DEATH.

Lemon.— At Wirgdon Farm, Laurlaton, on August 3, James Lemon, farmer, m his 63rd year. . Much and deeply regretted by all who knew him.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1896. THE TRANSVAAL RAIDERS.

After the evidence given at the trial of Dr Jameson and bis officers for making war against a foreign State then at peace with Great Britain, there could have been very little doubt aB to what the verdict would be. Thus the news that the prisoners had been found guilty did not come upon us as a sur prise. There was no doubt whatever' that they bad made war on a State at > peace with Britain. There was further no doubt that, the whole raid had only one object — to add the Transvaal to the territory of the Chartered Company* There are now very grave doubts cast upon the truth of the statement that there were several thousands of women and children m Johannesberg m grave peril when Jameson igmde his mad dash for the Uitlanders' city— or rather :l th!e' doubts are cast on the bona fides of Jameson's belief m the existence of that danger, for, as a matter of fact the danger never did really exist. And put o£ all the coil that was raised comes to us now the proof, as brought out m this trial, that the whole thing was an intrigue of the wire pullers of the Chartered Company, and its object a most mercenary one, Had the raid been auccessfu), and the revolt that so miserably fizzled out come to a head, and those who arranged it been suc cessful m ousting the Transvaal Government, there would have been millions of money made out of transac tions m Chartered and other shares, and for a time there would have been a golden boom that would have well , repaid all who " were m the swim." The Chartered Company's Ll shares bounced up a year ago to ,L 9, inflated by a syndicate who apparently knew well how the balls were rolling, and trusted to Cecil Rhodes' cleverness and Dr Jameson's prowess io crown their operations on 'Change with success. But Qom Paul's Intelligence Depart ment appears to have been quite as | efficient as J)r <J ameson?s, and a good deal more efficient than either fte or Mr [ Rhodes fancied, lib has been abun dantly proved that whoever tries to circumvent President Kruger must now reckon on having to deal with a wary old diplomatist who keeps both eyes and ears wide open, is content to labor and to wait, but when the proper time comes is ready to strike. Kruger apparently knew: all that was going on. fiyidently he was wware that Jameson

was marshalling a forco to invade the Transvaal territory and join issue with the TJitlanders. who were fomenting revolt m Jobannesberg. He appears to have known full well that that re volt would be nipped m the bud if he^ could nip Jameson's raid m the bud. As be knew of every step that Jame son was taking, how strong the force was that was being led by the man who conquered Lobengula, and the route it would follow m making its dash for Johannesberg, it was easy for him to send a force to meet it that would be sufficiently strong to overpower end annihilate it if need be, *nd to meet it at the best spot on the route for putting an effectual stopper on its progress. How effectually he crushed ! the force of the intrepid Jameson and ' his force is well known. While the pick of his mounted marksmen were making short work with the Chartered Company's military hero, his military police were on the watch for the leaders of the Johannesberg revolt. All the latter were marched off to prison, and every scrap of contraband of *rar that had been smuggled into the country to aid m overturning the Republic was quietly absorbed by the officers of the old, President, who had been able so cleverly to turn the tables on the schemers m Rhodesia. To prison was hurried every man of the Reform Committee* m Johannesberg who was worth any money. They were tried, and for a time the old warrior hung the death sentence over them. Then he commuted that sentence, and in dicted fines. Going into figures on the subject, we fined that he saved the cost of the prisoners' maintenance m durance, saved the cost that would have attended their execution, and added to his coffers m fines alone the handsome sum of £216,000. Of that sum the four leaders who were fined £25,000 each contributed £100,000, and the fifty-eight revolutionists of less importance who were each mulct m £2000, contributed £116,000. The old man has his lancet m the viens of the Chartered Company also, and the blood-letting he will do there m the* way of a claim for compensation ought to yield a considerable sum. The failure of the revolt was a good thing financially for Uom Paul, bub it has been a serious thing for the Chartered Company, and it is still quite within the bounds of possibility that Mr Cecil Rhodes may have to stand his trial m London for aiding and abetting the act of which Jameson and his comrades have been found guilty and senttoprison The latter have been let off lightly. It is a serious thing indeed for private individuals, without the sanction of Her Majesty, to carry war into the country of a friendly state, and this act of the raiders, even if successful, might have had serious consequences tov.Jihe. empire. It has had serious, consequences already, for it has very greatly lessened the mana of the British among the native tribes of Africa, and Sir F. Oarrington is finding that he has quite enough to do to put down the revolted Matabele. The German Press ia already sneering at the lightness of the sentences passed on the raiders, a sneor that doubtless Mr W. T. Stead of the Review of Reviews will read as one more indica tion of the truth of his charge against Germany of having an eye to the Transvaal herself, and his -assertion that the action of Rhodes and Jameson m bringing about the trouble for which the latter has just been tritd and sentenced exposed that intrigue and rendered it abortive. But the fact remains, that for a most serious breach of the law the leaders of the raid have been lightly sentenced indeed — not e/en hard labor added to the imprison ment — and we feel perfectly safe m saying that had they made that raid m any other country m the world than m the Transvaal, the chances are that they would have been tried not m England, but by the Courts of the country they had outraged, and their sentence would have been one — well, not of imprisonment without hard, labor.

