Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1896 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

a Reading matter on fourth page. a The usual monthly Bale of sheep, cattle, C tc, will be held at Hinds Sdleyards on pi londay next. ni Attention is drawn to the Ashburton )rapery Co.'s new advertisement which r, .ppeara m this issue. They invite special attention to their dresß making department. The special attention of our readers is ti iirected to the new advertisement of Messrs n 5L Lawrie and Co., from which it appears p ,hey have just received a lot of seasonable roods, including chrome buff boots and h ihoes, and choice lines of tweeds.. All interested m the Society, which has a tor its object the reform of the horrible (. " child wife " custom that obtains m India, j sire invited to. attend . a meeting m St 8 Stephen's schoolroom at three o'clock on j Thursday next, at which important business j will be transacted. , A man named Samuel Cook, employed at i Mr Duncan Cameron's, Methveu, was re ceived at the. Hospital yesterday, suffering ; from a severe cut on his hand. He was .. carfiing gra^B seed and m backing a loaded dray got his hand caught between the wheel and a chain. The injury was properly attended to at the Hospital, and it is hoped the result will not be very serious. Mrs Bowman Fox intends giving a concert ab Rakaia on Friday next, on which occasion she will have the assistance of the best Rakaia ' talent, and several Ashburton favorites, among whom the names of Mrs Donald McLean and Miss Kathleen Orr appear, as well as that of Mr Broad. Mrs McEwen, of Christchuroh, is also under lined, and the programme, which ia an excellent one, merits a full house. i To-morrow is the yearly " red-letter day " of the Baring Square Wesleyan Sunday School. The Rev C. Porter, a popular preacher from Christchurch, is to conduct the services, and that the children's singing m itself will attract large congregations goes without saying. The officers and teachers are on the tip-toe of expectation, and, given fine weather, the celebration should be moat Buccesaful. A nasty accident occurred yeßierday to Mr Joseph Benny, employed on Mr Ballan *igne s s estate, Ruapuna. He was out with a gun^and while doing something to the lock, rested tn"cT-muzzle on his foot. The gun accidently wenTl^f and part of the charge w^nb through his foßt— severely lucerating some of" the muscles, bußw.hen he was taken to the Hospital it was fouriol that the bones were nob injured snd. he is noYfrprogreßßing favourably. s ~ Mr J. A. Berg, at the Central Cd&ch- j building Factory, Wakanui Road, has just-, completed (and has on view) to ths order of Mr P. Keller, of Winslow, a gig fitted with hiß combination spring, of which he ia the sole patentee. The gig is a fine example of the coachbuildor's art, and is painted m French chocolate, picked oub with black, edged with vermilion, and centred with blue, by Mr Frank Whitemau, of Christ church. The upholstering has been entrusted to Messrs Bull and Co., of Christchurch, who have certainly used the best , of leather» combined with good workmanship. We ' must congratulate Mr Berg and his assistants m producing so creditable a specimen of coachbuilders' work, more especially as the most of the labor was done m the district, and mußb reflect greab oredib on Ashburbon mechanism. Mrs H. Hill, who is a member oi the Napier Licensing Committee, ia reported by the local Herald to have produced a written document at the last meeting of the com mittee which she read so rapidly that the other members of the committee and the reporters failed to catch its full import. It was understood, however., , that it was a personal request to the police not only to display greater energy m putting down Sunday trading, bub also to see that the law was Btrictly observed on the previous even ing, as excessive indulgence on Saturday night led to Sunday drinking. Mrs Hill did nob table any motion on the subject, saying she merely wished bo bring the matter forward. Inspector Emerson has replied to the statement characterising it m severe terms. He denies that there is any Sunday brading, and asserts thab he has seen bo ib thab his officers are energebic m the carrying oub of their duties.

To-night the Delohery, Graydon, anfl Holland Company appear m the Oddfellows' Hall. They concluded last nighb a most successful season m Timarn, and the Herald, noticing one of their entertainments, says :— It was plainly apparent that the efforts of the company were fully appreciated, the encores being numerous, and every item meeting with great favor. The opening part of a long programme was capitally given, all the items being entirely new. Miss Eva Leete, Mias Rowe, and the May field sisterß were particularly well received; and Messrs Holland, Bent, and Brinkman were m capital form. The ballad singing was a • most pleasing feature; and . the varied second part was gone through m splendid style. Miss Leete's clever items were: appropriate to the race times, and the Misses May field were excellent m their pretty songs and graceful dances. A most amusing farce brought the programme to a close. A benefit concert m aid of a distressed family m Longbeach was held m the Library Hall on Friday night, and. there was a fairly large attendance. The Rev. Mr Blackburn presided, and bespoke a patient hearing for the performed. The meeting having been postponed, several who bad promised their assistance were unable to be present. How. ever, a very lengthy programme of instru mental musio, songs and reoitations was gone through m v manner m every way creditable to the performers. The pro gramme consisted of an overture by Messrs Price and Edge (violin), P. Gluyas (bass), and JBJ. Cox (cornet) ; Bongs by Messrs Recce, Hopwood, Rev. Blackburn, and Misses Donaldson, Todd, and Hockings ; reoitations by Messrs Livingstone, H. Thomas, H. Wills ; reading by Mr Hender son ; and instrumental music by Messrs Parker, Edge, Cox, Price, and Gluyas; accompanist, Miss Henderson. At the olose Mr Watson proposed a vote of thanks to the committee of management on behalf ot K. Peterson, m whose interesb the concert had been given, also 'to the* performers. The enjoyment of the evening w4s very much spoiled by the bad conduct) of several at the jbaek oi jbhe haty. The concert was closed by all nipping the national tinthfem,

