PHASES OF THE MOON.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1897. THE ADDRESS IN REPLY.

It is difficult for me average reader of Parliamentary reports to discover any good end jjerved by the annual debate m Parliament on the Address m Keply to the Governor's Speech. The Speech itself is usually a most meaningless piece of verbiage, after the perusal of which nobody is ever one whit the wiser; but on the motion to approve an address to the Governor m reply to this precious document, a debate takes place, which, thif year at least, has killed a'week! of thrtime of the House. Every member speaks, and those who have least to say take the most time to #ay jt. The result is that about two numbers of fians§rd will be devoted to jbh'ja yerfegfc t^ad^le that goiild well be talked, purely, if we must Hrn p*rlJy government the party kouifi mi- 4 *to m**l ft* i

[annual infliction. Is there no w^y out of i I When the speeches of the host of pro=ers who take part m the debate are read by members, it ought co be patout to them ail how gross is the waste of time. But then it is to be feared that members,, having had i enough of those prosers during the i time they were required to keep a i House to allow the streams of talk to flow, do not care to subject themselves ! to a repetition of the dose m the pages of Hansard, and read only the reprint of the. twaddle they themselves inflicted on the House. So that, perhaps, as a body they do not realise the gross waste of time entailed by this debate, and the unprofitable character of the debate itself. We can understand a debate on the address m reply being lengthy when parties are so nearly equal that the vote at the close of it would mean a trial of strength on the result of which a Government may stand or fall; but when the balance is so equal as that, opportunities for cbrowing down the gage of battle can be made at any time. The uses of the debate are said to be to give every member as opportunity of recording his criticism, favorable or adverse, of the administration of public business by the Government of the day; but there is no necessity for this very large opportunity. In the election speeches of members it is easy to find just what they think of the Govern ment they went up to Wellington to oppose or support—as the party m their district was strong or weak, united or divided; why then could the adverse criticism not be left to a few of the leaders of the Opposition, and the defence to Ministers and the more influential among their supporters? There are a couple of dozen—perhaps more, but not many more'—men m the House who are really worth listening to, and who bring more than average ability to bear on the work of criticis ing the Government of the day; but as a rule the rank and file carry only the influence of their votes, and these are the only help they can really bring to their party. Many of them are " but a sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal," and this district has by its choice m the past several times swelled the ranks of the prosers. But than the nobodies m the House none are more clamant to be heard, more deter mined to have their full pound of flesh m the time they occupy the attention of a thin House, on such occasions as the debate on the address m reply. Ministers, wa have no doubt, would be only too glad to agree to the silencing of the speakers on their side who carry no weight and only kill time; but to do so would make enemies of those voting nonenties, and this they cannot afford to do. The leaders of the Opposition are m the same category, for both sides of the House number it' their ranks a fair supply of time killers; and so the weary week of un profitable words is likely to be repeated every time tjfae Governor, arrayed m the gttrniflnture of the "Laird of Cockpnn " of the song, who " put on a wig, a sword, and. cocked hat," essays the opening of Parliament m the name of the Queen, and reads the speech his Ministers have prepared for his recital

This commission under the direction of Professor Koch, which investigated the origin of the plague THE BUBONIC m India, has issued PLAGUE. its report. It states

that the plague bacil lus outside the human body of certain animals has very brief vitality. Pure cultures with which experiments were made were killed by sublimates at boil ing temperature immediately, by mineral acids m five minutes, by a solution of one per cent, of carbolic acid m ten minutes, and by milk of lime exposed to sunlight m one hour The duration of the life of the bacillus was found to be from eight to ten days at the most. The bacilli could not develop without the influence of atmos pheric oxygen. Experiments on ani mals showed various results. Bats were found to be m the highest degree susceptible, and to be spreading the plague germs »cd communicating them to human beings. For experiments with the object of producing immunity, apes were used, and it was ascertained that grey apes were as highly suscep tible as rats, while brown apes were les3 so. Immunity was established after a lapse of between $ye and seven days. 4-pes thus treated possessed a high degree of immunity and could en dure a large quantity of plague culture, about two milligrammes. For the pur poses of serum experiments Yersine serum was employed. Its protective power m the case of brown apes did not exceed eight days. Strong Injec tions of serum proved to be of un questionable curative efficacy. The Commission observed only isolated cases of illness among people camping m the open, while among those who had remained indoors the epidemic con* tinued its ravages wii hou| aba,tem.ent Erofossor Haftkine's system of inocula tion, wbioh was applied to 1,400 patients, showed undoubted protective results, although a number of the patients were taken ill m consequence of the inoculation.

