PHASES OF THE MOON.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1896. NEWS AND NEWSPAPERS,

- • -♦ A correspondent sends us from a [ distant part of the Ashburton county • a long report of an entertainment ' given m his district about ten days ' ago, and he complains that we do not ' supply enough " news of what is going on m the world." We are much ; obliged to our correspondent for the , trouble he has taken, and should like 5 to be able to utilise the ' report ' he has , £ forwarded. But just because it is not 'news' we cannot see our way to - publish it now. Our correspondent • might justly accuse us of not publishing 8 " news of the world," if the bulk of the • items recorded m our columns had occurred ten days previously. In this age of cables and telegrams, when all i portions of the globe are brought into i immediate inter - communication, an '» event ten days old may be looked upon '[ as ancient history. If a newspaper r> cannot report an event within a day or two of its occurrence it generally prefers to let it pass, tyiless it should. 0 be some regular fixture, which may be 6 recorded for reference. We fancy our ' correspondent is amongst those who imagine that running a newspaper is ' as easy as shelling peas. Strange to ;? say, this curious notion is even shared j by some would-be journalists. They 0 suppose that merely to publish every t thing that comes within their ken, taking for granted all they are told, and - inventing ad lib is the ne plus ultra of 8 successful journalism. This may seem '* very simple — but the simplicity only '' exists m the minds of the believers g in such a stupid doctrine. Do these newspaper critics and experimental ', journalists know what it costs merely to obtain thelatefit"nftwfl of the world ?" The mere cost of the cables and tele - grams published by the better class of f newspapers m this connection amounts • to hundreds, and m some cases, to thousands of pounds a year, and the _ expenditure would be much larger than c it is, were it not for the fact that some c journals have combined to establish what is known as the Press Association, j so that a message once received by one 3 member, or at headquarters m this colony, becomes the property of all the 8 members of the Association. But it s is, copyright, and cannot be used by ™ outsiders within a certain time. What - kind of paper might be expected to be fc produced m a district like this, for example, a long way from a seaport, by ' anyone not connected with the Press Association ? Certainly not a * news ' publisher. Tt might contain a few - reports of little political gatherings, , bun frolics and so on, held m the immediate neighborhood. But the • doings m the great world outside, the events which go to make the history of the age, even such proceedings as we a have recently recorded, as the fall of a a people's favorite, or the manufacture of 3 bogus balance sheets could only be mentioned days after everybody had ceased to feel any interest m them, [ unless the proprietor happened to be 1 a millionaire, and could afford to t, indulge m special wires — a luxury very few of the leading journals of Austra lasiaallow themselves — except occasion j| ally. If, however, a newspaper not connected with the Press Association [ should venture to reprint any news item from one of the associated - journals before the expiration of the 1 time limit, it would be liable to a • heavy fine, for all matter of thia description is copyrighted, as we have I I already stated. And, on the other 1 hand, if the reprinting of such items were deferred until the necessary time had elapsed, they could not, m their " reprinted form, be called " news." We are of opinion that the bulk of the ' readers of this journal take too keen j , an interest m the stirring events which > are — just now, for instance — absorbing ■ the attention of all nations, to be f content to receive their information at I second hand from somebody who may I have access to Press Association telegrams. And coming nearer home, i how would our farmers like to wait for the reports of grain and wool satas'in various parts of the world until the 1 information had perhaps ceased to be ! of any use to them 1 How would the farmer not a subscriber to a Press Association newspaper get on m a deal with a man who was? We l recently heard of a case m point. A i resident m a neighbouring county, who ' does not subscribe to," this class of newspaper, was recently badly | had by someone who does, inasmuch as, ignorant of the rise m wheat, he sold some hundreds of bushels at 2d a bushel less than the price quoted m our columns on the same day. But we have said enough to show that a number of those who do subscribe to papers are evidently not aware of what it costs to procure news, and scarcely appreciate at its proper value the advantage of having always the very 'latest information placed within their reach. Apart from the impossibility of keeping their knowledge up to date otherwise, there is always the risk of makijag losses m their business transactions with thpse who get the benefit of a well conducted and up-to-date newspaper.

