Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1897.

Sijb Crarwbs Dilke, while in Paris recently, was interviewed by a repre sentative ' ,of tsie THE* Figaro, who. jn fcne CONTINENTAL c 6-*. r« of ™is SITUATION. versation, put to v""* several significant questions, the tenor of which fully confirms all that has been pointed out recently as to the idea prevailing in many quarters tkat a rapprochement may eventually be effected between France and Russia on the one hand, and Germany °» tne other» against England. Thus, the writer inquired wb&fc would happen if Germany were ib *ohx with France and Russia in requesting Her Majesty's Government to'remember its promises with regard to Egypt. To this question, as he^ells us, no reply was made, and then he eottred up°» tht delicate queitiQO of

Anglo-German relations. Sir Charles! Dilke having remarked that, since 1 the affair of the telegram tol President Kruger, they had become cool, but that between this situation and war there was a great gulf, as | Germany could not be so foolish as I ever to embark in hostilities against Eugland, in which she would have too much to lose, his visitor hinted that

Germany might find an ally in Russia, and, perhaps even in France, where, as he truly adds, certain political person j ages are partisans of a programme of reconciliation with Germany, for the avowed object of thwarting Kngland. To this query Sir Charles Dilke, after some hesitation, replied that he did not believe in such an eventuality, at least in the near future, as the question of Alsace-Lorraine still held the first place in Europe, and, he considered, j like many others, that the Emperor William would have to restore to France her two lost provinces, or, at least, to neutralise them, if he would i conciliate his western neighbours, and he could not do this if he would.

On the first page to-day will be found a report of a wedding at Methven, the results of the Mount Somers races and sports, and a report of the Grand Orange Lodge, which met at Rakaia on Tuesday last; the fourth page contains a report of the Addington Stock Market, and Messrs Friedlander Bros., Limited, report on the Ashburton market, eto.

Local and General.

The next sale will be held at tbe Ashburton Yards on January 4.

Mr D. Thomas will sell horses, etc., in the Arcade to-morrow.

The Mariposa, with the San Francisco mail, arrived at Auckland last evening.

Mr J. Walker announces that he will re-open the Triangle Bakery on January 3.

It has been finally decided that Commis sioner Tunbridge shall not form one of the commission to enquire into police matters.

It may be as well to remind the public that Mr Henry Stephenson's usual weekly sale takes place to-morrow, instead of Saturday.

C. Dawkins, who was injured while riding in a hurdle race at Broadfielda sports on Boxing Day, died at the Christchurch Hospital on Wednesday. Mails for Elgin, Seafield, and Seaview wil be despatched to-morrow (Friday) morning, instead of on Saturday. The usual service on Saturday (New Year's Day) will be suspended. In connection with the Tinwald race meeting, to be held on New Year's Day, it is notified that betting will only be allowed through the totalisator. A notification re passes will also be found in this issue. There appears to have been quite an epidemic of lunacy in Wellington during the holidayß, no lees than eight people having been consigned to Mount View Asylum since December 25.

The Mahinapua with the southern portion I of the SanFrancuco mail left Onehunga last j night. The mail comes overland from New Plymouth to-day, and the Pukaki, leaving about midnight, takes the South Island bags on to Lyttelton.

An elderly person who committed suicido in Melbourne the other day left a note behind attributing his trouble to drink, to which he had been driven by three of his children perpetually "playing" on a meiodeon, vamping harp, and mouth organ respectively.

