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Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, APRIL 13. 1896.

The Rev. Dr Dawson Burns is the accredited authority m Great Britain on the" requirements the British alcoholic of the British drink bill, stomach. That is, it is he who prepares the annual statistics of the drink bill for England, Ireland, and Scotland. The London. Times publishes the rev. doctor's laboriously prepared returns ; every year, and they are accepted by everybody" as accurate and authori tative. Some temperance men are only too willing to accept as wholly due to the spread of temperance principles as they know them, any perceptible falling off m the con sumption by the people of alcoholic liquor, and are apt to overlook one very strong factor m any reduction m the quantity of liquor consumed — viz., shortnbss of cash to spend m the luxury of the social cup. Not all who use liquor are fools and drink to excess. A large proportion of the male population of the English speaking world observe good old George Herbert's warning to !the young man to "beware of the third glass," and never by any chance exceed the bounds of true temperance. Being temperate m all things, they from choice refrain from liquor when their funds are m such a condition as would make in dulgence m the luxury of its use an extravagance, and the abstinence of such men is bound to tell on the total bill. Then there are thousands of hard working laborers and artisans whfo have the good principle m them di being first true to their families and those dependent on them before attend ing to the gratification of their own tastes and likings. With those men the social glass is the first luxury of which they deprive themselves when hard times come. The year 1894, it will be remembered, was a veey hard one for the English worker. Em ployment was scarce ; and when that is so wages are necessarily low. In that year - there . was a great falling off m. the nations drink bill, easily attributable to the compul sory temperance brought about by want of the wherewithal to buy liquor. Prosperity began to flow again m the following year, and with the increased earnings of the people and their greater spending power, the drink bill rioovered. the falling off noted io

1894. At the same time it would be 1 folly to say that the spread of temperance principles — temperance principles voluntarily adopted, and not made compulsory by the hard necessity of want of means — has not a great I influence on the drink bill. Every man who voluntarily ceases, of hia own free will, to use alcoholic liquor, must exercise some influence : but, as we have said, the actual want of cash is a stronger factor than voluntary abstinence. The total cost of the spirits drunk m 1895 was 140,733,294, while m 1894 it was L 39,084,023. For beer the figures were: 1895, L87,009,5Q6, 1894, 185,712,747. Wine : 1895, 1,13,172,013 ; 1894, L 12,461,068. On spirits, therefore, there is an increase of 4£ per cent, on beer of 1^ per cent, and on wine of 5f per cent. The com puted increase of population -was 348,113, or less than 1 per cent, the population being : England, 30,394,078, Scotland, 4,155,654, Ireland, 4,584,434, The average expenditure per head was L3, 12s 9£d, compared with L 3 11s 6|d in1894. Taking the different countries, we find that the cost per head was as follows :"— England, L 3 17s Bfi; Scotland, L 2 18s lid; Ireland, L 2 12s 6d. England drank spirits to the extent of 18s 7£d ;beerL2 JLln 3d ; wines, 8s ll^d; British wines, <fee, lid. Scotland: Spirits, £1 15s 6|d ; beer, 16s 9§d, wine, 6s 4d; British wines, etc., 3d. Ireland: Spirits, £1 Is llfd; beer, £1 4s s£d; wine, 5s 9d ; British wines, etc., 3d. It is suggested by Dr Dawson Burns that the general election may be re sponsible for a portion of the increase. It is a noteworthy fact that the in crease m the drink bill is more than double the annual income of all the missionary societies of the nation. A glance at our own Drink Bill for the year is also interesting. We, however, can only give 1894, as the statistics for 1895 are "not yet available. In that year, excise duty was paid on 4,807,360 gallons of colonial beer, 212,613 gallons of imported beer, 440,805 .gallons of spirits, and 97,934 gallons of wine. In 1894 the consumption per head was a marked falling off as compared with 3 893. In the latter year it was— beer, 7-255 gallons as against 6961 m 1894 , spirite, 1893—0-656, 1894—0 611, wine, 1893 — 0159, 1894—0436. Against the United Kingdom's con sumption per head of 2874 gallons of beer and 1 -00 gallon of spirits New Zealand showed the low figures of 69.6 gallons of beer and o'6l gallon of spirits — a most gratifying comparison, and for the same year of 1894 the New Zealand Drink Bill was over . two millions. |

