RAILWAY TIME TABLE.

Trains Jeave Ashburton FOR THE NORTH every day at 7.20 a.m., 3.40 p.m., aad 7.5* p.m. (express).' On Mondays, Wed nesdays, and Fridays", anpjctr^ train leayee at XI. O a.m. Trains arrive from the Nprtn "very day at 10.45 a.m., 12.48 noon (express) and 8.0 p.m, Trains leave Ashburton FOR THE SOUTH every day at 10.5j5 a.m., and J2,5£ noon (express). On Tuesdays, Th.ursda.ys, and Saturdays a train leaves at 3.50 p.m. ' A train leaves for Mount Somers branch line every day at 4.25 p.m, The branch train arrives m Ashburton at 0,45 a.m.. Trains leave Pakaia for Mothven daily (Thursdays exoepted) at 7.5 p.m., ou 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 Fridays; J0.30 Fridays 3.10 p.m, Tuesdaya,

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1896. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Railway tickets will be issued at reduced fares for school boarders returning home for the holidays, At the Levels County Council meeting on Wednesday the Chairman remarked that the Totara road is the best m South Canterbury. 'Yes,' said Mr Mcc, • and it was the traction engines made it so/ The sale at Mr Barcock's at Rakaia yesterday, conducted by Mr Curtis for Mr Thomas was vety largely attended. , Horses and sheep sold well, and the furniture sale also realised satisfactory prices. The Band contest m connection with the Wellington Exhibition, begins on | December 30. Invitations have been | issued to all the New Zealand Bands and to some of the leading Bands m Australia. Upwards of of £200 will be given m prizes. A record muster of hockey players turned up yesterday afternoon, resulting m the best practice of the season. The game was fast and the passing fairly good, though a little selfish play was occasionally noticeable, gallery hits being too eagerly sought after. It is rumoured on apparently good authority that there is a probability of the Avon electorate being * wiped out 'as a separate electorate. In that case the electors would probably be distributed' atrong the Lyttelton, Christchurch, and Kaiapoi constituencies. Mr George Kidd had the misfortune to break his leg yesterday, while at the coureing meeting. The trap m which he , was riding was orossing a water-race when the jolt threw Mr Kidd out, and his leg got between the epokes of the wheel. He was taken home with as little delay as possible and the injured limb properly attended to by Dr Hunter. At Dunedin on Thursday, at a meeting of Irishmen to consider the matter of being represented at a convention of the Irish race, a resolution was passed deplor ing the differences which exist m the Irish party, and urging them to bury politic ii differences, and once more form a united party. It was resolved to appoint Mr Michael Davitt delegate, an d cable to him expressing a wish for unity . It is believed that one result, of the labours of the Ropresentation Commis sioners will be that the electorate at present represented by Mr O'Regan will be wiped out. In this case the proba bility is thab Mr O'Regaa would stand for Grey, the constituency at present repre sented by Mr Guinness, and that Mr Guinness would be called to the Upper House and given the Attorney-General ship. They (ell an amu ing story of Barney Barnatc. Not long ago he purchased the site for a hou^e very near the town house of Baron Rothschild. It is required of persons who buy property m that locality chat thty shall build houses to cost not lass tlnn £20,000. The attorney forgot bo put i hat stipulation m the transfer sent to Birney, and later informed h»ra of the fact, Barney replied : 'Do not trouble yourself. si»\ My stables will cost more than £20,000.

