Sir Egmont

All day long the clang of battle In the river meads below ; Clash ot steel on helm and hauberk, And the shouting oi the foe.

Sternly fought Sir E^mout's henchmen, Bvttling every inch of space ; Fierce'y faced the foe at sword-point— Sought no quarter, a^ked no grace.

Ever in the front, Sir Egmont Cheerrd his gallant litsl. band ; Like a meteor through the midnight Flashed and fell his gleaming brand.

All day long, till daylight faded, And the combat did not slack ; Till at last tho shattered phalanx Thinned and spent, fell fainting back.

Lastly, Egmont sought ihe tower With his wife aud children tw.in,

Turning like a stag at bay there, Fierce with anger, faint with pain.

Trembling ohiidren, clinging rouud him, G.ive his arm the ssrength of ten. Will ye slay the guiltless children . Are ye fathers—are ye men ?

Fast through every gate and gallery Still the hurrying foemen pour ; Fast they pnsa around Sir Egmont— One sma 1 hand against a score.

Close Behind him stands bis lady, Firm set mouth, and face foam-pale ; But no word escapes her white lips Lest her husband's band should fail.

Ah I he falls—unconquered —smitten With a hundred deathly wounds ; And his Udy falls beside him, And across his bosom swoons.

Oh ! the bloody woes of battle, Oh ! the curse of civil war; Widowed wife and orphaned children— Woes, keea-piercing, reaching far.

Yet. I trow, " can man die better " Than at duty's high behe_t, Falling for the cause he honours, And the hearts he loveth best. —R, Richardson.

A Kangaroo Fight.

Mr R. Maitland, of West wood, Maryborough, Queensland, gives the following remarkable narrative of a battle he once witnessed between two old men kangaroos. "On the occasion to which I refer," he writes, "I was riding along one evening near sundown, when the black boy who accompanied me, and who happened to be a few yards ahead of me at the time, suddenly pulled up bis horse just aa he topped the crest of the ridge we were rising, held Up his hands in warning, and then brckoned me to join him. When I had crept quietly up alongside him, and could look down into the gully below, I stared in amazement at tho scene before me, for there, grouped in a circle of about a hundred yards or so across, s'ocd some 50 or 60 forest kangaroos, everyone of them erect, and looking on with Evident interest at the spectacle of two immense 'old men/ who, in the middle of the ring, were engagrd in deadly combat. Clasping in fierce embrace with their short, muscular arm?, they swayed to and fro in their effort- to force each other to the ground, every now and again dealing ferocious kicks at each other's stomachs witb the long knife-3ike toe of their hind feet, kicks which they avoided with wonder ful agility by a sort of backward jump, without, however, releasing their grip of each other's bodies for a moment. The whole scene, the two combatants with their upright figures gripping and swaying in the centre exactly as two wrestlers might have done, with the ring of erec f, grey-bodied on'ookers, was singularly interesting, and for some ten minute* or more we stood and watched them, until a snort from one of our horses gave them the alarm, and they were off in all directions in a moment. On riding up to examine the spot ,we found tufts of fur and blood marks upon the grass in several place-i, and the stare of the ground for some yards round about ghow.d very plainly that the struggle had been a fierce one. Neither of the combatants, however, had been disabled, for they bounded away amongst the others, and we saw them no more."

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ASHBURTON MARKETS.

