Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1898.

I -^ , _ . Australian and New Zealand farmers and capitalists would do well to ponder more deeply over SUGAR BEET, the beet sugar busi ness (writes the New York correspondent of the Mel bourne Age on December 3) At. the large beet sugar factory of Olaua Spreokles, m California, the average yield of beet? w»s 14-06 gron tons per

.ere, and the average product of sugar 1 rom the same was 34551 b, The farmer j vas paid an average of four dollars per on, or 56 dollars per acre, for the nets. With the present duty upon inported raw sugar, it cannot be laid lown m New York or s an Francisco, luty paid, at less than 3| cents per lb. rherefore to pay for the sugar produs' )f the average acre of beets produced lear Watsonville, California, m 1896, ■vill require 124 dollars, or 165 bushels >i wheat at 75 cents per bushel, or the jroduot of 8£ acres of land at 20 :ushel» pnr acre. Good land well prppared should yield an average of 12^ tons of beets per acre, or a sugar roduct of 30001 b. This gives thp catmor an average return of 50 dollars [£10) per acre, and the refined sugar, it 3£ cents per lb, gives the refiner 106 dollars (£2l) per acre, or a Margin of 55 dollars per acre for his services m converting the beets into refined sugar. For the past seven pbars the average yield of wheat per ficre m this country has not exceeded 18 bushels, and the farmers have not received more than 60 cents (2s 6d) per bushel for it. At 20 bushels per acre and 75 cents per bushel the farmer only received 15 dollars per acre for his wheat crop. At 50 dollars per acre for beets one acre yields as large returns at 3£ acres of first-class wheat.

Local and General.

