The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, MAY 4, 1896.

We have the New Woman, who is changing all men's hitherto entertained

notions of what a the NEW rifle, woman ought to be

and do m this world ; I we have new religions galore, yet most men fancy the old good enough if they oould only toe the mark it has drawn for them ; we have a new command ment added to the ten given on Mount Sinai, " Touch not, taste not, handle not," the product of the still, the vat, or the wine press, and on the strength of this added commandment it is quite witbin the bounds of possibility that a new law may be pasted under the provisions of whioh a breach of the commandment may be punishment with pains and penalties ; but now, thanks to the researches of scientific men we are to have a new warfare. In the olden time — the very early time, when David chose small stones from the brook, and, with only the primitive sling of the modern school boy, let daylight into the brain of the Gathian giant -the sword, the spear, the bow, and the aling were the only weapons, and the military trumpet wai a ram's horn. In those times fighting was fighting indeed, and to make headway against the foe, the soldier had to be not only proficient m the use of his weapon, but to have also a bone m his sleeve, for a blow m those days to be effective against iron clad men of war, had to carry some force with it. The introduction of gunpowder into warfare quickened things a little, and things have bean getting faster and faster ever since. The old flint firelock gave place to the old Brown Besi of the first half of this century. Then, the Minie rifle took the place of Bess, and the Bnfield rifle m turn supplanted the Minie. Then came the breech-loaders, the needle gun and the Ohassepot of the Franco-Prussian war giving a valuable hint to England which she was not slow to learn, and as a result we found her soldiers armed with Sniders. Another step forward, and the Martini- Henry took the Bniders' place; one step more and the Lee-Metford is m the hands of the British Tommy Atkins. W« have Nordenfeldts, Gateings, and Maxims— machine guns that are fearfully deadly. The Maxim can be used as the branebman on a fire engine uses the nozzle of his hose, and when Hiram D. Maxim, the inventor of the machine, offered his invention to the British Government he undertook with the steady stream of bullets he could fire from his gun, to write his name m bullet marks, m a nice running hand, upon a target a hundred yards I long. And he did it. But a Maxim bullet m one's corporation means lying down till the ambulance comes along, and the surgeon then comes into play, if the receiver of the bullet has not already qualified for the grave digger. But the new rifle acts differently, and apparently from what we read of it, there may be even some pleasure m getting shot. The aim of warfare we have always understood was to kill, but let that aim be ever so true with the new rifle you cannot kill. You only drill a painless hole m the enemy, and he pegs away the ssmc as before, A Home writer thus expatiates on the new rifle. Heeays "it shoots as fast as a man can pull the tigger. It is effective at a distance of a mile, and the lead bullet, clad m a steel coat, leaves the muzzle at a speed of nearly half a mile a second. The idea of the up-to-date rifle is to throw a small and very hard projectile with enormously increased velocity to a much greater distance with greater precision than formerly. Just here comes man odd point. The weapon is an improvement m the direction of humanity. The bullets travel so fast that apparently the body does not attempt to resist it, and it passes through the flesh or bone without inflicting much of a shock, making a small clean hole, and not breaking up the tissues. It goes through the thinner bones, as the shoulder blades, the ribs, and breast bone, without smashing effect. An opportunity for a first-rate teat was afforded by the recent Ohitral campaign m India. Wounded' Natives, with tiny holes drilled clean through them, were out and about within twenty-four hours, not suffering any serious incon venience. Such was actually the case with a majority of theSwazis who were hurt m various engagements. This might be understood more easily if only the flesh had been injured, but bones were perforated, and yet the men were not disabled.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Reading matter on fourth page. An Atlantic liner puts to'sea with about 9000 serviettes, 10,000 towels, 7000 sheets, 8000 pillowslips and 1000 tablecloths. Iheae are nearly all used on the voyage, but are not laundried until the ship reaches its destination.

Mr H. D'ggle. of East Street, has supplied a decided want In providing a capital afternoon tea, made with "the choioasb blend," and handed m by a young lady who understands hsr business. The locality of the rooms is close to Collier s corner, the premises recently ocoupied by Mr Jefferies.

The largest permanent store of coined money m the world Is In the Imperial War Treasury of Germany, a portion saved for emergencies from the £200,000,000 paid by France after the Franco-Prussian, and locked up In the Julius Tower of the fortress of SpandaU. It amounts to the value of £6,000,000. .

Fancy school children malingering ! At Nasington, In Northamptonshire, the con tinued absence of a large number of the scholars formed the subject of comment among the local authorities, who event ually appointed a medical man to inquire as to the cauße. Dr C. N. Elliot, the medical officer of health of the district, was asked to examine them with a view to finding ont the nature of the strange disease from which the children alleged they suffered. His report showed (says the Lancet that the whole affair was a case of malingering. The children — about twenty-five m number— were suffer ing from no real disease, bat m order to stay away from school they had rubbed their hands and arms with the juice of a plant locally called 4 patty sparge ' The result of this was that a vesicular eruption appeared which m most of the casei re sembled a herpetio eruption, but m some there were blisters a& large as half a orown.