The Melbourne correspondent of th.c Otago Daily Time§ \yrites ; —4- re: njark^ble instanpo THE EFFJCACf of the efficacj of OF PR4YE^. praypr w»s given hj Mr- Qh^rles F. Reeve, tfte general director of the Poooah and Indian Village Mission, to a large congregation which assembled at the Collins street Baptist Church the other evening, to bid farewell to thirty-five missionaries* departing for I"C!h. Mr Seeve was explaining how the mission depended for its fur ds on its faith m the Lord, ftnd rnentjoned, jibat he ha 4 prayed in' Sj^ney tnat £100 might be given to the mission. Onlj two days later a letter arrived from a gentleman m an adjoining colony enclosing a cheque for the very amount, and with an explanatory note that at the very .hour the prayers wera being raised the donor had been " strangely moved " to send the ffloney. In the up 6ouatry town i&f of Numurkah also there has' been some extraordinary testimony of the same kind. Mrs Cory is the wife of a Bible Ohris ian minister, and^ Mrs Cory has been detailing the-partipolar^" o| tj^e pviine heafjihg^vouc|lsafe^ \q both o|'ihem, Both ha^ oeen given up by Bevera^ doctofs. M.r Cory, Who had spine |i|6fie ; b*d km W tis b*ck, HOfthls

to move, for five and a half months ; Mrs Cory had suffered from internal tumours for some years, and was unable to dress herself, her condition beiDg such as to give no hopes of her recovery The two sufferers prayed for deliver ance, and it was immediately vouch safed. They threw off their ailments suddenly, berime quite well, and had never knowo a moment's illness since; Such is Mrs Cory's story.

The House of Commons Select Com mittee oa the Agricultural Produce (Marks) Bill re-

MARKING ported just at the FOREIGN MEAT, close of the session

that they had been unable to complete the taking of , evidence; and they therefore agreed j that it was not practicable to proceed J further this session with the bill, which ' they decided to report without amend- \ ment The Committee state m their j special report that their consider the < identification of foreign meat and ! cheese desirable, and that their would j 'be no great difficulty m carrying this i out m the case of foreign carcases and ] cheeses. They are also of opinion that ' " any legislation m the direction of marking meat would be inadequate unless means be taken to distinguish between British and Irish meat on the one hand, and (1) that produced m our colonies, and (2) that produced m al< other countries and landed here alive to be slaughtered at the port of entry." The bill wag not at all palatable to the meat salesmen, as may well be imagined, and their organ, the Meat Trades 1 Journal, calls attention to the fact that the report was only adopted on the casting vote of the chairman, Sir James Ferguson. The minority report states that it cannot concur with the opinion that " The Merchan dise Marks Act, 1887," has worked beneficially, contending that the vexa tious examination of goods m transit had almost destroyed the transit trade aud assisted, the establishment of foreign lines of steamers to India and the colonies. It has, m the opinion of the minority, been a gratuitous adver tisement for foreign goods, and has thereby assisted foreign competitors. It continues: "It is a fatal mistake to assume that foreign manufactures and goods cannot compete with British goods, and we believe that the con sumer, generally speaking buys the article that suits him best, having regard to price, quite irrespective of the country of origin." We quite believe this, and that is why it would be advantageous to have colonial mutton marked as such and sold m Britain for what it really is. Mr Cameron says that large colonial lambs are sold as hnglish mutton, and though we find it hard to credit that any consumer could fail to detect the difference, yet is is beyond, doubt that similar practices prevail.

Local and General.

Beading matter on first and fourth pager,

The coocert at the Allenton school, which takes place on Friday, October 15, is m aid of the general prize fund of th« main and side schools,

There is an idea prevalent that the Financial Statement may not be brought down till the end of the week, though some expect it on Tuesday,

At Balelutha William Hay pleaded guilty to sly grog selling, and Mr Hawkins, S.M., inflicted a floe of £50. The fide was sub scribed within an hour.

The Victorian Government have recently granted extensive areas to English companies for gold mining purposes, m order to en courage the investment of capital.

The imports at Melbourne for August wer« valued at £1,337,610, an increase of £96,135 as compared with the corresponding month last year, and the exports at $1,008,095, an increase of £376,345..

