CABLE BREVITIES.

V rest Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright.

London, Dec2inber 1 It is rumored that the third class battleship Swiftsure is to be stationed at Sydney as a drill guardship, and the third class battleships Invincible and Iron Duke are to be stationed at Eaqutmalt in British Columbia and Colombo respectively, December 2.

A sen ational onuey-lending cw was beard in the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. Lewis, a well-known West End money- Sender, sued Second-Lieutenant H. H. Olsy, of the 2nd Life Guards, to re cover the sum of £ 11,003, on two pro missory notes alleged to have been •igofd by him jointly with Lord William Nevill, fourth son Of the Marquis of Abergavenny. Lieutenant Olay, who is the only son of the late Mr J. Spencer Clay, of Ford Manor, Surrey (who left his son a consider*, c fortune), pleaded in defence that he only signed the notes as a witness, not »s a principal. The jury believed his story and found a verdict in his favor. Lord William NeviU is at present re siding in Spain, j Dr. Sydney A* Ccpeman, one of the | Medical Inspectors of the Local Government Board, has discovered that an Admixture of glycerine destroys microbes in calf lymph. Paris, December 1

Le Temps suggests that if the Anglo. French West African Delimitation Commissioners should disagree, it would be better to submit the questions «t issue to arbitration.

Bomb, December 1

Signor Crisp), ex-Premier, has de manded a Parliamentary enquiry into the charges of his alleged complicity in the Bank of Naples scandals. Melbourne, December 2 Th« heat is intense in the city, the thermometer registering 102 in the •hade.

A cheque for £89,500 was paid into the Treasury as probate duty in the estate of the late Mr T. B. Payne. This is the largest probate ever paid in Victoria.

In connection with frauds alleged to have been perpetrated by means of drawbacks, the Government decided to institute a charge of conspiracy against certain importers and Customs officials.

THE LATEST.

Home and Foreign.

Press Aeaooiation—By Electric Telegraph' Copyright.

Beceived Wakapuaka Dec. 3, 10 a.m. Gr_LRDiAH Office 10.40 a.m.

Italy. Rome, December 2 The Budget speech was delivered in tbe Chamber of Deputies. It antici pates a surplus of seven million lire. Precautions Against A Railway Strike. London, December 2 The various railway companies have pledged themselves to help each other in the event of a strike of railway workmen. Tho directors of the Great Western Railway have refused to coo aider the programme submitted by the workmen. Tbe Engineer*. The Engineers Conference has decided that the employers dele gatei ahould present all their proposals ie regard to tbe management of their works and that they be discussed simultaneously.

Received Wakapuaka Dec. 3, 10.30 a.m Guardian Office 11.28 a.m. The Turco-Grecian War. Ai'HBHS, December 2 The .Committee appointed by the Greek Chamber to investigate the management of the late war has recommended the dismissal of 100 officers for neglect of duty. The Gales in England. Lo_iH>_, December 2 During tbe recent gales on the coast of Margate a life boat was wrecked and ten of the crew drowned.

Masonic A great Masonic ceremony was held in celebration of the bicentenary of the re-opening of St. Paul's Cathedral. 6000 Masons were present.

RIOTS IN AUSTRIA.

Houses Wrecked. A Synagogue [Burned. Press Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright. Received Wakapuaka Dec. 3,10 am, Guardian Office 10.40 a.m. Vienna, December 2. Twelve battalions of Austrian In fantry and a squadron of Hassan have been dispatched to Prague to cope with the riots. Business was paralysed, the rioters wrecked and plundered the ' house* of the German residents, tbe university and schools' furniture taken from buildings and burned ia bonfires in the street*. The rioters attempted to storm the cartridge factory, but it was successfully defended by tbe troops, who killed some of the rioters. Tbe Synagogue and Jewish warehouses were plundered and valuable archives stored in the Krusky Palace were burned. Order was restored at midnight. The main body of the troops was then withdrawn, a tnjfteient force being left to patrol the city and preserve order.

THE SITUATION IN INDIA.

More fighting. Tlie X. Rays ia War.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright. Received Wakapuaka Dec. 3, 10 a.m. Guardian Office, 10 40 a.m. Calcutta, December 2. General Gaselee s column has reached Danguoieand eSected a junction with Kurram column. During the march across the Rahudkata Pass his rear guard was strongly pressed by the tribesmen who tried to seiz _ the guns Hand to hard fighting took pi ace. The losses on the sid.i of the British were eight killed and tweny-fiv-e wounded. The Rontgen rays are being success fully used in treatment of wounded members of the force.

wounded

COMMERCIAL.

Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph- Copyright. London, Deoember 1 The Bradford wool market is depressed. December 2, At the wool sales there wan spirited com petition for good wools, while inferior and : waety wools were in weak demand. |

i. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received tbe following London cable dated Ist December, 1897:— , " Wool-MSinoe the oloee of last sales prices have varied as under — Crossbred — Fine greasy, fine washed, fine scoured and medium greasy are par to id pr-r Ib lower; slipe, medium - washed, medium scoured, coarse greasy, coarse washed, and coarse scoured are |d per lb lower. Merino—Greasy medium and inferior, washed medium and inferior, and scoured medium and inferior are par to _d per lb lower; long staple merino scoured is in demand. WOols of a faulty character are neglected. The total quantities catalogued and withdrawn re spectively to date are 62,000 and 10,000 hales. •'■ „- ■ ■ ■

"MY FRIEND FROM INDIA."

A large and fashionable audience welcomed the appearance of the Panlton— Stanley Company in "My friend from India " at the Oddfellows' flail last night. The promise of fun and frolic throughout the piece was ful filled to the utmost, and from beginning to end the audience was convulsed with laughter. The piece is full of funny situa tions which follow the one upon the other in rapid succession, so that there is not one dull moment during the two hours and a half it lasts. The stars of the piece are Mr Paulton and Miss Htanley, and through out the first was a source of side-splitting merriment by his immensely funny acting. His soliloquy on " Woman " was worthy of Mark Twain, and elicited roars of laughter at every sentence. Miss Stanley had a monologue apportioned to her in which she told to her listening girls the story of her first kits from her sweet heart, and the way in whioh she delivered this was so captivating that vociferous applause followed the naive recital. The other parts were excellently filled, and none more so than that by our old friend Oily Deering, whose pourtrayal of the character Of " Erasmus Chigneli," the old parveun, was simply superb. The company left by the express for Timaru this afternoon, where they pi >y to-night.

It having been alleged that the recent destme'ion by fire of the English church at Temuka was the fault of some members of the Christian Knde&vour Society, who had met during the evening in the adjoining Social Hall, the Rev. John Dickson, Vice: President of the Society, writes to the Titmnt Herald denying .he truth of* the report. He scouts the idea that a Christian Endeavourer looking for an umbieiU was so criminally careless, or so insane, as bo drop a lighted mat. h which set the edifice all in flumes in a few minutes. The gentleman who went into the church by the front door for the umbrella, found it in the middle of the church at once, and extinguished their light outside. When the light of the flames was firsts'en it was thought the parsonage was burning. " Entering the grounds," says Mr Dickson, "we found the vestry on aire. All this time the church itself was as dark as midnight, with the door closed, some say locked, between it and the apart ment in flames, and those who first entered by the front door could see the organ quite intact, and the main building free as yet from fire. The natural conclusion is that the fire did not, aa suggested, begin at the organ or in the church at all 5 and that if any young people took undue liberties with the organ of the church ab 650 or 10 p.m., their action had nothing to do with the burning down of the church. We are not conoerned to point out another theory for this fire in the vestry, with its own outer door, where kerosene was stored, and where flames sprang up so suddenly and raged so violently, or to say whether it was an accident or otherwise; we laave that to others." The New Woman, the new fashion, the latest craze, have some particular virtue to commend them ; so it is with the new cough mixture, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure-rr instantaneous relief for man, woman, or child is the feature of this unfailing remedy. AH Groeere and Chemists keep it, the price is reasonable, Is 6d and 2s 6d, De. 16

XHL ASEBUETON GUARDIAN J FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1897.



Tenor Son? _y Mr Bursas- Friedlander Bros., Limited.



CONTINUAIION ov HENRY ZANDER'S fi REAT /CLEARING BY AUCTION. SATURDAY, DECEMBER _, 1897. THE WHOLE OF THE BALANCE OF STOCK Now Remaining in the Store, WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST RESERVE, —Comprising— Clovers, Ryegrass, Tarnip, and other Seeds, Ironmongery, Groceries, Weighing Machine, etc. Also, The Town Delivery Drayi Spring Trap, Horses, and Harness. And everything in the Yards and Brick '' Stores, Everything must be cleared. Sale at 12 o'clock sharp. R. FrIIEDLANDER, j2 jo Auctioneer.



