Insanitary Slaughterhouses at Gore.

A shocking state of affairs w»s disclose! by Mr Reakes, one of the Government veterinarians, m his report on the vur ous slaughterhouses tiiat supply meat) to tin town of Gore. Mr Reskes's report was presented to the Council mi Tup».!ay evening, and, according to ihe Of ago Daily Times, its revelations are as sensational as they are alarming. Inter alia he remarks :— " There are four buildinga \n which the meat supply of Gore ia prepared for human consumption. They are entirely unfit for their purpose, their filthy and insanitary co»;iilion render ing them positive souices ff lianijcr to the health of the meat-consuming public. Any thing even approaching proper drainago is non-txistent, the blood and cfL»l being given to the pigs, who consume as much aa they are able, leaving the remainder to lie round and decompose, emitting during the procees an abominable stench. The pig yards pre sent a most, revolting spectacle, with ihe un fortunate animils wallowing am^ng tho mix- j ture of mud, blood, and offal, m various stages of putrefaction and smell. In one cue the blood drain built of wood emerged from the building at the bank of a small creek. . . . This portion of the creek bank presented a most disgusting appear ance, the pigs being up to their bellies m a filthy, evil-smelling mixture oi blood, offal, akulJs, and other abominations, and to get to and from this epot the pigs had to w»de through the creek. The water supply of the building is derived from this creek at a spot r few yards below, and the carcases are waßhed with this water, contaminated with blood, offal, and filth, washed from the pips legs as they pass to and fro. Without ex ception, the interior of each is very filthy and insanitary, no attempt being made to j clean any portion txc-pt the floor. The walls are thickly onciuated with b'ood, fat and other filth, and altogether m a disgrace ful state. In three cases the instruments (oleaver, saw, etc.) were dirty and coated with blond, f»t, etc., one cleaver bearing evident m-ikti <f ruts' teeth. In f-iCt, it ia evident, that '.he. work of slaughtering meat ! for human consumption m the town j of Gore ia earned on with perfect disre gard for the most elementary princ'p ea of cleanliness and sanitation, and m such a manner as to entail grave rJanger to tha community. The whole of these buildings should be Bwept away, »s a disgrace to ; civilisation." As the slaughterhouse! are j outejde the boundaries, the Borough j Council has no control, but the Mayor was instructed to bring up the matter at the j meeting of the County Council, and if that j body fails to take action it. is probable steps will be taken to exclude meat slaughtered At the a'aagbterhousea reported on. ■. —-— I

Latest Items.