A very thinly attended meeting of those immediately interested m check- i ing the progress of ! the babbit pest, the rabbit pest m ' South Canterbury I was held on the Bth June at Fairlie, \ but owing to the poor attendance it , was resolved to call a meeting' for the t 27th to be held jn Timaru. The most , c energetic opponent of the bunny plagrie d amongst the South Canterbury settlers * seems to be Mr 0. Tripp, of the Orari v Gorge, but unless there is combined action ou this very important question, \s\

■ the rodents may get a good footing m this part of the country after all. It would be a serious mistake for the settlers of the. Ashburton county — because they may think the danger is not immediately threatening — to hold aloof from those who are endeavouring totakeproperprecautions to protectthis district from the pest which has been so d< structive m other parts of this island. The necessity for prompt measures cannot be denied, but as things are at present nothing definite is likely to corue out of the meeting on Saturday, unless the gathering of tho?e now interested <r likely to be affected m the future is a pretty large one. According to the Timai'u Herald the^ matter is at present m a very un satisfactory position. There is really no agreement as to anything, except that the rabbits are a great nuisance and threaten to become a greater un less very strong measures are taken for their destruction. Advantage, says the Otago Daily Times, was taken by Bishop Nevill of BrOgßton'spressnce noxious germs at a meeting of St Paul's Association m Dnnedin on Monday evening, to ask the doctor's view as to the desirability of manuring, so largely as was usual, the ground m which vegetables were grown, the Bishop observing that he sometimes wondered whether the manuring was not m itself a source of evil or might be so, Dr Ogstou replied that fresh manure was of no avail — it must ripen and putrify. If manure was well ripened and fermented it was thoroughly good, and it was probable that m the process of fermentation the noxious germs were for the most part killed. Dr Ogston added that there was no earthly reason ivhy dairies should not be kept clean. He had seen m Holland a dairy, off the stones of which one could eat a dinner, and it was the people there who were beating us m the matter of milk and cheese supply. If we were going to supply the world with meat, milk, cheese and butter we must take care that the noxious germs which caused cheese to ripen badly, and spoilt meat m transit, were kept from them. We are, he said, not half careful enough about that. Mr Wathen, exercised about the matter of cleanliness, inquired from Dr Ogston whether Turkish baths \>ere the only effectual means of securing that desirable state m winter, and received the reply that to the ordinary cleanly person — the person who took his daily bath and perhaps a little soap with it — Turkish baths were not necessary.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Interprovincial and commercial new will be found on the fourih page. Bachelors ball ab Hinds school In aid o school priz? fund fcr -morrow evening. • Entries for the Dunedin Charapioi Poultry Show close on Saturday. Mr W. Wooldridge, piano tuner, i now In Ashburton, as notified m anothe part of this issue. A Ch-i^tshurch telegram Bays that 77 applications have been received In Christ church for eections on the Highbanl estate, Rakaia. Besides these 400 appli ca'ima were put m at Rakaia. A well attended meeting yesterca; decided to form a Technical C a6se Association m Gisborno. Forty-tin named were handed m for membership and thoro is a likelihood of the classe being all m fall swing at an early date. Professor Bhck has refused a positioi at a very high salary as an expert to thi German Q >ld Mining Syndicate, of whosi Advisory Board the Hon. Mr Seddon ia { number. The Tuapelca Times adds tha another Syndicate also applied to Prof esso Mack, with a like result. The Minister of Railways has informei the Parliamentary correspondent of th< Tail ri paper that the new system of light ing the railway carriages with compressec gw will be introdaced m a fortnigho 01 the Hurunui • Bluff section, and tba about twenty carriages will bo fitted vi with It. At a meeting of the Progressive Libera Association, held m Christchurch yester day, a resolution was carried — " That thi meeting wishes to enter its most emphati pretest against some of the recent J.P appointments, as being of such a charaote as to bring this honqrable position int< the nttermosb contempt." At the Supreme Court, Ohristchurch the case of Hartlgan v. Queen, ii which £600 damages were claimet for the death of plaintiff's daughte through an accident on the railway, wai poncluded yesterday, The Jury returnee a verdict for tfye respondent). At a meeting of the North Canterbury Education Board yesterday it was re ported that 91 Committees had answetec ohe Board's circular m reference t< irregular attendance. In 50 districts the attendance was more or less irregular and m 41 districts the Committees ha-i n< complaint to make. The Board decided to request the Inspector of Police foi the N' rth Canterbuiy district tp instrupi his officers to carry out provisiona undei the School Attendance Act, 1894. The Wanganui Chronicle on Thursday last records the following straightforward action of a young man, a stranger to the town, who had had occasion to seek the shelter of the local Hospital, and who, at the time of h's discharge was presented with an account for £14 He left; Wanga nui without being able to pay the amount due, but some months after the time of his discharge, Mr Ritchie, tha Board's Secre tary, received a letter from Masterton enclosjng the greater portion of the money due. On Wednesday a letter dated frrn? Te Whitl, Wafrarapa, came to hand, enclosed m which was the balance ot the account. The latter was as follows : ♦Dear air, — I received your letter and paper some time ago. Please forgive me for not answering. lam glad to say the hospital debt is now paid, and may those that visit the hospital during visiting days be long sparei to cont inuo In their good works. I have not forgotten them, though lam far from perfect.— l remain, yours truly, C. Babns.' TheWestport Times, of the 16th, states fchafc Mr Z'.rnan has requested that a Com mittee be appointed to Interview him m order to endeaveur to effect an amicable settlement of the difficulty. The West Coast Times of the 19th aays that a fresh difficulty has arisen between Mr Ziman and the Reef ton miners. Ho js perfectly satisfied to let the matter ao to arbitra tion, but reserves the right to appeal. As the Reefton Minors' Union did not register nniler the Arbitration and Concili ation Act m sufficient time, the Board established under that Act will not* have power to enforce its decision. It is now proposed, on behalf of the miners, that a short Bill should be passed bringing the present dispute within the operation of that Act;. This would be one way of enabling the miners to get out of the difficulty, bun we question whether Parliament would akaenfr to It, It (v«s for the miners to avail themselves >f the law had they so desired, tho conse quences of their neglect mint fall on their rot) Bfyoulderfi,