Hoixoway's Pfl^s akd Ointment—The most effectual cure for gout and rheumatism. —A frequent capse of these complaints is the inflammatory state of the blood, attended with b»d digestion, lassitude and great debility, showing the want of proper oironlation of the fluid, and any impurity of thp blood gresitly, aggravates these disorder . Holloway'e Pills are of so purifying a nature j that a few doses taken in. time are au effectual preventive against gout and rheumatism, butanyone who has an attack of either should use Holiowaj's Ointment also, the powerful properties of which, combined with the effects of the Pills, ensure a certain cure. The Ointment should he thoroughly rubbed into the parts affected at least twice a day, after they have been suMcießtly fomented with warm water to open the pores to faciliate the intro duction of the Ointment to the glands. Ctt_*t Bo\9~Ut OCT.**-



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WANTED, ASTRON-TGiri wantid. Apply Mail Office. 12J 4 Boat Forget-9th inst. REsiotoieTcrayfish, Shrimps, and all kinds of Fresh Pish to-night. Ice for sale, at J. H. Jewitt's, opposite Mail Office. Telephone 96. *2 12 _. , : ' — "- LOST-An Umbrella, in Ashburton Finder Uindly leave at Mail Office. 1_ __ TTTANl_TTK_o^_r^^e .T"supply of V\ Ladies' feVshiooable Whit* Gloves,, stitched black-A. P. Williamson. lan ored Street. > _______-—__. MY Tuner, Mr Harrow, will bo in A, bbui con iutst »' ek. Orders prompriy attended to. Review of Reviews for November. New cheap eaiiious lan MacLiren's and J. M* Barries Works, Christmas Numbers Pear's Annual, Graphic, London Mews, Holly Leaves, Black and White, and others.—H. M. Jokes. NEWMAN'S Drag wil leave for Elgin School at 720 o'clock this evening. Fare, Is 6d. Only those having complimen tary tickets have free passages. 12 18 LOST, between Ashburton and Winch more School yesterday, a Dark Fur Boa. Finder will be rewarded on returning to Newman's Stables. _______ 3 Favowite Co_trAltos-9t_. inst



F. FERIRMAN. THE PATENT ELASTIC STEEL HORSE COLLAR. Contractors to Her Majesty's Government (War Office). Patented in Great Britain, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Italy, South Australia, Victoria, and the United States of America, etc. LATEST AWARDS. i Silver Medal, Birkenhead Agricultural Society, 1890 —Silver Medal, Altrincham Agricultural Society, 1890.—-Diploma of Merit, Royal Military Exhibition, Chelsea, 1890.—Bronze Medal. Prague Exhibition, 1881 X ,



THE Collar is an invention which wins the approval of all owners of horses who once GIVE IT A TRIAL,



. It is composed of two similar halves, with their neeessrry connections, formed of thin Steel Plates forged into U shape, and is pro vided with rigid fastenings at top and bottom, thus enabling the Collar to be opened on pressing a spring catch at the throat, and then easily put on or taken off a horse's neck, avoiding the necessity of forcing the Collar over the horse's head, and greatly facilitating the disengagement of the Collar when a horse falls.



LOOK HERE—Herbil Beer, Lemonade,. Soda Water, and all other Summer | Drinks at 2d per glass at W. 0. Page's Store, East Belt. ■ ■■ " _____ THOMPSON'S Patent Mechanical Vamper for piano. H. M. Jokes, Agsnr. Call j and inspect. Exceedingly Bimple and easy j to play. 11165 AMILY Herald, (October), Weldon's Home Dressmaker, Boys' and Girls' Own Paper, Christian" Herald, New Books, Sheilah McLeod, The Pomp of the Lavilettee, Queen of the Jesters, The Final War, The Service of the Master, The New Law, Success and Failure, Trooper Peter Halket.— H. M. Jones. IiOXIJK ______ SXomt Economical FOR SALE — Pullets, first cross, as under :■—Orpington-Houdan ; Indian Game Cochin ; Dorking-Cochin, from two to three months old ; also Houdan and Cochin Cockerels; at Pklham Yards, Ashburton. TTtINEST Roller Flour,2oolb. 245; lOOlbs __ 12a fid; 50U_ 6s 4Jd; 25ibi 3s 3d. Finest Oatmeal, 251b 2s 9d, at Fletcher Bros., Ashburton and Chrisrchurch. WANTED Known—That J. Moison has received a varied stock of Summer Boots and Shoes (black and tan) in strap and lace up, which he will sell at a good Discount for Cash. Repairs aa usual dooe at once. Nothing but the best is kept at J. Moison's Premier Boot Dep6r, Ashburton FISHING Season.—! am now showing a great variety of fishing requisites in ail the latest designs, including Rods, Minnows, Flies, Traces, Reels, Gut, Lines, Waders, Rod Mountings, Hooks, etc. Fishing Licenses ou sale.—J. W, Habdley, East Street. PuJ.bc INOUG S. ME OSBOR^I]OOMBBV PIANO TUNER & EXPERT, (Lake of London), VISITS Ashburton and surrounding Districts every four months—vi?;,, March, July, and November. ORDERS may be left with MR LLEWELLYN OWEN at his Music Studio, Arcade Chambers, Ashburton. Overturss--Orc_iestr_l Society. EVANGELISTIC.



