The Ashburton Guardian.

Ashburtoix : Friday, November 25. 1393.

price : Ono Penny

Vol xx. no. 4(559



DENTAL NOTION MrG f.~dodds WISH. 8 to notify to his Patients thai he has left his foi mer rooms m Burneto Street, and may now be consulted »t__is residence, corner of Tancred and Cass streets, next door to Db. Leahy. H.W.BARRETT ARCADE, HAS FOR SALE -Three Sections, Wills Streeb West FOR SALE— HaIf acre, Havelock Street, opposite Borough Council Office FOR SALE — House of four rooms and half acre of land, Moore Street FOR SALE— Four-roomed House and Section, Cox Street, Weat FOR SALE— Three-quarters of an acre, corner of East and Cox Streets, with [ improvements ; cheap T7IOR SALE— Six-roomed House »vi land, AJ Tancred Street j TdE AUSTRALIAN Widows' Fund LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, Ltd. Established m 1871. Accumulated Fund ... £1,250,000 Annual Revenue ... £210,000 THl^ ONLY LIFE OFFICE m New ZoaUrd that attaches to Policies the condiiion of Non Forfeiture and Absolute Exemption From Payment of Premiums, while tbe assured i« either temporarily or permanently incapacitated through aDy kind of illness, &cci_ect or mental disorder. Example. — If a man aged 30 effected an assurance of £500, with profits, payable at 60 or previous death, and he became per- manently ill or disabled from (say) the day after paying the first year's premium, the Society would not charge any further pre- miums, bnt would pay the £1500 with profits m full, without deductions, upon the mem- ber attaining the age of 60, or at his previous death. Christchurch Directors : Wm. Chrystall, Ksq. (Chairman), A E G Khodhs, Esq, Wm. Recce, Esq. Head Office for New Zealand : 6 Custom Eouse Quay, Wellington. C J FOW LER, Resident Secretary C J OWEN, District Secretary Special Representative— W JACKSON DAVID THOMAS, 240 Distriot Agent, Ashburton CHEAP MONEY J OHEAP MON__Y OHEAP MONEY IN SUMS JF £100 ™ £10,000, "on COUNTRY, CITY, AND iSUBURBAN FREEHOLD, At exceptionally low rates of interest. TTIOR FORMS OF APPLICATION AND Jn FULL INFORMATION, Apply to the DISTRICT MANAGER, Chrißtchurch. j J. H. RICHARDSON, Government nsurance Commissioner. T. H. Undrill j [c. undrill T H. UNDBILL AND CO., FURNISHING UNDERTAKERS URNISHING UNDERTAKERS * TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. EVERY REQUISITE ON HAND. Polished Coffins a Specialty, Private Address, Peter Street, directly behind Oddfellows' Hall ; also care of i Mr T. Andrews, East Belt. 2 BICYCLES. THE ASHBURTON "EXPRESS" ENGINEFRING AND BICYCLE WORKS Burnett Street. A BIG Reduction on NEW & SECON D- HAND MACHINES, for the benefit of our Country People on Show Week Second-Hand Machines from _e-i. Agents for all the Leading Machines. Come m and see for yourselves. LANDELLS & SON, SOLE PROPRIETORS. 24 _ S M O X JS THE NEW- VENUS Dark Aromatio PlxLg Tobacco. THE CELEBRATED 4 BEST [BRAND KANUrAOTTJBKD fBOM * gBQiCEST YIRQINA WSA-%



THE i CAtcH BOOT STORE, (Nexb to Nieoll Bros.) riIHE Leading Boot Store m Ashburton. • THF FINEST STCCK & LARGEST j ASSORTMENT. j AH Goods imported first hand, and retailed at lowest pricee, JUST ARRIVED - Ladies' Glace kid Shoes m Black and Tan. Ladies' Glace Kid Boots and Tan Boots. Ladies' Glace American Shoes. Ladies' Evening Shoes m all colours. Shoes for Bowling, Tennis, Cricket, and Running. Gentlemen's Tennis Shoes from 3s to 20s. Gentlemen's first-class English & Continen- tal Goods SPLENDID VALUE IN COLONIAL I GOODS. ' REMEMBER— McDonald & j McDiarmid. ! EAST STREET. j! NIOHOLAS, Manager.



