PHASES OF THE M OON.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, JUNB 23, 1896. THE TWENTY-SEVENTH CLAUSE.

-♦ ■ ■ . Dircumstances are occurring . almost jvery day m different parts of the jolony, which point to the conclusion :hat one stringent clause of the Act passed last session — •' the Alcoholic Liquors Sale control Act amendment " —is not sufficiently uncU rstood by the public. It is known that quite lately prohibited persons have been seen intoxicated m the streets of ABhburton, and every now and then one of these individuals enters the place of business of some law respecting but kind hearted acquaintance, thereby laying the latter open to the suspicion of having supplied the delinquent with liquor, and generally subjecting the victim to much trouble and anxiety. If every person realised the risk and incon venience likely to occur if a prohibit is merely seen to leave bis premises, more care would perhaps be taken to prevent such an undesirable visitor from entering them. As the methods adopted by these people to procure liquor are naturally characterised by great cunning and much misrepre sentation, they often succeed m deceiv ing and making tool? of those who have most befriended them. Such well intentioned people are therefore among the first to be suspected of conniving with the drunkard, and of assisting him to get drunk. In a few instances this suspicion is well founded ; but for the honour and good sense of the bulk of the community, we venture to say that it is the exception and not the rule for the acquaintances, not to mention the friends, of a confirmed dipsomaniac to assist him m his own | undoing. Instances, also, have been only too frequent m which the liquor has been procured from hotels by young children, sent by "a sick parent "etc. But whatever means may be employed the end is always the same. The prohibited person becomes hopelessly drunk, and — -here i^ the trouble to the rest of us— everybody seen m his company about that time is liable to be suspected of helping him to get into such a disgraceful _ condition With regard to the raason for this, we may quote the words of clause 27 of the amended Act referred to above, which are as follow : — (1). " Every person who, knowing thab any one is the su' j •ct of a prohibition order, icompanieß him in-*o any licensed premises ir m any way, directly or indirestly, pro oures liquor for him, or incites, or assists him to procure or drink liquor, is liable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds. (2). In any. proceedings .under this section the burden of proof shail be on ihe de'en daui; to show that he did not know of the existence of such prohibition order. It will be seen that the words ' 'directly or indirectly procures liquor for him 1 •or incites or\assists him to procure or drink liquor" m sub-section 1, and • the burden of proof shall be on the defendant to show that he did not know &c.' render the position of a prehibit's friends arid acquaintances one of con siderable anxiety. In fact he is a standing menace to their peace and comfort so long as ho persists m trying to evade the law. This being so, and the law being as it is, it would be well for every respectable inhabitant of town and country to bear m mind that not only '8 it a breach of the law, for which a heavy penalty may be en forced to countenance m the smallest degree the efforts of a dipsomaniac to obtain drink, but almost any communication with one of tbesegentry m his war paint is fraught with un plesantness and even danger, For if an inebriate of this class were only being shown out of a place, there are any number of persons who would ba ready to attribute his condition to the unfortunate victim of hia ill-timed visit. As for a license^ house, so visited, it is doubtful whether — -as the law now stands — a licensee would care to run the risk of turning such a troublesome visitor out, unless there were a number of respectable witnesses to prove he was intoxicated when he came m. The inconvenience and ' trouble likely to be brought upon private individuals would arise from a probability, that, failing to discover how the prohibited person got drunk, the police might possibly summons as witness, if not as principals, any of those seen m the maa'd company at the .time. The only safe course therefore is to have nothing whatever to da with a prohibited person when it can be seen that he has succumbed to his be setting sin. On the other hand it is possible that when once the full effect of this $7th ,c'au§e is thoroughly understood by the unfortunate mem bers of the community for whose protection Jt was framed, they may have a little, more ponsicjeration for their friends than they have hitherto shown — even if Tfchey have none foi themselves.

CORONERS AND CORONERS' INQUESTS.

