Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1898.

\. magazine writer has been describing or us the important part the water- i falls of the world *< PHE CITY MAKER will play m the OF THE cities of the future, i FUTURE. The modern indus- l trial city, ho says, m 8 been dependent for its rapid expansion upon its superior advantages " jvith respect to coal — that is, it must ' lave either a navigable water front, or be a natural railway receiving and distributing centre, or be the natural ' Eocus of a coal and iron region. All ' bhis will be changed iD the great electrical waterfall cities of the future. The power, as a ml a, will be produced m the mountains, while the cities will be scattered far and wide over the foothills. There will be better air, more room, better drainage, more civilised conditions of living than is the case with the present overcrowded industrial beehives, built, for the most part, on the swampy deltas or m the valleys of great rivers. Under the pressure of dear coal, and with the attraction of cheap water-power, the face of Europe will be changed. As indicated by Lord Kelvin, the Highlands of Scotland will become industrially more important . to Great Britain than the comparatively flat Midlands ; Switzerland, Norway, and Sweden, the Austrian Tyrol, and Transyl vania may become the industrial centres of Europe, owing to their superiority m waterpower. For the rest the course of manufactures will \ seek the sources of the great rivers, or of rivers not great which have a very rapid fall. In distant lands we find English engineers already making plans for saving the energy of the falls of the Nile, fifteen miles below Cairo, and it is well within the bounds of probability that the Nile cataracts will some daj supply the power necessary for running trains of cars from Alexandria to Khartoum, Not only are there magni ficent falls on the Zambesi itself, m South Central Africa, but many of its branches m the Shire Highlands have rapid descents m level, admirably suited for the development of elec tricity by turbine wheels. We too often think of Hindustan as a great plain, forgetting that the Himalaya Mountains, the highest on the globe, give birth to the Ganges, the Indus, the Brahmaputra, and the Oxus, all of which, with their mountain tributaries, reach the plains after taking innumer able giant leaps down the mountain sides. It is nonsense to say that the development of this water-power is visionary ; the falls of the Zambesi are much more within the range of civilisation to-day than any part of Montana, for example, m the Uuited States, was thirty years ago.

Englishmen m the colonies will be interested to hear that, having regard to the fact that TO THE MEMORY August 26, 1901, OF will be the thous- KIIVG ALFRED, andth anniversary of the death of King Alfred, it is proposed to raise a fund for erecting a fitting national memorial of the great King of the West Saxons. It has occurred to some inhabitants of Winchester, not without substantial reasons, that no spot would be more suitable for that purpose than their ancient city. It was undoubtedly the most important city within his do minions ; it is, moreover — if tradition can be trusted — the city m which he was educated under St Swithin, Bishop of Westminster, and m which ha spent most of liis life. It was certainly m the new Minster at Winchester, after wards known as Hyde Abbey, that the remajns of this renpwned ' naonarch were laid to reßt. Winchester regards it as of good omen that its new mayor, Mr Alfred Bowker, of the well-known legal firm of Bowker and Sons, besides i>eing the youngest mayor of whom there is any record, is the first to bear the Christian name of Alfred, although no fewer than 713 predecessors have occupied the chair which claims to be that of "The Premier Mayor of Eng land."

There seems to be much conflict of opinion regarding the climate of I£lon fjykp. Newspaper KiOIVDYKE writers havp de .CLIMATE- pipted it as a second Siberia, have drawn harrowing pictures of the sufferings endured by the miners, and predicted that thousands will perish of cold during the present winter, Joseph Ladue has a very different tale to tell. He declares that these reports are entirely misleading. According to his accounts, the winter commences m October, but (joes not seriously interfere with mining operations. Tfre days are very short—lasting only a few hours — but even at night there is no pitch darkness. A sort of twilight prevails, and the grand spectacle of the Northern Lights m very common. Spring i opens about the first of May, when the ice begins to break up. The Yukon River is generally clear about the middle of that month. The miner's busy season commences then, and lasts untipthe following October.' In the summer he can work" during the whole twenty four hours," if"nec i essary, for there is practically ' no night. In the wjntej the fall of snow averages from •••wo'to three feet, but it I s as dl 7 as sawdust. *-- .... «, ur # aep Flo no oruat forms upon we ?«»« CP > ao that it is qulto an easy matter to get from place to place with the aid of snow-shoes. Owing to this, the mhabi tants of Klondyke can face the moat rigorous winter with impunity.

