The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1896 CURRENT TOPICS.

In view of the precarious results which attend upon the cultivation of cereals, it is strange that dairy farming, farmers continue year after year to invest their capital and labor m the growing of wheat and oats as the main, and jtodeed m many instances the only products of tjjeir farms. " Hope springs eternal m the human breast," sings the poet, but poets are notoriously unpractical persons, and among the prosaic majority of man kind, pf whom a large proportion is supposed to consist of agriculturist^, it is a curious phenomenon that hoping against hope should be so persistently indulged m, despite the discouraging lessons of experience. Take only the last decade m this, the chief grain growing district of the chief cereal producing proving qf the colony, and fyow often has it' if ever that there hag been a conjunction 'of' good, crops, good weatfrer, and gopd prices, while unless all three conditions are current, grain-growing is a very pGor game. Is it not the rule that if the prices are good there are poor yields, or 4*£? a 8P by wind or rain to contend with, and if goo^ yields and little damage then wretchedly * poos? pnoeo. It is notorious that this is the case, ; and the bulk of our farmers are at best paly struggling to exist. Happily, there are other ways m which the lan^ o»ay be turned to more provable account, and one of these, and that tfce most hopeful is m the direction ' of dairy farming. £n this district we have twp dairy factories, cna at Flemington, and the other at Tinwalcjl (an account of the latter appears m another column), but there should be at least twenty, and twenty or more there soon would be if farmers generally would take a new departure. To enable this, the first requisite is a thorough system of irrigation, such as has been carried out m Italy on the plains of Lombardy, and which has entirely changed the fage of the country. Ifijeteia an ample su^rjly of water available m the hei.d wafers of the Bakaia, the level of which, as has been shown by engineers, commands the whole plain, and we believe it would be the making of this county, if the scheme propounded some ye,ars ago by the Oounty Council were taken up m earnest and carried out thoroughly. True, this cannot be done without borrowing, and borrowing inevitably 'means interest, and interest taxation, but we' are that the addi tional burden thus imposed A^ould "be ; more eas'«ly borne than that which 'now exists, because it would be repaid tan* foldbythtrtUJltl,

We know that a number of our farmers and farmers' soas are always on the

look-out for land, land fob farms, either for a start m

life, or for larger holdings than they at present occupy, and to accomplish their desire many of them have to go far a6eld, albeit there are enormous estates m Canterbury which are capable of supporting m*ny industrious families, and which it would pay the present owners well to subdivide. "We are therefore glad to see that one of these estates m this ; county is about to be offered to farmers m suitable Areas, the Alford Estate Company having announced its inten tion to offer, after harvest, 9000 acres of that property m blocks ranging m area from 600 to 2000 acres each. As each blook fronts upon the road or river, and is provided with shelter plan tations, fenced, and well wa'ered, we hope to see the opportunity afforded fully availed of, and that the result will be that other owners of large estates will be thereby induced to follow the example of the Alford Estate Company.

The new departure m the export meat trade taken by the substitution of chilling instead of chilled beef, freezing, that is to say

the conveyance of the meat m chambers kept at a low temperature considerably above, instead of below, freezing point, from which great things wereanticipated, has unfor tunately disappointed the hopes of its promoters. This, at anyrate, is the latest information on the subject as given by the London correspondent of the Press: — "I fear the bottom has dropped out of the chilled beef trade so far as New Zealand is concerned. At any rate the s.s. Gothic has given it up after the last experiment. The i thermostat and the chilled room appli- I ances have been removed, the reason given being that, owing to the excessive difficulty and cost of collecting bullocks m New Zealand suitable for chilling, | the expenses are too heavy and the thing won't pay The Rikaia's Queens land experiment failed because she was detained so long, ber latest passage from Brisbane to London occupying as much aa seventy days. The chilled beef travelled all rightat a temperature of 30deg. Fah. for forty days, the length of the Gothic's passage, and even a week later it seemed quite sound. But on the forty-ninth day there were unmistakeable signs that it was " beginning to go," and so it was at once frozen, too late, however, to save it entirely. Consequently it has been sold at a lower price than it would have fetched had it been carried all the way frozen."

