MAIL NOTICES.

i Mails close for the following places as under, subject tp the necessary altera tions f — WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 04. SAX ifBANCKSCO MAIL. For Northern Ports, Westport, »nd Samoa, Hawaiian Islands, also United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, United States, Canada, West Indies, &c, via San Francisco, close as under:—For money orders, at 3 p m..; registered letters, 5 p.m.; newspapers, hooks, &c, at 6.15 p.m.; ordinary let»er§, ab6.30 p.m. Due London, December 29.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1897. BANK ACCOUNTS.

Gup re&ifn^a in f Repeat article pon ,t,H©intention of some of the IJaakk'ttf nialce a nonifr*** eiarge for opening an| keeping small accounts were tnscLJ fended to express pur approval of ggnefal principle frop a business womi of yieV- A porrjeappn^enji writ ing over the iigoafcnr» d (l Sa»all Orydji/!

Balance" returns to the subject and in this issue reiterates his assertion that the proposed charge is a " tax " on the farmers. If he will examine the economic meaning of the word "tax," he will find that it is mis applied when used in reference to a charge made for a, service rendered. That the acceptance of the responsi-1 hility for the safe custody of a person's j money, and the keeping of a reliable cash account for the disbursement thereof, are at once a service and a great convenience—the fact thab so many avail themselves of the oppor tunity ofiered is pretty good proof. In this connection we may mention a case in which a person not a hundred miles from Ohriatchurch kept open one bank account for no other apparent put-pose than to make his bankers show a record of wages paid to his employees, of whom he has a good many. It is rumored that he used to lodge in the bank every Monday morning the gross amount required to pay the week's wages, which sum waa promptly withdrawn when the individual cheques came in— generally before the end of the week. Purely this was making a convenience of the bank, as it gave a great deal of work to the bank officials and next to nothing by way of compensation ; for it is idle to deny that the advantage in such a case as this is all upon the side of the customer. Our co-respondent should know that the mere daily balancing of the teller's oaah is but a portion of the work thrown upon the banker by the accumulated cheques that pass through his hands. Even when a cheque is presented for payment by the first receiver, it must pass through several hands. But when, as is just as often the case, it happens to

be lodged in some other bank by a j third party—the teller there, and tbe exchange clerks in two banks find a good deal to do in the matter. Such a cheque would have to be entered six or seven different times, and is perhaps called over or compared nearly as many. So much for the trifling work entailed on bank clerks by numbers of stnali cheques. We think that on the whole it will be diflcult for our correspondent, or anyone else for that ' matter, to show that the principle of the proposed change is wrong. What strikes us as the weak point is merely a matter of detail, and that is the point at which an account should be treated as unprofitable, so that no injustice or inconvenience should be inflicted upon the legitimate customer—if we may su distinguish the person whose account might be considered a desirable one. The proposal to charge for any account in which the balance may^ —for three consecutive ■/ days—fall to £50, is obviously wrong. Since such a condition must frequently apply to accounts the reverse of unprofitable, it would seem more reasonable to determine the question of charging, on the volume of business put through the bank in a given period. Moreover, it is easy to see that as the experiment has not yet had a trial in New Zealand, some little time after the general adoption of the scheme proposed must elapse before the details could be satisfactorily adjusted, The whole question—as between the banks and their customers —resolves itself into this. Is the problematical opportunity to employ the aggregate amount of small ba]ances—-which are repayable at call—sufficient to compensate the banks for the labour and other responsibilities involved in keeping them? And, on the other hand, is the charge proposed to be made for the saf6 custody of the money, and the keeping of a reliable cash account, too much to demand from the customer for tbe advantages offered to him. We are inclined to think that when the novelty of the proposal has worn off, the public will cheerfully fall in with it, \