Local and General.

. —^ A large eel with a duok m its inside was recently captured at Te Nui. A Tuarakina hot,elke,eper hafl been fined for using ginger ale m breaking down rum. The Catholics of Dunedin have presented to Bißhop Verdon a laudau and a pair of horaea. The Wellington magfctrate says it seems to him there is a wave of lawlessness passing over the city. During November, 14,5^4 gallons of milk were supplied to the Masterton Creamery, for which £143 13s 2d was paid. On the fourth page to-day will be found N an interesting artjole, entiled ." The hero of Boris's Drift," ±\

Constable Roache, who it will be remem wed ran the Amberley murderer, Sheehao, i earth, waß severely maltreated by larri ins on Saturday night. * Land is going up m Victoria again. At receut estate sale, wheD 9000 acteß were )ld m blocks of from 20 to 80 acres, the rices reached £56 per acre. v A remarkable looking rat, with long cir- t ular tusks of the exact shape of those of a j oar, was ki led m Featherstone Terrace, Wellington, recently. j Tenders are invited for carpenter's wor* j i conneobion with a house to be built ar l tllenton. Specifications, etc ,at Mr J. C" )uncan's office. Bicycles and material to the value of 3173,961 were imported iuto New Zealand luriDg the year ended September 30. ?he duty paid amounted to £27,651. An action is being brought against the Victorian Postmaster-General for £500 lamages, for the non-delivery of registered etters addressed to a turf adviser. The Technical School m Wellington ia low giving instruction to about 600 persons. Che fees received during the present year imount to no less than £1400. St. Patrick's College, Wellington, is about uo be fitted with electric light appliances. Fhe installation will be complete before the [oburn of the students from their holidays. A young man who had been caught m the ace of cutting a bicycle tyre was fined £5 and costs at the Christohurch S. M. Court on Tuesday, and ordered to pay £1 10s, the value of the tyre. Hampshire Down sheep are growing m favour with sheep-ownera m the North Wai rarapa, and the pretty " black faces " will soon be much more common about Mas terton. The average age of the 23 inmates of the Wellington Home for the Aged Needy ia 71 years, but 'there are many, of course, far older than that, one veteran being 94, and three others-ranging from 80 to 90. A country solioitor m Wellington, who had delayed paying his practising fee, was on the motion of Mr Riohmond, ordered by Mr Justice Edwards to pay £10 10s costs of proceedings instituted against him by the Wellington Law Society. The Wellington Education Board has a proposal before it to examine the teacherß m singing. Inspector Lee said that form erly teachers did not teach drawing, and i they can be as easily induced to take up singing as they were drawing. The Board deferred consideration. A New Plymouth resident met with a peculiar accident the other day. He was attending his fowls, when a rooster flew at him, digging his spurs into the man's arm j and severing an artery, with the result that assistance had to be called m to stop the flow of blood. A novel sight was witnessed m Cuba street, Wellington, on Saturday night, when two respectably dressed young women administered a aound thrashing to a mem ber of the sterner sex. The latter took the gruelling quite calmly, smiling serenely at the onlookers as the blows rained on his devoted head. The Bum of £120 was subscribed to the fund organised for Mrs Satherley, wife of the late Harry Satherley, who met his death under mysterious cirenmstances at Blenheim some time ago. The money, which bad been placed m the hands of trustees, is to be expended m the erection of a cottage. It is stated that the morgue at Wanganui was m such a filthy condition when last re quired t hub it had to be cleansed before the body could be taken m. The local council has decided to charge undertakers a fee of 10* for e'eaning