The Ashburton Guardian.

Voii xx, no. 4716

Ashbubton : Fri'lay,' February 3, I^9

pi?ice : One Penny

Mrs Gainsborough's Diamonds

its shadow over her young heart like wise. Honestly did I sympathize with her unknown trouble, and ardently did I long—all vulgar curiosity aside—to have the knowledge of it imparted to me. Few calamities are so heavy as that by earnest and friendly help they may not be lightened. What could it . be? In vain I asked myself that ques tion. Here was this lovely girl, in the first** fresh bloom of existence, just beginning to taste with eager, uncloyed palate all the sweet joys and novelties of life— health, youth, a happy temperament and ample wealth ranked on her side, and yet this bitterness of a misfortune, not by rights her own, must needs com-, municate its blighting influence to her! It was tragical to think of. Yes, ever and anon I could mark its traces in her vivid face and winning bearing; a pass ing gloom of sadness in those. wonder ful eyes; a quiver of apprehension about the lips; an gestured nerv ousness or lassitude; many trifling signs, scarcely perceptible perhaps to a regard less keen and watchful tlian mine had already become. Already? But time in an acquaintance like this is not to be measured by hours or minutes. It is a trite saying, and yet how true, that those who are under the influence of a strong ©motion may live years in a few heart beats. "Please—oh, please don't look so sol emn, Mr. Gainsborough! What has happened? I should think, to look at you, that you had been robbed of your diamonds at the very least." "No; they are safe enough," said I, calling up as cheerful a tone and aspect as I could master, and putting my hand over the inner pocket as I spoke, "Are you fond of diamonds?" "Oh, did you ever hear of a girl who wasn't? 1 think there is nothing so beautiful! Papa has a great many, but he says I mustn't wear them until after lam married, Isn't that hard?" "But perhaps you think of being mar ried before long?" I inquired, with posi tively a jealous throb at my heart. "No, that's the trouble; I know 1 shall never be married." These words were uttered in a lower and graver tone, and once more I thought I could discern the flitting traces of that mysterious melancholy. But she brightened up when I said: "Well, he won't object to your seeing my diamonds, at any rate; not even to your putting them on, perhaps!" "Just for a minute—may I? that will be splendid! Papa says that some of them are the finest he ever saw." "For longer than a minute, Miss Birch more, if you are willing—l mean if he"— What did I mean, pray? Was 1 going to make an offer of my hand, heart and dia monds on less than an hour's acquaint ance in a railway carriage; and was 1 going to forget that the diamonds did not belong to me at all, but to my re spected mother, who would probably see me cut off With a shilling before grant ing, me the disposal of them? Luckily for my self possession and self respect the train drew up just then at the station known as "Krippen," on the bank of the river immediately opposite Schandau. The guard opened the door; we alighted, and the first pcx-son we saw was Mr. Birchmore, and close behind him a short, ungainly, beetle browed fellow, a valet or footman apparently, with a camp stool, an umbrella and a small basket of fruit on his arm.

Mr. Birchmore shook my hand cor dially, yet I fancied that he betrayed ■igns of embarrassment or uneasiness He seemed glad to meet me on my own account, and yet to feel constrained by my presence. Had he any reason for wishing to conceal from me the fact that he had a daughter? It now occurred to me for the first time that in her conver sation with me Miss Birchmore had never alluded to her mother. Perhaps her mother was dead—had died in her child's infancy. Perhaps the silence concern ing her arose from some other and less avowable cause; there might be some matrimonial disgrace or tragedy at the bottom of the father's and daughter's re serve. The idea had a certain plausibil ity, and yet I found it unsatisfactory. The true explanation of the mystery might not be worse than this, but I fan-' cied it must be different—it must be something more unusual and strange. "This is an unexpected pleasure," said I, for the sake of saying something, as we descended the steps down the river embankment to the ferryboat. "The world is not so large a place as people pretend," replied Mr. Birchmore. "Have you been long in Dresden?" "A week or so. I've been doing the neighborhood and was told that Saxon Switzerland must not be left out of the list. I came near going by the boat" (Here I suddenly recollected that if Mr. Birchmore had gone by boat, as bis daughter said he had, his presence in Schandau before us was wholly inexpli cable.) "How did you manage to get here so quickly?" 1 exclaimed; "the steamer can't be due for three hours yet!*" He looked at me in apparent perplex ity, and Miss Birchmore, too, seemed (To be continued.)

Clasped the n&Mace a/round her throat.





