THE LATEST.

Homo and Foreign.

Pram Association — By Electric Telegrap - Copyright. ' Received Wakapuaka Jan; 26, 9.50 a.m. Guabdian Office 10 29a.m. Imperial Parliament London, January 25. The Imperial Parliament meets for the despatch of business on February 8 The leaders of parties in the House of Commons have summoned their followers to attend the opening, as a duhiusion on matters of great public importance is expected. Obituary. George Dixon, liberal unionist member for the Egbaston division of Birmingham. Crete Athens, January 25 Th« ringleaders of the Moslem riots in Heraklion, Crete, have been arres ted. The Moslems are furious at this action on the part of the authorities, and threaten to rush the Christian quarter. In response to an appeal by the Governor of the city a party of blue jackets larided from the warships for the purpose of restoring order. Received Wakipuka, Jan. 26, 10.10 a.m Guardian . Office 11-10 a.m. Tote of Confidence. Pi bib, January 25 The Chamber of Deputies, by 376 to 138, passed a vote of confidence in M. Meline, the Premier. The Dreyfus Case. Berlin, January 25 In the Reichstag, Baron von Bulow, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, positively affirmed that Germany had absolutely no connection with the alleged intrigues on the part of Captain Dreyfus, and added that the story regarding the discovery of fragments of incriminating documents in a basket in the Paris embassy was entirely fiotitioue,

Australian.

Press Association— By Electrio Telegraph — Copyright. ReoeiTfld Wakapuaka Jan. 24, 10.10 a.m., Guardian Office, 11.45 a.m. New Guinea. Melbourne, January 26 At a meeting of the Premiers of the colonies contributing to the coat of gOTerning New Guinea to consider the conditions on which the agreement should be continued, the present ten years' currency being about to expire, Sir William/McGregor, Administrator of New Guinea, was also present. Tho details of the decision are not announced, but a satisfactory arrange ment for continuing the subsidy was agreed npon.

CORRESPONDENCE.

IWe do not hold ourselves responsib'e for tha opinions oxpressed by our correspondents)

THE HOSPITAL.

TO THE EDITOR. Sin,— l read .with interest the most of the correspondence which finds its way into your valuable paper, and noticed recently that some of Mr Herring's outspoken remarks re matters conuected with the Hospital have been subjected to more or less critioism. It was scarcely a Viking like trait in Mr Herring, after nailiug his flag to the mast, to up Bail and scud from his whilom com patriots, and when well away to send back along hi's wake a blazing rocket of lurid hue, exposing in distorted form the countenances of his friendly colleagues However, this is not the burden of my lay ; the Bersarkerß are more then able to fight their own battles. The reason why I am patting a pen to paper in connection with this matter is as follows : Mr Herring says — " I afterwards learned that the drainage from the big building runs into a shingle pit. It is to be hoped that the various microbes of all the diseases there fight to the death before they enter the town wells along with other filth. 3 ' Now, if Mr Herring has been correctly informed in respect to this matter, and if the sewage | from the Hospital ia not being disinfected ' before being allowed to accumulate in a loose shingle pit, there is indeed a grave dauger to human life staring us in the face, which should have the most careful attention paid to it. — I am, etc. , D. Oliver.

MAGISTERIAL.



INDUSTRIAL CONCILIATION

Prew Association— By Electric Telegraph— ■— • Dttnedin, January 26. In (he pastry-cooks' dispute the Concilia tion Board gave an award recommending that the hoars of labor be S£ per day or 51 per week ; that overtime be paid for the first two hours m any day as tirce and a quarter, thereafter until midnight as time And a half, after which double time. The rate of wages of foremen to be tattled by agreement between employer and foremen. No pastry-cook to receive less than two guineas per week. If a journey man cannot obtain employment at this wage ha may refer bis case to the Union, which may give him par mission to work at the wage which his proposed employer is willing to pay and which the workman is willing to acoept. The proportion of apprentices to journeymen was fixed at one apprentice to the first one or two men ; for more than two «nd up to four two apprentices, and so on. The award remains m force till December 31, 1898.

OBITUARY.