the plage afcer the removal nf a body, and if relatives of deceased are uuublo to pay, the amount) will be remitted by the council. It ia understood that the Royal Commis" sion to inquire into the enndition and administration of the Police Force will be set up during the next few days. The delay m the matter has been due to the difficulty m obtaining a third commissioner with the necessary knowledge and experience for the appointment. The Premier is now m com munication with a gentleman whose selection should give general satisfaction. It is Beldom indeed that husband and wife die within a short time of each other and are buried on the same day* Yet such occurred m the case of Mr and Mrs James Sim, whose funeral took place at Johnaou ville last week. The former — a settler of half-a-century'a standing — passed away on Saturday, having reached the advanced age of 85, while his wife, equally far on m years, succumbed on the preceding Wednesday. A rather singular occurrence is said to have happened m the early hours of one morning last week. Constable Bezar, m passing down Queen street, Auckland, saw a flame m the doorway of a shop. The flame, it turned out, came from the hat of an es-oabman, who had fallen asleep m the doorwayj' some "individual, m a "tunny" mood, haying poured the contents of a cab's kerosene lamp over him. The hat was burned, and the sleeper's hair siuged. The arrival of the constable was the signal for the departure of several cabs. A big probate cheque was received at the Victorian probate office a few daya ago, when duty waß paid on the estate of the late Mr Peter McArthur, of Meeningoert, near Camperdown, grazier. The estate was valued for probate purpobes at £112,460, and the amount found available for duty was £111,2*42. On this sum a cheque for £11,122 53 was paid as probate duty at the rate of 10 per cent. Since the Ist Dec. duty amounting to £143,966 has been paid on three estates, the other two being the late Mr T. B. Payne's estate, which yielded £89,511 lia Id, ans %" late Sir TYilliam Clarke's estate/ which paid £43,332 6,* 9,d. A telegram from Wellington states that some of the passengers by the Te Anau, which arrived from Napier on Tuesday, asserted that the vesßel had a narrow escape trom going ashore during the night at a part of the coast which must have been some where near Cattle Point. Captain Bernech repudiated any such thing. He stated that just after midnight he saw a for\ object ahead. It was riot qlearly distinguishable, bub was thought by some of those on deck to be a email schooner without lights. He ridiculed the. suggestion that the steamer was m danger, but notwithstanding the captain's denial the passengers stick to their story. I A Geelong telegram m the Melhourne Argus says that the people about town one afternoon recently at one o'clock were con siderably Beared by a terrific report which was afterwards found to be due to the ex plosion of a live shell that had found its way into a quantity of marine Btores pur chased by a dealer. The latter, being ignorant of the nature of the missile, placed it upon an open fire to melt down some lead that waß attached to it, when the powder m the shell became heated. The explosion followed, and the dealer, a woman, narrowly eapaped injury. - Little damage-was done, through the fact that the cay of -the shell was blown out. It is" supposed that the shell enme m scrap iron purchased from a Queenscliff collector. Considering the very dry season the crops m the Waikouaiti district are (says the La are far from heavy, In m fOV^oi the Klmeraton district mdSt *f the props are alao considerably lighter than they were district all though it- 18 e f.^ te v d J^^h average yield per acre will be very muoh below what it was last year. Both m the Waikouaiti and Palmerston districts the crops are unusually short, and beyond the iast-mehtidned 'district they are not only short, but alao decidedly thin. • ■