The Pollards were playing at Blenheim on a night last week when the rivet unexpectedly burst its banks, and about half way through the performance Mi Pollard announced bo hia audience tha ! there was two feet of water outside the iheatr*. The scene. at the conclusion of the play, says a local journal, was inter esting m the extreme, and next day great rivalry existed among the yoang male population as to the number .of ladies each one carried m his arms through the water. The time limit for speakers Is fast becoming a populur public institution. It has been adopted m the Calif ornian Law Courts, with good results. The latest body to adopt it is the Dunedin Presby tery, where, as a rule, speakers can hold the floor of the Oourfc as long as they lik •.*. The other morning, m a discussion on the deceased wife's sister marriage question, the mover and opposer were allowed bwouty minutes each, and the remaining speakers' eloquence was conflned to the short time of lire minutes each. The usual weekly meeting of the Star of the East Lodge of Good Templars waa hpld on Wednesday evening, Bro Q. W. Andrews, OT, m the chair. The elec von resulted as follows :- 0 T. , Bro G. W. Andrews ; V.T., Sig C. J. Andrews; P.0.T., Bro A. Korffj Sec, Sia O. R Andrews; F.S., Bro A. Sando; (all re elected). M,, Bro J. B. Kirk ;. 0., Bro 0. G. Andrews j A.S., Sis E. Page ; D.M. Sis M. Page ; Guard, Bro A. J. Andrews ; S., Bro W. Pearson } S. J.T., Bro Hurrell. The installation was then proceeded with, and after other routine business, the lodge was closed. There are but six words m the English language which contain all the vowels m regular order, viz : Abstemious, arsenious, anenlous, facetious. materious, and tregfdious. There is but one word which contains them £n regular reverse order, and thab word is * Duoliteral. 1 Besides the above there are 149 English words which contain all the vowels m irregular order. Twelve of these begin with the letter a, 7 with b, 23 with c, 18 with d. 14 with c, 4 with f, 7 with g, 1 with b, 6 with 1, 2 with j, 2 wibh m, 2 withn, 2 with o, 13 with p, 1 with q, 6 wibh r, 9 with s, 2 with t, 1$ with u> »»d 6 with v. Mr T. MacKenzle, the member for the prohibition district of Olutha, has intro duced a Bill to promote m places where publicans cease to exist the provision of suitable and sufficient accommodation under public regulation and apart from the sale of alcoholic liquors, by registering certain buildings as' registered hotels. The Inspector of police is empowered to grant certificates of registration to such buildings as have proper hotel accommo datlon apart from the sale of liquor These buildings are to be classified according to the maximum amount charged for board, and the list will be published. The stated charges for accommodation must be adhered to. In th 9 House on July 28, Mr Maslin as the Minister for Railways, if he will instruct the Railway Department to erect and maintain a lamp at Springburn rail way station. He pointed out to the Minister that there was no resident station master there, and that parcels ware thrown out into the erection which served as a station, and anyone coming for their parcels had a difficulty m the dark m finding them. There were resi- ' done platelayers m the neighbourhood of the station, so that there would be no inconvenience to have a lamp lighted for half an hour after the arrival of the train, so that people might get their parcels and packages away without having to leave them In an exposed position throughout the night. Mr Cadman eaid he found the honourable gentleman was quite oorreob. There were some railway employees living close by, and he would arrange toseo that a Hghb was kept there Df Jameson's trial is rapidly approaching. Ab to whether hid aotion waa a wise one or not iB a grave question, The trial of Woods' Great PeppermmJ pure lor coughs and colds has been a decided 3U.oges£— ft is allowed by all to be unequalled- from all grppars anft one mists, la 61 and 23 6d. Wholesalo agents, New Zealand Drug Company. Wholesome and Refreshin§—Mw Venus

Progressive Liberal Association.

