The Ashburton Guardian.

pbice : One Penny

Voii xxi. no, 4848

Ashburton : Moa lay, July 1?, 1899.

THE EX-MAYOR AND THE BOGOUGH LOAN.

When Mr Charles Reid stood for th< Mayoral chair in November last, wp pretty freely expressed our opinion of him as a public ujhu iNot even hi warmest frieiH could, by way of com forting him for hi-; defeat in the election, attempt to construe the opinion then . xpressed into flifey, As we di ' not fl .tter him then, wo have nc ntention of doing so now, bub we far.cied that having been shown himself very plainly as others saw him, hf might have been freed, as the poet of his nationality so neatly puts it, " frae raony a blunder ... an' foolish notion." But the letter to the editor we published, for him od Saturday shows how griev usly we have been disappointed When the Scotchman*) prayer was offered up, " Lord, send us a gui i conceit o' oorselp," the ex-Mayor musfe have been- amongst the congrega tion to whom the player was abun dan'ly answcnd Mr Heid has been wo' derfuliy abstinent from print and from public appearance since the electioD, but his letter shows that he has not been idle, and justifies the conclusion that he helped by the exercise of whut ii flaence he possesses in bringing about the veto of the loan. 1 here is a certain gentleman in hi ck who is s iid to hive a imp, hut the limp is not visible till he walk', So the limp in Mr Reid's municipal gait was not very evident while he whs silent, but when he per mitted himself to write that exceed ingly injudicious letter, he gave away his limp 'J fiat he was disappointed over the result of the election every body ktsew, hut that he was narrow minded enough to try to hinder the raising of a loan that he himself had strongly favored, simply because the work it was intended to provide would be carried out under the Mayoral presidency of the gentleman whom the b; rgesses chose in preference to him self was hardly considered a depth to which he would descend. The people of Ashburton know Mr Reid well, and that is the only construction that the} will put upon his attitude to the loan J in the circumstances. Jn his letter he j finds fault with our remark in a recent | article that the borough loan was dear to the heart of the last Mayor, and faiis to see how that conclusioa can bo arrived at bectusvi he Ins not " fxpieateii any opinion on tiieaub jpet fllnce it Wt'.s before ihe Council when i was Mayor. At that time the proposal f■ r » borough loan wan ou a very diff< reut fco lug from the proposal which the ratepayers ie fused to sanction oa Thursday last. Iti was then proposed to raise a loan mainly for the purpose of a water supply and lighting." Has Mr Reid's "quid conceit ob m splf " so blinded his mental vision that he fancies his fellow townsmen c v be deceived by a statement like this. Not to use a stronger word,it ia Disingenuous in the highest degree, and that we will proceed to show. At the meeting of the Council on March 7, 1898, Mayor i Reid presiding, the Works Committee's ' report, presented by the engineer, contained the following paragraph . — "Borough Channelling —The Works Com- ' mittee have considered the whole matter of concrete channelling required to be done within the borough, and have come bo the conclusion that on account of wanb of funds no further channelling can be done at present, but your Committee would recommend the Council to consider the advisableness of taking the necessary steps for raising a loan to construct all channelling required, pay off the overdraft, asphalt certain footpaths, and erect Council officee." Neither water supply nor lighting is mentioned there. Or. Bird moved the adoption of the paragraph, and Or. Orr seconded the motion, both speaking strongly in favor of the proposed loan Or. Thomas spoke very enthusiastically about the object of the loan, but was against raising money by loan to pay off an overdraft. Or. Scaly was quite eloquent in his support of the proposed loan, but Or. Davis, with his usual blunt frankness, opposed saddling the borough with a debt of £5000, Then came the Mayor. Here is the sum mary of his ppeech as then reported. If it had been in any way wrong on so important a subject he wouldhavetaken pains to contradict its tenor, or set right any inaccuracy that it might have contained, but he made no correction, because there was none to make,— " The Mayor had always been agaiDet borrowing, but had come now to the con clusion that the time had come to get a loan and do this work once for all. He was pleased to see the unanimity of the Council about this matter, and was quite sure that Or Davis would be with them after thinking the mitter over. Nothing of course could be done without the sanction of the rate payers, and he hoped it would be put fairly and «quare!y before them." The motion to adopt the report was carried, and it was decided to meet in committee tf the whole on (he follow ing Monday to consider the question. At that metting the Mayor was late in arriving and Or Thomas presided. It was at that meeting that Or Collins moved to add an item for water supply to the loan, and that item was included, but not a word was mentioned there about lighting in the motion moved by Or Thomas and carried. That motion was for the formulation of a scheme for borrowing a sum of money to carry out the various works of " channelling, asphalting, building, formation, and water supply " on the security of the borough reservps, ar.d to take steps to bring the matter before the ratepayers. At the following ordinary meeting, the schedule of the proposed loau was submitted. Here are the figures-— Formation and metalling ... £1000 Concrete channelling ... 3000 Asphalt footpaths 1000 New Council buildings ... 1200 Water supply and lighting ... 3800 £10,000 Tnen Mr Reid tells us that the works proposed to be done under the loan which the ratepayers vetoed last Thursday wete mainly for the purpose of enhancing the value of propeity and