F CURTIS, WATOHMAKEB, JfiWELLEK & OPTICIAN. (Late Watchmaker for A. Gunderaon, Chriatohurch.) SUCCESSOR TO R. MURRAY, BEGS to intimate that he baa not opened up his new Stock a! WATCHES, JEWELLERY, and CHRIST MAS NOVELTIES. Watohes and Clocks Promptly Repaired, Jewellery made' tepjatt-erder and repaired at Bhortest notice. LARGE BTOCF OF ELECTRO-PLATED GOODS,



TO OYOLIBTB. LANDELLS & SON, ARIEL Express Cycle Works. BURNETT STREET, ASHBORTON Agents for the Leading Machines, vis. WHITE FLYER, (black or white frames) RUDGEWHITWORTH, RALEIGHS, ARIBSL EXPRESS, Eio. Stampiogs and Forginga made on tsho premises. Trade supplied. All Repairs by Experts. No Blop work. Guna, Lawn Mower*, Pumps, Windmills, Sewing Machines, etc., a speciality. Steam Gauges repaired, tested, and regulated.



WANTED. I ?O& SALE or LE iSE, during approach- X? ing Coursing seascn, the fast and clever Greyhounds Ssxon (bred in i\.S W.) and Parthenia. Apply Mail Offices. FLOUR I FLOUR !-F«rther great re dnctions at Fletcheb Bsca'. Cash Supply Stores, SaVIS MONEY l.y Luyirg jour Flottt * frcm us t.t.d baking your own bread.— FLFTCHtR J'aos., K*>t Street, AehbattOßi aud High Stiver, ChrMcliurc . ' VITANTED Known—Shipment of Nei» fy Laces, I-mbroideiies, Fall Netf, White Gloves, at remarkably low prices,— W H Collikb, The Comer  T7IOUND—In Tancred Street, thecheapeet X! and most) reliable Boot Shop,— Mellob'b Zealandia Boot Store. mENDERS wasted for the sale of 6000 X pairs of boots.—Apply to MxLLOft' Zealandia Boot Htore. TT7ANTED Known—Good value for litfel V V money at Msuas'i, Ze*J»adi» 800 l Store. WANTED Known-Ladies* Pretty Walking Shoes in gruat variety »t Mhllob's Zealandia Boot Store. W~ ANTED Known-Tbat^ when tha wind is over and when the dust ii gone and Ashburton Housewives oommenoe j their Spring Cleaning, Mitchell A. Ttrxsi* are the people for ail desoriptioni of House. hold Furnishings, and their new gooda are now opened. mENDERS wanteTliTwear out 1000 X pain o Mellob'b Indestructible Boots. Wear like brass. WANTED Known—Pretty Christmai Cards in packets—l 2 fcr 3d, 25 for 6d and 9d, boxes Is.—W H Collier, The Corner WANTED— A dozen smart Ladies to try our new kangaroo calf Shoe,— Mellob'b Zealandia Boot Store. FOR Sa'e, Cheap—6oCo r»irs of Latfiei and Men's Boots ai cl Shoes.—Apply | o MkUjOB, Tancred Street WANTED— Wise Morfce»s to try rut Indestructible School Boot. — MelLOß's Zealandia Boot F?u=re. FOR Sale, Cheap—Alot of Men'sßluchere only 4s lid-—Mellor's Zealand!* Boot Store. SELLING OFF—Mrs Alcobn, finding that her shop room is insufficient for her increasing business, has decided to offer her toys, dolls, prams, vases, and glassware at reduced rates for Christmas and New Year to clear right out of these lines. WANTED— Sixty strong men to try the new Kronio (Blucher).—Mellob' Zealftndia Boot Sfcors. MRS ALCOBN has in ftoek Stamped Mount ftjeilick, Lace,-Croes-stiioh and Mayeuce VYotk, White Jean, Linen Java and Congress Canvas, Tran^faie, Foundation Monogrom>, Woven Initials, Loee Pins, Stretoheis, Single, Shaded and Double Berlin Wools, Reliable and Butteifiy Woo!F,.Per3me Arasene, Filosalls, Crewel Embroidery and Silks, Knittings in Tartans and Colours, Macrsme Bags and String, Welrfon'6 Needle work B-^ofes, Perforated Cardboard, Ivory Crochet Cotton and Materials for Fancy. Work generally. 10 32 WANTED Known—That our new Dre»« Goods are now on view. Ladies in need of a thoroughly smart an^ up-to-date costume should give us bb early eaii. A charming variety of Blouse Material and Washing Dress Fabrics now showing.— Mitchell & Txjbnbr. mRY FLOWER'S Refreshment Rnoma _L for a Cup of Fresh Tea, etc. Ice Creams and Iced Diinks, Ripe Tomatoes, Apricots, Peaches, Cnoice Bananas, etc, always in Stock. WANTED KNOWN—Mks Hamilton is &til! paying the higheet price for all kinds of Ladies', Gentlemen's, and Children's left off Clothing. Furniture bought in arjy quantity. Ladies waited on at shortest notice. Note the address— Burnett Street, opposite Mail Office. ANTED Known—That we h&T , opened a case of Ladieß' Fabric Gloves of really exquisite styles, including » large range of Washing and Cycling Gioves. Special lines in Ladies' Embroidered Hose Sunshades and Umbrellas, per Rangifcira.— Mitchbl & Turner MRS ROBINSON, Cash Purchaser of Ladies', Gentlemen's, and Children'e left-off Clothing, and all kinds of goods. Ladies waited on at their houses. Note address : Mrs Robinson, Wakanui Road, Baring Square. 11 123 FOR SALE, cheap—Useful Light Trap, For particulars enquire office of this paper.



