THE WEATHER.

ALFORD STATION. The following is the meteorological report for the week ending November 18, 1898 :-—

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1698. THE BICYCLE TRACK.

The numerous accidents on the Domain track on the Prince of Wales' Birth day have been the subject of much talk. Various reasons have been assigned for the many accidents on that day, as compared with the meet ings of the Amateur Cycling Olub, and those who favour amateur organisa tions have not been slow to say that the accidents arose from the over-anxiety of the " cash " men to win, not the honor of the race, but its more tangible prize, We are not prepared to admit to too much of this sordid element m the competitions, although m the very nature of thiDgs there may have been a leaven of it. It was very eaßy to see that there were riders whose anxiety to win obscured their sense of what was duein the matter of considera tion for their fellow competitors. It was either this or they were ignorant of the rules of racing, or of what is expected of all competitors who enter for a manly contest. It must be conceded, too, that very many of the competitors had but little experience of track racing, and some of the accidents may, very possibly, be attributable to this want of experience. But after making very considerable allowance for over-anxiety to win the money and for the inexperience of young riders, there are still many of the accidents for which reasons mußt be sought apart from these causes. One reason, we think, will be found m tho tremendous pace and v way " that up-to-date riders can now get upon their bicycles — thanks to the vastly improved machines that makers can now supply. The increased velocity and " way " are such that a quarter miie track is too circumscribed m space to afford a rider full scope for " extend ing " himself to his utmost, and if he does so, the short and frequent turn ings are too abrupt to let him do so with safety to him self and those riding. Then, the track is too narrow for large fields, and when more than three or four riders seek to take one of the turns together thero is certainly dan ger of some one or other of them com ing down. If the unfortunate one happens to be leading, the chances are that others will come down because of the obstruction the fallen rider and his machine will present, and danger to life and limb thus lies m the way of the whole field. If cycling is to be come the immense attraction that appears to be likely, and which enthu siasts prophecy for it with so much confidence, then it seems to us that something will have to be done to pro cure a track with longer lappage. We cannot see that anything can be done with the Domain track m that direction, and doubt if a suitable track with a half-mile lap can be got m the Domain at all, without trespassing on i ground wanted for other purposes. It would be perhaps well if some sort of arrangement were come to with the Trotting Olub and the A. and P. Association, and a double track laid down on what is now the new show ground. This double track would give the inside running on a suitable bottom for the trotting horses, and the outside running on a tar track for bicyclists. The tracks and the ground generally could be used mutually by all three bodies, and surely b9tween the A. and P. members, the numerous trotting enthusiasts, and the still more numerous body of cyclists, amicable arrangements could be made and ample funds provided for the work. At anyrate the Domain track — ex cellent m every other way — is too short m the lap for very fast riding, and too narrow for anything but fields rigorously limited m number. More than a half-mile lap could be got on the show ground. This proposal would of course entail considerable expendi ture, but we have sufficient confidence m the future of cycle racing to believe bhat the financial aspect of tho ques tion would be no insurmountable difft julty m the way of carrying it out,

Local and General.

Reading matter will be found on the fourth page to-day. Wellington Mayoralty. —Mr J. R. Blair has been re elected mayor of Wei- , lington unopposed. ListfOßE Concert. — The concert m aid o* the Lismore Sohool priga fund has been postponed till 20th December. Craighead & Bbrryman are now selling the new model Massey-HarrJs bicycles at the lowest prices for cash or on easy terms for the convenience of purchasers ; wood rims (guaranteed for five years) and all the latest improvements iv both gentlemen's and ladiei jna.ghi.neß.— (Advb (

A Bogus Programme. — As the outcome of the alleged soiling of bogus programmes .»t the recent CHaki Races, a man named Henry So!omon3 was arrested m Wellington yesterday ou a, charge of forging the name of the secretary of the Otaki Racing Club to ■■* programme, which purported to be tin official programme for the meeting. Accused was remanded till Wednesday. — Piesi Association telegram.

