DEATH.

SPILSBURY-On January 28, 1898, at the Aahburton County Hospital, Ashburton, Alfred White Spilsbury, son of the Rev. W. Spilsbury, Wesleysn minister, Chepstow, England. Aged 21.

TO CORRESPONDENT

Householder.— Your letter should have been sent to the Chairman of the School Committee.

Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1898. " WARS, AND RUMORS OF WAR"

Though a much quieter aspect is now being presented, the political situation m the Far East was for a time grave m the extreme, and the public mind m Britain was greatly impressed by it. Both Russia and Britain had assumed attitudes so firm as to place the proba bility of either giving way at a date ap parently remote. But later intelligence indicates that Russia, seeing the futility of contending with tf ritain whjle the latter enjoys the sympathy of Germany and Japan, is inclined to back down. Specially firm was the stand taken by the Ministers of Her Britannii Majesty, and the position assumed was one from which they would have found |it difficult to recede. The feeling had been growing at Home that British interests had been endangered by con cessions giyen jbo #nd indifference dis played towards the movements? of other powers, and the recognition of this feeling by Ministers led to the firm stand taken by them. Russia no doubt looked on the proposed terms m the negotiations between Britain and Ohina as offering a complete and effective block to the fruition of any purpose she njjght have had of enriching her self by the acquisition of Chinese territory and establishing an ascend ancy m the East. The policy of Russia m Ohina was easy to decipher. The great northern power has kept continuous pressure on Ohina; she has succeeded m taking from her a vast And fertile province, and hae but re cently secured a right to railway tran sit across the province of Manchuria bo Vladivostock. Her interference m Dorea, her palpable intention to occupy Port Arthur, which commands the ipproaches to Fekin, show plainly what ier intentions m the way of further j ucpansion o^! territory were. With hose intentions in' her mind she could tot but become alarmed when she Baw ! he chief power of Western Europe' iroposing to qccupy Ta-lien-Wan, and I British influence m the form f a semi-protectorate over the greater ■ ortion pf the richest provijiaeeg of 'hina. Both powers held large in iwfr is the Ohipeie tp?

large for either to surrender meekly. Then Russia, usually strong m dip lomacy, on this question took a ne<v departure, and instead of trying to gain her ends by diplomatic skill, pro ceeded to seek success by the coercion of China, and had that been successful and China withdrawn from her nego tiations with Britain, it would have beon considered a victory for Russia, brought about by the exhibition to the Asiatic power of the mailed hand. But the threatened exclusion of Britain from a share of Eastern commerce and Russia's threatening attitude m the Hast generally were too much for the usually apathetic John Bull, and his Ministers rose to the situation and handled it without gloves. As a consequence we were on the eve of a very pretty quarrel, which might easily have become a general and pretty free fight, at which few indeed of the Powers of Europe would have been simple onlookers. War is still a possible contingency, and m view of that fact Britain's position is worth considering, The three hundred Spar tans who held Thermopylae against a whole host no doubt presented to the then world a grand spectacle of pluck, and to-day the event is still the subject of many an idyll. But the Spartans would have been all the better pleased to have known that help and sympathy from other nations were available. The " splendid isolation " of England is no doubt a sentimeat which men admire, who admire pluck and self reliance, but it would be far more pleas ing to the sons of the flag to know that that isolation, however "splendid," was not necessary, and the accession of German sympathy, as voiced by the German press, m favor of the English demands for freedom of trade m China, is very welcome. Wherever the " blooming old rag " of Rudyard Kip ling's soldier floats overhead, the whole world may pass under and trade un hampered by any considerations of nationality, and it was only natural to expect that Germany, knowing this, would recognise that with Britain's de mands granted her own commt>rce would be all the safer m China. And so with tho United States, and all other countries interested m trade and com merce. Germany may press the com mercial battle with England up to Britain's very own doors, and America may carry the industrial war into the enemy's own country, but when it comes to a choice between Russia and Britain, as the dominant m China, it is not a difficult problem to solve, to say which either Germany or the States would" prefer. This is not a very high platform to take as between nations, but m these days, trade is the life of nations, and though the pomp and circumstance of glorious war may fiil the eye and call forth cheers of enthusiasm, there is a prosaic organ m every human being called the stomach, which must have a fair amount of feed ing before any fighting can be done at. all. And this is a practical view of the situation which every trading nation will take. Germany's strength mth Bast may not be great, but m the event of war between Russia and England, the question of what attitude she would assume, until declared by her, would be one of anxiety to both countries Thf States' declaration of sympathy with Britain's policy m relation to China was prompt and hearty. Our cousin? m the Great West have a keen eye to business, and though exclusive and protective themselves, they have no desire to see their trade " protected " out of a great market by a monopolis ing power. If Germany became (simply an onlootker, so also would her neigh bors of Italy and Austria, but the sympathies of both would be with Btitain, so that Britain's "splendid isolation " would have no existence were the Chinese question to be re ferred to the arbitrament of war, but instead, the moral support of most of the nations would follow her arms to the field. But one other power has to be reckoned with — Japan. She is fully alive to the fact that m the future before her she will have to defend her interests against aggressions on the part of Russia, for she has already ex perienced the hostility of that power, and seen Russia's great tendency to spread herself over country m which the interests of Japan were great, but jeopardised by the influence of the northern power. And with this know ledge she has been mobilising her army and itrengthening her navy, so that to-day were she required to cross swords with the northern power, it would not be surprising to hear that she had given a good account of herself. She has given no open reason for her naval and military activity, but there need be no doubt at all as to which scale she would through her aid as an ally when the balance is suspended for her as be tween Britain and Russia. With such a^magnificant fleet as Japan possesses acting m concert with the superb naval power of Britain, and with friendly Japan as the base of warlike operations from whiph Britain worked, any war waged -against sugh allies by Russia would be futile. But Russia would never be foolish enough to enter upon it, and the acknowledged friend liness of Britain and Japan will be sufficient for some time to keep Russia quiet, and assure peace m the far East -£-at least such an adjustment of the Eastern question as check Russian aggression and safeguard th& freedom of commerce, for the immediate 'future; at any rate.