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Reading matter on fourth page. Sheep stealing is rampant m the North Island ,

Mi- aha are proving a great pest m the HawkeVß«y District,

On one North Island estate 8000 acres have been sown m turnips.

Mr Beeves' resignation of his neat for Ohriatchurch was gutted yesterday.

Messrs J. Orr and Oo.'s advertisement re a patent kind of preserving pan, will appsar Monday's isme.

A farm ot 501 acres m Wiltshire, which 15 years ago sold for £7030, has just been disposed of at a public auction for £1640.

The orarge crop of Southern California for the past season, brou ht to the growers the handsome sum of £371,400.

At a meeting of some of the Liberal organisations held m Ohristchurch on Thursday night it was resolved to support Hie candidature of MrR. M. Taylor.

It ia said that Mr W. S. Gilbert (Sir Arthur Sullivan's famous cullaborateur) has so little ear for music that he cannot distinguish harmony from discord

Solomon with his six hundred wives and conoubines wasn't a circumstance to King Prempeh of Abaynnia, who is allowed §332 wives by law.

A youth aged 17, grew to death at East Bridgeport recently, He added 15in to his stature m two months, and his conatitur tion could not bear the strain.

A Wairarapa paper flays that the train to Wellington was brought to a standstill by the wind when half way up the Rimntaka lßoline daring the recent gale.

It m it*ted that m the lash quarter of a century seventy-five millions of the money made m America have been given to the came of education m that country. * West Coast £Us announce the death of Montagu Brown/the wall known theatri cal agent, and who m years gone by took a prominent part m journalism on the Oo»8t.

The most costly tomb m existence is that which was ertoted to the mem ry of Mohammed. The diamonds and rubies used m the decorations are worth £2,000,000.

The largest flower m the world is the Raffles!) Arnoldi, Tt grows m Sumatra, and some of the specimens are quite 39 inches m diameter. The central cup will hold six quarts of water. A. little couple on exhibition m the provinces m 'jSnglarid }jave'just been married? The bride, 24 years of ag.e. Is 80in high, fche bjridegropm being 53 years old and 29in high. . - •

Among the codlin moths up Wairoa way. Socialism prevail". Instead of • one grub one apple,' as m the old fclmap, two or three grubs are found disputing the ownership

The Grey River Argm says that; a uum' ber of frost fish, were thrown upon* thd baach at thetip-head last Friday afternoon. Tt i« something new. for an occurrence of thin iklnd to happen m the summer. A 'Chinaman was being examined m Court at Hokitika the* other (jay, whoiij m response to the usual question as to yh&t he was he surprised the Court by naively answering: •Meallee saraoe Sir Jjbbby Stout, me jjfeetinker.

Mr S. Spragg, chief reporter on the staff o f the Qtago Difily Tjmes, and ' well known m the Press gallery of the Housp of Representatives, narrowly escaped d-owning on Saturday. He and his nephew, Mr George Fen wick, jan , were bathing off the beach at Karl Bush, when they were .carried out by a heavy ebb current. Mr Spragp became unconscious, and was saved only by the exertions of his nephew.

In the Police Court p day, before Hon Major Steward and Jl W. Sawie, Esp^., J'sP., William Moore was charged with assaulting h}a wife, Ada Moore, and with having no lawful visible means of support. The evidence showed that he had come home under the Influence of liquor, and sn-nck his wife on the head with % candle stick and with his fist Also that m the past three years he had done no work, although light work such as he conld do (he is a one-armed man) had been off red him and had been living on his wife, who is a dressmaker a family of six children to maintain. He vfts sentenced to 3 mouths hard labour? on the charge of being • r«grant>, md 9 month* additions! for thi MHUlti ;

Sir P. Buckley took his seat for the first time m his judicial cipaoity yester day morning, when ha presided over a bi:tingin Chambets at Wellington.