Wright's Celebrated Family Brand Coffee ii the beab m the market ; try it ; sold everywhere.

Mr James Craigle, of Eingsduwn, near Normanby, has threshed eighty acres of wheat at an average of fifty- five bnshels per acre. There were four paddocks, and Tuscan ynlded fifty-two and stx y, Velvet Chaff sixty-two and Red Chaff sixty-three bushel* per acre.

An accident happened at the woollen factory on Saturday by which a girl named T*i'; received very serious Ir-jiry to the fingors of one hind. The girl is a learner and h^d been clean ng a loom, among the wheels of which sheinidvertentlj allowed her fingers to enter, and severe crushing resulted.

Cardinal Moran will pass through Ashburton for Christ church by the, express to-morrow night, accompanied by several of the distinguished clergy who took part m the consecration of the new Bishop of Dunedin. Great preparations are being made m Chalstchuroh to give the Cardinal and the other visitors a cordial weloome.

A meeting of those interested m hockey will be held m the back room of the Templar Hall on Wednesday next at eight o'clook. The committee desire to know if there would be sufficient support to warrant taking the game to the Domain and a full attendance is earnestly re quested If It be thought advisable to continue the game, the annual general meeting of the Club and election of officers for the ensuing year will take plaoe.

A curious experiment m photography was recently made. A man was made to look steadily at a postage stamp on a black card for a nvnute ; the room was then darkened, a sensitive photographio plate pub m plaoe of the card, and the man looked at it steadily for twenty minutes The plate was devoloped, and showed two distinct images of the stamp. Mr Ingles Rogers, one of the three witnesses of this feat} is unable to decide whether the photograph is one of the image projected on the man's retina or whether it is a CAse of thought transference.

When water gaa first came into use m America for illuminating purposes it was found that it gave rise to mushroom shaped deposits on burner tips. These deflected the flame and diminished its luminous intensity. Some examples were send for analysis, and were pronounced to be oxide of Iron.* Further investiga tions showed that the deposits were only formed when oxide of iron was used m the purifiers, and then only when there was Home reduced or metallic iron present. By taking care that the iron was fully oxidised before use the difficulty was entirely avoided.

Patrick B. Delaney, a New Yoik tele graph operator and eleotrician, it is said , has invented a Bystem whereby he claims he can send 1,714 words over a single wire. This was accomplished m a recent teab at Columbia College. The strength of the Gurrent was a little over 100 volts. Mr Delaney claims that with a higher voltage messages can be sent at an even greater speed, and for any length of time. The letters are represented by wholes punctured m the tape. One wire by this system can be made to oarry messages at fast as fifty or more pet f orating operators can prepare tapes for the transmission. It was calculated that with a basis of 800 words a minute 22,914 messages of seventy-five words each could be sent on a single wire from New York to Chicago m one day.

The Russian General Dragomlroff, happening to be preseno at the recent French military mar. waves, requested the officer m command to load his cannon with percuss'on shells instead of blank. When this had been done he stated his intention of placing himself between the guns and the place at which they were aimed. The officers, greatly astonished, pointed oat the danger of this undertaking but the General laughed at their fears. Then, accompanied by an attache, he galloped some distance m front of the cannon and gave the order to fire. This was done after much hesitation. The shells passed near the General and hiR companion, but did not hurt them. Afterwards he told the officers that he merely wished to show them how little danger there was m standing m the direct line of fire.

A Paris correspondent of the Daily News telegraphs :—•* Balzac might have made a novel out of the story of a young man of twenty- three, Isldor Mauger, who has just fallen into the hands of the police. The Terror of Batignolles, as he was nicknamed, this district having been his sphere of action, used to break with a hammer the arms and legs of persons who Incurred his displeasure, or he cut off the ears of unfortunates unless they placed themselves under his protection for a consideration of two shillings a day. The other afternoon he had cut off the ears of a woman named Charlotte Swidzrlski and he was running away down the Avenue de Olichy when he was caught and handed over to the police. About fifteen victims of this ogre have given informa tion against him. He is also charged with murder m 1892/

With regard to deaf-mutism, statistics show, for the most part, that the closer the degree of relationship between the parents the more numerous are the number of deaf-mute children born. For example, one marriage between an aunt and nephew produced three deaf-mutes ; four marriages between uncle and niece produced eleven deaf-mutes ; twenty-six marriages between first cousins produced thirty-eight deaf-mutes; sixteen marriages between second cousins produced twenty eight deaf-mutes ; forty-s even marriages between blood relatives produced seventy two deaf-mutes. These are important facts which leave no measure of doubt as to the influence of the intermarriage of blood relations m causing the deaf-mutiem. But just m the same way as consanguine ous marriages should be avoided so also should the intermarriage of persons tainted with hereditary disease be dis couraged. — Medical Press.