On several occasions during the recess, mentioo has been made m Ministerial utterances of the intention of Goremmentto introduce legislation on the subject of Coroners' inquests. The promise has now been fulfilled, and the Hon W. 0. Walker, as representing y (?oye)pnmei3t m the Upper House, has introduced" in'th.e Legislative Councii the promised measure, ft is entituled the Ooroneps' Bill, 1896, and is to form part of and be read with fche justices of the Peace Act, 1882, and, if passed, is intended to come into force on January 1 of next year. The Bill constitutes every Stipendiary Magis. finte a coroner by virtue of his office. /a the eyenjt tf a stipendiary being at any time unable to act, provision is made for the duty of Coroner being discharged by any Justice of the

Peace, and the fact that the Justice exercises the power thus given shall be sufficient evidence of his authority to do so. The Bill sets forth the nature of the cases into which the Coroner is to make enquiry, and among them is the case oi a death occurring m any house registered under the Infant Life Protection Act, the rest being of the nature of those that Coroners I aye hitherto been m the habit of dealing with under the old Act, but the Coroners' Act hitherto m existence is to be repealed with all its amendments. If a death should occur m a gaol, hospital, registered house, or lunatic asylum, the duty is lai-i upon thi person m charge of such establishment of reporting to the Stipendiary within whose jurisdiction the establishment is situated, that such death has occurred, and no interment of the body can take place until such Stipendiary as Coroner has issued a warrant authorising the burial. An exception to this rule is made when for sanitary reasons no delay m burial ought to occur. The Bill ia stringent m this matter of reporting, and a breach of it entails liability to a fine of £25, A coroner's inquiry may be held on any day, including Sunday, and the Coroner has a fairly free hand m the selection of the place m which to hold it. ■ He can choose a courthouse, police station, public hospital, public morgue, or any place of a public character he may think suitable. Publicans are not relieved from liability to provide accommoda tion for the corpse, and a room for the inquest, and if asked to do so must comply, receiving for the accommoda tion provided the sum of £1, but being fined anywhere up to £5 for refusal. Every inquiry under the Act is to be deemed a judicial proceeding within the meaning of Section 113 of the Criminal Code & ct, and " shall be held as nearly as may be m the manner prescrihed by the Justices of the Peace Act, 1882, m the case of an indictable offence, all the provisions of which Act shall, mutatis mutandis, apply uccord ingly " There is no compulsion on the part of the Coroner to view the body. He may do so if he deems it necessary, as doubtless any Coroner would, and he may by warrant order a body to be exhumed. Power is given to secure the evidence of such medical witnesses and analysts as may be necessary, and to order a post mortem examination, and an analysis of everything of which an analysis may be considered likely to elucidate the matter under inquiry, " provided that any practitioner who attended the deceased at or shortly prior to his death shall be allowed to be present at every such post mortem examination and analysis, but shall not be allowed to take any part therein." Inquiries into the cause of fires are also proviped for, and if at any time m the course of an inquiry, whether into cause of death or cause of fire, the Coroner may fancy that suspicipn has been cast upon any. person as being criminally responsible for the death or the fire under inquiry, the Coroner may issue a warrant for the arrest of such person, and may either admit him to bail or send him to prison pending the result. Hiving heard the evidenca nt any inquiry, should it appear to the Coroner that such a course is warranted, he may order the prosecution of any person to whom the evidence may point as having been guilty of a crime or offene- 3 , and if such porson is not already m custody the Coroner .may issue a warrant for his arrest, " and shall commit him or hold him to bail to take his trial for such crime or oftence, m like ramnor and with the like consequences m all respects as if the Coroner were acting as a justice on the hearing of an inform ition under the provisions of the Justices of the Peace Act relating to indictable offences." " For the purposes of every inquiry^held under this Act, and the proceedings thereon, the Coroner shall have all the powers of a Justice on the hearing of an information for an indictable offence under the Justices of the Peace Act, and the provisions of that Apt shall. mutatis mutandis, apply accordingly," One r section gives the Governor- in - Oouncil power to make any regulations from time to time for the forms of procedure under the Act, and for fixing fees ; for directing the mode m which anything shall be done which is prescribed by the Act ; and generally for any other purpose which he deems necessary m order to give full effect to the Act, and a breach of any regulation so made will entail a penalty not exceeding <$5. ' There is too much of tfiis " regulation " busi ness jn all our legislation— this handing over- to the Government power to re; view an Act pf the Legislature, for that is what }t amounts to. Jf the House m Parliament assembled has not brain enough to make a workable law while such law is under discussion by what is supposed to be the concentrated wisdom of the colony, then there is no use for such a House, and the framing and administration of our laws < may just as well be at once handed over to the Government. All appointments of coroners and deputies are proposed to be repealed. The Bill has one great merit whiph -cannot fail to commend itself to aairl r sensible people. It abolishes the farce of 'Coroners' juries, so that, should the Bill m its present form become law, it saves the necessity for a constable 1 policing m six men to sit solemnly and 'listen to a 'budget of dry and unnecessary evidence on cases, the fujl facts of which are m many instance^ already knoyi^ to them, and to gravely sign » document m which their inevitable finding is formally set forth. The assistance of those jury men is no assistance at all to the in quiry, wtyich may be very wejl left m , the hands of the Stipendiary to carry ou* by himself, though somp discretion , ought to be exereiaed by him m the , appointment of Justices to take his place when he is unable to sit. There I are many Justices on the roll who are , not fitted to discharge the duties of \ Coroner, except m cases ia which every- ! j thing is self-evident, and involving the I veriest minimum of difficulty. Having i dispensed' with Qoronerg' juries alto* i gether, and tagged on the duties of the Qorgner's office to those of the Stipen \ diary and the Justice of the Peace, it I is not very, clear why the title of Coroner should not also be aholished with the juries.