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

i ... * — — Sir George Grey completes the 84th year of bis »ge to-morrow. ' Tho Hon J. Rlgg, M.L.C., has had his arm injured by the bursting of a gun while Bhooting near Levin . The grave m which the Brunner victims was interred wasßo f fc long, 13fc wideband 6fb deep* It took 40 men to dig ifc. ' The Kaiapoi . Woollen Company has declared a dividend for the halt-year at the rate of 7 per cent per annum. We are sorry to learn that Sir Patrick Buckley, who has been seriously indis posed, will be unable to resume his judicial duties for some time. He has been suffering from -angina pectoris and is now very ill. ••...•' The Otago "Daily Times says that Mr Donald Fr.aser, of Fortrose, Southland;) has been successful 1 in' growing marratn grass on the sand on his property. Tne grass grows luxuriantly and is readily I eaten by horses and cattle. . Mr Colyer. census enumerator for the Ashburton district, requests thab any householder who may have failed to receive a census paper, will be good enough to notify him of the f acfe as- early as possible. At a wedding m Dnnedin last week the bride and her seven bridesmaids were ! dressed m. rich cream-coloured material, manufactured at the Mosgiel mill of the Mosgiel Woollen Company, founded by the father of the bridegroom. According to a Daily Newscorrespond ent, an order has been promulgated m Corea that all queues musb be cub. The people object, and the curious spectacle is being displayed of policemen armed with scissors catching people m the streets and cutting their hair. ° "tfeisoline. the new fibre from the bark of the mulberry tree, is treated like flax, and. purified with Boap and water to prepare It for the weaving shed. The cloth as now made m Italy is ten times stronger than cotton, and only one-tenth the price of flax. A Home paper states that Dc Dawson Burn's British drink bill for 1895 reveals the fact that over three and a half millions j more money was spent on intoxicants last year than m 1894, the total being £142,414 813. The average expenditure per head of the population was £3 12s 9jd, against £3 11s 6|d m 1894. The Prohibitionist Is authority for stat ing that Mr W. Chryßtall, the well-known Christohurch wine and spirit merchant, has decided to abandon the liquor busi ness. It was this gentleman — a well known churchman and superintendent of a Sunday school — who was some months ago unmercifully lampooned and cartooned, by the teetotal organ for being an official m the chnrch and a trader as well. The Po t states that advice has been received m Wellington of the purchase m England by Mr James Mills, managing director, of a new steamer for the Union Steamship Company. The new vessel, which has been named the Rokono, and which has only recently been launched, has a cargo -carrying capacity of 3400 tons, and is thus larger than any vessel m the com pany's present fleet. She will leave for the colony this month, calling at Capetown en voyage. An exchange stat-eB that Mr George Vile, son of Mr Job Vile, coach proprietor, had an experience on the west coast of the North Island last week that hedoeent want any more, A terrific thunderstorm broke over him whilst he was driving a four-horse coach on the road to New Plymouth, near Purihaka- The lightning shivered some of the telegraph poles into m itch wood beside him on; the road and the Road Board Office at Rahou waß struck with the electric fluid and had the corner taken off It, Hollo way's Pills Wtxv Ointment. — It is impossible entirely to prevent the noxious vapours which are given off m mines and tunnels, and those who, like miners and railway operatives, have to work day after day m such vitiated atmospheres, suffer m health and strength, m consequence. The hesfa and liver often become clogged with the products of coal oombnstion, necessitating great attention to the health. No remedy is more valuable for miners and the like than Holloway's Pills, as they carry off all effete matter from the blood, and healthily stimulate the liver. They are also invaluable for costive bowels and for all bilious disorders. The ointment is a priceless remedy for piles, sprains, ulcers and all manner of sores* Fragrant and, Comforting—New V<nnt

