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Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1898.

A few days ago we published a cable gram stating that a petition had been presented to the " JJRITISH " Queen signed, by "y. pyer 104,000 Scotch "ENGLISH/ men, protesting against the use of the words " England and English," instead of "Britain «nd British.' In a recent article m Black wood on «.' Heraldry m Practical Politics," Sir Herbert Maxwell refers to this ques tion. He says: It is a Jcavorite and trivial trick of Scottish audiences ajt political meetings to interrupt a states man who may be addressing them, by shouts of »• British " when he says "English." Needless to say that he means far more than British; be means, ft»d rightly »caw«, to include Jrelan J,

whose people canuot complain when ' " English " is used m the same sense j * that a loyal Lombard or a Neapolitan \ understands "Italian" to ie elude the j ancient monarchies of Lombardy and 1 Naples. The agitation by Scotchmen c against being included m the term " English "is a trifle ungracious ; but * it is aUo contrary to common sense, of t which, as a rule, they are not destitute \ In common parlance, we must be con- ' tent to find our own share m the word l . which all foreigners apply to us ; j though we have a right to expect and t deintmd that the articles of the Treaty 1 of Union may be respected, and the ' historic independence of our nation , maintained, by the use m official docu ments and proclamations of the formal ] designation " Great Britain and Ire- i land." ■ i There have been jubilees, and centen aries, and bicentenaries, and tercen tenaries, bat a mil- THE MILLENARY lenary, or the cele- OF bration of the KING ALFRED, thousandth anniver sary, will be a de cided novelty. It is proposed that on October 28, 1901, the thousandth annivarsary of the death of the greatest of the Saxon kings shall be commemo rated. The project has been tafeen m hand by ,the Mayor of Winchester, the bishop of the diocese, and other persons of standing. There is appro priateness m the origin of the move ment. Winchester was the capital of King Alfred; there he lived and worked when not fighting the Danes, or taking refuge m the West Country marshes. Thither he brought the Danes captured on the Solent, and there he indited the Chronicles, trans lated the " Consolations," and achieved other literary work.. A correspondent writing to the Times reminds us that at Winchester also Alfred founded and. endowed his " New Mynstere," a little to the north of the cathedra], and joined with his Queen m founding the Abbey of St. Mary or "Nunna Mynstere." At Winchester, m the cathedra], he was buried. All trace of his final resting place is gone, however, for the corporation long ago wanted a site for a Bridewell, and chose the historical ground to which it was thought the remains had been traced. Alfred was a great and wise man, even though he did not perform all that romance has ascribed to him. It is probably not historically true that he made England so law-abiding that valuables could be hung safely by the wajside, but it is certain that he was was sagacious as well as brave and skilful, and he broke the power of the i)ane, thus turning the destiny of England. It is proposed to hold a national celebration at Winchester, and to establish memorials m the form of an art gallery, a museum, and a library The Mayor of Winchester has already received such assurances of assistance as make success certain, and it is in tended, if possible, to have the build ings ready by the date of the millenary.

Oar first page to-day contains Wellington items and a report on the Haomer springe ; on the fourth page will be found the Chris tchurch produce markets, a report of iho meeting of the Kakaia Sports Com mittee, and au article entitled " A Scar . Effaced." 6

Local and General.