Mr Charles Littlecott. We regret to have to record the death of Mr Charles Littlecott, an old resident of Ashburton, and recently well known as the courteous librarian of the Ashburton Club. Mr Littlecott at one time kept^the Mitre Hotel m Lytfcelton, and we believe was burned out m the great fire there m 1870. B« had been suffering from iufiuepza, which later on developed into bronchitis, and although he was only ill for a few days he succumbed and passed away about ten p'clock thjs morning. Mr Littleoott was for many years caretaker at the Ashburton ■aleyards, and for a considerable period satisfactorily discharged the duties of Church warden at Bt. Stephen's!

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON WOOL SALES. Tceun Aiaooiatioo— By Eleotrio Telegraph- Copyright London, January 24 At the wool fiftleß prices were very firm, and there w»s keen competition for the batter sortt.

THE DREYFUS CASE.

Press Association— By Eleotrio Telegrop Copyright. Algiers, January 24, Serious anti-Jewish riots occurred here. They arose over the Dreyfus

THE ABBJBOKI'O* OtJAßittAtii WEDNESDAY, JAN (JAR* 26, 1898.



The fojlowjng are the respective teams ie fcheisriofcet match Ashburton v. Fifteen oi Juniors, to be played m the Domain p- jnorrow ;~-Aehburton— Marsden, Powell, F. Pritohard, Pftbrow, Wilkie, Percy, G. Andrews, 0. Andrews, E. Andrews, L. F Andrewes, J. FriedJander, Juniors— V. Steward, J. Pritchard, Teiriss, R. Wilson, Gl&rk, Minnie, Amos, Revell, Ohoate, Stock, Crisp, Anderson, O. Friedlander, Hooper, MoVheraon ; emergencies— A. Friedlander, Rlokman, Pearce. A meeting of the St. Patrick's Day Sporti Committee was held last evening — all mem- bers present. It was decided to accept the offer of the Domain Board for a close day, and a programme was approved of, consist- ing of amateur and cash pedestrian events, lor which good prizes will be offered. The secretary waa instructed to write to the Ashburton A.C. and A.G. and Ashburton Caledonian Sooiety asking for the use oi their materials for the sports, and to the Ashburton Brass Band as to their charge for playing for the afternoon. It was resolved to have the programmes printed at once. After the transaction of other routine busi- ness the Committee adjourned. 'Mnl RbodieNoab, of' this place, was taken m ttie night with •cramping pains and the next day diarrhoea set' m. She to«k half a bottle of blackberry cordial but got no re- lief. She then sent tome to see if I had anything that would help her. I sent her a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy and the first dose relieved Apr. A^'noth&r of our neighbors had been pick for about a weefc and nad tried different remedies for diarrhea but kept getting worse. J sent him this same remedy. Oply four doses of it were required to cure him. He says he owes his recovery to this wonder- ful remedy. — Mrs Mary Sibley, Sidney, Miob. For nle by Aibbwtoo Drug Com- pay,



I 5000 PAIRS OF BOOTS AND SHOES TO PICK FROM. Try our new'Jleathers. Every pair Guaranteed. JAMES MELLOR. -TANCRED STREETI 8 \'g P- MAKE NO MISTAKE, MELLOR'S h ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE. rpHE PUBLIC BOOT BENEFITJ Second to none m Canterbury - ' 5 FOR GOOD CHEAP BOOTS & SHOE* Pronounced by the Aahburton Public t« give wooder^l.valaQ for Jittlo »gn»y,



• "^^CoTDS^RETM^DI^fScT!™™^" ASHBURTON COUNTY. IRRIGATION MEETING. A MEETING of all Landowners and Ratepayers of the Coldstream District will be held on THURSDAY, the 27th inst., at 330 p.m. m the Hinds Schoolroom, to consider the desirability of their district being included m the Irrigation Scheme lately proposed for a portion of the Rangi- tata riding. JOHN STUDHOLME, JUNK. 1 107 ; NOTICE i DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. THE PARTNERSHIP existing unde] the name of Trevuizi Bros., Livery . Stablekeepers, has this day been dissolvec , by mutual consent. The Business will m future by carried ot i by SAMUKL TREVUHZ *, who will pay al i Accounts owing by the firm. 3 All Accounts unpaid m connection witl B the Stables must be paid to S TREVUR2A on or before the2B:h of FEBRUARY, 1898 or will be sued for without further notice.. All Accounts owing m couuection witl the Stallion must be paid to F. Tievutzi. SAMUEL TREVURZA, FRANK TREVURZA. Witness— John Wilson. Signed thia24th day of Jannary, 1898. 1 143 i TO HARVEST CON^ ; TRACTORS. f — 7 \\T& NT ED — Contract Stackers wit p VV teams. Work to commence at one f >, DUNCAN CAMERON, l a 155 Methven. J KOS&IJB2 TJEA 9



