MARRIAGE.

Donaldson — Anderson. — On November 22, by the Rev Jamts Skinne'r, JoBN Donaldson, eldest son of Hugh Donald son, Waterton, to Matilda Jane Ander son, second daughter of William Ander son, Flemington,

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1898.

In extent of territorial possessions Britain ranks first among the great landlords of the OWNEJRS OF world, and Russia, THE EARTH. China, France, and the United States cone each in this respective order. The whole world is in the hands of some sixty owners. For while there are several times sixty different countries, yet most of them are only dependent States ; not owners, but mere tenants, so to speak, of the face of the earth. Sixty national landlords are not many for a world having 52,000,000 square miles of land surface, yet the tendency of the times is to make the number smaller rather than larger. {Since 1815 there has been a gathering in of large areas under few Governments. Small sovereignties have combined or have been swallowed up by greater ones. During the last ten years especially the greater nations have shown an almost insatiable greed for territory. At last they have turned to rend one of their own number. China, that for thousands of years has owned so large a portion of the globe, is, in the opinion of Borne, about to be dismembered and absorbed, and its name dropped from the list of the world's owners. Strik ing boundary lines as well as possible, we find that the greatest land holding nations, thoae having territory ex < ceeding ona million square miles, are as follows: —

Square Milts, British Empire .. 11,371,391 Russian Empire .. 8 660,394 Chinese Empire .. 4,218,401 Frenoh Republic .. 3 821,419 United Stateß.. .. 3,609,639 Brazil 3,209,878 Argentine Republic .. 1,778,195 Turkish Empire .. 1,576,700 German Empire .. 1,288,900 These nine nations own over three fourths of the world. If we make a next smaller group of countries, placing in it those having areas from half a million to a million square miles, we again have nine nations as follows : — Square Miles* Congo Independent State 900,000 Portugal  .. .. 837,098 Netherlands .. .. 795 648 Mexico 767.005 Persia    628,000 Venezuela .. .. .. 693 943 Bolivia 567,260 561,473 Colombia 513,938 These two groups of nations own seven eighths of the globe. Spain's position on the list is a precarious one. Before the present Hispano-Americaa war she stood better, just below Persia. Th* figures given show her size after the loss of Cuba. The figures for "Vene zuela indicate hpr share of the world's goods before the dispute between Britain and the United State3. If the Commission which was then appointed decide in favour of Great Britain then the territory of Venezuela will be reduced by about £0,000 square miles

Local and General.

