Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1896 THE AGENCY-GENERAL.

Thk Hon.- Mr Reeves being now en route to London to take up the duties of Agent-General for the colony, we join with our contemporaries of what ever political "colour" m wishing him bon voyage, and all success m the discharge of the multifarious $ut*es of his iifiporta^t ppst. In sonic respects he is well-fitted for those duties, having a thorough knowledge of the political affairs of the colony, and beiqg facile both witl] tongue ahd pen. That he will also address himself to the work with a hearty desire to forward the interests q| this hj*s *}at'ye land we are quite satisfied, and if m matters financial he takes good advice, we do not think that he is likely to disappoint the high hopes of his friends. There is perhaps a want of the suaviter m his demeanour, which it would be better that he should supply, and if he will take a hint from the excellent example o£ Ms pedpgegsfjrgj S*r PjU<m Bpll Sir Westby Perceval, it will be to the advantage both of himself and of the colony lie represents There is no reason whatever why Mr Reeves should not turn out as great a success as his quondam so' oolfellow, Sir Y/estl^y, has *#on golpjen qpinums during his term of pffice, and who returns •shortly to New Zealand with his honors thick upon him, and will be heartily welcomed by a host of friends and ad mirers. Sir Westby's departure from London will be much regretted for he has thoroughly established himself m the confidence antj regard 0 j! all with whom he hag come m contact. How thor oughly, let the following extract from a letter of " Anglo-Oolonial " m the Citizen of November 23 testify. The writer, alluding to the projected reqaoyal of Sir w||ich he deprecates, says of him :— «■ The young est of all the Agents-General, he has . proved himself one of the smartest, and during his fpur years' residence amongst us has achieved a popularity wh'ph is highly gratifying to bis numerous colonial friends who have watched his career with much interest since he was returned to the House of Representa tives at the Genoral Eleotion m the year 1887. Sir "Westby, who succeeded Sir Francis Dillon Bell as chief of the Government Agency here towards the close of 1891, is one of those colonial Ministers who recognise the dignity and importance of the office of Agent- General, and it is not too much to say that never since the Agency was established has the colony been better fteryed, al"ke from a political, social, and commercial point of view, than it has been during the past four years."' We can wish nothing better for Mr Reeves, his successor, than that a similar eulQgium may be passed pppn him when m fyis tjjirn fte has to giye piagfl to another representative of the Colony.