■Jn Mr G hough Jameson's report on the London markets, dated May 16, he quotes from the wheat market, the Standard, which says that, the state of the wheat market is a puzzle to most people. The English official average price is but a few pence higher than it was m the first week of the year, when there was a general expectation of a substantial advance. The ODly two circumstances m any way explanatory of the disappoin ment of this expectation are the "generally favourable prospects of the wheat I crops of Europe, with some exceptions, and the slowness with which the American visible supply has wasted. All other important considerations affecting the trade are calculated to exercise a raising effect upon prices, and it is obvious that the good promises of production .m Europe may be generally blighted, as it has been already m Spain, Portugal, and parts of Italy and two or three other countries. Aa for the large visible supply m the United States, it is far more than counterbalanced by the smallness of oar own. The stocks m farmers' hands, foreign wheat at the ports, and the quantity afloat for this country on April 25 are estimated by Beerbohm as follows, m comparison with the totals of five preceding years at this period ; —

The deficiency thus shown is from 1,076,000 to nearly 3,400,000 quarters, comparing the latest total with the figures for 1891 to 1898, and 2,378,000 quarters when it is compured with the quantity for last year. The American visible supply on the same date was only 537,000 quarters greater than m 1895, and 206,000 quarters greater than m 1804. The receipts o£ grain and flour for the eight months of the three cereal years to the end of April, are shown below : —

The New Zealand Times of June 18 has the following: — "Everybody m Waipawa has heard an extraord- of the ghosts at Mr mary story. 'Joe' Rhodes' run ' Springhill.' Think ing that people all over the world would be interested m this striking phenomena your * special ' armed him self with -the best amateur photo grapher m Waipawa (Mr W. S. Russell, of the Bank of "New Zealand) and proceeded to the scene where the supernatural takes place. First let me make an. explanation. Some years ago two jockey boys were exercising two • hurdlers,' when by an accident both fyorses and both riders were killed just after jumping a fence. Every year at the month, day and hour of the acci dent two phantom hprses with phan tom riders may be seen jumping the fence at the place where the accide.it occurred. Well on June 13 (the anniversary of the accident), just before lla.m, behold your bumble corres pondent, the amateur photographer, and a party oE witnesses, anxiously waiting for the phenomena to take place. Presently a low moaning is heard and then . with a rush two shadows, shaped, like horses, , are seen approaching the fence. When they come near, the onlookers notice that shadows of men are on the horses' backs. Aa they rise to the fence we hear the * snap ' of Mr Russell's camera, and it makes us start. And well it should, for when he develops the plate we find the photo produced of which I send you a copy to hang up m your publishing office. Perhaps ' that good man ' Mr Stead can explain the phenomena, but m any case the photo graph is worthy of the attention of your Wellington amateur photograph others/ Among the onlookers shown m the picture are a number of well known Uawke's Bay people, including Dr Reed, Misses God fray and Millers, and Messrs White, Howard, Rhodes and Oldfield, all of whom may ba seen right through the horses."'

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I - - ■ The trial of Smith's patenb pulveriser has been postponed to a future day owing to the bad weather. A soeiaj and dance is to be held m the schoolroom^ Newlanda, m aid *of school prfzo fond on July 10. ''' ' ' !i Barney Souter, ot Bay, while playing football against a' senior ' team at Kuaotonu on Saturday, had' his leg broken and others are reminded that the clearing sale on Mr H, H. Stephens' farm, Ruapuna, takes place to-morrow. In the Divoroe Court at Christchurch yesterday, decrees nhi ware granted In the cases of Wilson v Wilson and Urn v Uru— wife's petition In each ewe. Sir R. Stoufe says there are over fifty gross mistakes m English m the illogical and an grammatical address put into the mouth of Lord Glasgow by Ministers, The Dunedin Star m a leading article B*ya : —."A policy of obstruction would be qiatastefu) to the Opposition leaders, but should Mr Seddon refuse to come to terms there will be ntt cpfcion.ii The upshot not improbably will be the granting of Supply and an ahnewt imme diate appeal to the country. 