CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourtelves responsible for tho oplnloDi expressed by our correspondents;

LOAFING IN CYCLEL RACKS.

TO THE EDITOR. £ib, — With reference to loafing in cycle races and to your remarks thereupon in yesterday's Guardian, how would it do to have the competitors starb at intervala and let each man's time for the race from start to finish determine hia position in the race ? Or how would lap priz s <qual in the aggregate to the first prizs do ? In handicap races this would be difficult, perhaps, but I doubt not a schemo could ba devised which would put on and to the disgraceful loi-fing which is the bane of cycling. This has now beootne such a pronounced nuisance that at a recent match in Eogland two crack cyclists hang on to posts and neither would let go and move ahead until the referee had finally informed the men that both would be disqualified for life if they did nor. make a ■how of going. The only racing, then, was a sprint at the end, and their time for two miles was smin 39aec. — I am, etc. Cyclist.

HARMSTON'S CIRCUS.

* The " Silver Colonel," who is business I manager for Mrs Harmston-Love, was I in town this week arranging for the appearance of Harmaton'a circus at Bakaia on Monday night, and at Ashburton on Tuesday night and Wednesday night, with a matinee on Wednesday afternoon. Play goer* of the "eighties" will doubtless remember Bob Love. He was an actor manager, and could sing a good oomio aong, and for years he was a familiar and popular figure on the New Zealand boards. Having married Mrs Harmston, he is head of this important circus, and will renew acquain tance with his old friends here. A contemporary, writing of the show, says : — " Tha Harmatons do things up in a big way. (They have fitted up oars for agents and horeei on a scale never attempted by any other oircus. Their coming will be a red-letter day for oar couzins and aunts to renew acquaintance with the groteEque clowns and see the big man-eating tiger, and sacred elephant, while Johnny feeds the monkey. It is a good thing these oircus reunions. Tha old folk come along to take care of the young and " wink the other eye " at the performance in a mild way, and the : joys of childhood come over them again, and ' for that reason alone we greet the Bawdust heroes year after year and listen to the same old jokes and laugh. And here come in the great feats of horsemanship. The ladies jump banners, and the men turn somersaults, but the circus of to-day brings more novelties than usual. The Harmstons have a stud of Arab horses that are priceless. The menagerie contains the rarest animals, and the artißts are the best that) Europe and America have produced. The entire press ot New Zealand give them the highest praise.

SEAFIELD SCHOOL.

The following is the inspector's report on Beafield aohool, which was examined in October : — PASS SUBJECTS.

Marks Class Subjects (0 to 100) Grammar ... 40 History 4Q Geography (Standard 2 only) 70 Science, object lessons, etc. 50 Mental Arithmetic 10 . ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS. Repetition and recitation — Very fair. Drill and exercises — Not professed. Singing— Simple airs pleasingly rendered. Needlework — Very good. Comprehension of reading lessons—Satis factory, Miss Jessie Feobney, mistress in sole charge. General Remarks. — The examination Again bears evidence of estimable industry on the part of the mistress, and the attain ment of very fair qualities of merit in & large proportion of the subjects. Stronger quali ties in the arithmetic above Standard 111. are the chief improvement desirable. Of the lower classes Standards 11. and III* have received a> good preparation, and the *'inf*ntß" we of fair promise. — W. 3. ANDEBSON, Inspector-

tHB ASBBUftXOft GCARBIAN ; FRIDaY, NOVEMBER li XB9S.