It, is said that Mr H. R. Parker, a resident for mmy year.-, has decided to stand for (he Waitaki electorate at the next general elec ion, Mr McNaU's Bill to amend the law of divorce contains twenty.foar clauses and a schedule and occapltß seven pages of quarto. One of its clauses bars proceed ings for any act c moulted more thm three years from ihe d*te of filing i ho petition. The forthcoming balloting for the Highbank Kstato is creating great interest amongst all classes of the community, wd there i 8 every prospect of a large crowd ■ f applicants and othera being at Rakaia on Friday. As it is verj improbable that the business will be got through m that clay, it might be well to make provision for a longer stay. We may mention that the authorities have agreed to accept cheques marked comet for twenty-one days, and persona carrying these would run less risk of loss than those who miy take cash with them. It may be taken for granted that spielers will be about. I We remind our readets thao the complimentary benefit tendered to Mrs A. 0. Claridge by her many friends m town and country takes place this evening m the Oddfellows' Hall. Besides the i musical part of the entertainment, m which many of the leading musicians In | Ashburton will take part, there will be a comic operetta entitled "The Recruit," m which Mrs Brooke takes the leading role, and as that lady appears to be m better form than when she made snch a succesß m " Patience " a few years ago, a treat may certainly be expected. A Press Association telegram from 'Wel lington states that the returns from forty* six principal telegraph offices for Jone 16 to 23rd show that 27,237 ordinary tele grama were forwarded, value £1201 18s Id and 1494 urgents, value £140 lla. 3d. Compared with the first week m May these figures show an Increase m ordinary of 26 per oent. m number and 9 per cent, m value. The average value of the ordin ary under the old rates was a fraction over Is ard of urgents 2s 6d ; ander the new rates they are 10£ d and Is 10£ d respective!} . The revenue under the new rates has increased 10. 37 per cent. Iv the mattei cf bottle licenses, Mr Justice Williams on Tuesday, at Dunedin, granted a mandamus calling on the City Licensing Bench to grant bottle licenses. The Uommittee c ffered no opposition. In giving his decision, his Honour agreed that Beotion 18 of the Ach of 1895 did not prohibit; the renewal of bottle licensee. The vested right given Vy cub-section 6 of section 12 of the A ct of 1893 must be taken away, according to well known principles, either by express words or irresistible inference. He had no reasonable doubt that the Committee were wrong m refusing the licenses, and the matidamus mast go. The Orey Rivsr Argus states that Mr Jay has brought back from Africa orders for about three million feet of timber, not of an indiscriminate character, but cat exactly to measure, otherwise it will not be accepted. The Cape miners, like those of Broken Hill,' -want timber of special sizes, und want ib cut with the nicest accuracy. Hitherto, the Cape has been relying mainly upon Oregon and Baltic timber, but the samples of New Zealand timber landed safely there satisfy them provided it ia cut as it ia repuired. As there should be no difficulty m carrying out thab parts of the contract, a very large trade ought to be developed with the Cape. The North Canterbury Board of Educa tion has altered No. 3 of the scholarship regulations, s'V that children who have been examined for the Board's junior scholarships and ara of the required age may compete for the senior scholarships, if from the time they have lefo the primary school they have r. gularly attended at some secondary school, and have thus complied with the same conditions as the junior scholarbhip holders. At present only tha holders of junior scholarships are eligible to^ compete for senior scholarships and m view of the keener competition there will now be for the latter the Board will offer six instead of five senior scholar ships. Sir Robert Stout presided at the tenth annual meeting of the Alliance held at Wellington yesterday, at which delegates were present from all parts of the colony. The report showed income £719, expends ture £736. Eight pounds was subscribed m tho room towards wiping off thedtficit. Sir Robert Stout was unanimously re elected Preeidenfc, and Vice-Presidents were elected m various parts of the colony. Tho following executive was elected :■— Mrs PHmmer, the Revs* B. T. Hallowes and J JGuy and Messrs Collins, Dodgshun, Harding, Martin, L^nkshear, Reith, and Sims. On the motion of the Rev. F. W, Isitt, a resolution was passed establishing a Prohibition Colonial Council, to take charge of legislative action of colonial importance. This was all the business. The ceremony of installation and investiture of officers m connection with ihe Masonic Lodge, Ashturton, 1811, E.C., took place last evening m the Masonic Hall, Tancred Street. Bro H. A. Vesly was duly installed to be W.M. for the ensuing year, and tha following officers were invested — IPM, Bro G. Weddins ; SW, Bro J. C. Cawsey ;J W, Bro W. Brock ; Treasurer, Bro W, J. Crooks, PM ; Secretary, Bro T, E. Clayton ; SD, Bro Robert Frizzeli j J D, Bro David Grant; DC, Bro T E. Kilworth, PM; PG, Bio J. Hardley ; Steward^, Bros Cow and Bryant ; Organist, Bro J. C. Lino. The ceremony was performed by acting DDGM Bro W. H. Gundiy, assisted by PM's Bros In wood, Paul, 0. W- Baker, and T. M. Jones. After the ceremony a banquet was held m the Orange Hall, and the usual Masonic leasts were loyally honored.

