Ashburton Guardian. Megna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1897. CLUBS AMD PROHIBITS.

-♦—— It was a pity that Mr Wray, S M„ did not give a decision on the legal point raised on Thursday last at the Court by Mr Orisp, in the case against the two men charged with a breach of the liquor laws. The men, one of them being a prohibited person, were charged with having been on the premises of the Ashburton Olub. The police, acting on the assumption that the Club was in the category of a " licensed house," under the Acts of 1881 and 1893, laid their charges accordingly. Mr Crisp's contention, however, was that the Olub was not a licensed house under either of the Acts, so far as related to prohibited persons entering it. The Act of 1893 had made Clubs subject to periodical inspection by an officer authorised from time to time by the Colonial Seoretary to make such inspection. It had also made them subject to sub section three ot section eighty-oner of the Act of 1881, which provides that objections may be lodged against a renewal of the license if the house be conducted in an improper manner, and drunkennet-t allowed in it; and had made them liable to the penal ties set forth in sections 148 and 149 regarding the harboring of constables, carrying on unlawful games, dog or cock fighting or baiting; but the Clubs are brought under no other sections of the principal Act, and that being so, it was Mr Crisp's contention that a Club was only a licensed house undue the licensing Acts so far as the special sections men tioned were concerned. Thus, he submitted, a man " prohibited " under the more recent legislation was not debarred by law from entering a Club, if the private rules of such Olub were such as would admit him. It came out in the course of the hearing of the cas3 that the Ashburton Club sternly refuses membership to prohibited persons, and that the membership at once oases of such members as may become prohibits, while members are debarred from introducing prohibits as visitors. But this was not material to the case, though it showed that neither of the two men had any right to be on the premises of the Club, and were therefore trespassers when fonnd there. Moreover, it was shown thattbey had gone into the Olub without any introduction at all, and their presence having been discovered by the officers of the Olub they were promptly removed. The Magistrate shirked a decision on the question, although he appeared to be ready to accept Mr Crisp's interpretation of the law. His reason for not accepting the duty of giving an opinion on the subject was that, finding pleoty of evidence in the case that the men had been together in the Somerset Hotel, he did not try to meet trouble half way, and contented himself with that evidei cc, and on it made the convictions recorded against the accused, Cne can hardly blame a judge of an inferior Court for not caring to assume more responsibility than he can help in giving decisions on rather fine points, though one would have preferred to have had his decision in this case ; but at the same time the hearing was valuable, as it enabled Mr Crisp to give what seemed to us to be a very clear interpretation of the law — one borne out by the reading of other legal gentlemen of our acquaintance that the Actsdid not apply to prohibited persons visiting Clubs, although of course the law which makes it criminal for qny person to supply liquor to a prohibit is in nq way abrogated in the case of those institutions.

COMPANY PROMOTING.

It is not our custom to take notice of any references to ourselves or our con temporary the Mail, that may appear in the paper of which Mr Ivess is the 1 reputed proprietor. They do not injure anybody but the author, and the pro prietors of the Mail can weir afford to ignore them, seeing that the existence of another morning paper in the dis trict has in no way affected the number of the Mail subscribers. These are, in fact, rather more than they were twelve months ago, this being doubtless due to the increased pros perity of the district during that period. But when the names of well known and highly respected residents of the county are published in connec tion with a scheme to resuscitate a moribund publication, it is surely tbe duty of any journalist to caution the farmers — who are evidently being anglefjl fpr™against; thp pr* posterous notion soughttobeirapressedupon them, that running a newspaper ja as easy as "falljng off a log/ What with the oost of suitable raaphfnery, the wages of a competent staff, the entry fee and subscription to the Press Association, and the wire charges in connection therewith, and the hundred and one items of expenditure the newspaper proprietor has to provide for, it is not at all surprising that so few can make both ends meet. We should strongly advise any who may be tempted to embark in such a spr culation to consult some i'mpartiai expert before risking any money in a business In which success is the exception and not the rule. Or tbey might seejc the advice ot some of the business men in Ash burton, and ask how it is that none of their names are to be found on the Brospe^u's of the propospd venture. They 'j^ight even' |?sk' some of the gentlemen whose names' have been used in this connection, how they came there, and they would doubtless have their eyes opened considerably upon the subject of company promoting. Whether the Standard be carried on by its present proprietory, or by some other, fer not at all, does not qempern us in any way, for the reasons already given ; and we regret having to refer jbo 'thjg ' ffifftter, 'to, allow our farmers fa b$ dp<3eive4 jjy $he high f»iuiiP| pf .Wte. principal person 66n * *** fioatJßf ajotljey newspaper cemed .. £« AshbuFlQ^WWld in a small place likb ' -*.V*nt be to allow a mere matter of seno... <«v to interfere with our obvious duty to the public.

