The Ashburton Guardian.

Ashburton : Thursday, August 4, 189S

price : One Penny

Vox. xx. no. 4563

MARGARET MEDBURY'S MANAGERS.

(Continued.) "Yes, God does know," said Jack, "and according to my mother's doctrint he'll see you through. I'm going to stand by the rre w management anyway, and whichever way Igo the union goes. I There's God and the union on your side anyway, and even a woman ought to run a paper with such backing as that. You mustn't look back and mourn over any mistakes you may have made, but look ahead. What shall you do m the future? That is the question. You asked me if I knew all. Yes, I do — or nearly all. What I don't know I've suspected for some time. The Messrs. Charles and Arthur Blite want this property. Just how they are going to get it I don't know, but suppose they've got the plan of campaign all ready for press. What we're to do is to pi their form. I'm not prepared to give advice just at this instant, but with your permission I'll see you later. I'd like to do something for you, and if we can have an under standing I may be able to run things inside the building- more to your advan tage. It won't do, however, for us to be seen talking here, and with your per mission I'll now call a cab for you and call at your — your home for a later talk." "Certainly, Mr. Hazeley. You are very kind and are the very person I want advice from. Come as early as possible this evening, and we'll have a long talk." Jack sent the office boy out for a cab and went over to the sink to wash the ink from his hands and arms. Just as Miss Medbery went down, the front way Mr. Arthur Blite came up the back stairway and out through the compos ing room. As he neared the sink he stopped short, as if there was something he wished to say, but remaining silent went on again, when Jack, who was as cool as ever and perfectly natural, -re marked, "By the way, Mr. Blite, will you be here Monday?" Blite's eyes glittered, and he turned sharply, looking suspiciously at the un concerned foreman, who, as he wiped first one ringer and then another on the grimy towel, selecting the cleanest spot with great care and deliberation, con tinued, " 'Cos if you are, sir, I want to talk with you about some position con tracts." The apparent innocence of the ques tion demanded a straight reply, and al though Jack had mischievously inflected the word "position," giving the business manager quite a turn, the latter had no reason for equivocation and said: "Cer tainly, Hazeley; I shall be m the office right along. You can see me any time all next week." "So! ho! Mr. Man, and so you don't propose to accept the discharge of the proprietress? I think when she author izes Simmons to manage things, and Simmons authorizes me to fire you out the first door, you'll go," soliloquized the imperturbable Jack as he dried the last finger on the towel. He put on his coat, and as he went through the busi ness office stepped up to Simmons, thf bookkeeper, and said m a low voice, "I may call on you tonight between eleven and twelve, and if I do you'll be at home?" "What's that you said?" demanded the business manager from his desk. "I was speaking to Mr. Simmons," was Jack's prompt reply, "and I'd also like to say to you that if you let that pill firm work any more wood backed cuts on tis you'll hear of our missing some mails. They won't dry m the steam , table, and we don't get out that first edition with a minute to spare. If we do miss all the eastern mail some after noon" "Yes, yes. I'll attend to that at once," said the hoodwinked business manager. He had heard the same long winded complaint only fifteen minutes before from the pressman and again from the stereotyper, and he did not want a repe tition. As he looked down again to his writing Simmons nodded intelligently, and Jack went out the office door.

CHAPTER IH. That evening Jack was ushered into the cozy reception room of the Medbury house, and as he waited for the young mistress of this elegant home to make her appearance found himself face to face with an elegant life size portrait m oil of the late proprietor of The Herald. If Jack had ever had any intention of improving any opportunity or presum ing on any confidence his patron's daughter might bestow, such a feeling vanished as he looked at that strong, manly, kind, old face. As he thought of the manner m which Mr. Medbury had assisted and encouraged him at night school, and m other ways since the necessities of Jack's mother had com-

"I am what I am "by the grace of God." pelled her to take liim from day school, where he was a classmate of Margaret's, and apprentice him to The Herald office, the young man inwardly vowed to dis interestedly advise the friendless young woman. The words, "I am what I am by the grace of God, and you were one of tho main instruments of God's providence m making me a useful citizen, Samuel ' Medbury," came almost unconsciously from his lips. He supposed he was alone, and when he ceased speaking and turned to find Margaret m the doorway fTobe oontinued.)