The total sugar crop at Maokay, Queens* land, for 1897 was 25.000 tone. It is stated that it will cosb £4GO to re pair the Nelson reservoir, which has got into a leaky condition. According to Colonel Whitney, of Mel bourne, the ammunition ■apply of Aus tralia is utterly inadequate m case of emergency. Several houses m the Oropi bush, near the Half- Way, were m great danger of being I burned during five whole daya last week, owing to bush fires. The total value of mineral exports from Tasmania during December was £79,343, aa compared with £45,108 for the corres ponding period of 1896. His Excellency the Governor and Buite passed through Ashburton by the express last evening. As His Excellency was travelling privately there was no official reception and no demonstration. Eketahuna is suffering from an influenza epidemic It appears that it was brought from Wellington by a resident on his return from a holiday. His family all took it, and it das now spread throughout the settle* ment. A large area of maize has been planted by the natives m the Bay of Plenty district, and they are now busily engaged m cleaning the weeds from between ths drills. In most cases the maize is looking well, the rain of last week having fallen ju9t m tims. At a meeting of the local Harmonic Society on Tueßday evening— fifteen mem bers present, and Mr Snodgrass m the chair —a good deal of business was despatched. Pending certain work to be done by a Com mittee appointed for the purpose, the election of officers and Committee was postponed for a week. Ab the Opihi on Saturday Mr G. E Rhodes, of Ellesmere, took six fi <h scaling 47£lb, including one of 111 b. On Monday evening he landed six fish, weighing 39 ib. Of these one of 6'b was caught on the fly, a large-eized March brown ; the others on the Arctier Bpinner and Bmelt-. The December rainfall averaged a little over an inch for the month for the North Island, the greatest fall being at Taranaki, 3.01iu. In the South Island at Puysegur Point the fall was 21.34in, Greymouth 4.38in, Invercargill 4 18in, Otautau 4.39in, while m Canterbury about l£iu was the moat. A speaker at the Yorkshire Society's banquet m Wellington on Wednesday night declared that New Zealand flbas were raging, ramping vampireß compared with the York shire insect of that ilk. He also declared solemnly that recently a New Zealand flea and a Yorkshire terrier had had a combat m Wellington, with the result that the latcer retired m broken condition and subsequently succumbed. George Groves, an old man 86 year* of age, inmate of the Ashburton Old Men's Home, who was on a fortnight's leave to Mr Fox. Island Cliff, waß found dead m Mr Fox's garden on Sunday morning. An iuquesb was held at the Railway Hotel, Ngapara, on Monday. Major Keddell, District Coroner, presided. The deceased had come from Ashburton' on a visit to Mr Fox, of Toka-rahi, and while there had gone out into the garden, where he was found lying dead ahok-bly afterwards. Dr Whitton made a post mortem examination, and stated that death was due to failure of the heart's action, and the verdict was accordingly. A Committee meeting of the Ashburton Amateur Cycling and Athletic Club was held on Thursday evening m the Orange Hall — Mr D. Grant, captain, m the chair. A great deal of correspondence was read. It was intimated that Mr Preston had kindly printed the Club with a valuable trophy, to be given to the winner of a road race. It was decided that the rape be held on Thursday, February 17, from the Library to Winohmore gate and back-— distance about sixteen miles. Judging by the number of members who are riding bicycles, a large entry is expected. Owing to the bad Btate of the roads the Club has been unable to hold any of its usual runs. It ia to b« hoped that very soon a good soaking rain will fall, so that the roads will be fib for riding on. A unique and interesting wedding took place on board the s.s. Wakatipu while she wa3 ab Wellington the other afternoon, when a Chinese storekeeper from Pahiatua was united m the bonds of matrimony to I Mias Ching Fan, of Hongkong. The latter I came by the Wakatipu m charge of another I Chinese lady, m the capacity of chaperon, j and lefc the boat only after she had become I Mrs Chin Ting. The New Zealand Times j says thajt a 'formal application will be made I for a refund of the poll £agon MrsTinp, and I that if this is nob complied with a test oase I will be instituted, a legal opinion having I been given that a Chinese woman married I to a naturalised Chinaman before landing I m New Zealand is under the existing law I exempt from the poll tax. I I There is happily no justification for the j rumour that the Arahbishop of Canterbury I fa threatened with total blindness (says the I World), and it will be learnt with satiefac- I tion that his eyesight is no worse now that lit has been for several years past. Unless I this infirmity should increase to an extent I whioh is fortunately nob at present antioir I pabed, it may be taken for granted that ihe I intention to retire with whioh Dr Temple I is credited will remain m abeyance, since I his health m all other respects continues I perfectly satisfactory, and even the strain I of the Lambeth Conference has entailed no J visible diminution of the physical and I mental vigour which enabled him to under- I take iha labour)? of tha Primacy ab fche age I of seve.nty.five/ 'He 'f to, -however, the last I man m the world to hold an o&joe'of such I responsibility after finding himself m any I way dispualified from discharging its duties j with his characteristic thoroughness. It I cannot, therefore, be doubted that any I further deterioration of his sight would m I volve his unhesitating resignation. I Hollow^y's OiNfMENy i.up Pills are be I yond'all doubt the most Valuable and most I convenient medicines 'that travellera can take I across the sess to distant clijnos, for change lof climate and (the n#w pQnditions and I surroundings of life to which they wilf bp I exposed will assuredly give rise to great I disturbances of the system and to such I especial morbid etntpa of the blood and I constitution generally aa will readier the j use of these effectual remedies highly necessary, for they will find m them a ready and safe meaua of relief m most of the diseases whioh affliot the human rape, anjj with them at hand they miy be eaid to Jiavo a phyeioian ftlwyi ftt their oajl, i

