Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1898. THE MILITIA BALLOT.

[ The Imperial Minister for War, reply ing recently to a question, stated that, should emergency arise, he would not hesitate to use the ballot as a means of raising men for military purposes. Many m these colonies wore alarmed when they read the cablegram an nouncing what the Minister had said, but full allowance was not made for ( the whole circumstances. Not every i colonist may be aware that ballot for I the militia has been the law for many , generations, and is so to this day, True, the last time it was put m force 3 was m 1829 or 1830, but ever since there has been an Act of Parliament passed every year, and operative for the year after its passage only, sus pending the ballot. This Suspensory Act has not yet been passed for this year, and if it should not be passed then the ballot will take place, though it peed not necessarily follow that the men baljotted for will be called out. It has been proudly 1 boasted by Britons that their country is the only civilised one m the world m which service m the army is not com pulsory, And the boast has been well grounded, as it is long since the press gang was abolished, and the ballot has 1 . been m abeyance for more than half a century . This was made possible by the exuberant patriotism of the British youth, who under a govern ment based on liberty and working on the traditions of a race whose watch word has been freedom, bave reason to " love the land they live m and the Queen upon the tbrone." Last year showed how brightly burned the flame of patriotism within the breasts of the British people, and any emer gency would show how easy it would be to fun that flame into the fiercest fire. After the ballot was virtually laid aside m 1830, tb,era was but little demand comparatively for soldiers until the Crimean war broke out. Jt was then that all the militia regi ments m Great Britain were reorgan ised and re-embodied on a different footing. All the regiments belonging to coastal districts were made artillery regiments, and all inland infantry, We do not remember that any irregu lar cavalry were called up under this Act, but many squadrons of yeomanry existed. The militia regiments d.urin« the continuance of tho Orimean war, and the Indian mutiny that followed it so closely, were kept on service, and many of them were quartered for lengthened periods m garrison towns, far away from their own districts. Those regiments contributed many splendid fellows to the ranks of the regular army, and at one time, when thedemaadi for wen £or the Uriu^,

were urgent, whole regiments volun- \ leered for foreign service. One we 1 recollect had the question put to it as | to foreign service — Gibraltar being the place mentioned, When volun teers were called for, and thoso willing to serve at Gibraltar were asked to | take two paces to the front, the whole j regiment, then m open c ilnmn, moved j forward the required p<ces as one man, I and thus the Queen gained an extra force of 800 men willing to face the foe m a foreign country. The militia j are enlisted for five years, their pay | is exactly the same as that of the | regular army, but their area of service is now restricted to the three king-! douas and the stations on the Mediterranean Sea. Since 1860 the regiments have been required to put m only twenty-eight I days' training every year — recruits forty-two days the first year — and as the training is done at midsummer the men are mostly under canvas. The year 1859 saw the commencement of the volunteer movement, and to day there are over 236,000 men m its ranks. Since the re-embodiment of the militia regiments m 1852, a vast improvement has taken place upon that part of the military service. With the volunteer brigades, the militia regimen ts became, with the introduc tion of the territorial system m 1881, junior battalions of the line regiments m their districts, and there is now the closest possible connection between the first and succeeding lines of defence, while the whole tone* of the militia service has been wonderfully raised. The militia has long been looked upon as an excellent feeder for the regular army, and it is one of the complaints of the militia officers that after the most careful training has been given to the best men, those men transfer themselves to the regu'ar army, and the work has to be done over again with freah men. The drain upon the militia ranks m this way ie severe, but m spite of it, the regi ments maintain their strength, recruit ing going on with great success. We have no fear that the War Minister will ever require to use the ballot : m fact, similar remarks to those of the Minister have often been made m Parliament before j but it is as well tc let it be known that though the exer cise of the ballot would be a compara tively new thing, the power to exer cise it has never been removed from the statute book. There are manj m New Zealand possibly who are not aware of the fact that the same powei of enforcing compulsory military sec vice is m existence m this colony, and could at any time be put m operatioc m case of emergency by the mere pro olamation of the Governor. Undei the Defence Act of the colony, " thf militia shall consist of all the male inhabitants ef New Zealand, including natives, between the ages of seventeer and fifty -five, not hereinafter exempt d who shall have resided m the colon) for a period of six months." These ir their eligibility for service are dividec into three classes ; First, unmarried men between seventeen and tliir 3 years of age ; second, married met between seventeen and thirty years oi age, and unmarried men between thirtj and forty years of as;f ; and third, married men between thirty and tovty years of age, and unmarried men between forty and fifty-five year*, The total amount of duty it is true demanded of any such who may bi called to arms, is not yery oppressive, being only a hundred and sAxty-eigbJ hours' training and exercise m the year, or fourteen hours m the month which J8 equivalent to rather less thar three and a quarter hours' ir the week. We do not know that wai is imminent, but when it is declared, the calling out of the militia m New Zealand would immediately follow But how useless such a step would be m the present state of the colony's defence! We have hardly enough Martini-Henry rifles for the volunteers J now serving, and it would be interest ing to know what ammunition for these rifles and the few Maxim guns we have is m store. Far better would it be to give our volunteers .every facility for obtaining proficiency ; to extend the powers of recruitment so that the strength of companies may be increased j and generally so to treat them that when defenders are wanted a strong force of trained men could be called into the field. A suddenly •alled-up force of untrained militiamen would be a source of weakness rather than of strength, so that if the Minister's words as to the militia m Britain contain an; warning to us at all, it is m the direction of giving the volunteer movement immediate and liberal aid.