THE TROUBLE IN TRANSVAAL

In view of the Jameson incident which at one time threatened tne involve ment of Great Britain m a war with at least two Powers, the affairs of the Transvaal have suddenly assumed a position of great interest to all the Briti.h dependencies Themoving cause of the chivalrous, bub impolitic step taken by the fighting doctor was evidently sympathy with our fellow countrymen among the " Uitlanders," whose complaints against the Boers are set forth m an article m the South Afrisan Review uuder the heading " The Revolt of Johannesberg," m the following terms; — The Boer rulers m the Transvaal may continue to assert their dominance by every form of i exaction which misspent ingenuity can 1 devise ; they will be powerless to up- I hold the dominance of ignorance m the face of the revolution by education which has been inaugurated. Johannes burg has risen above the machinations of parties to establish the one means of alleviation which is permanently effectual. Por more years than would iseem possible Johannesburg has been content to pour its wealth into the gaping maws of gluttonous masters wbo, m return, pretend to nothing but the veriest formality of guardianship. The efforts which have been made to secure amendment took the form of the vaguest political aspirations, and sought to circumvent the Boer position by methods which were tortuous enough to be suspicious. Wealth was unable to cope with the grasp of thosein power, and political associations merely strengthened the grip of tha Dopper regime. What was done m answer to appeals for juster and fairer rule merely cloaked the grievances under ambiguous promises, as, for example, when the provision for greater edu cational facilities took the form of more schools to. teach more Dutch. The emphasis of the misconceived and misshapen Taal as the State language was the last straw upon the neck of the Uitlander bondsmen. Thfe condition of education was thus made most specially intolerable, but the Government adviser had to follow the desires of his master. Parents soon discovered that it was not worth while, even if they could afford it, to give their children more than two or three years schooling "m learning a language they were never likely to require, to the absolute exclusion of all that is likely to be of use." The policy of the Boer Go vernment thereby aroused the direst ■bitterness by striking the public m its most sensitive pomt — the educa tion of the children. Johannesburg has risen manfully to ita duty. Fifty thousand pounds were promptly sub scribed, a Council of Education formed, and an enlightened and broad-minded Director-rG enteral pro cured; Denied a municipality and all other vehicles for the declaration, of public intention, Johannesburg is not without its sense of the absolute needs and the best methods of ob taining them. _he Director-General, Mr John Robinson, has made his in vestigation into existing conditions, and has presented his report. It is an appalling revelation of a most benighted and disgraceful state of things. One passage exhibits the class of discovery which was in evitable :— *• The tendency amongst parents is to pack their children off to privato schools, and consider they have done their duty by them. The mischief many of these sccalled schools are doing is incalculable, for the teachers are for the most part quite unfit to teach. Dirty and un kempt often, their schools are pat terns of themselves. No discipline, no attempt at classification, ohildren are undergoing a training m habits of slovenliness which it will take years of school life to. eradicate. -Here is almost aq entire absence of de.sko and other apparatus. The books m use are tbe most varied and primitive of their kind. From a sanitary point of view many of these schools, are a djsgrage to a pivilised community.'* As to the effect of suoh " schooling _vjr Robinson is equally explicit ; '■ The uucouth manners and sullen demeanour of the children attending such schools were distressing to witness, and it would be difficult to find m the slums of the most densely populated of our English towns an equal area containing so much potential and crime,-** Mr Robinson ia definite as to tho way out of this educational morass. He was asked to specify what he considered desirable, and this he does by detailing the means necessary tq supply good ele mentary instruction for children of workmen along the mines * less ad vanced instruction \%\ thp poorest parts of the town ; at least two High Schools m Johannesburg ; and aid to existing schools. Tho oost of this will involve a building and equipment fund of £67,300, and an annual mainten ance of £5920 — both sums which are greatly below the amounts expended by English School Boards having thp direction of education m communities the size of Johannesburg. With its own Sanitary Board and its own Council of Education, established as a State within a State, Johannesburg may $ip its fiqger'i m. tj-e face of the bloodsucking Boer so far as immediate concerns are at stake. It has been over and over again peremptorily and gneeringly denied, that status m the Republic which "ts wealth and com parative importance deserves, and now its Republican masters have before them the spectacle qf the younger generation being educated, despite their tyranny, m the knowledge before which no suoh autooraoy can stand. The Council of Education will achieve m a few years what could never be acquired through Boer sanotion — the training of its young people m such culture and enlightenment as will make them irreconcilably hostile to the dominance of the uneducated and

retrogressive Boer. The position and tiie way out have been explicitly de fined by Mr Robinson ; it is for the l£ruger olljcials, m consistency with their general attitude, tq refuse to permit the adoption of this scheme or the erection of those schools, to declare the Council rf Education a menace to Popper piile, and the inevitable and desirable upheaval will be precipitated.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The washi- go f the Queen's household costs £3014 per annnm.

Mr H. M Jones will have an imporcan* advertisement m to-morrow's issue.

It is a ii >unced bint met nv* tax will be payable at. the office of ihe Commissioner of Taxes, Wellington, on January 31. There are at the present time 7 000 000 total abstainers from all alcoh >lie d ii:k-> m Great Britain.

Butter made from the oil extracted trotn cocoauuts'is about to be placed on th . Enj;li«h market.

Greab Biirain used the firsb postage stamp m 1840. Brazil followed m 1845, and the United States m 1847.