SPORTING.

Napier, June 24 At a Committee meeting of the Jockey CJlub 16 was resolved to hold the raceH (postponed on account of the wet weather) on Saturday and Monday next.

THE SOUTH AFRICAN CRISIS.

Capetown, June 23 | The Cape newspapers condemn . Leyd's persistence m calling for the I trial of Rhodes as vindiotive, the real > object being a desire to remove the > greatest obstacle to Transvaal ambition . 1 German exports to theTranßvaal since j 1892 show an increase of 9,000,000 marks, June 24. The friendly natives, with the loss i of ten of their number, defeated the Matabeles at Mazinini river and cap tured their cattle and sheep. Fifty volunteers, with a machine gun, prevented the natives at Fort Victoria joining the rebels. The Mazoe convoy occupied a kopje, whioh the" enemy surrounded. T*ro telegraph operators were killed while trying to send news. Capetown, June 24 Captain Speckley's column has burned sixty grain kraals. Major General Oarrington reports that the Mashona rising is spreading. The Matabele, he says, are massed m large numbers sixty miles north east of Buluwayo. The Natal contingent has I defeated 200 Mashonas. j

PARLIAMENTARY

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wellington, June 24 The Council met at 2.30 pm PEHoBNING OP CATTLE. The Police Offences Ace amrn<3raent) Bill, to prevent the dehorning of cattle iy any painful operation, was read a econd time. DIVORCE BILL. The Divot ca Bill, movtd by Mr Bolt, ?aa thrown out on tha second reading by 6 votes to 1 ■■. Tho measure w*s similar o Mr McGregor's Bill ■ f !ast eeision. The Council then adjourned.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wellington, Jane 24 The House met at 2 30 p m THE ADDRESS-IN-fIBPLY A short adj jurntoent was made fdr the rorpose of p eventing the Address-in ifceply to the Governor. NOTICE OJB 1 NEW BILLS The Premier gave notice to introduce ihe Undewirable Hawkors Bill, the Cqa« ioma Duties liacipronity Act) Amendment) Bill, and Ihe Local Government Bill. QUESTIONS. In reply to questions it was stated thati ;he Government could nab see their way to set apart Quail Island m Lyttelton hatbot ■or the establishment of a naval and mercantile marine school for boys, as the Island was n quired for quarantine pur poses ; that a Bill would be introduced, Jealing with reciprocity with other jolonies ; that It was proposed Bhortly to Increase the number of commissioned >fficers m the Permanent Forces j that the Government had no intention of borrowing £1,000,000 annually during the aext five years for the purpose of complet ing partially constructed main trunk lines of railway m the colony j that the Govern, naent could not promise to make a trial of Mr Vaile's railway system ; that a Bill was being prepared, giving power to the; colony to enter into reciprocal treaties with the Mother Country, and with »ny or all of that Power's dependencies. The House rose at 5,30 p.m« The House resumed at 7 30 p.m. DOMESTIC SERVANT*} HALF-HOLIDAY BILL. Mr J. W. Kelly moved the second reading of the Domestic Servants Half- Holiday Bill. Hon Mr Seddon supported the Bill, and the second reading was agreed to on the voices. THE CRIMINAL CODE Act AMENDMENT BILt. Mr Mills moved the second reading the Criminal Code Act Amendment Bill, which gave power to allow any person convicted of crime to appeal for a trial. It specially applied to the case of the convicted Oheniis. Mr Seddon tald he would nofc oppose the Bill. The second reading was carried by 40 to 15. THE NATIVE BIGHTB BILL. Mr Honi Heke moved the second reading of the Native Rights Bill, to enable Maoris to enact laws for tha Government of themselves and their land. Ministers strongly opposed the Bill. ;■ The Hon Mr MoKenzie Bald thab the Bill meant that they were to have one law for Europeans and another for Maoris. The whole thing was so absurd that he was astonished Mr Heke had not *taken better counsel before he introduced this Bill. 'He asked where they could fied any native race which had been treated better than the Maori people. The Premier also strongly opposed the Bill. The natives were nob capable of governing themselves, and he would be wanting m his duty to the native race if he allowed the Bill to go paefc the present stage.. After considerable debite, In which the Bill was almost unanimously condemned, the motion for the second reading wag negatived by 38 to 7, and the Bill was thrown out. The House rose at 12 45 p m