Tiio adjourned inquesb on the body of David Jwbsori, whluh was found m Mr Mangles's hu 1 , on the Port Hills, on Good Friday, was held at the Tai Tapu Hotel on Thursday, before Mr H W. Bishop, coronor. The evidence showed that the <Jo<>r of th;- hut had been banioaded from wi hln, ar d the assumption was that deceased had taken poiaon, bub as the body was m too decomposed a state for a medical examination ot the stqm«ch to be made, an open verdicr. was returned. The usual harvest thanksgiving services were held on- Sunday m St Stephen's- Ohurch, which was appropriately decorated for the occasion, the general effecb being excellent. The pulpifc, lectern, choir stalls, and chancel were adorned with foliage, fruit, and flowers, mingled with wheat, oats, and barley, and the pillars of the nave with chaplets of passion-flower and oats. The windowsills were adorned with branches of silver birch, and on the font was a miniature rick very neatly huilfc, and wreathed with ivy arid -white flowers— a novel and excellent idea. Appropriate sermons were preached to large congregations by the Rev W. fl. Orbell, curate of St Mary's, Timaru. The London correspondent of the Otago Daily Times sends die following : — Dt Barclay, of Waimate, who, as our readers know, is now at Home actively engaged m studying: all the latest developments m medicine and surgery, tells me that he has been greatly struck during his English hospital experiences with the great su periority of the besfcNew Zealand hospitals to anything he has yet met wich m Great Britain. He assured me that che best New Zealand hospitals — he mentioned, for instance those of Canterbury and Otago— are distinctly more advanced m their general methods and system, and even m some of their appliances than are some of the leadinghospitalsln London He was surprised to find m several cases the backwardness of institutions m the Mother Conntry as compared with those m the colony. In fact Dt Barclay, who has also bam examing Brinish agriculture with a critical eye, declares that New Zaalandis almost as much m advance of England as regards hospital administration as m agriculture, which, as is truly observed, is saying a good deal. A cough is only worth eighteen-pence, for the simple reason that if you invest that sum m a bottle of Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Oolda, you can get rid of it straight away— it never fails— every Grocer and Chemist m the town keeps it. Wholesale Agents, New Zealand Drug Company. It will be Been by a new advertisement ia another column that Messrs Craighead and Berry man are determined to maintain their reputation as the leading tailors and outfitters of Ashburton. Their grand dis play of new winter goods and their reduced prices should prove a great attraction to all who wish to Drenare for winter.— (Advt.l

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS.

London, April 12 At the sale of sheep skins the competition was brisk; prices par to a farthing advance as compared with last Bales.

EXPORT DAIRYING TRADE.

Sydney, .April 12 Delegates from the Manchester and Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Societies are to visit the colony before next batter season. This is the outcomo of the efforts of Mr Sinclair, the recently appointed produce agent of the colony m L.ondon. Their coming promises great things for the export dairying trade. The magnitude of the operations of the orga nisation may be gathered from the fact that the Manchester Society alone employs 6400 men. Its annual sales amount to nearly ten million pound?; including butter 2.070,000 lb, cheese 272,500, bacon and hams 586,000, dried fruits 168,000. It employs 2F47 men m its boot factories, and during 1595 made 1,373,000 pairs boots and shoes* The leather is chiefly purchased m America, but there is no reason why the Victorian tanners should not be able to compete for the supply. The Society's flour mills, at Dunstan, turned out last year flour and bran to the .value of over half a million sterling.

TIMARU GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET.

Under date lObh insb. the Canterbury Farmers' Association, limited, report as follows :■ — Wheat. — Prime milling Hunter's and Tuscan 33 to 3a Id ; velvet or peirl, 3s 3d, soft and inferior, 2s 9d to 2s lOd Oats. — Danish, Is 6d to Is 8d for good heavy lines ; fib for seed, Is 9d ; duns, Is 9d to Is lOd ; shortoats, none offering, worth Is 9d to Is lOd ; all on trucks,. sacks sd. Barley.— Prime malting, 3s ; inferior and dirty, 2s 6d to 2s Bd, on trucks country stations, sacks sd. Potatoes. — We have made sales at 40s f.0.b., sacks m, but sellers are asking 45a. The local market for wheat has been slug gish during the week at the above prices, but buyers who are m the market are not anxious purchasers at these prices. In oats few samples have yet come .m, those which have being inferior m quality.

CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRO DUCE MARKET.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., quote as follows on April 11 : — Wheat— 1 Prime milling Pearl 3s 4d to 3a 5d f ,o,b „ „ Tuscan 3a 3d to 3s 4d „ „ „ Hunter's 3a 2d to 3s 3d „ Seconds, clean .. 2a0dt029 6d „ Oats- Tartars and Duns .. Is9d to Is lid f.o.b Good stout feed ... Is lOd to Is lid „ Milling .. .. 2s to 2a Id „ Barley- Prime malting . . 3s 6d to 4s, ex store Medium (dull) . . feed Is 9d to 2s 3d, 1 ex store Beans.:. .. -•• 2s to 2s 3d f.o.b. Peas — Prussian Blues • 3s 4d to 3s Sd f.o.b. Cocksfoot — . Good bright seed 3d to 3|d, f.o b. Medium grades ... 2£d to 2f d „ Dressed 4d to 4Jd for 161 bto 16ilb. The New Zealand Farmers' Co-opera tlvjb association op canterbury, limited, quote as follows on April 11 : — Wheat- Prime milling Pearl 3s 4d to 3s 5d f.o.b. „ „ Tuscan 3s 3d to 3s 4d „   Hunter's 3a 3d to 3s 4d Seconds, clean ... 2a lOd Oats— • Tartars and Duns . . 1b lid f.o.b. or Ch. Good stout feed . . 2s „ „ Milling .. ..2s „ „ Barley — Prime malting . . 3a 6d to 3s 9d Ch. Medium (dull) . . 3s to 3s 3d „ Beans 2a 2d f.o.b. Peas— Prussian Blues . . 3s 6d to 3s 8d  Partridge .. 3s Chaff— Good Oatsheaf . . 45s country stations Potatoes— Derwents .. 35s  „

CABLE NEWS.

PEP PRESS ASSOCIATION

HOME AND FORIEGN

London, April 10 ! DIPTHEBIA. SERUM. J The Royal College of Surgeons has adopted Bowing's diptheria serum. BRITISH IMPORTS AWD EXPORTS. - The imports last month increased by £2,384,860, and the exports by £1,899,389. / DIVIDEND. The British and Australian Trust and Loan Company has declared a dividend of 5 per cent per annum, and placed £3000 to the reserve. April 11 CHAPFEY'S IRRIGATION COMPANY. The dfibenture-holdera m Ohaffey'a Irrigation Company has decided on a compulsory winding up. They appoint* Mr Warley receiver, in stead of Mr Chaffey, and reqnest Messrs Blake and Riggall, of Mel bourne, to report on the position of the Company. A DUEL. Paris, April 11 M. Katze seriously wounded Baron Schrader m a duel which arose out of the recent scandals. A ROTAL VISIT. Romk, April 11 King Humbert will meet the Em peror of Germany at Venice. A DUTCH VIOTOBY, Batwii, April 10 The loss of the Dutch m their engagements with the Acheenese amounted to thirty-two. The, forts besieged by the natives have been relieved. IMPERIAL ZOLLVEREIN. Ottawa, April 11. The Toronto Board of Trade has appointed an Imperial Zollverein, con sistent with local needs. THE MAYBRICK CASE. Washington, April 11 The House has oarried a resolution requesting the production of the papers m the Maybrick case. THE CUBAN REVOLT. New York, April 11 TheiVeto York World states that President Cleveland, m a friendly letter to Spain, offered to mediate m the Ouban dispute.

AUSTRALIAN

SENTENCED TO DEATH. Sydney, April 11 ( At Tam worth, Elizabeth Miller -was sentenced to death for poisoning her husband, who died suddenly near Ooonabarabran. The peculiar actions of the woman aroused suspicion. A quantity of strychnine was found m the man's stomach and also m the woman's pocket. She refused to make a statatement or call evidence on her own behalf. It is not known w^hat were the motives for the crime. H.M.S. ENDYMION. April 12. H.M.S. Endymion has sailed with the time-expired crews from the war ships on the Australian station. A SCHOONER SUNK. A Manly passenger steamer has just collided with and sunk an unknown schooler m mid-harbor. Details are not available this evening. A COLLEGE BURNED. The Hawkesbury Agricultural Col lege was destroyed by fire, together with the extensive workshops, machin ery building and stables. The damage is estimated at £2000. THE QUEENSLAND ELECTIONS Brisbane, Aptil 11 The final result of tbe elections is as follows :— Ministerialists 40, Labour 21, Opposition 6, Independent 5. A TERRIFIC GALE. Adelaide, April 11 A terrific gale accompanied by extremely heavy rain has been exper ienced over the greater part of the colony. At Moonta manyjhouses were unroofed- Eighteen fishing boats were sunk at Kingston, and the ketch Vivid was driven ashore. THE ADELAIDE HOSPITAL. Arrangements ..have been made for the care'of the sick m the hospital by medical volunteers and the medical staff of the Public Service.

The Matabele Rising.