Suicidk m- Delirium Tremexs — A mm> named William Vickory committed suicide by cutting his throat with a rezor at Riccar ton early yesterday morning. At she in quest held o-fterwarda evidence was given to show that deceased was accustomed to have a drinking bout every six months, ami WJB suffering from delitium tvemms ftl the f ime he cut his throat. A verdict was re turned that deceased committed suicide while temporarily insane from the f ff^ctß of alcoholism. — Press Association telegram.

A Bad Memory. — A sailor from Greenock and an Itishman from Belfast recently had a quarrel, 'lhey b greed upon a hund-to haud encounter, to be fought to the finish Whichever wished to "cave m" was to shout out " Sufficient !" After an hour and a half of determined pugilistic work, the Irishman at last roared out " Sufficient !"' "Ma conscience !" said the Scotchman, "if I havena been tbinkin' o' that word for the last oor, but couldna ken it for the life o' me V

A Tahttian Princess m Scotland. — An emigrant princess of the Royal House of Tahiti has paoßed away m a foreign land. Titana Marama was m the direct line of succession to the South Pacifies throne, but one fateful day fell m love with a Scotchman who had managed to penetiate so far afield. She married him, and discarded the cares of royalty to lead a quiet and uneventful life as wife of a Scotch bailie at Anstruther, where she died lately at the age of fifty four. The Tahitian princess was well known and much esteemed by the people of the town and distrust.

St. Stephen's Church —The Biahop of Christchuroh will officiate at St. Stephen's Church to-morrow, assisted by the Vicar. There will be an early celebration of the holy communion at 8 30, when all who have been confirmed during the past six years are specially invited to be present, aa well as other communicants. A confirmation ser vice will be held at eleven o'clock, when about thirty candidates will be presented by the Vicar. Ihe Bishop will preach again m the evening. A service will be conducted m the afternoon at Dromore by the Rev. T. A. Hamilton.

Cruelty to Animals.— At the Magis trates' Court, Rakaia, on Friday — before Meßsra Bardy and Oxley, J.P.'a— John Blair, contractor, as the owner, and Charles McDonald as the driver of two draught horses, were charged with working them with sore shoulders, and pleaded guilty. Evidence was given by Constables Stanley and Hogan that the horses (outside the Court) were found hauling shingle on the Lauriaton road. They were m a bad Btate. Blair waa fined £5 and costs, and McDonald 20s and costs — the horses to be turned out till better. Attention was called to two other horses the property of the same owner, which were m a bad state. Accused under took to turn them out and not work them till they were better.

New Zealand Rifle Association. — It iB understood that Government has promised to grant the New Zealand Rifle Association the usual concessions for next meeting, which begins at Wanganui on February 23, 1899. It is expected this will be the last meeting of the Association under its present management, the commandant of the forces having recommended the discontinuance of the uaual grant, and the allotment of the money voted under the new plan, namely — that it be divided for shooting purposes amongst the various districts, and to be competed for by volunteers only. The Association has a large liability to meet, for which the trustees (Majors Sommerville, Collins, and Donald) are personally re* sponsible ; but if this meeting turns out as successful as is anticipated, this debt will be wiped off.

Thb Irrepressible Bookmaker.— A case of colonial interest, as affecting the relations between racing clubs and bookmakers, was argued m the Supreme Court, Wellington, m banco, yesterday afternoon before the Chief Justice. It was an appeal from the decision of Mr Kenny, S.M., who convicted George Champion, a bookmaker, and fined htm £5 and co3ts, for having trespassed upon the Hutt Park racecourse on January 24 last. The stewards of the Wellington Raoing Club notified by advertisement on January 17 that no bookmakers would be admitted with in the racecourse enclosure. Champion, how ever, went upon the course, and was warned off by authority of the stewards, and subsequently prosecuted and fined. His defence before the Supreme Court was that the Wellington Racing Club who were lessees of the course had no statutory power to evict any member of the public from the course. His Honor reserved judgment. — Press Association telegram.

