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Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1396. RECENT ARMENIAN HORRORS

i ♦ ' ■■■■. The Review of Reviews for February has an article which appears to give the most reliable account that has yet been published of the recent massacres in Armenia ; that is to say, from the Ist of October last to the beginning of the present year. The article is editorial, and was prepared from information gathered from foreign residents of Asia Minor, and gives an insight into the object aimed at by the Turks, which is much clearer than anything that has appeared in current despatches. In the first place, the most reliable estimates of European and American residents of Turkey and Asia give the number of those who were killed during the period mentioned at fifty thousand, and it is said from these sources that the property plundered or destroyed was not less than £8,000,000. It is said, too, that there are as many as three hundred and fifty thousand wretched survivors, most of whom are women and children, who are in danger of periahing by starvation unless foreign aid is promptly Bent and allowed to reach them. Curiously enough and significantly in view of the light thrown upon tihe subject by the article mentioned, these recent horrors have been confined to the six provinces of Armenia in which the Sultan agreed in his last engagement with the Powers to bring about oerta|n political and oivjl refrrw, la »H gaee» the yjutiwi

have been exclusively Armenians, In ( some of the provinces there are many Greeks, but they have not been molested, though they, too, are Christians. The Turks have appeared to exercise great care, as a rule, not to injure subjects of foreign nations. The only exceptions were in Marash and Harpoot, where the American Mission buildings were looted and in some instances burned. These damages are estimated to exceed £20,000, for which the American Government has demanded indemnity, though that fact is not mentioned in the article under examination. The policy of the Turks appears to have been to avoid compli cations with foreign nations. Perhaps they did not consider the United States as one of the Powers that would be likely to demand and enforce indem nities. It remains to be seen whether I they counted without their host. The I perpetrators of these massacres have been the resident Moslem population re-enforced by Kurds, Circassians, and in some instances by the Sultan's soldiers, who began the dreadful work at the sound of a bugle and desisted when the bugle signalled them to stop. It is said also that the outrages in Harpoot, including the attack on the American Mission, were perpetrated by Turkish soldiers, The correspon dents from whom the Review of Reviews has compiled these statements assert that it is an utter mistake to suppose that the local authorities could have suppressed the Moslem mobs and re strained the wild Kurds. The fact is. they state that the authorities counten anced, and even conducted the mas sacreß, stopping them only when they had proceeded as far as was intended. These are frightful accusations, but they appear to be warranted by the facts given and by the reasons which appear to have influenced the Turkish officials in the six Turkish provinces which the Sultan pledged himself to reform. The scheme of reform in volved the right of the Armenians to participate in the local governments. This was something which the Moham medan official class could not brook. According to the Moslem idea the "Giaour" has no right to live save in subjection. The proposition to grant Armenian Christians civil and political rights was so revolting to the Moham medan officials that they concluded that they were entirely justified in per mitting the fanatical Moslem popula tion and the barbarous Kurds and Circassians to massacre a sufficient number of the resident Armenians so as to render it impossible for them to assume political control in the district and provinces mentioned. It is said that in all the reeent massacres in the six provinces it has been noticeable that the well-to-do, capable and intel ligent Armenians have been selected as victims.. The article emphasizes the disgust and lesentment which the foreign Christian residents of Turkey feel concerning the lying official re ports which the Turkish Government has sent out to the world concerning these hideous outrages. The pretence that the Armenians have been the ag greßsors is utterly without foundation. Summing the whole matter up, the Review of Reviews, from the information ifc has gathered, concludes that the only way to save the Armenians f rem entire extermination, the only way to reform Eastern Turkey, is by forcible foreign intervention — "nob the threat of it, but the intervention itself." But the Review has no confidence in the possi bility of concerted action by the Powers. If anything is to be done it must be done by Russia. Her position and power give her, as the Review expresses \ it, a unique call to this work. It is believed that if she should enter on it at once the whole civilized world would approve her course. Concluding, the Review says : •* Russia should have as free a hand in Kurdistan as England has insisted on having in Egypt, By frankly admitting this, England would gain in the respect and sympathy of the world and strengthen her own position,"

