PHASE OF THE MOON. May.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1898.

At the Appeal Court, m Wellington, on Monday, a case of great interest to publicans was heard. PUBLICANS' All the five judges REAL GUESTS, were sitting, and the case was an appeal from the decision of the Stipendiary Magistrate at Wellington, who had convicted a publican named j Rylands under the following circum | stances : — On Sunday, January 9, 1898, m the forenoon, Mr Rylands, who is licensee of the Te Aro Hotel, Wellington, met a personal friend named Louis Henderson m the street outside his hotel, and after conversing with him for some time, invited him into his house as a guest to have a drink. Mr Rylands supplied as a bona fide gift to his friend a glasg o£ beer, which was consumed by Hender son m the hotel on the Sunday m question, during the hours when by the Licensing Act, 1881, the house was directed to be closed. Fo other person except Mr Rylands and his friend was found drinking m the bar of the hotel. An information was laid against Mr Rylands, who was fined Is and costs. Mr Kenny determined that there was no ground of defence to the prosecu tion. The question for the higher Court was whether his determination was erroneous! m point of law. The law of the case was fully argued before their Honors by the opposing counsel, but the appeal was upheld. We take the findings of two of the Judges, not because they are more lucid than the others, but becanse they are short and put the question and its solution m a nutahell and embody the findings of all the others, which was simply that publicans had a common law right to Bntertain their guests, a right that the Licensing Acts had not deprived them of. Mr Justice Conolly asked where bhere was anything to show that a landlord should not have his rights as \ host, that was an individual, which srould include, of course, supplying iquor free of charge to members of his )wn household, who were nob men ioned m the Act, and also to such persons as he specially invited to be iis guests. Mr Justice Pennefather aid a publican had a common law right o entertain his guests as he liked. "here waj power to tije Legislature tP

leprive him of that right,' but if they lid so they must do it m clear and dis tinct language. In the present case they had not done it m clear and dis tinct language.

Local and General.