Me.srs Friedlander Bros., Limited, report 11 upon the live stock market for the week J ending Mai oh 10 : —At the Tinwald yards j ' last Tuesday, there was a very heavy entry | oi sheep, 21,291 being the number yarded. The principal entries comprised some good ' lirns of cro shred breeding ewes, conspicuous among which was a line sent forward by I_ G Wrigbt, Eg., which topped the m.trket, making 8-1 6d to 83 lOd for full mouth ewes, and 9- 6.1 to 10i 2d for two tooths. Ordinary pcs sof this ola.s made from 7_ to 8s for _ouud mouth sheep. Several straight Hues of wethers were yarded, and out of these, a line from the Valetta j .tition made 10a 3d; other lines, not quite aa good as regards condition and b z<*j brought from 8s to 8a 9d, Mixed sexes two tooths were not easy to dispose of, the general run bringing 7_ to 8_ 6d, according to size and condition. A line or two of very forward sheep of this class made from 10s to lis. Good sound merino ewe. were disposed .f at from 3. 5d to ss. 1 here was a fairly lar s e entry of lambs, of which a large proportion consisted of late and backward sorts, which sold from 3j to 5-, better sorts from 6s 6J to !■* 6d, and re ily good pens from 8 6d to 9a 3d, Three pens of freezing lambi, sent forwaid by Messrs W. Smith, James Crossan, and H. Anderson, made lis, 10- 2d, aud 9s lOd respectively. All through the sale it was noticeable that good reliable lines of breeding ewes were in s'rong j demand, and met with good competition, j Out of our entry of 5374 sheep, 6 rams, 10 ] catile, and 4 pig^i we sold 50 fat lambs lis, 104 at 10s 2d, 88 at 9a lOd, 24 fat merino ewes 53 3d. 10 fat lambs 8s 4d, 6 crossbred ewes 7s 3d, 9 at 6a 7d, 16 »t 6s, 50 merino ewes 2s Id, 5 lambs 6s 3d, 99 merino ewes 2 -6 d, 27 at 2s 2d, 22 crossbred ewes 4_ 6d, 8 rm'rino ewes 4^ 3d, 20 crossbred ewes 5s sd, 28 at 4s 18 ab 2s 41, 6 fat wethers lis 3d, 1 at Bs, 71 two-tooth quarterback ewes and wtthers 5s lid, 203 lambs 7s sd, 123 at 9s 3d, 109 at 6s 3d, 311 two tooth ewes and wethers 8- Id, 100 at 7s 10J, 191 four-tooth meiino wethers 4- 6d, 251 crossbred ewes 7s 101, 133 lambs 7s fid, 100 two-tooth cross bred wethers 6s Id, 140 lambs ss, 796 four, six, and eight-tooth halfbred ewes 7s 7d, 1.50 two-tooih ewts and wethers 7s 3d, 139 at 7s Id, 469 lumba 4s 2d, 400 two-tooth ewes 8s 3d, 136 six and eight-tooth ewes 7s, 2 rams 10s 6d, 2at 10s, 2 at ss. In cattle, we \ disposed of 2 fat stees at £5 12s 6d, 2 at £4 ss, 1 at £2 14. 6d, 2 at £4 15s, 1 fat cow £5, : lat £1 19- ; and in pigs, 4 fab pigs at 21s, Privately during the week we have disposed of 150 fat lambs 10s 3d, 648 two-too h ewes ' and wethers 7s, 30 at ss, 786 two-tooth wethers Bs.

