams, simply delicious. Hot. Pies, Tea, Coffee, and Cocoa.— H. Diggle, . Up-to-date Confectioner, East Street. CVHOOULAThJ Confections.— l have m J stock over thirty varieties of the _ best English imkes— (Fry and CJadbury'a), "Murray's "Seed and Dorothy Caramele. — Flower, Fruiterer and Confectioner. (10UGH, Cough, Cough— l am still J making my celebrated Cough Drops, » None genuine unless stamped Flower's Cough *- H. A Flower, Confectioner, Fast street. 5 24 I OA N A.N AS. Bananas, ripe and sound ; jD also sweei» DE. Orangps at H. A. Flower's, Confectioner and Fruiterer, East Street. s i OLIDAY Suits— A ISica Kaiapo 1 I I Suit for 27s 6d, Boys' KnJcker and Cambridge Suits from 7b 6d, Men's 7 Salts to Measure from 45d, Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed at R. Alcorn's il/ ANTED Known— We are clearing VV out all our Macintoshes, Jackets, Lined ' Cloaks and Dressing Gowns. No reasonable offer refused for anything soiled or •* not up to date." — Mitohfll > & Turner. • \ST ANTED Known— Men's Mercery, W Clothing and Boots. For Goods i tint wear well, fit wel), and look well, try that old established firm— Mitchell & Turner. Y\f*AJNTJSD Known— Just opened, ex V*Y * Pakeha and Gothic, Flannelettes, white, stripes, and colours ; Velveteens, black, all prices ; Colours, large variety, Including new shades m Reseda, Hum- . boldt and Hungarian— Mitchell and Turner. W* ANTED Known— That Smith Mackwell makes, repairs, and re-covers Umbrellas and Parasols at Lower East Street, Ashburton. No 1 persons employed to canvass or collect Umbrellas at the door. 4 14 WANTED Known — Lirge delivery of the * Economic ' Kid Glovei, four buttons, Is 9d per pair, worth much more. — W. H. Collier,. ETS THIS- Sixpenny Books afc 3d Shilling Books at 4.1, Eighteen P^nny Books at 93, Half-a-crown Books at Is, Envelopes from 3a 9d per 1000, or 250 for Is, Bnxes of Note Paper and envelopes from 4£d, Shilling packets of Note Paper .at Bd, Two-shilling Packets for is 31— at I/, F. Andrewes and Co's Great Sale. 5 46 U; ANTEDKnown— Go to The Corner for Newest Styles m Drapery and Millinery— W. H. Collier. WANTED Known— The 'Economic* Kid Glove, four buttons, Is 93 per pair, is the Glove for everyday wear. — W. H. Collier. , ikTOTICE.— Are you going to" buildT \j% Because the cheapest shop for Hoofing, Iron Ridging, Gutters, Nails, Lead, Spouting, Water Tanks, Pumps, Ranges, • Register Grates, Locks and Hinges, Washing Boilers, and all sorts of Ironmongery, is J. W. Hardley's, Ironmonger. Plumber, and Tinsmith. Telephone 32. PHASES OF THE MOON. July— & h m Last Quarter '.7? 3 0 5i3 pm New Moon ... 11 7 4 am First Quarter ... 18 334 am Full Moon ... 25 515 pm August— h h m Last Quarter ... 2 6 4am New Moow ... 9 431 pm First Quarter ... 1.6 8 32 pm Full Moon ... 23 634 pm Last Quarter . 31 025 pm



Public Notices. >. DRESS DEPARTMENT- SPECIAL I & UNPRECEDENTED OFFER \ IT" TN DENG as the season pro " gresses, that we are ovtr- ■ stocked m some of ihe more >ON'T expensive of our Dress Goods, which Include Scotch and Colonial Twoede, Keivy Serges, etc , we have decided to Make Up All Materials at 2s 6d per yd & upwards FREE OF CHARGE. For One Month Only, Commenc- ing Saturday, June 20, and continuing till Saturday, Ju^y 25 Tbis is no Ordinary Oflkr, but a sift of lOi 6d on each costume MISS " Terms — Strictly Gash at the time order is given. All Lower Priced Goods will be Reduced to effect a Clearance. Our Wonderful Serge, «sua\ prioels Id — Reduced to lQfd Special Job Purchase— Meltons, usual price Is 2d — Now lOd Scotch Tweeds, usual price Is . lid— Now Is 6d 'We are also offering, at Low prices — THIS Warehousemen's Clearing Lines m General Drapery, Bought at a Big Discount. We il Invite you to Inspect). ...; ; Oolqnial Flannel, B|d yard. Ashburton Drapery Company, Cash Drapers, Clothiers, Milliners, and Dressmakers. c H. 0. SHRIMPTON, Manager. WOOLLEN GOODS FOR WINTER WEAR. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. Men's Overcoats, with Cape, from 20a Boys' Overcoats from 83 6d Men's All Wool Sao Suits from 27s 6d Men's All Wool Trousers from 8a 9d Boys' All Wool Knicker Suits from 7s 6d Men's Cover Goat from ... 