Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1898. Local and GeneraL

On the first page to-^ay is commenced a new Htory, enticltd •• r J he Bandit of the Herras." 'I mil — There was fully two minutes ditlereuce m the time aa recorded by the Library clock and the clccls at the ataibn to-day, INSPECTOR UROHAm's RESIGNATION With drawn.—lnspeotor Broham has aaked to bo allowed to withdraw his resignation, aud Mimatero h&vo signified their consent. rS^M l^" 8 Diuvers ' Licenses. -Tho name o A. McGormiok was given yesterday ac one or the dnvera whose license was granted by a i o Ugh ooUDcil - It should h we been A. McConnell. SI'BINGBURN.— Our correppmdent writes • —A steady nor'-wester was blowing all day on Tuesday at Springburn until sunseb when it suddenly changed. A sou'-weater then set m with all fury, followed by a light fall of snow and a sharp froßt, A Blizzard;— After blowing from the nor west all yesterday, the wind suddenly oh&Dged, and a cold sou'easter swept the streets. On the hills last night snow fell thickly right down to the plains. Early potatoes and other forward vegetation have suffered somewhat. The pump which feeds the engine at the Staveley sawmills was frozen and the pipe burst. Abikx Biovolk Club. — A Committee meeting of the Ariel Bicycle Club was held on Tuesday evening. Correspondence was read from a number of gentlemen accepting office, and forwarding donations towards the Club's funds. It was decided to hold a race meeting on Wednesday, November 9, and a programme of events waa drawn up repre senting close upon £50. The Hinds School Concert —The annual concert and ball m connection with the Hinds school priz9 fun! takes place to morrov. This atibual fixture hai become very popular nob only with the country j people but the youth' and beau'y of Ash burton. The rouia are m perfect order for biking. Gates' string band is engaged, and | the|besb talent available has been secured. Cood News fob Strawberry Growers —The Oamaru Mail's Wellington cor respondent wires: -"At tho instance of Major Steward, instructions have been given to rib up immediately, at the Addington workshops, railway vans for the Waimate I Btrawberry traffic Instructions have also been given to proceed with the preliminaries necessary m connection with the contract for the construction of the Foiks River bridge, Mount Uook road." HoßTicni/ruBAL Society.— The ine'ement weather of last evening interfered with the attendance at the annual meeting of the Horticultural Society, which wa 9 adjourned till Friday evening at Mr G. F. Dcdds' room. Perhaps also a much to be rec^tted lick of interest had s-jtnethiug to do with the absence cf members. Yet a perusal of the balance sheet and its accompanying annual report to be submitted lo thy meeting shows that the Society has never bcea m a better position.

A.A.C. and A.C.— A committee meeting ot he Ashburtou Amateur Cycling and Athletic Club was he'd hst night m the Orange Hall. The rules, R3 altered by a sub-committee set up for the purpose, were approved of, and a general mating of the Club was ordered to be called for Tuesday, October 11, to adopt the smne. A quantity of correspondence was attended to, and ten new members were elected. Oificia's etc m o.nneetion with sporta to be held on lhursday week, October 13, were appointed and the meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chair.

Mayor v. Aldbkmak.— A stand-up fuht between a mayor and aa aUcrnun occurred rrcontiy at a meeting of t! ie local council at lownavitle (New South Wales). Fun had been expected, and a crowd assembled at the Council Chamber. Alderman Lowry ad dressed the crowd, aud declared that the mayor hart been a sp cial pleader on behalf of certain coutrac^ors. At the termination ot the meeting the mayor invited Alderman Lowry into .he backyard.- Words ensued, during wlnoii Lowry struck the mayor, and the latter retaliated by knocking Lowry under the Üb'o The crowd then separated the combatants. Athletic -In (hi* iwiue ia published the tirst luslalment of a papsr onj " Athletic sports : their advantages aud dangers," read before the funbridge WelU Athletic Club, lho paper will afford interesting reading to youug cyc'Hts and other athletes at this early period of the season when traiairg is ju>t about to commence. The paper was of course intended for young Englishmen m fcogland, but ia equally suited to young New Zmlanda.-s m New Z aland. If a note be taken 01 the iutroduc ory remarks, it will be eeen (hit, so far aa facilities for the practice of athlet'cs go, what is said of Tunbridce *■ . dbe fcaid with <<l u *l truih of A hbiir.'on, as our facilities aro quie as great for our population a 3 tho ; e pbasessed by any placo m the world. The author is a medical man of high standing. Through a Forest Firb —The pissen gers of a Bordeaux (France) excursion train had a thniln c experience on Sunday morn ing August 20. The train ran into the midst of a forest flro, which raged on both sides of the track, covering it with f^mes for a quarter o' a mile. Realising the danger, the driver of the train opened the throttle valve and senfc the train full speed through the fire. The heat was terrific lho footboards along the carriages caught fire, and the compaitmonta were filled with smoko. Women and children fainted, and strong men gasped for breaSh. Fortunately the ordeal was soon over, aud the firos whiph had broken out on the tiain were promptly extinguished. Both the driver and fireman were unhurt, but they had hair and whiskers singed off, and their clothes were set on tire. Several of the passengers had to be medically attended, and some were so il/. that they oould uob continue the jqurney.

