Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY NOVEMBER 10, 1896. LIGHT RAILWAYS.

A paragraph m the Public Works Statement h*s been passed over with but scant notice by the Press, chough it deals with a subject of importance enough for verjr, closo examination. The paragraph dealt with the 'question of light railway lines, and that ques tion is one on which the opinions of candidates for Parliamentary honors m this distriot ought to be asked. With regard to light railways the Statement says the Government has already taken into consideration the subject of light railways, and further informa tion will be obtained during the ensuing recess, and the result of the inquiries will be laid before Parliament next session. Some very successful narrow gauge light railways have been constructed m France and other coun tries during recent years. A well constructed line m Normandy, 24 miles long, cost; only £ 2258 per mile, and the station buildings are far hand somer structures than generally pre vail m New Zealand. The line U also provided with a telephone throughout its entire length, and with rolling stock sufficiently for 24 trains per day. The gauge is 2ft, the sharpest curve 65ft radius, and the rails weigh 301 b per , lineal yard, The receipts per train mile on this line m 1895 were 2s Id only, and yet it v yielded a profit of nearly 7£ per cenKon the capital invested. The average receipts per train mile m New Zealand at present are 7s lfd, so that there would seem to be abundance of scope for the con struction of light cheaply- worked rail ways of this class m this colony. But, no doubt, however, the working ex penses m New Zealand would largely exceed those m France • yet if lines of this description can be constructed m New Zealand at anything approaching the cost of this one, there should be room m this colony for the construc tion of a considerable mileage of such railways, as the cost is not materially m excess of the cost of constructing a good road. This question of light, railways is one m which the county of Ashbarton ought to be specially in terested. We do not pounce on Ash bur ton as an instance, out of any petty inability to see beyond our own garden fences, but simply because it is an instance patent to us aty of the room that d.pes exist m the colony for the light railways referred . to. * We have the main line running southwards almost midway between the hills and the sea; We have the Mount Somers and the Methven branch lines serving those . two districts and the country lying between. But below the trunk line to the sea there is a large tract of well sealed country that lies many niles away from the main line, between Ashburton and theßangitata m that g^de oi ne Ashburton river, a cry large«area of land is to be found —and good fertile land too^-not served •y railway. A notable instance is hat tract between the Hinds and the Lshburton, m which is included the jongbeacb estate, with its immense nnual pfo.duct .fyoth of grain and; bock, an,d close clustery ,pf farms on : hich are settled numerous well-to-do trmers, Ths He of the Janri ;s ejjch

'hat a line of railway of the descrip- 1 bion above given could be laid down at fc a, coat considerably below the figures a aibove quoted, for the land m almost as >s flat as a billiard table, and the question of gradient would hardly come m. j Prom Tlnwald by way of Graham's i road to Ash ton, thence via Water- ; ton to Longbeach, and thence again as far south waid as settle ment required it, and up again at that point to join the main line, a light line could be laid down at certainly no greater cost than to make a road, and the wide roads at present existing could be largely utilised. On' this side of the river we have the Wakauui country from Ashburton to the sea that a light railway would do a lot of good to. It would run through a very prosperous, well settled, and fertile district, and skirting the coast could join a similar line near the Rakaia, and thus quite an inexpensive but highly useful network of light lines could be laid down. The subject of light railways is being seriously con sidered at Home, m America, and, as has been shown abovt, on the Con tinent, and the information sought for by Government will be welcome indeed when it is available. Meanwhile, we trust the question will be agitated during the elections.