Musical Examinations. — Mr Charles Edwards, examiner for the London Trinity College of Music, lectured inDunedinon the syllabus for the higher examinations, and gave much valuable information on teaching mathoda generally (says the Otago Daily Times}* In urging teachers to present themselves for these examinations, he men tioned the fact that four nuns at an Australian convent had entered themselves as candidates ; and yet the convents any where—in Kimberly and all parts of South Africa, and all over Australia and New Zealand — met with what he described as phenomenal success m their musio teaching. In the course of his remarks, Mr Edwards related some amusing answers given, by candidates. For instance, a girl m replying to the question as to the meaning of " f " and "ff,"sftid thab-'f" meant «' forty " (forte) and *• ff " "eighty." Another defined the meaning of ctn esptessioi\e as quickly, like an expresß train ; while another stated that tempo di winuetto as "m time to a minute,"

Lecture. — The Rev. J. Gibb, of Dunedin, laßt night gave his promised leoture on characteristics of the Scottish people as delineated m the Drumtochty sketches of lan MacLaren. The Orange Hall contained a fair audience notwithstanding the thunder storm, and those who dared the weather were thoroughly well entertained. The rev. lecturer makes no secret of the ft»ot that he is an ardent lover of the country that gave him birth, and an admirer of the geniu9 of its people. He is a great humorist himself, and his introductory remarks were mirth provoking m the highest degree. He was enthusiastic m hiß praise of the writer wboae works he had under review, and m the oourae of his very able and often brilliant lecture defended the Scottish charaoter from charges made against it of sordidness and " grippiness," want of humor, and want of emotion. Not only by copious and well read extracts from lan MacLaren's work, but by stories from his own repertory (and it is a large one) did the lecturer show how hollow were those charges, and pointed out that m New Zealand few farmers would be found ready to put their hands m their pockets and pay the college fees of a bright village school boy who had developed scholarly talents and wished to enter the ministry. Yet that was no common thing for Scottish farmers to do. The Soofe believed thoroughly m the divine government of the universe, and one of the chief features of Scottish rural life was the regularity of Churoh attendance. In regard to Scottish humor the lecturer lept his audience m a roar while that was his theme, and thrilled them to their hearts oore when he dealt with the emotional part of the Scottish character. At the qlose he was aocorded a hearty vote of thanks. The Rev G. B. Inglis presided, and proceedings were opened by a piano solo by Mrs bow man Fox, with Scottish melodies for theme, j and m the course of the evening songß were ! given by Miss Barrett and Mrs Mac Lean Dun. Mr Gibb at the close of Mra Mao Lean ' Dun's song, took the piano himself, and led " Auld Langsyne," the first and last verses ' of whioh were sung as a finish to the even- j ing'a entertainment.

SOCIAL COLUMN.

The matter contained m this rolumn is paid for. Any person m sympathy with the work, and wishing to contribute towards the cost, may do so by Jotivarding conttibutlons to the manager of this paper, when the su •« will be ackncnoledged under a number thus : — ' ' No. 4-2OSJ"]

THE SPOILING OF THE POOR

An Appeal to the Moderate Drinker

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

The spoil of the poor ia m yonr houses. What mean ye that ye beat My people to pieces, and grind the facea of the poor ? aaith the Lord God of Hosts— lsaiah iii. 14, 15.

(Continued.) THE MODERATE DRINKER'S PLEAS. Beyond all question this is avertible charge to bring again t a class of men and women fn a Christian community, who are, for the most part, quiet, re spectable, and well-meaning : and it will be proper to examine their position and their defence somewhat narrowly. What is their justification for an in dulgence which is purchased at the price of such cruel suffering to thousands of their fellows ? Their pleas are mainly four : — Ist. That science requires the use of alcohol ; 2nd. That Scripture justifies it ; 3rd. That they like it ; 4th. That if others acted as reason ably as the moderate drinker, there would be no trouble, and if they don't the fanlt is their own.

The first two, I fear, are merely pre texts to cover tbe shameless nakedness of the other two ; and No. 3 really holds the key of the position. But let us examine each m turn.

That science, and even medical science, may require the aid of alcohol, is no excuse for its habitual use, or for its promiscuous sale, as a beverage. There are many dangerous explosives and deadly poisons of the highest service to science; but their sale is hedged m with the strictest precautions, lest the blessing should prove a curse by indiscriminate use. Let alcohol as "the moat destructive agent of which we are aware " be guarded m the same way, and when required m medicine administered on a medical prescription. Such an employment of it, so far from being interfered with, will be rendered more efficacious, by its discontinuance as a beverage. timothy's stomach. Coming to the Scriptural argument, we note that at the best the moderate drinker may find here a pretext for his indulgence , he cannot profess to find it enjoined as a duty. [This part of the agreement we omit, to bring the " appeal " into less compass.] THE REAL REASON.