Local and General.

The first term of the Ashburton High Sphpol oommencfls on Tuesday, February |Sbh.' ' •' GEhe Nelson Hospital goard is oonaidoriDg the adviaableness of introducing the Ront gen rays. The railway revenue for nine months shows t»n inprease of jp^3,4oQ on a Bimilar period for last year. The official intimation bhafa theHampslead and Borough eohoole will re-open on Monday next) appear m our advertising columns. Ife is quite common to see written on the back of bank Doies, " when shall we two meet again ?' Some day the -writer of Buoh a query will be taught that he is liable to a fine of £10 for writing on bank notes, and the writer on the note will not be so aajdoua to "meet again" under buoh oirfjuthstanpe^. On the firat page to?day wilj b^ found further particulars of the wreck or the New Zealand steamer Mataiira; on the fourth page the Inspector's examination report on Siods school, and Messrs Friedlander proi.', Xiimitfd, ranore on the Ashburtoo

The Corinna, leaving Wellington at 11 p.m., will take the South Island mail bags on to Lyttelton. In eveiy mile of railway there are 7ffc 4in ■ notcoveied by raila, the space left for ex-.' pansion. ; The lawa tennis match Melrose and ! Albion combined v. Ashburton will take place at the latter club's courts on the after noon of Thursday nexb, February 3. The Oristchurch Cycling Club last nighb drew up a programme for a meeting to be held on Good Friday, including an Easter wheel race of £50. The overcrowding and wedging of the teeth together caused the sudden blindness of a boy. On some of the teeth being extraoted the sight gradually returned. Mr F. Ferriman advertises a commodious boarding house at Methven for Bale, farm of 100 aores at Lismore, comfortable dwelling house on Wakanui Road, also goodwill of 'ease. A supply of water has been dißoovered beneath the sands of the Nubian Desert. This find, it is thought, Bhould make the entire traot habitable and render the soil cultivable. Tetramethyldiamieiodiphenyldianthranol tetraraethyle'diamide is the latest produot of experimental ohemistry. There is still much to do m this, but, from the progress made lately, one may look forward to the ohemist achieving to full lines before the end of the oentury. It has been arranged that the Kaneiri shall bring the Wellington and southern portions of the San Francisco mail from Manukau to New Plymouth, whence they will be brought to Wellington by train, reaching Wellington to-night. An uu turned swallow, whioh had its nest on a farm near Chetwynd, m Shropshire, waß caught and taken m a cage to London, whera it was released. It returned to its nest m eighty minutes having accomplished , a distance of 145 miles at the rate of nearly , two miles a minute. : An orohardist at Kyneton, Victoria has a simple method of entrapping the codlin moth. 1 Procure one of the common sticky fly papers, i and tie it round a lantern with a lighted candle inside, and at night hang the lamp , up among the fruit trees. The light attracts the moths, and they get stuck on the paper. , There seems to be a pretty general con ' I senaus of opinion among those who are m a " position to judge, says the Lyttelton limes, I that the present is the very worst season, 1 from an agricultural point of view, that has been experienced m Canterbury since the ' settlement) of the province. Titbit from the Spectator — Johnny, the , promising son : " Ma, what a queer idea of * Heaven, dad has got." Johnny's ma : r " Why, what makes you ask such a „ question ?" The promising son : " Because ' I heard dad say that the house was like Heaven after you went away to Timaru." The Agricultural Department has just * issued itß estimates of the wheat crop for the s present harvest which show 21 bushels per t acre as the average for the whole colony. I The tables show that this would at least , provide for our own requirements. It is,. however, probable that the estimate will be 0 found too high. s It ia not often (says the Wellington Fostl 1 that a colonial trader carries suoh a valuable ;, treasure as that which the R.M.S. Mariposo f took away to San Franoisco on last week's . trip. Her strong room contained specie to the value of over half a million sterling — I viz., £450,000 shipped by several Australian i banks, and £60,000 forwarded by the Bank n of New Zealand. , A young man named J. O'Keefe was ' brought to the hospital yesterday from . Methven. On examination it was found t. that he had sustained a fractured jaw, o alo some nasty cuts about the mouth and Q face. Under skilful treatment, it is pleasing co be able to Bay he is doing as well as can he expected. . A man who had been indulging too freely '« was the cause of some annoyance to ladies d and children m the Domain on Friday, which d suggests that a police officer might with f advantage take a stroll through there every . evening. If there is one place more than II another m which women and children should a be safe from this kind of annoyance, it is the p Domain. 