-—— . I FiiEMINOTON.—The annual eoiree m con nection with the Fltmington Presbyterian church will take pace on Thursday, October Inspector of Fishebies. —It is under- I «tood that Mr Ay^on, manager for the j Wellington acclimatisation Society, has j been appointed Inspector of Fisheries for the colony.—Press Association telegram. Tpe Fahing.Rivers Company—Mr W. Perry, agrnfc m advance for the Faning- Rivern Company, was m town to day, making arrangements for his company's appearance here on August 21, ab the Oddfellow* 1 Hall. The Hwkabiko Bible. —The usher of the Supreme Court is evidently an official of resource. Yesterday one of the accused persons who was desirous of giviDg evidence had to be iwom. He, however, declined to take the oath on the ordinary Court Bible, being, as he explained, a Roman Catholic* The saber was quite equal to the occasion, and produced a Douay version, upon which the witness wae promptly sworn. Knowing Mr Seager'u power of prestidigitation one would net ba surprised, if the occasion required, to find him producing an original Torsion of Al Koran. Tub Rod.estos: Hotel Casf, — His Honour Mr Justice Dennistoo, m his charge yesterday, referred at some length to the charge against Kate Sutherland, of thffc ab the Rolleston Hotel, m which it will be remembered when btfore tho lower Court, the evidence waa of a very peculiar charac ter After reading several extracts from the depositions, hia Honour said the whole casa was strongly identical with the stories m the Family Herald. If the jury thought the cock and bull story about Harvey was not true, then they would agree with him that the case was one which ought to be investi gated by a petty jury. Gold m Coal. —The curious announce ment has been made that a, piece of aurifer dus coal has been found m Victoria. Gold is reported to have been found m coa| m South Africa, but the information is "not very authentic. Miss Ethel Felsteid, of j St>. K.ild», has earned tho distinction of inakitig a veritable discovery m Victoria, j {•She foftnd gold m a small piece of ordinary j household coal, rescued from the domestic coalscuttle, and this national curiosity was presented to the Geological Society, m Mcl bourne, by Mr E.M. Oairnes, F.G.S. Mr Cairnes deEcribes the specimen as electric or faint gold, deposited with pyritic matter m coal from Jumbunna, and explains tha.t thg gold has eyjdently beep deposited there by pydrothermal action. In the specimen, which is only one of several obtained m the same way (out of the coalscuttle), the .gold is plainly visible to the naked eye. Christjan £oienck. — Owing to several ijeathe recently, which ft is believed might h&ye beep obviated by proper rnedipal atten dance, a Strong feeling has been raised m the jsjtate of New Jersey agaiqst what is called Christian science. At the funeral p,f Mrs Poreellathe Rev. George Francis, pastor of the J?irst Fmbytflrian Church, said :—" The laws of the universe are inexorable, and to violate or disregard them ia to invite disaster. I desire to point out to you the eßsentialimmorality of that groteque and pagan teaching to which our attention has been directed—that gross perversion of the Bible which is called Ohris'jan Science. Deception lies at the heart of it. It teaches its votaries to cry peace when there is do peace. It teaches them to declare that they are m health when they are really tßuffering from dißoate. la its soul this grotesque and incoherent system ia an insult to human intelligence, to good morale, and to God." Business m the Phillipines. — A private letter from one of the Phillipine out ports to a mercantile firm m Sydney speaks of business being very bad, and likely to be tforse before ib- is better Several years' Ervftle may be looked for. The Filipinos do ndfc seem inclined to back down,'and though Bowie generals m Manila are suing for peace, Uia feared that these are m the minority, $nd tho mtiority are rabidly anti-American, $nd all they have seen of the Americana tends to confirm them m that view. •' It is wonderful and somewhat inexplicable, thaf pyen the gro-AmerJoans, formerly those who welcomed' them, are now turning against tbem» Certainly their methods are peculiar. Their gteat aim seems to be to colleot all the taxes that were formerly paid when this j OOOOfcry was prosperous, now that it is more than half-ruined $ and this policy has turned many against them. They are equally un happy m their other improvements, and trouble mas much m business as ever the Spaniards and the Indians did."

COMMERCIAL

ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET.

The attendance at the Tinw&ld Yards to d-iv was small, and about 6000 sheep were yarded The sale was very slow and dragg ing. The following are some of the pr.ce ß : -Fat crossbred ewes from 11s 2d to 1%; fat merino wethers, 6a lid to lls 8d ; butchers' two-toothß, 13s lid ; merino ewes, 6s 9J ; freezing sheep 14a 9d to 158 (nearly l\\ na«R?d mV In store sheep crossbred eweHo^amb fetched from 12s Id to 13s 2d ; rerinoeweßinlamb, 8s 3d to 10a 4d ; two SfourToVhß, turnipers, l^dtolflslld; hot ct ß 10s 8* 11b lid ;' a' small lot o{ SiSw'thlaSta, 15. M. Pftoattle.-Not n vory large entry ; heifers £4 to £6 bs, oows £4 I.oa to £6 ss.

OBITUARY.