The Governor's party in the Tutanekni consists of his Excellency, Lady Kanfurly, the Ladies Knox (2), Captains Ward and Alexander, the Hon. Hill-Trevjr and three gueats, Miss Hozier, Sir Walter Buller anrt Mr Ponsonbly. The steamer calls at Cape Campbell and stays at Lyttelton until the evening of New Year's Day to enab'e the party to witness the regatta, and returns about January 20th after visiting the Sounds,

The tui has lately been discovered to be

the foe of the bumble bee. A short time ago tb.o caretaker of the Akaroa Domain observed a tui in a very spited state flying after some object. The bird was suoceaasful in bringing its prey to the ground, and later inspection revealed a bumb c bee deprived of its honey sac, the body of the insect being otherwise ( uninjured. Since then the same observer has | several tjines, noticed tuis engaged in this I pursuit. '

During the memorable storm of the 19th November, the Catholic Church at Minyip, in Victoria, was canted over to an alarming extent. Heavy props were placed in posi tion to save \t collapsing completely, these being forced into the ground by great spikes. A day or two since a whirlwind pame, and blew the building into position again. It is now as plumb as the day it was built, the spikes holding the props to the ground being drawn by the building righting itself, ri he subsidised mail service to Vancouver will be inavcurated in the beginning of the year by the"steam?r Warrimoo, which will leave Wellington on January 8, and willcall at Fiji and Honolulu on her way' to Van couver. Mr W. McHutcheson, chief clerk in the Dunedin Post Office, will (says the Otago Daily Times) be a passenger in the Warrimoo as mail agent, and he will visit Chicago, the duty of reporting to the New Zealand Government upon the various con nections having been entrusted to him.

In consequence of Mr Carnpross having carried a reduction of the defence vote by £!, as an indication of the opinion of the House of Representatives that free railway passes should be granted to Volunteers taking part in riflo matches, the question was considered by the Cabinet at a recent meeting. J.t was decided that free railway passes should be granted to Volunteers, on the recommenda tion of officers commanding districts, and for purposes approved by the Defence Depart ment. It is understood that any attempt to infriuge or evade these conditions will lead to the offenders being severely dealb with. General Meiklejohn's despatch giving an account of the Swati attack on the Malakand on the Indian frontier contains the following account of a surgeon's devotion :—Surgeon- Lieutenant J. Hugo, attached to the 31st Punjab Infantry rendered valuable service on the night of October 28 in saving Lieu tenant H. B. Ford from bleeding to death. Lieu tenant ford was wounded, and a branch of an artery wajTouC There was no means of securing the artery, and Surgeon-Xfeu tenant Hugo for two hours stopped ' the bleeding by compressing the artery with his fingers. Had he not had the strength to do so Lieutenant Ford must have died. Early in'the morning, thinking that the enemy had effected an entrance into camp, Surgeon- Lieutenant J. Hugo picked up Lieutenant Ford with one arm, and, still holding the artery with the fingers. of the other hand, carried him to a place of safety.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves responsib'e for the opinions expressed by our correspondents;

THE "SUPPLY" QUESTION.

TO THB EDITOR. Sir, —Mr Leadley has again returned to the attack, and under cover of committee has sought to cast odium on me, when 1 had j no possible opportunity of defending myself j against his statements. I desire to say a word or two on the matter through your medium. The very first statement made by Mr Leadley was made by him through a misunderstanding of his own, and was ra=hly | mide, in defence of his mode of conducting the show arrangements, against Mr Reid, who called Mr Leadley's conduct in ques-

tion, and who (he said) sought to oppose him. So far so good. The matter should have ended here had a little common sense been exercised, as I could have put it right

at once, had I been appealed to. It was, j however, brought up at a subsequent com mittee meeting by the laying of a trap for J Mr Leadley, and was reported in the I Guaidian. Immediately I saw the report, IJ hastened to interview Mr Leadley, and pointed out the mistake which he had made, the result of which was that he published a letter exonerating me from blame and, among other things, said, "This I think fully explains the whole matter, and I should be very sorry if any one's personal honor has been impugned through a slight misunderstanding." (See his letter issued in the Guardian of November 19.) This

certainiy should have ended the matter. J The Finance Committee, however, subse- J quentlv held an enquiry, of which Mr 1 Leadley and Mr Reid were members, who were bo hear and adjudioate upon the very trouble they themselves had caused. I was present by invitation at that tumultuous scene, and objeoted to the course of pro cedure, and the exclusion of the Press. The result of the Committee's enquiry was that as Borne of the members tried to be judge, jury, and prisoners all at the Bame time, \ they shunted the blame on me of having