§KRIOUS On Saturday last Mr W. Crocker, of Peel Forest, met with a Very painfu! und serious accident. He was tak ing a horse and dray through a gateway ffhen, by some means, he gob jimmed between a wheel of the dray and a gate post. The result was a eevere frac ure of one of hti thighs. He was rjrst of all taken to his home, and afterward* remoyefl to the Timaru Hospital, where it is pleasing to hear he is going on very well- Mr Crocker ha 9 been very unfortunate of late, having been m the Timaru Hospital for nine months ! "tviLh fc broken shoulder ; and a abort time ago, Vuilet following hia occupation as a carrier, ho had £?' nlisfortru.ne' to ipse & | finger, which got smashed off by a £?•■.£ 0? beer falling on ir> whilst unloading a dray. Graat sympathy is felt fcr him m the Peel Forest district, as he is one of the early settlers, hiving been at the forest about twenty-five years, where he has made many friend?.

Fancy Dress Bali, at Rakaia. — On Thursday last a very enjoyable fancy dre6a hill was given m the Rakaia Oddfellows' Hall. A very energetic committee worked the aflfiir up, and did all they could to make it the success that it was. Mr Mur.'ay did the caterjpK excellently, and the music— Mrs Gordon (piano) and Mr Gordon (cornet)— was the feature of the evening. Mosfc of the

young ladies were m evening dresß, and among the mosfc nofcicoable were Miss Behrens, Mies Co&ey, Miss Reilly, Alias Haslett (2), Miss Stevenson, Miss Shellock, Miaß Brimicombe, Miss Connor, Miss Jonson, Misß Brown, and numerous others, of|whom it is sufficient to say they looked nice and enjoyed it. Among the gentlemen tlie most effective costumes were — Mr Douglas, Indian planter ; Mr Witholl and Mr Santy, clowns ; Mr Qm'nn, sailor ; Mr Gallagher, boat man ; Mr Archer, Harlequin; Mr Behrens and Mr Wells, volunteers ; Mr Hurat »nd Mr Tailor, niggers ; Mr Steven son and Mr W. Harvey, ejunnera ; Mr J. Harvey, cricketer ; Mr U. Brick, evening dress •Mr Hanrahan, butcher. Songs were contributed by Miss Reilly, Mr Gordon, Mr Ouinn, and Mir Taylor. Mr Stewart and Mr Vv" Stewart made most efficient ii'oi).

flagrant end refreshing—New Venus

ATHLETIC SIMHMVS.

Tlieir Ail vantages and Dangers

(T>y ALriucn C. Pone. M.D., member of tho Koynl (.Mlego of Surgeon* of Kngland, Into IroUi'er on Materia Medicn at the liODtlon Homayathio Hospital.)