It may be described as a hollow pair of Hames enlarged to the size of an ordinaly Collar but in an improved manner. The section of the Collar ia everywhere of a U shape, one side resting against the shoulder and the other carrying the Draught Hooks.



In designing the different parts of this Collar, the au atomy of the horse has been carefully studied, and the facility and exactness with which one Collar can, by the use of the simple means of adjustment which are provided, be made to fit any number of horses of about the same build, is an important advantage possessed by this Collar over a Leather Collar of the old type. Any one of the Elastic Steel Collars is capable of three different adjustments in length, and three in width, (the Spanner, or Key sent out with the Collar being the only tool required) and, with only eight sizes, all horses from the smallest pony to the heaviest dray horse, can be fitted from stock on receipt of the inside length and width of the old Collar.



A Leather Collar, after a little wear, gets discoloured and shabby, the padding become displaced and protrudes, the lining is rotted by perspiration and rain, it becomes hard on the surface, gives the horse sore shoulders, and has to undergo expensive repairs, the horse meanwhile requiring auother Collar to be carefully fitted to him, or otherwise is unoble to work, and in the case of a bad sore, has to rest till it heals, Most large employers of horses have quite a number of horsts laid up with sore shoulders, caused through the use of Leather Collars. The Elastic Steel Collars on the contrary, may be readily adjusted to the horse's shoulders, and once fitted, never alter their shape ; and as they present a smooth surface galvanized with zinc, they practically extend all over the Collar the advantages of the Zinc Pad, which has been in use for many years, With such good results. They are always dry and comfortable* and fit for immediate use. They are invaluable for horses with tender skin, enabling them to work with comfort where, with ordinary Collars they would be continually under treatment for galls. Jhe cool and comfortable conditiou in which horses using these Collars return from their work is a remarkable contrast to the heated and exhausted state of horses working in ordinary Collars, in hot or wet weather. The Collars ate lighter, stronger, cheaper, cleaner, and more comfortable than Leather Collars, and the ouly way to appreciate their numerous and undoubted advantages is to GIVE THEM A TRIAL. All ©arts are interchangeable, and in the event of any part being damaged or worn out. it can be at once replaced at a nominal cost. The Hame. of ordinary Collars are occasionally pulled out cf their places; hut as Hames are not used with the Elastic Steel Collar, that dangerous occurence cannot possibly happen. The Collars are in use by Her Majesty's Government, the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, Tramway, Omnibus, and Railway Companies, Brewers, Maltsters, etc. They are approved by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and by eminent Veterinary Surgeons, and in no single instance where tbe Collars have been used have they failed to giin approval, and to establish their superiorly over those hitherto in use. The only favour which the Company ask is a TRIAL ORDER, as they are satisfied that the merits of the Collar, when once known, will secure its general and permanent adoption, none other being comparable to ib for strength, durability, appearance, economy, comfort, and general efficiency.



MR WILLIAM McLEAN, Evangelist, will (D.V.) hold Evangelistic Services in the Arcade Chambers on THURSDAY and FRIDAY, December 2 and 3, at 7.30. All are cordially invited. Sankey's Hymns. 12



A. WARREN, BASKET MAKER, -VTEXT E. W. Hall's, Herbalist, (nearly opposite Arcade), TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. ALL KINDS of WICKBRWORK Made to Order and Repaired. 12 20



_ HE Advantages of the Collar MAY BE SUMMARISED AS BELOW ;- So Hames required; [fe is easily fitted ; [t cannot get out of shape by wear; Lt requires no stuffing ; There is no pinching of the shoulders; rhe jerk ab starting with a heavy load is minimised, the collar being in itself a spring. The pull is distributed over a large surface of the shoulder, and does not come wholly on the outer edge, as is often the case with the ordinary Collar. It never wants drying, and, therefore, second Collar for use during that process is unnecessary. It is cheaper, lighter, and more comfortable, and lasts longer than a Leather Collar and j The parts are interchangeable. AGENT FOR ASHBURTON : F. FERRIMAN.