POLICE PENSIONS.

m< "■ ** Very frequently m these columns, and the columns of other sections of the Press of New Zealand, has the estab lishment of some sort of pension or saperanimatum fund for officers of the police been advocated. Advocates of such a fund have also been found m Parliament, hut as yet no such fund _xißts. We hold today the same , opinion on this question tbat we have I always held — tbat until aome provision, is made for the superannuation of police officers tbe best services of the men now forming the force will not be ob tained, nor will the ranks of tbe force be recruited from the most desirable and suitable class of men. Commis sioner Tuubridge, m his first annual report on the police force, gives several reasons for what he considers the in efficiency of the po ice force^-an efficiency which he finds evidenced by an increase of crime aa Bbown by the criminal statistics, which exhibit an aggregate increase of 546 over the previous year, Those reasons he puts m categorical order thus — (1) Numeri cal weakness ; (2) a want of proper training of mfn on being taken into tho force; (3) a lack of subsequent supervision ; and (4) incapacity of many members of the force owing to advunced age or bodily ii»firtni-y. Towards remedying these he suggests (1) an immediate augmentation of fifty men ; (2) the establishment of a train depot at which recruits should be kept for training at lea6t three months ; (3) the appointment of four sub-inspectors to have general supervision over the four populous centres, thus leaving the inspectors m oharge of those districts greater liberty to supervise their districts ; and (4). the establishment of a pension system. All these suggestions point to the making of police service a life work, one of special qualification and training, and the obtaining for ib of mm of good physiqur, fair mental capacity, presentable education, atd good moral character. Io fact on the subject of recruiting the Commissioner makes it very plain, though he does not use those words, that he would like to see the general tone and character of the service very materially raised. Tb6 difficulty as to the numerical weak ness of the force enn be remedied by a vote of Parliament ; the training ques tion could very well be left m the handa of the Commissioner if tbe necessary funds ar< provided, and so also could the question of subsequent supervision, ihese are mitters of departmental detail which the Commissioner's Scot land Yard experience will no doubt enable him to wrestle with. But the fourth reason cannot be coped with unless a number of men who have seen lon v . service m the force are to be < u.hlessly sacrificed and deprived of a living for themselves and families. The Commissioner does not propose to make a clean sweep of the veterans without making some provision for them m their o'd age. His proposals are of a nature which must recommend themselves to all th nking people, and we trust Government will accept them. The Commissioner was brought to the colony with the pp cial obj-'ct of removing f ( ou_ tbe force the charges of inefficiency which have so often of late been laid against it, and it wiU be a wise step to adopt and give effect to as many of hia recommendations as S possible. In addition to a uniform scale of pay, with fixed increments, rising from 6s a day for probationers to £400 per annum for inspectors, he advocates finding the men their uniforms free of cost, and ls | a day lodging allowance for men not provided with free quarters. These are improvements at which nobody can honestly cavil, but his ncommerdations for the establishment of a pension fund are the most practic ab'o we have yet seen, and ought certainly to be adopted. They are as follow : — ln the Commissioner's opinion a pension system could be started and maintained by the following payments being made into a pension fund : — (1) 4 per c nt per annum to be deductf d from each man's pay • (2) ail tinea and penalties imposed under the Acts relating to the sale of intoxicat ing liquors, the gaming laws, and Police Offerees Act ; (3) all fines inflicted on and stoppngtß from the pay of con stables; (4) the amount at present standing to the credit of the police reward fund; (o) all salaries and emoluments, or a portion thereof, received by constables m connection with the offices they hold outside that of constables ; (6) all Government departments for vhich the police at present perform work gratuitously to 1 contribute an annua) sum to the pension fund commensurate with the work performed by the police ; and (7) the Government to piy to the pension fund, on the retirement of any coo stable, a sum equal to the amount now paid m the way of compassionate allowance.





The great relinquishing sale of boots and shoes now going on at McDonald and i McDiarmid s ia without parallel m the annul, of boot sales m Ashburton. Theic stock is particularly heavy m gent'emen's , boots and Bhoes, and the fact that they are being sold at marvellously low priceß should be a great inducement to purohasera to buy I [ while the atock ig rich m first-c'aas gooda. JOHN MOISON, > TTAVING considerably added to hia J O. Stock as well os his Shop accemmo- dation, is m a po.ition to supply Boot, and 5 Shoea ab lowest cash values — his own make, which is not to be surpassed, and the beat ia the cheapeßt. Repairß with beat sole .lather and at onoe, at J. Moison's, the only Practical Bootmaker, "The Hall," East Streeb, Ashbnrton. 5 60 NOTICE. nnHE Runners who deliver the Guabdian _L to regular subscribera will nob m future sell single copies. These can be obtained from the runners engaged tor that purpose, and bhe Agente— Measra Jonea Sounnen, Marsden, WtfUamß, and Mr JMwm