The Ashburton Central Progressive iberal Association's weekly meeting takes lace on Tuesday evening next, when one E the candidates for the Association's ipport will address the meeting. A most successful temperance gathering ras held m the Eiffelton school on Thursday vening, the room being crowded. Mr larding, of Willowby, occupied the chair nd a strong contingent from Willowby took , prominent pa*t m the proceedings. Addresses were delivered by Messrs Harding, Jhapman, and Lill on various phases of the irohibition questioD, and their remarks were nuch appreciated. Songs were contributed >y theMisses Hayman, Mias Daisy Low, and tfiss Ruth Harding, and by Mr Samuel layman, and Mr John Osborne. Kecitatious were given by Messrs Hop wood, (encored), md Livingstone, and Mrs John Osborne, and ;he meeting closed with the benediction. A lumber of pledges were taken before those present dispersed. Mrs H. Greenaway, who recently lost her husband and was left m unfortunate circum stances has called upon us and wishes to acknowledge the great kindness shown to her by the Star of Ashburton Lodge of Druids, (the late Mr Greenaway having been a member of that lodge). The Druids kindly assisted Mrs Greenaway with cash from their own funds at a time when it was much needed and sent an appeal to the Druids' lodges m New Zealand for help, with the result that the handsome snm of £34 4s was collected, which amount (less £lls 8d expenses) has been handed over to Mrs Greenaway and .will prove a great boon to her and her childron. Mrs Greenaway wishes to publicly express her thanks and gratitude for the amount realized for her. i The Willowby choir had but poor patron age at the Primitive Methodist Church last night, jyhen they gave the cantata, "The Lion of Oudab," m aid of the choir funds of the church. The local choir, for whose funds the cantata was given, are naturally not over well pleased at the sparse attend ance, which did not include even some of the church officials. But those who heard the cantata enjoyed a treat indeed. Both m solo and chorus and m orchestration, full justice was done by the Willowby friends, and it is difficult to understand how it is that the people of Ashburton do not better appreciate the efforts and ability of thia well- trained and hard-working body of music students, who work well together and bestow great and intelligent attention upon their work. We trust that an effort will be mad c by the public to give the Willowby choir a fair house on some future occasion, and thuE an opportunity of showing the really good work they are capable of.

SPORTING.

A. R. C. SPRING MEETING.

Auckland, September 19 The first spring meeting of the Aacklanc Racing Club commenced to-day. Th« weather was fine. , ' Trial Handicap, 70 soys ; 7 furlongs.— Day Stac 1, Lady Marion 2; Markinch 3 Won easily. Time 1.33. . Dividend £3123 Handicap Hurdles, If miles.- Aughadowey 1, Bombardier 2, Sterling 3 Miss Nelson and five others fell. Won b; three lengths. Time—3.33. Dividend— £4 fls.

GERALDINE SPRING MEETING.

The following handicaps have beem de olared. N •

M. M. scr, Fiddler 7sec, The Duke 9aec Transit Royal 24sec, Carbine 26aec, Win Chester 28sec, Rauhine 28aec, Waihi SOaec Belfast Girl 30sec, May 30sec, Avondal 32aec, Doubtful 32sec, Marguerite 32sec. Obam Tbot; I£mile. Barney O'Hea scr, Bed of Stone? sec, Th Duke Bsec, Ishulet 21sec, Carbine 21sec Winchester 22aeo, Ruahine 22seo, J. E Rotciv 23sec, Wharfdale23sec Patella 24sec Royal Rose 24suo, Belfast Pat 25sec Torrent 25seo.

COMMERCIAL.