The North Otago Times deal* aa under with the action of a Minister : — ln the House on Thursday ministerial the Minister of Lands inierfbrekoe. gave notice to move the appointment of a select committee to consider the present arrangement under which cable news Is supplied to the newspapers, the charges made for the same, and the entrance fee demanded by the Press Association. While the Minister has the select committee mania upon him, we wish to draw his attention to a personal matter. We have observed that whenever the wind blows from the south-west every chimney 1 m the North Otago Times office refuses to i draw. The reason is that the Post Office building (two doors from this office) has been built: one storey too high, with the result that; the wind comes travelling over the Government structure and blows down all our chimneys. This la an injustice to ourselves, and taken m conjunction with the loss of the Government advertising, is more, than we care to put up with with out offering a protest. Wo have therefor^ to ask the Minister for Lands to appoint a Royal Commission to favourably con sider the justice of having the top storey of the Post Office removed to some other part of the town. We would suggest that the stone might be used m protecting the Esplanade from the ravages of the sea. We are Induced to ask for the appoint ment of a Royal Commission bepause it strikes us thao the Minister haa as much right to inquire into our grievance as he has to poke his nose into the doings of the Press Association. The Press Aosopia tion is a purely private cpnoern, and for that matter so are our chimneys. They are therefore on the same level.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A report of the meeting of the Wakanul Road. Board will be found on the fourth page. Mr S. Salek's new advertisement rp watches appears m another part of this issue. The British Board of Agriculture lately appointed a committee to inquire into and report upon the working of the laws relating to dogs. A telegram from Auckland says that Constable Donovan had received a telegram from Kuaotuna to the effect that the missing man, Richard Gillett, had turned up there. The Hororata Football team made a journey to Methven on .Thursday to try conclusions wiifr the men of the " High land village." Bororata found that Methven had just had a snowstorm, and the ground was covered. They meant to play, however, and so stayed over the ' ni«hb, and the teams got to work on | Friday, The game was very equal, and the result was a goal for each,

A telegram from Wellington says that a man named K. Ranger, charged with h.wing deserted his illegitimate unborn child «t Ashburton, has been remanded to Aehhurton.

The Muthven bachelors gave their ball on Friday evening, at which a large number attended. The ball waaagieafc success, thanks to the excellence of the arrangements.