The increase of late m tbe steam tonnage of the great ocean carrying companies has at- THE tracted considerab-e GREAT STEAMER attention, indicating COMPANIES . " as jt does the com petition whjch 19 steadily growing for the oversea business. The New Yo>k Maritime Register, m a list which it has recently published of the large companies, places them m the following order :— Tens. Hambourg American JL74.&80 P. and O. Company ... ... 164,836 British India S. N. Company ... 162,482 North-German Lloyd '. 152,126 Mesaageries Maritimes „ M 114,000 Navigazione Generale Italiana ... 105,506 T. Wilson, Sons and Co ... ... 103,450 Nippon Yusen Kaiaha 101,383 Austrian Lloyd ... ..,. . r 84.80P Compania Tanslantica (Spanish) ... 78,703 Pacigo S.N. Company (Liverpool) 77,774 Compagnie (Jen.. Iraplanticque ... 72,115 White Star Line „. / , 68,364 Hamburg S. American C 0.,, .., §5,422 Cunard Steamship Co , 65.0U Hansa S.S. Co (Bremen) ._ ... 54,4461 Although from thtse figures it would I appear that some of the foreign com- 1 panics own # tonnage m access of the British, still when a comjoaratiye total is made the supremacy of the latter is overwhelming. At the olose of 1807, the estimates of British-owned steam tonnage amounted to 6,730,703 tons, which is about equal to the tonnage of all other nations lidded together. Germany, which appears m the total abov.e to loom largely, only owns j 679,8.90 tons of steam tonnage, and hence ao far is not m the running compared with Great Britain. To the above list may be added the TJnjpn Steamship Company of New jZea'and, whose total tonnage ia 74,286, placing it twelfth m order among the great Steamer Companies of the world, its tonnage exceeding that of the famous Ourjard line by nearly U,OQO tone,

Local and General.