Mr David Thomas reports upon the live stock market in the ishburton county, for the week ending Maich 10:—Ou Tuesday, at the Tinwald yards, the uau tl weekly sale was held. The attendance of farmers, dealers, and others was again large, and the majority of them being keen on business, a clearance of all my entry but two small lines of 150 hoggets resulted. It was pleas ing for the auctioneers to hear that both buyers and sellers were well pleased with the various sales made, and in most cases there was a slight rise on last week's quota tions. The yarding of sheep was one of the largest this season, totalling 21,291, with 34 head of cattle, 108 pigs and 6 rams. The sheep were made up principally oi crossbred ewes and hoggets, with a few lines of two aod four-tooth crossbred wether?. My entry consisted of 8352ssheetp t 23 head of c..tt!e, and 90 pigs, which I succeeded in placiug at the following prices ;—Sheep—2o crossbred lambs 6s 61, 25 fat merino ewes 5s 4d, 26 fat crossbred ewes 8- 4d. 8 f-t crossbred ewes 83 lid, 135 crossbred lambs 7. sd, 18 fat crossbred ewes 8_ Id, 38 crossbred ewes 6. 2J, 40 crossbred ewes 5s 9J, 120 crossbred lambs 6-. 27 crossbred two tooth wethers 8* 3d, 60 merino ewes 2-, 102 lambs 6s sd, 99 merino ewes 2- §d, ,334 lambs 3s 2d, 518 six and tight-tooth crossbred ewe 37» 91, 99 two-tooth croesbreds B's 771 four and sijf tooth crossbred ewes 7s lid, 85 six and eight-tooth crossbred ewes 6.71, 97 cross bred iambs 6. 9d, 388 eight-tooth cro-sbreds Si 6d, 238 eight-tooth crossbred ewes 9s, 53 crossbrei ewes 2i 7d, 280 s.ixand eight-tooth crossbred ewes 7<s'lj.d, 235 crossbred ewes 8», 41 six-tooth crossbred ewes 7- Bd, 289 crossbred lambs 8* lid, 507 crossbred two, four, six, and eight-tooth ewes 6a lid, 397 three-quarterbred l^mbs 7s 7d, 145 crossbred ewes 6- Id, 106 two-tooth crossbred ewea lOi I', 576 two-tooth eros-bred wethers 8s 61, 338 two, four, six and eight-tooth crossbred ewes 8. 3d, 329 eros-bred lambs 4s Id, 160 hrilfbred ewes 7s 4 !, 338 two-tooth crossbred ewes 9s 6d, 25 rr.tssb.ed ewes 6s, 66 merino ewes 2s Id, 388 two and four-tooth wethers 8. Bd, 131 crossbred ewe?. 7." &ii. Cat'lc—l fat cow £4 15a, 1 steer £6, 1 cow £4 6s, 1 st«er £6, 3 steers £3 3s, 2 fat steers £5 17s 6d, I bull jgl Is 6d, 2 steer calves 10. 6d, 2 heifers £1 15s Gd, 1 cow £5 Pigs—Poor competition, fat pigs, 14 at £1 J3-; stubble: s, 5 at 6> 6d. Privately I have disposed of th 3 following lines—looo merino ewes 2s 9dfl 100 two-tooth wethers 7_ §d, 122 crossbred ewes 7- 6d.

CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET.

The Press of Wedriiday reports that a few lines of stook thrashed wheat have sold well. Among other sales is a Hue of 400 sacks of Tuscan and Hunter's equal to 3s lid f.o.b. A few lines of good bright oats were ofiered, 3,nd sold we 1 for loctl use, stocks evidently being low. There haa. also been a good enquiry for clean oats for seed, especial y duns and Tartars. The rpialiiy of the barley offered has fallen oft, and maltsters are not keen to purchase inferior or even medium lines. Peas and beans are enquired for, but only a few lines have been offered so far. One line of prime new beans is selling at 2-i 8d f.o.b. Blue peas are scarce. Towards the end of last week several liaes . f poUtoes sold for May delivery at 4Qs country station*, but inquiry for the present hti.3 eased off, and buyers are unwilling to give more than 55s or 37s 6d per ton. The following are given as current prise?, f o.b , Lyttelton, free of commission :•»»'

Wheat, Good to prime quality. Pearl 3s lid to 4a Tv can 3_ 9_d to 3s 1M Hunter's ... , 3s 9d to 3s lOd Oats-Prime milling, 2s; good stout feed 1« lid, fair short feed Is lOd, duns la lOd ta_ls lid, Danish Is lOd. Bakley—Malting, prime, 3s 33, to 4s ; medium do. 3s 3d to 3s 6d ; feed, 2* to 2s 2d; Cape 2s 9d. The Lyttelton Times ol even elate reports the sale of a line of over 1000 bushels, Pearl and Tuscan, at 3s 9_d, at Lincoln. It quotes the following ac current prices (f.o.b Lyttelton) for mw grain : — Wheat—Pearl (prime milling) 4s, Tuscan 33 lOd, Hunter's 3s 10d, good seconds, clear), 2. 9d to 3*. OATS.—Milling Canadians 2s M, stout feed 2<, duns and Danish ls lOd to ls lid. Barley.—Malting 3s 6d to 4s, medium 3* lo 3s 31.