The recording of a vote for one or other of the candidates seeking our suffrages is not : all the elector will THE LOCAL OPTION be required to do od VOTE. election day. He will be required to say whether he wants licenses, or no licenses, or fewer licenses, m the Ashburton electoral district for the next three years. What has to be done m connection with the licensing question is set forth m the Alco holic Liquors Sale Control Act Amendment Act of 1895. That statute enacts that at every general election a licensing poll of the electors shall be taken upon the proposals to be submitted to them. The questions to be voted upon are a — (1.) I 'vote that the number of licenses existing m the district continue. I (2.) I vote that the number of licenses existing m the district be reduced. (3.) I vote thab no licenses be granted m the district. The voter shall strike out all the pro posals on hie voting paper except one, or all except two, as he thinks fib, and his vote shall be declared to be given m favor of the proposals which he does not strike out. •If the voter strikes oat all, or fails to. strike out at least one, of the proposals, the vot ing paper shall be void, and he shall not be deemed to be a voter who has recorded his vote. If the Returning Officer finds that the number of votes recorded ia favour of the proposal that the number of licenses existing m the district shall continue is an absolute majority of all the voters whose votes were recorded, then the licenses shall continue as they are until the taking of the next licensing poll, subject (o certain provisions as to the conduct of the house, etc. If there be an absolute majority m favour of reduction, then the Committee shall reduce by not less than five per cent, nor more than tweny-fiveper cent, of the total r.umber existing. When a reduc ion vote has been carried, the number of licenses shall be reduced by one at least where the number of licenses does not exceed ten, two at least where the i umber of licenses does not exceed thirty ; and three at least where the number of licenses exceeds thirty. Jf the returning officer fiuds that the number of votes recorded m favour of the proposal that no license* °hall be grauted m the district ia not less than-~rhTee" r nTXhß of aIPEEe ' voters who?e votes were recorded, then no licensee shall be granted m the district until after another licensing poll has been taken. If none of the proposals be, carried by tbo prescribed majority, then the number o ( licenses shall continue as they are until the taking of the next licensing poll,

Local and General.

. « Snakes with ticks adhering to them have been killed m the Inverell district. ' Wellington Chinamen are applicants for shares m the Auckland co-operative building societies. It is stated that the disease among horses known as " piuk-eye " has appeared m the Newcastle district. Cotton experts have reported favourably on the samples of cotton grown on the not them river lands of New South Wales. Within the past month shipments of wio s totalling 11,500 gallons have been sen! from Adelaide to London. The present season is a particularly busy one -on ths Queensland railways, and the supply . of trucks and locomotives is not equal to the demand. Between two and three million acres of Crown lands are shortly to be made available for settlement m various parts of New South Wales. An outbreak of anthrax has occurred at a reserve on the Victorian border, opposite Albury. All the cattle on the reserve have been quarantined. The new Wanganui Hospital has beea completed, and His Excellency the Governor is to be asked to perform the opening ceremony. - Mr Hugo Friedlander having withdrawn his nomination for the seat m the County Council for the Mount Somers riding, Mr E. Herring has been declared elected for the same. Messrs Friedlandor Bros., ' Limited, agents for the New Zealand Shipping Company, advise that the B.M.S. Rimutaka will make Wellington her final -port, sailing on the 24th of December next. , The death of Dr H. H. Prins, which I occurred on Sunday morning, wan an unex- I pepted item of news to many Ashburton I friends. He was, for many years a valuable I patron and ardent supporter of the turf i* I 'New Zealand f .and his lamented death was I feelingly referred to by most of the leading I yisiting sportsmeii on the course yesterday, I and flags were exhibited at Ifalf-mast all I over the city* P r Prins was much esteemed I as a private citizen, besides having been I recognised as one of the most successful I surgeons m Canterbury. The funeral took I plape torfaj' ' * I The following art the figures represent- I ing, respectively, the strength of the South I Canterbury volunteers, the number preaent I on parade, and the number absent on the I occasion of Colonel Foxs' official inspection I of the corps last week at their respective I locations :— Timaru Navals, 70—53—17 ; I Timaru Rifles, 66—62—4 ; C Battery, 65— I 54— 11 ; Ashburton Rifles, 65— 60— 5 ; I Waimate Rifles, 54—52—2 ; Temuka Rifles, I 52—51— 11. Totals, 372—322—50. Many I of the Aahburton men rode long distances to I be present, and one member rode seventeen I miles m the early morning on Saturday to I parade m the Domain at five o'olock a.m. 'I Have you tried Kozie Tea 7 Tf not do so I »i once » it i« delwipul I