WANTED Known- Ladies' Pretty Walking Shoes m great variety at Mbllob's Zealandia Boet Store. V^jMITH MACKWELL thanks the peopfe O of Ashburton and District for their liberal support during the past 3 years, and liaviug lately started m the Fruit Business, asks for a continuance of their patronage. The cheapest shop m town for fruit. All prices markod m plain figures. Apples from 3d a pound— l.mith Mackwell, Fruiterer & Umbrel.'a Maker, Next Mr Patching*, -Sast Street, Ashburton. 9 £ MRS ALCORN has m Btock Stamped Mount Mellick,- Lace, Croes-Btlich and Mayence Woik, White Jean, Linen Java aud Congress Canvas, Transfers, Foundation l&tiT-ogT&m., Wtivevi liAv\_\_, Lace Pins, Stretchers, Single, Shaded and Double Berlin Wools, RelLble and Buttei fly Wools, Perline Arasene, Filosslls, Crewel Embroidery and Knitting, Silks m Tartans and Colours, Macrame Bags and String, Weldon's Needle- work Bookß, Perforated Cardboard, Ivory Crochet Cotton and Materials for Fancy Work generally. 10 32 EGGS.— Purebred Poultry sittings of eggs. Purebred golden Wyandottes, (imported), Orpingtons, (imported) first croaa Orpingtons and Indian game, first cross Cooliin and Andalusian. — Pelham Poultry Yards. ( WANTED Known. -Boot Trunks and Packing Cases for sale cheap.— W. H. Collier, «« The Corner." SPECIALTIES at "The Corner."— Calicoes, Towel?, Curtains, Quilis, Pillow Slips, Carpets, Hearth Rugs, Lino- leums. — W. H. Collier. BARRETT BROS, announce that their Dissolution of Partnership Sale ia now on. At its commencement every item of Stock was reduced m price, giving customers far greater advantage than the übu»l dis- count did. They are still selling ab lowest cash sale prioes. r- *— ■ fj^X " Tokomaru " — Barrett Bros, have I^4 just received from Glasgow another shipment of nicely assorted goods m Prints, Shirting, Satteen Stripes, Galateas, and numerous other lineß m general drapery, etc. All marked off at lowest cash sale prices. ; EX " Ruapehu."— Barrett Bros, have just received from Manchester another .hipment of nicely assorted goods m general drapery etc. Marked off ab lowest cash sale prices. An opportunity is afforded for the ready money to be well Bpent. WANTED KNOWN.— Miss E. Barnes begs to thank the Ladies of Ashbur- ton for past favors, and wishes to say she is now shewing the Latest Styles m Trimmed and Untrimmed Millinery for the coming season, also a good selection m Children's Leghorns, Sun Hats, Etc. Sun Bonnets a specialty. Moderate oharges, quality guaranteed. Ladies own material made WANTED— A dozen smarb Ladies to try our new kangaroo calf Shoe,— Mellob's Zealandia Boob Store.



I WANTED.J TURNIP Seeda, Maugold Seeds, Rape and Carrot Seeds of the fituat quality, to be had at lowest prices at Fletoheb Bros. THIRST CRO.S, Indi.n G..iiie—Cochin»., JL lndiati Game — Oipingioua, 53 a sit ting Apply office of this paper. &0 to Mas Alcoen for Stylish Millinery, Dress Goods, Capeß, etc. • Dress- making, Ladies' and Children's Under- clothing and Pinafores (own make) a I specialty ; Large lot of Laceß and Em- broideries m stock. 10 31 ANTED KNOWN— Thab I have re- ceived my Summer Stock of Boots and Shoes, which I willjjdispose of at the loweat rates possible, for Cash, Now is an opportunity for those who are m Bearch of teimble goods, As usual, Repairs done at once • at J. MOISOK, The Hall Boot Depot, Ashburton. TENDERS wanted to wear out 1000 pairs o Mellob's Indestrnotible Boots. Wear like brass. FOUND— In Tanored Street, the cheapest and most reliable Boot Shop. — Mbllob's Zealandia Boot Store. TENDERS wanted for the sale of 5000 pairs of boots. — Apply to Mbllob' Zealandia Boot 'Store. WANTED Known— Good value lor littl money at Mellob's, Zealandia Boot Store. FOR Sale, Cheap— Six Dozei* -'airs of Children's ankie straps. — Mellob's Zealandia Boot Store. NOTICE— We defy competition j you get wonderful value at Mbllob's, lancred Street. FOR Sale, Cheap— sooo pairs of Ladies and Men's Boots and hoes. — Apply to Mellob, Tanored Streeb. FOR Sale, Cheap— A lot of Men's Bluohers only 4s lid*— Mellob's Zealandia Boot Store. . _ WANTJ.D— Wise Mothers to try oar Indestructible School 8001. — MeiiLOb's Zealand!-. Boot Store. WANTED— Sixty strong men to try the new Kronio (Bluoher). — Mbllob' Zealandia Boot Store. riIHERE is little u.e m crossing pure bred _I_ fowls with mongrels. The result is ' Eeldcm satisfactory. Both birds must be _-ure.