Typhoid fever is becoming prevalent m smie of the suburbs of Uhriscchuroh owing, it is stated, to faulty d>ainage Since January 1 snx persons luv-s iieen admitted to the hospi al suffering from ty[.huid ftver

It is said th*tthe Lady Munro who h>»b been making her appearance m the Dane din Police Couit to answer charges of drunkenness ia m receipc of of aa income of £?0O a year. It is bub a short time back that Bhe was a dipsomania.

A Captain Richards Is stated to have ridden on one horse, m the Oororaar.dal and Thames districts, a distance of 372 miles m one week. Hi weighs 15at 6b, and his longest day's journey was 80 miles.

The North Otago Times says that the bu k of the wool from he bai k country is being carted to Oamaru this year. The other day two teams, each with 10 bollocks yoked up, o»ma into town from the Hskateramea valley, with 35 bales ot wool on each waggon.

An electric wire, with a bit of cheese on che end, is the latest ' rat trap.' The rat or mouse stands upon a small metal plate as he takes the bait, and so his b >dy be comes the medium for completing the electric circuit. He is electrocuted before he has done mare than smell at the oheese.

An egg laid at Bristol by a blaok Minorca towl recently was 7sin m clroum ference and 3 Jin m length. Inside this egg was another one, about the ordinary size and qaite perfect. The inside egg was all yolk, whilit the outside one was only white.

Captain Fisher, 'the tattooed man,' sends us the interesting Information that since advertising m our columns for a wife be has received numerous applica tions, and intends making his final seleotion this evening.

At the S.M. Court, 3omh Rakala, on Saturday, before Messrs O. A. C. Hardy, and L. Oxey, J.P.'e, Michael Shea, an old offender, was convicted and discharged for drunkenness ; and, for resisting and aa tanking the police, was given une month's hard labour. Constables Lewis and Eade gave evidence and produced the record of previous convictions.

Paul Kruger, the President of the South African Republic, was born In 1825. He became a member of the Council m 1872, and was elected President m 1882, to which office he was re-elected m 1883, 1888, and 1893. His salary is £8000 a year, and his indemnity for public expenses is £500 a year. Max O'Rell says that Kruger saves his Hilary and lives comfortably on the indemnity.

Old and young who are disposed to take an intetest m natural history may often find a useful object lesson ia ichthyology on the window slab of the Deep Sea Fish ing Company, where the genial manager, Mr H. J. Jewitr, is always ready to explain the habits and peculiarities of hi» finny opecimene, and appears to take great pleasure m doing bo. In addition to his usual consignments, may often be seen specimens thib are seldom seen beyond the deck of a fishing smack, or at furthest, the precincts of a seaport, such as shark, dog, elephant, and cnttle fish, one of the latter being on view last Friday.

CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

London, January 23. Downing Street and the Russian Embassy discredit the Pall Mall Gazette's statement respecting a Russo- Turkish Alliance on the Eastern question. MADAGASCAR. Paris, January 23 It is reported that France will annex Madagascar and that the Queen will be maintained. THE ARMENIAN TROUBLE Washington, January 23 The Senate Committee urges the Powers to enforce the Berlin treaty m connection with the Armenian diffi culty. GERMAN COLONIES. Berlin, January 23 A report presented to the Reichstag states that the population of the German colonies, excluding South-west Africa, is VOOjOOO, ancj. costs tfre Gov ernment ii,OQO,OOO raarkß per year. The trade U only nominal. THE ITALIANS IN ABYSINNIA. 8 boas m great force have sur rounded . 900 Italians at Makaleh. i The allowance of the troops is a glass of water and wine daily. An attempt to secure additional supplies under fire failed. A surrender is imminent.

AUSTRALIAN.

COMMERCIAL BANKING COMPANY.

Sidney, January 24 At the half-yearly meeting of the Commercial Banking Company the nett profits for sijc months were stated at £55,960 and a dividend of eight per cent, was recommended, carrying for ! ward £14,700. The chairman said with the exception of £17,000 not yet due, the whole of the deferred deposits amounting to about nine millions, and mostly maturing m 1898 and three following years had already been realised.' ThVee anti a half million ha,d been paid during the last halr^year notwithstanding which, the balance sheet showed greater strength over liquid assets, totalling £3,230,000. The business generally had been well maintained, and there is every promise of greater activity. The report was a&ofcted. THE WEA.THEK.

v SrD>fEY, January 24 After the oppressive day a cool southerly wind to-night brought up thunder and heavy rain. Tb.e southern districts report t^at good rains haye fallen, while the western districts say that the heat has not abated.