ANTED KNOWN—That I have re ceived my Summer Stock of Boots and Shoes, which I will dispose of ab the lowesb rates possible, for Cash. Now is an opportunity for those who are in searoh of reliable goods. As usual, Repairs done at oncej ab J, Mqisos, The Hall Boot Depot, Aphfenrton.



HARVEST REQUISITES. fiASTOR OIL, MACHINE OIL HAYFORKS, HAY RAKES* section rivets, cotter pins, wire tacks, copper rivets, qil;feeders, bolts & nuts, scythe blades, scythe snades, SEAMING TWINE, \FHIPS, FARMERS are asked to Inspeot onr STOCK OF HAY FORKS, which are the Best in the Market. f—V-. - Every Description of IRONMONGERY AND TOOLS at Lowest Poasible Prioeß. If you want a Good Article, we can supply it, as we do not stock inferior gooda, INSPECTION INVITED. W. H. COLLINS & CO.. IRONMONGERS, PAINTERS, COAL k TIMBER MERCHANTS Agents For-«~Rt»yal Insurance Companyt-Ltd. „ Skag Point Coal Company*  W-eitport Goal Company, \



MELLOR'S ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE ALWAYS TO THE FRONT. TIOR GOOD CHEAP BOOTS AND SHOES WE STAND ALONEJ We do the Leading Trade, and we mean to keep it. NOTE OUR PRICES—Men's, Good Shooters, 9s 6d; Children's Aaklc Straps, 1b ; Ladies' Pretty Shoeß, 4s lid and 5a 6d ; Men's Good Bluchers, 4s lid. Thousands of other pairs at the same Cutting Prices. IF You want a GOOD EASY BOOT, one that will stand the wear, be sure 'o" got° MELLOR'S ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE, tEANGRED STREET, &SHBUFT3JKH



WOOL. WOOL. WOOL. I AM NOW MAKING i Liberal Cash Advances Against Wool PLACED in my hands for SALE in ASHBURTON or ELSEWHERE. ———(x)— —— fTIHE CANTERBURY WOOL SALES have been fixed as follows, viz;— Timara Sale — FEBRUARY 8,1899. Christchurch Sale — FEBRUARY 10, 1899. I shall be represented at BOTH PLACES, and shall be glad to receire consignments, which will have my Personal Supervision. Wool intended for me at Christchurch Sales should be consigned to Canterbury Sbbd Company's Siding, Addington, account D. Thomas. Wool intended for me at Ttmaru Sales, please consign to Messrs Goinness and LECRBN,.Timaru, account D.Thomas. I have made satisfactory arrangements for disposing of Clips privately, either on the Farm or in my Store. Oiientß will do well to give me notice when they are ready. i Woolpacka, Branding Oils, Twine, and other Requisites Supplied. Fortnightly Sals of Sheepskins, Fat, Hides, every alternate MONDAY throughout ; fcho Season. D. T H O M A S 10 187 ASHBURTON.