+ ■ ■■ .■■ Mr C. A. C. Hardy has been nominated as a candidate for the Board of Education. One thousand ohimneya m Wanganui and suburbs had to be rebuilt owing to the earth quake* Mr Joseph Kelcher, who arrived m Nelson m 1856, and has been settled at Fernside for thirty years, died on Sunday. Mr T. M, Jones won the seventh prize m the Christchurch Fire Brigade Art Union which was drawn a day or two ago. A clock m St. Petersburg has 95 faceß, 1 indicating the time at 30 different spots on the earth's Burface, besides the movements of the earth and planets. At the inquest of Mrs Reading who died at Wellington while under chloroform, a verdict of death by misadventure, with no one blameable, was returned. Mr George Jeason announces a fresh con signment of Rotherham's celebrated watches to hand ; also, that he is sole agenb for the " Reliable watch " which is fast becoming a favorite. The Wellington Post is m a position to give an emphatic contradiction to the state ment* made by several newspapers to the effect that Inspector Pender is About to be retired. Great complaints are made of dogs < worrying aheep m the neighborhood of the Aahburton saleyards. Owners of dogs will do well to keep them on the chain at night or they may get into trouble. A Roman Catholic priest met one day a lady, whose spiritual condition m his opinion, was not satisfactory, and greeted her with, " Good morning, daughter of the Evil one,'' " Good morning, Father," was ] ihe smart reply. Bam J. Mercer, who was charged with shooting at a man named Brown m Dunedin, m connection with some domestic matter has been committed for trial, the Magis trate considering that the case was one for further enquiry. The welcome rain which began to fall yesterday afternoon continued more or less he>vy till early this morning, when it ceased, although the sky did not clear, and there was still evidence that more was to follow. After daylight, however, the sun came out bright and warm, and the day was beautiful after the rain, vegetation appearing to have taken a new lease of life. The raiu has evidently been general over Canterbury, and has of course interrupted harvest operations, which have been m full swing, A Ohristohurch telegram says that m the adjoining districts even threshing machines have been at work, and if the weather keeps dry much of the threshing will be done from the stook. In the meantime, the rain is welcome, as it will benefit root crops, aud avert further danger from bush fires. The rain of last night would doubtless hep to extinguish a peat fire that haa been burning for some weeks at Giddings' swamp. During the dry weather, and more particu larly during the strong nor'-wesb gales of last week, the fire burned with more or less yigor, and had covered about twenty acres. It threatened to spread to orops m the neighborhood, and 1 the dangar aeemed so serious that application was i snadeto the County Eogineer for permission to turn the county water race on the smouldering land surface. This, however, could not be given without the sanction of the Counoil, and the consent of settlers on the race below the fire. The rain of last night came oppor tunely,' and though, perhaps, it may nob completely extinguish the" f^re, it will certaiuly tend to narrow its are*/ Beat the big drum and 'shout hurrah ! A discovery, the very best thing this aide of the line, licks everything of the kind into * cocked hat. No more sleepless nights ; a boon to parents; an everlasting blessing. What Why ; Woods' Great Peppermint | t (jure for ooughs and poldsj of course. Sold . \ by all grocers and chemists ab Is £d. and \ ) 2s 63 ; the large size ia the oheapest m the • i long run. j <j liOZIE TKA v I