! A notice to owners of doga appears m our ' advertising columns. ; The Fire Brigade dinner takes place on Wednesday, February 2, and not on 31st ! January, as has been stated. A spring of medicinal water has been found near Feilding, and a sample of the water hag been forwarded' to the Govern meut analyst for report. | The Wellington wharf porters have been ia hot water lately. F r being too im portunate on the arrival of a steamer a I number of them were fined. i Nothing has been heard of " Snarry " since the general election. He has evidently j been m the back couutry. On his way down to civilisation he went to the irrigation meeting at Hinds, and his humorous des cription of what he saw and heard there will be found m another column. A Wellington telegram states that one of the two up-to-date earthquake recording in struments which the Government has ordered from Home, and which will arrive m the colony m a few months, will probably be fitted up at Wellington, and the other at i imaru. Mr Russell Duncan, of Napier, and Mr Mayne, of Taupo, successfully reached the top of Ruapehu after several attempts. The scenery was magnificent. Phobographs were taken at an altitude of 8515 ft. Uhe crater has solid walls of ice, and anowfields cover many acres. Several people had their pockets picked and purses of money stolen m the crowd at the arrival of the steamer Te Anau from Lybtelton on Saturday morning. One old lady, a passenger by the vessel, had all the money she possessed, a considerable Bum, stolen from her, and (says the Times) her despair when she picked up her rifled purse, and realised that she was left m a strange place without a penny, was touching to Bee. It ib believed that several Bpielers were present m the crowd. A small orowd on Saturday morning (says the New Zealand 'limes) watched with interest a large penguiu taking his morning bath m the harbour near the Te Aro Rail way station. The owner of the bird said it came from the South, aud had been m his possession for about three weeks. Though generally equal to the walk from his resi dence to the harbour, it had to be carried back. It was not strong enough m the wind to make the double journey afoot. The penguin appeared to know its master, aud the latter stated that it also knew his children, and vas thriving on a fish diet. What appears to be a genuine case of hydrophobia came very unpleasantly, says the Daily Telegraph, under the notice of persona m George street, Sydney, one night i recently. A r etriever dog of the short haired persuasion suddenly developed a predilection i lor pursuing inoffensive foot passengers, with his jaws agape and murder m his eye. There was a scattering of the clans until Constable Barnes, with what was really considerable '. courage, grabbed the dog by his collar. The | animal made frantic endeavors to bite its captor, but Barnes hung on and dragged the animal into the lane at the back of the Central Police .Station. Here an axe waa brought into use, and the dog's brief career of insanity was brought to a Budden close. ! The North Otago Times says : — €l Some oi ' the crops on the plain have been cut and are m the stook. Farmers there will be busy dow and onwards cutting down their crops. i From the reports to hand we learn that the ' crops are not turning out so badly as many ■ farmers anticipated. This is gratifying, and , shows that the most careful farmer is he who doeß not over-estimate his yields, i Generally m the northern end of the district harvesting operations will be pretty general within seven days ; but m the southern— Otepopo — end the crops will be fully v , fortnight to three weeks before being fit for : he reaper. There, however, owing to theit lateness and the general conditions of the ilisiiicb the crops will yield a higher I average than m any other pait of North Otago. In the Waiareka and Totara dis tricts ihe want of rain has been severely felt. 1 The wheat ia ripening fast, and the yield ie nob expected to be great, although some cropß will go well ever 20 bushels. Consi dering the drought the turnips are looking well, and the potatoes are, under the cir cumstances, a surprising crop. Rain is, however, wanted throughout the district, for yet the grasp paddocks are almost as i brown and bare as the metalled roads. Still, the aheep and cattle aie m good condition, but the prospect of winter feed is not by any means rosy m the meantime. Agustus J. C. Hare relates m " The story of My I^ife,"an amusing. tale of an Oxford , undergraduate, whose morbid conscience made him an oddity. One day a man said to him "Bow do you do R. ?'' and he answered, *• Quite well, thank you." The next day the man was astonished at receiving from R, the following note: " Dear Sir, — J am sorry to tell you I have been acting a deceptive part. When I told yoa yesterday I was quite well, I had a headache ; this has been upon my conscience ever since." The note amused the man, whose name was Burton, and he showed ib to a friend, who, knowiDg R.s weakness, said to him : " Oh. R., how could you aob bo wrongly aa to call Mr Burton ' dear air,' thereby givimg him the impression that you liked him, when you know that you dislike him extremely ? " R. was sadly distressed, and a few days days later Mr Barton received the following : 11 Burton, — I am sorry to trouble you again, but I have been shown that, nuder the mask of friendship, I have been, for the second j)ime deceiving you. By calling you I' dear air ■ I may have led you to, suppose I liked you, whioh I never did, and never oan do. lam Burton, yours, &c."

Intorprovincial News.

I Press Association — By Eleotrio Telegraph

Assault With a Car vino- Fork.