SPUING 1898 SUMMER TTTE Beg to advise our Customers and the Public generally that each Department in our Establishment is now Thoroughly Stocked with Novel ties for the Season, In our" Household .Furnishing Department Will be found a Choice Vadety of new Patterns in Oilcloths and Linoleums, together with full ranges of Lace Curtains, Quilts, Art Muslins, and all sizes in Carpet Squares, Ruga and Mats. THE DRESS AND BLOUSE MATERIALS Are especially worthy of a visit, as we consider the goods ia these Departments exceptionally well selected/ AS USUAL OUR Millinery & Mantle Showroom Is replete with Stylish and Fashionable examples of Art, which Ladies are cordially invited to inspect. AT OUR CLOTHING AND MEROERY COUNTERS The chief attraction is the unique Selection of Gentlemen's Ties and Shirts, the Large Stock of Suiting Tweeds. — <o) — We'ore in Business. We want to be busy, and to keep busy, therefos-e it is to our interest to serve you as well us possible. If you give us your patronage we will deserve it. The best service only oan do this. We try to make a better service impossible. C3T We find that the demands made on our Dresemaking Department make ib compulsory for us to decline to make up Costumes other than those purchased at our Establishment. MITCHELL & TURNER. i . .



"" THE CASH BOOT STOB&ES (Next to NIooli;Bros.) fTIHE Leading Boot Store in Ashburton. THF FINEST STOCK & LARGEST ASSORTMENT. All Goods imported first hand, and retailed at lowest prices. JUST ARRIVED- Ladies' Glace kid Shoes in Black and Tan. Ladies' Glace Kid Boots and Tan Boots. Ladies' Glace American Shoes. Ladies 9 Evening Shoes in all colours. Shoes for Bowling, Tennis, Cricket, and Running. Gentlemen's Tennis Shoes from 3a to 20s. Gentlemen's first-class English & Continen tal Gooda SPLENDID VALUE IN COLONIAL GOODS. REMEMBER— [McDonald & McDiarmid, EAST STREET. J. NICHOLAS, Manager] " Mother 1 give me another piece of that bread and butter!" " You may have another piece of bread and butter, but not that bread, it is too new ?" A little of Mother Wisdom will ba profitable if praoticed by horse owners just now. We every year have some very difficulb cases' through in disoreet feeding upon the new stuff. A thimbleful of prudence is better than a bucketful of regret* W. T. Kingston may be consulted at all hours, either at his Forge in Will* Street, or nt his Private Residence, Grey Street* neir High School.—Advs. *



GREAT SALE OJF 1 SUMMER Drapery & Clothing. mHE Whole Stock of NEW SEASON'S GOODS MUST BE SOLD. Great Beduetiom. Wonderful Bargains. KEMEMBBR SALE COMMENCES SATURDAY, JANUARY 14 A. P. WILLIAMSON, CASH DKAPER & CLOTHIER, TANORED STREET. ~~~ ABSOLUTE ASS~URANC£. IS ONE OF THE PERFECT INVESTMENTS OftfEBED BY THE MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA. T7IXAHPLE of Non-feiture Conditions.— Vj At Age 30 next Birthday, under Table C 20, Assurance of £1000 will cost £3110s per annum for 20 years. In event of discontinuance of payments the Policy becomes Paid up for £150 AFTER 3 YEARS. £250 AFTER 5 YEARS. £500 AFTER 10 YEARS. And so on. When the 20 years' Premiums have been paid, the Assurance is nob only Paid up foe £1000, but is increased by the Accumulated Bonuses. WALTER SCALES, Superintendent of New Business! HUGO FRIEDLANDER. .District Agent, Ashburton.



j THEY CAN STILL DO IT! WHAT? WHY WINIJ WHO? WHY, STERLING BICYCLES. YTT T)XJROHASE won the Half Mile Amateur Race on the 19bh, from scratch, mounted on this favorite machine, JOEY BARKER aleo holds the Half Mile New Zealand Record from a standing start, mounted on a STERLING thorough bred, A consignment' of these machines ex ! peobed next week, call and see them, > . WE have also— BINDING TWINE, MACHINE OIL, and a full Btoek of MoCORMICK EXTRAS on hand. j Morrow % Bassett & Go* WILLS STREET, ASHBURTON M. PRIEST, Manager.



nn 20,000 13— ORION" COOKING RANGES IN USE IN THIS COLONY* THEY BURN LIGNITE, TRUE GOAL OR WOOD UP TO 24ra no settingT"required. With Stove Pipe can be worked oat in the open, SP.LENDID BRISAD BAKERS. With Oast Iron or Copper Boilers. The Copperfßoilera are large and Tinned Inside. REPAIRS ARE A MINIMUM. Made in all sizes, single or doable ovens. High or low pressure boilers: ir 'A* i in imi™ Sold by all Ironmongers, from whom Catalogues can be obtained, or from the maker, H. E. SHACKLOCK. SOUTHEND FOUNDRY, DUNEDIN, «31