made a statement to Mr Leadley in error, whereas I made no statement in error at all. It was Mr Leadley who made the error, and it was pointed out to him previously that, when in making a remark to him that I was a member, I was referring solely to years ago. This he admits in his letter. Natur ally, I resented the finding of the Com mittee, as I declined to have words put in my mouth which I have never utterei. I appealed to the President to hold an impartial enquiry, which he readily granted. , Recognising that justice is a precious quality, and that it should be the privilege of every man to have it meted out to him, the President, together with Mr Cookson, held an enquiry, with the result that the finding of that enquiry was signed by Mr

I Leadley and myself, and assented to oy Messrs Taylor and Oookson. It was duly published in the Guardian on December 6, and is aa follows:—»'Sir,—Having been appealed to by Mr Collins to look into the matter in dispute, and having investigated the trouble arising out of a statement made by Mr Leadley to Mr Reid, in reference to Mr Collins having stated he paid his subscriptions, and not got his receipts, I find that that statement has been made by : Mr Leadley through a misunderstanding, but in good faith. I also find that Mr Collins has not considered himself a member since 1892, being told by the Secretary at that time he was not a member. Hence he haß paid no subscriptions since." Now, sir, , any reasonable person would have thought

! this sufficient to settle the whole matter. Not so, however, with Mr Leadley ; for as soon a 1? ever he gets again under cover of committee, when I could have no possible chance of defending myself, he goes back from his signed statement, and attacks me right and left, and asserts further untruths, •ii.d makes deliberate misstatements, and so performs a bit of somersault work, that would beat the Sultan of Tut key. How any man, and a man of Mr Leadley's intelligence, could possibly attempt to ignore such a written statement, signed by himself, will no doubt af er due reflection be a mystery even to himself. Mr Leadlty's impetuous and wild statements, have brought him into many a trouble, and 1 think he will have cause to regret the present one as. long as he lives Then as&fn M* Leadley cays that " Collins bad staked on a challenge to the effect that he was a member of the society and bad paid his subscriptions, and it was surely the duty of the committee to take up the challenge.'' Allow me to say that I did no such thing. This is another of Mr Leadley's wild statements. My state ment was I had not bnea a member since ! 1892, and I offered to give ten pounds to the prize fund, if they proved I was a member, and also published the names of all persons who had become non.members, in the same way as I had. rJ he rule " once a member

always a member " was absolutely unknown to me, until its dead bones have just been resurrected, and there are prominent men in this County who staDd in the same relation to the Society as I do. If I have been con sidered a member all these years, why have I not been asked for my subscription or had some intimation given to me to that effect ? How much longer would the Society have carried on without letting me know of this, if this trouble had pot arisen ? Some mem bers of the Committee evidently want to apply ft rulß to me which they have not applied and are net prepared fco apply to others, and I decline to be the exception. With regard to Mr David Thomas' impudent statement that I am " a slippery and shrewd man, and hard to be caught," allow me to remind that gentleman that be has eaten the leek more times than any man in Abli burton. I challenge him to prove or sustain even an atom of truth in the statement which hia imagination has invented. I must apologise for taking up so much of your space, but the circumstances being special, I trust you will give this letter full publicity.—lam, etc., v ' W. H. Collins.