1 ' ■•■' Durirfg one ' week at the beginning qi April, thirteen steamers landed* live stock and fresh meat at Liverpool, from various American and Canadian ports. They toek a total of 6lßd cattle/ Si&tt sheep, and j 17,747 quarters if beef. Compared with the arrivals of the previous week, they show an increase of 3455 cattle, 4211 sheep, and 9695 quarters of beef. A writ has been served on the proprie tors of the JVcip £ealcnid ' Threes, Mr Oassldy, manager, and Mr Asfibplt, pub lisher, calling on them to show cause why they should not be imprisoned for pon tempb of Court In commenting on the action for libel brought against tha f paper by Mr CJrabbe, a taraper^noa lecturer. Thn case will be heard on Wednesday^ I Among *. hft oasw go tb9, list for the present civil sittings of the uJ^r"^? CoarcaiChriatchurohig one brought by the relatives of the late Stephen Cpla Mou!e, to upsat the will by which' a large endow- ' menfc has been left to the Old Ji/tetrs Home at Ashburton, The amount in* j volved Is abonfc £30,000. The case, which ' is mainly a matter of law, was relegated ' 'o the next b^nco sittings. It was stated ' that the Cisc w >uld certainly com > before ' the Court of Appeal. \ If you want 1 delicious Coffee try the celebrated Family Brand; to be obtained a everywhere. | c

j A prohibition meeting will be held to \ morrow (Wednesday) evening at Rakaia. It is rumored th-it the Auckland police authorities intend to take aotiun m regard to betting shops, and that evidence has already been obtained to warrant legal proceeding*. Cap'ai i Rus«soll recently referring to a remark of Mr Camel!, eaid emphatically; ''It is untrue." Mr Carnell (threaten ingly) : *' Do you use that teim ?" Captain Ras-oM (sternly : "Yes." Mr Oarnell (sat : ifi d): "Very well " Tho proposal of the Australian cricket ers to visit New Zn'an J is likely to fall through owing to the fact that 'such arrangements inteifore wi h »he yeat'r intercolonial fiitures, the pUyera nob being able to get back to their respective colonies In time. The Christohurch Lioensing Committee yesterday granted a renewal of the license of the Provincial Hotel to Philip Mohr, though the licensed was cautioned as to his future conduct. The polico opposed the renewal, alleging that the licensee was of intemperate habltf. Mr Collins Bill provides thst any Wife may present a petition to the Supreme Court prayiDg for a dissolution of her marriage upon any ground on which her husband may petition for a divorce, and that the rights and responsibilities of hns« band and wife shall, for the purpose o the said Act, be £ qua 1 . The Clutha Leader understands ib is possible that steps may be taken to induce the Government to appoint. a Royal Com* mission to inquire into the working of the L ; ouhßing Act m the Cltuha dis not. Ie was intended to move a motion to that effect at the , annual meeting of the Licensing Committee, but as there was not a quorum present no aotion was taken. Football threatens to become a decidedly unhealthy game if the tactics pursued m a match ab Homebush ara persevered In. The referee had occasion to order two members of the team off the field, an action which led their comrades to proceed to deal it out to the referee, by kicking and striking him, and pelting him with mud. The referee evidently gauged the style of the men, and had come to the match armed with a revolver, with which he cowed his assailants. The Donedia Star's Parliamentary cor respondent Bays that the private member who lias probably introduced and passed more Bills than any other member is Major Steward, who is now to the fore with a measure to cheapen the cost of deeds. His Instrument of Mortgage Bill provides that the Treasurer shall have printed forms which shall be on sale at the money order offices, and shall bear a stamp duty proportionate to the amount of the mortgage, at the rate of 7s 6d for every £50. The balloting for the Hlghbank Estate takes place on Friday, and a9 we have a' ready indicated will produce very keen competition. It may be well to mention that an applicant for more than one section need not accept