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Reading matter on fourth page. One hundred new words are annually added to the English language. The Monowai, with the English mail, left San Franoisco for Auckland at 6 p.m. on Thursday last, the time-table date. Captain Russell is announced to deliver a political address in Christchuroh on Thursday night. If the earth were equally divided among its inhabitants, eaoh person would get about twenty-three and a half aores. To be perfectly proportioned, it is claimed that a man should weigh twenty, eight pounds to every foot of his height. Ib I* stated that Mr Dalston, Acting General Manager for the Midland Railway in New Zealand, will shortly sever his connection with the Company. Ihe authorities at Home deal heavily with tradesmen who endeavour to poison the public A ' sausage maker named Robinson was charged at the Worship street Police Court with having diseased meat in his possession. The judge fined him £50. The meat was then traced to a butcher named Harrington, who had previously sold the meat ro Robinson. The Judge sentenced him to three years' imprisonment without the option of a fine. One of the orders issued to the Salva tion Army faring cn e regime of Com raiasioner Coombs raads as follows :— lt having been brought under the notice ©f the Staff Council thab Lieutenants expec ted Headquarters to consent to their court* ing and engagements, and that, instead of trying to qualify themselves for captains, their thoughts and attentions were directed to their sweethearts, they have just issued the following stringent order : — That in future no sanction will be given to courting or any engegement of any male lieutenant. He must get promoted to the rank of captain before anything of the kind can be recognised' In the course of a recent address Arch deacon Sinclair said that the part of the Highlands with whleh he was speolally connected, the Island of Skye, had in the space of 43 years contributed to the British army 21 generals, 45 colonels, 600 majors, captains, and lieutenants, 10,000. other soldiers, and not less than 120 pipers. He thought that was a very good record for a small territory with nob more than 25,000 inhabitants. Recruiting sergeants now complain, however, that the martial spirit seem.3 to have largely died out in Skye. Of late years its inhabitants have confined bheir exploits to the deforcing of defence leas sheriff's officers, attacking them with odds in their own favour of hundreds to 'one. Many ladies aomplain the Tea they have been using hafc neither strength nor flavor. If they try Kozie Tea they will be satisfied. The 2/4 }B superb