On the fourth page to-day will be found] he results of the C.J.C. Spring meeting, rteo the second day's results of the Auckland pring meeting. Mr Tennyson - Smith, the well-known Kohibition apostle, who was m New Zea- < and some time ago, is now running the Temperance World and Prohibition Herald m London, A man named Robert Stanley, who is credited with keeping the first hotel m Palmeiston Nortn, and had c -arge of the first punt stationed m the Manawatu Gorge, has been' committed to the Wellington Lunatic Asylum. The Woburn estate, consisting of 27,200 acres of first class-land near Waipukurau, Hawke's Bay, is to be acquired by Govern ment from Mr Purves Russell, under the compulsory clauses of the Land for Settle ments Act. The opinion of members of the Council of the New Zealand Rifle Association is being taken as to whether honorary members of volunteer corps shall be allowed to compete at meetings of the Association on the same terms as volunteers. •-" A barrel of herrings waa recently sent out to a Hawera settler as a present from the Home Country. The value of the fish at Home, was £1, or at the outside 30s, but the duty was 30s, and the railage, wharfage, and 'charges (exclusive of freight), brought the total up to £2 0s 2d 1 I For the convenience of electors who may be m doubt whether their names are on the roll of the Ashburton electorate, we have arranged that a copy of both the main roll and the supplementary roll may be inspected at the office of this paper. Names may be placed on the Becond supplementary roll up to the date of the issue of the writs. In France bicycles are taxed at the rate of about 9s per year. The tax yields £80,000 per annum. In Naples the tax is ten francs ■on each cycle used for pleasure, and five francs for business purposes. In Moscow there are nearly 5000 wheelmen, buc only about half have permission to ride within the city limits. A man named R. McAlister was robbed of a ticket on Lady Zetland at the Riccarton racecourse on Monday. He was seen to be shawdowed by two # men, and m the rush to the pay-out office he was relieved of his ticket, which represented a dividend of £§ 2s. The action of the men was bo suspicious that Detectives Maddern and Mar sack, who had witnessed the performance, took them into custody. The late Mr Angus MacGregor, who died last week m Wellington, was formerly Parliamentary librarian. The deceased gentleman was a native of Perthshire, and his brothers were all distinguished cleigy men, he himself having also been a minister of the Gospel. brother succeeded to the famed church of Ferintoah, and was there successor of the great Highland preacher Dr McDonald, and another (the Rev. D. Julius MacGregor) was successor to the Rev Mr Cheyne m Dundee,, while another is a leading clergyman m Glasgow. All the family were famed scholars. Mr Angus MacGregor had a distinguished career at the University of Edinburgh. He was at one time the minister of the Glebe Church m Melbourne, and was afterwards rector of the Invercargill Grammar School. At- Wellington. on— Manilas^— fcho— Cbiof. Justice, sitting m banco, allowed an appeal against a conviction of the Lower Court, under the dairy regulations for neglect to lime whitewash a dairy. Chief Justice Prendergast said that the offence charged against the farmer arose under the first half of Regulation 27, that is, using a cowshed not constructed m a proper way, but he did not - find any authority for that m the statute, or that the Legislature authorised the Governor to issue any regulation about! construction. Except m any special matter, such as drainage, no power was given regarding construction m the regulations, and as the regulation under review was for the* construction of a dairy, he thought it was ultta vires. A few days ago a steamer mmcd the Mary returned to Sydney, having m tow a hump-backed whale about 40ft m length. The whale was seen off Crocodile Head about five mites north of Jervis say, antf cro . harpoons were put into its body, the monster expiring after a lapse of from 20 minutes to half an hour. The carcase was towed into a place called Abraham's Bosom, where the" mouth was sewn up and a start was then made for Sydney. The Mary came up the coast at the rate of about two knots an hour. The whale was to be exhibited m one of the large docks, and Sir George Dibbs has suggested that its presence should be uted to partly clear Port Jackson of sharks. He computes that there will be some 10,000 of these monsters m the wake of the whale, eager to feast on its remains, when the cutting up is carried out. He proposes that the sharks Bhould be admitted into the dock with the whale, and the entrance suddenly closed. They would thus fall a prey to their euemy, man, and would, at the same time, ba turned by him to profitable account. Holloway's Pills— The Great Need.— 1 The blood is the life, and on its purity our existence depends.— These Pills thoroughly cleanse the vital fluid from all contamina tions, and by that means strengthen and invigorate the whole system, healthily stimulate Blnpgish organs, repress over excited action, and establish the circulation and secretions throughout every part of the body. The balsamic nature of Holloway's Pills exercises marvellous power m giving tone to debiliated and nervous constitutions. ' These Pills remove all obstructions, both m bowels and elsewhere, and are on that account much Bought for promoting regularity of action m young females and delicate persons who are naturally weak, or hay from some oause become so.

CORRESPONDENCE.

— ♦ (We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by oiir correspondents/, . ASHBURTON BRASS BAND. ■ * TO. THE EDITOR. 'Sir,— "Member of Show Committee's" letter ''ln' your issue of November 5, re AShbarton Brass Band, is misleading and contrary to facts. A member of the Show Committee interviewed the members of the Band, and made it perfectly clear to us th,at we should receive £.4. The Association could not give any more ihjs year v We were to send m our account for £8, and we would be paid with £4. In the event of the Show being a success, so that they could meet all expenses, we would be engaged the following year at our usual fee— £B. Now, as we are often called on to turn out for a small donation to our funds, or for a charity concert, "like sensible men and amenable to reason," we could not see that the A. and P. Association came under that heading. Weregret to have pntthe "Member of tne Show Committee" to the trouble of engaging another Band, which was entirely unknown to some of the Committee, who believe in' encouraging local talent. — I am, etc, " ' • ' GUOBGS HOSKBK, Bandmaster.