A generous Napier resident has promised to present the local fire brigade with two of the best horses from his station on condi tion that the corporation provides accom modation for them.

Bifch the Ohristohurch Bowling Clubs opened their greens on Saturday afternoon, m each case with a match President v. Yice-President. The teams representing the latter were victorious on each of the greens,

The new classes introduced into this year's programme of the Metropolitan Show for carriers and tradesmen's traps will form an interesting feature of the second day of the Show. Such exhibits attract a large num ber of entries at other shows.

The young ladies of Kaiapoi sprang a surprise upon the public. wh,o assembled to witness the pnonius; of th.c. boating season on Saturday py providing seven events, or filing the bill for an hour and a half with a very interesting display of rowing.

The anniversary tea meeting m connection with the Wesleyan Church, Willowby, will be held to-morrow, (Tuesday). Addresses will be given by the Revs, Skinner and Taylor, and rr.usiqial selections will be rendered by the choir and friend*.

On Thursday morning a start was made m Chriatohurch with the first bore for the supply of the Victoria water, and on Friday at about noon a flow was obtained at a depth of 73fto. It will, however, be impossible to tell immediately whether the flow is per-, manent or not.

The Methodist Times' o? August J2 has the following j—T^ie BigHt Hqq R. J, Seddon, the Premier of New Zealand, is an old scholar of the Primitive Methodist Sunday-school, at St. Helena. Hi* mother was a member of the Church up to the time of her death. As a tribute to her memory, Mr Seddon has ordered a marble slab, suitably inscribed, to be put up m the chapel.

11A grateful country's tribute, and dis grace to every ,in(|i^ic|tt^- m the diairict, especially to, the. lpcal bodies," writes a correspondent of the TJqfanakiHerald*, draw iug attention to the condition pf the grayes of officers and men of the 3sth Regiment, who fell during the war oi 18£Q 6J, ike allotment, h$ says, ia coyered by fur?e and scrub, sqrro^nd.ed oiy * broken-down fence, and is a reap.rt of th? stray cattle, Q | tj, e di- ß tric^.

The Han W, T, JeDnings has (says the Auckland Star Parliamentary correspondent) received notification from the nexb-of-kin agents, requesting him to forward full partiouiors of his parentage, ec, m connec* ti,Qn with the great Jennings estate m. Ohanoery, m which an enormou^ i 9 unclaimed, The n^onev io 1 tq 'the credit of c(esaeE(Jan^'^f a Jjennings who cliea iri the last century..

A. Press Association telegram states that on its becoming known that the Hon J. G, Ward intended to address the electors of Dunedin on Tuesday on the eve of the election, the Opposition party persuaded Mr Scobie Mackenzie that he should go south s and by delivering an address on behalf of the Conservative candidate ppuntera.qt "!$' Ward's efforts to he\g Mf Th 6 senipTjnember for |)dnedifl had mad? arrange nients for leaving, but bil intention wai abandoned because of a telegram from Mf ■ Sligo, stating that he preferred to win the j seat without assistance.

Keating's Powder destroys buga, leas, moths, beetles, an 4aU ot^ei rasects, whilst Quite havmtesit to domestic animals. Iv exterminating ■beetles' the success of this powder' is extraordinary^ Ib is perfectly clean m application. See the article you purchase is '} Ideating V aa imjtatibns are noxious »»d ineffectual. Sold >O tins, §i, \a,