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X """ ' ' _II 11. ■■ .. _ SEASONABLE GOODS AND PICNIC DELICACIES. FLETCHER BROS. TTAVE in Stock the following Summer Delicacies : 1 and 21h Si P h6ep TEW 2 £ tiQ3 Corned Beef 2lb tiflß <**»«! Mutton Zlh «n. q? ?T- ed l abbits 2lb tiDS Koait Mutfcon 21b ti ™ R °** Beef IKb Hn« p7 J'£ 8 2lb tins Bra wn 2 * lb tina P«served Peachea Kp l d n e l 8 1! £ tim lt ish Sausa 8 e 2 * lb tin « Preserved Apricot 1 and 2!b Hn^P U °^ u } b fei " 8 Oxford Sftllß »« e I ' b fcinß Cambridge Sanaa 1 and 21b. tins Preserved Duck lib ti,, a Goose iu J.il| lib tin, Getman dan«ae HhilnßKfTn .B ! llb tiQ9^O«9G^y V*d- lib tine App'e Puddin* f| l "iußßlaLliCnirantPuddii'g j ug fDeliciou-) r wJ r M h e nJ D^ Norton's 'Kippered Herrings, Morton's Herring! in lomato -ance , Mawhall a Hernnga ia Tomato Sauce, Cock- ail Salmon, Naha Bay fealmon, Salmon Cutlets, Crosee and Blackwell'a Boater Paste. Anchovy Paste, Ham and Chicken, etc., Auckland Star >■ Brand Mullet, Marahall's Red Herrings, Paten's ■rs- tu u Chutney Sauoe, & e ., &0,, *c. 9&r ihe above Canned Gooda are of the Beat Quality, and every Tin Guaranteed Fresh and Sound. SHEEP SETTING, FOWL NETTING, w . . CHICKEN NETTING, Etc. xr^.? , e 3 UBti received a Shipment of JO j>lile« ri7 600 Yarrla^ nf w.v- b^KterSw^ and qu?to very iow *^i qitJ^cJ^iJuSS: ROT UTT'S 1 °5n R p2»S O J eU Jn,^ r i n i^ l °^ 0 Sold afc g«at]y reduced Rates; Muiwfa •nd^SSJI2 v O - L f ? R . FLOLTR at less thaQ Wholesale Prices. KaroleSS- t« Tk ?S. ■ u 1 Cttne Hu S ir Rt Rock Bottom Pr»ce 8 . Highest Test Oatmeal affiX^ R ? hrlßt ° hu r ch Adverciwd Prices. Tinwu and Uhristchurch EaKTHENWAKES, CHINAWABE, & GLASBWARE DBPAhTMUKT. S^i^KffJSa^^ opeQiDg themu pin afewd^ DINNER WAR^ A ND TEA WARE. Note the Address— FLETCHER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STORES, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, AND HrGH STREET, CHRISTCBURCF. Wholesale andf Retail Agents for Nimmo and Blair's Standard feeds. SPRING 1898 SUMMER ---.-■ ir\» V¥^E Beg to a i vise our Customers and the Public generally that each Department in pur. Establishment ia now Thoroughly|Stocked with Novel* ties for the Season. In our Household Furnishing* Department wiJJ/ 1 \m r oUnd * °f h °r Ce Va n " et y. of ne^ P»tt«n 8 in Oilcloths and Linoleum., toeerber THE DRESS AND BLOUSE MATERIALS JSSSS^IS^IZI* Vi3it>M We ° oDßider the g °° ds in theße D^-ta-ta AS USUAL OUR Millinery & Mantle Showroom It replete with; Styli 8 h and Faßhionable examples of Art, which Ladies are cordially invited to icspect. AT OUR CLOTHING AND MERCERY COUNTERS The ohief^attraotion is the unique Selection of Gentlemen's Ties'and Shirts Caud the Large Stock of Suiting Tweeds. " «-(o) We are in Business. We want to be busy, and to keep busy, therefore it ia to our interest to serve you aa well aa possible. If you give ua your patrooage we will <1e B erve it. The best service only can do thin. We try to make a better service impossible. tg* We find that the demands made on cur Dressmaking Department make ib compulsory for us to decline to make up Costumes other than thoso purchased at ou- HiStabusnment. MITCHELL & TURNER. GROCERIES & PROYISIONi" GREAT REDUCTIONS. FLOUR REDUCED =©*3 1O« perJTon KEROSENE „ 3* per Case SOAP „ **«s per Boy TEA „ 3U per lb HAMS AND BACONr-A Choice lot of^idej. Rolle, and Hams.'guaranteed grain.Wl CALIFORNIAN FRUITSU-Jnit Lancle^ Peara, Peaches, Apricota.gwhich will be found delicious, and Cheaper than fresh fruit. (o) A LARGE STOCK OF THE FOLLOWING NOW LANDING AND IN STOCK;:— , ACIDS, ALMONDS, ARROWROOT B^s£SrV B^S?^r,«n BAKING POWDER, nXum p« Bl nnSF S » OARRA WAY SEEDS, °nS5?Srp« COFFEE, CURRIE POWDER, OU ,SS^ TSI CREAM of TARTAR, CORN PLOUB, °£&i % CANDIED PEEL, EXTRACT OF MEAT ¥I S^ GOLDEN SYRUP, ISINGLASS, HOPS, KEROSENE LIME JUICE JAMS, MAKMALADE. MATCHES MUSTARD, OATMEAL, RAISUSS, SALTPETRE, CRYSTALS, BICE, SULPHUR, SHEEP TONGUES. SODA, SALMON, STARCH, SALT, SOAP, Etc,, Etc. [JOHN OrK~AND CO., . |EAST STREET, ASHBURTON,