The harvest prospects at Nelson are said to be better than was expected. Stacks of grain are making their appearance all over the country, and the quality is said to be particularly good. Hops at present are healthy, but foars of the red spider are entertained. Mr Kirk, Government Biologist at Wei lington, visited Waimate on Saturday last, and inspected Borne wheat crops on farms near Waimate and towards the Hook, on * which the Hessian fly was said to be at * work. He found that Mr Herstlebt was ? correct, and that the fly is established m the l district, but not m very great numbers. It s is aaid that the liberating of another fly m c the Milton die' riot, a natural enemy of the * Hessian, has had a beneficial effect. Had J the season been a dump one, Mr Kirk says I the coi. sequences would have been much ' more serious. < The Hessian fly (says the Waimate Times) ] has made its appearance iv the wheat orops m this distriot. In fact we have been ' informed on credible authority that there is scarcely a wheat paddock m the county , south of the Pareora m which the pest may , ! not be found. The Hunter district is re j ported to be freer of it thin any other ! locality. A wheat utalk was brought to our office, m which were two grubs of the fly, ust above the second joint of the stalk. It will be a serious matter for farmers, if m addition to lessened crops by drought there is to be added a further and perhaps more serious loss from this insect pest. The representatives of a London syndicate which desires to run a tramway m New Plymouth has written to the Borough Council, making overtures for lighting the cown by means oi eleotrioity. The proposal is to light the town with aro lamps m the streets to the smallest cottage (if wished by the occupier), the latter on the peuny-in-the slot prinoiple, whereby a man can spend as much as he likes from a penny upwards. Comparing the lighting of the town by electrioity with gas, the cost would be la a unit, equal to 6s per 1000. The Benior member of the concern, so the writer stated, proposed leaving for the colony at the end of January. The Borough Council refused to take the proposal seriously, a councillor remarking that for a man to tell the Council m all seriousness tnat the senior partner m one of the largest electric lighting firms was coming out to New Zealand to secure the monopoly of a twopenny-ha'penny town like New Plymouth was too ridiculous. .In an illustrated article on " The Rush to the Goldfields of Klondyke " m the Septem ber Revieiv of Reviews i Mr Stead says:— The Canadian Government appears to have taken o, wise and liberal view of its duties. There has been no attempt to play the p*rt ot the dog m the manger, nob even to apply to the miners from the United States the same rule as to alien labour &b is enforced against Canadians m the Union. There was at one time some talk of levying a royalty of 20 to 25 per cent., but this has been dropped. It remains to be seen whether the proposal to reserve for the Government alternate strips of the auriferous territory can be carried out. The probability ia that ib will fail. The CaDudian authorities m the Kloadyke can hardly assert bhe rights of the State, at least until they are m a better position to fulfil its obligations. The problem is au interesting one. Miners m places as far away as Klondyke will probably display an ignorant impatience of taxation whenever it is levied m excess of the necessities of meeting the cost of local administration. This would be manifested with equal decision whether the seat of the taxing power were Ottawa, Washington, or St Petersburg Ib is only at Johannesburg that a prosperous mining community allows itsolf to be fleecod without mercy to fill the ct ffers of a hostile and alien Government. Just m Time for Christmas.— ln order to keep " up-to-date " with our steadily increasing business we have decided to tflyct considerable alterations to our premises and to make room for the builders we have resolved to greatly reduce our stock before Christmas. Wo have therefore culled a large quantity of our Tweeds and Worsteds, etc, ro clear at the following reductions :— Men's suits to measure, usual price 90s, now 70s ; Men's trousers, usual price 255, now 15s 6d ; etc. We have also pleasure m notifying that we have just been appointed agents for the famous "British Lion' and "Waverley" Bicycles (both gents' and ladies'), which we are now selling with all the " up-to-date " improvements at the lowest c*eh prices, or on the most liberal termß to euib the convenience of our cuatomers, (Every machine guaranteed). — Craioiiead and Berryman, the leading Tailors and Oulfiiteis. Synopsis of Nbw Advbrtisembnts. D. Thomas — Re cornsacka. Fried lander Bros. — Re cornsacks. Austral Cyple Company— New business advertisement. G. Je6son — New bußiuess advertisement. Wanted — Young lady for tobacconist's shop. Madame Gibbis — Palmist, etc. Mr H. Wiliis — Acknowledgment. Mr David Thomas advertises cornsacks for sale at a low rate, viz., 4s 7£d per dozm ; k I also Donaghy'e best twines.

ACCIDENT TO THE GOVERNOR

1 A Narrow Escape. Press Association— By Electrics Telegraph [ DcNEDitf, January 17 Lord Ranfurly had a narrow escape of a serious accident on Sunday at Queen«town. While His Excellency, Lady Ranfurly, and Captain Alexander were driving m a buggy oue of the horses got its leg over the pole aud commenced to kick, alarming the other horse. Lord Ranfurly stopped them, and the occupants got out. , The Governor was assisting Captain Alexander to unharness the horses when the pair made & sudden plunge forward, knocking over Lord Ranfurly. Horses and buggy passed right over His Excellency, but fortunately he I escaped with a severe shaking.

SPORTING.

WELLINGTON RAGING CLUB. Press Association — By Electric Telegraph — Wellington, January 17. The following are the acceptances and final payments : — Wellington Cop, of SOO soys. One mile and a half, Bt In 9b lb St. Paul ... 9 7 Haria ... 7 9 Uniform .. 9 5 Goldleaf ..7 5 Daunb  8 4 1 Ruamahunga 6 8 Leda ... 7 11 | Wellhsley Stakes, of 200 aova ; for two year-olds. Four furlongs. at lb I st lb ; Conqueror »- 8 8 1 Report ... 8 2 Conßpirer . . 8 8 1 Tigress . . 8 2 Djiu Djin .. 8 4 J

OBITUARY.

. | Press Association — By Eleobrio Telegraph Copyright. London, January 17 The death is announced of the Right Hon. 0. P. Villiers, father of the House of Commons.

CORRESPONDENCE.

: ♦ (We do not bold ourselves responsib'e for the opinions expressed by our correspondents;

THAT HOSPITAL.