ASHBURTON MARKETS. Mr Thomas reports upon the live stocl market for the week ending, September IE as follows :— On Tuesday, at the Ashburtoi yar^s, the entry of stock was larger thai was anticipated, totalling 8649 sheep, 4i cattle, and 5 pigs. The sheep, taken al round, were of good quality, made uj chiefly of two* tooths, crossbreds, andsevera lines of good hoggets. Biddings were rathe dull and buyers 'shy, makingit hard worJ for the auctioneers to affect sales. . Om line of forward condition wethers fron Kakahu, the property of Mr Studholme realised 13s sd, 13s 6d, and 15s 6d, whiol was considered a good sale. The fat pern were made up of some good merino wethers which fetched 12s, competition beinj keen, as only a small entry of fat sheej came forward. The attendance was no large, but amongst them were a number o: buyers. The fine weather, telling on theii grass paddocks, made farmers bid up, and thus a fair clearance was made. Of th< total yarded, my entry consisted of 408( sheep, 19 cattle, also a line from south oi 1100 hoggets, which I Bold m conjunctiot with Messrs Friedlander Bros. The follow ing are the prices realised :— 24 fat merinos 6s 6d ; 35 merino ewes and lambs, lla 4d 119 two-tooth crossbreds, 12s ; 253 hoggets, 10s 6d ; 108 hoggets, 9s 3d ; 42 crosabt^i ewes, 11s 6d; 4Q crossbred ewes, 6s £i : 426 crossbred two and four-tooth wet^rs, 13s . 6d ; 420 three^quarterbred twp/ooth wethers, 13s 6d| 364 three'quaT&rbred wethers, 15s 6d ; 200 two-toott#rossbred eweß and wethers, 9s 6d ; 74*0 »o wo- tooth crossbred ewes and wethers, ll^jd. Cattle —1 heifer £5 5s j 1 heifer £2s 6d, 1 fat cow £7, 1 steer £3 5s j 1 Wl £1 j 1 fat cows £6 10s ; 1 springer fi? 10a ; 1 bull 16a, 1 cow £4 17s 6d ; 2 steers Jl ss. . Clearing Sale.— On Ti^foy. at Corwar, m conjunction with/^ssrs Hanmer and Graves, I held a B£;^ 88 ' u l sale of imple ments. The attenf* 106 was good, there being about 250 p/ *" c present. Mr Waaon having only Bol(^ rt °* *" 8 property, kept back what iro4/ <ments ne ieguired, thus the sale waii/ ot aB ar g e a . 8 expected by those preseiflF The fat shee P were offered, but, not j£"Bing owner's reaerre, were withdraW^ fc l? 8 500 crossbred ewes were so) •*" ll8 > 786 h°gg efcß at lOa &&> ar »d 60 culliV^^ a 6<^« Implements m mo3t cases f 8 t enf amarket value, but the McGormick ibinovN m g° od order . wero withdrawn, j^p'ybeing np demand just yet. Qorses feiSvC we H» only 'five being -offered, and AJUUsold at £15', £1710s, £19, £20^