A, public meeting, under the auspices of the Progressive Liberal Association, was held m the Oranga Hall on Thursday evening, but was not very largely attended, though the numbor present was certainly not fewer than a l , other political meetings recently held. Messrs Lauren •on and Xl), leading members of the Association m Chriatchurch, were present and delivered addresses. The Mayor was to have baken the chslr, but; m hU absence through illntss the duly of chairman was discharged by Mr E Watkins. Mr Laurenson was the first speaker, and urged all Liberals to unite and organise, so that they might be able to hold the position they had secured at last, general election. He deprecated Liberals splitting themselves up into factions as h&d been and was now the case, and pointed out that the by-election at Ohristchurch was won by the Opposition candidate, on one hand by the divisions m the Liberal camp, and on the other by the solid unity of the Opposition. The Opposition had only one aim m view — to win the seats they fought for. To do thlß they pub forward their own men, sunk all minor and petty differences, and worked shoulder to shoulder, and their success m the Ohristchorch election proved the value of the excellent organi sation they had. A prohibitionist who recognised prohibition as the only point m politics to be fought for did not oare perhaps for the ideas of a man who wanted a State bank or old age pensions, and because the latter. was not a prohibi tionist would not work with him, and vice versa. And so there was not unanimity. If they could but manage go sink the minor differences and vote together the Liberal cause must triumph. Sir John Hall claimed to be a Liberal, so did Mr Eiolleston, so did Mr Louis son, but the liberalism of those gentlemen was nob the Liberalism of the mass of the people. He had a word to the prohibi tionists. He perhaps did not come to them with altogether clean hands. He was a partner m a firm who held a whole sale license, but it was one of the first duties of a Liberal to *' trusb the people," and this he was prepared to do. One of the platforms of the Progressive Liberal Association was thab all questions sub mitted to the popular vote should be decided by a bare majority, and he was quite content to have the licensing question submitted to the people and decided by a bare majority, resting fully satisfied that the people would do what was just. This colony had manhood and womanhood suffrage and the ballot, and many privileges that their forefathers had not enjoyed. Those rights had been secured afrer a sbiuggle, bub they were not secured to be neglected. When a man had secured a piece of bush land, it , was necessary for him to clear it, and to do so he procured the needful tools. But he did not lay those tools down m a corner of his hut and go to sleep. If the bush had to be cleared he had to use those tools, and if the Liberals were to bring about the reforms they desired they must make use of the tools they had acquired m the political rights and privileges they enjoyed. Mr Laurenson then spoke on the subject of the old age pension scheme of the Association, five points m which had been embodied m the Government Bill, and urged thab such a scheme was a right one to adopt. A man who had lived and worked for twenty years In the colony, and had reached the age at which a man's ability to work had very greatly lessened because of his Bge, was entitled to a pension that would keep beyond wmt m his declining years, and entitled to ib nob as a charity bub as a right Because he recognised this righb Mr Laurenson was againsb any restriction of he pension on account of other income a man may have, and m favor of the pension being paid whether the man had fifty pounds a yoT or fifty thousand. He also spoko at length on the question of the Canterbury College, a subject m which his Association had taken a great interest. The governors of that institution had control of all the higher educational institutions m Christ church. They controlled the college, the museum, the public library, the Lincoln college, the school of engineering, and the histh schools, and were elected to their position by a constituency of aboub thirty students. They had the control of an income from endownments of about £23,000 per annum, and his Association held that men who had the management of so large a revenue from the public estate should be elected by a far more extensive constituency than thirty young men who had attended or were attending the college. The constituency was larger than thirty— aboub sixty— but fully a half were either out of the colony, or otherwise could nob or did nob exercise their vote. On the subject) of high schools, he said the fee for a boy wts aboub twelve guineas per annum. But it cosb the colony bo educate that boy about £4-0, so thab hfgh school education simply noeanb giving the rich man's son higher education ab the expense of the State. The high' schools were intended bo be an intermediate training medium between the primary schools and the college, but they were closed to the children of the man who could nob afford the fee. The number of scholarships were insufiicienb for the children of exceptional ability who passed through the primary schools, and be said this with full knowledge of the subject, having given 1b careful study during two years he was chairman of a school com mittee. He would be glad to see second ary schools established. Mr Ell defended bhe Association againsb the charge of being a one-idea association, and in stanced its actions m regard to. old ago pensions, the state bank question,, the Pharmacy Bill resting the sole right to sell patent medicines m the registered chemists, but which Bill'had'been dropped on the protest of the Association. He denied that the Association was a prohibi tion association. Doubtless there were prohibitionists m ib, as there were m all political associations, bub they were m the Progressive Liberal Association because they were liberals, and believed m the Association's platform. The Association was critical of the measures brought be fore Parliament, and excerclsed that criticism wlthoub regard to party. Wbab was good m a measure they approved and supported, what was bad they condemned They considered bhe measures wholly on their merits. They favoured an elective executive, and Mr £11 at considerable length detailed what bhe Association had done m regard to Major Steward's measure which sought to bring aboub this much needed reform, Public opinion was now largely m favour of this measure, and most of the leading papers, and papers of all shades of political opinion were now found advocating it. He spojee ab some length on bbjs eubjecb, making regretful reference to the waste of time m Parlia ment over the struggles between the Ins and the outs to secure possession of the Treasury benches. He cited the facb that the laab Liberal Governmenb ab Home was turned oub because the Minister respon sible for thab department was not able to satisfy the House thab it had a reasonable store of smaJJ arms ammunition for tho army ot the nation. Had they had an elective executive ab Home that Minister would have been removed from hia place, but the whole administration would not have gone put, Ministries^ were ousted not because the men composing them were unfit, but because the party opposed to them and voted sgafrißr their measures — nob always because they disapproved of those measures— were Strong enough bo outvote them and put tftelr own party men m their places, If Ministers' plages