>ot for the general public benefit! In ne name of common sense haw oou'd a nan make a statement more silly or mbiimely fatuous or more utterly at variance with the f^cU 1 Do. we make oads and channels, lay asphalt on our t'ootpaths, and build Council chambers A'ith the object of deteriorating the /alue of property 1 Is it no public lenffit to have good roads and healthy weil-kept concrete channels? Does Mr Reid fancy statements like those •mil go down with the men and women -vho have votes to give at the nex<. municipal and mayoral elections? Mr Reid has evidently forgotten that it was the water question that wrecked the loan proposed when he was Mayor, that his attitude towards the county Council had a good deal to do with wrecking the water question, and th« water question wrecked his chance in the Mayoral contest. We charge Mr Reid with having; heartily supported a loan to do thos« very works he now says were not for the public benefit, but only to enhance the value of property, and then when the time ome to support the faith he expressed as being in him, deserted th^ fkg he himself had set up, and used whatever influence he m*y have possessed to d«fe>tt the wisihf>s of the ratepayers For we say, without fear of contradiction, that the na;on why a large number of persons did not vote was that thfy considered the result a foregone conc'us'oa in favor of the 'oan. Or Scaly, too, was a supporter of the Works Committee's recotn mendaiion, but where was he on the polling day?

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DAVID THOMAS Auctioneer, Land, Insurance Xr h.it tc Aerent, Valuator, Wool and Grain Broken ASHBURTON, Loans Negotiated Weekly Sales of Live Stock-—TinwaM \n<i A. >hbarter.'." Alwru* Sy Fortnightly Sales of Sheep Skins, Fain, HmU-p, etc on Mondays Sales of Wool Throughout the Season Grain Bought aud Sold on Oommwaioo Oleari as Sales as per arrangements Arcade Horse and Furniture Sales held on Saturday's. Horse Faira held Monthly. AGENT F OP— Matson and 00, Ohrist;hnrch Booth, MoDonald and O >, Ohnßtoharch White's Sheep Dip Walter A. Wood Co Lightband's Belting London and Lancashire Insurance Oompany Graham's Foot Rot Composition Wright, Stevenson and 00, Dunedin Planet Junior Garden and Field Took Belfast Manure RAKAU DISTRICT SALES | "I HAVE made arrangements with MESSRS HARDY & CO., Merchants, Rakate, to i aot as my AGENT for ali Auctioneering Work in that Diatriob, and in conjunction with them it will be my endeavoar to m%ke the RAKAIA SALE A SUCCESS. DAVID THOMAS, Ashharfcon GREAT REDUOHON IN PRrOK OF PLANET JB. TOOLS DAVID THOMAS ASHBURTON SEE OU^ WINDOWS. STECIAL DISPLAY OF The Ctniceßt Assortment per the ?.-?. Waimate, ever opened up to f^^^^^^^d^Sr Manufacturer's Set of to choose from at prices W N * V i^F^^-^^^^f^ Choice Deeigne A Colours to suit everybody.  '^^fe^iA^W' V**'^-^f no very latest in Don't forget it. ( ? V^ll f<; *7 Don'k ?orget to ome At : i V,^WrJ ""^X Bnd»ee. T. H. UINDRILL & CO., Cabinetmakers, Upholsterers, Undertakers, Etc. TO MY CLIENTS. T AM PREPARED TO DISPOSE OF ANY j SHEEP AND LAMB SKINS SENT TO FAIRFIELD FREEZING WORKS, j TO BEST POSSIBLE ADVANTAGE. ! 1 ' *O« " It would be well to give me particulars prior to flheep being forwarded. DAVID THOMAS, ASHBURTON HOW TO EVADE A FINE. TT\O Not Drive without a Light, but buy a pair of our CHOICE CARRIAGE LAMPS, which are marked at WHOLESALE PRICES TO CLEAR] Our Talaable Stock of GENERAL LAMPWARE ma^fr be Cleared! We MUBU make room for Summer Goods. LAiaC**; VAJUUJEI Z SMALL PIB.IOE I MARKING DOWN OF EVERYTHING. LAMPS AT HALF PBICE Ah usual we are to the front in CARPENTERS* TOOLS AND GENERAL HARDWARE. INSPECTION INVITED AT W. :H. COLLINS & CO., EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. f Shag Point Ooal Company AGENCIES FOR ] Westport Coal Company (. RoyalJtasuranceJiXJompany Telephone -14 ]&J5. P.O. 80x—35.



