Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, JULY 27, 1896.

The Review of Reviews m its pages specially devoted to topics more particu larly interesting to the cost of a dwellers m the .Southern drought. Hemisphere, say a the . effects of the drought under which New South Wales languished m 1895 are now registered m dry statis tics, and the record is sufficiently start ling. The drought, as measured by the official tables, may be said to have cost the colony 2 000,000 bushel* of wheat-, 18,000 horses, nearly 400,000 nattle of various kinds, more than 10,000,000 sheep, and 5,000,000 lambs I These figures represent the decrease under each head for the year j a decrease traceable almost . solely to the months of rainless beat under which last year whole districts of the colony panted. If to these figures be added the natural increase which, under ordinary conditions the flocks and ! herds and wheat lands of the colony would have known, the mischiefs of the drought) take still more tragical dimen sions. In the central coast district, the decrease m oattle is ovei 26 per cent. On the northern tabla-land the losses, m sheep are even higher than this. One fourth the pastoral wealth m these districts was destroyed m a single season. The natural calamities which smite the great interests of a colony like New South Wales are sufficiently startling ; but they are 'scarcely so wonderful as the courage with' which| they are endured, and the speed with which their mischief is repaired. Already the scars left by the great drought of 1895 grow faint.

According to the 48th annual report of the Ecolesiasbioal , Commissioners for England upwards of xngush 5700 benefices have been benefices. augmented and endowed

since the creation of the Common Fund In 1840— (a) by annual payments charged on the fund ; (b) by capital sums expended m the provision of parsonage houses, etc; and (o) by the annexation of lands,' tithe rent-charges, etc. The value of these grants exceeds £804,540 per annum m perpetuity, and v\ equivalent to a capitalsumof £24,186.950. The value of benefactions, consisting of lands, tithe, and other rent-charges, stock, cash, etc., secured to benefices and met , for the most part by grants from the Com | missloners, exceeds £179,045 per annum In perpetuity, and is equivalent to a permanent increase of endowment of £5,371,350. A sum exceeding £26,000 per annum is also contributed by bene factors to meet the Commissioners' grants for curates m mining districts. The total j increase m the incoma of benefices thus resulting from the operations of the Com missioners exceeds £1,009,585 per annum, and may be taken to represent a capital sum of £30,338.300.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Heading matter on fourth page. There are 120 boys In the Wellington College cadet corps. Mails for Chatham Inlands per Kahu close at Lyfctelton on Satutday, August 1, at 8 p.m. The funeral of the. late Mr Peter Cunningham took place on Sunday after noon and was very largely attended. At Inverell, New South Wales, Mary Ann Bowdery (60) was suffocated the other night whilst m a state of alcoholic stupor. The members of the Auckland Burns Club celebrated the centenary of the Scottish bard on Friday night by a banquet. . . In the South Australian Legislative Assembly a petition was presented from 1 19,437 male adults praying for the open ing of hotels on Sunday. A' well-known Melbourne musician thus defined a "scorcher." "Ze acorobaire, he pedal presto ; bat ze senseeble man, he pedal adagio." At Penrith, New South Wales, Thomas Jones was sent to gaol for wilfully break* ing a window. He had been sleeping out for three nightß, and sought shelter m gaol. Amongst the passengers to New Zealand by the Mararoa, on her last trip, were Count Paolo Tassio and Count Marco Qrippi, Italian notables, on a tour round the colony. A bill to amend the law with regard to bills of sale, making it consistent with the law m che other colonies, has passed its second reading m the New South Wales Aase aably. Four womea were recently elected to a South Australian Hospital Board, while the names ot several women hare also been added to the list of Justices of the Peace m the same oolony. The question of raising a loan of £2000, to be subsidised pound for pound by the Government, is now being discussed at Oollingwood. The proposal Is to spend the amount on roading and bridging the district. Several very large brown sea trout have been captured by Mr L. F. Ayson, curator of the Masterton fishponds, m the rivers this season. These fish, which resemble the salmon, are supposed to have come from Palliser Bay. The Bulletin thinks that the horse will soon only be kept as a Zoo curiosity. A Pennlngtpn petroleum motor, 201 b weight, fitted to an ordinary carriage, can do the work of two horses— and its only food is a dose of oheap oil every morning. A Palmerston resident is taking steps to patent a bottle which oan only be used once. It is believed to be the only sucotssful invention of its kind m the world, as a large firm were recently advertising for such an invention to prevent their bottles being used a second time. To prevenb cut-throab competition, the sawmillers who export white pine have agreed on a tariff, under which no timber will be sent out of the colony for less than 6s per 1000 ft f.o.b. It la estimated that this will bring m £10,000 per annum more than before. The millers are also generally favourable to the idea of form ing an Association. , In the course of a discussion at the Timber Conference Professor Kirk asked whether steps had been taken m recent years to ascertain whether there was a market m China for New Zealand woods. The President (Mr Trapp) said that the' Kauri Company had sect a shipment of timber to the Flowery Land and had lost money on it* Extensive forests were about) to be opened m Japon, and not only would timber be poured into China by the Japanese, but there was a likelihood that they would be competing with New Zealand for the Australian market. Pro fessor Kirk said that about twenty years ago some short kauri logs sent to China realised satisfactory rates, Don't Gough.— Relief can be obtained immediately. TJae PSATING'S GOUQH liOZfiNGES well known ag the utterly unrivalled Cough Remedy. Strongly reoom mended by many eminent physicians. They at once check the ooqgh and remove the oauße-^without any after effect; the most delicate can therefore take them. One Lozenga alone gives eaue— one nr two at bed times eneurea rest. Bold everywhere m Udb lsl£deaob, The true leaf of the Tea Plant untampered with Ihiaio toiieTea,