A celebrated Belgian physician says that yawning is an exceedingly healthy function generally, besides having a very salutary effect In complaints of the pharynx and eustachian tubes. According to the results of late investigations, yawning is the most natural form of respiratory exercise, bringing into action | all the respiratory muscles of the I chest and neck. It is recommended that every person should have a good yawn with stretching of the limbs, morning and evening, for the purpose of ventilating the lungs and tonifying the muscles of respiration- An eminent) authority claims that this form of gymnastics has a remarkable effect m relieving throat and ear troubles, and says thab persons suffering from disorders of the throat have derived great benefit from it. He makes his patients yawn either by suggestion, Imitation, or by a series of fall breaths with the lips partly closed. The yawning is repeated six or eight times, and should be followed by swallowing. By this means the air and mucus m the eustaohian tubes are aspirated.

Holloway's Ointment and Pills. — As winter advances and the weather becomes more inclement and trying the earliest evi dences of ill-health must be immediately | checked and removed, or a slight illness will result m a serious malady. Relaxed and sore throat, quinsey, influenza, chroDic cough, bronchitis, and most other pulmon ary affections will be relieved by rubbing this cooling ointment on .the Beat of mischief. The treatment, simple yet effective is admir ably adapted for the removal oi those dis eases during infancy and youth. Old asth matic invalids will derive marvellous relief from the use of Holloway's remedies, which have wonderfully relieved many such sufferers, and re-establish health after every other means have signally failed .

WhoUmm find Refreshing— New Venus

THE WEATHER

ALFORD STATION. The following is tht meteorological repor for th« week ending May 1, 1896 : —

Rainfall during April — Alford Forest, 8.72 inoheß ; Alford House, 6.23 inches.

CORRESPONDENCE

Wo do not hold ourseives responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents)

PENDARVES SCHOOL.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir,— l hear with great regret that Fendarves is losing its school. Will you kindly inform me what are they going to do with the schoolmaster, also the organ which was paid for bj^ public subscription.? — I am, etc., Subscriber.

CHERTSEY DOMAIN.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir, — Allow me through your columns to publicly contradict, and at tbe same time to refute your correspondent's reports of Chertsey Domain Board. He ought to qualify himself with the truth of what he is writing about before commiting the same to print. A report appears m your paper re meeting held m Ohertaey schoolroom for the purpose of electing a school committee. Advantage was taken of the same to obtain a show of hands for two gentlemen to act as members on the Domain Board. In order to give a true statement of affairs, and put the saddle on the right horse, the facts are that several months ago a section of the Domain Board selected two. men for the vacancies on the Board. The other section of the Board, not satisfied with the selections, nominated me and Mr W. Oakley, and Bent the nominations to our representative. I wrote myself, and stated that the other two nominations would not be eligible to hold seats on the Board m less than six months, which prophecy has come true. These are the true facts. They had no reference to the two gentlemen that were nominated at the meeting held at Chertaey on April 29, nor had anything to do with our representative. As to the Tooley street meeting held, I was ignorant of it, but I think that the pro moters might, knowing that I and another were nominated candidates by a member of the Board, have published it through the columns of your paper, which would have given others a show. Thanking yoa m anticipation. — lam, etc., N. WfeLSH.

Fall of a Scaffold.

Dunedin, May 4 The scaffolding at Herbert Haynes' new building, Princess street, gave way this morning, throwing the workmen to the ground, a distance of sixteen feet. A man named Kirkwood was badly cut; about the head and rendered unconscious ; another named Cole, sustained injuries to the chest ; and a third, named Johnston, injuries to his foot.

Later.

Kirkwood died m the Hoßfital from the injuries he sustained; Cole has four ribs broken.

COMMERCIAL

London, May 1. New Zealand mutton,' first quality, 3jd ; second quality, 2§d. Hemp is unchanged. Good colonial butter is selling slowly at 88s to 903.

Business m the Bradford wool market is lifeless. f

The English wheat market is. quiet, and inclined to weakness; the Continental steady, and the American has a downward tendency Colonial oata, fine quality, 24s 6 J ; common 21s 6d. # Londow, May 3 At the wool sales a good selection was offered, but prices were irregular, and there were many withdrawals. The total quantity catalogued up to date is 60,600 bales, of which 52,800 were sold.