Hi* Honor Judge Ward has granted? probate of the will of the late Robert Frisby j to Sarah Frisby, hit widow, aoie executrix named m thu will. The application waß made by Mr Outhbertson. The occupation of those who lay totalisa tor odds and all betting agents will be gone if Mr Geo. Hutchison's Restraint of Incite ment to Betting B>ll becomes law. Any person who scuds any circular, advertise ment, letter, telegram, or other document which incites the person receiving it to make any bet or wager is liable to a fine of £100 or three months' imprisonment or both, and if such person is deait with summarily then his term of imprisonment is reduced to oue month, or a fine not exceeding £20, or both. On Saturday Messrs Fr edlaader Bros., Limited, locai agents for the Mutual Life Association of Australasia, received a cheque for £500 fram the Association, m settlement of the claim of Mrs Mary Ann McCormaek, under the policy of insurance, taken out by her late husband with the Mutual Life Association. The deceased farmer was well known m and around Ashbarton, and was only insured three months before he met his melancholy death. The promptness of the Mutual Life m paying Mrs MoOormack's claim is commendable, seeing that probate of the will was only granted a short while ago by the law courts. The vilue of life insurance m this instance proves the absolute necessity for everyone to make provision m caae of death, m order that one's wife and family may not be left destitute to carry on the battle of life. The Lyttelton Times says that Mr William Rollifct met with a very serious accident on Tuesday laat at the Halswell quarry. A large lump of rook fell from a height of thirty or forty feet, and struck his head and back, throwing him down on his face and causing a slight concussion of the brain. After a time ha recoveied sufficiently to be brought into town and taken to Dr Townend's surgery. On examination it was found that he had reoeived a severe cut on the back of the head from the pieoe of rock, and that his shoulder had been injured by it—probably splintered,—while his lip had been badly out m falling on to the broken metal. He had lost a considerable quantity of blood. He was removed at once to his home at Sumner, where perfect rest is enjoined. At latest acoounts Mr Rollitt was progressing as well as could be expected, but it will pro bably be some time before he regains the use of his right arm. ' Synopsis or Nbw advketishments. Wanted to sell—Young cow. St. Stephen's Church—Services for veek. D. Thomas—Clearing sale, Mount Hutt Estate. Mount Somers Road Board—Appointment of clerk. Longbeach Road Board—Notice re cattle on roads. Ashburton County Stock and Saleyards Company—Annual meeting. Ashburton Borough Council—Re unpaid ratee. Ashburton Domain Board—Applications invited for position of caretaker of sports ground. T. York—Woolston steam wool works. John Orr & Co.—Re missing parcel. H. M. Jones—New books.

St. Stephen's Church.

Stephens Choir Festival Service.

The festival service held m St. Stephen's Church laut Friday was greatly marred by the heavy fall of rain which look place just prior to the hour of service. The members of the choir mustered m force, but the congregation was small. Led by cornet and organ, the choir entered the western door singing the processional hymn " Onward, Christian Soldiers." The service was fully choral. The Magnificat »nd Nunc dimittis were sung to Martin's setting. The anthem " 0 sing unto the Lord," went very smoothly but lacked balance, the basses and tenors overpowering the soprano and alto singers. The special psalms were well rendered and also the special hymns—(292 and 223, Hymns Ancient and Modern). The speoial lessons were selected as follows—l Cbron. xv. 11-29, and Rev. v. The vicar gave an appropriate sermon, founded on Revelation v. 9—" And they SADg a new song." At the close of the service an offertory was taken on behalt of St. Mary's Refuge Home, Christchurch, which amounted to 18s 6d. This has since been added to by a member of the congrega tion increasing it*to £1 Is. Great efforts are being made to replace the oid buildings with new ones, and a.ny donations would be acceptable to the managers of the Home. The service, which had been very hearty throughout, concluded with the singing of the recessional hymn " Jesu, lover of my soul," the ohoir leaving m the same order as they had entered. Mrs B. ~sqx presided at the organ. The next festival service will be he'd during the second week m December, when another colkotion will be made on behalf of the same object. It may be mentioned that the choristers have made great progress under the careful tuition of Mr Horace Gatea, the choirmaster, and it is hoped that the next festival will show a BtiU more marked improvement.

THE WEATHER.

«. ALFORD STATION, The following is fche igeteorologi«al report for the week ending October 8,1897:~-

Inteprovincial News.