GUARANTEED TO NEITHER WII^L, FLETCHER BROS, CH^ivGE FROM SELLING GROCERIES AT LOWEST PRIOES IN TOWN TTNDEnMENTIONED !s a SHORT PRIQ3 LIST taken fiom our LATEST ILLUSTRATED PJRIOE LIST:— FINEST ROLLER FLOUR .. .. £6 5a per ton, 13a 6d per 20Clb Sacks FINEST SNOWDROP bUGAR .. 2^d per lb. or 15a 3d per 70.b bag, with any Brand of TEA. DUOHES3 TEA .. •• *• 1^ 9d per lb by 51b or 10 b Tins, farther Rsduotiona by Larger Qaaotitiss. ORANGE PEKOE CEYLON .« 2b per lb, or Is 9J by the tin STATION TKA •• •• •♦ la Chests and Half-Ch ata from It l§d per tin ARAB, GOLD LEAF, AND OTHER BRANDS OF TEA IN STOCK TAIERI FACTORY BUTTER, in Jib pats (Guaranteed Fresh) Is Id per lb



a d Tmiia Oatmeal, per 251 b bag 2 6 I Factory Cheese, per lb 0 6 Lewis' Prize Bacon, by roll or side perlb 0 7* Lewis' Prize Ham*, per lb 0 8j St, Georgi/5 German Sausage, per lb 1 0 Finest Refined Lard, per tin 0 6  New Currants, 6d lb, by cas- 0 41  New Valencia Raisins per lb 0 6* Eleme Raiains, per lb 0 5| Now Sultanas, per lb 0 7f Muscatels, perlb, Bd, If, afid Is 4d Finest French Prunes, per lb 0 10 Stewing Pruned ,» 0 7 Cooking Figs  0 7 Preserved Ginger ,% 0 8 Dessicated Coaoanut „, 0 8 New Dates »» 0 6 New Mixe 1 Peel, orange, lemon, and citron, p^r lb 0 8 71b Tins Lemon Peel for 3 9 Edmond's BaHrg Powder, 6d and lid per tin Sicily Almonds, per lb 1 * Jordan Almonds ,« 2 4 Barcelona Nuts  0 8 Walnuts  0 8 Pea Nuts  0 5 lib Tins Sfc Georgt'o Jams, 4s 9d dczT, per rin 0 5 lib Raspberry Jam, 5s 6d 6Vz., tin 0 6 2ib Jarb Gooseberry Jam, per jar 1 0 lib  Croase and Blackwell's Mar malade 0 9 Concentrated Jellies—L?mon, Rasp berry, Vsnilla—tint packets, 6s 6d dtz. per packet 0 6 Do Vere's Jel'y Powders, assorted flavours, per packet 0 6 Bird Seed—Hemp, Rape, Canary, lb 0 3 } Linseed, whole, 3d, crushed, per lb 0 4 I CHEMICALS Morton's Cream of Tartar, per lb 1 3 „ Carbonate Soda „ 0 3 „ Tartaric Acid „ 110 „ Citric Acid, 3d oz. „ 3 6  Alnm, powdered  0 6 „ Refined Saltpetre „ 0 6  