WANTED, A BARGAIN— -Amerioan Organ, 5 stops and swell, for £10 10a cash, ooat £15 10s ; Pianos ab reduoed prices for oash ; Pianos and Organa sold on easy monthly payments ; Violins and extras ; Music at lowest oash prices. My tuner, Mr Harrow, will be here on Augußt Isd — H. M. Jones. VEGETABLE SEED 3, 80 varieties, 3d per packet; Flower Seedn, 100 varieties, Id per packet ; ab FLETCHER Bros., Cash Supply Stores, Ashburton. ANTED Known. — Seed Potatoe s inoluding finest early varieties, jußt reoeived from North Canterbury, by Fletcher Bros., Aehburton. WANTED Known- Ladies' Pretty Walking Shoes m great variety at Mbixob's Zealandia Boot Store. ANTED KNOWN. -Ladies' Cycling Knicke.B, Combinations, All Wool Vests, m great variety. Speoial prices. — W. H. Collier, ■' The Corner." TENDERS wanted to wear out 1000 pairs o Mellor's Indestiuotible Boots. Wear like braßs. WANTED— A dozen smart Ladies to try our new kangaroo calf Shoe. — Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. FOUND— In Tancred Street, the cheapest and most reliable Boot Shop. — Mbllob's Zealandia Boot Store. TENDERS wanted for the sale of 5000 pairs of boots. — Apply to Mellob' Zealandia Boot •*- tore. WANTED Known— Good value for lutlo money at Mellob's, Zealandia Boot i Store. ! WANTED KKOVVN.-Ladies' Fur Top Lined Kid Gloves 2s lid, 3s 6d, 4s 6d per pair. Worth double. — W. H. Collieb, "The Corner." FOR Sale, Cheap— Six Dozen Pairs of Children's ankle straps. — Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. NOTICE— We defy competition ; you get wonderful value ab Mellor's, '1 anored Street. WANTED— Wise Mothers to try our Indestructible School Boot. — Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED— Sixty strong men to try the new Kronio (Blucher). — Mellob'? Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED Known— That we have vu B t received, ex Delphic, a really choice •Ot of Laces, Valenciennes 'and real and mita'k-n Torchon. Alto one case Fur Ooliers, Boas, aud Ladies' Macintoshes. —Mitchel & Turner. WANTED Known— Thab we are offer- ing the following special lines : — Oolcred and black Velveteens, Is 4d per yard. Ladies' Mac.ntoshes a: 12U 6il, 'Jackets at 6s 6ii and a t^rand line of 32-inch striped Fi_m..iette, at 3£ '.— Mitchell & i'UKNER. \VT ANTED Known— A li_e of Cheap T* Tweeds, jusb opened, together with full ranges of Men's and Juveniles' Clothing nd Bo°t. of all descriptions at Mitchell 4. Turner's. FOR Sale, Cheap— sooo pairs of Ladies and Mpd's Boots aod bhoes. — Apply o Mellor, Tancred btreet. MRS ALCORN is offering the b-lai-ce of her Trimmed jViiilinery at about !it»lf price. Nineteen Children's Tunics, •"ample* just bough r at a large discount, st- and be'ow Wholesale Price, from 4s lid to 18i. Also a nice lot of Capes from >2 to 60s. 6 WANTH.D Knowu— Tbat J. Wilson, Painter, &c, corner of Arcade and Burnett street, bas bought a large amount of Arti.t Materials from a Bankrupt Firm at a very low price, and intends giving the Public the benefit of the purchase by giving a big Discount for Cash. Call and inspect. Op*i Glass cut to any size. Canvas stretcher 0 ., Academy Bourds, OUb, C-o-ors, &c. Both 1 Water _nd Oil Colors kept m stook. 6 207 MRS ALCORN is selling Tweed, Serge, and Fancy Dresß Goods, Flan- nellettes, Li dies' Macintoshes, Jackets, Kaia- poi Capts, Furs, Knitted Combinations, etc., all at Groat Reductions, previous to stock* taking. Under Clothing (own makt) n specialty. Dre.sm_kiug aB usual. 6 209 FOR Sale, Cheap— A lot of Men's Bluchers only 4d lid — Mbllob's ZeahtDdia Boot Storo. FCTORE-FRAMING.-W. Adams, Arcade, Practical Framer, doea tbe work himKKef;i f; therefore guarantees it. Prices and quality right. Choice mouldings m Btock. Trial solicited. Country customers' work oomploted day of order. 3 148 PUBLIC NOTICE. - ______ THAT H. C. PERCY HAS REMOVED to those Very Con- venient Premises lately occupied by Mr J. C. Duncan, Tobacconist, situated NKXT DOOR TO HIS OLD SHOP, where he will be pleased to see his Old Customers. Ho also notifies that he has. secured thi services of MR F. PRICE, who was Hairdresser by Specio.l Appoint- ment to the late Sir William Jervois and Family, and Lord Onslow and Family (late Governor of New Zealand). MR PRICE has had two years experience with Meesrs G. Douglas & Co., Bond Street, London (Hairdressers to tbß Royal Family), and two years with Mnns. Caumont, Rue de Rivoli, Paria, also as Proprietor of the Grand Hotel Hairdreßsing Saloon, Dunedin. I MR PRICE is the Sole Proprietor of the Chloroform Hn"r Wash, bo well known m Melbourne, Sydney, and New Zealand. MR PRICE be'ng THOROUGHLY CONVERSANT m Ladies' Hainlressing, strongly advises Ladies and Children tc have their Hair Singed once a Month, and m case of Ladies' Hair falling or turning prematurely grey, to consult him at once. Ladieß Hair DRESSED for Balls, Parties and Weddings. H. C. PERCY, ! HAIRDRESSER & TOBACCONIST, EAST STREET. 6 179