Xtickard Minus ] L%at evening ft telegram was received m ', Ash! urton, announcing the death m the I Nelson district of Mr Richard Minnis, whose long illness has already been mentioned m these columns. The remains are being brought to Ashburton for interment, and the various lodges of which deceased was a member will arrange for the funeral. Mr Minnis came to the colony from Ireland m the eariy seventies, aud was amongst the firf-t flight, oißGtlletfi m tiio boiouoh Ho was for some time m the ■. mploy of Montgomery an 1 Co., Ld., which firm built the block of buildings at the comer of Burnett Street s'i 1' known as Montgomery's liui''-'"iKB. At th t tine Mr Joshua Tucker was m gar fo. 1 the rirm, and other fallow empire.- with Mr Miunis were .^r Battholomew Hughes and Mr W. W. White. When the firm gave up business m ABhburton the block was bought by Messrs Friedlander, aud Mr Minnis entered their employ, When they m turn relinquished storekeeping and sold oub to Mr Huury Z»nder, Mr Minnie went over with the business, and he wua m Mr Zander's employ when the disease to which he haa succumbed begao lo painfully j manifest itself, and ho had to give up woik. He was for years a valued secretary to the Oddfellows' Lodge, was a staunch Orange man and Mason, and was well-known and generally held m high esteem throughout the county, He was a Bon-in-law of Mr j John Fooler, and leaves a widow and family.

CYCLING.

United Pneas Association—By Electric To!egru.pt:— Opyright. (Received Wakapuaka August 15, 9-50 am, Guardian Office 10 31 a.m) Ottawa, August 14 Ben Goodaon, the Aunrslian umateur champion, won i he five-mile amateur handi cap at the World's Championship Meeting, Montreal, m 13min 3Z£ cc.

SPORTING.

CJC. GRAND NATIONAL MREIING. | United Press Association—By Klcctrio Telegraph Christchurch, August 15 The weather for the first day of the Graud National Meeting to-day is cold, Rain fell during the greater pars of lust night, and although it has ceased, the eky is squally. There ia a large attendance, i'lc'nding His Excellency the Governor. Following are results :— First Hunters' Hurdler of 50 boys ; once round and a distance. — Irish TwUt, 12 9, 1 ; Skipper, 114, 2 ; Birthday, 11 3, 3 Won easily by three lengths. Time— ,2 18$. Dividend-£4 13a. j Maiden Hurdles, of 100 boys ;1| mile. ! — Roller, 10.2, 1 ; Popguu, 9 12, 2; Full Charge, 97, 3 Close finish, but Roller won i without an effort, lime—3 29. Dividend— £5 1b 6. Wj «ter Cup (flit) of 250 sovb j one mile. ! —Jupiter, 99, 1; Rei ? -m, 9.9, 2 ; MaUtu», '9 9, 3. Time—l.49. Dividend—£l4 12s j The race waa a good one, rifteen starting. i Jupiter winning by a length and a-half. N. - Grand National Steeplechase, of i 650 nova ;h\ miles. —B ackberry, 1 ; Morag, i2 ; Venture, 3. Time—7 40* D.vidend— £11 9a. Morag and Blackberry cut out nearly all the running, the latter winning by three lengths j Venture good thi d.

THF! A^HBORTON GUAHPHN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 15 1899