There is now on view In ohe window of Mr John Wilson, Burnett street, an oil painting from life of Mr Thomas Richards' little daughter Gladys, tho work of Miss Alice Gr. Hood, of Rakaia. In the House of Commons Mr Long recently remarked that it was doubtful whether the assistance given to agriculture by . weather forecasts was such as to justify the exoenditure, which amounted to between £6000 and £6000 a year. In Germany, according to official re turns made up to March 31sd last, there were cases of foot - and • mouth disease In 1214 parishes or districts, involving 3026 farms ; pleuro m twanty-seven parishes and fifty-eight firms ; farcy m thirty-six I parishes and thirty-eight farms. A middle aged man named James was found on Sunday morning lying dead under the verandah of Dick Bros, store at Waihi, Auckland province. He had been drinking round the hotels on Saturday night, and had lain on the road m the oold all night. The Grand Jury at the Wellington Supreme Court returned true bills against Kirby and Bassett, and against the master printer of . the N.Z. Times for criminal libel on Kirby ; and m all other cases on the calendar except T. J. Donnelly, stealing from the person, A portion of the Ricoarton estate of the Deans' family was offered at auction at Christohurch on Saturday. There was a large crowd at the sale, but very few sections changed hands. Prices ranged from £50 to £65 for quarter-acres, and £90 to £101 per acre for one and two acre lots. The quarterly celebration of the Lord's Supper was held m the Ashburton Presbyterian Church on Sunday. There were about fifty communicants, and a fairly large congregation. The Rev G. B. Inglis dispensed the sacrament, and Messrs Orr and Craighead were the elders. ■ A Taranakl' \ Herald representative visited the W a itara Freezing Works on Thursday to witness a new thawing process , invented by Mr Peck, chief engineer of the works. The process was an entire success, and, promises to revo lutionise the frozen meat trade. The meat after thawing has the appearance of fresh-killed. Mr Peck has secured patent rights for England and the colonies. The Dunedln branch of the Bank of New Zealand shipped by the Tongariro, which left Lyttelton on July 11, no less than 12,3600z of gold, of the value of £51,000, the whole of which had been purchased by the Bank m Otago during the preceding six weeks. It may be of interest to mention that a portion of the Bank's March ehipment was to the order of the Russian Government through the Bank's London office. • Andrew Ingram, tramoar driver, and I Alfred Dyer, tram conductor, Dunedin ; were oommltted for trial for the theft of a purse and its, contents. A woman from the country travelled m the car, and dropped her purse containing £27 odd. The purse was picked up by Dyer, but instead of reporting it to the office he divided the money with the driver, although he knew he was seen by other passengers to pick up the purse. The loss of the purse was advertised, but the accused took no notice of that. The wood-ash from the engines of some of the timber mills m New Zealand is i much sought after by those engaged m the manufacture of potash. Dr Levinge ia now collecting the ash from mills m the Danevirke district for the purpose of testing its properties, and if the results are satisfactory a plant for converting the material into pota&h will be erected at an early date. Mr James Prouae, the well known Raw miller, stated at the Timber ■Industry Conference that splendid results had been obtained from land at Levin treated with wood-ash. . The London correspondent of the Auckland Htrald tays:— Some burpride has been excited by a remark made by the New Zealand Premier (Mr Seddon). m A recent speech, to the effect that "it was better that a family should starve than have it cast up to rhem m the future that their father was a sandwich man.'' Is it possible that Mr Seddon really made such a statement? Why should he oast a slur upon an arduous employment which surely has nothing intrinsically disreputable about it ? Commenting upon this strange Ministerial utterance, the Globe suggests the emendation of a well known Shakespeiian quotation, and proposes that it should read thus : " How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a sandwich father." Amongst those inconvenienced by the recent floods, says the Southland 'Jimes t w<is the son of a farmer at Royal Bush, who was prevented from returning home on Saturday night. Determined to avail himself of the luxuries provided by the shops of the town he purchased a fine large coooanut, whioh he carried to his lodgings with the proapect of much enjoy ment on the morrow. On Sunday morn ing, m company with a friend, he strolled alons Dee street, and the pair had not gone far before it was evident that the oocoanut mast be opened. This suggested something hard, and the handiest eub sance on which to break the shell was the asphalt footpath. The youth flung the cocoanut down with all his might, but it rebounded and cracked a large window of Messrs Guthrie's and Go's establishment A new pane on Wednesday replaced the broken one at a cost of £20, the work of fixing it being m the hands of Mr Farnie. The pane is 12fb 6in by 7 ft 6in, and eight persons were engaged placing It m position.

Mr Justice Williams on Friday ordered a writ of mandamus to be issued commanding the Dunedin Licensing Com mittee to grant to John Peterson, grocer, a wholesale license to sell liquor, the Com mitt tee having on the 30 th of June last refused to grant a renewal of a license to him on the ground tha.t there was no necessity for a wholesale license m the locality m which his premises were. In granting the application for a mandamus his Honor said he thought that, under subsection 6 of section 12 of the Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Acb of 1893. the holder of a wholesale lioense had a vested righb to the renewal m terms of that subsection. Even, however, if he had not, as subsection 5 of the Act of 1881 had been repealed, the faofa tfyat the license was not required In the neighbourhood was no longer an objection to the issue of a lioense ot any kind. That was the only objection raised by the Committee, and it was not a legal objection, because the Legislature had expressly enacted that it should no longer be an objection.

COMMERCIAL .

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The Press reports :— There was a moderate entry of horaesou Saturday, and sales were effected as follows :— Medium draughts £14 lo £18, good harness horses £14 to £17 las, and hacks up to £10. At the produce markets there was a medium entry of pigs, and prices had an upward tendency.' Small baeonera brought 25s to 303, small porkers 14s to 19a 6d, stores 9* to 12s, weanera 4« 3d to Bs, and sows 30a to 31s 6d. Poultry were entered m large numbers, ami owing to the shorb supplies of late there was an active demand, and good prices wore obtained for all descriptions. Hens sold at 2s to 3s, roosters 2s 6d to 4s. ducks 4s to 5a 3J, geese 4s 6d to 5i 3d, and 6a to 7s 6d for large birds, tux key hens 6s 3d to Ss, ditto cocks lls 6d to 14s, and 15s to 19s for extra good birds.

CHRISTCHORCH GRAIN AND PRO DUCE MARKET.