The Late Prince Henry of Battenber.

London, January 24 The body of Prince Henry of Batten berg arrives on the 7th of February, and a military funeral will be accorded it.

< j ttawa, January 24 The House of Commons has carried & resolution expressing condolence Vith the Queen * } s ?•:■•• : ■ .= ■

Tinwald Dairy Factory

Probably but few of our townsfolk have paid a visit to the Tinwa d Dairy Factory, although that institution is titua-td within an ea>y half nour'd walk of the Ashburiou P.-bt Uffije. Lslucation is re.:d iy asceriaiued, being within a stone's chrow of the railway station, oa chrt opprn>i c bide of the lin* to the Tin wald hotel. lc )s a mtdibt structure, standing fast and Wo t, an » containing four a!>arnnencs, ail with concrete floor.-* ; oneconiaiuing the mi k var and apparatus connected ihore with, another the cheese* making appliances, a third the butter manufacturing machioey, aud thefourth being the engine room. The whole i* under the charge of Mr James J> hneton, who ve> y oourteousi> sho ed us over the premises, and to whom we aru indebtnd for the particulars which follow. Mr J ohnston himself i* an old coonist, having arrived m Canterbury ia 1849, ihe year btfoce the advent ot the historical ' first four ships." He was one or the fust m the province to go into cheesemtking, &Bd that he has had the " practice " which make? perfect " everybody who looks m at the Tinwald Factory will speedily be convinced. Scrupulous cleanliness, neat* ness, and order axe everywhere m evidence, and it is a genuine pleasure to note the excellence of the results of the skill and care which Mr Johnston applies to the interesting industry which ia u..der his direction. The Tinwald Factory was star.cd m November 1894, or rather, was established on that date as a creamery m connection with the Central Dairy Factory - at Ohristohurch ; the farmers being paid for the butter produced (amounting to some four or five tons for the season) at rates ranging from 5d to 61 per lb. In March 1895, the building and plane were taken over by the farmers of the district, more plant was added, and a complete factory established ; since which m the butter-making seat on the factory has paid them 9d to lid per lb— ln the winter months, when it commands a good price. When butter is cheap the milk received is made into cheese, cheesemaking having bean started this season on the Bth November lasb. For the milk the farmers receive 3i per gallon ; and with milk purchased at that figure the factory i* yielding satisfactory financial returns, though the profits will be absorbed for seme time to coma m paying off the cost of the plant. This is of the latest and moat approved kind, and is capable of working up 600 gallons nf mtlk per diem. The quantity at presenb available is from 160 to 170 gallons per diem, and the out put of cheese is from 180 to 1901bs, giving as will be seen rather more than lib of cheese for each gallon of milk, the cheese commanding from 4£d to 5d pec lb. according to size. The cheeses are made of cwo s T z?s, viz*, loaf cheeses of about 12ib3 weight each, and large cheeses of 601bs to 62lbs each. '-' The description is that known as " American Cheddar," and from actual test we can bear testimony to their excellence m eveiy respect as well m flavor as m evenness of texture and perfection of manufacture. . Only a few have as yefe come into the market, as Mr J ohnstone considers that the cheese should be kept three months before being sent out, but there are now between 4 and 5 tons m store, a good part of which has reached this age, and Is now ready for sale. The storeroom, which is situated m the main street, about a hundred yards from the factory, is, indeed, well worth a vifit ; its stock of cheese being a very pleasing sight. And n>w for a word or two as to the factory itself. At the Eastern end— that fronting the railway —above the entrance, is a platform containing a five -bar American milk scale. Here the milk is received, and weighed, thence running through a pipe to the strainer, which Is affixed to the vat (of 600 gallons capacity) m the vat-rocm below. The vat has two bottoms, the space between them being filled with water, through which steam is carried by a pipe from the b> iler, thus enabling . the contents of the vat to be raised to the temperature re quired. Here the milk is made into curd, and, che whey having been drained off, the curd Is allowed to dry to a certain stage. It is then broken up by a cuid m>ll, and, 3fter being salted, ia shovelled into the cheese-moulds and, pressure being applied by a screw prats, assumes the form of the cheeses of commerce. These are then removed to the curing room, where they are ripened for the market. In the butter-making room there is a De Laval separator, capable of working up 325 gallons an hour. The motive power required for the machinery is furnished by a steam engine, rather too powerful for Its present purpose, which is worked up to a pressure of 151bs for cheese-making, and 451bs when the separator is m operation. We are glad to learn from Mr Johnston that the milk produced m the Tinwald district is of splendid quality, yielding a high average In butter and cheese. The whey Is re turned to farmers if they so desire, the amount returned being equal to about 75 or 80 per cent of the quantity of milk delivered. It makes excellent food for calves, especially m conjunction with a little Unseed, and is firsft rate pig feted 4 . The cows of the district, says Mr Johii stqn.'are ordinary da>ry cattle generally of no particular b,reed, but they earn at the price paid for their milk by the factory an average, if fairly good dairy pattje, of abput £6 per cpw per season. The jdga,l dairy cattle, he considers, aie the Ayr* tjhire - Shorthorn cross — the Ayrshire blood on the male side. With the very best of dairy cattle, we believe, a con siderably better result could be achieved — £8 per cow per season being the result obtained elsewhere — and we cannot help thinking that returns such as these must be very much more profitable over a serif 8 of years than grain -growing, with all the attendant risks of damage by nor' westers; ov by rain, and the frequeDfc distressingly low Rr'jjes? Indeed r we* looj£ upon dairy' factories as the hope of- tkjg New 2tealond farmer, and for thia reason we have had great p'easure In noting what has been accomplished at Tinwald, even though it be as yet the day of small things ; and we cordially wish the Tinwald factory a long, prosperous, and useful \m«-3--l ■