; *■ Adulterated Milk.— At Dunedin to-day Charles Morciu was fined 40s and costs for Belling adulterated milk. Dunedin Winter Show. — Particulars re excursion fares for the Dunedin Winter Show are advertised m this isaue. On our first page to-day will be found a report of the annual meeting of the Star of Ashburton Lodge, U.A.O.D. ; and on the fourth page the Ashburton and Addiogton market reports. Musical Union.— ln view of the subscrip tion conoerb given by the Ashburton Musical Union on Wednesday next, we are requested to state that there will be a full practioe to-night, whan tickets will be dis tributed to the members. Estate Purchased.— The Government has purchased the Scarborough estate m Maryborough, oonsißting of 55,000 aorea of fine land, the property of the late Mr Beaumont, drowned while journeying to Lyttelton some time ago. The price is £134,000. It is to be out up into small farms. Cruel Murder. — A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that the body of a newly born infant was found dead m bed this morning with its throat out. A young unmarried woman named Madeline Cross, daughter of a Wellington resident, has been arrested m connection with the outrage. Christian Endeavor.— The Primitive Methodist Society are going to hoid an anniversary. meeting on Sunday and Monday, May 29 and 30. Speoial services are arranged for the Sunday, Preaoher, the Rev. Mann, who haß had a lot of experience m Christian Endeavor work. In the after noon of Sunday, the ohoir will contribute a service of song entitled "Bramble Bush." The tea and publio meeting will be of a special oharaoter. Tababa. — A new sohool m Woodlands has been named " Tarara." The facetious suggestion was given that it should be called " Ta-ra-ra-bcom-de-aye," so good a beginning having been made to that end ; but the name has been fixed as desired by the settlers. It wan represented as appropriate as describing the site whioh is on a saddle, and that " tarara" was the Maori term for saddle. The name, it was also urged, would be easily remembered, as of course it will be only from ita similarity to the opening of the nonsense chorus of a popular Bong. Tub Weather,— There was a heavy fall of snow at Springburn laßt night followed by a severe frost towards morning. At the time for starting the morning train for Ashburton the brake blocks and points were hard sot with the frost and it took some time to free them. The snow reaohed as low down aa Valetta, but did not remain long on the ground. The coal trucks from ' Mount Somera had a heavy ooating of snow on arrival at Ashburton. All the rivers from the back ranges are reported to be m heavy flood, especially the Wairaakariri. Fire- — A Wellington telegram states that the Woodyille Star hotel and a large building adjoining occupied by Mr Cox aB Singer's sewing machine shop was destroyed by fire at four this morning. The occupanta of the hotel only saved what they stood m, ond Mr Cox saved his furniture and stock. Lemon's blacksmith shop was destroyed but most of the tools were saved. The water supply was limited. The fire originated m the hotel kitchen. The Star hotel was oooupied by Mr McKay. Insurances- Hotel building £750 m the Phoenix and other offices; furniture, £100 m the United and £350 m the Viotoria. Window and Doorstep Roosters. — The following paragraph is from the Marlbtrough Express :— At the Police Court three youths were charted with a breach of the Borough by-law 8 ? by sitting on the windows of a build ing facing Market Street. Each of the defeudan's pleaded guilty. Sergeant Kiely said he did r.ot wish to press the charge, but the practice of men and youths sitting on doorsteps and window sills and expector ating on the footpaths must bo put a stop to. His Worship inflicted a nominal fine of Is and 49 costs on each of the defendants. How about the "roosters" m Ashburton, who occupy window sills, doorsteps, and fence rails, and gob out great mouthfuls of epit on the footpaths, and are not always particular m their remarks on passers-by ? Drill m Schoojc.3.— At a meeting of the Wellington Board of Eduoation, the report of the Technical Committee recommended, m reference to military drill m schools, that all boys eLould be drilled ; that all boys of minimum height of 4ft 6in who may volunteer should form a cadet battalion composed of six or more companies of a maximum strength of a 100 eaoh ; that the teachers shall be officers, after passing an examination ; that non-commissioned offi cers- shall be boys who have passed a qualifying- examination ; and that a sohool of instruction should be established. The Committee-stated that it was intended to make the undertaking as self-supporting as possible by means of subscriptions, dona tions, entertainments, military displays, &c ., and that the Government intended to supply 500 miniature Martini-Henry riftas, haver sacks, and accoutrements. The reporb was adopted.

Mr Harker at the Oddfellows' Hall, Christohurch.

•' »' On Saturday afternoon Mr William Harker addressed a small but representative audienoe of farmers and producers m the Oddfellows' Hall, Christchurcb. After thanking those present for attending m such inclement weather, he paid a tribute of respeot at the shrine of the great English man, \V. E, Gladstone, now lying dead. Speaking of leaders of new movements for the benefit of others, they were, he said, always described as fanatics and madmen, and he was no exception to this rule. The papers published by the Lyttelton limes Company and the Ashburton Publishing Company had always treated him with courtesy and justice, but the Press Company had suppressed his communications. He had paid a shilling to inspecb their list of shareholder, and found them to be a most respectable body ot people. It was a thousand pities that their columns were not pub to better use. They were told of the good crops of wheat m the Eastern States of Amerioa ; they were not told of the blasting of the crops m California and neighbouring States ; or that the export this year from San Francisco would be the shortest ; for yflarn. Again, China and Japan, with their 450,000,000 population, were beooming bread eaters, and Australasia was their legitimate source of supply. They were told fcjjat tjhe war was the cause of the rise m wheat, when a world's wheat famine was its source. Between now and the end of July the pinch would be very severe. Their market reports were gleaned from the buyers and the would-be buyers, and were' false »nd mis leading. Growers must) take up these matters themselves, and a Farmers' aiid Producers' Association might easily be formed m Canterbury, to giye its members accurate and correct information. He would obtain from Germany, America, and other sources what the farmors had done already for their emancipation, and lay the facts before them on bis return from hjs trip Home. Person ally, he had made very great sacrifices to obtain for the growers fair values for their scanty crops this season, but they must put their own shoulders to the wheel. Ho spoke of ths enormous benefits that producers would reap from a system of State Fire Insurance, under which everything they mssessed would be fully insured at $ rate nob exceeding Is per £100 value per annum. Full information on this eubjeob he hoped to lay shortly before Parliament and people. In conclusion iio urged them to comMae. Union was strength, and leb them oppose the aßßOoiated millers and grain buyers with the associated growers. A small Committee from amongst themselves would soon point the way. Mr Harker was listened to with great attention, and applauded ab the close.