The Banking Committee

THE COUNCIL'S REPORT. Wkixington, September 18 The Legislative Council's Banking Com littee laid their report on the table this Fiernoon. It is a very lengthy document, ad acqaits Mr Ward and the Government E all suggestions of corrupt acts, so far as le Bank legislation is concerned, but finds bat when Mr Ward returned from England x 1895, and discovered his involved financial osition, he ought to have at once acquainted is colleagues and resigned from the linistry. Having m view the necessity hat was then known to exist for negotiating or the purchase ot the Colonial Bank, and f the passing of legislation to give effect to he same, and the knowledge that those ransactions, and that legislation, must effect iim, it was, m the opinion of the Com nittee, extremely unfortunate that Mr /Yard should hwe continued to hold the iffice of Uol onial Treasurer. The Committee ibates, however, that they found no evidence ;hac Mr Ward waß associated with the legotiations. for the purchase of the Colonial Bank. The evidence showed that no nsmber of the Government was made acquainted with any particulars relating to bhe A, B, C, or D lists. Tha report states that the evidence, without exception, sup* ports the purchase of the Colonial Bank m a judicious transaction, and also *hows that it has, m the working of the Bank of New Zea land, proved to be profitable. The evidence ako shows that there is practically no sale m the colony at present for the larger proper lies m the hands of the Assets Realisation. Board* and the Committee consider that those properties should be. realised, as far as suitable for settlement, under the-fjanTl—^— , for Settlement Act. The Committee advise that the agreement under which Mr J. M. Butt, the Colonial auditor, can return to the service of the Bank m the event of his losing his position as Colonial auditor, should be immediately" terminated. ' The Committee urges that the colony unpaid have additional representation on the Board of Directors of the Bank. In dealing with the position of the Estates Company, the report states that the fact that the condition of the Rank required financial aid to be obtained at such cost makes it impossible to escape the conclusion ■ that m preference to the creation of the Estates Company m the form adopted, the Bank should have teen liquidated m 1890. The whole question as to the position of the Rank of New Zealand officers and provident fund requires careful investigation by the Directors and Government. The Committee thinks it rigHt to say it has no doubt that the exposure of the Bank's, business through the medium of the Parlia mentary enquiry has done, and ■is doing, considerable mischief, and that if pro* ceedings of that, kind are repeated, the future profits of the Bank must be seriously endangered. 3he Committee see no reason to think that the information given to the Joint Banking Committee of 1895 was in* complete or inaccurate. The Committee recommends that the question of compelling all the Banks to give more detailed informa tion m their balance sheets should be con sidered by Government, with a view to prescribe by law a more satisfactory form of balance sheet for all Banks. The concluding portions of the report are as follow: — "During the investigation made by your Committee m respect to the agreement between the Banks for the - purchase of the Colonial Bank, the connec tion of the late Colonial Treasurer with that Bank. has necessarily occupied a good deal of attention. The evidence is that the late Colonial Treasurer and the Ward Farmers' Association had done business with the Colonial Bank for a considerable time, and that Mr Ward was the principal shareholder of the Ward Farmers' Association. The business of the Ward Farmers' Association was large, involving a turn-over of half a million a year. In June, 1895, an Inspector of the Colonial Bank was sent to Inveroargill to endeavor to reduce the overdraft of the Ward Farmers' Association, and he obtained „ a dratt on London for £30,000, founded on a warrant for oats. Mr Ward, the late Colonial Treasurer, returned to the colony m July, 1895, and shortly afterwards became aware that his financial position was involved, and also of the oats transaction, the short history of which is that Mr Fisher, the manager of the Ward Farmers' Association, at the request of. the Bank, got a draft for £30,000 m London, supported by a warrant for 80,000 bags of oats, but the precise terms of the authority on which the draft waß given were not communicated to M*» Fisher, and he stipulated that the draft should not be operated upon till Mr Ward's return to the colony. The evidence shows the nature of this transaction, and from it may be gathered the amount of oover m the form of oats actually m existence to support the warrant. It must be remembered that this was . done while Mr Ward waa absent from the colony, and _ that as soon as he became acquainted with* the faots, he acquainted the Bank authorities. Amongst subjects that -came under your Com mittee's notice during the evidence, and s }{nwing how undesirable it was that the position of Colonial Treasurer bhould have hpan^beld by Mr Ward while the banking . •.orflkent was under arrangement, was the itemVk £55,050 m the C list. The evidec^K a °ws $bat at the time the agree* ment w^K en the Bank was under negotia tion the^Hg' Ward was indebted to the 'WareHfarnttrs' Association £55,050. That m olv r *° place the Association m a position whw * fc was tnen considered wonld enable that Sppunt to be taken over by the Bank of Newt ea^ an^» or 80rne other Bank, the sum of £55;P sOi wa> placed/to the credit of the Ward Fa rmers ' Association by the Colonial Bank, and a promissory notflrwas _ taken by the Colofkl Bank from Mr Waafl for that amount. This promissory niote was secured by att tne assets Mr Ward could offer, whieb. are variously; esti mated, but whiclj were not adequate security for th£ .promissory The Bank of New ? eal W" appears/not to have been satisfied $th^tif and required time to ooDßiderj.it. -. Wjrtb this view the account w*s retained ik the. Q list, and three montW waauaJUJwesd within which the Bank of N^^jZealand was to de cide whether they aofespted it. Prior to the end of the three months vthey declined the account, and > the Colonial Bank afterwards went into liquidation. Ypur Committee cannot 1 avoid expregsing their opinion thi& considering Mr Ward's poaitiqn, and '.that the placing of the £55,050, m the C list under the above mentioned conditions was subjecting him and the account to grave disadvantage, he ought to have beea informed by the Colonial Bank of what .was proposed to be done before such an agreement was con cluded. It appears front the evidenoe that no member of the Government was made acquainted with any particulars relating to the A, B, C, and >D lists. Your Committee has also evidence as to the second banking legislation m 1895, found necessary to give effect to the agree ment to purchase the Colonial Bank. The- — evidence shows that a shoijt Act was first drafted by the solicitor to She Bank of New Zealand, and submitted to tb\ c Premier, who refe^d it to the draftsman* with instruo tiops to make it as complete^&s P osß ibl e » On examining the agreement, wb fl Government /(raftsman concluded it waif ndcessary 1 to provide a special law for the, 1 carrying out 6f the part of agreement referred to m the list; and that he did so withoW instruction^ from anyone. The evidence fthen is: that ay this stage the Premier had'jpbarge of thq whole banking question. . VKb^tt the BiU had tp be submitted to Parliament it waa introduced by the Colonial Treasurer, and explained by him from a vr^rn^ memoran dum famished by the GovS«lent drafts man. Your Committee, aftfer careful en quiry, have found no evidence that Mr Ward was further connoptecl with thia legislation than as above Bfayted.'N^

mt ABHBbJ*tON GtJARDIAfc : SATtJRDA*, SEPTEMBER 19, 1896.