0 The New Zealand Times says that a novel j sight was witnessed at the Hutt Park Race course on Monday, evidencing the evolution „ of locomotion, viz., a man on a bicycle lead ing a racehorse. The crowd waxed hilarious I- when the curious combination passed along y the straight enroute for thesaddhngpaddock, the servile instrument of che " sport of kings" trotting after the •■ bike " with 6 sheep-like docility. h This season that interesting bird the 1 kakapo is breeding again m the Otago c Sounds district. The drumming or booming sound supposed to be made by the male bird may be heard by day ' and night t> throughout the Clinton and Arthur Valleys, f For two seasons they rested. Previous to 9 this time it waß generally agreed (a South land paper says) that they took only one season's spell at a time. Just as the R.M.S. Warrimoo was enter* 3 ing the narrows of Suva on January 13, a r stowaway from Wellington jumped over t board, his object being to swim aßhore and so escape imprisonment. The ship was im mediately stopped and a boat lowered m > charge of Chief Officer Mortimer. The man ) was on board the boat m the incredible time ! (seeing the ship had been going " full 1 speed ") of two minutes and on the steamer's deck m two minutes more. The wonder is 2 he was not eaten by sharks, whioh are par - ticularly numerous m that locality, P The Hinds district narrowly esoaped a t serious conflagration on Thursday afternoon. 3 A fire started on Mr Moor's property imme . diately after the express train passed. The | flames quick'y spread to Mr Mackle's land, " and to tha railway plantation. A, large . number of willing hands assembled, and did - battle with the flames, but a fierce rior' west wind was blowing, and the fire spread I with great rapidity, and had just reaohed the ' Goldstream estate property when a southerly I buster with raiu sprang up, and, beating the j ire back on its own tracks, all further danger was soon ended. ( The sub committee appointed by the Otago A. and P. Association to arrange for the 1 next winter show, met on Wednesday, and > it was decided to fix the dates of the show i for the Ist to 4th June inclusive, and it was , also agreed that a substantial prize be offered for thfe best' collection of farm' and dairy produce exhibited from apy bounty. In addition to the usual prizes offered, gold medals are to be awarded for the largest prige-takers m the segbionß for grain (open and farmers' classes), seed (farmers' and open classes), and roots ; and exhibitors m several of the classes of cheese are to have the option of receiving either a gold medal or a oath prize of £3. A miraculous oure m New York by prayer is reported by the special correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph. It appears that Mrs Adrian Iselin, one of the most prominent) ladieß m Ne, w. York society, who B»B pasiaed her yekr, has recovered from a serious illness which threatened' to prove fatal. The recovery ia regarded as miraculous, Father Relhaer, who is }n J charge of one of the Sunday aqhools founded by Mrs Iselin, was hastily summoned to administer to her the last sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church. As he left the room m which the children had collected for their lessons he begged them to pray heartily for their benefactress. When he reached Mrs laelin'a house and was con* ducjbrfdtolber bedroom, a parked improve ment iiqme'diately became visible m the old lady's condition. The doctors and atten dants, who had abandoned all hope of saving her life, stood aghast at the sudden rally of their patient., yhe is now qn the fair road to recovery, and already planning J a trip to the south. friends, as well aa ! the Catholic olergy af> large, regard hep re oovery, when she was m egtremis. as a miracle wrought m response to tha fervent prayers of the little ohildren m the Sunday ' aohool. | We often hear of sensational bets being « made, suoh as a guinea to a gooseberry ; a bible-backed policeman to a pint) of she oak ; a hundred pounds to a bundle of chips, and So on. Tba $rb of betting is to win, and to win yon must baok< certainties. Here ib a tip ! You baok "Woods' Great Pepperm a . Oure to beat a cough or cold every time. You'll always get borne ; no Johnny Arm* ktropg about tb.»V