Hew Zealand Insoraace Company. ISTABLISh"¥d°'^ 1 _ 1859^ CAPITAL^ONE'MILLION. THBPKEMIES AHD™wiALTHIEBT COLOHIAL COMPANY, NOTED FOR PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY FIRE AND "MARINE RISKS. ALSO,- RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, &c 8 ACCEPTED AT LOWEST TORRSSN3? BA^BS E. W. HANMEK



B"x H. M. JQNBS."™" FREE INSURANCE Against Accident or Death. POLICIES CURRENT from *7 Days to IS MoutliM, according to Value Purchased. per Week for Total Disablement up to Ten Weeks. [ *5O for Death from Accident. Special Concessions to Purchasers of Pianos, Organs, and Cycles. Cash purchasers from 10a will receive a Policy good for Seven Days. £\ O OASES OF *O BOOKS, TOYS, STATIONERY, AND FANCY GOODS, GLASSWARE AND LEATHER GOODS, T>/^/~\T7"Q _PRIZE 3, Presentation, and Reward Books, from Ward, Look JLJ\J\JJI\.KJ* and Co., Cassell and Co., Routledge. Nesbltb, Religious Traob Society, and others. Beautifully Bound Editions of Bibles, Poets, and Standard authors, "R 1 A IV*f^"V ALBUMS, Writing Desks, Work Boxes, X XXX^I XJ X UUV/jL'U Music Foliea, Ladies' Companions, Work Baskets, silk lined, Jewel Cases, Ladies' and Gentlemen's Dressing Cases, Hand Bags, Parses and Card Cases, silver mounted, Silver Pencil Cases, Watches, eto. "FllAPff/1-PlftfArl W*«l»»C*— OHOIOa Variety of Jelly and XlU«l; LI U-J7ict 11311 YV dbft? :Bubtar Dishes, Cruets, Biscuib Barrels, Epergnes, Teapots, Mugs, Serviette Rings, Batter Knives, Bread Forks, etc. T7 A QT? Q AND FANCY CHINA WARE—A large Variety of Beautiful V XjlOxLiO Vaßes and Glassware, Crystal an 4 Tinted; latest patterns, choice Designs. Specimen vases from 3d. TOYS, TOYS. TO^S. DOLLB. DOLLS. DOLLS. DOLLS. The Largest Stock of Toys ever held in Ashburbon. All kinds and descriptions, from Id Squeaker to a good Steam Boab or Piana. Horses, Barrows, Whips, Arks, Tea Sets, Games, B-dls, Drums, Carts, Prams, Skittles, Cabes, Wood Toys, Tin Toys, Rubber Toys, and Mechanical Toys. CRICKET AND L4WN TENNIS KACQUETS From Besb Makers. JPIAJNOS Time Payments from ... SOs per month OBGAINS „ „ , ... LOs „ „ BIUYCL-ES „ „ „ ... .„ „„ 80S „ ,! Sohool Oommitteea Supplied. LOWEST CASH PRICES in all Departments. Equal to Christchuroh and. Dune 3 din Bouses. Do your Business here and keep the Trade in the District INSPECTION INVITED. H. M.~ONES.



DAVID THOMAS. Auctioneer, Land, Insurance & Estate Aeent, Valuator, Wool and Grain Broker, ASHBURTON Loans 3N©got!ated Weekly Sales of Live Stock—Tinwald and Aghbarton Alternately Fortnightly Sales of Shsap Skins, Fate, Hides, etc., on Mondays Sales o! Wool Throughout the Season Q-rain Bought and Sold on Oomflaiasion Oleari m Rales as per arrangements Arcade Horse and Furniture Sales held on Saturday's, Horse Fairs held Monthly, AGENT FOE- Matson and 00, Qhriafcctrarch Booth, McDonald and 00, Ohrisichirob White's Sheep Dip Walter A. Wood Oo Lightband'a Belting London and Lancashire Insurance Company Graham's Foot Rot Oomposition Wright, Stevenson and 00, Dxmedia I Planet Janior Garden and. Field Tgq!b Belfast Manures RAKAU DISTRICT SAL ES. I HAVE made arrangements with MESSRS HARDY & CO., Merchants, Bakaia, to aols as my AGENT for all Auctioneering Work in that District and in conjunction with them It will be my endeavour to make the RAKAIA SALE A SUCCESS. DAVID THOMAS, Asbbarfeon GREAT REDUCTION IN PRIOB OF PLANET JB* TOOLS. DAVID THOMAS. ASHBURTON