she offered one of the preoions stones to eaoh of the young girls. She would have given the pearls away also had not the queen prevented any further acts of gen- erosity. "Thy friends must be fabulously wealthy, " observed one of the maidens. "1 do not know the meaning of wealthy," said Alba. "The gnomes bring great sacks of treasure from the oenter of the earth, and when they do not bring enough they are punished by my mother." The queen's face darkened, and her countenanoe was troubled, and calling her son aside she said to him: "This fair creature can be none other than the child of that horrible old sor- ceress, Baba Coaja. Take her back at once to the plaoe where thou found her, fpr she will bring only trouble and mis- fortune to our house." "Do not ask that of me, mother mine," said the young prinoe, growing pale with anxiety. "I love Alba with all my heart, with all my soul, and were she the terrible Baba m person I feel I could not separate myself from her. " The queen sighed, but perceiving that opposition was useless she ordered a room to be prepared for Alba near to her own apartments, and the wedding was fixed to take plaoe on the following day. Then, on the queen wishing to array her future daughter with her own royal hands for the oeremony, she had a most painful dispute with her, for Alba ob- stinately refused to allow the beteela to be fastened m her hair. She ran about the oastle like a frightened deer; she threw herself on the divans and gavo vent to floods of tears, begging and im- ploring that she might be spared this misery. She said the queen might place on her head any quantity of her own silken thread, spun by her maids, but she would have none of the fatal gold affixed there. While she sobbed and besought un- ceasingly, the queen made a sign to her attendants and two of them m obedi- ence to the sign held the poor girl's tiny hands, while a third attaohed the golden veil to her head. Every one now expect- ed an explosion of rage and despair, but Alba became perfectly impassive, and, pale as death, she bowed her lovely head under its acoursed burden. "Thou art more cruel than my own mother," said she, "for she would not allow me to wed m order to avoid my being unhappy, but thou— thou hast summoned this woe about to fall upon me of thy own free will. " No one could understand the drift of these words, which Alba refused to ex- plain, and this inoreased the general dis- trust against her. She beoame so sad that those around her oould not believe that she was the same brilliant oreature they had seen but the evening previously. Even tbe fond vows of everlasting love, mur- mured m her shell-like ear by the young prince, were powerless to dispel the oloud storm from her brow. When she appeared at court, the fabulous and countless treasures of the young prinoess were the ohief topic of conversation. Prinoe Porfla was urged to inspect them more minutely, but he did not oare for riches, he said, and only thought how to make his young bride smilo again, but all his efforts proved wholly ineffectual. At length be set forth m searoh of her former sur- roundings, deeming that on seeing the familiar objeots of her ohildhood her gayety would return, for she regarded with disdain the small stones considered by others as jewels and could not in- duce herself to understand that suoh meager baubles oould possess value for. any one. When she heard that the, prinoe intended to return to her moth- er's citadel, she exhibited the greatest! consternation and terror, imploring him' and supplicating him to give up his in- , tention. i "Thou goest to thy death, " said she, i but he would not be dissuaded from his ; purpose, and the more he heard ot the' dangers whioh menaced him the more (To be oontinued). I - ■ , ' '=-?



The Witch's Citadel. .-• (Continued.) "Alast nothing bnt gold, and it is so hard and so ugly." "Gold," they repeated, with incred- ulous smiles. "Canst thou also spin gold?" "Oh, yes, I can spin gold, bnt I dare not." "And why not? Pray tell us." She opened her lips to relate what her mother did and sang dnring her spinning, but was seized with unac- countable hesitation at the fear of the unfavorable opinion these young girls Would form of her oould they but sus- peot one-half of the misfortunes inter- woven by her mother la the golden veils of the future brides. These "wioked beings against whom her mother had charged her to be so mnoh on her guard seemed a thousand times more amiable and pleasant than that gloomy mother of whom even the gnomes, stood m fear. An exolamation from one of the maidens relieved her from this dilemma. "Why, her dress is of velvet, real' white velvet," Baid one of the girls. "Who gave thee thy jewels?" said another. ' 'My friends, " replied Alba. "Do you wish for any suoh? I have quantities of suoh toys as these at my home, "and unolasping the neoklace of emeralds *&s*? ~Sh 0 W Baba Coaja mocked Mm.