the first that m «y fall to him, but may wait until the whole of the sections he has applied for have been ballotted for, and retain that which he prefers — of course no one can have more than one section. Wednesday is the last day on which applications can be received. Wiss Sears, the singing evangelist, had a crowded congregation on Sunday even* ing at the Primitive Methodist Church, notwithstanding the wet wea'her. She if a fluent speaker, and a thoroughly trained and f.n'shed singer ; her rendp-ing. of € Calvary ' was very sweet «nd touching. This eveaing the service will be a inuuoal one, when solos will be sung by Misses Seats, Barrett, and others, and tevtfal duets and quartets will be rendered. At all the j licesiyet visited, the song ser vices of Miss Sears have d»*awn packed auditnoas and doubtless Ashbutton will be no exeep ion to the rule. The Premier will, at Tuesday's sitting, announce to Parliament that he has~re« adjusted the Cabinet, as follows: -The Premier resigns the position of Defence Minister, and, m addition to the Treasurer ship, assumes the portfolio of Postmaster- General, and takes charge of the Govern ment Insurance Departnvenf^ ; the Hon '£. Thompson takes the portfolio of Defence m addition to Justice ; the Hen W. Hall- Jones that of Mai ins, while the Hon J. McKenzie assumes control of the Advances to Settlers Department. No d.cision has ye 1 ) been coma to regarding the Attorney- Generalship, or as to the apportionment of the two salaries not yet allotted. There ia now little doubi" that the reporcabout some strangenoarine (Matures seen off the Brothers was no exaggeration, unless the following from the Press is also to he discredited : — A strange marine monster was observed by the" officers' of the Mahjpapua on h.er passage from Taranaki to Wellington on Saturday afternoon. It was about 30ft long, ana was disporting itself off Stephen's Island, about a mile from the steamer. Its head was snake-like, and its colour greyish white. Three similar monsters were seen off the Brothers on the 29. h of last month by the chief lighthouse keeper, who reported the occurrence to the Marine Department. Her many friends are reminded of the benefit concert to Mrs A. C. Claridge, to be given m the Oddfellows'^ BsAli on Thursday evening. 'Ah excellent pro l gramme c f music Has buen prepared, -the items of which are tn be contributed try some of our best amateurs, and the second part of it js made op of a" com j« m which ft^ra C Ity. 'Brooke and, Messrf Burgess and Gates will sq'stain tq«j charapters, The rehearsals hqve beef) satisfactory m th,e highest degree, and there is every promise of the intrinsic merit of the entertainment being such an to form an irresistible attracijon m Itself, to say nothing of the laudable object for which it is given. The Wellington Skating Kink was packed to the doors last night, on the occasion of the social tendered to Mr Seddon on the celebration of his fifyfi-ar birthdiy. The attendance waa estimated at nearly 3000, and Included members of the Ministry, members of both Houses of Parliament, and representatives of tho various political andjlab ur iorganimtioftji m the citiy. ,■ The Usual; speeches were made and Mr Seddon was presented with an address m the f iror of an album con taining eoveraj hundred signatures. Mrs T. Kennedy SfaodoWd, 6\\ beftajf of IJrf woa»en of New ' Zealand," presented sfra . Seddon w}th a magnificent diamond arig pearl necklace 'A native chief gave • short addre&s of congratulation, and a large band of Maoris performed a haka m honour of the occasion; In his annual report of the work of the Roy.U Veterinary College, Principal* Mo. Faayean giv'efe an accoiiht' of ttie'larg^ mortality among lambs that took pj^ce m JJincolnsTiire and ifoi^shire tgwaJr'qV fh§ end qf laa.b year. The J*rofes3or ma.de a, number of post- mortem examinations, and ia all cases found stomach and bowel worms (Strbne;yluß contorius arid Tri cocephaius aftjnis), Farmers and shep* herds' are well acquainted with the common, lung worrnj but these are not ao well known, ana rr, f essor McFadyean says ; — * A word regarding tho treatment appropriate for oa.sea of parapi.ic disease of the' luriga or intestine?. ' An^illilmportttn? paint m this treatment is th.at it snoqld bg begun early-^as soon as symptoms are de. ected, or, still better, before any symp :oms have sat ia. On many farms it fa a iow cusbomiry to drench the whole flock 1 it the at a ion when, from past experience, m hoove* may be expected to make lbs fl ippearance, and the 3UBt?pt 5 s highly M oramendable.' ■