were secure against party onslaughts 1 measures would be passed or rejected on their merits, and members of all shades of political opinion would strive to give them their best thought, and so the legislation of the country would be the ' bost efforts of their Parliament, which it was nob under the present system Mr Ell spoke at great length m support of the , estab.'shmenf of a sfcabe bank with a> monoply of the note issue. At the close of his address Mr Ell moved a resolution affirming the principle of a -fate bank, and Mr Pickford seconded. T.ie resolution was carried unanimcus'y — •hat is, there were no dissentient hands held up. Mr Robert Alcorn moved a resolution affirming the principle cf old age pensions, and after some discussion as to detail this also was carried, as waa a resolution m favour ( f an elective executive. The usual votes of thanks were passed, and at the close of the public meeting tbe members of the local Association met and appointed Mr Gr, A. Andrews secretary pro tern . ________________

PARLIAMENTARY

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wellington, Augusb 5 The House met at 230 THE NO-CONFIDENCE DEBATE. Mr Pinkerton resumed the debate, and waa followed by Mr JVIr Larnach, who did not think Captain Russell meant his motion seriously. He hoped the Premier would, ask for a larger sum than £200,000 for the development of the goldmining 1 industry, and as to the money set down for railways he advocated a new policy by the construction of lighb railways, and thought £100,009 might be lent to local bodies for this purpose, as they would be m the best position to jadge of the lines required. He warmly approved of the j other objects to which it was proposed to devote the money asked for m the i financial Statement. He condemed the 1 system of using the proceeds of land sales as consolidated revenue, and looked npon it as worse than the seizure of sinking | funds. He referred at considerable 1 length to the banking legislation, and [ said he had been strongly opposed to the purchase of the Colonial Bank by the Bank of New Zealand, as he f elb that it was a great Injustice to the former institution. He asked whether the good will of the Colonial Bank was not worth something, and said that he had urged that £150,000 should be asked for it. If the bank of New Zsaland sold oub to morrow to another bank, he asserted that ifc would not come oat by a million over the five million guaranteed by the State. If the Colonial Bank bad gone on by itself, as he (Mr Larnach) had wished it to do, ib would have, been m a better position than the Bank of New Zealand He thought a Royal Commission would be a better medium of inquiry Into the banking legislation than the present Committee of Enquiry, which was eliciting nothing of a practical nature. Mr Larnach proceeded to analyse the latesb balance-sheet of the Bank of New Zealand, contending that ib really gave no true insight into the position of the bank. A fuller statement should be shown m its balance-sheet.

The debate was interrupted by the 5.30 p.m. adjournment. The House resumed at 7-30 p.m. Mr Massey referred to the amendment moved by Mr Maslin, who evidently did not like the want of confidence motion condemning the administration of the Government, and yet that gentleman had strongly attacked that administration during the recess He generally con demned the Government policy. Mr Cadrmn said that the debate was the most extraordinary of its kind he had listened to m hisfi teenyoars Parliament ary ex-perience. In a debate of this character it was naturally expected that the policy and administration of the Government would be impeached m every possible way, bat the attacks on thte occasfon were as severe as the bite of a moaquito or sand-fly. Referring to the development of the goldfields he expressed the opinion that all water-races should become nationajproperty, m order to guard against the operations of * rings. 1 It was thb duty of the Government to carefully wa eh all mining syndicates, and to see that they got no undue advantage over the reat of the community. The matter ' required serious attention ; for if care were not exercised they would have a reaction m mining circles m the Auckland district. As to the proposai to spend £200,000 on the goldfields, he sad that he would rather be turned oub of office on that item than on any other. The colony held vety good assets for its national debt, and asked Captain .Russell whether he would be prepared to go back to the good oli days when there were neither roads nor railways m the country ? He j referred at considerable length to railway matters, and said that he had been rather disappointed with the criticism on this department of the public service. Two greab difficulties he had to contend with were the Immense number of applica tions made for employment m the service, and the question or the Issue of free passes. He thought the time had not yet arrived for the Government to take over the Wellington Manawatu line. He claimed that the Ministry was a working man's Government, and thai they had a man at the head of ib who was uneqnalled for ability m New Zealand, and their legislation was being copied m other parts of the world. Mr Robert Thompson and Mr R. McKenzia having spoke the debate was adjourned on the motion of Mr O'Regan. The House rose ab midnight.