l.udtis an' mo dJirt alit/uant/o dan Ad cogilandmn melior id tedcat l.bi

Athletic exercises, aa a part of the education of man, are of very ancient date. In the days when Greece was indeed '• living Greece," evsry town of importance m the country bad ita Gymnasium. In Athens there were three. The contests m which the gymnasts engaged called for a vary severe strain upon the powers of physical endurance possessed by those who took part m them, no less than nine months of careful training brting considered necossiry to enable the candidates to enter the lists with any prospects of success. The pr ze offered waa the simple wreath j but as a more material inducement to the maintenance of a high standard of vigor, the victors m these games were awarded certain privileges, among which was the eminently practical one of exemption from the payment of some taxes. In our own day the importance of athletic sports has been widely recognised throughout the country. Few towns can boast of greater facilities for their development than Tunbridge Wells with its large and admirably furnished Gynasium, its Oygnus Swimming Olub, its variou3 cricket clubs, its two cycling clubs, its football cubs, its lawn term s clubs, and ita active and energetic pack of harriers. Further, as supplying ample scope for the pleasurable and advan tageous cultivation of athletic sports of every kind, we can point to our largely and well-kept cricket ground, our excellent open air swimming bath lawn tennis grounds, and, above all, to the almost innumerable opportunities preseatod to the pedestrian and the cyclist for indulging m long walks and rides amid some of the most beautiful and varied scenery our country affords.

Exercise is as natural to a human being as is feeding. Strip a healtby little infant of his impedimenta m the shape of clothing, lay him on a bed and wa'.ch him ! His movements are cea-eless ! He brings every limb into activity. As he grows older his desires for motion increases. He never tii eg of creeping about — too often reckless of where — and now and again making premature efforts to stand. When standing and walking hive bei?n accomplished, running hither and thither becomes almost his sole occupation. A desire which exhibits itself so early, which develops so rapidly, whtch practic illy requires no education, has for its object, we may be assured, some well-defined purpose m the maintenance of health. That it has such a purpose is proved by the fact that bodily exercise is tttiintia to the seouriug of a sound physique, and may be, and ought to be, so taken, us not only to attain thia end, but also to cultivate and quicken some of those mental faculties, the acuteness of which renders the every day work of life so much easier and so much more successful. Let me, then, first of all endeavor to point out the physiological benefit of regular, vigorous exercise, taken with a definite purpose, with an object somewhat more attractive than that which indicates the walk generally termed " constitutional." Motion is as requisite to secure functional activity m the organs which are hid from our view inside the body as it is to the development of the muscles of the arm and leg. Frequent, regular, and active movement of the whole body enables its internal constituent parts to perform the functions they were constructed to perform, fuily and freely ; while a Bedentary life — a life spent between the bed and the office stool, renders the free circulation of blood impossible, and occasions a degree of sluggishness throughout the organism reflected by the way m which the skin, stomach, and liver act, that will assuredly tell its tale m sqine future dyspepsia, or biliary or other disorder, the occurrence of which has induced some people to doubt whether, after all, life is vrorth living. Toe answer to the question put by Mr Mallock: " Js Life Worth Lining ?" has been said to be " that depends upon the liver." This last word is oapable of two interpretations ] it may refer to the individual or that organ which is perhaps more grambled at than any other we are endowed with. If we regard it as referring to the latter, I should be inclined to say that it further depends on how the owner of the liver treats it. If he doesn't give it a regular shaking eyery day m the open air, his life's hnppiness will be materially impaired — if, on the other hand, he takes a due amount of exerciap, and doesn't find life worth living, he must look elsewhere for the gause of his misfor tune. The muscular energy which is called out m walking, m riding, or m engaging jn pno o,r other of the sports called athletic, promotes ia a ' con spicuous manner the efficiency of the circulation, while it further stimulates the nervous system to increased Energy m diffusing its mysterious, yefc powerful influence throughout the body. Thus it is that the action of fche'skin, of the J».pg^ of the bowels, and of the kidneys becomes so increased as to ensure the more rapid and : complete separation from the blood ' and removal from the waste products -—of these parts of the tissues, which, which having served their purpose iv the economy, have become not only useless, but injurious. The energy and increased frequency with which the

heart contracts 1 drivoa the blood with greater rapidity through the extreme capillaries— the finest and smallest of the blood-carrying vessels — and m this way warmth is well diffused and felt agreeabjy jn the extreme portions of "the body. 3?he active movement of every part wKich takes place likewise enables the fluids destined to build up the tissues to fulfil their purposes both more rapidly and more easily. AgaiD, the amount of bjood which is drawn to the muscles

m order to sustain them duping exercise, relieves those parts Where the circulation is, from its nature m them, apt to be sluggish, as for example m the liver,"

