The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1896. THE LESSONS OF THE POLLS.

■ « Of the members returned— 7o Euro -1 pean, 4 Maori— 45 were m the last Bouse, 8 m a previous Parliament, and -17 who are members for the first time. The strength of parties is as follows : — • Ministerial supporters 37 j Opposition 27. Of the five Independents 4 may be depended upon to vote for the Ministry on any issue involving their — W.Haeß as ft Government, Thus confidence division a raaj v .. „ v * x^ # So far 69 have been accounted for, to which add the Speaker (neutral) -70. The position is not likbly to be altered by the Maori elections, as the four Native, members almost always divide equally on such questions. Altogether 20 members who sat m the last House, and again ofiered their services, were defeatedi It is noticeable that, for the first time, we think, every seat was contested, there having been not a single walk over. This is to be accounted for by the fact that the pro hibitionists took advantage of the pro vision of the law which enables reduc tion to be carried by a sirap'e majority m cases were there was a contest. They therefore ran a candidate m one or two instances merely to secure this advantage, as without it, to carry re* duction, a three-fifths majority would have been necessary. Notwithstand ing this, however, as will have been seen, they failed to carry either pro hibition or reduction m any one in stance. That is, so far as we can ascertain from the returns as at pre sent published. The difficulty m arriv ing at the actual results consists m the absence of a statement of the actual number of voters who polled. As every voter had the right to vote if he' chose, and as strong forces of anti-prohibitionists voted for one proposal only, and of prohibitionists for two, until the fall returns are to hand ifc is impossible to sort out just how things actually stand m Regard to the number of people who gave expres sion to their opinions on the licensing question. One master fact, however, stands out prominently — that prohibi tion has been badly beaten, and that the colony is not ripe for a trial of it. How long the ripening process may take is a question no one can answer — it may be but a few years ; it may be a decade or more. The liquor trade can lengthen the period .or" shorten it, according as the business is conducted with due regard to the laws that now exist for regulating the trade. If breaches of the law become frequent or glaring, if after hours or Sunday trad ing become popi^cmftml noticeable, the

time will certainly be shortened ; hut ' if strict observance of the law be the rule, with a manifest desire m that direction, the time may be lengthened I out md finitely. The local option poll carries to both prohibitionist and moderate important lessons. It shows the former, as we have said, that the country is no- yet ripe for the drastic measure he seeks to impose upon 't, and that his work of reformation m the particular direction he desires re form to come is far from near comple tion. It shows 'him, however, that he is a powerful factor m the body politic, and that whoever seeks to take a hand m the legislation of this colony has the prohibitionist to contend with, and that that force must, most of all things, be reckoned with as a strong force to be either conciliated or sub dued. In reckoning with it, the legislator would do well to take a retrospect of its history. Fifteen years ago, he could have well afforded to laugh at it as a mere cipher. To-day it has grown so strong that every election m the colony has more or less been influenced by it. Working with the energy and perseverance that the prohibitionist does to bring about m the popular mind a sense of the great moral wrong of excessive indulgence m alcoholic liquor, and noting the progress the cause has made within the last decade, and the marked change that has come over the colony m its regard of excess, no eye can be shut to the possible power m the future that prohibition must be. The lesson to the moderate is— just what we have said it is to the prohibitionist, only he will take, it as a note of warning. The polls have discovered to public view the strength of parties at present. It shows that to a large extent the prohibitionists have been miscalculating and greatly over-rating their own strength. They took the polls of three ! years ago as the basis of their calcula tions, ignoring the possible attitude of the thousands whose apathy kept them away from the polls. When the general election called those absentees to the booths, and m a sense compelled them to vote, it was seen that their attitude was largely hostile. But the polls have shown prohibition to be far more powerful than many believed, although far less so than the prohibitionists themselves calculated.

Local and General.