A NEW FEATURE IN EDUCATION

Truly the fin de siecle period has witnessed many changes, many advances in every direction, and brought about in many walks of life conditions of things that would greatly astonish the men who were grave and reverend seigniors in the early part of this century, Notable in a marked degree are the changes for the better that have been wrought in the educational systems of Great Britain, America, the British colonies, and several of the Continental countries. Of the last named none have made more brilliant progress than Germany. That country, after her disastrous war with* Fiance, settled down to cultivate the arts of peace, while at the same time there was no greater student than she of the terrible art of war. Among the first discoveries she made in her study of the arfcoof po«u»ft wag the fact that she -was a laggard in the rao« for industrial supremacy with the great wurkshops of the world, and aa a consequence of that discovery, she instituted a system of technical education which has made her sons formidable rivals in the great industrial arts which had been the pride and the boast of the Knglish speaking race. We may well watch with interest every fresh step taken in I the matter of education, and though i the one we are about to draw attention 1 to is not heard of for th« first time, it !is sufficiently new to deserve study, inasmuch as we know of no school in this colony where it has been adopted, and it was only this year that Home educationalists |[aye. it an;jr It 18 being enthusiastically' advocated by many of the leading papers, more especially in North Britain, having been more particularly brought before the public by Miss Dodds, the writer of a charming paper, in a series of reports on educational subjects. The fervid French poet Kousseau, who gave the world some excellent precepts on education, to redeem much bad example, struck out the notion of send ing bands of youngsters to tramp for cj!ays in the country, w.b.es3 th.e.y might jea'Va thp truths of ' nature without the assistance of the printed book or the compulsion of the pedagogue's birch. < It wag a beautiful inspiration flung out of the mind of an educationist who remembered that he hsd opge b§fiu Sb?». ffhe 'Jshhans caught it up, elaborated it, put it in practice, and Miisjs. Podd| ijayss the Esohoql journey at* a'r&gular'pftrt of public irtstruction ia auite coiBUBOn in Some regions of Ger

many. The mere aesgnption of it, coming upon one in a Departmental Report;, has the effect of poetry and

the German towns you will mcc classes of boys and girls with their teachers examining trees and mosses or seeking for flowers and caterpillars. In the fields they are comparing the different kinds of clover or counting; the grains on a head of corn. Is there a mill at hand? Then the scholars must visit it, and the dusty miller shows how the com is ground. I* there a pottery ? Then the class must see how the clay is worked into vessels. The old castle has its history related, and the most stirring scenes enacted in it are made to live over again. The church is entered, and the scholars are helped to realise its place in the national annals and in the common life. And so the power of observation is cultivated; the memory,: is stored ; and the process of education runs pleasantly by way of actual objects and experiences instead of by the duller and slower track of cold and lifeless print. But the culture of eye and mind is only a part of the gain from these delightful school journeys. There is also a building up of char acter. This will be better understood when the preparations for the journey and the routine of the outing are acted. To begin, the boys who intend to take part in the journey bring a small subscription to school every Monday morning for three months. It is a trifling sum, and does not embarrass even the' poorest parents. Next the aim of the journey is well rubbed in. The route is explained, and each hoy makes a map of it, ing the chief physical features and points of interest. For some time, indeed, the projected journey is made the basis of the school instruction. The teacher of geography founds his lessons upon it. Instructien in history there finds its materials/ Botany and geology are instilled by examples drawn from it. In short, the boys are thoroughly taught to know what they are to look out for and what they are to do. Two days before the march out the boys assemble to have their knapsacks examined and do pack drill. Each must have the regulation quantity of shirts, stockings, handkerchiefs, and toilet materials, and if a button is missing anywhere or shoes are unsatis factory the fault is repaired. Then the officers are chosen; a guide to lead, the way, a rear-guard to encourage the laggards, a quartermaster to see to meals and lodgings and pay the bills, and a reporter to write the official account. Thus equipped and staffed, and with due admonition to be friendly towards each other and polite to strangers, the boys take the road, the admiration of their parents and the envy of all beholders After two hours' tramping, in the course of which they have examined numerous wayside features and bagged every possible treasure, a halt is called for bread, sausage, and coffee. So the day runs on. By the evening they hive reached some comfortable inn wheie a good meal ia ready, and at nine o'clock or thereby the boys, master and all, retire to rest in a large hall filled with straw. Next morning they are awake &fi six o'clock, cleaning boots and washing in the yard 0.-i this Spartan, self helping plan they maintain the journey for four or six dliys, as it may be, returning in dv€ tiuio~tot>bo»r-fTi«*idi»^-£ooling r -like mon of the world who have travelled in fat countries and seen many cities and strange peoples. Needless* to say, the school journey is a long-drawn-out joy, It is the nearest approach that any educational system permits to that lawless }ife in caves qr of robbery on the high seas which is the fixed ambi tion of every bloodthirsty pirate oi twelve. And the moral beauty oi these open-air proceedings is that they have the sanction of the law and the authorities. It is as good as playing truant with a master to assist. Mere is scholastic license for the liberation of physical energies; shouting comes within discipline, and oaps-in-tbe-air ia a part of the curriculum. How easy for a boy to pass through these stand ards ! But pedagogy is a serious affair, and we must look for the solid advan tages. They are numerous The school journey brings master and pupil into a closer relationship. It gives the |eacher an opportunity of studying the individuality of the boys under free and natar&l conditions. It puts the endurance, courage, strength, and self-reliance of the youngsters; to the test, and it is a valuable inte.Uect«al exercise, enabling the boys to see and to reflect on what they see. .Altogether one need not be a slavish admirer of German notions or a discontented critic of our School Boards to recognise in the school journey a wholesome and attractive educational idea. It may not be consistent with the grinding out of the utmost possible results und^ a cast-iron code ; nor does \t promise efficiency for %be earning of grants. A New, Zealand School Board would be apt to call it frivolous. For all that, the system which includes such a feature as the school journey may turn out the better citizen. In her fascinat ing report, Misg Dod^ t^ilo ua the Germans are In no Haste to fill the boy's mind with rules, but are very earnest in the attempt to put him into proper relations with his environment and with mankind. Mere reading and writing are subordinated to the effort to make children observe and talk about what they observe. The primary a^m. is the reverse of mechanical. It is to b,qget cle,ar. seeing, intelligent thinking, and, accurate speaking about things essential. Doubtless the school journey harmonises with thia aim. Were it in vogue with us we should perhaps not have children who are appallingly apt at the extension of the predicate and blankly ignorant of the common things of nature.