*l Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Alleged Forgery by an Evangelist Auckland, October 11, Richard H. Keast, recently an evangelist on the gumfielda and formerly a seaman, has been arrested charged with forging a letter for £2, and obtaining £1 by uttering the game. The Sunday Drinking Question A number of the local hotels refused to ! supply liquor to persons yesterday. This is the result of an agreement mad* respecting Sunday trading, and the outcome of pressure ! by clergymen* Wttttgiinui Abattoirs. ■ Wanganui, October 11. The public abattoirs were officially opened by the Mayor to-day. They have been erected by the Wanganui Meat Freezing Company under arrangement with the Borough Council. " Prohibits." The licensee of the Criterion Hotel has been fined la and costs for supplying liquor to a prohibited person. The defenoe was that the licensee was ©nlqj h«r« three months and did not kop.w the prohibited person. The Magistrate said the prohibition order i be|ag. absolute, it wat not necessary to prove that the licensee knew the person to whom the liquor was supplied, fie admitted the law might operate harshly against lioensees who acted honestly and m ignorance q£ the fact that the peraon supplied was p^o^bitcdj. Notice of appeal was given. Holloway'^ O^NfEspNi- and Pilvs — Abcesses, Erysipelas, Piles.—Unvarying : aucce^at'teAds all who treat these 6i leases ac cording to the simple priuteddirection wrap ped around each pot or box. They J>,re invalu able to the young and timid, *?*nose bashful neas sometimes endangers i|e s Though Apparently local, diseases, pi this nature are essentially bloc^ diseases, but a little attention j>>ederatie perseverance, and tricing expense will enable the most diffident to conduct any case to a happy usue without exposing secret infirmities to anyone. The Ointment; qheo>«. the local inflammat,ioo andj al|leYis,te» to the throbbing p.aia.B. Theee directions also clearly point o,ut wli,en and how Ho loway's Pills are to be taken, that their purifying and regulatiug Jwers may assist by adjwtfyjng and s treßfcj'he B iDgt!^» gonititutjoß. 1

CABLE NEWS.

Home and Foreign.

Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. Typhoid at Kfairi&toue. London, October 9. Typhoid continues to increase at Maidstone; 1550 cases are reported. Many have been inoculated as a precaution against the disease. The German Emperor. Bkrlin, October 9 A sharp debate has taken place m the Bavarian Diet sitting m Munich. The leaders of the Bavarian Centre aud Social Bemocata complained of the Emperor constantly talking of " My Army,* "My Navy," "My Parlia ment." The Emperor of Corea. Shanghai, October 8 The King of Oorea has been pro claimed Emperor of that country. The Berber Railway. Cairo, October 9. It is intended to extend the railway from Abu Hanaed to Berber. j The French Army. Paris, October 9 The Budget ' Committee of the French Chamber has rejected the pro posal to increase the Army by 12,000 men. The Brazilian Rebellion. Bio db Janibro, October 9 Later reports Bhow that Conselhiero, the Brazilian fanatic rebel leader, wai killed m battle. The Brazilian Govern ment forces lost 3000 men m the recent fighting at Oanados.

Australian.

Unlawfully, Wounding. Adelaide, October 9 Nixon was found guilty of unlaw fully wounding his wife, but was strongly recommended to mercy on the ground of interne provocation, Sentence was deferred. The Drought and Rabbit Pest Brisbane, Octobers A deputation of the South-Western district paatoralists asked the Minister of Lands to reduce the rents owing to the droughts and ravages by rabbits. They pointed out that they had been carrying on the stations for a Jong time at a dead loss. The rents were so excessive that it was impossible to do anything (o cope with the rabbits, which were increasing at an alarming rate, and would soon completely over run the country, which was not carry ing half the stock at which it was rated for the destruction of rabbits. The Minister admitted that it required immediate legislation, but there was no chance of dealing with the matter this session. The Victorian Parliament. Melbourne, October 9 The new Parliament meets on the. 26th instant. Grain and Live Stock Dutitft A deputation asked the Premier to take the duties oft' grain and live stock. Sir George Turner replied that federa tion would probably sweep away the border duties, but until then there would* be no change of tariff. Fatality at a Regatta. Sydney, October 10 At tha Sydney Rowing Associatr i on Regatta the Sydney Rowing Club won the Championship. ,Ihe feast Sy <j ne y Olub maiden eight boat capsizw j anc i two men, MeLelland and Pard/, were drowned. The others were y jacued m an exhausted condition* Burned to DfAth. Mrs Outram and tv o children were burned to death at Cardiff through the house catching fir?.' The twt> children fought their way through the flames m their night drjiwes to help the others, and succumbed to terrible burns, The Coolgardie Fire. Ooolgardik* October % The remains of two persons were found among the rains of the Denver Hotel. Pour men -who stayed m the hotel on the night of the fire are missing.

THE SITUATION IN INDIA.

British Troops Closing in. Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegr^ft. Copyright. j Calcutta, October g I General Lockhart haa notified *• rebellious tribesmen that peace wi*« dictated at Tirah, upon which HS»; bodies of troops are now maronS> Tbfe several columnsof troopsdespp'hed to paniab the-Afridu'will cone**"** at Samana on the 17th.

THE RUSSO-FRENCH ALLIANCE.