tfHB ASHBDIiTOM GUAHDIA^ : itJESDAV, JUNE 23, 1896.



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1893—4. 1894—5. 1895—6 Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Wheat .. 9,045,582 10,658,879 10,264,698 Flour as Wheat 4,089,364 4,113,615 4,625,858 Oats .- 3,087,060 3,236,620 3,151,323 Maize ... 4,969,398 4,000,827 7,103,973



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Wanted. i OUAD-Gold Wedding Ringing hop. Apply to Anhrewes, Anderson and >• 6 122 i CONVEYANCE will leave Lloyd's *- Stables for Rakaia at 8 a. hi. on riday, convtying persona wishing to b resent at the- Drawing of the Hishbank state. Fareß moderate, 6 118 '*D BOXES Stationery un^urpased ' for va!ue by any houho m thi ade. Weldon's Journal for Mny. 'The lan from Snowy River, 'In the Jays of Auld Ling Syne,' 'B« side the loimie Briar Bush.'— H. H. .Tones \/[ P.S TOMPKINS having Taken the IYJL houß© lately occupied by Miae Flower, is prepared to rrceivo a limited lumber of gentlemen boarderu. All ome comforts. Tcima on application 6^6 ' AItRPHY Shall uot Sing- To*nlg-lU" I WANTED Known— We are clearing out all our Macintoshes, Jackets Lined Cloaks and Dressing Gowns. No reasonable offer refused for anything soiled or •* not up to date." — Mitohfll & Turner. \%7 ANTED Known— Men's Meroery, V \ Clothing and Boots. For Goods that wear well, fib well, and look well, try that old established firm — Mhchell & Turner. iX7" ANTED Known— Just opened, ex ▼ * P<*keha and Gothic, Flannelettes, white, stripes, and culoura ; Velveteens, blaok, all prices ; Colours, large variety, including new shades m Reseda, Ham- boldt and Hungarian— Mitchell and Turner. OLF! WOLF! WOLF! The old cry. He has come this week, and is slaughtering Music at unheard of prices. Is pieces for 3d ; Is 6d pieces for 4d ; 2s pieces for 6i ; 3s pieces for 9d ; 4s pieces for Is. 3500 pieces to select from a* L. F. Andrewes & Oo.'s Great Sale. 593 •• n¥Alf-IrI»h Elocutionist" WAJfI'LKD Known— Great (induction at Mrllor's Cheap Boot Fale. B UTTER. BUTTKR. —Finest Factory Butter, lOd per lb.— Fletcher Bros., East Street, Ashburton KINGFISH, Barraconda, Blue Cori, Rock Cod, Groper, Ling, Bream. Crayfish, Smoked Fish, Oysters, and Kabbits. Hot Fish Dinners at Suther- land's, Tancred Street. • ifANTF.D Known— so pairs Ladies W and Girls' Leather Top and Canvas Tennis Shoes, at half usual price, for two weeks only.— Andrew Orr 10 136 i/j EN'S Bluchers sa, a good Strong Nailed Shooter ab 8s 6d ; & nice assortment of Ladies' and Children') Boots nd Shoea from Is 9d a pair at R. Alcorns jV ME RIO AN BOSS and Nougat V. Creams, simply d*Hclo«tß. Ho 1 Pies, Tea, Coffee, and Cocoa. — H Piggle, Up-to-date Confeotioner, EaM Street. WANTED Known— Every b dy to rol up to Mellor's Cheap Boot Salo Now's your time to buy. \\T ANTEDKnown— Go tnTHBGoi&Br. TV for Newest Styles m Drapery anr Millinery— W. H. Collier. VT 01 ICB. — Are you going io build? \ Because the cheapest shop foi Hoofing, Tron Ridging, Gutters, Nails Lead, Sp -uting. Water. Tanks Punip ; . RaHcrec?, Register Grates, Locks and Singes, Washing Boilers, and all sorts of Iroum mgery, is J. W. . FardleyV. Ironmonger. Plumber, and Tmbtnith Telephone 32. REAT SALE NOW ON at L. F. ANDRSWES & Co. £30 0 worth of Books, Stationery. Fancy Goods, Toys, Music, &c, to be sold this month regard less of cost. Sale now on at L F. Andpewes & Co, Stationers' Hill. 4 25 M r R> KNIGHT, cash purchaser- of Ladtes 1 and Gentlcman'd left off Cothing, etc Letters promptly attendee! to. Near Post Office. 5 100 WANTED Known — Bargains from floor to ceiling. — Mello 's Sto aking Boot Sale. 4VT ANTED Known— The 'Economic * * Kid Glove, four bnttons, Is 9 per pair, is the Glove for everyday wear — W. H. Collier. REaD THIS - Sixpenny Books at 3d Shilling Books at 44, Eighteen P«;nny Books at 9J, Half a-crown Books at Is, Envelopes from 3s 93 per 1000, or 250 for I?, Rnrea of Note^ Paper and envelopes from 4£d, Shilling packets of Note Paper at Sd, Two-shilling j Packets for Is 31— at L. F. Andrewes j and Co's Great Sale. 5 46 j V \ "■ ANTED Known— 6ooo pairs of i W Boots to be cbared m one month — Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. II7ANTED Known — Spectacles, Eye W Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and everything In the opttc» line at S 8 4LRK s. Optician W' ANTED KNOWN.