Alleged Shooting With Intent.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Donemn, December 29

Sam Mercer, a well-known horse trainer was arrested this afternoon on a charge of 1 shooting with intent a man named Edward * Brown. The affair appears to have been ftrst started at the Tahuna Park trotting i meeting, A Mrs Brown, who keeps a pon [ fectioner's shop, charged Mercer with en r tioing her daughter away, and struck him ! on the nose with her umbrella. She was ; ejected from the course. Shortly aftey . wards a daughter-in-law of Mrs Brown '. attacked Mercer with her fists, and she also was ejected. Mercer, who had a young lady in his dogcart, said to be Mrs Brown's , daughter, then drove away, and was hooted-by the crowd. Edward Brown, son i of tbe first woman who' attacked Mercer, i and husband of the second, then left the , course and went to' Mercer's hbuse, accom ■ panied by a man named Clifford. The door was opened by Mercer, and the men . started fighting in the passage, Mercer i slipped into a bedroom and procured a , small revolver, almost a toy, and, it is alleged, shot Brown in the head. Clifford, meanwhile, had gone for the police, and, en hiii returning, both Brown and Mercer were "brought to town. Mercer was locked up and Brown taken to the* hospital,- where ft was found that he k^ three'wounds in the head, one in the temple, one at the back of the head, probably where the bullet came out, and one behind an ear, Brown, who bled a lot, is to be operated upon, and until that is over nothing can be said as to jhis condition. The affair took place in the presence of Mercers adopted daughter. . On -an examination at the hospital of Edward Brown; alleged-to have bepn shot by S. J. Mercer, tvtfo punctures of the scalp I wgr§ fojjnd, one" probably si bullet wound. -■" ~...wrtt&iFM WW P9tf of *!l c B*S?e si^e. The pu~. " ~- ™>h*»ati ye The doctor did not observe any .. hind the ear. This may probably have been a bruise. Brown's condition ia not considered to be serious. Mercer is said to have admitted to striking Brown with a re- , volver about the head. Mercer is aJ. P. i Dunedin, December 3Q, Mercer has been remanded for a week. ' Bail was allowed—self £100 and two sureties of £50 eaoh. Brown is in a weakly condition, but his oase is not considered ] dangerous. ' \

CABLE NEWS.

Home and Foreign.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—

Copyright. t Trade with Japan. London, December 29. - The report of the Foreign Ufiice shows that Germany is pushing trade with Japan more vigorously than Great Britain. » i The Liverpool-Canadian Service. Paterson, Tate and Company, the < contractors for a 20 knot steam service j between Liverpool and Canada, have deposited with the Canadian Govern ment 100,000 dollars as a guarantee of their bona fides in regard to carrying out the sontract.

The Queen. The Queen is about to visit Cimiez, near Nice. Tbe trouble with regard to the drainage of the palace has been settled, and perfect sanitation secured. Greek Affairs. Athens, December 28 A dissolution of the Greek Chamber of Deputies is imminent. It is un likely that the Greek Government will proceed with the prosecution of the leaders of the Ethnike Hetaria or Greek National Society.

The Cape Battleship. Capetown, December 28 The Afrikander Bund or Dutch party in the Cape Parliament protested against the proposed contribution of a battleship to the Imperial navy, and prefers the payment of a yearly subsidy of £20,000 towards the con struction of an all-British cable to England. Legislation Against Indians.

Calcutta, December 29 Mr Noyar, chairman of thethirteenth annual session of the Indian National Congress, during a speech, attributed the Australian and South African reactionary legislation against Indians to the feeling entertained in India towards the natives. | Oom Paul's Franchise.

Pretoria, December 28 President Kruger has declined to extend the franchise to men married in England or Germany. A Mistake.

Constantinople, December 28. The Porte has explained that tbe action of the Turkish battery at Prevesa in firing on a Greek gun boat was due to a mistake. Japanese Cabinet.

Tokio, December 29. Marquis Ito and Count Qknma, Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, are likely to form a coalition ministry on the basis of a vigorous foreign policy.

Australian.

Terrific Heat.