The Lyttelton Times thus reports : —

There were a good number of farmers m town on Saturday, but the business done m grain was restricted to the sale of a few small lines of wheat at quotations. Information from Titnaru is. to the effect that fair business was passing there during the last few days m wheat, and towards the latter end of the week inquiries were made for parcels for export. Local millers, how ever, are pretty well stocked, and show little inclination to . operate excepting at a concession on present rates, which are, f.o.b. :— Tuscan 3s 3d to 3s 4d, Velvet Chaff 3b 6d, and .Hupter's 3a 2d. Oats are not held there m any quantity, and prices are steady at 2a to 2a Id for short feed, and 2a for Duns, f.o.b. ■ The following are current prices : — Wheat.— Pearl (prime milling), 3s' 6d, millers' mixed lines, 3a 4d to 3d s£d; Tuscan, 3s s|d ; Hunter's, 3s sd ; good seconds, 2s 6d to 2s lOd. Oats.— -Prime milling, 2s 3d (nominal) ; good seed Tartars 2s 3d ; good stout feed, 2s 2d ; Duns and Danish, 2s Id to 2s 2d. Barley;— Malting, prime, nominal, 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; medium do, 23 9d to 3a 4d ; feed 2s 3d to 2s 6d. Beans (nominal).— Well Bayed 2s 7d. Peas. — Blue Prussians 3s 9d to 4s; others, 3s 3d to 3s 6d. Flour — Millers quote roller £10, stone £9 10s, sharps £4 ss, bran £3 15a. Oatmeal— £ll los. Oatsheaf Chaff.— 4o3 to 453 at handy country stations for prime samples. : ■ Potatoes. — Dements 403 at country stations. Grass Seed.— Ryegrass, farmers' lotß 2s 3d to 28 9d, machine-dressed to 3s 9d, heavy* weight 4s. Cocksfoot 3d to 3§d, town machine-dressed 16lb seed 4£d, 171 b seed 4| J. Cowgrass 4d to 6d. White olover 4d to 7£d. Alsike 4d to s£d. Dairy I'roduok. — Cheese 3 Jd to 4d, loaf 4d to 4Jd. Bucter— Factory Is Id, dairy lOd to lid, salt B<3 to 9d. Bacon and hams s£d to6d. The above prices are paid to farmers f.o.b. Lyttelton, except where otherwise stated. \

The Late Mr FitzGerald

THE FVtERAL

WeUANGTON. AugOSfc 3 The Government offices, and also those of the city corporation, and of many private firms, were closed this afternoon as a mark of reapeot to the late Mr J. E. FitzGerald, and flags on the shipping and buildings m the city were lowered to half mast. The remains of the deceased gentleman were buried m the Bolton street cemetery this afternoon. The Bishop of Wellington offici ated at the funeral service, assisted by the Venerable Archdeacon Stock, and the Rev. Messrs Coffey, Sprott, arid Tisdale. The Sail-bearers were Mr J. C. Gavin, Assistant omptroller-General, arid the staff of, the Audit Offioe, and amongst the mourners were the Speakers of both Houses of Parlia ment, the Premier, Minister for Ednoation (Hon W. O. Wa'ker), and the heads of the various Government departments. His Excellency the Governor was represented by Major Elliott, his private secretary, and Captain Campbell Preston, AiIP.C The cortege was a very lengthy one, and it in cluded a large number of members of both Houses of Parliament, the Mayor and Councillors, clergymen of various denomi nations., besides a large number of citizens. Floral tributes were numerous, and were sent from all parts of tho colony.

Labor Questions.

Brussels, August 2 Two mines hava been closed down at Mars, throwing six hundred out of work, owing to ohe increased cose of labor.

CRICKET.

REMAINING FIXTURES* Aug. 6— At Canterbury, v Kent; - s Aug. 10— At Oval, v England Aug. 13— At Brighton, v Sussex Aug. 17— At Oval, v Surrey Aug.. 20— At Cheltenham, v Gloucestershire Aug. 24— At Taunton, v Somersetshire Aug. 27— At Liverpool, v Lancashire Aug. 31 — At Scarborough, v England; Eleven Sept. 3— At Hastings, v. South of England

AUSTRALIANS V WARWICKSHIRE,

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION

London. August 4 The oricket match between the Australians and Warwickshire began at Birmingham to day. The weather was perfect and the wicket m excellent order, and the attendance of the publio enormous The following is the Warwick team— Pallett, Forrester, Walford, Glover, Quaiffe, Lilley, Ward, Hill, Perier, Bambridge, and Piyer. Donnan, Eady, and Johns are standing but of the colonial team. The Australians went m first and at the luncheon adjournment had lost one wicket for 109. Darling not out 34 ; Giffen not 43. Later i The Australians are all out for 339. J

The Rising m Crere.

ACTION OF THE POWERS.

Athens, August 2 The Christians at Herakleion lay m ambush fot the Moslems, and killed fifteen. Tha Greeks have landed addi tional forces m Crete. X London, August 3 The Powers are exchanging views respecting the uprising m Crete. They are waiting to see the effect of the warning given to Greece before deoiding on what measures shall be taken. The Embassies have instruoted the Consuls co prevent bloodshed at Canea. The Sultan has vetoed notes sent by his Government to Greece.

