PHASES OF THE MOON.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1896 SIR WESTBY PERCEVAL.

♦ . We observe by Home papers Ihst there is a feeling of great surprise m London that the New Zealand Govern ment should have elected to dispense with the services of Sir "Westby Perceval m favor of a new and untried man. Not, of course, that any objec tion is advanced as against his successor personally—indeed there could not be, as nothing is known of him, and for aught anyone can say he may turn out as great a success as Sir Westby has j proved to be — but so strong is the opinion that the latter has rendered the colony signal service that many leading men, including at least; one Agent-General for another colony, are very outspoken m the expression, of their views as to the impolicy of making any change. In an interview with the Australian Agent-General re ferred to, that officer indeed plainly intimated not only that he regarded the action of the New Zealand Govern ment as inexplicable, but also as strongly savoring of ingratitude and folly, stating that though much of Sir Westby'a excellent service was known to the public at large, much more, and that the most valuable part of his work was only known m inner circles of ! finance, and to the Government of the colony. On all hands indeed there is testimony to the admirable manner m which Sir Westby has administered the multifarious affairs of his depart ment! among the latest of these testi monies being that of "The Produce World" an illustrated commercial weekly, which m its issue of January 17 devotes an interesting article to the New Zealand Agency and Agent- General. That journal has nothing but praise for the arrangements of the Agency and the conduct of its officers, describing the Agency as <f a micros copic epitome of the Colony it so w?U represents," and speaking of all the subordinate officers as "the most courteous, pttient, and well-informed.

of men," while Sir Westby himself is spoken of as "m certain respects, the most active of the Agents- General that maintain touch to so great an extent between the Mother Country and her Colonial offspring." As few persons have any idea of the great variety and extent of the business which is trans acted at the office m Victoria Street, ' Westminster, a few particulars culled from the article under notice may here be appended. What may be termed the information department in volves a good deal of work, not only m response to thousands of inquiries, personal or by letter, but m the dis tribution of printed publications, o£ which some 30,000 were sent out last year. Then there is the ambassadorial work, the Agency being m communica tion with the Colonial office and all the departments of the State, and the great and ever-present business of finance, and conversion work which requires the closest watching and attention. Besides all this, there is no inconsider able work to be done for the Govern ment Insurance and Public Trust de partments. The business is constantly growing. In 1881 the number of vouchers passed for payment through the Agency was 1030, and m 1894 it had risen to 1908. Including the amounts received from and paid by the stock agents and the Commissioners under the Public Revenues Act, re ceipts amounting, m round numbers, to £1,972,000, and payments to the amount of £2,159,000 passed through the booka of the department m 1894, and 204 orders were executed, involv ing the making and carrying out of 1 225 contracts. It is within the mark to say that the average sum total of the finances dealt with annually is two and a half millions sterling. The business is of "encyclopaedic variety, ranging from the raising of a large loan to the despatch of salmon 'ova," and the shipments made, by the Agency m 1894 comprised 8,700 packages, m addition to 6,500 tons of rails and other dead weight, and in volved the taking out of nearly 550 insurances. In 1893 the Agency had on its register 327 life insurance policies, insuring £117,965 ;the trusts and estates dealt with numbered 61, and the claimants were 138, the atnount distributed being £6,768. In 1694 the estates were 94, the number of claimants 232, and the amount distributed L 15,400. The receipts into the public account for 1893 came to £3,481,917, but the amount of payments therefrom was £3,278,668. The number of orders for goods and material from the Go vernment was 204, and that of marine insurances effected was 420, the contracts made numbering 257. . No les3 than 14,989 letters were received, and 9,724 sent out. The dispatches, etc., from the Government amounted to 958, and those sent out from the Agency numbered 1,634 ; the cable grams outward were 99 and inward 125." Large as these figures are, those for 1895 were still greater, and those for the current year will, it is believed, show a further advance. All this, and much more, is recounted by " The Produce World" which sums up a very interesting article by a high tribute to Sir Westby Perceval, and by quoting the testimony of the late Mr Ballance to the value of the intricate, heavy, and responsible work carried out by the Agency, including "a difficult, and often dangerous, London finance, the issue of loans and the conversion of many millions, the settlement of com plex matters with the Imperial De partments, the preparation of official books, the work of the various exhibitions, of the Colonial Confer ence, the International Conferences, the selection of Professors and other officers for the Universities and schools, incessant interviews with people of all classes, a large correspondence, minute attention to ever-increasing qtders coming from the various Departments, the responsibility for every voucher and cheque before payment, answers to innumerable personal and written in quiries about the Colony, the necessity of keeping m touch with evarythjng going on m the Jolony, the duty, of keeping a number and variety of subjects constantly m mind at the same time, and on the top of all, the hourly supervision of the work of every member of the staff by the executive head." As that executive head, the present Agent-General, has been a signal success, and Mr Reeves as his successor enters upon a task of such magnitude as will call for all the energy and ability of which he is possessed, and which we hope will earn for him self as flattering appreciation and acknowledgement as have been de servedly accorded to Sir Westby Perceval.