MAGISTERIAL.

— ♦ ASHBURTON-THURSDAY. at (Before Mr G. A. Wray, S.M.) Bbidge By-Laws — Robert Meaclem P-Iwas charged wiih having driven two »' traction engines across tte Rangita.ta ! « traffic bridge without having obtained, a t> permit frcrn the officer authorised to issue 0, peimits, contra? yto the County Coonoil f s • by-laws. The breaches of the by-law were 7- alleged to have been committed on May - 9 and 10.- F. Mainwaring proved the 38 validity of the by-laws, which before *» being adopted had been advertised ex- >. jd lensively m the local papers, and after » their adoption the appointment of officers g to issue permits was also advertised.— * Joseph Bryan, keeper of the accommo » dation house at the Rangitata bridge, and I custodian of the bridge for the County d Council, taid Meaclem came to his place h on May 9 with an engine, and witness L, tod him that he (witness) would have to c accompany him across the bridge with 1. the engine. Meaclem said the by-laws »r had not been long enough m force, and g witness need not trouble. He Ignored I. the by-laws and wenb across without a \ permit. A second engine broke down, and witness did some wrork m repairing 8. It, and was told to charge the work to [, Meaclem, Did net know positively to J. whom that engine belonged, bob it also ; went across the bridge without a permit, b, Had rendered the account for repairing to ■s Meaclem.— John Calms, who drove the . second engine over the bridge, 6»id the I, engine he drove was the properly of J. T. i. Meaclora, son of Robert Meaclem. The i two engines had been working at a farm c on Rangitata Island, but witness was under no instructions from Robert Meaclem, and was not m his employ.-. The defence was that Meaclem did nob know the by-laws were m force, and that ho had nothing to do with the second j engine.— His Worship said there wai s really no defence ; that Meaclem did knoir ) about, the by-laws, hut thought he conld force through m defiance of them. He was fined £6 and cr sta. ' n CIvIL Cases. -G. J. Neill v Bessie Cotton, £1 • W. H. Rale v Thomas Chambers, £2 12* 7d ; Hallenstein Bros, v G. Harris, £l^ Judgment m each' base 'b J 8 ". 1 ™' Br °adribb v Meaclem, W ( XOs, Mr Wilding for plaintiff, Mr Purnell for defendant. The oase was heard at ft previous sitting of the Court, when phln > tiff was non-suited. The claim was for . damage sustained by plaintiff In the i smashing up of a go-cart by defendant's i horse, which it was alleged had been care lessly ridden. At the previons hearing his Worship found that the horse had shied ab a heap of sand, and the whole thing had been the result of an accident for which defendant was hardly re sponsible. It was now sought to be shown that there had been an attempt to mislead the Court, and that the attempt had been successful. The horse, It was alleged, had not shied at the heap of ssnd, but at the go-cart, and defendant had forced the horse up to it. t The animal played up with the consequence thofe m its plunge* it came down actually on the go.oart'arid ruined it- —Several Witnesses were heard and the whole story was gone over again with the object of showing defendant's , P ab !l lty m the "natter. At the close of plaintiff's case His Worship visited the soene of the acoident, and on resuming, evidence for the defence was taken.— Uis Worship reserved hip judgment.

THE ASHBUKTQJV OtJAEMAN : THTJKSDA^ JtNB 25, 1896.