C"' IT V XT TEL }T£i± O T E L TRIANGLE, Christohuroh, and RAILWAY STATION REFRESHMENT ROOMS, Ashburton. RA LEXANDER bega to inform hie # j_\. friends and|bhe public generally thab he has taken over the above com- modious and popular Hotel from Mr MoNamara, The House is replete with every convenience. __  Hob, Cold, and Shower Baths. The aosommodation is seoond to none m Chrietohuroh. An excellent table and all bhe besb brands of Alee, Wines and Spirits proourable m stock. Telephone 365. ft, Awhcakwdj*, Propiirtor. 1025



A Cabd. MISS WILLIAMS BEGS to notify the general Publio thab she has started business as DRESS AND MANTLE MAKER, la Saunders' Buildings. Entrance by Cooper's Studi*. CHANCE for poultry breeders.— A few Partridge Coohin Cockerels and Houdan Cockerels, besb for crossing!— , Pblham Pooltby Yards. j i Flagrant ani refreshing— Neva Venus j



FIRST PRIZE HAM AND BACON. :x: '■ "TTTHAT we are now Selling took FIRST PRIZE at TIMARU & OHRISTOHUROH SHOWS, ND OANNOT BE SURPASSED FOR QUALITY' GUARANTEED DAIRY FED. — — ,x JOHN ORR AND CO.



EAST STREET. ASHBURTON. H. M. JONES. CHEAP ACCOUNT BOOKS, "jsTA^D ARO WORKS, AND STATIONERY. (x) Album of Sonyenir Views of Ashburton. Mail a copy to your Friends by the outgoing Mails. It makes the best Christmas Oard of the season. *£3 Views of the Town and District, well got up ; from Is 6d. CRICKET, TENNIS, CROQUET, AND HOCKEY, Material from Best London Makers TOYS. foYs. TOYS. TH A "VT_°iT7" f^ f\fXWG± ALBUMS, Photo Frames, Writing JJ j\m±S \J X \J\J\J J-^D. Desks, Worl. Boxes, Ladies' Dressing Oases and Companions, Purses, Pocket Books, Japanese Goods, Eleotro* Plated Goods, Glassware. HfTTQTn THB Wiokens Federal Australian and Viotoria Albums jyL |J i^lviT" Tutors for Piano, Organ, Violin and Cornet. Violins, Flutes Brass Instruments, Autoharps. Pianos on Hire for Concerts and Entertainments. T"\X A TVT_^\C__ Brimsmead and Bons, Haake, Wagner, Hopkiußon, Collard JfXxJLi^N V/O* and Collard, Spaethe, Goes and Kallman, and others. Cash or Terma. Agent for Milner and Thompson. ATjn A TVTC. The Needham, Bell, Chicago Company, New England UXiijri_LiM O. Company, and others. From -ST lOw upwards. Terms from 10a per month. rY\Tr\T XnQ LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S. Very low prioes for \j X VJXJ tilO* CASH.— Cyole Extras. H. M. JONES CLEARING SALE OF IRONMONGERY, TINWARE, EIC, COMMENCING FROM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16. HARDLEY BROS. HAVE deoided to Bell FOR ONE MONTH ONLY, their Stook of Ironmongery, Tinware and Hardware, at ABOUT HALF PRICE. To Make Room for New Gooda to Arrive. NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED 11 90



MELLO R'S ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE ALWAYS TO THE FRONT. T7OR GOOD OHEAP BOOTS AND SHOES WE STAND ALONE. We do the Leading Trade, and we mean to keep it. NOTE OUR PRICES— Men's Good Shooters, 9a 6d ; Children's Ankle Straps, ls ; Ladies' Pretty Shoes, 4b Ud and 5s 6d ; Men'a Good Bluchers, 4s lid. Thousands of other pairs at the same Cutting Prioes. IF You want a GOOD EASY BOOT, one thab will stand the wear, be sure y °° 8 "° MELLOR'S ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE, TANCRED STREET, ASHBURT dN\