The Matabele Rising.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Capetown, August 3 Hurrell reports that he has cleared the country between Gwelo and Fort Victoria of rebels, 200 of whom have been killed. . . Capetown, August 2 The Umtali settlers are urging greater expedition m the extension of the railway from Fort Salisbury.

The Bunking; Committed

1 Wellington, August 3 The House Banking Committee resumed at 10 30 this morning. Mr W. Booth produced certain returns and papers prepared since ihe previous meeting. He said that he was not able to produce at present reports connected with the Globe Assets, and Estates Company, aa to details of other land properties and b*nk premise. Some of these » were under offer, and n<> information regarding thum could be given without injury to the bank. He did not think he could pro duce the lists handed by the Colonial Bank to the BanV of New Zealand at the time of sale. The Chairman : Do you m»an that yon refuse to produce them ? The wicness : . I would take that re sponsibility, upon myself. They belong to special business, and are on a different footing to those which wou'd lead to'a disclosure of private accounts. They are practically trading concerns. Some of the properties are sold, some under offer, • and others will be offered shortly, and if they are disclosed it would cripple the bank In dealing with them. The chairman: Then your answer to that question shortly is— ? Witness — That I am not able to produce it at present, for the reasons given, but if the Committee insist on its predqotion I do not see that I should be at liberty to refuse,, but I should: like te say, if I may, that it is a very painful position to place me m, m connection with some of these questions. A question was asked, for instance, about our Australian business, and almost before the ink was dry an imperfect statement was cabled to Aus tralia and did a considerable amount of injury to the bank. It is a very unfortu nate position, because an answer is sure to be misunderstood or misrepresented by interested parties over there, to the damage of the bank. lam willing to give the cotal amount of recoveries m respect to the continent liabilities, which are part of the estimated losses of the bank as referred to it m Ih9 report of the com mittee of 1895, but I cannot produce particulars. As to other documents which I declined to produce at the last meeting, I can only give the same answer. The chairman— We will deal with that later on. ' ... The Premier then moved the adjourn ment of the Committee until half past 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning. He *aid that Mr Hutchißonaod MrOrowther had m the House attacked the Govern* ment on the no-confidence motion, m connection with the banking business. The leader of the Opposition must be held responsible for any delay caused by his motion. He protested against the present Government being treated differ ently from other Governments m respect to continuing the sittings of committees whilst a no-confidence motion was pead | tog- Mr Hutchison opposed the adjourn ment, denying thac the proceedings of the Committee could affect the debates m the House. The Government were treated differently from other Ministries because the result of the no , confidence motion was a foregone conclusion. The Ministers were having slack times. | The Premier : I left this building at 3 o'clock tbia morning. I don't know whether you call that having slack times. | Mr Hutchison said he thought Com mittee proceedings were like picnic 3. Mr Montgomery said he failed to Bee any resemblance to picnics, seeing that members/ witnesses, and press were brought there day after day for nothing. He oppoßid adjournment. : ' ■ ■ Ihe chairman oppo3ed adjournment, suggesting that evidence could be taken on matters outride the imprinted docu ments. ..,. " ' ■':■ ;. '.ill:.-: . .•-.' ■■!.. ■■ ) Mr Maslin said that up to the present) stage the Premier was the only member who had examined witnesses,, and if he was not prepared to proceed other members should continue the examina tion. The Committee divided on the question of adjournment —Ayes 5, Noes 6, and the ObairmaiPgave his casting vote with the Noes. On a motion that the Committee do now deliberate, the voting being again equal, the chairman gave his casting vote with the Ayes. : . The Committee having deliberated with with, oloaed doors, and resumed, The chairman, addressing the witness said : The .Committee have taken into consideration your reply with reference to the bai>k property, etc , and have decided to ask you to be good enough to produce a statement at the next meeting of the Committee. As to the statement showing recoveries m respect of the £200,000 con tingent liability, you are also asked to produce that. You will understand that to mean as it the date of the balance sheet of the Colonial Bank, as mentioned m the agreement. The Premier ; I desire to state that as the Committee has decided to proceed with the enquiry, on the casting vote of the chairman, and as a no-confidence debate is proceeding, I do not think I am justified m asking the witness any ques tions at present. I reserve my right to do so. The responsibility must rest with the leader of the Opposition, Qiestions may be put by other members of the Com mittee with a view of supplying food for the no-confidence debate. I can only oppose it. The responsibility will rest on the chairman, who has given his cast ing vote that the enquiry proceed: Mr Montgomery \to witness) : Whao has been the effect of this enquiry upon the current busiuess of the bank ? Mr Booth : Distinctly unfavourable. Mr Montgomery : In what way % Witness : We have lost some business. Mr Montgomery : Much % Witness : I cannot Ray how much. Mr Montgomery: Is the loss of the Bank confined to New Z3aland, or does it extend to Australia 1 Witness: So far as can be defined I think it jb confined to New Zealand, so far as ib is within our knowledge The Premier : .Now I move the adjourn ment. Task you whether this very question is not prejudicing the position of the Government, as it is the Government which is responsible for setting up this Committee. I now move tbab the Com mittee adjourn. The chairman was about to put the motion, when the Premier said he would amend his' motion so as to read that the adjournment be till Wednesday at 11 o'olock. If the enquiry continued they would have members getting up m the House and charging the Government which had come to the rescue of the bank with injuring the bank m New Zealand and other colonies. What could the Committee say to that ? Mr Montgomery said his next question would prevent that. Mr Hutchison : What has been said by the witness has been said at the bir of the House. It can do no harm now. Mr Montgomery : That is the case. The Minister of Lands : It was then only a supposition, but now that it is stated In evidence by a director, it is a different matter altogether. Mr Maslin— lf the evidence goes to the oountry without further explanation it will injure the bank. It is very vague and indefinite to cay there has been a loss of business, but he cannot say how muob. I coQß ; dar the position should he more clearly defined. The chairman : The question ia that we do now adjourn. Mr Maslin: I »m showing why we should not adjourn. If it goes f )rth that the bank has losb through this enquiry it will be prejudicial to the bank, a&d to the enquiry. I submit that we should have some definite information aB to wha. theia lows new* :