LONGBEACH PAROCHIL DISTRICT.

The annual meeting of the Longbeaoh Parochial District was held ab the Arcade v/u /i am ] )8 "t on Saturday last, and was well attended, the Rev. J. Blackburne, vicar, presiding, The vicar, Rev. J. Blackburne, m re capitulating the work of the year aaid : — Our annual district meeting affords me another opportunity of saying a few words to you generally upon the affairs of our parish. JBiret, then with regard to financial matters. You will be struck, probably, by the very large increase m our special offer tories and Bubscriptionß during the past year — that is, those offertories aod subscriptions which go out of our parish. They are, this year nearly treble the amount raised last year, and more than has ever been raised for outside objects before, and I am sure that you will agree with me that this is not only a matter for congratulation, bub also for much thankfulness as a sure sign of a healthy religious tone. Religion of courae by no means consists chiefly m giving money, yet we all know that practically people do nob give to any outside object) unless they be lieva m its worth. As the fcesb of fch« worth of a man a charity is whether he ib ready to open his purse, so m the case of a parish where ib liberally responds to outside appeals, we may say it ib a healthy sign. Owing ohiefly I think to the increased number of special offertories during the past year, the general offertory shows a slight decrease upon the year before, but taking the average of several years ib compares favour ably with the amount hitherto colleoted under this fund. The total of subscriptions is about the same as labb year. lam thank ful for the liberal response to the speoial appeal which was made through bhe offertory a Bhorb time ago, with the view of reducing bhe debt on the vicarage loan. Although the amount raised m this way has not been *o large as ib was bwo years ago when a similar appeal was made, yet considering the long drought and scanty harvest, which have cwifeed bo great a loaa to the farmers m Canterbury, and the effects of whioh our own people have felb m common with others, the result, I think, may be regarded as satis factory. I cannob bub think thab money raised by a direob appeal to the parishioners ia worth more than the same sum raised through a sale of work or bßz*ar. It is pleasing to find that at the close of our financial year we have again a considerable balance to oredit. During the year a sum of money has been raised and expended by special effort bowards effecting certain repairs and making improvements to the interior of St. Philip and St. James' Church, Waterton, and during the same period about £20 has been colleoted or promised towards the cost of re-roofing St. John's, Windermere. The amountß, however, raised for these objects do nob appear m our district balance sheet. The work m our Sunday school is, I am thankful to say, being oatried on efficiently and well, and our best thanks are due to the teachers for their self-denying labours. The number on the roll ab Tinwald is 74, with a staff of eight leaqhers, and the average attendance has been most satisfactory. The school was examined by the diocesan inspector m February last and passed very creditably, Ab Waterton there is a united Sunday sohool, and as it has been established for many yeara and is doing good work, I have nob thought ib advisable to open a distinctively Church Sunday school there. Sunday school work is also being carried on at Longbeach and Coldstream, and since the beginning of this year I have formed a class for religious instruction at Winslow, the attendance and attention at which haß been mosb encouraging. About the middle of March last the Bishop of Christchurch visited the parish and held confirmations at Cold stream, Waterton, and Tinwald. In all eighteen candidates were presented and con firmed. This has, m consequence, swelled the number of communicants, and there are now about 150 on the roll. I desire to acknowledge with gratitude the good work of our lay readers — Messrs J. Ward, R. Coward, and C. Harper — without whose valuable assistance it would be impossible to maintain regular Sunday services ab the respective centres m this cure. I cannot conclude without making some reference to a personal matter. On account of my long and Berious illness during the winter of 1897 and subsequent ill health, 1 did not feel that I was able to cope with the work of this large and scattered parish, and consequently m the spring of laat year I entered into negotiations with a clergyman m thla dioceao for an exchange of cureß. For reasons which I need nob enter into here the proposed exchange fell through. lam still of opinion that a change is desirable as I am not able to carry out \ny duties as I could wish, and I feel that the work of the parish would be more likely to prosper and progress m the hands of a younger and more vigorous man than myself. I am glad of saying, as I cannot elsewhere, how much I value the kind »nd generous treatment which, m apite of many failings and shortcomings, I have invariably received from all, since I first came to the district, and I sincerely hope that as time goes on the bond of union between the clergyman and the people may grow still closer. The rev. gentleman moved the adoption of the balance sheet, which was seconded by Mr D. Tippett, and oarried unanimously. SERVICES AT HINDS. The future arrangement of services ab Hinds was left m the hands of the Chairman, and it was arranged that Mr J. C. N. Grigg should continue to sign cheques on behalf of the district for the current year. FENCING ORURCH PROPERTY AT TINWALD. The question of fencing round the church property ab Tinwald was discussed, and the Chairman and Mr D. Tippett were appointed a committee to ascertain cost, and whether the Upper Ashburton Road Board would contribute its quota. GUARANTEE. Ib w&9 decided thab the guarantee to wards the vicar'a stipend should be con tinued. VOTES OF THANS3. Hearty votes of thanks were oarried unanimously for the services of the lay readers, Sunday school teachers, and ohuroh workers generally ; also to Mr Ward, the Secretary, and Mr Buiok, the auditor. In moving the latter, Mr Tippett took occasion to refer to the approaching departure of Mr Buick, and suggested that Hit would be a fitting opportunity of making their recogni tion of his services to present him with the Bum of five guineas. This was unanimously adopted, and the meeting then adjourned.