At yesterday's sales 1300 casks of tallow were offered, and 475 sold. Fine tallow mutton brought 21s 3d, medium 20s ; fine beef 19a j medium 18s 6d. The stock sow consists of 57,459 casks.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, havß received the following London cable,- dated May 1 : — Frozen Meat — Mutcon market weak. Canterbury and Wellington are worth respectively 3£d and 2§d per lb (last quotations were 3§d and 2|d respectively). Lamb market weaker. Prime N.Z. lambs are worth per carcase 4§d per lb (last quotation was 4£d).

CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRO DUCE MARKET.

Th« Lyttdton Times of to-day s»ya :—

A fair number of farmers were m town on Saturday, but no parcels of grain of any magnitude are recorded »b having changed hands, holders m most cases declining to sell at prices offered. Although both onions and potatoes incline to be Blightly weaker, holders prefer retaining them to selling at less than quotations. A fair export business has been doing during the week, both coast wise and for Australia, m both grain and roots, potatoes and onions having gone away m large quantities, and, notwithstanding the slight depression m the Sydney market, which may only be temporary, there is a fair speculative inquiry for that market.

Tht following are current prices : — Wheat.— Pearl (prime milling), 3s 3d to 3s 4d ; millers' mixed lines, 3s 2d to 3i 4d ; Tuscan, 3s 3d to 3s 3Jd ; Hunter's, 3s 2d to 3s 3d ; good seconds, 2s 8d to 2s lOd. Oats. — Prim* milling, 2% ; short feed, Is 9d to Is lid; dans and Danish Is 9d to Is lOd;

Barley; — Malting, prims 3a 6d to 4s; medium do, 3s 3d to 3s 6d ; second quality, 2s 6d to 3s ; feed, 2s 3d.

Beans.— Well saved 2s 3d; ticks, 2s 4d to 2a 6d.

Peas.— Blue Prussians 3s 6d to 3a 9d; others, 3s to 3s Id.

Flour— Millers quote roller £10, stone £9 10s, sharps £4, bran £3 10s. Oatmeal— £lo. Oatshbaf Chains 1 . •-■ 47s 6d ab handy country stations. Onions.— £7 10i at country stations. Potatoes. — Derwents 35a at country statioaa.

Grass Seed.— Ryegrass, farmers' lots 2s to 2s 9J, machine-dressed to 3s 9d, heavy weight 4s. Cocksfoot 2|d to 3Jd f town machine-drewed 4d to 4Jd, extra to 4|d. Dairy Produck.— Cheese 3£d to 4d, loaf 4d to 4|d. Butter— Factory lOd, dairy 7d to Bd, salt 6d. Bacon and hams 6d. The above prices are paid to farmers f.o.b. Lyttelton, except where otherwise stated.

Exports of grain and produce from Lyttel ton for the past week include :— 4394 sacks wheat, 930 sacks and 290 bags flour, 571 sacks oats, 302 sacks barley, 870 sacks malt, 292 sacks bran, 120 sacks sharps, 195 sacks pollard, 157 sacks meal, 231 sacks seed, 267 sacks peas, 8 sacks beans, 3362 sacks chaff, 988 bales hay and straw, 2313 sacks potatoes, 1772 sacks onions, 56 sacks turnips, 46 boxes butter, 4 cases cheese, 66 cases and bales hams and bacon, 75 cases meate, 115 cases tongues, 32 bales wool, 48 casks tallow, 78 boxes soap, 4 cases eggs, 2 crates poultry and 399 cases fruit,

CABLE NEWS

HOME AND FOREIGN

THEMIOKLESFIELD COLLIERY London, May 1. Of a hundred men entombed m the colliery at Micklesfield, forty bave been rescued, and the chance of the others being got out alive is hopeless. THE FARMERS' RELIEF BILL In the House of Commons, the Bill introduced by Mr Henry Chaplin, Pre sident of the local Government Board, which proposed to relieve farming lands m England by assessing them at half the rateable value, was, on a division, read a second time by a majority of 177. The operation of the Bill is limited to five years. THE DOUBLE INCOME TAX. Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales, is endeavouring to persuade the Imperial Government to abandon the double income tax, which colonists at Home have to pay, as he contends that its imposition is creating irritation amongst colonists, and pre vents the investment of capital. Ho has requested Mr Chamberlain, Secre tary of State for the Colonies to use his influence ■■ with the Treasury m the matter, and is hopeful of success. VOLUNTARY SCHOOLS BILL. May 3 Mr Chamberlain, speaking at Bir mingham, declared that the Govern ment, 80 far as' he was concerned, would not yield any vital point on the Voluntary Schools Bill. It was cer tain, he said, that, the measure would improve and popularise the system. THE NORTH ABERDEEN SEAT* The election for the vacancy m the House of Commons for North Aber deen, created by the resignation of Mr W. A. Hunter, took place, when Mr Pirie, the Liberal candidate, was returned by a majority of 430. . FATAL LAMP EXPLOSION.