tf&fii ASBBtJKTOa miAKblAti : TOESMV, AUGUST 4, 1896.





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Wanted. EVANS. Fans. Fans, from 2* 6i to 2 ls. The Little Gem Organ of fiv. stops, including couplers, tivo Octaves ; cood depth and volume of tone, £14oish The Sterling Organ 11 stops, 4 sets of reeds, £22 10s cash. Best value obtain- able. — H. M. Jones. ' WANTED K™wn— Men's Mercery, Clothing and Boots. For Goodf- ihat wear well, fife well, and look well, try that old established firm— Mitchell & Turner. I \yU"ANTED Known— Largo delivery of * the 'Economic' Kid Gloves, four buttons, Is 9d per pair, worth much more. — W. H. Collier. i,y ANTED Known— Just opened, ex ** Pakeha and Gothic, Flanuelettes, white, stripes, and colours ; Velveteens, black, all prices; Colours, large variety, Including new shades m Reseda, Hum 1 boldt and Hungarian— Mitchell and Turner. WANTED Known — We are clearing out all our Macintoshes, Jackets, Lined Cloaks and Dressing Gowns. No reasonable offer refused for anything soiled or * l not up to date." — Mitohfll 6 Turner. WANTED Known— Ladies Shoes tan or black, 6s 6d. — Mkllor's Cheap Boot Sale. . . • \XT ANTED Known— lf you want Seed ■* that are sure to grow get them a Fletcher Bros. WANTED Known — For Vegetable and Flower Seeds call at Fletcher Bros., East Street. WANTED Known— lf you miss the Cheap Boot Sale you will be rry. — Mellor's, Tancred Street. WANTED Known— Everybody to roll ap to Mellor's Cheap Boot Sale Now's your time to buy. WAITED Known — 6000 pairs o Boots and shoes to pick from Mellor s Great Boot Sale. HOLIDAY Suits — A Nice Kaiapoi Suit for 27s 6d, BoytsV Km'ckes and Cambridge Suits from 7s 6d, Men'r Suits to Measure from 455, Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed at R. Alcorn's. Wi Known — Bargains from VV floor to ceiling. — Mellor's Stock aking Boot Sale. \ * ANTKDKnown— Go toTHB Cok jieb 'v * for Newest Stylet, m Drapery and Millinery— W. H. Collier. 1 BINDING that our stook of Earthen- ware and Ironmongery is still £200 too large, we are offering a few choice nibbles for cash to clear. — Carson & Co. 7_95 YATES' Reliable New Season's Garden Seeds, just landed. Vegetable Seeds at reduced prices. . Cab son & Co., Agents. Garden Tools m great variety. 7 94 WAWTKD Knpwn— Great Relducdon at Mj^llor^: Cheap Boot TUST Arrived. — A large var/ety of use fj ful and Ornamental Goods, Dolls, Toys, and Novelties ; also, a job lot over one hundred assorted Baskets and Morocco and Rnssian Leather Handbags, to be sold at and under ordinary cost orice at Mrs Alcorn's. \\f ANTED Known -MaddenV Re- VY I reshment Rooms are the rooms Par Excellence. When m town do not tail to give thtm a look up. Do you like a loaf that has a sweet nutty flavor, of good pile and bloom, m addition to its f uil weight, which a surprise visit from the Inspector, 'the other day proved ? You do? Well, go to Madden.- ! Tf you are getting up a Spread ia a private or general way, and would like your Pastiy, Cakes, JellieH, Creams, etc. to be a Success, why, come along to Maddens m East street, and you won't be disappointed. Bride, Ohristoning and Birthday Cakes, a Specialty.