THfl &SHBPRTON GUARDIAN : SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1896.



£ AJf DEB £ Sonl BaoaJ|p«i Sxtrac * There are imitations of Eucalypti c : fixtract 'in the market now, products of simple distillation forming rude resinous oils. In order ..that .these .cruder oils may not be $alcep, Our Pdbb VoiATStix Euoaltpti ExTRACTi -wbiih^n reoSanisea •■ r by t&e i»e^ioal (iivisiou of ihe-PrußSian -(Soverßiaenfc. to be ! of :^erl 'ectly pure Jrigin, as thoif- information forwarded to ub throup". the Consul at Melbourne, March 9: 1878 we state;- •-• • •■ ■■ - ■ •* j. ->'* Is ! proved by tests by the Medical Clinics of the Univerßitiei at Boiin and CFriefswal^i Bfassia'.^^"aad eporteil by IJi- SphuJS.'ProfeSsof of PariSMcolsJgy^'kfi Bon, (.ad P^ofe%jf x '%' Moslg'r, pfifet'tpj 'of ttiji Medical Clinic at GrcifewjUd,' that onjy' products t^ftj are saturated with oxygen and freed of acids* reiinotn and other substances, adherent to primary diatillationi will develope the sanative quulities proper to the plant according to these authorities, and aooording to Pro- fessor Dr Lister of England, and to Drs Bauer Mclntiro, Wood, Hazard, etc., of America, is the only attract corresponding to Bcientific tests, and the nly on which possesses the proper therapeutic valne. Sander & Son's Eucalypti Extract All other crude oils are to be classed among ths turpentines, which hove, whsq used aj medioine, £S therapeutic effect, and az-s abandoned £b an inttrnifc mediesint^t; <lSgse'-i> co • cilled- • Eucalypti Ebrfararaj which mtiy have ieccived i'dtinotioH- atHihlMiildn'tf H3 ommeroial- 'artiqlorf are ased 'fo* niechanical irtfi oßeßaraonlydlsc^rnjbte:— " • ." ° ; " r " By thoir deflpienpy In TOpcent o4pur (Which PHf" product, thg only gonulnp Sxtraotl d*» velopes most freely through its surplus of o^cygeiu By their alcoholic thin and mobile appparanoe. being retraced m specific density through th« presence of adde By their taste, the result of th contracting ten dency of resins and tennates. if these crude oils, so called eucalypti extracts an applied by mistake m cases o croup, bronchitis, diph r heria, internal infammations, dysentery, wounds, th- consequences are appalling For safety always ask fo ZANDER and son's Bdcaltpti Extbact and cc the old, well-tea *ed and reliable preparettop,-Sftaci Hnrft, Vtato?ia,AusUAUa. • '•-?-• ■■-*•' » SANDER AtfP SONS 1