But leaving the Scripture, from which, as we have seen, the moderate drinker may at best extract an ex cusß for his indulgence, but never a command, we come to the real motive of his action. He drinks because drinking is pleasant, and because he thinks that m moderation it does him no barm. And over and over again he tells us that we must prove alcohol to be an absolute evil before we can shake his position. You may see this argument advanced m the columns of the Spectator by so clear-headed and high minded a writer as Mr Kichard Button.* An aouter dialectician, though probably a less devout Chris tian, bub still a man of lofty character, and one who now and then addresses a Ohurch Congress, and publishes an occasional volume m which all the resources of soepticism are brought, amid ecclesiastical benedictious, to the defence of dogmatism — I mean Mr Arthur Balfour — has argued m the same way. In a recent speech, *, after admitting that "undoubtedly much misery, much vice, much crime can be directly traced to habis of in temperance, and if habits of in temperance could be eradicated from

the people, so far all these great evils would be mitigated or destroyed," he proceeded to repudiate general tee totalised as the remedy m these words: — " It is not, so far as I am able to discover, either by my own experience, by the experience of my friends, or by the testimony of doctors, the use of alcohol m moderation which does any harm either to the individual or to society." This seems a somewhat lame defence of a drug which he confesse to be " the undoubted source of much misery, much vice, much crime," but the caution is characterstic of Mr Balfour, who is never dogmatic except when ha is dealing with Irish politics. * Let us, therefore, concede to the moderate drinker something beyond the alcoholic agnosticism of this war; philosopher. We cannot concede that alcohol is normally an essential to the enjoyment of perfect health — medical science has got far beyond that ; and those abnormal cases which may re quire its use as a medicine we have already a rranged to hand over to the physician. But let us admit that to men like Mr Balfour and Mr Hutton alcohol m moderation does no harm ; and further, that for them, if there were no others to be considered, it would be a genuine addition to the joys of life, a legitimate heightener of individual and social pleasure. Is, then, our argument destroyed 1 * The only reference I oan give is to an article on " The Moral Baeis of Tee totalises, " m the Spectator of June 17th, 1893. * At Manchester, on the 9bh July, 1895 * Mr Balfour'a distinguished adversary m Irish politics agrees wich him here.- Re ferring to Matthew Arnold, Mr John Morley writes •— " He was asked whether he drank wine ; then the further question whether he drank it for health infirmitieß, and he gave the adequate reply ' I drink it because it is pleasant'" '— Nineteenth Century, Dec. 1895, page 1053. Arnold, Balfour, Hutton, and Morley — tour of the brightest represen tatives of the widely differing phases of modern English thought— have all gob no deeper m the ethio3 of the drink question than this ! (To be continued).

CABLE NEWS.

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London, November 17 As a punishment for strewing orange peel on the deck, a number of the crew of the .British battleship Mnjeaiic had their privileges curtailed, and threw the gun fittings overboard m revenge. Mrs Brown Potter is suffering from pleurisy. Sir Henry Ivring is i 1 and his condition is serious The business of Rich and Company, of Sydney, has been floated into a company, with a capital of a quarter of a million. The vendors receive £70,000 m shares and £30,000 cash. Mr Chamberlain, at Manchester, said that a great and impassable gulf separated the Liberals and the Liberal-Unionists, arising out of the attitude assumed on Home Rule and the foreign and domestic politics. The New Zealand Shipping Com pany's new steamer Wakanui has been launched at Hebburn on Tyne. Constantinople, November 17 The Sultan is making enquiries about Lord Salisbury's recent reference to a decaying nation, and says if Turkey is meant he warmly repudiates it after the Kaiser's recognition of her vitality. Paris, November 18 Lieutenant Gourko, a son of the famous Russian General, while awaiting extradition at Paris on a charge of attempting to murder a Russian official at Monte Carlo, was visited m prison by his brother, and shortly after the Lieutenant had a fit of vomiting and died. Sydney, November 18 The Herald estimates the wheat yield of the colony 5t10,593,000 bushels being an average of 10 1 bushels to the acre. It sets down the exportable surplus at 667,000 bushels. The Council of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association h&s approved of the prospectus of the Farmers' Co operative Company to sell all classes of produce and return the profits, m the shape of a bonus, to suppliers. The steamer Kini has arrived from Westport with a c *rgo of coal for the navy.