CURRENT TOPICS.

There really seems to be nothing m the world which escapes the attention of thase commercial adulterated frauds, who get wine. their living by the manufacture of spurious.or adulterated articles. Up to now we had thought that one of the few exceptions which prove the rule was Australian wine, but even this we see by recent Sydney papers has not escaped the arts of the swindler. At the Glebe Police Court on the 11th ult. a storekeeper named Rossroan was fined £80 for selling doctored colonial wine, which the Government analyst showed to be composed of a colored residue, white spirit and flavor ing essences and which might be descri bed a& a very poor imitation of wine. There was about 25 per cent of giape juice m its, but it was not port wine, and was a libel on Australian wine, being a manufactured article, which was intoxicating, but not wholesome. This " wine " defendant averred came to him from the vineyard m bulk, but the Court very properly held him responsible for vending an adulterated article, whether or not this statement were true. Aa a Sydney contemporary justly reraarkes, "a man who mixes up white spirit with flavoring chemicals and palms it off upon the ignorant as a drink of this kind, deserves any punish ment he getß. Jlow many crimes com mitted by drink-frenzied men and women he is responsible for, nobody knows, and he does not care. But the question arises why, m a country like this, almost any part of which will produce three or four hundred gallons of grape-juice to the acre, should there be any temptation to ran the. risk of

doctoring -wine. Genuine "must" should be as cheap as the chemicals of { which the spurious drink is composed. I Our wine makers are themselves offer ing a premium to dishonest competition, , from which both they and the public suffer. They are trying to capture the English marKet, while leaving their own practically untried. No effort has been made to popularise Australian wine here by putting before the public any absolutely reliable brand at market able price. Half a crown and three shillings a bottle is not what the masses should have to pay for drinkable wine m the middle of a grape country, nor will they pay it. Hence, the methy lated spirit man gets his opportunity, and people having bought and tasted come to the conclusion that there must be something m the soil of Australia which prevents the growing of good wine." Anent the recent dynamite disaster at Johannesburg, by which, according to the cable news, THE Johannesburg damage has been explosion. done to the extent of nearly a million sterling, the JVapiei' Daily Telegraph makes a rough calculation of the enormous force exerted by the explesive compound, which is interesting as affording some idea of its magnitude. <( The size of the hole made m the ground was two hundred feet long, fifty feet wide, and thirty feet deep. That represents over eleven thousand tons of soil instantaneously scooped out and blown away, reckoning a cubic yard as one ton. And this only gives us the force exerted m one direction. Without assuming that this force was exerted along every possible line which might be drawn from the centre of a sphere to its periphery, there were at least five other directions m which a thrust equal to the downward blow must have been given, namely, the four cardinal points on the plane of the earth's surface, and upwards towards the zenith. ■ The eleven thousand tons of soil scooped out by no means represent the force exerted downwards, for there was compression of the strata not lifted. The probability is that the total power generated by the explosion would represent two hundred thou sand tons at least. Two hundred thousand tons lifted one foot m one minute are equal to two hundred thons and horse power. But the action of the explosion was almost instantan eous. If we suppose that the force generated was equal to lifting two hundred thousand tons five feet m one second, it would represent the equiva lent of the tug which an imaginary engine of sixty million horse power could give: Reason reels before the idea conjured up." The foregoing is given " merely as a piece of chatty guesswork, making no pretensions to exactitude." In an article the motif of which is to administer a rebuke to Sir Henry Parkes for j how laws are made, claiming too much credit for the legislation of New South Wales "as if every Act of Parliament for which he could get the contract for passing was an original inspiration of his own which came to him as the Ten Commandments came to Moses," the Sydney Telegraph thus describes tho process by which measures reach the statute-book : — " As a matter of fact, the statesman is never a law giver ; that function belongs exclusively to the people who employ him. The work is begun generally by some steep foreheaded, bulgy-eyed crank at a street corner, who is ready to fight with knives over what the level-headed majority regard as his' • fad.' By-and bye he is joined by another crank, whose forehead is not quite so steep, and with an eye slightly less pro tuberant. Then a snub-nosed man, with a square head and hard squeaky voice is won over, and later a bare templed person with eyes like two tunnel lamps comes m. Finally that ponderous, slow-moving business man, with shaved upper lip and white waist coat. He is public opinion, and he peremptorily orders the statesman of the day to take up the fad which belonged to the despised crank of yesterday, and shape it into a law. That is how we go on filling our statute-book, and so long as we have the public opinion, the statesman will never be hard to find."