Ttie greatest number of miles walked m six dtys was 623, by Libblewood, the athlete, ab New York, m 1888.

The Sydney Bulletin says that the .on of a deceased Premier of New Zealand recently got three months ab Coolgardie as a vagrant.

The Jjyttelton Times says : — Ib was rumoured yesterday that Sir George Clifford intends contesting the Ohrist chureh seat at the forthcoming bye-elec tion.

The Gazette contains a notification that the Ardgowan Estate has been compulso rily taken by the Government under the Land tor Settlements Act, 1894.

We have bo acknowledge, wibh thanks, reoeipb from the Department of Agricul ture of the rep>rb on the dairy Industry for the year 1.894-95.

The North Otago Times says that large numbers of birds were killed by the recent hailstorm. A resident saw three starlings that had sought shelter m a bush killed by the hailstones.

The Wanganui Herald reports that ab Mr O'Connor's farm at Oroua Bridge lately, the fleeces from forty sheep shorn by Mr W. Smith averaged 17ibs each. The fleece from one ewe burned the soale ab 25~tlbs exclusive of locks, etc.

The Otago Daily Times mentions that Messrs Nimmo and Blair, the well-known seodsmen are cultivating sweeb peas for exporb to Great Britain aod the Continent. They have seven acres of these flowers comprising 4. varietiss, bhe size of bloom and different shades of colouring being splendid.

The Manawatu Staiidard tells of a man who, ab Fitzgerald's circus the other night ab Palmerston North, exemplified the saying about the wine bring In and the wit out, and had a narrow escapa m the menagerie. He was inanely stroking a lion, when the animal turned on him with a roar, buo the attendant knocked the man down just before the lion'- jaw. touched his arm.

The following from an exchange shonld be noted by practical jokists :— ' Some people consider it a great jjke to pull away a chair as a person lain the act of sitting down on it. Bub ib is a dangerous trick:, and sometimes results very unpleas antly. A young lady m Marlborough received severe injury the other day m thi. mai ner. The chair was drawn away, and fh.f.ll to tho fl >or and struck her hoad heavily on the fire fender. The blow was a serious ona, and she was invalided for some day?.'

Somebody has heen hoaxing the editor of a London paper which gravely informs its readers that m New Zealand, where grasshoppers are more than abundant, they are used for food by Europeans. Grasshoppers are pronounced a great delioacy m New Zealand when prepared according to the following formafa : One bushel of thesa insects is immer.ed two hours m half a gallon of pork brinei The insects are then boiled m the liquid for 20 minutes, then thoroughly rinsed m warm water and placed m an oven to br gome crisp. When cold the heads are removed, and they are ready to be eaten, lhe flavour is said to resemble that of the shrimp,

The following pupil teachers of the North Canterbury Education District have passad their examination for tha fourth year :— David Arnott, Charles Bird. Rosamond Bonnington, John Brown, Kabe M. Russell, Thomas K. Cutler, Mary Edkins, Bertha L. Flesher, Frances E. Foster, Matilda E. Harvey, Thomas Hills, Oney E. Hitchcox, Kate Kendall Henrietta Kimo, Mary Lewis, Mabel Loqkwood, Sarah A. McGorman, Sarah MoKee, James W. Mcllrath, Mabel New man, Marie A. Pavitb, Theresa- Per ham, Annie Ritchie, Annie Robson, Fanny _.. Schneider, Emily Sloan, Rose M. Smith, Fannj Starkia3, Robert Stout, Mabel Trez'se, Edith Verran, Isabella Wilkin son, Myra L. Wilson and Rosaline Anderson as for the end of bhe third year.