The Sgytiaa Ques«a-

Pre»B Association—By Eiectr Telegraph Copyright;. LoNDON^Mober 8. The Times states that&tttuia pro* mised to support; the Vr&h claims ia Egypt, but when press/, to support *•solute action begged ?ance to rely np^Q a policy of nego^tion, and not to indulga ia pvocations and menaces.

Sir,—A gentleman ir>rmed us a few days ago that sortie tailors***;* «uits foe about half the regular prices* tirst-class tailoring and then give an ext> P»w of trousers over • • for nothing !" VV»»nkly admit that wo oannot perform aw impossible tricks an, those "wigante, ofanance" profess. We have every facility** competing with tk* keen^ab legitimat trade but' we never i cQontenance " swf'Qg." We employ first class tradesmen a^ P*y fair wages. A few of our old custom's have tried the. s«-oalle($ " cheap suits/ a* found them "dear at any price, '* and mac nenr custosaers who have: kdmired firsb-cl* tailoring on, their friend* have simply parked—" £ want a auit lik»> you made for !>' —"■"■■." Our turnover for the last six mcths shows the largest amount, of busineaa w^ave ever done m one seasoiu. ; This fact sp'ka for itself. We have juste I opened a apl^did assortment of new summer : goods m all apartments j and by reoornraead ing only m^'iala we can guarantee, com* biued witlgo^d fit, best workmanship and style, we. ive determined to maintain our reputatiora* " the leading tailors and out fittars." Jasfcomers requiring suits for the show arettpeetfully invited to favor us with cheir or^« m early as pftsftible as w« have already* "rush 1' of orders m hand.--, CBA](H* D * BKBKYMAtf. Koz> TS4, the beso, and v«b with!** each »U J Sold at 1/8, I'HO, 2/. and 874,^-

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Business Notices, '5 | X 11 £ : * M t% m - g H Hit o NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY. XO ATHLSTBB AJSJD CYCLISTS, "TT7*£ are now showing the Latest Novelties m Cycling Racing Suits Cycling Hose Cycling Caps Cycling Shoes Cycling Sweaters Running Suits Bathing Suits Tennis Trousers Tennia Shirts Tennis Sashes Tennis Hats Tennia Shoes Cricketing Trousers Cricketing Shirts Cricketmg Hats Cricketing Sashes Cricketing Belts, etc.; HALLENSTEIN BROS. & CO., A. Gt BARTON, Manageri "IiiJUL'JIL- '. ....'■ il>\ V<* Do oof Jhepersocfecffa j Duyanyoff/ie/m/fa/fdnsl j TAwardfiO'Go/tfandSt'fvirMct/a/s) || Jneyarepurea/t(fwAo/esome\ 9 T/te desfmoney and *\ exper/ence can Jbw. Largestsa/e//}/fustra7ds/a\ \ BY ALL GROCERS j Church Services. ST. STEPHEN'S CHpBOJB Ashburton. TUESDAY—Teachers' Meeting, 7.30p.m WEDNESDAY—G.F.S., 7 30 p.m. COMFIRMATION CLASSES. WEDNESDAY (for women), 7.30 p.m. THURSDAY (for men), 7.30 p.m. SATURDAY (apecial), 2,30 p.m. FRIDAY — Short Service, 7.30 p»m. Choir Practice, 8 p.m. SUNDAY OCTOBER 17. 11 a. m.—Morning Prayer and Holy Com mutiion; 2.30 p.m.—Hampstead Sundaj i Sol»ool ? certi^oafces awarded, etc. : 630 p.m. —Evening Prayer. REV T. A. HAMILTON.