Beading matter on fourth page. The colonial mails of 31st October arrived m London on the Ist inst., one day early. Thirty-three tons of pearl shells have arrived from Tahiti, the most extensive and valuable consignment for years past. At Wellington, on Friday, a man pointed an air gun at a friend, and fired two shots at him, with the result that the second shot went right through his upper lip. A skeleton, supposed to be that of a missing deaf and dumb man named Fleming, has been found between Mangipua and the Bay of Islands. He was lost m the bush m 1894. The San Francisco mail arrived on Sunday evening at about eight o'clock, and box holders' and callers' letters were available within half an hour after arrival of the special train. Lieutenant Anderson, of the Canterbury Engineers, returned to Christchurch from Sydney on Friday. He had taken the trip to improve his health after a very severe illness. His friends will be glad to learn that he has benefited by the change. The Press Association telegraphs from Auckland : — lt is stated that the Governor and party will leave Wellington on the 20th inst. m the new Government steamer for Auckland, and take a cruise around the North Island. -^ The Taranaki Herald wxya that the natives who arrived m New Plymouth for the pur pose of nominating candidates for the Western Maori Electorate had some diffi culty m obtaining lodging accommodation m the town. ' This>, too, not on account of want of room at the boarding houses, bub on account of the colour of the applicants. Ihe natives, who were educated and well dressed, were naturally very much annoyed. Mr Theo. H. Ritchie, who has been chief agent of the Australian Mutual Provident Society m Wellington for the past five years, and is Hon. Secretary of the Welling ton Festival Choral Society and the Lieder tafel, m which connection he organised and carried to a successful result the great musical festival of 1894, goes to Sydney at the end of the year as superintendent of the business of the Colonial Mutual Life Assur* ance Society m that city. Intending passengers will be pleased to learn of the intention of the }few Zealand Shipping Company to send the Rimutaka, which leaves Wellington on 24th inst., through the Straits of Magellan on her home ward voyage. Those who are fortunate enough to take advantage of this departure f r m the ordinary route will have an oppor tunity of witnessing the magnificent scenery and rugged grandeur for which these •• straits " are so ju3tly famed. A recent arrival from Home named George Campbell came down from the Wairarapa on Monday with the intention of spending a short holiday m Wellington. He fell m with a man named John Grigg, and they went out foje a drive togoiher. Campbell lost seven pounds (a fivey and two single notes), and he gave information to the police. Acting-Detective Bishop arrested Grigg, who was brought before the Stipendiary Magis trate's Court on Friday. He pleaded not guilty, and was remanded until to-day, on the application of Inopeotor Pender. The 'Btunner News has withdrawn thp evidently rash statement which it made about an alleged accumulation of gas m the Brunne? mine on a recent cteaasion. Our contemporary admits that the assertion that gas was met with m the r^ara airway, or near the working plaoes, is unfounded, and alao states that the Inspectors appointed for the workmen, apart from the Company's employees, report the total absence of gas from the mine, with the exception of small unavoidable traces where falls have occurred. At the inquest on the lad Perrin, who fell off the Palmerston North excursion train and died m the Hospital, it was shown that he jumped on to the Htation platform, and that his foot slipped and he fell underneath the carriages. Mr Grant, headmaster of the College st-ect School, stated that the general manager of the Wellington and Manawatu Company had given written instructions that no children were to be allowed on the carriage platforms. Deceißed did not obtain his ticket from the schoolmaster, and wit ness did not know how he had got it. The ' school children had all received instructions to remain m the carriages, and they did, almost without exception, Perrin was em ployed at a Palmerston tailoring establish ment. Hid parents live at Terrace End, but his father is at present m Auckland HOLJiO WAY'S QINTJfENT AND PIILS. — Abscesses, Erysipelas, and Piles.—Unvary ing success attends all who treat these diseases accordiug to the simple printed . directions wrapped round each pot or box. | They are invaluable to the young and timid, whose ba-hfulnesu sometimes endangers life. Though apparently local, diseases of this nature aro esentially blood diseases, but a ' trifling expense will enable the most diffi ( dent to conduct any case to a happy issue f without exposing secret infirmities to any- l )nc. The ointment checks the local J nflammation and alleviates the throbbing \ mine. These directions also cloarly point ! mt when and how Holloway's Pilla are to " >c taken, and their purifying and regulating " lowers may &«lsts by adjusting and c troDgtheuipg the constitution, SI