FLETCHER BROS. REMOVAL NOTICE. TT^E wish to draw tiie attention of our Customer, and the public m general T T to the fact that we are removing vi »y shortly hito those large pn mises lately occupied by Mr Henry Zander, and as & o n a-, the Paintt rs. Decorators and Carpenters have thoroughly renovatrd the buildings, we will remove therein. We must here express our sincerest thanks to our Customers and the public for the liberal suppoi t th«t they h.tve ace rded us since commenc- ing business here, nearly four years ago, and we hop*' thai m our uew premises we will still be favoured by your esteemed orders In our new premises we *ill , be able to display almost every kind of Crockery ware an<* Enamel-ware, so that the public will be able to inspect our varied block without being pressed — — — ;p« WE have just received the following gooda ex S s. Bimutaka, lonic, Matatua, l n?S worth of Taylor's Celebrated Kys W,tnea B Cutlery. Guaranteed to be direct ftZJ v Sr f \ ctu , re £ 500 <£ 863 Tin Ftßh . R t* r ° ll » Cream of Tartar, carbonate of Sod. Lucca'™ * n f H o oot ? n «Coco»,Fr,s Cocoa, Ohnc Acid Cryafcals, Salad Oil, Uastor O ' Son's Pemn's Sauce, Alhert Sardinea, etc., etc., from J. T. Morton k ° f Eartbenware * and Ohinaware f.om the moat celebrated We are now showing the moat beautiful T<-ilet Sets ever see i m Aihburfcon. ou?n°ew premS? * & day ' 8 wIU be *^«* iov Sale immediately after moving 'Mo NOTE SOME OF THE LINES *250L5^0-afSi£r ajs 1 OontiMnte ' Houao '- a ° d *° m •• Miv » €5 Cases assorted Clocks from the Ansonia Clock Company. x oaßeof Silver Ware m Table, Dessert and Teaspoons, also Table and Dessert Forki. NOTE OLrO,"i>BtIOE^. 50ib " ' " 5, Higheat Test Kerosene, 63 6d per tin. S » " •• •• 6 H Water white, 12* 9d per caße. s£ i v"™ "n j, '*, *• 3 3 Cornflour, 3d per lb. English Wax Candles, by the box 6d per lb. Caubttc Soda, 7J per lb tin. Van Wn F l ?* 4d P I C i^ iv Phoenix Luuch » iBCui '». 3id per lb Van Houten's Cocoa, 3a 3d per lb tin 1 hoenix Mixed Biscuits 4Ad per lb H s B fi^° Oft> iS d per ,[ bl Phoenix Sup R rior Wine Biecuita, 6d per Pro . ?« P ' 18 , 2d /,?, er lb ,V Jdra Jarß « llb K !aeß J arß » 2s 6d per dozen Prmed Hops, Is 4d per lb. Jam Jars, 21b Slass are 3s 6d JeE dozen Preserrinff Sugar. Preserving* Sugar, & TONS BREWER'S CRYSTALS. S TONS BREWERS CRYSTALS WE have just received a quantity of this Preserving Sugar, whiah is far superior for Jams and Jellies to any other m the market. Being stronger than the ordiaary Sugar it requires less of ib, and makes the Jam and Jelly far firmer and cleaner. 701 b BAGS 15s. Notice of Removal will be duly advertised m the local papers. FLETCHER" BROS., CASH SUPPLY STOBBS, East^Street, Aahburton, and High Street, Christchurch. P.O. Box 67, Telephone 24. SHEARMAN BROS., GBOOERS, IRONMONGERS, & WINE AND SPIBJLT MERCHANTS WINES AND SPIRITS. WE have much pleasure m informing our Customers and the Ashlurton Public that we have ENTERED INTO THE ABOV iL TRADE. We have now to hand a Lurge Assorted and Well-Selected Stock cf all Classes of Wims and Spirits, and English and Colonial Bottled Ales and Stout. None but ihe Best Brands kept. CROCKERY WA RE~"~~CROCKERYWA RE. WE have just lauded, ex £.S. Kaikoura, some very choice lin*B m Dinner Sets, Tea Sets, Toilet Sets, Sets of Jugs, etc., etc., which we are selliDg at Wholesale Prices. 100 Dczen White and Gold China, Cups and Saucers .. 6s 6d per dozen 60 D. z-n 2ib Stone Jam Jars . . . . . . 3s 6d per dozen 50 Dozen lib Glass Jam Jars .. .. .. .. 23 3d. per dozen TEAS. TEAS. TEAS. WE have received direct from the Ceylon and China Gardens a large consignment of different Classes of Teas. As we make Teas a specialty we can offer to our Customers and the general public exceptional value. Highest Grade Orange Pekoe Ceylon Tea . . . . . . 2s per lb First Class Orange Pekoe Ceylon Tea . . . . . . . . Is 9d per lb Good Full Leaf Pekoe Ceylon Tea . . . . . .  Is 6d per lb - Ceylon and China Blended Tea . . . . . . . . Is 3d per lb Good China Tea . . . . . . . . . . . . Is Id per lb SAMPLES MAY BE HAD ON APPLICATION. MAURITIUS SUGAR. MAURITIUS SUGAR. As Mauritius Sugar contains far more Preserving Properties than any other Sugar m the market, it is therefore the best Sugar to ÜBe for Jams and Jellies. 701 b Bags — 14s Gel. Orders by Post promptly attended to. Goods delivered daily. SHEARMAN BROS., GROCERS, IRONMONGERS, AND WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, MARKET HOUSE, ASHBURTON.