Henry Zander j! ! ! Startling Announcement. ! ! ! deio 5 000 WOKTH OF STOCK TO BE REALISED WITHIN 3 MONTHS EVKBTTHING MTJSX JBE J3OJL.i>. HAVING definitely decided upon giving up THE WHOLE OF MY BETAIL BUSINESS, I would draw everybody's attention to the fact that th« whole stock, consisting o goods to the value of OVER *10,000, will be offered to the publio at UNHEARD OF PRICES. This is no sham advertisement, and Store keepers, Farmers, and Stationholdera will do well to lay m a stock, as such an opportunity was never offered, norVill be offered again m Aahburton. HERE Al*E JL FEW praioras.' STRICTLY CASH Groceries. BEST SUGARS. Fairymead, China, Queensland 2£dperlb 13b 6d per 701 b bag. Colonial Candles — 4d per 1b by the box Currants (machine dressed) ... 4£dperib English Paraffiae Candles from 6£d per 1b Search, m lib boxes 4dper box Oatmeal, 2s 9d per 251 b bap, (best quality) Kerosene, 63 6d per tin, 12s 9d per case Tea,—A good Panyong, strong liquor, by the half chest ... ... lUd per lb Tea.—(Blended) m lib packets and 101 b tins ... leper lb Tea—Arab, m tins and packets Is 6d per lb Juno Tobacco 4a lOd per'lh ETC., ETC., Ironmongery. Steel Horse ") old price 365, 38% 40s, 42s Collars > now, 25a, 28*, 30a, 31s. Bedsteads—At a reduction of 50 per cent on present prices. Wire netting ... lfdperyd by the coil Swiss Watches ... .«. ... 5s each Register Grates "> old price, 20s, 19s, 18 j ) now, 13j, 12s 11s. Tools, Knives and Forks, Builders requisites, etc., too numerous to mention, AT LESS THAN WHOLESALE COST. Crockery. Toilet ) o^d price, 22s 6d, 18s, 15a, Sets. \ 12« 6d ; ) now, 12s, 9s, 7s 6d, 6s -6d. ■ Cups and Saucers 3s per dozen Plates—(Dinner), 4t; (Dessert), 3s per dozen. Brown Teapots, large, .. 9d and Is each Fancy Teapots .... 2s each Lamps, Glassware, etc., equally reduced. FOR CARPETS & LINOLEUMS, WINDOW BLINDS & OILCLOTHS No Reasonable Offer Refused. Seeds. Red Clover Seeda (beat), ... 6d per lb Cow Grass (best), .- .- 6d per lb Rye Grass, (machine dressed), 3s 6d 'per buaheJ ( Imported Mangel Seeds, , jjfdper 11? Colonial Mangel eed ... 6dperlb AND OTHER SEEDS AT LESS THAN COST PRICH3. i CATALOGUES IN OOUESE OF PREPARATION. This Genuine Sale will only be for a short time, and the remaining stock will then be SoJcJ by Auction, THEREFORE ; 00M$ EARLY AND SECURE j B&R&AIKg HENRY ZANDER. ■



A BRILLIANT DISPLAY Off THE NEWEST AND MOST FASHIONABLE WASHING FABRICS /COMPRISING Fancy and Plain Grass Cloths, Musiina, Orepons, Cambrics, Diagonals. Metallic Prints, Nainsooks, Drills, .40., &c, IN THE LATEST AND MOST ARTISTIC DESIGNS. NEW DRESSMATERIALS. Serges, Lustres, Tweeds, Homespuns, Fancies, &c, &c. A CHOIG E SELECTION NEW CLOTHING & MEN'S MERCERY '. ■ , ' '" • • ■ . ALL AT '.^WEBT;C4SH PKICES. CASH DEAPEE & CLOTH IE X, TANOBED STREET. LAST THREE DAYS ■ ■ ' .■ OF ' ■ mcdonalo & mcdiarmid's great hemoyal sale. BARGAIJNS, BARGAINS, BARGAINS. BE SURE YOU CALL AND SECURE THEM. DRESS & FASHION. A NDREW ORR IS NOW SHOWING A FASHIONABLE SELECTION |OF New Spring Goods IN MILLINERY, M4NTLES, CAPES, BLOUSES, -PBINTS HEW DRESS FABRICS, RIBBONS, LACKS, FALL NETS JGLOVBB. CORSETS IN ALL THE LEADING MAKES. UMBRELLAS, FLOWERS, RIBBONS, BOOTS & SflOlls, CARPETS, FLOOR CLOTHS, etc., ANDREW ORR. MITCHELL & TURNER •—ABE NOW SHOWING— PER 8.8. RAIS:AIA,2I CASES 4 BALES. PER S.S. WAIMATE, 12 CASES. \ M. &T. / \ A / pRINIS CARPETS SQUARES mam ,oiloloihs orepons -S 01™ BLOOSB GOODS W*WW SERGES eWES SUNSHADES AND UMBRELLAS. TO ARRIVE SEPT. 6, S.S. AOTBA, 10 CASES, 3 PACKAGES, 4 BA^BS, DEESS GOODS, j JACKETS AND MANTLES, MILLINERY. 100E TRUiSES QAUm SAMPLES, 1J Yard for the ft'm of I Y«i ;