', At Gisborne, at the inquest on Charles Fisher, who was poisoued on Friday, the evidence showed that, m company with two other prohibited persons, he went to the house of a boat builder named Steele, and breaking into Stcele'a house, obtained the key of his boatshed, saying he wanted a drink and would have one. Companions state he went in'o the shed and presently called out "I'm poisoned." He died shortly afterwards. Two bottles containing carbolic acid for disinfecting purposes had been left m the shed the day before by a Maori, who was carrying them to his employer's private residence, Fisher v?&a under the influence of drink at the time, and one of his companions attended at the inquest was so druuk that the Coroner refused to hear him. The jury returned a verdict of "Death from poi=oning by mis adventure/ adding a rider pointing out the daoger of people putting carbolic acid into bottles and nob labelling them " poison." The Home Rule Bill of 1893, after it had left the hands of the Government draughts men, was too big a document to have printed hurriedly for Cabinet purposes m the printiug office of the Foreign Office. It was accordingly sent to the Queen's Printers, but the copy was distributed amongst) the compositors m portions so minute that none of the men oould form any conception of the proposals of the Bill from the piece he got to set or pub into type. One of the overseers ' placed the several " takes " together, m their proper order, printed the necessary number of copies, and then had the type immediately distributed. And yet one of these printed drafts of the Home Rule Bill was found on a writing-desk m the library of the Reform Club 1 It was left there by a careless Minister. However, the finder returned the precious document forthwith to its owner. The latter must have trembled when he thought of the face Mr Gladstone would have worn at the Cabinet Council had the Bill through hiß carelessness, been made public before it was introduced m the House of Commons. Mothers will find Chamberlain's Cough Pemedy especially valuable for croup and Whooping COUgh. Jt will give prompt relief and is safe and pleasant. We have cold it for several years and it has never failed to give the rrosb perfect satisfaction. G. W. Richards, Duquesne, Fa. Sold by the Ash burton Drug Company.

ROAD BOARDS.

Upper Askburton.

The usual monthly meeting of the Upper Ashburton Road Board was held on Monday, November 30. Present— Mr McLean (chair man), and all members. CORRESPONDENCE. The following correspondence waa read :•— From the Chief Surveyor, Chribtchuroh, forwarding schedule ot sections which furnish thirds m this Board's district, and asking the Board to make proposals for the ex penditure of the amounts accrued and to aocrue.— *The Clerk was instructed to for ward the proposals required. From the Receiver of Land Revenue, forwarding particulars of amount — £13 16a — paid into the Board's credit at the Union Bank of Australia, on account of accrued thirds. From the Ashburton County Council, stating that at its meeting held on October 2, it Had. confirmed a special resolution to strike a rate of id m them £ m the Ashburton Forks protective works district, for the year commencing February 1, 1897. — Resolved that the Clerk prepare the rate roll, the rata to be paid m one sum on December 12, 18§6, and Messrs McLean and Tucker sign the roll. M^ Bland asked for a small bridge to be put over the creek on the road adjoining his property. — The Board decided to grant the request. ROIL ALTERATIONS. The Clerk was instructed to make the following alterations, subject to all * rates being paid to date ;— From Mr George Church to Mr R. F. Curtis, lob 3, part R.S. 4906, 3a lr 32p ; from Mrß J. G. Good to Mr J. W. Maidens, eenr., lot 24, part 7862, oa2rop. .TENDERS,. ■, The following tenders were accepted : — i For shingle, where required, near Mr Judds' farm — P. Clifford ; for shingle, Rt Helena road — P. Clifford ; for shingle, Main South road — J. Gibson. ACCOUNTS Accounts amounting to £58 4s 7d were passed {or payment, and the Board ad journed.

Wakanui.

The monthly meeting of the Wakanui ' Road Board was held on Dacember 5. Preaent--Mesßrs P. Stewart (chairman), G. , Coe, J. Lloyd and W. H. Rule. " CORRESPONDENCE. • from Mr F. J, Kickards, requesting the payment of £1 6s for ploughing road fronting [ R. S. 25585.— This amount was ordered to be paid Dext meting of the Board. t clerk's report. , The clerk's report was read and approved. ! RESERVES 264 AND 1497. The clerk was instruoted to make oertain enquiries from the Commissioner of Crown [ Lands and the Ashburton County Counoil i respecting .these reserves. ; CONTRACTS. i It was resolved to defer tendering for any . works until after harvest. ANNUAL RATE. ( The resolution passed at lwb meeting, , striking^ a new annual rate was confirmed. Messrs W. H. Rule and J. Lloyd signed Hie ' rate book. I . HOLIDAYS. It was resolved to close the office for the Christmas holidays from December 23, to December .30, and the next meeting of the ' Board will te held on January 2, 1897. ACCOUNTS. Accounts amounting to £180 63 6d having been passed for payment the meeting ad i joarned.

THE WEATHER.