WOOL. WOOL. WOOL. T AM now making LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES, FREE OF COMMISSION* upon all WOOL placed m my hands for Sale either m Ashburton, Timaro, or for Shipment. fei^ This Season^ WOOL SALES for CA fcTfcRBURV hay« been fixe! as under, rit i - OtrRtSTOHUROH-November 23, 1899; Deoen.ber 14, IC99j January 18, I9CO February 9, 1900. TIMARU-December 1, 1899; January 5, 19C0; February 7, 1900 WOOLPACKS and all Station Requisites supplied at Loweit Market Rafcei. B. THOMAS, Aahburton. ~pure_sleeds T HAVB kteJy erected, Te^rd)esn of Cos% the MO^T CJOMPLBtB Seed J- * lenninir RSi,*.t South of the Line, nod I now a»k intelligent Farmers to inspect the sau.c ai Wojk. I am now prepared ta CLEAN for Farmers any Description of SEEDS & GRAIN And will GUARANTEE to give them S TISFACTION. rmr™Bnp?!y B?l R*EGR\SS »n(i roCK^FOOT, 1« c*lly grown $ also, Bert lluvak-, Dressed by my own machines, the purity of which mast be teen to bt Appreciated. Also— Hurst and Son's Be.H ENGLISH CLOVERS, TURNIPS, RAPE, LUCERNE, TREFOIL, EKJ. DAVID THOMAS, ASHBUBTON. A shbnr tun Furniture Warehouse. — WICKER AnTT' XFANCY CHAIRS — >««i^^^^^S^w'' m W;h and withoafc Id New and Ohnioe h/TmPw* Cushions De"gn*a p '^^^w &t I>rloM t0 "olt *u> Rei>c»eo Prices. IjlfiSpfc from 6/6 each. Lino!e«m», Oarpe^, Acchoc oic 0 » gßO rfn]ent ft m 1# ~* Cretonnes, for Toilet W »re, etc c w «. ITlMflvrf TJI2I-J r>f all kiads marie on the Prpn.icee. L.r X - fck.i of i^EDiiTEADS always on hand and arriving direct from M*kers. T. H. UINDRfLL & CO.. CABINETMAKERS, UPHOLSTEREaS, & UNDERTAKERS, TANCRED STREET, opposite Arcade. JOHN T. COOCH, (LATE A. LAWRIF), FAUNDEfcS 1 BUILDINGS, MHBUBTON, T3EG3 to call attention to the fact that he has now opened tip • HARDWAKE DEPARTMENT In the Shop adjoining the Grocery and Crockery Store, which h»i been rt-fitted, and furnished with a Complete Stock of DOMESTIC, FURNISHING, AND FARMERS' —IRONMONGERY.— All Goods m the Department will be marked —CASH PRICES in plain figures. JOHN T. COOCH, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS, SALE - SALE - SALE BARGAINS — BARGAINS — BARGAINS IK DRAPERY, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES mHE UNDERSIGNED HAVE DECIDED TO CONTINUE THEIR GREAT SALE Until SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, aud up to (hat Date Goods will be Marked Lower Irian ever. We have been fortunate enough to Secure from the Wholesale Wharehouae some JOB LINEB at VERY LOW PRICES, m FLANNELS, FLANNELETTES, CALICOES, SHIRTS, SHIRTEOS, Women's, Girls', and Boys' HOSIERY, ladies' aid Gentlemen's UMBRELLAS, Men's HATS, CAPS, and UNDER CLOTHING, COLLARS AND TKS m Great Variety, Alto—Borne Choice Lines Lodiis', Gentlemen s, and Children's SLIPPERS BOOTS, and SHOES. AH£Goods willjbe Marked Down m [Plain Figures at Lowest Possible ¥ricet CALL AND SEE FOX YOURSELVES. GRANT AND MOORE, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS. f