Holloway's Pills and Ointment.— The atten tion of all sufferers is drawn to these well known remedies, for they possess oon.piouous advantage as a safe acd reliable aid m all those emergencies to which travellers, emi grants and sailors are so especially liable. They have bean largely patronised by way farers by, land and sea, and, m fact, by all .'asses of the community, to their very great advantage. Tbe Pills are beyond aU doubt one of the most effective remedies ever disoovered for cases of obstinate constipation, confirmed ipfl'gesUon and oolio, oomplaints whip."} are engendered by exposure and irregu lar'feeding. The Ointment will be found of the very greatest servioe m oases of pile., abioesees, erysipelas, and all kinds of local oloerations.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

SroTA-netl Wellington, January 10 Ab midnight an elderly man, m whose pocket was "found a paper bearing the address « J. O Brien, Tinakori Road,' fell off the breastwork at Waterloo Quay. He was j got out by ths captain and chief officer of the ketch * Bock Lily " and for three hours efforts to re-tore animation .were continued but wibhoub avail. Change of Portfolio* Pending the redistribution of portfolios the Premier takes charge of the Department of Labor! The Trades Council last night carried a resolution claiming bhe r'ght bo be consulted regarding the appointmenb of a successor to bhe office of Minister of Labor. Lig-ltting- the Trajna The Minister of Railways has decided to introduce a system of generated gas for lighting the express trains between Christ church and Dunedin and Dunedin and Invercargill. The plant is expected to arrive within two. mon ths and to be erected at Dunedin. Each long carriage will be fitted with a cylinder reservoir to be charged with sufficient gas to last t hrough the return journey. Each lamp will have an illumina tion power equal to fifteen candles, and three lampß will be placed m each carriage The plant costs some thousands, and if the test prove satisfactory similar plants will be erected ab Auokland and Wellington.

Wreck of the Halcione.

Wilt.ington, January 9 At 10 o'clock to-night it was reported from the nignal stall >n at the Heads that the Halcione had gone completely to p : eces, and the sea m the vicini'y of the Heads was strewn thick with wreckage anc 1 cargo. A- number of labourers are securing the cargo as ib comes ashore. The insurarca on the c.rgo, so far as can bo ascertained, is;— Victoria £1.600, South British £1200, National £1000 China Traders £500, Commercial Union £50. January 10 The Ha'cione has disappeared alto- j "ether, the heavy grinding on the reef having apparently torn the bottom oub ot | hpr. All yesterday afternoon a consider able quantity of cargo was drifting about ! between Barrett's reef and the western Hedge. To-day the wind has changed, and being olf shore what oargo is afl.it i j feting driven aiawarde, j

The Transvaal.

i -p. A A . , I-Ondon, January 8 ' The Admiralty has ordered the for mation of an entirely new flying, quad ron of two first-class warships and four cruisers, to be ready at a moment's notice, for service anywhere. The Admiralty has also decided to send a naval force to Delagoa from the Cape jor East Indies. Four British warships at present lying at Zanzibar, are avail l able at a moment's notice.

The Times announces that the decis ion of the Admiralty haa been arrived at m view of the undeveloped danger which now threatens the peice of Furope and the well-being of the British Empire. The new British squadron is wanted to add powerfully to the means of the country's defence, and will prove the readiness of the naval forces for an emergency. ♦w r _ H ;-r Robin Boa has telegraphed that the Uitlanders have complied with President Kruger's demand, and yielded up their arms. . .

, The Berlin correspondent of The Times telegraphs that Dr Jameson's defeat alone prevented the Germain* landing a body of Marines at Lorenzo Marquez and invading the Transvaal. The Lancaster an d Leicester regi ments have been ordered to the Oape, Ttie relations between England and! Germany have not improved *„ Tb £ Brit * 8h P _ u £ ,ic aree Atau Bed8 ed over the Marquis of Salisbury's enerev m connection with the Transvaal At many meetings m England held to dis cuss the question, the name of the Emperor of Germany has been hissed. The war feeling against Germany is m marked contrast to the feeling m the recent difficulty with President Cleve land respecting the Venezuelan frontier. The Archbishop of Canterbury has issued a prayer for peace. Two regiments which were returning from India have been ordered to dis embark at the Cape, and other troops are to be despatched thither from Eng land. ft

Germany's intended landing of marines at Delagoa is part of a long projected scheme to interfere with the British at the Cape. The Queen is said to have -rebuked the Emperor of Germany for the message scat to President Kruger. Several outrages have been com* mitted on German residents m Poplar. The tone of the German newspapers is less hostile, and they advocate that the matter should be submitted to arbitration.