CABLE NEWS.

Home and Foreign. (per pbbss association.— copyarGHT ) , Edinburgh University. London, November 8 Lord Balfour has been elected Hector of Edinburgh University. London Bank of Australia. The London Bauk of Australia shows a profit of £10,935 and carries forward £6207. Old deposits amount to £3 824,598; current accounts and new deposits, £1.428/534 ; c >sh items, £1,512,715 ; investments, bills, loans and other assets, £5,286,914. The Directors of the Bank are trying to obtain a modified agreement m the interests of the depositors. Imports and Exports. The imports of the United King dom last month increased by £2,716,422, and the exports decreased by #1*3,869... A Fire Engine Factory Burned. Messrs Shand and Mason's fire engine factory, Blackfriars, has been burned. The premises were completely gutted. New Zealand Mines. Ihe Whangamata Proprietary Mine, Hauraki, has. been placed on the market with a capital of £200,000, of which 50,000 shares are being issued. Shares m the Oollingwood Goldfield Company of New Zealand have been allotted. The capital is £150,000. England's Naval Supremacy. The Times says France and Russia are building fifteen battleships, against Great Britain's twelve. It considers this an alarming state of things, and urges the first Lord of the Admiralty to place England's supremacy beyond dispute. . The Famine m India. The Viceroy of India telegraphs that the proapects of the famine . are more reassuring. >'' New Guinea. Berlin, November 8. A German expedition m New Guinea discovered a navigable river near Bismarck, running through a populated plain for two hundred miles. A Guiltless Man Punished. > Rome, November 8. A Sicilian named Oanzoneri, who was sentenced for m order, has been proved innocent after serving fifteen years m the galleys, and has been liberated. • ■ Increased Punishment. Pabis, . November 8 Arton's appeal against his sentence has led to the appeal being ' dismissed, and- the sentence increased from six to eight years, with solitary confinement; for embezzling the funds of the Dynamite Company of Paris.

Australian.

Fine Weather. Sydney, November 9. The weather m all the colonies wa; fine for the holiday Illegal Sta Dip Traffic. • Mblbouene, November 9 The Public Service Board enquiry intothecharges of trafficking m obsolete stamps, has found a number of officers guijty, and recommend a reduction of salaries as follows : — Morkham, accountant m the Controller of Stamps department, by £50 ; Sinnott, branch clerk m the accountants department, £110; Trevaud, letter sorter, £15; Ooulson, clerk, £16. - In the cases of Trevaud and Ooulson the reduction is to be for twelve months only, but m the other , officers' cases it is to be permanent Federal Convention. The Premiers of New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania have wired to Mr Nelson, Premier of Queens land, appealing to him to take such further steps as he thinks fit to secure the representation of Queensland at the Federal Convention.

A Mad Cook.

Three Sailors Shot. (VSR PRBSS ASSOCIATION— COPYRIGHT.) Brisbane, November 9 * The well known Australian ship Glenfell, from New Yorkj reports that during the voyage, a negro cook named Godfrey became insane^ and fired at and wounded two seamen, named Wicks and Silva The crew were called aft for safety, when Godfrey again fired, and shot dead a seaman named Lewis. The madman then took possession of >he forecastle and kept it for three days, when the crew decided at any risk to rush the place, but on doing so they found Godfrey was missing, having apparently jumped overboard.

TUREEY AND THE POWERS.

Promised Reforms. * (PER PBKiS ASSOCIATION. — COPYRIGHT ) Paris, November 8. It *is reported m Paris that the Turkish Ambassador has informed M. Hanotaux, Minister of Foreign Affairs, that the Sultan has decided to release all prisoners who are npt charged with any offencp, to convene the Armenian Assembly to elect* -Patriarch., to dis- I miss the Governor-General qf Diarbe kir, and render assistance to the dis tressed districts.v ' Cqmstantinoplh, November I The Sultan has reduced salaries -15 per cent. Paris, November 9. . " The Paris newspapers state that it is reserved for France and Russia to bring the Sultan to reason.