Local and General.

A budget oi interprovmcial telegrams will i qe found on oqr fourth page. In Lapland, it is said, the fashion has not changed for 1000 years. Young Maid—What ia fche best time to marry p Old Maid—Whenever the man is willing. A young Welsh woman named Cusa ha,B married a man named Dam., ■jpSa for the bes^j. lii is estimated that an annual tax of 7s fan each cycle in London would 1 bring in a revenue of £150,000.

The Magisterial hearing of the charge of murder ..gainst Philpoit, in the Silvoratrcam , affair, will no., be taken for another fort night. Mr James D. Wilson, son of Mr Thomas Wilson, of the Seafield beach, was on November 16 elected Mayor of Pahiatua unopposed. Mr A. P. Williamson, draper, has a new advertisement iv which he announces great reductions on recent pricea, and the arrival of new goods. At the Palmers ton cattle Show a bull was shown bearing the aristocratic name of •' Dick Seddon," and the name of its bovine sire was " Scobia McKanzitr." The programme of the R^kaia spoits ami races, Co be held on the Kakaia Domain on Boxing Day, has been issued, and ought to be interesting to !oe*l racing men, and to athletes, both amateur and professional, Mr Gilruth, chief veterinarian of the Agricultural Department, is on hie way tcom Wellington to Otago to make arrangements for resuming hia experiments with chicken cholera for the destruction of rabbits. Mr George Snow, a settler in the Silver stream district, and a friend of the murdered man Ernest Hawthorne, claims, says the Wellington Post, to have sold the first ounce of gold in this coloay—at Kelson, in January, 1856. A number of Russian lady admirers of Nansen are preparing for the Arctic explorer a somewhat unique gift, consisting of a carpet with a map of the North Pole regions, embroidered in silks. The places visited by Nansen in his famous voyage wii) be worked in silver and gold thread. The train arrangements for the Methven stock sale are advertised in this issue. It will be seen that the train leaves Rakaia af, 10.10 a.m. instead of 12,20, and a train leaves Methven at 5.30 p.m. to enable visitors to catch the express, This will be a great boon to outside buyers. Mr Rudolph Friedlander will sell for his firm on Saturday next at the West Street Mart, at 11.30 sharp, the privileges of the Ashburton Racing Club's summer meeting, to be held on December 9. The privileges comprise two publican's booths, luncheon booth, right of sports, horse yards, and race cards. Ooly one sovereign iw the world has ever been up in a balloon. This event occurred some five years ago, when Queen Regent Christina of Spain happened to drive near a field where some experiments in aerial navi gation were being made, and immediately stopped her oarriage and aiked to be per mitted to make an ascent. 1 A test meeting and concert in connection with St. Andrew's Church, Tiuwald, takes place in the Templar flail on Thursday next.. The promoters are sparing no pains to make the gathering a success, and given fine weather there should be a monster attend ance. The programme for the concert includes violin and pianoforte solos, songs, duets, quartets, glees, and choruses which will be contributed by local amateurs and about » dozen well-known Ashburton performers. The celebrated " Jubilee Serenadera " have kindly promised to give several of their popular glees and choruses. From the advertising columns it will be seen that Mr Henry Zander's sale in his premises has closed, and preparations are under way for a thorough clearance by auction. The auction sale has been fixed for Saturday next, and will take place on the premises of Mr Zander. The goods offered will comprise groceries, crockery, iron mongery, clover seed, and a miscellaneous assortment of general good?. Mr Rudolph Friedlauder will ba auctioneer for hia firm- Messrs Friedlander Bros., Limited With reference to the question whether eggs for hatching can be successfully carried long distances, a paragraph recently appeared jn our columns, and has since gone the rounds of the papers, mentioning that a shipment of eggs from Pelham Yards, Ash burton, had given a fair percentage