M. ZOLA'S SECOND TRIAL.

♦ ... . — , United Press Association — By Ekotrio Telegraph— Copyright Paris, May 2d The second trial of M. Zola com menced at Versailles m connection with his denunciation of army officials, published as a means towards securing the release of Captain Dreyfus. M. Labor i, M. Zola's counsel, objected to , the charge of venue from Paris, and protested that a Paris jury was essen tial. The Procureur-General asked j j for the rejection of what he charac terised as a frivolous plea, and said the law would reach M. Zola despite any subterfuges which might be resorted to. The court dismissed M. Zola's objections. M. Labori consequently appealed to the Court of Cassation, and the proceedings ended, pending the results of the appeal.

CORRESPONDENCE.

♦» (We do not hold onrselves responsible for the opinions expressed by out correspondents)

WAKANUI ROAD BOARD.

TO THE EDITOR, Sib,— About eighteen months ago, a poor widow, carrying the mails to the VVakanui diatriet, met with an accident, through her horse patting his foot into a deep hole, covered over by water, resulting m the doatruotion of her conveyance and bodily injury to herself, which latter she thoughb would be only temporary, but whioh has Bince proved to be chronic. She sent m a olaim to the Road Board for £15 shortly afterwards, but no notice was taken of it, and sb she had no mea'na to take her olaim into court she cannot enforce it, although a solicitor assured her she had a good and just case. There are a goodly number of religious services held m this district, therefore surely those who attend them mußfc be aware that no pure and undefiled religion can exist when the helpleaß widow is unvisited and taken advantage of. Compare the above with the conduct of the County Council, which, when a solicitor quite recently sent m a claim for an accident occurring on the Rangitata bridge, that body honorably and honestly instructed their chairman to examine and settle the claim forthwith. — I am, etc., A Fbiend.

IRRIGATION.