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON— THURSDAY. (Before Mr C. A. Wray, S.M.) Civil Oases.— J. Moison v Mrs Kane china £1 6a— a disputed account. Some time was taken over thia case, bat Leventually the Banch give judgment for plaintiff for IJJj and costs. 0. McKae v D. Cameron claim £o— balaroe of wages for mustering, etc. After taking evidence judgment was given for £4 wrhout costs. Nolan v D. Camerpn claim £3, a similar (case, was adjourned till August 20, as wag Oraighead and Berryman v Buchanan— a judgment summons. Page v Brown claim £3 2*. 3 udgraent for plaintiff with costs.

CABLE NEWS.

HOME AND FOREIGN

(PER PRES* ASSOCIATION.) SUCCESSFUL EXPLORING EX PEDITION. London, Augus 5 Sir M. Oonway's exploring expedi tion has crossed Spitzbergen from west to east, which is the first time the feat has been achieved LI HUNG CHANG IN ENGLAND. Li Hung Chang had an interview extending over an hour with the Marquis of Salisbury. Li Hung Chang has visited the Queen at Osborne. THE KAOHIN FRONTIER DIFFICULTY. Reports from Rangoon state that the Chinese are favourable for the settlement of the Kaohin frontier diffi culty and that such a settlement is urgent. s THE LIGHT RAILWAYS BILL The House of Lords has passed the second reading of the Encouragement of Light Railways Bill. THE SIBERIAN RAILWAY. St Petersburg, August 5 The first train upon the Siberian railway has arrived at Tomsk. RIOTS IN SPAIN. Madkid, August; 5 Armed bands have been rioting at Valencia, as a protest againßt an in crease of the octroi duties. Cavalry dispersed them and many were arrested THE GAS STRIKE. Lisbon, Augasb 5 The re-lighting of the city with gas has been arranged within three days. THE ISLAND OF TRINIDAD. The Lisbon newspapers state that England has recognised Brazil's sovereignty over the little island of Trinidad, which, it was recently an nounced, had been annexed by England. ■ OOREAN CONCESSIONS. Shanghai, August 5 Oorea has ceded to the Frenchmen railway rights m Ping Yang and Seoul, and another concession mil be made to the Russians to explore the gold mines. EDUCATION OF UITLANDERS Pretoria, Augusts 5. The Tolksraad has carried a measure providing for the education of the Uitlanders' children m their own lan guage. THE MATABELE. Capetown, August 5 A squadron of Hussar* has left Mangwe for the Kaime river.

AUSTRALIAN.

RESIGNATION. «- Melbourne, August 6 The Hon. R. T. Vale, an honorary member of the Cabinet has: resigned. In conjunction with other honorary colleagues he had reported m favour of a complete change m the controlling head of one department, but as the Colonial Treasurer would not imme diately deal with the matter, there was, he said, no alternative, but to resign. A SHOCKING ACCIDENT. A miner named Vickery was liter ally blown to pieces through the premature explosion of a blast m a mine at Gaffney's Creek',

News from China.

RUMORS, OF A REBELLION. THE NATIVES RISING. MURDER OF MISSIONARIES. Sydney, August 6 News by steamer from China states that rumors of rebellion come from all parts of the Empire. The Miatohes, aboriginal savages, have risen m Szechuen and committed a number of outrages, and it is believed that they will form a junction with the Mahom medans who are at present marching m a south-west direction. Kansu ever since the war with the Chinese has been m a state of ferment, as the people are dissatisfied with the Gover nors and rulers of the country. The position on the borders.- of Shantung and Kansu is very serious. The natives have risen against tlie Mandarins, several villages have been captured, and the inhabitants but chered. During a rising m Formosa against the Japanese, Ollis, a well-known Hong Kong merchant, was killed. The anti-foreign movement is again very pronounced, and is bringing about the renewal of the outrages on mission aries. One lady has been abducted on one of the stations near Shanghai. Many French missions have been destroyed, the people being scattered about, and two killed.

NORFOLK ISLAND.