Berlin, May 1 Professor Giffekin was killed by the explosion of a petroleum lamp. Much excitement was caused towards the end of 1888 m court and political circles by the publication m the Deutsche Mundscliau of a portion of a diary stated to have been compiled by the late Emperor Frederick, and it led to the confiscation of the paper and the arrest of Dr Giffnken, who, it was alleged, supplied the information. The proceedings against the Professor were subsequently abandoned.

ROUT OF DERVISHES. Cairo, May 2 Three squadrons of cavalry and a Soudanese battalion routed 300 Der vishes near Akasab, and killed many.

AUSTRALIAN

THE OATTERTHUN'S GOLD.

Sydney, May 2

Another attempt is to be made to recover the gold from the wreck of the steamer Oattherthum. The Insur ance.. Companies have fitted up a steamer with a 'specially constructed diving aparatus, and hope to overcome \ the difficulty of the depth at which the vessel sank. The steamer will leave to-morrow. INTER-UNIVERSITY BOAT BAOE. • Melbourne, May 2 The following is the result of the Inter- University boat race : — South Australia, 1 ; New South Wales, 2. Victoria also started, but their boat was almost swamped by a passing steamer and they were practically out of the race. The South Australians won easily by ten lengths: HOSPITAL SUNDAY. Hospital Sunday m the city and suburbs was a marked success. The collections as yet are not complete, but exceed those of last year by several hundred pounds. CARGO OF COAL ON FIRE. The ship Ellen A. Reid, from New castle to Manilla, with 3QQO tons of coal, was towed into Sydney with her cargo on fire. The outbreak took place between deoks under the forward house, and was discovered when the ship was seventy-five miles from land. It had then a good hold, and a course was. shaped for Fort Stephens. All air inlets were blocked, and holes were cut/in the deck, through which large quantities of water were poured. On *

reaching Fort Stephens the fire wai sufficiently subdued to allow of the vessel being towed here, when the fire was quickly extinguished. Her hold is badly scorched and the cargo dam aged. This is one of many recent cases of the heating of cargoes by spontaneous combustion,

The Matable Rising.

Capetown, May 1

Bands of Matabeles are endeavour ing Co intercept tke Mafeking and Salisbury columns, which are advanc ing to the relief of the beleaguered people m Buluwayo.

May 2. In the Volksraad of the Orange Free State a motion was tabled to modify the extradition treaty with the Chartered Company as no longer a civilised, Government, and declaring that Mr Rhodes desired to be a dictator by sending Hussars to Matabele on the pretext of importing troops, Tke President ruled the motion out of order, and deolared it was necessary to abrogate all the Chartered Company*! treaties.

THE SOUTH AFRICAN CRISIS.

Pretoria, May 2

An interdict proclaimed over the Reformers' property i§ to be removed except on Leonard's and Wooif s. The Hollanders and Doppers obstruct the measures taken for lenient sentences, Pakis, May 1 Several Parisian papers fear that if the sentence of exi|e passed m the Transvaal on the members of the Reform Committee is carried into execution it will result m damage to the Rand, and that their places will be taken by Germans, which may injure the French bondholders. They there fore urge that M. Hanotaux, the Foreign Minister, should advise Presi dent Kruger to commute that portion of the sentences;

THE ASHBURTON GUABDIAN : MONDAY, MAY 4, 1596.



Da*. ■* ,«-• m of weather. Lovr. High Sun. Saturday.. 43- 72- 123- Fine, N.W. vSunday ... 42- 54- 65* Rain, S.W. Monday ... 37' 58 117* Fine, calm Tuesday ... 30- 66 112- Rain, NW-SW Wednesday 30' 62' 120- Fine, S. Thursday... 29- 62 112- „ N.W. Friday .... 36' 63' 122- „ NW-SW



For a pain m the side or chest there is noth. ing so good as a piece of flannel damped with Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound on over I *he seat of pain, ' It affords prompt and per* manent relief and if used m time will ofteu prevent a cold from resulting m pneumonia. Thiß same treatment is a sure cure for lamt back For sila by toe Aahburton Deng Qoau Piny,



During the reoant sitting of Parliament numbers of members were affeo'ed with troublesome oougba and colds. That largely advertised medicine, Woods' Great Pepper- mint Cure, was the popular remedy. It was not an unusual thing to see a bottle passed around at the House, it was so effective. It I s sold everywhere, at Is 03 md 2s fti, 1