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EAST STREET, ASHBURTON H. M. JONES. (X) STATIONERY. ■j (\ CASES of General Stationery now Landing from London. Or_ft f_HA ENVELOPES, Various Sizesl»nd Qualities. LEATHER GOODS LATEST BOOKS AND MAGAZINES BY EVERY MAIL. Sohool Committees supplied with all Sohool Requisites, Ink (In draught], Nigeria oheap), Foolsoap, Drawing Tape r; Exeroise, Copy and Readinglßooka. FOOTBALL, TENNIS, GOLF, HOCKEY, AND CRICKETING MATERIALS. (I) T>X A "\T/°VC_ GREAT REDUCTIONS for OASH, this Month, prior to X ±__i_l\ UlJi Stocktaking. ATm A \TQ TWO SPECIAL LINES Bargains for Cash, this Month V/XiVTx3_ll O* P"or to Stocktaking. /^"V/^T TTCI LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S. Very low prioes for \J X \JjLa L1_0« CASH, thiß month, prior to Stocktaking. CIRCULATING LIBRARY. H. M. JONES m&am&mxaammmammi^em.^mmmaammmm*m^ms^—mmammmammmm.mmmammmmmmmmamumKhmmmmm W. CONGREYE THE PEOPLE'S PRACTICAL I RON MON G I. R. HAS IN STOCK THB OELEBRATED PRIMUS KEROSENE STOVES, TXT HIGH are superior to all others because :~ They Burn without, a Wick. They Create no Smoke or Smell. They will Boil a Quart of Water m Four Minutes, at a Cost of IeBS than one penny per hour. NO HOUSEHOLD IS COMPLETE WITHOUT O"SfE OF THESE STOVESj 43T You are invited to Inspect them without being pressed to buy. WE HAVE ALBO IN STOCK— WASHING COPPERS, COAL VASES, MANGLFS, WRING _3RS, BATHS, ETC. ETC. ETC. All At Bedrock Frices. (x) Call snd See Our Windows, and You will be convinced that the BEST VAL r JE m Ashburton oan be|obtai_ed from W. CONGREVE, DIRECT IMPORTER, Burnett Street, opposite Arcade and at Chrietchurjh. R. CONGREVE, Branch Manager. • EASILY THE EESV • EXTRAORDINARY ANNOUNCEMENT. SPECIAL CASH PURCHASE. BLACK and|Navy Sergeß and {Fancy Costume Cloths, la 9d, 2s 3d, 2s 9d, bought to cell at Is, la 3d, ls 9d. Black and Colored Melton Cloths, 2s 3d, 2s Ud, bought) to sell ab ls 6d, la lid Blaok Cashmeres, [ls 9d, bought to Bell |ab .... ... — ••• l 8 3d Black and Colored Velveteens, Is 9d, bought to sell ab .- Ib 4d Ladies' Macintoshes, all sizes, 22s 6d, 23a 6d, 25s 6d, bough, to sell ab 12s 6d Ladieß' Jackets, all sizes, 14s 6d, 15s 6d, 16a 6d, bought to aell ftb ... 8a 6d 32in Striped Flanelette, s_d, bought to aell at ■. . .„, .,' «_, 3Jd » Striped Turkish Towels, 10 Jd, bought to sell at _. ._, .... ... 6£d Union Shirtings, Ib, boughb to sell at ... ._. .„ ... . 7sd Boxea of 2 dozen Safety Pins, 4id, boughb to sell ab ... .... .J 3d r IN Oonjunobion with the above Speoial^Priceß we offer to make (m our best atyle and finish) Costumes [from" Cloth speoially designed for Coab and Skirt, for k 3O» oomplete. (o) MITCHELL & TURNER. <