W H Nelßon who is m the drug bu3ioe s at K'ngviVe, Mo., has so muoh confidence m Chambsrlaia'a Oolio, Cholera and Diarrtcm Remedy that he warrants every bottle and offers to refund the money to any customer who ig not BaiiEfi^d after ueiog it. Mr Nelson takes no. rick m doing this fcejjause the Remedy is a certain euro,, for the, diseases for which vis intended «sd he know* it. It . » for eili by thi Aebburton Drup QoKpis;.



The great clearing sale of S. Anpjskson' stocfc of Boots and Shoes, announced by MoDonalp and MoDjabmjd is coming to a close within ten days. Secure a pair of Boots Bfc once at the reduced price. 11 158



PUBLIC NOTICES. j ' WAROO ! THE CURE FOR INDIGESTION. Ashburton Drug Company, Agents 11 108 WANTED Known— No old fashioned Goods at Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. THE HOLIDAYS. JUST OPENED A FEW CASES OF SPECIAL GOODS FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON Straw Hats, Soft Felc Hats, Tennis Hats from Is 9d. New Shapes m Hard Felt Hats. Specfol Feather-weight Soft Felt Hats l£»z. Frame Hats m all the latest bhapes A glance at our Christmas windows will show you that we keep the Largest and Best Assorted Stock of HATS m the district NEW TIES, NEW SILK HANDKERCHIEFS- Pot travelling— A Large Assortment) ot (ttLAPSTONE BAGS, LEATHER PORTMANTEAUX, AND HAND BAGS TO ATHLETES: .Running Pants and Shirts m all Colors Tennis Shirts, Cycling Touring Shirts Cricketing Phirts and Trousers NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. ALEX. HENDRF, Manager. Special Bargains. SEE WINDOWS. Dressmaking Ss Oil Ashburton Drapery Company, CORNER . ARCADE & BURNETT STREET.