T • 1 ALFORD STATION. The following is the meteorological report j for the week ending i^cember 4, 18$$ ;~ , 5 Date. Shad " *& "atato" 7— m of weather. Low. High Sun. b Saturday.. 4G-" 8.8- 149- Fine, N.E. a Sunday ... 49- 70' 91* Qveycast, S.E,. ; Monday ... 46 1 63* U? Raia „ „ b Tuesday ... 42- 78' 136- Fine, N.E. r Wednesday 4*' 94' 15^ „ ,", ' \ 45- 90- 140' „B. toN.W r Thursday... „ N.Wito ! Friday ... 51- 92' 14^' §.Vf. 3 Rainfall during November, —r AUord 1 Forest, 1.52 inches j Alford Sation, 1.4,0 ' iniobee. - j

COMMERCIAL.

' (j?EK PRESS ASSOCIATION— aOPYRIGijT. ) '' 1 Londov, December 5 The wool market is quieter, but prices are unchanged. The cheese ex Aotea, from New Zealand, is realising 46a per cwt. December 6. i At the wool sales prices were easier. Besb merinos and greasiea declined slightly. The American competition is less keen. Jesses Dalgety and Co., limited, have received the following cablegram from their head office, dated London 2 : — Sydney, December 6. " Wool — The market for good greasy merino fjieece l is •• favourably affected by the demand from America. Prices are fully maintained also for 'cioaebreda, but for short, wasty greasy wools and scoured wools (m geneaal) prices are a shade easier."

For Indigestion, the best remedy is un ,ejo jbtedly Norton's Camomile Pills. They caD confidently be recommended as being mild m operation and 'absolutely free from injurious drugs. Acting at once as a epleu dM touitf and a gentle aperient. For nearly LOO years they have proved utoquallec' for fudigojtion, Dyspepsia, sick Headache an for Liver and Stomach complaints. Sold m bottle 3ls l^d, 2s 9d, and 11s, by all Medi cine Veadora throughoub the w»ri^/ A ai-nple, ia p 9 tad gertalo remedy

CABLE NEWS.

Home and Foreign.

(per pbkss association— copyright)

Loan and Mercantile Agency.

London, December 5 At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Mr Edward Martin, Chair man, m his address, said he believed that the whole of the deficits referred to m the report occurred prior to the new company being formed. There had, he said, been no depreciation since, and the Board was now discussing a readjustment of the capital account. The policy of the company was not to acquire new properties, but to consoli date and improve existing ones. A Disastrous Gale. A severe south-east gale has been experienced at Brighton, and the chain pier was carried away. The George Webster Estate. Mr A. B. Mile-3 has been appointed manager of the Gtorge Webster estate, and a member of his firm proceeds to Australia to administer it. Alleged Conspiracy. Berlin, December 5. The trial of two local men revealed a conspiracy to injure Marshal von .Bieberstein, Foreign Sec retary, by foreign officials through newspaper articles. Herr Tausch, Chief Secretary of the Police is said to be the chief officer implicated; His agent, Latzom, as editor, has confessed that, under. direction, he published an article alleging that Count Yon Eulen burg spread a false version >of the Czar's speech, at Breslau, m the in terest of Great Britain, and declaring that Marshal von Bieberstein desired the fact known. Chinese Envoy to England. Shanghai, December 5 Loh Fing, who has been Li Hung Chang's interpreter, has been appointed Chinese Envoy to England. Somaliland. Boms, December 5. The Government have decided to send a punitive expedition to Somali land.

Australian.

Lord Brassey. Melbourne, December 5 Lord Brassey proposes to visit New Zealand at the end of the Parliamen tary session, and will be absent about six weeks. The Drought. Adelaide, December 5. Since the commencement of ' the drought on July 1, the rainfall regis tered at the Observatory has been 8.841 inches. The general average for same period during the previous fifty seven years was 10.153 inches.

ENGLAND AND THE TRANSVAAL.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. — COPYRIGHT. ] Pretoria, December^. Mr Conyngham Greene, formerly Secretary to the British Legation m Teheran, and who succeeded Sir Jacobus De Wet as British agent here, has declined to receive from British residents an address, as he objects to an expression contained there m hop ing that he would assist m maintaining the supremacy of the Empire. London, December 5 Some of. the Unionist papers m London condemn the action of Mr Greene.

THE GERMAN STRIKE.