TO THW EDITOR. Sib,— The letter appearing over the signa ture of Mr E. Herring m last Wednesday's Guabdian, on the above subject, deserves a serious and truthful answer. Nolwithstand- , ing Mr Herring's ''clearing his decks for acti'.m,' ihe trad ng vessel which he has « chartered has sprung a leak. The sterling i worth and long services rendered by Messrs c Harper, Stitt and Williamson to the rate- I payers of the Ashbnrton county canbelooked upon by all as c editable, and they therefore can and doubtless do look down with com placency ou the attack made upon them by Mr Herring. Indeed it does not trouble me whether they relish it or otherwise ; but what does trouble me, and why I am now m turn troubling you, sir, is that my country will not be slandered by this tasteless his torian without meeting with merited casti gafcijn. Mr Herring says : — " On looking up that word (Burke) m the dictionary for the first time, I find it is one of those words which like boycott, another Irishman's name, becomes a verb. Burke m 1829 secretly destroyed human life and sold the corpses for dissection purposes." I challenge Mr Herring to prove whether this has ever happened m the '* Green Isle," and m order to give such an utterance, and its author the opportunity of being tested, will char acterise it a wilful, deliberate, and cowardly he. Again boycott, another " ooined word," is derived from " Captain Boycott," who landed m County Mayo, Ireland, with a small army of cooks and flunkeys m 1880, or about the same time and from the same source, as Mr Herring's arrival m New Zealand. This dptain Boyoott thought ho was visiting a "nation of slaves," and could diotate his terms to the peasantry as such when taking the ageucy of the estate from Lord Olanri oarde; but he found oat ere long that the patriots of the west outmatched him. The hay lay rotting m the fields, and not a man would handle a fork, etc, eto. Hence this now famous word " boyootted.' All thoae " ooined " words will yet become historical, but it is just as well to give their true history at the outset m order thac our children may know which to use, and which to shun, so that future generations will not fall into similar errors. Our worthy M.H.8., for instance, being characterised "Bedman." Could "Bedman" use his great influence to convert the convalescent ward into a " Bedlam " ? Surely one Bedlamite requires capturing ! Burke, Boycott, Triple-bob mayor, Bedman, Bersark-hke, Voloniuses, Hard cases, etc. Heavens ! What jaw breakers ! The beautiful example laid down by Pope has evidently never been perused by Mr Herring, which thusly reads :— "In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold, i Alike fantastic if too new or old. Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the laßt to lay the old aside." 1 Thanking you for the insertion of this ' I am, etc., Daniel Beick. Tara, January 17, 1898.

FORGOT HIMSELF.

TO THE EDITOK. Sir, — la your issue of the 13th, m the re r port of the civil case Kerr v Webber, the ■ Magistrate m giving his decision is made to r say — * c The French used their feet mostly m \ fighting . . ." Now, sir, I always had a j high opinion of Mr Wray's qualities as a gentleman, bub this unca led for insult to a Urge number of Her Majesty's subjects m i particular, and the French nation m general, " has lowered him mmy opinion. Were tha I remark culled for, even though he is one of P Her Majesty's potentates, I would have 3 overlooked tho matter, but as the remark r was made with bad grace I desire to enter a s protest against it. lam not a Frenchman, 1 but have met many of them, and I must say ; that their qualities were superior to those 1 shown by our worthy S.M. m the instance 1 mentioned, , > John Bull.

THE CONVALESCENT WARD.

I TO THE EDITOB. 1 Sir,-!-I am glad that I can follow Mr r Herring's last letter, although as Lewis - Carroll writea, ib is " Precurious." Abuse .< of one man m hia judgment is not argument ; by inference sneering at a number and abusing a committee is. Mr Herring again shows inconsistency m calling me unmanly because anonymous, when he himself wrote a column and a half m defence of an anonymons article ; or does he no longer 8 consider it auonymoos as he so promptly fathered it. He said he would nail his colors to the mast, it would be a poor sailor 3 who would run his vessel into troubled waters and desert her. As an interpreter of colloquia'isms, such as Burke and Boycott Mr Herring is decidedly good, can he tell ue . the meaniugof "ratainhisgarret/'or " beein 8 his bonnet." I regret that he destroys my ; anonymity so ruthlessly, Hiß perspic-tcity partly makes up for his deficiency m argu ment and m facts, but since he so readily t debecta me, and knows that my nature is not i to hit a man when he is down, perhaps Mr Herring will consent to drop this correspon dence, and quietly fight hia quarrel with those with whom he considers his quarrel lies, or, better still, take an anonymous writer's advice, who is after all one of an anonymous public, and drop the whole matter b where it now stands, knowing that those • who are responsible for the building of the ! ' Convalescent Ward are meu of good judg- j ' menc and integrity of purpose. — I am, etc., A Satisfied Subscriber to the Convalescent Ward. i

THE EASTERN SITUATION.