of chickens in New South Wiles. la further iilutration of the vitality ot egg?, it may be mentioned that; a dozen eggs from a poultry farm many miles from Sydney were recently received by a local fancier, and he got five healthy chickens therefrom. Although the accident to Mrs lambie and Mrs Morrison, recorded in our columns a few dttyo ago, ■was not so serious as ib was at first feared, the ladies are still suffering a good deal. Mrs MorrisoD, who was on a visit to Mr and Mrs Lambie for a change of air, appears to have been more affected by the shock than Mrs Lambie, although the latter was ra.qqh, bhaken." The ladies have b.een at Mr Roes's, Rhkaia, since the accident where they have received every attention, and Mr Lambie hopes to be able to get them home in the course of this \ssek. The clergymen and; miniat^ b{ Amerio(i arecomplainiagthattheicohurcheson Sunday eyepings are ejnpfcy by reason of the con- I gregauon having gone" biking." They have therefore formed a League, the mem bers of which sign the following pledge • —" Remember the Sabbath day, and keep it holy. Suaday wheeling has become a popular mania, and is now one of the most subtle foea of the Lord's day. Desiring to throw ail my influence against its desecration I pledge myself that I will not ride ray bicycle for pleasure on Sunday, and, further, that I will not use my wheel for any pur» pose on that day if my reasons for dung so are likely to be misunderstood by others." *—MetJwdist Times. Some valuable live stock was brought into ' the colony by the Delphic, which arrived at Wellington on Sunday. The shipment com prised two Leicester priae pedigree yearling rams and fo«r Leicester prize pedigree ! yearling ewes, bred from some of the most noted Yorkshire breeders* stook, and which have taken first prices at the Royal Agricul tural an 4 other leading shows in England. The afaeep are consigned to Mr G Or. Runaell, of Otipua station, Timaru. There are also on board two Airedale terriers, purchased; ia England by Dr Newman, and a Scotch! collie dog for a southern resident. The Delphic brought out eight valuable botner pigeons with long pedigrees for Mr 8. Saundera, of the Ifttdton. Times, Christ church. The sh,eep aod dogs, except the collie, have been tak.en over to Somea Ijsland lot the usual period of quarantining. Mr Charles E. Dawson write 3as follows to the London Stundard :— M About the year 1877 I was constructing a cofferdam across an inlet in Esquimalt Bfatbour, British Columbia, for the worke of the grav ing docks. One day a fnond and I noticed, opposite the dara, an Indian in a canoe, which was aearly filled by what, at first jight, appeared to be a masa of yellowish Sash. On examination we found it to he $ monstrous octopus. With some cli^eulty we got one of its feelers straightened out; j this, carefully measured* turned out to b0 actually 13 feet long. We reckoned the lead or bpcly/to, be about four feet. The [&.cg<esfi part of the feelers was about 10 inchei !.n diameter, tapering to about 1$ inch. The argeßt suckers were nearly three inches and ihe smallest about three-quarters of an inch n diameter, We endeavoured to ascertain yhere and how the Indian had oaptured this aonster, but he could, speak no English, ,nd we could only gather that he killed it d Esquimalt Harbour, and not far off. I aade inquiries and found that this was the largest ootopua seen or heard of near Vic toria." Holloway's Pills and OiNTsiaNT.— Bilious affections with all their concomitant annoyances induced by atmospheric changes, or too liberal diet, should be, checked at once or 3erious conaeauaoceß may ensue. When anyone i^nflg his ideas legs clear than usui&ij hut eyesight dimmed, and his head diaay," accompanied *>y disinclination for I all exertion,, physical or mental, he maybe quite sure that he is in immediate need of some alterative medicine. Let him at once send for a box of Hollotvay's Pills, a mild course of which will remove the symptoms, and speedily renew Ms usual healthful £ep]- iug. If the bowel* be irritably B^J&Way'g Ointment should be diligently 'tabbed over the stomach and Hvor «x$ ry aight? and morn ng. ■