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Wanted. | c A NNIVERSARY . — Sunday School c £*• Festival commences To-morrow _ Sunday), Baring Square Wesleyan Jhurch. Festival hymns. Preacher- Ijbv C. Porter. 9 152 - i \OiSTiKUATION of Special Subjects at Primitive Methodist Church, janday night. Subject; "The Way" Preacher -KevJ. Olphert. 9 151 WANTED— Good General Servant. Country girl preferred. — Mrs A. Jrr. 9 121 — — — — •" : c \ «7 ANTED Known— Mrs s:mith, Dresh ' * an VHabtt m^ker, Havelock Street, Ashbartun. 8 61 %\/AJSTED Known— New Prints, New ' * Art Muslins, lovely designs, now p.nod up at G. L. Bbath and Co.'s, Uaricred sireet. 9 130 PRIZS EGGrS —Dark Brahmaa, Silver Spangled Hamburgs, Partridge Cochins, White-crested Black Polish, tfom 7a 61 a sitting.— Pelham Poultry Yards, Ashburton. FRUIT.— Fresh Consignment; best brand ; choice, cheap. I.X.L and D.E. Oranges. Fiji Bananas, Hobart Stunners, Loquets, Pines.— Adams, East Street and, Saunders' Buildings, 9 70 COUGH, Cough, Cough— l am still making my celebrated Cough Drops, None genuine unless stamped Flower's Cough.— H. A. Flower, Confectioner, East street. 6 24 BANANAS. .Bananas, ripe and sound"; aho eweeVD.E. Orangps ab H. A. Flower's, Confectioner and Fruiterer, East "Street. .• ' ■ ' ; EEDS. Seeds. Seeds. — The most Reliable Farm and Garden Seeds. and at the Lowest Prices, are to be had from Fletcher Bros. 962 /BROOKE KY, Crockery.— The Cheapest Vj House m A6hburt©n is, without doubt, Fletcher Bros., East Street, Ash burton. ■**" 9 63 iI f ANTED Known — Speotaoles v Bye W Protectors, Goggles, Foldeto, and vcrything In the option ltoe at S SdLKK 8, Optician < \i ANTED Known — Bargains from YV floor to ceiling— Mellor's Stock king Boot Sale. WANTED Known— You save 6s m every pound if you patronise, ~Bi3LLOR'B Cheap Boob Store. \I J ANTIBB i Known — We are olearing \V out all our Macintoshes, J ackets, Lined 'b>o a ks and Dressihg-Qpwna. No reasonable fcffer refused for^nything 1 soiled or *' not up to date." — Mmohpxl &TT7RNER. . . ; " v^-- HOW not to be ill, by Df Emily B. Rhyder, cab fruit, choice friirty good froi^, H A. Flowers fruit. East Street, Ashburton. Known— The 'Economic, ** K-d Glove, four buttons, Is 9 • per pair, is the Glove for everyday wear. — W. H. Collier, v \\ 4NTED Known— Men's Mercery, Clothing and 800t 8. For Goods \\\t wear, well, fif> well, and look well, try that old established firm— Mitchell & Turner. ■■'- yn ANTED Known— 6ooo' pairs of ''■ % Boots to be cleared m one month. —Mrllor's Zealand™ Boot Store. .. s, ANTEDKnown— OotoTHEOoBHER '■**■ for Newest Stylef. in.Drapery and Millinery— W. H Oollferr- tlTANTED Known— Just opened, ex * ' Pakehft and Gothic, Flannelettes, white, stripes, and colours ; Velveteens, black, all prices ; Colours, large variety, Including new shades m Reseda, Hum- boldb and . Hungarian— Mitchell and Turner. v i ANTED Known— Ladies Shoes *V> tan or black, 6s 6d.— Mkllor's Cheap Boot Sale. , < (TIHEAPEST House m Canterbury for V^ Garden and Farm Seeds is Carso .. and Co. 'a. Six packets of Vegetable Seeds for Is ; Flower Seeds from Is dozen, Garden Tools of all sorts. . WANTED Known— Large delivery of the •' Economic ' Kid Gloves, four buttons, Is 9d per pair, worth much more. — W H.. Collier. :' WANTED Known— We intend to shake up every Boob Shop m Ashburton.— Mellor's Olearing ßoobSale KENT'S Famous Bicycles for Ladies and Gentlemen can now be obtained from Carson and Co , Agentß, Tyres and Extras m great variety. fcPRING AND SUMMER GOODS. ' r HAVE pleasure m intimating thab I have opened out a stock of Children's, Ladieß', and Gentlemen's CHROME BUFF Boots & Shoes, Manufactured by a New and Improved Patenb Method, and although only recently introduced, are rapidly gaining favor with the public, being easily kept clean, and unsurpassed for comforb and hard wear. NEW GOCTS Now = Landing, \ ' ex Mabiari. NEW GOODS ' - Now Landing, IpNIO. NEW GOODS Now Landing, ex Aotea. Comprising a Splendid Selection of the Latest Fashionable Goods for All Departments. NEW TWEEDS & COATINGS From the Kaiapoi and Roslyn Mills, suit- able for the coming season. Large range of patterns to select from, and which can be made and j fitted by first-clasß tradeß- ''• 'men. LATEST STYLE AND FIT GUARANTEED^ A« Lawrie, SatHDERS 1 BUILDING 1 j