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Wanted. | "PURICBUKD Spanish ; a Dozen splendid ■*- specimens of these fine fowls for Sale, cheap. Apply Mail Office. 6127 £*D BOXES Stationery unsurpased " for value by any house m the trade. Weldon's Journal for May. 'The Man fn m Snowy River, 'In the Days of Auld L%ng £yne,' 'Beside the Bonnie Brar Dush.' — H. H. .J^"EB. CXJj AWKINS will hold a Clearing • -LI. g a i Q before Stock-taking, commencing next week. Everything will be marked down to clear, for Cjsh. Remnants and job lines at a sacrifice. . 6 128 MRS TOMPKINS having taken the house lately occupied by Mia? Flower, is prepared to receive a limited number of gentlemen boarderc. All home comforts Terms on application. __ . em COUGH, Cough, Cough-I am btill miking my celebrated Cough Drops, None genuine unless stamped Flower's Cough.— H. A. Flower, Confectioner, . East street. 5 24 BANANAS. Bananas, ripe and sound '• also sweet D.E. Oranges at H. A. Flower's, Uonfeoiioner and Fruiterer, East Street. WANTED Known— We are clearing out all our Macintoshes, Jackets, Lined Cloaks and Dressing Gowns. No reasonable offer refused for anything Roiled or "nob up to date." — Mitohfll & Turner. ANTED Known— Men's Mercery. Clothing and Boots. For Goods thab wear well, fib well, and look well, try that old established firm— Mitchell | & Turner. | C¥7* ANTED Rnown- Just opened, ex ** Pakeha and Gothic, Flannelettes, white, stripes, and colours ; Velveteens, blaok, all prices ; Colours, large variety, including new shades m Reseda, Hum- boldb and Hungarian— Mitchell and Turner. CHOCOLATE Confectlona.— l have m stock over thirty varieties of the best English makes— (Fry and Cadbury's), "Murray's "Seed and Dorothy Caramels. — Flower, Fruiterar and Confectioner. W r ANTED Known — That Smith Maokwell makes, repairs, and re-covers Umbrellas and Parasols at Lowor East Street, Ashburton. No Eersons employed to canvass or collect Jmbrellas at the door. 4 14 OWN Make m Ladies and Children's Underclothing. Aprons, and Pina- fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, Muslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., ab Mrs Alcorn s new shop, Baker's p nildlngs. _____ WANTED Known — 6000 pairs of Boobs and shoes to pick from. Mellok s Great Boot Sale. \ITANTED Known— Large delivery of .vv the * Economic' Kid Glovei, four buttons, Is 9d per pair, worth much more — W H. Collier. WANTED Known— lf you miss the Che p Boob Sale you will be rry. — Mellor's, Tancred Street. OLF! WOLF! WOLF I The old cry. He has come this week, and is slaughtoiing Music at unheard of prices la pit ces for 3d ; Is 6d pieces for 4d ; 2s pieces fcr 6d ; 3s pieces for 9J ; 4s pieces for Is. 3500 pieces to select from at L. F. A ndrbwbs <fe Uo.'s Great Sale. 593 vi/ A NTI<D Known— Great Reduction at YV Mklloic's Cheap Boot Fale. UTTER. BUTT KR. -Finest Factory Butter, lOd per lb.— Fletcher Bros., East Street, Ashburton INGFISH, Barraconda, Blue Cod, Rock Cod, Groper, Ling, Bream. Crayfish, Smoked Ftsh, Oysters, and Rabbits. Hot Fish D'nners at Suther- land's, Tancred Street. Nijn ANTED Known-50 pairs Ladies • » and Girls' Leather Top and Canvas Tennis Shoes, at half usual price, for two weeks only. — Andrew Orr 10 136 MEN'S Bluchers ss, a good Strong Nailed Shooter ab 8s 6d ; s nice assortment of Ladies' and Children's Bootß nd Shoes from Is 9d a pair at R Alcorn s A MEBICAN BOSS and Nougat •*J_ Creams, simply delicious. Hot Pies, Tea, Coffee, and Cocoa H. Diggle, Up-to-date Confectioner, East Street. WANTED Known— Everybody to roll np to Mellor's Cheap Buob Sale. Now's your time to buy. WANTED Known— Go to The Corker for Newest Styles In Drapery and Millinery— W. H. Collier. /^.REAT SALE NOW ON at L. F VX ANDREWES&Oo. £30 0 worth of Books, Stationery, Fancy Goods, Toys, Music, &c', to be sold this month regard- less of cost. Sale now on at L. F. Andpewes & Co, Stationers' Hall. 4 25 R3 KNIGHT, cash purchaser of Ladles' and Gentlemen's left off Clothing, et c. Letters" promptly attended to. Near Post Office, 5 100 \\f AIS TED Known — Bargains from VV floor to coiling —MELLo'sSto aking Boot Salo. VI7ANTKD Known— The * Economic' >T Kd Glove, four bnttone, la 9! per pair, is the Glove for everyday wear — W. H. Colli en, READ THIS -Sixpenny Books at 3d Shilling Books at 4d, Eighteen P-inny Books at 9J, Half-a-crown Books at Is, Envelopes from 3s 9d* per 1000, or 250 for I*, Boxes of Note Paper and envelopes from 4£d, Shilling packets of Note Paper at Bd, Two-shilling Packets for Is 3 I— at L. F. Andrewes and Co's Great Sale. 5 46 NOTICE.