■-■• - v -' Capetown, April 11 Earl Grey* (Dr Jameson's successor) has left here for. Buluwayo. Ttie whole of the Matabele, includ ing tribes which took no part m the late war, have risen m revolt, and it is considered at Buluwayo that a force of fully 1500 strong will be required to repress them. A force has left Fort Salisbury, in cluding 200 natives and 200 Soudanese, to relieve Gwelb, which was threatened. Mr Rhodes has recovered and accom panies the troops. April 12. News has been, received that Brand's column was attacked and driven m a corner by the M*tabele on the Tuli road. There were twenty *two casual* ties. Dr Macfarlarie, with 230 men and guns, has gone to relieve them. The natives are said to posses? an ample supply of grain. London, April 11 Mr Chamberlain states that the authorities report that the patrol sys tem has failed./ ." The whites are mass ing at a few points, and are able to hold out for the present; ultimatoly they will assume an offensive attitude, and it. is expected that at least 500 men will be raised at Mafeking. Sir Hercules Robinson hitherto con sidered the local forces sufficient to cope with the natives, but the Govern ment is willing to reinforce those from Natal and Oape.

The Egyptian Question

■». Berlin, April 11 Prince Hohenlohe and his secretary paid a visit to Paris. It is believed to have been in ' connection with the Egyptian question.

MAGISTERIAL.

METBVEN— FRIDAY. (Before E. Chapman and W. Morgan. Esq's., J.P'h. A number of persons were fined Is and costs for haVmg cattle at large, the Bench remarking that after the first offence the rtnes would m future be heavier. Saunder v M'Lennan, claim £4 10a for wajres-— lsa was paid into Court. The Bench decided that the amount of 17s 6d was due, and that each patty should pay ' his own costs. •Judgment m default; was given m Hobba v Pieroey, Qaade v Qainn, and Stone v Leary. ; .

ROAD BOARDS

MOUNT HUTT.

The usual monthly meeting was Held on Thursday 9th inst. Present -Messrs Morgan, Brown, Drommond, »nd MoFar kwt A-Jf**" I"**l"** of **ter charges paid by Mr McAvey waa forwarded by the County Council, and the matter was held over pendxng a reply from the L»nd Board. The County Council forwarded n»M«8 of the tenants of their reserves ; the valua tion roll was corrected accordingly ~Me Wason wrote, askicg the Board to'make provision for storm-water to cross the road' near his homestead. Mr Rosendala wrote/asking that repairs might be.made on Barker's road. Both matters were held over.—lt was resolved that the Ash burton County Council be a*ked to remove the sluica-gate and bank on the water-raoe through Mr McMillan's land, and that the Board should ask all landowners to open ap the old flood-water channels on their properties.—Mr J Black's tender for re pairs to Guna'a oreek was accepted.— Acconnfca amounting to £25 16s 8d were passed for payment.—lt was decided to hold the nexb monthly meeting and the annual meeting on Thuriday, May 7. *nd the election of two members In the plaoe of Messrs Browne and Cameron on Mon day, May 4.

LONGBEACH.

The monthly meeting of the Longbeach Road Board was held on Saturday. Pre sent;— Messrs John Grigg (chairman), James Bishop, E. Horsey, J. Croy and A. Wilson. CORRESPONDENCE. From Mesara Blackbarne, Donhan, and others, requesting the Board to shingle certain streets' m Watertoa township.— The matter was referred to the surveyors to make inquiries and reparb next meet in?. From Rhodes Trustees, consenting lo deepening drain on boundary, and to deviation of Windermere road. From Mr E. G. Wright, complaining of bad outlet to watercourse on boundary road* — Referred to surveyors to report. From MrG. A. M. Buckley requesting that his name be placed on roll m lieu of Hon. John McLean,— The alteration was ordered to be made. , ELECTION. Wednesday May 6 was the day appolmted upon which to hold the election for two retiring members. TENDERS. Mr J, Urquhart's tender was accepted for deepening drain on boundary road. WORKS. Mr Ryan's contract for shingling Griffith's road waa cancelled, the shingling of the balance of Longbeaob road was deferred* with the exception of a few chains which the contractor was instructed to complete from other pits. . Application was made to have certain drains along road cleaned of cress, etc It was derided tbat this was a matter that should be attended to by adj 'doing occupiers. Other minor matters were discussed, And after passing accounts, amounting to £118 Is lOd, the Board adjourned.

A Suicide's Farewell.