Wanted. _' WAROO ! THE CURE FOR INDIGESTION. , Afhburton Drug Company, Agents I 11 108 \i ANTED Knowu— Monster Clear- i\ ing Boot Sale at Mellob' Zealan dla\Boor. Store. WANTED Known— Having bought our Winter Supply of Blankets and Flannels before the great advanoe in prices we intend giving onr friends full benefit of same.— Mitohell and Turner VJU ANTED Known— That it U lament * * aide to hear people ask why there is so much trash in the Boot Trade nowa- days 1 But no wonder I say. Th<vy m?y strike their breasts and say, ' By onr own fault, who buy such trash at cheap sales.' Though oheap, a profit mast be levied, and yon don't get the worth of your money But yon have yet a remedy by calling at , J. Moison. the Premier in the Boot Trade, where a solid, dry, and good wearing boot can be got. Secure good boots for winter or yonr feet will be wet. Get your repairs done at once or while you wait at J. Moison's Impermeable Boot Depot, East Street, Ashburton. 2 127 THE WONDERFUL SERGE IN NAVYBLACK, MAROON, MYRTLE AND GREY' A DRESS LENGTH "FOR es lip. LADIES' JACKETS from Os XI D, NEWEST GOODS. Alt OSTiStyllsh and Cheapest Millinery ■"■»• in Ashburton. EVERYTHING NEW AND FRESH AT LOWEST CASH PRICES. Ashburton Drapery Company 9 Drapers, Clothiers, Milliners and Dress- makers, Arcade House. . — . — — j -OPENED UP- Q TRUNKS MEM'S, YOUTHS' AND BOYS' BOOTS AT NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. ■ j We have gained the reputation of Keeping a GOOD ARTICLE, and we j intend to Retain it. i The Goods are all marked in Plain Figures at the VERY LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. 4 Trunks GENTLEMEN'S IBNGLISH BALMORALS, Sewn, at prices that will pay yon to in- speotandßuy, TRY THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY FOR YOUR NEXT PAIR OF BOOTS r- ALEXi HENDRY, Manager. HAVELOCK STREET, — CASH — GBAIH& PRODUCE STORE I HAVE to express appreciation of the manner in which my numerous Friends and the Public of Ashburton generally, have in the past extended to me such liberal support, and I take this opportunity of soliciting a continuance of their valued patronage. Amongst other commodities, my stock includes : — FLOUR, BRAN, SHARPS, CHICKWHEAT, BARLEY, OATS, CRUSHED OATS, STRAW & OATSHEAF CHAFF, CAPE BARLEY, GOLDEN TARES, ONIONS, LINSEED, BTC, ETO< POTATOES ! POTATOES 1 ! POTATOES ! ! ! POT PLANTS, BULBS, AND FERNS. Customers may depend on receiving prompt attention to orders, and every effort will be made to give both large and small purchasers perfect satisfaction. J. Thomas, PRODUCE DEALER, HAVELOCK STREET. 4 172 ■■■ ■ —i. ' ~ =«< PHASES OF THE MOON. April—. Last Quarter ... 511 54 am New Moon ... 13 352 pra First Quarter ... 2110 16 am Fqll Moon „, 38 1 17 »m