Mr R. Alcorn, J.P,, had two "drunks" before him this morning. They were first offenders, and were fined m nominal sutne. The sixth annual meeting of the Athburton Orchestral Society was held iv their rooms on Thursday evening — Mr Gordon m the chair. The Secretary, Mr Horace Gates, read the report and balance-sheet for the year, which was adopted. The following resolution was carried—" ThattheOrohestral Society unite with the Harmonic Society and establish a Musical Union." This terminated the business. Mr Henry Zander has made the record time m his journey from Greymouth to Ashburton. He left Greymouth yesterday at 10 a.m., and made the Bealey m the ordinary way at 7 p.m. He left Bealey by private conveyance at 10 p.m., and driving all night reaohed Springfield at 5 a.m. Here he took train at 7 am!, and made Rolkston at 9, catohing the train arriving at Ashburton at 10 55 a.m. A novel surgical operation was performed recently at Dublin. A man named Ryan, who had been m the Army, and suffered from ophthalmia, having lost his eyelids, had the eyelids of a newly killed pig stitched into the places from which his own had been removed. The operation was performed by Drs. Maxwell, Mooney and Large, of the Eye and Ear Hospital. This, it is said, is the first operation of the kind ever per formed m the United Kingdom, and the surgeons hope for a successful result. In the Leeston district oaterpillars have destroyed a large quantity of barley. A paddock of Mr H. Phillips', which would have threshed out over sixty bushels per acre, has had more than half the barley destroyed. The heads are eaten off, and are lying thick on the ground. Messrs H. Chamberlain, H. Rothery, A. MoLauchlan, and others have had serious loss to their barley crops through this pest. The small birds have not been able to cope with the caterpillar nuisance this season. It is an open question whether they are taking the grub at all. This season the sparrow has had a change to make himself useful, but has signally failed m the cases mentioned. Mr Baxter's explanatiou of his proposed scheme for irrigating the lower lands of the Hinds district was given at the Hinds meet ing on Thursday with much detail, and with great lucidity. Nobody present at the meeting could have made any mistake about it, though to make it so perfectly clear as to preclude the possibility of misconception, a good aiany questions were asked and answered. In our report of what he said we did not enter into the very full details he gave, but were content with a somewhat general statement as to the quantity of water to be brought down. We find that to those who were not at the meeting our general statement hardly makes the matter quite clear, and therefore put it m more detail. The quantity of water to be brought down would, theoretically, with oonstant flow, irrigate the whole area to a depth of 1| inches per month, but considerable allow* ances would have to be made for percolatioD m mains, etc In regard to the capacity of the initiatory main there is a misprint. The measurements are given correctly, but the discharge would be 78,000 gallons a minute, not 68,000. Just m Time for Oheistmas.— ln order to keep " up-to-date " with our steadily increasing business we have decided to effect considerable alterations to out premises and to make room for the builders we have resolved to greatly reduce our stock before Christmas. We have therefore culled a large quantity of our Tweeds and Worsteds, etc, to clear at the following reductions: — Men's suits to measure, usual price 90s. now 70s ; Men's trousers, usual price 255, now 15s od ; etc. We have also pleasure m notifying that we have just been appointed agentß for the famouß "British Lion' and "Waverley" Bicycles (both gents' and ladies'), which we are now selling with all the " up-to-date " improvements at the lowest cash prices, or on the most liberal terms to suit the convenience of our customers. (Every machine guaranteed). — Craighkad and Bebryman, the leading Tailorß and Outfitters.