IF YOU CAN'T ATITKD W. STRANGE & GO'S MAMMOTH STOCK-TAKING SALE (NOW ON) BECAUSE YOU LIVE SO FvR AWAY FROM CHRISTOHUECH, IT DOESN'T MATTER, BECAUSE stamp. A Twopenny Stamp S^P . Will Enable You, wherever You may happen to reside, to Do Your Shopping by Post, And «o secure » Share of the Good Things Going »t this HUGE SALE. — HOW TO DO IT — SHOPPING by Letter is a great convenience to country residents, bringing them into touch with the big Oity Houses, and praotically putting them on the »m« tooting as town dwellers. How is it done! Just this way i First, consult your cats, logae, find out what you want, put it m writing, indicating as plainly as possible what your wishes are, enclose a postal note, stamps or POO. to value ol deiired good*, and your order shall have our prompt and careful attention, and shall be despatched to you by first train, steamer, or parcels post. Of Course we needn't tell you That daring a Great Clearing Sale such as this, specially attractive lines are often quickly sold right, out (and, onoa sold, they cannot be rephoed). Should the line jon ask for m your letter be sold out, we will send the next thing to it. Remittances MfiUPIl l^ttllVUPfl Remittances roost accompany UMM Uli-Vff AltVUi lIVIA/ nmsfc accompany all Ofd*n. »11 Orders. If the Goods Porwardbd Fail to give Satisfaction. IF YOU CAN'T COME TO THE SALE It cnn'fe be helped. But we are desirous that, whether you come or whether you don't, you should participate to the full m oil the benefits and advantages THIS COLOSSAL CLEARANCE afford", But don't forget what the proverb says—> "DELAYS ARE DANGEROUS." If you would avoid disappointment), don't was»e any time m letting us know your requirements. Send at once. This Sale won't last long It cannot be extended. WHEN THE POST OFFICE CLOCK STRIKES ONE On "rHTJIEC**I>A-V. AUGUST 31, this Mammoth "dear out of unsold \\ inter Stocks, Speoial Bargains, Extraordinary Purchases, etc , will be A Thing of the Past! YOUR BALE CATALOGUE will tell you what we have to Sell. Make up yoar order, and forward with as iitt c delay as possible, to W. STRANGE & CO., 836 CHRISTCHURCH. LAST FEW DAYS. A FEW^SEWING COTTON, 14 REEL," 10d (DOZEN, CROCHET COTTONS, PER DOZEN REELS las GOOD WHITE CALICO, PER D3ZEN lg H4.] ( PINK FLANNELETTE, YABD WIDE, 2s 6d PER DOZEN. WHITE LACE CURTAINS, PER PAIR, 1 S 94.' CRETONNES, f PLENDID VALUB, 3|4. LAST FEW DAYS. LADIES' CORSETS AT HALF WHOLESALE C.O BT. LADIES' UNDERWEAR A T R I'D ICULOUS PRICES. AH Wool Dress gorges, all shades,. SPLENDID VALUF, FROM IQJd PER YARD. LAST F E~W 1) AY S. Gentlemen's Mackintoshes 50s, now 27s 6d Gentlemen's Xaiapoi Tweed Suits 455, now 22s 6d Gentlemen's Socks from 3d per pair Colonial Saddle Tweed Trousers 17s 6d, now 10s 9d BOY'S &IYOUTHS XNICKEES & TBOU6ER SUITS, GREAT VARIETY AT EXCEPTIONAL PRIDES. LAST FEW DAYS OF THE SALE OF SMITH'S ASSIGNED STOCK. F- S- MALCOLM, Vendor.



NOTICE. ANY PERSON found Trespassing on Shepherd's Bush Estate on and after the Ist day of September, 1899, WILL BE PROSECUTED ; and any Horse found on the property will be impounded. DONALD ERASER, , 8 71 Shepherd's Bush. nITtTc b. " THE Undermentioned Banks have agreed to charge Half-Yearly a fee of not less than Five Shillings on all current accounts, without exception, whether Debtor or Credit. The charge will be made by the Banks on 30th September next, and thereafter e»ch Half year on 31st March and 30.h September. . Dated at Wellington, thin Ist August, 1899. UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA, Ld. BANK OF AUSTRALASIA. BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES. NATIONAL BANK OF NEW ZEALAND, Ltd. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. I 8 99 DELAYS ARE DANGEROUS I* AN OLD PROVERB, 1 SO MESSRS Morrow, Bassett & Go, WANT ALL OWNERS OF MeCfORMIOK REAPERS AND BINDERS To bring; them into their Yard at odoo, if they require any repairs done to them for the coming season, and so save the rash of having them done at the last moment. All work done is of the yiaaiST «ualit?, to be m keeping with the KISG OF HARVESTERS, THifi McCORMICK. M. PKJEST, Manager. IS ra\V ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, FOB BOY'S STYLISH CLOTHING of every description. NORFOLK SUITS (Golf Kaickere). UUARD SUITS. MAN-O'-WAR SUITS. SULTAN SUITS. LARGE RANGE TO CHOOSE FROM. A BARTON, Manager. HOW IS IT DONE, rjIHE BEST HIGH GRADE ?ICYCUES. JP,OOQ Sqm> laot Year. LADIES' OR GENTLEMEN'S UP-TO DATE 1899— £i1 ios. ios, New Shipment just opened. The Crescent Westwood Riisß, ]$unio] Tyres, etc ANDREW ORR.