The largest room in the world under I one roof and unbroken by pillars is at St 5 Petersburg. It is 620 feet long by 120 in I breadth. j The sale of Miss Venie Flower's piano * and other furniture takes place ou Tues- ■ day, June 9, Mr Alfred Harrison being' the auctioneer. The Press Association telegraphs fiom Wellington that with the reduction in the cast of telegrams a slight increase in the work at the local office is reported. Messrs Friedlander Bros., Limited, will offer for sale on Saturday, June 13 the well-known farm of Mr Thomas White at Fleming ton. The sale will be as usual at the Orange Hall. While fidhing near the Stunner baths yesterday Mr James Carter succeeded in cUching a very large skate, measuring 7fc 6in Jong and 4ft 4ln from fin to fin, and weighing about lcwt. Ihe census returns for the colony a r e nob yeb completed, but it is understood that they will give a population of about 701,000, which means an increase in the past five years of about 75,000. Letters from places beyond the colony, addressed as under, were received at the Ashburton Post Office during the month of March, and are still unclaimed : — A. Nightingale, O. G. Porter. In the Baidar Valley, near Balaclava, in the Crimea, there stands a walnut tree which must be at least 1000 years old. It yields annually from 80,000 to 100,000 nuts, and is the property of five Tartar families, who share its produce equally* London imported in a single season about 800.000 > uahela of oranges from the Azores, 500,000 from Spain, 300,000 from Sicily, and as many bushels more from other countries as brings her year's total up to about 3,000.000 hoahela. At a special meeting of the Board of Governors of the Prince Albert College, last week, Me H. O. Craddock, M.A., of Canterbury College, w>w appointed resident junior m*sier. Mr Craddook took honours in classics, and has a good record as an athlete. There are 12.000,000 silk hats made annually in the United Kingdom, worth more than £4,000 000 sterling. The moat costly hats in the world are those made at Panama, of straw, which take six months to mike, and are sold at £6 each. The ex-Empress Eugenie, who i9 still engaged on her memoirs, uses a penholder that is set with diamonds. . This was employed by the fourteen representatives in signing the Treaty of the Peace of Paris j in 1856, and was presented to the ex-'j Bmpress as a memento. 'J he folio wing hockey players have been j requested to go into training for the coming l'hiwitld matoh, (p-aotiee to take place on Thursday) : — Mellor (2), Hardley (2), C, Andrews, Dr Leahy, Cambridge. L. Broad, Potter, Robottora, H. V. Andrews, Cook, F. Gale, G. J. Neil. The many friends of Mrs Ward, wife of Judge Ward, will hear with regret of her I decease, which took place on' Sunday in Christchurch The deceased lady took a prominent) part in all social reform matters and was most energetic in heradvooacy of the principles of the W.C.T.U., and in the interests of temperance matters generally. The Hon. John McKenzie, Minister of Lands, addressed a crowded audience last night in the Opera House, Auckland, the Mayor presiding. He spake on the lines of recent speeches, and at the close a vote of thanks and unabated confidence in the present Government was carried by a large majority. Japan has ordered six more ships for her navy. One of these is being built in Japan, and orders for the other five have jußt been placed with shipbuilding firms in Enghnd. Each of the now vessels will be 450f c in length, and 5550 tons, the carrying capacity being 7500 tons dead weight* - • There is a banana plantation in Cuba covering an area of 50 square miles, which contains on an average 2,500,000 trees, and keeps in constant employment 3500 persons. A fleet of 26 steamers is required to transport the fruit to the United States. The banana is fast superseding the sugar cane in the West Indies. * , A Board of Chemists is to be appointed by the British Government to establish and maintain a standard of purity for articles of food, home raised and imported and persons guilty of adulteration on a second conviction are to be sent to prison as in ancient days. Certain parts of the report are directed against) American food stuffs including lard. , Ab the Wellington Magistrates' Court on Friday, Mr J. C. Martin said that a man must be held to be drunk, no matter how small the quantity of liquor he m»y have imbibed, as long as the liquor caused him to act to the public annoyance in auoh a way as he would not have done had he not taken any. Mr Martin judges drunkenness nob by the quantity Imbibed, but by the effect produced. TheDnnedln Star thus describes a fish recently caught near the Kaik :— lt some what resembles a frost fish in shape, but ib measures lOfb 4in long and is prettily marked with stripes and bars, and it has feelers several feet long, and altogether presents a very sttange appearance. Some say it is like a fish called the king of the herrings, occasionally taken off the north coast of Scotland. The Press Association telegraphs, regarding the tick scourge prevalent in Queensland, the Agricultural Department think there is little possibility of its spread ing to thia c »lony Thefew cattle which ara imported here from Australia have to undergo ninety days' quarantine before they are allowed amoegsc the herds of the colony, and the hides that are imported have to be well salted or chemically treated. j At a meeting held last evening in Dunedin, at which Bishop Nevill presided, a Public Schools Religious Education League was formed, the object being the promotion of religious education in public schools during" school hours, on the basis of the Education Act of New South Wales. Bishop. Novill waa appointed President ot the League, which, says the Press Association, appears to be composed of members of the Anglican Chnroh. A bright youth undergoing examination for admission to one of the Government departments found himself confronted with the question : * c What is the distance from the earth to the sun," Not knowing the exact number of miles, he wrote in reply ; 'I am unable to state accurately ; but I donfe believe the sun is near enough to interfere with the proper performance of my duties if I get this clerkship.' He passed his examination. The height of impudence was reached at Easb Melbourne last week by a burglar, who broke into the residence of Canon Berry. He entered by the dining room window, and having piled some coals on the fire proceeded to make himself comfort able. He drew the canon's armchair to the fire, and made a hearty supper of biscuits, cheese, and wine, and even wenb so far as to toast the cheese. He had the dock ready for removal, when he was disturbed. He decamped without taking any property. The Wellington Post learna that on the 26fch ult. an application was made before Mr Justice Williams, in chambers, at Dunedin, Co fix Jlune 5 for Che hearing before that Judge of an application by the Liquidators of the Colonial Bank to com promise certain accounts. The applica tion, whichwas granted, refers, It believes, to accounts between the Bank and some of its late olients in Southland, as to which some interesting disclosures may bo ex. wte& - i

CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN

RELIEF FOR AGED AND INFIRM. London, June 1 The Oddfellows' Conference ex pressed approval of a St<»te system of relief for the aged and infirm outside } of poor laws, I

AUSTRALIAN.