TO THE EDITOE. Sib,— I ' cc by the papers that the Ash burton County Council has a bad attack of irrigation again, and I believe they soon intend to ask the ratepayers to vote for several rival schemes, but it is to be hoped the ratepayers will use their own discretion as to the benefits to be derived from irriga tion, and not be led away by what the Council might Bay, or they might find them selves out of the frying pan into the fire. I know nothing about the merits or demerits of the various rival schemes as now pro posed, but some years ago I took the trouble to ascertain the benefits likely to be de rived from irrigation on tho general average of our plains. First, I tested the amount of percolation or absorption. This I did m the following manner— l took the advantage early one spring, when the races were unusually full, to measure an overflow. This I did by raisiDg it a few inches and made it flow over a level board until I had a stream ten inches wide and one inch deep. This would be at least four times the bulk m an ordinary race. This stream was running at large m a grass field for about two months. At the end of that time I managed to stop it, and then I carefully measured every part the least moist, and foand that, including a few dry points, I had less than four square chains. Following on this line of calculation, 1 find it would take more than two feet by one inch per acre, and sixty feet by one inch for thirty acre?, and a river sixty feet wide and three feet deep would be swallowed by about one thousand acres for two months at a time, and this, too, before the heat of summer had commenced. The place where I made the test waa a fair average of such land as is to be found between Dromore and the sea, and a week after the water was stopped I would defy any one to tell where the water had been from any good resulting therefrom, or at any time aJtervfatda. I hiwe been told that my test was a fallacy, inasmuoh as a large { body of water would force its way over the land more quickly, but I have my doubts about it, and any way the enormous races that would be required to carry such streams (nothing less than eixty feet wide) would swallow an enormous quantity of the water, being very often dry ; and as regards the benefita likely to be obtained by the use of the water, my small experiments seemed to prove that it would nob do the least per manent good. And how can it ? All our riverß that are suitable for irrigation are simply melted snow, that) has nob come m contact with anything more fertile than an ordinary shingle stone ; and co prove it look at the little islands m the Bakaia river bed. They look horribly poor, and I have every reason to believe that instesd of enriching the land ib would wash out what little soluble manure there is contained therein. Of course, if the Council can take m a quantity of the river cheaply and easily, and irrigate a small tract of country, no one can have the slightest objection to it ; but if they attempt to irrigate a large district with a small quantity of water, they are bound to fail, and the ratepayers will have to pay for it. It is quite misleading to talk about) ao many shillings per acre on a clisfcciot ihafo would. require twenty times the amount of water. Besides, if the ratepayers vote for the work, the Council pan appnd whateyer they like over if), and what is the use of talking about inches of water on laDd^that would swallow four or five per day ? And as regards the reliability | of the Council's estimates, I wish to draw i the ratepayers' attention to their celebrated tunnel scheme, whioh they projected about 1886, and by means of which they proposed to take a garb of the Hakaia river under ground a distance of twenty miles and land it on the middle of the plains ; and which, if my memory serves me, was to cost|£Bo,Qoo, and deliver a stream of water 6Ofb x 3ft. Such a tunnel would require to be sixteen feeb m diameter, and would take at least 1500 bricks per yard lineal to line it. These, ab £2 10s per thousand, would cost at the rate of £6600 per mile. This multiplied by twenty makes £132.000, and as the mortar and building would cost as much as the bricks, and the excavating as much as both bricks and building thereof, we have £528,000 as the result, and then there are the shafts, winding machinery, and gonipena&tidn to be accounted for, say another £100,000. Of course the Council now denounce it as a mad scheme, but I recollect they were very anxious to go on with it at the time. And I believe ib is the same Council and Engineer now as then, and there is just a slight possibility that they might be as accurate m their estimates now aB they were m 18136.— 1 am, etc,, B. Wrwht, Temuka, May 23, 1898. ' A • [Mr Sam, Wright is somewhat astray at the opening of his very lengthy letter. The D.ounty Council has no bad attack of irri . gatipn. It is only moving m the matter on the petitions of ratepayers m the various divisions of the County. There are no ryval sohemes, only a scheme for each district \ but m one district the Engineer has suggested two, one cheaper than the other. We cannot repall any funnel scheme that was proposed m J8.86. We remember that m 1878 it was proposed to. bring down the present water supply j n glared pipes, but that was because nearly all concerned were soeptioal of water flowing over our open soil ia open channel, and everybody knows what bscame of the pipe proposal. As to Mr Wright's experiments, we have no doqbt they were oonduoted with great abiliby and much engineering skill, but for all that we fear the farmers will be inolined £^s?.-Sy 3 made by the O"** KOZIE TEA ]

CABLE NEWS.

Home and Foreign.