The Nkw Zkalakd Farmers' Co ofkha tiv_ Association of Canterbury, Ltd., quote as follows on March 9, 1897 : — Wheat- Prime milling Pearl 4s to 4s Id f.o.b   Tu.can 3s lid to 4s  ,„ , Hunter's 3s lid  Seconds, e'ean ... 3s 3d lo 3s 4d Oats- Tartars and duos .. 1; lOd  Good stout feed ... 2s  Milling , .. 2s Id  Barley— Prime malt in ■_ ... 3s 6d to 4s  Medium (dull) .... 3s 3d to 3s <xl  Be'a-os ... 2s 7d to 2s 8d  Peas- Prussian blues ... ... 3s 91 t. Partridge , 3s 3d  Ryegro be— 'Farmers' lines ... 2s (o 2s 6d Ch.ch. , Cocksfoot— Good bright seed ... 3£d to 3fd  Medium grades .... 3d to 3| t -> Chaff- Good oatsheaf ... 42. 61 country stations Potatoes—Derwents ... 37s 6d country stations

ADDINGTON MARKET.

Christchurch. March 10

There was a large attendance at the Addington yards today, very large entries, and business was healthy.

Fat Cattle. —143 head were yarded, one of the best entries as to quality for a long ! time. Bidding was fairly brisk, and the yarding was cleared at quite up to last week's quotations—l6a to 18. per 1001b for prime beef, and 14. to 15s 6J for medium sorts Prices per head were—Steers £5 15s to £8 7_ 61, heifers £4 lo £6 15s, and cows £3 J2s 6d to £6 ss. Store Cattle.—The yarding was one of the best for a long time, including some pens of useful two aud three-year-olds. Three year old -t-ers fetched £4 3s; two and a half year olds £3 5a 2d, oue-year-olds £2 I2i 6d to £3 3>, two and a-half year-old heifers £2 15s, two-year-olds £2 12s 6', »:ighteen-months-old cattle £2 2a, yearlings | 30s to 335. The sale was the best this season.

Fat Sheep—Between 5000 and 6000 were in the pens, the bulk being heavy crossbred ewes of good quality. Bs3f- wethers realised 11." 6d to 13s 7d, lighter eorts 9s 9d to 11a light grade mixed sexes 9s to lis, prime ewes 91 6d to lis, extra good to 12< 7d, medium 7s 9d to 9s, merino ewes 4s 2d to 7s, freezing sorts 9s 9,1 to lis Bd, lighter 7s to 9- 6d, inferior 6s to 6s 9d. Fat I ambs— Another heavy yarding was on off .r, but a large number of scrubbers deteriorated the look of the entry. Better classes held their own, best freezers selling up to lis Bd, other sorts were not quite so easily quitted, those wanting this olass having satisfied their requirements. Store Sheep—The yarding of store sheep was in excess of last week, all classes being well represented Fine wethers 9. 3d to 10s 3d, medium 8s to 9s, mixed sexes 8s to 9s 6d, maiden ewes 9s to 10s li, four and six tooth ewes 8s to 9- 6d, six and eight-tooth 8s to 9s, guaranteed sound mouthed 6» 6d to 7s 9d, culls and failing mouthed 2s 6d to 6s,

boilers lOd to 2s 6d

Pigs.— There was again a heavy supply, but the fat pens contained a number of poorly fed sorts which curers are inclined to fight shy of. Prices per head were— baconers 29s 6d, porkers 15s 6d to 25s 6d, good stores lis to 15s. The total entriss were 22,000 sheep, 500 cattle, 395 pigs.

FLOODS IN NELSON.

Press Association —By Electric Telegraph

Nelson, March 10

There was a heavy flood in the Takaka river to-day, and the bunk of the rsver giving way the water rushed down the main street, and the hop gardens in the v;cinity were much damaged, A lad named Robinson was trying to cross bhe Mokipipo river, near Takaka, when the horse and cart swept down the stream aad were carried out to sea. Robinson waa with difficulty rescued. A strong wind sprung up this afternoon at Takaka, further damaging the hop gardens. The steamer Lidy Barkly waa detained at Collingwood by the flood in the Aorrre rivt;r. The Buller coach haa been siuck by the floods at Longford.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN : FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1897.