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ne'xb sale at Hinds Saleyards on Monday. Mr Osborne Combe, piano-tuner, visits Ashburton on Tuesday. Orders to be lef o with Mr Llewellyn Owen. Mr H. S. Fish has announced that he will be a candidate for Dnnedln at the general election. . The landscape this morning presented unmistakable indication of the approach ' of winter, the ranges being mantled with i snow from summit neatly to base. j Mr Oliver secured a splendid take of trout m the Walrau, Southland, recently. For less than one day's fishing he landed 841 b, the fish ranging. from 31b to 111 b each. A weasel or a stoat caught a Maori asleep m his wharo at the Puniu, near Kihikihi, lately, seized him by the neck, and started sucking the blood from near the jugular vein. The Natlvas say that the weasels frequently bite the Maori children. The Wellington correspondent of the LytteUon Times writing of the revenue returns for the eleven months of the financial year which have expired says that already the estimates of the Treasurer have been more than met, and that the probable surplus at the end of the year is £150,000. Says the North Otago Times :— Three young lady cyclists left Oamaru the other day with the intention of breaking the Enfield record (distance about nine miles). The first did the journey m a little over two hours, the second was about twenty* five minutes longer, and the police and a doctor went out to look for the third. At a meeting of the Dunedin Benevo lent trustees it was stated that the expenditure would exceed by £500 the amount obtained from the Charitable Aid Board. The number of cases of outdoor relief last month was 477* against 423 for the same month last year, being an increase of 26 men, 38 women, and 105 children. One Box of Clarke's 841 Pills iB warran ted to cure all discharges from the Urinary Organs, m either sex (acquired or consti tutional), Gravel and Pains m the Back. Guarranteed free from Mercury. Sold m , Boxes 4s 6d each, by all Chemists and Patent medicine Vendors throughout the World Proprietors : Thb Lincoln and Midland Couniiis Daua OoMPAnY, LJaaoln, Kngland,