A full report of the Dromore irrigation meeting is unavoidably held over till to rn urrow'B issu?-. The manager of ihe D.1.0 music depart- ] menb is vow m Aehburton with a magnifi cent collection of pianos and organs. Thoae who want a really good instrument should not fail to see his samples, which will be on view at the Arcade for a fe* days only. The goods are reliable, the prices moderate, and terms can be drranged to Buit all purchasers. , 330 ' Telegraph wires made of paper are the latest American Invention. ' A meeting of the Easter Sports Committee is called for Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Library, Chertsey. On Sunday night the services at St. Stephen's Church will be conducted by the Revs. T. Farley and J. Blackburne. Messrs G. G. Stead and Co., of Christ shurch announce that they are buyer* of wheat for immediate shipment to the North [aland. Th 3 programme of Mies Amy Sherwin's 3oncert, to be given on Friday evening m bhe OddfellowB 1 Hall, is circulated with thia issue. A report of the meeting of the Mount . Hutt Road Board appears ou the first page, and on the front page will be found a report of the Aahburton and Addington markets. On Saturday a man • jumped off the train at Mill Road, Invercargill, before the train had been brought to a standstill, fell under the wheels and had one of his arms out off at the elbow. At Christohuroh yesterday Detective Benjamin arrested a man on a charge of having obtained the sum of £20 from Messrs H. Friedlander and Co., Ashburton, by false pretences. A well-known Masterton resident has purchased 13 acres of land at Kuripuni, where he intends to cultivate vines for wine making purposes and also for grapes for table use. Those interested in' Mrs Curtis's Art Union of carvings are reminded that the drawing takes place at 4 p.m. to-morrow (Friday) at the Building Society's offioe, Tancred Street. The Timaru Herald writes :—The harvest at Rangitaba is over, and a good deal of the threshing is done. The greater part of what is threshed ia oats, aud the yield has been fairly good, the average being about twenty seven bushels to the acre. An ingenious hatter of Paris constructed a house of felt made out of 24,000 old hats. Thia house consisted ofjparlour, dining room, and bedroom, also a kitchen. It was erected up -n a platform upon the plain of St. Denis, and could be transported from place to place. The one hundred yards Australasian swimming championship, held m Christ church yesterday, resulted as follows;— F. O. V. Lane (Sydney), 1; Sid Cavill (Sydney), 2; C. A. Madden (Sydney), 3. Time — 67$secs. The lisb at the second reading of stations at the Weßleyan Conference shows the following proposed allocations of Ministers, viz : -Timaru, Rev. Oliver ; Waimale, Rev. Dukes; Temuka, R v. Tinaley; Ashburton, Rev. Taylor ; Willowby, Rev. Mather. After a full season's thorough , teat, the Mataura Ensign fancies that if a plebescite «juld be taken throughout Southland as to bhe most effective means of coping with the rabbit pest, an almost unanimous verdict would be given m favour of trapping for export Those who remember the sheep dog trials at Methven some time ago will be glad to see, on reference to our advertising columns, that it is intended to hold a meeting of members m the Methven Library on Satur? diy, March 12, to elect officers and arrange for another trial. An invention is being put on the market m Birmingham which, it is eaid, will cheapen the price of cycles. It has been found possible to stamp out the whole of a bcyole frame, The frame ia stamped m two parts out of a sheet of Bteel, and the halves are then camped together. A frame which hitherto cost 503 can thus be made for Bs. Those interested m the Barrytown Flat Gold-mining Company will be pleased to learn that a second punt-load of machinery was safely landed yesterday. Nearly all the plant is now on the ground, and active operations may be expeated to be com menced m lesa than three months from date 1 The elepirio lighting plant is on the way', , and is expected to be to hand very shortly, i The express last night was delayed by an apcident. Jt was drawn by a compound . engine. After passing Makikihi tlje piston rod of the right hand low pressure" cylinder broke, and the piston was driven on and burst open the end of the cylinder. The , cylinder could not be disconnected, and , there was a great waste of steam. There was no engine at Timaru heavy enough to take the train along, but the Yankee engine put on to assist had to wait an hour and a half to get up steam, and with this engine the express left Timaru at 6.30. She arrived at Aahburton at §35. and left at 8.50. _ ' * Qwing perhaps to the sharp shower of rain which fell about three a.m., the ex cursion to Timaru to-day w&s not so ex tensively patronised as had been anticipated. Two long trains, each drawn by two en gines, left at 8 a.m. and 8.15 a.m. fespeor tively, taking altogether aboat 700 children and about bhe same number of adults. The first train, which was nearly filled, was to run right thrpugh ; the second which left with only some IQQ paeseDgers, was to oall at waystations and would doubtless pick up a few hundreds more, so that altogether iij round figuren, say a couple of thousand excursionists wilj invade Timarujfor the day. AH went away m high spirits, and no doubt they will have a very enjoyable outing, A Christchurch firm, styled Schlesinger and Craig, have sent us a copy of what they call *' The Historical Presentation Calendar." Jt contains what purport to be portraits of the sovereigns of KnglaDd from William the Cotqueror to the reigning monarch. W$ hope the faces'" are not portraits, If they are, then most Briton* who look at the calendar will feel aahamed of the raoe they belong to. A more horrible caricature of a long line of kings and queens coul 1 hardly be imagined. The faces must have been taken from some comic book " made m Germany," cheap and nasty, for children, while the coloring is surely the idea of some dauber who baa risen after a restless sleep, disturbed by nightmare, born of &noverloade4 stomach, and set to work while the colors he saw m his overnight dream were atill fresh m his memory. They are wild and staring enough to give most nervous people the jumps. Yet with this frightful libel on the sovereigns of otjr nation there are Ash burton people who are oontent to allow their business advertisement to be published. 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I MEK PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Jfceira Association— By Electric Telegraph Fire on a Ship. Ddnedin, March 3 Shortly after midnight; a Ore was dis covered m the main hold of the ship Canterbury lying at the extreme outer end of the Yiotoria wharf loading for London. The oargo at this part of the ship consisted of Vooland fl*x." The fire brigade aided by the ohief mate of the ship had difficulty m locating the fire, which was found to be amidships, and the charred bales after being watered as sparingly as possible were tossed into the lower hold on top of the ba last, jb is thought that the fire wag due t° the spontaneous combustion of &*x m the cargo.