JUDGING AT SHOWS.

The Point System. At the annual meeting of the Dunedin Fanciers Club held on Wednesday, the President (Mr S. S, Myers), moved the following motion:— "That it be an instruc tion to the incoming committee to authorise the secretary to communicate with the yarioua societies m the United States of America with a view to getting information as to the card system of judging." In moving the motion he said 1 This is, I think, an opportune time to discuss our present system of judging. If it is continued it will, I feel aure, so reduce exhibitors, if not fanciers, that a poultry show will lose all interest to both breeders and the general public. If, however, we oan get over the old prejudice and have our judging done by points, on cards, m bladk and white, exhibitors will be more satisfied. They will be able to recognise aud appreciate the shortcomings of tnejr birds. They will know what to rectify, and be satisfied that they have received their just dues. Years ago, when( first commenced hammering away for this reform, I thought that New Zealand would first adopt it, but I find that this system of bard judging is almost universal m the United States. Some little time ago there were a few short articles and some correspond dence m the papers from the agricultural people regarding judging cattle and sheep by points, but it seems almost hopeless to break down the wall of prejudice that favours the haphazard method ot judging by comparison m those animals. Poultry breeders, however, criticise their exhibits much more closely, and I hope the time is near when Dunedin will lead the way, if not with all breeds, at any rate make a start with some classes, so that exhibitors, judges, and the public may be led up to a system that has come to stay m America, and would stay wherever adopted. There is naturally a certain amount of opposition to overcome, opposition : by men who oppose the system because they think it bid ancj unworkable ; but whise I court healthy and fair opposition, those opposed must admit that all we want is to give it a trial. The haphazard system has never given satisfac tion. It has to my knowledge closed the doors to many an enthusiastic breeder, and therefore those opposed have surely nothing to lose by trying something new." The President then quoted from various authorities fco show how far the present system fell short of present day require ments, and after an animated discussion, ihe motion was carried unanimously.

COMMERCIAL.

Press Association — By Electric Telegraph Copyright. London, January 27. The English wheat market is firm, but litte business is doing. The Continental is steady, and the American tending upwards. Californian No. 1 milling 36s 6d, Russian cirgops 37s 3d, London quotations for hard t)uluth 4ds 6d; '•> • > The Bradford wool market is steady. At the London wqol sales to-day compe tition for better classes of merinos and crossbreds was If een. Prices for the remain der were yery f}rm Brisbane), January 88. The agricultural returns estimate the whe»t> yield of the coj »y at 800,000 bushels against 600,000 last year.

FIGHTING THE FLAMES

Episodes of the Bush Fires.