A splor.dH crop of onions has just been harvested m the garden of Mr Douglas, Waihap Downs, near Waimate. They range m weight from 1 Jib to 31ba, and as they lay m straight lines upon the ground were a perfect picture. One of the onions is now m Mr Brownlee's window, Oamaru, says the Mail, It measures 18in m circumference, and weighs l|;b. Householders will be relieved to learn on the unimpeachable authority of Mr W. W. Smith, who is one of the ablest entomologists m this hemisphere, and whose letter on the subject appears m our correspondence column?, that the eggs which have been found m pumps are nob \ those of the bot-fly, and that there is no danger to be apprehended on this score. With ths coming of wet weather has j come, of course, the necessity for umbrellas, and opportunely there has come also to Ashburcon, a young man who has opened business m lower East street as an umbrella maker and repairer. A good umbrella mender has long been a felt want m the town and district, and doubtless the residents will welcome the advent of Mr Smith Mackwell, a recenb arrival from Yorkshire, who was brought up to the business of umbrella making m a large Yorkshire house, and b prepared to cure all, faults and stop all leakages m umbrellas or sunshades Herr Zurbriggen, the Alpine guide who was m the colony last year with Mr E. A* Fitzgerald, and did some notable work m scaling, the New Zealand Alps, has just returned to the colony with another European traveller of -great mountaineer ing experience— Slgnor Bonsallno. of the Italian Alpine Olub. With Mr Kinaey, of Christchuroh, they intend entering upon an extended tour this season. Zar brlggen said that i£ he had been able to say positively that the New Zealand Government, m taking over the Hermi tage, had arranged, that climbing paraphernalia, stores, ets., could 1 be obtained there, he would have been able to bring a large English and Continental party of tourists with him. We learn from yesterday's Waimate limes that Bowman had the misfortune to take the wrongs road near the Hifids, and thus lost an hour. He left Timaru at 7 30 en Tuesday eveninsr, accompanied by Messrs E. Hassell and A. Boyes. Messrs Truman and Barnes met the. trio at Otaio bridge, the Timaru pacers coming as far as Makikihi. M'Namara's corner was reached at ten minutes past ten, when Messrs Goldßtone, Coltman, and Collins joined the party. The six riders rode together as far as the Bed hill, where the road branches off to Waikakahi, when an accident happened to Mr Coltman's machine, and he was compelled to turn back, Mr Collins accompanying him. Tile other* continued oh their journey, Barnes and Truman going as far as VTaitakf North. Goldstone purposed to accompany' Bowman until met by a cyclfet, from Oamaru. Bowman was going compara tively slow, though up to reaching M'Namara's be was about an hour under the record time from Ghristchurch. Hollowat's Ointment.-— Go where you may m every country and m all dimes per* sons will be found who have a ready word of praise for this ointment. For chaps, ' chafes, scalds, bruises, and sprains, it is an invaluable remedy ; for bad legs, bad breasts and piles, it may be confidently relied upon for effecting a sound and permanent cure. Incases of puffed ankles, erysipelas, and rheumatism, Holloway's Ointment gives the greatest comfort by reducing the inflamma. tion, cooling the blood, soothing the nerve*, adjusting the circulation, and expelling the impurities. This ointment should have & place m every nursery. It will cure all those manifold* skin affections which, originating m childhood, gain strength with the child's growth.

ODDFELLOWSHIP.

, The ordinary meeting of the Ashburton lodge was held m the lodge room, Odd fellows' Hall, on Monday evening, March 2. This being the first meeting m the new building there was a large' attendance of members, about SO being present. P,G. W. E . Dolman presided, and m his opening re* marks gave the brethren a hearty welcome, and expressed bis satisfaction at seeing such a numerous attendance, and hoped that during his term of office he would have the pleasure of presiding over many similar meetings. The 6ick pay being passed and correspondence dealt with, five candidates were initiated m the Order, and three pro posed for admission. The lodge being closed m due form refreshments were placed on the tables— R.W.G.M. presiding. The chairman m a brief speech eulogised the Hall Committee for the able ana efficient manner m which they had carried out/ their duties, and proposed "Succobs to the new Oddfellows' Hall, coupled with the name of the chairman, P.P.G.M. J. Tuokeri" he (Bro Keir) paying a high tribute to the chairman for his valuable services. The toast was drunk with musical, honors. P.P.G.M. J. Tucker responded . m & neat speech, saying that what He had done was a labor of love. P.G. W. E. Dolman proposed " The health of the contractor, Bro. W. C. Page," and stated that the workmanship, from foundation to ridge, m every detail was carried out faithfully, and reflected the utmost credit on the contractor. . The toast being drunk with musical honors, Bro. W. C. Page responded. He had taken a great interest m the building and had carried out 'his contract m a . manner that would hear any inspection. ..; "The healths of the architects, Messrs England and R. Bird, and the Bab-contractors " were proposed, and responded to by Messrs Briggs, W. Adams, E. Crum, and W; E Dolman. During the evening several excellent songs' were rendered which added to the harmony of the evening; - .