A VICTIM OF Functional Disease. Ataviim NjtIVER iaila anyona in ** iaAUIII such a predicament. To sufferers from Sick Headache, Dyspepsia, Biliousness and Constipation ibis "A friend in need and a friend indeed." Assist Nature by Alaxttm, and you will avoid a multitude I of distressing fuuctional derangements and diseases. Of all known medicines for renew- ing the energy Alaxum is the best. Its secondary effects are marvellous. Many persons afflicted with aopsbipation have testi- fied not only to its immediate relieving properties but to the fact that the cure lotto. No care is required while using it. It does not interfere with the diet, habits or occu- pation, and produoea no inconvenience in itß action. It is at once a laxative, an appetiser, and a stimulating tonio, prepared scientifically, and endorsed by the Press as the most valuable medicine that has ever been offered to to the public in a popular form. ALAXUM OUKEs Biliousness, Bilious Headache, Dizziness, Costiveness, Sour Stomach, Loss of Appetite, Coated Tongue, Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Flatulence, Heartburn, Pains and Distress after Eating, and all functional derangements of the system of nutrition NOTE THIS WELIi.- The whole system of a human being may be ■perfectly sound, and yet through derange- ment or weakness the organs of the bOQT may perform cheir functions or their work sluggishly, thus giving rise to want of appetite, and a consequent general impover- ishment of the whole being. Such a con- dition causes thousands of people to fancy that they are consumptive, while they ore really only in need of a remedy to see tho organs of the body working harmoniously. Reason points to two essential qualities in a remedy for this purpose. It must create an appetite for food, and at the eame time assimilate its nutriment. With either of these qualities alone the remedy would be woree than useless, but with both it becomes a power with incalculable good. Alaxum is the only medicine which combines these two qualities. It is a natural appetiser, and its first action is to create hunger. After the appetite is satisfied it acts direotly on the stomach, liver and kidneys, clearing away all effete matter and exciting them to activity. The system then receives nutri- tion and new life from the proper assimila- tion of the food ; and where there is no organio disease health must follow. This is common seuse and cannot be gainsaid. Accept no substitute that may be recom- mended to be "just as good.' It may be better — for the dealer — because of its better profit, but in such an instance tho dealer is not the one who needs help. FROM ALL CHEMISTS & STORE- KEEPERS, PRICE 2s 6d A. CONUNDRUM. TT^HY IS BENJAMIN GUM like a Hard-boiled Egg ?— Beoauee it ia HARD TO BEAT THAT precisely expresses the opinion of all who have used Benjamin Gum, There is no Cough Medicine like it. In- troduoed into Canterbury only last winter its success waß immediate. Thousands of bottles were sold in a few months, and hundreds of sufferers wrote gratefully to the proprietor of their Speedy Cure. It is not a catchpenny Quack Medicines It is made by a fully qualified Chemist, who knows his business. It concains the same Ingredients as Friars' Balsam, which was first made by the Monks and Friars of Europe in tho days of old. Friars' Balsam has been used for six hundred years for healing cuts and wounds. Spencer Vincents Benjamin Gum is a Compound of this Balsam, with other Ingredients, prepared by a special process for internal use. Are you troubled with your Chest? BENJAMIN GUM Will heal the Lungs. It will not heal them at once, It must be used for some lime, and used regularly in old-standing cases. Have you a Cold in the Head or a Harsh Cough BENJAMIN GUM Will Heal the inflammation of the threat and passages ot the nose as FriurV Balaam heals cute. Coughs disappear with thie luflvmtnation which caus~B them. BENJAMIN GUM la not a chewing gum, but a very palatable liquid. The bottle contains almost twine as much as any other Cousjh Mixture in the market. It is the KING OF ALL. PRICE : Is 6d and 2s 6- Chemists and Stores. Spencer Vincent, CHEMIST, OHRISTOHUROHj