j DAVID THOMAS- Auctioneer, Land, Insurance & Estate A cent, Valuator, Wool and Grain Broker, ASHBURTON. Loans Negotiated Weekly Sales of Liye Stock — Tinwald and Ashburton Alternately Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fata, Hides, etc., on Mondays Sales of Wool Throughout the Season Grain Bonght and Sold on Oommission Oleari air Sales as per arrangements Aroade Horse and Furniture Sales held on Saturday's. Horse Fairs held Monthly, AGENT FOR- Matson and 00, Ohristchureh Booth, McDonald and 00, Ohristchuroh White's Sheep Dip Walter A. Wood Oo Lightband's Belting London and Lancashire Insurance Oompany Graham's Foot Rot Composition Wright, Stevenson and 00, Dunedin Planet Junior Garden and Field Tools Belfast Manures RAKAIA DISTRICT SALES. J HAVE made arrangements with MEBSRS HARDY & CO., Merchants, Rakaia, to aob as my AGENT for all Auctioneering Work m that Distriot, and m conjunction with. them it will be my endeavour to make the RAKAIA SALE A SUCCESS. DAVID THOMAS, Ashburton GREAT REDUCTION IN PRIOE OF PLANET JB* TOOLS. DAVID THOMAS, ASHBURTON jl k o R. MURRAY. 1 JsL EAST STREET, K^Sffl^J^^iw^ ASHBURTON. J^^lfeiSJ <*« *? la «* 18 yeara the only practical W^^^^^^.K^^y^ Z \^P__r Horologist m the District.) INVITES tho pnblio to inspeob his magnificent stock ft WATCHES, * CLOCKS, B j__jWjai"_i--Krar-_\ 0 # Se ejL_-VXli.l> GOODH. q OPTICAL AND OTHER LINES. rk r\ — — ** W Watches of all gradea from the lowest price to the highest quality — non-magnetic London hand-made goods. q 0 OloeliH m Ormolu Marble, Wood, Nickel, aud Fancy Cases, the r- bigher grades beiDg manufactured on the premises. p] Jewellery anti l?»latecl Goods- Newest designs, "^ best quality, lowest prices. <J n Holding the most perfeot plant, the largest stock of materials, and the most skilful staff of woikmen, Robert Murray can offer exceptional advantages m the execution of Repairs. " 50 "SToaTS Experience m the trade. -.__LUJ-*~*-ll*.l*l IIIIIIH"** J """'""-'* J '' r *'*"""^~"*^ 1 ■-- — .■■»- VWIMMBrMBI mm^^ ma^ mm^^^—^^ma^Bmnmn^^^MMmnimmamammmmiaammmmmmm^i^maaaaaamtam^ammmmimm IRON STANDARDS. IRON STANDARDS. FENCING WIRE FENCING WIRE. m non heajrt stakes - Von heaut oF T ° r^ R^ and biroh posts. 100 HEaRT of biroh gate po3TS - -100 HEARr 0F TOTARA GATE POSTS - J^OO HURDLES * GATES made to any size or pattern required. Every description of Building Timber m Btock. W. H. COLLINS & CO., IRONMONGERS, PAINTERS, COAL fc TIMBER MERCHANTS. Agents For— Royal Insurance Company Ltd. , Shag Poinb Coal Company. „ Westport Coal Company, Is m CORNER ARCADE AND BURNETT SIREET WALLJPIPERS. i TN order to make>oom for a very large quantity and assortment of Paperhanglngs J X which I exp'ecb early m July, direct from the Manufacturers m England, ' '"blew My Present Stock of WALL PAPERS AT A GREATLY REDUOED PRIOE. REMNANTS of 1, 2, 3, 4, &c;, Wall Paper almosb given away. Now is you; c {tlme to buy Oheap Papers. J. WILSON, PAINTER, PAPERHANGER, SIGN WRITER, AND GLAZIER, Oorner Arcade andlß'ttx'nett Street, AeliVmrtou. . Telephone 65. P -Q- Bos 16^_ y