The Wesleyan Conference

Auckland, March 4 At the Wesleyaa Conference sanction was given for the sile of church property, at loglewood, Opunake, Richmond, Papanui, and Timaru ; also for - the lease of land at Wanganui. ■ Permission was given for the purchase of a parsonage site at Hawera and the erection of a parsonage thereon; also to erect a church at Belmont, Wellington ; to ' enlarge the Hutt Sunday school ; and to erect a new ohurch at Mosgiel. The secretary of the church property, trustees presented his annual report of church property which was read and accepted.

The Pahiatua Fire

The following further particulars relating [to the fire at Pahiatua (mentioned m a tele i gram on the fourth page) are to hand : — Preparatioas were being made for a banquet to be held m the Temperance Hotel to celebrate the opening of threw bridges. The Premier and the Hon W. Hall- Jones were at Pahiatua with the intention of being present. Several boarders lost almost all their effects, and had a narrow escape with thtir lives. Most of the stock m the shops was saved. The following are the insurances :— Benzie's furniture £300 m the London and Liverpool ; Smith, £100. m the National ; Falconer, £100, m the South British/ Webb, Rowley, and Grainger were uninsured. Mrs Russell's property was insured for £300 m the London and Liverpool, £460 m the North British, the Bhops owned by Mr Williams' fcr £200 m the London and Liverpool. Only by the exertions of the Brigade the Commercial Hotel and the theatre were saved. A high wind was blowing at the time. .

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. While m Cfiiaagb, Mr Charles L Kahler, a prominent shoe merchant of Des Moines, lowa, had quite a serious time of it. He took such a severe cold that he could hardly talk or navigate, but ihe prompt use of Chamber* lain's Cough Remedy cured him of his cold so quiokly that others at the hotel who had bad colds followed his example and half a dozen ' persons' ordered it from the nearest drug Btore - They were profuse m their thanka to Mr Kahler foe telling them how to ourfl a bad cold so quiokly. For ial« by thf Aebburton Drug Compapy, >-.••,.