Athletic Team for England.

Press Aaaooifttion— By Electric Telegraph- Copyright. Sydney, January 4 Whether an athletic team will be able to visit England this year, is at present pro blematical. Considerable difficulty is found m raising the necessary funds, and, worst of ill, several Australian members of the pro posed team are unable to leave, notably (Jumming, of Victoria ; Bosingrave, of New South Wales ; and Campbell, of Queensland. Both the Victorian and the New South Wales associations are strenuously endeavor ing to get money together. The New South Wales association holds a benefit meeting on Saturday m aid. This meeting may produce champions worthy to take the place of those unable to go. The officials are m doubt as. to what has been done m New. Zealand tb forward the movement. The Australians selected, although unable to go to England, are willing to proceed to New Zealand, if that colony made the arrangements for a meeting, which it intended to do. The money thus raised would go towards the fund to send a team next year, if it is not practicable to do so this year.

GARDEN IRRIGATION.

» There was a large attendance of rate payera m the Chert.sey schoolroom on Friday evening last. It was originally intended to hold the meeting m the Library, but it proved too small for the large attendance. Mr Ronald Campbell, Chairman of the Domain and Cemetery Boards, was voted to the chair, and m a few words stated the object of the meeting, and called on the conveners to address those present. Mr W. Gill addressed the meeting, suggesting that application should be made to the County Council for water for irri gating gardens during the present dry season. He thought it only right, if the water was available and there was no doubt it ia, that ie should be allowed to those who are willing to pay an extra rate for it. Mr P, Murphy referred to the amount of surplus water that daily flowed from the water races into the sea. Its quantity could be understood by noting the course it had scoured for itaelf through the shingle. Mr W. Wilkinson spoke very decidedly m favour of some scheme Ghat would allow farmers to have a little water by paying for it. In the coarse of his remarks, Mr Wilkinson traced the history of irrigation m the county. While admitting the great auocess of the water race system, he thought the Council were resting on their oars. It was now neoeasary for them to go a step further and improve on what had already been done. Garden irrigation was quite feasible. The surplus water of the winter season conld be conserved by mease of reservoirs, and utilised m the dry season. He thought that the ratepayers should do all m their power to induce the Council to take up the matter. He moved— "That this meeting wishes to draw the attention of the Council to the fact that, though pro hibited by the Counoil regulations, garden irrigation is carried on from one side of the county to the other ; and that such irri gatioD, legalised and regulated by the Council, could be made a source of income to the Council, and wonld be of constant benefit to the community — indeed has become an absolute necessity ; and would therefore urge the Council to rdbonsider its regulations and authorise the sale of any surplus water that can be spared without interfering with the maintenance of the prest system." Mr J. Stringfellow, senr., also spoke. He pointed out that increased taxation would be necessary to make the system general. Mr Stewart seconded Mr Wilkinson's resolution, on condition that the reference to the water being taken surreptitiously be deleted. Mr Wilkinson objected strongly to any alteration being m*de. He thought the statement true, and necessary to the point of his resolution. Messrs Scarlett and Murphy spoke m favour of the resolution. A show of hands was taken and the resolution waa carried without any amend ment. Mr Wilkinson thought the meeting should pass some resolution to the effect that no reflection op the rangers was intended. After some discussion as to the manner to approach the Council, it was finally agreed on the motion of Messrs Stringfellow and Scarlett that Mesara Gill and Wilkinson be a deputation to wait on the Counoil at its next meeting, and bring the matter before them. A vote of thanks to the chair closed the meeting. ____________________

RIVERSIDE SCHOOL.

The children of the Riverside school, with their parents and friends, assembled m the school grounds on January \ to participate m sports, and receive their prizes for the past' year. It is about four years since anything of the kind has been held. Several of the families m the district are very numerous, and m some vases they had to make use of drays to reach the school grounds, as the family trap proved altogether inadequate when all the members were bent on a day's outing. Proceedings commenced with races for toys, etc., after which an adjournment was made for refreshments, which were provided m abundance. The chairman, Mr Maxwell, then addressed the assemblage, congratulating the residents on having so excellent a teacher as Mr Purchase. Considering the Btate the sqhool waß m when Mr Purchase took; charge, the fact that all the children had passed their examination with but one exception, was very creditable indeed. Mr Purchaae, m reply, thanked Mr Maxwell for his kind remarks, and dwelt op t-ho great need, there was for parent; to send their children regularly to school, if they possibly could, as without a regular attendance a satisfactory pass could not be obtained. The Chairman then distributed the prizes, every child reoeiying a handsome volume, and each girl received m addition a prize for sewing. The ladies who examined the needlework spoke m the most flattering terms of what had been shown, and considered that it reflected great credit en the sewing mistress, Mrs Amos. " After votes of thanks to. the Chair man and teachers, a move Was made to the grounds, where a scramble among the children for a tin of lollies took place. Rounders aqd other games brought a most suooessful gathering to a close, when all wended their way homeward, having thoroughly enjoyed their day's outing.

THE LATE RAILWAY ACCIDENT

* The Inquest. Press Association— By Electric Telegraph Auckland, January 4. At the inquest on the body of Barker the the jury visited the scene of the accident and discovered that a sleeper, much nearer Helensville, was quite loose, and the opinion was expressed that it would be necessary to have "the toatirftdny of" an/ independent engineer re the safety of the line for traffic. The jury adjourned to attend the funeral' 'of Mr Barker, whose body was interred m the public cemetery. William Qaborne, ganger of the Kaukapa kapa section deposed that the Bection waa inspected by two platelayers, who mtyde no apecial report. In aoqe places the line waa a bit short of ballast, but this would n.ot affect the stability of the line. It would be hotter if the sleepers were covered, The lino waa perfectly safe for traffic. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, and added a rider to the effect that the lipe In their 0P m» « n w a » insufficiently ballasted at the plage of the apcident, and that <* gearing inquiry, should be. made into the c-MMO( the accident),

CRICKET.