SrRAWBERniBS.— Two shillings per lb was the retail price of strawberries in Ashburton to-day. Ban Fraxcisco Mail. — The San Francisco mail arrived ia Ashburfcoa per express yesterday, and the town portion was delivered during the afternoon. Concert and Dance —In aid of the school prize fund the Greenstrest School Committee will hold their biennial concert aud dance on Friday, December 2. Mr Bruce's Funeral. — Members of both Cycling Clubs will meet at the Ashburton aide of the traffic bridge ab 1.45 to-morrow to take part in the funeral obsequies of the late Mr J, A. Bruce. The Freezing Works .—lt was Mr J. Topham who applied to the County Council for a building site for a boarding house on reserve 1774— n0t Mr Lockett. Mr Lookett has already & lease of the reserve. On our firsb page to-day will be found the conclusion of the article entitled "The Witch's Citadel ;" also on our fourth page will be found Messrs Friedlander Bros, report of their wool sale at Cbristchurch. London College of Music. — In accord ance with the regulations of the London College of Music, the prize for special excellence in the theory of muaio has been awarded to Miss Eva Jones of Ashburton, who has been studying under Mr Llewellyn Owen. The Road Race Accident.— A meeting of the Committee of the Ariel Bicycle Club was held last evening, but immediately adjourned, out of respecb to the memory of Mr J. A. Bruce, who waß accidentally killed in the road race on Thursday. The Committee passed a vote of condolence, and the Secretary was instructed to forward a letter of sympathy to the family of the deceaßedg A RoyAL Present. —The New Zealand Herald says :—♦' Apropos of the recent visit of H.M.3. Tauranga to Raratonga, and the installation of Lieutenant-Colonel Gudgeon as British Resident, it is understood that Queeu Makea has sent down a large box of island curios to Captain Browne (H.M.S Tauraaga) aa a memento of the occasion and a mark ot appreciation and esteem. A.A.C. & A.C.—A Committee meeting of this Club was held lasb evening, and before proceeding with the ordinary business, a resolution was passed regretting Uie fatal accident which befel their late member, Mr J, A* Bruce, in the road race on Thursday last, and it waß unanimously decided to forward a letter of condolence to the relatives of tjie dedeasod, Oub of respect to the deceased, tne meeting^transact^ no further business and adjourned, Professor BTAeijAnr. — An application on behalf of Professor Haalam, of Canterbury College, to be adjudicated a bankrupt, was filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday, His liabilities amount to £4,302 10b, Those guaranteed by J. P> Grossmann, are expepted to amount to £1,800 when worked out. " The total yalue of the securities is £2,294, arid ' the total' debts to poured creditors £2,42773 lid.' The furniture and effects and book debts amount to #210, and the total debts in the estate to £3,65? 193 lid— leaving a deflpjenpy of £3,467 19s lid. Wedding.— ln the Flemingfcon Presby terian Church on Tuesday lasb the marriage was celebrated of Mr Jt Donaldson, oldest eon of Mr Hugh Donalcteon, Waterton, to Miss M- J, Anderson, second daughter of Mr William Anderson, FlemingtoD. The church waa beautifully degorateq, and there was a large congregation present' to witness the oeremony, whiplj wan performed by the Rev J. Skinner. The bridesmaids were Miss J. Anderson and Miss S. Donaldoon, and Mr U Donaldson was best man. Ab the breakfast), laid jn a marquee on Mr Ander son's lawn, there were many gueata and a sumptuous repast, Ths usual toasts were given ia felicitous fcerme, aacHn the evening, a dance was provided for the young people. flagrant md refrtfhi&s~-Nw tenus

( Early Lambs.— Eat ly lambs (says oar Cherttey correspondent) have not been much in evidence as yet in this district; but a truck, shipped at Cherteeyon Friday by Mr Geoige Scarlett, were a prime lot, aud well worth seeing. 1 hey were bred from some of Mr Rogers' well-known Shropshire stock.

Acoidbnt — On Fiiday evoring, as the Misaea Doig were driving fram one of their lower farms homewards, the backstrap of the saddle broke, frighteniug the horse, imd precipitating the oocupints— the Missee ßella and Lizzie and Mr James Doig— ou to the road. Fortunately no oue was hurt, but both the trap shafts were broken.

RAKAIA » c PORTS. — Attenlion is drawn to the programme for llakaia Boxing Day spotta and racee, which haa been panted and circulated. It abould be noled that this year the boundarieg of the district have been altered, which will permit of men and horses i n portions of the Wakanui and Upper Ashburton Road Districts to compete in all events. This is a matter which has been overlooked for years, and owing to the peculiar shape of the Rakaia digtrict, has often kept competi tors away who resided only a few miles distant from the township.

The " Canterbuby Times."— An advance copy of the Christmas nnmber of tha Canterbury Times has been sent to us by the manager. The number is quite up to the high standard achieved in former years, and has been issued in two parts so that the pictorial part may be senb to friendß beyond the colony, and postage thereby be saved. The illustrations are all of New Zealand scenery, and some of them are reproductions of Mr S. H. Moreton's celebrated paintings. The literary pages are of a class in keeping with the reputation of the Canterbury as a purveyor of light but instructive literature, and are contributed by the best authors. An artistic cover encloses the entire number, which altogether is one of the cheapest biz pennyworth ever published in the colony.

PKOFiT-BHABiNa. — From the Southland Times' descriptive report of a local flax mill, and the work it does, we cull the following as an instance of the latest labour develop ment :— ln speaking of their workmen the owners said : "We decided on adopting a plan, nob exactly piece work, but giving every man an interest in his work as soon as we get into proper order. We have adopted the following principle to the men and we intend to do the same with the boys :— We require a certain amount of fibre every week to clear expenses. All hands receive ordi nary day's wages, but beyond that on the amount of fibre turned out they receive a share of the profits with ourselves, and we hope in thia way, seeing that there are so many labour troubles about, to avoid any thing of that kind, as eaoh one then will have an interest in the quantity and quality of the output."