"We obtain, therefore, through exer- ' else, a greater degree o? what is called functional activity ; that ia to say the orgun of tho body, as a dirrct con srquenco of such exercise, perform the ends of thoir existence more freely and more completely than when from business or inertia we are solely occupied wuhsfdi.'ntftry pursuils. The increased rapidity with which these functions are pe« formed, aa the result of continuous well-regulated exercise, also creates a power of recovery from the effects of an umupu il effort, which is very striking. Increased functional activity is shown, not only m more thorough exertion, but m more perfect secretion. The repair of the waste resulting from the expenditure of force m a man m good training, takes place rapidly ; and the difference between possessing this power and not having it is one of the points of difference between the jithlete and the " masher." The former is able to get through a task requiring physical endurance, almost without feeling that he has ' made an effort, so rapid is the power of recuperation he has acquired by training ; the latter not having de veloped this power, having by self indulgence or too often by dissipation, prevented its development, if compelled, on a sudden emergency arising, to make an effort is long ere he recovers the consequences, suffering meanwhile from a degree of exhaustion aud fatigue to which the regular frequenter of an athletic club is a total stranger. The practice of athletics m this country is of comparatively modern date, and it is interesting to note that a writer m the Lancet a few years ago m discussing some of the results of this kind remarked that " we meeb with fewer weak spines and hysterical knee joints than m the days of Sir Benjamin Brodie." Thi3 observation further shows what I believe is being more and more abundantly borne out by facts, that women as well as men are becom ing increasingly interested m games calculated to develop muscular energy and increased nerve power, Secondly, it is not on the health of the body alone that exercise has a beneficial influence, but also upon the mental condition of the individual. The athletic sports of our day, as well as hunting, shooting, and fishing, one and all, if carefully regulated according to the physique of tho individual, are well calculated to contribute largely to the development of important mental and. moral characteristics In hunting, and often indeed m a gallop across a common or a trot along the road, courage is stimulated by the rider being suddenly called upon to face unexpected dangers. Forethought, rapid m action, is cultivated by ihe necessity of devising methods for going through them with safety, while m shooting or fishing the power of observation i* enlarged, and knowledge of an interesting and useful kind in oreased by the study of the habits of bird 3 and fish. Then, again, m foot ball, a cool head ia required to be on the watch for and to meet emergencies, and by practice it is obtained. Tn boating the vaimhle lesson of obedi ence to orders ia learned. Ia swimm ing, the consciousness that you aro practising an art which somo day or other may place you m the proud position of having been able to save the life of a fellow creature, is indeed inspiring. In cricket the necessity for quickness of eye, for studying how to meet the arts of batsmen and bowlers, sharpen the intellect aud prepare it for more serious work m more important fields of duly. The Duke of Welling ton siid that Waterloo was won on the Eton cricket ground, and that hi 3 be3t cavalry officers were trained m Leicestershire. Thus it is, that m well-regulated athletic amusements, you are, while yet young, m no unim portant measure, fitting yourselves, not only physically but mentally, more perfectly to take a useful part m the duties of life. I would also remind you of another and, as I think, a very important advantage from athletics, when prac tised under the discipline and with the esprit cle corps of clubs. The work a member of a club goes through m order to gain, or assist m gaining, a priz9 at an athletic gathering, is not done solely for himseif ; he is, through it, striving to sustain the honour of his club, of his associates. In receiving honour himself he is conscious of being the medium through which honour is con ferred upon his friends. While enjoy ing pleasure himself, he is at tbe same time giving pleasure to others. He thus learns one of the most important lessons of life—that " no man liveth to himself." It is impossible for anyone to take an active and useful part m a club of this description aud be a selfish man. He cannot fail to learn and to

feel that to reflect honour upon, and to gratify othera, to be useful to others, fa the source of one of the greatest pleasures he can enjoy. It is a plea sure of which the selfish man knows nothing, one to which he is utterly dead, but one of which, could he but taste once, he would earnestly long for another draught. When the young amateur swimming champion of our county was on the point of crossing the big ferry the other ciay, tp learji m Minnesota what is to be the business of his life, the Cygnus Club very kindly wrote to and thanked him for the honour he had brought upon the ejerpbers by obtaining the County pup. On receiving thp letter, he felt, I am sure, thfc greatest pleasure and satisfaction m being made conscious