NEW SOUTH WALES OQNTRQL. DISCUSSION IN PARLIAMENT. Sydney, August ?j , In the Assembly Mr Oopeland moyed the adjournment to discuss the coptrol of Norfolk Island. He viewed with misgiving the extension qf the New South Wales territory. "The administration of the island would be very costly, if it was intended to givft it the same self-governing powers as the rest of the colony, with full parlia mentary and civic rights. It was a serious constitutional difficulty whe ther New South Wales had any power to differentiate m regard to the Go vernment of any part of its territory. The Premier, replying, pointed out the advantages to both sides arising from the acquisition, and said it would have been churlish to refuse the offer of the Homo Government. Mr Hogue urged that if Australia refused to take over the oontrol Eng land might abandon it, and a foreign Power occupy the island. Mr Lee saw a difficulty m connection with the Customs administration", 'especially with regard to liquor traffic, which at present was prohibited. " : . • Before the motion was formally negatived, Mr Oopeland referred to the strong opposition of the islanders to a union with New South Wales, and prophesied that it might yet prove a Otyba to the colony. . . • The Premier promised to supply further information, and afford aij opportunity to discuss the matter when the £st|ma'tes were submitted.

HEU ASBBU.htON GtJARDIAti i FKIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1896.



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W. J. Silgocs 8_37 OOUGH, Cough, Cough— l am still making my celebrated Cough Drops, None genuine unless stamped Flower's Oough.— H. A. Flower, Confeotioner, East street. 5 24 BANANAS. Bananas, ripe and sound ; also sweet/ D.K. Oranges at H. A. Fs&rOvyßu's, Confectioner and .Fruiterer, East Street, , r pRY Flower's latest Bulgarian Rock JL and Cream Walnuts, simply delicious: at the Old Reliable Confec- tioner's, East street. WANTED Known— We intend to shake up evory Boob Shop . m Ashburton.— Melloh's Clearing BobtSale WANTED Known — Spectacles, Bye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and verythlng m the optlca line at S S&xek s. Optician r IT ANTED Known- Maddens Re- VV freshroent Rooms are the rooms Par Excellence. When m town do not fail to give them a look up. Do you like a loaf that has a sweet nutty flavor, of good pile and bloom, m addition to its full weight, which a surprise visic from the Inspector, the other day proved 1 You do 1 Well, go to Maddens ! If you are getting up a Spread m a private or general way, and would like your Pastry, Cakes, Jellies, Creams, etc., to b,e a Success, whyi come along to Maddens m East street, and you won't be disappointed. Bride, Christening and Birthday Cakes, a Specialty.



Wanted. ' / *, ENUINJS Pork Sausages To-night VJ and To-morrow at James lasker's Tancred streefc. 8 40 FANS. Fans. Fans, from 2$ 6d to 21s. The Little Gem Organ of five stops, including couplers, five Octaves ; otood depih and volume of tone, £14 cash The Sterling Organ 11 stops, 4 sets of | reeds, £22 10s cash Best) value obtain- able.-— H. M. Jones. WANTED Known— M en's Mercery, Clothing and Boots. For Goods that wear well, fib well, and look well, try that old established firm — Mitchell &_ Turner. \X7"ANTED Known— Large delivery of v v the ' Economic ' Kid Gloves, four buttons, Is 9d per pair, worth much more. — H. Collier. yy ANTED Known— Just opened, ex " " Pakeha and Gothic, Flannelettes, white, stripes, and culours ; Velveteens, i black, all prices ; Colours, large variety, I Including new shades m Reseda, Hum- boldb and Hungarian— Mitchell and TmtNER. WANTED Known— We are clearing out all our Macintoshes, Jackets, Lined Cloaks and Dressing Gowns. No reasof.able offer refused for anything soiled or **not up to date." — Mitohfll 6 Turner. U/ ANTED Known— Ladies Shoes Vy . tan or black, 6s 6d. — Mwllor's Cheap Boot Sale. WANTED Known— lf you want Seed that are sure to grow get them a Fletchbr Bros. YtffANTED Known — For Vegetable * * and Flower Seeds call at Fletcher Bros., East Street. WANTED Known— lf you miss the Ohe-ip Boot Sale you will be rry. — Mellor's, Tancred Street. WANTED Known— Everybody to roll up to Mellor's Cheap Boot Sale Now's your time to buy. v WANTED Known — 6000 pairs o Boots and shoes to pick from Mellor s Great Boot Sale. y OLID AY Suits— A Nice Kaiapoi il Suit for 27s 6d, Boys' KnJckes and Cambridge Suits from 7s 6d, Men'r Suits to Measure from 455, Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed at R. Alcorn'a W"" ANTED Known — Bargains from floor to ceiling. — Mellor's Stock aking Boot Sale. \& r ANTEDKnown— Go to The Corner V v for Newest Styles m Drapery and Millinery— W. H. Collier. "LANDING* thab our stock of Earthen- *- ware and Ironmongery is stll £200 too large, we are offering a few choice nibbles for cash to clear — Carson & Co. 7 95 YATES 1 Reliable New Season's Garden Seeds, just landed Vegetable Seeds at reduced prices. Cab son & Co., Agents. Garden Tools' m great variety. 7 94 WANTED Known— Great Reduction a' Mellor's Cheap Bool; Pale. TUST Arrived. —A large variety of nso £/ ful and Ornamental Goods, Dolls, Toys, and Novelties ; also, a job lot ove one hundred assorted Baskets and Morocco and Russian Leather Handbags, to be sold ac and under ordinary cost orice at Mrs AlcornV ikf ANTRD Known — The l Economic ** Kid Glove, four buttons, Is 9 per pair, is the Glove for everyday wear — W. H. Collier. WANTED Known— That E. Mahood is still yelling all kinds of Grocery, Crockery, and Gltssware at as reasonable a price as any other house m the trade Orders by letter or Telephone promptly attended to Families waited, on daily Telephone No 76. ~VJ BW Magazines and Books ; quarterly I_N Something to Read, Scraps and Snapshots, The Mighty Atom (Core)li), Men of the Mois Hags (Crockett), First Aid, Hints and Helps (Ambulance Books) New Waltz. 'Virginia,' by Ruby Zander; New lot Foreign Stamps, Packets and Sheets at Andrewes, Anderson, and Co., Stationer's Hall. WANTED Known— You save 5a m every pound if you palronist- Mellor's Cheap Boot Store. MRS KNIGHT, cash purchaser of Ladies' and Gentlemen s left off Clothing, etc. Letters promptly attended to. Near Post Office, 5 100 TTIHE Somerset Meat Mart haß killed X ' The Fat Calf.' The beef cannot be beaten. Prime Mutton and the Ihiry fed Pork and Sausages are without a rival. Our Small Goods are made on the premises and challenge competition with all others. Full weights guaranteed, and all Customers charged the same prioes.-