T. Bullock. TO LET". Cottnpe Mid section in Cox Street. Renta!, 4a 6.1 per week. A[.p'.y to T. BULLOCK. T OLE T. Two Acres with now Cottage of three rooms thereon, fronting Lccston Street, Trevorton. Apply to T. BULLOCK. Agent HAMPSTEAD. """"* T 0 ~LE T. /"101TAGE of Three Rooms, large Wash. V>/ houße, etc, fronting Church Street. Very s;ood land for Garden purposes. T. BULLOCK. To Racehorse Proprietors and Others. for Tale. 40 ACRES 40 Adjoining the Racecourse, being R.S. 25535. rpHERE are some Buildings erected on JL the property, which could be con- verted into a si able and cottage. Well watered with County water laces. Exceptionally easy terms of payment will be accepted. Apply to T. BULLOCK. FOR; SALE. 1 SHEEP COUNTRY AT HINDS. 9HQ AORES i wit h the Option of &\JtJ another Seotian of 59} aores olose to the above. R.S. 33456, 33461, and others fenoed and divided inio paddooks, well watered with Oouniy Water Raoee. Low Price and Easy Terms. For particulars apply to j T. BULLOCK. TO LET AT REDLCIiD RKNTAL, DWELLING of Eight Rooms and Souli- ery, small Stable, etc., together with 2 Acres odd of land. Well eituated, adjoiu- I ing the Presbyterian Manse and fronting Beach Road. The owner having left the district is the reason of the property being to Let, Apply to T. BULLOCK. 7 fo LET, AT a low rental, Small Shop or office in the Arcade. T BULLOCK. GOOD BUILDING SITE. »ss- Price wanted for Town Scotiou 1171, well situated, frontineHavelock Street We*t. Kaßy terms if required. T BULLOCK. '10 LET. HOUSE of five rooms, centrally situated in Tancred Street T. BULLOCK. IMPROVED FARM OF QKA . ACRRS, near Willowby, with &t)\J extensive improvements, the pro- perty of Mr T. Hayman, to be sold at a reduced price. 27 acres in wheat, 50 acres in oats, 25 ucres in turnips, rcmaiDd r in English graatee. Offers are invited fur the purchase of this on easy terms of payment. T. BULLOCK FOK SALE. 126 AC ~ ES ' 126 /^{ OOD LAND, early selection, near Hindi \JT Railway Station, the property of Mr J. Studholme. Jtm. , divided iuto three allotments as follows ;— Lot 1, 44 acre?, 2 roods, 33 perches. Lot 2, 40 acres, 2 roods, 11 perches. Lot 3, 41 acres, 2 perches. Can be sold as a whole or separately, on very easy terms of payment. For full particular, apply to ■ T. BULLOCK GREAT DISPLAY" OF Summer Novelties NEWEST DRESS MATERIALS in all the Latest Textures and Colour- ings In Serges, Tweeds, Venetian Cloths, etc., etc. Fancy Trimmings, Gimps and Braids bo match. FIRST-CLASS DRESSMAKING AT REASONABLE CHARGES. CHOICEST SELECTION- in Town of Washing Fabrics for Summer Costumes and Blouses. Unique Designs. Choice Colomings. PRINTS~RINTS. SPLENDID LINE FAST COLOUR PRINTS at 4£d per yard. CHOICE PATTERNS. LATEST NOVELTIES in BELTS, GLOVES, COLLARS and CUFFS. LACE SCARVES, UMBRELLAS, BUN- SHADES, VEIL NETS, &c, Ac, &t. A. P. Williamson, CASH DRAPER & CLOTHIER, Tancred Street. COMMERCIAL PBINTING. TTTE have pleasure in notifying the business men of Ashburton and District thab we have just received new lines of Jobbing Type, and are prepared to execute any orders we may be favored with in up to date style at moderate charges. MEMOS, CIRCULARS, BILL- HEADS & ADVIOE NOTES, Any style printed in ordinary Black or Colored Inks } or if specially ordered in Copying Ink, ASHBURTON PUBLISHING COMPANY Benrv Willis, Manager. SMO K E THE NEW VENUS I Dark Aromatic Flag Tobacco. (THE CELEBRATED & BEST BFAND MANUFACTURED FBOU ' OffOICEST. VIRGINA LEAF Craighead & Berryman deßire to express their appreciation of the prompt manner iu which such an extraordinary number of gentlemen have already responded to their invitation to call early with their esteemed orders for new suits this season. By employ- ing extra labor Craighead & Berryman are still prepared to execute fresh prdera for the 1 »pprQf*9mcg ihQwi.~(A4?