DAVID THOMAS. Auctioneer, Land, Insurance & Estate Agent, Valuator, Wool and Grain Broker, ASHBURTON. Loans Negotiated Weekly Sales of Liye Stock — Tinwald and Ashburton Alcernately Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fats, Hides, oto., on Mondays Sales of Wool Throughout the Season Grain Bought and Sold on Commission Oleari aa Sales as per arrangements Arcade Horse and Furniture Sales held on Saturday's. Horse Fairs held Monthly, AGENT FOR— Matson and 00, Ohriatchnrch Booth, MoDonald and 00, Ohristohuroh White's Sheep Dip Walter A. Wood Oo Lightband's Belting London and Lancashire Insurance Oompany Graham's Foot Bot Composition Wright, Stevenson and 00, Dunedin Planet Junior Garden and Field Tools Belfast Manures RAKAIA DISTRICT SALES. ~| HAVE made arrangement, with MESSRS HARDY ft CO., Merchants, Rakaia, to J aob as my AGENT for all Auctioneering Work m thab Distriob, and m oonjunotlon with them lb will be my endeavour to make bhe RAKAIA SALE A SUCCESS. DAVID THOMAS, Ashburton GREAT REDUCTION IN PRIOB OF PLANET JR. TOOLS. DAVID THOMAS.



Extension of Premises. §.V . . s I Great Bargains. Genuine Reductions g E_ ■ a t*t .„. v-t g :o . p, W t_r 3 nnHE Undersigned offers the whole [of hie Valuable and Varied Stock g JL ab UNHEARD Of* PRICES previous to and during ; extension ,8. of Premises ;15 to 20 per cenb reduction on all articles of £1 and over. 0> Customers may rely on their Purohaees being wha6 bhey are p. REPRESENTED, JW. MURRAY'S being the ,__ MOST RELIABLE AKD OLDEST ESTABLISHMENT JT «_a E-3 g in the Trade m Ash our ton. 68 AM. REPAIRS EXEOUTED ON THEIPREMISES IN THE fo MOST APPROVED STYLE. S ___________ OQ I OALL EARLY AND SECURE THE BARGAINS AT § | ROBERT MURRAY'S, * Goldsmith and Jeweller, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.



I WALL PAPERS. WALL PAPERS. Artistic Ceilings, Dadoes, Friezes, New Patterns, New Designs. WE have just landed a shipment of the most Artistic Wall Papers] ever infcrodu.ed into this market. Our Clients are asked to make early ohoioe. Painting and Paperhanging is oarried on by us on scientific lines. Nothing but gennine material being used, and FIRST-CLASS WORKMEN employed. ESTIMATES GIVEN FOR ALL KINDS OF HOUSE DECORATION. MCTUJRJE FUASIiIVG FOR THE MILLION. 35 NEW DES T . NS JUST OPENED UP. W. H. COLLINS & CO., IRONMONGERS, PAINTERS, COAL J. TIMBER MERCHANTS Agents For — Royal Insurance Company Ltd,  Shag Point Coal Company. „ Westport Ooal Company,



Sheep Shear?. Bheep Shears. W. CONOREYE. THE PEOPLE'S PRAOTIOAL IRONMONGER, BURNETT STREET, HAS JUST OPENED his season's supply of SHEEP SHEARS of^all makes, including the following well-known brands*:— BBA. Tiie Cheapest TU » B B _*_. Ironmonger TC XJ SI BBA. . m. Ael.l>urtoii. TUB Also m Stock— TURKEY & WASHITA OIL STONES. I Donjt buy a Stone till you have inspected the " Champion " Black Turkey. I have aleo m Btock — Linseed and other Oils. Lamp Black, Red aud Blue Raddle, and all Shearing Requisites, at bottom prices. Lawn Mowers. Lawn Mowers. Inspect my stock of LAWN MOWERS before buying elsewhere. It will save your time and money. I hold immense stocks of TOOLS of every description — All of the very beßt makes, and warranted. RANGEB, REGISTERS, MANTELS, COPPERS, Eto. (x) One Trial will convince you that you can save Money by purchasing from W. CONGREYE, THE PEOPLE'S PRACTICAL IRONMONGER, JBURNETT BTREET, ASHBURTON. 129£ Colombo Street, Christohuroh.