The French Press is also much quieter.

Some of the German clubs m London have been closed.

The orisis m the Transvaal has been settled and Dr Jameson is likely to be released without trial by court-martiaL The Oape squadron is proceeding to. Delagoa.

January 9_ Reports from Capetown, under date Tuesday, state that President Kruger demands that Mr Rhodes and Dr. Jameson shall bo exiled from South Africa, that an enormous in demnity shall be paid by the Chartered Oompany, and that the Uitlander leaders shall be surrendered to tha Boer authorities.

Admiral Dale will command the new flying squadron which will be commissioned on Tuesday. Captain Home has been appointed to the com mand of the Revenge, and Oaptain Watson to the command of the Royat Oak. The cruisers Gibraltar, Theseus, Hermione and Chary bdis, under Admiral Rawson, have left the Cape for Dalagoa, where thePbcebe, Sappho and Carossa will also assemble.

Urgent enquiries are being made as to the mobilising strength of the militia.

Work^ at Portsmouth continues without intermission night and day. Meetings held m the provinces have strongly supported the action of the Government.

Frequent conflicts have taken place between Finglish and German work men m the London docks.

Pbetobia, . January 8 The people of Johannesburg have accepted Sir H. Robinson's pro tection Sir H. Robinson has promised to see justice done and that he will confer with President Kruger regard ing the treatment of the prisoners and the redr.ss of the grievances com plained of by the Uitlanders. Dr Jameson says he might have escaped with help if the Uitlanders had des troyed the Krugersdrop line, convey ing a fresh supply of ammunition to the Boers, Later. I President Kruger has promised Sir H. Robinson to liberate Dr Jameson on the Natal borders.

Tho report of the death of Oaptain Coventry, one of Dr Jameson's party, was incorrect. Oaptain Coventry is still alive, and is recovering from his wounds.

The whole of the Boers m the Transvaal and the Orange Free State are under arms. Thiß latter are massed on the Cape frontier.

At several public meetings, at which the supporters of Mr Oecil Rhodes were predominant, resolutions were passed condemning the betrayal of Dr Jameson by the Uitlanders.

The Burghers of Pretoria are bitterly opposed to the British, and demand that there shall be one undisputed rule only m Transvaal; only President Kruger's personal influence » checks their ardour.

St Petersburg, January 8. The Russian Press urges concerted action on the pxrt of the Powers m the Transvaal crisis, so as to enable Russia to use the Dutch and Por tuguese colonies as naval stations to intercept Indian and Australian vessels.

Sydney, January 9 One of the Oape Commissioners, referring to the denunciation of Dr Jameson, says he may be condemned for impetuosity, but considers that there was sufficient warrant for the step he took, and he thought it would be warmly backed up by loyal Cape colonists. He expresses tbe opinion that Jameson was certainly betrayed. The recent railway accident, he says, looks treacherous if it be true that the carriages were occupied by fugitives from Johannesburg. He quite ex pected to learn of Rhodes' resignation, but regards it as a national calamity. Sir G. Sprigg is an able financier, and unquestionably the best man to fill the vacancy, but he bas not the organising skill of Rhpdei, **

THE ASHBORTON GUARDIAN: FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1896.