Curistchoroh, January 26. At the S.M. Court this morning David Woods was charged with doiDg actual bodily harm 'co ' Margaret Skierlaw. From the evidence ifc appeared that the parties are employed at aa'hotel, and' jb is alleged that after an altercation' the accused threw a carving fork at the woman, which stuck m her back. The wounds are not serious. Woods was committed for trial.

THE PREMIER.

Press Association — By Electric Telegraph Wespobt, January 25. The Premier arrived at Westport on •Sunday from Greymoutb. On Monday he received deputations and m the afternoon proceeded to Denniston, where he was enter tained at a banquet by the Denniston Miners' Union. In the evening he was entertained at a banquet m Weebport, about 150 ladies and gentlemen being present. To-day he went to Seddouville and received a deputation on local requirements. To night he delivered a political address m the "Viotojfia Theatre, about 800 being present; The speech was plainly a repetition of that delivered m other coast towns. At the pon clusion of his address a vote of thanks and confidence m the Government was carried unanimously. Mr Seddon leaves for Reet ton m the morning by coach. T

PROHIBITION.

The Rev F. W. laitt addressed a public meeting m the Orange Hall last evening, at which Rev B. Taylor presided. There was a fair attendance, but not bo large aa is usually the case when an lilt speaks m Ashburton. The Orange Hall could easily have held a huudred or more so people. Mr Isitt began by explaining the position of the Alliance, and detailing the circumstmces under which it and the League had amalga mated. He took for his motto " Don't spar —strike," and on this he showed that the prohibitionists m New Zealand had ceased during the last seven yeais to Bpar with the liquor trade with gloves on, bud had entered upon serious combat. It was different m 1 New South Wales, where the people had not : yet got past sparring point. He dealt 1 shortly with the medical side of the quea -1 tion, and made the Btartling statement that ' the medical men of Scotland, next to the ■ liquors sellers themselves, showed the " highest death rate from the excessive use ol 1 alcoholic liquor. The lecturer then referred, inter alia, to the position of the Engliah Church m regard to the position, and wat glad to say that one Anglican clergyman o1 r influence m New South Wales was with them, and would shortly spend a three months 3 mission m New Zealand m the interest o; the cause among his fellow clergymen. At f against this they would, he understood, hav< an early opportunity of hearing the Rev J T Milne, Mr Sievewright's pastor, who was ai advooate of the Gothenberg system, but wh< . when advocating ita adoption before ai Australian Premier was m the belief thai I Gothenberg was m Norway. Mr Isitt woulc I not back h b own geographioal knowledge ai j either the most comprehensive or the mosl I exact, but he thought when a gentleman I essayed the task of heading a deputation to 8 I Premier to advocate the introduction of c I radical change m any extensive Byatem } followed m the country, the gentleman I ought to know where the new system he ad- I I vocated, and held up as an improvement, I was m actual operation. It had been said I 1 the cause had been badly beaten at the last i J election. He did not see that the beating > I had been a bad one, when 100,000 votes had I been recorded for no license, and when even I m Ashburton another 1J.62 would have given I them a majority. The population of New I South Wales was far greater than that ol I New Zealand, but with the female franchise I we had here, our voting power was equal to I New South Wales, and he regretted from | what he had seen and heard, m that colony, J that the women there were against the I female franchise, so that; any marked auooeas lof the cause was still far off there. This I year, m New Zealand, there had been more I drunkenness than m any former year, and Ihe attributed this to the fact that the I publican?, elated with their success at the I polls, had become over-confident and more I daring. They were doing now bodly, and I with hardly any pretenae at concealment, I what during the four or five years previous I to the last poll they would not have dared. I Speaking of the Clutha prohibition district I he pointed out that a public meeting of 200 people, m the very centre of the district had passed a resolution declaring that prohibition had beep a signal success m Clutha, and | this m spite of : Mr Hawkins' teporfc. Another meeting m another part of' the dis trict had passed a similar resolution, and thefle resolutions he thought were worth hogsheads of reports of the kind written by Mr Hawkins. The rev. gentleman spoke for nearly two hourß, and at the olose of a racily delivered lecture was accorded a hearty vote OT thanks - ' '■ ■