Local and General.

Messrs Hanmer and Graves received the first wool of the seaeon into store yesterday. Mr Henry Zander's new advertisement, containing an important price list, will be found on the second page of this issue The new quotations are lower than ever. At the end of the financial year the Kaiapoi Woollen Company directors recom mend the payment of a dividend for the half year at the rate of seven per cent, and to carry £2500 to the reserve, and the balance forward. Persons desiring to make their friends in the Old Country a present of a Christmas dinner of New Zealand mutton or lamb, am do so by making arrangements with Mr Rule whose advertisement appears in this i-sue. Complaints have been made as to the state of the floor of the.ballroom at Govern ment House, every effort the Welling ton Post) is now being made by the Public Works Department to remedy the defeots therein. A valuable mare belonging to Mr John McDowell, of Mitoham road, died on Mon day last. He had her insured in the Live Stock Insurance Company (Mr H. W. Barrett, agent), for £20, and is now in possession of a cheque for the amount. Mr W. Rodwell, as attorney in the estate of the late Mr Wm. Alexander, of Wan ganui, informs the Ht.ri.li that under the will a sum of £500 has been bequeathed to the Wanganui Hospital, and a similar amount to the Wanganui Public Library. The limestone holes abounding everywhere near the Waitomo caves, King County, are (says.the Hawke's Bay Herald) a souroe of great loss to the grazier. One man states bhat out a mob of 135 yearlings his loss from this cause was 22 last winter. Sometimes there is little or nothing to iudicate a bole, and the beast suddenly drops through a thin crust of earth into a cavity. Mr Justice Denniston is unable to see his | way to accept nomination as President of the New Zealand Cyclists' Touring Club. No doubt his Honour foresees that he may have to deal with cases instituted in the Courts by the C.T.C., and prefers to occupy a strictly neutral position. The Wellington Woollen Company has declared a dividend of four per oenl for the half year, making 7£ per cent for the year. A sum of £3000 has been written off for depreciation of plant, machinery, and build ing, £2000 placed to the reserve fund, and a certain amount carried forward. In a notice published last evening it was stated that the lecture on Tuesday evening in St. Stephen's schoolroom by Mr Pipe was in aid of the building fund of St. Stephen's church. This is incorrect; the lecture is in aid of the "repairing fund" of St Stephen's school. This appeals to the parents of the children, and they will doubtless give their support on the occasion. The bntnble bees forwarded to Sydney by the Wellington Agricultural Department the other day have (says Wit New Zealand Times) been sent to Inverell and other country districts in New South Wales where the omnivorous sparrow Is scarce. The first consignment of bees imported there from New Zealand do not appear to have become eatablised in the Botanic Gardens,, where they were liberated, and the sparrow is put down as the cause. A heavy rainfall on Tuesday* in the Manawatu district, did great damage to the crops. In many paddocks the main crops weie just breaking through, and, as they are now more or less under water, the lose will be considerable. The rainfall recorded was 2.87 in in forty-eight hours. From Otaki comes a report that the floods on Sunday and Monday were che worst that the district has experienced for the past four or five years. A large number of sheef have been drowned, and there has been serious damage to properties Messrs McDonald and McDiarmid, the well known boot makers, etc., have now removed into the old "Blue H»use" premises, in which they will have abundance of room, and every opportunity for display ing the immense stock they usually carry, and conducting the general boot trade they follow. The sale, they announoed some time ago and carried on has been remarkably successful, but the clearance they desired was not effected in the fortnight allowed before removal, the stock being too heavy. They have therefore decided to continue the phenomenal prices for fourteen days longer. An inset in this issue gives fuller particulars. One of the most interesting passages in this year's report of the English Commis sioners of Prisons deals with the question of insanity. The simultaneous release of seve ral of the Irish prisoners, on the ground that if not released they would have gone mad or died, has naturally attracted nubfio attention to the subject. The commissioners "do not belieye that sentences of penal servitude are conducive to insanity or to mental degenera tion. There is nothing in the nature of the treatment to predispose to such a result— the life is healthy, the diet sufficient, the work not too severe." A circular has been addressed to the governors and medical officers of all oonvicc prisons, inviting their expression of opinion on the question. Their replies are all published in full. "My experience of 23 years has" taught me," writes one governor, !' that, as a rule, me, most intelligent, the most useful, and the best condusted prisoners are those who have undergone long periods of penal servitude." Some other governors and medioal officers are less positive, but on the whole they are unanimously of opinion that long sentences ot penal servitude are not necessarily or usually prejudicial to mental health. Fresh interest has been given at Hunter ville to the strange death of the girl Hilda Northcott by the discovery, near the place where her body was found, of a sugar b,ag containing her missing boote and stortings. The girl was in, j>he cjare of a Mr and Mrs Cameron when she was missed from their house. The cor respondent of the Rangitikei Advocate states that the boots and stockings were quite dry when found, and the grass underneath the bag showed unmistakably that the articles, had lain there not more than a day or twq. Moreover, the open, clear state of the ground at the spot made it im possible for the finders of the body to have missed seeing the bag had it been thpre* After the body was fqiurul some who had been on the mound with Constable fljoon's search par sy, consisting of over 20 in number, about three weeks ago, were confident the body w*« not there then, for they had been within a chain of the fpot, and the ground was olear of logs, and there was nothing but grass on it. Settlers, also, accustomed to finding dead sheep, have stated that when a body decomposes on the ground stock will not eat near it, and the grass quickly grows rank for some distance around the carcase. In the case of Hilda Northcott's body the grass was of even height for some distance around, and had not grown rank. This new discovery lends colour to the suspicion that has gained ground since the inquest, that the body was placed on the spot where it was found after Constable. Mqqu'b search party had been over the ground, A eonoert was given last evening in the new AUenton achoolj under the auspices of the Ashburton School Committee. There was a full attendance, Mr W. J. Silcock officiating as chairman. The programme comprised songs by Misses Barratt and Steel, and Messrs Kersel and O/aighead | recitations by Mr H. Light, solos by Miss" Simmonds, and two' overtures by the orchestra. Mr Buoh'an, of Lauriston, was good enough to come down to aid the Com mittee, and kept the audience in roars of laughter by his clever ventriloquial entertain menfc entitled " The funny family." It was intimated that, though the entertainment had been giveo in the AUenton sehodl, the proceeds were to go to tße general prigs fund of the Ashburton sch.oo\ district: During the evening encores were frequent, and generally the entertainment wss y ora* much enjoyed, and \f&a & marked success in evety way. The wet weather prevented the school frpm being «,ndu,ly crowded, but the Com rqittee had no reason to complain of the attendance, as the place was oorafortably fjlleci, and a respectable sum will result for the prip fund. Mr Macpherson moved a Yot« of thanks to the performers, specially mentioning the good work dona by Mr Buohan, and his kindness in coming so far to render his valuable assistance At the clew, wfwhments were supplied to the Srformers, over the dispensation of which .r« Biloock »»4 Gr»ifM ?Wi4«d,