Sydney, December 29

The beat over all Kiverina is terrific. Sydney is comparatively cool, while Adelaide reports the thermometer 110 in the shade, and several Victorian stations report 115. lady Doctors. The Sydney hospital, having a num ber of vacancies on the staff, decided against lady doctors obtaining the positions. Sir Henry Norman. Brisbane, December 29 Sir Henry Norman has resigned the Agency-General for Queensland. It is understood that the Hon. H. Tozer will receive the position. Gold Coast Colony, In connection with the rumor that he has been offered the Governorship of the Gold Coast colony. Sir William Maegregqr spates that he has heard nothing of the matter. The Noumea Cable. Thijrßl}AY Inland, December 29 The Sherard Osborne has arrived, and proceeds to repair the Noumea cable, The Dock Accident. Sydney, December 29 Fully thirty men were in grave peril by the Mort's dock accident. Many ducked under the vessel and reached the surface in the last stages of exhaustion.

THE PARTITION OF CHINA.

Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph— Copyright;

Lqndon, December 29.

The Standard complains that Great Britain is doing nothing in the far East, and that the electors will not condone the tame, silent submission to the bold aggression of her rivals. Paris, December 29 The French Press is becoming restive at Russia's manoeuvring wjth Germany with regard to China. Tokjo, December 29 Great nava.l activity is manifest at Nagasaki. Berlin, December 29 Germany's withdrawal from Kiao chou is made conditional on a suitable naval station being found for her else where. v 'S$ PfTEßSgups, December 29 The armoured cruiser Vladimir Monomacb has been ordered to proceed to China, Washington, December 29 Cruisers are being prepared to reinforce tha China squadron.

Captain Russell Interviewed.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright. Sydney, December 29 Captain Russell, in the course of an interview, expressed entire belief in the policy of freetrade. The protective duties op New Zealand .hamper trade arid are' very' prejudicial 'to" £be best j Interests f?f the Colony. 4 policF °f freetrade, giv§ti elec| to from time to -—mttfced, wouhj time as circumstances pc- t be the best policy for New Zealand, and he believed would lead to a very large trade between New South Wales and New Zealand.

THE INDIAN FRONTIER.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph

Copyright

Calcutta, December 29 Brigadier General Gaselea defeated the Yakka Khels.

TEE SEWER FATALITY.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright. Melbourne, December 29 The attempts to recover the bodies of the other victims of the tunnel disaster were futile. The chief of the brig de, who went down, was struck by a gust of poisonous air, and fell unconscious as if shot. He recovered on his removal to the surface. It is now proposed to flood the tunnel, and ! send a diver down for the bodies.

LABOR QUESTIONS.

The Engineers' Strike.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright.

London, December 29

Mr Barnes, secretary of the en gineers, states that the Sooiety still has a fighting fund of £110,000.

The Timet states that many federated Bbopa will re-open in the new year; the men resuming on the masters' terms.

The Daily News says the ballot which hag been taken is equivalent to a vote of censure on the Unionist leaders for attempting to bring about a compromise on the questions of hoars and management.

TEE SYDNEY LIBEL ACTION.

Some Interesting Bvidwofl.

Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph- Copyright.

Sydney, December 29

In the Oarruthers-Norton libel action Mr Leary, Chief Clerk in Divorce, produced papers to Bhow that Oarruthers obtained a decree nisi for divorce from his wife in August, 1895. He stated that the application was made on a Saturday morning, and no ono was present, excepting witness and the tipstaff. The case, at tbe sugges tion of the plaintiff, was taken early in the morning before Mr Justice Windeyer, and lasted under half an hour. He admitted that tbe time and proceedings were unusual, and no report of the case appeared in the Press. Norton went into the box and made a statement that he bad a public and personal knowledge of Oarruthers of ten years, and said he had always regarded him as a tricky, dishonest politician. He charged Oarruthers with telling lies about him. He considered some of the plaintiffs transactions with regard to the ex* change of public lands inimical to the interests of the people. He detailed the conversations with Ministers when he made certain accusations against Oarruthers. He told Mr Reid that Oarruthers was giving it out that he intended to have the Premiership, and was caballing with the labour party. Mr Reid replied that the trouble of Oarruthers and others was that he slept too well at night, and said if he could not hold the Premiership ex cepting at the will of Oarruthers he had better give it up. The Premier was called as a witness in the Norton case. Oounsel for the plaintiff end3avoured to elicit informa tion regarding Norton's -statement on the political relations between Oar ruthers and the Premier. The judge ruled this irrelevant, and the witness was not further examined.