AT THE JJ. levy. SALE OF FANCY GOODS. JUST PURCHASED and to be Sold the whole of a WHOLESALE WAREHOUSEMAN^ I STOCK, COMPBISING 160 LOTS, VIZ.J Mirrors, Easel Pictures, Oleographs. Photo Frames, Blotters, Brackets, Trays, Wire Goods, Easels, Brush Racks, Writing-desks, Companions, Glove and Handkerchief Boxes, Stamp Albums, Brass Goods, Inkstands, Ladies' Bags, Pictures, Scrap-books, Date Racks, Hand Mirrors, _c, Ice. EVERYONE should SEE these USE_ UL and PRETTY GOODS, which will be ALMOST GIVEN AWAY TO THE PUBLIC As we have not sufficient Room to Displa] these special lots, they will be put out ii wholesale quantities opposite the departmen usually occupied by travelling requisites oi the ground floor. 4TTHB .. ATTHEf XJ.JI.Kj 9 JL/eXev-e B. HALLENSTEIN, Chairman. E. C. BROWN, Manager



FOB COTJOHS, COLDS, BRONCHITIS, ASTHM Inflaonsa, Coninrnptlen, Ac, *p .._-_* LTAY'S CokPOUND iBSSBWOI OF UNSEB |\ __s_d,Se_M.Bqum,Tolu,*e i/aT'STOMPOUWD, a demulcent expectorant,* IV Coughs, Cold, aad Chest Complaints KAY'SGOMPOUND, for Conghi and Golds, is equal s_r»c_bis for horses and cattle KAY'B TIO PILLS, aspedflelnNennugl. Faosaol «se. Contain Quinine, Iron, *o I JSVU OATHABTIOUM PILM dgedUvftOom L- tlTe,i_daßteeaWy»PMlent C.OA _T/UNj~€_M»*ter Broken ArUeltf. St /treiyffbiw. MaßSfactotv, Sapors* eg lei



,_______^_______________--__—■■■"■■» Oddfellows' Hall —A EECORD TO THE PUBLlC—Please take notice- For the first time for over Twenty Years there are no Strawberries at tbe Swithfield Nursery. IS 17 (Signed* O. T. SMITH. ___—, __.__ j —— __. CflMi-S.rm9aio SooUty,



John Orr k Co. MONSTER SALE. Further Reductions. TTAVING on hand and now landing THE LARGEST STOCK OF IRONMONGERY, -j GROCERIES, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, etc., in the Ashburton County, WE HA.E DEFINITELY DEOIDED TO H_E_DCTC_B_ BY ONE I___J_l.. With this end in view, we are now SELLING AS UNDER:- Groceries.



Best Snowdrop Bugar... ... 2£dperlb Tea blended ... 101b boxes Is per lb Tea in half chests lOdperlb (strong liquor) Gore Oatmeal ... 2s 8d per 251b bag Colonial Candles ... 4dperlbper box English Varafine Candles 6_d per lb per box Kerosene, 150 test, .., 6s 6d per tin __ 12s 9d per case Rollit's Flour at Mill prices. Currants ... ... ... 4£d per lb Cornflour ... ... ... 3d per lb Esseuce of Lemon ._ ... ,„. 4d Worcester Sauce, Pints ... 9s per doz Essence of Coffee ... ... 10£ d Sago , ljd per. lb Tobacco, Nubian squares ... 4s6dper lb Bran _, 3s 6d per bag Sharps .„ ... ,_, 5s per b. g John Orr & 00.



TIHE SUCCESS ATTENDING OUR Cheap Cask Sale [nducer us to adopt for the future this tystem of doing business. And as we surohaie for Gasti from the best makers in England and America, the General Public will therefore have the advantage of Select ing Goods of Sterling Quality at prices hitherto unheard of. WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING NOW LANDING AND IN STOCK :- Acids Jellies Almonds Kerosene Anchovy Paste Knife Polish „ Sauce Ketchup Arrowroot Lime Juice Annatto Lemon Juice Ammonia Linseed Meal Baking Powder Macaroni Barley ' Mace Black Lead Maieena Bacon Mackerel Blacking Milk Borax Marmalade Bloater Paste Matches Bloaters Mustard Blue Nutmegs j Bpvril Oysters Butter Colouring Oatme%l Biscuits Oatina Carraway Seeds Ox Tongues Chutnee Olives Capers Pepper Castor Oil Potted Meat Candles Peas Coffee Pickles Currants Plums Cheese Raisins Currie Powder Rice Candle Cotton Rennet Cream of Tartar Soap Cocoa Salt Com Flour Saltpetre Candied Peel Starch Cloves Sardines Cinnamon Soda Crystals Chocolate Sugars Clothes Pegs Salad Oils Dates Salmon Essences Semolina I Extract of Meat Sauces FireKindlers Sulphas Fruits (Tinned) Sago Flour Soups Germina Spieei Gelatine Sheep's Tongues Golden Syrup Teas Groats Tobaooo Ginger Tapioca Haddocks Vermecelli Hops Vestas Herrings Vinegar . Infants' Food Whiting Isinglass Yeast Jams ■ ■ Yjyo> |.wok» r John 0^ & Co., ASBBUBTONiI