E; W. HANMEB. E. W. HANMEB I HAVE much pleasure in notifying to ihe Farmers who wore clients of the old firm of Haumer aDd Graves, and others with whom I have in the past done business, that I shall be represented at Die Slock Sales held in the Ashburton County iu the future, having made arrangements with Mr J. R, Bland to aot as my Auctioneer. Any busiuesa entrusted to me will be < -i-.refully If oked after as usual, and I hope I may be favored with a share of what is going. For the time being I shall occupy the old c ffices which I hhve been in for the jasb s x years in West Street, aud in connection with the new business shall ourry on the agencies already established there. EDWARD W. HANMER, Ashburton, October 14, 1898. WOOL SEASON, 1898-1899. I HAVE taken the Well Lighted and Commodious third Floor in Mr John Mee's Store in Timaru as heretofore, and shall offer at) the Wool Sales any Wool which may be entrusted to me. The First Sale will be held on DECEMBER 2nd, and all Wool should be forwarded by the 30th November, to ensure being catalogued. I am prepared to make advances FREE OF COMMISSION on all Wool oent forward. Woolpaoka and Twine at Lowest Current Rates. B. W. HANMER. JOHN R. BLAND, *P 108 Auctioneer. NICOLL BROTHERS. JNicoll Brothers, [H. F. Nicoll ] [L. A. Nicoix AUCTIONEERS, ACCOUNTANTS. SHAREBROKERS, VALUATORS, LAND ESTATE, AND GENERAL AGENTS. CENTRAL AUCTION ROOMS iEAST STREET, ASHBURTON. WEEKLY SALES OF CATTLE, PIGS & POULTRY Every Satnrday, at 12 o'clock noon, In Yards adjoining the Arcade. Entrance by right-of-way, rear of Union Bank. Also of MERCHANDISE, iFURNITURE, and PRODUCE, in our Rooms EVERY SATITRDAY, commencing immediately on conclusion of our live stock sale. CLEARING SALES conducted in any part of the Distriob at lowest current rates. ADVANCES made on goudß Uplaoed gin our hands for absolute sale. GRAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD ON COM- MISSION. We shall be pleased to receive samples from farmers who have parcels for disposal. NEW SEASON'S SEEDS We have been appointed Agents for Messrs Sawtell, Waohsmann & Co., Christohurch, and have now on hand a supply of Colonial Grown Ryegrass, Cocksfoot, Cow- grass, White Clover, Alsyke. Also, Turnipa Mangels, Carrots, Rape, etc., grown by Charles Sharpe and Co., Limited, Standard Seod Growers, Lincoln, England; WE ARE ALSO AGENTS FOR— The Chriatohurch Meat Company Limited. Milburn Lime and Cement Company Limited. Little's Sheep Dip. Sharplin and" Co., Btaveley Saw Mills. Ridley's Reliable Teas. Traveller Bicycles. FIRE, LIFE, & MARINE INSURANCE RISKS EFFECTED. STATION BOOKS KEPT AND AUDITED We have various sums of!lTrust Monies, ranging from £300 to £5000, to lend on Freehold Securities, at 4£ and 5 per cent. Farms, House Properties, and Building Sections for Sale. Particulars on application. We invite those wishing to dispose of their properties to communicate with ua. rriHE CHRISTCHUROH MEAT COJ _L Limited; ISLINGTON MANURES Especially prepared for Wheat, Turnips, Rape, and any other crop, and to suib any description of soil. GREATLY INCREASED PRODUCTION WHEREVER USED. SATISFACTION GIVEN EVERYWHERE Nicoll Bros, store five varieties of this celebrated fertiliser. Price on application. Allowance made for quantities. Letters will receive prompt attention. NICOLL BROS., DISTRICT AGENTS FREEZERS, FREEZERS. TTIARMERS wishing to consign Sheop'on their own accounb can book space at any time to suit their own convenience, by com municating with us. NICOLL BROS., DISTRICT AGENTS, CHRISTCHURCH MEAT COMPANY. Limited. 8 39 g % Bazaar Livery Stables. T HAVE PLEASURE in notifying the Public of Ashburton that I have taken over THE BAZAAR STABLES, Burnett) Street, from Mb S. Tbevubea, and trust that I may receive a fair share of patronage of the general public CABS MEET ALL TRAINS Saddle Horses, Traps, and Buggies on hire at all hours, and at reasonable charges. GOOD STABLING* JAMBS MCCOBMICK. 1 6 * ■ J 4