SCULLING.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright. New York, December 29

Gaudaur is willing to row Wray, the Australian sculler, on the Thames for 2000 dollars a side, with 500 dollars for expenses.

CRICKET.

THE SECOND TEST MATCH.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph. Copyright.

Melbourne, December 27

The team to represent Australia in the second test match will be selected to morrow.

NEWSOTJrH WALEB v VICTORIA.

Melbourne, December 28. New South Wales are all out for 263. Kelly was unable to bat. The weather was hot and New Sooth Wales were soon disposed of. Trumble took two wickets for 74, Roche one for 57, Trott fonr for 44, Bruce two for 40. Victoria in the second innings made IQ4, Trott §2, and Bruce %l were the principal scorers. Trott collapsed owing to the heat, McrCibbin took fonr wickets for 79, Page two for 54, Ferris one for 36, Noble one for 4. New South Wales lost one wicket for 2 runs. Charlton, ran oat, 1.

RANJITSINHJI.

Ranjibsinhji is not shaping well in practice. Horan, the ex-Victorian, olean bowled him npce, and Howell, who was bowling finely, [ accomplished the same feat four times.

STODDART'S TEAM v. BENDIGO.

Received Wakapuaka Dec. 30, 9.50 a.m., Guardian Office 10.17 a.m. Melbouene December 30. Ia the second innings against the English men Bendigo scored 212, Bruce 32, and Graham 27, being the chief scorers. Drnoe and Wainwright made up the numbf? required and;-the Englishman <won 'byitatt wioketi. ' ' 5 t :;i:J-

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REST SNOWDROP SUGAR ... id lb TEA, BLENDED ... 101b Boxes Is lb TEA, IN HALF CHESTS, lOd lb, (strong liquor) Colonial Candles ... 4d lb per box English Parafine Candles... 6£d lb per box Kerosene, 150 teat ... 6d 6d per tin - n 12a 9d per case Cornflour 3d per lb Essence of Lemon... ... 4d Worcester Sauce, Pints ... 9d bottle Essence of Coffee ... ... WW Sago • ..« iiJP erlb l . Tobacco, Nubian squares... 4s 6d per lo Bran 3. 6d per bag Sharps 5s per bag Oatmeal, 251b Bags ... 2s 9d bag Rollitt'a Flour, 2001bs ... 24s lOOlbs ... 123 6d :; «Hb. .. 6s4id Currants ... „, .... 4| d &5d Eleme Raisins .- ... | d Valencia Raisins ... .~ 7<J Sultana Rusins ]d Sicily Almonds « [*<* Figs •• -g« Muscatels .... - °a Jordan Almonds „. i »? f/ a Mixed Peel ... •;• §d 2ilb Tins Preserved Fruit lOd Lemon Sauash, English ... Is3i Lemon Juice, English ... is 3d Sardines J£J Per } £ Fresh Herrings 6** Per n Herrings & Tomato Sauce 10d per tin Pressed Hops, per lb .. ls4d. ... . Fruit Salt* ?" Pjf r bo\g° Ground Ginger ... t* lß, 4dPeF lb Anchovy Paste ... ..... ldP cr*ia 11 Citrate of Magnesia ... |s6er bottle Sheeps Tongues, best ... loi per tm



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CROCKERY &IGLASSWARE Dinner Sets Toilet Sets Tea and Breakfast Sets Vases and Ornaments Tumblers and Wine Glasses Decanters and Water Bottles Glass Dishes Jelly and Butter Dishes GRAND VARIETY AND LOW PRICES IN ABOVE LINES. FOR THE FRUIT SEASON. Mason's Screw-top Porcelain Lined Jars. Pints 4s 91, Quarts 5a 9d, | Gallon 7s doz. K-enrick's Best Enamelled Maslin Kettles. 8 Quart 6s, 10 quart 7s 6d, 12 quart 8s 6d. i Brass Maslin liettles, Drop Handles. 2 - Gallon 7s, 1\ gallon lis 6d, 3 gallon 13s 6d Bteol Enamel Preserving Pans, 28 6d, 3s, 33 6d, 4s.