Printed and Published by the Ashburton Publishing Company, Limited, at their Steam Printing Office, Burnett Street, Ashburton. J.BIDAY, MARCH 12, 1897.



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i riediaiider Bros., Limited F 0 ii SAL E. SEEDS. _ SEbDS. WE H&.VE IN STOCK and for SALE Seeds for autumn sowing. OATS-HEAVY CANADIANS, DUNS, DANISH. CAPK BAkLt.Y and RYE CORN. RKD and WHITE CI OVERS aud COW GRASS. ' CARTE ..'a ELEPHANT SWEDE TUR. NIP-s i IMPERIAL GREEN GLOBE RAPi., TARES, Ac. STORES. STORES. ; WE HAVE ALSO IN STOCK and for | Sale at Lowest Rates, STOKES for | Householders and Farmers. j SUNBEAM TEA, highly famed and ex cellent quality ; JOKO, PALM, and other T. AS in lib packets and canisters. I MAURITIUS SUGAR, CANDLES, SOAP, FLOUR, AND OTHER REQUISITES. CASTOR OIL, BOILED AND RAW OILS. ' Ma SSEY-HARKIS WHEELS. X ADIES AND GENTLEMEN REQUIRING A HIGH-OLASS BIGYGLE, Are Requested to INSPECT OUR STOCK, And obtain Quotations before buying elsewhere. EVERY MACHINE GUARANTEED. FRIEDLANDER BROS, Limited. TI7E HAVHJ • FOR SALE— MASSEY-HARRIS CULTIVATORS. ! LIBERAL TERMS OF PAYMENT. FRIEDLANDER BROS., LIMITED. SHEEP-DIPPING SEASON,] "TT7"E HAVE DPCIDED, for the con- 1 VV venience of our Clients, to hold in Stock during the season— COOPER'S P.)WDKR DIP i BROOKE'S PERFECT DIP BROOKE'S POTASH ARSENICAL DIP and the well-known CROWN DIP, for which we are Sole Agents, and which has given marked satisfaction to all who hive used it throughout the World. TjIENCING MATERIAL of all Desciiptions supplied. Barbed and Plain Wire and Standards. IXT7E ARE CASH BUYERS OF WHEAT RYEGRASS OAT-*! COCK* FOOT BARLEY CLOVERS CHAFF 1 And all other Farm Produce. FRIEi-LANDER BROS., Ltd. 3 5 Hanmer and Graves. RAM & EWE FAIR. THURSDAY, MARCH 25. WE SOLICIT ENTRIES for the above fixture. HANMER AND GRAVES. J. JR. BL4ND, 2 197 Auctioneer. DUN OATST . —_-. WE have a large line of these fit for seed and can supply orders for any quantity. AGRICULTURAL SALT. WE have in store a large quantity of ' Agricul ural Salt, for salting Stacks or destroying Weeds, which we offer at low quotations, CASTOR OIL. WE have Just Landed, ex Fazilka, a shipment of CASTOR OIL, and are in a position to supply Large and Small Consumers. DIP. _ DIP. "VXTE ARE AGENTS FOR LITTLE'S DIPS and keep them in Stock, "\T7E have taken over the DIPPING VV YARDS opposite the Ashburton Saleyards lately in the occupation of Mi- Brooke, and are prepared to dip sheep there at current rates. Little s Dip will be used. WE have various sums for investment on Freehold Security. [ CORNSACKS. ORDKRS for these can now be booked, and we advise Clients to take ad vantage of present quotations. seed's. SEEDS, i WE HAVE in stock for Autumn sowing. Oats, of all varieties, Clovers, Turnip Seeds, Ryecorn, Cape Barley, etc., HANMER & GRATES. Yw try *ht Nm Vmns Trim?