Wanted. ' VA ■ AjNlJ *' l> ' a >urt.6; handy with >* neidie. Apply Mbs Max Fri!<d- cander, Kolnmr, Mooro Street. 1 Ib 9 j APTAiN Fi-hcT has received numerous applications from Ladips desiring to > change th"ir name, and will seWc to- night. Admission 6d evoryb"dy. 1 144 "pEUMIHVIf. Methodiar. Church -Sun- •t day Mi-rning at 11, Evening at 6 30. —Rev J . Olther . 1 140 E-?LKY\N Church, To-mcin^w^- Morninsr, Mr John Hay man ; evening, Rev T. G. Brooke. Sul ject— * Martyr or Saviour, which ?' Strangers cordially w^conv d. 1 142 AJSTtiD Kuo«vu~Frebh Geiman Sausages and Saveloys msd > by the best makers m Chriatchurch ivery Friday.— James Taskrr, next door to the aew 6sh shop, Tancred street. 1 143 CXTA&TftD Known — Just opening a » fresh lot of useful Presents, to be given to all Purchasers of D apery.— H. C. Sboers, Melford House V-OHOOL BOOKS at published prices. O blatua, Welsh and American, very cheap. Bags for Boys and Girls and all school requisites at lowest prioes for cash. Review of Reviews, 9d ; oheap editions ab published prices. — fl. M. Jones. OTHER People are getting Bargains at Gibson's Monster bale of Bicycles, TCarthernware, Glass, and China. Why not You ? 1 84 TRY 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., Ashburton WANTED Know* -Girls' neat Kid Shoes 5s 6d at Mellor's Zea* landia Boot Store. WANTED Known— l am a Buyer of BottKs— pints, quarts. Whiskey, and Brandy ; also Old Iron, wrought and cast ; Bones m large or small lots ; Zinc, Brass, and Horse flair. — Charles Brown, bottom of Havelock, Street, Ashburton. 11144 HOLIDAY Suits— A Bice Kaiapot . Suit for 27s 6d, Boys' Knioker and Cambridge Suits from 7s 6d, Men's Suits to Measure from 45.9, Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed at R. A loom's PRESENTS, Presents— We are new giving useful P.esents to all Pur- chasers of Drapery, etc. — H. C. Segjsrs, Melford House WANTED— Every man to try Mellor's Bluchers, only 4s lj.d. WANTifID Known— 24o Pairs pf Sample Boots at cost price. — Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED Known— Mbs Smith, Dress* maker (late pf London West), has Removed from Cameron street to Have- lock street, opposite Army Barracks. 12 148 TXT ANTED -Known— Clearing out of '* Odd Lines at Mitchell anp Turner's. Cotton and Wool Dresses, Lengths of Oilc'pths, Linoleums, China Matting, Ladies Fabric Gloves, Ladies Boots and Shoes, etc. \X7 AN TED Known— Newest Goods m v^ Drapary and _ Millinery for the Summer Season, direct from London — W H. Collier, The Corner, WANTH) Known -We are still giving Presents to all Purchasers of Drapery, etc. — fl. C. Segbrs, Melford House \\J ANTED Known— Mellor's Zea- V V landja B>ot Store has Ladies' Kid •Shoes at jfjh 6d. V * ANTEDK^owif— Go YoTije Corner > '■' * f :;r Newest Styles m Drapery and Millinery— W. H Collier. "T^HE Very LUeat. — Strawberries and L Tee Cream 6d per pla'e at H. A. Flower's, the People's Confectioner ][ced Boston Cream and other drinks. i AISTED-^Ladiea to see the latest *• styles m Soots and Shoes.— ! Mellor's Zealandia B »ot Store. WANTED Known-50 pairs Ladies and Girls' Leather Top and Canvas Tennis Shoes, at half usual price, for two weeks only. — Andrew Orr 10 136 OWN Make m Ladies* and Children's Undercjothing, Aprons, and Pina- fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, Muslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., at Mrs Alcorns new shop* Baker's Buildings. JAM JARS, JAM JARS.— Fletcher Beos. are just landing a large ship- ment of Jam Jars of all kinds. Mason Screw Top Jars m Quart and Half gallon ' Jars at very low prices ; also Fruit Preserving Sug>»r of the very best quality, m 561 b and 701 b Bags, at equally low rates. — Fletcher Bros., East Street), Ashbarton. Telephone 24 W"AIjtK ; P— Eyory.bqdy to examine the fitoods "and Prices at Mellor's , ZenUndia Boot Store. WANTED Known— iteaV Suits 17s 6d, Kalapol Tweed Troosgro 9s lid, Knicker Suits 4s lid, Capa 6d.~ lhe Corner. W. H. Collier WASTED Known— Mellob s Boots and Sfecfts stand like brass ; try a pair. ■ WANTED Known—lf you are hard on Boots try Mellor's Zealandia Boot fkaro, WANTED JKnown— Cg-olee thoroughly overhauled and enamelled. Tyres a specialty— E. Knight, Eclipse Cycle Works. Tancred Street, opposite Arcade 12 85; WANTED Known— Repairing midej to look like new. Mjbll r's Zealandia Boob Store. 4 17 ANTED Known— Mitchell and VV Turner's Show Room is now free to inspect, free to fit on, and some Goods free of cost. WANTED Known— To Harvesters- Men's Strong Oord Trousers, 6a 31. Goo£ Tweed Trousers 6a 6d; other lioes m proportion. — Mitchell ANp TURNER. ,4/| EN'S Bluchers 6s, a good Strong i-u- Nailed Shooter at 8s £J j a nice assortment of Ladies' and Children's Boors and Shoea from Is 9d a pair at R Alcorn's iXT ANTED Known— Mellor'p Zea VV landia Boot Store is the cheapest Boot shop m Ash burton, WANTED Known — Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everjrjbhirig m the optical line at 8. S ILEK S,"OpfcSclß£l . TUST Arrived. — A large variety of use? eJ ful and Ornamental Goods, Dolls', Toys, and Novelties ; also, a job lot over; one hundred assorted Baskets and! Morocco and Russian Leather Handbags, i to be l sold ac and tinder ordinary cost •