29s 6d BLANKETS. BLANKETS. BLANKETS Mosgiel. Ashburton. Mosgiel 16s 6d per pair. RUGS. RUGS. RUGS. Wellington, Mosgiel, Timaru 12s 6d. L.W. Pants, our own make, 3s lid. Flannel Shirts 3s 6d. THRIVING GLOVES, Wool lined cloves, Mufflers from Is, Wool Socks Is, i Men's Golf Caps from Is, Boys' Caps 6d HitW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. ALEX HENDRY, Manager. JAMES ELLIOTT, COAL and FIREWOOD MERCHANT, —HAS IN STOCK— NEWCASTLE, WESTPORT, BRUNNER NUTS, MOUNT SOMERS AND ALLANDALE COALS ; COKe! Also, FIREWOOD, POSTS, RAILS & STAKES IWI^H to direct attention specially to the CELEBRATED JLllandale Coal, Which has held its own against) all the lignites m the market. It is Screened, ifc burns with a flame to a clean ash, leaving no dangerous embers, and Is really the best and cheapest Native Coal to be had. TRY IT. j Wanted second hand bags m any quantity! JAMES iLLIOTT, SOLE AGENT, WEST STREET, Opposite David Thomas, Grain Store SAVE MONEY AND LOSE WORRY BY PURCHASING FOR CASH. I CAN Supply the following goods at LOW PRICES- Flour, best brands, m 501 b, 1001 b, and 2001 bs — Special Low prices by ton Sharps by Is worth, sack or ton Bran by Is worth, sack or ton Oata, Whole and Crushed, m any quantity Oatsheaf Chaff by sack or ton — I have some over 1001 b per sack Straw Chaff by sack or ton Bed Chaff Chick Wheat by Is worth or sack Barley by Is worth or sack Linseed, Onions, Carrots, Potatoes, Ryegrass, Cocksfoot, Clover, etc Tea m 51b boxes, Tins and Caddies ALSO,— About 1000 Apple Trees from 3 toJ6 rears old, over twenty varietlep. When (rafting I choose these after ftuiting ;. 200 iholce kinds. They are strong, well- ;rown trees, with good fibrous root?. Host of them have already borne excellent t ruit. . . J. Thomas, GRAIN AND 'RODUOE DEALER, HAVELOOK STREET. WAHOO I THE CURE FOR INDIGESTION, Drug Company, Agents a 108



Business Notices. j look. Look. •*»■ G. J. NEILL W" NOW SELLING CHEAPER T BAN EVER. MAKE NO ERROR 90 TO NEILL'B FOR GOOP & CHEAP DRAPERY, CLOTHING, & BOOTS NO OLD STOCK, EVJJR^THING NEW, COME AND SEE, AND COMPARE OUR PRICES. WE DEFY COMPETITION DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Men's Boots ond Shoes. "Women's Boots and Shoes Boys' Boots and Shoes. Girls' Boots and Shoes of Every Description. j «. J. JUEIIjIj, Friedlander's Corner, East Street. > TERMS CASH. THIS SPACE RESERVED^ FOR THE Leading Jewellery and Watchmaking "HI STAB IRISHMEN T OF ASHBUBTON, ____ S. SALE K'S, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Seeds. Seeds, Seeds. FLETCHER BROS. HAVE Jnst Received their New Season's Stock of £ immo & Blair's Flower and Vegetable Seeds. Flower Seeds m One Penny (Id) packetß, seventy- %_ two varieties ; Vegetable Seeds m Threepenny (3d) packets, 100 varieties. NOVELTIES FOR THIS YEAR, 1896. * — NEW JAPANESE ROSE— CRIMSON RAMBLER. This new Rose is the sensation of the hour m the iioral world, and- well may it be, for it is an entire novelty, distinct m character and of great merit. It originated m Japan, and is a hardy, everblooming, climbing polyanthus, bearing rich deep crimson flowers m large panicles. The flower, when cut, will keep m water for a long time, and will bloom for nearly a month if left on the tree. Extra Strong Rooted Plants, 5s ; Strong Plants, 2s 6 1. "WHINHAM'S INDUSTRY" GOOSEBERRY. This superb variety has fairly established its reputation as one of the finest and most profitable Gooseberries m existence. The fruit is of enormous size, and when ripe, of a dark, dusky red oolonr ; it is of fine quality, and cannot be surpassed for preserving. The plant is of robust growth, and is marvellously [ prolific. Upwards of three tons of splendid fruit have been gathered from half an acre, and as much as twenty-six tons of this fine Gooseberry have been grown on 3^ acres Price, 2s each ; 20s per dozen. Retail, 2s 6d each ; 24s per dozen A full catalogue of novelties will be ready m a few daye, and Market Gardeners and all who go m for prize stock, should call and get one TO STOREKEEPERS, HAWKERS, £tc, We effer to Storekeepers, etc., a liberal discount off Id and 3d packets of Seeds, and can thoroughly recommend them as the best and most reliable Seeds m the market, During the past season (1895), we sold many thousands of packets of Seed?, and m almost every case we have heard of Splendid Results. If you have not previously handled Nimmo & Blair's Standard Seeds, it will pay you to do so now. We folly expect to treble our pales of these famous £eeds this season I Prorision*. , Provisions. WE HAVE IN STOCK SOME OP THE FINEST PROVISIONS JN ASHBURTON BACON. Finest Smoked Rolls Finest Pale Rolls Finest Smoked tides Finest Pale Sides Finest Smoked Hams Fineßt Pale Hams CHEESE. Finest Akaroa Cheese Finest Factory Cheese LARD. Lard m Bladders and Sausage Skins BUTTER. 10d per lb Finest Factory Butter .lOdperlb POTATOES. POTATOES. "-* Finest Blue Derwent Potatoes, 4s lid per bag ; or two bags for 9s 6d, Delivered anywhere within the Belts, FLETCHEII BROS.. CASH SUPPLY STORES, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, and High street, Chrietchurch. Tblephonb 24 Box 67