Public Notices. 1 .CO SB£3 . f § o <5 P3 S3 M g -G. g . B B * § g « l! g. - 1 1I 3 II > % 2 pa |j 5 r ? - 9 p fi S p g « S -. < fe PM < 1 ■&* '"- / 5S w *« - 9 * a ■■■■■■<»■ W • d H pq g S .- we w Gr ° ° D S . 37£ dczen New Straw Hats; JJ, E W /> 0 0 D 8 N.Z.O.F. 109 dozen Tieis and JBowa. N.Z.C F. 56 doz n Shicts. £j X "W Q. O O D S X Z. F.F. . ,62 dczan Hard and Sof x, Felt Hats. IV E W ri O 0 D S N.Z.CF. '■ ■ : 103 dozen h»lf-hpse. i : THE Largest and Bat Aseortmcnbof Men'B Mercery m the disiriob. — New Zealand Clothing Factoby. ST. STEPHEN'S OHUROH Ashburton SUM DAY SERVECES/ 11 a.m. — Morning Prayer and ; floly Communion. .' - 6.3o— Evening Prayer. . , REV. J. HOLLAND THE ASHBUKTON SEAT. to the electors of the ashburton elector atf. t" adies and gentlemen*— JLj . _  \ -..;-. TBeg to inform you that 1 shall be a Candidate for the Ashburton Electorate i the LIBERAL Interest at the forthcoming election, and will meet the Electors at the close of the present Session to explain my views. • I Ladies and Gentlemen, Tonrs faithfully, 8 60 Wanted. \7 OUNGLadiefl J ournals for September. i WeldoDß Journals for August, Cricketing and Tennis Material, ex MaoW, from the celebrated firm of Wisden and 00., London. Cane Handle Bats, Balls, Stumps, Gaardri, Gloves, Tennis Racquets, Balls, (Oassell and Go's.)— H. M.. Jones WANTED Known— lf you miss the Cheip Boob Sale you will be sorry. — Mellor's. Tancred Street. WANTED Known— ThabE 1 . 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 T6. WANTED KNOWN.'— Mps Huffasi , having taken the premises lately occupied by Mr G. Neill, intends to open same as Ladles' Dining and Refresh- ment Rooms, where visitors will find a long felh want supplied. Meals at all hours. A few boarders will find all the comforts of a home. 4 196 NEW Turf Register, 10a 6d ; Young Ladies' Journal for August ; Weldon's Dressmaker and Children's Bazaar, July ; Quarterly Something to Read ; Scraps and Snapshots ; Half-yearly Boys of England ; * Virginia ' Waltz, 2s j Gold and Silver Paper for Fancy Dress. Large selection of Fans. — Andrewes, Anderson, and Co. WANTED Known— Everybody to rol op to Mellor's Cheap Boot Sale Now's your time to bu T^rANTEb JSfnojvn— That J. Moison * » will give a good Discount for Cash for six weeks, being over-stocked and to make room for Summer Boots and Shoes, which will be m next week. Nothing but the choicest and best quality kept, Repairs as usual done at once at the Premier Boob Store, Town H,all, East Street, Ashburton. WANTED Known— Boots and Shoe from Is 3d to 27s 6d.~ Wellou Cheap Bopt Bale, ;