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Wanted. WAHOO ! j THE CURE FOR INDIGESTION. Ashburton Drug Company, Agents 11 108 WANTED a smart Boy for an office. •Apply office of tnis paper. 3 19 ON account of a Client, I have for sale Two Shares fully paid up In the Industrial Building Society. Apply D. Thomas. 3 20 npO LBJ? OR FOR SALTS- Comfort- »• able Cottage on the North Belt. Apply Mrs Tkucklb, Coffee Palace Cameron Street. 3 22 T_>BTAL Dust, great floral air purifier, L delicious perfume of the loveliest flowers. A puwerful antiseptic, refresh- ing and invigorating, destructive to all insect life. Pononga Electric Belt acts on the blood and nerves, promotes circulation, assists digestion. The only Belt that generates a galvanic current. — H. M. Jones. Cl EPAR ATOR Butter, Separator Butter. *■•> Finest Fern Leaf Separator Butter lOd per Ib, at Flktcher Bros., East street, Ashburton. WANTED Known— The beßt place to obtain Ready-made Clothing and Underclothing is without doubt at ' Mitchell and Turner's. J —■■■■■ | TEA, Tea, Tea— Try our Indian and Ceylon Pekor, with red labels, m Mb and lib packets and 551 b canes. They are without doubt some of the ftnesfc Teas m the market* and are specially! -selected snd bulked m gardens for out own trade. — Fletcher Bbos., Gash Supply Stores, Ashburton and Christ- church. .. \ ' WANTED Known— Men's Suits 17s 6d, Kaiapoi Tweed Trousers 9s lid, Knicker Suits 4s lid, Caps 6d« — , The Corner, W. H. COLLIER WANTKD Known— We are still giving Presents to all Purchasers of Drapery, etc.— H. O. Segers, Melford House WANTED Known— lf you miss the Cheap Boot Sale you will be sorry. — Mellor's, Tancred Street. WANTED Known — Bargains from floor to celling. — Mellor's Stock taking Boot Sale. WANTED Known— Ladies Shoes, tan or black, 6s 6d. — Mrllor's Cheap Boot Sale. CHANTED Known— Just opening a * fresh lot of useful Presents, to be given to all Purchasers of Drapery.— H. C. Segers, Melford House W' ANTED Known— Good Tweed Trousers, 6s 6d ; Good Cord Trousers, 6s 3d.— B/litohell and Turner. WANTED Known— Everybody to roll up to Mellor's Cheap Boot Sale. Now's your time to buy. 4» ANTED Known— OotoTHECoRNER ■-'*■ for Newest Styles m Drapery and Millinery— W. H. Collier. WANTED Known- You save 6s m every pound if you patronise Mellor's Cheap Boob Store. OTHER People are getting Bargains at Oabson*s Monster bale of Bicycles, Earthenware, Glass, and China Why not You ? 1 84 TUST Arrived. — A large variety of use- t/ ful and Ornamental Goods, 'Polls, Toys, and Novelties ; also, a job lot over one hundred assorted Baskets and Morocco and Russian Leather Handbags, to be sold ac and under ordinary cost price afc Mrs Alcorn's. OWN Make m Ladies and Children's . Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina- fores ; alpo a good assortment of Calicoes, Muslins, Flannelettes* Trimmings, etc., at Mrs Alcorns new shop, Baker's Bnildinca. '.* ■ '■ — — • I—U^i1 — U^i . ' WANTED Known— so pairs Ladies and Girls' Leather Top and Canvas Tennis Shoes, at half usual price, for two weeks only. — Andrew Orr .10136 4 * > ANTED Known— Our * Premier ' j VV Boots are the very best for wear m all shapes and sizes. — Mitchell and Turner, WANTED Known—Cycles thoroughly . overhauled and enamelled. Tyres I a specialty— E. Knight, Eclipse Cycle Works, Tancred Street, opposite Arcade 12 85 ANTED Known — 6000 pairs of Boots and shoes to pick from. Mellor's Great Boot Sale. WANTED Known— Mrs Smith, Dress- maker (late of London West), has Removed from Cameron street to Have- lock street, opposite Army Barracks. '■ 12 148 WANTED Known— Buots and Shoes from- la 3i : to 27s 6d— Mellor's Cheap Boot Sale. WAITED Known — Great Reduction at Mrllor's Cheap Boot Pale. PRESENTS, Presents— We are now giving useful Presents to. all Pur- chasers of Drapery, etc, — H. C. Segers, Melford House MEN'S Bluchers ss, a good Strong Nailed Shooter ab 8s 6d ; a nice assortment of Ladies' and Children's Boots and Shoes from Is 9d a pair at R. Alcorn's 0 OLIDAY Suits— A Nice Kaiapoi t~ 1 Suit for 27s 6d, Boys' Knicker and Cambridge Suits from 7s 6d, Men's Suits to Measure from 455, Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed at R. Alcorn's WANTED Known— That E. Mahood is still selling all kinds of Grocery, Crockery, and Glassware at as reasonable a price as any other house m the trade. Orders by letter or Telephone promptly attended to. Families waited on daily. Telephone No. 76. 1 V ANTED Known— 6ooo pairs of * *•' Boots to be chared m one month, — Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED Known— Newest Goods m Drapery and Millinery for the Summer Season, direct from London— W. H. Collier, The Corner. WANTED Known— We intend to shake up every Boob Shop m Ashburton.— Mellok's ClearingßootSale ANTED Known— That it Is lament- able to hear people ask why there is so much trash m the Boot Trade now-a- -days ? But no wonder I say. They m^y strike their breasts and say, 'By our own fault, who buy such trash at cheap sales.' Though cheap, a profit must be levied, and rou don'b geb the worth of your money. But you have yet a remedy by calling at J. Moison. the Premier m the Boot Trade, where a solid, dry, and good wearing boot can be got. Secure good boots for winter or your feet will be wet. Get your repairs done at once or while you wait at J. Moison's Impermeable Boot Dapob, East Street, Ashburton. 2 127 *