MR OSBOBN COOMBE, PIANO TUNER & EXPERT, (Late of London), "TTISITS Ashburtoa and surrounding V Districts every four mouths—viz., March, July, and November. ORDERS may be left) with MR LLEWELLYN OWEN at his Musio Studio, Arcade Chambers, Ashbnrton - The ¥#Sfe's Welfare. Write to me for valuable free Book concer'intr venr suffering iIFSSiSTST 55^"1  ... , .., . aociaedtany found a cure utter specialists failed. Address Harold S Bbll G.P.0., Melbourne. ' S«T- I rIU I n about rheinsdvpg, 100 pages. Posted, 6d., in stampß^tnyooloDy). Prokkssob Wbbstbr, Specialist, Exhibit'on-street, Melbourne. George Jesson, WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER, EABS STREET, TMT AS just received a large consignment of Watoheg, Olooks, etc., suitable fop WE»I>IJNO PBXjSJE3»rxS and is now selling at Christoharoh Prices. REPAIRS, Etc, PROMPTLY EXECUTED SATISFACTION GUAPAHT-fIBD. i



MUSICAL. MISS CARSON. rfIEACHER of Pianoforte and Organ. X For terms, etc., apply ab Residenca, Corner of Wills and William Streets, near Wakanai Eoad Easb. 1 136 PIANOFORTE, SINGING, ORGAN, AND THEORY OF MUSIC. Tl/r RST3O WMAN TjlOX Member of the Canterbury Society of Professional Musicians, Havelooe Steiset, Ashburton. R AKAI A—TUESD A VS. Pupila prepared for Trinity College exam nations. Llewellyn Owen, PIANOFOKTE, SINGING, HABMONY,AND MANDOLJNE. A OABD MRS A f /^ LA RIDGE XL. \Jm L/LA RIDGE TEACHER CF PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, and SINGING COX STREET, ASHBURTON. Terms on Application. MISS ETHEL GATES," M..N.P.S. FTIEAOHER of Shorthand and Music, JL Piano, Organ, & Violin, KAKAI& & CHEBTSEY, MONDAY & WEDNESDAY.



Shipping. ff"iH E j3j?f\ssj£ ®^ ZEALAND . jgj^p|||£BHlPPlNG OO.'S LINE ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monte Video, Teneriffe* * Plymouth, Beat Accommodation for all classes of Passengers at Lowest Rate. | ~Port cf ) Steamers. Tew. Departure. Date. R^mufcaka 4R15 Lytteltoa Tan. 19 Rakaia 6688 — Feb. 16 Papanui 7000 Wellington March 23 W&kanui n00() — April 26 Raahlna 6127 — May 11 OARQoTsTE&MERS. " Waikafco I 4767 f — I J%n Qq. Louise j 3335 j — I Jan Otarama j 3898 | — | Feb For further partioalari apply ta tfRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd. Agaote, Aahbnrften. ; SHAW, SAYILL AND ALBION ! COMPANY, LIMITED. I FOR LONDON. ' jfal T3OYAL MAIL STEA- X*' MERB, withssperior aSip^^^' accommodation for all classes sSa3*WMI* of pasaengera, calling at Monte Video or Bio, Tenarlffe and Ply moafcbu Vesiel Tonß Oommauder From Date. Aotea ... Wel'b'o Feb 2 Gothic _ 7730 Evans ... Wel't'n Mar 2 CARGO STEAMERS. Matatua.« 13322 Holmes LytWn Jan 7 Delphic .„ 8355 Sowden — Jan 11 Rangatira '1045 Barton; — March E. W. HAftofSifi. Agent. JSION STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, Limited 6TBAMER*? FAII FRGMLiTTELTON AS UNDER: Fop Wesbport and Greymouth—Weekly. Wellington— Monday, Tuesday, Thura day and Saturdays NOTE—For extra sailings ace advertise ment in Ohristchurch papers Dunedin — 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; teference should therefore be made to Ohrlstchurch daily papers tot dates and hour of sailing For further particulars apply to F* FERRIMAN, Agent, Ashbarton