[PEB PKBSS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.! Bambubg, December 4 A general strike is proclaimed here, and 1000 labourers have gone out. It is feared that the leaders m Antwerp will adopt similar measures. A hun dred of the Berlin police have been sent here to assist m preserving order. December 6 The employers state that the dockers of England have advised the accept ance of the terjms offered, as there is only a semblance of success, and that men had better prospects when Mann organised the ports on the Continent. Brussels, December- 5 The Chamber of Deputies hag te > jected a motion tabled, condemning the attitude of the Government m expelling from Antwerp British labour delegates who were advocating a strike. The members of the Government intimated that they were determined that foreigners should not be allowed to disturb the peace. ,

Heating's Powdbb destroys bugs, fleas, moths, beetles, arid bII other inaeotß, whilst gat c hirmlese to florßOßtio animals, m exterminating beetles the eaofless'qf this powder is extraordinary. It is perfeotlj clean m app'ioation.' See the article you purohaae is Keatisg's, as imi ationa are noxiqas and ineffeota^l, Sold ia tins, 6J, Is and 2a 6i eaoh, by al ohemiets.

THE ABHBOfttOfi aOAfiDtAN : MONDAi?, DECEMBER | 1896



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Wanted NURSE WANTED, Apply -Mrs Max Friedlander, " Kolmar," Ashburton. 12 45 S~" TR AW BERRIES tor Jam. Now is the time to make. 121 bs for 5s at H. Diggle'a. 12 47 WANTED KNOWN— Strawberries for Jam, m any quantity, for sale, come early, at J. Millich amp's, Terrace, Tinwnld. 12 44 LOVT, at Mount Somers, on 4th inst., blick and tan Collie Dor, rough nkio, beardy ; eight months old. Finder oblige by sending word. — Duncan McLeod, Staveley. 12 42 WANTED to Sell, at once— Two Shares m Ashburton Industrial Building Society. — Apply Mail Office. 12 37 WANTED Known— -1000 pairs of Boots to be sold m twenty-one days at Mellor's. NEW Mangel, Carrot, and Turnip Seeds. The favorite sorts ab low prices. — Carson and Co. 10 MOTHERS and fathers who have to provide Boots and Shoes, should call at Mellor's Zeaiandia Boot Store. TT7~HERE, Oh where, is that Cheap YY Boot Shop? Meixor's Zealandla Boob Store, NOW'S your time to Buy. There is a Big Sale at Mellor's Zealandia Boob Store.- T)IDE the Best.— Kent's Championship Jl\ Bicycles are the best Built to. your own measure. Tyres and accessories of all sorts I—Carson1 — Carson and Co., Agents 10 86 WANTED Known— Mbllor s Sale surpassing anything ever heard of m Ashburton 10 /CHRISTMAS and New Year Cuds for \_^ the Home mail. A tiew t Beautiful, and Choice, Assortment now opened up, Diaries for 1897. New books, stationery and fancy goods. Orders being taken for any English, Foreign, and Colonial magazines and papers. — Andrbwes, Ander- on &' Co. BULBS. BULBS,— AII the choicest varieties from 6d per dozen.— Flet- cher Bros., Cash Supply Stores, Ashburton TVERWENT Potatoes.— We have m JIJ Stock a few sacks of Prime Derwent Potatoes. — Fletcher Bros., East Street, Ashburton. WANTED Known— We have justopened a line of cheap ail wool Suits and Trousers. Good cut and splendid value. Tennis, and working Shirts m great variety. —Mitchell and Turner. WANTED KNOWN.— Mrs Huffam having taken the premises lately occupied by Mr <x. Neill, intends to open samcKas Ladies' Dining and Refreshment Rooirs, where visitors will find a long felt want supplied. Meals at all hours. A few boarders will find all the- comforts of a home. IF YOU WANT the Newest and Nicest Millinery, Trilby Muslins, and Dress Goods, go to Mrs Alcorn's. Dresses made on the premises. Fit guaranteed. WANTED Known— Maddens Refresh meiib Rooms are the rooms Par Excellence. When m town do not fail to \j\ve 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 visit from the Inspector the other day proved 1 You do ? Well go to> Maddens! If you are, getting f.p a Spread m a private or general way, and would like your Pastry, Cakes, Jellies, Creams, 'etc., to be a success, why, come along to Maddens m East Street, and you won't be disappointed. Bride, Christening tad Birthday Cakea a specialty. PHASES OP THE MOQN December — New Moon 5 5 21 a.m Firsb Quarter ... 12 11 59 a.m Full Moon 20 3 35 p.m Last Quarter 27 1138 p.m.