Synopsis of New Advertisements.

N.Z Railways—Train arrangement! for Methven Stock Sale. Friedlander Bro£». v Limited.— Sale of i privileges, also groceries, crqcfcery kV ison, nongery, etc. Henry ZuvJer—Kew businoaa advwti"; e . vent, Lttngfeeach Road Board-ylP^ders wanted. Ashbucton Swimiriio'- oi, x b and A. A.C & i,p.-Rac6 ? 9fi^ urad ;

CABLE BREVITIES.

Press Association—By Eleotric Telegraph— Copyright.

Washington, November 22 Me H. Taylor, the late American Minister of Spain, speaking a* the Cornell University, Ithaca, Michigan, uiid that Cuba must be free. The, struggle against Spain would be ended in ninety days if America would ; recognise Cuba's independence. London, November 21 The Court awarded the German steamship Wolfsburg £3000 as salvage render* d to the New Zetland Shipping Company I*, steamer Kaikoura, in con nection with the towing of that veßi>el into Rio de Janeiro in a disabled con dition. The report of the directors of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company shows a debit of £2002 16s. This ie attributed to the payment of £132,092 as interest on debenture stock instead of £120,450, which will be the amount to be paid in future. The directors of the .P. and O. Company have declared a dividend at the rate of 6| per cent per annum, together with a bonug f of 3 per cent. Paris/November 21 In the course of a speech M. Meline, the Premier and Minister of Agricul ture, said that co-operation vh the remedy for the Agricultural depression. He added that the Government wti founding a farmers' credit bank and insurance offices. Capetown, November 21 Sir A. Milner, Governor of Oape Colony and High Oommiesioner of South Africa, speaking at Salisbury, the capital of Maahonaland, said that the foundation of a great British com munity had been safely laid in Rhodesia.

Vienna, November 22 Count Goluchowski, Minister of Foreign Affairs, addressing a delega tion of representatives of legislative bodies of Austria and Hungary, said that the close undertakings between Austria and Russia, based upon recip rocal repudiation of conquest and respect for the independence of the Balkan States, excluded the preponde rance of either empire in the Balkan Peninsula. He urged that Europe should unite against the crushing com petition of transatlantic nations. Diplomatic difference* with England, he added did not provoke coolness. Melbourne, November 22 The cyclone storm did enormous damage to the country on Friday. Scores of buildings were levelled. Two men were killed at Maryborough and one at Donald, through falling material. The township of Nhill was almost swept away. The damage there is estimated at £50,000.