Business Notices. . f fHJS AND IQN'T YOU FORGET IT. NO CREDIT, NO BAD DEBTS, AND STO GOOD CUSTOMERS HAVE TO PAY FOR BAD CNK&. EVERT BODY TR FATED ALIKE, PAY CASH AND SAVE 26 % npHE Cash finds exactly what yot want at your own price, therefore g( where you are treated Well, and helj to briDg. down ;the price. . . .:• THE MORE WE SKLL THE CHE iPEI YOU BDTi Extensive Alterations Just: Completed ■% Meet the Demands of Increasing trade AT THE 'Blue Mouse/ Make no mistake about Cash against Credit. The man who pays Cash knows which cornea oat on Top. LOOK AT A PEW ' ' ' ■ OF THE ' >* /■ " BXITJR MOUSE ■■ ' ■ . — PRTOES — PRINTS, PRINTS, PRINTS, 2s lid for a dresß. PRINTS, PRINTS, PRINTS, , 33 Id for a dress. PRINTS, PRINTS, PRINTS, 4s lid for a dress. _ Guaranteed to Wash and Wear Well. ZEPHYRS m the very newest designs and shades, beautiful quality and wide widths — only 7|d per yard, worth Is. ISILKETTES, m plain and fancy — Never was such value at 9£d. per yard. PERSIAN CORD DRESS GOODS m all the taking Bhades at lid per yard— ' Cheap at Is 9d . These Goods being so ridiculously Cheap, to get a full pick don'b delay, and keep the _ * Blue Bouse/ m your mind's eye. Sateens and DriUetteß, to plain and fahcy, from 53 fid per dress. We Want your Money, and isn't this the way to get it? Follow the footsteps of the wise, who will lead you to the . • t • 'BLUE! HOUSE,' Between J. Obu & Co. nnd the Clothincu Art Muslins, PJain Muslins, Striped Muslins, as you like, and the price is right. Nainsock and^Mull MUSLIN, cream and ■ • "- white, at 6d. A BLACK CASHMERE DRESS, because it isn't winter, only O« lid. Maroon, Navy, Cirdinali Brown, Pink, Blue, Cream and White CASHMERE at Is 9d for 2s 9d goods ; at 2a 9d for 3a lid goods. You want them m all seasons, so be quick for a Cheap Useful Dress. SUMMER TWEEDS, the latest, the best, and the prettiest for 9i 6d the full dress Cheap at 15*. Nun's Veiling, Oatmeal Cloth, Beiges, lustres- all the, Newest Goods, from lOd per yard Sileciaß from 3£d per yard Hollands from 53 per yard; Dressed Linen, for drawn work, Is 6d. White Ca'icoes m Horrocks and Crewd'son's, v all numbers at the Lowest price ; but the plum line is a linen finished snow white Calico, at 4s lid, worth 7Jc? per yard; other makes, Is lid, 2s 9d, and 3? 6d per dozen 10 yards BED TICKING for 4 lid, one of our Special Lines; will keep your feathers on the right side. Summer Flannelettes 2a lid doz, up; White SheetiEg, 2yds wide, good at lOJd and Is Table Damask from la per yard. . Large White Towels &t 6d each. . Only a Few Samples of the value at the CHEAP 'BLUE HOUSE.' milllii.cr^. : ' / - : Miiiißfe f 'y^ ; - Ifltlßinery. NO PLACE LIKE THE "BLUE ,■ HOUSE" FOR MILLSNERY. The Newest Shapes, the Latest Styles, and Best Qualities; to your own order, No extra charge for trimming. - Price to suit all purses, and if you don'< -call at. the " BLUE HOUSE " first, all the better pleaded you'll be when you do oal 1 , but be sure and bear m mind that the price will be made for you. Ladies, if you want a VEIL go to the "blue house;" A Large Assortment Just Opened. BOOTS AND SHOES Cut to catch the Cash at the "BLUI HOUSE." Everybody knows the BLUE HOUSIfI. •qi %ahioj gjiJ q,uop pnß l 'noX joj ao«[d aq; bj «c'asai>H liana .» •SBOUd qUO *BAV«J}g B,U9UI9JIU9£ ni suSiß9Q[ pnß sadßqg qsaMaj^ eg; uy •\job9 pg sx uiojj s^nt)^ puß sqaiqS'jgpnQ •ao^anqtisv U I Bißiqoi9slpußH ?IHS J° oqj •9oud Aat > ej[mri pa« spn^g *^I«° P9 o» d « « n o 3. 'pg 8] puVsT. 9J9M '89IJ, P9XICU ' JOqOJ V 'SpJBAI •dn 'qoB9 pg 'sad^qs \\v 4 bio\oo \\v 'b9Z}s |l« t B9OBJ^ •BUSa •8311 *31«»I|O3 «Bd«Q ' •si aoj : f. 'BjatqaagjipusH *si saitd anoj 's^oog &aJQ pa« '9"ia 'a^ojg: *PTT BS uioa: 'BjJiqs «UOO OA^ «W«Baa P aß *Hrn  . 'apißAvdr 'pii 83 '8?m p«h q^a p«« wa spjßMdn «P9 bt SIVH 3/mil •Hova oNiimes v ainq put? 'sqjjqE Sannqs pezjs 'Suoj-jb *fli f 9Jis fow 'suißiuaj qo«j aqq qnq 'AaajßiJiu &\\i p9A]OB stiq && zfpoqofl JIIOB9 gaiinqg B J °J OA X~ XHIHS OMIIIIHS asD oh aaiff. q«MM. fnoiuodojd m d*9qo 'egioj^ puß «BJ9anoJi 'B^iag ,sq)noa. paw uwd J9d ptx sg uioij eaiopi s.tiapi "Pll ß^ V* BJSsnoax 9 3 J9 5? jo ayed v *PII 8 9 iO i B' 9Boo - 1 .!, P 93tt li J° J l fld V . •pg Psg joj 'at pouj«ui qgg o^ epßUi ';ing sjoßia Pipnefdg v *P9 F 63 ?« <W n S B<UIBK8 < UIB K U n J 93j9 S B « xo a V *f9 mo *} '? n S I°°A\ Saojqs P OO O V P9 Sf l ■ c JOJ liaS S.NVH « «»»» HBO noA ojoqiv^ , f asaop simfff _ &xm jo !jaoj| m oq^ ?93ioj q,tio(i •2uo.m 08 % t uva no^ pus (l .'!} Bod 9ii[q,, oq; Xq (jiisM pueuj v aoj 3t|i^goi '9iv noA Ji ptiß '9Moq jnoiJ oawj o; ooHjd 9jBB /fino 'eqi '4Bod gniq „ 9\\% joj aijßUi o?m SaiAijp jo Suipia H9q^\ ■piH 'SSOHS aNy 'siooa 'om^ioio 'AHadvaa —joj noxwemv if? 9*W> ».^» sy .ESUOH EULB gqq SaiJjjiaui 891IUI , ÜB9B ?q U«0 pu« 'SStidlUOO aqq jo Bijaibd ([« uio'jj uoqanqasv jo eaqugo qoßxa eqr9)Baipm oj pesodana ';)Bod on|j{ gSjisj y—^jbui ieqioa-B objb bt oaaq r # umo; an) jo w)viw aw u{ , enig , pß^ai«a bj ?j r