«4| 1 Si JWI i gig w| IB i a TilOR RELIABLE MACHINES at Loweßb Prices go to THE Eclipse Cycle Works, TANORED STREET. FOR the. widesb selection of English and American Bicycles try the Eclipse Cycle Works. & First-class Models to selecb from, FOR Bioycles on the Easiesb Terms go to THE Eclipse Cycle Works. XCINQUJJRIJES INVITKD, FOR thorough Repairs ab Shortest Notioe try THE Eclipse Cycle Works. FOR the beat selection of Cycle Accessories, including liiflators, Bells, Saddles, Handle Bars, Grips, Pedals, Chains, Chain Wheels, Cranks, Lamps, Lubricating and BurniDg OHb, Chain Lubrioant, etc., go Co THE Eclipse Cycle Works, TANORED STREET. " N O T I C~E. DHEARING starts at ACTON on TUESDAY, lSth insb. Board full. THOMAS BUCKLEY, ** G» Meager.



DAVID THOMAS. aroade! THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 i 1898. MY Nexb HORSE FAIR will be hel on the above date, FOR WHICH I AM NOW BOOKING ENTRIES. DAVID THOMAS, Auctioneer. Entertainments. PRELIMINARY AN&OUNCEMENT THE BIG SHOW COMING. (Arrives by Special Train) TWO NIGUEXXs* OIX JL.Y, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16. MATINBE— WEDNESDAY, 2 30. (Children half-price to Matinee only ) HARMSTOJS'S GRAND CIRCUS AND MENAGERIE OF WILD PER- FORMING ANIMALS. AH arrangements have been perfected and details completed for our first appearance in Ashburton. WHAT THE PUBLIC WILL SEE. A Circus Entertainment presented, never equalled, by a Btaff of Artists culled from the principal Circuses of EUROPE AND AMERICA, Comprising Lady and Gentlemen Eques- triaup, Acrobatß, Equilibrists, Jugglers* Gymnasts, Aerial Performers, and last, but not least, our original Clowns. A Stud of horses superior to any Continental establish* ment, including onr famous Arab Stallions, Java Ponies, Corean Midgets and Broncos. OUR MENAGERIE Of Performing Animals contains the Royal Bengal Tiger Duke, the largest in captivity, Leopards, Panthers, Bears, and the famous Burmese Elephant Babe. LOCATION— HEFFORD'3 PADDOCK. THE BIG SHOW AT RAKAIA MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14 POPULAR PRIOES-48, 3s, 2s. Mrs Harmston, Sole Proprietress. ( Eobbrt Lovb, Sole Manager. Colonel Chas. B. Hicks, Repreaentative. Jack Campbell, Agent). 11 70 PRESBYTERIAN CHUROH. TTIHE REV. JAMES GIBB, of Dunedin, JL will lecture in the Orange Hall on FRIDAY, 18th Inst., At 8 o'clock, on 11 Scottish Characteristics as delineated in the writings of lan MacLaren." Admission— 6d. 11 29 Public Notices, reward. fTIRESPASSERS on my Slaughter-house JL Property will be prosecuted with the utmost rigour of the law. All persons are ciutloned against damaging the protective works' or willows. Reward to any person who will give information that will lead to a oonviotion. IX 75 W. J. SILCOCK. ASHBURTON GAS, GOAL & COKE OOMPANY ; Limited. THE Twentieth Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Company's Offices, Aroade Chambers, Burnett Street, on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1898, at 4f'H> Business : To receive Diraotorß' Report and Balance Sheet. To elect two Directors in the place of Messrs Thomas Bullock and Hugo Friedlander, both of whom are eligible and offer themselves for re-election. To eleot an Auditor. And other general business. J, WARD, U 5i SooHtiry,