HIGHBANK.

From Our Own Cernspondent. In a former contribution I gave some notes of a ramble amongst, the settlers of the Highbank district. As 1 said then, end now repeat, a ramble among the homtstfade of Highbank is not by any means lost time. But a short time ago, Highbank showed, where many of those farms i ow are, a waste of golden tussock. Now there is presented to the eye a sea of dak green, the picture being made up of fields of wed forward wheat, oats, aud grass, the latter showing also hhet-p aud lambs in pienty. And the snow-clau mountains give a grand back" ground to the picture. OROP PROSPECTS. The prospects of good crops and good prices are bo good that after next harvest Ashburton storekeepers will be glad to hold out the hand Of friendship to the High bankers. The rolling of crops is in full swing and they have crops to roll, which are second to none in the Ashburton county. It is said they get wind at Highbank } but they get the rain as well, as I saw a post hole put down three feet six inches, that was wet to the bottom. The grass is also looking well, chough most paddocks are well stocked with sheep. I was in a paddock to-day whioh has had three sheep to the acre on it through the winter. PLANTATIONS. The settlers have been busy planting plantations, and I was pleased to hear that the trees received from the various Ashbur ton nurserymen are giving better satisfac tion than the trees received from Christ* church. bwe mortality. The district has been visited (though not ■o badly as other places) with the mortality among breeding ewes, whioh is a puzzle to the best of farmers and flockowners round about. As the mortality was not always with sheep in fat condition, or with sheep that had been on one pasture too long, but had happened as much among ewes that had been on poor feed, fur feed, or removed on to good young feed before lambing, the general opinion of the best flock owners round the celebrated sheep district of Methven is that the crossing of sheep for breeding freeaers is the cause of so many deaths amongst breeding ewes. small bibbs. I The birds are very troublesome on the recently sown rape, and poisoned wheat has had to be resorted to. GARDEN AND ORCHARD, The fruit trees, of which many of the settlers have planted largely, are looking well, and it is no uncommon thing to see the goodwife, with the husband, busy in either the flower or vegetable garden, and Mr Makeig, the secretary of the local Horti cultural Society, need not be surprised tc receive entries that will carry off some of his prizes at the next show. One of the settlers has gone in largely foi grape growing, having planted over 20( vines of the new variety lately imported from France to Australia, which are recom mended to do well in this district; but at the grower is a total abstainer, and will not be likely to make wine, he may expect many .visitors during the grape harvest. VISITORS. Speaking of visitors, the settlers say they get many, and of many varieties. First, there is the swagger, who says he has just left Longbeach, called at Hart's and Camerou's, and just wants a snack to carrj him on to Wason's. Then come the hawkers, who pester you to buy at exorbitant prioes but when shown the price lists advertued in the Guardian just now by the varvui tradesmen of Athburton,they wish you gv day. Next come the tea agents, sewM machine agents, pill and ointment vendoi*, agents for patent medicine?, travellers witl: stud horses, and last but not least th< various representatives of reapers anc binders, who have learned to talk by thf lineal yard. The book agentß and life in surance agents have not yet been on thejs.csut and are not expected till after harvest; ai they know the settlers have all their span capital in the Bank at interest till aftei harvest—Higb£ott£, I mean. NEW ROADS. Many of the new roads are now formed, and others are being done by Mr N. Fitz gerald, the contractor. SCHOOL COMMITTEE. The School Committee are an energetii lot of men. They are themselves planting trees, and otherwise improving the sohoo ground. New lamps have been got for the school, and the Committee have in hand a scheme to raise the necessary £. s. d. for s musical instrument as school property. There are regular Sunday services held ie the schoolroom at 3 p.m., conducted on* Sunday by the Wesleyans, the next Sunday by the Church of England, and the next Sunday by the Primitive Methodists. So the settlers get a variety of sermons, parti cularly as regards length—from over 40 minutes to 4£ minutes. There are good congregations at each service. The, school master, Mr R- Stout, is doiqg *#c)} with the scholars, all of whom seem to like him well. Miss Leggett \t the sewing mistress, but as she only commenced duties last week I will have to wait till my next visit before reporting. SOCIAL. The floor of the school is not built for dancing on, ay it has various rises or plat fopms in ir, so that it would not be suitable for a ball floor. But there are dancers at Highbank all the same, and one of the young ladies, of whom there are only a feWi has been to Mr Strachan and asked for the use of his new shearing shed, noijf is* courn* of erection. Mr Strachan,, being a singk yourig man, was. aaj ah> to refuse one bo charming, and a dance may be expected to ha held at Highbank shortly. I said there were only a few young ladies at Highbank ; but there is room for many wore. There are many young men settlers who have got houses fend are well-to-do, and only want suitable helpmeets. Some of them have from 10 acres to over 300 acres, and I am commissioned to secure suitable mates for several of them. After walking down East street I don't think I should have much difficulty in doing that, as I see there are many who would be suitable. MUSICAL, ETC. In my travels I did not come across a homestead with a piano, The piano is one of the luxuries left till after harvest; but in several' homes there are musicians, and more than a few homes where the violin is sweetly played. In one home hangs a beautifully illuminated address, presented to the goodwife for nearly 20 years' service ai organist at one church; so that there is talent at Highbank. In one of the homes is also hung some good oil paintings, the work of one of the daughters. There is also a poet at Highbank, whose verges, o,u ** Poor Dick " are very good. There is also a photographer, who is doing good work. There is, moreover, a phrenologist, who should be prevailed, on to give a lecture in ; the sohoo^ on the various heads in High-! bank.' AN OPENING. There seems to be a good opening for a small storekeeper on one of the one-acre sections that could be got cheap from the. Government* next to the sahoel, Haoould alto have the Post Office, and should do well, The present postmaster has no wish to keep the position, if some other suitable person will take it, as he has enough to do to look after his farm, though he is well liked and very obliging to all the settlers. There is no store on Highbank, and only the butcher goes once a week. MISFORTUNE. While passing one of the smaller settlers I saw him busy taking the hide oft a cow that had just died from, some unknown cause, and on enquiring I found, 1 the good i I wife had lately bought the cow as a much j : needed home comfort, so that the loss was : much felt. ! Another settler w*S, oser*d privately £22 for his young b«rte, and refused the offer. Tha. next day he found his horse cub in the wire fence so badly that he had to send for the local farrier and smith to sew the wound up, and it will be many months before the horse is fit for work again. timber. ' The settlement must have been a benefit I to our Springburn saw-millers, as many of , the buildings are built of their timber. I ■ was shown one house to-day that wm built * entirely 0 f timber from tf>« Bprtaftaw '