CABLE NEWS.

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London, November 24

The Daily Telegraph states that the Czar visits the Emperor of Austria at Vienna in the spring.

.At a meeting of Manchester merchants and ship-owners, a resolu tion was canied strongly favouring the opening of a direct trade with Australia. There is some likelihood of ship-owners charging the same freights between Manchester and Australia as are charged betweeu London and Australia, if they are guaranteed full cargoes. Herbert Davies, described as a surgeon, was charged with defrauding Lieutenant Colonel Shipway, of Ohiswick, out of over £600, through fabricating hia pedigree and coat of arms for him by means of forging parish records, wills, inscriptions on tombs, and church effigies. The prosecution, which was instituted by the Treasury Department, created much sensation. Daviea pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to three years penal servitude.

The New Zealand Trust and Loan Go. have declared an interim dividend of 5 per cent per annum. A consignment of Tasmanian trout sent to England was found when thawed to have lost its colour.

The Reverend Mr Honner, of Adelaide, in a paper read before the Colonial Institute, advocated systematic colonisation, and sketched out a scheme for settling 300,000 peop:e in 300 new Australian townships. The ship Mary Augusta, bound from the Baltic to Port Pirie, with timber, which went ashore at Dunkirk, is full of water, and is in a bad position. Pretoria, November 24 The Volksraad rejected President Kruger's proposal for a local loan, and i nt.tr ucted the Executive to borrow two and a half million pounds from the National Bank, without granting the railway concessions. ! Seoul, November 24 Political riots have occurred here, and twenty persons were killed. The Oorean Government has invited Japan to restore order. Buenos Ayres, November 24 It is estimated that the Argentine will export 1,800,000 tons of wheat this year. Buda Pesth, November 24 In a duel between a Deputy, M. Hollo, and M. Perczel, Minister of the Interior, the latter was badly wounded. Sydney, November 25

A wedding ceremony in a city church came to a sensational atop through the disappearance of the bridegroom. While the bridal party wwe waiting at the altar, news came that the man had left by the American mail boat the same afternoon. A man named Morissey ffred a revolver at a woman named Toohey, at Bourke, and grazed her neak. He then blew his brains out. In connection with the irregularities which nullified the Paramatta election, four deputy returning officers were fined £10 at the Police Court for neglect. Milboubne, November 25 Alex. Mclntyre, a well-known bar rister, son of Sir John Mclntyre, appeared at t&e Police' Court charged with fraudulently omitting' to account for £\i oo ' trust money jjelonging to his brother-in-law. The ease was remanded. Arcker's confession shows that he attacked Matthews with a tomahawk, while he was asleep. He dragged the body outside of the tent and drove a knife in the throat. L.e was horror stricken when b,e realised the deed. He burneoj the clothes and threw the body into the river. ■■■■■■■ Adelaide, November 25

In fch© legislative Assembly the Treasurer introduced theloanestitoateja. It is proposed to borrow one and three quarter million in sums of half a million as opportunity offers, to cover payments extending over three years, for works already authorised.

THE DREYFUS CASE.

United Press Association— By Electrio Telegraph-rCopyrighb Parjs, November 25 Madam Dreyfus has been allowed to 9»ble to her hwebaad,

SOCIAL COLUMN.

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TUE SPOILING OF THE POOR.

in Appeal to the moderate Drinker

Being an address in part delivered to the Forward Movement, Welling ton, New Zealand, on Sunday, 17th November, 1895, by A. R. Atkinson, some time Scholar of Corpus Christi College, Oxford.

The Bpoil of the poor is in your houses. What mean ye that ye beat My people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor ? saith the Lord God of Hosts.— lsaiah iii. 14, 15.