THE DUST PAN. DO WE i> « »»«■ WE DO, CLAIM THAT THE iVew I>a-viS "W AS Pronounced to be the best on earth at the Par V V Exhibition, where ib wag awarded Gold Medal Vertical agamst ALL COMERS, and Higheab Awardß at Sydney Melbourne, Adelaide, Dunedin, and South Seas Kxhibi- SeT^ingr 3laoliino tions. No Cogs, Springs, or Teeth to Wear Oub. EASY TKRMS. JPR-Elfi TRIAL C>'«»£rgf<Bt \The beßb make. By Special Appointment to Lord J?ei-»:mT>iiintO & / Odblow. late Governor oi New Zenlaud, Masisey-Harris Sub- AGENT for this High Grade and Well-known Jtiieycles ) Maohine. Fancy Goods, Stationery, Toys, &c, at THE DUST PAN. ADDRESS-NEXT BANK OF NEW ZEALAND, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. M. J. BURGESS. 11 32 TEN SBILLINGS TEN SHILLINGS, EYERYONB WHO SPENDS g 10/- CASH S3 DURING THIS MONTH WITH S g "THE CORNEE" g p DRAPERY & CLOTHING ESTABLISHMENT W t3 WILL BE PRESENTED WITH Q W. H. COLLIER'S MUSICAL & PICTORIAL ALBUM S 9° FKEB, el rfIHIS Magnificent Album contains lOg worth of Music and 16 X pages of beautiful illustrations, VIEWS OF ASHBURTON, Hi Reproductions from Famous Oil Paintings, ABSOLUTELY FREE. qq fej Don'b make any mistake. If you buy from " THE CORNER " you rh I2J get better value than you get from any other firm and you also get *7- lOs WORTH OF MUSIC \ T7IT) I^l7l 6 16 PAGES OF LOVELY PICTURES / JJ Xxlhlli. 3 3Q Come and get one of these splendid Albuoiß at once, as only a pq limited number can be obtained. Nothing like this Album hat ever HH j~j been seen in Aehburton before. td rj COME AND BEE AND BE CONQUERED! OQ I W. H. COLLIER, § ?° "THE CORNER." H G. D. H. HEFFOBD, Manager, TEN SBILLINGS. TEN SHILLINGS.



SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVESTISEMENTS. W H Collier — New busineßß notice W J Silcook — Notice to trespassers A H Williams — Christmas cards, eto Cbaighbad & Bebeyman have jusb opened oub another large shipment of new snmmer goods, comprising some of the moab fashion- able patterns and best qnality suitings as now worn ab Home, which cannot be obtained in any other establishment iv the istricb.— (Advb PHASES OF THE MOON. November. d h m Last quarter ... .„ 7 153 a.m New moon ... ... 14 11 51 a m First quarter .» 21 435 p.tn Full mooo » .. 28 4 9p,m > A Card. MISS WILLIAMS BEGS to notify the general Public that she has started business as DRFSS AND MANTLE MAKER, In Saundera' BuildiDgs. Entrance by Cooper's Studio. j Wanted. LOST, from AHenton, Dark Brown Filly, four years old ; cover on. Finder rewarded. Apply Johk Orr & Co. 11 72 '"^TXTHAT a Splendid Selection," V V " What Beautiful Cards," " How Cheap." These and other complimentary remarks are passed by everyone in seeing iha Christmas Cards that have just come to bind for A. fi. Williams, Tancred Street. 11 74 FT! HE person who found a pair of Tan JL. Boots in che Domain on Wednesday will receive a reward on leaving same at Mail Office. SOUVENIR Viewß of Ashburton, con- taining forty-three views of the Domain, Principal Streets, Public Build- ings, Mount Peel, Bosh Scene at Bprineburo, and Types of New Zealand Nature. The Album is well got up, and just the thing to eend to friends ab Home or elsewhere* Price, Is 6d. Published by H. M. Jones. EGGS Purebred Poultry for sale, namely Partridge Cochins, Golden laoed Wyandottes, Houdans, and Indian Game at Pelham Yabds. Cbaighead & Bbbbyman are now selling the new model Maaßey-HarrJa bicycles at the lowest prices for cash or on easy terms for the convenience of purchasers; wood rims (guaranteed for five years) and all the latest , improvements in bobb gensleme.o/o and ladies' miohinei,-(AdvD