CABLE NEWS.

Home and Foreign.

Press Association — By Electric Telegraph — j Copyright. South Seas Expedition. t London, March 1 Tbe Hoddon expedition to the South Seas sails shortly for Brisbane, and will commence operations at New Sriiinea. ' ] The Soudan Campaign. i Cairo, March 1 * General Gateacre has reached Keni- 1 netta, twenty miles north of Berber, s Dn the Atbara line. c The Agitation m Austria. * Vienna, March 1 The political agitation is increasing m Austria. Thousands of the pea* santry are joining the Alpine agrarian 1 and Socialistic movement. I Italy and Hayti. ' J Rome, March 1. i The Italian Government recently sent a warship to Hayti to enforce compensation for the seizure and sale , of an Italian merchant vessel, and the compensation has now been paid.

Australian.

Presß Association — By Electric Telegraph — Copyright. The Loss of the Ranelagh. Brisbane, March 2 The Marine Board found that the captain was to blame for the loss of the Ranelagh, severely censured him, suspended his pilotage exemption | certificate for six months, and ordered i him to pay the costs of the enquiry.

Federal Convention.

— ~* Presa Association— By Electric Telegraph- Copyright. Melbourne, March 2. The Federal Convention reversed its (decision relating to taking over the debts of the Commonwealth, and the clause now stands as printed. The Convention has finished the con sideration of the financial clauses and has commenced a discussion on the new clauses. Mr Reid and Sir G. Turner intend to have the river and bounties ques tion re-opened before the Federal Convention closes. The insertion m the preamble of the recognition of God was carried.

THE EASTERN SITUATION

♦ Preas Association — By Electric Telegraph — Copyright. Bon« Kong, March 2 The Chinese loan contract has been signed. The revouue from the Che kiang and Yangtze valley territory has been placed undor the control of the Imperial Customs. The loan is redeemable m forty-five years. London, March 1 Russia is pressing for the dismissal of the British railway engineers, em ployed m China, March 2 The Chinese question is being raised m the newspapers. Many are asking whether the assurances made by Germany and Russia ensure to Great Britain equality of opportunity m regard to Port Arthur and Kiaochou, also whether the German claim to a monopoly over the railways and mines m Shantung, and the limitation of Manchurian railway shares to Russians and Chinese is not an infringement of the principle.

WEST AFRICAN AFFAIRS.