United Press Aesooipiion— By Electrio Telegraph— Copyright.

Dismissal of Officials.

London, May 25 The Daily Chronicle states that Chief Justice Van Wyek, Mayor of Greater New York, has dismissed the Chief of Police and two Republican Commissioners for intriguing to indace the Governor of the State to dismiss him from the position of Mayor, oh the ground that he abused his power for political purposes. Colonial Batter. The Local Government Soard is considering the Agent-General's re quest to investigate the alleged adul teration of colonial butter with boracio acid by the vendors. The Indian Currency. Lord Hamilton, Secretary for India, states that since the Indian mints ceased the free coinage of silver, the Government of India has taken no steps m the direction of the establish ment of a gold standard. Restriction of Alien Immigration. The House o£ Lords read a second time a Bill to restrict alien immigra tion.

Australian.

United Presß Association — By Eleotrio Telegraph— Copyright.

New Guinea.

Brisbane, May 25 The Government has requested the Imperial Secretary of State to with hold consent to the New Guinea syndicate's lease nntil the opinion of the colonies interested has been ob tained.

THE WAR CLOUD.

• — - ■ ■ ♦ The Anglo-American Alliance. United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. London, May 25 Lord Salisbury has declined to dis cuss the Niger question, whilst the deliberatioos of the Commission for the delimitation of British and French territory are m progress. The Standard denies the report that the Commission has been signed, and expresses its doubts respecting the reassuring state ments published m tbe Paris news papers, Washington, May 25 American officers at Tampa gave a dinner m honor of the Queen's Birth day. The flags of the two nations were intertwined, and allusion to an alliance cheered.

THE TRA NSVAAL.

United Pteas Association— By Electric Telegraph— Copyright Pretoria, May 23. Mr Abraham Fischer, an unofficial member of the Executive Council of the Orange Free State,- has been appointed Secretary of State for the Transvaal, m succession to Dr J. W. Leyds. Received Wakapnaka May 26, 11.35 a.m, Gtjabdian Office, 12 11 p.m. London, May 25 The text o£ the Transvaal Execu te's reply to Mr Chamberlain's despatch shows that the Transvaal is prepared to abide by the stipulations of the 1884 Convention, but not to recognise the suzerainty of Britain

THE LATEST.

Home and Foreign.

United Press Association — By |Eleotrio Telegaph — Copy right. Received Wakapnaka May 26, 9.50 a.m. Guardian Office 10.23 am. South Wales Coal Strike. London, May 25 The miners' strike m south Wales has been settled. The wages of the men have been increased a halfpenny instead of a penny, Received Wakapnaka May 26, 11.35 a. mi Guardian Office, 12.11 a.m. Afghanistan. Oabul, May 25 The Ameer of Afghanistan has ordered the governor of Jellalabad to stop the deputation of Afridi tribesmen recently despatched to interview the Ameer, Leadership of the Liberals. London, May 25 The Standard states there is reason to believe that a movement to favor re* calling Lord Rosebery to the leadership of the Liberal party is gaining strength, TUe Commons. The House of Commons has passed the Irish Local Government Bill through Committee, and on rising ad journed till June 6. The Wreck of the China. The Admiralty Court at Aden has concluded an enquiry into the wreck of the steamer China The Court suspended the certificate of Captain Dehorne for six months, and severely censured the second officer, Mr H. S, Crawford.

Australian.

Disastrous Fire.

Perth, May 26 The Central Horse Bazaar wan destroyed by fire today, and twenty* Seven horses were burned to death* The damage is estimated at £8000.

THE ASflßtJftTOa GUARDIAN: TfIUBSDA*, MAY* 26, 189*.