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Business Notices. Cheaper Tha n Ever. G. J. NEiL L f 1"N Premises lately oooupie'i by P. Nokes, Bootmiker, next Shbaemas Bros uadies' Trimmed Hats 4s lid Boys' and Girls' Sai'or Hats lOd each j MILLINERY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Ladies 1 Norfold Bodice 2s 9d New Drees Goods Goods 6Jd Good Washing Prints 3a lid dozen J*ew Dresa Goods la Good White Muslin 33 lid dozen Corsets 2s 3d pair GLOVB3 AND RIBBONS AT YOUR OWN PRICE. Men's All Wool Colonial Tweed Suits 19s 6d Boys' Trousers at Any Price Men's Kaiapoi Tweed Suits 22s 6d Men's Trousers 5s lid Boys' Suits 3s lid HATS, CAPS, BHIRTB, AND TIES AT HALF PRICE BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. AH Our Boots are made Specially to our order. Every Pair Guaranteed. Men's Nail Shooters 7s lid Women's Shoes 4s 6d Men's Bluohers 4s 9d Women's Shoes 5s lid . TAN m BOOTS AND SHOES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Q. J. NEILL, BDRNETT STREET NEXT SHEARMAN BROS. 3 0X 67 Telephone 24 Preserving Season 1395-96. FLETCHER BROS.. «5 Tona. »5 Tout. TTAVE IN STOCK AND TO ARRIVE FINEST COE IVO4K 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 and is likely to be much higher |^- NOW IS THE TIME TO BUT YOUR SUGAR. To Farmers, Contractors, Etc. / We keep m stock all kinds of Tinware, which we are selling at Wholesale Cos's Prices, It will pay you to get our price list before buying elsewhere. Seasonable Ooods. Seasonable Woods. 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 Cases lib Sheep Tongues 5 Cases Canterbury Corned 5 Cases 21b Sheep Tongues Mutton 5 Cases New Zealand Mutton 5 Cases Cocktail Salmon 2 Cases Albert fcardines 2 Cases Mackerel 2 Cases Kippered Herrings 3 Cases Herrings m Tomato 3 Cases Preserved Rabbit, 21b Sauce tins, Delicious 5 Cases Fresh Herrings j 3 Cases Preserved Apiicots 6 Cases Preserved Pears 10 Cases Chip's Lime Juice Tea. lea. 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 101 b tins, and 1 and packets Blended Tea m 5 and 101 b tins, and 1 and | lb packets Felson and Moate, Saxon, Arab, Jameson and Anderson, Etc. FLETCHER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STORES, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, AND 116 and 118 High Street, OJ'nstchurch. . Dixit. Dixit. Dixit. mHESE CELEBRATED WATCHES ARE THK BEST VALUE EVER, OFFERED IN THE WATCH LTNE IN ASHBURTON. NEW CONSIGNMENT WEAR LIKE SILVER LOOK -LIKE SILVER THE DIXIT, Open Face £Os and 25g THE DLXIT, Hunting Cases ... 3©f BUY YOUR WATOHES FROM S. : Salek. GET \OUR WATCHES, CLOCKS, AND JEWELLERY REPAIRED S. Salek's, EAST [STREET, SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. The Largest and Finest stock of Jewellery, Silver and Electro-plated Ware is to be found at S. SALEK, D IKB Gf IMPORTER, j ... , r<i .. KAP; STREET.. .. ; ■ ; ' , , |