PALM AND JOKO TEAS,. INDIAN AND OEYLON. • ,UR 2s 4d INDIAN (Palm Brand) i. I t noted for producing 200 large Tea Oups of first-rate Tea to the pound. This is tho Tea Mr George Jameson sold so largely. _. , v OUR 2a TEAS (Palm and Joko) are qually good value for the money. OUR TEAS are so popular that we frequently hear of instances of other Teas being packed and sold in our empties • Imitation ia sincerest flattery,' but the publio should see they get the genuine .rtiele. Retau rrom all the principal Store keepers. WHOLESALE FROM JAMESON, ANDERSON & CO 155 Colombo Street, Ohristchurch HE Duke of Wellington carried a tender heart beneath a stern appearance. He is said to have been in tears the greater part of ths day succeeding his great victory, and pathetic indeed, is the exclamation attributed to him, " Believe me, there is nothing more terrible than a battle won, except a battle lost." But who can describe a man's anger —controlled of course—where, every pre paration having been made for an urgent journey, everything is lost through the horse falling lame ; and the man—always the man—is the object of our pity. The horse's unuttered sufferings are rarely thought of, beyond the removal of the shoe (often unskilfully done) aud an imprecation upon the black-mi! h. The owner ought to consider his servant's comfort, who, could i he Bpeak, would say, " 1 uttered no com plaint until forced; I used to be treated with greatest consideration and kindness, and a journey was always a pleasure to me when my shoeing was under the personal care of MR KINGSTON. 2 17 PIPES. THE LOEWB, G.B.D, NEEDLE WOOD, BILTOR FIPES. A freßh Supply AT PERCY'S WILLIAM"^ ---— PATCHING, | EAST STREET. ItTTISHES TO ANNOUNCE to hia Farming Friends and Customers of the Ashburton County, that he has now added SADDLERY AND HARNESS MAKING, to his TENT TARPAULIN AND HORSE j CLOTH BUSINESS and will also carry on CLARK'S TINWALD SHOP as usu»l. NOTE—Having secured the services of MR JOHN CLARK as manager of the new department, ALL ORDERS WILL BE PROMPTLY. ATTENDED TO. NOTE ADDRESS—EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. 12 170 BAZAAR STABLES. LIVERY AND BAIT. BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON, Close to Arcade. THESE Commodious Stables are open at all hours, and the Proprietor can Supply at a moment's notice— BUGGIES, DOG CARTS, WAGGONETTES, and SADDLE HORSES AND A FIRST CLASS DRAG, Suitable for Picnic Parties, Electioneering and Oilier processions 3 Matched Teams and Pairs also provided. JOSEPH ILOYD, June., PROPRIETOR. LAZARUS'S SIGHT TESTING AND fcPECIAI-ITE SPECTACLES. Sole ajeut for Ashburton District, C^ C A L E X, JEWELLER, EAST STREET, ASHBUBTON. i l AZARUS Patented System ensure . £ comfort and correct sight. Done poil your eyes by using badly fitting -:Vectaclos. j DENTISTRY. PAINLESS EXTRACTION OF TEETH I BY NITROUS OXIDE GAS ! A Specialty. Fee for administration ... ss. | All kinds of Dental work executed on the premises. Satisfaction Guaranteed. i G. F. DODDS, SURGEON DENTIST, Burnett Street, Ashburton. WANTED Known—l have a splendid assorted stook of ladies' boots and shoes.—Mellob's Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED Known—Every pair of Zealandia boots guaranteed at( Mj-lloiv's 2eaiao4ia Boot Store,



SPRUNG BLOSSOM TEA. Packed in ph, lib, 51b, and 101b >'bt Weight Air-Tight Tina. No. 1 (Plue Label) No. 2 (Red Label) No. 3 (Golden Label) 1/9 per lb. 2'- per B>. 2/4 per lb j H 154 Obtainable from all Storekeepers and Tea Dealers, I . . ____ : . , .