GRANT TO LADY PARKES. Sydney, May 31 The House passed the grant to Lady Parkes by 55 to 22. » SLIPPER? JACK." For two years past the country folk at Oapertee are stated to have suffered from terror, occasioned by the depre dations of a man who, owing to the difficulty of his capture, earned the soubriquet of "Slippery Jack." Various schemes were arranged to capture him, but without success. Diggers' huts were robbed, and sheep stolen from stations in the most daring manner. In the beginning of the week the police with a black tracker got on his track and hunted him down. As soon as the pursuers came in sight Jack made for the scrub. The police, compelled to fire, shot the man in the thigh, and captured him. " Slippery Jack " turns out to be a Spaniard, and a legacy from Noumea to the mainland. He alleges that he escaped after being ten days in an open boat. A miscellaneous lot of articles were recovered from the cave where he resided. PLAYING THE GHOST. Adelaide, May 30 A man named" Rudd paid rather dearly for playing the ghost. While a peaceably disposed citizen was wending his way past a cemetery a figure clad in a white garment, emerged from the burial ground, and in sepulchral tones said, " Thomas Medall, I claim you." Medall was willing to be claimed, and iuvited his ghostship to take him, and struck him with a stick. The ghost closed with him, but Medall dis arranged the sheet and identified Budd. A magistrate charged the latter £4 5s for the freak. . TUB MISSING DETECTIVE. Sydney, June 1. The police searched the Talune for Kirby without success, although it is alleged that th^j found traces that a man had been secreted aboard. THE GYANIDE PROCESS. Melbourne, Jane 1 ! The Australian Gold Recovery Com pany recently sought for an amend ment of their patent in Victoria to limit its use to diluted solutions of cyanogen, Tnis proposed amendment is believed to be promoted by the English appeal decision. The Govern* ment opposed the amendment, and after an exhaustive argument the Commissioner of Patents decided to refuse the application for the amend ment. THE McPHEE ROBBEKY. Robert Butler has been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the McPhee robbery: The accused was sentenced at Dunedin, in 1880, to eighteen year's penal servitude for burglary and ten years for sasrilege. When leaving the Court the prisoner caught sight of a female relative and has acted hysterically ever since, butting his head against the walls of his cell.

THE DISASTER AT MOSCOW.

A DREADFUL SCENE.

St Petersburg, Jane 1 . Ihefete which resulted in such a terrible disaster took place on the Khodyneski Plain. The people were to be treated to free amusements, supplied with food, and provided with gifts in honour of the coronation. Immense crowds, chiefly peasants, were assembling all the night prior to the fete, but there were very few police on the scene. A false' alarm that a divi sion oE the gifts had commenced caused a rush early in the morning. The attendants becoming frightened scat tered bundles of food and gifts in all directions and this had the effect of inciting the people at the rear of the concourse to make a rush for the front.

In doing so they fought, crushed, and trampled, with , the result that hundreds were suffocated, many , being flattened like pancakes. Thirty fell into an old well and were killed.

When the crowd had been dispersed the plain presented the aspect of a battlefield. The screams of the sufferers and bereaved were heart* rending. Considerable heorism was shown. Many women escaped death by passing over the heads of the crowd. Some estimates give the total number killed as 2500. The victims were buried in immense trenches.

t Af fcer the burial the fete was con tinued, the Czar and Czarina being among those present. The Chief of the Police was blamed for not taking steps to provide against a panic, and an t attempt was made to lynch him.

THE SOUTH AFRICAN CRISIS.

♦ ■■— Capetown, Jun 1 There are great rejoicings in South Africa at President Kruger's promise to do his best to obtain a mitigation of the sentences, which is regarded as a pledge of a racial reunion. Stocks rose fifty per cent and Kruger was londly cheered in Johannesburg. Joubert and Leyds are consulting with the Orange Free State as to uniform armanents for both republics. Kruger is obtaining tenders for twenty-five thousand Mauser rifles and ten million cartridges. The Transvaal Government has sent officers to the frontier to verify Robinson's statements that troops were not being collected at Mafefcing.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN

AFFAIRS IN CRETE. Constantinople, Jane 1 Adellah Pasha, the Governor, hag relieved Vamos in Crete. THE ARMENIAN MASSACRES Russia has cautioned the Porte that the massacres in Armenia must not be repeated. GLADSTONE AND THE POPE. London, Jane 1 Mr Gladstone praises the paternal attitude of the Pope in enquiring into the validity of certain English orders of the Roman Catholic Ohurph.