that ho had not merely held that cup during the last two years, but that, by go doing, he had been the means of bringing reputation to his Club. Gentlemen, selfishness, almost as much aa anything, is that against which we should $11 sjtriye. It has indeed been gaid to lib at the bottom of all crime, and the earlier you begin to struggle against it, the sooner will ypu feel the delights of unselfishness. To devote your whole tiuiß and energies to the collection of coin, and to sp3n!d ing it exclusively on your own dear little selves, is after all a miserable mode of existence, one the retrospect of which is as void of satisfaction as any well can be, Further, the practice of atbletio3 is a promoter of temperance m all things. No one can excel ia athletics wno indulges m dissipation of any kind. Abstinence from alcohol m young men is essential m order to secure complete bodily vigour. That its moderate use has advantages under certain cir-

cum dances and m certain conditions, I have no douhtatull. But m j.idicious training and m competing, ie not only has no pluct>, but its use is detrimental. Again, " c irly to bed and early to rise " must ba the motto of the athlete who is determined either to strengthen lis I health or to sustain the honour of hi 3 Oiuh. The Bdvantag.-g, then, of athletics and of Athictic Ciubs are physical— promoting a high degree of iMihh; mental— sharpening tho wits; and moral - m so far ns thfy discourage sflfishuesß, and are incompatibly with sonsual dissipation of eveiy kind. They thus conduce to your enjoyment of life, to your usefulness m the world, and to the elevation of your moral nature. Nevertheless, we must ever recollect that there is nothing m this world that has been devised by man for his pleasure or advantage, that is not capable of being abused. Athletics form no exception to this rule. There is indeed a tendency among athletes, especially the more successful of them, to regard the game or the exercise as the end rather than the means. It has been said that boys go to Eton and Harrow to learn football and cricket, and play at Latin, Greek, and Mathematics. It ought to be the object of the former to ensure greater fitness for the latter. Excessive study, conjoined with absence of physical exercise, renders a boy puny and weak, and unable to turn hia intellectual work to good account. This is the abuse of the mental powers. On the other hand, undue devotion to athletics, and the consequent neglect of study, will produce at the best but an ignorant Hercules. This is very far from being a desirable result of school life. Beware, then, lest that, which you at nrst took to as a recreation, which you continue as a pleasure, should become an ali absorbing passion.

To be continued.)

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves reaponsfbla for th« opinions expressed by oar correspondent^ THE HORTICULTURAL SOOIET?. TO THE EDITOR. f ?!? J 1 Ia - ifc Dot L Btran cce c that the members of this Society take so little interest m it— except at show time-that ie is almost im possible to get a quorum to attend to make the arrangements necessary from time to time, lhere is no doubt the Society does good-it i benefits all lovers of flowers, and who is there who is nob one ? Itaho benefits the towD, and yet when an annual meeting is called to elecfc officers and Committee lor the year, out of aoqie seventy members only seven turned up la 3 t evening, and the meec ing had consequently to be adjourned to fnday nexS It b nob thus that success is earned. —lam, et»., .  , _ A Member, Ashburton, October 5, 1898.

THE GOVERNMENT POULTRY FARMS.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir,— l was much amused by a paragraph m your paper stating that the demand for eggs from the poultry farms established by the Government was so great that they could not supply everybody. I wae amuaed because I have been shown a letter from the Department of Agriculture, taa well-known fancier, saying that the Government had no intention of competing with local breeders, and yet for the past three months the principal weekly papers m New Zealand have contained advertisements offering birds an.l egg, from the yards stocked by the taxpayers money, at prices no importer and breeder of purebred poultry could afford i 11 :. If th " is nob competing with loud breeders, Should like to know what ™L 1 "V hOWeVer ' if the public knew what class of poultry the Government farms supp.y, even the low prices advertised public that a number of buyers of the egg 3 sold from the Government farms have found that the egea turned out very unsatisfactorily. One buyer was, as he himself puta it, " fool enough to buy a ou C fc°h a fl ltt » ng B fegg3 wh «*etfra 6 turned out badly.' He 6 u PP osed there had been some mistake, and speculated again; result • A few nondeecript chickens not -vorth haif-a-crown." There is another fancier known to me who was supposed to get a sitting of Wyandottes, and he has some Chicks from the -eggg, which hew uoable to describe. A neighbour suggests that they may be kunai eggs sent m miaiake. He examines the chicks daily, m expectation of some startling evolution m the process of growing. Seriously, this attempted inter ference on the part of a people's Government with a people's means of living, and with the people's money, is -well a system not known to the ancients, although presumably up-to-date. I Bay attempted because I think that when it cornea to be known generally what rubbish the Government poultry farms are foisting on inexperienced buyers, the effect of the competition will be reduced to a minimum.— l am, etc., Observer.