Public notices. WOOLLEN GOODS FOR WINTER WEAR. HEW ZEALAND I CLOTHING FACTORY. Men's Overcoats, with Cape, from 203 Boys' Uvercoats from 8a 6d Men's All Wool Sao Suits from 27s 6d Meu's All Wool Trousers from 8s 9d Boys' AH Wool Knicker Suits from ... 7s 6d Men's Cover Coat from ... 29a 6d BLANKETS. BLANKETS. BLANKETS Mosgiel. Ashburton. Mosgiel 16s 6d per pair. RUGS. RUGS. RUGS. Wellington, Mosgiel, ■ Tiraaru 12s 6d. L.W. Pants, our own make, 3s lid. Flannel Shirts 3s 6d. ' THRIVING GLOVES, Wool Lined jloves, Mufflers from Is, Wool Socks Is, Men's Golf Caps from Is, Boys' Caps 6d NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. ALEX HENDRY, Manager. , f— ■ — ■ " .8 3 ■ ■ a. csi .W. J'l'g.s, • Z 8-SSJ s . * *&° & I t ?3 ,2,2 s a Ui QQ |&^5 ■&•■■■■ z: |° tv 2 M M •* J tH fib « |i-ig UNEMPLOYED. , MARRIED Men with families, m need of employment, may register their names at the Town Clerk's office. Baring Square West. . 8 17 TO JQET. MY SEVEN Roomed Dwelling House, etc. situated on half acre m Oox Street. Having disposed of my furniture I can give immediate possession. For particulars apply A. H. FIELD, D. Thomas, 8 20 Ashburton. Wanted. MRS KNIGHT^ cash purchaser of Ladies' and Gentlemen s left off Clothing, etc. Letters promptly attended to. Near Post Office, » ■ 5 100 WANTED KNOWN -H. Bair&tow has commenced the Undertaking Business. Any order intrusted to his care will receive prompt and careful ab tentlon. Address, Oamoron Street, opposite Baring Square. 6 140 WAJNTJiJD Known— The 'Eoonomic Kid Glove, four buttons, Is 9 1 per pair, is the Glove for everyday wear. — W. H. Collier, WANTED Known— That Jfi; Mahood is still selling all kinds of Grocery, Crockery, and Glasswarb at as reasonable a price as any other house m th<3' trade Orders by letter or Telepho/ie promptly attended to Families waited on daily. Telephone No 76. . '■ ': 'A ■■■'■■ NOTICE.— Are" you going 10 build. Because the cheapest shop for Roofing, Tron Ridging, Gutters, Nails, Lead, Spouting. Water Tanks, Punupe, Ranges, Register Grates, Locks and Hinges, Washing Boilers, and all sorts of Ironmongery, is J. W. Hakdiby's, Ironmonger, Plumber, and Tinsmith. Telephone 32. J^OUGH, Cough, Coujjh— l am still v making ray celebrated Cough Drops, None genuine unless stamped Flower's Cough.— H. A. Flower, Confectioner, East street. ' 5 24 T3 AN A.NAS. Bananas, ripo and souna ; i 3 also Bvrevx, DW. Oranges afe H. A. Flower's, Confeciitner and .Fruiterer, East Street. VJ EV7 Magazines and Books ; quarterly I_N Something to Rend, Scraps and Snapshos, The Mighty Atom (Corelli), Men of the Moss Hags (Crockett), First Aid, Hints and Helps (Ambulance Bookp) New Waltz- ' Virginia, 1 by Ruby Zinder ; New lot Foreign Stamps, Packets and Sheets at Andrewes, Anderson, anp Co., Stationer's Hall. I \RY Flowkbs latesc Bulgarian Rock I and Cream Walnuts, simply delici us : at the Old Reliable Confec- tioner's, l^aat street. ■ \kS ANTED Known — Spectacles iiye VV Protectors. Goggles, Foldei-o, and veryfching m the optigt* lir>e at S S/U.EKH. Optician You have ruined your constitution eufficien bly by drinking inferior Tea, jßeoriiit bydrinltirg^ft/yFoJae^BA^ it ip pure/ The teaudelioww ' : ' ■■*- J {