AUSTRALIAN

AN IMPORTANT DECISION. . -Newcastle, June 2 An important test case affecting strikers has been heard in Court. The men employed in Brown's collieries sued the owners for wages for a week's work after the expiry of the strike notice pending the holding of a Con ference. Brown refused to pay; claim ing that he had not recognised the Union's notice and that the men moat \ give a fortnight's individual notice. ' Tke Court held that the Union notice was invalid » and that the men must give notice. _, , v _ THE EMPIRE NAVY. BiEtBOURNE, June 2 Lord Brasaey, in the course of ft lecture on the British naval power and policy, said that in regard to the men available, as to character, and material, and ships we had a great advantage over other nations. Our naval power was much above the standard agreed upon by the House of Commons. The power was equal to that of any other two nations and it was, he said, increas ing at a greater rate than that of France and Russia together. The navy, he declared, was well able to prevent the colonies being attacked' and to protect commerce in transit.

CKICKET.

London, June 1 Playing for Soawx v Somerset, Murdoch scored 144

AUSTRALIANS v OXFORD. The Australians began their match against the Oxford University at Oxford to-day. The University team is Bardswell, Conliffe, Warner, Smith, Foster, Mordaunt, Waddy, Lewis, Hartley, Raikes, and Leveaon- Gower. ; Splendid weather was experienced, and the wicket was in good order. There was a very large attendance of the public Oxford batted first, and ab the luncheon adjournment had losb four wickets for 76. Foster and Gower not but, with 26 and 21 respectively.

COURSING.

» — — - — . A meeting of the Coursing Club was held „ last evening to receive the balance sheet of the inaugural meeting, whioh was held on. May 25 and 26. This proved to be very satisfactory, showing a credit balance. Ib was decided to hold a coursing meeting- on' Thursday, July 2, for dogs which have never - won more than £2, and to hold another on Arbor Day, Tuesday, August 4, for all dogs. ' The July meeting will be held on Mr Rule's farm at Peadarves, the use of which that gentleman has kindly granted to the Club for the day appointed. This is to be • a sweepstake of ( 10a each, entries to close on Tuesday, June 30, at the Central Hotel, at 8.30 p.m. The committee anticipate even larger entries than they had for the May meeting, which tpeaka well for the future of the Coursing Club.

BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The Ashburton Borough Council held its ordinary meeting last night. Present — GrsOrr, Baker, Bird, Reid, Collins, Onthbertson, and ) hdtnaa. In the absence, from indisposition, of His Worship the Mayor, Or Orr was appointed Chairman. . FINANCE. The Obairman stated that the debit balance at tha bank stood at £1641 7s lOd, and the income received from all sources since last meeting bad been £126 5a 3d, RAILWAY RESERVES. , Hon. W. C. Walker wrote that he had, received the Council's letter re railway reserves, and would give it hia earliest attention. The Clerk stated that he had received no letter from either of the other gentle* men written to. , v It was decided to acknowledge the letter and thank Mr Walker. ' BESERVE 1015. \. Reserve 1015 was ordered to be leased to MrH. Willis at the usual rent of £1 per annum. . TIRE BRIGADE, The annual subsidy was ordered to be paid to Ihe Fire Brigade. ENGINEERS* REPORT. The report of the Engineers was read aB under and adopted : — Labor Gang— The men have been engaged during the past two weeks in shingling streets and footpaths, cleaning up along water -race through Mr Williamson's property, making and fixing bridges .and culverts, putting in trees and planting willows for river protection, repairing channeling and kerbing, iencing in Domain, spreading shingle delivered by contractors, carting grass and rubbish off streets, attend ing to the water supply and general maintenance work; Outfall Drain Connections— Two tenders for making the three connections with the outfall drain, as ordered by the CounoiL were received by the Chairman of the Works Committee. The lowest tender, that of Messrs Carter and Summers at £14: 17s 6d, was accepted. ' Metalling — The contractors are making good progress with the supply of shingle. We have arranged that the loose stones scattered from the main body of metal, tha* have been complained of, snail be remoted regularly. Channelling— The contractors have com pleted the channelling in Havelock street), and the work in Wakanui road east has been finished except a few ohains of kerbing near the Central Hotel, whioh was stopped oa aocount of the frosts last week. HOSPITAL WATER SUPPLY. An interim report) was received from the Engineers on the question of tha proposed Hospital water supply, but con* sfderation was held over until reoeipt of the full reporb. FIRK SUBSIDY. Tb was decided to write to the Fir© Insurance Association asking for the usual subsidy for fire prevention par* poaes. ACCOUNTS, ETC. After the question of Mr Harrison's alleged claim had been referred to the borough solicitor* aceounta to the amount of £160 were passed for payment, and the Council sat as a DOMAIN BOARD and transacted some unimportant busi*