Fob Indigestion, the best remedy is un <}oubtedly Norton's Camomile Pills. They can confidently be recommended as being mild m operation and absolutely free from injurious drugs. Acting at once as a splen did tonifl and a gentle aperient. For nearly 100 years they have proved uz.equallec' for Fudigestion, Dyspepsia, sick Headache and "or Liver and Stomach complaints. Sold m bottles Is lid, 2s 9d, and 11s, by all Medi cs ! ne Vendors throughout the vtqv!?, A 9i'>ir>'«, «afo and nartialn remo4v It will be seen by a new advertisement m another column that Messrs Craighead and | Berryman are probably now showing the ! largest stock of new tweeds and fashionabl tailoring goods ever exhibited m Ashbur- Iton. This speaks well for their enterprise ' Mid lod»l inaustry, > • . ;

CRICKET.

The New Zealand Match to be Played at Christchurch, A combined meeting of the New' Zealand Cricket Council and tbe Canterbury Cricket Association was held m Cnristchurch yester day morning, to consider a telegram from Mr C. R. Smith, Secretary of the Council, who is at present m Auckland, Btating that the Australians were very anxious to play the New Zealand match, and asking the Council to call an mgent meeting, of the Canterbury Cricket Association, to Bee if this could be done. This would precisely mean that the New Zealand match would be played m Christchurch, and that the Canterbury match as arranged would lapse. After some explanation a resolution that the Canterbury Cricket Association is prepared to fosego an interprovincial match m- favor of a New Zealand match wa3 carried unani- ' mously. The following telegram was at once despatched to Mr C. R. Smith :— "New Zealand Cricket Council and Canterbury Cricket Association are unanimous m sub stituting a New Zealand match for the Canterbury match, subject to financial ar rangements to be made hereafter. Advise selectors." The following resolution waa then carried. :— « The Canterbury As sociation having foregone their match m favor of the New Zealand match, this Council decides to play the New Zealand match on the dates originally fixed for the Canterbury match, viz :— November 26, 27, and 28." A wire as under was then despatched to Mr 0. R. Smith on behalf, both of the Council and the Association :— " Canterbury Association having given up their matoh, thereby losing a chance of a 4»rge prospective profit, arrange for them to get 10 per cent! of takings."

AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN v. AUCKLAND EIGHTEEN.

 Auckland, November t The match was continued at 11 a.m. to day. The weather was beautiful and from 4000 to 5000 people were present. Hill and Kelly went m to continue the Australian second inning*. Owing to Holland (Auck land) getting his hand injured on Saturday he was replaced by O. Henry. The follow ing are the scores of the Australians' second innings :— > Second Icnings. Iredale , : . ... M< M# j2 Darling ..... ... ... .... *" 32 Kelly... 43 giu - ... ... ::. 51 Gregory - ... 5 Trott 24 Eady ... Graham  ... ... q Jones 17 Trumble ... "^ 32 McKibben *" t [" 5 Extras ... [[[ ]" g Total . . 233 The Aucklanders wanted 256 to win when they went m for their second innings. The Aucklanders' highest scores m double figures were George Mills 10, J. Mills 28, Ottlesen 18, D. Hay IQ, Bull 11 not out. The game ended m a draw with eleven Auckland wickets down ior I'll. Trott gets a trophy for the highest aggregate for the Australians, and J. Mills one for the highest aggregate for Auckland. Both teams went to the Opera Hov e to-night to " Tht Gondoliers," by the Amateur Opera Club.

CANTERBURY v. OTAGO.

, * Dunedin, November 9. The interprovincial cricket match, Canter ' bury v. Otago, was commenced on Saturday » and noncluded to-day, Otago winning by nine wickets. The wicket on Saturday was against good scoring, but on Monday the ground had greatly improved, and some good cricket was expected, but evidently the want of practice; was. again largely responsible for the low scores. Canterbury made only 27 m their first innings, Otago ; following with 59 In their second innings Canterbury were all out for 49. Otago, requiring 18 to win, succeeded m making the number with theSloas -oi^one wicket, thus winning by nine wickets. To afford t some amusement to the spectators, play was continued Otago going m again were all > disposed of for 47.— Each provincial district i haß now won seventeen matches, while one has been drawn. Otago has won seven out of thß last eight played.

METHVEN v. RAKAIA.