Teacher : * Where is the island of Cuba situAced ? Boy :• I dunno. Teacher : * Don't you know where your sugar comes from 1' Boy : • Yes. We borrow it from our next door neighbours.' A very praiseworthy effort ia now being made by some «>f the leading citizens of Melbourne to establish a special hospital for the proper isolation and treatment of persons suffering from infectious diseases. The Victorian Temperance Alliance protested agaiust the proposed bonuses for the encouragemen-. ot the colonial wine and brandy industry, but the Premier said ha regretted he was unable to agree with the deputation. For having tied a tin to a dog's tail, the result chat the hamstring of one of the animal's legs were cut, two men named John Runkin and John Mill were recently fined 2s 6d, with €1 14s 6d , costs at Outram. The men' agreed to pay the owner of the dog £8. During a heavy thunderstorm which passed over Waipawa some days ago, a plnus insignus tree was struck by light ning and became ignited. It burned steadily for some hours, the heart or the tree being burned out for some consider able distance. During the reoent flood it is estimated that m plaoes the Manawatu rose 20 feet above the usual flood level and m other places 40 feet above it. It is also said by old identities to have risen ten feet above the level of the heavy flood of fourteen years ago. Mr Perrln, a timber experb from Vlo toria, is about to make a tour of the oolony for the purpose of inspecting the forests. The Crown Land Commissioners through out the oolony have teen instructed by the Government to afford him every facility for obtaining information. The next) meet of the Ashburton Hounds will be held at Dromore on Wednesday nexfa. A steeplechase and Hurry Scurry with the possibility of some other events, will be held at the Kennels on August 6. As the Point to Point has been arranged to suit all hunters a big field should be . the result. Aunt Wayfaack (at Symphony Concert): * What is it they are playin' V Niece (whispering); 'It is the * Pastoral Sym phony.' Aunt Waybaok : *My 1 My 1 How it reminds me of the old days on the farm! See that little man at the end drummin' on a soap kettle, just like little Jimmy used to do/ At the trial trip of the new steamer Mataura, which left London for Welling ton on June 27th, she proved herself to be very fast for a steamer capable of stow ing m her vast holds 10.000 tons of cargo. The stock of a good-sized sheep station could be stowed m the freezing part of the Mataura's holds leaving room m the other parts of the vessel for general cargo sufficient to fill two ordinary-sized sailing ships* The well known chief Hirini te Kani died recently at his residence on Kalci, The deceased was the paramount chief of the tribes m Poverty Bay and northwards to Tolago Bay. With the deceased may be said to have died the personal influence or mana with which m the old days, the chiefs of the highest rank may be said to have been clothed. The tangi is now being held, and is likely to last for some considerable time. ( Owing to the recent painful case m Ohristchurch, by which a yeung girl employed at a boob factory, who wore her hair loose, was scalped by moving machinery, the Factory Department have issued a oircular to factory owners setting forth that girls and women employed m their factories must have their hair so fastened up whilst at work that there will be no possibility of such an accident again occurring. The new lighthouse for Cape Palliser has just been completed by Messrs Luke ! and Co of Wellington. It stands about c 40ft high, and is 15ft m diameter, with a a slight taper to the top, with a balcony. It has a series of windows for light, and the position of the lantern is reached by n , means of an iron winding stair on the inside. Those who have seen the light house, says the New Zealand Times, speak m the highest terms of the workmanship. 1 A successful mining man m Auokland * has offered to contribute £1,003 to start a fund to presenb England with a battleship to cost' £500,000, the 8 amount to be raised m Australa<d<j. He * says such a gift would create an amount) of enthusiasm m England for the Colonies 11 which one could hardly realise. This gentleman is a foreigner, and he desires I to show his loyalty and affection for the c Empire which gives liberty and protection o to all who wish to live under its flag. 3 The net public debt of New South Wales at June 30 was £60,656 873. and o the increase for the year was £2,437,340 c says the Bulletin. The province passed s the twenty million limib m 1882 ; it got s orer the thirty million line m '85, and passed the forty million milestone m '88. a In '92 it got past fifty millions, and now c '96 sees it well paßb sixty millions. For o sixteen years there has nob been one 0 year when the proportion of debc per head has nob grown bigger. The next borrow is to take place (locally, it is ' alleged) m a few months, so the debt will 9 . now start to sprint gaily for the seventy ? r million limit, and, with good luck, it should not be far off at the close of the 6 century. The Nelson Colonist is responsible for * the following :— At the port of Nelson coal is stacked on the wharves. A 8 gentleman informs us that he watched 9 recently the peculiar actions of a dog. Whether the animal had been trained to retrieve coal we are unable to say, but our * informant states that he watohed it make its way to one of the wharves, seize a 1 convenient lump of coal, and make off till 3 it reached a by-street where he lost sight 8 of the animal, which eventually returned to the coal heap. Some excuse may be s offered for the animal if it merely followed 1 the bent of its inclination and sought to 7 keep its nose warm, bub if its master is 3 reaponalbe for its training, it is a pity so j sensible a creature was not set to perform > a more honest task. I The marksmen's medals given by Go vernmenb for the competition by Volun s beers have been awarded as follows :— 3 Gold medal for best shot— North Island, r Private Say well, Manchester Rifles, 96 i points ; South Island, Col. -Sergeant Jones, b Kumara Rifles, IQS. Gold and silver i medal for second best shot — North Island, ) Private Richards, Manchester Rifles, 94 ; . South Island, Private Sonntae, Dunedin City Guards, 103. Silver medals— Auck land, C.P.O. Splnley, Ponsonby Navals, | 90 j Wellington, Sergeanb Mooseman, ' Wangannl Rifles, 95; Nelson, Sergeant II * Smith, Kumara Rifles, 100 ; Canterbury, 1 Gunner Burford, Tlmaru Navals, 89; 7 North Otago, Sergt. -Major White, No. 1 Battery, 100; Sonth Otago, P.O. Woollett, Dunedin Navals, 91 ; Southland, Sergeant McMath, Riveisdale Rifles, 84. Holloway'a Ointment and Pillß.— Theße world-renowned remedies are confidently recommended to miners, navvies, and all who have to work underground or where noxious atmospheres axist. The minute particles of ooal or metal which permeate the air m Buoh places tend to block up the lungs and air tubes, giving rise to bronohitis, asthma, and palpitation of the heart: In Holloway's remedies will be found a Bsfe and easily used medioament for the penetrating properties of the Ointment relieve the looal oongeßtions and the mildly laxative effects of the Fills cause ti^e liver to a,ot freely, and the breath to become unembarrassed. By early resort to these remedies many a serious illness may be averted, and soundness of health main tAined, You have ruined your constitution sufficiently by drinking inferior Tea. Recruit by drinking <*)/? BoziE Tea |it ia pure. The tea w delicious