Business Notices. j MEN'S MERCERY & HATS. " NEW ZEALAND 'j Clothing 1 Factory. /~1 ENTLEMEN can always depend on VjC getting the Latest Novelties m these Departments. Hard Hats m all the latest shapes. Soft Felt Hats, Tennis Hats, Lounge Hats, Frame Hats, Land and Water Hats. HALLBNSTEIN BROS. Have added another New Industry to New Zealand. OUR OWN MAKE OF STRAW HATS" Equal to any imported article. SHIRTS. Tennis Shirts, Cycling Shirts, Cricket Shirts The Fashion Shirt m ?<*<ik and Blue. c o,l~iTa r s. SO Different Shapes choose from. TO ATHLETES. Running Suits made to order m any||colour Cycling Suits made to order (and m Stock. N.Z. CLOTHING FACJTORY. ALEX. HENDRY Manager. _ m .  6 i fc S xn .^p ?! I S §1 S' ; i 11 1 B i^ -» PMJ O t> W I-H rj?- °°3 $' < Qj W ■ I 'g| J! . ~ ■I ° W 3-- g P . H s PQ ; ( |« ■. g pr M - Church Services. i BT. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, Ashburton. b . » Monday— Brotherhood qi Sb Andiew at 7.30 pm. Tuesday — Teachers' meeting at 730 p.m. Wednesday — Men's confirmation class at 3 7.30 p.m. Thursday — G.F.S., 7 p.m.; women's con- firmation class, 7.30 p.m. , Friday'— Short service, T>iOy choir practice, 8 p.m. 1 Saturday — Confirmatiou class, 2p m. j  SUNDAY SERVICES. 8.30 a.m. — Holy Communion — offering m , aid of Brotherhood of St Andrew. 11 a.m. -^Morning Prayer. , Sunday schools as usual. 3.30 p.m.— Holy Baptism, o>sQi—^-Evening Prayer. REV T> A, HAMILTON. Wanteu. > T>EVIEW OF REVIEWS for November, JL\) The Heart of Princess Orsa, Thelma, The Murder of Deiicia.Sir George Tresßaday, The Little Larrikin, Son of Isbmael, The Man on the March, N.Z. Diaries, Newßookß and Stationery. — H. M. Jones. A FULL assortment of new Veilings m white, black, and black and white. Buy the celebrated new kid glove— The Victory — only 2* 6d. The best glove m New Zealand for the money. — A. Orr. 11 124 DID you ever hear the like ? Men s beet Canvas Shoes 5s 6d, at Mellor's, Tancred street WHAT do I see before my eyes ? A Cheap sale of Boots at Mellor's. V\7"ANTED Known— The Economic V V Kid Glove, four buttons, Is 9d per pair, is the Glove for every day wear.— W. H. Collier. BARGAINS m Earthenware this month at Carson and Co.'s. First-olaas goods. WANTED Known — Alterations and Additions to our Show Rooms now completed. Special display of Millinery for the Holiday Season. A. late shipment of Sailor Straws to be sold cheap. — Mitchell and Turner. STUDY Economy and patronise Mellor's Cheap Boot Sale. WANTED Known— What the people say. That Andrew Orr has the largest and best assorted stock of Boots m Canterbury. 11 125 WANTED Known— Large delivery 0 the " Economic" Kid Gloves, four buttons, Is 9d per pair, worth ncuch more. — W, H. COLLJBR. ' f XT^r ANTED Known^=-Go to the Corner YY for Newest Styles m Drapery and Millinery — W. H. Collier. IHEaRD a man say that Mellor is selling Boots Wonderfully' Cheap. WAN rED— Every Lady m Ashburton to see our Window of Blouse Goods, bought at a big discount, and selling at leas than wholesale prices. — Mitchell and Turner. rfIHERE is no doubt, no possible doubt JL that you get Good Value for you money at Mellor's. MILLINERY— Ladies should inspect the ""new Millinery, Capes, Mantles, tfapketß, BJouWsf and English Conrtl j »U new and up tejtetetsrA. Obb.