mills, except doors, windows, and flooring, and it looked weli with its tour-inch weather boards. The settler says he saved a good few pounds by . using the local timber, ai well as kept the money in the county. THE BICVOLE. The bike is of course here, as well as everywhere else, but not with lady riders. The ladies here as yet prefer the horse, as if anything goes wrong with the harness they are better versed in the art of making temporary repairs. This was shown in the case of three lady settlers on the-way to Methven. lam not going to tell you what they used for repairs—but it was not a hair pin. THE DOMAIN. 1 J. C. Wason, Esq., M.H.R, for that district, has got the Governnwnt»to vest the Domain of ten acres in a Domain Board. It is a splendid piece of land, has a nice large stream of water running through it, and a large plantation on the nor*west side, and is in the centre of the settlement, near the achaol, so that Mr C. K. Davis, the late Ashburton crack cricketer, may soon be expected to pick a good eleven from the settlers, amongst whom there are not a few fair cricketers. THE FORFEITED SECTIONS. The sections forfeited, whioh are to be re ballotted for next month, are only a few one-acre, a few ten-acre, and one fifty-acre ■eotion, about whioh there are many inquiries from intending applicants. October 14,1897.

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Press Association — By Eleotrio Telsorach Wellington, October IS The House met »t 2.30 pm« TKI FINANCIAL DEBATE. Captain Kusseii, in reply to the Premier, said the Opposition would be prepared to take the financial debate on Tuesday. THE SESSIONAL COMMITTEES Ministers proposed to set up the Sessional Committees. A lengthy debate, which luted the greater portion of the afternoon, and in which the majority of the speakers were oppositionists, ensued on the question to set up the Native Affairs Committee. The debate was interrupted by the 5.30 p.m. adjournment. The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. SESSIONAL COMMITTEES. The debate on the personnel of the Com mittees, and the proportion of the Opposi tion members on them, was resumed on the Native Affairs Committee. The Opposition members, to whom the debate was chiefly confined, continued to demand more equit able representation of the Opposition on. the Sessional Committees. Attempts to get the Premier and the leader of the Opposition to come to some arrangement on the subject proved fruitless, though the latter expressed his willingness to oonfer with the leader of the House on the matter.

CABLE NEWS.

Home and Foreign.