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F. FERRIMAN. FIFTY-THREE YEARS - I UNINTERRUPTED f feUCCEWftS. This Chemical Prepartion is CARBOLISED as a remedy against the ravages of Birds, Rooks, or other Peats taking the seed dresged with it, THIS PREPARATION IS NOW BEING USED EXTENSIVELY IN THE COLONIES OF NEW ZEALAND, AUS- TRALIA, ft CENTRAL AFRICA. WHEAT SOWING. Best and Cheapest Dressing for seed Wheat, OARBOLISED. Patronised by THOUSANDS OF THE FIRST PRACTICAL FARMERS m the Kingdom, PERFECT FREEDOM FROM SMUT. Ib'io acknowledged to|b©;an|EotabUahed Fact that D. CLABKE'S CABBOLISED WHEAT PROTECTOR (Name and Label Registered under Trade Marks Act, No. 13,796 and 158,145) HAS BEEN USED FIFTY-THREE YEARS WITH UNDEVIATIKG SUCCESS IMPORTANT TESTIMONIAL. Wool Pits, Ledbury, Herefordshire, October 23, 1889. | Dear Sir, — I am pleaßed to testify to the efficacy of your " Carbolised Wheat Pro- teotor," having used your Protector for 40 years and never having grown a Smutty Eir of Corn iv my life ; therefore can con- fidently recommend your " Wheat Protec- tor " as a sure preventative for Smut, &o. — I am, yours truly, Mr G. B. Clarke. G. B. JONES. Prepare by G. B. CLARKE, M.P.S., Manftg. Chemist, Woburn, Beds., England (Proprietor of the Sheep Dipping Com- position.) In Packets containing sufficient "to drcas Eight Bushels of Seed Wheat, Barley, O»t8, or other Cora, AGENT FOR ASHBURTON: F. FERRIMAN. FOR SALE- LOT 37, containing half -acre of Rood land, fronting Trevor's Road. A capital site for a cottage. F. FERRIMAN. TO^THE THRIFTY. FOR SALE, two shares m the Ashburton Industrial Building Society. The amount paid to May 9, 1898, amounts to £26 4s, to which may be added the share of reserved profits £1 8s 3d, which equals £27 12s 3d ; for which the sum of £26 will be accepted from a prompt buyer. The owner having left the district is willing to sell at the above figure. F. FERRIMAN. FOR SALE DRILL, maker, MoSherry ; price £6. Just finished sowing. F. FERRIMAN. FOR SALE DRILL, maker, Farmers Friend Machine Company. Price, £5. F. FERRIMAN. FOR SALE CHAFFCUTTER, horse gear and intermediate, by Richmond and Chandler, large size, Price for the lot £17 10s. F. FERRIMAN. FOR SALE, a quantity of empty casks, also five-gallon stone jars, large mouths pro- tected by winker work, very suitable for salting butter m. F. FERRIMAN. NOTICE. FTIHE Runners who deliver the Guardian X to regular subscribers will not m future sell single copies. These can be obtained from the runners engaged for that purpose, and the Agents — Messrs Jones, Sounness, Marsden, Williams, and Mrs Adams. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. A DVERTISEMENTS not exceeding JOL. sixteen words will be charged for at the rate of ONE SHILLING CASH. If to be booked the oharge will be Two Shillings and Sixpence. Advertisements costing under five shillings cannot be booked, except to regular clients. ECLIPSE CYCLE WORKS STOCK TAKING SALE NOW ON. OKf\f\ WORTH of New and Second- ouO\J\J hand Bicycles, Lamps, Bells, Saddlee, Toe Clip*, Handle Bars, Tyres, Valvas, Chains, Chain Wheel?, Trouser olipa, Westwood Rims, Hubs, Spoken, Nipples, etc., etc, AT VERY LOW PRICES FOR CASH. Remember — «®"SALE ONLY LASTS 4 WEEKS. ECLIPSE CYCLE WORKS, BARING SQUARE, ASHBURXCN, <