The Wife's Welfare. Treatise posted free. It will tfeach you more than all the yeara you've lived. Every woman should read jt. Write Professor Hermann, French Speoialiat, 40 Collina-plaoe, Melbourne. ~~YOUNG MEN, Write to me for valuable free Book concerning your- selves. Professor Hermann, Speoialiat, 40 Collins* place, Melbourne. CIICCCDIUP UCU— Particulars free > how I OUrrCnlßu RICH accidentally found » oure after specialists failed. Address £L-_o_D S. Bra, G.P.0., Melbourne. t-g- ai c TDIITU Vul .able _oo_ for men, I nd mWin about them_elvro, 100 pases. Posted, 6d., m stamps (any colony). Profssso* TVbbstib, Specialist, Exhibition-street, Melbourne. Miss Bessie Simmonds, TEACHER OP THE VIOLIN AND MUSIC SELLER, HAS VACANCIES for a limited num- ber of Pupils, lerms on appli- cation. Vocal and Instrumental Mnsio np to date. Solos, Duets, Trios, etc, for all Instruments. Violins from £2 10s— These are Good Models, correctly made, and with care will increase m valne. Strings and ali requisites ab Lowesb Possible Prices. Accordeons from 10a. Campbells Oelebrated Melodeons, etc., etc. Any article nob m Stock proenred immediately. Can also supply a good Piano for £39. Oash or Terms. EXHIBITION MODEL PIANO introduced by Begg and Co., of Dnnedin, whose name ib bears, is unsurpassed ab the price. Other Makers' Pianos if required. Correspondence promptly attended to. BESSIE sFmMONDS, BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON PIANOFORTE, SINGING, ORGAN, AND THEORY OF MUSIO. 11/r RS -DOWMAN Tp O X Member of bhe Canterbury Sooieby of Professional Musioians, Havelock Stbbet, Ashbubton. RAKAIA— TUESDAYS. Pupils prepared for Trinity College exam* {nations. MISS RICHARDSON^ TEACHER OF THE PIANO, IS Prepared to receive PUPILS from any j date. Partionlars may be obtained from Mr H M Jones, Ashburton ; or Miss Riohardaon, Chat lea Street, Allenton. 10 76 MR OSBORN COOMBE, PIANO TUNER & EXPERT, (Labe of London), IS NOW IN ASHBURTON on his usual visit ORDERS may be lefb with MR LLEWELLYN OWEN at his Muaio Sbudio, Arcade Chambers. Aahburton • Llewellyn Owen, JOL. C W'M.., _L_. fc? l_.-C.JWt. PIANOFORTE, SINGING, HARMONY, AND MMDOkJFN&



Shipping. f|i H E /^Jmjt NEW ZEALAND 58||S§v7^SH IPPING OO.'S LINE ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monte Video, Teneriffe ft Plymouth. Best Aooommodation for all olasses of Passengers at Lowest Rates. Bteamers. [Tons.) pgg£» _£^_1 Ruapehu 4202 WAllin.ton £ ov " ™ Ruahine 6127 WeUim _ ton Dec. 22 Rimutaka 4615 Jan. 19 Papanui 7000 ___ Voh. 16 Kaikoura 4507 'Maroh 16 " OARGO BTEAMERB. Arohtor 3414 ' — | Deo.| Waimate 6688 — I Deo. Tekoa 4050 — I Dec. Waikato 4767 — j J»n Qn. Louise 3385 — I Jan Rakaia 1 5628 — I Feb Fer farther particulars apply te FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. Agente, Ashbnrton, SHAW, SAVILL AND ALBION OOMPANY, LIMITED. FOR LONDON. *k_x "DOTAL MAIL STEA* f^SSfe^ MERS, with snperior \SS9HEv> aooommodation for all olasses &S^^^^* of passengers, oalling at Monte Video or Rio, Teneriffe and Ply- mouth. Tons Commander, From ( Date. Delphio .1 8355 Sowden .-. Wel't'n Jan 5 lonio ... 4748 Kempson -_ Lyttl'n Jan 5 Aotea _ 6364 Scotland ._, — Feb Gothio -_, 7730 Kidley ... Wel't'n Mar 2 OARGO STEAMERS. Mamari .►, 13583 jM'Dougalli Wel't'n I Nov 30 Tokomaru /6238/ Maxwell IW 't'n IDeo 15 Mat»tu*.«l3322/Evana 'fCh'lWJaa 5 E, W. HANM&'i*. Agent. UNION STEAMSHIP OOMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, Limitbd STEjAMERS SAIL FRCMLITTELTON AS UNDER: For Wesbport and Greymouth— Weekly. Wellington — Monday, Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturdays NOTE— For extra sailings see advertise* ment m Christchurch papers Dunedin — Mondays, Fridays and alternate Tuesdays and Saturdays Nelson' and Pioton, via Wellington- Tuesday and Saturday Sydney, via Auckland — Alternate Thursdays The above are subject to alteration; reference should therefore be made to Christohurch daily papers for dates and hour of sailing For further partionlars apply to F. FERRIMAN, Agent, Aehburton