Press Association—By Electric. Telegraph Copyright. Sir Saul Samuel. London, October 14 Mr Chamberlain has formally placed on record a letter bearing testimony to the courtesy and tact shown by Sir Saul Samuel, the retiring Agent- General for Mew South Wales, in his intercourse with the Colonial Office, and his zeal in promoting relations between England and the colonies. H.M.S. Mohawk. The twin screw steamer Mobawk, recently commissioned for the Aus tralian station, has sailed for Sydney* The Currency Question. Octjber 15. Tn connection with the proposed International Currency Convention, the London bankers, brokers and mer chants have signed a strong memorial to Mr Goschen deprecating any inter ference with the currency. New Armoured Cruiser. The new twin-screw armoured cruiser Oanopus, sixteen guns, 12,950 tons burden, 13,500 horse-power, has been launched at Portsmouth. Mr Gladstone and the Striken. Mr Gladstone has declined an in vitation to intervene in connection) with the strike in the engineering trade* Mr Rhodes and the Boers. Patron*, October 15 An agent acting for Cecil Rhodes offered the farmers of Krngersdorp, Transvaal, a free farm and a span of oxen if they would trek to Rhodesia. The offer caused great indignation amongst the Boers, who mobbed the agent.

Australian.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright. Mounted Rifle Contingent. Stdkby, October 15 The detachment of Mounted Rifles which visited London for the Jubilee has returned, and met with an en* th tibiae tic reception. Coral Reefs. Professor David has arrived from Funfuti* A portion of his party re i raained behind to continue boring. W hen Professor David left, the bore was down 648 feet, and was still in solid coral. He expects to have to go over 800 feet before he reaches the basal rock.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

Successful Experiments. Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph- Copyright. Lowdow, October 15 For some time past Mr W. L, Preece and the London Post Office authorities have been conducting ex ! periments iv wireless telegraphy, the invention of M. Marconi, the Italian electrician. It ia now reported that , secret experiments in sending messages ; without wires between Dover and the ! Firth of Forth proved successful

FROZEN MEAT IN HOSPITALS.

Proposed Test. Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright. London, October 15 The Agents-General of Victoria, New Zealand, and South Australia have requested meat importers and others interested in the meat trade to supply 160 sheep and twelve cattle to the London Hospitals, in order to test the suitability of frozen meats as diet for invalids. The request is the out come of the recent suggestion by Mr Tallermao, the, meat, distributing

$HB AB£BUKTO» GDAIiDIANs SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, I**.