THE WRECK OF THE MAPOURIKA.

Unit 3d Press Association— By Electric Telegraph

October 4 A telegram from Air Daniela afc 4 p m states: -"The kat high water brought a heavy sea m. The Mapourika worked x Mv heavily and it ia feared her bottom has received considerable damage.

AMERICA AND SPAIN.

 9*. ; United Preaa Associatioc—By Eleofcrlo Telegraph—Copytighc ? '

Received Wakapuaka October 5, 9-15 a-m Guardian Office 9-53 a-m Washington, October 4, Jb is reported" that Erosident M Kin'ley, apprehensive of the effect of the* army mismanagement upon the election?, ia anxious to rush settlements ever the Ja'e war.

Madrid, October 4 Spain lnsista upon the retention of the Philippine^ --:■•-

The Show.— For many years we have been rushed with orders prior to the shows and holidays add late customers haye been inevitably disappointed. "We therefore reapeotfully invite all who will require new suits, &c, for the approaching summer to call early. We have just opened out our new seaeon's goods, and as we anticipate a further increase of business, our stock of new, ta«nipßaJ>ie, and durable suitings, &o, ie probably the largest ever ahown m 4*hbur. tou, comprising «!i toe latest novelties, an 4 a special line of Fox's celebrated Cheviot serges, which we are making to measure m the newest styles at three guineas per suit • aiso tj-ousers fco measure m a big assortment of bcotoh, English, and Colonial twe^ds-and w , or ! t f dß for 15a 6d per pair (usual prices It 1 «t0 ) » and m Ba<ldlß tweeds : Suits fjO 10i aud trousers to measure 17s sd. Fit style; and workmanship m every garment guaranteed.— CaijaHKAp an©' BnauariifAir t'W ff«» d »Pg Tailor^ and Outfitters, Ash burton, "" " '

Beating's Powder destroys Bugs, Fiea«, - Mothß, Beetles, and all other insects, whilst quite harmless to domestic animals. In exterminating Beetles the success of this powder is extraordinary. It is perfectly clean m application. See the article you purchase |8 ICEATINGS, as imitations are noxious anet meffeotual. Sold ia tio«, 6.1, Is, » n «j 2s 6d, e»oh, by all ohemi^tf, ' '

™JL * fIJJmmT()N (UTAUPIAN , Wrcj/N.RSUAY, OOTOUMt b, 1898



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Agent : Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company « Dresden Pianoforte Manufacturing and Agency Company. PIANOS and ORGANS on time pay r ments from «Os per month. HENRY STEPHENSON, AUCTIONEER. EGGS Purebred Poultry for sale, namely f Partridge Cochine, Golden laced Wyandottes, Iloudans, and Indian Game at Pe,lham Ya^ds. Gi REYHGUNDS For Sale — The well- I known Greyhounds Saxon and Zenobia. A good chanea for ft young sportsman. Apply Office of tbiß paper, Mom* jSfttiabift



NICOLL EROS., DISTBIOT AGENTS FREEZERS. FREEZERS. TjIARMERS wishing to consign Sheop on their own account; can book space at any time to suit their own conyenience,^by com- municating with us. NICOLL BROS., DISTRICT A QB NTS, CHRISTCHUROH MEAT COMPANY. Limited. 8 39 Henry Stephensou. iUUNBY STjSJPHtiJSSON, (successor fco Alfred Harrison.) Established 20 years. AUCTIONEER, LAND ESTATE AND QQWHISSION AGENT AND VALUER' WEEKLY SALES tf Uve Stock Produce, Furniture, &&.." I^v Kß y SATURDAY, at 12' o'clock, . Clearing Salea of Stock, Household FurnL. ture, etc., as per arrangement), m any part hand d 0 V foTs^ ade n° n Q ° Odß Pla ° ed l ° FOR SALE -. Se^nd,H»nd Bioyole nearly nevr. " ■ OHAFF, OATS,~HEAT, PLOUR, SHARPS, BRAN, ONIONS, POTATOES SEEDS, eto., Sold Daily m Largo or Small Quantities.



FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd._ BELFAST MANURES. TyC7~ii< offor to supply these celebrated Fertilisers atj Hat prices less the usual discounts, for quantities of five tons and over, and extra'reduotions to Freeing clients We havelarge Stocks on hand, and can deliver ex our Stores or direct from the Factory. PRIEDLANDER Bros. Ltd , V^i HAVR FO~R SALiU Danish Oats, Long Tartarian Oats, Black Tartar Oats, Cunadiau Onts, All machine dressed andfgrown m the O.imaru district/ | TUSCAN WHEAT, perfectly clean and grown at the Forks. A GRAND CHANGE AI.SO- Doulile machine dressed Rygrase, Colonial Cowgrai-s and Red Ceover, White Closer, Alslke, Timothy, and Cock: foot, These Seeds are ail machine cleaned, of finest quality, and highest germinating power. Wo are prepared to givc'our^Clients very lowest quotations. FBIEDLANDBR BROS., LIMITED. Insist «#an having 1 our Pure Teas. Don't fee put apem, They are the Best and Cheapest. Absolut*!? pure. Copied but never equalled. WONDERFUL Guaranteed XTloer and Better Value than any at 4d per lt>. more money. Compare our 2/- Tea with any a£ 9/4, and our 3/4 with any at 3/- per lb."" TEAS



I'ruHUamkH Uros., Limited. K)U JSAIAfi, AGIU'OULTU«AL SALT, CUKAP. FRIKI)LANI>KR HliOS., Li.i>. Qr\ ACRB SECTION AT MLTHVICN. VX^E HAVE FoR PRIVATE SALE, 20 Aores of Firet-claea Land, with Dwelling House, Stable, and other conveniences, situated m Methven. This property is well fenced and sub-divided. Full particulars on application to FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. "VTOT HAVING, DISPOSED OF MR BENRY BUTTERICK'S FARM AT SHERWOOD, by Auction, we are prepared to treat privately with intending n purchaeers FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. FOR^ALt" SEED "" BARLEY. PERFECTLY CLEAN'



iwimii rTEAt) QUARTERS FOR CYCLING Raping Suits Single t* Sweaters Shoes Hose, Caps, Eto. TENNIS Trousers Shirts Hatß, Caps, t Sashes y^lla (Slazengers) Shoes (Kenehaws.) CRICKETING x Trouaera Shirta Hatß, Caps, Belts, Etc. RUNNING Trunks Siuglcts Shoes, Etc. SWIMMING Trunks Costumes] Singlets. A, 0. BARTON, Managerjf i



JOHN ORR & Co. Ironmongers and General Merchants. witnTss Taylor's Celebrated Cutlery. BEAUTIFUL SHOW NOW IN OUR WINDOWS. PRICES LOWEB THAN EVEB. "New Easy," "F..&N," "Columbia, LAWN MOWERS AT bTWKCLISG PRICES. (x) SPADES, RAKES, HOES, FORKS, and all Gardon Tools by Dead Mukere. The Largest Aaeortment and Lowest Prioea of any firm m Ashbut ton. 6,000 YARDS FOWL NETTING to be Sold CHEA.P. FISHING IAD TACKLE. WE HAVE JuatOpsned our Ntw S aaoo'a Sapp'.y ol FISHING TACKLE, ac request an early inspection. LICENCES MAY BE OBTAINED FROM T JS WE CLAIM FOR THE WAYERLEY BICYCLE FULL EQUALITY WITH ANY BIHYCLK UUILT, AT ANY PRICE, AND BY ANY MAKER. Our Third Shipment this Season uJust Landing, and we will be able to supplj Customers without delay. / M ■ MITCHELL. & TURNER.