(Continued •) PLEASURE, THE CHRMTIAN's ONLY MOTIVE. Destroyed ? Why, the consideration which is supposed to destroy it forms the very basis of our appeal. How could we urge upon the Christian, as Christian, the abandonment of what was to himself a poison ? What Chris tian merit could there be in a self denial which declined the painful only while cleaving to the pleasant 1 "Do not even the publicans the same ?" In stead of pleading the supposed harm lessness of moderate indulgence as an excuse for its continuance, Mr Hutton and Mr Balfour ought rather to rejoice that, as followers of Ohrist, they have such an opportunity of imitating His love by sacrificing their own small pleasure for His sake and for the sake of those objects of His love to whom the source of that pleasure is the sonrce of " much misery, much vice, much crime." Or have 19 centuries of Christianity really brought us to this, that, as Oarlyle siid of the French Revolution, "in the wreck of human dubitations this remains indubitable- — that pleasure is pleasant," so now we must confess that amid all the cer tainties of the Christian's creed, amid all the hopes and aspirations that centre in the Rock of Ages, the pleasantness of pleasure remains the surest and most potent cetainty of all ? When we sing in that beautiful hymn which Matthew Arnold con sidered to be the finest in our language: " Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were an offering far too small " do we mean anything of what we say t Or do we merely mean tnat we are only prepared to sacrifice what we shall never miss ? Iu the name of consistency, if not in the name of Christ, for decency's sake, if from no higher motive, are we not bound to banish such lying rhetoric altogether, or else to revise our practice 1 With Christ's own words I will not tamper, but let us amend a text of Paul to show where it is we stand, " And now abidoth faith, hope, charity, appetite, these four ; but the greatest of these is appetite." " BEHOLD, WE KNEW IT NOT."

Indeed, if we had to suppose that the moderate drinker's choice was de liberately made with an accurate knowledge of the facts and their bear ings, there would be reason to despair of our religion. But the best thing that can be said for him is that he knows not what he does. , For one kind of ignorance there is clearly no excuse. The doings of alcohol are written for all the world to read in our blue-books and newspapers, in the records of our criminal trials and coroner's inquests, in horrors innumer able and often unmentionable, id every haunt of wretchedness and vice ; and yet a moment's consideration assures us that what obtrudes is but an insignifi cant fringe of the mass that is fester ing and poisoning and destroying beneath the surface. Whoever does not know these things is guilty of a blindness which is inexcusable. That passage in the Proverbs seems to have been written for him : "If thou for bear to deliver them that are draw a unto death and those that are ready to be slain ;if thou sayest, ' Behold, we knew it not ; ' doth not he that pondereth the heart consider if? and he that keepeth thy soul doth not he know it \ And shall not he render to ' every man according to bis works?" These words declare that to oyerlook a glaring evil dqes not relieve us of our responsibility for it ; and, aa I have said, the ignorance of the ordinary Christian consists in ignoring the responsibility rather than the evil itself* He does not realise that they " that are drawn unto death and those that are ready to be slain " are daily calling upon him for help which it is in his power to give. He does not see that both the responsibility and the cure rest with him. He will perhaps admit in the abstract our contention that the moderate drinkers as a class might do much, if not everyching, as controllers of the source of supply. |$ut what can on,e do alone % "Wou.ro! not the thing still go on ? The answers are many.

TSB DUTY or THE INDIVIDUAL. The first might be based upon St. Paul's words, already quoted (1 Cor. Tin., 21), which definitely map out the Christian's oourse without regard to the number of companions who may take the same path. And so Christ's saying about the widow's mite exemplifies that not the size or result of the gift, but the spirit of the giver, makes it acceptable tb God. This is the spiritual aspect of a principle which in it* general form liolds good of tjie dynamios of matter also, namely, that the true test of force is tendency and direction, and not visible effect. Thus it is that, though one man stand alone among a million, right is still right, and then he must follow it. Take a concrete case : — A murder is about tp be committed ; an onlooker could prevent it by raising hie hand j he fqrbears'fco dd so. ' "Vyhatev-er the ; law may say, he is morally as guilty of the murder as though he had himself struck the blow. Increase the on lookers to twenty ; the responsibility of the first is not reduced, though now it is equalled by that of each of the others. Multiply again by a million ; the responsibility of each, st|ll remains undiminished. More than that, were the murderers a million, the single onlooker would be still responsible in so f*r aa Ije had, not ejected himaelf to

Btqp the crime. Fortunately, there are no suoh odds against us here f we can

plead no pbysioftl fear, no overwhelm

ing force, for our justification. Tbe only heroism that the occasion calls for, or admits of, is that, for the safee of our suffering fellows, we shall forego a small physical indulgence. % (To be co ainued.)

THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT.

The Inquest-

An inquest wa.a held by Major Steward and a jury of six yesterday afternoon in tbe house of Mr H. A. Lloyd, touching the death of Mr J. A, Bruce. Mr Morrissey was fore* man. Evidence was given by deceased's brother, Mr Murdoch Bruce, in which ha mainly corroborated what has already been reported regarding tbe accident, stating in addition that he saw bis brother'i machine capsize opposite Mahood's store, and he and David Bruce, another brother, ran to John's assistance. They found him by the roadside, with blood smothering his face and person. He asked for a handkerchief, and one was given to him. His brother David offered him some refreshment from a bottle, but he only moistened his lips with it. Mr Treston and witness lifted him up, and he etood for some minutes holding them by the arniß, until a trap came along, and he was taken to Mr Lloyd's house— Mrs Lloyd being de ceased's sister. A quarter of an hour after wards Dr. Balger arrived, and latterly Dr Hunter. Deceased's feet were not strapped to the pedals, which were bo constructed that the rider's feet fitted into them. Wit ness attributed the accident to the north west gale, as deceased was riding a very high geared machine. He used what are known as "scorching handles"— quite a different make from what he was accustomed to. Deceased was a strict teetotaller. In examination by the police witness said his brother was a fairly good rider, and having a handicap of 520 be was of course first away, and there was no other rider near him at the time of tbe accident. He had the road clear to himself, with no post near by. Witness thought he must have struck a stone, but deceased himself said he conld not tell what upset him. The road was rough, with many loose atones, and the Rale at his back would increase his speed to such a rate that if he struck a stone he wonld be likely to capsize. The accident occurred in the centre of the road, and wit* neaa saw the machine wobble before he fell.

Dr Patrick Bolder said he found deceased much collapsed, dazed, bat able to speak rationally. He complained of intense head ache, and was bleeding from his left ear. He bad several bruises on his forehead, the bridge of his nose, his chia, elbows, both sides, both hands, left hip, and both knees — all of which were bleeding. Dressed bis wounda, and while this was being done be vomited several times. Gave him some medicine to relieve the headache, and he Boon afterwards fell into a quiet sleep. Witnesß then left, and called an hour after* wards, but he was still sleeping quietly. Called at nine in the evening, and found him quite changed, braathing spasmodically, and showing all the symptoms of compression of the brain. He was completely unconscious, and witness believed he remained in that condition till ho died. The cause ct death was fracture of the base of the skull, with bleeding on the surface of the brain. Was in consultation with Dr Hunter, whom wit ness sent for, who concurred in the treat ment deceased bad been receiving. When witness first saw deceased, the only really bad symptom exhibited was the bleeding from the ear.

Richard Treat on, who started deceased in the race, said he was riding a ** Model 5 pathracer." It waa ia first-class order, and deceased started all right. Did nob see the accident bub saw the machine after it. Ib was none the worse, beyond a BCra'ch on one of the handles. Deceased was a very good rider, and waa accustomed to high geared machines, such aa this, which witness considered was a safe one for deceased to ride. The pedals were not tied, and were quite safe. Deceased started at a epeed of 25 to 30 miles an hour, and a small stone would upset a tnaohin6 going at that pace, but where the accident occurred the road was very rough. Scorching handles are used on all road-racing bicycles now, and they would not be dangerous to an experi enced rider, suoh as deceased was. Road racing is not safe on a road with an abund ance of loose stones.