Public Notices. J WOOLLEN GOODS FJR WINTER WEAR. NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. i Men's Overcoats, with Cape, from .., 20s Boys'. Uvercoate from ... ... 83 6d Men's AH Wool Sao Suits from 27s 6d Meu'a All Wool Trousers from 8s 9d Boys' AH Wool Knicker Suits from... 7s 6J Men's Cover Coat from ... 29s 6J BLANKETS. BLANKETS. BLANKETS Mosgiel. Ashburton. Mosgiel 163 6d per pair. RUG 3. RUGS. RUGS. Wellington, Mosgiel, Timaru 12s 6d. L.W. Pants, bur own make, 3s lid. Flannel Shirts 3s 6d. £)RIVTNG GLOVJBS, Wpol., Lined 3Hoves, Mufflers from la, Wool Socks Is, Men's Golf Caps from Is, Boys' Caps 6d NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. ALEX HENDRY, Manager. CD <D So "-OQ Eg §8. fel > 1 g?«i Q ft «Z^~ > S rgs^i,H g Q t4 3." n't: S - ', W Q £* 5 S- it? ft Sh-S-^^S m CO ■ 1 s EUffc Sf2p te) S.B? % s § WATCHES. WATCHES. WATCHES. THE ESTABLISHMENT FOR WATCHES OK EVERY DESCRIPTION IS S. SALEK'S, EAST STREET.. Rotherham's English Levers, specially made to S. Salek's order, are THE BEST. ] UST RECEIVED, a sbfpmenb of V S. Salbk's famed DIXIT' DIXIT DIXIT WATCHES. The only GENUINE D'xib has "S. Sax-bk, ABhburton" engraved on dial. jS9- See thab you get it. For ONE MONTH ONLY these Watches are offered at the specially low price of 15/- 15/- 15/- --each ab S. SALEK'S WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, EAST STREET. . NOTICE. WANTED AT ONCE, 50 Men to leave their measure at the Aehbar- ton tailoring Company. Work done at the ahortcst notice. Getitlemen'a own material made up. Fib, style, and work- manship guaranteed. Note the address — OPPOSITE WORKING MENS OLOB. W. PAULING, Manager. 7 165 ' WAB.OO I THB CURE FOR INDIGESTION. Ashburton Drag Cpmpany, Agents 11 10 j _ ■ WANTED Known— Buots and Shoes from 1m 3d to 27s 6d.— Meiaor's Cheap Boob Sale, ,