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Wanted. V^TANTED to Let, a Seven-Acre ' * Paddock near County Saleyards Apply to Mr O. W. Purnbll. 6 16 NOTICE.— Are you going to build? Because the cheapest shop for j Roofing, Iron Ridging, Gutters, Nails, Lead, Spouting. Water Tanks, Pump?, Ranges, Register Grates, Locks and ! Hinges, Washing Boilers, and all sorts of Ironmongery, is J. W. Bardley's, Ironmonger. Plumber, and Tinsmith, i Telephone 32. UTTER. BUTTKR. —Finest Factory Batter, lOd per Ib.— Fletcher Bros., East Street,, Ashburton. MR DAVID THOMAS has For Sale, by private treaty, Mrs Q (jinn's House, corner of Havelork and Grigs; Street. 5 38 npHK Mighty Atom (Marie Correlli), _L Margaret Grainger (Annie Swan), Broom Squire, A obange of Air, A point of Conscience, Tales from the Telling House, Cleg Kelly, Mrs Tregaskiss, Eng- land's History as pictured by famous painters. — H. M. Jones. MRS KNIGHT, cash purchaser of Ladies' and Gentlemen's left off Clothing, etc. Letters promptly attended to. Near Post Office, 5 100 TTIRESH OYSTERS (4d a dozen), JD Groper, Blue Cod, Skate, Smoked Fish and Wild Rabbit. Hot Fish Dinner's at Sutherland's, Tancred Street. READ THIS-Sixpenny Books at 3d Shilling Books at 4d, Eighteen Penny Books at 9d, Half a-orown Books ab Is, Envelopes from 3s 9d per 1000, or 250 for Ib, Boxes of Note Paper and envelopes from 4£d, Shilling packets of Note Paper ab Bd, Two-shilling Packets for Is 3d— at L. F. Andrewes and Go's Great Sale. 5 46 IF r ANTED , Known— so pairs Ladies YY - and Girls' Leather Top and Canvas Tennis Shoes, at half usual price, for two weeks only.— Andrew Orr 10 136 : ■ 1 WANTED Known — 6000 pairs of Boota and shoes to pick from Mellor s Great Boot Sale. WANTED Known— The 'Economic Kid Glove, four buttons, Is 91 perpair, is the Glove for everyday wear, j — W. H. 00LLH5B.  ! f* ARSON & Go's Stocktaking Sale now v> on — £60i) worth of Groceries, Iron* I mongery, Brnshware, Glass and China, ' Bicycles, .Nickel, and Silver Watchep, to be cleared in four weeks. 5 121 WANTED Known— That E. Mahood is still selling all kinds of Grocery, Crockery, and i Glass ware at as reasonable a price as any other house in the trade Orders by letter or Telephone promptly attended to Families waited on daily. Telephone No 76. WANTED Known — That Smith Mackwell makes, repairs, and re-covers Umbrellas and Parasols at Lower East Street, Ashburton. No persons employed to canvass or collect Umbrellas at the door. 4 144 BANANAS. Bananas, ripe and sound ; al 30 sweet, D. E. Oranges ab H. A, Flower's, Confectioner and Fruiterer, East Street. WANTED Known-^You save 5s in every pound if you patronise Mellor's Cheap Boot Store. kl r ANTEDKnown— Go toTHECoKNEK * « for Newest Styles in Drapery and Millinery— W. H. Collier. GREAT SALE NOW ON at L. F. ANDRIfiWES & Co. £3000 worth of Books, Stationery, Fancy Goods, Toys, Music, &c, to be sold this month regard- lesß of cost. Sale now on at L. F. Andbewes & Co, Stationers' Hill. 425 COUGH, Cough, Cough— l am still making my celebrated Cough Drops, None genuine unless stamped Flower's Oougb.— H. A. Flower, Confectioner, JEaet street. 5 24 ANTED Known-— Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything in the opfclca Use at 8 S&LEK 8. Optician TXTANTKD Known— Great Reduction at YY Mrllor's Cheap Boot Sale. \\T ANTED Known— That it is lament * • able to hear people ask why there is so much trash In the Boot Tradanow-a- \ days ? But no wonder I Bay. Th<jy nvy j strike their breasts and say, ' By our own fault, who bny such traßh at cheap sales.' Though cheap, a profit must bB levied, and ! yon don't get the worth of your money , But you have yeb a remedy by calling at J. Moieon. the Premier in the Boot Trade, where a solid, dry, and good wearing boot can be got. Secure good boots for winter or your feet will be wet. Get your repairs done ab on«e or while you wait at J. Moison's Impermeable Boot Depdt, Fast Street, Ashburton. 12 2