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Every line of Boots and Shoes, and every Bingle pair selling ab a great ieduction dur* ing the last ten days of McDonald and MoDiabmio's sale of Andebson's Boot Stock* U 1.1



Pubiic Notices j THE HOLIDAYS- JUST OPENED A EEW CASES OF SPECIAL GOODS FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON Straw Hats, foft Felb Hats, Tennis Hats from ls 9d. New Shapes m Hard Felc Hats. Special Feather-weight Soft Felb Hats l£ >z Frame Hats m all the latest shapes A glance at our Christmas window. will show you that we keep bhe Largeub and Best Assorted Stock of HATS inthe district NEW TIES, NEW SILK HANDKERCHIEFS For travelling— A Large Assortmenb ot GLADSTONE BAGS, LEATHER PORTMANTEAUX, AHD HAND BAGS TO ATHLETES: Running Pantß and Shirts m all Colors Tennis Shirts, Cycling Touring Shirts Cricketing bhirts and Trousers NEW ZEALAND OLOTHING FAOTORY. ALEX. HENDRY, Manager. -Special Dress Sale ON SATURDAY, Januarys we shall commence a SPEOIAL SALt_ of the balance of our SUMMEE DRESS GOODS, Together with tnme SPECIAL JOB LINES bought at a Discount of 30 per cent. Note bhe quotations — USUAL SALE PRICE. PRICE. Double-width Dress Material ... ls 6d ls <H" „ „ ... ls 6£d ls lid „ Tweed ... 2s Od ls 7_d „ (Special Job) 2s ßd to di la lid During this Sale we shall MAKE UP all DRESSES at 8- 6d m our usual superior Style and Finish. We shall also offer the balance of our SEASON'S CAPES AND MANTLES at cost price. "K_7* Do not miss thi* Sale of New and Fashionable Goods. Ashburton Drapery Company, Corner of Arcade and Burnetb street. TER MS- STRICTLY CASH.