Daniel Moriarty, in the employ of T. H. Undrill and Co., cabinetmakers, was sitting on the roadside near Mahood's store when deceased cycled at great speed up the road. There was a large stone on the road where it crosses the Belt, and the front wheel of deceased's machine struck the stone. The bicycle bounced up in the air, and then leaned over, and after running a few yards it fell over, and deceased fell under it, and was dragged along fully ten yards. Went across to assist, and witness's brother picked up the bicycle, while witness took hold of deceased's arm. lie got up without difficulty, and another boy named Baker, with witness, took him by the arms and helped him across to the grass by the road side. Some women then came, aqd witness went and fetched a bucket of water, as he was bleeding from one of hia ears, from hi* nose, and his face was covered with blood. Two women washed the blood from h^s face and legs with the water witness brought. Mr Max Friedlander then came up and took charge of deceased till his brothers canjß. They offered him refreshment, but he sajd. "No thanks,'? and they moistened hi« lips [with ib. Mr Treston and Mr Bruce then put deceased in a trap and took him away. When the machine struck the stone it was going very fast, and deceased oatne down with great violence. Thought his head, struck the ground first. The jury found (hat deceased "came to his death .... through injuries re* oeived from a fall from* a bicycle in a road raoe on the previous afternoon, and that no blame is attachable to any person." Five of the jury — one dissenting—desired to add that in their opinion road-racing with bicycles should not be encouraged.

THE EASTERN SITUATION.

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St. Petersburg, November 24

' Russia-has given instructions for war ■hips to be built at Philadelphia intended for the East, and their con structionis to be expedited. Shanohai, November 25 &. de Giers, lately Kussian Minister at Brussels, has replaced M. Pavloff at Pekin. The latter has been trans ferred to Oorea.

THE PARIS EXHIBITION.

—^ *-- Space. For the Colonies.

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Paris, November 25 France offers the British and colonial exhibitors at the Paris Exhibition the space previously I arranged in the Trocadero grounds, on condition that four buildings ahalf be erected instead of one. TBia mean an increase in the cost of about qne half , Canada is oertainto accept the offer. Victoria and New South Wales are each entitled to. about 3500 feet in the main building, and from 800Q to 10,OOQ feet in the colonial buildings.

TBB A6HBUKTON GUABDIAN t SATUBbAt, NOVEkjSfcft 26, 1898



Csajghead & Bbhryjjan desire to express their appreciation of the prompt manner iu whiqh Buoh an extraordinary number of gentlemen have already responded to their invitation to oall early with their esteemed ordera for new Bnits this season. By employ, ing extra labor Craighead & Berryman are still prepared to exeoute fraib ordera for tha •por°wWpg«bowi.MAdT *



i F. FKRlilftlAM. FOR SALE. 500 ACRES SHEEP FEED. I HAVE for Sale about 500 acres of good Sheep Feed, within about 10 miles of AshburtoD. J The property is well fenced and watered, aud ia capital country for fattening lambs. App'y F. FERBIMAN. FOtt SaLE The Goodwill of a Lease in Perpetuity at Lauriston. I Have received in&trnction to sell the Goodwill in the Lcaso in Perpetuity , of 93 Acres of good land at Lauriston. Tha property is well fenced and watered , and is sown down in clover, which pro* i mißes an abundant crop. 1 F. FERRIMAN FOR BALB^ AJford Forest Koad. LOT 3 containing \ of an acre nearly opposite the Factory entrance gate. Fall. particulars on application. b\ FERBIMAN, FOR SALE. HAVELOOK STREET. rpOWN Section 467, upon which is JL erected a comfortable house of seven rooms. Easy terms can be arranged. F. FERRIMAN. ' Fur sal e. COX STREET. A Comfortable House of flve rooms situated on Town Section 776. The owner having left the district will accept a low price. Farther particulars on application. F. FERRIMAN. FOR SALE. 7 Acres at Eketahuna, North Island, Cloaa to Railway {Station. TO those deslr'ng a chango of Climate this affords an opportunity seldom offered of obtaining a section whereon to build a comfortable residence within y convenient distance of a .Railway Station Fall particulars on application. F. FERRIMAN. TO LET. A Shop in Tancred Street. , T Have a good shpp to let in Tancred X Street, within a chain of East Street. 3 F. FGRHIMAN, 1 3 TO LET— WAKANUI ROAD. e A ACRES of good land with a well tL stocked orchard and a capital dwell' 3 ing house. To a good tenant a moderate rent will B be accepted. F. FERRIMAN. IHA.VE a special sum of £10 000 to invest on a sound freehold security either in one or two t-ums at 4h per cent. ""GUANO. " (Extract from Government Analysis by Mr T William Skey.) A VERY fine grained article and of good 5 quality, containing 46 per cent of Tricalcio of Phosphate. F. FEiiRIMAN * ._L .... I , Insist upon having- our Pure Teas. Don't be put upon. Tney are the Best and Cheapest. Absolutely pure. Copied but never equalled. L Guaranteed Nicer and Better Value ' than any at 4d p»r lb. more money. Compare our 2/- Tea with any at 2/4, and our 2/4 with any at 3/- per lb. SIOIIE lAAA BOI2S SUITS TO SELECT -LUUU FROM, BQY6? NORFOLK ftUITS, Golf Knickers, (alj woof) ? from 16s 6d. BOYS J GUARD SUITS, All Wool, from 5a 6d. BOYS 3 SAILOR SDITS, In Fo* Serge »qd all Wool Tweeds, From 6s 6d, 500 BOYS' WASHING JBLOUSES. 500 BOYS' OPD RNiq^BaS, In Plain and Golf Shapos, iu Serge, Tweed, Velvet Cord. WASHING SAILOR SUITS, From 3a 6d. A. G. BARTON, Manager