Proposed Loan by Great Britain. Important Concessions Demanded. Press Association — By Electric Telegraph — Copyright* London, January 17 The Times correspondent at Pekin states that Major-General Sir Claude Maxwell MacDoruld, British Minister m China, has informed the Chinese Government that England is willing to assist m the liquidation of tho Japanese war indemnity, and will provide a loan ■ of £12,000,000 at par, with fifty years' 1 currency, and bearing interest at the ! rate of 4 per cent, annually, including sinking fund. The conditions on which the money will be advanced are the opening to Great Britain of Nanning fu, a town m the province of Kwangsi, on the left bank of the Si Kiang river ; Tal-ien-wun Bay, near Port Arthur, and Siang-Tam, an important town on the left bank of the Siang-Kiang, m the province of Huan or Siang-Yang, a town m the province of Hupe on the river Han-Kiang. Other conditions stipulatfd are that China shall not alienate to any other Power than Great Britain any portion of the valley of the Yang-tse-Kiang river, and shall give her power to extend the Burmah rail way through the province of Yunan. It is further stipulated that m case of default with regard to. the conditions of the loan', China shall place certain n venues under the control of the Im perial Customs, The Chinese regard the proposals as advantageous, but fear opposition from JJYance and Russia, with reference to the opening of Tal-ien-wun and Nan ningfu. Berlin, January 17 * Germany has obtained from China : the right to construct a railway from Kiao-chou to Tsi-nar-fu. j

CABLE NEWS.

Home and Foreign.

Press Association— By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. Robt. Campbell ami Co. London, January 17 Robt. Campbell and Company m •heir annual report show a profit of £8845. A dividend of 2a 6d per share is recommended and £1345 wiil be carried forward. Released from Prison. Hobbs, confederate of Jabez Balfour m the notorious Liberator Building Society frauds, who was sentenced to a long term of imprisonment, hag been released owing to ill-health. Truce m Basutoland. Capetown, January 17. A truce has been proclaimed be tween the Basutoland chiefs Lerothodi and Masupha, and terms of peace are being arranged. The "All Red" Cable. Sir Alfred Milner, Hifth Commis sioner for South Africa, is forwarding to Mr Chamberlain an address drawn up by the Afrikander Bund, declaring the urgent necessity for the construc tion of an all-British deep sea cable. Pelagic Sealing Law. Washington, January 16 Government has decided that if seal skins can be proved by wearers or owners to have been purchased before December 30th last, the recently passed pelagic law shall not apply to them, and they will not be confiscated. Miners for Klondike. San Francisco, January 17 Thirty Australians have arrived here en route for Klondike goldfielda. They report others are following. Wreck of a Japanese Transport. Antwerp, January 17 A Japanese transport has been wrecked at the Pescadores Islands \ » | eighty-live of the crew were drowned \ and five saved. 1 , Crete. t The Times states that the Sultan has approved the refusal of Tewfik Pasha, the Turkish Minister of Foreign » Affairs, to accede to the Czar's strong personal wish for his assent to thft - appointment of Prince George of Greece as Governor of Crete.

Australian.

PreßS Association— By Electric Telegraph- Copyright

A Russian Defaulter.

Sydney, January 17 The police have received information of a flight from St Petersburg. A Russian named Perzilewsfiy, secretary of a public institution and moving m the best society, with bonds valued at £12,000, is supposed to have made his way to Australasia. Federal Convention. Melbourne, January 17 The first meeting of the Federal Convention Finance Committee was held at the Premier's office. A scheme was submitted on behalf of each of the colonies with the objest of meeting the difficulty of the equitable distribution of the surplus revenues, after payment of the Federal Government expendi ture. It was generally considered by the Committee that the per capita dis tribution would be impracticable owing to the varying tariffs, and it is understood that it was suggested the five years' bookkeeping system should be carried out after the introduction of a uniform tarifi, when the meeting adjourned until to-morrow.

LABOR QUESTIONS.

The Engineers' Strike. Press Association— By Electric Telegraph Copyright. London, January 16 In connection with the withdrawal of the demand cf the London en gineers for eight hours, the federated employers require a unanimous and simultaneous settlement of the diffi culty with all branches of the En gineers' Sooiety. It is reported that they insist upon the terms submitted at the last conference.

THE INDIAN FRONTIER.