Wanted. • V\" ANTED, a pol( j "aundry-weman. Apply,). C N Grigo, Longbeach. 1 45 FOR SALF.. m good order. tirst-cl_ss Light lioacs er f.icycle, 1895 Pneu- matic tyies. Address— "Bicycle," office of this paper. * 1 46 *DJOURNED Meef'ns* of Horaa *■*• h< Idem re Allenton bide School. *t W. J. Filcock's on Friday eveniug (10th) at 8 o'clock . W. J. .«" ilgock. 150 BOOKS, BOi KS, BOOKS —Cheap Editions at published prices. Marsden's A.s'gned Stock must be sold. Now is the time to secure cheap litera- ture. Trilby Man of the M< ss Hags, Lilac Sun Bonnet, Doio. New 80«.k.. — H, M Jones. WANTED Known— Cycles thoroughly overhauled and enamelled. Tyres a specialty— B. Knight, Eclipsa Cycle Works, Tancred Street, opposite Arcade 12 85 WANTED Known— Mrs Smith, Dress- maker (late of London West), has Removed from Cameron street to Have- look street, opposite Army Barracks. 12 148 THE Very Latest. — Strawberries and Ice Cream 6d per plata ab H- A, Flower's, the People's Confectioner Iced Boston Cream and other drinks. \\7-- KiTED Known— Newesb Goods m vv Drapery and Millinery for the Summer Season, direct from London — W H. Collier, The Corner. WANTED Known— No old fashioned Goods ab Mbllor's Zealandia Boot Store. NOTHING makes such a comfortable light Blouse as a Wool Delaine. A lot of patterns to select from at 4£d — Mitchell & Turnei i Tl/ ANTED Known— We are~m^r VV showing all kinds of Summer Drapery, Millinery, &c. Everything .marked as low as possible. — H. C. Segers, Melford House. ANTED Known— We are now giving Tickets for Presents to all cash purchases of Drapery, Millinery, &c. — H. O. Segebs, Melford House. ANTED Known- 50 rairs Ladies and Girls' Leather Top and Canvas Tennis Shoes, at half nsual price, for two weeks only.— Andrew Orr 10136 WANTED Known— Mellor s Boots and Shoes stand like brass ; try a pair. WANTED— Every man to try Mellor's Bluchers, only 4s lid. "TyANTED Known— l am a Buyer of * » Bottles -pints, quarts. Whiskey, and Brandy ; also Old Iron, wrought and cast ; Bones m large or f mall lots ; Zinc, Brass, and Horse Hair. — Charles Brown, bottom of Havelock, Street, Ashbnrton. 11 144 W ANTKD Known— lf you are hard on Boots try Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. YY E are clearing a , big line of Al T T Wool Delaines, first olass pattern, raneirg from 10£ lto Is 3d, now selling at 4sd— Mjtchell & Turner A NTEtTKno wa -Girls' neat Kid Shoes 53 6d ab Mellor's Zea- landia Boob Srore. WANTED Known— Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Polders, and everything m the optical line at S. S axkk'h. Optician •■■ = *Tl7 ANTED Known— Men's Suits 17s TT 6d, Kaiapoi Tweed Trousers 9s lid, Knicker Suits 4s lid. Caps 6d.- Ihe Corner. W. H. Collier WA NTE D— Ladies to see the latest espies m Roots and Shoes.— Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. H~" OLtDAY Suits— A IS ica Kaiapo! Suit for 27s 6d, Boye' Knicker and Cambridge Suits fr< m fs 6d, Men's Suits to Measure from 45*. Fit and VVorkmanship Guaranteed at R. Alcorn's WANTED Known— Mellor's Zea- landia B>ot Store has Ladies' Kid Shoes at 6s 6d. 4*7 ANTEDICnown— Go to The Corner ■** f r Nearest Styles m Drapery and Millinery— W. H. Collier. Tl rANTED Known— For good value VV m Drapery, Millinery, &c, go to Mejford H^nge. Tickets tor presents given to aU cast) purchasers.— H. C Segers. '- ' ..- i ■ ■ .. ■ . ! ! — rr-. — . _ -I WANTED— Everybody to examine the Goods and Prices at Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. ©|"UST Arrived. — A large variety of ose- O ful and Ornamental Goods, Dolls, Toys, and Novelties ; also, a job lob over one hundred assorted Baskets and l/j..ropQ. and Russian Leather Handbags, to be ecjd ac an,4 under ordinary coat price ?t Mps Alcorn's. WANTED #nown— Repairing mine to lock like new: Mbllr's Z.alandia Boob Store. J" A ft_ JARS, JAM JARS.-~Fj,ETOHBR Bros, are j isb landing a large ship- ment of Jam Jars of all kinds. Ma^on Screw Top Jars m Quart and Half-gallon Jars at very low p-ices ; also Fruit Preserving Sugar of the very best quality, jn 561 b and 70 b Bags, at equally low jratejj'.— Fletcher Bros . East Street, > Aj-hbart&n. "jC'ejfephone %_ WA N T E D K N O W N. —F. S Jeffries, leading Confectioner and Fruiterer, of East Street, noxt the Corner. Hob Pies at any hour and Tea and Coffee also. N.B. Lady Attendant Fruit of esrery description. Ladies Room a specialty I*ls ITTANTED Known— Mplwr's Zea VV landia Boot Store is the cheapest Boot shop m Ashburton, OWN Make m Ladies' and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina- fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, Muslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., at Mrs Alcorn s new shop, Baker's Buildings. WANTED Known— We are selling a nice light walking Shoe at 4. 6d, tbe usual price of this Shoe is 6a 6d— Mitchell & Turner WAUQQ ! THE CURS FO'# INDJGESTI9N. Af-hburton Drug Company, Agenfcg ■ tl 108 MUSIO MISS CARSON HAS REMOVED to the Oorner of Wills and William Streets, where uhe will reoeive Pupils for Pianoforte and American Orgag. For terms, etc., apply to Mrs AiyoßN, Havelock $£reet. ( pupUa covJd be boarded if required* I 49