Mitchell and Brodribb. j THE -, CENTRAL CASH J DRAPERY MART. Next to John Obr & Co. Make no mistake ly/TtTOHELL & T>RODEIBB ARE IN THE VERY CENTRA OF EAST STREET. mHE BEST Value m the Trade The Cheapest Place for Household Drapery The only place where you will find a Brand New Stock o Clothing and Mercery, Hats, Collars, Tie?, Braces, Mufflers, Silk Handkerchi f<?, etc., All of the Very Latest and Up-to date Styles. The " Central Caah Drapery Mart" is the place for a Stylish Dress at your own price. DON'T~"PASS -m/TITCHELL & T3RODRIBB If you Want the Very Latest m Triauned or Untrimmed Hats, Corsets, Undercloth- ing, Aprons, etc., or anything m the MILLINERY DEPARTMENT. All Hats Trimmed FREE of COST, and altered to Suit if necessary. No two hats trimmed alke, so you need not be afraid of running across your friend wearing a copy of what you have on. BOOTS A*NI) SHOES. Only the Best Quality and Makes, at priceß to attract the most careful and keenest buyer. " Compare Our Prices ! Look at Our Value 1 DOls'T FAIL TO FIND MITCHELL & BRODRIBB If you want to Save 5s m the £ } and remember 5s saved is 5s earned. Economy is the footstool of fortune. Underneath we give you a few quotations aß a slight idea of the value at the CENTRAL CASH DRAPERY MART — White and Unbleached Calico, good, at 2s lid per dozen ; Tip Top value at 4s 3d, wonh 6d anywhere. j Tapestry Quiltß, beautiful ..designs, at 6s lid for a large size. s Galatea Btripe for boys' wear, 6s lid for 12 yards. Table Damask, extra quality, from Is 3d, nothing common about this. Beautiful Long Lace Curtains only 2s 9d, a low quality at la lid. 85 pieces of Print, bought as clearing line, • beautiful designs, fast colors (not fast run- ing), from 3s lid per dozen — worth from 7d per yard, Flannelettes m Rost; tfink, Coral, Cream, Sky, and the best shades ab prices never before heard of. BUck and White Paisley Reversible Flannelettes at 1a lid pei dozen— worth Is Nainsook Muslin, good, at 5s 6d doz. Silecias and Body Lining from 3s lid doz Floral Art Muslins and Plain— Our price, 2s lid for 12 yards, 12 pieces Turkey Chintz, Oriental designs, at a very low price. Cretonne m evtry conceivable Shade and Pattern, from 4^d per yard. IN DRE6SES We have the very thing for the present season. Shot Diagonal 'I' weeds \n Fawns, Drabs, and Greys, 8s ll<i, the dre^s worth 15s. _. Flake -Tweeds, m all (shades, a very special lirfte, to go at 93 6d I>ress— a rare gift Nun's Veilings, m all shadoc. A rare line of good Cloth at Is 6d, lower lines at Is. China Spot Lustre m all the best shades, Figured Lustre and Silk Pacas m the very latest designß, from Is lid per yard up. AJI Wool French Cashmeres m Cream, Coral, frud Peacock, Eau de nil, at very low prices ; black aud bjue-blacks from Is yard A beautiful lot of Po f , • SVot and Surah Silks m Heliotrope, Piuk, piue, Eau de nil, Red, Yellow, Black, Cream, Sky, Primrose, and numerous oi her shades, at 2a 6d per yard, worth double ; and variety Magpie Silka an 4 Ribbons to match. Hosiery and Gloyea, yery special, Ladies' ptala black Lisle-thr,ead JJpse ? high- spliced heels at 6£d and Is, worth from \& to 23 6d. All Wool Cashmere Hose .from Is Kid Gloves, Austrian Kid m Black, Tan, and White, with blocksewn backs. French Suede Gloves m Tan, Black, and Black and White A splendid assortment of Lisle-thread d^vea from 6d. a w**tifl*l assortment of Silk m Tans, Grtvs Cream ' lcra} ! 8k £ and Biacb ' *•»*» *•«*". at a very low price. CLOTHING. & MEROEEY Departments, being directly under MEt MITCHELL'S charge, "who has a thorough knowledge of the require- ments of this district, customers can rely upon getting the article they require at a price guaranteed 25 per cent Lower than any house m Ash- burton. Men's heavy Serge Suits are going fast at 19s 6d — Secure one. A Grand Assortment of Kaiapoi Tweed and Serge Suits, m which we defy com- petition. Saddle Tweed Trousers all at cut prices. Hairline Saddle Tweed Trousers at 8s 61, worth 12s 9d. Men's Moles and Cords m every shade, and cut at 6b 6d up ; lower qualities m proportion. Gentlemen's Hard Felt Hats, the latest shapes, m Black, Brown, and Cuba, at 6s 6d ; cheap at 8s 9d. Tourists' Hats, Brown and Black, MITCHELL & BRODRIBB S price— 2s 6d Soft Feltß m Drab, Black, Grey, Nut Brown, etc., from 2a 6d up. * Navy, Brown and Maroon, summer half- Hose, 6£d, worth Ib. Kaiapoi Wool Socks, Is pair ; price any- where else, Is 6d. A pile of Tweed Trousers from 7s 6d up, worth double. Men's Heavy ribbed Cotton Under-Shirtß and Pants Is 6d. Good Merino Ribbed Under-Shirts 25 per cent cheaper than anyone else. Washing Ties m Derbies and Bows, beautiful designs, 6d each. Men's and Boys' Straw Hats m White and Speckled, m Club, Yacht, and Boater shapes, .from Is each Special value m Silk stripe, Flannelette, 1 Striped Linen, Oxfords Summer Wool, Lace and Tennis Shirts— Collars and Pockets all at prices to patch your CASH at MITCHBLIi & BRODRJBB'S Central Cash Drapery Mart. In Collars, Cuffs, Ties, Derbies, and Bows, we have the Best Variety m town, and Don't you Forget it. White Shirts, Regatta Shirts, and the New Undressed Shirt are all hero at your own price. BOOTS and S&QES, a Xi&rge Assort ment, at special cut prices to bring you backr again. CJiothjng to Measure a specialty at MiT5? E^ £ BBGDBIBB'd The Central Cash Vr':? 6t * M a «*» East street, Ashburton. '