— Mrs Huffam, having taken the premises lately occupied by Mr G. Neil!, intends to open same as Lidles' Dining and Refresh- ment Rooms, where visitors will find a long folfc want fiuppltod. Meals at all hours. A few boardsrs will fi«d all th comf urts of a home. 4 196 OWN Make m ladies and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina- fores ; also a goo<S assortment of Calicoes, j Muslins, Flanneltftbes, Trlmmiijgs, etc., at Mrs -Alcorns new shop, BakerY WANTED Known — 6000 pairs of Boota and bhoes to pick from. Mellor s Great Boob Sale. WANTED Known— Lvge delivery of the • Economio ' Kid Gloves, four buttons, Is 9d per pair, worth much more. — W- H. Collieb. ANTED fi.no wn — If you miss the Che>p Boot Sale yon will be s rry. — Mellor's, Tancred Street. COUGH, Cough, Cough— l am still making my celebrated Cough Drops, None genuine unless stamped Flower's Ooagh — Tl. A. Flower, Confectioner, East street. 5 24 B^ ANANAS. Bananas, ripe and sound 5 also ew#e\. D.B. Oranges at H. A. Flower's, Confectioner a#d Fruiterer, East Street. . Confections.— l have m Kj stock over thirty varieties of the beat English mnkes~ (Fry and Oadbury's), •♦Murray's "Seed and Dorothy Caramele. —Flower, Fruiterer and Confectioner. I 111 Wl — — g— — — — Mgg The adyet^t of the comedy, Trilby, is be log looked. fotw^r.d 4,c by all tbea* re-goers but a more interesting topic to heads of families m the advent of Woods' firea'. Pep. permint Cure for Ooaßha and Colda. It has been found by all that have tried it toba ttt most effective cough remedy yet introduoefl, If 63 and 28 65, All QtOOOtS and pbemistg. ' <



Public notices, f' WOOLLEN GOODS FUR j WIJSTER WEAR. <H * — A NEW ZEALAND U CLOTHING FACTORY. l ( Men's Overco^t3, with Cape, frcm 203 » Bojs 1 Uvercoats from 8i 6d «. Men's All Wool Sao Suits from 27s 6d J^ Men's All Wor.l Trousera from 8i 9d L Boys' All Wool Knicker Suits from Vs 6i Men s Cover Coat fr< m ... 29a 6i j BLAIiKKrS. BLANKET 3. BLANKETS [j Mosgiel. Ashburton. Mxragiel 16? 6d per pair. RUGS. RUGS. RUGS. Wellington, Mosgiel, Timaru 12a 6d. L.W, Pants, our own make, 3a lid. Flannel Shirts 3s 6d. THRIVING GIiOVES, Wool Lined 31oves, Mufflers from Is, Wool Socks Is, Men's Golf Caps from Is, Boys' Oapa 6d NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. ALEX HENDRY, Manager^ SPECIAL PURCHASE. WAREHOUSEMAN'S CLEARING LINES. Pieeae note! the following quotations :— I Dyed, Pink, and Coral Flannelette?, 4id yard ; usual price 7d 341n Striped Flannelettes, 4a lid doz ; usual price 6s 9d 31in Linen Tick, Is 2d yard ; usual price Is 7d 72in White Twilled Sheeting, Is 2£d yard ; usnal price Is 4sd 72in Unbleached Twilled Sheeting, Is 2*d j usual price la 6d. White and Colored Bordered Handker- chiefs m lots, 4 for 6i ; worth Is Ladies Hem-stitched Handkerchiefs In lots, 3 for la ; worth la 6d ' Ladies' Heavy Cashmere Hose, 12§i 1 and Is l£d ; usual price Is 4d and Is 6^ Girls' Cashmere Hose, 2 to 5, lOid pair all round Ladies' White Mualln Aprons, B£d each ; usual price Is Maroon and Brown Meltons, dress length, 6 yards for 4s lid ; usual price 6s 9d. Costumes made from this material, complete for 17s 9d. —JUST RECEIVED— Another Shipment of Our "CLINKER" CORSETS I at 2s lid. Ashburton Drapery Company, ARCADE HOUSE, JAWES~ELLiOTL " - COAL IND FIREWOOD MERCHANT, -HAS IN STOCK- NEWCASTLE, WESTPORT, BRUNNER NUTS, MOUNT SOMBRS AtiD ALLANDALE COALS ; COKE. A&9O, FIREWOOD, POSTS, RAILS & STAKES I WISH to direct attention specially to the CELEBRATED Allandale Coal, er Which has held its-own against all the lignites m the market. y~ It is Screened, it burns with a flime to h clean ash, leaving no dangerous embers. and is really the best and cheap st Native Goal to be had. TRY IT. Wanted second hand bags m any quantity. it JAMES "ELLIOTT, B p SOLE AGENT, WESr STREET, . m Opposite Dsyld Thomas, Grain Store THE ASHBURTON DRUG COMPANY, f LIMITED, i 6, b* UTAVE JUST RECEIVED, ly ±± ilf by Steamer Pakeha, A SUPPLY OF RUBBER HOT WATER BOTTLES rs COVERED IN PLUSH, And arriving late In the season tvIH be SOLD VERY CHEAPLY. of ds To those who suffer sleepless nights of from cold feet a Hot Water Bottle is a necessity rather than a luxury. Also, by the same steamer,— From the Vinolia Company, OHOIOE TOILET SOAPS AND PERFUMERY. >N From Benger and Co., — 12 GROSS BENGER'S FOOD. 2s TINS. From Whittaker and Grossmith, — REAL MUSK WINDSOR SOAP. . ... Atamiaium Hair Comb?, "Unbreakable." Hair and Nail Brushes, now patterns, . and a very large shipment of MEDICINES. We o»ly Import; High-class articles and quality considered, we have no rivals m price. — <=— THE ASHBURTON ftfiJ7o CO., Limited, 687 J. M. CAMBRIDGE, Manager " T^OTICE. * Tis requested that all accounts owing J to the late £r& of L. F. Andrewes jukl Co be paid to the undersigned, who have taken ova* the Book DeJt»?