Wanted. WANTED — Dressmaking or Plain Sewing by day. Fur particulars apply Mss Oullbn, Burnett street. 4 209 ITTT ANTKD-A Good General Serrano V T Apply at once to Mks A . Fielp, cure of Mm Kickman, Ashburton. 516 IX7 AN TED Known— Board and Besi- " * dence for a homely Girl, m central position, wi»h piano. Terms — 10 i per week. Apply Guardian Offiop. 5 19 i AM making Irish Moss Jojubrs. in- valuable for cousjhp, colds, itifluei.z-. otc—H. A, Flower, Confectioner, Kast street 5 23 CHOUGH, Cough, Coufch— l urn still S making my celebrated Cough Drops, None genuine unless stamped Flower's Oough.— H. A. Flowbr, Confectioner, if»st street. i 24 /"IRE AM Dates— The original maker. V_> Dont be misled by other makes. H. A. l lower, the old reliable Confec- tioner. Hob Pies, Tea, Coffee and Oooos. 525 OHOOTIKG SEASON, 1896.- Bay yoor Guns, Ammonltlou, Etc., at J. W. Bardlet's. 3JT9 riUNS ON HIRE; also Guns thoroughly'jrepalred. Please forward early to avoid the rash. J . W. Hakdley. 380 WANTED Known— Large delivery of the 'Economic' Kid Glove*, four buttons, Is 9d per pair, worth much more.— W H. Collier. WANTED Known— That Smith Mackwelt. makes, repairs, and re-covers Umbrellas and Parasols at i Lower East Street, Ashburton. No persons employed to canvass or colleot Umbrellas at the door. 4 144= WANTED KNOWN.— Mrs Hufpam. having taken the premises lately occupied by Mr 6. Neill, Intends to open same as Ladles' Dining and Refresh- ment Rooms, where visitors will find a long felt want supplied. Meals at all hours. A few boarders will find all the comforts of a home. 4 196 WANTED Known — Bargains from loor to celling. — Mellor's Stock taking Boot Sale. TTTOCTBALLB, various sizes. Chil- JD dron*B Footballs from 2s 6d ; new stock. New Games for winter evenings. New lines m Fancy Crockery, chaste and pretty. New Books and Stationery. Lowest cash prices. — H. M. Jokes. JMOMFORTABLK Board and Lodging V_y with e7ery home comfoit, 16s par week ; meals at all hours, Is; beds, Is. Tea and Coffee always ready, 2d per cup. Truckle's Coffee Palace (late Lyttelton Boardinghouse) Cameron street, Abhbur ton. 3 23 WANTED Known— A Magnificent Display of Ladies' Jackets m all the Newest Styles, jast landed and now on view. See window. — Mitchell and Turner. WANTED Known — 6000 pairs of Boota and shoes to pick from. VTellor s Great Boot Sale. WANTED—A few Tons of Prime Oat Sheaf Chaff. Apply, with samples and price, to Flktcher Bros , Cash Supply Stores, Ashburton. riOUGH NO MORE— The Orlglna V> and only Genuine Paregoric Jnbts, as sold by me last Winter. Try them —H.Diggle, the up to date Confectioner, East Street. 4 215 4 /I EN'S Bluchers ss, a good Strong **■*■ Nailed Shooter at 8s 6d ; a nice assortment of Ladies' and Children's Boots and Shoes from Is 9d a pair at R. Alcorns ANTED Known— You save 5s m every pound if you patronise Mellor's Cheap Boot Store. OLIDAY Suits— A Nice Kalapol Suit for 27e 6d, Boys' Knlcker and Cambridge Suits from 7s 6d, Men's Suits to Measure from 455, Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed at R. Alcorn's WANTED Known— Everybody to roll op to Mellor's Cheap Boot Sale. Now'b your time to buy. WANTED Known— The * Economic Kid Glove, four buttons, Is 9 1 per pair, is the Glove for everyday wear. — W. H. Collier. OYSTERS, Wild Babbits, Groper, Ling. Moki, Rock Cod, Bine Cod, .Smoked Warehou, at Sutherland's, Tancred Street. tnLTANTED-t-Egga m any quantity W must be quite fresh. We are also buyers of good Beeswax m small or large quantities.— Fletcher Bros , East Street, Aahburton. WANTED Known— 6ooo pairs of Boots to be cl eared In one month. — Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. REAT SALE NOW ON at L. F ANDREWES & Co. £30°0 worth of Books, Stationery, Fancy Goods, Toys, Muelo, &c, to be sold this month regard- lesß of cost. Sale now on at L. F. Andbewes & Co, Stationers' Hall. 425 WANTED Known— We intend to shake up every Boob Shop m Ashbnrton.— Melloh's Clearing Boot Sale ANTED Known- Buots and Shoes from Is 31 to 27a 6d — Mellor's Cheap Boot Sale. TfcfANTF.D Known- 60 pairs Ladies TV and Girls' Leather Top and Canvas Tennis Shoes, at half usual price, for two weeks only. — AndrewOrr 10136 WANTED Known— lf you miss the Che*p Boot; Sale you will be sorry.- — Mellor's, Tancred Street. CXTHEiN you are m Christchurch don't ' » fail to go to Warne's, Cashel street, for Fish or Oyster lunch. Tea or Supper. — Joseph Tavlor and Co.. Proprietors. 3 4 \\f ANTEDKtiown— GotoTHECoRHER W fur Newest St,yle& In Drapery and Millinery— W. H. Collier. WANTED Kn>wn— Our Soaaon's Dresses m a'l the Now Culonial Twcods and Choice Homo Materials now opened. An inspection invited.— Mitchell and Turner OWN Make m Ladies and Children's Underclothing, Aprons, and Pina- fores ; also a good assortment of Calicoes, Muslins, Flannelettes, Trimmings, etc., at Mrs Alcorns new shop, Baker't) Buildings. WANTED Known.— The popular Tea and Coffee Rooms, 131 Llchfield street. Chrlstchuroh, late Rundle's. Tea and Coffee Id per cup. Bread and Butter 2d per plate. Ham, Hot Pies, and Pastry, Scones, Bans, etc.— M. Cooke, Proprie- tress. 3 243 ■ WANTED Known— Ladies Shoes tan or black, 6a 63. — Mkllor' Cheap Boot Sale. OTHER People are getting Bargain at Gaboon's Monster dale o Bicycles, Earthenware, Glasa, and China Why not lou ? I