WALKER'S BOT-FLY REMEDY. Chertsey, January 15, 1895 lo Mr Heseltine, Agent for Walker's Bot-fly Remedies, Ashburton Sir, —I consider it my duly to add my testimony to the marvellous efftcts of the remedies I got fiom you on my horse He got so bad that I had to lay him up No matter what I gave him he kept losing ■condition and became so weak that he could scarcely stand 1 careful y followed tbe di; echoes on the bottles and shorily after getting the last bottle he passed bots, and .it once began to mend, and m a few days was fit for his wo: k lam confident only for the remedy he would have died I can highly recommend it, believing it haß no equal William Stringfellow Lauriston, August 18, 1894 Mr Heseltine, Sir, — I think it is only I right that I should tell you and my neigh- boring farmers that I am thoroughly sacis- ' fied with Walker's Bot-fly Remedies I got from you. After seeing the state of the stomach of my horse that died, I became alarmed about the rest of my stock as they all looked bad I drenched eight, following carefully the directions ■ It cleaned them out thoroughly and m a few days there was a wonderful change for the better I can highly recommend it, and would advise farmers to lose no time m drenching their stock lest they have their horses dropping dead as I had I believe it to be the only safe and certain cure for the Buffering of hoiseß James Lemok Ashburton Forks, March 1, 1894 Mr J Htseltine, Sir, — I am very gad to tell you that Walker's Bot-fly Remedies I got from you proved quite a success with my dying horse He was ailing for some days, his coat got very dry, the skin tight, a runn- ing at the nose, and a very bad cough j and was scarcely able to walk about ; we quite expected he would die I heard a good deal about Walker's Bot-fly Remedies, and gave it with the most satisfactory results, and shortly after he got the last bottle he began to improve and by the end of a week was able for work hearty and well I believe it to be a medicine unequalled, and can recom- mend it with all horse owners as the best liorse remedy m the market Edward Corbitt Greenwood Farm Southbridge, August 2, 1892 Mr Walker, Sir,— l am glad to bear testi- mony to the wonderful effects of your Bot-fly ■ Remedies One of my best horses became very bad ; the skin tight, the eye lifeless and a bad color, and got low m condition Auxious to finish ploughing a paddock I did not want to lay him up until he became unable to lift his feet or do any more We had to help him into a stable I gave him your Remedies, and the treatment you pre- scribed, and m a few da,s he was quite better, and now at his work hearty and well I quite believe, had I not given him your Remedies he would have died You can use this as you please Robert Thompson Seaside Farm, Wakanui, April 14, 1894 Mr Walker, Dear Sir, — I have great p ea- J sure m informing you that the bot-fly mix- ture I got from Mr Heseltine, your agent, was a wondeiful success I had four horses seriously ill on December last After using all the remedies I could think of I was induced to try your mixture The result was marvellous, I strictly, fallowed the directions given and m a week the horses were out of danger and recovering rapidly I drenched •avo more m Feb vary wi h the same result 'I hey all put on flesh rapidly, and are now m prime order P Stewart Chertsey, April 12, 1895 Mr Ueselltu*', Ashburton, Agent for Walker's Bot-fly Kemedies Sir, — The remedies I got from you had a svoudeiful effect cv my horse, he got bo bad thab I had to lay him up quite expecting to lose h'm I tiied the u&uai remedies but he on'y got worse At