The recent bad weather is very trying ] to the little ones. Group has been rather \ prevalent of late, Mr E. Brodribb having lost » very fine little boy on Saturday from a sudden attack of this disease. Rev. L. M. Isict will deliver an address m the Oddfellows' Hall to-morrow night on prohibition, at eight o'olock. The loaders of the movement m Ashburton wi 1 occupy positions on the platform with the lecturer, and the Good Templars will wear regalia. Rev G. B. Inglia is laid down by la grippe. He was too indisposed to take the services m the Presbyterian Ohuroh on Sunday, and these, at very short notice, were taken very acceptably by Mr Brock, who preached, and Mr Andrew Qrr, one of the eiders, who led the devotions. We regret to learn that one. of our oldest a&d moac respected farmers, Mr I James Jamieaou, is very aerloualy ill and has been so for some time, with but little signs of improvement. A lung affection, arising from a Degleoted cold, is the trouble, but it is hoped thai;, under Dr Greenwood's care, the old gentleman may pull through. At the District Court at Wanganui, Mr J. O. Martin, who presided, remarked that the criminal calendar was a very sad one. Out of the five persona indicted four were under the age of twenty yaars, were New Zealand born, and so far as it went — they were all able to read and write— had re ceived their education m the colony. He wandered what many of our young people were coming to. At a meeting of delegates from the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society and the Geraldine Society, on Saturday, it was decided to amalgamate. The new Society lsrto be called the South Canter bury, and represents the counties of Maokenzle, Geraldine and Levels, bounded North by the Rangitata, and South by the Wai'aki. The new Society will start with a credit balance of over £600.