A cricket match was played m the Rakaia Domain on Friday between Methven and Kakaia, the former winning by 85 runs. Ihe following are the scores : " METHVEN. Dart, b Jackson p« Clarke Rev, c and b Harvey "'• '" an Baker, H. G., cand b Harvey..'.' .'.'.' i McKee, b Jackson ... ... i Cranfield, b Jackson , i Blair, b Harrey tm "* m Henderson, b Jackson ... 19 Aliogton, b Harvey' " g Murray-Aynsley, not out J '** m Phillips, b Jackson ,„ .„ " n Middleton, b Gray , m , m "' o Byea _ ... "'* ~ ,£*.#«• ..„ Z Z Z 5 No balls w ■■„,, : g Total .„ "^ EAKAIA. J. O'NeilJ, o Blair, b Phillips .„ 1 Bruce, b Phillips o P. Sharp, c Middleton, b Phillips .'" H W. Harvey, b Dart . i G. Hardy, b Phillips ... f P. Gray, b Darfc ... . v . '" J C. M. Jackson, b Dar,b .« ~* n Seabright, b Dart ',„ '" *"* 5f W. Sharp, b Phillips .« Z "" k Petrie, c Middleton, b Phillips Z 0 J. Cofley, not out .„ ft Byes ... *' '" 3 Leg byes _ '." ™ ~ 3 Total ... M ' ii ■ t 0- A - 0. Hardy, President of the Ashburton County Cricket Association, has presented that body with a valuable °S& 1° ]? e o^P^ed for by the aeveral clubs amliated. ~

DHfc kSHJBbBtON GtJARDIAK: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER It), 1896.



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Wanted. WHITE BAIT, fresh to-uight. Floun- ders, Blue and Red Cod, Herrings, Sroper, Ling. H-ires and fowls wanted m Miy quantity.— Deep Sea Fishing Company. LI 69 jt • THO^E interested m forming a Ladies' Estudiantma Band are invited to meet Mr Llewellyn Owen au his Studio on THURSDAY, the 12bh, at 3.30 p.m. 11 46 WANTED— A Strong Active Girl as General Seivant where another girl \% kept. Apply at once— ; Mrs Hanmkr, Tancred Street. 11 66 WANTED to sell, second-hand Raleigh racing Bicycle. Apply R. Curtis. 11 24 WANTED to purchase, within 4 1£ mile of the post office, about 2 to 4 acres of land, Send full particulars. Address " Land," Mail office. 11 23 WANTED Known—looo pairs of Boots to be sold m twenty-one days at Mellor's. ANTED Known— Mellor s Sale W surpassing anything ever heard of m Ashburt 10 RIDE the Best. — Kent's Championship Bioycles are the best Built to your own measure. Tyres and accessories of all sorts'— Carson and Co., Agents 10 86 STUDY Economy and patronise Mellor's Cheap Boot Sale. LETCHER'S Extract of Herbs, v 7d/per bottle makes 8 gallons of splendid botanio beer. Fletcher Bros, Sole Agents, Ashburton and Ohristchurch WANTED Known— The Economic" Kid Glove, four buttons, Is 9d per pair, is the Glove for every day wear.— r W. H. Collier. NEW Mangel, Carrot, and Turnip Feeds, The favorite sorts at low prices.— Carson and Co. 10 IHEaRD a man say that Mellor is selling Boots Wonderfully Cheap. WANTED KNOWN - Spring Bloßsom Tea is really delicious. Packed m £lb, lib, 51b, and IMb tins, Is 9d and 2s per lb. Fletoheb Bbos., Agents. WANTED Known— Large delivery of the •• Economic" Kid Gloves, four buttons, Is 9d per pair, worth rcuch more. — W. H. Collier. NOTICE.— Are you going to build? Because the cheapest shop for Roofing, Iron Ridging, Gutters, Nails, Lead, Spout- ing, Water^lanks, Pumps, Ranges, Register Grates, Locks and Hinges, Washing Boilers, and all sorts of Ironmongery, is J. _W. Hardley's, Ironmonger, Plumber, and Tinsmith. Telephone 32. "TT7"ANTED Known— That J. Moison T T has just received a large shipment of English, American, and Continental Boots and Shoes, suitable for the season ; also an overwhelming Stock of the beßb colonial makes, which he intends disposing of at very reasonable prices during the coming holidays. Repairs as usual done at once at Moison's Premier Boot Store.Easb Street, Ashburton ANTED KNOWN.— Mrs Huffam haviDg taken the premises lately occupied by Mr G.'Neill, intends to open same as Ladies' Dining and Refreshment Roonrs, where visitors will find a long felt want supplied. Meals at all hours. A few boarders will find all the comforts of a home. BARGAINS m Earthenware this month at Carson and Co.'s. First-class goods.