i priedlanaer Bros., Limited, j WOOL SEASON, IS9B 99. J OUR NEXT SALE will take pboe at Timaru on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1898, And Catalogues, for thia Sale close on MONDAY, 28th Inst, Clients are requested to deliver their Clips either at our Ashburton Stores prior to that date, or to consien the Wool to MILL AND CO'S SIDING, Timaru, where it will have our utmost careful and personal attention. Advices of consignments will be * reoeived at our Ashburton office. FRIEDLANDKR BROS., Ltd. 3 . XIJ E ARB LANDING, ex Waimate and Tokomaru, KAINIT, : The mosb celebrated German Potash Manure. Also, STANDARD PHOSPHATE, Containing 44 per cent of Bone Phosphate of Lime. • — — These Manures are unequalled for Turnip, Rape, and Grain Crops. Low quotations on application. FRIEDLANDBR BROS., Ltd. TTTE are favored with insfcruotionslfrom A. BUTTEBICK, E^Q., TO SELL BY PRIVATE TREATY, HIS COMPACT LITTLE FARM OF 238 Acres A | NEAR WILLOWBYjj FRIEDLANDER. BROS., Ltd. BELFAST MANURES. TTTE offer to supply these celebrated Fertilisers ab list prices Icbb the usual discounts, for quantities of five tons and over, and extra reductions to Freezing cliente We have large Stocks on hand, and can deliver ex our Stores or direct from the Factory. FRIEDLANDER Bkos. Ltd., GROWING WHEAT AND OAT CROP FOR SALE. ITTTE have been instructed to Sell b7 private treaty, a Crop of 000 AORHSS of WHEAT AND OATS <l<lO ACKES of WHEAT AI? D OATS Growing about 2 milos below Tinwald. 202 Acres in Wheat, and 26 Acres in Oatp, Full particulars from FRIEDLANDER BROS., Lld. TETJS Ashburton Drug Co. (LIMITED) HAVE just unpacked, direct from the English Manufacturer, a new stock of > all the Drugs used in compounding physicians'* L prescriptions, specially made in conformity with the new British Pharmaeor,osa, 1898. The I in- of dispensing medical pre- portaut scriptions is the special and Work constantcare of the manager (J. M. Cambridge), who has been engaged in this duty for 36 years, as well as having had the benefit of an JS2ng£lisli training and experience, and holding an English certificate. To those who unfortunately have to take medicine, especially incases of Serious It is of the utmost import- HlneiSS. ance Chat the drugs should be new and freshly im- ported ; that the medicine should be accurately and skilfully prepared (and that exactly what the Phyßiplap orders should be used, and : nothing else substituted in its plaoe. *Xbo Price should never be the first and only consideration— prugs oan be bought at all prices. We prefer to import all our Drugs from a firm we can rely op, though we could buy many of them cheaper in the colony. But we oharge no mois than is usual in mosb of the larger towns, and generally a little less. A.IC A.UJ-* An urgent call for medicine TIMJES is responded to afc once, whether during bpeiaens hours or at night, Sundays or holidays. Night Die., pensary — opposite pi- Maude's, and next to Dr Hunter's reßidenop, J. M, Cambridge, MANAGER. J.l 135 CHURCH SERVICES. — - QT. STEPHEN'S CHURCH k3 AshburtOE. SUNDAY SERVICES— November 27. 8 30 a.m. — Holy Communion 11 a.m. — Morning Prayer ,6.39 p..!?.!— Evening Prayer The o&'erloriea mil, be in *i<£ ,<jf (,hs Maori Mission, ' " ''' '- '•' »«■>•' REV T. A, HAMILTON. \