THE PUBLIC MEETING AT HINDS

[Bt Snabky.] Well, Snarry, I hear you were at the ratepayers' meeting about water at Hinds the other day. Not much in your line, was it? No, sir, it was nob ; but I'll just tell you nbout it, You see, me and my mate were comiDg down from a visit to the opal fields, and seeing there was some aort of free show on we got in, on the off chance of getting a drink, but it was a dry business. AMr Charper was voted to the chair, and said he needn't say much as they all knew tiut when they stole) water it made their potatoes grow, and bo they wanted to get a lot of water and pnt all over the plains. Mr Backstare, the engineer, would tell them all about it, bub they must hurry up, as the reporters wanted to catch the expreeß. Mr Backßtare then spread out hia map, and told them a lot of figures. He said if they got so much water it would coat so much, and if they got more it would cost more, and if they got less it would not coat so much. Everybody seemed pleased. Then Mr Bigplaina got up and said he would like to ask some questions. The Chairman said he would be glad, to answer questions, but they must hurry up as the reporters wanted to catch the express. Big plains asked Mr Backstare whether he thought the water would wet his land. Mr Backs Lare said he thought it would, and Bigplains smiled sadly and sat down. After that nobody said anything for a bit, so the Chairman said he hoped they'd hurry up as the reporters wanted to oaten the express. Then a Mr Lowlands got up, and said he'd like to ask the Chairman about the irrigation farm. The Chairman didn't Beemed quite so pleased to answer his question, so Lowlands went on to give the meeting a few tips about what they would have to do when they had got the water. He seemed to know what he 1 was talking about, but they didn't like what he said, and were very quiet when he sat i down. Nobody seemed pleased. t Mr Dryplaina then had a out in. He said ; he turned some water over the land once and ■ it made the ground wet— (great applause)— > it cost him a great deal of money, but he i didn't know how much. He was quite sure i Lowlands didn't know what he was talking ■ about, and when they got the water they 1 could put up water wheels and tie a wire to 9 the wster wheel, and turn a lot of machinery , in Timaiu, but they didn't seem to care about , the machinery, so after bubbling along a bit 3 he iat down. Then Mr Jonorr had a turn. He said he f stole some water once, and irrigated a B piece of oats, and they grew so high that he r could hide in them when the ranger oame t along — (great applause) — and everbody , seemed to think they had got level with the Q ranger at laat. He went on to say that the . more water they put on the plains the better, because there couldn't be so much e somewhere else ; and then he saw before him e a lot of hard working men who couldnt e make a living off their sections, because they ' were too email, and when they got water e they would have a lot more of them on smaller sections, and everything would be I all right. Then Mr Tarhook got up and told them that the water broke out of a race in his land and made the oats grow. Nothing grew any r where else on his farm. He was quite sure water made the ground wet, and then things would grow. He was loudly applauded, g Mr Bellock eaid he thought a little scheme t g should be tried first, and see the effect ; but the chairman said the less water the ~j more it would cost, and the more water the ie less it would cost. Mr Backstare would tell a them all about that, but they must hurry >t * up, as the reporters wanted to catch the express. _ An elderly gentleman then asked the chairman why they couldn't go higher up |f the river, and get some water for the upper l r districts; bub the chairman told him it ■ would only coat £13,000 to water the land in his district (the chairman'*), but if the _ other fellows wanted it, it would cost B . £70,000, or they couldn't have it ; but as t " the reporters wanted to catch the express he would move something. He then |e proposed and put some motion to the meet • ing, when half a dozan said Aye, and nobody * said anything else. The ahairman said it ° was carried unanimously, and seemed very a * pleased. .' Mr B ; gplain3 then said he would like to ' have a meeting in hia district, and the chair* I man said .it would be a good thing to call a ] > meeting if Bigplains paid for the advertise ' ment ; but I did not bear any more as the * reporter s goo up to ca'-ch the express, and the meeting broke up. v __— _____

CABLE NEWS.

Home and Foreign.