Public Notices. —SPECIAL— < TflOR SHOW AND HOLIDAY SEASON « I Tweed Costume, £2S»H."\ Complete Tweed Costume, including : 33s 6Q. Material, Fancy sho*; alpaca, dress, V Lining, 33s Od. Furnishing, Choice fancy alpaca, and 33m 6d. J making. SPFCIAL COSTUME LENGTHS. A nice line of Fancy Tweed. 5a lid. Lovely fancy Bhot Alpaca, f he very cream of fashion, 13s 6d. 12 yards good Washing Print for 3sJ lid. New Spanish Lawns for Blouses. Fancy Silks for Blouses. Black andjwhite triped Prints for Blouses ." The Cream of Fashion." MENS, BOYS, & YOUTHS CLOTHING Great Variety, r and atjprices to mWj.the times. .7 Ashburton Drapery Company. ARCADE HOUSE. i LADIES! I"\O NOT FAIL TO SEE THE FAMOUS VICTORY" SEWINtt MACHINES. THE CHEAPEST AND BEST MAOHINE IN THEj|WORLD. HALLENSTEIN BROS,, SOLE AGENTS. " """HGhUrch. Services. T/ STEPHEN'S CHURCH, Ashburton. MEETINGS. Tuesday— 1 M.C.L.' m the the schoolroom, at 7.15 p.m.; Teachers' mee-ing, at 7.30 p.m. Wednesday — Confirmation class (men), 7 30. Thursday— Confirmation class (women), 7.30 pm. Friday — Short service, wi'h preparation for holy communion at 7.30 p.m., all communicants invited to attend; choir practice at 8 p.m. Saturday — Diocesan scholars' Examina- tion m the Borough School at 10 a,m ; Confirmation Class at 2 pm SUNDAY SERVICES. < 11 a.m. — Morning prayer and holy com- munion. 6.30 p.m. — Evening Prayer. REV. T. A. HAMILTON. "wanted. DID you ever hear the like ? Men 8 bes Canvas Shoes 5s 6d, at Mellor'a Tancred street XJTT-ANTEb Known— Go to the Coßfrnn 'TV for Newest Styles m Drapery and Millinery — W. H. Collier. "TTTHERE, Oh where, is that Cheap! TT Boot Shop? Mellor's. Zealandia Boot' Store. . 'ANTED Known— Where the crowd is going? To see Mitchell . aicd Turner's Millinery to be sure. -If you have not been, go at once ; it is worth seeing. . _S_ NOW'S your time to Buy. There is Big Sale at Mellor's Zeclandia Boot Store. >f TTTTANTED Knownr-OjUcloths, Lino- TT leums, Carpets, Squares, Ruga and Curtains. Special Display m Special Room. A Case of plain color Liberty Muslins just to hand.— Mitchell and Turner. ANTED Known— Dreas Length of Stylish Tweed . with lining included for 6s lid. A bewi dering assortment of Prints, Cambrics, and Blouse Materials. — Mitchell and Turner. THE early bird catches the early worm, so cajl at Mellor's Cheap Boot Sale MOTHERS and fathers who have to provide Boots and Shoes, should call at Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store, TTT7TE lead, follow who may. Children's Yf Slippers Is. Mellor's Tancred I street. . I MEN'S Bluchers ss, a good Strong I Nailed Sh >oter at 8s 6d ; a nice I assortment of Laaie&' and Children's Boots I and Shoes from Is Rd a pair at R. Alcorn's I WHAT do I see before my eyes ? A I Cheap sale of Boots at Mellor's, . I rfIHERE is no doubt, no possible doubt, I I that you get Good Value for your j money at Mellor's. I i /CHRISTMAS and New Year Cards for I j VA the Home mail. A New, Beautiful. M and Choice Assortment now opened up, I 1 Diaries for 1897. New books, stationery, I , and fancy goods. Orders being taken for I any English, Foreign, and Colonial!' magazines and papers. — Andrb\ve3, And£B- 1 - & Co. jo WEETHEART Travellers, Crockett I V Flotsame, Sojis of Fire, Sorrows of I ~ Satan, Old Maids Club. The .Craftsman, I b Autobigraphy of a I ruth, Kinsfolk, Windsor j t Magazine, 189? parts, 6d each ; Navy and J J Army, Dickens' Works, New Editions. — H. j t M. Jones. j IF YOU WANT the Newest and Jfioe j!j m Millinery, Trilby Muslins, and Drees I Groods, go to Mrs Aloorn's. Dresses made I ™ 9u tbt pr^miiee, Fit guatiateed, I h