| public NoticeSi Success ! Success ! SUCCESS ! NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS, AND THE "BLUE HOUSE" DESERVES IT CHEAP GOODS opening everyday I TT being now a recognised fact that the "BLUE HOUSE" j Is the Cheapest Place m Ashbnrton for Drapery, Clothing, Millinery, Boots, etc. Therefore the thrifty housewife and care- ful farmer, who wishes to sustain the ; confidence of those near and dear to them, by saving their hard earned money should not fail to find the "BLUE HOUSE," When m Pursuit of Cheap and Durable Goods look out Floor out i LOOK OUT! ■ i The Best Value m the Trade. Compare a few of the " BLUE HOUSE " PRICES. White Calico Is lid, 2s lid, 3b 9d per dozen Grey Calico Is 9d, 2s 9d, 3s lid' per dozen A really good make at 2s lid per dozen Flannelette 2s 6d per dozen A splendid line Assorted stripe at 3s lid worth 6s per dozen Art Muslin 2s lid for 12yds — a marvel Silesia from 3d per yard Ticking 4s lid bed of 10 yards, worth double American Leather and Oil Baize from 9d per yard 72 inch Twill Sheeting, 9^d per yard, plain, ditto, per yard B^d PRINTS, CAMBRICS, BLOCS- INGS, MUSLINS, etc. Having had a most successful season m these Goods, for the balance no offer approaching rea6on will be refused at the "BLUE HOUSE." Ifc so happens that all the low class Goods have been sold — the batter quali- ties only are m Stock ; therefore, Superior Goods at Low Class Prices. For instance — 9d DeUinesnow 4Jd ; all Linen Blousings were Is 3d, now 7£d ; Zephyis, any shade, 33 9d ten yards, were lOd ; Persian Cords, usual price Is 9d not? lO&d, any shade; Beautiful Designs m all shades and qualities of Satteen, with the price cut fairly in'half. , No two bites at a cherry with BLUE HOUSE GOODS Jusfc opened a few more pieces o? Black Cashmere still 6s lid Dress. Be quick for these, no need to overlook the luxury of mourning at this price. Hosiery and Gloves, any price from*4d per pair ; Beautiful Silk Gloves only Is 6d, o'ilk Hose Is lid, Black and Navy Duffs and Collars from 3d, Hair Nets, a lot at 2d each MILLINERY7IiILLINEBY, MILLINERY. So Successful has been the "BLUE BOUSE " m this Department m almost entirely clearing out their Summer Gocds. Now that the season is practic- ally, over,, the tail end of theStbsk will go at nominal prices, too ridiculous to quote ; just call and the price will delighc a likely purchaser. HATS, FLOWERS, VEILINGS, FEATHERS, etc., Must be given away or laid aside. We prefer to give them away at poor price \ IN THE CLOTHING AND .j MERCERY DEPARTMENT,! Its a case of Speculation is the footstool to fortune If you want a rig out, and have only about one third of what you Imagine it will cost, don't wait until you have more money, but find the ''BLUE HOUSE." And there we will help you to solve the problem of how to live within your means and get all you require. You won't get any credit, bub real red hot value. LOOK HERE- A Man's Suib any size for 14s 6d, a good Tweed Suit 19a 9d, Men's Tweed Trousers and Vests 11s 6d, Tweed Trousers from 5s lid, Serge Troupers from 4s 6d. The V?onder— " BLUE HOUSE" Moles 3a lid, Men's Tweed Hats Is 3d, Caps 6d, Felt Hats, black, brown and drab from Is 61 Everybody within a radius of forty miles has had a "BLUE HOUSE" SHILLING SHIRT, Plenty more. Leather Shirts 2s lid, B.C. Under Shirts and Pants Is 3d, Merino do Is lid, Strong Soxs, 3 pair for Is ; Is 6d Soxs now 9d, all Ties, Scarfs and Collars at a cut m two price for a few days, two yards wide Floor Cloth, best quality, Is per yard ; Linoleum Is bid square yard. Carpets Is lid BOOTS ~&~ SHOES ALL AT " BLUE HOUSE " PRICES. Another case of the famous Strap Shoes 3s llc% be quick if you want a pair To Study Economy and live within means, pay cash. | If you want to come into the town for [ holiday go to the "BLUE HOUSE" And spend a pound, then you enjoy yourself, because you have a holiday and save a day's wages THE OHEAP "BLUE HOUSE," Between J. Orr and Co. and The Clothing Factory, " East S,treet.