Press Association— By Electric Telegraph Copyright. Calcutta, January 17 Until General Lock hart returns from his three months' furlough General 0 E. Nairn, 0.8., com mander of thn forces m the Bombay province, will act as Commanderin- Ohief of the Army m India, Lieutenant* General Sir A. A. P. palmer taking command of the Tirah expedition. The Bonerwal tribesmen have practically submitted to the British.

THE LATEST.

Received Wakapuka, Jan. 18, 10.30 a.m., Guardian Office 10.58 a.m. Sprang' a Leak. Sydney, January 18. The four masted schooner King Cyrus, from Newcastle to Honolulu, coal laden, put m at Sydney m a sinking condition. She sprang a leak m a heavy gale off the coast. The vessel was beached to prevent her foundering. The Melbourne Fire. Melbourne, January IS Before the Board of Enquiry into the recent great fire, the Superinten dent of the Brigade gave evidence that there were not sufficient men, and that additional appliances were required, lie urges The passing of a bylkw re stricting the height of buildings. " Suspended. Captain Athon'g certificate was fjuj pended for six months, m connection .vith the striking of the Jannaminoka. Customs Returns, The Customs returns show the im >ortß for the year tp have been £15,454,000 ; exports, £16,73?,QQ0. Arrested. Thursday Island, January 18 Bachqo, the Malay who ran atuucfc b a wedding ceremony, h.as bean,

[THE ASHBOBTON GEABDIAfI : TUESDAY,* JANUARY 18, 1898



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John Orr & Co. John Orr & Co. fyiHE SUCCESS ATTENDING OUB Cheap Cash Sale Induces us to adopt for fehe future this system of doing business. And m we purohaie for Gash from the best makers m England and America, the General Publio will therefore have the advantage of Selecting GOODS OP STERLING QUALITY at prices hitherto unheard of, CONSISTING OF IRONMONGERY, GROCERIES, OROOKERY, GLASSWARE, etc., BEST SNOWDROP SUGAR ... 2£d lb TEA, BLENDED .... 101 b Boxes 1b lb TEA, IN HALF CHESTH, 10A lb, (strong liquor) Colonial Candles ... 4d lb per box English Parafine Candles ... 6±d lb per box Kerosene, 150 test ... 6d 6d per tin „ „ 12a 9d per case Worcester Sauce, Pints ... 9d bottle Essence of Coffee ... ... 10£ d Tobacoo, Nubian squares... 4s 6d per lb Bran 3s 6d per bag Sharps 5a per bag Oatmeal, 251 b Bags ... 2s 9d bag Rollitt's Flour, 2001bs ... 24b „ „ lOOlbs ... 12a 6d „ „ 501bs .. 6s4£d Currants 5d Eleme Raisins ... ... 7d Valencia Raisins ... "'... 7d Sultana Raisins ... ... 7d Sicily Almonds Is 2d Figs .. ... 8d Muscatels ... — 8d Jordan Almonds ... .. 28 3d Mixed Peel 8d 2{jrlb Tins Preserved Fruib lOd Lemon Squash, English ... Is 3d Lemon Juice, English ... Is 3d Sardines 4£d per tin Fresh Herrings ... ... 6frd per tin Herrings & Tomato Sauce 10d per tin Pressed Hops, per lb . . Is 4d Ground Ginger Is 4d per lb Anchovy Paste 8d per tin Citrate of Magnesia ... Is per bottle Sheeps Tongues, best .„ 10 i per tin CROCKERY & GLASSWARE Pinner Sets Toilet Sets Tea and Breakfast Sets Vases and Ornaments Tumblers and Wine Glasses Decanters and Water Bottles Glass Dishes Jelly and Buttsr Dishes GRAND VARIETY AND LOW PKICES IN ABOVE LINES. FOR THE FRUIT SEASON. Mason's Screw top Porcelain Lined Jars. Pints 4s 9d, Quarts 5s 9d, £ Gallon 7s doz. Kenriok's Besb Enamelled Maslin Kettles. 8 Quart 6s, 10 quart 7a 6d, 12 quart 8s 6d. Brass Maslin Kettles, Drop Handles. 2 Gallon 7s, 2} gallon lls 6d, 3 gallon 13s 6d Steel Enamel Preserving Pans, 2b 6d, 3s, 3a 6d, 4s. FOR THE HARVEST 'FIELD. WE HAVE A SPLENDID STOOK Reaper Section Reaper Chains Hay Forks Hay Rakes Oils, m 1, 2 & 4;gallons BINDER TWINE. DONAGHY'S BEST, Flax, Mixed, & Manilla. John Orr & Co.