Shipping. "■ _^ ma~s jdjjftmjt NEW ZEALAND 2h^«k;siq IPPING OO.'S LINE ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monbe Video, Teneriffo & Plymouth. Beib Aooommodation for all dawe. ol Passengers ab Lowesb Rabes. Port of Bbeamen. Tons. Departure. Date. RuahtnT" 8127 Wellingbon Augusb 4 Rimubaka 4515 Lybbelbon Sepb. 1 Waimate - - ° 0,) - ~ Kaikonra 4507 [ - JNov. 24 OARGO STEAMERS. Otarama [3808 — AB B-»8b Rakaia 5628 - A «8-^ Duke of I — Devonshire 1 3257 — _ Sept Fer farther partionlar. apply te FRIEDLANDER BROS., Lsd. Agenta, Aahbarton, SHAW, SAYILL AND ALBION OOMPANY, LIMITED. FOR LONDON. _«_»___- "OOYAL MAIL STEA- -Lv MERS, with superior a^H^^^ aooommodatlonf or all olasses ■HHi^B 0 f passengers, calling at Monte Video or Rio, Teneriffe and Ply- month.^ . Tons Commander From Date. So "«_ 4753 Kempson-- Lyttl'n Aug. 18 Maori ... 5200 Moffatb ... Lyttl'n Sept. 16 Gothio .- 7730 Kidley ... — — Delphio -m 8355 Sowden ...ILyttln — Aotea ... 6340 Scotland ._. — — OARGO STEAMERS. — Pakeha ._. 14331 iProsser . Ly tbl'oDl Aug 25 Tokomaru 6238 vla_well Lybtl'onlSept 19 Mamari .» l3sß3 (Levaok J — » E. W. HANMER, Agont. UNION STEAMSHIP OOMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. Limited STEAMER." SAII FRCMLITTELTON AS UNDER: For Wesbport and Greymouth — Weekly. Wellington— Monday, Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturdays NOTE— For extra Bailings see advertise- ment m Christchurch papers Dnnedin — Mondays, Fridays and alternate Tuesdays and Saturdays Nelson and Pioton, via Wellington- Tuesday and Saturday Sydney, via Auckland — Alternate Thursdays The above are subject to alteration ; reference should therefore be made to Christchurch daily papers for dates and hour of sailing For further particulars apply to F. FERRIMAN, Agent, Ashburton. n— — — — — ™— mmmmm mmm^— « MUSICAL. PIANOFORTE, SINGING, ORGAN, AND THEORY OF MUSIO. TyTRB DOWMAN Tjl O X Member of the Canterbury Society of Professional Musicians, Havelook Stbbet, A_hbubton. RAKAIA— TUESDAYS. Pupils prepared for Trinity College examinations. M R H. B RVANI K INO (Kneller Hall, London.) ORGAN, PIANO, and THEORY. For particulars apply Mb H. M. Jones, Stationer, Ashburton. Methven once a week. 11 150 MR OSBORN COOMBE, PIANO TUNER & EXPERT, (Late of London), VIY I SITS Ashburton and surrounding Districts every four months— viz., Maroh, July, and November. ORDERS may be lefb with MR LLE WELLS N OWEN at his Musio Studio, Arcade Chambers. Ashburton. Llewellyn Owen, fl-LO.H'M.., .L-.kf? _--CM_. PIANOFORTE, SINGING, HARMONY, AND MANDOLINE. A OABD M^A-CTcSiSiK-i TEACHER OF PIANOJTORTE, ORGAN, and SINGING COX STREET, ASHBURTON. Terma on Application. 1 Islington Fertiliser. ISLINGTON No. 1 FERTILISER, ESPECIALLY PREPARED FOR SOWING WITH GRAIN. TjJE COMPANY can Recommeru Farmers m Sowing Wheat to USI ISLINGTON No. 1 Fertiliser. fir PER TON ON TRUOKS A"J £0 SMITHFIELD. SPEOIAL ALLOWANCE FOR QUANTITIES. THE CHRISTOfIURCH Meat Oompany, Ltd, { |89 TIMARU.