RESERVED FOR THE LEADING Jewellery and Watch Repairing ESTABLISHMENT In the District. REMOVAL NOTICE. ~~ MESSRS Mcdonald & mcdiarmid. BOOT MANUFACTURERS & IMPORTERS, ( BAST STREET, BEG to remind their Friends and the Public Generally that they have REMOVED to those commodious premises between those of the New Zealand Clothing Factory ' *nd MESBRS° h MCDONALD AND MoDIARMID thank the Public for the # very liberal support accorded them during the past two years, and they intend by keeping a FIRST-CLASS STOCK of every requisite in the BOOT LINE, and by civility and despatch, to merit a continuance of the same. Owing to the great success of our sale during the Jast fortnight, and wishing to make room for largo indents coming to hand, we have decided TO CONTINUE THE SALE IN OUR NEW PREMISES FOR FOURTEEN DAYS, during which time we intend to Clear All Odd Lines OB 1 CANVAS SHOES, WALKING SLIPPERS, ETC. AT Ridiculously Cheap Prices. Ho Reservation of any Part of our Splendid Stock. Ladies' and Gentlemen's Tennis Shoes. 2< 9d and 2 lid per pair, only a few pair left Children's School Boots (our own mako), sizes 7 to 9, 4s 3d ; siz s 10 to 16. 4< »d Ladies' Glace Kid Shoes—a perfec gem, (own make), only 6s» 11 J, only a few sizea left Ladies' Glace Kid Evening Shoes, 7s 9 I per pair Ladies' Patent Leather Evening {■'hoes 2s lid per pair Gentlemen's Canvas Shoes reduced from 6s t > 4s 6d Ladies' Canvas Shoes from 3i 9d per pair Ladies' Strong Leather Walking Shoe from 5s 6d Ladies' Carpet Slippers from Is 5d Ladies Strong Leather Boots from 6s 6d j Gentlemen's Tan Leather Shoes (sewn), only 6s lid, usually 9^ I Men's Strong Nailed Bluchers, (own make), at 4s lid Men's Strong Closed Balmorals, sale prica 7s lid, good value at 10s 61 .Girls' Two-Bar Strap Shoes, sizis 7 oo 9 3a 6d ; sizes 10 to 13, 3s 9d, ATSm HUNDREDS CF OTHER LINES WHfCH LIMU'ED SPACE PREVENTS a US FROM ENUMERATING. OALL EARLY AND MAKE YOUR FAMILY PURCHASES, AND DON'T FORGET, THE ADDRESS IS— MeDONALD & McDI ARMED, CASH BOOT STORE, EAST STEBBT. J. NICHOLAS, Manager.—BranohM, Oamarn and Waimate. TMT flt T fSt ' » jML A Jul JL< H*. BOOTH MACDONALD'S " Carlyle " Windmill XS now well-known throughout New Zealand and Australia, and the demand for them is steadily increasing, which is the best proof of thefc superiority/ Fanners & Householders will do well to provide against a dry summer, and to bear in mind that for watering stock and irragatiug garden*., etc., a good Mill is a cheap and profitable investment, Wool Presses- Ia addition to thoir well-known makes of these, they have this season brought out a new Press, the . T .  " Carlyle Junior. M. Pre* i. .peciall,;*** l torn-} ' V-tfji^^lSZ&Zr** competent for any Shed, and capi*«»e °» pre»si«g j »w« PLOUGHS, HARROWS, - CULTIVATORS, DISC HARROWS & SPADLING HARROWS, Second to none. '* ;Send for Prices to their Ashburton Agent: JOHN TAYLOR. Andrew's and Beaven's Chaff-cutters, Corncrushers, & Seed Oleanera, now known as ths I best that can be procured are kept in stock by their Agent for Ashburton district, JOHN TAYLOR. IMPLEMENT DEPOT, WEST STREET, ASHBURTON. „ mmMmmt mmtnmm bum i ■ imiiwi i «>«mm ■—juiniwiiimiii i«—mhii i '»i' »' ti ' i " rrr - i -rm-i mi SECTION AND COTTAGE, well situated I NORTH BRITISH & M ERG Aft " Moor!.f tr6et' TILE INSURANCE 00. 01QK PKICE of aame-being Town ' Established 1809. Section 334, containing | acre, Subscribed Capital ... £2.750,000 on which is erected a cottage, also shed or Paid-up Capital ... .ufW.ijUU utable at back. Property that lets well and FiRIS DEPARTMENT Will he sold on very easy terms of payment. funds—December 31,1895 ... £2,601,016 APP'y pfcmiuni,lncome&Kevenuelß9s £1,587,964 T. BULLOCK* Aihhwrfcoa Agent-I. FI&RIfIfAM,



Henry Zander ] ZANDER'S QTILL MORE TO THE FRONT AND MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN EVER The General Public ia the best judge. THE VERDICT IS: Zanders Sale IS THE ONLY GENUINE SALE in Ashburton. Ido not advertise fictitious prices. Here are some Genuine ones t — Sugar, best white ... ... 2Jd per lb (No one compelled to bay Tea.) Colonial Candles ... .- 4d per lb English Candles 6£d per lb Macaroni 2d per lb Vermicelli ... 2d per lb Hops (best Nelson) 9d per lb White Pepper (Genuine) ... lOdperlb Shell Almonds ... ... ... 7d per lb Juno Tobacco ... ...4s9dperlb Search, in lib boxes .„ ... 3d per lb | Oatmeal (best) ... 2s 8d per 251b bag Jam (Kirkpatrick) ... 4s 6d per dozen .Salmon (American) 7J per tin Tea.—A good Panyong, strong liquor, by the chest ... ... lOd per lb Tea.—Blended, in lib packets, and 101b tins ... Is per lb Tea.—Arab, in tins & packets, Is 6d per lb i ALL OTHER GOODS EQUALLY REDUCED. Sheep Shears (any brand) ..» 3a a pair Wire Netting l|d per yard Mason's Jam Jars... Quart 4s per dozen, !' two-quart 5s 6d per dozen Hubbuek'a Branding Oils (all colors) ... 4a per gallon Sheep Netting, 36 x 4 x 14 ... 3£d per yd NOW LANDING, ex Mamari: £JO Casks Ploughshares—l4s per dozen Hay Forks for Harvest from Is each. TO LAND, ex lonic (ia a tew days) : Parke's Spades and Shove'i } AT LESS £100 of Johnston's Cutlery [ THAN Tjz.ok's Files J COST. Reaper Sections (for all Machines) ... 3s per dozen Chain Links (for all Machines) ... From Is 3i per dozen Etc* 1 Etc. Etc. Seeds Red Clover Seeds (best) ... 6dperlb Co v Grass (best) M ,„ 6d per lb Rye Grass (machine dressed)... 3s 6d per bushel. Imported Mangel Seeds .„ 6d per lb Colonial Mangel Seed .„, 5d per lb AND OTHER SEEDS AT LESS THAN COST PRICE. FOlt THE BALANCE OF CroGkery & Glassware, No Reasonable Offer Refused. This Gonuiae Jslalfl iwiii puly be for a Bbort time, and the remaining st,oek wilj then be Sold by Auction. THEREFORE! ' COME EARLY AND SECURES J BARGAINS/ as the Premises must be Cleared in two months. HENRY ZANDER.