F. Ferr man. FOR PRiVaTE SALE. MR F. FERRIMAN has received instructions from Messrs Davis Bbos. to sell the following valuable properties, on account of their being one of the successful applicants for High- bank : — ALLENTON.— 4£ acres rich land, well eituated, upon which is built a new and very substantial Dwelling of seven rootna, with outbuiidiogs. HAVKLOCK STREtT.-'l acre, with good Dwelling House. WILLS STREET.— i acre, with good Dwelling House. Capital corner section Funeral Notice. ' FUNIDRAL NOTICE. | THE Friends of the late Mn James Lemon are respectfully informed that his Funeral will move from his late renidenoe, Wiugdon Farm, Lauriston, on THURSDAY, August 6, at 12 o'clock, for ibe ABubnrton Cemetexy. BAKER BROS., 8 28 Undertakers. For Indigestion, tho best remedy ia un doubtedly Norton's Camomile Pills. Thoy can confidently be recommended as being mild m operation and absolutely free from injuriotu: drugs. Acting atonoe as a splen- did tonio and a gentle aperient. For nearly i 100 years they have proved u^equalle^ for Indigestion, Dyppopsia, aick Headache and for Liver and Stomach complain t*. Sold m bottles 1h lid, 2a 9d, and Ha, by all M«di- j biae Vendon throughout the world, A!



Business Notices , ' THE CHEAPEST HOUSE IN CANTEEBURY. G. J. NEILL DBAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS. # .OR3EFS 2-i 6J, CORSETS 2) 9'l, New Dress Gooes Reduced 50 per cent \j New Velveteens Reduced, All Wool Fhnnel (Colonial) 9£d Flannelettes 3s 64 doz Silesia 3s 3J doz Blankets about half-prico Double-bed White Twill Sheeting 9£d Double-bed UtiUc ached Twill Sheeting, 9jd Largo White and Brown Turkian Towels, reduced from Is 6d to la C L OT H I N G. Men s All Wi ol Tweed Salts 21s. Men's Tweed Trousers 5s lld Men's Overcoats, Macintoshes, OU&kin Coats, and Leggins, reduced 60 per oenb Boys' and Youth*' Suits half-price. Men's Oapi, Boyt* O*ps, Braoes and Shirfcs. ab Ridioulous Prices Men's Woollen Soeka, 7^d pair - 1...'■. '■■■'■■ '...'■. , BOOTS. . BOOTS, We Defy Competition. Every pair Guaranteed' to wear Every Pair Made to Our Order Men's Nailed Shooters 7s lid Men's Lisftt Shooters 83 6d Men's Watertight! Bluohera, pegged, 7a lid Women's Strong Leather Shoes 4a lid A Large Assortment of Ladles' Best French Glaoe Kid Boots and Gloves to choose from. ft, J. mfßlftilif Jriedlander's Corner, Bast Street. GET YOUR Seed Potatoes, Seed Potatoes. FROM FLETCHER BROS. A CHANGE of Seed Always Pays, as a Better and Heavier Crop is pro- duced. Our Potatoes are all specially raised for seed purposes from selected stocks m the very best potato producing district. We would advise orders to be sent to us as early as possible, m order that they may be filled from our own stocks, which occasionally become exhausted before the end of the season. 'BEAUTY OF HEBRON > This variety is Very Early, coming to the table before either Early Rose or Ashleaf Kidney, and is far superior both m quality and productiveness. ' QUEEN OF THE VALLEY.' A very heavy cropper and early potato. The tubers are handsome and solid (capital variety for exhibition), boiling as white aa milk aa dry as flour, and is also a fine keeper. THE < BRUCE.' This Potato, the potato of the future, is remarkable for its productiveness and its resistance of droughts and frosts, they have yielded at the rate of 17 tons per acre, having very few-smallj and is a first-class eating potato. We have also m stock splendid samples of Bath Kidneys, Lapstoue, Derwents, tTC, ETO. LAWN GJKASS SEEDS. Try Nimmo & Blair's Celebrated Lawn Grass Seed. It is the purest, cleanest, and best quality m the market, and is composed only of Fine Dwarf, growing evergreen grasses. Per lb, Is 3d ;. per bushel, , 22s 6d. KoTeliics For Season ISO 6. CABBAGE— 'LAMB'S EALIEST OF ALL ' A Superior I'arly Cabbage of quick growth, beautiful white compact heads, " 6d per packet. ; CABBAGF—' BLAIR'S* PHENOMENAL.' * The finest main crop Cabbage ever introduced, heads as solid as a stone, weighing 14 and 181bs. The Cabbage for market gardeners. 6d per packet. ' NEW ONION— NEARLY GOLDEN GLOBE.' Of rowers h»vo golden opinions of this Onion. It grows a large bulb as sound as * cricket b*ll. For market gardeners this onion is beyond doubt the finest that can be grown for sale. Is per packet. PP!A— REV DR BT6WART. The finest early Dwarf Pea ever introdnced. Per packet, > PEA— SIR HARRY ATKINSON. This is the finest tall growing Pea m the world. Per packet, 6d ; per lb, ls^; or 71bs for ss. Call and Get one of our Catalogues of Selected Novelties. , FLETCHEK. BROS.. CASH SUPPLY STORES, ASHBDRTON AND CHRISIOHUROH. Iblbphonb U , r . > y Box 67