_^ Business Notices. FACTS ARE STUBBORN THINGS. — :o: mBERB ARE TWELVE STUBBORN FACTS THAT CANNOT BE DENIED. lst-That G. J. NEILL is selling good | 6th-That Q. J. NEILL is selling Men's itrong White Muslin at 3s lid doz. Tweed Trousers at 5s lid. 2nd— That G. J. NEILL is selling good 7th-That G. J. NEILL is selling Boys' Washing Prints at 4£d a yard. » Sailor Suits m navy blue or fawn 3rd— That Gf. 3. NEILL has pretty Berge, at 4s lid the suit. Summer Dress Tweeda at 9s 6d a Bth-ThatG. J. NEILL is selling dress, that can't be beat. Women's Shoes at 4s lid. 4th— That G. J. NEILL is selling Ladies' 9th— l hat G. J. NEILL is selling Men's and Children's Summer Hats of nailed Shooters at 7s lid. every description, the very latest 10th— That G. J. NEILL is selling Men's style, oheaper than anyone m/ Ash- light Balmorals afc 8s lid. b ur ton. 11th— That G. J. NEILL is selling Ladies' 6th— That 8. J. NEILL it selling Men's and Childrens' Tan Boots and Shoes Heavy Tweed (colonial) Suits at 24s of every description at rery low 6d, Pricetf 12th— THAT Q. J NEILL'S SHOPp Well— He sells Millinery, General Drapery, Clothing and Boots, of every Description — IS AT FBIEDLANDER'S COKNER, East Street, Ashburton. ■IMPORTANT TO MEN "TTTE WOULD [DRAW SPECIAL ATTENTION to several lines reoently opened m Our MERCERY AND CLOTHING DEPARTMENT, also to the fact that W« aie sparing neither Trouble or Expense to put this part of our business thoroughly m touch with fche^Publio, Up'to-date, and above aII— RIG RT IN PRICE' EVERYTHING NECESSARY TO CLOTHE A MAN, FOR WORK OR PLAY, AT MITCHELL & TURNER'S. NOTICE. Ml W. sT~MIJSISf:f ; LATE WITH MITCHELL & TURNER, AND MR XT TT * "ORODRIBB R Hi* XX. JD RODB IB B, , ATE ARRANGED A PARTNERSHIP FOR THE PURCHASE OU THE BUSINESS, LATELY KNOWN AS "THE BLUE HOUSE *> DRAPERY ESTABLISHMENT. Tfce Business m future will be carried on under the name and style of MITCHELL & BRODRIBB, THE CENTRAL CASH DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, MILLINERS, etc. "TT7"E would like to draw the attention of the Public generally, that Mr T T ■ Mitchell being well known and intimately acquainted with most of the inhabitants of Ashburton and district, and through having business con- nections directly with them, is m a position to say that he thoroughly under- stands their requirements, and can guarantee to all his friends the BEST VALUE IN THE TRADE FOR HIGH CLASS GOODS. WITH THIS ASSURANCE : : THE. CLOTHING & MERCERY DEPARTMENTS Will be under his personal supervision, and by strict attention to Business and carefully studying Ihe requirements of all his Friends and the public generally, Mr Mitchell respectfully solicits a fair share of their patronage. ; TAlLOl^a / , Under the Chart-Order System a Specialty, • THE MANCHESTER & DRESS DEPARTMENTS Are now being Stocked with all the requirements necessary for carrying on a Large Cash Trade, and by giving only Good Honest Values, combined with the desire to work and build up a substantial business, " MITCHELL & BRODRIBB , «• - . ■ .■ Have no hesitation m challenging the trade by giving the best value m . . Ashburton. THE MILLINERY & UNDERCLOTHING D'*PAI.TMENT Will receive the most careful attention, and by always being to the front for Style, "Variety, arid a desire to please we can with confi- ~~ dence assure the Ladies of Ashburton and district that their orders will receive the beat attention. "Ny- A NEW BOOT DEPARIMBNT is now being Fitted and Stocked with all tie best makes, and m this Branch of our Business we intend to be ever foremost. LOOK OUT FOR SPECIAL QUOTATIONS IN FUTURE ISSUES. OPENING DAT— SATUBfDAY, the 17th. MITCHELL & BRODRIBB, THE CENTRAL CASH DRAPERS, Between J. Qrr <fc Co., and the Clothing Factory, Ashburlon.