FOR THE HAKVEST fcIELD. WE HAVE A SPLENDID STO^K Reaper Section Reaper Chains Hay Forks Hay Rakes Oils, in 1, 2 k 4 gallons BIHDBR TWINE. DONAGHY'S BEST, Flax, Mixed, & Manilla. Jobn Orr & Co. j



Church Services. ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, Ashburton. FRIDAY-{New Year's Eve), Watch night service, commencil^' at 11.30 p.m., with celebration of Holy Communion. SUNDAY SERVICES. 11 a m—Morning Prayer and Holy Com munion _ 3 p.m.-GREENSTREET, Rev. T. A. Hamilton* 3 p.m„—DROMORE, Mr Gates, 6.3o—Evening Prayer. REV T. A. HAMILTON. j ■ii.in_r., ..-.-. »-; a \Dono?&epehsi/a(fe(/to buy any oftfiefm/fafions* ]> /ns/s/on nav/ng.m\ cmonfOPßiimiDrfM IJfisyarept/reandmofesome q T/wmslmoneyand € experience can My largest safem^nslra/asia. - SOLD BY All GROCERS J r~H" gTrTtnrrT~r ■ TTnrnnrii«wrgtagag-»a^fiW' ' HO LI DAY. /-\N SATURDAY, (New Years' Day) the j GpABDUN will not be published.



SyNOpejg op Naw Advertisements. Bicycle for sale; Wanted to rent five or six roomed house, Public Trustee—Notice re appointment of sub-agent. Tinwald Racing Club—No betting allowed except through totalisator. -T. Bullock— Shop to let; also sections for B*laleyard Company—Nexb aale, .January 4 H M Jongs—gillman.'s Novelties in , Drawing. A - \ If it required an annual outlay of £10,0000 to insure a family against any serious conse quences from an attack of bowel complaint during the year there are many who would feel it their duty to pay it; that they could nob afford to risk their lives, and those of their family for such an amount. Any one can get this insurance for 25 cents, that be ing the price of a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. In almost every nefghborhood some one has died from an attack of bowel complaint be fore medicine could be procured or a phyaioiah summoned. One or two doses of this remedy will cure any ordinary case. It never fails. Can you afford to take the risk for so small an amount ? For sale by Astibur/ton Eriig Oomp»»y.



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Mothers will find Chamberlain's Cough Remedy especially valuable for croup and I whooping cough. It will give prompt relief j and is safe and pleasant. We have sold it for several years and it had never f»iledto give the most perfect satisfaction. G. W Riahardj, Duauesne, ?», Sold by Arthur? too Drug Comp«KT'



Just in Time for Christmas.—ln order to keep " up-to-date" with our steadily increasing business we have decided to effect considerable alterations to onr premises and to make room for the builders v/e have resolved to greatly reduce pur stock before Christmas. .-j We have tiwrefpfle ICull«d a; large of dttr Tweedk inoj Worsteds^ etc, to olgar attfop |ollo%ine reductions:—Men's suits to measure, usual prfce 90s. now 7Qs: Men's trousers., ninal i'mie* Stfw, bow 4#a 04 f eto. We have*J« pleasure in notu>iu S *u-. . appointed agents for the famous "British Lion' and "Waverley" Bicycles (both gents' and ladies'), which we are now selling vyith all the " up-to-date " improvements at the lowest' cash' prices, or on the moßtlibeca^ terms to suit the convenience of'our customers. (Every machine guaranteed),— Craighead and Behbyman, the leading Tailors and Outfitters. KOZIE XJB3A Moit Economical