"~~~ ■ — ~~3^ IMPORTANT NOTICE ' $%M LINOLEUMS. lIIP LIN°fSjR-CLOTH, ■ -iSf^ LINOLEUMS. , §§JUj| ■ MATTING, RUGS, eto (mmfii "" " ■ HKI-L furniture of all kinds, We have iust landed, direct from the Manufacturers, ex s.s. RIMOTAKA and OTABAMA, a Grand Assortment of LINOLEUM*, CARPETS, FLOORCLOTHS, Etc., to be Sold at PRICES 10 MKWr THE TIMES. INSPECTION INVITED. Note the Address— T. EL XJjN D-RIJLJI. & CO., CABINETMAKERS & UPHOLSTERERS, TANCRED STREET (Opposite Arcade) Picture Framing a Specialty. Venetian Blinds Made to Order. Agents for Olegg's Perambulators. H. M. JONES. H, M. JONES. STATIONERY^ ACCOUNT BOOKS. ACCOUNT BOOKS. ACCOUNT BOOKS. F.-»NOY GOODS. . FANCY GOODS. FANCY GOODS. BOOKS. BOOKS. BOuKS. JUST OPENED UP. a Splendid Variety of PLAIN and FANCY STATIONERY from Marcus, Ward & Co. Linear Repp Note, Repoline, Antique, Panel, Floral, Pure Flax, Linen, Bank and Vellum Notepapers, Cream Laid and linted. THE ASHBURTON BOX OF STATIONERY. Be.t Value Ever Offered to the Ashburton Public. ■_ a jo f*A BOX. New Shipment Just Opened Up. Ledgers, Cash and Day Books, Journal, Counter and Memorandum Books various sizes, Letter Books, Copying Requisites, Foolscap, Blotting and Drawing Papers, Pens, Purses, Wallets, Office and SCHOOL REQUISITES. CRICKETING & LAWN TENNIS MATERIALS from Wisden and Oo.'s, London. Bats, Balls, Stumps, Racquets, Etc. SCHOOL COMMITTEES LIBERALLY DEALT WITH. TOYS. . TOYS; TOYS. TOYS A Large Variety of all sorts—from ald Squeaker to a Steam Engine. Drums, Trumpet*", Balls, Arks, Watches, Magic Lanterns, skipping Ropes, Skittles, Balls, Cubes, Games, Dogs t Cats, Owle, Monkeys, Sheep, Beach Horses, Rocking Horses, Wheel barrows, Engines, Hobby Horses, Carts, Horses and Carts, Trains, Tea .ets; Wood, Woof, Raj?, and Rubber Toys too numerous to particularise. DOLLS. DOLLS. DOLLS. DOLLS. ALL SORTS AND SIZES FROM Id to 10s. Dolls that squeak and Dolls that wou't. Dolls that break and Dolls that don't. Wood, Wool, Rag, Compo, Wax, and Rubber Dolls. FANCY GOODS. FANCY GOODS. Work Baskets, Ladies' Companions, Mirrors, Albums, Writing Cases, Writing Desk Work Boxes, G ovc and Handkerchief Boxes, Shell Boxes, Brackets, Plaques, Hand Bags, Plush and Leather (Jtnode. Klectro-plated Wave, Fancy China and Glass Ware, Vases, Ornaments, cheap, pretty and useful. Flower Bulb and Specimen Vases, 3d to 6d each. H. MfTONES. HHH __-__a______________________MM---__---__-^ DAVID THOMAS, Auctioneer, Land, Insurance & Estate Agent, Valuator, Wool and Grain Broker, %" ASHBUBTON, Loans Negotiated Weekly Sales of Live Stock—Tinwald aad Aehburton Alternately Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fats, Hides, etc., on Fridays Sales of Wool Throughout the Season Grain Bought and Sold on Commission Oleari jg Sales as per arrangements AGENT FOR— Matson and 00, Ohristchurch Booth, McDonald and 00, Ohristchurch White's Sheep Dip Walter A. Wood Oo Lightband's Belting London and Lancashire Insurance Company Graham's Foot Rot Composition Wright, Stevenson and 00, Dunedin Planet Junior Garden and Field lools Belfast Manures I beg toj inform my Rakaia Clients and others that I have appointed Mr W. Baegock as my Agent in the Rakaia district DAVID THOMAS, Ashburton GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICI. OF PLANET JR. TOOLS DAVID THOMAS. ___ ■USI-Umi.TON __W i_\ _W\ k^L v Hflgfl___H________________________________ SALE OF SURPLUS STOCK — AT — "THE CORNER" = NOW TAKING PLACE. — Q0 M E EYE.OPENEBS IN BARGAINS DRAPERY, CLOTHING, BOOTS, ETC. vf. H. CUJLJulJbilit