, Press Association — By Electric Telegraph — i . Copyright. London, March 1 The reports m regard to the rising among the natives n the Hinterland of Sierra Leone show that the revolt occurred through their inability to pay , the hut tax. Colonel McOallum, Governor of Lagos, has effected a settlement of a long-standing feud between the Kings of Borgu and Yoruba. News has been reoeived that a battalion of the Yoruba regiment has marched from Ibadao to the Niger. The Par is newspapers consider that the retention of Bousaa and Nikki by France will remove the chief obstacle to the settlement of the West. African difficulty. British newspapers think differently, and declare it wonld mean the abandonment by Great Britain of everything. j

Children Murdered by their Mother

Presa Association — By Electric Telegraph.—- Copyright Launceston, March 2 A womai named Glover, wife of a constable at Tribunna, on the east coast, murdered her six children and then disappeared with the' seventh. Search parties are out, but no details are to hand, Hobart, March 3. The body of Mrs Glover was found ia the sea a mile from where the children were discovered.

THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF KING GEORGE.

Press Association — By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright Athens, March \ The Kings of Belgium and Italy and Presidents Paure and McKinley have sent messages of sympathy to Kiog George. Reoeived Wakapuaka, March 3, 10.53 a.m., Guardian office 11.5 a.n> Athens, March 2 One of the accomplices of Karditza, a Macedonian named Georgis, has confessed that he was implicated m the attempt; tq murder tho King of Greece.

THE LATEST.

Home and Foreign.

're&s Association— By Klecbrio Telegraph— Copyright. deceived Wakapuaka March 3, 16.53 a.m. Guardian Office, 11.5 a.m. West African Delimitation. Paris, March 2 In the Chamber of Deputies M. ftanotaux stated that he had every reason to hope that the Anglo-French Oommission for 'he delimitation of boundaries m West Africa would arrive it an understanding. Le Temps questions the right of Colonel McCalluni bo conclude a treaty with King Borou. The Distress m Italy. Rome, March 2 Tbe distress which exists among a large section of the Italian population has caused official action to be taken fur the relief of the people. King Humbert has aligned 150,000 francs to provide for urgent cases and this amount will be supplemented by a vote from the Chamber of 100,000 francs.

Australian.

Press Association — By Eleotrio Telegraph Copyright. Received W&kapuaka March 3, 11.15 a.m. Guardian Office 11.25 a.m. The ss. Fiado. Sydney, March 3 There is great anxiety regarding the overdue steamer Fiado. Two steamers have been despatched m search. She is supposed to have been blown north. The Hurricane m New Caledonia. News from Noumea states that the Governor has cabled to the French Government asking for a grant of £12,000 for the relief of sufierers by the hurricane. Tn the Low-lying country there are floods. Bridges are swept away m all parts and the coffee crop is ruined. The ships Professor and Falls of Garry have been aban doned.

CRICKET.