CORRESPONDENCE.

. — - ♦* We do not hold ooneives responsible for the ■ opinions txpxested by our correspondents) A COMPLIMENT PROM MISS SEARS. TO THE EDITOR. Siß.—Will you kindly :4 allow me, through your columns, to say how much I enjoyed singing with the piano m the Ashbnrten Oddfellows' Hall. I have been singing m public for tea years, and of all the pianos that I have sang with, this one is equal to any of them, and I can honestly say that I never sang to a better instrument both for tone, quality, and pitch. I write this because I had heard the piano Bpoken very lightly of, and of course I expected to find a very inferiorinstrument, but was both surprised and pleased, to find that I was mistaken. I think it is only due to the Oddfellows for me to congratulate them and the people of Ashburton on possessing so fine a hall and piano* I think lam oapable of doing this, seeing I have had so long and varied an experience m musical matters, and know a good instrument when I hear one. Ashburton should also be proud of possessing so fine a contralto singer as Miss Barratt. I must say how much I enjoyed Her equisite rendering of Handel's 44 He was despised" (Messiah). I have never heard the solo sung with greater sweetness, pathos, and expression than when given by Miss Batratt, and I can say the same for her rendering of "O rest m the Lord" (Elijah).— I am, etc., Mina H. Sears, Evangelist.

THE WEALTHER.

#, ALFORD STATION. 'f he following is the meteorological report for the week ending July 34, 1896f:T-^'

COMMERCIAL.

# — . London, July 26 New Zealand rabbits are quoted at eight pence. British harvesting operations are pro gressing satisfactorily, and experts are unaninously- of opinion that the yield will be a favorable one. Reports from France and Bussia state that there the yield will not be up to expectations, but otherwise the return from the continent will be favorable.

The New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association of Canterbury, Limited, hare received the following cable message from their London office, under date July 23, 1896 :-— " We quote to-day's value m Smith field market— Prime North Canterbury mutton 3|d per lb, prime New Zealand lamb 4|d per lbt

Suicide m a Church.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Neison, July 25 A yonng man named George Lucre, aged 21, well-known m connection with temper a Doe bodies and a member of the Congrega tional Church choir, was missed from his work at Hyde's Express Agency this morn ing, and ib was thought that he had left town. At 2 o'clook this afternoon the Rev. E. C. Isaac had reason to enter the church, and was horrified to see Lucre's body hang* ing from a beam m the church. Deceased had placed two stools on a bench to reach the beam, and so secured a drop of three feet. No reason is asaigned for the deed. An inquest will be held on Monday. Lucre had been dead several hours, and must have committed suicide last night after the church closed. ,

SPORTING.