1 ..■=_ffe-™ft^.* r < BARGAINS. "VTBW AND SECOND.HAND I)KAYS, SPRING WAGGONS, ROAD CARTS, GIGS, DOUBLE-SEATED BUGGIES, FARMERS' AND WHITECHAPELS,* ALL TO RK SOLD VERY CHiAP STEELE'S VICTORIA CARRIAGE WORKS, Wbst Stbekt, Ashbubton. 1 136 j NEW COAL MINE. j DEEP LEVEL BEAM. I N ANSWER to Numerous Enquiries *• re pr».oa of the New Coal, I take this opportunity of stating that the Price has NOT been Raised on account of the Superior Quality as is generally supposed. It Is still sold as before at the following prices per four ton truck (freight paid) on receipt of cheque or P.O order :— per ton per ton Westerfield 15s Od Dromore 16a 6d Winelow... 16s Od Ohertoey 16s lOd Hinds ... 16s 6d R<-ksia ... l?s 3d Ealing ... 17s Od Lauriston 19s Od Rangitata 17s fid Methven... 19s 6d Orari ... 17s 9d Aehburton—All Coal Merchants GEORGE P / FK, MOUNT SOMIRS. BARRYTOWN FLAT GOLD MINING CO, Ltd, 17 Miles north of Greymouth. THE Sample washed in the Arcade on Saturday gave from 120 to 150 Colors the -shovel. 20 Colors will pay 2s per load. I am appointed Broker, and have Snares or Sale. FRED MAKEIG, Arcade. NOTICE. 11. IS VIUfcTOW HAS REMOVED to more central Premises opposite Mitchell & Tubner's, TANCRED STREET. TO THE PDRLIO OF ASHBURTON AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT. I BEG to notify that my Establishment is AGAIN OPEN FOB THB TREATMENT OF ALL AILMENTS, EXCEPT I CONTAGIOUS DISEASES, Cases of which are NOT ADMITTED in this Establishment. I shall be Happy to Attend Cases of FEVER AT THE PATIENTS' HOMES, AS IK THESE CASES our treatment; neverifails TO PRODUCE GOOD RESULTS. Trusting to receive the Publio patronage before. w. eTule, 1 7 proprietor. __ _ _ ■r Q ___,"§ _L I__ a: * a _^ "* _■ Vi __f ** Z■* 5 g 3 J is ig ___jn___________ "TVTOTICE.—Are you going to build. ! XN Because the cheapest shop for Roofing Ikm Ridging, Gutters, Nails, Lead, Spout i ing, Water Tanks, Pumps, Ranges, Register Grates; Locks and Hinges, Washing Boilers, and all sorts of Ironmongery, is J. W. Hardley's, Ironmonger, Plumber, and Tinsmith. Telephoned-}. W~ ANTED KNOWN—Mbs Huiwam haviDg taken the premises lately occupied by Mr G. Neill, intends to open same as Ladies 9 Dining and Refreshment Roorcs, where visitors will find a long felt want supplied. Meals at all hours. A few boarders will find all the comforts of a home. MILLINER V—Ladies should inspect the new Millinery, Capes, Mantles, Jackets, Blouses, French and English Corsets; all new and up to date.—A. Obb. WANTED Known-A splendid line of Ladies Two-Strap Shoes, 4s 9d. —Mellob's Zealandia Boot Store. ANTED-Known—Spectacles, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Folders, and Everything in the optical line at S. Balk's, Optician : : IE you are in want of a good strong work ing boot be sure you call at Mellob's Zealandia Boot Store. WAN) ED mothers to know that the cheapest shop for school boots is Mellob's Zealandia Boot Store.