The following is a copy of a pathetic letter left by Maggie Brown, who committed suicide at Hawera :— 'The Royal Hotel,* Hawera. My dear, dear grandma,— This letter will be found m the pocket of my dress after I am gone. Since I have been up here I have done nothing but worry whenever I am left alone. As you know, 1 went to the fortune-teller a few months ago, and everything she has told mehascometrue until this. She told me I would die between 19 and 20 years of age, and I know I will. It haunts me night and day. Grandma, dear, hotels and fortune-tellers have been my rain. At the last hotel I was m I met & young man— it does not matter who he was, it is over now — bat at any* rate he made love to me, and ' I— silly, giddy thing— -returned it, ah! too well. I did not know what love was until then. Well, when he went away promising to come back soon and take me with him, I then thought my happiness was complete. But, dear grandma, my happiness was only tor an hour. He left his overcoat m my little sitting-room, and m his pocket was a letter. I could see it waa a feminine hand, and, curious to know what it contained, I read it, and at the bottom of the letter was, " From your loving wife." My hopes were shattered and my heart was gone. When he came back he did not deny it; he told me he had a wife and one child, and I said good-bye for ever. If that had not come true I would not have believed the fortune-teller, but it is my fate. Dear grandma, there is a. young gentleman up. here who has been, oh !so good to me. He has given me good advice. When I have been miserable he has cheered me, brought me flowers, and m fact has been like a brother to me. His name is Mr — — . If he ever comes to Wellington, you will ask him to see you, I know, for Maggie's sake. Just one favor I want to ask you, grannie , dear: I have got Mr .--'a photo; I will put his name on it, so you will know it. I want you to frame it and hang it up beside mine. He has been my only true friend. Do not let Mary or Agnes see this letter. Tell mother and the children I sent them one last good-bye kiss ; also Lizzie and my uncles. And, now, my dear, darling grandma, good-bye, and don't fret for me; I am not worth it. Good-bye! For give me for all that is past, and think of me as the happy girl at home. Ob, God! it is hard for me to gay my last sood-bye to you. Love and kisses from yonr broken-hearted granddaughter, Maggie. Don't cry for me, dear grandma.

mt mBG&m &t)AHJ)iAfoi MoihuV AtoiL ia, ml



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The tender of Mr Gallichan has been accepted for the patent rights, stock-in- trade, etc, of the celebrated Bee Ointment by Mr Scott, D.0.A., Palmerston N., and arrangements concluded, Mr J. P. Innis acting for both parties. We are informed that it is the intention of Messrs Gallichan and Clarke to sell the Beo Ointment m addition to their A.O. Oint. ment, elw,— Advt.