Press Assfioiation — By Kleotrio Telagraph— Copyright.

The Canadian- Australian Mail Line.

London, January 24 On a petition from the flew Zealand Shipping Company, Judge Wright mado. an order for winding up the Canadian-Australian Royal Mail line, and a manager was appointed. It is unlikely that the service will be in terrupted. The action arose out of disputes between Sir Kdwyn Dawea and Mr James Uuddart.

Australian.

Piew Association— By Electric Telegraph Copyright. The Federal Convention. Melbournb, January 25 At the Federal Convention th« rivers question was ended by being referred to a special committee for a report. A proposal to make it compulsory for the commonwealth to take over trunk railways was rejected by 40 to 23. Wreck of a Steamer. Sydney, January 25. The small coasting steamer Konnya was total 1/ wrecked near Port Hack ing. All hands were saved. A Vessel m Distress. The steamer Victoria, which put into Twofold Bay m distress, narrowly escaped foundering to-day; the sea rising caused her to roll heavily. First Bishop of New Guinea. The first Bishop of New Guinea, the Kight Key. btone-Wigg, was con secrated at St. Andrew's Cathedral by >the Bishop of Brisbane, m the absence of the Archbishop. This is the first missionary Bishop sent out by the Aus tralian Church.

THE WAR CLOUD.

Preparations for Defenoe. Press Awooiation— By Kleofcric Telegraph— Copyright. Brisba^k, January 25. The Government has ordered 5000 Martini-Enfields with which to rearm the defence force. Received Wakapuaka January 26, 11.26 fc.m Guabdian Office 12.26 p.nw London, January 25 The outlook m the far Bast is calmer. Germany has apparently not supported Russia's objection to Great Britain's demand that Ta lien-wftn be made a free port.

The Lyttelton correspondent of the Presi says i~ Captain Leah, of H.M.S. Mildura. and Commander Preedy, of H.M.S. Torch now m Port, are kept constantly informed by cable as to the position of affairs m Chinese waters, and the preparations made for war. Ihe two vessel received instructions to keep their ooal bankers fall, and themselves m readmeßß at twelve hours' notice, and none of the officers are allowed to go farther away than Christohurch On shori arrange, mentg have been made tbab m the event of warbreakmg oat fcwo guns. will be fired at Erakme Foint, and the sohool bell wUI be rung. This alarm will be given as soen as the news is received, either day or night, and the men of the Naval ArtUleryf N Battery, and Permanent Artillery will then muster at once at their respective barracks. A man from the warship is m regular attendance at the Post Office, thajb any intelligence received may immediately be conveyed to Captain Leah.

THE MONEY LENDING CASE.

Press Association— B> Electric Telegraph — Copyright. " London, January 24. At the instance of the Public Pro secutor, Lord Win. Neville has been arrested m connection with the money lending case of Lewis v Lieutenant Olay. January 25 Lord William Neville, who wm brought up at Bow Strjbet, was remanded for a week on bail. Accused voluntarily returned from Paris to meet the allegations made against him.

THE ABtlßtßTOft Gt)ABI)IAN : WEDNESDAY, JANUAftt 26 1898.



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Synopsis ok New Advertisements. Miss Barratt'a School — Qpess on Monday nex*i. Gospel Meeting— Aroada Chambers, this eyeniDg. Borough Council— Notice to owners of dogs. D. Thomas— Worses for sale. Saturday 2§fch. Shearman Bros. -^New business advertise- ment.