i Business Notices. THE CHEAPEST HOUSE IN CANTERBURY. G. J. NEILL DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS. ? MORBETS 2s 6d, CORSETS : 2a 9d, Few' Dress Goods Reduced 60 per cent ] x / ' ' " ■ •'''•■ ■ ' ■'■ ■ • ■■■ ■ - ' ■• ' New Velveteens Reduced, All Wool Flannel (Colonial) 9fcd Flannelettes 3u 6d doz Silesia 3s 3d doz I I Blankets aboat half-prioe i" Double-bed White Twill Sheeting 9Jd Double-bed Unb'iash.tf Twill Sheetir.g, 9|d large White and Brown .Tarkian Towels, reduced from Is 6d to Is ; ; " C L OT H I NG. "T Men s All Wco\ Tweed Salts 21s. Men's Tweed Trousers 5s lld ' Men's Overooats, Macintoshes, Oilskin Coats, and Leggins, reduced 50 per cent Boys' arid Youthe' Suits half-price. Men's Caps, Boys' Oapß, Braces and Shirts, ab Ridiculous Prices Men's Woollen Socks, 7£d pair _^- BOOTS ~~~" BOOTS. *- : We IXefy Competition. " Every pair Guaranteed to wear , Evjßry Pair Made to Our Order y Men'BNaUedShootewSslld ; Men's Lf ? ht Shooters 83 6d y "Men's Watertight Bluchers, pegged,' 7s Ud Womeu's Strong Leather Shoes. 4s lid _ . . : X 6. Large A>sortmerit'pf Ladles' Best French Glace Kid Boots and Gloves to choose from. f4 # J» M El lil*. Friedlander's „ Corner, East Street. r ; . .■ -■ ■■■ ' r^Seeds! Seeds! Seeds! I TEAT AIOJ BUBB TO GJJOW. FLETCHER BROS. HA.YE JUST RECEIVED their New Season's Stock of Agricultural Seeds. These seeds are all Guaranteed Fresh, and Not mixed with old Seeds. k -Give os a trial and we are confident that you will be thoroughly satisfied with i^ telrtilSDS. ■■' l.TTTß^p^^f^-- -^y-^^t -ma»»^ n iiJtil apgcTaTiyselected rop^s, and |.re always testecHn growth before being sent out, and none are supplied but what L are really strong and robust. . I • Carter's Elephant Swede, "Devonshire Greystone, Improved Skirving F Swede, Mammoth Purple Topi Aberdeen jßreen Top Yellow, Pr"-- Aberdeen Purple Top Yellow, Fosterton "■ 'Hybrid Yellow, etc,, et;c. i t , MANGEL SEFfiS. / MANGEL SEEDS. Th&e Seeds are grown for us by the celebrated seed merchants of the b— colonies, viz., JSJiikmo & Blajer, -Dunedin. Having been grown from selected roots, they cannot fail m giving the. greatest satisfaction, and maybe relied on for producing; the greatest height; per acre possible under rich and liberal cultivation. ' .... \ mmSS>: :SABB(^ESL f ; FIELD CARROTS. ; "\ James' Scarlet Intermediate^ Altringham Long Red, Giant Green-top, ! White Belgian,' Etc, Etc. I BRQADLEAF ESSEX RAPE. - I POTATOES. . POfATOES. POTATOES.; \__^/~ A change of - Seed,,. -Always Pays, as a Better and Heavier Crop is ■produced Our Potatoes are all specially raised for seed purposes from I selected stocks m the very best potato producing 'districts; We would advise I -orders to be sent to us as early as possible, m order that they may be filled from; I oar own stocks, which occasionally become exhausted before the end of the I season. ■ ""**■ ■ '< I ; - l BEAUTY OF HEBEON.^ I This variety is Very Early, coming to the table before either Early Rose I or Ashleaf Kidney, and is far superior both 'm quality and" productiveness. I 'QUEEN OF THE VALLEY.' I A very heavy cropper and early potato. The tubers are handsome and ■ solid (capital variety for exhibition), boiling as wJdte as milk as dry as flour, ■ and is aUo a fine keeper. I / THE <BKUCE.\ H 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 1 17 tons per acre, having very few small. A first-cUss eating potato. ■ ASHLEAF,. *MYATT'S EARLY PfIOLfFIC/ H An excellent and well-known variety ;* valuable for sheltered borders and \ H very early use. ■ NEW POTATO—^EICHAHD SEDDON/ H Being an Early and Heavy cropper it is fitted for an early market Hpotato, and from general reports from the raiser we may class it with the best all varieties now grown. . —We Have Also m Stock— ; H American Alphas, Lapstone Kidney,- Bath Kidney, Beauty of Bath, Wm Blue Derwents, etc. ■ GARDEN SEEDS. GAJRDEN SEEDS. -■' 90 Varieties of Vegetable Seeds, 3d per packet. 70 Varieties of Flower Seeds, Id per packet. ■■*■•-•- I PIETCHEf BROS.. « Cash Supply Stores," Ashburton and Christchurch, Wholesale and Retail Agents for Nimmo & Blair's Standard Seeds. raLBPHON? 24 '-v Box 67 B Eirst Grand Show - OF ... , ■ H Spring Novelties. H| EVERYTHING UP TO DATE. HL OASES of NEW DRAPERY, Ex MAMARI & KAIKODRA, NOW OPENING — -, . . are Delighted with the New Millinery. H^B New Dress Goods. Blouse Prints are a marvel of the season Bibbons, flowers, Feathers, Sunshades, Art Muslins, Sateens, Apron Check, White Lace Muslins, Norman Stripes, Galateas, etc. large Case of the Celebrated P and D CORSETS Just Opened, all Biz:;s ; also V and N Featherbone, Cestua and other makes. floorcloth, and linoleums, men's kalapor, roslyn, and mosgiel suits. 1 has such a variety of High-class Drapery been shown m Ashburton before, as I^^^H ~- . . will be exhibited hy me this season, EOOTS. BOOTS- BOOTS. |Hhhe labgest stock m tbe county tq select from, ■ ANDREW .ORB.