The following instances of what some of the women had to go through ia given by a Post reporter. Mrs Uep penstall, late of Wellington, whose husband was away, was left with a child of some eighteen months, and her brother, a young fellow of eighteen, to fight the flames. The fire spread to their holding and soon the whole sec tion was ablaze. Mrs Heppenatall and her brother worked like veritable slaves amidst the blinding smoke and scatter ing sparks. As the fire spread from log to log near the house, they dashed bucket af tor bucket of water on thtm m the vain endeavor to prevent the fire reaching the building. After many hours of desperate fighting they at last were driven, half suffocated, more than half blind, and wholly exhausted, to seek refuge on a patch of ploughed ground near the house. The gale was at its fiercest, and the fires had completely surrounded them. A sew ing machine, a couple of mattresses and some blankets were all that they had saved from the house, and with these they lay m the centre of the small patch of ploughed ground, conscious that they had done their best but had befin defeated. While lying there they saw their home, which had caught fire, burn to the ground. "Thank goodness that's over," remarked Mri Heppenstall, when the roof fell m, " It was even a relief," she afterwardi explained, " to know there was no further need to bother about the place." At 2.30 it commenced to rain, and Mrs Heppenstall and her brother, thoroughly exhausted, lay out there m the open,' with the little child, amidst blazing fires, drenched with rain, and slept the sleep of the weary. Early m the morning the downpour had put out many of the fires, and they s arted for Fahiatua, but their eyes wete so aftected by the smpke that they had great difficalty m finding their way, and the wouder is that they ever reached the township, the road being littered with the remains of the trees that had been. burned down during the night. On. arrival at Fahiatua they received medical treatment.

One settler (Mr Coady, of Ballance) left bis house m the morning quite safe while he went to Pnhiatoa for provisions. On his return he found the whole district under dense clouds of. smoke. The paddocks on both sides of the road were ablaze, and about 200 yds from his house his horse re fused to go further. He loosened the animal from the shaftß and, halt crawling, half running, reached hif home— to find it safe, although the fire had m places charred the piles, around which his wife before leaving had wrapped her household linen well soaked m water. Returning for his trap, he found that it and the provisions had been destroyed by the fire. Mrs Ooady had a startling experience. She had two child, en with her, and after trying to save the place she was com pelled to leave. She covered the children with cloaks and put them out m the yard while she went m to get some household treasures. On her return to the yard the children were nowhere to be seen. The smoke was too thick to see a couple of yards ahead, and the unfortunate woman was horror-stricken. The barking of dogs drew her attention towards the kennels, and there to her relief, were the children, huddled m each other's arms, trying to escape from the smoke. A peculiar effect of the smoke upon those who have been fighting amongst it has been a species of delirium. One unfortunate woman who had been trying to save her house, when at last driven away by the smoke aad fire, imagined that she had left her child behind, aiid wanted to go back for it. She had to be restrained by force Worn doing so, although the little one was hanging all the time to her skirts. The smoke has a similar dazing effect on horses, sheep, and cattle. While the fires were fiercest, the bellowing of cattle and the piteous crying of sheep were heart-rending. All that could be done for them, however, was to open the gates and give them a free oppor tunity to look after themselves. The result of this, combined with the destruction of fences, has been that sheep and cattle have wandered away from their homes and become scattered all over the place.

SCULLING.

■ » The Championship of England. Press Association— By Electric Telegraph- Copyright . •• Sydney, January 28 A few .days ago a cable message announced that the sculler Barry had challenged the world. James Stanbury states that he ia willing to row Barry on the Thames for £500 a side and the championship of England, taking £50 as expenses, or on the Parra* matia river, allowing £100 expenses.

THE GOVERNOR OF CRETE.

Press Association— By Electrio Telegraph Copyright. St Petersburg, January 28 The announcement is made that if RuFsia does not succeed iv securing the nomination of Prince George of Greece for the Governorship, she will abandon all interest m Crete.

The Federal Convention.

. — *- ~^~- Presß Association— By* Eleotric Telegraph— . • Copyright. T -f' x * Melbourne, January 28 The sitting of the Convention to-day was confined to a discussion of altera tiona m the drafting and minor amend* ments suggested by the colonies. Deal ing with the judiciary, it was proposed by South Australia that the Bench should, not, consist of less than"fom» fudges, this was negitived. ' :^ ie^teV was received from the Government of Queensland regretting that their effort! to seoure representation at the Con vention were futile. Sir John AbtJbt reiterated the charges he made at Sydney of insincerity on the part of Queensland. Mr Walker, as an old Queenslander, took it upon himself to defeud Sir Hugh Nelson, the Premier, as an honorable man. The matter then, dropped.

THE AFBBPBTOa GUABDIAtt : SATUKDAY, JANUAftY 29, 1898.