THE SECOND TEST MATCH

THE SECOND DAY S PLAY. IVess Association —By Electric Telegraph — Copyright. Sydney., January 4. The decisive defeat of the Australians m the first test match caused the interest m Sydney to wane somewhat, and many gloomy torebodings to be uttered, bub yesterday's tine scoring and the disastrous openiug of the English innings caused a revulsion. The excitement ran high, and the newspaper offices, which posted the returns, were sur rouuded by dense enthusiastic crowds. Melbourne, January 4 The takings at the gate for the two days of the cricket match amounted to £2,500. AH the talk now is as to the obances of the Englishmen having to follow on. But for the state of the wioket it would be anybody's game, but as is is, ie is all m favour of the Australians, and it will be very surprising if the wioket should last through. A local authority who knows the ground says that appearances here are often deceiving. B«« fore the play commenced, the wicket re minded one of a piece of Mosaic work, and into some of the cracks it waa possible to insert one's finger. This condition is *3ocibed primarily to the intense heat, and seoondly to the lack of sufficient top dress ing. The pitch is going at just about Jones's length. This was still the state of the wickel^when play ceased for the day, only, if possible, more so. The general opinion is that it is nob likely that the match will last over .to-morrow, and ■pecu lators are putting their money on the Aus tralians at rather tempting odds; but the game is not all over yet.- The Australians put together ram at the rate of fifty-five per hour, bat the batting - nevertheless was rather dreary. Iredale was the exception. He exhibited an abundant variety of pretty strokes, and soored freely. His score included biz fours. He gave one hard ohanoe. The catch with which Wainwright dismissed Trott was a beauty. The batsman cut a curly one from Brigga high, and RaDJitainhji leapt, but could not reach it. Wainwright took a beautiful drive at extra cover point, secur ing the ball low down. Trott's innings was free from a chance, and although now and then exceedingly dreary, was one of eminent service. Noble did not shape too well. He tried hard to evade Richardson, and when he did face him made little effort to play the fatal ball, whioh he apparently judged was off the wicke.t. Evidently he does nok understand the fast bowler yet. The bowling was good,. Briggs being particularly excel lent. Richardson, Hearne and Hirst bowled better than the figures show. The English men misßed the assistance of Hay ward, whose injmed thumb kept him out of the field. Board fielded m his place. The fielding was first-rate, and untiring_ right through the long innings, MoLaren, Hearno and Ranjitsinbji being perhaps the pick. After the fall of Mason's wicket there were only twenty minutes to play. McLaren kept the cracks for to-day, Waiuwrighb appearing m the novel position of first} wicket down. Following are the scores: — Australia, . First Innings, Darling, o Hirst, b Briggs .. .. 36 McLeod, b Storer 112 Hill, o Storer, b Hay ward .. .. 58 Gregory, bßrigga .." 71 Iredale, c Ranjitainbji, b Hirst.. .. 80 Trott, c Wainwright, b Briggs .. ..89 Noble, b Richardson 17 Trumble, o Hirst b Mason .. .. 19 Kelly, c Richardson, b Hearne .. .. 19 .1 ones, run out .. 7 McKibbin, not out 2 V Extras., 16 Total ... 520 Bowling analysis —Richardson one for 114, Hirst one for 89, Briggs three for 96, Hearne one for 94, Mason one for 33, Hayward oae for 23, Storer one for 55. England. First Innings, Mason, b McKibbin  ..  3 McLareu, c Trumble, b McKibbin .. 35 Wainwright, o Jones, b Noble .. .. 21 Ranjitsinhji, b Trumble 71 Hayward, o Jones, b Trott .. ..23 Storer, o Kelly, b Trumble .. ..51 Hirst, b Jones .. .. .. .. 0 Hearne, b Jones .. .. ..  1 Druce, not out .. .. .. ..44 Briggs, not out 45 Extras.. 17 Total for eight wickets ..311 The bowling analysis at present is— McKibbin 8 wickets for 66 runs, Noble 1 for, 31, McLeod 0 for 43, Trott 1 for 50, Jones 2 for 54, Trumble 2, for 51. Received Wakapuka, Jan. 5, 2.5 p.m., Guardian Office 2 45 p.m. Melbourne, January 5j The Englishmen are all out for 315 i

AUSTRALIAN CRICKET COUNCIL.

Melbourne, January 4 At the meeting of the Cricket Council, Mr Lloyd's motion that the Council, having failed to carry 1 out the objeots for which it t waß formed, should be disbanded, was with* drawn after adverse criticism by the New South Wales representatives. The Council was strongly defended by the southern dele gates. A suggestion was made that the. Council should take aobion to stop theQiffen episode, and an announcement was mad,e that [ the question of money had nothing to do with the matter. A resolution was adopted that m future the Counoil would only grant its patronage to English and other vuiting teams when the tour was promoted by the Council, actiog on behalf of the Association! represented thereon, and when the names of the promoters, particulars and terms of the matches had been approved by the Counoil. Private speculation m promoting matches was warmly condemned.