Tenders, "" TENDBRB. ™ MR D. THOMAS has received instruc tions from Mrs Sargisson, of Eiffe! ton, to call for Tenders for the Lease of her Property, containing 205 Acres of Fusfe-class Land, — 20 ACRKS, Now m Wheat 35 ACRES, Ready for Sowing 55 ACRES, m new Grass Balance m old Grasp. Tmders close at my Office on SATUR DAY, 19th, iDBt. 'I be highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. For further particulars apply™ 8 96 D. THOMAS. D. THOMAS BULLOCK'S ARCADE. SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1899 MR DAVID THOMAS has received instructions from Mr John Mathie- i son (who is leaving the district) to Bell by Public Auction as above :— HIS FREEHOLD FARM, Contlining 233 acre", on Mitchatn Road, being R.S. 25626, 25627, 25628, 25667, and 25728. This Farm is situated midway between Athburton and Fan Sold Frecaing YVoiks; is sub divided into six paddocks, well watered and fenced, with buildings thereon, and from its position its value moat ultimately increase. Sale at 2 p.m. Inspection invited. I). THOMAS, 8 113 Ashburton; _ ,„ AROADE HORSE FAIR. 'JHUJtvbDAY, SBPi'. 14, — 1899 — MY Next HORSE FAIR will be held on the above date, ! FOR WBICS I AM NOW BOOKING FNTRIES. D. THOMAS, 8 £8 Auctioneer. rr?»L-,i jl i.v. ji NOT I 0 X I" AM a Purchaser of Canterbury Frozen Meat Company's shares. 8 111 ALBERT ROBERTS. I WILL pay the above Reward for men Information as will lead to the conviction of the Person who outs down and injured Tret* growing m my Paddook at the buck of the County Saleyaids, 8 110 CHAS. W, PURNELL. ~ASHBURTON HOSPITAL BOARD, WANTED— An Assistant to the Matron. Salary, £40 per annum with board. For particulars, apply to the Matron, By Order, F. MAINWARING, Clerk' Ashburton, Aug. 12, 1839. LONG BEACH ROAD BOARD. MR RALPH BAUNDERS LOWE is appointed RANGER for the above District from this date, with Authority to Impound all Stock found wandering at large within the district. C. E FOOKS & SON, Clerks Longbeach Road Beard. August 14, 1899 8 118 UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. NOTICE is hereby given, m pursuance of The Public Works Act, 18,94, that the above Board proposes to stop'a'Road m No. 1 l(La^mhor) Subdivision of the Upper Ashburtou Road Dis rict, extending from the north-west boundary of Rural Section 642S to the north west corner of Rural Sec tions 24660 and 25901, and that a plan has been prepared of the said road, which will be open to public inspection at the office of the above Board, Weßt Street, Ashburton, every week day during office hours, during eight consecutive weeks from the first pub lication of this notice. By Order, JOHN DAVISON, . Clerk of the Upper Ashburton Road Board. Ashburton, loth August, 1899. 8 118 "WT HORNK FOR SALE. LOW PRICE. EASY TERMS. Purchaser can have either immediate possession or good tenant. THAT very desirable property containing over six acres of first-class land, with good Dwelling House and every convenience, , now m the occupation of the undersigned ; situated within easy distance of Town. W. HORNE. FOR SALE. That very commodious residenae situated on Town Sections Kfos. 1003 and 1004, corner of Peter Street West, now let to J. R. Hart, EBq>, and paying a fair rate of interest. W. HORNE. FOX SALE, That very valuable half acre m Havelock Street, being Town Sections 230 and 231. This property would make a firsfc-cltfss central site for a manufacturing business. W, HORNE.



J. SEALY AND CO. NEW SEEDS ! NEW SEEDS! NEW SEEDS! FOR THE FARM•—lncluding Clovers, Byegrass, Cocksfoot Turnips, Eape and Peas. SEW SEEDS FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN la any Quantity Required, or m3d aekets, NPW FLOW BE SEEDS IN Id~PAOKETS OR 9d PER DOZEN PACKETS ASSORTED. NEW GARDEN REQUISITES IN ENDLESB VARIETY, mt WHEELS AND'H BLIGHT SPECIFIC.— Oie Massing according to direotions will thoroughly eradicate Bcale Blight from fruit trees. tkeeJTucerne. Eet?S hed J. SEALY AND CO.