THE FINAL TEST MATCH. ANOTHER WIN FOR AUSTRALIA. Press Association — By Electric Telegraph — ' Copyright. Sydney, March 2. The anal test match ended to-day m a win , for the Australians by six wickets. The last English wicket added 6 runs, the innings closing for 178. McLeod and Darling started the Aus tralians' second innings, and they were opposed by Hearne and Richardson. Dar ling hit np 17 brilliantly, and then drove one i to Briggs. The latter knocked it m the air, . but failed to secure it as it came down. i McLeod was not destined to repeat his first , innings' feat, after carefully knocking op '■ four Hearoe clean bowled him. Hill joined his fellow colonist, who welcomed him by hitting 10 off Richardson's first three balls. Darling did most scoring, Hill getting a couple then Richardson bowled the youngster with a beauty. Worrall was next. Darling knocked up his first fifty m thirty- Beven minutes. He then pnni&hed the bowl ing tremendously, and raised the enthusiasm of the spectators to the highest pitch. He gave two cbauces, bub his inniogs was one of the most briiliaut ever seen on the ground. HU dismissal was brought about by Wain wright, who caug'nt him m the slips off Richardson. At one stage Storer made an unsuccessful appeal of lbw against him, and questioned Bannerman's decision, which did uot increase the English wicket-keeper's popularity. Worrall played good txraad cricket, but at 50 he had an easy lab off from Ranjitßinhji. The Victorian received a great ovation for his splendid display for one hour and fifty-live minutes, following are the scores :— England. First innings , ,_ 335 Second Inningß. Maciaren, c Darlings b Jones ... ... 0 Wain wright, b Noble 6 Ranjitsinhji, lbw, b Jones 12 Storer, c Gregory, b Trumble 31 Hay ward, c Worrall, b Trumble ... 43 Hirst, c Trott, b Jones .„ 7 Druce, c Howell, b Trumble 18 Mason, b Trumb'o .« H Brigga, b Howell 29 Hearne, not out ... .. M .„ 3 Richardson, b Howell M 6 Extras.... .„ ... ,„ 12 Total „ 17a Bowling Analysis— Trott, no wioket for 12 iunß ; Howell, two for 22 ; Noble, one for 34 ; Jones, three for 61 ; Trumble, four for 37. AUSTBALIANS. First Innings ... ... ... ,„ 239 Second Innings. McLeod, b Hearne %m 4 Darling, o Wainwright, b Richardson... 160 Hill, b Richardson , M ~ „. 2 Worrall, 0 Hirst} b Hayward ... ... 62 Gregory, not out ... .„ 22 Noble, not out ... „ 15 Extras... „» „ n Total for four wickets 276 Bawling Analysis — Riohardson 2 wickets for 110 runs, Brigga 0 for 25, Hearne one for 52, Hirst 0 for 33, Hayward 1 for 18, Mason 0 for 27. Stoddart, m a speech at the conclusion of the match, said the only two incidents which marred the tour had been the insults heaped upon the team by a certain section of the spectators and the Press of Australia. They had been howled and jeered at as if .they they were prize fighters. If this sorb of thing went on cricket, as a sport, would be entirely ruined. He accepted the defeat, because it was at the hands of a better team. Received Wakapuaka March 3, 10 15 p.m., Guardian Office 1.20 p.m. SrDKEY, March 3. The attendance yesterday* was twelve thousand, perhaps the largest; ever witnessed on the fourth day's play of such a contest m Sydney. The gross receipts of the match amount to £5,550, no fewer than Q4,QOQ people passing through the turnstile during its progress. The excitement was jnteqie during the earlier stage qf tlje Australian's, eecond inpjngs.j and with two of the besb wickets down for forty it began to loqk like another uoaccountable collapse, but when Worrall and Darling got going the issue wu never m doubt. The fielding of the English* men suffered somewhat through the great ex* oitement which prevailed.

ENGLISH PRESS OPINIONS.

London, March 1. Articles appear m a number of newspapers commenting on the final teat match. She Standard says that the tour has been the means of placing Noble, Ho well and MoLeod m the first rank of cricketers. The Sportsman say 8 that the laßb collapie of the Englishmen, is inexplicable.