Business Notices. * a . ___ f £; I- w z; go ill *w O H S I ■ g h^ I|l g g iis s .a I " J <) ' ■ OC get* j a r i Edit l_j fe si" g- S Jzj : SIS s q3 OP l • o Q P g3 3 2 g!w 1 5- 1 2 I 1 & 5 - » - Church Services. ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH Ashburton. TH^RSDAY—St Stephen's Guild, meet m Schoolroom at 7.30 p.m. ; Consecration Service, 8 pm, FRIDAY— Short Service, 7.30 p.m.; Choir Practice, 8 p.m. SUNDAY SERVICES— January 30. Q,3Q a.m. — Holy Communion. 11 a.m. — Morning Prayer. 2-45 p.m.— Children's Service, Distribu- tion of Diocesan Prizes and Teachers' Certi- ficates. 3 30 p.m. — Holy Baptism. I 3 p.m.— DROMORE— Mr Gateß. 6.30 p.m. — Evening Pray en REV. T. A. HAMILTON. TO THRESHINa MACHINE OWNERS^ TITAOHINE BOOKS printed to order at shortest notice. MAIL OFFICE, Ashburton. PHASES OP THE MOON. JANUARY. D H M Full moon ... xm 8 11 54 am Last quarter ... „ 16 315 am New moon .... ... 27 655 pm First quarter .... .... 30 2 3 am wvy&iy gf/Z/e/'/n/fafiofisA l^^y/j/ on fov/nv m \\ \cmojifo/tmmarm\ \/Mjarepi/red/idwt!o/esg/ng\ I! exper/euce cap 6qy. ~~ II \La/yeS/ l sd/e//?/fos//v7as/a.\ L Sold by all grocers J



John Orr & Co. YOU HAVB HEABD OF THE WAVEKLEY BICYCLE. WE HAVE GOT IT AND CAN SHOW IT TO YOU Ai 1 ANY TIME. The wi&e men of the East rode Camels, but tiere are far wiier men to-day, WHO RIDE WAVERLEY*?. THE WAVERLEY WHEELS Are m the front rank of AMERICAN HIGH GRADE MACHINES. Light, Strong, Speedy, Handsome, and thoroughly up to date. WAVERLEY WHEELS Are " Built on Honor," and the price U right. ALL MACHINES FITTED WITH ENGLISH DUN LOP TYRES AND WESTWOOD STEEL RIMS. Lamps, Bells, Cyclometers, Wrenches, Tyres, Rim?, and all Bioycle Accessories kept m Stock. Repairing done by skilled Mechanics and satisfaction guaranteed. John Orr & Co. CEOCKEBY & GLASSWARE Pinner Sets c j Toilet Sets 1 Tea and Breakfast Sets Vases and Ornaments Tumblers and Wine Glasses Decanters and Water Bottlea 2 Glass Dishes Jelly and Butter Dishes GRAND VARIETY AND LOW PKICEi IN ABOVE LINES. i c FOR THE FRUIT SEASON. Mason's Sore w top Porcelain Lined Jan Pints 4s 9d, Quarts 5a 9d, £ Gallon 7s do* Kenriok's Best Enamelled Maslin Kettles 8 Quart 6s, 10 quart 7s 6d, 12 quart 8s 6d Brass Maslin Kettles, Drop Handles. 2;Gallon 7s, 2£ gallon 11s 6 3, 3 gallon 13s 6< ' Steel Enamel Preserving Pans, 2a 6d, 3s, 3s 6d, 4s. FOR THE HAKVEST FIELD. WE HAVE A SPLENDID STOOK Reaper Section Reaper Chains Hay Forks Hay Rakeß Oils, m 1, 2 *|4 gallons BINDER TWINE. DONAGHY'S BEST, Flax, Mixed, '> Manilla. Jobn Orr & Co.



FOR PRIVATE SALE ON EASY TERMS, OB WOULD BE EXCHANGED FOR TOWN PROPERTY. nnHAT Charmingly Situated Suburban JL Property on Belt Road, Allenton, containing about 6J Aorea of the boat) land m the County, with really good House, Orchard, and every convenience ; at present ocoupied by H. F. Nicol), Esq., under lease expiring Maroh 5 next. Full particulars from WILLIAM HORNE. 1 155 liOZ JJB TEA l« Pure



Just m Time for Chbistmas.— Id order to keep " up-to-date " with out ateadily increasing business we have decided to effect conaiderable alterations to our premwea and to make room for the builders we have resolved to greatly reduce our stock before Christmas. We have therefore culled a large quantity of our Tweeds and Worsteds, etc, to clear at the following reductions:— Men's Buits to measure, ÜBual price 90s. now 70s ; Men'a trouaere, uaual price 265. now 16s 6d ; etc We have also pleasure m notifying that we have just been appointed agents for the famous "British Lion' and "Waverley" Bicycles (both *«nt« and ladies'), wbioh we are now selling with all the " up-to-date " improvements at (he lowest oush prioes, or on the most liberal t*rm« to suit the convenience of our customer*. (Kvery machine guaranteed).- --0»Af0BXAB AND BfIBBYMAN, tb» lefcdiDg r*ilori»ad Outfitttri.