/i of the late firm, on or before the 30th mat, an<jl all accounts to March 31 last, not paid by < , the 30th inst will be sued for without any ' fgjtXh&T notice. -.{ . ■ AND^EWE?, ANDERSON & CO. I 6 110 j Many ladies compla^t the Tea they liav c i teen using haa neither strength nor flavor. [ If they try Kozib Tea they w,ill ,be satisfied j The 2/4 ia 6uperb



Business Notices. . _ — — - — — — ~-~" ' "" « I ook. Look. G. J. NEILL TS NOW SELLING CHEAPER THAN EVER. MAKE NO ERROR * GO TO NEILL'B FOR GOOD & CHEAP DR&PfiM, CLOTHINa, & BOOIS NO OLD STOCK, EVERYTHING NEW, COME AND SEE, AND COMPARE OUR PRICES. WE DEFY COMPETITION DRAPBRY, CWIHINa, AND BOOTS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Meu'B Boots end Shoes. Women's Boots *nd Shoes Boya' Boots and Shoes. GirJß' Boots and Shoes of Every Deacrfption. r — — A, J. MBllili, Friedlander's Corner, East Street. TERMS CASH. — FOR — WEdMG PRESENTS, WEDDING PRESENTS, Pay a Visit to the JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT OP S. SAL EE, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, TJkf HERE to to be seen the Largest and Finest Stock of JEWELLERY, and SILVER PLATED WARE m our district. SOME VERY SUITABLE ARTICLES / FOR WEDDING PRESENTS ' AT REASONABLE PRICES. Seeds. Seeds. Seeds. - FLETCHER BROS, HAVE Jnst received their New Seascn's Stock of Kimmo & Blair's Flowe an* Vegetable Seedf. Flower Seeds m One Pmny (W) packets, seventy two varieties ; Vegetable Saeds m Threepenny (3d) pickets, 100 vineties. NOVELTIES FOR THIS YEAR, 1896. ' ■ NEW JAPANESE ROSE-CRIMSON RAMBLER. This new Rose is the sensation of the honr m the tloral world, and well may i be.forifr is an entire novelty, distinct m character and of great merit. Itonginate m Jaoan, and is a hardy, everblooming, climbing polyanthae bearing rich dee crirfMm flowers m Urge panicles. The flower, when cut, will keep m water for long time; aod will bloom for nearly a month if left on the tree. * Ifxtra Strong Rooted Plants, 5s 5 Bt^it2SSS^!r 6J ' "WHINHAM'S INDUSTRY " GOOSEBERRY. This superb variety has fairly established its reputation as one of the fines and most profitable Gooseberries m existence; The fruit is of enormous siz( and when ripe, of a dark, dusky red colonr ; it is 01 fine quality, and cannot b - surpassed for preserving. The plant is of robust growth, and is marvellousl, prolific. Upwards of three tons of splendid fruit have been gathered from ha! m icre, and as much as twenty-six tons of this fine Gooseberry h»ve bee BroW Prfcef 2s C e e ach ; 20 8 per dozen. Retail, 2s 6d each ; 24s per dozen A full catalogue of novelties will be ready m » few days, and Market Gardener •'"■■. »nS all who go m for prize stock, should call and get one TO STOEEKEEPEBS, HAWKERS, Ftc, Wetfferto Storekeepers, etc., a liberal discount off Id and 3d packets c BpeaP,andcan thoroughly recommend them as the best and most reliable Seed In the market, Daring the past season (1895), we sold many thousands ( ptokels of Secdc, *nd m almost every case we have heard of Splendid Beroitß. . If you have not previously handled Nimmo & Blair's Standard Seeds, it wi pay you to do so now. We fully expect to treble our sales of these famou teeds Provision*. ProYliions. AYE HAVE IN STOCK SOME OF THE FINEST PROVISIONS IN ASHBURTO] BACON. Finest Smoked Rolls Finest Pale Bolls Finest Smoked fcidea Finest Pale Sides Finest Smoked Hams Finest Pale Hams CHEESE. Finest Akaroa Oheeee , Finest Fictory Cheese ..LARD. Lard m Bladders and Sausage Skins BUTT BE. 10d per lb Finest Factory Butter lOd per lb POTATOES. POTATOES. Finest Bine Derwent Potatoes, 4s lid per bag ; or two bags for ?0 6d, Delivered anywhere within the Belt*. ■ 0 ' FLETCHER BROS.. CASH SUPPLY STORES, EAST STREET, ASHBUB.IO 4 N, and High street, Chribtcburcb. Tbiephonb U - Box 67