T. Buiiock ~ HAJVIPSTEAD. NEAR THE SCHOOL. OKi} PRICE required for small C^tts ge _*__-._ and Land fronting Cambridge Street, not far from tho School. Terms can be arranged. Apply to, * T. BULLOCK. VERY Nice Suburban Property ut' Hainpstead, belonging to Mr Isaac . Hoare. Being Lots 151, 152, and part of 153, con taining 2 roods, 20 perches, on which is erected cotlt>ge of fonr rooms, with fcullery and w»»h house, also stable, cartshed, etc. The property is well situated in a healthy locality. Not havhig d?sp<»""d of it by I auotion offers are invited for same. Terms can be arranged. ' T. BULLOCK. TJ_.WALD. J ACRE J HAVING two frontages on Harland and Grove streets, being sections Nos. 523, 524, 531 and 532, on which is erected COTTAGE, etc., the property of Mrs Laffey. On account of the owner's removal from the district, this is for sale on exceptionally easy terms of payment. Full particulars furnished on application. T. BULLOCK, Agent.



TO LET. OFFICE or small Shop in the Arcade. Possession can be given in a few days. Apply to T. BULLOCK. ' For balbT FIRBT CLASsTjUILDING SITE. Burnett Street East. Now a favorite street. BEING T.S. 293, containing QUARTER. ACRE ; high ; very nice site for a house; land good for garden purposes. Exceptionally easy terms of payment, viz :— £5 cash deposit, balance by instalments bearing interest at 5 per cent. T. BULLOO . TO LET, PREMISES in Moore Street, at a low rental, viz:— 5s 6d per week. Apply to T. BULLOCK. oTl__i_EET~-b,OR SALE at a reduced price, on account of the Mortgagee, T.S. 794, containing QUARTER-ACRK, on which is erected a f-QUARE DWELLING HOUSE. The property is. well situated. Very easy terms of payment. Apply to T. BULLOCK, Agent. S CTIONS numbered 388 to 395 and 409, South Street, near the Pound, for a paddock. Offers are invited for the purchase of the above ; very easy teems of payment will be accepted. T. BULLOCK. ■— ' -, I CAKSON &COS Price List.



MILLAQUIN . ugar, 40lb bsgs, 8s j Tea, (h(_t v«lue in town) Is lOd per lb; Assortpd Jam, llh tins, 4s per dozen; Currants, 4£d per Ib ; Lambs' Tongues, 9d; Corned Beef, 2s lOd, Colored Starch, 4d per packet; Water Biscuits, 41b tins, Is 6d ; Mustard, £lh tins, lOd ; Flour, 2001b sack, 245; Paramatta Lime J nice 1- ; B »n, 3s 6d; Sharps, 5s 6d ; Timaru Oatmeal, 251b bag, 2s 9d ; Kerosene, 150 per cent, 6s 6d; Prime Table Potatoes, 4s per sack.



WE have Just Landed, in piime condition, S Packages First-Class Oliin a Jte JEartnen ware, Direct from the English Potteries, and can now offer the best selection and latest patterns in Tea, Breakfast, and Dinner Ware, suitable for presents, etc. Examine these goods before* purchasing elsewhere Comparison invited. CAKSON & Co. GROCERS AND IMPORTERS. Importers of Glass, China _ Earthenware. TANCRED STREET _ ARCADE, ASHBURTON.



5000 PAIRS OF 6 BOOTS AND SHOES TO PICK FROM, Try our new leathers. Every pair Guaranteed. JAMES T_____LoK J TANCRED STREET"! -5 I f o MAKE NO MISTAKE, MELLOR'S ZEALANDIA BOOT STOKE. rpHE PUBLIC BOOT BENEFIT. Second to none in Canterbury FOR GOOD CHEAP BOOTS ft SHOES. Pronounced by the Ashburton Public to givo wonderful value for little monoy.