last I gave him Walkei's with astonishing results Bots cime away m handfu's, and m a few days he was heaity •nd well From the effects of ihis remedy on my neighbors' horees and <n my own I con- sider it a blessing to horse owners and could the poor sufferiug horses speak they would certainly praise Wa'ker's Bot-fly Remedies as the best ever introduced into this market John Downie Mr Cross, Burnham, got the remedy for a horse suffering l\st year ; on reaching home c was dead This season one took bad, also howing the symptoms He gave the remedy, nd he second day after, the horse passed ots m hundreds and is doing well Ananria, April 3, 1895 Mr Heseltiue, Sir, — I have pleasure m testifying to the wonderful effects of Walker's Bot-fly Remedies on my horses They got very low m condition, a dry coat, and very tight skin, and lost all heart at their work I had to lay them up Hearing so much about this remedy I decided to give it a trial I followed carefully the directions on the label and the results were such as to satisfy me that it is i he only remedy for the suffering horse lam certain I got back the cost m their work inside a week I shall certainly use it m future m preference to anything else as it has no equal J M Tweedie MANUFACTURER— Robert Walker Canal Reserve, Woolston GRAHAM & CO's pAT EN T PERMAN ENT FOOT-ROT CURE, £s a certain remedy for the disease, and can be applied at a cost of less than ! one half-penny per sheep. Read opinions of Government Inspectors of Stock. Blenheim, Marlborough. In re your remedy for Foot-Rot I have no hesitation m Baying it is the most effective have met, and has been used m the district under my obarge with tbe best results. I have recommended end shall continue to recommend it to any ownerß of f-heep affected with Foot-Rot, a disease which I regret to say is so often negleotfld until it takes such a strong hold on tbo dock that it oan no longer be ignored, when it might have been easily put down at its first appearanoe by a little attention and tbe uaa of your remedy. JOHN MOORE, Inspeotor of Stook February 28, 1895. Department of Agriculture, Hawera In reply to your request as to my reporting to you my opinion of the reEult of your dressing cheep at Mr Lysaght's an Mi Niobolas' with your Foot-Rot Speoifio, 1 have every confidence m saying that the oure was a perfect one, although the weather was verj wet and stormy, and the examination wat only six days after the feet had been dressed, Some of the sheep were very badly affected; nearly tbe whole cf tbe foot having rotted off I should recommend all sheep owners to UE( your Specific if their sheep are troubled witt Foot-rot, as it is easily put on, and I am Bur< it will give satisfaction. — I remain, youri truly ALEXANDER MONRO, Inspector of Stook, Jfc Je 28, 189,5. Qenuine only from D. THOMAS, ASHBURTON, Or from the Sole Proprietors, GRAHAM AND CO-, Oarlton Gore Road, Roseneatb, Wpi'-'oKion. To the Denf and those troubled will Noises m the Head or other Aural Troubles Dr Nicholson, of London, the world fame* aural specialist and Inventor of artificial ea drums, has just issued the lOObh edition o his illustrated and descriptive book on Deaf ness and Aural Troubles. This book ma] be had from Mr F. Shaw, 160, Adelaidi Road, Wellington, N. Z., on receipt o stamps. Mr Uampbell, of the same address was greatly relieved of his deafness by Dr Nicholson's system, and takes pleasure m spreading the news of the great specialist ii New Zealand. A littlebook on the oure ol Rheumatism, Corpulenoe, LumbagQ, am Indigestion by the same author, may be ha< from ty ftfpyrjfe x*w\%\ of timjft