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John Orr & Go. V John Oit & Co. SUGAE. ak TONS PURE CANE SUGAR, very difj best for jam making and all kinds of I preserves 1 701 b BAGS 14s 0(1. | TEA. 200 BOXES, 51b and 10 b, PURE CEYLON, also all the leading brands. FLOTJE. FORTY TONS FLOUR— Rollit's Flour, 2001ba .. 24s Od „ lOOlbs .. 12s 6d ' 501bs .. 6s 4d „ 251b8 .. 3i 3d 40 Toni Bran, 3s 6d per bag ; 10 Tons Sharps, 5s per bag. HAMS AND BACON. ROLLS, SIDES HAMS. Colonial Candles . . 4d per lb. English Parafine Candles 6£d per )b per box Kerosine (150 test) . . 6s 6d per tin, 12a 9d per case Cornflour 3d per lb Essence of Lemon . • 6d Worcester Sauce, pints 9d per bottle Esience of Coffee . . 10} d Sago lid per ib Tobacco, Nubian squareß 4j 6d per lb Oatmeal, per 251 b bag . . 2s 9d Currant .. . . .. 5d ■ Elma Raisins . . . . 7d Valencia Raisins .- 7d Sultana Raisinß .~ 7d ' < Sicily Almonds . . Is 2d Figs 8d Muscatels .. .„ 8d Jordon Almonds ... 2a 3d Mixed Peel .. .. 8d 2&lb tins preserved fruit lOd Lemon Squash, English Is 3d Lemon Juice, English ... la 3d Sardinea 4£d Fresh Herrings 6£d per tin Herrings m Tomato sauce lOd , Pressed Hops, per lb ... Is 4d Enos' Fruit Salts . . 3s 3d per bottle Ground Ginger Is4dperlb i Anchovy Paste 8d per tin ; Citrate of Magnesia . . Is per bottle I Sneepa Tongues, beßb ... lOdpertin L ■ ) FOR THE FRUIT SMASON. Glaas Jarß, 2a 6d to 3s 6d per dozen. Mason's Sorewtop Porcelain Lined Jarß. Pints 4b 9d, Quarts 5s 9d, Gallon 7s doz Ken rick's Best Enamelled Maslin Kettles. 8 Quart 6s, 10 quart 7s 6d, 12 quart 8s 6d. Brass Maslin Kettles, Drop Handles. 2 Gallon 7s, 2£ gallon 11s 6d, 3 gallon 13s 6d Steel Enamel Preserving Pans, 2s 6d, 3s, 3s 6d, 4s. YOU HAVE HEARD OF THE WAVEELEY BICYCLE. WE HAVE GOT IT AND, CAN SHOW IT TO YOU AT ANY TIME. The wise men of the East rode Camels, but there are far wiser men to«day, WHO BIDE WAVEKLEYS. THE WAVBRLEY WHEELS j Are m tho front rank of AMERICAN HIGH GRADE MACHINES. Light, Strong, Speedy, Handsome, and thoroughly up to date. WAVfiKLEY WHEELS Are " Built on Honor," and the v price is right. ALL, MACHINES FITTED WITH ENGLISH DUJNLOP TYRES AND WESTWOOD STEEL RIMS. *■ i Lamps, Bells, Cyclometers, Wrenches, < [ * Tyres, Rime, and all Bicycle t I Accessories kept m Stock. ( I Repairing done by skilled Mechanics £ and satisfaction guaranteed. i t — p c; John Orr & Co. i