Business Notices. _ One Month. G.. J. N.E 1L L HAS MARKED HIS STOCK General Drapery Clothing and Boots BELOW COST PBICE, A ND is now offering it to the Public Make no mistake the prices Cannot be beaten. ■ •' - G J- NEILL, BDRNETT STREET NEXT SHEARMAN BROS. REMEMBER — FOR ONE MONTH TOR WEDDING PRESENTS, BIRTHDAY PRESENTS, and PRESENTATIONS pAY A VISIT TO THE JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT OF S. Salek, EAST STREET, where the Largest and Finest Stock at Reasonable Prices are to be seen. ( ... i N.B.- ALL GOODS MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES* For Satisfactory Watch and Clock Repairs at Moderate charges go to s S. SALE R, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, EAST STREET. liESTT. JLEWV. liEl¥T. FLETCHER BROS. HAVE ' just received a large Consignment of the Finest Preserved FISH for the PRESENT LENT SEASON. 2 Kegs Finest Fait Salmon 6 Doz. Salt Herrings, one doz. 5 Tins Red Herrings, Scotch m each tin 5 Cases Moir's Fresh Herrings 2 Cases Herrings m Tomato •2 Cases Maconochie's Fresh Sancc Herrings 2 Cases Kippered Herrings 5 Cases Cocktail Salmon 5 Cases Auckland Mullet 2 Cases Albert Sardines 1 Case Mackerel ' 3 Cases Boneless Cod Etc, 'Etc. CBOCHERY. CROiFMiBBY, ■ '. i We have just rpceived several shipments of Everyday ZLines m Crockery, which we are enabled to sell at Very Low Prices. We have also received a special line m China Cruets that we are selling at the remarkably loav price of Is 9*l. They are really the Cheapest Cruet ever sold m Ashburton. We have only a few left. . If you are -requiring one come at once, as we have only a few left ENAMEL WARE. ENAMEL WARE. Having bought large stocks of Enamel Ware m the Home and Continental markets before the rise, we are enabled to sell at lower prices than anyone m the trade. The following are a few of the varieties we keep m stock : — Enamelled Saucepans m various sizes (with lid and without) Enamelled Stewpans m various sizes Enamelled Kettles, Enamelled Chambers, m three sizes Enamelled Wash Basins and Mixing Bowls, Enamelled Jugs Enamelled Mugs, \ Pint, -J Pint, and 1 Pint . Enamelled Pie Dishes iv all sizes, etc., etc. . . TEA. TEA. TEA. Try our Indian and Ceylon.Pekoe } with red label, m Jib and lib packets. It is without doubt one of the Finest Teas m the market, and is specialty selected and bulked m the Gardens for our own trade. Give it a trial. .HJBICHER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STOKES, .. V B.A ST STRK XT, AaIIOUIt TO N, Wholesaie'iKnjJ Reb iff Agents i» .Ashhurton aud Christchurch for NIMMO AND BLAIRS STANDARD SEEDS. Telephone y M •' '' Box 67 (