— Are yon going to build? Because the cheapest shop for' Roofing, 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'k, Ironmonger. Plumber, and Tinsmith. Telephone 32. WANTED KNOWN.— Mrs Huffam, having taken the premises lately occdpled by Mr G. Neill, Intends to open same as Ladies' Dining and Refresh- ment Rooms, where visitors will find a long felt wanb supplied. Meals ab all hours, A few boardare will find all the comforts of a home. 4 196 ANTED Known— Ladies Shoes tan or black, 6s 6d.— Mellor' Cheap Boob Sale. Jif Ira P. Wetmore, a prominent real estato agent of dan Angelo, Texas, has used Cham- berlain's Oolie,.Gn6lejra and piarrhoea Rrmedy m his family for several years bb ogoasion required, and., always with perfeot succesp, He says : " I find it a perfeot oure for onr baby when troubled with colio or dysentery. I now feel that my outfit, is not complete without a bottle of this Remedy at home or on a trip away from home. For sale by the Ashburton Drug Company. 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Public Notices. DRE& DEPARTMENT. ~ SPECIAL & UNPRECEDENTED OFFER f^TNDING as the season pro- •- gresaefl, that we are over- stocked m some of the more DON'T expensive of r.ur Dress Goods, which inclcd • Scotch and Colonial Tweed?, Heivy Serges, etc , we have drcidrd to Make Up All Materials at 2* 6d per yd & upwards FKEB OF OHABGE. For Ocio Month Only, Commenc- ing Saturday, June 20. and continuing * ill Saturday, Jn'y 25 THs is no Ordinary Offer, but a sift of 10 i 6i on each costume MISS " } Terras— Strctly Cash at the time order is given. Ml Lower Priced Goods will be Reduced to effect a Clearance. Our Wonderful Serge, ueual price 19 Id— Reduced to lOfd Speoia] Job Pnrcha c c— -Meltons, usual price Is 2d — Now lOd Scorch Tweeds, aeaal price Is lid— Now Is 6d We are »lso offering, at Low prices — TH(S Warehousemen's Clearing Lines m General Drapery,' Bought; at a Big Discount. We Invite yon to lnspeob. Colonial Flannel, B£d yard. Ashburton Drapery Company, Cash Drapers, Clothiers, Milliners, and Dressmakers. H. C. SHRIMPTON, Manager. WOOLLEN GOODS FOE WINTER WEAR. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. Men's Overcoats," with Cape, from ... 20a Boys' Overcoats from 8s 6d Men's AH Wool Sao Snits from 27s 6d Men's All Wool Trousers from 83 9d Boys' All Wool Knicker Suits from. 7s 61 Men's Cover Coat from ... 29s 6i BLANKETS. BLANKETS. BLANKETS "*- MosgieL Aahburtoni Mosgiel 168 6d per pair. RUGS. RUGS. RUGS. Wellington, Mosgiel, Timaru 123 6d. L.W. Pants, our own make, 3s lid. Flannel Shirts 3s 6i. rjRIVING GLOVES, Wool Lined jloves, Mufflers from Is, Wool Socks Is, Men's Golf Gaps from 1«, Boys' Caps 6d Nl W ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. ALEX HENDRY, Manager. SAVE MONEY AND LOSE WORRY BY PURCHASING FOR CASH. I CAN Supply lln fallowing goxls at LOW PRICES - , Flour, be->t brands, m &O!b, 1001^, and. : 2COlba — Snoci »l L->w p )c9<? by ton Sharps by Is worth, sack or ton Bran by Is north, sack or ton O^s, Whole and Crushed, m any quantity- Oaisheaf ChafF by sack or ton — I have Homo over lOO'.b per eack Straw C lftff 1 y sack or ton Tied Chaff Chick Wheat by Is worth or sack Barley by Is worth or Back Linseed, Onions, Carrots, Potatoes, ByFgrasß, Cocksfoot, Clover, etc Tea m 51b boxes, Tins and Caddies ALSO,— About 1000 Apple Trees from 3 to 6 years old, over twenty varieties. When grafting I choose these after fruiting ; 200 choice kinds. They are strong, well- grown trees, with good fibrous roots. Most of them have already borne excellent fruit. J. Thomas, GRAIN AMD PRODUCE DEALER, HAVELOOK STRBKT. ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, Ashburton Thursday— Mothers' Union Meeting m JSt Stephen's Schoolroom at three pm , all mothers invited ; Brotherhood of St An Ire w 7 30 pm Thursday -G.F,S., 7 pm Friday— Short Service at 7.3 C pm ; Choir practice at 8 pm SUNDAY SERVICES. 11 am-Monvng Prayor— Jttev H. . Purchase 3 p m— {Seafiald), Rev H Purchas 6.30 p m -Evening Prayer— Rev H. Purchas LAZARUS'S SIGHT TESTING AND SPEGSIALITE SPECTACLES. Sole Agent for Aehburton District., 8. BALEK. JEWELLER, EAST STREET ASHBURTON. LAZARUS' Patented System ensures comfort »od correat sight. Dont poll your eyes by doing badly fitting i Spectacles ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. |V OTIOE is hereby given thab 4s 2d for 111 every 100 beads of Small Birds srill be paid during the months of June and July, delivered at any Road Board office, or *t the County Council offices, A: hburton. By Order, F. MAIN WARING. Clerk, Aehburtw, Jane 23, 1896, 0 126