WELLINGTON RACES. (per press association.) Hutx Baobooubsb, Joly 27' The weather is dull and threatening, and the course very heavy. The attendance ia good, including the Governor and party.. Results : — Hum Flying Handicap, six furlongs.— Solitaire, 1 ; Dummy and Bona Fide, dead heat, 2 ; Crimson Streak 3. A good race, won by a length and a half. Bowshot and Bona Fide led to the straight, when Solitaire and Dummy put. m a claim, Mr Ormond's mare winning rather easily. Time — lmin 22 2-sth sees. Dividend — £7 Is. Wellington Steeplechase. — NNatt t 1 j Dromedary, 2 ; Chiis, 3. The Plug, Trenby, and Narrate were scratched. Nat led nearly all the way and won by a dozen lengths. Kaika, The J»ker, Timothy, Austral, aad Canard fell, while Cyrus and Tippler baulked. Nat jumped m great style, and was loudly cheered on weighing m. Time. — 7 36. Divi dend.—^ 14s. • Hunters' Steeplechase,— Blaokdust 1, Pescador 2, Pastime 3. All started but Flirt. The race was a chapter of accidents. Pesoador, Rambler, Coastguard, and How's Thai fell, Halicore and Natatrix baulked. Won easily. Dividend— £3 39. Winter Oats— Seabreeze 1, Moonraker 9, Dummy 3. All started but Porepo. Won by a length;

CABLE NEWS

HOME AND FOREIGN

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. CHINESE AFFAIRS. London, July 24 Li Hung Chang is discussing with the French Government the basis of a commercial treaty favourable to France He has purchased a large number of rifles m France, and is engaging cavalry instructors there. He pro poses to obtain officers from Germany to teach the Chinese gunnery, and will secure naval instructors from Great Britain. . COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA. Thenewspapers condemn the petition lodged by Mr James Webster, of the Depositors' Committee, to liquidate the London branch or the Commercial Bank of Australia. The Financial Times regards it as mischievous. TARANAKI IRON SAND. July 25. The New Zealand Iron and Steel Company, with a capital of £450,000, is issuing £350,000 worth of shares to the public. The Company has been formed to acquire and .work the Taranaki ironsand deposits. NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIA TION.

At the Bisley meeting of the National Rifle Association the Queen's prize was won by Lieut. Thomson, of the Queen's, Edinburgh, with an aggregate of 273 ; points. THE CRETAN INSURGENTS. Athens, July 25 The Cretan insurgents threaten, unless the demands of the Christian deputies are accepted within a .week, that they will resume fighting. REVOLT IN MADAGASCAR. Capetown, July 25 The entire province of Emryna, Madagascar, has broken out m open revolt against the French rule. CUBAN INSURGENTS DEFEATED. Madrid, July 24 An engagement has taken place between the forces under General Bernal and the Cuban insurgents. The latter were defeated and had 250 killed.

AUSTRALIAN

SUICIDE AND ATTEMPTED MURDEB. Sydney. Jaly 25 John Mann, residing at Forbes, m a fit of jealousy, fired twice at his paramour and her daughter. Both were wounded, but not seriously. After committing the outrage Mann turned the weapon on himself and committed suicide.

United States Politics

. » (pee press association) Nkw York, July 25 The Silver Convention m St. Louis has nominated Mr Bryan as Demo cratic President, and Mr Sewell as Vice-President. Gold .Democratic delegates, representing eleven States, are arranging for a Convention to be held m September. The Populists have nominated Mr Bryan for the Presidency.

The Matabele Rising.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION Capetown, July 25 The Legislative Assembly has re commended an additional defence force |of 3000 men, at the cost of £40,000 a i year. ■' ; .-..'.''.'.. '' ,

Mr Cecil Rhodes.

DAMAGING DISCLOSURES. PS" FRSSS ASSOCIATION Capetown, July 24 Ins a Blue Book the Hon, W. P. Schreiner, Attorney-General, publishes a memorandum m which he states that on December 30 Mr Qecil Rhodes, m referring to the Transvaal raid, said, "Jameson has upset my apple cart ; twenty years a friend and ruins me." July 25. The Legislative Assembly has unani mously adopted the report of the Committee that < Mr Cecil Rhodes directed and controlled Dr Jameson's raid. The Chartered Company's books showed that Mr Rhodes' chequei covered an account styled " New con cession" for £61,500 and that he also met Wolff's and White's advances for the purposes of the raid. The London i Directors explain that before the raid the advance of only £1000 was advised, and they believed the " New conces sion ** referred to BechnanalaßcL

THE ASfißUftfON GUARDIAN : MONDA2, JtJLY 2?, iS&ti.