Public notices. -OPENED UP— Q TRUNKS MEN'S, YOUTHS' AND BOYS' BOOTS AT NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. s ;■' . ' * We have gained the reputation of Keeping a GOOD ARTICLE, and we intend to Retain it. The Goods are all marked in Plain I Figures at the VERY LOWEST I POSSIBLE PRICES. Trunks GENTLEMEN'S ENGLISH BALMORALS, Sewn, at prices that will pay yon to in- spoafc and Buyj TRY THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY FOR YOUR NEXT PAIR OF BOOTS ALEXt HENDRY, Manager. PLEASE NOTE. TI7E have been fortunate in securing AT A BTQ DISCOUNT, several clear- ing lines of GENERAL DRAPERY, from one of the Chriatchurch Warehouses, and we intend offering these from THIS DAY AT SPECIALLY LOW PRICES. — REMEMBER — SALE OF WAREHOUSEMEN'S . CLEARING LINES, COMMENCING SATURDAY, MAY 23. TERMS STRICTLY CASH. Ashburton Drapery Company, ARCADE HOUSE, Wanted. WAROO ! THE CURE FOR INDIGESTION. Ash bur ton Drug Company, Agents 11 108 WANTED Known—We intend bo, shake up every Boob Shop in Ashbnrton. — Mbixok's Clearing Boot Sale "POTATOES— Just arrived a splendid JL ] o t of Derwenta ; large sacks, prime quality ; to be sold cheap.y-CARSOW & Co. ANTED Known— A Magnificent Display of Ladies' Jackets in al the Newest Styles, just landed and now on view. See window.— Mitchell and Turner. WANTED Known— Large delivery of the 'Economic' Kid Gloves, four buttons, Is 9d per pair, worth much more. — W H. Collier. Wt ANTED Known— Our Season's Dresses in all the New Colonial Tweeds and Choice Home Materials now opened. An inspection invited. — Mitchell and Tubneb WANTED Known— Having bought our Winter Supply of Blankets and Flannels before the great advance in prices we intend giving our friends full benefit of same.— Mitchell and Turner OATMEAL, Oatmeal. -Finest New Season's Oatmeal, 2s 6d per 251b Bag.— Fletcher Bros , Ashburton. HOLIDAY Suits— A Nice Kaiapol Suit for 27s 6d, Boys' Knlcker and Cambridge Suite from 7s 6d, Men's Suits to Measure from 455, Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed at R. Alcorn's WOLF! 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 Is. 3500 pieces to select from at L. F. Andbewes & c?o.'s Great Sale. 593 WANTED Known— 6ooo pairs of Boots to be cleared in one month, — Mellor's Zealandia Boob Store. OWN Make in Ladies and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina- fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, Muslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., ab Mrs Alcorns new shop, Baker's buildings. ANTED Known— Boots and Shoes from U3d to 27s 6d.— Mellor's Cheap Boot Sale. ANTED KNOWN.— Mrs Hufe-am, having taken the premises lately occupied by Mr G. Neill, intends to open same as Ladles' Dining and Refresh- ment Room?, where visitors will find a long felt want supplied. Meals at all hours.' A few boarders will find all the comforts of a home. , 4 196 ANTED Known— Ladies Shoes tan or black, 6? 6d.— Mkllor' Cheap Boot Sale. WANTED Known— lf you misathe Cheap Boot Sale yon will be ; sorry. — Mellor's, Tancred Street. I AM making Irish Moss Jujubes, in- valuable for oousjbs, colds, influonzt, .eto.o-H. A.-, Flower, Confectioner, Kast Htreeb. 5J23 I**"" Ym try tfm.New Ytms TqUw % (