Business Notices ' . pAGTS ARIT STUBBORN 1 THINGS. ■ ■ ! :o: mUBRB ARE TWELVE STUBBORN FaOTS THAT CANNOT ffr BE DENIED. • ■ G. J. NEILL is selling good | " 6th-That G. J. NBILL is selling Men strong White Muslin t3a lid doz. Tweed Trousers at 5s lid. 2Qd-ThatG. J. NKILL is selling good I 7th -That G. J. NEILL is selling Boys ! Washing Prints at tyl a yard. Sailor Suits m navy blue or fawn 3rd— That G 3. NEILL has pretty serge, at 4s lid the suit. Summer Dres 8 T«eed 8 at 9a 6d a Bth-ThatG. 3. NEILL is selling' l dress, that can't be beat. \ Women's Shoes at 4s lid. tthllhib G. J. NEILL is selling Ladies' j 9th- hat G. J. NEILL is selling Men s y~ and Children'a Summer Hats of j nailed Shooters at 7s lid. every description, the very latest ; lOth-That G. J. NEILL is selling Men's style, cheaper thau anyone m Ash- , light Balmorals at 8s lid. burtoni j 11th -That G. J. NEILL is Belling Ladies' bbh— That G. J. NFILL it selling Men's ' and Childrens' Tan Boots and Shoes Heavy Tweed (colonial) Suits at 24s of every description at very low 6d. priceß* 12th—THAT ' G. J NEILL'S SHOP- Well He sells Millinery, General Drapery, Clothing and Boots^of every - Deacription- IS AT FRIEDLANDER'S CORNER, East Street, Ashburton. ~WE HAVE PURCHASED A WAREHOUSEMAN'S STOCK ■ • OF LIGHT PRINTS DARK CREPONS MUSLINS CORDETTES m __ ETC., KTC. « rpHESE GOODS ARE PERFECTLY FRESH AND NEW, and the Latest Stuffs for ~~ BLOUSES. SEE WINDOWS FOR PRICES. ON VIEW, [ THE' h- PRETTIEST LADIES k_- •- WATCHES EVER SEEN R I IN THE DISTRICT I IN SILVER, £ OXIDIZED & GOLD. ' All of the 'very newest styles. AT S. SAL E X % TEE LEADING JEWELLERY ANP WATCH REPAIRING ESTABLISHMENT. EAST STBEET. (Telephone No. 80.) FIRST GRAND SHOW OF SPRING NOVELTIES EVERYTHING UP TO DATE. o CASES op NEW DRAPERY, Ex MAMARI & KAIKOURA, NOW OPENIN 40 Ladles' are Delighted with the New Millinery. New Dress Goods. B ouse Piints i»re a marvel of the Beason ~~ Choice Bibbons, Flowers, Feathers, Sunshades, Art Muslins, Sateens, Apron Check, White Lace Muslins, Norman Stripea, Galateas, etc. • A large Case of the Celebrated P and D CORSETS Jußt Opened, all sizes ; also V and N Featherbone, Cestus and other makes. CARPETS, FLOORCLOTH, AND LINOLEUMS, MEN'S KAIAPOI, ROSLYN, AND MOSGIEL SUITS. Never hw Buobja variety of High-class Drapery been shown m ABhburton before, a will be exhibited hy me this season. EOOTS. EOOT& J3OOTS. THE LARGEST STOCK IN THE COUNTY TO SELECT FRQM; ANDREW OBR. '.