Adelaide, November 18

The Legislative Council has passed the Upper House Franchise Extension Bill. Household suffrage is provided, and the property qualification retained. The new suffrage depends upon the approval of a referendum of the Assembly and electors.

THE LATEST.

Some aad Foreign.

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Received Wakapuaka Nov. 19, 9-20 a-m, GtJAKDiAN Office 9-57 a-m Personal. London, November 18 Sir G. S. Baden-Powell, member of the House of Commons for Kirkdale, is ill and his condition is critical. West Indian Relief Fund. I Mr Chamberlain gratefully ac knowledged the gift of 205,000 dollars to the West Indian relief fund. West Indian Relief Fund. The Canadian gift to the West Indian relief fund is 25,000 dollars. , Aii Ultimatum. Rome, November 18 The Italian cruiser Umbria has been despatched to the west coast of Morocco to present the ultimatum to Morocco for the ill-treatment and imprisonment of Italians. The French President Madrid, November 18 The Queen Regent has decorated President Faure with the order of the Golden Fleece.

THE KAISER'S TOUR,

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Berlin, November 18

The Kaiser has suddenly decided to land at Pola, an Austrian seaport, and to return to Germany overland. An important result is expected from the Kaiser's visit to the Holy Land m gi- ;ng an impetus to the Zionist movement, which has for its object the return of the Jews to Jerusalem. The Sultan'b sympathy with the movement has been aroused.

It is stated that the Kaiser's harried return is due to the Anglo-French relations and to Mr Chamberlain's Manchester speech.

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

Mr Chftmtarlai&'s Speech. Favourable Feeling m Germany. Anglo -French Relations. United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph— Copyright! London, November 18 Mr Ohamberlain's utterances m reference to Fashoda and China have caused a favourable impression m Germany. The Channel squadron has been directed to remain at Gibraltar.

Paris, November 17 The Temps says that the leases of Egyptian territory by Great Britain [ showed that she contemplated holding the Nile Valley only, and that her present unanimous demand m connec tion with the Bahr-el-Ghazel region was due to the rebuffs received m the Far East.

The Journal des Debats raises the question of the English-French treaty relations with regard to the French shore of Newioundland. In August last, m response to a request from the Premier of Newfoundland to abolish the fishing treaties with France, the I British Government appointed a Com | mission to enquire into the question, November \Q | The French Press accuses Mr ' Chamberlain of always creating diffi culties and arousing hostility against France. _^___^_______ bmoko New Veaus j

i'Hto &SH.BURTON GUARDIAN; SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19. 1898.