Wanted. ___ WANTED, a Situation for Boy, m office or shop. •' A " Guardian Office, 8, 116 STRAY KD, on to premises at; Allenton, a Sheep. Owner can have same by paying expenses,—Apply Mail Office. 8 1J? MQJK'S First Pr?e Oatmeal, very superior, 2s 6d per 251 b bag. Anyone not having Iried it can have one bag for 2s sd.—J. Thomas, Havelock Street. 891 BICYCLES. —Ladies' and Gentlemen's, English make reduced to £1510a cash, to clear prior to stock-taking j original price £20. F&nqy China and Glassware greatly reduced prior to stock-taking. A lot of Sheet Music very cheap.—H. M. Jones FLORA SOAP will cleanse anything but your Conscience.—John Orb and Co 1 _ BJ4 MRS R. J; HUGHKS, Certificated Ladieß' Nurse,, takes m accouche ment cases ab her residence, Triangle, Ashburton. Every c*re and attention given. 829 SEEDS, Seeds. Nirnmo aLd Blair's Standard Vegetable Seeds-—3i pir packet, 80 varieties; at Fletcher Bros ,, Cash Supply Stores, : NEW l^inea }n Photo Frames, Indoor Games, Scrap Books, Books of Reci tations, Prayer and Hymn Books, Bibles, Purses, Hand-painted Birthday Cards, Cheap editions of A Window jn Thrums, Ships that pass m the Nigbt, My ]j?riend Jim, The Master of Ballantrae, Tennyson's Poems, Sheldon's Books, and others.—A. H. Williams, Tancred Street. FOR SALE—Buggy or Light Trap Horse, Byra old ; also Light Trap or Saddle Horse, &yrs. Apply MAik Office. MRS HUFFAM having enlarged and re-furnished her Dining and Refresh ment Rooms, is now m a position to cater for Public Parties on the shortest notice, at moderate terms. Mealg ab all hours. Hot Ruppera and Fried Fish a specialty. Hot Pies, Cakes, and Pastry made on the premises daily. Tea, Coffee, and Cocoa at all hours. A trial solicited. 860 B" ARRRTT BROS' Special Clearance Sale of Odd Lines and Remnants now on. A lot of Special Job Lines aud Travellers' Samples on sale. The whole of our well assorted Stock of Drapery, Clothing, Boots, etc, at lowest cash prices. — Barrett Bros, Direct Importers, East Street, Ashburton, MRS McGRKGOR has taken over the Refreshment Rooms at the corner of East and Burnett Streets, Ashburtou, where she will:welcome all her friends and Public Generally. Hob Luncheon Daily from 12 to 2, Hot Pies, Tea, Coffee, and Oocoa at all hours. ' A Choice Assortment of Confeo tionery, and ajl kinds of Fruit m Stock. 6 12 BARRETT BROS' Special Clearance Sa'e of Odd Lines and Remnants now on. A lob of Special Job Lines and Travellers' Samples on Sale, The whole of our well assorted Stock of Drapery, Clothing, Boots, etc, at lowest caah prices—Babbett Bros, Direot Importers, East Street, Asbburton.



Be Kind to the Little Ones.—There is no tyrant) y so haid to bear as the tyranny of parents who, without meaning to bo cruel, do not understand their children. How continually do we find a child punished because it is fretful. It does not seem to occur to Boma part nts th*t m nine cases <<ut of ten a child's fretfulness arises from ill hralth or fr< m some temporary ailment. Bub this is aesuredly true, and, instead of punishing their children, parents will do well to take atepß to keep thtm healthy and strong. They will not find this difficult if they take care to keep Hol'oway'B Pills and Ointment always by them. These are remedies which never fail. THE CYCLING SEASON. Now is the time to have your Bicycle put , ! m thorough order for the coming ( . season. Any rmfee of Machine Enamelled and Plated 'from gP'.' Eepairs by Experienced M- n only. OATES, LOWRY & CO , Burnett Street^ Largest Cycle Manufacturers m the Colonies



««SUBE, Bridget," an' it's the Hondai Lanka Unblended Tea yell be after buyin'; it's like Oald Ireland iteelf for quality Smoke New Venn..