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WANTED Known— You save 6s m every pound if you patronise Mellor's Cheap Boot Store. WANTED Known— 6ooo pair* of Boots to be cleared m one month, —Mellor's Zealandia Boob Store. MARMALADE Or^nges-The * Poor Man' brand, twelve a shilling; also, Choice Mandarins, Passion Fruit, Bananas and Tahiti Oranges, at Ohrisfe- churoh prices. — H Dkjglb, East street. WANTED Known— Boots and Shoes from It 31 to 27s 6d — Mellor's Cheap Boot Hale. WANTED Known— We intend to shake up every Boob Shop m Ashburton. — Mellok's Clearing Boot Sale WANTED Known — If you miss the Chenp Boot Sale you will be rry. — Mellor's, Tancred Street. WANTED Known— For Vegetable and Flower Seeds oall at Fletcher Bros , East Street. .. TUST Arrived.— A large variety of use £/ ful and Ornamental Goods, Dolls, Toys, and Novelties ; also, a job lot over one hundred assorted Basketß and Morocco and Russian Leather Handbags, to be sold ac and under ordinary cost orioe at Mrs Alooen's. WANTED Known— The 'Economic' Kid Glove, four buttons, Is 9i perpair, is the Glove for everyday wear. — W. H. Collier. ANTED Known— Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and veryfchlng In the optlca line at S S ilbk s. Optician ANTED KNOWN-H. Bairstow has oomiaenoed the Undertaking Business. Any order intrusted to his care will receive prompt and careful at tentlon. Address, Cameron Street, opposite Baring Square. 6 140 WANTED Known— We are clearing out all our Macintoshes, Jaokets, Lined Cloaks and Dressing Gowns. No reasonable offer refused for anything soiled or •* not up to date." — Mitchell &Tttbner. \7STANTED Known— Large delivery of " v the * Economio ' Kid Glove?, four buttons, Is 9d per pair, worth much more. — W. H. Collier. WANTED Known— Ladies Shoes tan or black, 6s 6d.— Mkllor's Cheap Boot Sale. ;■ ■ ' y :. ■'I'lll-..^.-; WANTED Known— Everybody to roll up to Mellor's Cheap Boot Sale Now's your time to buy. Xl/ ANTED Known — Bargains from VV floor to ceiling. — Mellor's Stock aklng Boot Sale. BOLIDAY Suits— A Nice Kaiapoi ' Suit for 27s 6d, Boys' Kniokes and Cambridge Suits ' from 7s 6d, Men'r Suits to Measure from 45a, Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed, at R. A loom's WANTED Known — 6000 pairs o Boota and shoes to pick from i Mellor s Great Boot Sale. ~ WOTiCBT" • ""•" WANTED AT ONCE, 50 Men to leave their measure at the Ashbur- ton Tailoring Company. . Work done at the shortest notice. Geutlemen's'own material made up. Fit, style, and work- manship guaranteed. Note the address?-- OPPOSITE WORKING MENS CLUB. W. PAULING, Manager. 7 165 DIAOK S MAIL COACH meets the train from Ashburton on its arrival &i Springburn every night. The soaoh then goes direct to Alford Forest, and etnrns to Sprlnghurn the same night. From the Tea Plant to the Tea Cup unadulterated and. pure— thi« U Ko2iß TfiA