Business Notices SHEARMAN BROS., GROOfcRS, IRONMONGERS, & WINE AND SPIRIT MICRO HANTS WINES AND SPIEITS. WE have much pleasure iv informing our Customers and the AsbJiurton Publio that we have ENTERED INTO THE ABOVW TRADE. We have now to hand a Large Assorted nnd VVell-Seleoted Stock of allOlasseß of Wmea and Spirits, and English and Colonial Bottled Ales and Stout. None bub the Best Brands kept. CROCK£RYWARt~ X ~CROCKERYWARE. WE have ju»t landed, ex S.K. Kiikoura, some 7ery choice lines m Dinner Sets, Tea ge'B, Toilet Sete, Sets of Jugs, etc., etc., which we are soiling at Wholesale Prices. 100 Dozen White and Gold China Cupa and Saucers . . 6a 6d per d< zen 60 Dozen 21h Stone Jam Jar« .. •♦ •• 3s 6d per dozen 50 Dozen lib Glaai Jam Jara .. .. .. •• 2a 3d per dozen TEAS. TEAS. TEAS. WE have received direct from the Ceylon and China Gardens a large consignment oi different Classes of Teas. As we make Teas a specialty we can offer to our Customers %nd the general public exceptional value. Highest Grade OraDge Pekoe Ceylon Tea .. .. .. 2s per lb First Class Orange Pekoe Ceylon Tea . . . . . . ; . . Is 9d per lb Good Full Leaf Pekoe Ceylon Tea .. .. .. .. Is 6d per lb Ceylon and China Blended Tea Is 3d per b Good China Tea .. •• Is Id per lb SAMPLES MAY BE HAD ON APPLICATION." MAURITIUS SUGAR. MAURITIUS SUGAB. As Mauritius Sugar contains far more Preserving Properties than any other Sugar m tbi market it is therefore the best Sugar to use for Jams and Jellies. 701 b Bags— l4s Od ' Orders by Post promptly attended to. Goods delivered daily. SHEAEMAN BEOS., GROCERS, IRONMONGERS, AND WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, MARKET HOUSE, ASHBURTON. Telephone No. 53. | Telephone—No. 80] 1893 1898 S. SAL EE, THE LEADING JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT IN THE DISTRICT .Largest Stock Lowest Prices FOR :NEW YEAR-1898: SPECIAL LINES at REDUCED PRICES, marked m Plain Figures. Gol Bibochea {new and choice designs) at 7a 9d, 12b 6d, 17a 6d, 20a, upwards. Silve Brooches from la 6d upwards. Ladies' and Gentlemen's Gold Links at 8s 6d, 10s, an ipwards. Ladies' and Gentlemen's Silver Links at 2s 6d, 4s, and 4a 6d. Pencil Cases ( «arge stock" to select from) at 2s 6d, sa, 7s 6d, 10s. Ladies' Rings (the largest and finet Btook ever seen m Ashburtoo, equal to any m Christchurch) from one guinea to te guineai, and upwards. Gentlemen's Tie Pins, neat and tasteful designs m gold at ss, 7s oc 10s, 255, also » nice selection of small and suitable articles at 2s 6d, 53, and 7s 6d. - SPJKCIAI, ATTENTION IS CALLED TO THE STOCK OF Gold Brooches and Ladies' Rings. Cheae two lines are Heavily Stocked, and are of the Newest and Choicest Designs. INSPECTION [INVITED AT S. SALEK'B JEWELLEBY ESTABLISHMENT, EAST S.TREET. STOGK AND PRICES UNEQUALLED IN THE DISTRICT.; BAEGAINS EXTEAOEDINAE^S /"iREAT ANNUAL SALE of Surplus Stock of DRAPERY. CLOTHING & BOOTS, WILL COMMENCE ON SAT URDAY, January 15. IMMENSE REDUCTIONS. ANDREW ORR. NOTICE OF EEMOVAL. WILLIAM SPARROW T) EGS bo notify that he has REMOVED to Premises lately occupied by MESSRS L, F. ABDREWES & G. J. NEILL. Friedlander's Corner, BAST STREET. Church Services. | HAMf STEAD SCHOOL. ST. STEPHEN'S OHUROfI mntf Rfln , fll ... . „ _ AuhburLon FT! HE SCHOOL will be Re-opened on Ashburton. J_ MONDAY> j an vu a ry 31. SUNDAY SERVlCEß.— January 30. I W. J. CROOKS. 5.30 a.m.— Holy Communion. X 170 Chairman. l.«t--Chtd?en' B fty s e ce r rvice, Distribu. BOROUGH OF_ABHBURTON. «onof DiooeeanPn^sand Teachers' Certi- Nonaß|ihtw?f given thab th« ownera 330 p.m.-Holy Baptism. '* £* of air unregistered Dogs within the 3 p.m.- DKOMORE-Mr Gates. ; Borough will be proseouted after the Ist a.SQp.n.-Evening Prayer. , ~~f I**^ E REV, T. A. HAMPTON. j m Rcgjitw of Pogi, (