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Business Notices, ' Cheaper Than Ever. ■ G. J. N E I'L L f N Premises lately occupied by F. Nokes, Bootmaker, next Shearmat* X Bkos Ladies' Trimmed Hats 4s lid Boys' and Girls' Sai'or Hats lOd each MILLINERY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Ladies' Norfold Bodice 2s 9d New Dress Goods Goods 6£d Good Washing Prints 3s lid dozen New Dress Goods ls Good White Muslin 3a lid down Corsets 2s 3d pair GLOVES AND RIBBONS AT YOUR OWN PRIOE. Men's AU Wool Colonial Tweed Suits 19s 6d Boys' Trousers at Any Price Men's Kaiapoi Tweed Suits 22s 6d Men's Trousers 5s lid B^HATS, "CAPS, SHIRTS, AND TIES AT HALF PRIOE BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. All Our Boots ate made Specially to our order. Every Pair Guaranteed. Men's Nail Shooters 7s lid Women's Shoes 4s 6d Men's Bluohers 4s 9d Women's Shoes 5s lid Men's Balmorals 7s 6d TAN BOOTS AND SHOES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Q. J. NEILL, BDRNETT STREET NEXT SHEARMAN BROS. THIS SPACE RF SERVED FOR THE NEW ADVERTISEMENT OF 8. SAL E K|,; WATOHMAKBR AND JEWELLER, :EfA|S|T S.TREE.T. CHRISTMAS 1895. Tkie CttinpJiuiePts of lhe Season to ,%H. — IVBW FRUIT- FLETCHER BROS.. HAVE JUST REOEIVED their First Shipment of New Season's Fruit and it is Without Doubt some o£ T*E FINEST FRU.T THAT HAS EVER CJME TO THIS MARKET 40 Oases Finest Vostizza Currants 5 Oases Preserved Peaches 10 Cases Finest Elerae Raisins 5 Cases Preserved Apricots 10 Cases Finest Valencias 5 Oases Preserved Pears, etc 20 Cases Finest Sultanas 10 Boxes Muscatels, Spanish and 2 Oases Finest French Prunes Oalifornian 50 Dozen Essence Lemon, 55 dozen 5 Boxes Persian Dates Essence Vanilla", Cochineal, e'e, 10 Boxes Turkey Figs specially prepared for Fletcher 5 Gases Preserved Ginger Uros. 5 Boxes Dessicated Cocoanut 3 Cwt Iceing Sugar %. Cases Valencia Almonds 2 Oases Jordan Almonds 2 Sacks Walnuts 3 Cases Sicily Almonds 5 Sacks Barcelona Nuts 5 Owt Scotch Mixtures l 5 Owt Conversations Preserving Season 1895-96. We have m Stock and to Arrive IS TONS OP FINEST OANE SUGAR IN 561 b and 701 b BAGS. This Sugar can be thoroughly relied upon for making jam of finest quality. This Sugar is solely used by Kirkpatrick m the manfacture of their Celebrated 'X ' Jams. ■MMMNMMHt Jam Jars. Jam Jars, IN ALL SORTS AND SIZES AT PRICES WITHIN THE REACH OF ALL Mason Jars, quarts and half -gallon sizes ■ 11$ Glass Jars with tops, 2lb Glass Jars with tops ; White Jars, three m a nest • also, a nice line of TUMBLERS, AT A VJfRY LOW FIGURE JBellift's Patent Jlilk Bucket.. | We have m stock these celebrated Buckets, with or without Strainer. This isYeally a Splendid Patent and is a much superior idea to the old style of Bucket. The following are five reasons why yoa should buy one : — (1) It is perfect for holding between the knees while milking (2) The corner foims a lip for easy pouring (3) It is much easier to carry than the round bucket (.i) Xt is not so cumbersome (5) It will hold three and a half gallons FLETCHER BROS., CASE SUPPLY STORES, EAST ST RE ET, ASHBURT O.N, • AND 4.16 and 118 High Stieet, Ohristchureh Box 67' Telbphonb 24