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Wanted. ■ ' WANTKD, a Cook fur a fwir days : female preferred. Apply at once. Mbs Davis, Royal Hotel. 4 77 OXANTED to Sell— Five acres o r * Lard near the Woollen Factory* A ph burton A pp^y for particulars at Office of this paper. ' 4 75 FI>WL3 for exporc must be bred from pure n-ales, wel' grown Cockerels, beat strains, Wyandottps and Brahmaa on sal*.— Jewitt s, Sat-ui day 18th. 4 71 Li EVIEW,of Reviews for March. A fe^ * l copies Merrie England 6d, Hew Books and Magazines, some cheap editions of Popular Works afc publinhed p ictß for oaoh, new lines m Stationery Hud Kancy Goods now opening op. — H. M Joneh. | FRKSH Supplies of Westport; and Blackball Goal to hand.— W. H Collins add Co. 4 58 V\r ANTED— Fresh But»er,Eegs, Bees- VY wax, Potatoes, Bacon, Piga, etc. Top prices alven for prime quality. — Cabson & Co. 4 59 \k.i ANTED Known— Ladies Shoes, *• * tan or black, 6s 6dL — Mklxor's Cheap Boot Sale. iATHIiiN you are m Christchurch don't T * ,fail to go to Waknb's, Cashel street, for Fish or Oyster Lunch, Tea or Supper. — Joseph Taylor and Co.. Proprietors. 3 4 OTHER People are getting + argains at Oabson's Monster tiale of Bicycles, Karthenware, Glass, andUhina Why not You ? 1 84 WANTED Known— lf you miss the Cheap Boob Sale yon will be sorry.— Mellor's. Tancred Street. 1 * AJNTJJiD Known— 6ooo pairs of VV Boots to be cleared m one month. — Mellor's Zealaodia Boot Store. WANTED Known— Monster Clear- ing Boob Sale at Mellor's Zealan dia Boot Store. WANTED Known— We intend to shake up every Boob Shop m Ashbnrton. — Mellok's Clearing Boot le WANTEDKnbwn— Op loThbCokneb for Newest Styles In Drapery and Millinery— W. H. Collier. WANTED Known— That E. Mahood is still selling all kinds of Grocery, Crockery, and Glassware 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— A Magnificent Display of Ladies' Jackets m all the Newest Styles, just landed and now on view. See window.— Mitchell and Turner. ANTED Known — 6000 pairs of Bdotti and shoes to pick from. Mellor s Great Boot Sale. WANTED Knowu— Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything m the option line at S. I 8 »xbk 8. Optician WAtf TED Known— Great Reduction at Mellor's Cheap Boot Sale. JUST Arrived. — A large variety of use fal and Ornamental Goods, Dolls, Toys, and Novelties ; also, a job lob over one hundred assorted Baskets and Morocco and Russian Leather Handbags, to be sold ac and under ordinary cost price at Mrs Alcorn's. Q HOOTING SEASON, 1896.- Boy your Guns, Ammunition, Etc., at J. W. Hardley'B. 3 79 Q.UNS ON HIRE; also Gnns thoroughly repaired; Please forward early to avoid the rush. J . W. Hardley. 380 4*7 ANTND Known— The • Economic * v Kid Glove, fnu«« buttons, Is9 l perpair, is the Glove for everyday wear. — W. H. Colltrr. WANTED Known—Large delivury «f the 'Economic' Kid Gloves, four, buttons, Is 9d per pair, worth much more — w H. Collier. WANTED Known— Buota and Shoes from 1* 31 to 27s 6d— Mbllor'h Cheap Boot, Sale. HOLIDAY Suits— A Nice Kaiapot Suit for 27a 6d, Boys' Knicker and Cambridge Suits from 7s 6d, Men's Snitß to Measure from 455, Fib and Workmanship Gnaranteed at R. A loom's i*/ANTFiD Known— so pairs Ladie »V and Girls' Leather Top and Canvas Tennis Shoes, at half usual price, for two weeks only.— Andrew Orr. ■ 10 136 t"T7" ANTED Known— Our Season's W Drespes m all tbe New Colonial Tweedn and Choice Home Materials now opened. An inspection invited. — Mitchell and Turner \ 17* aN l\KD— Eggs m auy quauiity VY must be quite fresh. We are also buyers of good Beeswax m small or large quantities.— Fletcher Bros , EastStreeb. Aehburton. ANTED— A few Tons of Prime Oab Sheaf Chaff. Apply, with samples and price, to Fletcher Bros., Cash Supply Stores, Ashburton. /COMFORTABLE Board and Lodging vy with every home comfort), 16s per week ; meals at all hours, Is ; beds, Is.. Tea and Coffee always ready, 2d per oup. Truckle's Coffee Palace (late Lyttelion Boardinghouae) Cameron Btreet, Athbur ton. 3 23 WANTED Known — Bargains from floor to ceiling.— Mellor's Stock taking Boot Sale. WANTED Known— Everybody to roll up to Mellor's Cheap Boot Sale. Now's your time to buy. WANTED Known.— The popular Tea and Coffee Rooms, 131 Lichfield street. Christchurch, late Rundle's- Tea and Coffee Id per oup. Bread and Butter 2d per plate. Ham, Hob Pies, and Pastry, t cones, Buns, etc. — M. Cookb, Proprie- tress. 3 243 WANTED TO LET, at Westerfield— 400 Acres Good Tusßock Feed, with or without Turnips, fenced and watered. For further particulars apply Mail Office. 3 208 RAILWAY TIME TABLE. ~ Trains leave ABhburton FOR THE NORTH every day at 7.20 a.m., 3.40 p.m., and 7.5 p.m. (express). On Mondays, Wed- nesdays, and Fridays, an extra train leaves at 11.0 a.m. Trains arrive from the North «very day at 10.45 a.m., 12.4S noon (express) ■ 1 c8 0 p.m. Trains leave ABhburton FOR THE SOUTH every day at 10.55 a.m., and 12.53 noon (express). On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays a train leaves at 3.50 p.m. A train leaves for Mount Somerß branoh line every day at 4.25 p.m. , The . branoh train arrives m Ashburton at 9.45 a.m. TraiDS leave Bakaia for Methycn daily (Thursdays excepted) at 7.5 p.m., on Tuesdays at 10.10 a.m, and on Thursdays at 12.20 noon. Trains leava Methven at the following times respectively -6.50 every day, except Friday s ; 10.30 Frid»yo 3.10 p.m. lucacJ§ys,