' Business Notices ' THE CHEAPEST HODSE IN OANTEKBUEY. G. J. NEILL DRAPEBY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS. I^ORSETS 2s 6d t CORSETS Hi 91, Few Dress Goods Reduced 50 per cent X/ New Velveteens Reduced, All Wool Flannel (Colonial) 9£d Flannelettes 3i 6d doz Silesia 3s 3d doz Blankets about half-price Double-bed White Twill Sheeting 9£d Double-bed Unblfached Twill Sheeting, 9Jd Large White and Brown Turkish Towels, reduced from Is 6d to 1* CLOT H ING. Men 8 All W< ol Tweed Suite 2lg. Men's Tweed Trousers 5a lid Men's Overcoats, Macintoshes, Oilskin Cjats, and Leggins, reduced 50 per oenb Boys' and Youths' Suits half-price. Men's Caps. Boys' Cips, Braces and Shirts, at Ridiculous Prices Men's Woollen Socks, 7|d paii? - BOOTS. BOOTS, We Defy Competition. Every pair 1 Guaranteed to wear Every Pair Made to Our Order Men's Nailed Shooters 7s lid ■'-.. Men's Light Shooters 8s 6d Men's Watertight Bluchers, pegged, 7s lid ■'• , Women's Strong Leather Shoes 43 lid A Large Assortment of Ladles' Best French Glaoe Eld Boots and Gloves to ohoose from. &• J. MJEllilif Friedlander's Corner, East Street. AISTDI^EW OER THE LATEST NOVELTY. JLadies' Knitted Equestrian (Jhd er gar ments. rpHS most comfortable Garments for Every-day Wear, Biding, Cycling, Hunting, Touring, Etc, AS RECOMMENDED BY : Dr E. Brainerd Byder. iH DREW ORB. GET YOUR Seed Potatoes Seed Potatoes. FROM FLETCHER BROS, A CHANGE oE Seed Always Pays, as a Better and Heavier Crop is pro- duced. Our Potatoes are all specially raised for seed purposes from selected stocks m the very best potato producing district. We would advise orders to be sent to us as early as possible, m order that they may be filled from our own stocks, which occasionally become exhausted before the end of the season. r- - ' BEAUTY OF HEBRON/ This variety is Very Early, coming to the table before either Early Rose or Aahleaf Kidney, and is far superior both m quality and productiveness. 'QUEEN OF THE VALLEY.' A very heavy cropper and early potato. The tubers are handsome and solid (capital variety for exhibition), boiling as white as milk as dry as flour, and is also a fine keeper. THE 'BRUCE/ This Potato, the potato of the future, is remarkable for its productiveness and its resistance of droughts and frosts, they have yielded at the rate of 17 tons per acre, having very few small, and is a first-class eating potato. We have also m stock splendid samples of Bath Kidneys, Lapßtoue, Derwents, Etc , Etc. LAWN GRASS' SEEDS. Try Nimmo & Blair's Celebrated Lawn Grass Seed. It is the purest, cleanest, and best quality m the market, and is composed only of Fine Dwarf, growing evergreen grasses. Per lb, Is 3d ; per bushel, 22s 6d, ft ov* Hies For Season 1896. CABBAGE—* LAMB'S EALIEST OF ALL ' A Superior Farly Cabbage of quick growth, beautiful white compact heads, 6d per packet. CABBAGE—' BLAIR'S PHENOMENAL. 1 The finest main crop Cabbage ever introduced, heads as solid as a stone, weighing 14 and 181bs. The Cabbage for market gardeners. 6d per packet. NEW ONION— 'EARLY GOLDEN GLOBE.' Growers have golden opinions of this Cnion. It greys a large bulb as sound as * cricket bill. For market gardeners this onion is beyond doubt tho finest that can be grown for sale. Is per packet. PEA— REV DR STEWART. ' The finest early Dwarf Pea ever introduced, Per packet, PEA— SIR HARRY ATKINSON. This is the finest tall growing Pea m the world. Per packet, 6j ; per lb, ls[; or 71bs for ss. Call and Get one of our of Selected Novelties. FLETCHER BROS.. CASH SUPPLY STOEES, ASHBURTON AND CHBISTOHUROH. TffluwHoaic 24 Box 67