Business Notices, ________ i (Telephone— No. 80] 189 O|MwATCH2^RI^|Py-H^ 1808 _MP_MMK_C»_M*E3C*C-«I ■**•*!»<•.* P.^WWri**™"* l * l iin Ml i Him^a^D^^WK^n^i«*WtMN^_i^»_H_____HHH*Bß^_H_B. 8. BALEK, THE LEADING JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT IN THE DISTRICT Largest Stock Lowest Prices FOR •NEW YEAR-1898:: SPECIAL LINES afc REDUCED PRICES, marked ia Plain Figures. Gold Brooohesfnew and ohoioe designs) at 7« 9J, 12a 6d, 17s 6d, 20a, upwardß. Silver Brooohea from 1» 6d upwardß. Ladieß' and Gentlemen's Gold Lipks at 8a 6d» 10b, and 3pw»rdo. Ladies' and Gentlemen'B Silver Links at 2a 6<l, 4s, and «b 6d. Pencil CJaseß (a targe atook to select from) ab 2a 6d, ss, 7a 6d, 10a. Ladies' Ringß (the largest and fineat Btook ever Been m Aahburtdn, equal to any m Christohurch) from one guinea to ten guinea*, and upwards. Gentlemen's Tie Pins, neat and taateful designs m gold at ss, 7s 6d, lOi, 255, also a nioe selection of small and euitable articles at 2s 6d, sb, and 7a 6d. WPECIALi ATTENTION IS CALLED TO THE STOCK OF Gold Brooches and Ladies' Rings. Uhese two lines are Heavily Btocked, and are of the Newest and Choicest Designs. INSPECTION INVITED AT S. SALEK'S JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT, EAST STREET. STOOK AND PBIOEB UNEQUALLED IN THE DISTRICT.; CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. GENUINE PLATED WARE. "VXTE HAVE just landed A choice selection of Plated Goodsflof^Esquisite Designs, Choice Patterns, and Good Quality. THEY have been marked exceptionally low of price, and persons requiring^Presents for their friends will do well to call, inspect our stock, and make their."seleotiox>|early. W. H. COLLTNS & CO. EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. H. M. JONES. (X) BEST OASH VALUES OBTAINABLE IN THE OOLONY IN Pianos. Pianos. Pianos. A BEAUTIFUL UPRIGHT PIANO, 4ft 4in high, overatruug, Full Trichord. Braae Wreste Plank, Patent Check Repetition Action, Seven Octaves, usual price £55, foi _3<4_S lOh net cash. A Good Piano, similar to the above, but smaller, usual Erice £45 for lOs net OASU. These are SPECIAL PRICES and cannot c beaten. \°) Organs. Organs. Organs. ORGANS from £8 10s OASH to £45. A SPECIAL LINE OF ORGANS, 7 Stops with Octave Couplers, S Seta Reeds, very sweet Tone, for £10 NET CASH. _^(x) Bicycles. Bicycles, Bicycles. A Shipment of Waverley Oyclea, Ladies' and Gentlemen's, just to hand, up to date, high grade, well finished, guaranteed. To be sold at Lowest] Oasli Price. Terms arranged. The Monarch and other machines supplied. CycW extras. Purchasers taught to ride. VIM TYRES, the best m the woild and the cheapest] Thompson's Patent Tamper. ALL NON-PL A"£ERS should have one. Simplicity itself. Call anc nspeot. LOWEST CASH PRICES H. M. JONES. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. WILLIAM SPARROW X>EGB to notify tnat h« has REMOVED to Premises lately occupied by MESSRS L. F. ANDREWES & G. J. NEILL. Friedlander's Corner, EAST STREET. 1 108