Business Notices. j Last Few Days. EVERYTHING MUST BE SOLD BT Wednesday, Ap it 15, ■■ • < No Reasonable Offer Refused. DONT FORGET— BKFORK IHt^-WUPIBipAI; J\ RAPE RV, OLOT MI N G AND BOOTS, BAXANOB OF Salvage Stock ■ a ' • ■ ■ G. J. N E ILL BURNETT STREET, Next Shearman Broa. POSITIVELY CASH S. SAL EX, WATCHMAKER, MANUFACTURING JEWELLER, AND OPTICIAN JB AST STREET. ! . ■ . .«•■■'.■■■. AT THIS JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT, Is to be aeei) the LARGEST and FINEST STOCK m the District of GOLD AND SILVER I SILVER AND E.P. I LADIES' AND GENTS GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY. | WARE. | WATCHES. The toow famed DIXIT Watches at 205,J25s f ' aiid^doiible cases at 80s. TO BE OBTAINED ONLY PROM S. SAL EX, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. SOMETHING WORTH GROWING. NEW STRAWBERHY " LAXTON'S NOBLE >' THIS iew Strawberry baa established itself m the Home market as the Very Test Strawberry under cu!iivat : on,. The fruit is Urge, firm, and handsome, tbe bright crimson scarlet berries weighing as high as 2oz each, while the flavor m rich and .vinous. Besides these recommendations, ". THK NOBLE " is one of tho pfcrliPßt trniting strawberries, and we have no hesitation m saving that it fs utdoibtedly the Strawberry for growers of this favourite fruit. Ihe following is extracted from the Otago Witness of January 2, 1896 : "New Strawberry: "Laxton's Noble" — . . This strawberry excels both m size, flavour and appearance, anything we have had m New Zealand before. . . home of these fine berries were sent by the Countess of Pembroke to the Emperor of Germany, each berry being about the size, of an apple. They were said to be larger than had ever been seen before. The fruit arrived m ex- cellent condition, not a berry being crushed, speaking well both for the packing *nd the travelling qualities of the berries. On the average tbe berries weighed 2-zfach. They were not big, ugly fruit, but were full and handsome. . . " Laxttm'* Noble " Strawberry com^s early into bearing, and is a very heavy be.<r<r, and it should be very serviceable for any cottager with small garden space or for market gardener. 0 , as it is a splendid grower and a heavy cropper, coming wly into fruit Mr Bennet has on young plants, laid m the spring, eight to ten la ge borers, averaging, say, 2oz each. They aro fine handsome berries, and of fOul travelling qualities." As Stock is limited, we recommend Ordering Early for delivery early m May Strong Well-rooted Plants, 63 per Dozen ; 40s per 100. Authorised Sole Agents for Ashburton and Christchurch for— NIMMO & BLAIR, SEED MERCHANTS AND SEED GROWERS, DUNEDIN. Kerosene. Kerosene, Kerosene. 100 Cases, 100 C&es. We havo m stock and to arrive 100 cases » Evening Star ' Kerosene, 150 per cent fire test. This oil i», without doubt, one of the Safest and Best light-giving oils m the market. Dream of t'arttMr. Cream of Tartar. 11201bs. 11201bs. We have ,ju3t received half a ton of Pure Oea\n of Tartar ground specially for us from the crystals. This Cream of Tartar is guaranteed Pure, and is the Strongest and Best procurable, and having bought it before the rise m the Home mantel., we are enabled to sell at a Lower Price than any other storekeeper m the town. , CofTec. Coffee. Coffee. We are giving special attention to our Coffee. The Coffee Beans are selected with the greatest care and freshly roasted and ground on oar premises by the most approved machinery. We can recommend it with the greatest of confidence as Superior to any othor Coffee m the market. Give it a trial and you will use no other. NOTICE TO FARMERS, Etc. We are Ca«h Buyers of GOOD BEESWAX m any quantity, at Highest Market Rates. Orders by Post or Telephone Promptly attended tp FLETCHER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STORES, EAST STRB Is, ASH BUR TON, and High street, Christchurcb. ■toiPHONB 24 Bo * 6 7