TINWALD v. WATERTON.

The return match between the above clubs was played on the ground of the former on December 23. The Tinwald were the first to bat, Norriah and W. Timmi taking up the bowling for Waterton, the innings closing for 48 rune — Dixon 13 (not' out), being the only one to reach doable figures. Waterton replied with 147 runs — W. Edge, 37, Lewis 51 (not out), completely collaring the bowling, notwithstanding frequent changes on the part of the Tinwald Captain, H. Donaldson 12, being the only one of the others to reach double figures. Mr Extra, however, put up the respectable score of 31. In the second innings Tinwald were more fortunate, and were able to pub up the score to 85— Culverhouse 15, W. Houston 20, Siwle 23, seeing double figures. The Waterton Club were thus victors by an innings and 14 runs. The visiting team ware supplied with refreshments on the srottad. In the second innings W. Edge for Waterton was the most successful with the' 'bat; Culver house, -Dixony and Sawle doing good work for Tinwald. " "

The following is the team to represent the Juniors of the Ashburton Cricket Oluh m their match against Tinwald, to he played ab Tinwald on Thursday, the 6th mat ;— Amos, Stock, Revell, Minnis, Smith, Ghoate, Clark, Crisp, Rohottom, Anderson and Denshire. Emergencies— McPherson, Bruce, O'Connor and H'okraan,

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

(Per Press Absooiation.) ! Dcnedin, January 4, ! Afe th e in^etio^ of the council of tbt Educational fusiicute, resoltttions were carried, reaffirming the desirability of adopting a uniform soale of staff for Bdhoola^ andra uniform «oaie of pay throughout: tjfia colony; that the enforcement o| vhe oon^i pulsory o^auseß of the Education Aob b« phced entirely m the hands of the police .» that the exeoative endeavour to aecura centralisation of the inspectorate ; that the Education Department be asked to publie|| tkernamea 61 the' ekaminera m the various subjeota for certificates. The Mayor was present m the afternoon, aud addressed the delegate!.

THE AFBBURTON GUAKDIAN : WEDNESDAY, JANUABY 5, 1898.



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Synopbis of New Advkrtwbmbnts. Ranted— Boarders, apply Miss Altaian. Henry Stephensbn— Shops to Jjet. Tendera— Oarpentefa Work, eW.' Wanted-Oodk, apply Central Hotel. Wanted— Strong youth, apply Mail Office. Mount Somers Road Board -Nouoe re ■ >ptat»D<ling rateß,



Public TMOtioes. ' § * S3 m a g 3 \ i ww m\\\\\ CLOTHING FACTORY. A. G, BARTON, MANAGED Church Services. ST. STEPHEN'S OHUROH ABhburton. THURSDAY (the Epiphany) -rr Holj Communion at 7 a.m. FRIDAY— Choir Practice, 8 p.m. SUNDAY SERVICES. January 9. 8.30 a.m.— Holy Communion. 11 a m.— Morning Prayer and Jjitany. 3.30 p.m.— Holy Baptism. 6.30 p.m.— Evening Prayer, Offertories m aid of the Maori Missior Fund. The REV HAROLD PURCHAS, View of Mount Somers, will officiate at all th« pgryicesi PHASES OF THE MOON. JANUAKV. D H M Full moon r . ... § 11 54 am Last quarter , ... 16 3i5 am New moon ... . 27 665 pm First quarter 30 2 3 am I lfonot&epersf/a(fe(/fo\ Airy any off/ief/n//afy'ons\ 11 » //is/st on nav/n&. » [| I (Awarded Go/d and SJ/vertoeuais., C£yiOJ¥O/fß££ND£prFAS\ r/}eyarepurea/idwMeso/ne\ % T/ie fast money ancf c experience can fH& largest sa/ef/!tfitstna7as/a.\ \[ STJin BY ALL GROCERS ] ___•. Just m Time for- Christmas.— ln order to keep " up-to-date " with our steadily increasing business we have decided to effect considerable alterations to our premises 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, eto, to olear at the following reductions j— Men's suits to measure, usual price 90s. now 70s ; Men's trousers, usual price 25a, now 15s 6d ; eto. We have also pleasure m notifying that we have just been appointed agenta for the famous «• British ! Lion' and "Waverley" Bicycles (both gents' and ladiea'), whioh we are now selling with all the " up-to-date " improvements at the lowest cash prices, or on the most liberal terms to suit the convenience of our customers. (Every machine guaranteed).— Crajghjud and Bbrryman, the leading TftUorßftnd Outfltteri,