Borax, powdered  0 8 „ Sulphur ,» 0 6 Bluestone, best quality „ 0 3 Washing Soda » 0 1 Day & Martin's paste Blacking,doz. 0 4$ Nixey's Black Lead per doz. 0 9 Peerless Gloss per bot. 0 6 Black Lacquer, (Castle Brand) bot, 0 9 ■ „ In tins 0 7 Brunswick Black, per tin 0 7 Keen's Oxford Blue, per lb 0 10 Reckltt's Bag Blue, „ 010 St George's Bine, 0 8 Oolman's D.S.F Mustard, lib tins 1 8 |Ib tins 10£ d, |lb tins 6d Keen's Mustard Condiment per lb 1 3 71b tins 69 9d Finest Dairy or Table Salt, 5* per cwb Salt, 71b bag 83,14 ib bag, Is 3d Girger, whole Is 3d, ground Is 4d lb White Pepper (guaranteed pare) Is 4i lb Belfast Sheep Tongues, lib le, 2ib Is lOd Washdyke „ lib lOi, 21b Is 6d lib Tin Rabbit In Jelly 7d, 2lb, 10.1 and Is PRESKBVED FISH. Salmon, Califomian Bd, Flat 9d, Cutbtng lOi, Cocktail lid—per tin Sardines, Albert patent opener Is per tin Small, 4d and 4£d, large 7d and 7£d Sardines, in tomato sauce, 4£d per tin Morton's Fresh Herrings, fl*t 7d, kip i pered lOd, Herrings in tomato sauce j 1 103 per tin ! Red Herring 9 at Is, or 100 fish 10s 8d Star Brand Mullet 7d per tin Preeerved Bloaters 101 per tin Table Vinegar 6i, 9d, and lOd bottle White Wine Vinegar 9d bottle Washing Soap— Silkstone lOd bar or 10s 6d box McLeod's almond eeented 9d bar. 10s 6d box Rawllng'a almond Boented, 9d bar, 9s lid box Domestic, 6d bar, 7s 111 box Bond's Olbaneer, 5d bar, 63 3d box Barilla Ash 9d bar Sunlight so»p Is per bnx, 4£d bar Lifebuoy (Catholic), Is 4d box, 6d bar Toilet Soap—Pear's assorted tablets, 4 in box, Is box Pear's unscented tablets, 6d each, 5s 6d doz JTG caver's Shaving Sticks, 9d each Brown Windsor, lib bar lOd, 10 tablets for Is Glycerine Soap, £lb bars 4-1, lib bars 8d Whiting Id per lb, 7a 6d cwt. Hops, loose, la 4d, and Is 6d lb pressed Bovril Is 9i and 3s bottle Liebig's Extract Meat Js 9d per y\v Washboards, wood, lid, zinc Is 2d American brooms Is 3d, Is 6d, la 9d, la lid Blue Derwent Potatoes 2s lid sack Bran 3a 31 eack Onions 201bs I<j