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SUGAR! SUGAR! SUGAR! • ■■■■ :o: _ FLETCHER BROS. ARE NOW SKLMNG FINEST SNOWDHOP O*NE SUGAR AT Per Pound 2£d, 2£d, 2£d Per Pound. Or 401„ for 7s _d/|s6tt> for iQs 3d, 701* ftr 13s 3d- Nelson, Moate _ Co.'s Tea, in Rollitt's Supreme Roller Flonr, 101b tins Is 6d per lb 2001 b sacks .. ... 24s Ceylon Tea in 101b boxes ... Is 5d per lb 1001b bags 12. 6d Old Valencia Raisins ... 4. per lb 501b bags 6s 4^4 New Currants ._, ... 4Jd per lb 251b hags 3* 3d New Valencia Raisins ._. 7d per lb Liberal discount for Ton lots. New Dates ... ... ... 6d per lb Finest Diamond Brand Oatmeal Electric Candles (by the box}... 4d per lb (Timaru), 251b bags for ... 2* 9d English Parrafine Candles (by 50 Cases of Enamelware at wholesale prices the box) ... .„ 6d per lb Pie Dishes from lOd each 100 Dozen Assorted Jam (best Kettles from 2% 6d each quality) 4s 6d per doz Saucepans from 6d each 50 Dozen Best Quality Rasp- Candlesticks from 7d each berry Jam 6d per tin ._ 5s 6dperdc_ Enamelled White and Grey Mugs 6d esoh 2_lb Tins Preserved Fruit (delicious) Stew Pans from Is lid each Pears, Peaches, ft Apricots 10d per tin Wash Basins from Is 3d Highest Test Kerosene, per tin 6s 6d Culiendars from 2s 3d each »» ii per case 12s 9d Teapots trom 2s 3d each. Etc. Eto. Etc, Finest Mixed Peel (Lemon, Orange A Citron) 8d per lb 21b for is 3d JUST ARRIVED, i Fresh Herrings 6£d per tin ... 6s3dperdc„ Small Tins Sardines, 4Jd per tin 4s per dozen Two Tanks of Kenrick's Holloware, direotr Large Tins Sardines 8d per tin 7s 3d dozen from the Manufacturer, Van Houten Cocoa 3s 3d lb tin comprising Fry's Cocoa, per lb tin Is 4£d Saucepans, Boilers, Kettles, and Preserving Red Herrings 9at Is Pans, all sizes. Sal* Herrings 9 at Is Finest Dried Apricots, Peaches Also,—Twenty Crates and Hogsheads and Pears 10d per lb Chinaware and Earthenware, Splendid Blacking in Tins 2d Direct from tbe Home Potteries (Doulton P« tin ... Is lOd dozen and Feilding's, etc) Raspberry Syrup Is per bottle Lemon, Pineapple, etc. ... lid per bottle Printed Cups and Saucers from 2s 9d per do lib Tin«, Rabbit in Jelly ... 7d per tin Glass Covered Butters 9d each Acetic Acid Is lid bottle Moulded Tumblers 2s 6d per dozen Toilet Soap (4 Tablets in a box) 9d per box Best Quality Pheasant Plates 2s 6d per dozen Balls Glycerine Soap ... 3d per ball Pie Steamers 4d each 21b Tins Golden Syrup ... 6£d per tin Pink and Gold China Cups and Saucers, Caustic Soda 7d per tin ,„ 6s 9d dozen full »ize, 6s 6d per dozen Eto. Etc. Etc. Eto Eto. Etc} Two Tons of Carter's Turnip Seed (12 varieties). 6d per lb by the cwt, Half a Ton of Mangel Sesd (4 varieties) 6d per lb