_ Business Notices, ' I ook. Look. G. J. NEILL VfS NOW SELLJNG CHEAPER THAN EVER. MAKE NO ERROR &O TO NBI LL'S FOR % GOOP & CflE\P DR\PBKY, CLOTHING, & BOOJS NO OLD STOCK, EVERYTHING NEW, OOME AND SEE, AND COMPARE OUK PRICES. WE DEFY COMPETITION DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, Men's Boots and Shoes. Women's Boots »nd Shoes Boys' Boots and Shoes. Girls' Boots and Shoes of Every Description. €ftt J. MEIIiIj, Friedlander's Coraer, East Street. TERMS CASH. — FOR — WEDDING PRESENTS, WEDDING PRESENTS. Pay a Visit to the JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT ~ OF S. SALE X, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. IV HERE le to be seen the Largest and Finest Stock of JEWELLERY, and SILVER PLATED WARE m oar district. SOME VERY SUITABLE ARTICLES FOR WEDDING PRESENTS AT REASONABLE PRICES. Seeds. See Is. Seeds. I' LETCHER BROS HATEJast Pece-"ved their New Seasc n's Stcck of Mmmo& Blaiu's Flower r and Vegetable Seeds. Flower Seeds m One P.nny (Id) racket?, seventy- two wieties ; Vegetable Saeds m Threepenny (3d) p»ck-ts, 100 vnrioties. NOVELTIES FOR THIS YEAR, 1896. NEW JAPANESE ROSE— CRIMSON RAMBLER. I Th'e new Rose is the Bensation of the honr m the tloral world, and well may it be, for it is *n entire novelty, distinct m character and of great merit. It originated m Japan, and is a hardy, everblooming, climbing polyanthn?, bearing rich deep crhngom flowers m Urge panicles. The flower, when cat, will keep m water for a long time, and will bloom for nearly a month if left on the tree. Fxtr* Strong Rooted Plants, 53 ; Strong Plants, 2s 6 1. "WHltf HAM'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, daeky red colonr ; it is of fioe qoality, and cannot be surpassed for preserving. The plant is of robust growth, aod is marvellously prolific. Upwards of three tons of splendid fruit hate been gathered from half an acre, and as much as twenty-six tons of this fine Gooseberry htve been grown on 3£ acres Price, 2s each ; 20s per dozen. Retail, 2.5 6d each ; 24s per dozen A full catalogue of novelties will be ready m a few days, and Market Gardeners and all who go m for prise stock, should call and get one TO STOREKEEPEBS, HAWKERS, Etc, Wecfferto Storekeepers, etc., a liberal discount off Id and 3d- packets of Seeds, and can thoroughly recommend them ms tbe best and most reliablo fc'oeds m the market, During the. past season (1895), we sold many thousands of pickets of Se(dp, and m almost every case we have heard of Splendid Results. If you h»ve not previously handled Nimmo & Blai n's Standard Seeds, it will pay you to do so now. We fully expect to treble our saleß of these famous feeds this season Provisicne. Provisions. * WE HAVE IN STOCK SOMR OF THE FINEST PROVISIONS IN ASHBURTON BACON. Finest Smoked Rolls Finest Pale Rolls Finest Smoked bides Finest Pale Sides Finest Smoked Hams Finest Pale Hams CHEESE. finest Akaroa Cheese Finest Factory Cheese LARD. Lard m Bladders and Sausage Skins BUTTER. 10d per lb Finest Factory Butter 10d per lb POTATOES. POTATOES. Finest Blue Dement Potatoes, 4s lld per bag ; or two bags for 9s 6d, Delivered anywhere within the Belle, FLETCHER BROS.. CASH SUPPLY STORES, BAST STREET, ASHUU RJ.O^W, and High street, Cbriatchurch. TbWPHONB 24 '"' Bpx 67