F/e.-h Ground Coff c Is 4?, Is 6rf, and Is 8i lb Firusb Cut Loaf Sugar 3£l per Sb Icing Sugar 6d per lb Pulverised Sugar 5i per lb G"lden Syop 2 b 61, 4'b Is. 71b Is 9J, i 141b 3<3', 28b6-6d, 56'b lls 3d Superior Treacle, 2'h6d, 41b Is, 71b Is 83, 141b 3, 3.1, 28:b 6 , 561b 10s 9d On-fsfl and Black well's Essences 9d bot. Colonial Essences from 5d bottle Hesencs Rennet 8i and lOd bottle Neave'» Food lid, Mellin'a Food Is 9i Bengor'a Food Is lid and 3s 6d per tin Robirson'e patent Groats and Barley 9d per tin Nelson's Gelatine lcz. packet 6d i, Isinglass, 1< z packet 8J Brown's Corn floor 3d lb Brown's Maii^ Flour 31 lb Maizona 8J Jb, Queensland Arrowroot 6d Oaribury'a Cocoa Jib 101. $!b Is 81 Van Houtfin's Cocoa 3s 31 per ib Fry's Oocoa fib 4*d. £ b B^, lib Is 4*d Auslebrook'^ Ooco^ Jib 41, *lb 81 Choco ate 4d and 6a per cake Mi kmaid Milk 7* 3i dcz, 7£d tin G lden Vale Milk 5; 6:1 dtz 61 tin BISCUITS Fancy Lnnch 3£ ilb by tin or 3|d lb College  „  Super. Wine s£d ib by tin, or 6d lb Vaniil'i Wine    Rich Tea 5d lb by tin, or 6d lb People's Mixed 41 lb  or 4jd lb Fan.jy Mixed s^l lb „ orGdlbi Dessert 9d lb „ or lOd lb Garibaldi s|d Ib „ or 6d lb Sukanaa  M ( , Snowflakes 4H lb „ or 6d lb Water Ginger Nuts s|d lb „ or 6d lb Cocjanut; 7|j lb „ or 8d lb Cracknols Is id lb „ or U2d lb 2|lb Tinfl Preserved Fruifs, apricots and {•caches, 8i per tin 2£lb Mount Hamilton pears lOd tin Finest White .SagoTlbe, la Pearl Saga or Tapioca 6; he, Is Flake Tapioca 7lba, Is Jipan Rice o!bs is. or 2|d Ib Ground Rice 3£d Split Peas 61bs Is, or 21 lb Pearl Barley 51 ba Is, or 2£d lb Egyptian Lentils 3|d lb BAdcob Beana 3£l lb Macaroni and Vermicelli Is lOd box or 6dlb Flag Brand Pickles 9i 3d per doz or lOd per bottle O and B Ourrie Powder 10.a per dcz or lid bottle Mellor's Sauce | pint B£d, pints la 3d bot. Laa and Perrin a Sauce 4-pint la ii. pints 2s 6d Our Own Sauce fpint sd, pint 9d Tomato Sauce 9d per pint bottle Anchovy Sauce Is 3J pint bottle Tobacco—Willkma' Jnno 51 lb j Nailrod 4s 6d lb ; Derby 63 6i lb ; Golden Eagle 6s per lb Candles—Electric Stearine, or Eclipse 4*d lb; Parafflne Wax (plain or fluted) I 6|d lb or 12) 6d box; National Sperm by box 7|l lb; Bedroom Candles, self-fitting, 12 in box, lOd ; Price Carriage Candles 8 and 10,101 packet Matches—Plaids 4i per gross. 4^d doz; 1000 Vestas, Bell's, 43 101 dtz, 5d box ; 1(00 Vestas, German, 3a lOd doz, 4d box ; 250 Vestas, Bell's, Is 6d dcz, 2d box ; Safety's, B and M, 8d packet, small 3d packet Starch, Colman'e, 5b pkh s|d lb „ Lily, per lib box 5d Borax Starch Glaze, Is di z ; l£d packet Pears' Fuller's Jiarth and Violet Powder, 8d box Camphor, loz blocks 3d, or 2s 3d doz Vaseline 5d and 9d j»r, lib tins Is 9d Pure Glycerine 6d and 9d bottle Glycerine and Cucumber 101 per bottle Hudson's Extract of Soap 9 packets la St, Jacob'B Oil 2s fid, Pain Killer Is 4d ) Bonnington's Irish Moss la and Is 10 i Seigel'B Syrup Is 9d bottle Pills—Holloway's and Cockle's 1& 4d box Beecham's and SeSgel'e la 5d box Senna 21 packet, Kpscm Salts (id doz Eno'n Fruit Salts 3s 3d bottle Fluid Magnesia Is bottle Hood's and Ayer's Sataaparilla 4a 8d bot, Condy's Fluid Is sd, Lung Preserver Is Barry's Tricopherus Is 5d bottle SUNDRIES. Fowl Netting 50j?d coils 8s 3d ; 100 yds, 15s 8d Linseed Oil, 5 gal Dram 14s 6d Barb Wire (Hog) per cwt 12a 6d Castor Oil 4|-gal tin 13s 9d Shetp Netting (CS) ICOyds 253 Staples 3) lb, 6 bs la Nails 3d lb, 51ba Is Blnestone 3d ib Bess Lanterns la 3d each