FLETCHER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STORES, East Street, Ashburton, and High Street, Christchurch. P.O. Box 67. ■ Telephone 24, B. M. JuNES. H. _1. JONES. SANTA GLAUS AND FATHER CHRISTMAS are coming again. SPLENDID VARrH'Y of NEW GOODS specially imported for Christmas Trade, ex Rimutaka, Delphic and SJatatua, from London, and Talune from Melbourne and Sydney, Books. Books. Books. A L__G'<: ASSORTMENT of Prize, Reward, and Presentation Books, selected from the well-known Publishers—Ward, Lock and Co., Cassell and Co., Nesbitt and Co., Nelson and Sons, R_ij..ous Tract Society, Warne and Co., and others, comprising works of Travels, History, Biography, Fiction aiid Fairy Stories, .cientific and Poetical Works in Cloth, Pl*iu Leather, and Morocco Bindings. Boy's and Girl's Own Annual, Little Folks, Chatterbox, Infant Magazines, Child's Companion, Wide-a-Wike, Sunday and others New Books and Magazines by every mail. Famy Goods. Fancy Goods. LADIES' find" GENTLEMEN'S Dressing Boxes, Writing Desks. Work Boxw, Fape. rie, Album", Photo Frames, and Screens, Glove and Handkerchief Boxes Work Baskets, plain and fitted Ladies' Companions, Wallets Purses, Pocket Books, Pen and Pencil Cases, Handbags, Brackets, Mirrors, ICpergnes, Fans, Japanese Goods. Stationery. Stationery. AN EXCELLENT VARIETY of Boxed Stationery, of the best quality and latest designs, plain, farcy and floral. Ist BOXES. c.l BOXES. EXCEPTIONAL VALUE. Account and Letter Books, Counter and Memoran. vii Books, and all Office Requirements; Account Books any size or pater*, made to order. Toys. Toys. Toys. UNRIVALLED COLLECTION of TOYS, in wood, tin, and rubber. Noah's Arks, I Trains, Watches, Skittles, Balls, Animals, Prams, Bat rows, Racking and Hobby Horses, Buckets, Spades, Games, Tricycle ?, and a great variety too numerous to particularize. Electro-plated Ware.



A UNIQUE STOCK of GOOD-PLATED WARE. Butter, Je ly, and .Jam Dishes, Sugar and Cr sum, Toast Racks, Cruets, Salad Bowls, Biscuit Barrels, Egg Stands, Butter Knives, Tea Spoons, Carvers, Serviette Rings, Teapots, Salts, and Inkstands, Marble, Gilt, and Nickel Clocks, Ladies' and Uentldmen's Watches, . tuds, etc Fancy Gifts* *.ud thina Ware. Jap Tea Cups and Saucers, Dishes, Teapots, S.igar and Creams, Cheese Stands, Ring Sets, Egg and Cruet Stands, Biscuit Barrels, Tea Sets, Jugs, Plates, all in chaste and pretty designs. CROQUET SETS, LAWN TENNIS, & CRICKETING MATERIALS. ORGANS from £8 10s to £45. PIANOS from £20 to 70 Guineas. Bicycles.. Bicycles. Bicycles. I CAN SUPPLY any of the following machines—The Monarch, Waverly, Hadden, Star, Benhumr, and Envoy. All up-to-date and GUARANTEED. Ladies' and Gentlemen's .Bicycles from Jg2o OasL Girlf. Bicycies from £13 10_- Easy terms arranged. Cycle extra;. EVERY LINE AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE . __t_H PRICE, To keep tbe Tcade iv the D.itt lot. Liberal Discount for Cash to School Committees. H. M. JONES. „ „ __—__■■«__—<H________________________M TO FARMERS AND STATIONHOLDEBS



LAMP BLACK **» ™> RED RADDLE <™™ BLUE RADDLE «m___-__ AND SEVERAL OTHIR LINES, 100 DRUMS ~BOILED OIL. HA V ING bought the whole of M B. B. ZAM!jER'S EXTENS]VE STOOK of the above Gocds at a cons iderab> ; reduction on the ordinary price, I am now selling them »t a GREAT INDUCTION. Now that] the shearing season is on, it should suit sheep .anners to buy at once. SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR LARGE ORDERS. J. WILSON, CORNER OF ARCADE & BURNET STREET ANTED-The Public to k, ow that FOR PRIVATE SALE ON EASY TKRHS,' G. FLEET, late Shoeing Smith to the New Brighton WOULD BE EXCHANGED FOR TOWN Tramway Company, and also ten years PROPERTY. ' Christchurch experience, is shoeing Hacks and Light Harness Horses at 4s 6d per Be', npiHAT Charmingly Situated Suburban booked; Draughts, 5?. Come along and J[ Property on Belt, Road, Allenton. give me a trial.-G. FL_ET, Practical con taining about 6£ Acres of the best lend Shoeing Smith, Tinwaid. lgjl in tne County, with really Rood. House, "* *"~ Orchard, and every convenience; at present ,*. T_r__r rE ,. rr<vr>/_ occupied by H. F. Nicoll, Esq., under lease KOZrL Xlt*A expiring March 5 next. \ ** Pure Full particulars from