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CHURCH SERVICES. T. STEPHEN'S CHURCH Ashburton. SUNDAY SERVICES, November 20, 1898. 8.30 p.m — Holy Uommunion. All com- municants invited to attend. A special invitation is extended to all who have been confirmed during the past six years. 10 30 a m— Candidates assemble m School- room. 11 a. in — Morning Prayer and Confirms- ' tion Service ! 3 p m — Dromore, Few T. A. Hamilton. 6 30 p.m — Evening Prayer The Right Reverend the Bishop of Christ- ohucch will officiate at ail the seivicea m St. Stephen's Church. KEY. T, A. HAMILTON. I *-- 1 iedlanaer Bros., Limited. WOOL SEASON, 1898 99. OUR NEXT SALE will take place at Chriatohurch on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1898, And Catalogues (or this Sale close en MONDAY, 21st Inst. Clients are requested to deliver their Clips either at our Ashburton Stores prior to lhat date, or to consign the Wool to BROWN AND fON'S SIDING, Addin R ton, where it will- have our utmost careful and personal attention. Advices of consignments will be received at our Aehburton office. FRIEDLANDBR BROS., Ltd. TT7" E ARE LANDING, ex Waimate and Tokomaru, X A I N I T, The moat celebrated German Potaßh 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. FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. AA/ & are favored with instructions from A. BUTTEBIOK, ESQ , TO SELL BY PRIVATE TREATS", HIS COMPACT LITTLE FARM OF 238 Acres NEAR WILLOWBY FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. BELFAST MANURES. TTTiii offjr to supply these celebrated Fertilisers at list prices leas the usual discounts, for quantities of five tons and over, and extra jreduotions to Freezing clients We have largo Stocks on hand, and can deliver ex our Storea or direct from the Factory. FRIEDLANDER Bros. Ltd., GROWING WHEAT AND OAT CROP FOR SALE. XTTE have been instructed to Sell by private treaty, a Crop of OOQ ACRES of WHEAT AND OATS /C/WO ACRES of WHEAT AND OATS Growing about 2 miles below Tinwald. 202 Acres m Wheat, and 26 Acres m Oats. Full particulars from FRIEDLANDER BROS., Lld. BICYCLES. THE ASHBURrON "EXPRESS" ENGINEERING AND BICYCLE WORKS \ Burnett Street. A BIG Reduction on NEW & SECOND- HAND MACHINES, for the benefit of our Country People on Show Week Second-Hand Machines from Agents for all the Leading Machines. Come m and see for yourselves. LANDELLB & SON, SOLE PROPRIETORS. 10 24 11. W. BARRETT ARCADE, HAS FOX SALE— Three Sectiona, Wills Street West FOR SALE— HaIf acre, Havelock Street, opposite Borough Council Office FOR SALE— House of four rooms and half acre of land, Moore Street FOR SALE— Four-roomed House and Section, Oox Street, West FOR SALE— Three-quarters of an acre, corner of East and Cox Streetß, with improvements ; cheap FOR S ALE— Rix-roomod House » >d land, Tenored Street i_. ——— ■—■——■—■■— ——i PHASES OF THE MOON. November. D H M Laßt quarter ... ... 7 158 a.m New moon ... .„ 14 11 51 a m First quarter «■ w, 21 435 p.m Full muoi* * w 28 4 9 p.m



F. FERRIMAN. J roa sale The Goodwill of a Lease m Pcrpatuity at Lauriston. I" Have received instruction to sell this i. Goodwill m the Lsaso m Perpetuity I 93 Acres of good land at Lau^iswn. Tha property :s well fenced and watered and is sown ik>wn m clovlt, which pro iniaes an abundant crop. F. FERM&AN .FOR SALE. Alford Forest Road. LOT 3 containing £ of an acre nearly opposite the Factory entrance gate Fall particulars on application. JF. FERKIMAN. FOB SALE. ~ HAVELOOK STREET. rpOWN Section 467, upon which is JL erected a comfortable house of seven rooms, i'asy terms can be arranged. F. FERRIMAN. - FUR SALE. COX STREET. A Comfortable House of five rooms situated on Town Section 776. The owner haviug left; the district will accept a low price. Farther particulars on application. F. FERRIMAN. FOR SALE. 7 Acres at Eketabuna, North Island, Oioss to Railway Station, TO those desiring a change of Climate this affords an opportunity seldom offered of obtaining a section whereon ta build a comfortable residence within a convenient distance of a Railway Station. Full particulars on application. F. FERRIMAN. TO LET. A Shop m Tancred Street. I Have a good shop to let m Tancred Street, within a chain of East Street. F. FERRIMAN, TO LET— WAKANUI ROAD. 4 ACRES of good land with a well stocked orchard and a capital dwell- ing house. To a good tenant a moderate rent will be accepted. F. FERRIMAN. I HAVE a special sum of £10 000 to invest on a sound freehold securi y either m one or two sums afa 4£ per cant. GUANO (Extract from Government Analysis by Mr Wiiliam Skoy.) A VERY Gne grained article and of good quality, containing 46 per cent of Tricalcic of Phosphate. F FEKEJMAN ji/ii tii ill ill v ill * lAAA BOYS SUITS TO SELECT lUUU FROM. BOYS' NORFOLK fcUITS, Golf Knickers, (all wool}, from 16a 6d. BOYS' GUARD SUITS, AH Wool, from 53 6(3, ! BOYS' SAILOR SUITS, In Fox Serge and all Wool Tweeds, From 63 6d. 500 ROYS' WASHING BLOUSES. 500 BOYS' ODD KNICKERS, In Plain and Golf Shapes, m Serge, Tweed, Velvet Cord. WASHING SAILOR SUIT^, From 33 6d. A, G. BARTON, Manager ASHBURTON No. 2 INDUSTRIAL BUILDING SOCIETY. To be Incorporated under the Provisions of the Building Societies Aob, 1880. PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS: Charles Reid, W. D. V. Preston, Edwabd Gates, Francis Scrint, J. H. Pauling, G. R. Andhrson, H. Stephenson. SECRETARY : SOLICITOR : Fbedk. Makeig. E. G. Crisp. BANKERS: The Bank of Australasia, " Aahburton, OFFIOE OF THE SOCIETY: Post Office Buildings, Cameron Street, Ashburton. Office now open to take Entries. OFFICE HOURS: 9 30 a.m. to 1 p.m., 2 30 to 5 p.m., and from 7 to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays and Saturdays, /^HaNCE for poultry breeders.— A few V^/ Partridge Cochin Cockerels and Houdtm Cockerels, best for GrQßliog***- PfifcßAU POUMBY YtUW, |