Hanmer and Graves. . COKNSACKS. WE ARE PREPARED TO SUPPLY THESE AT \ LOWEST RATES, , TX^E ARK BUYERS OP 1 GOOD OATEN-SHEAF CHAFF, WHEAT, O&TS, BARLEY, ETC. ETC. SUTiOH'o SEEDS. HAYING been appointed Agents io Ashburton for Messrs Button and Sons, we can supply all this firm's well ' known RAPE & TUKNIP SEEDS, Besides a large variety of GARDEN, VEGETABLE, & FLOWER SEEDS. Theae Seeds are all carefully selected, and ' we can confidently recommend them. WE HAVE ALWAYS IN STOCK— RANSOM'S AND HORNSBY'S PLOUGHS Long and Short Feed Oats, Pri.tie Oaten Sheaf Chaff, Royal Oil (150deg. Fire Test), Crushed Barley and Wheat for Pig feed, Whole & Broken Chick Wheat, Agricultural Salt, Farm & Station Requisites of all kinds, including Tea (specially packed for us and ' imported direct by ourselves from Ceylon), Sugar, Soap, Candles, Oatmeal, Flour, Brau, Sharps, Suit (best table), Rock Salt, Fencing Wire (plain and barbed), Staples, Galvanized Sheep Netting (most suitable for fencing of) turnips), Clover and Turnip Seed, all varie- | ties ; Ryegrass and Cocksfoot (machine dressed), Oils — Castor, Machinery, Boiled, Tattoo Oil (for branding sheep) &c, &o. WE have received instructions from Hugh AJuiehbad, Esq., to offer for Sale by private treaty, HIS SNUG LITTLE HOxMHSTEAD of 44 acres, 0 roods, 7 perches, divided into four paddocks. The buildings consist of a first-olasß six- roomed House and Outhouse, Stable and Wool Shed. Good garden, etc., Also — ' His Form of 129 acres at Gough's Crossing. This farm is divided into four paddockß, with water in'each paddock, and is one of the best farms m the district. Easy terms. 500 ACRES AT RUAPUNA. WE are instructed by the owner to offer for private Sale 500 acres situated at Ruapuna. This property is subdivided into convenient sized paddocks, with water m each paddock. The buildiDga consist of an eight- roomed House, Large Stable and Wool Shrd. Terms — Small cash deposit, balance at a low rale o interest. HANMER AND GRAVE 6. HANMER & GRAVES. t ■■ ' I I i Henry Zander. NOTICE. mHE ENTRANCE to my Offices is tow m Moore Street, (lately oocupied by Messrs Friedlander Bros.) CORNSACKS— (FuII sjze. SEAMING TWINE-(5 ply L ) BINDING TWlNK— (Donaghy'f, JUST TO HAND, HEHRY ZANDER. "notice. MISS BARRATT'S SCHOOL WILL RE-OPE& oh' MONDAY, January 31, ins^. Subjedts taught— English, Music^ Draw T ing, and Singing. Miss Barratt will be at home from 27th inst. 1 156 BOROUGH OF ASHBURTON.J NOTICE is hereby given that the owners of all unregistered Dogs within the Borough will be piosecuted after the Ist February prox. CHAS. E. FOOKS, 1 158 Registrar of Dogs. KOZIE Tl3.a Is Superb