Business Notices. t IT IS A THAT FOR WEAR, PIT, AND YALUB, McDonald and JMcDiarmid's CASH BOOT SHOP IS UNRIVALLED. Thousands of Pairs to Select from, and being straight from the Manufacturer and Importer to the Customer, all middle profits are avoided ; ANY DESCRIPTION OP B >OTS AMD SHOES MADE TO ORDER AT LOWEST PRICES />|ALL AND INBPROT WINTER STOCK NOW OPENING AT THE CASH BOOT SHOP, EAST STREET J. NICHOLAS, M«tia;«r Warchoiuemaii'o Clearing Sale. QALE OF THE STOCK OP LATB H, OLNET, CHRISTOHtRCH. W. H. COLLJEP, HAS BOUGHT PROM THE ABOVE ESTATE A line of YOUTHS' OVERCOATS, 6i 6d upwards, worth double. Men's CARDIGAN JACKETS 4s 9d, worth, 8i 6d. Black OSTRICH TlPri 4|d, worth la each. A line new black bead DRESS TRIMMINGS 8d to 6d, worth double Ladies' handsomely beaded Cashmere MITTS 4|d pair. | White embroidered COLLARETTES for children 8d each, formerly U. Children'^ Woollen JACKETS Is 6d each, about half-prict. Hale Wow On. "THE CORNER.'* NOTICI YOUB ATTENTION IS DIRECTED TO THE FOLLOWING ;— 4 S the Representative of roj Fnglish Agents is at present m the Colony, »nd will be going Home shortly, I am now taking orders for the REPLACING of any parts of BROKEN SETS ia CHINA or GLASSWARE. A Cap, Saucer, Plate, etc., of any description or design replaced by letting the broken partß or a sound one as a sample. Any Glass or China Dishes belonging to Electro-plated or Silver ware can be made to older. KINDLY LEAVE YOUR ORDERS IHIS WEJ£K IF POSSIBLE. S. SALEKi WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. April 27, 1896. SOMETHING WORTH GROWING. MEW STRAWBERRY "LAXTON'S NOBLE" THIS new Strawberry has established itself m the Home market bb the Very Best Strawberry under cultivation. The fruit is large, firm, and handsome, the bright crimson scarlet berries weighing as high as 2oz each, while the flavor is rich and vinous. Besides these recommendations, " THE NOBLE is one of the earliest fruiting strawberries, and we have no hesitation m saying that it is undoubtedly the Strawberry for growers of this favourite fruit. The following is extracted from the Otago Witness of January 2, 1896 : " New Strawberry: " Laxton's Noble "— . . This strawberry excels both m size, flavour and appearance, anything we have had m New Zealand before. . . Borne of these fine berries were sent by the Countess of Pembroke to the Emperor of Germany, each berry being about the size of an apple. They were said to be larger than had ever been seen before. The fruit arrived mex cellent condition, not a berry being crushed, speaking well both for the packing and the travelling qualities of the berries. On the average the berries weighed 2oz each. They were not big, ugly fruit, but were fall and handsome. . . "Laxton's Noble" Strawberry comes early into bearing, and is a very hsavy bearer, and it should be very serviceable for any cottager with small garden space or for maiket gwdener?, as it is a splendid grower and a heavy cropper, coming early into fruit. Mr Bennet h»s on young plants, laid m the spring, eight to ten large berries, averaging, say, 2cz each. They are fine handsome berries, and of good travelling qualities." . As Stock is limited, we recommend Ordering Early for delivery early m May Strong Well-rooted Plants, 6s per Dozen ', 40s per 100. Authorised Sole Agents for Ashburton and Christchurch for — NIMMO & BLAIR, SEED MERCHANTS AND SEED GROWERS, DUNEDIN. Kerosene. Kerosene, Merosene, 100 Cases. 100 Cases. We have m stock and to arrive 100 cases * Evening Star' Kerosene, 150 degrees fire test. This oil is, without doubt, one of the Safest and Best light-giving oils m the market. Cream of 'rartw. Cream of Tartar 11201bs. 11201bs. We have just received half a ton of Pure Cream of Tartar ground specially for us from the crystals. This Cream of Tartar is guaranteed Pure, and is the Strongest and Best procurable, and having bought it before the rise 1C tue Eforoe market, we are enabled to Bell at a Lower Price than any other storekeeper m the town.- • ■ cxtffee. Coffee. Coffee- We are giving special attention to our Coffee. The Coffee Beans are selected with the greatest care and freshly roasted and ground on our premises by the most approved machinery. We can recommend it with the greatest of confidenco as Superior to sny other Coffee m the market. Give it a trial andyoUm ÜB9 NOTICE TO FABMEES, Etc. We are Cash Buyers of GOOD BEESWAX m any quantity, at Highest Market Rates. ', _  ..  - Orders by Post o* Telephone Promptly attended to FLETCHER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STORES, EAST STREET, ASHBURTO.N, and High street, Ohristehurcb. * Tiibfhqkjj 24 ? pl 87 ,