Adelaide, November 22 The boiler of the Murray river steamer Tyro exploded, and wrecked the vessel. Tho Captain and the engineer were badiy scalded, but the, passengers escaped.

THE UPPER NILE.

A British $x{iedition.

Mutineers Defeated.

Bros* Association-By Electric TeWph- O^pyright.

London, November 20 In June last, Major J, R. L. McDonald, accompanied by a full staff' of officers and a force of Indian troops, was despatched by the British Govern ment to ascend the river Jub, which forms part of the boundary between the English and Italian spheres in East] for the purpose of definitely deciding the Anglo-Italian: boundary. News has been received that a body of Soudanese soldiers who also* accompanied the expedition, mutinied,, and, assisted by one hundred and fifty/ Mohammedan Bajannia tribesmen*, attacked the McDonald party om October 19, at Usoga, on the north shore of Lake Victoria Nyanza. After several hours' fighting, the mutineer!! were defeated and arrested. One hundred men, which was a third of their number, were killed or wounded. Major McDonald lost sixteen killed, including Lieutenant Fielding, and thirty wounded. The mutineer* had previously murdered Major .Thurston and two English officials. Some of the Indian troops stationed at Moinbassa, the seat of administration in British East Africa, have been des patched to reinforce Major McDonald, Major McDonald was heading for the White Nile, his objective, at the time of the mutiny.

Turkey and Greece.

The Treaty of Peace. Press Association,—By Elecfcric Telegraph— Copyright.

Constantinople, November 22. Negotiations for the peace treaty between Turkey and Greece have, resulted in Greece agreeing to pay two and a quarter million francs ms indemnity for private Turkish Josses,. Ihe questions of consular immunities,, over which a deadlock occurred, and the surrender of capitulations have been postponed. Tb», treaty will be- signed directly.

St. Petersburg, November 22: The Czar has hinted to the Sultan that ifc would be wiae to me the Greek war indemnity for the purpose of executing reforms in Turkey

THE LONDON FIRE.

The litsnrsftce&.

X-fae tiro destroy^ au area of {(mr and a half ft «r*r a . The losses of the Insurance offices are estimated at under a million, and those of Wing British o&ces at American office* are heavy losers, Four thousand work people *m affected, r Weblikctok, Nftwmb«r 2» Messrs Abbott, Oram an«t C^, gtnent importers, have been advised by cable that their London premises ue amongst thoM destroyed by the great fire in the vicinity oC Hamswell street.

ifHA ABJiBUKIt)S> &OAKi)IAiJ ■: TOESDAY, ttOVEMBEB 2S 1897.



Business Notices, ( TO EESIDENTS BUILDING & FUKNISHING. "TJCTB BEG respectfully to announce that we have received, per S.S. " lonic " and ••Mattmm," wry heavy shipments for onr HOUSEHOLD FURNISHING Depart jurat; TIKI SHEETINGS CURTAINS CARPET SQUARES PILLOW COTTONS QUILTS HEARTH RUGB TOWELS TOILETS OILCLOTHS TABLWS MUSLINS LINOLEUMS IK the FANCY DEPARTMENT we are showing a fine asiortmeut of mm FABBIOS, GLOVES, and HOSIERY, direct from the Leicester UiUi; £°*™* J" y ohoSf good! in Je6 Trimming!, including the new Zouaves, Boleros, and bkirb Ornamenti, •ad itt ettdkM Tariaty ©f Black and Colored Gimps. NEW SHIPMENTS OF Dresses, Straws, Mantles. % CWSS of Samples HOSIERY, at LANDED OOST. MITCHELL & TURNER.