. Friedlander Bros., Limited. HORSE FAIR. THUEiSDAY, FJfIBRIUUY 1C OUR NEXT SPECIAL HORSE FAIE will take place at the West Street Auction Mart on the above date, for whicli we are now booking Butties. FRIEDLANDER BROS., Limited. R. FRIEDLANDER 1 124 Auctioneer. TX^ E ARE BUY E u R S OF HEAVY BRIGHT OATEN SHEAF CHAFF. FRIEDLANDER BROS., Limited VJTTE ARE CASH BUYERS OF WHEAT RYEGRASSJ OATJ» COCKSFOOT BARLEY CLOVERS CHAFF And all other Farm Produce. FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. CORNSACKS. TT^ E ARE NOW LANDING, ex "CRAICrNAIR" Our this Season's Supply of 1200 BALES OF FULL vSI2E AND FULL WEIGHT COBNSAOKB, Which we offer ex our Ashburton, Tiuwald, or Lynd hurst Stores, at farmers will no doubt appreciate our keeping prices of their require- ments down by giving us their Liberal {Support. FRIEDLANDER BROS. LIMITED. STBATHMOEE . PRIVATE HOSPITAL. EXTENSIVE ADDITIONS JUST COMPLETED UNEQUALLED IN THE COLONIES FO MEDICAL AND SURGICAL OASES. /■^AN Accommodate upwards of FORTY 40) MALE »nd FEMALE PATIENTS TERMS -. From 2 Guineas pet week>] PATIENTS CAN BE ATTENDED BY| THW.< OWN MEDICAL ADVISER. Apply to — THE MATRON, Strathmore Private Hospital, Ferry Road (just over East Belt), Christ 135 church. Unparalleled Opportunity. HAVING juat landed large shipments of Cycle Goods, we are holding a CL.X*AI*IINC* SALE at the following quotations FOR CASH: — «■ ECLIPSE - HUMBER," ) Roadsters and Road Racerß, f O£)f\ Perry's componentsthroughout t ob/wU 18 months guarantee. ) "ECLTPSE - HUMBER," "> _£O1 Ladies' Machines. ) oUfy/Ji " GREYHOUND,"- Gen t's\ Roadsters. First clasß machines/ ft "I f* Ball Head Looks, and all latest "| oblU improvements. 12 month's J- guarantee. J •« GREYHOUND,"— Ladies'") Machine. Loop Frame, Ball > Head Looks and all the latest j (^"| py improvements. 12 months \ <5U X / Guarantee. j Standard Cyclometers, usual price ... 10s, Sale Prioe 7s 6d ' Nickel Plated Trouaor Clips, usually Is | per pair.— To c'ea.r at 6d per pair. I Ordinary Trouser Clips, usually, 6d per pair, 1 to clear at 4 pairs for Is. •'Search Light" Lamps, spring bracket, J usual price ... ... ... 30s \ Sale Price ... .- ... 20s !• "MlverPet" Lamps, only 10s 6d aaoh. h "My Own " Lamps, only 6s 6d each. I «« My Friend " Lamps, only 7s 6d eaoh. i Tool bags from Is 6d each. \ ** Pushing Baby " Bells, 2a 6d each. " Spanners, from 2s each, etc., etc. ALSO,— A large quantity of Saddles, Saddle Pads, Chains, Chain Whaels, Handle Bars, Grips, Toe Clips, Quadrants, Spokeß and Nipples, Hubs and Pedals, Inner Tubes, and ■ Outer Covers, Helmet Lubricators, lo filators and Yalvea, and every requirement of the repair shop. ; Those wh,o have proved Wood Rims to be p defeptive cqn have i" WESTWOOD HOLLOW STEEL RIMS d Qtted to any Bicyole at a small charge. I Goods value 1 and upwards carriage free i to any address. Eclipse Cycle Works, BARING SQUARE. AgHBVRTQN.