SHEEP WIRE NETTING- 1; SHEEP WIRE NETTING. FARMERS REQUIRING the above NETTING would find it to their Advantage to obtain Our Price before purchasing elsewhere. 50 Dozrn PLOUGH SHAKES. HORNSBY & RANSOMED, AT REDUCED PRICES. CASTOR OIL, Valvoline, Lubricating Oils, Raw and Boiled Linseed Oils and Turpentine, always m Stock. |. Large Assortment of Kettles, Sauoepans and Euamelware, at Christchuroh Prices. Sp'endid Value m Cutlery, Spoons, Forks, et«. 'TEA. TEA. TEA. TRY OUR CELEBRATED 8 (m Diamond) BRAND PURE CEYLON TEA. Only the Choicest Orange Pekoe Teas are used for this packet. A Coupon will be fonnd m every lib packet. GORE "THISTLE" BRAND OATMEAL. Absolutely Pure. FLOC7R, SHARPS AND BRAN at MILL PRICES. A Large and Well Assorted Stock of Wines and Spirits. Cheapest House m Ashburton for Grooeries, Crookery, and Hardware, Goods delivered daily. Orders by Poat promptly attended to. SHEARMAN BROS., GROCERS, IRONMONGERS, & WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, MARKET HOUSE, BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON. Telephone No. 53. "V£7E Beg respectfully to notify our Customers and the Public generally, that , our Stock is now thoroughly complete' with Autumn and Winter Goods, each and every Department being rtphti with choice and useful goods for the Season, We would draw special attention to our Mantle and Jacket Department, m which we have the Largest Variety and Best Value it has yet been our pleasure to submit. Inspection cordially invited, MITCHELL & TURNER. ISO PATTERNS IN JPJL.ANJNXCLL,JBXTES. 3d to Is 2d per Yard to Select From. Best Possible Value For Money. INCANDESCENT GAS-LIGHT. (WELSBACH PATENTS). GRE\T REDUCTION IN PRICESJ HAVING made Special and more Advantageous terms with the Australasian Incandescent Gas Li&ht Company, Ltd., and being appointed Sole Agent for Aahburton, I am now able to offer you these burners at ihe following reduced prices :— ■ C BURNERS, PLAIN, COMPLETE, 15a EACH. C BURNERS, "AVON," WITH BYE PASS, 17s 6d EACH. N BURNERS, PLAIN, 10s EACH. N BURNERS, WITH BYE PASS, 11s 6d EACH. Mantles for above are now reduced to 2s 6d each. No Householder can aflord to be any longer without the Incandescent Light The O Burner gives FiVE (5) times the light of an ordinary gaa burner with consumption of less than TWO THIRDS of the gas. The N Burner gives DOUBLE the light of an ordinary gas burner, with a con* sumption of gas less than ONE-THIRD of the ga>. FOR FULL PARTICULARS APPLY TO W. J. ADAMS, PLUMBER AND GASFITTER, BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON, SOLE AGENT FOR ASHBURTON. 4 99 TREMENDOUS CLEARING BOOT SALE. FOR ONE MON|TH. as- THE SALE 18 ]VOW ON -aa THE ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE 15 NOW HOLDING THE GREATEST BOOT SALE OF THE SEASON. 'BOOTS! BOOTS!! THE Following Prices are FORTY PER CENT, under COST PRIOE :— Ladies' Prunella House Boots ... from 4/6 Ladies' Pretty Glace Strap Walking f Ladies' Lasting Slippers „ 2/11 Shoes ;i ., 4/L1 • Children's Pattnt Straps (4 to 6, Men's Kip Boots (T. and H. Tips and and 10 to 1) 3'9.ind4/6 Nails) 8/11 Ladies' Pietfcy Glaoe Kid Shoes only 4/11 Children's Ankle Strapß .... ... from 1/- Boya' Kip Laoe Boots (T. & H. Men'a Bluchers only 4/11 Tips and Nailß) 4/11 Men's Felt Slipperß 1/6 Children's Warm Slippers 1/- LA DIES' LACE BOOTS (Grand Vaiuo) ... only 5M lid. OTHERS MAY FOLLOW* BUT WE LEAD. 3£T* We have no Old Stock ; Our Goods are the Best, %& REMEMBER I THE ZEALATNDIA BOOT BTOKG 16 now Slaughtering the Finest Stock of Boots and Shoes m Canterbury. This is the sore of Sale that mukea the Mothers Smile COaiß BARIT AHn AVOID TUB IKCfiH. Don't Forget the Address— • JAMES MELLOR, ZEALANDIA BOOT SXQfifi, XANCRBD bltftfT, ASHBURIQN.