WANTED Known— That we have opened a caso of Ladies' Fabric Govea of really exquisite styles, including a large range of Washing and Cycling Gloves. Special Imps iu Ladies' Embroidered Hose SunshadeH aad Umbrellas, per B&ngitira. MIXGHBL & X,UfU>TER WANTED Known— Msa t G Hamilton begs to inform the public of Ash- burton that she is prepared to pay the highest cash price for all kinds of New and' Second Hand Clothing, Furniture, etc. LettWß attended to immediately. Address —Burnett B^r«^i oppoeito Mail Office. • • • >*• 0 246



vir7^A.KlfiU Known— That oar new Dre» 8 f| Goods are now on vieWi Ladioa iu need of a thoroughly eraart and up-to-date ■costflmrifl ehtuld give us un early «*H. A ■charmiug variety of Bloute M^teri^l aud Waßhing Dress Fabrics now showing. — , Mitchell ft Turner. WANTED KnowAu-That, when the wind ia over and wjhen the dust is gone and A6hfeurton Housewives ,coflinience «tfieir Spring Gleaning, Mitohell.A T^bn^ji , •are the people for nirdewrfpuonß °t aouse- Jiold Furniehiiigß, and ttwwflej* goodi are vwotpepei, . I



JOHN ORR & Co. Ironmongers and General Merchants. WITNESS Taylor's Celebrated Cutlery. BEAUTIFUL SHOW NOW IN OUR WINDOWS. PBIOES LOWER THAN EVER. WATERLEY TO THE FRONT. A SHBURTON AMATEUR OYOLING & ATHLETIC CLUB'S ■"* ROAD RACE. 0. WILLIS (scratch) FIRST H. SARGISSON SECOND BOaH MOUNTED ON THE WELL-KNOWN WAYERLEY. JOHN ORR & CO,, SO h B AG&N TS. FISHING tAli TACKLE. "VX/E HAVE Just Opened our New BraßO I ** Fupply of FISHING TACKLE, Ja,d VY request an early inspection. LICENSES MAY BE OBTAINED FROM T J3'f WE CLAIM FOR THE WAYERLEY BICYCLE FULL EQUALITY WITH ANY BIOYCLE BUILT, AT ANY PRICE, AND BY ANY MAKER. Our Third Shipment this Season is Jusb Landing, and< we will be able to supply Customers without delay, JOHN ORIT~AND CO., ASHBUKTON. SPRING 1898 SUMMER "CTTTE Beg to advise our Customers and the Public generally that each Department in our Establishment is now .Thoroughly Stocked with Novel- ties for the Season. In our Household Furnishing Department Will be found a Choice Variety of new Patterns in Oilc'otha and Linoleums, together with full ranges of Lice Curtaior, Quilfce, Arb Muslins, and all ois)S in Carpet) Squares, Ruga aud Mate. THE DRESS AND BLOUSE MATERIALS Are especially worthy of a visit, as ye consider the goodi io these Djpartments exceptionally well selected. AS USUAL OUR Millinery & Mantle Showroom In replete with; Stylish »ai Fashionable examples of Art, whioh Ladies [are cordially invited to inspect. AT OUR CLOTHING AND MEROJ3RY COUNTERS The chief attraction is the unique Selection of Gentlemen's Ties and Shirts, and the Large Stock of Suiting Tweeds. — (0) We are in JBusinesß. We wanb to be busy, and to keep busy, therefore it is to our interest to aerve you as well ft» possible. If you give us your patronage we will deßerve it: She best service only can do this. We try to make a better service impossible. fgT We find that the demands made on our Dressmaking Department make ib compulsory for us to deoline to make up Costumes other than thoeo purchased at our Establishment. MITCHELL & TURNER.