Business Notices, TO RESIDENTS BUILDING & FUKNISHING. "■■ ■■™ ii «O» 11 ™" TTTB BEG respectfully to announce that we have received, perJS.S. "jlonic : and "Mataura,' very heavy shipments for our HOUSEHOLD FURNISHING Depart ment, viz: — SHEETINGS CURTAINS CARPET SQUARES PILLOW COTTONS QUILTS HEARTH RUGS TOWELS TOILETS OILCLOTHS TABLING MUSLINS LINOLEUMS iN the FANCY DEPARTMENT we are showing a fine assortment of new aBRICS, GLOVES, and HOSIERY, direct from the Leicester Mills ; also some very choice goods m Jet Trimmings, including the new Zouaves, Boleros, and Skirt Ornaments, •nd an endless variety of Black and Colored Gimps. «/it NEW SHIPMENTS OF Dresses, Straws, Mantles. 2 OaBOS of Samples HOSIERY, at LANDED OOST. MITCHELL & TURNER. REDUCED RATES FOR CHRISTMAS AT .8.. SALEK'S, THE LEADING JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT IN THE DISTRICT Largest Stock Lowest Prices FOR . NEW YEAR-1898 : SPECIAL LINES afc REDUCED PRICES, marked m Plain Figures. Gold Brooches (new and ohoice deaigns) at 7s 9\, 12s 6d, 17s 6d, 20s, upwards. Silver Brooches from 1« 6d upwards. Ladieß' and Gentlemen's Gold Links at 8s 6d, 10», and upwards. Ladieß' and Gentlemen's Silver Links at 2a 6J, 4a, and 4« 6d. Pencil Caseß (a large stock to select from) at 2s 6d, ss, 7s 6d, 10s. Ladies' Rings (the largest and finest stock ever seen m Ashburton, equal to any m Christchurch) from one guinea to tin fuineaa, arid upwards. Gentlemen's Tie Pins, neat and tasteful designs m gold at ss, 7» 6d, 9s, 255, also a nice selection of small and suitable articles at 2s 6d, ss, and 7s 6d. iSFJEOIAJL. A.TTJbiINTIOIN "~ -. IS CALLED TO THE STOCK OF k Gold Brooches and Ladies' Rings. * two lines are Heavily Stocked, and are of the Newest and Choicest Designs. INSPECTION INVITED AT S. SALEK'S JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT, EAST STREET. STOOK AND PBICEB TJNEQTJALLED IN THE DISTRICT.; i __" GREAT CLEARING SALE AT "THE CORNER." SUMMER DRAPERY AND CLOTHING will be offered at BARGAIN PRICES FOR ONE MONTH FROM SATURDAY, JANUARY 15. Genuine Clearance Sale of Summer Goods of all kinds. GREAT BARGAINS, W H. COLLIER, CASH DRAPER AND CLOTHIER. EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. H. M. JONES. (x) BEST CASH VALUES OBTAINABLE IN THE COLONY IN Pianos. Pianos. Pia&os. A BEAUTIFUL UPRIGHT PIANO, 4ft 4in high, overstrung, Full Trichord, Brass Wreste Plank, Patent Check Repetition Action, Seven Octaves, usual price £55, for LO«S NET CASH. A Good Piano, similar to the above, but smaller, usual price £45 for a££3@ lOs net cash. These are BPECIAL PRICES and cannot be beaten. Organs. Organs. Organs. ORGANS from £8 10s CASH to £45. A SPECIAL LINE OF ORGANS, 7 Stops with Octave Couplers, 2 Seta Reeds, very sweet Tone, for $10 NET CASH. ( x \ Bicycles. Bicycles. Bicycles. A Shipment of Waverley Cycled, Ladies' and Gentlemen's, juat to hand, up to date, high grade, well finished, guaranteed. To be sold at Loweßt Oaßh Price. Terms arranged. Tb© Monarch and other machines supplied. Cycle extras. Purchasers taught to ride. VIM TYRES, the best, m the wotld and the cheapest} Thompson's Patent Yamper. ALL NON-PLAYERS should have one. . Simplicity itself. Call and Impeot. ' LOWEST CASH FRIOSSS H. M. JONES.