JOHN ORR & Co. Ironmongers, and General Merchants. WITNESS Taylor's Celebrated Cutlery. BEAUTIFUL SHOW NOW IN OUR WINDOWS. PEIOES LOWER THAN EVER. " New TV\ " "F. & 1M ," " Columbia. 5 | LAWN MOWERS. AT BTAKTLIKG PRICES. SPADES, BAKES, HOES, FORKS, and allj Garden Tool by Beßb Makers. The Largest Assortment and Lowoab Prioes.of any firm m Aahburton. 6 000 YARDS FOWL NETTING to be SoM OHBA.P FISHING lAii' TACKLE. WE HAVE Just Opened our New Season's Supply of FISHING TACKLE, a.d request an early inspection. LICENSES M\Y BE OBTAINED FROM US WE CLAIM FOR. THE WAYERLEY BICYCLE FULL EQUALITY WITH ANY BICYCLE BUILT, AT ANY PBIOE, AND BY ANY MAKER. Our Third Shipment this Season is Just Landing, and- we will be able to supply Cußtomera without delay. JOHN ORlf "AND CO., ASHBUKTON. WOOL. WOOL. WOOL. I AM NOW MAKING Liberal Cash Advances Against Wool PLACED m my hands for SALE m ASHBURTON or ELSEWHERE. FTIHE CANTERBURY WOOL BALES have been fixed as follows, viz:— Christchurch Sales on NOVEMBER 25, DECEMBER 15, 1893, and JANUARY 13, FEBRUARY 10, 1899. Timaru Sales-DECEMBER 2, DECEMBER 30, 1898, and FEBRUARY 8, 1899. I Bhall be represented at BOTH PLACES, and Bhall be glad to reseire consignments, which will have my personal Supervision, Wtol intended for me at Christchurch Sales should be consigned to Canterbury Seed Company's Siding. Aldington, acoount 1). Thomas. Wool intended for me ab Timaru Sales, please consign to Messrs Guinness and LeCren, limaru, account D. Thomas. I have made satisfactory arrangements for disposing of Clipa privately, either on the Farm or m my Store. Clients will do w ell to give me notice when they are ready. (x) Woolpacks, Branding Cite, Twine, and other Requisites Supplied. Fortnightly Sals of Sheepskins, Fat, Hideß, every alternate MONDAY throughout the Season. D, TITO MAS, 10 187 ASH BURTON. CLEARING SALE ~ OF IRONMONGERY, TINWARE, ETC, COMMENCING FROM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16. HARDLEY BROS. HAVE decided to cell FOR ONE MONTH ONLY, theic Stock of Ironmongery, ! Tinware atd Hardware, at , ABOUT HALF PRICE. To Make Room for New Good 3 to Arrive. #q eeasonablToffer refused, n9O j