Full Illustrated Prica List, containing 29 pages, free on application Terms : Prompt Nett Cash with the Orders- No charge for packing cases, and all orders delivered free at railway station and within a two miles radius of Ashburton. FLETCBSi BROS., CASH SUPPLY STORES EAST EIREET, ASHBURTON AND HIGH STREET, CHRISTCHUROH. Wholesale and Retail Agents for Nimnao and Blair'a Seeds,



W AIJ TED, WANTiiD —Wise Mothers to try ou Indestructible School Boot. — MBiiLOß's Zeatandia Boot Store. ANTi- D Known Thac the Sale of the Age is now on ab Nokthoote akd Beword's, The Corner, FLOUR Reduced—Rollstt'e, Brown'e, or Kvans':— 2001bs, 14a ; lOOlbs, le 6d ; 501bs, 3a lOd; 2r'bs, 2a.— John Obr & Co. 2 WANTED— A dozen smart Ladies to try our new kangaroo calf Shoe.— Mellok'p 55e»t»ndia Bnr>»- FOR SALhl—Cheap, Several Purebred Cocks, suitable for farmers and others for cro.-is-brefiding purposes 3V3 -kins; room for young stock.—Apply Pelham Yards, or j Mail Office. 5 WANTED Known—Goof! va/aa for littT money at Mellor's, Zealandia Boot Store. I7IOR Sale, Cheap—sooo pairs of Ladie ; and Man's Boots and Shoes.—Apply to Mellor, Tanored Streeb NOTICE— We defy competition ; you g*t wonderful value at Mbllob's, Tancred Btreet. mENDERS wanted for the sale of 500 .!_ pairs of boots.—Apply to Melloh Zealandia Boot Ntore. FOUND— In Tailored Street, the cheapest and most reliable Boot Shop.— Mellob's Zealandia Boot Store. TIT ANTED—Sixty strong men to try V V the new Kronio (Bluoher). —Mkllqr's Zealandia Boot Store. ORBE for "Sale.-For Sale, a li^hfc harness Horse ; wi 1 pass trains, etc. Apply Mail Office. 3CKB & COOKBRELS.—Those rtquir ing pure bred Cocka and Cockerels for hreediog purposes can get cheap Wyandofctes, Orpingtons, and Cochins at the Pelham Yards, Ashburton. FOR Sale, Cheap—Six Dozeu /airs of Children's ankle straps,— Mbllob's Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED Known—That J. Moison has received a large supply of Winter Boots and Shoes. They are all of the best brands and makers, and never equalled in Ashburton. J.M. being the only practical and experienced Bootmaker in the town, thus gives him superiority and facility to kuow beat what to get. There foifi the public have no need to wonder where to go for reliable Boots and Shoes. Discount for cash as usual. Repairs done at once. Best Sole Leather used and work manship, at The Hail, East Street, Ash urton. FOR Sale, Cheap—A lot of Men's Bluchers oniy 4s lid*—Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. WANTED Known—That we have re ceived ex Maori a heavy shipment of Dress Goods, Choice Colorings in Coatinsj Viennas, and Cretonnes; one ca?e Fancy Blacks iv elegant designs.—Mitchell & Turner. TilOR SALE, at Great Reductions—! he i- Sj Whole of Mbs Aloorn's Stock New I and Fashionable Capes and Jackets including ' Kaiapoi—over 100—Dress Good", Flannel ettep, Skirtings, Embroideries, Lacen, Veil ingn, Millinery, Children's and Ladies' Underclothing, &o. AT MRS ALCORN'S Stock-taking Pale— i'inaforeo and Aprons frorr £H, Chil dren's Pelisses &ni Jackets from 3a 6d, Lidiea' Jacket's and Capes from 8'; Dress Goods, double width, al! wool, from 91 ; Winter Tweeds and Heavy Serges from la, Trimmed Millinery half prir e.Stutnped Mount Mellick work reduced ]0 per cent, and Crewel Silks 9J per doz n during stile only. WANTED Known— That we have been fortunate in securing a job line of Cheap Tweeds, just the thiug far cheap suits for boys'clothing ; new ccloriDg9 and choice patterns.—Mitchell & Turned WANTED Known—That wo are now offering a special line of Goat Rugs large sizi, choice skins, at 12s 6d ; Oilcloths. Linoleums, and Carpet Squares in cocfusiog variety.—Mitchell & Turner. rTIENDERS wanted to wear out 1000 X pairs of Mellob's Indestructible Boots. Wear like brass. I AM now opening a lot of Blanket, b'Unnela, and other Woollen Goods bought before the rise in the Price of Wool, which I am rffering at former prices, A nice lot of Men's, Youths', and Boys' Suits inside lo fcpeciil order. Orders for- Suns taken -Fit and Workmanship guaranteed. Covert Coats from 30a; at Ri Alcorn's. 6 6