Wanted. ODDFW LOWS' Meeting will beheld on Wednesday ißveaiog, July 29, instead of Friday. — R. JOinnis, Secretary. 7 171 ■ OST, from Asbburton on Thursday *-* lasb, a cheslnut Gelding Hack, one white hind foot, clipped under chin ; had cover on. Finder kindly return to or nform Joseph Lbggbti, Ashbuiton 7 168 LM. ISITT will address on Prohibi. o tion, Oddfellows' Hall, Tuesday, July 28 His Worship the Mayor m the. chair. 7 139 OTlCE— Daisy Ne'edU. Marvel of the Age, On'y 3s 6 J, including three patterns and lessons taught. A child can learn it. A f-hop will be opened m the Arcade, Saturday 25h iost. For two weeks i orly.— Miss Marten 7 146 WELDONS Journal for Juna. Family Reader, June; Heavy Odds, M. Clarke ; The Seat of the Mighty, Parker; London up to date, Sala ; Soldier of fortune, Meade. New Books by the mail. Clearing Sale this month.— -H. M. Jones. NOTICE.— Are you going to build. Beoause the cheapest) shop for Roofing, Iron Ridging, Gutters, Nails, Lead, Spouting, Water Tanks, Punape, Ranges, Register Grates, Locks and Hinges, Washing Boilers, and all sorts of Ironmongery, is J. W. Hardley's, Ironmonger, Plumber, and Tinsmith. Telephone 32. ....... WANTED Known— Monste Clear ing Boot Sale at Mbllob' Zealan dia Boob Store. "]|yrß3 KNIGHT, cash purohaser of jjX. Ladles' and Gentlemen s left off Clothing, etc. Letters promptly attended to. Near Post Office. 5 100 \\l ANTED Known— Go toTHBCoK»BB V V for Newest Styles m Drapery and Millinery— W. H. Collier. 11INDING that our stock of Earthen- ware and Ironmongery is still £200 too large, we are offering a few- choice nibbles for tash to dear.— Carson & Co. ?95  YATBS' Reliable New Season's Garden Seeds, jusb landed. Vegetable Seeds at reduced prioes. Cakson & Co., Agents. Garden Tools m great variety. 794 • . "VTEW Magazines and Books ; quarterly JIN Something to Read, Scraps and Snapshots, The Mighty Atom (Gorelli), Men of the Moss Hags (Crockett), First Aid, Hints and Helps (Ambulance Books) New Waltz. * Virginia,' by Ruby Zander ; New lot Foreign Stamps, Packets and Sheets at Andrewes, Anderson, and Co., Stationer's Hall. WANTED Known— Great Reduction at Mbllor's Cheap Boot Sale. CX7" ANTED Known— Just opened, ex '* Pakehaand 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. '



I CAN- Supply the following goods afc LOW PRICES^ Flour, best brands, m 601 b, 1001 b, and 2001bs— Special Low prices by ton Sharps by Is worth, sack or con Bran by Is worth, sack or ton Oats, Whole and Crushed, m any quantity Oatsheaf Chaff by sack or ton— l have some over 1001 b per sack Straw Chaff by sack or ton ][' Bed Chaff :•.,. Chiok Wheat by Is worth or sack Barley by Is worth or sack Linseed, Onions, Carrots, Potatoes, Rypgrass, Cocksfoot, Clover, etc Tea m 51b boxes, Tins and Caddies ALSO,— About 1000 Apple Trees from 3 to 6 years old, over twenty varieties. When grafting I choose these after fruiting ; 200 choice kinds. They ar,e strong, well- grown trees, with good fibrous roots. Most of them have already borne excellent fruit. J. Thomas, GRAIN AND PROD XJ O B -D E A £ E R, HAVELOOK STREET. Wanted. MANY thanks for past favors and solicits a continuance during coming year. My motto is to give satisfaction. Being under a minimum expense am able to compete with anyone.— C. Hawkins, Boob and Draper's Store, Tiuwald . J^IUUttH, Cough, "Cough— l am still V^ making my celebrated. Cough Drops, None genuine unless stamped Flower's Cough. — H. A. Flower, Confectioner, Jfast street. 5 24 ' I Flower s latest Bulgarian Rook I and Cream Walnuts, simply delicious: at the Old Reliable Confec- tioner's, East street. BAN A.NAS. Bananas, ripe, and souna J also sweet DYE. Oranges at H. A. Flower's, Confectioner, and .Fruiterer, East Street. ■ , WAITED Known—Men's Mercery, Clothing and Boots. For GoocU that wear well, fit well, and look well, try that old established firm — Mitchell & Turner. ANTED Known— lf yon want Seed that are sure to grow get them a Fletcher Bros. WANTED Known— That E. Mahood Is still selling all kinds of Grooery, Crockery, and Glassware at as reasonable a price bb any other house m the trade Orders by letter or Telephone promptly attended to Families waited on daily. Telephone No 76»



PUBLIC NOTICES WOOLLEN GOUDS FOR [ WINTER WEAk NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. Men's Overcoats, with Cape, -from ... 20s Boys' Overcoats from ... ... 8j 6d Men's AH Wool Sao Suits from 27s 6d Meu'BAH Wool Trousers from 8a 9d Boys' All Wool Knicker Suits from 7s 6d Men's Oover Ooat from ... 29a 6d BLANKETS. BLANKETS. BLANKETS Mosgiel. Ashburton. Mosgiel 168 6d per pair. RUGS. RUGS. RUGS. Wellington, Mosgiel, Timaru 12a 6d. L.W. Pants, our own make, 3a lid. Flannel Shirts 3a 6d. THRIVING GLOVES, Wool Lined SHoves, Mufflers from Is, Wool Sooks Is, Men's Golf Gaps from Is, Boys' Caps 6d NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. ALEX HfiNDRY, Manager, co fr Q JZT 0 ' * O I Pk O B ■:.. ■ • ° S H CO | | © M co 9 as ■V, iv 8 S • H ■■ ..o^ii .ft a * 1 -■ §-=' < E ••■■■ E *■■ o •.-..•s m . ■ UJ CO <J SAVE MONEY AND JJOSK WQRRT BY PURCHASING FOB CASH.