John Orr & Co. John Orr & Co. /pHE SUCCESS ATTENDING OUR Cheap Gash Sale uducea us to adopt (or the future this system of doing business. And aa we purchase for Caah from the beat makers m England and America, |the General Public will therefore have the advantage of Selecting GOODS OF STERLING QUALITY at prioes hitherto unheard of, fONSISTING OF IRONMONGERY, GROCERIES, OROOKERY, ' GLASSWARE, etc., BEST SNOWDROP SUGAR ... 2£d It TEA, BLENDED ... 101 b Boxes Is It TEA, IN HALF CHESTH, lOd lb, (strong liquor] Colonial Candles ... 4d lb per boa English Parafine Candles ... 6id lb per bo> Kerosene, 150 test ... 6d 6d per tit f> 12a 9d per case Worcester Sauce, Pinta .... 9d bottle Essence of Coffee IDW Tobacco, Nubian squares. _ 4s 6d per. lb Bran 3a 6d per baf Sharps ... 5s per bag Oatmeal, 251 b Bags . 2a 9d bag Rollitfs Flour, 2001bs ... 24s lOOlbs ... 12s 6d ;; ;; s oib 8 .. %*& Currants .... ../. ... oa Eleme Raißins .- ... 7d Valencia Raisins ... .~ 7d| Sultana Raisins O j Sicily Almonda 1« ' 2d Figs .. .- 8d Muscatels ... w od Jordan Almonds ... .. 2a 3d Mixed Peel ... ••• 8 d 2-^lb Tins Preserved Fruit lOd Lemon Squash, English . Is 3d Lemon Juioe, English , Is 3d Sardines 4id per tin Fresh Herrings ... ... 6Ji per tin Herrings & Tomato Sauce lOd per tin Pressed Hops, per lb . . Is 4d .Ground Ginger Is 4d per ib Anchovy Paste 8d per tin Citrate of Magneßia ... Is per bottle Sheeps Tongues, best ... lOd per tin OROCKERY & GLASSWARE Dinner Sets Toilet Sets Tea and Breakfast Sets ' Vaaea and Ornaments Tumblers and Wine Glasseß Decanters and Water Bottlea Glass Dishes Jelly and Bnttw Dishes ; GRAND VARIETY AND LOW PHIOES IN ABOVE LINES. FOR THE FRUIT SKASON. Mason's Screw-top Porcelain Lined Jars, Pinta 4s 9d, Quarts 6s 9d, £ Gallon 7s do/., Kenrick's Best Enamelled Maslin Kettlei 8 Quart 6s, 10 quart 7s 6d, 12 quart 8a 6d, BraßS Maslin Kettles, Drop Handles. 2;Gallon 7s, 2\ gallon lla 63, 3 gallon 13s 6d Sttel Enamel Preserving Pans, 2a 6d, 3a, 3a 6d, 4s. FOR THE HARVEST LD ' WE HAVE A SPLENDID STOOK. Reaper Section Reaper Chains Hay Forks Hay Rakes Oils, m 1, 2 & 4;gallons BINDER TWINE; DONAGHY'S BEST, Flax, Mixed, & Manilla. I Jolm Orr & Co.



JUST IN TIME FOR Spring Cleaning AND Christmas Holidays AT TH-fndrill&Co's (OPPOSITE ARCADE) TANORED STREET. WE HAVE JUST LANDED, per the S.S. Mamari, 3 Cases of BRASS AND IRON BEDSTEADS, direct from the best makers m Birmingham. Beautiful and new designs, m French and Italian Testers. Call and see. We have also just landed, per the 8.8. ' lonic, 3 bundles and 15 cases of Linoleum, j Floor-cloth, Bedding, Tapestry, Cretonne, Leather, etc , all new designs. Ijgp 1 * We are noted by many to be th© Cheapest and Best House m Town for the above lines. Call and inspect our Stock before purchasing elsewhere. We are now opening up a Splendid Assortment of Fancy Goods, Photo Frames, Wood and Glass Wall Brackets, Fire Screens, Pictures framed and unframed, and numerous other articles suitable for Christ- mas preaentß. — OAU. AND SKB. NONE PRESSED TO BUY — FANCY CHAIRS, WHATNOTS, OVERMANTELS AMERI- CAN & AUSTRIAN CHAIRS m Great Variety. Venetian Blinds made to order at T.H. Undrill i Cos., cabinet makers, upholsterers & PICTURE FRAMERS. Opposite Arcade, Tanobed Street. ASHBURTON, \Z 0*