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F." FERRIMAN. I ( FOR &AL& A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY FOR A PERSON WITH A SMALL CAPITAL. X HAVE been instructed by Mb] V. - L RousK to sell by Private Treaty his well known and Commodious BOARDING HOUBE, situated m close proximity to the Methven Railway Station, oontaining W Rooms and Scullery, together with £ acre of ■ land. Ab Mb Rouse has determined to sell on account of his wife's ill-health, the above should command the attention of anyone m eearoh of a profitable and inoreasing business m the oentre of a Urge and rising districts F. FERRIMAN. FOR SALE- VVAKANUIIiROAD, WITHIN A FEW MINUTES WALK OF POST OFFICE. A Comfortable Dwelling House, contain- ing 8 rooms, Bathroom and Scullery, to- gether with one acre of land, fronting on Wakanui Road and Cambridge Street. The above is for absolute sale, and from ts close proximity to town should call for special attention from those m searoh of good suburban residence. F. FERRIMAN. FOR SALE, I I LEASH IN PERPETUITY of 100 Acres of Land at Lismore, subdivided into four paddocks, with an abundant Bupply of water m each. 20 acres are m English grasses, 35 m fallow, and 45 are m the native st«le, up3n which there is good feed. Upon the property there is a comfortable five-roomed house, a well planted gardeD, three-gtalled stable, piggeries and sheep yards. As this farm is within three miles of a Public School, anyone m search of a property ab a small rental would do well to give thi-> an inspection. F. FERRIMAN. FOR SA^LB, I HAVE FOR SALE a good second hand FARM DRAY, 1 DOUBLE-FURROW PLOUGH, and eecond hand DRILL. F. FEBKEMAN. FOR SALE. I HAVE FOR SALE a unique site for a suburban residence. The quality of the land is unsurpassed, ample frontage on good road, and containing SItVEN ACRES, TWENTY PERCHES ; situated on the creek. The owner is determined to sell. Full particulars on application. F. FEBBJMAJS. TO LET, William Street, off Wakanui A houße of seven rooms, r TO LET, Wakanui Road, a comfortably house 0 lix looms and scullery. \ F. FERRIMAN. Church Services ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH Ashburtoc. FRIDAY— Short Service, 7.30 p.m. SUNDAY SpRVIOES.-6th March. 11 a.m.— Morning Prayer and Holy Com- munion. 3 p.m. — Greenstreet. 6.30 p m. — Evening Prayer. The Services on SUNDAY, will be con- ducted by the Revs. T. Faklbv and J. Blackbcrnb. MR OSBORN COOMBE, PIANO TUNER & EXPERT, IS now m Ashburton with the Manager of the D.I.C. Music Department, i'hey are shewing a magnificent selection of Re- liable Pianoß and Organs at the Arcade, and inbendiDg purchasers should not fail to take advantage of.se exceptional au opportunity to secure a really good Instrument ab a vtry moderate price. 04SH OR MOST LIBERAL TERMS,



EXCURSION WASHER. '- 1,000,000 HIGH CLASS TOWELS ' GIVEN AWAY TO PURCHASERS OF a EXCURSION WASHER, The Best Washing* Powder m the " ' World. i m , ] 1 A Large HONEYCOMB TOWEL given with Three Paokett. A TURKISH ROLLER TOWEL er a Large HAND or BATH TURKISH (TOWEL given with Twelve Prckete. ] SHEARMAN BROS., FAMILY GBOCERS, IRONMONGERS, & WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, MARKET BOUSE, BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON. Telephone No. S3. GIGANTIC SALE - OF DRAPERY, CLOTHING & BOOTS AT MITCHELL & TURNER'S. The Whole Stock Reduced. ODD LINES AND ■ SUMMER GOODS AT AFTER SEASON PRICES. LADIES' WATCHES GENTLEMEN'S WATCHES GOLD BROOCHES LADIES' GOLD RINGS. FTIHESE FOUR LINES ARE HEAVILY STOCKED AND ARE OFFERED AT REDUCED PRICES THE LARGEST AND FINEST STOCK IN the Dtfttriot o£ the&e£g&nd »U other Lines ' w ia' toj be'J sepnf k ab S. SALEK'S THE LEADING JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT IN THE DISTBIOT IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTICE I McDonald Z McDiarmid's rjREAT ANNUAL CIL.E AJEfcXIN C* SALE COMMENCES ON Thursday, February 10, 1898, AND WILL CONTINUE FOR ONE MONTH "^^ TILL We inaugurated the Annual Reductions, for which we have gained such n name m the Ashburton County, nothing like the GENUINE BARGAINS m first- claso BOOTS AND SHOES had ever been known. Thin 1898 ECLIPSE SALK will •urpass all our previous efforts. It is highly improbable that equal value can be got elsewhere, and it is certainly impossible lot those who are not manufacturing as we do to sell at aaoh prices. 9&T REMEMBER This i B our ANNUAL CLEARING SALE. Come Early and Seome the Bargains, as they aro sure to go rapidly. ForJPricea see oiroulars. McDonald "&~mcdiarmid, JBOOT MANUFACTURERS & IMPORTERS, East Street. J. NICHOLAS, MANAGER, ASHBURTON 3WB,— AII Qrden Md^Repnire during Sale at Reduoed Rates. 2