Business Notices. . j G. J. NEILL TTAS OPENED UP AN ENTIRELY NEW STOCK OF Drapery, Clothing, and Boots. New Dress Goods, double width, Hid yard ; AH Wool Flannel 9£d Doable Bed Twill Sheeting, in white and unbleached, 9£d A. - ■ ; NBtt GOODS OF BVKRY DEBORIPTION. NO OLD STOCK. CLOTHING. CLOTHING. Meu'i and Boys' Suits of every description at the very Lowest possible price. Hats, Caps, Collars and Ties. BOOTS. BOOTS. Men's Nail Shooters 7s lid Boys' Boots, Ladies 1 Boots and Shoes of every description. kd. J. 3BBll*li# Friedlander'a Comer, East Street. t■ ■ ■ — FOR — WEDDING PRESENTS, WEDDING PRESENTS. Fay a Visit to the v : JEWELLERY ESTABLISfiMBNff ;'■■■'='• ov t S. SA LEE, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. t»f HERE fe to be seen the Largest and Finest Stock of JEWELLERY, and SILVER PLATED WARE in our district. SOME VERY SUITABLE ARTICLES FOR WEDDING PRESENTS . ' AT ' . REASONABLE PRICES. Seeds. fc?eeds. Seeds. FLETCHER BROS, HAVE Jnst Pece'ved their New Season's Stock of Nimmo & Blair's Flower «nd Vegetable S«ed». Flower Seeds in One Penny (Id) packets, seventy- two varieties ; Vegetable Seeds in Threepenny (3d) packets, 100 varieties. NOVELTIES FOR THIS YEAR, 1896. NEW JAPANESE ROSE— CRIMSON RAMBLER. Th»'s new Rose is the sensation of the hoar in the floral world, and well may it b« for it 16 an entire novelty, distinct iu character and of great merit. It originated in Japan, and is a hardy, everblooming, climbing polyanthus, bearing rich deep crimsom flowers in Urge panioles. The flower, when cut, will keep in water for a loif time, and will Woom for nearly a month if left on the tree. Extra Strong Rooted Plants, ss ; Btrong Plants, 2s 6J.. : «WHH?HAM'B INDUSTRY" GOOSEBERRY. ~ This superb variety has fairly established its reputation as one of the finest and most profitable Gooseberries in existence. The frnit is of enormous size, and when ripe, of a dark, dusky red colonr ; it is of fine quality, and cannot be surpassed for preserving. The plant is of robust growth, and is marvellously Drofifio. tJpwards of three tons of splendid fruit have been gathered from half an acre, and aa much as twenty six tons of this fine Gooseberry have been grown od 8£ acres ; Price 2s each : 203 per doisen. Betail, 2s 6d each ; 24s per dosen A full catalogue of noTeUiea will be ready in a few days?, and Market Gardeners and all who go in for prise stock, should call and get one TO STOREKEEPERS, HAWKERS, Etc We offer to Storekeepers, etc., a liberal diicount off Id and 3d packets of letd- and can thoroughly recommend them as the best and most reliable feeds wthe market, During the past season (1895), we sold many thousands of naek'ts of Seed*, and in almost every case we have heard of Splendid Results. Jf you h»ve not previously handled Nimmo & Blair's Standard Secdg, it will pay you to do so how. We fully expect to treble our sales of these famous Seeds this season __ _ Provision*. Provisions. WE HAVU IN STOCK SOME OF THE FINEST PROVISIONS IN ASHBURTON BACON. Fineßt Soi, k«d Rolls Finest Palo Rolls Fiaeit fruv.ked Mdwi Finest Pale Sides Finest Smoked Ham? Finest Pale Hams CHEESE. Finest Akaroa Cheese Finest Factory Cheese LARD. Lard in B'ftdders and Sausage Skins BUTTER. tnJ ncr lb Finest Factory Batter lOd per lb POTATOES. POTATOES. tfiieit Blue Dorwcot Potatoes, 4s lid per b»g ; or two b*gs for 9b 6d, Delivered anywhere within the Belts. ■Q FLETCHER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STORES, BA «T STREET, ASBBTJRTON, atxd High street, Christchurch.