Nicrll Bos. iNieoU Brut her 8, H. F. Niooll] [L a. Niooll, ( AUCTIONEERS, ACCOUNTANTS. BHAREBROKERS, VALUATORS, LAN ESTATE, AND GENERAL AGENTS. CiiNTEAL AUCTION ROOMS EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. WEEKLY SALES OF cattle pigs & poultky Every Saturdpy, at 12 o'clock noon, In Yards adjoining the Arcade. Entranca by right-of-way, rear of Union Bank. Aleoof MERCHANDISE, FURNITURE, and PRODUCE, in our Roonw EVERY SAT URDAY, commencing immediately 01 conclusion of our live stock iftle. CLEARING SALES conducted in any part of the District at lowest current ratet• ADVANCES made on goodi pl»o«d In ou handi for absolute tftle. ■ , GRAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD ON COM. MISSION. We shall be pleased to receive Nrfnpief from farmers who have parcels for diapowl, STATION BOOKB KEPT AND AUDITED We have various sums of Trust Monies, ranging from £300 to £5000, to lend on 4 Freehold Securities, at 4£ and 5 per ceat. Farms, Hou»e Properties, and Building _ .Sectiona for Sale. Particulars on application. We iovite those wishing to dispose of their properties to communicate with us. TITE ARE CASH BUYERS OF FAT SHEEP AND LAMBS AT HIGHEST MARKET RATES. nicolllbros., East Street, Ashburton. freezers! freezers. TjIARMERS wishing to consign Sheep on fcheir own «oaonnb can book space at any time to suit) their own oonvenieaoe, bycom« rfluuicu&ing with us. NICOLL BROS., DISTRICT AGENTS, CHRISTCHUROH MEAT COMPANY. LIMITBD. 8 39 THE OHRISI CHURCH MEAT CO» Limited* ISLINGTON MANURES Especially prepared for Wheat, Turnips, Rape, and any other crop, and to suit any description of soil. GREATLY INCREABED 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 1 ".'»■■■"".. '.' —■--~-— —«< POI^OJNED! " \ report comes from the 'district of Wagunyah N.H.W., of a fettler and his family exhibiting very serious symptoms of poisoning after partaking o tbeir evening meal. In searching for the cause, sue picion fell on the tea they had used. A sample taken from a one pound tin in use was analysed and found to contain strong traces of muriatic »r.(f), the presence o£ which is caused by the use of spirits of sa'ta in welding the parts of tin together. The analyst warns consumers that tea packed in small tins, owing to its very absorbent nature, is very liable to become impregnated with this acid, and therefore dangerous for buman consumption, and advises that the very safest package to purchase is that packed in lead with an inside lining of vegetable parchment. This stye of packet is quite impervious to the air, and ten 80 packed has been known to retain al its aroma and strength for a period of five years.' WOT K.—KOZIB "i£A is packed in toad with w nside lining of Voge&hJe Parchment fJIHE WEALTH OF A VANDERBILU Woi Id he unavailing to secure a better Ten DIsMONb JUBILEE. v, lUWATTEE(iARDEN|| ft I PtmOWDJUBILEEI § Give results n the cup equal ed by none. Packets', 5 and 101b boxes, packed and sealed in Ceyiou. UNMJXKD, UNBLENDED, UU« ADULTERATED. X, la lOi ; XX. 2j ; XXX, 2% 2<J; XXXX. "M'KENZIE'S" HONDAI L\NKA. (Regd. Brand Tea ) MESSRS SHEARMAN BROS., Aahburton, and GUDSBLL, Tinwald. Unequalled and Invincible—Woods' Greafa Peppermint Cure for Caughs and Cold«, 1/6 Smoke New Venni I