SPECIAL LINES. —Special Purchases." If\ DOZEN Ladies' Hat*, in fancy Straws and Sailor* at Hal! Price. Utual Prices—l» 6d to 8« 6d. Special Prises—od to 3« 11«1. NEW PATTERN CRETTONNES, 45 d per Yard. Usual Price—'yid. ALL LINEN TABLINGS FOB Hid. Usual Price—l« 3d. FOR 1» 3d. Usual Price—lH @d. WHITE TURKISH TOWELS 3fd EACH. WONDERFUL VALUE. LADIES' HEMSTITCHED HANDKERCHIEFS Q» lid per Dozen. Usual Price—4s 6d. PRINTS, NAINSOOKS. PLISSB OREPONS, t^VLJßxemXty ASSORTMENT At Lowest Prices, A. P. WILLIAMSON, CASH DRAPER & CLOTHIER, TANCRED STREET.



[Telephone No} 80. 8. SALE E. WATCHJtEPAIRS. -b-ttht RRfiEIVED from Rotherham's and Erhardb'a factories, a large stock of the J SepSIX Pwtolfor these well known watches. Also for all other English trod American Watches Having'.boughfc largely at a fcomiderabte discount for epat cash CHARGES FOR REPAIRS ABE CORRESPONDINGLY REDUCED, PROMPTNESS IN EXECUTING ALL "WJkXOSS. Jbt.El»A.raS, & CLOC& XIJaPAIRS, In a 1 RELIABLE MANNER is a feature at S. SALEK'S, XHB LBABINa JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT IN THE DISTRICT. EAST STREET.



H. M. _JONES. PIANOS, PIANOS, from £20 to £73 10s. OBGANS, ORGANS, from <£l 5 10s to £45. •Cash or terms, monthly paymeats. LAWN IBBNNIS wad CRICKETING MATERIAL from J. Wi«##'a »nd Soaa, CROQUET, OBOQUBT. FISHING TAGKLF, bookhTbooks. f**Mtfc Nomlk. Reward and Pfeaentatioa gaoka, Poets, and Thoologicul «ad übvmv «wy<ii»i eUgioaß Works, Bibles, Praye*s, and HymnaK STATIOHEBy~fATIONEBY, t * * nylons in F»iQoy Note Pftp<w?9 and Envelopea, Plain and Compensiit Biflqaitities. __ . , : Album., Writing Desks and Chi* Work Boxe 9 , LadW *m, (ton***** Ikmbig ; Caws, Photo Frames, and PatSM. , tM^Mri G1... «nd F S n«y Chtaa War.. I»y. tag"" V»r»ty. Bf«., Mb H. M. JONES.



Henry Zander THE LAST OF ZANDER'S GREAT SALE.



Business Notices. THE JNEW ZEALAND GLOTHING FACTORY FOR "MICE COOL SUMMER CLOTHING. Light fancy Alpaca Coats .„ ... 11s 6(1 Black Alpaca Coats ... .„ , 12a 6d China Silk Coats „ ,„, 12s 6d Sateen Coats .... ,„ ... „; 6s 6d Holland Goats  '«. 6s Od Light fancy washing Vests from 7s 6d Light) fancy washing Trousers ... 12s 6d Light fancy Tennis Suits ,„ .... 12s 6d Light fancy Tennis Shirts from 4s 6d A. 0, BARTON,



TN THANKING the PUBLIC for the liberal way in which they patro nised my GENUINE SALE, I beg to announce that the premises are now CLOSED To prepare for the FINAL Clearing: Sale, TO BE HELD BY Messrs Friedlander Bros., ON Saturday, 27tb™si i ALL LINES WILL BE CLEARED BEGABDLESS OF COST. henry hanHr.



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Church Services. ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, Ashburton. TEESDAY—Teachers' Meeting, 7.30 p.m. WEDNESDAY—Gonfirmafcion Glass (m?u and women) 7.30 v-m t o.£\S. (in the Sr>fco"tt"°m) T»oO p.m. PRlDA* —Short Service, 7.30 p.m.; Choir Practice, 8 p.m. SATURDAY—Confirmation Class (special) 12.30 p.m. BUSDAY~SERyiOES. B,3o— Holy Communion. 11 a.m.—Morning Prayer. 3 p.m.—SEAFIELD. j £.30 p.m.—Evening Prayer? RE^ T. A. HAMILTON.



Attention i 8 drawn to the new advertiee menb of Messrs Mitchell and Turner, which ' 1 announces novelties of interest to ladies,



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