J. WALKER, BAKER, TXTISHES to make known to his friende W in and around Ashburton, that he intends to commence business on January 3rd m the shop known aB the TRIANGLK BAKERY, and hopes for a share of their patronage. 12 191 FOR Beauty of Design, Strength of Material, and Easy Running THE ECLIPSE - HUMBER is laps ahead of all competitors at the Bame* price, and is still going strong. A third shipment of components now landing ex " Matatua." Eclipse Cycle Works, BARING SQUARE. FOR the best quality of Christmas Grooeries at reasonable prices go to CAESON & CO, New Fruits Just to Hand. For unequalled value In Tea try CAfiSON & CO., Professional Tea Blenders. For the choicest goods m China and Earthenware .suitable for presents, go to CARSON & CO., Direct Importers. For the best value id Eleotro-Plate Cutlery, Nickel, and E.P. Spooil* *nd Forks go to ' CARSON & CO., Tancred Street. For the best value m Household Iron- mongery, Enamelled Ware, etc., go to CAKSON & CO. A Fresh Shipment now Landing ex " Matatua." CARSON &, Co., Grocers & Ironmongers, Importers of Glass, China, and Earthenware, TANCRED STREET & ARCADE, ASHBURTON. To the Deaf and those troubled with Noises m the Head or other Aural Troubles Dr Nicholson, of London', the world famed aural specialist and Inventor of artificial ear drums, has just issued the 100 th edition of bis illustrated and descriptive book on Deaf- oess and Aural Troubles. This book may be had from Mr F. Shaw, 160, Adelaide Road. Wellington, N.Z., on receipt of itamps. Mr Jampbell, of the same address, iasTeatly relieved of his deafness by Dr. WohoUon's .ystem, and t*kes pleasure m trending the news of the great specialist m l?ew Zealand. A litllebook on the cure of >Bheumati6jn, Corpulence, Lumbago, atfd •fndißeHtion by the same author, may be bad



TO RESIDENTS BUILDING & FURNISHING. :o: -TTTE BEG respectfully to announce that we have received, per S.S. " lonic '* and •'Mataura,' very heavy shipments for our HOUSEHOLD FURNISHING Depart- ment, viz: — SHEETINGS CURTAINS^ CARPET SQUARES PILLOW COTTONS QUILTS HEARTH RUGS TOWELS TOILETS OILCLOTHS XIBLINSB MUSLINS LINOLEUMS j.M the FAKCi* DEPARTMENT we are showing a fine assortment of new s ABRICS, GLOVES, and HOSIERY, direct from the Leicester Millß ; alao some very ohoice gooda m Jet Trimmings, inoluding the new Zouaves, Boleros, and Skirt Ornaments, »ud an endless Variety of Black and Colored Gimps. NEW SHIPMENTS OF Dresses*, Straws, Mantles. 2 CaStt of Samples HOSIERY, at LANDED COST. MITCHELL & TURNER. REDUCED RATES FOH CHRISTMAS S. SALEK'S, THE LEADING JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT IN THE DISTRICT .Largest Stock Lowest Prices 9 FOR CHRISTMAS_ PRESENTS. Sock ever seen m Ashburton, equal to any m Ohriatohuroh) from one game a to ten guiueai, and upwards. Gentlemen's Tie Pins, neat and tasteful designs m gold at ss, 7s 6d, 10a, 255, *lao a nioe selection, of small and suitable articles at 2s 6d, ss, and 7a 6d. »F£CIAL. .A.TTJtUINTIOrN JS CALLED TO THE STOCK OF Gold Brooches and Ladies' Rings. Cheae two lines are Heavily Stocked, and are of the tfewoab and Choicest Deaign*. INSPECTION INVITED FOR. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS . S. SALEK'S JEWIELLEKY ESTABLISHMENT, EAST STREET, STOOK AND PRICES UNEQUALLED IN THE DISTBICT.