never taken a single piece of coal from any of the trucks, but had p oked up small coal from the yard. By Mr Cuthbertson — Had ordered a truck of coal from Mr Park after the 13tb, and there was no reason why he should not order a ton of coal. Had never had a charge of diahoneaty laid against him in the service of the Government. — The Bench said it was very evident that Mr i Park's coal had been purloined, and it was a • serious matter for him to have his business interfered with in this way. In regard to ■> the man Bennett, however, hia identity with . the thief had not been established, aud he , would receive the benefk of the doubt. Mr . Park should have gone up to the man aud made perf« ctly sure of who the man was The case would be dismissed. Stray Cattle. — George J*meß was charged by the ranger with having allowed a horse to be at large on January 18, and was fined la. TO LET — Coctage near the Woollen Factory. Apply John Stbelb's Store, Alford Forest Road. 1 159 f^\ OSPEL Meeting in Arcade Chambers VJT To-night and To-morrow evening, 7 30, by Mr Mark Harrison, from Christ- church. Free, no collection. 1 157 FOB SALE — Maßßey- Harris Bicycle. Model 1. In capital order and complete with two gears. — Apply Mail Office. 1 148 WHITE GLOVES— Shipment of Ladies, fashionable white Gloves just opened To save disappointment, early application necessary.— Andrew Orb. 1 115 "VTOUNG Ladies' Journal for January, JL Windsor Magazine, Weldon's Ladies Journal, Children's B>zaar of Fashions (Christmaß Numbers), Review of Reviews, Family Herald (bound), Greac < Thoughts (bound), God and the Ant, Lonely God, The Literary Gent, published prioes. — 11. M. Jones. DAVID THOMAS ARCADE. SATUBDAY,~JANUAKY 29. MR DAVID THOMAS has received instructions from a Southern Client to Sell by Publio Auction— 8 LIGHT HORSES, bred in the Hill country. q MULES. 1 155 D. THOMAS, Auctioneer. OAT bHEAF CHAFE. I AM a Buyer of Oat Sbeaf Chaff in any quantity. 12 89 D. THOMAS. "Rambler" Bicycle. cyclists and others intend- Vj ing to invest in a machine, I CALL AND INSPECT THE "RAMBLER." TftE STRONGEST AND BEST FINISHED MACHINE MADE. I D. THOMAS, AGENT. 1 115 TJfcil* JPOTJNJ3S. " TRIAD " 'I Prize Competitions p R — g 3 mHIS MONTH the •• Triad 31 J" JL offers £10 in prizes, the Q amount to be divided into five T3 JL prizes of £2 each, and to close at Q dates as under : — m 5 1. A 40s Watch for the Beat New 2 W Year's Story, of about 1500 words Q £4 (or a page of the " Tri&d.") Open » for boys and girls under 16. Closed 20th December. Prize awarded Miss Ruby Dale, Westport. 2. £2 for the Best Specimen of Illuminating. The jubject to be rj) ''The Lord's Prayer," and the size q Pll inches by 8£ inches. To close 2 2,oth January, 1898. H ZJ 3. A 40a Watch for Beat Design for 2 £} alO Roomed House, showing <T ground plan and front elevation. W y Open to youths (or girls) under 18. • £ CL| To close 20th January, 1898. v» 4. £2 for Best Poem, of about fifty Cj 5r lines, on "Otago's Jubilee." To 3 close 20th February, 1898. £ £j 5. £2 for Best Original Comic v H Drawing, in sepia or imnotone; (jf size 9 inches by 6 inches. To close 20th March, 1898. Each of the above competitions to be accompanied with a receipt C for not less than 53 for goods Q purchased from one of the adver- M 5 tisers in the " Triad," or for goods »j +* advertised in the "Triad," as / p 'under: — 0 Ashpurton Bjrapery Co. Qj Gates, Horace A.', Music Ware- 0 house, (agent for "Triad.") H , ■* Lochhead, R. . yi Nimmo and Blair, Seedfimea. £■ . W N.Z. Clothing Factory. 0 I Vanity Fair Cigarettes. TIMAKU. ' Anglo N Z Cycle Co [ Ballantyne, J, aud Co, Drapers f Begg C, and Co, Music Ware- [D house j S Eiohbaum, O B, Chemist n i M Empire Hotel, T J Burns R Gabitee, A, Clothier ' h Hutton, PW, and Co, Book- i sellers (agents for " Triad ") 1 v Kirkpatrick, S, and Co, K Jams e Q4 Lochhead, R fc Nimmo and Ble.ir, Seedsmen ZJ ,_ Neil, Dr JF, Herbalist c \' m h N Z Insurance Co (C Jamieson 5 I GjJ manager) >■ I U N Z Clothing Factory a " Shag Point Coal Co, John Cowles, u ■, agent " Taylor, R R, Tea Merchant, etc f Vanity Fair Cigarettes J Walker's Whisky n savaoj mscjl n 5 ° CLARKE'S 841 PILLS d warranted to cure Gravel, Pains in the back d and all kindred complaints. Free fron t. Mercury. Established upwards of 3,0 yeare n Eh boxes 4s 6d eaoh, of all Chemists am it Patent Medicine Vendors throughout th n world, Proprietors, The Lincoln and Mid in land Counties Drug Company, Lincoln v England, Ir ,t f f H.OZIIQ 1I1L&.