Business Notices. GIiEAT Clearing* Sale. £800 Worth to be Realised in Seven Days. rpHE STOCK IN TRADE of John McKbagub, General Store keeper, Arcade corner, has to be disposed of within seven days over the counter, and to effect a Clearance * XTRAOR 1.--INA.RY PRICES will be the rule. The whole atock of Groceries, Crockery, and Hardware must be sold, as a clearance is imperative, and the prices to induce trade will be lower than have yet bean charged at any of the sales recently advertised. THE SALE IS NOW ON, and will continue till the premises are completely cleared. The Stock has been well selected, is of the highest quality, and this oppor tunity is not one to be neglected. Come early and reap the benefit of the Reductions, 10162 Spring Fashions. THE A SHBURTON TTvRAPERY /IQY,, THE READY-MONEY DRAPERS, INVITE Inspection of their CHOICE and DAINTY SELECTION of NEWESI GOODS for the SPRING and SUMMEB SEASONS, JOST OPENED UP, And now being displayed in their WELL LIGHTED SB OP and SHOWROOM. SUMMER DRESSES, Wool and Silk, Shot Fancies, Vigo Coatings, Tweeds, Prints, Zephyrs, Saxony Stripes, &c, &c. MILLINERY in Wonderful and Charm ing Variety, Flowers, Feathers, Mounts Laces, Chiffons; Ruchings, Veilings, Gloves &c, &c. MANTLES, Capes, Blouses and Noveltiei in Children's Wear. Special Notice. WE would respeccfully ask those Clienti who think of placmg their order for Shov Dresses with us to do so Ah IQtwly ass IPossilble, to avoid the rush that always occurs a 1 Show time. DRESSMAKING—IOs 0(1. ASHBURTON DRAPERY COMPANY. $EW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. TO ATHLETIQB AN MD (CYCLISTS, TTTE are now (showing fchej Latesl Novelties in Cycling Racing Suits Cycling Hose Cycling Caps Cycling Shoes Cycling Sweaters Running Suits Bathing Suits;) Tennis' Trousers Tennis Shirts! Tennis Sashes Tennis Hats Tennis Shoes Cricketing Trousers Cricketing Shirts Cripketing Hats Cricketing Sashes Cricketing Belts, etc, HALLENBTEIN BROS. & CO., A. G. BARTON, Manager! —M.M ._ I ouyany off/ie/m/faf/owi [ 9 //?s/sf on fay/rig. • | Tfieyarepured/idwMesome I 9 mAfstffHmejfJMf • ST. STEPHEN'S .. W ®'- ff Ashburton. ' COMFIRMATION CLA.SSES. SATURDAY (special), 2.30 p.m. SUNDAY OCTOBER 17. I 11 a.m.—Morning Prayer and Holy Com munion ; 2.30 p.m.—Hampstead Sunday I School, certificates awarded, etc.; 630 p.m. I —Evening Prayer. ! REV T. A. HAMILTON <



1 Kozih Tea, the best, and vet within reach of all j Sold at 1/8, MO, 2/- aod 2/4.— I John Orr *Co Sol* i^nts,