Business Notices. I ook. Look. ■■• . i G. J. NEILL ITS.NOW SELLING CHEAPER THAN EVER. MAKE NO ERKOR 30 TO NE ILL'S FOR GOOD & CHEAP DIUPEI&, CLOTHING, & BOOIS NO OLD BTOOK, BVER.ITHIKG NEW, COME AND SEE, AND COMPARE OUR PRICES. WE DEFY COMPETITION DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS OP EVBRY DESCRIPTION. Men'i Boote end Shoes. Women's Boots and Shoes , Boys' Boots and Shoes. .. Girls' Boots and Shoes of Every Description. €L J. STBllilit Friedlander's Corner, East Street. TEBMS CASH. t FANS; FANS. FANS. just rec j e;i,v i ed a large assortment ■ ':. ■ ; of ■ '■-.■ ■' N . FAN S I . '■'"■.' A T YE R V L 0 W P R IC|E|B 3m 6a, 5», *d 6d, 8« 6d, and 15i. ''■■ : / 8. 8 A LEI, \ ■ ■ • • Mi\: • '■ ' : | 1 WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER, EAST {STREET, ASHBURTON, ■■•■■ ■,■ ■ ' / . GET YOUR teed Potatoes Seed Potatoes. ■ . ' ■ ■ '.. FROM ■ '.' '' .••■ :■■ / FLETCHER BROS. A«HANGE of Seed Always Pays, as a Better and flearier Crop is^pro- dnced. Our Potatoes are all specially raised fc* seed purposes from selects stocks m! the very beat potato producing district. We wonld adyiae order* to be sent $c ns as early as possible, m order that they may be filled from oar own stocks, iwhich occasionally become exhausted before the end of the season. | 4 BEAIJTY QF HEBRON.' This variety 8 Very Early, coming to the table before either Early Rose or Asbleaf Kidnej, and is far superior both m quality and productiveness. ' > QUEEN 01? THE VALLEY.' A very heavj cropper and early potato. The tubers are handsome and solid (capital varoty for exhibition), boiling as white as milk as dry as flour, d fa .l«, a fine peeper. the This Potato, the potato of the future, is remarkable for its productiveness and its resistance of droughts and frosts, they have yielded at the rate of 17 tons per acre, having very few small, and is a first-class eating potato. We have also m stock splendid samples of Bath Kidneys; Lapstoue, Derwents, Etc., Etc. £AWN GRASS SEEDS. Try Nimmo & Blair's Celebrated Lawn Grass Seed. It is the pureßt, cleanest, and best quality m the market, and is composed only of Fine Dwarf, growing evergreen grasses. Per Ib, Is 3d ; per bushel, 22s 6d, Novelties For Season 1896. CABBAGE— 4 LAMB'S EALIEST OF ALL.' A Superior Early Cabbage of quick growth, beautiful white compact heads, 6d per packet. CABBAGE— 'BLAIR'S PHENOMENAL. 1 The finest main crop Cabbage ever introduced, heads as solid as a stone, weighing 14 and 181bs. The Cabbage for market gardeners. 6d per packet. HEW ONION— <EAKLY GOLDEN GLOBE.' Growers have golden opinions of this Onion. It grows a large bulb *s sound as a cricket ball. For market gardeners this onion is beyond doubt the finest that can be grown for sale. Is per picket. PEA— REV DR STEWART. The finest early Dwarf Pea ever introduced". Per pack ci, PEA-SIR HABRY ATKINSON. This is the fine3t tall growing Pea m ihe world. Per packet, 6i ; per Ib, lsj; or 71bs for ss. Call and Get one of our .Catalogues of Selected Novelties. FLETCHER BROS.. CASfI fIOOTLY STOBES, ASHBURTON AND CHRISTCHUROH. Xblbphohr 24 Box 6T